Li Manshu was somewhat at a loss upon receiving the Weixin message from her mother.
Because the location was Binjiang Left Bank.
She naturally knew about this residential community, but she was puzzled as to why her mother would ask her to go there. She had asked in the Weixin message, and the reply she got was that they would discuss it upon her arrival.
She hailed a taxi and headed straight for Binjiang Left Bank. When she arrived at the entrance, Li Baojun was already waiting for her.
“Dad, what on earth does mom mean by this?”
Upon seeing her father, Li Manshu immediately asked out of curiosity.
“Let’s go upstairs and talk about it. I can’t really explain it clearly,” he replied.
Li Baojun had gone out to buy household supplies and took the opportunity to pick up his daughter.
“Don’t you live in Star Cloud Bay?”
“Why are you living here now?”
Seeing her father gain access to the residential area with facial recognition, Li Manshu was even more shocked.
Isn’t this a privilege only available to homeowners?
“Hao bought an apartment here as a gift for Manni!”
This was the explanation Kang Huizhi had given to Li Baojun. After all, gifting the apartment to their elderly couple meant something different than gifting it to Li Manni.
If it was said that Yang Hao gifted the apartment to the old couple, Li Manshu might still harbor fantasies, thinking that Yang Hao had considered his ex-wife’s feelings.
But saying outright that the apartment was a gift to Li Manni made Yang Hao’s intentions clear, and served as a preemptive reminder to Li Manshu.
Sure enough, after hearing what Li Baojun said, Li Manshu felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her steps faltered.
“Yang Hao bought an apartment for Manni in Binjiang Left Bank?”
Li Manshu looked at her father, Li Baojun, in disbelief.
“Yes, he bought it today and they’ve already completed the property transfer procedures,” he said.
Li Baojun went on, pointing to building 6 in the center of the residential park, “That’s the building, they say it’s one of the two king buildings in this complex. I don’t quite understand it all myself,” he admitted.
“This…”
Li Manshu looked at the environment of the community and then at the excellently-located Building 6, feeling a complex mix of emotions.
She knew this residential area. The entry threshold for buying a car here started at ten million yuan.
The king properties within the community were always the largest units, meaning the total value of the apartment certainly exceeded ten million yuan.
“Dad, how many square meters is the apartment he bought?”
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After calming her emotions a bit, Li Manshu asked.
“428 square meters.”
“This!!”
Li Manshu was shocked once again – it was indeed the largest unit type in the residential area.
A four-hundred-plus square meter riverside luxury apartment!
Her dream residence!
Although it couldn’t compare to the 688 square meter super-large apartment they had in Star Cloud Bay, it was nevertheless the kind of property only a small circle of the city’s elite could own.
She followed her father with heavy steps. The short walk felt like a long, introspective journey.
Upon entering the grandiose lobby, she snapped back to reality and asked, “How much is this place?”
“Eighteen million eight hundred and eighty thousand yuan,” replied Li Baojun. He couldn’t help but express his regret, “Actually, the price could have been negotiated. Hao said this number was auspicious and, considering the quality of the decoration, he didn’t bargain further.”
However, Li Manshu did not hear a word her father said after mentioning the price.
Her mind was entirely fixated on the figure of “eighteen million eight hundred and eighty thousand yuan”!
Nearly twenty million yuan for a luxury home, casually given away!
It was hard to imagine just how affluent her ex-husband had become now!
Conservatively estimated, his net worth must be in the billions by now.
She did follow the Kuaiyin account “Mr. Yang’s Renovation in Progress”, didn’t she?
The recent updates on that account were all about the construction and décor of Jiangzhong Haoting. The value of that villa alone was several tens of millions of yuan!!
And Li Manshu now knew that even though the account belonged to her ex-husband Yang Hao, it was Meng Yuyu who was operating it for him – and the account had over a million followers at the moment.
But it seemed like Yang Hao didn’t care at all about the account with a million followers. He didn’t livestream nor accept any advertisement deals, as if he was just doing it for fun.
They arrived upstairs.
Although she was mentally prepared, Li Manshu was still taken aback by the rather luxurious interior decoration.
As a designer, she could tell that the previous owner had also put effort into the décor. Although the decoration materials weren’t as luxurious as those in Yang Hao’s place, it must have cost several million yuan.
Therefore, considering everything, the price of eighteen million eight hundred and eighty thousand yuan was relatively cost-effective.
