CW: rape
Qu Xianfen was not familiar with Li Lan at all, so what could she use to prove herself? The question really stumped her, but Li Lan said slowly, “What was the content of the photo I sent you when I first contacted you?”
The photo she sent when she first contacted me? Qu Xianfen immediately remembered those vicious text messages that would continuously floor into her cellphone in the dead of night, so she quickly replied, “It was a photo of you and Kai Kai! You said you were his homeroom teacher, and asked me to add you as a WeChat friend!”
“When did I show my real colors to you?”
“As soon as I added your WeChat, you changed your attitude, and you’re really good at cursing!”
“What do I usually call you?”
“You call me a dwarf! I don’t know why you call me a dwarf. Don’t mistresses usually call the original wife a bitch or a whore?”
“Because you live like a dwarf. You automatically place yourself below others, and I can’t stand it! What was the second photo I sent you?”
“There was no second photo. You just love to curse people and don’t send photos. Your favorite way to curse me was to tell me to divorce him and get lost.”
“Qu Xianfen told you these things, right? She complained about them?”
“I am Qu Xianfen, huh?” Qu Xianfen was completely unaware that Li Lan was messing with her, and spoke from her own perspective without hesitation. After realizing it, she hurriedly waved her hands. “No, no, I really didn’t complain to Pan Dawei. I was afraid that he would divorce me, so I kept pretending not to know about your existence. Even when I bumped into you at school when you were picking Kai Kai up, I didn’t dare to go over and argue with you.”
Li Lan stared into her red eyes, and the corners of her tightly pursed red lips finally raised. “This is indeed the tone of that dwarf Qu Xianfen, who can obviously divorce in style, but refuses to leave. She would rather stay in that stinking house and endure everyone trampling over her. Okay, I believe you now. How did you become like this?”
Qu Xianfen pointed at her watch and said with a wry smile, “Can I explain this later? We don’t have much time. It’s already 2:30 in the afternoon, and the office will close at 6:30. We have to get everything done today.”
Li Lan’s expression changed, and she immediately stood up and walked out, saying quickly, “Since we are in a cooperative relationship, then we must share the benefits equally. You get the money, and I get the shares. There is no conflict, right? If you want the money and the shares, then you can leave now. Without you, I can always get what I want by continuing to spend time with Pan Dawei, it’s just a matter of time.”
Qu Xianfen originally didn’t care about the shares, so she immediately nodded and said, “Yes, I’ll give you all the shares, I just want money. However, the current problem is that Pan Dawei only has a couple tens of thousands of yuan in his bank account, and he seems to have transferred all his savings to a person named Ruoyu, do you know this Ruoyu?”
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Li Lan was stunned for a moment, but then shook her head and sneered, “This Pan Dawei really has foresight, even raising a little mistress outside. To tell you the truth, Pan Dawei is simply hanging onto me and using me as a front, with no intention of marrying me. This Ruoyu is probably his secret true love. However, I have never thought about marrying him. Is he worthy? I don’t know Ruoyu, but Lawyer Du must know, since it’s impossible to transfer such a large amount of property without his help. However, I still advise you to give up on convincing Ruoyu. After getting all that money, do you think she would spit it back out? Even if you asked using Pan Dawei’s shell, she would try her best to delay it for now. Your time is running out, are you sure you can convince her in four hours?”
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“Then what should I do? Is there nothing I can do? I’m really useless, I don’t know anything! Even if I change my identity, I’m still me. It’s impossible to counterattack and become a winner in life. You were right when you cursed me, I’m really a once-in-a-thousand-years idiot.” Qu Xianfen’s fighting spirit suddenly dissipated ,and she leaned against the wall and let out a bitter self-deprecating laugh.
Li Lan turned around and glared at her with a stern expression. “What are you dawdling for?
Time is running out!”
“But didn’t you say that we can’t use the Ruoyu path?” Qu Xianfen hurried to keep up with her, like a child that was reprimanded by the principal.
“Can’t you change to another path if one is blocked? You really are a simpleminded person. No wonder Pan Dawei was willing to marry you, because he’ll never have to worry about anything if he keeps you at home. Divorcing you is probably the worst decision he’s ever made. He probably didn’t expect that even rabbits would bite when they’re cornered.” Li Lan pushed open the door of an office and instructed, “You wait here for me. Don’t ask anything, I’ll arrange everything.”
“Okay.” Qu Xianfen, who was long since used to everything being arranged by others, nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Li Lan was about to leave with her cellphone, she quickly asked, “Wait a minute, where are you going?”
“I’m going to contact my lawyer.” Before closing the door, Li Lan mocked, “I was really wrong before. You aren’t a dwarf, you’re just a child who hasn’t grown up.”
Is that so? Am I just a child who hasn’t grown up? Qu Xianfen chewed on these words slowly and thought about what had happened to Li Lan, and surprisingly, she also thought similarly. If she wasn’t an immature child, would she have gone through more than ten years of suffering without growing up? If she was to live Li Lan’s life, would she have been able to survive?
But Li Lan survived. Her eyes were full of ambition and fighting spirit, and she spoke and acted like a gust of wind, crisp and sharp. There was something so moving and radiant about the determined expression on her face.
