Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 451 A makeshift operation! Human nature cannot withstand the test!

Chicago, USA.

Zhao Ruilong was awakened by a startled exclamation.

"Why are you yelling so early in the morning? Didn't you yell enough last night?"

Opening her eyes and glancing to her side, she saw Zhong Xiaoai, wearing a black slip dress, staring at the laptop with a surprised expression.

"Look!!"

Zhong Xiaoai moved the laptop so that the screen faced Zhao Ruilong.

"Holy crap, who the hell is this?"

"Old Ge Junshan!"

"what?"

Zhao Ruilong was instantly wide awake and utterly astonished.

It's unbelievable that the old man in the photo, with a bruised and swollen face and many scratch marks on his face and neck, is actually Ge Junshan.

But he frowned and approached, looking at him closely. He felt that Ge Junshan was about 70-80% similar to the one he remembered.

"It's really him!"

Zhong Xiaoai pointed to Ge Junshan's clothes in the photo.

"This really is a patient gown from Peking Union Medical College Hospital!"

"No, what happened to him? Wasn't he recovering in the hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage and undergoing craniotomy? Who beat him up like this? Did they want to die? Where are his guards?"

Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but ask a series of questions.

This is so bizarre and unbelievable.

Ge Junshan, who held a high position of power, was actually beaten black and blue and scratched all over in the hospital.

This incident is just as outrageous as hearing that someone robbed a military base where heavily armed troops were stationed.

The VIP wards at Peking Union Medical College Hospital are not places that ordinary people can enter.

Given Ge Junshan's current rank and position, which hasn't been revoked yet, he's not someone that ordinary people can afford to offend.

Zhong Xiaoai did not rush to answer.

Instead, he typed a few keys and changed the photo.

Looking at the old woman in the photo, her hair was disheveled, her lips were bloodied, and her cheeks were swollen and red...

Zhao Ruilong immediately frowned and asked, "Could this woman be his wife? Did they have a fight in the hospital room?"

Zhong Xiaoai nodded emphatically.

"Yes, it's incredible, but it's the truth!"

"I just heard that they fought in the hospital room and were both badly injured. I don't believe it."

"I didn't believe it was true until my friend sent me photos of our injuries via QQ!"

Zhao Ruilong's lips twitched slightly.

After slowly sitting up, I brought the laptop over.

I looked at the two photos over and over again, and became more and more puzzled.

"It's not uncommon for couples to fight, but I never expected that someone of their age, with such a prominent and influential status, would actually fight, and fight so viciously!"

Zhong Xiaoai nestled beside him and recounted: "My friend said that Old Ge has a very bad temper and often beats and scolds his wife Luo Chunxia over trivial matters."

"I think it's normal for them to have a big outburst. After all, even after decades of marriage, Luo Chunxia can't tolerate him indefinitely."

Zhao Ruilong remarked with a sigh, "That's true, even a clay figure has a bit of temper."

“She can probably tolerate being scolded or beaten occasionally, after all, they are husband and wife.”

"But if she is constantly beaten and verbally abused, and has no dignity at all, she will eventually reach her breaking point!"

Zhong Xiaoai let out a soft sigh.

"Luo Chunxia comes from an extraordinary background. Her younger brother, Luo Shanhe, is currently the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Handong Province, and he has a great chance of continuing to rise in rank!"

"And what about Old Ge? He still seems to hold a high position and great power, but in reality, he has no power at all. Instead, he has become a patient who needs to be taken care of!"

"A patient with little influence, who requires long-term, painstaking care, is frequently beaten and verbally abused. How could Luo Chunxia not be furious?"

"Of course, I can understand why Old Ge became irritable and beat his wife. Anyone who has tasted power knows that losing power is more painful than losing life!"

Zhao Ruilong nodded slightly.

We have experienced the era of information overload and self-media.

I have witnessed countless bizarre and absurd aspects of society.

I know that the human world is actually just a large, makeshift operation.

The reason it was a makeshift team is that no one in the world is perfect.

Seeking advantage and avoiding harm, being lazy and averse to work, having unsatisfied desires, being greedy for life and afraid of death...

We are all ordinary people with human flaws; no one is much more noble than anyone else.

Therefore, the rich and powerful will not do things that the poor do.

On the contrary, having money and power may amplify the weaknesses of human nature.

This led them to do even more absurd, bizarre, and even heinous things.

Once you understand this point, it's not hard to understand Ge Junshan.

He came from an extraordinary background, lived for decades, experienced countless people and events, and held a high position.

But this does not mean that he can take life and death lightly, remain calm in the face of honor and disgrace, or accept failure with equanimity.

Quite the opposite.

As Zhong Xiaoai said, having tasted the power, he became manic when he lost it.

"Strange, he's become like this, abandoned by everyone, and you're not even laughing? He was your father's political rival who suppressed him for years!"

Zhong Xiaoai suddenly asked curiously.

"Laugh? What's so funny? What's so funny?"

Zhao Ruilong returned the laptop to Zhong Xiaoai.

"Looking at his bruised and swollen face now, I actually feel a little sorry for him!"

"Pathetic? Why?"

Zhong Xiaoai placed the computer on the bedside table and turned to look at Zhao Ruilong with curious eyes.

