Reborn to outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight

Chapter 1158: Married the Wrong Man

Yu Mei learned about the family’s bankruptcy while she was out shopping for luxury items with colleagues.

At the next moment, when she tried to pay, the transaction couldn’t be processed.

Yu Mei felt utterly embarrassed and went back home to question her parents.

Only then did her parents tell her that after she spread rumors about Lin Zhiyi in high school, Third Young Master of the Gong Family had warned their family.

That’s why her parents had forced her to apologize in public.

She thought this matter had ended there.

Who would have thought that Yu Mei’s family business would decline year after year, barely holding on until her college graduation.

In order to help Yu Mei find a good husband, the last of the family’s money was spent on getting her a job.

After all, the fashion industry is full of wealthy people.

Yu Mei wasn’t unattractive, and marrying a rich man wouldn’t be difficult.

After understanding this, Yu Mei couldn’t figure out what qualifications Lin Zhiyi had to get Third Young Master involved.

Her parents told her that Lin Zhiyi’s mother married Second Master Gong, so Lin Zhiyi was somewhat related to the Gong Family.

Again, it all came back to Lin Zhiyi.

Yu Mei never liked Lin Zhiyi, not just because she was pretty, but also because of her personality.

Too quiet.

When they were causing a ruckus, she stayed calm, appearing above it all.

In high school, Yu Mei loved to play and make trouble, being very rebellious.

She didn’t like anyone more special than herself, so she picked on Lin Zhiyi.

It started with small provocations.

Who knew she’d see Lin Zhiyi get into an older man’s car?

Yu Mei originally just wanted to see Lin Zhiyi flustered, but didn’t expect her to fight back.

Forcing her to be humiliated in public.

Later, her family went bankrupt because of Lin Zhiyi.

Yu Mei held a grudge, but she had no time for revenge then.

She needed to plan for her future.

Plus, with so much negative news about Lin Zhiyi online, Yu Mei thought she’d fall from grace sooner or later.

So she focused on herself.

After careful selection, she chose the newly appointed deputy director, now her husband.

Her colleagues said he was specially recruited from abroad, and his family was wealthy overseas.

Yu Mei made it her mission to get close to him.

He fell for her charms, and soon, she was pregnant.

Relying on her pregnancy, she married him.

She thought she could become a wealthy lady but discovered his wealth was just a facade.

He came from an ordinary family, earning scholarships to study abroad.

He interned with a good magazine abroad.

By surrounding himself with celebrities, he gained many opportunities to enter high society.

Step by step, he entered the domestic fashion scene.

Very inspirational.

He seemed like a capable man.

Success seemed inevitable.

Yu Mei thought so too when she first learned the truth.

This man could make money, had connections, and would only get more prosperous.

At least better than her bankrupt family.

But after more contact, her husband indeed used to be hardworking and ambitious.

For ordinary people, he was undeniably successful.

But in the face of true wealth, he was insignificant.

To enter the wealthy circle, even fifty years wouldn’t guarantee success.

He was also dissatisfied with his inability to climb the social ladder, so he resorted to unconventional means.

He was good at charming wealthy women.

Skipping over twenty years of hard work to reach his current position.

But as long as the madame wasn’t impressed, his position wasn’t secure.

But Yu Mei was already married and pregnant.

She could only pin her hopes on him; at least with him, she had reached her current position.

Externally, they seemed like a harmonious couple.

Whenever her husband got too handsy with women in private, she turned a blind eye, even helping him handle it.

She thought once her husband became a director, she could also get promoted.

But unfortunately, all her dreams were shattered.

Her husband was forced to resign due to sexual harassment allegations, and she was ridiculed at work.

It was just then that she saw Lin Zhiyi, accomplished and successful.

Even though Lin Zhiyi hadn’t posted any family photos on social media.

Her words conveyed the happiness of a married woman.

But why did Lin Zhiyi deserve such happiness?

Yu Mei decided to conduct an exclusive interview with Lin Zhiyi.

She wanted to expose Lin Zhiyi’s hypocrisy.

Unexpectedly, she became a laughingstock.

At this point, the elevator doors opened.

Her mother-in-law’s nagging, her child’s crying, the elevator’s loud descending noise.

Even swiping her fingerprint became extremely difficult for Yu Mei.

As soon as the door opened, a wave of alcohol smell wafted out.

Her mother-in-law pushed past her to reach her son.

"Son, son, what’s happened to you?"

"All because of this jinx, Yu Mei. Since you married her, nothing has gone right."

Yu Mei didn’t have time to retort; she collided with the shoe cabinet, hitting her forehead against the wall hook.

The pain was unbearable, driving her past her limits.

She threw her bag to the floor.

"Enough of this! How is it my fault your son ended up like this? He was caught for sexual harassment at work. I’ve spent a lot of money protecting his reputation. I’m the one supporting him!"

"If there’s a jinx, it’s him! It’s his crooked path that led to this. I’ve had terrible luck! Useless!"

At the mention of "useless," the man on the couch jumped up.

He slapped Yu Mei across the face.

"You bitch! Don’t think I don’t know how you chased after me. Don’t think I don’t know your mind. Isn’t it because your family went bankrupt, and you wanted to find a rich man? Those matters with other women, didn’t you know? And you kept quiet? Now you shout at me? What are you?"

Yu Mei collapsed onto the floor, and her child cried in fear.

Her mother-in-law hugged the child disapprovingly, scolding Yu Mei: "Look at you, causing trouble all day long."

Yu Mei took a deep breath: "Fine, let’s divorce then. Let’s see if you still have wine to drink without me. Everyone says I’ve used his money, but he’s earned so much, and most of it’s with you. When he got into trouble, what did you do?"

"You... you want to drive me to death, don’t you?"

The old woman claimed she was being driven to death, but at the mention of divorce and supporting her son, her arrogance weakened.

The old lady was shrewd.

She knew her son was in a bad spot, and if Yu Mei divorced, she couldn’t bear the disgrace.

Besides, she couldn’t part with her grandson.

With the money in her hands, having Yu Mei earn to support her son was fine.

Yu Mei angrily said, "If you don’t want to be driven to death, stop harassing me. I’m very upset now."

With that, she rubbed her face and turned into the bedroom.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Mei opened the computer and began writing a new article.

She believed that with years of going through ups and downs, she could succeed.

...

Lin Zhiyi watched the lively activity in the high school group chat with mixed feelings.

The group had been active after graduation, but as college life became more engaging, everyone stopped talking.

Except for sending New Year greetings to the homeroom teacher.

No matter how high school was, the homeroom teacher had always treated them well, and they’d never forgotten that.

So when the suggestion for a reunion came up, Lin Zhiyi agreed.

She knew they were curious, but her main goal was to visit their homeroom teacher together.

The homeroom teacher would surely be delighted to see them all together.

But there was a tricky matter.

Lin Zhiyi put down her phone and approached Gong Chen: "Husband, I have a problem."