Putting aside all the misunderstandings and prejudices, looking at Li Lan from another angle, Qu Xianfen finally admitted that Pan Dawei’s words were very true. She and Li Lan were too far apart, she could never live like the other woman!
Li Lan was very efficient, and came back with a thick stack of documents in less than half an hour.
“These five documents correspond to the five Pan family properties, and are currently listed under Pan Dawei’s parents. I need you to go home immediately, trick Pan Dawei’s parents into signing the documents, and then bring the five property books back to me.” Her fingernails painted with a bright red polish gestured at the first folder.
Qu Xianfen took a closer look, and found that they were five real estate mortgage contracts, and she was a bit confused.
“After they sign, I’ll immediately mortgage these properties, and the released loan will be yours,” Li Lan further explained.
Qu Xianfen’s heart began to tremble, partly from fear, and partly from indescribable excitement. Was such a deformed family really necessary? It should have been broken up long ago, right?
However, her silence caused Li Lan to misunderstand her, so she sneered and said, “Why? You can’t bear it anymore? Four of these properties were purchased by Pan Dawei after marriage, and they should rightly be joint property between you and your husband, so you are entitled to a share. Only you, a fool, would agree to him putting the property in his parents’ name. Besides, he has already transferred all his funds, so you are just getting them back in a different way. He simply acted first and you acted later, but then no one will owe anyone anything.”
Qu Xianfen raised her head and asked dryly, “The bank won’t release the money that easily, right?” She still knew this bit of common sense.
“Who told you that we’re going through formal channels? Nowadays, there are so many loan companies, the loan can be released on the same day as the review if the collateral is worth enough. You just need to bring back the signed contracts and the property books to me. Don’t worry about anything else. Just tell those two old things that without this loan, you’re likely to go bankrupt, and when the house is redeemed, you’ll pay them back double, and they’ll agree. They don’t understand business matters,” Li Lan further instructed.
Qu Xianfen swallowed her saliva and said firmly, “Then I’ll go back now!”
Half an hour later, she came back with five contracts and five property books, while Li Lan had already contacted a major shareholder of Pan Dawei’s company, set up a camera, and prepared a thick stack of share transfer contracts for Qu Xianfen to sign. Fortunately, most of the work Pan Dawei did every day was signing documents. He had already formed muscle memory, so as long as the first three dots of water fell on the paper, the following strokes were written smoothly.
Li Lan picked up the contract and looked at it carefully, but found no flaws in the signature. Of course, the fingerprints, personal seal, video recording, and notarization by lawyers and members of the court were all indispensable procedures. She got Pan Dawei’s shares at a very low price, and then transferred them to the major shareholder at a slightly higher price. From now on, she was like Qu Xianfen. The sea was wide and the sky was high, allowing them to fly freely.
The two women were busy until eight or nine o’clock in the evening, when the finally finished all the legal procedures, ensuring that there was no possibility of Pan Dawei making a comeback after he woke up.
A sleek sports car parked in front of Building No. 1. Li Lan handed a bank card to Qu Xianfen and said in a masculine manner, “Take this. It’s the property mortgages, a total of 25 million. Even though it’s not that much, it’s enough if you live frugally. This card was given to me by Pan Dawei before. It’s anonymous, to be used for bribes, but I never used it and forgot about it. Don’t worry, the care is absolutely safe, and no one will trace it to you.”
Qu Xianfen held the card, but didn’t speak for a long time.
Li Lan glanced at her, and finally asked the question she had been holding back all day, “How did you become like this?”
Only now did Qu Xianen look up at her and say vaguely, “A psychic helped me to move my soul. My body is still lying in the Pan house, and I’ll probably be able to change it back tomorrow. I almost jumped off of that yesterday.” She pointed to the top of the building and said with a bitter smile, “I really thought that I couldn’t live anymore. My husband was gone, my son was gone, my home was gone, everything was gone. I thought that I could just pull them all to die together, but the psychic knew what I was doing even from thousands of miles away and immediately sent me a text to persuade me. Later, I thought that I’d die by myself, that way I wouldn’t have to bear the condemnation of my conscience. When I was about to jump, he appeared again. He said he could give me a way to live, and then this happened.”
Li Lan looked at the dark sky in astonishment and sighed. “Qu Xianfen, you are so lucky, you met a really good person! I may never have as good luck as you in my entire lifetime.” However, despite her envy, she didn’t inquire further about the psychic. She was clearly not a greedy person.
Qu Xianfen smiled and nodded, but her eyes were red. “You know what? All I can think about now are his words. He told me to look at the world from a different perspective and that if I looked at myself, maybe I could find a completely different answer.”
“And did you find one?” Li Lan lit a cigarette, holding a rare conversation with her.
“I found one. When you handed me this bank card, I suddenly found it.” Qu Xianfen wept while nodding.
“So your answer is that money is more important than bullshit feelings?” Li Lan said in a matter of fact tone.
“No, that money, love, and family are far more important than an independent self. You’re right, I’m just a child who hasn’t grown up. If not for you, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything today, let alone change my destiny. I believe that the psychic must have known what would happen to me, so he told me, whether to give up everything or begin a new life, everything depended on me. When you gave me this card, my heart did not hold joy, but fear and confusion, and I actually did not know what to do with it.
