C66 (1/2)

Changan Street, Fragrant Jade Tower.

The air was filled with the scent of essential oil and incense. The pleasant sound of running water was accompanied by gentle music. The scenery outside the window was the sunset.

The pretty, fairy-like girl who had just dismissed her business partner was sitting on the sofa with her eyes closed.

After a long while, the red wooden door was pushed open. A workplace beauty wearing a black suit and rimless glasses walked into the office. She slightly bowed towards the girl on the sofa and said, ”Miss, it's time. The board will be starting in thirty minutes. You have twenty minutes to prepare. ”

The girl whose body was now completely relaxed returned to her tight state, sat up a little, and asked: ”Jiaxin, where's the information I asked you to prepare?”

”Miss, I'm ready.” As the woman spoke, she opened the folder in her hands and took out a thick stack of documents.

The girl lazily took the A4 paper, crossed her legs, placed it on her lap and nodded as she started reading.

The first photo was a colour print. The man inside looked very young and pretty, but there was a hint of dejection between his eyes. In addition, his clothes were tattered, and some parts were even damaged.

Shi Lei: Male.

Age: 22.

Height: 182 cm.

Weight: 63 kg

Specialty: None.

Education: None.

Language: Chinese.

Virtue: Unknown

Undesirable hobbies: None.

Physical state: Skinny, weak, malnourished.

Flipping through more, there were still over ten big items and countless small items. Each of them was filled with densely packed introductions and labels.

Then there were the surveys every other year, until this year, when they were 26 years old. On the last piece of paper, all the items had undergone a tremendous change. It was practically two different people.

Each year's report was followed by a composite score of 35 points for the first year and 32 points for the second. The rest was more or less the same, with no differences.

But on the last one, in red ink, was written: 98!

Chu Xinshu looked at the last photo. Shi Lei's robust body and his bright smile made him unable to help himself from closing his eyes and comparing it with the man in his memories.

Just what had happened to him to cause such a huge change?

Opening her eyes, Chu Xinshu asked: ”Earlier, Shi Lei suffered from domestic violence caused by her wife and mother-in-law?”

”Yes.” The secretary nodded slightly. ”According to the intelligence team's investigation, this process took eight years. It was not just domestic violence, but also mental abuse.”

Chu Xinshu was silent for a moment, then continued: ”Jiaxin, let me ask you, if you were in my place, would you give up the possibility of marrying a person like you for someone who has brought you endless pain?”

Cheng Jiaxin shook her head: ”No, I don't think any man can. Let alone the wife who has mistreated him for eight years, even if there was a good wife and mother in the family, I think as a man, it would still be impossible to resist the temptation of marrying Miss.”

Chu Xinshu laughed, ”But he rejected someone like me because of this wife.”

”Miss?” Cheng Jiaxin's face was filled with surprise. She was truly unable to accept this reality. That man had either lost her mind or simply didn't know how to appreciate beauty.