dkrc Chapter 25 Don't Hang Yourself on One Married Woman
Chapter 25 Don't Hang Yourself on One Married Woman
Durian mille-feuille, 6 inches in size, with half a pound of durian pulp thickly piled in the layers, and topped with pistachio milk puffs and chocolate butter crisps in the middle.
The item costing only a few dozen yuan deeply moved Shen Wanrou.
"Thank you... How did you know I like durian?"
Shen Wanrou cut a piece and handed it to Zhou Lang first.
Zhou Lang pointed to the phone on the table: "I looked at your WeChat Moments and Douyin, that's my guess."
Shen Wanrou turned her head to the side, pretending to smooth the hair at her temples with her hand, but actually gently wiping away the tiny teardrops from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips.
"Thank you so much. Actually, the company gave us a birthday gift today, a cake card worth two hundred yuan."
Shen Wanrou said softly, "It's just that when I think about how my mother is still receiving treatment, and that person still owes a lot of money and is planning to default on the debt, these past two mornings when I open my eyes, I feel like everything around me is gloomy, and I can't see any way out for the future..."
She felt unworthy of enjoying such "refinement," and for her, even spending two hundred dollars on a cake card seemed like a luxury and a waste.
"I sold the cake voucher for cash, and I never expected you would send me one..."
"Sister-in-law," Zhou Lang said, "so now that everything's alright, you should be happy."
"You've gotten rid of a huge burden; you're no longer bound by a marriage that exists in name only."
"From now on, I must live a more colorful life than before the divorce. Life will get better soon after I leave this jerk."
"Yes, that's how it is." Shen Wanrou nodded gently. "When I got married, I was young and my parents were in poor health. They kept urging me to get married and have a child as soon as possible. They really wanted three generations to live together."
Without much consideration, she married someone she was settling for, and suffered constant setbacks after marriage.
Zhou Lang looked up and glanced at the money-power prism above Shen Wanrou's head.
Name: Shen Wanrou
[Money Power: Store Malfunction (Prism)]
[Effect: Every two days, you will encounter items with extremely unusual prices.]
[Status: Inactive, 66.7% chance of becoming your girlfriend]
Compared to the beginning, the probability has increased by more than 40%.
Zhou Lang's interest in Shen Wanrou's financial power was not so much covetous as it seemed, but he certainly coveted it.
Zhou Lang had already experienced firsthand the power of the first two prismatic banknotes.
If we compare the money abilities of the Gold tier, such as Ling Yuanyuan's [Heavenly Coins], the Gold money ability tends to directly shower money, while the Prism Money ability, in addition to the wealth shown on the account data, also comes with additional effects.
Michelle's "Draw Your Sword!" is a swimming pool and gym that can heal minor injuries and illnesses. This ability, which seems to transcend the real world, becomes increasingly precious as one gets older.
Tian Wei's "entirely reliant on agility" only resulted in her owning a 10% stake in a used car dealership, but Zhou Lang became the de facto controller of the Speedsters.
As long as it's not an outrageously expensive supercar, Zhou Lang can drive any luxury car under three million, achieving a level of car ownership freedom comparable to that of a billionaire.
There's also a chance to be rewarded with a brand new model when driving a used car.
Although it has never been triggered yet, once it is, it means getting a new car worth millions.
It is incredibly attractive.
Therefore, Zhou Lang secretly hoped to spend more time with Shen Wanrou. If he could activate her Prism [Shop Malfunction], he believed it would significantly boost his wealth level.
Given the reliability of the money-power system, other amazing opportunities may emerge, who knows?
As for their final relationship, will it be like Michelle Yim or Tin Wai's – a "fake girlfriend" relationship, or will it take off with the added bonus of being "the enemy's wife" and the fake relationship becoming real...?
Zhou Lang will take things one step at a time, and it mainly depends on Shen Wanrou's wishes.
Because of the existence of the money-power system, Zhou Lang knew that he was destined not to put all his eggs in one basket again.
