On the way home, Xixi fell asleep in the car.
This little girl always had exceptionally good sleep, so much so that Yang Hao carried her up to the apartment without waking her.
After settling his precious daughter, Yang Hao took a quick shower, then he also prepared to rest early since he had to participate in a parent-child sports meet organized by the kindergarten tomorrow.
Before going to bed, he habitually checked his phone and discovered there were quite a few unread Weixun messages.
The person who sent the most messages was Meng Yuyu, who first sent over the edited video around eight o’clock, along with a short draft for the caption, and asked for Yang Hao’s opinion, saying that she would make changes if he didn’t like the video.
When she didn’t get a response from Yang Hao by nine o’clock, she sent another message asking about it.
And then, after ten o’clock, she sent a good night emoticon pack and reminded Yang Hao not to work too hard.
Well, she really was a considerate little sister indeed!
Yang Hao smiled and shook his head, then he opened the video Meng Yuyu had edited.
The video was 12 minutes long, the first two minutes shot in Bolli Fitness Center, continuing the persona of Yang Hao as a fitness blogger, but as per his request, his face wasn’t shown, not even complete back shots—just occasional glimpses of his legs or arms, recording his workout process.
But these two minutes were merely a prelude to the video; starting from two minutes and one second, the style changed, and the Monkey King’s voiceover said, “Today’s workout task is complete, might as well go collect a house…”
Meng Yuyu, that little bitch, obviously knew how to play the game; she used the words “might as well” with quite some wit.
Then the video switched to inside a car, followed by the park-like greenery of the residential complex, the grand entrance doors, the two-elevator-per-apartment layout, private corridors, the stately doors that split three to seven, and then the shockingly large interior of the house itself…
Additionally, Meng Yuyu cleverly used an interactive voiceover style, constantly asking viewers for their opinions throughout the video, like what should be placed in the living room and how to arrange the bedroom.
This style of voiceover greatly enhanced the video’s interactivity, making viewers want to leave comments, and an interactive video could receive traffic boosts, potentially creating a small viral hit.
A typical example of such videos is where a blogger shows the floor plan of their home and then asks the audience what should go in a certain space. The viewers contribute ideas, some seriously planning and strategizing, some joking around, and just like that, the video might become a minor sensation.
Similar in approach are those outfit change videos, but instead of just changing clothes, they come with a caption like, “Tomorrow’s blind date is with a doctor, which outfit will win him over.”
In the video, the girl tries on several outfits, ostensibly seeking viewers’ advice, but in reality, it throws out a topic for interaction.
Such plain outfit change videos then have a gimmick as well as high interactivity.
Yang Hao had scrolled through several similar videos, each with hundreds of thousands of likes…
So after watching the video sent by Meng Yuyu, Yang Hao was very satisfied, feeling that the little bitch indeed had something special going for her, and clearly, she had put real effort into it.
He replied to Meng Yuyu with a Weixun message to express his gratitude, then published the video on Kuaiyin, furiously investing five hundred yuan for promotion.
Furthermore, he followed Meng Yuyu’s advice to set the video’s location at Star Cloud Bay when he posted it.
After doing all this, Yang Hao went to bed, waiting to see the effect in the morning.
…
Midnight.
Holiday International.
Shen Mingshan, who had been out on a date under the guise of socializing, returned home.
“Xueru, pour me a glass of water.”
Shen Mingshan called out while undressing, but got no response.
He called out twice more, still without any answer.
Shen Mingshan had thought Wang Xueru was just asleep, but as soon as he turned on the night light in the living room, he was stunned!
Holy shit!!
Was there a burglar in the house??
Looking at the living room that was emptied out by half, Shen Mingshan couldn’t help but curse. He rushed into the bedroom; the bed was still there, but the bedding was gone, and the wardrobe was emptied out by half as well.
He went to his daughter’s room, and the result was the same!
Shen Mingshan finally realized that this was no simple matter. He quickly dialed Wang Xueru’s phone, only to be greeted by an automated message indicating her phone was switched off.
He sent a message on Weixun, only to find out he had been blocked.
Damn, what the hell does this woman want to do!!
Shen Mingshan kicked the door violently, but since he had changed into slippers, he got a boomerang kickback, causing the corners of his mouth to twitch violently with pain.
He tried calling his in-laws, only to find their phones were also switched off. Just as he was freaking out, he suddenly noticed a divorce agreement and a letter left on the coffee table.
In that letter, Wang Xueru listed various pieces of evidence of Shen Mingshan’s infidelity and expressed her determination to end their marriage.
Shen Mingshan felt a chill down his spine as he read it; he hadn’t expected that his wife had seen through all the mess he had made outside.
He picked up the divorce agreement, where Wang Xueru clearly demanded custody, the real estate, and all the savings, only leaving him the BMW 5 Series that still had outstanding loan payments.
Moreover, Wang Xueru had already stated in the letter that if Shen Mingshan didn’t agree to this proposal, they would go through the court’s legal process, and she would expose his affairs with multiple women during their marriage.
After reading the divorce agreement and the letter, Shen Mingshan collapsed onto the sofa.
He knew it was beyond saving this time; Wang Xueru had made up her mind.
Actually, he wasn’t scared of the divorce itself, it was the thought of losing the wealth accumulated over many years that really hurt.
The house they lived in was bought for 2.7 million, and although the housing prices had fallen, it could still sell for around 2.2 to 2.3 million. Wang Xueru likely had savings of about 200,000 to 300,000 as well.
His own secret stash was also about 100,000 or so. After selling the BMW 5 Series and paying off the loan, he’d be left with just over 100,000.
Which means that if they divorced, his total assets would be less than 300,000.
Wang Xueru would be walking away with over two million—that was his hard-earned money!
But Shen Mingshan had forgotten that when they bought the house, Wang Xueru’s parents gave them 800,000 to reduce the pressure of mortgage repayments, and another 200,000 for renovations; in other words, just for the house, Wang Xueru’s parents had contributed a million!
With his career thriving in recent years, Shen Mingshan had also forgotten that he had once eagerly pursued Wang Xueru, precisely because her family was wealthy and could provide sufficient support to him, a man from out of town.
And in fact, his aim had been achieved. His parents-in-law indeed provided a lot of help to the couple, not only regarding the house purchase.
Wang Xueru’s father was a senior engineer at Jiangcheng Shipbuilding Group and her mother was a chief physician at Jiangcheng Second Hospital. Both had wide connections locally and had given significant support to Shen Mingshan’s career in the earlier years.
However, ordinary people who attain some form of success often overlook those who helped them, attributing as much of the credit to themselves as possible.
Shen Mingshan was a prime example. With Wang Xueru as a capable wife by his side managing the household and his in-laws’ networking ensuring smooth sailing, he was able to dedicate all his energy to work and achieve some success.
The result? He rose to a high position, his income increased, and as his social status improved, he got carried away…
So there’s some truth to the saying “Men tend to turn bad when they get rich”.
But that saying isn’t entirely accurate. It’s not that one truly turns bad, but as one’s social status elevates and the wallet fattens, the increase in temptation is proportional. If you can’t resist that temptation, you naturally fall into it.
In China, big shots like Ren, Dong Zi, Pony Ma, Jack Ma, they’re all damn on their second marriages, which speaks volumes.
Dong Zi even has the famous saying, “I have face blindness.”
Therefore, those men who succeed and still don’t switch wives are indeed rare.