“I personally strongly oppose any form of domestic violence. Someone like him who frequently beats and verbally abuses his wife deserves to be beaten to death.”

"The reason I feel sorry for him is because he was born into a good family and had a rich and exciting life experience and career."

"It is inevitable for a hero to grow old. He could have retired gracefully and dignifiedly, but now he has not only lost power, but also his family."

Zhao Ruilong turned around, picked up the cigarette case, shook out a cigarette, lit it, and took a drag.

Zhong Xiaoai shook her head and sighed.

"There's nothing we can do, that's just human nature!"

"Having enjoyed a glorious life for most of it, how could one not undergo a drastic change in temperament when faced with such a major upheaval in old age?"

"The same thing happened to a distant relative of mine, but he didn't lose power; he lost his wealth!"

“When his business was doing well and he was making money, his family was very happy. They ate well, lived well, and often went on family trips during holidays.”

"But ever since his business stopped making money and even started losing money, he became irritable and short-tempered, and his family life became chaotic."

Zhao Ruilong silently took a deep drag on his cigarette.

For ordinary families, material conditions often determine whether the family is happy.

The reason why most families are not harmonious is that they do not have enough money to cover their expenses.

The old saying goes that poverty-stricken couples face a hundred sorrows, isn't that because of financial constraints and being unable to make ends meet?

At this moment, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but recall the time before he transmigrated.

Just when business was booming, suddenly they started wearing masks...

As a result, business quickly plummeted.

But how can we easily give up a business that has been so hard to build up?

To keep the factory afloat and to keep the employees, he and his partner sold their cars and houses and borrowed money to make ends meet.

During those difficult days of constantly borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, I witnessed firsthand how my partner's family went from being happy and fulfilling to falling apart.

Because the income is gone, but the expenses for the whole family are still there!

Rent needs to be paid, food needs to be provided for the whole family, children need to go to school and attend tutoring classes, and the elderly need to see a doctor and buy medicine...

Under immense life pressure, how many people can still maintain a calm mind instead of exploding at the slightest provocation?

Don't persuade others to be kind to others without suffering.

Only those who have experienced being penniless, lacking status, and unable to speak with confidence truly understand the value of money.

So, having endured rain and hardship, before Zhao Ruilong decided to defy fate and change his destiny, his first thought was to pave the way for the future.

Even if you fail to defy fate and have to flee, at least you'll have a legal identity and enough assets to ensure a worry-free life for the rest of your days.

As for Ge Junshan, who has been betrayed and abandoned by everyone...

Any normal man can understand his changes in mindset.

Men can accept getting old, but it's hard for them to accept failure.

When one's career suffers setbacks, it's inevitable to become irritable and easily angered.

Very few people can remain mentally stable after losing the money or power they are so proud of.

Those who say they can remain calm even after hitting rock bottom are either bragging or haven't lost everything yet.

"Xiao Ai."

"Well, what happened?"

"If one day I'm penniless and powerless, lying in a hospital needing someone to take care of me, will you still stay by my side and take care of me?"

"Of course I would! I'm not the kind of person who starts something and then abandons it!"

Zhong Xiaoai smiled and gave a rather straightforward answer.

But under Zhao Ruilong's scrutinizing gaze, she instantly realized that she had been exaggerating.

They say they won't abandon someone after starting a relationship, but what are they really like?

When she said this, she clearly didn't consider her ex-husband Hou Liangping, who was still serving time in prison.

When they were dating and getting married, they said every single word of "holding hands and growing old together."

But when Hou Liangping went to prison, they would be separated for many years...

How could I possibly remember the vows we made to each other?

She was only thinking that by the time Hou Liangping came out, she would be old and faded, her youth gone.

I must take advantage of my youth to find new happiness, or at the very least, earn more money.

and so……

If Zhao Ruilong really had no money or power, he would still be hospitalized.

How could I possibly take care of her without ever leaving her side?

Lu Yike, Zhang Xiaoxue, Chen Yang, Qin Shuang, Xiao Ya...

Even Lin Qiuya and Liu Yufei, who are in the entertainment industry.

Each of them clearly had more confidence than I did to say they would never abandon me.

At least none of them filed for divorce less than a year after their husbands went to prison.

Seeing Zhong Xiaoai lower her head in embarrassment, her face turning red.

Zhao Ruilong laughed heartily.

He reached out and lifted Zhong Xiaoai's chin.

Suddenly, I found her awkward and shy demeanor quite amusing.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have boasted!"

Zhong Xiaoai apologized with a guilty look in her eyes.

Zhao Ruilong lowered his hand and shook his head slightly.

"You don't need to apologize, I was just saying it casually!"

"Even if you explicitly say that you won't take care of me, I won't be angry, and it's the same with other women."

Zhong Xiaoai asked timidly, "Really?"

"of course it's true!"

Zhao Ruilong took a puff of his cigarette.

"We're all smart people, not naive newbies, and certainly not love-struck fools who still believe in love!"

"Whether it's a romantic relationship or a marital relationship, whether a relationship between a man and a woman can last ultimately depends on whether they can each get what they need!"

"Many couples who wish they could stay together forever during their courtship still end up divorcing after marriage because they can't satisfy each other materially or emotionally."