Chapter 1541 - 1530: Scumbag’s Redemption

Chapter 1541: Chapter 1530: Scumbag’s Redemption

After losing everything, the original self knew regret, and so Ye Qiu received this task.

The original self’s demand was to repent in time and seek the forgiveness of his wife, Mei Ya, to preserve the family, while also succeeding in his career, at least surpassing Mei Ya’s later suitor.

Ye Qiu reviewed the memories and had to admit the original self deserved it. If it were in a novel or TV drama, this would be a happy ending everyone hopes for, but since this person is his client, if he could, he would never choose to fulfill such a person’s wish.

Ye Qiu recalled once more and realized today was his first act of infidelity. Instantly, he became alert. Whether Mei Ya discovered it or not, he could not let things fall apart. What if that malicious mistress caught him?

Speaking of which, this mistress was the original self’s high school classmate and even his crush, otherwise, he wouldn’t have recklessly cheated.

The original self studied hard since childhood, so his grades were excellent. During the high school entrance examination, he was admitted to the city’s key high school due to his outstanding performance. Naturally, the rural education was no match for the city’s, so most of the students at the city’s key high school were city folks, and the object of the original self’s infidelity, Gao Yanyan, was as well.

Gao Yanyan not only had good grades but was also pretty. Moreover, she had a mother who was a teacher and a father working in the government, which made her popular among pursuers at school.

The original self also liked the bright, lovely, excellent, and lively Gao Yanyan, but the gap between them was too big. Even if his grades were good, so what? In school, he could only eat buns and drink the free soup provided, while Gao Yanyan dined on stir-fried dishes from the second floor every day, and the gifts she received from other boys on her birthdays or other festivals were countless.

Seeing such a disparity, the original self only dared to hide his affection deep in his heart. Every time during the monthly exams, he sat in front, and Gao Yanyan sat behind; that was their closest distance, the happiest time for the original self.

After going to college, the original self lost track of Gao Yanyan, then Mei Ya gradually entered his heart. He undoubtedly truly loved Mei Ya too, or else he wouldn’t have pursued her actively after she gained numerous suitors.

But ultimately, he never let go of the beauty of his first love for Gao Yanyan. Perhaps over time, he would see it as a beautiful youthful memory, but a month ago at a class reunion, Gao Yanyan reappeared.

She was still as beautiful, perhaps even more charming and womanly than in her adolescent years. Her lightly smiling lips and captivating eyes made the original self unable to stop reminiscing and savoring repeatedly.

Afterwards, they had two more chance encounters. Gao Yanyan’s smile towards him turned from slight to eventually lamenting, constantly pouring out her troubles over the years, making the original self feel pity for her.

It turned out after college, the department her father was in got reported for corruption. She said her father was framed and subjected to disciplinary actions. Subsequently, in the class her mother taught, a student committed suicide. Although the student was ultimately saved, her mother, as the class teacher, was inevitably blamed, so to appease the student’s parents, her mother was dismissed too.

So a previously envied family fell from grace like that. After learning about her family’s situation, her then-boyfriend stopped mentioning post-graduation marriage plans and kept her hanging, quickly moving to another city and leaving her with just a breakup text.

But that was not the end; she said fate seemed to oppose her. Later she found two jobs, but the superiors there had indecent intentions towards her, so she was forced to quit.

Job quit after job quit, and because each tenure was short, no big companies wanted her anymore. Yet small companies’ salaries and benefits were also inadequate, so finally, on a friend’s advice, she became a streamer.

Gao Yanyan wasn’t skilled at gaming nor possessed any substantial skills. Her streaming only involved chatting, dancing, singing, and similar activities.

After hearing her story, the original self watched her stream twice, seeing his once goddess being taunted by lecherous men online, and became furious, immediately rewarding her with monetary support as a member.

After that, contact between Gao Yanyan and him increased. They even planned to have dinner together tonight, which led to the original self’s mistake that happened tonight. Under her gentle onslaught, after drinking some alcohol, he grew bold, and they had intercourse.

Once the wrong is committed once, it’s bound to happen again. Moreover, Gao Yanyan had previously experienced hardship and knew to seize opportunities, flattering him continuously, thus making him feel relaxed compared to the constant conflicts his wife had with his mother.

Inadvertently, Gao Yanyan would showcase her gentle, understanding side to him, thereby making Mei Ya seem immature. She claimed that respecting elders was obligatory and that Mei Ya shouldn’t try to change Jiang Xiuqing with him. Life was hard for old people before; who knew how many days they had left? It’s best to be happy now if possible.

Listening to this, the original self felt the same way, thinking that Mei Ya was so happy when back at her family home, but had conflict issues living with his mom, so did she look down on her?

Thus, familial conflicts worsened, but even so, the original self never considered divorce. Without options, Gao Yanyan presented herself to Mei Ya, didn’t explicitly discuss her relationship with Ye Qiu, but hinted at it.

From then, Mei Ya started thinking of divorce and began making plans for it.

It’s undeniable, the original self’s marriage failure was his fault, but Gao Yanyan indeed had her tactics. She seduced the original self into infidelity step by step, and eventually to divorce Mei Ya.

She accused Mei Ya of not being filial towards her mother-in-law, but later after being with Ye Qiu, she acted even more egregiously. As they say, "no sin goes unpunished," since even the assertive Jiang Xiuqing, before Mei Ya, would not dare say a word in Gao Yanyan’s presence.

Whether it’s said that the original self learned regret only after enduring hardships or that he deserved it, a task is a task. As long as everything hasn’t happened yet, Ye Qiu must nip the idea of cheating in the bud.

Gao Yanyan had gotten the original self to this stage with difficulty and certainly wouldn’t give up easily. He had to think about how to handle the situation, ideally getting her to cease all further entanglement.

Ye Qiu had just begun thinking this when Gao Yanyan’s call came. She said she had made reservations but feared she couldn’t get a cab during rush hour and hoped that he would pick her up.

Ye Qiu naturally agreed. Gao Yanyan already had a plan, and since the original self had rewarded her with money before, if he refused silently, who knew what she might do?