Urban drama: Starting with marrying the beautiful and wealthy Jiang Lai

He wasn't repeating the same trick because in Mr. Shao's original timeline, Lu Yuan had shown his vulnerability to Xu Li and won her heart.

That's not the case; he genuinely needed a way to confide in someone.

The timeline changed drastically after his rebirth, but his original family experiences remained unchanged.

His parents in this time and space are still very heartless.

His experience is somewhat similar to that of Ren Yifan in the TV series "Let's Go to School". After his parents got married, he became an unwanted person.

This is even more unfortunate than children from single-parent families.

If he hadn't been so strong, he might have fallen into ruin long ago.

Among the most enticing offers in 2023 was Huang Kai, a graduate student in the law department of Tsinghua University, whose situation was similar.

His parents divorced when he was young and started their own families. He never saw his mother again when he was very young, and his father also felt that he was an unwanted person.

Fortunately, his grandfather has been raising him.

His experience made Cao Meng feel quite sorry for him, as if they were kindred spirits.

By the way, in this show, Jing Tian is so fair-skinned, so beautiful, and so sweet.

I hate Tibetan mastiffs. Don't you understand what I mean? I mean that athlete who's called a Tibetan mastiff. He's fucking disgusting!

When Xu Li put her arm around Cao Meng, Cao Meng suddenly realized that he might have underestimated Xu Li.

Prior to this, he had never realized that Xu Li was hiding her true abilities.

I thought Xu Li was a very light and slender person, someone with a very thin figure and not much flesh on her bones.

To be honest, he was somewhat reluctant to date women who were so thin and frail.

Before he transmigrated, he saw a female celebrity who developed anorexia in order to maintain her figure. She was so thin that she was all skin and bones. Just looking at her would give him nightmares, and he would dream of skeletons at night.

Fortunately, now that Xu Li was holding him in her arms, Cao Meng felt a little stuffy and realized that Xu Li, like her best friend Gan Jing, was a stunning beauty who kept her true beauty hidden.

Cao Meng's interest in Xu Li suddenly increased.

The atmosphere was unusually ambiguous. Cao Meng broke free from Xu Li's embrace, and the two locked eyes and immediately kissed.

"Ding-dong! Congratulations, Master, you have successfully won the second step (second base kiss) with Dr. Xu Li, the 11th doctor of the Beautiful Psychology team! Reward: Master's mastery of psychological therapy!"

Proficiency in psychotherapy and proficiency in psychology are two different concepts. To be precise, proficiency in psychology is more like theoretical mastery, while proficiency in psychotherapy is proficiency in the practical skills of psychotherapy, a branch of psychology.

Cao Meng's previous mastery of psychology allowed him to talk eloquently about psychology and perform even better than Xu Li.

However, if he were to practice psychotherapy, his experience and abilities would not be as good as Xu Li's.

But now, he should be the better one than Xu Li.

What is the significance of his mastery of psychotherapy?

Xu Li can only treat a small number of mental patients, and some may not be suitable for her to treat.

For example, Cao Meng's female confidantes.

In fact, everyone has a sad story behind them.

Just like Zhu Suosuo before, everyone always despised her for being a gold digger, but they could also sympathize with her for living under someone else's roof and being constantly criticized and disliked by her aunt.

Like Jiang Lai, she has the affectation and willfulness of a rich girl, but it's also clear how controlling her brother Jiang Haokun is.

It's fair to say that no one is completely psychologically healthy, including Cao Meng and his female confidantes.

Therefore, psychotherapy is urgently needed.

At first glance, Xu Li appears to be a gentle and refined woman, but Cao Meng only realized how exceptional she was when they actually went on a date.

Just as he had observed before, this woman was alluring to the bone, and had a repressed, seductive side.

Once that switch is turned on, she is no longer the elegant woman she once was, but rather displays a very unrestrained and dissolute side.

Fortunately, at that moment, someone knocked on the door.

Xu Li, who had just gone from being reserved to openly flirtatious, blushed deeply. She immediately let go of Cao Meng, straightened her clothes and makeup, and then pretended to be nonchalant.

She put on black-rimmed glasses, presenting a professional image, and opened the door for people.

He was one of her mental patients.

Xu Li said to Cao Meng in a pretentious manner, "Mr. Cao, I understand your question. The psychological profile was very successful. I have another patient now, so you can go back first and I'll contact you later!"

Cao Meng realized that Xu Li must have been feeling very depressed and repressed for over a year since her separation and divorce from her ex-husband, and she desperately needed to open up now.