It’s just that such cost-effectiveness was applicable only to the wealthy. For ordinary people, no matter how cost-effective, it was still unaffordable!
It’s like a Rolls-Royce, even if you slash the price in half, it’s still exorbitant for the average person.
“Manni, are you two together now?”
After scanning the living room, Li Manshu’s gaze settled on her younger sister Li Manni, her emotions a complex mix.
“No.”
Li Manni shook her head.
“He’s giving you a house without being together?”
Li Manshu found it hard to believe. A mansion worth nearly twenty million, plus a Porsche Cayenne, this was definitely main wife treatment.
She knew Meng Yuyu and had seen Wang Xueru, neither of whom received as much from their partner as her sister!
“Manshu, do you still not know what kind of person your sister is?”
“If they were really together, she would definitely tell the truth.”
Kang Huizhi took over the conversation.
“Even if they’re not together now, Yang Hao obviously has ulterior motives. He divorces me and then goes after Manni, what kind of person does that!!”
Li Manshu vented her frustration.
“I advised you not to divorce at the beginning, but you didn’t listen, leading to the situation we have now!” Kang Huizhi said sternly, “Manshu, I called you here today to prepare you mentally. Your father and I both approve of Hao and Manni being together.”
“I don’t care about your divorce, but I have decided that Hao is the son-in-law I want!”
Kang Huizhi was straightforward about her stance.
“It’s just a car for dad, right!”
“And that has bought you out?” Li Manshu rolled her eyes and then indignantly exclaimed, “I’m planning to remarry Yang Hao, what’s the deal with Manni being with him!”
“If you could remarry, your father and I would support it as well.”
Kang Huizhi didn’t want to worsen the relationship, as they were still her own children after all.
But she knew that a reconciliation between the two was virtually impossible, so her words were meant to provide some solace to her elder daughter, Li Manshu.
“I understand now. What you mean is, it doesn’t matter to you whether it’s Manni or I who ends up with Yang Hao, as long as he stays in our family as a son-in-law, right?”
Li Manshu summed up Kang Huizhi’s thoughts.
“Yeah, pretty much.”
Kang Huizhi nodded, then added meaningfully, “Manshu, when your father and I came here, we originally intended to persuade Hao to get back with you.”
“But the situation has changed now. There are too many outstanding girls around Hao, and each one is not much different from Manni. If you were him, would you reconcile??”
Kang Huizhi struck a chord with these remarks because Li Manshu knew about Hao’s current situation, and she too realized the slim chance of them getting back together.
But she was unwilling to accept the reality, feeling like a gambler who had lost everything yet still hoped to turn the tables with his last chip!!
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Yang Hao parked the brand-new Wenjie M9 outside the door.
As the silicone doll Feifei had said, the back seat of this car was indeed spacious. Hence, Yang Hao came to look for Wang Xueru, the NPC number 1, to accomplish a mission.
“Yang, why did you change cars today?”
Wang Xueru, who had been in the shop, naturally noticed the Wenjie M9 parked outside the door. To her surprise, the person getting out of the car was her beloved.
“Yeah, just trying out a different car for fun.”
“This car drives really nicely. Want to go for a ride?”
Yang Hao said with a smile as he slapped the pretty young woman’s buttocks.
“Er, sure!”
Wang Xueru understood Yang Hao’s meaning instantly, smiled and nodded, and then got into the car.
What the two of them didn’t notice was that a black BMW arrived just two minutes after Yang Hao. Shen Mingshan, sitting inside, saw Yang get out of his car, and rather than parking it at the cafe’s parking spot, he decided to temporarily stop on the opposite side of the road. When the Wenjie M9 started again, he followed it.
Shen Mingshan had actually come for Wang Xueru, but he stumbled upon Yang Hao and decided to see where the two were going, so he carefully tailed Yang Hao’s Wenjie M9.
That car moved through the bustling city streets and headed straight for Binjiang Park, parking at the dimly lit edge of the forest.
Seeing the Wenjie M9 pull over, Shen Mingshan was numbed.
He was familiar with this place; he had brought the woman he was dating just a few days ago, and now there were cars parked at intervals all along the edge of the forest!
Damn!
So you’ve run here for a thrill, have you!
Shen Mingshan cursed inwardly.
Then he soon saw the Wenjie M9 begin to rhythmically bounce…
Damn it!
This ex-husband clenched his fists, suddenly feeling rather despicable. Why was he stalking them for no reason?
Now, he had personally witnessed his ex-wife and the guy by the river engaging in a tryst!!
