The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang went to the publishing house early in the morning and signed a publishing contract with the editor. He was busy until noon.

The publishing house attaches great importance to "Those Stories about the Ming Dynasty" because of its high online click-through rate and subscriptions. The publisher plans to sell 300,000 copies of the first volume.

At noon, the editor wanted to invite Wang Gang to dinner, but he refused.

Wang Gang still needs to find a house and really doesn't want to socialize.

After having a bowl of noodles for lunch, Wang Gang went to an agency near his workplace to rent a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.

The place where he lives now is not only old and small, but also far from his workplace. It takes him two hours to commute every day. The only advantage is that the rent is cheap.

In the past, Shen Lei had low material desires and felt that having a roof over his head was enough. He did not have high requirements for food and accommodation, and Xie Meilan often had conflicts with him because of this.

Wang Gang is not Shen Lei after all. He has money and has no reason to put himself in a difficult position. As for buying a house, he has not considered it for the time being. He will wait until the sales of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" increase and he gets a share of the royalties.

The agent recommended three houses, and Wang Gang fell in love with a 100-square-meter two-bedroom, one-living room house at first sight. The community environment was good and the decoration was new, but the rent was yuan.

Wang Gang bargained down to 14,000 and then signed the contract.

After renting the house, Wang Gang moved in immediately. He went straight home to pack his things and called a Huolala.

When Xie Meilan arrived home, she found several boxes in the living room and Wang Gang was packing his clothes.

"What are you doing?" Xie Meilan felt a pang in her heart and asked Wang Gang.

"I have already rented a house and will move in today." Wang Gang put the key to the current house on the table and said:
"I only took my own clothes. I didn't take anything else. Do you want to check it?"

Xie Meilan took out a document from her bag with a dark face and said to Wang Gang: "No need, I have prepared the divorce agreement, you sign it!"

Wang Gang raised his eyebrows, put down the clothes in his hand, took the divorce agreement and read it carefully.

"Huh? You don't want anything! You want to leave the house with nothing?" Wang Gang was surprised to find that the divorce agreement drafted by Xie Meilan was extremely unfavorable to him.

Xie Meilan said: "We don't have a house or a car, and we only have less than 100,000 yuan in savings. I have seen you spend money and effort on my mother in the past few months. After the divorce, all the family property will be given to you as my compensation."

Wang Gang said with a smile: "Compensation? You are now with a rich man, so you don't care about the melons and dates at home?"

Xie Meilan said with a sullen face: "I'll say it again, Mr. Lu and I have nothing wrong. I also know that you have paid a lot for me over the years, and you deserve that money."

Wang Gang stopped worrying about compensation and asked, "Have you thought about the child?"

Xie Meilan shook her head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. Having a child will have a huge impact on my career and future."

Wang Gang said: "If you think 500,000 is not enough, I can add some."

Xie Meilan suddenly became angry and asked, "Why do you insist on having this child?"

Wang Gang sighed: "After all, this is the bloodline of the Shen family, and it is also an innocent life."

Xie Meilan's breathing stagnated and her anger eased slightly.

"You have to consider me too. If I give birth to this child, I will be a woman who is married for the second time and has a child." Xie Meilan said.

"You don't have to worry about the child after it's born. I will raise him and won't delay you." Wang Gang assured: "If you are worried, we can sign a document."

The reason why Wang Gang wanted this child was that he wanted to leave a descendant for the Shen family. He didn't know when he would leave, and with this child, Wang Gang would feel at ease when he left.

"I need to think about it again." Xie Meilan was a little shaken, and recalled the words of Lu Jie and Wang Gang in her mind.

"I respect your decision, but please respect mine too. No matter what decision you make, you must tell me first."

Wang Gang signed the divorce agreement without hesitation, packed up his last piece of clothing, and said, "I'll move out tonight. If you have any questions, we'll contact each other by phone."

After saying that, Wang Gang carried boxes of clothes downstairs. Xie Meilan watched the whole process, but did not help or say anything.

