bookbashuk Chapter 410 I Didn't Spend His Money
Chapter 410 I Didn't Spend His Money
Lan Wei ignored the family's farce, forcefully pushed aside Yan Xiangcheng who was blocking her way, and went straight into the bedroom to pack her things.
Yan Xiangcheng wanted to chase after her, but Shen Li stopped him with a cold look.
Shen Li walked straight to the sofa and sat down, her posture composed, but her eyes were firmly fixed on the direction of the bedroom, as if she were protecting Lan Wei.
She secretly rejoiced—thankfully, Weiwei and Yan Xiangcheng didn't have children. Now that they were divorced, although she was heartbroken, at least she could extricate herself cleanly and decisively.
Having children makes things much more complicated, and choosing a course of action becomes even more difficult.
About twenty minutes later, Lan Wei came out of the bedroom carrying a suitcase and a handbag containing important documents and items. There was no trace of lingering on her face.
Looking at the suitcase in her hand, Yan's mother mustered her courage again, but her tone lost its previous arrogance, carrying a hint of bravado mixed with cowardice: "Divorce is fine, but this house was bought by my son, it has nothing to do with you, you move out yourself!"
The reason why Yan's mother looked down on Lanwei after she got married was simply because she felt that her son was successful, but he didn't give the family much money throughout the year.
In her opinion, Lan Wei spends all her time buying things and dressing herself up, which must mean she has squandered all of her son's money, and she has long been filled with resentment.
Lan Wei looked at Yan's mother and gave a disdainful smile: "Don't even mention this house, even the house you're living in now was bought with money from me and Yan Xiangcheng."
"Also, your son's salary has never been as high as mine, and I haven't spent his money."
"Impossible!" Yan's mother blurted out, her face full of disbelief. "How could a woman like you earn more than my son? You must be lying to me!"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Yan Xiangcheng, wanting him to refute Lan Wei's words.
Yan Xiangcheng simply lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before finally nodding slowly, tacitly agreeing with Lan Wei's words.
The mother's face turned ashen instantly, and she stood there stunned for a long time.
Yan Xiangcheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Li, his eyes filled with pleading: "Shen Li, I'm begging you, please don't let Weiwei get a divorce, okay? Please help me persuade her, I really know I was wrong, I will definitely change in the future..."
Shen Li looked at him with a cold smile: "If I had known that you were such an irresponsible, cowardly, and incompetent man who would allow your family to bully your wife, I would never have agreed to let Weiwei marry you."
"Given what you've done, I've already been lenient by not hitting you. You expect me to persuade Weiwei to forgive you? Dream on!"
Lan Wei tugged at Shen Li's arm, her tone calm: "Stop wasting time talking to him, let's go."
The two turned and left without looking at the Yan family again. The heavy security door slammed shut, completely shutting out the suffocating space.
After going downstairs, Shen Li's car was parked at the entrance of the apartment building. She opened the car door and said to Lan Wei, "Let's go, come stay at my place. Don't carry this burden alone."
Lan Wei shook her head, a hint of weariness in her eyes: "No need, I have to go to work tomorrow. It's too far for you to stay. I'll just find a hotel nearby. I really don't want to see that family again, and I don't want to stay in a familiar place."
Shen Li thought about it. She did have two vacant courtyards nearby, which she had bought before. However, no one had lived there, and they were covered in dust. If someone wanted to live there, she would have to clean and tidy them up, which was troublesome and time-consuming.
Ultimately, she felt sorry for Lan Wei, so she nodded and agreed to her idea: "Okay, then I'll take you to a hotel, find a nice one, and you can get a good night's rest."
Shen Li drove Lan Wei to a high-end hotel, checked her in, and just as he dropped her off at her room, Lan Wei's phone rang.
Lan Wei took out her phone, and seeing the name on the screen, her eyes reddened even more. She pressed the answer button, her voice trembling with a barely perceptible sob: "Feed... Yao Fen..."
"Weiwei, what happened to you?" Yao Fen's voice was urgent and full of worry on the other end of the phone. "I heard you and Yan Xiangcheng had a fight? Why didn't you tell me about something so big!"
Lan Wei took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down: "It's nothing serious, it's just... we're planning to get a divorce. Your second child is still young, and I didn't want to trouble you, so I didn't tell you."
"Divorce?" Yao Fen's voice rose several octaves. "You wait, I'm coming to find you right now! Where are you?"
Lan Wei never expected that the first divorce case she would take on would be for herself.
Lan Wei gave the hotel address, hung up the phone, leaned against the door frame, and closed her eyes wearily.
The afternoon passed slowly in the company of my two best friends.
Shen Li and Yao Fen, who arrived later, accompanied Lan Wei on either side. They didn't offer much comfort, but simply stayed quietly by her side, letting her know that she was never fighting alone.
Shen Li originally planned to have dinner with Ming Xiangyang that evening, but she secretly sent him a message explaining that she needed to discuss something with a friend.
Ming Xiangyang replied quickly without a word of complaint—after all, Shen Li usually spends most of his time with his family, so he doesn't have much time to spend with his friends.
Shen Li, Yao Fen, and Lan Wei spent the entire afternoon discussing things at the hotel.
Whenever a final decision needs to be made, Shen Li and Yao Fen do not directly intervene, but only help analyze the pros and cons and organize the information.
Ultimately, all three of them are insightful and intelligent people; they understand things immediately without needing much explanation.
Lan Wei was also very rational, but the matter of "divorce" ultimately required the agreement of both parties.
If Yan Xiangcheng refuses to budge, this matter will inevitably involve more back-and-forth and won't go too smoothly.
Shen Li and the others had dinner at the same hotel where they had been discussing matters.
Seeing that it was almost time, Shen Li got up, said goodbye to Yao Fen and Lan Wei, and went downstairs to the garage alone.
Just as she turned the corner, she saw Ming Xiangyang's car parked steadily next to hers, its lights off, as if it had been waiting for some time.
A warm feeling welled up in Shen Li's eyes, and a smile played on her lips as she walked over and knocked on the driver's side window: "Why didn't you call me? I would have come down sooner."
Ming Xiangyang stepped out of the car, his figure upright, and his tone gentle: "I guessed you two sisters had a lot to talk about, so I didn't want to disturb you."
Shen Li nodded and reached for the car key to unlock it. Ming Xiangyang naturally took the bag from her hand, helped her open the car door, and watched her get into the passenger seat before walking back to the driver's seat, starting the car, and driving towards the hospital—the other car he had brought was driven back by Ming Cheng.
In Shenzhen alone, they own six vehicles, including a nanny van, a sports car, a family sedan, and an SUV, which are readily available for their daily travels.
Later, they took a helicopter home from the helipad on the hospital's rooftop.
The cabin was quiet. Shen Li turned to look at Ming Xiangyang beside her and asked casually, "Aren't you curious about what I talked about with Lan Wei and the others today?"
Ming Xiangyang lowered his eyes and took a sip of the warm water beside him. When he looked up, his gaze fell on her face, serious and determined: "I'm not curious about anything else except yours."
Shen Li smiled and asked, "Did Yan Xiangcheng call you?"
Ming Xiangyang nodded slightly: "We did."
"And then?" Shen Li pressed, tapping lightly on the cabin wall with her fingertips.