Ch 145: Those Who Betray Their Wives Will Never Prosper
“Even if we’re getting a divorce, I’m not leaving without anything. I worked so hard to start this factory, pouring my heart and soul into it. Do you think you can get something for nothing? Impossible.”
Qiao Hongping obviously realized that Gu Huilan wasn’t planning to leave him a way out. He guessed she had discovered his infidelity a long time ago and had set this trap.
If she still wanted to give him a chance, she wouldn’t have called so many people to watch him become the joke.
After figuring this out, he simply stopped trying to salvage the situation. Divorce was fine, but the factory had to be his. With such a large property, what was there to be afraid of in terms of a bad life? Money makes the world go round. He could marry a young and beautiful wife later; after all, he could still have children.
After marrying Gu Huilan, because of her good family background, he hadn’t dared to cross her for over a decade. He had had enough of this life, and divorce seemed quite good.
Hearing his words, Gu Huilan’s anger surged. If it weren’t for the Gu family’s support, could his business have been so successful? What was he? Why should they give him face?
“I gave you the money to build the factory, and I helped you get clients. You just ran around, and how did the factory become yours? Without the Gu family, do you think you’d have any face? Why would others buy into it? Besides, I also have management rights in this factory, it’s not just yours, Qiao Hongping. If the two of us couldn’t get along, even if you didn’t say anything, I would leave the factory to you. After all, there are more than ten years of marital relationship. But now you’ve committed infidelity and put drugs in my drinks. This isn’t just about money; you wanted my life.”
At this point, Gu Huilan’s eyes became even sharper.
“I originally just wanted you to leave without anything, but you’re being stubborn, so I can only send you to jail. Do you think I didn’t know about your infidelity? Do you think I was completely unaware of you drugging me for so long?”
Qiao Hongping’s eyes darted around; he didn’t expect Gu Huilan to know all this.
He had always been careful and cautious in his dealings. How did Gu Huilan find out?
Gu Jianjun and the others didn’t know about Qiao Hongping’s drugging. Hearing this explosive news, they couldn’t stay seated.
“Our Gu family’s people aren’t to be treated so shabbily. You just wait; this isn’t something that can be solved with just a divorce.”
Gu Jianjun stood up and went upstairs to make a phone call.
Qiao Hongping simply denied everything. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. The milk you drank every night was brought to you by the maid. I was only trying to do you a favor; I didn’t know that someone had put drugs in it.”
Gu Huilan suddenly laughed. “I only said my drinks, I didn’t say it was milk. How do you know it was the milk that was drugged?”
Qiao Hongping’s pupils shrank suddenly, and he stammered for a long time without being able to explain himself.
“It wasn’t me; it was her idea.”
Qiao Hongping blamed everything on Qiao Xuli, his ugly face exposed for all to see.
The commotion lasted late into the night. Even if they divorced and divided the property, they still had to go through the proper procedures. As for Qiao Hongping’s drugging, if there wasn’t conclusive evidence, it would be difficult to convict him.
The main thing was that Qiao Hongping used sleeping pills. While they are harmful to the body, the harm is not great, so it’s not considered poisoning.
However, in terms of dividing the property, even if they went to court, Qiao Hongping wouldn’t get a good deal.
After all, he was the one who committed infidelity first, and he was caught red-handed by the police officers. This was irrefutable evidence.
Shen Mingyue and the others returned home in the middle of the night. Gu Yuanzhou told her to go to bed quickly.
But Shen Mingyue couldn’t sleep. She was mainly angry. She had never seen such a shameless man without any sense of responsibility.
When things went wrong, he knew only to blame women. That was his only accomplishment.
Gu Huilan was really unlucky, giving ten years of her youth to this kind of person. Thankfully, her family was powerful. If it were an ordinary woman, who knows how badly she would have been bullied.
Therefore, women must be strong themselves; only then will they have a voice.
“Gu Yuanzhou, you saw what happened today, right? A man who wrongs his wife will have no luck. This Qiao Hongping probably won’t be able to turn things around. You can’t do this. Even if you become a high-ranking official later, you can’t forget your wife.”
Gu Yuanzhou chuckled. Was this a warning for him?
“Don’t worry, even if I wanted to look for someone, I’d need someone better than you, and I’ve never seen anyone more beautiful than you.”
Gu Yuanzhou could now say sweet words, but he was also telling the truth.
Shen Mingyue yawned, clearly tired. She mumbled a few more words before falling asleep.
As for Qiao Meiling and Qiao Zhidong, the siblings stayed at the Gu family’s eldest son’s family.
Although they didn’t know what happened, they already had a bad feeling.
The next day, Gu Huilan came to pick up the children and told them what happened.
Qiao Meiling was older and understood the implications, but her younger brother was still young and didn’t quite understand.
