The well-rested Huang Jing, upon waking up, grabbed her phone to check if there were any inexplicable messages.
Surprisingly, it was very quiet, with no annoying messages coming in, "Have they given up?"
"It figures, Huang Lei is not a patient person."
She’s impulsive, and after her impulse fades, she doesn’t feel like making a fuss, especially when no one pays her any attention.
As for why Huang Lei suddenly lost her temper, the reason was obvious—it was all because she found out I was planning to buy a house in Shencheng.
When Huang Lei’s and Huang Lixin’s spouses canceled their plans to buy a house in Shencheng, and then I turned around and decided to buy one, was Huang Lei going to be happy?
All I can say is, it’s a good thing they don’t know I’m preparing to buy a three-bedroom house, otherwise, I wouldn’t want to imagine how they’d react.
As for not mentioning it, it’s not that I want to keep a low profile, but once I truly bring it up, Huang Lei would certainly urge Huang Lixin and the others to say that as a single person, I have no need for a three-bedroom house and the like.
In any case, once the house matter is settled, the purchase contract is signed, and the down payment is paid, Huang Lixin and his wife can only be dumbfounded when they find out.
However, since Huang Lei wants to study abroad, as her sister, although I can’t offer financial support, I can help in other ways.
For example, I can provide the steps needed for studying abroad, and of course, I should inquire about good IELTS classes.
Don’t even ask about Huang Lei, I know her English is probably all returned to her teacher by now, so a beginner’s class is necessary.
As for how Huang Lei will react when she finds out, I’m sorry, but I honestly don’t care.
If she has to be angry, then it’s her own fault for not studying hard in the first place. Would things be now if she had made an effort to study?
After arriving at work, Huang Jing asked several colleagues who had returned from studying abroad, as well as those whose children were preparing to study abroad, about what documents were needed and where the best IELTS preparation could be found.
When everyone learned Huang Jing was inquiring about this, their first thought was whether she wanted to study abroad herself.
Huang Jing quickly explained, "I don’t want to study abroad, what would I do abroad? I need to work."
"I’m just fine staying at the grassroots level."
It’s not that I don’t want to move up the ladder, but moving up is so exhausting. For now, I’ll just endure it, hang in there for a few years, pay off the mortgage, meet the years of service for the company, and then cut straight to the chase and briskly go work abroad.
"Right, isn’t your focus supposed to be on preparing for marriage?" someone casually said.
A colleague pulled the speaker aside, knowing even without the details that Huang Jing had already broken up with her boyfriend; otherwise, why would she move near the company?
What’s more important, on non-overtime weekends, she was always with Xia Ke, Though they were known to be good friends, it was not common for them to spend weekends together in the past.
If this wasn’t considered a breakup, it was hard to tell what else could be.
The reminded individual could not help but chuckle awkwardly, "Sorry about that."
As for why they broke up, there were many reasons, but one probable excuse found for Huang Jing was that she was too busy with work and had no time for her partner.
Then she initiated the breakup, because being too busy with work is a common issue leading to breakups in IT companies.
After all, why do many male IT workers prefer not to marry female IT workers? They worry that if their partner also refuses to quit or switch to an easier job, what then?
If that happens, the home truly becomes just a hotel, and if a child is born, there’s no one to care for it. In short, there are many problems, so it’s better to find a partner with a more relaxed job from the start.
"It’s okay." A breakup due to being busy with work is definitely better than being accused of stealing someone’s partner.
"About that, I have some siblings who plan to study abroad, I’ll help you inquire," said a person, remembering the question Huang Jing had asked and immediately finding the perfect apology gift.
As the person hurried away, Huang Jing wanted to say there was no rush, she truly wasn’t in such a hurry.
Although she didn’t know how the information gathering was going, she also knew that no matter how detailed the information was, Huang Lei wouldn’t take it seriously, let alone follow the steps outlined in it to apply and proceed.
Anyway, she would prepare such a piece of information principally for Huang Lixin and Zhang Xiaoya to see; Huang Lei was just incidental.
If Huang Lei suffered a significant setback with going abroad in the future, she couldn’t be blamed, as Huang Jing had inquired sincerely and prepared thick documentation.
Huang Jing felt that considering Huang Lei’s character of always looking for others to solve her problems, she knew that this time Huang Lei would probably find one of those agencies that definitely send students abroad.
While she didn’t know which university Huang Lei would end up attending, she knew the cost would definitely not be low.
The exorbitant fees, plus several years of tuition and living expenses, made Huang Jing even more convinced that this information was necessary to compile, saving a lot of trouble and a considerable amount of money.
When Xia Ke asked Huang Jing out for lunch at noon, "Is Huang Lei preparing to study abroad?"
"I thought she was getting married?" Xia Ke was stunned to hear the news.
If it weren’t for the risk of chat records lingering in the backend, she would have asked earlier.
"Is she planning to have a child abroad under the pretext of studying?"
Indeed, many people aim to study abroad and then have children in a foreign country to directly obtain a green card.
"The child was aborted."
"The wedding is off," said Huang Jing, simply stating the outcome.
What? The child was aborted, the wedding is off? "Broke up?" Xia Ke was shocked, staring blankly at Huang Jing.
Huang Jing hummed an affirmative, "I just found out yesterday."
Xia Ke responded, "No wonder it was so sudden.
"But that doesn’t make sense," Xia Ke felt there was a problem, "Didn’t she go through a lot of trouble to snatch Ho Zhen away? Why would they break up before making it to the wedding?"
"And to ruin her own reputation in the process?" Xia Ke really didn’t know what to say.
"And would that scumbag be content?"
After all, it was a relationship that many had invested a lot in, and one would think there would be a lot of dissatisfaction.
"She did resign, and she is not going back; they’ve already replaced her."
"Moreover, when she left, she made sure to ridicule them quite a bit."
Huang Jing remembered Huang Lei’s words when she resigned, which were filled with smug satisfaction, and couldn’t help but feel speechless.
Knowing Huang Lei must have felt she was unduly oppressed at work, she wanted to vent her frustrations thoroughly upon resigning.
With such a daughter, Huang Lixin truly had it tough—an offspring ready to hold him back at every turn.