He's past the age of teenage romance and has never experienced unrequited love. He also dislikes the kind of dramatic, life-or-death love stories.
I have no obsession with "only wanting one person's heart" or "one person for life".
With money and leisure, living life to the fullest, and driven by the money-power system, Zhou Lang was convinced that he would have to learn more from several famous predecessors in the future.
For example, the renowned scholar Ji Xianlin wrote in his diary when he was young: "I have no other hope in this life, I only hope to sleep with more women..."
Some people say that the handwritten character 曰 is actually “同”, and the meaning is similar...
So even if he eventually gets to marry Shen Wanrou, this divorced wife and former sister-in-law, he still has other types of girlfriends, like the pure and innocent Xiao Chunu, to unlock one by one...
……
Zhou Lang and Shen Wanrou quickly finished eating and turned on the TV, but no one was watching, so it just served as background noise. The two sat facing each other and continued chatting.
During this time, Zhou Lang received a phone call, and under Shen Wanrou's gaze, his expression immediately became strange.
Shen Wanrou instinctively wanted to avoid overhearing their private conversation, so she got up and went back to her bedroom to avoid it.
Zhou Lang stood up, tugged at her wrist, and gestured for her to sit down.
He simply turned on speakerphone.
The voice on the other end of the phone was a slightly drunk, unfamiliar woman: "Hello, I happened to see your number for moving your car, and I mustered up the courage to bother you..."
Shen Wanrou looked on with curiosity, her fingers interlaced and her palms pressed together to support her chin, watching with interest as she quietly observed how Zhou Lang would handle the situation.
Zhou Lang, having nothing better to do, casually asked, "Phone number for moving the car? Which one is it, an RS6, a SU7 Ultra, a Tank, or a Bentley?"
Upon hearing the long list of car names that sounded like a menu, the person on the other end paused for a moment, then became even more excited and thrilled.
"It's the Bentley! Um... I just graduated this year, I'm 21 years old, 1.6 meters tall, and weigh 44 kilograms. I'd say I'm pretty with makeup, a 6 out of 10 without. My friends all say I'm quite pretty."
"My mother is a businesswoman; she owns a shop in Shushui. My father also works in Shushui; he works in a local government office."
"Excuse me, could I treat you to a meal so we can get to know each other?"
Shen Wanrou covered her mouth and chuckled from across the table, while Zhou Lang shrugged helplessly at her.
Then, Zhou Lang said into the phone, "Did you call as soon as you saw the call? What if I'm a middle-aged, balding, pot-bellied man with several mistresses?"
The person on the other end hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly explained, "This is the first time I've called like this. Um... once when you drove to Wanda Plaza, I saw you get out of your car. You seemed so young, had such a great presence, and were incredibly handsome..."
"I'm having dinner with a beautiful woman," Zhou Lang said, glancing at Shen Wanrou. "Don't call again."
After saying that, Zhou Lang hung up the phone and blocked the number.
Shen Wanrou lightly touched her chin with her finger and joked, "Why don't we continue chatting? What if she really is as she said, a little beauty?"
"You're describing the quality of your makeup after you've done it?" Zhou Lang laughed. "That's comparable to the alcohol content of the liquor sold by Gazi."
"Besides, didn't I already say I was having dinner with a beautiful woman?"
"No way, I'm not a beauty at all."
"Sister-in-law, you're too modest. Your ex-husband's only redeeming quality was his good eye for choosing wives. Oh, of course, he completely lost his taste shortly after the marriage and didn't even know how to cherish her."
Shen Wanrou's tone was noticeably less enthusiastic than before as she said, "With your excellent qualities, tall and handsome appearance, you really should find a young, beautiful girl who excels in every way."
"Then let's look for someone like this stunning beauty," Zhou Lang laughed. "Sister-in-law, if you had a younger sister..."
Zhou Lang stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.
It seems that Shen Wanrou really does have a younger sister who's in college...