Divorced at fifty, I embarked on my path to success.

Decades of friendship naturally fostered a tacit understanding. Perhaps it was because they were too familiar with each other that Mei Yusheng immediately noticed the subtle abnormality in Xie Mingqi's tone.

It is speculated that Yue Jiangting or Yue Guangzhi are currently near Xie Mingqi, eavesdropping on their conversation.

"What's wrong?" Mei Yusheng pretended not to notice and asked deliberately, "I'm afraid that old man will do something bad, so it's better to be on guard."

“Yes, that’s right,” Xie Mingqi’s voice was clearly weak. “Yusheng, where are you now? Are you safe? I’ll come find you.”

"No need, I'm safe." Mei Yu said clearly that even if it was her best friend, she couldn't expect her to be so selfless as to sacrifice her family's interests to help her.

She didn't blame Xie Mingqi for her weakness at all; if it were her, she couldn't guarantee how well she could have done it either.

Humans are inherently selfish; she also needed to give her best friend some space, otherwise they couldn't remain friends.

"Okay, I'll contact you as soon as I get the property certificate. Take care of yourself, and call me if anything happens." Xie Mingqi said and hung up the phone.

Mei Yusheng guessed correctly. At this moment, Yue Jiangting and his son Yue Guangzhi were staring intently at Xie Mingqi, making Xie Mingqi's hair stand on end and her back break out in a cold sweat.

"You heard it, even I'm wary of the rain now!" Xie Mingqi shrugged helplessly, her eyes darting away.

Before Xie Mingqi had even finished breakfast, she received a call from Yue Jiangting, who invited her to a small restaurant outside the neighborhood. He pretended to be treating her to breakfast, but it was obvious he wanted to find out about Mei Yusheng.

“I think Yusheng really wants a divorce,” Xie Mingqi said to Yue Jiangting with a bit of courage. “This stalemate isn’t going to work. You should give in to her demands and let go as soon as possible.”

"What do you know!" Yue Jiangting sneered coldly, his voice slightly hoarse. "You can have a divorce, but wait six months!"

Xie Mingqi glanced at him, then turned her gaze to Yue Guangzhi's face: "Xiaozhi, I know you're afraid that divorce will have a negative impact on the company. But that's just a possibility, not necessarily the case, right? If the reason for divorce isn't infidelity, but just normal incompatibility, that's fine, isn't it? You know your mother's personality; once she's made up her mind, nothing can change it."

Yue Guangzhi looked anxiously at his father, his face still showing some anger from the phone call with his mother: "Dad..."

Yue Jiangting pondered for a long time, his brows furrowed, and then he let out a leisurely breath: "Guangzhi, hurry up and finish the mortgage today."

Yue Guangzhi's eyes flickered twice, then he lowered his gaze: "Okay."

"Didn't you just say it was all done?" Xie Mingqi felt a chill in her heart. So they were trying to trick Mei Yusheng into coming here. Luckily, Mei Yusheng was alert and didn't fall for it.

"We're trying to save time, haha." Yue Jiangting chuckled twice, stood up, and said, "We'll head back first. Once we're done, we'll have Guangzhi deliver it to you. Then, we'll trouble you to contact Yusheng."

"Okay," Xie Mingqi replied absentmindedly, and left before even taking a bite of her breakfast.

Alone, Xie Mingqi couldn't eat a large table of food; her thoughts were in turmoil. She felt that Yue Jiangting's gaze held a sinister glint, as if he were plotting some wicked scheme. She was truly worried for Mei Yusheng.

I managed to eat two bites, then packed up the rest and carried it out of the store.

After taking out his phone and thinking for a moment, he still dialed Mei Yusheng's number.

"Yusheng, I'm sorry, Lao Yue and Xiao Zhi were with me just now." She took the initiative to explain as soon as she spoke.

"I know, it's okay." Mei Yusheng's voice was calm, and she seemed to be in a good mood.

