Chapter 55: 55, a man becomes bad as soon as he has money
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 apartmt without waking her.
After settling his precious daughter, Yang Hao took a quick shower, th he also prepared to rest early since he had to participate in a part-child sports meet organized by the kindergart tomorrow.
Before going to bed, he habitually checked his phone and discovered there were quite a few unread Weixun messages.
The person who st the most messages was Mg Yuyu, who first st over the edited video a 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.
Wh she didn't get a response from Yang Hao by nine o'clock, she st another message asking about it.
And th, after t o'clock, she st a good night emot 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, th he oped the video Mg Yuyu had edited.
The video was minutes long, the first two minutes shot in Bolli Fitness Cter, continuing the persona of Yang Hao as a fitness blogger, but as per his request, his face wasn't shown, not ev 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..."
Mg Yuyu, that little bitch, obviously knew how to play the game; she used the words "might as well" with quite some wit.
Th the video switched to inside a car, followed by the park-like greery of the residtial complex, the grand trance doors, the two-elevator-per-apartmt layout, private corridors, the stately doors that split three to sev, and th the shockingly large interior of the house itself…
Additionally, Mg 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 hanced the video's interactivity, making viewers want to leave commts, and an interactive video could receive traffic boosts, pottially creating a small viral hit.
A typical example of such videos is where a blogger shows the floor plan of their home and th asks the audice what should go in a certain space. The viewers contribute ideas, some seriously planning and strategizing, some joking a, and just like that, the video might become a minor ssation.
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, ostsibly seeking viewers' advice, but in reality, it throws out a topic for interaction.
Such plain outfit change videos th 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 st by Mg 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 Mg Yuyu with a Weixun message to express his gratitude, th published the video on Kuaiyin, furiously investing five hundred yuan for promotion.
Furthermore, he followed Mg Yuyu's advice to set the video's location at Star Cloud Bay wh he posted it.
After doing all this, Yang Hao wt to bed, waiting to see the effect in the morning.
...
Midnight.
Holiday International.
Sh Mingshan, who had be out on a date under the guise of socializing, returned home.
"Xueru, pour me a glass of water."
Sh Mingshan called out while undressing, but got no response.
He called out twice more, still without any answer.
Sh 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, Sh 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 wt to his daughter's room, and the result was the same!
Sh 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 st a message on Weixun, only to find out he had be blocked.
Damn, what the hell does this woman want to do!!
Sh Mingshan kicked the door violtly, but since he had changed into slippers, he got a boomerang kickback, causing the corners of his mouth to twitch violtly with pain.
He tried calling his in-laws, only to find their phones were also switched off. Just as he was freaking out, he suddly noticed a divorce agreemt and a letter left on the coffee table.
In that letter, Wang Xueru listed various pieces of evidce of Sh Mingshan's infidelity and expressed her determination to d their marriage.
Sh Mingshan felt a chill down his spine as he read it; he hadn't expected that his wife had se through all the mess he had made outside.
He picked up the divorce agreemt, 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 paymts.
Moreover, Wang Xueru had already stated in the letter that if Sh Mingshan didn't agree to this proposal, they would go through the court's legal process, and she would expose his affairs with multiple wom during their marriage.
After reading the divorce agreemt and the letter, Sh 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 .7 million, and although the housing prices had fall, it could still sell for a . to .3 million. Wang Xueru likely had savings of about 00,000 to 300,000 as well.
His own secret stash was also about 0,000 or so. After selling the BMW 5 Series and paying off the loan, he'd be left with just over 0,000.
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 Sh Mingshan had forgott that wh they bought the house, Wang Xueru's parts gave them 800,000 to reduce the pressure of mortgage repaymts, and another 00,000 for rovations; in other words, just for the house, Wang Xueru's parts had contributed a million!
With his career thriving in rect years, Sh Mingshan had also forgott that he had once eagerly pursued Wang Xueru, precisely because her family was wealthy and could provide sufficit support to him, a man from out of town.
And in fact, his aim had be achieved. His parts-in-law indeed provided a lot of help to the couple, not only regarding the house purchase.
Wang Xueru's father was a sior gineer at Jiangchg Shipbuilding Group and her mother was a chief physician at Jiangchg Second Hospital. Both had wide connections locally and had giv significant support to Sh Mingshan's career in the earlier years.
However, ordinary people who attain some form of success oft overlook those who helped them, attributing as much of the credit to themselves as possible.
Sh Mingshan was a prime example. With Wang Xueru as a capable wife by his side managing the household and his in-laws' networking suring smooth sailing, he was able to dedicate all his ergy 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 "M td to turn bad wh they get rich".
But that saying isn't tirely accurate. It's not that one truly turns bad, but as one's social status elevates and the wallet fatts, the increase in temptation is proportional. If you can't resist that temptation, you naturally fall into it.
In China, big shots like R, Dong Zi, Pony Ma, Jack Ma, they're all damn on their second marriages, which speaks volumes.
Dong Zi ev has the famous saying, "I have face blindness."
Therefore, those m who succeed and still don't switch wives are indeed rare.