Come to think of it.
Wang Zongjie was something of a legend at Yang City University.
He was born into an ordinary family, but thanks to his foresight and personal interest in semiconductors,
he seized the opportunity when the industry was booming.
In one fell swoop, he became an elite in his field.
Perhaps this kind of rags-to-riches story was very popular among the students.
That was why everyone looked up to Wang Zongjie with a mix of admiration and envy.
But in Lin Feng’s opinion, Wang Zongjie’s success was filled with far too much luck.
If he hadn’t caught the wave at the right time,
the failure rate in the semiconductor industry was far from low.
’Then again, luck is a part of skill.’
...
While Lin Feng was listening to the lecture, bored out of his mind,
Su Ruoxi had asked for a leave of absence from the university and found out where Liu Yan was staying.
After the divorce, Liu Yan no longer had the right to live in the villa.
This was mainly because the villa had already been mortgaged to the bank before the divorce.
Fortunately, however, before Su Dingsheng and Liu Yan divorced, he had given her a property worth over two million.
Although the property was expensive, it was actually quite far from the city center.
When Su Ruoxi arrived by car in this noticeably more desolate suburb, she felt a surge of satisfaction.
"Liu Yan, this is Su Ruoxi. I’d like to talk to you."
Su Ruoxi sent the message right after Liu Yan accepted her friend request.
Liu Yan had already squandered a good portion of the money she had on hand.
But she had failed to hook another man like Su Dingsheng.
She was already starting to feel the pinch financially.
So when she saw that her stepdaughter had taken the initiative to contact her,
Liu Yan was suspicious, but she didn’t refuse.
After all, Liu Yan still remembered the scene from Su Ruoxi’s birthday when Lin Feng had dropped her off in a Ferrari to pick something up.
’Maybe this stepdaughter of mine has hooked a rich second-generation heir.’
Liu Yan had always made a point not to offend the rich and powerful.
So, even though Liu Yan didn’t think Su Ruoxi was contacting her for any good reason,
she readily agreed to meet.
There weren’t many nice places in the suburbs.
Su Ruoxi didn’t care about that and just picked a coffee shop.
Su Ruoxi saw Liu Yan the moment she walked into the coffee shop.
She could tell that Liu Yan looked much more haggard.
Even her heavy makeup couldn’t hide the exhaustion on her face.
"Ruoxi, you came all this way. What can I do for you?"
As soon as Liu Yan sat down, her face was wreathed in smiles.
Her fawning expression only made Su Ruoxi feel disgusted.
As Su Ruoxi was sizing up Liu Yan,
Liu Yan was also discreetly sizing up Su Ruoxi.
She could see that Su Ruoxi must be doing well; at the very least, her complexion was radiant.
This made Liu Yan even more certain of her guess.
’That little brat Su Ruoxi must have latched onto a sugar daddy.’
’Otherwise, with Su Dingsheng in such a sorry state, how could Su Ruoxi afford to live so comfortably?’
Seeing the glint in Liu Yan’s eyes and relying on her understanding of her stepmother,
Su Ruoxi could easily guess the trashy thoughts running through Liu Yan’s head.
"I heard you divorced my dad. I came to see how you were doing."
Su Ruoxi grinned, tilting her chin up arrogantly as she looked at the woman before her.
The smile on Liu Yan’s face froze. She knew they had never gotten along.
She was most likely here to laugh at her predicament.
Although Liu Yan didn’t want to offend Su Ruoxi,
she also didn’t want to be summoned here just to be made a fool of.
So her expression changed. She looked at Su Ruoxi and nodded slightly. "That’s right. I did divorce your father."
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now. I have things to do."
Su Ruoxi watched lazily as Liu Yan picked up her bag, about to leave.
Just as Liu Yan was about to go, Su Ruoxi said in a voice loud enough for all to hear, "How strange, Aunt Liu. How did you end up in this state?"
"I thought my dad sold the company and got twenty million in cash?"
"So how come it looks like you can’t even afford to eat, Aunt Liu? It’s only been a few days, but you’re already so gaunt and sallow."
From the moment Su Ruoxi spoke, Liu Yan’s legs were frozen to the spot.
When Liu Yan heard the number "twenty million," it was as if a bomb went off in her head.
"Twenty million?"
"What twenty million?"
Liu Yan whipped her head around, pulled out the chair, and sat back down.
A knowing smile appeared on Su Ruoxi’s lips as she took out the printouts of the transaction records that Lin Feng had prepared.
"I had a feeling you didn’t know about this."
"If you had known, how could you have let yourself walk away with just a property worth a little over two million?"
"That was marital property, you know. How could you not get a single cent of it?"
Su Ruoxi’s words were filled with undisguised mockery.
There was even a deliberate attempt to humiliate her.
By now, Liu Yan was seething with rage.
’No wonder that old bastard brought up divorce the moment he got back to the villa.’
’So he had this planned all along.’
’I’ve been in the game of wealth and status for years. I can’t believe I was the one who got played.’
’To let such a large sum of money just slip away like water...’
But Liu Yan wasn’t stupid. She looked up at Su Ruoxi warily. "This money is all in your father’s hands... Why would you tell me about it?"
Su Ruoxi smiled at the woman before her, who now looked so much more haggard and old. "Because I’ve already disowned him as my father. I think his money is filthy, and I don’t want it."
"But then I thought, someone like you, Aunt Liu, would surely love this kind of dirty money. So, here I am, telling you the news."
Hearing Su Ruoxi insult her so directly, Liu Yan, contrary to expectation, just smiled slightly and nodded in agreement. "Money isn’t clean or dirty. And yes, I do want it."
"Whatever your reason for telling me this, I should actually thank you."
Liu Yan was now consumed with anxiety, her mind solely focused on how to get that twenty million back.
She didn’t really care about Su Ruoxi’s insults.
After all, Liu Yan had chosen to be a homewrecker in the first place; she had no sense of shame.
She had no need for dignity.
For a woman like her, she would do anything for money.
Su Ruoxi watched as Liu Yan grabbed her bag, turned, and rushed frantically out of the coffee shop.
She took a slow sip of her coffee, the smile on her face growing even brighter.
’The days to come will probably be tough for both Liu Yan and my father.’
’Let them tear each other apart.’
At that moment, Su Ruoxi completely let go of the knot in her heart.
’Family like that isn’t worth it at all. I’m better off without them!’
Thinking this,
Su Ruoxi didn’t feel upset at all.
In fact, she even felt a little grateful that she had broken away from such a family early on.
Su Ruoxi now understood her situation perfectly.
Other than Lin Feng, she was, in a sense, all alone in the world.
She no longer had any support from her family.
Though, to be fair, Su Ruoxi hadn’t received any support from them before either.
The money Su Ruoxi had been spending had always come from the inheritance her late mother left her.
Now, she was on her own.
Su Ruoxi felt she couldn’t go on like this.
If she did, she would just be squandering her savings until there was nothing left.
By the time she had squandered all the money her mother had left her,
she would truly have nothing left...

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