Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 137 - 118. A Slap that Shattered the Newlyweds

Chapter 137: 118. A Slap that Shattered the Newlyweds

"Don’t forget, 7 p.m. at the coffee shop."

When Mr. Lu received the message asking for help from the counselor, he wasn’t particularly surprised.

First of all, Guo Minjie was not a local; she came from a prefecture-level city around Hubei Province.

Girls with good grades like her usually followed a similar trajectory, studying in Jiang City all along and naturally staying there for work.

Staying on as a teacher at the school, arranged marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, living a respectable life for a lifetime.

All her social relationships formed a circle around the university, stable within positive expectations.

Envied by others yet confined within boundaries.

When such a calm and glamorous life was suddenly laid bare, she discovered everything underneath was riddled with the stench of maggots.

Full of bitterness, yet she didn’t know who to confide in.

Secondly, Guo Minjie was a typical "three gates cadre."

From the family home to the school gate, and after graduation still within the confines of the higher education bureaucracy—a typical well-educated talent.

She had never experienced the harsh battering of society, never faced life’s darkness head-on, completely ignorant of the art of struggle.

Reeking of bookishness and lacking the scent of soil, she was missing practical grassroots experience and had an inadequate understanding and grasp of human nature.

This is also why, after being wronged, she didn’t cry, didn’t fuss, and wanted to quietly resolve her problems through legal means.

But can every problem be resolved with fairness and justice?

The reality of playing Tai Chi, going through the bureaucratic process, and dragging things on legally exhausted her for over a year.

All these left her disheartened and utterly disappointed.

Additionally, Lu Jincheng was the only person who had unintentionally stumbled upon her secret.

Given Guo Minjie’s character, the indifference of her husband was definitely not something she would actively share with others.

She couldn’t afford to lose face.

Even if they really couldn’t make it to the end and divorce amicably, when colleagues and friends asked, Guo Minjie would not go into details.

Instead, she’d use the all-encompassing four words to brush it off.

—"Irreconcilable differences."

She had it all figured out.

But plans never keep up with the unexpected.

A fleeting glimpse in the pharmacy by Lu Jincheng unexpectedly and mistakenly accelerated the rapid development of the entire situation.

His careless words precisely pierced Ying Kai’s long-hidden identity; his advice also shattered Guo Minjie’s last hope for the future.

She had to divorce.

There wasn’t a moment to wait.

So, taking the above three points into account.

Combined with Guo Minjie’s increasingly profound understanding of Lu Jincheng.

From every day interactions to shining brightly in school affairs meetings.

By the time the counselor knew that Lu Jincheng had achieved tremendous success without even realizing it, their student-teacher relationship was no longer clearly defined.

In its place was the official endorsement emanating from Mr. Lu, school sponsorship, and the exclusive aura belonging to successful individuals.

These were enough to prove his capability.

Thus, after much thought, she decided to ask her student for help.

Haven’t you always been resourceful?

Help me.

Even if it’s just this one time.

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The negotiation between the two was coincidentally set to take place in a coffee shop named Golden Stone.

This, of course, was not the location chosen by Lu Jincheng.

It was simply because Beiyuan was quite nearby and Guo Minjie was unwilling to discuss things at home.

She just wanted to find a spot to quietly lay everything out for discussion, nothing more.

So, when Ying Kai pushed open the door of the shop, he immediately saw Guo Minjie and a man sitting on the same side, chatting about something from time to time.

"Xiao Lu is here too? Did you ask me over to talk about the studio?"

The man wore a pair of black-framed glasses, his round face adorned with a smile.

That Guo Minjie had invited him with an outsider present was completely unexpected.

However, Ying Kai was after all a youth league leader, and his basic cultivation and etiquette were unquestionably there; he immediately found an opening topic.

"It’s not."

Guo Minjie looked at him coldly and got straight to the point.

"Ying Kai, can we divorce as soon as possible?"

Ying Kai was taken aback by her words, his eyes sweeping suspiciously over Lu Jincheng and then back to Guo Minjie’s face, circling several times.

"Stop joking, Xiao Min. Let’s go home and talk about family matters, okay?"

He took a sip of coffee, lowering his head, maintaining elegance and politeness in front of the student.

"Are we getting a divorce or not? If you don’t go to the civil affairs bureau with me tomorrow, I’ll expose your affair."

Watching Ying Kai’s little finger lift slightly as he drank his coffee, Guo Minjie’s eyes were filled with barely concealed disgust.

"If you don’t mind the reputation hit, then I don’t need this face either."

She emphasized again as Lu Jincheng had taught her.

"Xiao Min, the court has already made a fair judgment about us. Our relationship clearly hasn’t broken down. Isn’t it good to go back and live normally?"

Ying Kai realized that Guo Minjie wasn’t giving him any face, her words cutting deep in front of the student.

With his evasion strategy failing, he had no choice but to parry, providing a response.

"Who’s going back with you?"

Guo Minjie’s voice trembled slightly, clearly revealing her inner emotions.

"I’ve made it very clear. You have to give me an answer today."

"Either we divorce, or I spread your secrets online, and you can forget about being a party secretary."

What Mr. Lu taught her was not complicated.

It was to use his sexual orientation to force a resolution.

Ying Kai himself was within the system, a cadre of neither small nor large standing, where reputation and public opinion were very important to him.

If the rumors spread, although he wouldn’t be expelled, his career would be effectively over.

The respectable university teacher Guo Minjie had never thought to resort to a hurtful method to solve problems that harmed both parties before.