"I'm all alone now, where are you? I'm really worried." Xie Mingqi covered the microphone with her hand, as if afraid of being overheard.

"Don't worry, I'm really safe. I won't tell you my address; we can talk about it when we meet."

Xie Mingqi had no choice but to stop asking: "Yusheng, I wanted to tell you that when they left just now, I felt that Lao Yue's eyes were strange. Be careful, he's the kind of person with a dark heart, he might be up to some bad tricks."

"And another thing, they clearly said the mortgage was all done, but then they changed their minds. There's probably something fishy going on. What are you going to do if they just want to find you but don't want to give you anything? You can't just keep hanging around outside like this, can you? Or are you really planning to hand over the ledgers to the police?"

Mei Yusheng pondered for a few seconds before saying, "I've got it. If they really won't give a penny, then let's post the evidence of the old man's infidelity online and see their reaction."

Xie Mingqi thought for a moment, then chuckled, "Yusheng, you're really something! You've gotten smarter!"

Mei Yusheng gave a wry smile: "Wasn't this something I was forced into?"

"Do you still have those two videos? I've already deleted mine. I had no choice; Lao Yue went through my phone himself, and I didn't dare refuse him," Xie Mingqi said angrily, still feeling frustrated.

"Mine is still perfectly preserved, don't worry."

"Have you found any new evidence in the last couple of days? They haven't found the security cameras in the house yet," Xie Mingqi reminded her.

"No, we don't need it now. What we've already got is enough."

After finishing her phone call with Xie Mingqi, Mei Yusheng picked up two small lanterns from under the goldenrain tree and slowly walked back.

She searched on her phone where to post the exposed video to get the most attention. She didn't know anything about these things and there was so much she needed to learn.

She was busy until noon when Qin Chu returned. Seeing her focused expression, he smiled and asked, "What are you looking at? You're so engrossed that you didn't even hear me come in."

Mei Yusheng then told her about how to post videos.

Qin Chu scrutinized her for a moment and said, "Just tell me these things, and I will complete the mission perfectly."

“I know, but I can’t be completely ignorant about the internet and not even know how to speak up for myself.”

"Okay, then I'll teach you." Qin Chu changed his clothes. "Let's eat first."

……

Xie Mingqi browsed the supermarket for a while, bought some daily necessities, and then went home.

I put the packed breakfast in the refrigerator, thinking I'd heat it up for lunch.

I watched some short dramas and got bored. Suddenly I remembered my daughter's blind date a few days ago. I've been too busy to follow up lately, and I wonder if that brat is still seeing him.

Unable to resist, she sent a message to inquire, but received no reply for a long time. She gritted her teeth inwardly: "You brat, you better be too busy to reply to my messages, or you're deliberately avoiding me!"

My daughter is growing up and she's out of control, it's such a hassle!

She then turned her attention to Mei Yusheng, and was very curious about where she was hiding.

She's probably staying at a hotel. She has money now, so finding a comfortable hotel shouldn't be a problem.

That's why it's said that a woman needs money at all times to avoid being manipulated and controlled. Mei Yusheng was too foolish before; if she had listened to her earlier, she wouldn't be in this situation now.

She opened her bank app on her phone, looked at the balance in her account, and smiled happily.

Old Chen's salary card was in her hands, but to be on the safe side, she transferred his salary back to her own card every month.

If Mei Yusheng had had her foresight to take precautions, Yue Jiangting wouldn't have dared to be so reckless.

Then I thought, Yue Jiangting's income is not as fixed and singular as Chen Juansheng's. The amount is many times larger, and he has many sources of income. I guess he has a lot of cards.

Even if you wanted to control the sound of the plum rains, you couldn't.

A sour feeling suddenly welled up in her heart. She was unwilling to admit how much she had envied and even been jealous of Mei Yusheng over the years.

She dared not think any further, feeling an instinctive aversion to certain hidden things deep within her heart.