At thirty, I started my comeback from the intelligence system.

"Brother Geng, have you arrived yet?"

"I'm not kidding, the woman in the next booth looks a lot like my sister-in-law. Sigh, it's hard to explain over the phone, you should come to Fei'er Bar right away."

The phone was still ringing with the voice of his younger brother Zhang Jiaxiao, but Chen Geng couldn't hear a single word anymore.

Having arrived at the bar, he immediately spotted the exquisitely made-up, incredibly familiar face in the booth under the dim lights—his wife, Su Qingqing.

Inside the booth, his wife, Su Qingqing, was nestled in the arms of a strange man.

The man looked to be around thirty-five or thirty-six years old. He was wearing a well-tailored bespoke suit and a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist, the authenticity of which was unknown. Every gesture he made exuded a sense of superiority and mature composure built on wealth.

anger!

Seeing this scene filled Chen Geng with extreme anger!

He really wanted to go up and question Su Qingqing about why she betrayed him.

Although the two met through a blind date and had no emotional foundation, Chen Geng cared a lot about the relationship. In order to provide Su Qingqing with better material conditions, he has been working hard all these years. Every day, he wakes up thinking about KPIs, user growth, and revenue data. He is known as a workaholic in the company.

In two days, Chen Geng will turn thirty, entering what is known as middle age.

Everyone says that one should be established by thirty, but he really wanted to slap himself and ask himself what he had established.

He's almost thirty and is burdened with a mortgage of 12,000 yuan and a car loan of 8,000 yuan. His mother is getting old and needs to take medication all year round. His career is also stagnant, and he faces the dilemma of being laid off if he doesn't work overtime.

Chen Geng had thought about giving up countless times, but the thought of his family always made him give up the idea.

But now, the family is broken.

Chen Geng's marriage, which he desperately tried to maintain, had long since become a joke.

It turns out that he had already suffered a complete defeat at the age of thirty, no, at twenty-nine.

If someone were to ask Chen Geng now what he accomplished at the age of twenty-nine, he would tell that person:

I entered into a job that could be replaced at any time, a marriage full of lies and betrayal, a mountain of debt that I can never pay off, a body suffocated by life's burdens, and a wretched and utterly ridiculous version of myself.

In the workplace, he couldn't outmaneuver younger people, couldn't outmaneuver his superiors, had no hope of promotion, and felt lost about his future.

In his marriage, he couldn't keep his lover or protect his family. He gave his all, only to be betrayed in return.

In his life, he was trapped by mortgage payments, car loans, and the pressure of retirement, unable to move forward and not even having the right to break down.

"Is it her, Brother Geng?" Zhang Jiaxiao had appeared beside Chen Geng without anyone noticing.

"Yes."

Chen Geng responded.

"Damn it, he seduced my sister-in-law! I'll crack that bastard's skull open!"

Zhang Jiaxiao's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he was about to step forward, but Chen Geng stopped him with a gesture.

Chen Geng shook his head and said calmly, "This woman has nothing to do with me anymore. There's no need to drag my brothers down for a woman who's not even related to me."

Although Zhang Jiaxiao is unmarried, she still has parents to support. If she goes there now and cracks the man's skull open, she could face compensation at best, and imprisonment at worst.

We live in a society governed by the rule of law, and having a criminal record makes finding a job a problem.

Cutting your losses in time is the wise choice.

Zhang Jiaxiao glanced at Chen Geng, feeling moved but also gritting her teeth, and said, "Are we just going to let that despicable couple get away with it like this?"

"This isn't over yet." Chen Geng's gaze swept coldly around the bar, his tone remaining calm. "There are security cameras here. We'll go to the bar and get a backup of the video. Later, I'll let my in-laws, her relatives and friends see what kind of bitch Su Qingqing really is!"

Since they were going to break up, they should do it cleanly. After all, it was she who had let him down, and Chen Geng felt no pity for her.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiaxiao immediately said, "I know the owner of this bar. Let's go and save the video evidence, and we can also grab a drink outside."

"Yeah, let's have a drink together."

Chen Geng nodded in agreement.

……

After obtaining the video, Chen Geng and Zhang Jiaxiao left the bar and went to a barbecue stall under the nearby Shenjiang Bridge. They ordered three cases of ice-cold beer and two bottles of 52-proof liquor.

Without saying a word, Chen Geng picked up a bottle of baijiu and poured it down his throat.

The liquor slid down his throat, burning his esophagus, but it couldn't suppress the excruciating pain in his heart.

"Hey, hey, bro, how can you drink baijiu like that?" Zhang Jiaxiao immediately snatched the baijiu and handed Chen Geng a bottle of beer, saying, "Drink this, this is perfect for chugging straight from the bottle."

"good!"

Chen Geng took the beer and chugged it down.

The bitterness of beer and the spiciness of liquor intertwined in his mouth. He was like an emotionless drinking machine, constantly pouring alcohol into his mouth, trying to suppress all his grievances, anger, despair, and resentment with alcohol.

Sitting opposite Chen Geng, Zhang Jiaxiao watched him drink recklessly, feeling anxious but helpless, and could only drink along with him, cup after cup.

"Ah Xiao, my life is such a failure. I'm almost thirty and I've accomplished nothing." After drinking for who knows how much, Chen Geng finally spoke, his voice choked with emotion and his eyes red.

The man did not shed tears, but he did not go to the sad place.

Chen Geng gripped his wine glass tightly, his voice trembling with tears, and said, "I used to think I was happy. Although my father passed away early, my mother was still alive, I had my own family, and a decent job, but..."

"Stop talking, Geng-ge, drink up."

Zhang Jiaxiao poured Chen Geng a full glass of wine, but he didn't know how to comfort him.

He had never experienced betrayal, nor did he even have a girlfriend, so he didn't understand this feeling.

One cup after another, one bottle after another, the two of them drank like there was no tomorrow, leaving the barbecue stall owner dumbfounded and attracting strange looks from the surrounding diners.

"Gurgle—"

After downing another glass of wine, Chen Geng's voice suddenly rose: "I was fucking stupid, thinking that sincerity could be reciprocated, and now I've ruined my life!"

Perhaps the effects of the alcohol were kicking in; Chen Geng suddenly felt a buzzing sound in his brain, a blinding white light flashed before his eyes, and his consciousness blurred instantly. He leaned back and slid into the river beside him.

……

When he woke up again, his nose was filled with the smell of disinfectant. Then, he felt like his whole body was falling apart. His head was dizzy and felt like it was going to split open. Sharp pains came from every part of his body, including his arms, legs, and chest, making him gasp.

"Is it at the hospital?"

Chen Geng looked around at his surroundings, but before he could figure out what was going on, a pale blue light suddenly flashed in front of him.

[Ding! Host's vital signs detected as stable. God-level intelligence system awakened and bound!]

[System Rules: Three top-secret intelligence reports will be pushed out daily, automatically refreshed at midnight. The intelligence is 100% accurate and valid, with no falsehoods.]

[System initially activated; the first intelligence report of the day has been generated and is being pushed out in real time.]

[Intelligence Summary: Lai Yongkang, dissatisfied with his post-operative recovery, disregarded medical advice and protocols, and took his anger out on medical staff. He first verbally abused and physically shoved the nurse in charge, Lin Xiaoxiao, then stormed into the doctor's office demanding an explanation. After being persuaded to leave by hospital security, he returned carrying a knife.]