When there was only one person left in the house, Xie Meilan could no longer hold back her tears. It was impossible for her to remain indifferent as the relationship of more than ten years came to an end.

After feeling sad for a while, Xie Meilan cheered up. She felt a little hungry and prepared to eat something, only to find that there was nothing in the house except some instant noodles.

In the past, Xie Meilan didn’t have to worry about three meals a day, because Shen Lei would prepare meals for her every time she got home from get off work.

Now that Wang Gang is gone, she has to live alone.

Xie Meilan rolled up her sleeves and prepared to eat some noodles. At this time, Lu Jie called and Xie Meilan answered the phone without thinking much.

"Meilan, I have ordered dinner, please open the door."

"Mr. Lu, how do you know my home address?" Xie Meilan asked in surprise.

"The company has your information." Lu Jie said with a smile.

Xie Meilan opened the door and found a young man standing at the door with a bag in his hand. The logo on the outer packaging showed that it was a well-known restaurant.

The delivery guy put the food on the table and left.

"Meilan, I ordered some of your favorite food. Eat it while it's hot." Lu Jie said gently.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Xie Meilan said with emotion.

"You're welcome." Lu Jie changed the subject and asked, "Did Shen Lei sign the divorce agreement?"

"It's signed. We agreed to go through the paperwork in two days. There is a 30-day cooling-off period for divorce."

"Okay." Lu Jie smiled and said, "My house is ready. You can move in anytime."

This time, Xie Meilan did not refuse Lu Jie's kindness and said that she would pack up after dinner.

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After Wang Gang moved into his new home, he officially moved in and sent a message to his sister Shen Lin to tell her the address of his new home.

Shen Lin called after a while.

"Xiao Lei, you moved, why didn't I hear you mention it?"

"Sister, I just rented a new house today. I'd like to invite you and your brother-in-law to come over and visit me later."

"No, why do you want to move just like that? What about Meilan? Does she agree too?" Shen Lin asked in surprise.

Wang Gang hesitated for a moment, but still said to Shen Lin: "Xie Meilan and I have officially signed the divorce agreement."

"What? You really divorced!" Shen Lin screamed, startling Na Wei.

Na Wei drove his daughter back into the house, handed his youngest son to the nanny, rushed to Shen Lin, and leaned close to the phone.

"Shen Lei, what's wrong with you? Divorce is such a big deal, but you didn't even discuss it with your family. Do your parents know about it?" Shen Lin asked unhappily.

"I haven't told you yet. I'm preparing for Zixuan's first birthday party and will go back to my hometown to tell my parents in person." Wang Gang explained.

"Just go ahead and see how your parents will deal with you." Shen Lin said angrily.

"Sister, in fact, Xie Meilan has been planning to divorce for a long time, and it was she who drafted the divorce agreement. Our marriage has long been dead in name only." Wang Gang said.

"Is there really no room for redemption? After all, we've been in a relationship for more than ten years, how can it just end like that!" Shen Lin said regretfully.

"Sister, whether the shoes fit you or not is something only you know. Xie Meilan and I have considered it carefully and are not impulsive."

"Alright! Whatever you want, I can't control you anyway."

Shen Lin hung up the phone angrily, and Na Wei quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, Shen Lei is 30 years old and has his own considerations. As his sister, do you still want to take care of him for the rest of his life?"

Shen Lin said unhappily: "What do you know? Xiao Lei's divorce is his second marriage."

"Xiao Lei is so well-off, why should he be afraid of a second marriage?" Na Wei said with a smile, "Don't people say that if the old doesn't go, the new won't come."

Shen Lin squinted at her husband and said, "Do you also want to replace my old one?"

"Speaking of Shen Lei's matter, how come it involves me again? You wouldn't dare to do that even if you had ten guts!"

"Who knows if you have red flags flying high at home and colorful flags flying high outside?"

"How is that possible? I am loyal to my wife, and heaven and earth can bear witness to that." Na Wei swore to the heavens. (End of this chapter)