"Really? You actually tried to reconcile with him? Is a scumbag like him worth you degrading yourself ?" Tang Yue looked shocked and confused.
Shen Lin obviously didn’t like hearing this, and felt a bit angry inside, thinking that she was degrading herself as well and yet dared to criticize me.
On the surface, Shen Lin spoke in a calm manner, "Chen Feng is actually a very capable person. He was just unlucky before. Besides, I was somewhat at fault too. I wasn’t caring enough toward him and instead blamed him for not working hard, making him feel unhappy both at home and in his career. So, when he proposed to divorce me, I understood."
"You’re just too kind and always think of the other person," Tang Yue shook her head, "He was like that, but you can’t blame yourself. Instead, you take the responsibility upon yourself."
Shen Lin shook her head and said, "You don’t understand. Many times, men need encouragement and support from their families, especially when they need us the most, but I didn’t provide that, instead adding insult to injury."
"Alright, I don’t like hearing this," Tang Yue showed no empathy toward Shen Lin’s self-blame.
In terms of relationships, Tang Yue would never admit she’d done anything wrong, not even a little.
"Okay. Let me tell you a common point that both of us are facing now, which is that we both want to win back the men who belonged to us."
After hearing this, Tang Yue was stunned for a moment before immediately denying it, "No! I didn’t think that at all. How could I want to win back a scoundrel like Kong Tianlu?"
Smiling, Shen Lin put her arm around Tang Yue’s shoulder, teasingly saying, "Did you really never think about it? If that’s the case, then I won’t continue talking about it. I was going to share some strategies I’ve been contemplating."
Tang Yue raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Since you’ve already started, how can you just say half of it? Spill everything out and let me help analyze."
Shen Lin smiled slightly, not arguing with her nor playing games, and spoke directly, "My strategy is simple, just let each other cool down for a while and then find the right opportunity to rekindle the old flame. As for how to rekindle it? The specific details need careful planning and consideration."
Tang Yue furrowed her eyebrows and asked, "How long do you mean when you say they should cool down for a while? Moreover, what if Chen Feng remarries? What will you do?"
Shen Lin confidently smiled, "Chen Feng definitely won’t remarry within a year or two, I’m confident about that. Even if he suddenly gets married again, as long as the timing is right and the plan is sound, I can rekindle the old flame and win him back. As for how long the cooling-off period should be, it depends on the person. At the very least, you need the other person to let down their guard."
Tang Yue couldn’t help but ask, "Then how much time do you think I should give that scoundrel to cool down?"
Shen Lin shook her head and answered, "With your cooling-off period, it’s mainly you who need to calm down. You can’t seem to have a clear mind at all right now."
Tang Yue protested angrily, "After what’s happened, how do you expect me to calm down?"
Shen Lin comforted her, "At least you two haven’t divorced yet. As for me, I’ve already been divorced. And as you know, Chen Feng is always surrounded by women, changing girlfriends one after another. I even suspect he has other women. Do you think the difficulty of rekindling feelings with Tianlu is greater than mine?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Yue realized that even though her situation was quite bad—having reached the brink of divorce with Kong Tianlu—at least they hadn’t truly divorced yet. And she could be sure that besides her, Kong Tianlu had only Xia Xiaozhen as the other woman.
As for Shen Lin, she’d been divorced from Chen Feng for over half a year, and the women around Chen Feng were young and beautiful. Even when Shen Lin regretted taking the initiative to reconcile, Chen Feng rejected her.
From what she saw, Shen Lin’s prospects of winning back Chen Feng were very slim, almost impossible.
With this in mind, Tang Yue started feeling somewhat stable and comforted.
When people are down on their luck, if they see someone else has it worse, their mood tends to improve and they feel grounded. After all, she’s not the only one suffering in this world; there are others worse off than her.
"Sigh, honestly, your difficulty is much greater than mine. Still, I really think there’s no need for you to try to reconcile. Not to mention what Chen Feng was like before divorcing you, but now I’m quite certain he’s a scumbag. With him constantly swapping women around, even if you do reconcile, there’s a huge chance he’d be unfaithful."
"You don’t know Chen Feng. If he were to reconcile with me, he would settle down. Besides, even if he has other women, as long as he ensures my position as the main one and it’s not too excessive, I can tolerate it."
With those words, Tang Yue’s mouth dropped open, and after a while, she said incredulously, "Sister Lin, have you lost your mind? What’s so great about Chen Feng now? Has he brainwashed you? Otherwise, how could you say such ridiculous things?"
Shen Lin bitterly smiled and shook her head, "You don’t understand."
"How do I not understand?" Tang Yue retorted.
Shen Lin didn’t explain further; it’s not like she could say: Chen Feng is now very wealthy, worth over a billion or even more. And the main reason I regretfully seek reconciliation is because of Chen Feng’s wealth, but also because she can’t let go of their past relationship.
Just then, Tang Yue’s phone suddenly rang.
Tang Yue picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number. After hesitating for a moment, she answered it.
"Hello, who is this?"
A familiar voice came through, instantly causing Tang Yue’s eyes to widen, her expression turning angry.
"Scumbag! Where are you hiding? Do you think hiding will make me powerless against you? You scumbag! You’re a rotten jerk! Worthless punk! You’re a blight!"
Tang Yue became increasingly agitated, eventually switching to the local dialect, her curses growing nastier and nastier.
After a while, once Tang Yue paused, Kong Tianlu on the other end of the call spoke with an unusually calm tone, "Tang Yue, I’m calling to inform you that I’ve decided to divorce you. If you agree, let’s arrange a time to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. If you disagree, I will still file for divorce in court..."
Upon hearing this, Tang Yue felt like she’d been struck by lightning, a pain searing through her heart, and she burst into a loud cry, "You heartless! You’re a bastard born to a bitch! Damn your family!"
This time, Kong Tianlu didn’t wait for her to finish cursing and directly hung up the call. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novｅlfire.net
Upon hearing the busy signal from the phone, Tang Yue let out a dry howl, then angrily smashed her phone on the ground, breaking it into pieces, as she collapsed sideways onto the bench and buried her head, sobbing uncontrollably.