Chapter 718

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai left without looking back.

Liu Meiqi sat on the ground crying for Hao Hui Er, unable to stand up for a long time.

Her ankle was badly sprained and had begun to swell.

Pedestrians came and went on the street, and from time to time someone looked at her with strange eyes.

Yet from beginning to end, no one was willing to come forward and help her.

Everyone was cold, all pretending not to see.

After all, in this day and age, the hidden risks of helping someone were simply too high.

Everyone feared being blackmailed, being cheated.

After all, some things cannot be explained even with a hundred mouths.

Most fatal of all, even the court might rule that you have to pay compensation.

Liu Meiqi recovered for Hao Hui Er, then struggled to her feet from the ground.

She limped forward.

With every step came a sharp pain.

The pain made her break out in a cold sweat all over.

She truly could not hold on any longer.

She had no choice but to give up the idea of chasing Wang Erhai.

She quickly hailed a passenger tricycle to the County People's Hospital.

Arriving at the hospital, the doctor first took an X-ray of her, found it was just a sprain with no big problem, prescribed some painkillers, then told her to go back and ice it first, and start soaking her feet in hot water the next day, which would make the swelling go down easily.

"I see you're having trouble walking, why don't you call your family, or your husband, to come pick you up."

When Liu Meiqi left, the doctor said this to her.

Liu Meiqi suddenly couldn't hold back.

Tears fell splash splash.

"Thank you, Doctor, no need."

She limped out of the hospital with difficulty.

In that instant, she was filled with a sense of helplessness.

Suddenly she felt that there was no one in this world who cared about her.

Her mother only had nervous breakdowns, complaining about this or that, never caring whether she lived or died.

Her father only escaped reality; if you asked him to help with anything, he always had one excuse or another to refuse, and even when she was in primary school and there was a parent-teacher meeting that required him to attend, he wasn't willing to go.

As for her current husband, he cared even less whether she lived or died; she fell right under his eyelids, and he didn't even come back to help her up.

So heartless, so cold-blooded.

Liu Meiqi returned home alone.

The house was empty.

The living room was still a mess from last night's smashing.

And the bedroom was full of the scent of last night's lovemaking between her and Wang Erhai.

In short, everything was in utter chaos.

Very chaotic.

Just like her life now.

She took a bottle of drink from the refrigerator to use as an ice pack, applying it to her swollen ankle while she couldn't help but sob.

She took out her mobile phone, wanting to call Wang Erhai.

She needed someone's care so much right now.

So she planned to give in, planned to apologize to Wang Erhai, as long as Wang Erhai was willing to come back.

But she discovered that during last night's argument, Wang Erhai had already blocked all her contact information, and still hadn't added her back; she now had absolutely no way to contact Wang Erhai.

Her heart felt empty.

Lonely, helpless, despairing.

At this moment, she needed a man to help her so much.

It didn't matter who this man was.

Finally, after hesitating again and again, she called Zhang Sheng, the general manager of Huangsheng Group.

"Hello, General Manager Zhang..."

"Miss Liu, is something the matter?"

Zhang Sheng on the other end of the phone spoke very politely.

Ever since Liu Meiqi married Wang Erhai, Zhang Sheng had almost completely cut off private contact with Liu Meiqi.

At most, when attending banquets, if they met, they would exchange polite greetings.

Liu Meiqi was also tactful and no longer had any entanglements with Zhang Sheng.

"Can you come to my home for a trip?"

Liu Meiqi said weakly.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Sheng heard a hint of sobbing in Liu Meiqi's tone, so he asked with concern.

"I had an argument with my husband, he wants a divorce, and I sprained my foot—it hurts so much, Manager Zhang, can you come over for a bit?"

Liu Meiqi begged in a slightly humble tone.

Zhang Sheng, however, was very vigilant:

"I have a meeting soon, I'm afraid I can't get away... how about this, after my meeting I'll come find you, okay?"

Liu Meiqi said through tears:

"Then hurry up and finish your meeting and come over."

Zhang Sheng hung up the phone, involuntarily exhaled a long turbid breath, his head as big as a bucket.

He knew Liu Meiqi's temper; don't look at how pitiful she seems now, once she goes crazy, her destructiveness is simply greater than an atomic bomb.

This is why he initially operated and arranged to introduce Liu Meiqi to Wang Erhai.

This is a time bomb; keeping her by his side will surely cause trouble.

Zhang Sheng thought for a long time and finally decided to call Wang Erhai.

He was very clear in his heart that he absolutely could not meet Liu Meiqi in private.

He was afraid Liu Meiqi would cling to him again, then he'd have another headache.

The best method was to act as a peacemaker, mediate between them, repair their marital relationship, and let Wang Erhai continue his relationship with Liu Meiqi, so Liu Meiqi wouldn't come out to cause trouble for others.

"Hello, Erhai, how's business lately?"

The call connected, and Zhang Sheng asked politely with a smile.

He deliberately called him "Erhai" instead of "Manager Wang," in order to draw closer to Wang Erhai.

"Not bad, Manager Zhang, what do you need from me?"

Wang Erhai responded politely.

Zhang Sheng was one of his benefactors; the agency rights for Huangsheng New City had earned him quite a lot of money.

"I heard from others that you and Mei Qi have had a falling out?"

Zhang Sheng asked tentatively.

"Hehe, Manager Zhang, your news is really well-informed."

Wang Erhai laughed dryly.

As the saying goes, family shame should not be publicized; Wang Erhai felt quite embarrassed that Zhang Sheng knew about this matter.

Zhang Sheng said:

"Between husband and wife, quarrels at the head of the bed are made up at the foot of the bed. Erhai, you should have more patience with Mei Qi. You've been married less than a year. Women, having a little temper is normal; just coax her. Don't let others laugh at you. This county town is as big as a palm; anything will spread and become gossip for others."

Zhang Sheng's words, on one hand, advised Wang Erhai to be forbearing and yielding, and on the other hand reminded Wang Erhai not to divorce lightly, because divorce would only make him a laughingstock.

"Manager Zhang, thank you for your kindness, but Liu Meiqi and I, I'm afraid we can't go on."

Wang Erhai said truthfully.

If they could continue, which man would think of divorce?

For most men with traditional concepts, divorce is indeed a very shameful thing.

Wang Erhai really felt he couldn't go on.

The problem wasn't with him, but with Liu Meiqi.

Liu Meiqi acted like this; she simply never thought about living a good life.

"Don't be impulsive, Erhai. Marriage is a big deal, not child's play. You must consider it carefully. If you divorce, how will you explain it to your parents?"

Zhang Sheng patiently advised.

Wang Erhai complained in his heart: when you and your wife facilitated my marriage to Liu Meiqi back then, why didn't you say marriage is a big deal, not child's play? Why didn't you say to consider carefully? Now that divorce is imminent, you come and tell me these things?

But he definitely wouldn't dare say these words directly to Zhang Sheng. After all, he wasn't as crazy as Liu Meiqi; he still had reason. He knew clearly what could be said directly and what couldn't.

"Manager Zhang, please don't advise me anymore. I've already made up my mind."