Now that Cao Meng has finally found a breakthrough with Xu Li, it's the perfect time to strike while the iron is hot.

They'll be rolling around in bed soon.

As Cao Meng walked out of Xu Li's clinic, he received a phone call from Li Na.

Li Na said on the other end of the phone, "Dear boss, please contact the landlord of the property owned by Quan Jing Law Firm beforehand."

He seems to have a particularly good relationship with Robin, and he vowed that he would never sell and would fight the Panorama Law Firm to the end.

And he even accused me of betraying Robin..."

Cao Meng could tell from Li Na's grievances that the landlord was probably not just cursing her for betrayal, but also for things like being a promiscuous and cheap woman.

This is a bit absurd. Robin has been keeping Li Na hanging for over ten years without giving her any answer, yet he doesn't allow her to feel disappointed and find someone else.

Based on Cao Meng's understanding of the system, he knew how to solve this problem.

He then said to Li Na, "Let him be arrogant for a few days, and after a few more days, I'll make sure he loses everything!"

Li Na's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Boss, do you have any ideas?"

Cao Meng smiled slightly and said, "It's a secret for now. You'll find out in a few days!"

Li Na said in a sweet voice, "Boss, you're being so mysterious, how annoying!"

After all, Li Na and Cao Meng haven't officially crossed the final barrier yet, so Li Na currently calls Cao Meng "boss" instead of "husband." Even if Cao Meng really becomes her husband, she still prefers to call him "boss." She finds the scene of a beautiful secretary seducing a domineering CEO quite interesting.

Cao Meng then returned to Haidilao, gathered all the prospective store managers together, and assigned them the task of buying a house on behalf of the company in the company's name.

The original owners must keep quiet and not collude with each other. If anyone colludes, then we will not buy from them.

Because that place was a shantytown, a notoriously dirty and chaotic area, and a well-known slum in Beijing.

At the time, a prospective store manager asked the man with a question: "Boss, why are we buying houses there? Could these houses be for us?"

Cao Meng chuckled and said, "You're dreaming! You want the boss to buy you houses? These houses will have other uses in the future, and they're a very important part of the company's long-term development."

As for your houses, you'll need to focus on developing your branch stores. Once your branch stores, along with the shops of your apprentices and their descendants, are all open and have reached the success of our flagship store, I believe your annual income will be enough to buy a house!

Buying a house with a year's income means being able to afford the down payment.

At that time, all these aspiring store managers were full of enthusiasm and energy, like they had been injected with adrenaline.

After all, they were all "Beijing drifters," many of whom had been in the capital for several years without any success. Coming to Cao Meng's Haidilao was the peak of their highest-paying period.

They originally thought that 1 yuan a month was the maximum, but they never expected that they could earn so much more as branch store managers and train their own apprentices and grand-apprentices. They were all full of fighting spirit.

After these days of interaction, especially the continuous grueling training, Haidilao has now become not only the benchmark for hot pot service, but also the Whampoa Military Academy of the hot pot industry.

The trainee store managers he trained are all capable of working independently and running their branches successfully.

Right after the meeting, Yang Tao approached Cao Meng with a somewhat complicated expression and said, "Honey, my best friend Lan Weiwei came to me and admitted that Li Wei is her boyfriend. She wants to get him out of trouble and hopes you can help!"

Cao Meng couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Is there something wrong with Lan Weiwei's brain? She should know about Li Wei's cheating of you, right? Why is she still willing to date him?"

Knowing full well that Li Wei was a fraud, she still wanted to rescue him. Did she put all her energy into... her brain?!

Cao Meng couldn't continue. This Lan Weiwei really needs some rest!

He really wanted to whip Lan Weiwei right now, to wake this big-breasted, brainless woman up and make her realize that she was still having romantic feelings for a liar!

He originally wanted to meet Lan Weiwei tonight to see what was going on in this hottest, most busty, and brainless woman.

But at that moment, Xu Li called.

Xu Li said softly, "I've finished treating my last client today, and I'm free tonight. I was wondering if you have time to talk to me again..."

Cao Feng also wanted to strike while the iron was hot and have sex with Xu Li.

Because Xu Li was betrayed by her husband, this incident caused her great psychological harm, and she needs psychological treatment.

On the other hand, he also wanted to win her over as soon as possible. Only by making her realize that she was not in control of her own destiny could she accept her relationship with Gan Jing and other women.

Otherwise, if she finds out before we can easily win, all our efforts over the past two days will be wasted.

Cao Meng said with a smile, "Okay, I'll pick you up right away, let's go for a drive first!"

