Divorce

The other side was stunned for a moment before Zheng Juan's louder roar came through, "Xiao Ran, have you gone mad? Just wait until I come back from work, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Xiao Ran remained calm and said indifferently, "Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau immediately. I've brought the household registration book, marriage certificate, and ID card."

"Xiao Ran—" Zheng Juan shouted again, but then calmed down and said, "Don't act rashly. Divorce isn't something you can decide just like that. Don't you care about Xiaojie?"

Xiaojie was Xiao Ran's "son," named Zheng Jie. Of course, he was a bastard!

Xiao Ran sneered, "How long do you plan to deceive me? Xiaojie is not my son; he's the illegitimate child of you and Zhang Zihao. You were already carrying Zhang Zihao's seed when you were so eager to marry me!"

"How do you know?" Zheng Juan's voice trembled.

"Don't worry about how I know. Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau right now, or I'll go to the hospital and make a scene, exposing your affair with Zhang Zihao. Let's see how you deal with it."

Xiao Ran was confident that Zheng Juan would yield.

As expected, Zheng Juan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Fine, I'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau right away."

When she rushed to marry Xiao Ran hastily, the main reason was to avoid the scandal of having an illegitimate child. Secondly, it was to uphold Zhang Zihao's reputation. And thirdly, Xiao Ran was too easy to control, essentially adding a free housekeeper to the family. 

Moreover, this housekeeper even handed over his entire salary!

Xiao Ran took the subway to the Civil Affairs Bureau, but unexpectedly, Zheng Juan was even faster. She was already waiting for him at the door.

This woman was 27 years old, 160 cm tall, with a sweet appearance and big eyes. She tied her hair in a ponytail. She could score 70 for looks, but her figure was lacking. Her chest was rather flat, barely an A cup.

She looked at Xiao Ran with disbelief and shock, still amazed at how Xiao Ran knew the truth.

—She didn't know that all of this was told to Xiao Ran by her own mouth in his previous life.

At that time, Xiao Ran was nearly dead, so naturally, she wasn't worried about him leaking the secret.

"Xiao Ran, don't think divorce is so easy. It involves property division, child custody, and many other issues," Zheng Juan said, still trying to persuade Xiao Ran to go back.

As long as he returned home, the family would pressure him together, and she didn't believe they couldn't "convince" him.

You are our slave, now and in the future!

Xiao Ran looked at her calmly. "I'll leave with nothing, and the child will be with you. I won't pay a penny for child support!"

In theory, he could not only demand a division of the couple's joint property but also claim compensation after a paternity test proved that the child was not his.

However, he didn't have time to waste on this. He had to divorce today. Otherwise, if he won the lottery before the divorce, it would cause a big problem. Zheng Juan's family wouldn't miss such a big piece of meat and would come to take a bite.

So, he didn't want any joint property.

When the apocalypse arrived, he would find a way to get it back!

Zheng Juan was speechless, so she had to follow him to the divorce office.

They took a number, queued up, and since there weren't many people today, they were soon called in.

The mediator wanted to make one last effort and said, "You two are still young, and you both have children—"

"The child isn't mine," Xiao Ran said calmly, expressionless.

The mediator paused, then didn't try to persuade further, asking, "How will the property be divided?"

"I'll leave with nothing," Xiao Ran said.

Because the child wasn't his biological offspring, Xiao Ran had no obligation to provide support. He chose to leave with nothing to avoid property division. Therefore, the divorce agreement was quickly settled.

Half an hour later, Xiao Ran exchanged his marriage certificate for a divorce certificate.

He felt a wave of relief.

Finally... he escaped from the Zheng family's hellhole.

Xiao Ran didn't even glance at Zheng Juan as he walked away confidently.

Zheng Juan, on the other hand, looked resentful.

She lost a free housekeeper and a significant subsidy—Xiao Ran's current salary was over ten thousand yuan!

Did she think she could just let him go like this? No way.

She took out her phone and dialed the police: "I want to report... Yes, my dad was assaulted... The perpetrator's name is Xiao Ran, ID number 3205..."

...

Xiao Ran left the Civil Affairs Bureau, went to have lunch first, and by mid-afternoon, he went to the nearby lottery shop. After announcing several numbers, he spent 200 yuan to buy 100 tickets. Five hundred million! That was the maximum amount for the grand prize this time.

The lottery tickets had timestamps, and there were surveillance cameras at the Civil Affairs Bureau, so the ownership of the post-marital property was crystal clear.

But!

Xiao Ran had no money left.

Only 200 yuan in pocket money, all used up.

No problem, there's always Huabei.

He first booked a hotel on his phone, then took a taxi there. After registering with his ID, he checked into this luxurious hotel that cost 1500 yuan per night.

In the past, he would never have been willing to spend so much.

But now?

What's money!

In the room, Xiao Ran began to explore the specific usage and characteristics of the alternate space.

Firstly, whether something could be stored depended entirely on its size. Due to the limitation of the space door, which was 5x5 meters, items could be infinitely long but couldn't exceed 5 meters in height or width. Weight didn't matter because Xiao Ran didn't need to physically stuff items into the space; a touch of his hand and a thought was enough.

Secondly, living creatures couldn't be accommodated.

Because Xiao Ran tried to take the fish tank from the lounge on this floor. It contained five goldfish. Despite pressing his hand against it, the fish tank couldn't be stored in the alternate space no matter how much he tried. However, he could open the space door and directly send the fish tank inside. But when he took it out, the fish were dead.

"So, living things either have to be forcibly stuffed in or they'll have to walk into the trap themselves."

"Well, if used well, it could totally mess with people's heads."

Thirdly, the space door could be opened at any position and in any direction, but it couldn't be opened further than 2 meters around him, and it couldn't be opened within an object, such as within a wall. As soon as he moved, the space door would automatically close, but it could also be reopened immediately.

Fourthly, once something was placed into the alternate space, its state would be preserved. For example, if a cup of hot tea was placed inside, it would still be scalding an hour later when taken out, and if an ice cube was placed inside, it wouldn't melt at all after an hour.

"This is perfect for storing food!"

But most importantly, this state preservation also included the kinetic energy of objects. This meant that when Xiao Ran threw a brick into the space, when he "released" the brick, it would come out flying!

What if arrows, bullets, or even falling objects from high altitude were thrown in?

Serious weaponry!

All Xiao Ran needed to do was fill up with "ammunition" and practice aiming.

"Now, all I need to do is claim the jackpot tomorrow, buy a house, invest in the stock market, and convert the house into a safe haven."

In the evening, Xiao Ran deliberately chose a high-end restaurant and ordered the most expensive items.

The feeling of spending money was truly exhilarating!

Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Before, he only had 200 yuan to spend in a month.

Why?

Because he had to save it for his wife and son.

And the result?

He was just a pitiful scapegoat.

Spending, spending lavishly, starting tomorrow, he would be a wealthy man. And when disaster struck that day, he would become the wealthiest person in the world!

But by then, wealth wouldn't be in the form of money but rather food, clothing, energy, and so on.