Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 825 - 814: The Honest Man Who Was Used

Li Hao looked at Ye Qiu with a face full of disappointment and continued to ask, "Was it you or her who first proposed marriage?"

"It was Xiao Xiu."

Hearing the definite answer, Li Hao felt even more certain that Shen Xiu had planned the marriage with his friend, but it hadn’t met her expectations. That’s why she treated his friend poorly after marriage, without even taking into account his dignity.

"Has she always treated you like this, or was it worse? Has she ever asked you for anything?"

"Actually, it was fine before. It was only after I donated most of my salary to impoverished students for the past two months that her attitude started to worsen. I feel a bit guilty towards her, but I have been supporting those kids from the beginning. How could I just stop? Besides, I told her before we got married, why did she support me then but oppose me now?"

Seeing his friend’s bewildered face, Li Hao couldn’t bear to shatter his pure heart. He couldn’t just say he suspected Shen Xiu approached him with ulterior motives, right? She had to put on an act to secure him initially, and once she didn’t get what she wanted, her true nature showed!

"Has that kid always disrespected you like today?"

Ye Qiu’s voice was low: "He’s still young, perhaps he feels I’ve taken his mom away."

"Is this a matter of age?" Li Hao felt aggrieved for his friend whenever he thought of that brat’s behavior today. "If his aunt educated him at all, he wouldn’t treat you this way. And you, don’t be too meek, or you’ll be bullied. Sometimes you need to be tough; otherwise, even a kid will walk all over you."

"I don’t know what to do. This marriage isn’t what I imagined." Ye Qiu sighed dejectedly.

"So what have you decided? Divorce?" Li Hao felt a bit unkind. Elders often say it’s better to dismantle ten temples than one marriage, but seeing his friend like this, he felt being a bit wicked might not be so bad; such a marriage is better off nonexistent.

"She brought up divorce after you left, seems really dissatisfied with me."

Li Hao let out a cold laugh; she didn’t get what she wanted, of course she’s dissatisfied. He used to think his friend was foolish, having made a lot without enjoying any of it. Now he thinks what his friend did was right; supporting poor students earns gratitude, while keeping it might just get deceived by scheming women.

"So what do you think? Are you going to divorce?"

Ye Qiu sighed again: "If she feels unhappy marrying me and wants to leave, I’ll let her go."

Li Hao said nothing more, giving his friend a comforting pat on the shoulder: "Don’t lose heart, maybe you’ll meet a better woman in the future?"

Ye Qiu bitterly smiled without speaking, just shaking his head, looking utterly disheartened with marriage.

After that, Ye Qiu spent even less time at home, seemingly devoting himself entirely to the laboratory, but everyone felt even more sympathy for him.

Meanwhile, Shen Xiu at home was nearly going crazy. Ye Qiu only gave her one thousand yuan a month for living expenses, and Sister Zhang across the door frequently came to advise her not to lose her temper often and to treat Ye Qiu better.

Every time she went out, acquaintances of Ye Qiu’s who saw her would either shake their heads or sigh, as if she had done something utterly unforgivable.

Clearly, it was all Ye Qiu’s fault. It was him who disregarded her opinion and donated money, him who was stingy. Why was everyone blaming her?

Shen Xiu felt she would go insane if this continued, but she didn’t want to work either. She knew how tough it was to rent a place and work with a child, but was she really going to live a lifetime of hardship like this?

Especially when every time she thought of bringing up divorce, Ye Qiu would give her an extra two thousand yuan for living expenses that month, leaving her extremely hesitant.

As time dragged on, two years passed quickly. Ye Qiu and Li Hao’s research finally achieved results in human trials and they applied for a patent.

Meanwhile, a tall, rogueishly handsome man was released from prison in a neighboring city.

"I heard someone wants to buy Ye Qiu’s research results, offering over a hundred million yuan!"

"That much?"

"That’s just the initial offer. Think about it; this is skin regeneration technology. It has great efficacy for burn patients and post-surgery scars. Some companies even want to purchase the patent for cosmetics. Its effect is comparable to the Beauty Pill from novels!"

"When you put it like that, it’s not expensive, but the research institute belongs to the school, and he has a team. They probably have to split at least half with the school, and some with his assistants. He won’t be left with much."

"Even if there’s little, it’s still tens of millions. People say entertainment stars make money, but it seems those seriously doing scientific research don’t make less."

On her way home with her child, Shen Xiu overheard this conversation, her heart pounding wildly. Ye Qiu was finally going to strike it rich? Her waiting over the past two years was finally going to pay off?

Tens of millions! Would she never have to compare prices when buying clothes again?

Shen Xiu joyfully went home and, for the first time in two years except when asking for money, called Ye Qiu proactively.

Seeing the caller ID, Ye Qiu gave a meaningful smile. Ever since the press conference, he knew this day would come.

"Hello."

Hearing his still unemotional voice, Shen Xiu couldn’t help cursing him inwardly. Usually, he says nothing, but even after making so much money, he won’t even inform her. Was he guarding against her?

Though she thought this in her heart, she dared not say it aloud. What if he really didn’t bring the money home?

"Ye Qiu, have you been busy lately? Why haven’t you come home for so long?" This was one of the rare instances after marriage where she spoke gently to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu paused for a moment, and just as Shen Xiu was about to lose patience, he replied: "I thought you didn’t like me coming home."

Shen Xiu was taken aback; wasn’t it because he always didn’t bring money home before? But now it’s different!

"No, why wouldn’t I want you to come home? I’ve bought some groceries; will you come home for dinner today?" Shen Xiu asked expectantly.

Just when she was confidently assuming Ye Qiu would agree, he refused: "No need, the lab is a bit busy, I can’t get away."

Thinking of how his research had succeeded, Shen Xiu thought being busy was justified, so she didn’t doubt it but quelled her impatience and continued gently: "Then let me know when you’re coming back, so I can buy more of the food you like."

"Do you know what I like?"

This straightforward question left Shen Xiu speechless. Thinking about it, she realized she really didn’t know, so she awkwardly covered up: "Then what do you want to eat? I’ll buy it."

"Anything is fine, I’m not picky."

With that, Shen Xiu angrily hung up the phone, but this time, she only fumed to herself, not daring to vent at Ye Qiu.