Chapter 1: Every dog ​​needs to be slapped twice

"Wesley Lu, since you've discovered it, I'm too lazy to explain. Let's just say I'm at fault, sign the papers, and part on good terms."
Bertha Luo sat between her parents, looking wronged, as if she had only made a mistake any woman in the world could make. She seemed to plead for leniency, suggesting that a man should be more generous.
Faced with the hostile looks from this family, Wesley Lu almost doubted whether he was the one who had been unfaithful.
Of course, he still couldn't understand why Bertha Luo would cheat on him, they had been married for only two months.
"Wesley Lu, setting aside the facts, even though Bertha is married to you, doesn't she have the right to pursue her own happiness? Just sign the papers quickly."
Her mother-in-law, Gertrude Miao, with thick makeup and a string of pearls around her neck, looked like a mountain of flesh in her floral cheongsam, almost bursting at the seams. Across the coffee table, Wesley Lu could faintly smell her bad breath.
Her chubby face trembled, her dead-fish eyes seemed to threaten that if Wesley Lu didn’t agree to sign, she would throw a tantrum on the floor the next second.
"Wesley Lu, the situation has reached a point of no return. You and Bertha are not suitable for each other, just sign the papers."
His father-in-law, Victor Luo, with a greasy belly and a fiery red hairdo, spoke with a sidelong glance.
After all, Wesley Lu had no relatives or friends in this city; it was easy for them to bully him.
"Wesley, just sign the papers and move out. This house will be just right for my wedding. Oh, and leave the car keys when you go."
His brother-in-law, Xavier Luo, hugging his girlfriend with a tattooed arm, smoking and giving orders.
Thinking Wesley Lu was easy to bully due to his timid nature and lack of connections in the city.
Just when the family thought they had Wesley Lu cornered, a "ding-dong" sound came from him.
Wesley Lu looked up from the divorce agreement, pulled out an old-fashioned phone, and said while looking at it, "You continue."
The screen showed a string of numbers, indecipherable to outsiders, a secret code among assassins.
Hmm, a billion, who could be worth so much? Wesley Lu wondered.
He calculated that, after deducting the share for headquarters and others, he could get ten million according to his level... The business is getting more competitive.
With a "bang", Victor Luo slammed his hand on the coffee table. "Wesley Lu, what is this attitude? Do you not see me?"
Wesley Lu calmly deleted the message on his phone, turned his head, and said, "No, I think of putting you in the toilet."
The father-in-law's expression froze, shocked by Wesley Lu's words.
The others were equally stunned, wondering if Wesley Lu had taken the wrong medicine to speak like this.
Xavier Luo stood up abruptly, extinguished his cigarette on the floor, grabbed the ashtray from the table, and said fiercely, "Wesley, are you asking for a beating?"
Wesley Lu ignored him completely. It was a waste of time to pay attention to such a worthless troublemaker.
His gaze fell on Bertha Luo's face. "I have something later. I'll ask, you answer. Let's clarify things, and then I'll sign."
Bertha Luo's eyes brightened slightly, nodding gently.
"First, why did you betray me?"
Bertha Luo hesitated, fearing that if she told the truth, Wesley Lu wouldn't sign.
"I'll say it." Her mother took over Wesley Lu's question. "When Bertha met you, she learned you had returned from abroad and thought you were a rich second generation. She married you without fully investigating, only to find out you're just a loser."
Wesley Lu was stunned, incredulous. "So, she thought I was wealthy?"
"What’s wrong with a girl striving for a better life? Who knew your house and car were on loan... Wesley Lu, you're a fraud, my daughter was blind to marry you."
Wesley Lu laughed in anger. Striving for a better life meant gold-digging?
He sighed deeply, thinking: Elder Luo, I tried my best. It's not that I don’t keep my promises, but your family is just too awful.
Elder Luo was the one who brought him into the business. A free-spirited man, he didn't know he had descendants until he was old – this family in front of him.
When Elder Luo died, he entrusted everything to Wesley Lu. Knowing he would eventually return to the country, he begged Wesley Lu to take care of his family and marry his granddaughter for better protection.
Wesley Lu originally didn't want to agree, but the offer was too good to refuse.
He planned to give the Luo family a sum of money after returning to the country and be done with it.
After returning, he met Bertha Luo and gradually realized she was nothing like Elder Luo.
Bertha Luo seemed pure, kind, often helping stray cats and dogs, and easily blushed. Even holding hands made her shy.
This made Wesley Lu believe that agreeing to Elder Luo was the right decision.
Therefore, Bertha Luo’s infidelity shocked him.
Now he understood everything. He thought he was the hunter, but it was Bertha Luo who was the true hunter, appearing in the guise of prey.
He could see insects flapping their wings tens of meters away but failed to see the true face of this woman. She was a born actor... No, she truly was Elder Luo's blood, as despicable and shameless as him.
"Wesley Lu, aren't you a man? Stop dragging your feet and sign. Do you think lingering will solve anything? My daughter slept with you for nothing for two months. Though the house and car are on loan, they’re worth millions. This will all go to Bertha as compensation, leaving you with nothing."
Wesley Lu tore the divorce papers into pieces, then threw them in Gertrude Miao's fat face.
"Leave with nothing? You must be dreaming. Don't you know my favorite thing is to freeload... And ignoring the facts? If we don't talk about the facts, I'll curse your ancestors."
Everyone was stunned.
Xavier Luo reacted fastest, pointing at Wesley Lu with the ashtray, "Wesley, have you had enough of living?"
Wesley Lu kicked the coffee table, causing it to hit Xavier Luo's knees. Xavier Luo screamed, falling onto the table. Wesley Lu slapped him hard, knocking him off the table, his head hitting the ground with a cry.
"What’s this? I let you jump around me because you're my brother-in-law, but you took yourself too seriously?"
"Wesley Lu, you bastard, how dare you hit my precious son, I..."
A loud "slap"!
Gertrude Miao's face trembled, and her subsequent words turned into a scream.
"Wesley Lu, you..."
Victor Luo rose up, rolling up his sleeves, but before he could finish speaking, he was silenced by a slap, his dentures flying out. He fell back onto the sofa, dizzy and in pain.
Bertha Luo was petrified, her eyes filled with terror. They all thought Wesley Lu was a meek lamb, easy to bully, but he turned out to be a demon.
She thought she’d be safe if she kept quiet, but Wesley Lu swung a slap, knocking her onto the sofa.
"You thought I wouldn't hit you? Even a dog barking at me on the street gets slapped, let alone you... And just saying you're at fault? Like mother, like daughter, both cheap and bad... I cherished you like a crystal cup, but once let go, you're just broken glass."
Wesley Lu stood up, approached Xavier Luo's girlfriend. She was pale with fear, shaking her head, "I, I didn't say anything."
Wesley Lu smiled, swinging a slap, "Don't think I don't know about your instigations."
Everyone held their faces, looking at Wesley Lu in terror.
Wesley Lu pulled out a paper, wiped his hands, and said, "Ah, refreshing."