“Mom knows that this is unfair to you, but without a divorce, Mom feels like she’s being unfair to herself. In the future, even without him, Mom won’t let you lack anything; you’ll still be happy.”
Qiao Meiling was already closer to her mother and, knowing the truth, didn’t object.
“Mom, I support your choice. Love can’t tolerate a third party. Dad’s actions have not only hurt your heart but also ours. If you want to maintain this marriage for my brother and me, I would rather you get a divorce.”
Gu Huilan was naturally moved, turning her head and secretly reddening her eyes.
In those days, divorce was rare, and such incidents would be looked down upon. Ultimately, it was Gu Huilan’s ability that allowed her not to fear gossip.
As she left, Tian Shufang also comforted her sister-in-law, telling her to relax and not hold onto things. For women, their own health was the most important. If they encountered difficulties, the whole family would help.
Gu Huilan was naturally grateful and left with her two children.
When they returned, her parents-in-law were still there, sitting at the courtyard entrance and crying, yelling at the same time.
They asked everyone to judge fairly, saying that Gu Huilan was heartless, didn’t want to live this life, wanted to get rid of her son, and didn’t want to give him anything.
A crowd had already gathered, all watching the excitement.
Now, seeing Gu Huilan return, their eyes lit up.
“You heartless woman, divorce is divorce, give the factory to my son, the two children, we only want one, that money-losing child you can keep, Dongdong we have to take away.”
Wow, so they were here to grab the grandson.
Gu Huilan was also tough; without saying a word, she grabbed a nearby broom and hit her parents-in-law on the head.
“I was planning on just getting a divorce, but you’re still campaigning for your son. Everyone listen, since I’ve said it, I’m not ashamed. Qiao Hongping had an affair with the maid; yesterday he was caught naked in the room. I don’t want this man anymore; I, Gu Huilan, want a divorce.”
Everyone was astonished at this huge piece of gossip. Qiao Hongping usually appeared decent and gentlemanly, and his reputation in the compound was pretty good.
Unexpectedly, he had affairs at home. Appearances can be deceiving.
Qiao’s father and mother were running away while still trying to whitewash their son.
But Qiao Hongping was currently under investigation at the Public Security Bureau. Although he could get out, he would have to wait twenty-four hours.
Gu Huilan took the children home and, during this time, started a major cleanup at the factory.
She dismissed Qiao Hongping’s cronies, verified the accounts of the past few years in the finance department, and urgently convened a meeting.
Although some people were dissatisfied, Gu Huilan was a strong woman. Although she had slacked off a bit while raising children, her abilities were still there. Taking back the factory was just a matter of time.
When Qiao Hongping came out of the Public Security Bureau and returned to the factory, he found that the contents of his office had been thrown out, and several of his capable assistants had been dismissed.
In addition, Gu Huilan also discovered that he had embezzled funds. It turned out he had had an affair for a long time, using money from the finance department to register another company.
“Gu Huilan, do you have to be so ruthless? Even a dog will bite when cornered. Be careful of the consequences you can’t bear.”
Gu Huilan laughed. “Are you threatening me? Do you know what you’re doing? Do you think I’m a pushover? While I’m still willing to talk to you nicely, pack up and get out, otherwise I’ll kill you!”
The Gu family didn’t usually make trouble, but that didn’t mean they were afraid of trouble. Let alone someone like Qiao Hongping, who was penniless, even if he had a powerful background, as long as the Gu family had the intention, they could ruin him for life.
Qiao Hongping stared intently at Gu Huilan. “I can give up the children, they’re all yours, but you have to give me half of the company.”
Even now, he was still trying to bargain.
Gu Huilan’s hard slam of the door was his answer.
Qiao Hongping couldn’t swallow this, went to the office, and tried to instruct the employees to have a meeting, but the employees looked at each other, and no one moved.
Seeing this, Qiao Hongping was furious. In just one day, these fence-sitters had already defected.
He truly regretted it. If he had known the price of infidelity was so high, he would never have touched Qiao Xuli.
Without money, without fame or fortune, what’s the point of a man living?
Soon, Qiao Hongping thought of another way, which was to target the two children. So he left the company and hurried home.
Shen Mingyue naturally didn’t know any of this; she was currently at a school meeting.
After the final exams, summer vacation was coming. The school leaders asked everyone to hurry up and help the students focus on key points.
During the meeting, Shen Mingyue couldn’t help but glance at Zhou Xiaofei several times.
In just a few days, she had lost a lot of weight and looked like she hadn’t eaten.
However, Zhou Xiaofei no longer dared to cause trouble for her, she had learned her lesson.
Back in the classroom, Shen Mingyue selected key questions based on her judgment, encouraging students to review well, not to be stressed during the exam, and to simply perform to their abilities.
The students had great faith in their head teacher because in the previous mock exam, the entire class’s English scores had improved significantly.
Meanwhile, something unusual happened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.