If this had been Xie Meilan five years ago, she probably would have divorced Lu Jie without hesitation. But now, as the mother of two children, Xie Meilan didn't even have the courage to bring up the word "divorce." The only thing she could do was go out and find a job, clinging to that last bit of pride.
Na Zhuoyue said Xie Meilan wasn't doing well because she'd seen her near Future Game while she was out eating.
At the time, Xie Meilan had put on a little weight. She was sitting with several young women, eating nothing more than a simple bowl of noodles. The bag she carried was actually a fake.
Xie Meilan did have a few genuine designer bags, but they were all from collections released a couple of years earlier. To keep people from noticing how hard up she was, she'd bought herself a counterfeit.
Lu Jie's income wasn't enough to maintain the family's extravagant lifestyle. They still needed constant financial help from their relatives, leaving less money for everyone. That was why Xie Meilan wasn't doing so well.
Of course, even her current situation was materially much better than it had once been, and it was enough to make an immature young woman especially envious.
Li Xiaoyue sighed when she heard the story. "To be honest, though I probably shouldn't say this, if Xie Meilan had realized the importance of money sooner, she might have had time to find someone better. Lu Jie might not have been the best match for her.
"If she'd realized the importance of money a little later, she and Shen Lei would have had children by then. I imagine she would have stayed with him for the sake of the kids, just like she's doing now."
Na Zhuoyue nodded