Li Xun returned home exhausted. He couldn't resist drinking a bottle of wine, and felt a burning sensation in his abdomen.
He felt extremely unwell after drinking on an empty stomach.
So, unusually, he didn't cook and just lay on the sofa, half-asleep.
When Zhao Aihua and Li Jihai returned, the room reeked of alcohol and had a foul odor.
Li Jihai stared at Li Xun in shock. In his memory, Li Xun had never been so dejected.
Zhao Aihua rolled her eyes in disgust and pulled Li Jihai outside: "Let's go out to eat!"
Li Ji was still very worried about Li Xun and hesitated whether to leave. Zhao Aihua pulled him and said, "Eat early and come back early."
Li Jihai quickly pleaded, "Bring one for my dad."
Zhao Aihua really didn't want to give Guan Lixun any help; she had already received a call from her older brother, Zhao Junchen, this morning.
So they also learned that Li Xun was keeping a beautiful mistress in her twenties, and that he had told her that once Zhao Dayong died, he would divorce Zhao Aihua and marry his mistress.
Zhao Aihua was so angry that her chest ached, but she didn't want her son to know about it, so she nodded perfunctorily and pulled Li Jihai outside.
The two went to a nearby state-run restaurant for a big meal. After the meal, Li Jihai wanted to order two more dishes for Li Xun to take back, but Zhao Aihua stopped him.
"Don't bring it. Your dad has been suspended without pay. Our family's financial situation won't be as good as before, so we should save where we can."
As she spoke, she borrowed two lunchboxes from someone at the state-run restaurant. The restaurant waiter was her friend and was very easy to talk to.
She shoveled the leftovers into a lunchbox, and her friend, watching from the side, asked curiously, "What's wrong? Do you have a pet?"
Zhao Aihua said coldly, "Pack it up for my family to eat."
Her friend looked at Zhao Aihua with some shock, but ultimately said nothing. The Zhao family lived very close to the state-run restaurant, so her friend had heard that Li Xun was keeping a mistress.
It seems to be true, otherwise Zhao Aihua wouldn't have treated Li Xun like that.
After Zhao Aihua brought Li Jihai home, she threw the large bag of food on the coffee table and left without saying a word.
Looking at the unconscious Li Xun, Li Jihai couldn't help but sigh. He went to the kitchen to get a bowl and chopsticks, and filled a bowl with leftover rice, then called Li Xun to get up and eat.
Li Xun woke up groggily and found that Li Jihai was calling him to eat. His stomach was cramping, so he struggled to get up and started eating haphazardly.
After finishing his meal, he put down his chopsticks and collapsed onto the sofa again, prompting Li Jihai to sigh.
His dad was suspended without pay, so he must be in a bad mood. He'll probably cheer up after a while.
Without thinking too much, he finished cleaning up the dishes and took them to the kitchen to wash.
The Li family was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere, and Li Jihai also felt inexplicably depressed.
However, Lu Qing was unaware of all this. She pretended to go to work as if nothing had happened, but as soon as she arrived at Qiaoning Clothing Store, her boss approached her.
"Lu Qing, I'll give you two months' salary. You don't need to come in tomorrow!"
The boss had a cold expression, with a wary look in his eyes.
This morning someone hinted to him to fire Lu Qing.
This was someone he couldn't afford to offend, so even though Lu Qing had generated a lot of profit for him, he still had to reluctantly fire her.
Lu Qing was taken aback: "Boss, what did I do wrong?"
The boss stared at her with a stern face, his tone unfriendly, and said, "Don't you know what you've done?"
Lu Qing froze. She had only done one outrageous thing: become Li Xun's mistress.
It was obvious that someone wanted to cut off her source of income. Although Li Xun did not expose her, Zhao Aihua had already found out her identity and was taking steps to deal with her.
Lu Qing was startled and trembled violently. She still vividly remembered what happened to her when she became Shen Xuwen's mistress.
Shen Xuwen made vows of eternal love to her, but after she was truly humiliated, Shen Xuwen disappeared. She tried calling him and going to his house to look for him, but she couldn't reach him.
Even now, she can still recall the despair she felt back then. It was clearly the two of them who had questionable conduct, but in the end, she was the only one who bore the brunt of it all.
She took a deep breath, knowing she couldn't just sit and wait to die; she had to run.
With that in mind, she immediately returned to her house in Kyoto after receiving two months' salary.
She quickly put the house up for sale; she needed to sell it as soon as possible, cash out, and run away.
Meanwhile, she quickly packed her things. She learned her lesson and knew that money was still useful in critical moments. Unlike when she was an actress, she didn't buy herself luxury goods like crazy. Instead, she saved most of her money.
If she sells this house, she can raise 100,000 yuan, which is a large sum of money. She can then move to another city and live a stable life on her own.
Fortunately, although the house was small, it was in a good location, and soon people started inquiring about it. Lu Qing was in a hurry to get away, so she quickly negotiated a price and went to complete the transfer procedures.
After the formalities were completed, the other party paid in cash, totaling 75,000 yuan.
Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, counted all the money, and after confirming that everything was correct, she hurriedly left with the money. By then, it was already completely dark.
She had no choice but to go back to her house first, and the next morning she lined up early to deposit the money.
She picked up all her luggage and went straight to the bank to deposit the money, but after the bank staff checked the money with a money counter, they pushed 75,000 yuan back to Lu Qing.
"These are all counterfeit bills. Where did you get them?"
The bank manager questioned him coldly.
Lu Qing's mind went blank for a moment: "It can't be the money I got from selling the house just now."
The bank manager continued, "Then you should call the police right away, this money is all fake!"
Lu Qing felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her mind was filled with the sensation of countless fireworks exploding in an instant.
She put away the 75,000 yuan, ran out of the bank in one breath, and stumbled into the nearby police station.
"I want to report this to the police. Someone bought my house but paid with counterfeit money!"
Lu Qing grabbed a policeman and shouted, her voice trembling with tears.
The police officer was taken aback and immediately asked her, "Did you bring the counterfeit money?"
Lu Qing handed the counterfeit money to the police. After taking it and carefully examining it, the police found that it was indeed counterfeit.
They couldn't help but frown, because there weren't many people using counterfeit money these days; in fact, it was rare.
Lu Qing has encountered a swindler, and a swindler with a very powerful background.
The police immediately asked her what the swindler looked like, what his name was, and the exact location of the house she was selling.
After clarifying the situation, the police will investigate and ask her to wait at the police station for the time being.
She waited at the police station all day, until it was almost dark when the police officer who went to investigate returned with a livid face.
They coldly questioned Lu Qing: "Are you sure the person who bought your house is named Li Huade?"
Lu Qing nodded hurriedly: "Yes, it's her. Have you found her?"
The police officer's face was even more gloomy than before. He stared at her for a long time before saying, "Where did you get the money to buy that house?"
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