The commercial street was crowded in the afternoon. Gu Chen wandered into a phone repair shop, looking bored.
The night before, he had gotten into an argument at a bar and deliberately smashed the other person’s phone onto the ground, shattering the screen into a web of cracks. The other party demanded 3,000, or they would call the police.
Gu Chen took out his phone and skillfully dialed Shu Jin’s number. The moment the call connected, his voice immediately turned pitiful, trembling with feigned grievance. “Xiao Jin, I’ve been bullied…”
At that moment, Shu Jin was resting in a café near her company. Hearing his voice, she instantly sat up straight. “What happened? Who bullied you?”
“It’s that guy I met at the bar yesterday. He said I broke his phone and insists I pay 3,000.” Gu Chen’s voice grew lower and weaker. “But I really didn’t touch his phone… he’s just trying to extort me…”
Shu Jin’s heart tightened at once. “Where are you now? I’ll come right over!”
“No, no,” Gu Chen quickly stopped her. “There are several of them. It’s dangerous for you to come. It’s just… I need 3,000. Once I pay, they’ll let me go.”
“3,000?” Shu Jin hesitated.
Ever since Jiang Yi had lowered the limit on her supplementary card to 1,000 per day, her financial situation had become tight.
“Xiao Jin, I’m really scared…” Gu Chen’s voice trembled. “They said if I don’t pay today, they’ll make me regret it…”
That sentence shattered Shu Jin’s hesitation completely. She immediately opened her mobile banking app and began operating quickly. “Send me your account. I’ll transfer it right now.”
“Xiao Jin, you’re the best.” Gu Chen’s voice instantly brightened. “Once this is over, I’ll definitely thank you properly.”
After hanging up, Shu Jin did not hesitate to transfer 3,000 from Jiang Yi’s supplementary card. She didn’t even notice that the recipient of the payment was a phone repair shop, which had nothing to do with the bar dispute Gu Chen described.
At the same time, Jiang Yi was in a meeting room listening to a project report.
His phone vibrated. He glanced at the bank notification: the supplementary card had been charged 3,000 at a certain phone repair shop. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
His brows furrowed slightly. What was Shu Jin doing at a phone repair shop? And why spend such a large amount?
After the meeting, he called Shu Jin. “What’s that 3,000 charge just now?”
Shu Jin hadn’t expected Jiang Yi to notice so quickly. She hesitated before answering, “It’s… my phone broke. I had it repaired.”
“What kind of repair costs 3,000?” Jiang Yi’s voice turned cold. “Send me a photo of the receipt.”
“What do you mean by that, Jiang Yi?” Shu Jin suddenly raised her voice. “Aren’t you just worried about the money? What’s wrong with me spending some of your money?”
“I want to see the receipt,” Jiang Yi repeated, his tone leaving no room for argument.
“Fine, I’ll tell you the truth!” Shu Jin snapped, no longer bothering to hide it. “Gu Chen was bullied and needed to compensate someone. What’s wrong with me helping him? He’s my friend. Am I supposed to just stand by and watch him get bullied?”
Jiang Yi’s grip on the phone tightened slightly. “So you used my money to help that man living in our house pay compensation?”
“Jiang Yi, can you not be so stingy?” Shu Jin said righteously. “What is 3,000 to you? But to Gu Chen, it’s about his safety!”
“Safety?” Jiang Yi almost laughed coldly. “A grown man who can’t even come up with 3,000 needs someone else’s money to solve his problems?”
“How can you say that?” Shu Jin’s voice trembled with tears. “Gu Chen is just going through a rough time. Why do you have to be so harsh?”
“Harsh?” Jiang Yi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Shu Jin, have you forgotten? Every single cent you’re spending now is earned by me.”
“So what? I’m your wife. It’s only natural for me to spend your money!”
“Not for much longer.” Jiang Yi’s voice was as cold as ice. “From today onward, that supplementary card will be permanently frozen. Take care of yourself.” Enjoying the story? Read on at novelping.com.
With that, he hung up.
Shu Jin listened to the busy tone, her whole body trembling with anger. She immediately called Gu Chen to complain. “Jiang Yi froze my card! Just because I helped you with 3,000!”
“What?” Gu Chen’s voice also carried anger. “That’s too much! Isn’t 3,000 nothing to him?”
“Exactly!” Shu Jin said aggrievedly. “He’s getting more and more stingy with me.”
“If you ask me, you should’ve left a man like him long ago.” Gu Chen took the opportunity to fan the flames. “When he comes back begging you to reconcile, you must demand a hefty breakup compensation!”
Shu Jin nodded heavily, completely unaware that she was being used as a pawn by Gu Chen.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office. The glow of the setting sun fell over him, yet it could not warm his cold heart.
He recalled when they had first gotten married. Back then, Shu Jin would consult him even before buying a piece of clothing costing more than 500. At that time, she had said, “We should spend our money carefully. Every cent you earn is hard-earned.”
When had she begun to squander his money so casually, using it to support another man?
He picked up the intercom and connected to the finance department. “Freeze all supplementary cards under my name permanently. Execute immediately.”
After putting down the phone, he looked out at the bustling traffic below and suddenly felt utterly exhausted.
This marriage… it was time to end it completely.