The next day, Cao Meng drove his Ferrari LaFerrari to Xu Li's clinic to pick her up.

Xu Li was dressed the same way she did when she ate with him: a blue dress on top and black shorts on the bottom, with black stockings tightly covering her long, straight, beautiful legs.

They definitely look like new black stockings, with no holes.

After getting into the car, Xu Li looked at the interior decorations with curiosity and couldn't help but ask, "How much did you pay for your car?"

When she left the restaurant earlier, she was in a hurry to escape and get rid of her ex-husband's entanglement, so Xu Li was not in the mood to ask questions.

Now that she's relaxed, she's filled with curiosity about Cao Meng again.

Usually, when a woman is full of curiosity about a man, that's when love begins to blossom.

Cao Meng smiled slightly and said, "I don't know either. Someone gave it to me!"

He wasn't lying; it was a system reward, presented as a gift from a top underworld figure in Beijing.

This guy had connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, and he was about to successfully clean up his act. Even when the criminal gangs were cracked down on later, he managed to escape unscathed.

Xu Li looked at Cao Meng with even greater respect. It was a different story whether she bought it herself or someone else gave it to her. If she bought it herself, it simply meant she had extraordinary financial resources. But if someone else gave it to her, it meant that Cao Meng had an extraordinary background and influence, which was why someone else was willing to give such an expensive gift.

The problem is that I just learned from Cao Meng that Cao Meng was abandoned by his parents when he was young. After his parents divorced, they each remarried. In theory, a child born like this has no ties to his original family, nor does he have the glory that his original family brings.

Why would someone give him such expensive gifts to curry favor?

Xu Li knew this was a difficult question to ask; it was a question she had about Cao Meng, a question that was not easy to ask.

Cao Meng, however, was unwilling to let Xu Li keep digging into his life. A psychologist like Xu Li was very good at asking questions in a way that revealed his true nature as a womanizer and a scumbag. Once she discovered his true nature, he would be finished.

So Cao Meng asked in return, "I've always been curious, how could you fall for a husband like that, who is not good enough for you in any way?"

Xu Li sighed deeply and said slowly, "After I graduated from university, I chose to move to Beijing. He was our landlord's son, and he pursued me relentlessly, showering me with all sorts of concern and care."

But at that time, it was too difficult to be a migrant worker in Beijing. My family was well-off, and I chose to succumb to the pressure of life as soon as I was born.

I never expected that after we got married, his true nature would be revealed. He was someone whose values ​​were completely different from mine in every way.

From the very beginning, I tried my best to use my expertise to change his personality and his habits.

It turned out that old habits die hard, and I couldn't change him. The process of trying to change him only made him very resentful.

He felt that my job was bringing occupational hazards into my life, suffocating him, making him feel depressed, and making him feel worthless.

When he met a woman who flattered and fawned over him, he became blinded by her charms and ended up falling for a conman…

Cao Meng listened quietly the whole time.

He could sense that Xu Li still had some feelings for him as her husband, because he had indeed treated her very well before they got married. However, things had turned out that way over time, which was something he couldn't help.

Cao Meng couldn't help but ask, "Do you still have feelings for him?"

Just as Xu Li was about to say something, she suddenly realized that Cao Meng had some characteristics that were exactly the same as all the characteristics she had liked about her husband before. It was just a tiny bit of temperament that made Xu Li feel a little surprised.

She clearly sensed that Cao Meng didn't seem to have that kind of aura yesterday. Could it be that Cao Meng realized that besides her husband being completely useless, there was something worth learning from him, and Cao Meng learned it?

Now, when Xu Li thinks back to her husband, she shakes her head and says, "I have no feelings for him anymore, and now I even feel a bit disgusted with him!"

After suddenly breaking free from that marriage, Xu Li felt that her initial choice was a huge mistake.

No one can truly say they have no regrets about the choices they made back then.

In that way, Cao Meng patiently guided Xu Li to vent all her past grievances about the marriage.

After venting her emotions, she felt much better. This is actually a relatively quick and convenient method of psychotherapy.

One aspect of most people's emotional problems stems from having nowhere to confide in.

Cao Meng then gave Xu Li a playful smile and said, "Next, I'll take you for a drive and help you push your limits!"

He felt that beneath Xu Li's gentle and graceful appearance, she was still used to keeping to herself, protecting herself, and was not enthusiastic, proactive, or committed enough.

So he wanted to take Xu Li for a high-speed drive.

Just like before, when the car speed exceeded 200 miles per hour, Xu Li, in extreme fear, suddenly felt an extreme sense of comfort!