Chapter 116

Some of the guys were only sixteen or seventeen years old. The moment they added her as a contact, they would send a handsome photo along with a flirtatious message: “Sister, what do you think of my looks?” Others intentionally made greasy, overly suggestive expressions. A few even sent private messages saying, “Sister, I want to get better at TikTok. Could you teach me how to use it?” accompanied by an emoji of someone biting their lip.

Watching all of this from the side, Xu Xiaoka let out a loud burst of laughter. “HAHAHA!” She found endless entertainment in this every day.

These online male idols, who usually acted so aloof and untouchable, were actually groveling at Chen Momo’s feet. It really proved that money made the world go round!

Xu Xiaoka was beside herself with laughter as she read through the backstage messages.

Chen Momo rolled her eyes at her and said, “Do you see it now? Those so-called aloof male idols on the internet are all fake. Once you have money, they’ll flood your inbox with so many private messages that you won’t even be able to reply to them all.”

Right now, Chen Momo had to block a ton of them every day. Some guys had zero self-awareness; if she didn’t block them, they would mistakenly assume she was interested and just keep messaging her endlessly. In the end, Chen Momo had no choice but to block them all. Just doing that every day made her hands sore.

Xu Xiaoka thoughtfully offered, “Sister Momo, if you ever have too many to block, I can do it for you! I can even admire their handsome ab photos while I’m at it! Hehehe!”

Many of the handsome guys sending private messages to Chen Momo had celebrity-level faces. Yet in her WeChat inbox, they acted incredibly cheap, striking all kinds of greasy, flirtatious poses. It was hard to imagine that such overly suggestive guys could put on such a cold, aloof act in their videos.

It was true that you couldn’t judge a book by its cover.

Chen Momo said, “See? There’s a good saying: with money, you can make the devil turn the millstone. This is the benefit of having money. Not only does it make the devil work for you, but it also lets you see the truth behind many people and situations.”

Aside from being hit on by numerous handsome men, Chen Momo also received private messages from quite a few women. Many left her comments saying:

“Sister Momo, I admire you so much. You live like a one-woman army.”

“Sister Momo, you are my god! Please teach me how to make money!”

“Sister Momo, could you host a seminar to share your successful experiences with us? I will study hard!”

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Chen Momo had not only become the target of pursuit for male idols, but she had also become a role model for these girls. She even had many fans living in other bases who, just to catch a glimpse of her, would drive all the way over to ask for her autograph and take photos with her.

Franchisees and orders poured in like a rushing river. Now, Chen Momo finally understood the saying—money ultimately flows to those who don’t lack it!

With her business booming, Chen Momo was truly overwhelmed, so she hired an assistant to help her sell pickled fish. Now, her main tasks were handling franchises, conducting online training, and checking the situation at her pickled fish window whenever and wherever she needed to.

One afternoon, right after Chen Momo arrived at the cafeteria, she ran into someone head-on.

“Momo… can we talk?” Yang Shunsheng stood before her, dressed in rags.

He had several recently healed cuts on his face, looking like they had been scratched by fingernails. It was obvious that he had just gotten into a physical altercation with Huang Yuqing.

“We have nothing to talk about,” Chen Momo replied coldly.

Yang Shunsheng no longer had his former confidence. In the past, he was always the one bossing Chen Momo around, but now, he looked extremely nervous. He knew that he and Chen Momo were no longer from the same world.

Stammering, Yang Shunsheng said, “I know you’re very busy now, and you’re completely out of my league… but there are still some things I want to say to you. Momo, please, just give me a little time so I can finish what I need to say. I promise you, once I’m done, I’ll disappear from your sight forever and never bother you again.”

Chen Momo sized him up. Seeing how sincere he looked, she hesitated. They had been husband and wife for many years, and their divorce back then had indeed been very rushed. Perhaps Yang Shunsheng really did have something to tell her.

“I only have half an hour,” Chen Momo finally relented.

“Half an hour is more than enough,” Yang Shunsheng replied. After a pause, he said something rare for him, “Thank you, Momo. I know your time is very valuable now, but you’re still willing to give me half an hour to let me say what’s on my mind.”

Chen Momo said coldly, “There’s no use saying that now. I’m willing to give you half an hour for our son’s sake. But I’ll also make it clear to you that there is zero possibility between us anymore.”

Looking tense, Yang Shunsheng said, “I know. You’re not the same person you used to be.”

He was very aware that the current Chen Momo was no longer the spineless housewife who used to obey his every command. It was only because of the apocalypse that they were still living in the same base. Once the world returned to normal, she would immediately be in a completely different world from him. Yang Shunsheng understood this very clearly.

They sat face-to-face at a table by the window. There was a cup of coffee placed in front of each of them, but Yang Shunsheng was too nervous to drink his; instead, he just kept turning his cup back and forth.

Chen Momo had just taken a sip of her coffee when she suddenly heard Yang Shunsheng speak from across the table. “Momo, actually… Xiao Bao isn’t my son.”

“You cheated on me during our marriage,” Chen Momo interjected coldly. “I’ve already entrusted a lawyer to secure full custody of our son, and I’ve changed his surname as well. I’ve been the one taking care of him all these years, and right now, you have neither the financial means nor the ability to raise him. Custody naturally belongs to me. Don’t even dream about taking my son away from me!”

Chen Momo spoke these words with absolute confidence.

In her previous life, she had pinned all her hopes on the scumbag sitting in front of her, naively believing that he would protect her and their son.

But she had been wrong. When danger struck, this scumbag was the fastest to run. The only person he would ever love was himself.

From the moment of her rebirth, Chen Momo had secretly sworn to herself that in this life, she would never trust or rely on anyone again. She was going to rely on herself—completely on herself—to take care of herself and her son. In this life, she would rely on her own strength to let her and her son live a happy life in the apocalypse!

And now she had done it. She finally had the courage and confidence to say those words right to Yang Shunsheng’s face!