“What should I do other than go away and enjoy life.”
“What about after enjoying it?” Qu Xianfen asked back.
“Find a place to settle down.
“The money will almost be spent by then, right? I can only rent a house with no income. Don’t I just sit and eat? What’s worse, I can’t be independent at all, and I always think about relying on others. If I could take my son away after divorce, then I would definitely choose to divorce, because I would think that I have a son to rely on in the future. If I want to rely on others for everything, then even if I get a lot of money, my life wouldn’t change, right? I’ll continue looking for spiritual support. I’ll look for someone who can bring me a sense of security, and then do everything possible to please and keep them. But what kind of man with good character can someone like me who is weak, easy to deceive, lacking knowledge and the ability to live independently, yet has a lot of money attract? Scum like Pan Dawei will sniff me out. In their eyes, I might be the best prey.”
Having said this, Qu Xianfen couldn’t help but hug herself. Her inner world had already collapsed, replaced by a world that was not yet fully formed, but much stronger. Through the windows of this world, she could see both herself and the outside world clearly.
People had to experience setbacks in life to grow, and the setbacks she had endured during the past two days might be more than others could bear in their lifetime. In this extremely cruel environment, she had achieved extremely rapid growth. She saw through Li Lan how a woman could fight, and she wanted to fight like her.
Qu Xianfen, from now on, you can no longer rely on anyone, you have to learn to be independent—this was the only voice that echoed in her mind, and was also the sentence that most deeply inspired her heart.
Li Lan looked at her in surprise, and finally smiled softly, “So you also know that you’re a scumbag magnet? That’s right, scumbags like women like you the most, who are weak, easy to deceive, dependent, are not opinionated, and have a lot of money. They only need to take one look to know that you’re the most suitable prey. Therefore, you must keep this 25 million and not give it to anyone.”
“No, I’m not going to take this 25 million. I want to see if I can survive in this world with my own strength. With money, I will only have a worse life, and I may never be able to grow. Can you help me donate all the money? First transfer it to Pan Dawei’s account, and then donate it in the name of charity, so that it can be spent in a clear and dignified manner.”
Qu Xianfen returned the bank card to Li Lan, stepped out of the car door, and bent over to look at her with a bright smile. “This is the answer that the psychic gentleman hoped for me to find—independence. If I learn how to achieve it, then no matter where I go in the future or what difficulties I encounter, then I can live a good life, just like you! Li Lan, you didn’t do it voluntarily, I know that you aren’t someone who would sell herself for money.”
Li Lan had suffered too much humiliation and abuse, and had been sold to others by Pan Dawei time and time again. In the eyes of almost everyone else, she was a rotten person who could sell everything for money. But today, there was a person who firmly told her that she believed her! Her eyes, which hadn’t shed tears for a long time, turned red, and she shouted at Qu Xianfen’s thin back, “You’re right, I didn’t do it voluntarily. Pan Dawei drugged me and sent me into that room. After struggling on the verge of death, I realized that if I make a fuss, all I will get is persecution and pain, while if I choose to endure, then one day I will be able to return blood for blood and tooth for tooth! Qu Xianfen, I still have something I want to say to you, if you don’t mind my poisonous tongue.”
Qu Xianfen turned around and said indifferently, “I’ve been used to it for a long time, so you can say what you want to me. I can bear it.”
Li Lan patted the steering wheel and laughed. “Qu Xianfen, if I was you, I would put Pan Kai back into the mother’s belly again. I wouldn’t want that kind of dog son. Live your life well. There was no fated mother-child relationship, so don’t force it. Well, let’s stop talking. I hope we can see each other again sometime. I’ll donate this money in Pan Dawei’s name, as a good deed for him. You may not know, but donations to charity cannot be recovered, and a lawsuit is useless even if it’s brought to the Supreme Court. Qu Xianfen, if I didn’t know you were clueless, I would almost think that you did it on purpose. Okay, I’m leaving, take care!” She flicked the cigarette butt out of the window and roared away.
Qu Xianfen watched her leave, and then picked up the cigarette butt she had thrown away casually, extinguishing it and throwing it into the can for dry garbage. When she turned around to walk back, she suddenly remembered that yesterday, she seemed to have been sorting garbage and crying in despair, yet only one day later, her mood was completely different.
“What a wonderful world!” She looked up at the dark sky with a genuinely happy smile.
I’m so happy for her!! She is finally seeing that she can have a future!!! And Pan Dawei is truly a scumbag who should rot in hell!
Thanks for the chapter.
Good girl, she took a step in the right direction, I hope her future will be brighter ❤️
Thanks for the chapter!!!!
I will only be fully relieved when she is away from that horrible family. I love that they helped each other.
Women supporting women🤼♀️
“God only saved those who tried to save themselves…”
-Psychic, Chapter 119
True to its words that only those who are desperately looking for a way to save themselves can god help them and give them a way or a path that will surely brought them relief and salvation. Oh my g!!! It’s good to be back reading this♥♥♡♡