Chapter 642

Xu Li knew,

this was a property transfer plan that her ex-husband and the mistress had started long before "253",

and,

Xu Li's lawyer also told Xu Li that the methods her ex-husband used were extremely cunning and hidden, almost everywhere exploiting legal loopholes, so even with evidence, it would be very difficult to make Xu Li's ex-husband submit to the law.

So,

disheartened, Xu Li completely gave up on property division, drove her own car away from the place that had once been called home, and then began a difficult startup alone.

However,

what Xu Li did not expect was that this was only the beginning of her nightmare.

Xu Li had originally thought that a peaceful divorce, without fighting or making a scene, would at least leave her and her ex-husband with a measure of mutual respect.

But next,

the ex-husband's mistress began to act without any bottom line,

perhaps having heard many rumors about her own rise as a mistress,

this mistress was very dissatisfied in her heart,

so she actually spent money to hire someone to make some AI face-swap short videos of Xu Li,

and then anonymously posted them in WeChat groups around the area,

very quickly,

it caused quite a stir in Xu Li's circle,

although many people could see that the female lead in those short videos, whether in figure or skin tone, was different from Xu Li,

yet even so,

one could not withstand the fear of public opinion,

so,

overnight, Xu Li became a slut in the eyes of many,

her reputation and honor suffered extremely severe blows.

After some female friends who had a good relationship with Xu Li told her about these things,

Xu Li, suffering greatly, decided to directly call the police and file a lawsuit,

then,

something ridiculous happened,

Xu Li called the police,

after the police went to the mistress's place and found her,

the mistress knelt down in front of Xu Li right in front of the police, kowtowing and apologizing, weeping with tears as if she herself were the victim,

then,

after the mistress was detained for a few days and executed a five-day public security detention punishment,

she started spreading rumors again as soon as she got out,

first saying Xu Li was a husband-killer, that since getting married, her ex-husband's business failed every day and his body grew thinner and thinner,

then saying Xu Li was sick, not only unable to bear children, but also an intersex person,

then spreading rumors that Xu Li was ruthless and heartless, actually knowing long ago that she was with her ex-husband, then forcibly kicking out the child in her womb, and even saying she wanted to sell herself abroad to have her kidneys cut out...

Anyway, whatever was vicious, she said it,

whatever words hurt Xu Li the most, she said them,

Xu Li originally wanted to argue a few words to prove her innocence,

but this mistress had long ago spent money to hire the square-dancing aunties as water army, and even bribed every person in her ex-husband's family,

then,

Xu Li gradually became a vicious woman that everyone shouted to beat,

even though Xu Li had long moved out of that residential area and quit the small WeChat group,

Xu Li still occasionally heard others' vicious curses about her from the mouths of the few remaining friends...

Xu Li was not a very weak person,

she had thought of resisting and had sought help from the law and the police many times.

However, the reality was,

the judge said, if you say she is spreading rumors about you, you must have actual evidence,

the police said, we really have no way, Doctor Xu, it is not that we don't want to help you, but now there are simply too many people spreading these words, and they are all those unreasonable old men and women; we can't possibly arrest them all...

Finally,

Xu Li was tired and weary,

had to bow her head and admit defeat,

like an ostrich burying its head deep into the sand,

trying to cover up only to make it more obvious,

ridiculous and pitiful,

finally,

more than a year later,

these voices slowly disappeared,

Xu Li also gradually walked out of that malice, and then began to focus on her work.

As for men and love,

Xu Li truly had no intention of touching it again.

But today with Qin Feng...

Thinking of Qin Feng,

Xu Li hesitated, then smiled helplessly, silently thinking to herself: "Of course, Qin Feng's charm is something no woman can resist—but for me, it's ultimately just a fleeting dream..."

At this moment in the restaurant,

the music was still playing,

everyone was still gathered around offering blessings,

and Xu Li's ex-husband's eyes were slightly red,

gazing up at the other woman,

then speaking tenderly: "Yao Yao, honestly, since the day you joined the company, I've been in love with you—you were so pure, so lovely, so beautiful..."

"Ugh..."

Xu Li frowned slightly and gagged involuntarily,

seeing Qin Feng watching her,

Xu Li pulled out a tissue and pretended to wipe her mouth, actually wiping away the tears at the corner of her eye,

while Qin Feng,

had already noticed Xu Li's odd behavior,

softly asked: "Sister Li, do you know him?"

"No..."

Xu Li waved her hand, about to say she didn't know him,

but her ex-husband now shouted loudly again: "Yao Yao, you don't know how cruelly that evil woman Xu Li tortured me—I truly felt like I'd fallen into the Avici Hell..."

Xu Li?

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng, Zhu Yun, and Yu Zhouzhou all turned to look at Xu Li.

Xu Li let out a long, helpless sigh, then gave a bitter smile: "Yes, he's my ex-husband. The evil woman he's talking about is me."

Zhu Yun immediately shook her head: "No way, Sister Li—I think you're a good woman."

Yu Zhouzhou chimed in: "Sister Li, I also think you're not a bad person."

Qin Feng's expression darkened slightly, then he looked at Xu Li with a hint of confusion and asked: "Sister Li, won't you explain?"

"I..."

Xu Li had originally intended to refuse outright,

but seeing Qin Feng sitting across from her,

she didn't want Qin Feng to truly believe she was the evil woman her ex-husband described.