My face darkened as I clicked on the details. I almost fainted. This money was from Jackie, who met his first love at the supermarket, and paid for her son's milk formula.
When I saw this expense, my blood boiled. I asked the system immediately, "System, check for similar expenses!"
I checked carefully. I had no idea that Jackie had paid for his first love—hundreds of them, big and small—this year!
Suppressing my anger, I asked the system, "Will these funds be divided up during the divorce settlement?"
[Of course, expenses not considered marital will be separately allocated and compensated to the other party.]
Thanks, the government!
Fortunately, when we got married, the government forced Jackie and I to each save 20000 dollars for our living expenses. Daily living expenses were automatically deducted from this monthly allowance.
If we didn’t file for a divorce, the system would never settle the unreasonable amount. But even so, the total amount Jackie spent on his first love was only a little over 1000 dollars. Why was he so nervous when we brought up the divorce settlement today? It was as if he had taken advantage of me for more than just this little bit...
Before I could figure it out, a message suddenly came to my phone from Jackie's colleague.
[Jackie, has your wife found out about what happened last time? She won't be angry, will she?]
I read it, confused, and the message was instantly withdrawn.
Still puzzled, the door suddenly opened. It was Jackie returning with my mother-in-law.
Behind him was his first love, Riley Connor.
"Lilian, you know who she is, right?" My mother-in-law smiled and gave me a show of force as soon as she entered.
I stared at them, silent, eager to see what they were up to. Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law couldn't help herself.
"I just found out today that Riley has always been in love with my son. I think she's destined to have a son. That's all I'm saying. Either buy me an apartment as compensation, apologize to me, and take the initiative to cover my living expenses this year."
She paused for a moment, "Or, I'll have my son divorce you and marry Riley!"
"Okay, then let's get a divorce. Don't delay your happy event." I replied immediately.
Perhaps not expecting my immediate agreement, the determined look on my mother-in-law's face froze before it could even fade.