After the Divorce, I Unlocked a Perfect Life

Hang City University of Finance and Economics, Dorm 4, Room 324.

"Hey, hey, hey, Junjun, wait a sec."

Li Yueting grabbed her bag and called out to Xu Yingjun, who was standing by the door.

"My brother’s minivan is usually used for hauling goods, so it might be a little dirty. Take a seat cushion so you don’t get your dress dirty."

"I brought tissues. I can just put those down."

Xu Yingjun was a typical southern girl, with a soft and gentle way of speaking.

Her features were delicate and well-defined, and her skin was flawless. She wore a cream-colored, embroidered dress with a button-up front, paired with little white shoes and socks. Even in flats, her figure looked incredibly tall and slender.

"Alright, then. Saves space, anyway," Li Yueting said.

Xu Yingjun leaned in close to the mirror, carefully examining her makeup.

"Tongtong, do you think I should do something with my eyelashes? Maybe curl them again?"

"Your eyelashes are already curlier than your butt. Don’t curl them anymore."

"It’s not that exaggerated. I was also thinking of reapplying my lipstick. The color’s a bit faded, don’t you think?"

"My dear Miss Xu, we’re just going to my place. The person you’re about to see is my brother. Why are you putting on so much makeup? His beat-up old minivan isn’t worthy of your stunning looks."

"Oh, don’t say that. You should dress up a bit when you go out. It’s about respecting yourself and others."

Li Yueting looked down at her own jeans and white T-shirt, then glanced at her bare, makeup-free face in her phone’s reflection.

"You’ve respected yourself and you’ve respected others, but it looks like you haven’t shown much respect for me."

Hm?

Xu Yingjun tilted her head, glanced at Li Yueting, and covered her mouth as she laughed.

"Oh, come on. You’re just going home to see your family, so it doesn’t matter."

"The way you say that makes it sound like I’m the one disrespecting my brother."

"Well, you are a little disrespectful to Brother Jiang. Every time I see you on the phone, it sounds like you two are bickering."

"That’s mainly because my brother’s such a jerk. You know what he did? He asked if I had enough money. I said no, so he sent me 1.66 yuan. I wanted to kill him right then and there."

"That’s not true. I think Brother Jiang is great," Xu Yingjun said, fiddling with her hair.

"When we went to the wedding, Brother Jiang was a perfect gentleman when he spoke to me."

"You’re defiling the word ’gentleman’."

"Everyone has their own impression, I guess. I think he’s pretty nice."

"I think you find everyone nice, with the sole exception of Wang Xuyang."

"Don’t even mention him. He keeps texting me, and it’s driving me crazy," Xu Yingjun said with disgust.

"Why is he such a tagalong? Didn’t you already turn him down flat?"

"I did, but it didn’t work."

"Let’s hurry up and go. I need to hide out at your place for a few days. I’m seriously worried he’s going to show up here."

"Okay, okay."

After a quick tidy-up, the two grabbed their bags and left the dorm room.

They quickened their pace, and after reaching the first floor and saying hi to the dorm supervisor, they walked briskly outside.

"By the way, Brother Jiang’s wedding didn’t happen. What’s the situation now? Is he divorced?" Xu Yingjun asked.

"They already went to the Civil Affairs Bureau, but for some reason, his ex-wife... well, after the cooling-off period ended, she decided she didn’t want to divorce anymore. She’s been messaging my aunt every day, saying she’s still in love with my brother and wants to get back together with him."

"Huh? But they’re getting divorced. Why is she acting like this?"

"Who knows? She even messaged me, trying to re-add me as a friend, but I ignored her."

"I agree, she went too far. Who makes sudden demands at their own wedding?" Xu Yingjun asked, looking at Li Yueting.

"What does your brother think? Is he going to get back together with her?"

"No way. My brother might be a bit of a jerk, but he’s a good horse."

"What does ’a good horse’ mean?"

"A good horse doesn’t go back for old grass."

Xu Yingjun burst out laughing. "I agree, he shouldn’t go back. Otherwise, Brother Jiang would definitely get pushed around."

"Definitely. If he actually dares to remarry her, I’ll disown him."

While they were talking, the two of them arrived at the south gate of the campus.

Li Yueting shielded her eyes from the sun with one hand. "He said he was almost here, but there’s no sign of him. I’ll give him a call."

"Don’t rush him yet. There’s a lot of traffic at the south gate, so he might be stuck. It’s not safe to be on the phone while driving," Xu Yingjun said gently.

"Fine. I’ll give him another five minutes."

The two of them waited, not too impatiently, scanning the area for Lin Jiang’s minivan.

"Yingjun."

Just then, a voice called out, and a short-haired young man came jogging toward them.

"You’ve got to be kidding me. He even followed us here," Li Yueting muttered, looking at Wang Xuyang. "How did you know we were here?"

"That’s a secret. I can’t tell you," Wang Xuyang said with a smug smile, clearly proud of his methods for pursuing girls.

"Ooh, so mysterious."

"Yingjun, I heard you’re going with Yueting to her family’s place. Let me drive you guys."

The moment she saw Wang Xuyang, Xu Yingjun’s smile vanished, and her good mood evaporated.

"No, thank you. Tongtong’s brother is coming to pick us up."

"We’re all from the same department, so we’re practically family. It’ll definitely be more comfortable riding in my car than with a stranger, right?" Wang Xuyang pressed.

"I got a new car. I’m not driving the CC anymore. I switched to a 5 Series. It’s got a ton of power. It’d be perfect for taking you out for a spin."

"No, thanks. I’ve met Tongtong’s brother before, so he’s not a stranger."

"Alright then, I’ll go with you guys."

"Huh? Go with us?"

Li Yueting stared at Wang Xuyang. "What are you going to do with us?"

"To hang out, of course. But don’t worry, I won’t stay at your house. I’ll find a hotel in the county town and then I can drive you guys around during the day."

Li Yueting was speechless.

’It’s not like I invited you to stay at my house in the first place.’