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Chapter 1470 Forced to Retreat to Liangshan? To hell with God!
"What do you think?"

He Chen countered, "Why did couples in ancient times distinguish between 'inner son' and 'outer son'? You should know that it comes from the traditional division of labor where men were in charge of external affairs and women were in charge of internal affairs."

But now, are you, as the husband, the one who takes on the role of the breadwinner?
I don't think so!
You go home to do housework and cook, that's a proper Christian homemaker.

On the contrary, she seems to be working hard abroad in an industry that is far ahead of the competition overseas, and she believes in the money-oriented values ​​prevalent abroad. So she no longer speaks her mother tongue but a foreign language. Don't you understand yet?

"..." Shen Lei was speechless.

He then understood that He Chen's use of foreign languages ​​not only implied that his wife treated him like an outsider, but also that her values ​​were biased towards foreign countries.

Upon reflection, he seemed to understand something.

What are the values ​​in other countries?
In short, everything is about making money!

Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that when he talks at length about the documentary, historical, and ideological significance of restoring archives, and about realizing his self-worth, his wife always dismisses him with phrases like "priceless" or "does this cost a lot of money?"

Their starting points and ultimate goals are completely different, so it's like talking to a brick wall; they can't see eye to eye and there's no point in saying more.

But this is not what he wanted.

He doesn't want his wife to speak a foreign language.

When he first graduated, he was full of vigor and didn't give up his foreign language skills; he could speak them fluently.

But when they discussed it together, they still felt that their mother tongue was better, and that passing the civil service exam and becoming a civil servant was a stable job with high social status.

He was an honest man who never had his own opinions and always listened to his relatives and friends.

At this moment, he naturally listened to Xie Meilan, his first love whom he had been dating for several years.

His first love thought it was a good thing, so he passed the exam and got accepted.

If his first love had thought he should work for a big company to earn money, he would most likely have listened to her.

He doesn't regret his choice now, but his wife, who initially supported his decision, seems to regret it now, blaming him for choosing a stable but unprofitable option.

He's already thirty, what can he do now?
“Meilan might not have meant that…” Shen Lei didn’t dare to think any further down this path of utter despair, and tried to salvage the situation for his wife: “Maybe she just feels that I’m not considerate enough of her, that I don’t understand her enough…”

At this point, even without He Chen saying anything, he couldn't continue speaking and couldn't convince himself.

Whether it's the husband's foreign language or the foreign values ​​expressed in the language, the essence is the same: to make the husband work hard to earn money.

It seems like you can't do anything without money.

"Do you want to understand her?" He Chen didn't say much, but followed up on Shen Lei's words.

Shen Lei's life has been too smooth sailing, without experiencing any setbacks. He can't handle too much intense stimulation.

In the original storyline, it was practically like going insane.

Extremely agitated!

He Chen wanted to help him, not to provoke him into a breakdown.

Let's take it slow and let these truths that might trigger Shen Lei's defenses fly for a while, giving Shen Lei some time to prepare himself psychologically.

Time is the greatest power!

Have faith in the power of time!

"I can translate for you what she's saying. Keep that in mind so you can avoid language barriers next time you talk about this."

"I don't learn foreign languages..." Shen Lei repeated his previous words, gulping down a glass of beer, his expression unusually complicated. He didn't need He Chen to translate; he could understand perfectly well.

After all, he is a true academic genius. As long as he masters the techniques, he can quickly grasp the core concepts and apply them to other situations.

When He Chen used a foreign language metaphor to expose the true nature of his wife, which he had always been unwilling to think about, he actually understood everything.

But understanding is not the same as accepting.

In the original storyline, he was criticized most for not daring to face these cruel truths, choosing to escape from them, and acting like a coward.

But actually, this is a very ordinary person's approach.

When faced with various challenges, people either fight or run away, but most run away and very few dare to fight.

Shen Lei simply made the escapist choice that most people make, but he cared too much and loved too much, which made it impossible for him to escape with a more peaceful mindset (to bow his head, admit defeat, and continue living his life as usual), so he chose physical escape.

It's a pity that he gave up such a desirable job as a civil servant, which is something most people would dream of, and it makes him seem very dramatic!

But this is not something he can control.

Some people simply cannot withstand such setbacks and blows.

Shen Lei had already planned it out and quickly adjusted, finding himself in a pleasant mood.

The reason he completely lost control was because his wife, Xie Meilan, and her lover, the boss, were utterly inhumane, bombarding him with all sorts of shocks in a very short period of time, giving him no time to recover.

His wife had been criticizing, denying, and belittling him for a long time, then resorted to emotional abuse, and later, without consulting him, she aborted his child. He also discovered her affair. He had endured all of this, but he just wanted to go home with his wife.

What truly forced him to break down was that his wife, the boss, who was caught red-handed (from his perspective, they were exchanging all sorts of ambiguous messages and then going to a hotel for a meeting that lasted all day until dark). Instead of feeling guilty and leaving, she aggressively demanded that he release his wife and threatened him not to treat her roughly, making it seem like the adulterer was the husband.

This made him lose his temper and hit the other person, which landed him in the police station. They even demanded an apology from him, otherwise his job might be in trouble.

At his wife's repeated insistence, he apologized, and the matter ended with the adulterer's 'generous and loving words towards his wife'.

Then, when he decided to forgive his wife's behavior and to go along with her and live according to her demands, his wife insisted on divorcing him.

After more than a decade of relationship, he was unwilling to let go and even wanted to salvage the marriage. His wife moved out of their rented apartment without hesitation and into a luxury mansion provided by the domineering CEO.

Then his wife's domineering boss and lover came to confront him, trying to swindle him money, humiliate him, and threaten him. He could only passively endure it.

Because he had no money or power, the only job he could rely on was completely controlled by his lover. If he did anything too extreme, his lover could destroy it.

Under the relentless pressure and humiliation from the adulterous couple, Shen Lei, whose temper was volatile and temporarily out of control due to the blows, finally snapped when the pressure became overwhelming again. He was even willing to give up this good job, which allowed his lover to manipulate him, in order to escape.

The only family member here, his older sister, is someone who, regardless of the facts, sides with his wife and accuses him of being wrong. Faced with her brother-in-law's unreasonable demands, she is also very empathetic towards her brother-in-law, directly asking him to do everything he can to meet them, even if it means she has to borrow money to let him continue to be in debt.

It's as if this money isn't a debt, and you don't have to pay it back in the end.

When the truth came out, he called his older sister to talk about his grievances, but was told that she was at work and busy, so he lost the urge to confide in her.

At this moment, Shen Lei really couldn't take it anymore, and he even stood on the overpass looking down for a long time.

tired!

Destroy it!
In the end, he not only did not choose destruction, but chose a more meaningful way of life to realize his greater personal and social value. What more could he ask for?

Most people wouldn't have his resilience if they were subjected to such suffocating pressure from all sides in such a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)