Xiang Wan's investment acumen was quite good.
Both the account and the house she had her eye on had great appreciation potential.
Not long after listing them with an agent, buyers began to inquire about the prices.
She had bought the apartment that had a fire incident all in cash for 1.88 million yuan, plus renovations, it came to a little over 2 million.
After living in it for more than three years, it had actually earned her 600,000 yuan.
The money from selling the account, combined with the studio's working capital, was just enough to repay Tang Hai Chao.
With the 2.6 million yuan from selling this house, Xiang Wan got a card made and set aside 2 million for Lu Ming Zhe.
Regardless, the fire had truly happened, and the renovations were all done by him.
Even if they both bore some responsibility, she would pay half.
People always had to pay the price for their choices.
The reason for reaching this point couldn't be entirely blamed on others; it also had a lot to do with herself.
She just hoped that after spending this money, when they looked back, neither of them would think of the other as a complete scumbag.
After selling everything, except for Xiang Yang, there was nothing left in Nancheng that belonged to her.
In the afternoon, Xiang Wan drove to Xiang Yang's school to pick him up after class.
Xiang Yang was quite surprised.
He was already a sophomore in the fall semester, and his sister had never picked him up the entire previous year.
"Tonight, your sister is treating you to a big meal, just the two of us. I have something to tell you."
"What's up? Is today a special occasion? Is it your birthday or my birthday? No, neither, why are you treating me to dinner?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Xiang Wan said.
"Call your Ming Zhe brother and tell him to sort out his own dinner. We'll be back late."
As expected, Lu Ming Zhe cursed Xiang Yang on the phone for being ungrateful.
"You two siblings are going out on a date without me? And you'll be back late? It seems I'm always the outsider."
Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"My sister and I have known each other for almost 20 years. This is the first time we're going to a restaurant alone. Who do you think is the outsider?"
"Isn't she about to marry you? Her whole life from now on belongs to you. What's wrong with me having her alone for once?"
"Alright, alright. Then don't drink tonight. You're driving, don't tire your sister out."
Xiang Wan listened from the side, feeling nothing.
She was never a person who easily got emotional.
Lu Ming Zhe had finally stirred her passion, only to have her see the truth.
Now that she had calmed down, she naturally returned to her old self.
Nothing could move or shake her; she had once again become the impervious Xiang Wan.
They booked a private room, sat down, ordered their food, and Xiang Wan truthfully told Xiang Yang about the events of the past period.
She also told him that she had sold her account and house and was preparing to leave.
Xiang Yang was completely stunned, his mind reeling for a long time before he could recover.
"How is that possible? Brother Zhe... are you sure? It must be his mother stirring up trouble!"
"It doesn't matter, Xiang Yang. Don't you understand what I mean yet?"
Xiang Wan said coldly.
"His family looks down on me, his mother absolutely looks down on me. Even if Lu Ming Zhe is sincere towards me, do you think we can be happy with his parents constantly finding fault?"
"Besides, given their family's circumstances, how can we, from a small family, fit in and socialize?"
"During holidays, sitting in their relatives' circle, wouldn't you feel like an anomaly? Wouldn't you feel inferior?"
"I, Xiang Wan, have my arms and legs. I can earn my own house and money. Why should I have to endure looking at others' faces?"
Xiang Yang understood the reasoning she was presenting, and he also understood his sister's pride.
However, he really liked Lu Ming Zhe.
He thought Lu Ming Zhe was the best man he had ever met.
He was afraid Xiang Wan would miss out on him.
"What about the child? Brother Ming Zhe likes this child so much. If you leave, what if he's very sad?"
"Even if he's sad, it won't last long."
Xiang Wan gave a self-deprecating smile.
"Do you know what kind of people his friends are, and in what kind of venues they spend their time? He probably meets more beautiful women in one night than you've met in your entire life."
"Living in such an environment, do you think he can be sad for long?"
Xiang Yang felt his worldview collapsing.
His idol had fallen.
How could the world be like this?
Seeing him so distressed, looking so badly hit, Xiang Wan took his hand.
"I don't want to make a big scene before I leave, or have a falling out with him, so I plan to leave quietly. You must keep this a secret for me."
"Starting tomorrow, apply for a dorm. I will give you an account later and deposit some money into it. We won't contact each other for three months."
"When everything calms down, I will contact you naturally. If he looks for you or causes trouble after I leave, you will insist that you know nothing."
"If it gets too bad, report it to the authorities. His father has a special status, and I don't believe he would dare to do anything to you."
Xiang Yang shuddered at the thought of that scenario.
"Sister, does it really have to come to this?"
"Then what do you want? For me to pretend I know nothing, that nothing happened, and just have the child foolishly?
"When I'm old and faded, be humiliated by his mother, and abandoned by him heartlessly? Do you want to see me become like that?"
"No, no, no, I absolutely don't want that!"
Xiang Yang often saw short videos online of wives complaining about their husbands. He felt great sympathy for the various aggrieved women in them.
Thinking of them, he regained his composure.
"You're right, his mother is so vicious, their family isn't worth it."
"You go then. No matter what, I won't say anything. What about Grandma?"
"Tomorrow I'll use the excuse of resting to go see Grandma, move her beforehand, and then I won't come back."
"This is our last meeting for three months, Xiang Yang. Show some backbone, have good mental fortitude, and don't let him see through you when you go back."
"Your sister is fine. I'm just moving towards a better life. Staying here is what should truly make you fearful. Don't let me down."
Xiang Yang thought of a TV drama he had watched as a child, "Don't Talk to Strangers."
The female lead in it was beaten by her husband again and again. When she finally decided to truly escape, the expression on her face was the same as his sister's now.
When he was young, he thought the female lead was strong and brave. Similarly, he saw these excellent qualities in his sister now.
"I understand. I won't let you down. Don't worry."
The two of them talked while eating, discussing many details.
In the middle, Lu Ming Zhe called. Xiang Wan directly hung up and replied that they were watching a movie.
Around ten o'clock, they returned. Lu Ming Zhe was curled up on the sofa in his pajamas, watching a projection.
Seeing Xiang Wan, he looked wronged.
"Dinner and a movie, who exactly is my wife? Come here and give me a hug."