Chapter 2137: Chapter 2138: The First Wife Leaving with Nothing 57
Zhang Yu got up early yawning, even though today was the weekend, she still had to get up early to first drop off Lin Zixuan, then prepare to leave.
"I’ll come and pick you up after I take care of things."
"If I don’t come to pick you up, give me a call."
"If you’re tired, take a taxi to the hotel." He’s a grown-up now, and although he had come to the Capital City before with a team, he has a phone and money, so it shouldn’t be an issue.
Lin Zixuan knew Zhang Yu was going to buy a gift for the professor, "Okay."
"Mom, I’ll call you after I come out."
Zhang Yu acknowledged with an ’oh’, drove off after dropping him, and Lin Zixuan thought she went to buy a gift, but actually she was meeting up with her college friends.
Feng Lina kept waving at Zhang Yu as she hurried over and sat down, ready to order something, "I ordered you a cup of coffee."
"I’m not working, why coffee?" Zhang Yu was indifferent, but didn’t refuse when the coffee arrived.
Feng Lina was used to her speaking one way and acting another, sipping her coffee, "At last, you divorced that scumbag."
From the start, she disliked Lin Yu, saying his pursuit of Zhang Yu had bad intentions, but at the time she was deeply in love.
Lin Yu knew Feng Lina didn’t like him and often spoke badly about her to the original person. Faced with a choice between a friend and a lover, the original decision was clear.
"Yeah, wasn’t I silly? But fortunately, I’ve figured it out."
"Better to understand now than never in a lifetime."
"People need to encounter some scumbags when young. It’s not all bad; at least I didn’t leave empty-handed."
"At least I have my son, and he’s really exceptional." Zhang Yu knew Feng Lina was genuinely concerned, but she’d rather not see anyone pity her, she wasn’t that miserable.
"And now, my life is quite good, ahead of about 80% of people." This wasn’t Zhang Yu bragging.
Feng Lina watched her friend grumbling as she sat down, "Alright, I know, I won’t say anymore."
"You’re right, I envy your life now." Feng Lina truly felt happy for her friend who seemed much happier.
"You have no idea how envious I am seeing your posts. I’m always flying, meeting clients or investors, endless meetings, endless people."
There are things Feng Lina never said, unsure with whom to share them. Colleagues? All competitors, anything she says could quickly spread to the bosses or clients.
Tell her parents or friends and they’d think she’s bragging; her position is high, her income is high, so what’s the harm in being busy?
Only before Zhang Yu did she feel understood.
"I was just too busy before, no time to stop and think about what to do, everything revolved around him."
"Later, I snapped awake, especially seeing him treat Han Xue so well, I knew if I didn’t put effort in, my end wouldn’t be good."
"How I am alone doesn’t matter, but I have parents and children, I can’t ignore them."
"Actually, Xiao Na, have you considered a job change, taking a break?" Zhang Yu knew Feng Lina earned well, but foreign taxes are high, and her job demands keeping up appearances with brands, increasing her expenses, and it’s unclear how much money she actually has.
Considering a job switch for a break, Feng Lina sighed helplessly, "I want to, but these years, while my income seems high, the spending is too."
"Family expenses are large, plus house and car, property taxes every year, and with my busy work schedule, I can’t take care of my parents, so I make up with money."
"Now, the money in my hand is only about five to six hundred thousand US dollars."
"How dare I retire? I really don’t dare." Feng Lina lamented.
Ah? Zhang Yu knew before that Feng Lina’s funds weren’t plentiful, but didn’t expect they were so low, "You studied finance yourself, didn’t manage it well."
When she divorced, the property she got from Lin Yu likely exceeded Feng Lina’s total assets.
Zhang Yu didn’t speak further, but Feng Lina caught her thoughts, smiling bitterly, "Thinking about it, it feels like failure, heading abroad for studies, struggling alone, seemingly glamorous, yet..."
"Have you thought about slowing down, investing like me in shares, studying, spending time with your parents?" Zhang Yu suggested.
"I don’t get along with my parents." Feng Lina replied bluntly.
"Pressuring to marry and have kids?" In domestic eyes, children should marry and reproduce, or life’s incomplete.
Feng Lina shook her head, "No, that was before. After I turned 35, they stopped, now they have another idea."
"My mom thinks I should adopt a child from my uncle or aunt."
"My dad thinks I should adopt from my uncles and aunts." "They’ve argued over this for who knows how long."
Just thinking about it causes Feng Lina headaches, "I just don’t want too much responsibility, which is why I don’t want to marry and have kids."
"Yet they’re pushing for adoption, especially my cousins’ children, spoiled rotten, mostly in their teens now, why should I adopt them?"
"What’s more annoying, I earn my own money, but whenever I spend slightly more, like on vacations or designer items, my relatives lecture me in family chat not to waste money."
Feng Lina, irritated, said, "I don’t know what to say, it’s my money, I spend it as I wish, yet they go, ’don’t waste money.’"
"As if they’re worried I’ll spend it all and their children won’t get a share." Feng Lixia fumed, "Little Yu, why don’t I be your son’s godmother? Though my assets don’t compare to yours, I have a little myself."
"I’ll give it all to our son." If she must adopt a child, she’d rather choose Lin Zixuan.
Such a polite child, not like those ungrateful ones, far better than her family’s."
"No, my family isn’t short on money, given your family’s issues, let’s not complicate things for my son." Zhang Yu declined flatly.
"Given your relatives’ concern over your money, why work so hard, be careful of sudden death." Zhang Yu teased.
Sudden deaths are not uncommon in the finance world, but mostly they happen to normal people, "Just perfect for a move to Harbor City, there are investment banks there, and if you don’t want to work, simply invest in good company stocks like I do."
"If you still feel idle, you can adopt a child." If they want a share, let them face shattered dreams.
