The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang and Li Xiaoyue stayed for two hours, sorting out all the details of the first birthday party and the housewarming party before leaving.

When Li Xiaoyue walked, she was holding a notebook, her mind full of the plan for the first birthday party. She seemed extremely serious, and Wang Gang was afraid that she would fall while walking.

Shen Lin closed the door and said to her husband Na Wei: "What's wrong with Shen Lei recently? He wants to get a divorce and resign. I feel like he's acting a little bit crazy."

While holding his son, Na Wei said: "It must be because of the divorce. You don't know your brother. He seems calm and indifferent on the surface, but he actually loves Xie Meilan terribly."

Shen Lin said with a dark face: "Why don't I talk to Xie Meilan."

Na Wei shook his head and said, "Since Shen Lei doesn't want you to interfere, then don't mess around."

"What do you mean by messing around!" Shen Lin said angrily: "He is my only brother. Am I going to watch him get divorced?"

Na Wei advised: "Men all like to save face. If your brother knew that you had privately contacted Xie Meilan, he would definitely feel embarrassed."

Shen Lin hesitated slightly and said worriedly: "Then what should I do? Shen Lei is obviously not in a good state. I'm really afraid that he will ruin his job."

Na Wei said: "If you ask me, you should arrange a blind date for Shen Lei as soon as possible to distract him."

Shen Lin asked doubtfully: "Can it be possible?"

Na Wei smiled mysteriously and said, "Listen to me on this matter. I am also a man, and I know more about men's affairs than you do."

Shen Lin narrowed her eyes slightly and asked strangely: "What's the matter with men?"

Na Wei was startled and interrupted: "What I mean is to let Shen Lei meet more girls to dilute Xie Meilan's influence."

Shen Lin snorted: "Does your company have any girls of the right age?"

Na Wei took a deep breath and said, "I'll keep an eye out. You can also look around to see if there are any girls around you who are eligible for marriage."

Shen Lin took out her cell phone, opened the address book, and said distressedly: "I have been a housewife for five years, and my social circle is very narrow. I will talk to my former colleagues."

The couple sat down to discuss what kind of girl to introduce to Wang Gang, without even thinking of asking Wang Gang whether he wanted to go on a blind date.

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Wang Gang sent Li Xiaoyue to the subway station. Xie Meilan happened to call him and Wang Gang answered the call in front of Li Xiaoyue.

"I've moved out too. The original house has been given up. You paid the rent before, so I'll return it to you. I still have some of your things here. Do you want them?"

"What is it?" Wang Gang asked.

"They are all your old books and certificates. You only took your clothes when you left. I'll keep the rest for you." Xie Meilan said.

Wang Gang thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you now? I'll go get it."

Xie Meilan said: "All my things are at my new residence. I'll send you a message."

After Wang Gang hung up the phone, information came back quickly. He found out that Xie Meilan's current residence was in a high-end community near the CBD, and the rent was not cheap.

Li Xiaoyue had been listening, and waited until Wang Gang hung up before saying, "Go ahead if you have something to do! I'm going to the subway station anyway."

Wang Gang put away his phone and said, "It's nothing serious. I just happened to be on the subway with Xie Meilan, who wanted to show me the house she lives in now."

"Ah? Why?" Li Xiaoyue asked in surprise.

"Prove to me that she will live a better life without me." Wang Gang shrugged and said indifferently.

"Are you okay?" Li Xiaoyue asked carefully.

Wang Gang shook his head and said nonchalantly: "I have let go of Xie Meilan a long time ago, so it doesn't matter."

Li Xiaoyue looked at Wang Gang with a strange expression, feeling that he had changed too much in the past few months.

"Are you serious about resigning?" Li Xiaoyue suddenly asked.

"Of course." Wang Gang chatted as they walked: "I've long been tired of my current job." "It's not easy to pass the civil service exam. If you resign, you'll never be able to get in again. Have you thought it through?" Li Xiaoyue asked.

"You also think it's wrong for me to resign?" Wang Gang raised his eyebrows.

Li Xiaoyue quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I am not qualified."

Wang Gang laughed and said, "I thought you could understand me. Don't you fire your boss whenever you're not satisfied?"

Li Xiaoyue blushed and felt a little embarrassed.

"I hate working overtime, but I don't hate working," said Li Xiaoyue.

“I don’t hate my current job, I just feel it’s not suitable for me. I hate the constraints of the system.” Wang Gang explained:
"The most important thing is that I have a way to make money without working, so naturally I want to live more freely."

Li Xiaoyue enviously said: "You are talented and you can use your talent to make money, unlike ordinary people like me who can only work hard to make money."

Wang Gang said: "That can't be said. Everyone has their own areas of expertise. For example, you are very good at planning events, and I can't compare with you."

"That's not a talent." Li Xiaoyue said embarrassedly.

"You are good at drawing. You can even use your brush to outline my brother-in-law's opinions on the first birthday banquet. This is also a kind of talent." Wang Gang asked back:
"You think you like painting?"

Li Xiaoyue nodded and said, "I learned to paint when I was a child, but later I found that there were too many people who were better than me, so I gave up. When I was doing planning after work, I found that it was easier to draw a plan than to write it, and it was also easier for customers to accept it."

Wang Gang pulled out Li Xiaoyue's notebook and several sheets of drawing paper, all of which were plans she had drawn, including the venue layout for Na Zixuan's first birthday party.

"You are very talented in this area, and have a strong sense of space." Wang Gang pointed out a few places and said, "But if you add a few more strokes here, the sense of layering will be stronger."

"You also understand painting." Li Xiaoyue said in surprise.

"I know a little bit, a little bit." Wang Gang said modestly.

The two of them sat on the subway and chatted about painting. They didn't even notice the time passing. When Li Xiaoyue came to her senses, the subway had already arrived at the CBD.

"I'm leaving first. Remember to send me a message when you get home." Wang Gang said hello to Li Xiaoyue and then got off the subway.

Li Xiaoyue looked at Wang Gang's departing back, then took out the revised painting and became more and more satisfied the more she looked at it.

Wang Gang got off the subway and walked for about ten minutes before arriving at the gate of a high-end residential complex. Just as he was about to go in, he was stopped by the property security guard.

"Sir, where are you going?" the security guard asked politely.

"I'll go to Building 6." Wang Gang said.

"I'm sorry, the community has access control. You can't enter without an access card. Please ask your friend to come out and pick you up!"

Wang Gang was about to call Xie Meilan when a Land Rover stopped beside him.

"Mr. Shen, are you here to see Meilan?" Lu Jie stuck his head out and said.

Wang Gang narrowed his eyes and said to Lu Jie calmly: "Mr. Lu! You live here too."

Lu Jie smiled and said, "Let me take you in! I have an access card."

Wang Gang thought about it and got into the car.

The Land Rover drove into the community's underground parking lot and parked directly in the exclusive parking space for Building 6.

Lu Jie took Wang Gang upstairs in the elevator with ease, arrived at Xie Meilan's house, and then pressed the password to open the door.

When Xie Meilan saw Wang Gang and Lu Jie come in together, a trace of panic flashed across her face.

"I met Mr. Shen at the gate, and we came here together." Lu Jie said with a smile. (End of this chapter)