In the evening glow, the dilapidated alleys are shrouded in a dim atmosphere. Chen Hanwei sat alone on the steps, his lonely and gloomy back seemed to have been deeply integrated into this desolate scene.
His face, covered with the marks of time, was full of endless exhaustion, and the heavy dark circles under his eyes hid the glory and splendor of the past, but this brilliance was no more.
Chen Hanwei's gaze was a little blurry, perhaps he was immersed in the incomparably brilliant time of the past. Thinking about the past, he was also a member of the rich man who was drunk and dreamed of death, with huge assets and endless real estate in his hands, and lived a picturesque life.
Today, however, the prosperity of yesteryear has vanished, and even the most basic needs for survival have become out of reach.
The cold wind was blowing in his face, and Chen Hanwei subconsciously wrapped the old windbreaker on his body that had gone through vicissitudes, and his heart was full of coldness.
He hated such a cruel reality, hated his own rashness and blindness, and hated the woman who had plunged him into the abyss and her two daughters.
Indeed, it was they who ruthlessly expelled him from his warm family and brought him to the miserable situation he is in today.
Memories are like the wind passing through the hall, instantly pouring into Chen Hanwei's mind, and the pictures of the past are vivid. When he was swept away, the indifferent eyes of his ex-wife and daughters, and those reproaches full of resentment, these were deeply imprinted in the depths of his memory and became a nightmare that he could not get rid of.
Anger burned in Chen's chest, and he could no longer control himself, thumping hard at the steps under his feet.
Back to decades ago, Chen Hanwei was still an ordinary office worker, barely living on a meager salary to support a family of three.
However, the god of fate inadvertently smiled at him, and one day, he discovered the huge potential of the emerging industry of aluminum alloy doors and windows by chance.
With keen insight and extraordinary courage, Chen Hanwei decisively quit his job and devoted himself to this completely new field.
Sure enough, in just a few years, he amassed an astonishing fortune and became the richest man in the region.
Not only is there a mountain of wealth in the home, but there are also countless properties and luxury cars.
However, just when he was proud, Chen Hanwei gradually fell into the life of a sensual dog and horse, and the distance between him and his wife Wu Shuyun and two daughters became farther and farther away.
Whenever Wu Shuyun tried to awaken his love for his family with gentle words, Chen Hanwei always responded with indifference.
When Wu Shuyun witnessed her husband gradually falling into a life of indulgence and luxury, her heart was extremely sad, and tears couldn't stop flowing. However, no matter how hard she struggled and called affectionately, Chen Hanwei always turned a deaf ear, and this indifferent attitude not only made his career fail, but also broke his originally happy family in an instant.
Under the mixture of grief and anger, Wu Shuyun resolutely picked up her two young and immature daughters, left the ugly and unbearable home, and began their long and difficult life journey.
On the other hand, Chen Hanwei was soon ruthlessly abandoned by his new wife and lived a miserable life. From a former billionaire to a homeless homeless man, all because of his absurd, uncaring stupidity.
The first year of divorce was undoubtedly the most difficult period for Wu Shuyun. With her two young daughters, she is alone outside seeking a livelihood.
Due to the lack of a stable financial source, she had to travel from place to place, working in various restaurants, dragging her tired body to survive every day.
Sometimes, Wu Shuyun would even be unable to provide enough food to meet the needs of the three people for several days on end. Faced with such a predicament, her heart was like a knife, she hugged her two daughters tightly, and tears poured down like rain.
The eldest daughter held back her tears, gently held her sister's little hand and comforted: "Mom, don't worry, we will come up with a solution." Sister, let's go hunt for food together!" So, the two children bravely took to the streets, rummaging through every corner of the city in search of food.
Even if they occasionally find some moldy bread or rotten apples that have been discarded, they will carefully pick them up, pat off the dust on them, and share in the meager harvest.
However, fate did not favor them because of this. Once, my sister accidentally ate spoiled food and began to have diarrhea when she came home. A few days passed, and instead of being relieved, the condition was not relieved, but the symptoms of high fever did not go away.
Wu Shuyun had to put down her work and urgently ask for leave to send her to the hospital for treatment, but fortunately, she survived in the end.
However, the cost of medical expenses has undoubtedly become another heavy mountain in their lives. In the days when Wu Shuyun was under the pressure of life alone, her two daughters also experienced the most difficult moments in their lives.
And the culprit of all these tragedies, Chen Hanwei, is still living a drunken and absurd life, turning a blind eye to the suffering of his family.
Although the burden of life weighs on Wu Shuyun's shoulders like a mountain, she has never given up her vision and pursuit of the future. In order to create a warm and stable home for her two daughters, she began to work multiple odd jobs at the same time, working hard and tirelessly all day long.
A few years later, Wu Shuyun won a broader space for development in her career with her extraordinary work performance and excellent character of hard work, and her monthly income also rose steadily.
Eventually, she bought a new and luxurious apartment nearby, and said goodbye to the days of homelessness.
Wu Shuyun's two lovely daughters have also achieved brilliant academic achievements and stepped into their own career paths. They have always been able to contribute a good salary to their mothers, share the financial pressure of the family, and make the quality of life more and more stable.
Time flies, and now Wu Shuyun and her two daughters have moved into a spacious home in a high-end villa area. Their garage is home to expensive cars, and their home is elegantly and warmly decorated.
The mother and daughter share the joy of family and live a carefree and happy life.
However, in stark contrast, it is the former nouveau riche Chen Hanwei. After squandering all his family property, he was quickly abandoned by his new wife, and could only barely survive by relying on the small room temporarily rented by the program team, living in rags, hunger and cold.
He used to be a rich man who indulged in a luxurious life, but now he has become a pitiful worm at the bottom of society. The root of all these tragedies stems from the debauchery of his youth and his indifference to his family.
Today's Chen Hanwei can only spend the rest of his life alone, enduring endless loneliness and pain.
This lonely life plunged Chen into unprecedented despair. He begins to deeply regret the wrong choices he made when he was younger, but more often than not, he is envious and jealous of the superior life of his daughters.
So, Chen Hanwei took the initiative to contact a popular conflict mediation TV show, hoping that they could lend a hand and help him get out of trouble.
When he walked into the recording scene, Chen Hanwei pretended to be a poor old man and said in a sincere tone: "You see, I am now alone and penniless.
He deliberately covered up the absurdity of his youth and the ugly fact of abandoning his wife and daughter, in an attempt to win the sympathy of the audience. Many people at the scene were moved by his bleak appearance and expressed their willingness to support him.
However, at this time, the program team invited Chen Hanwei's ex-wife Wu Shuyun and her two daughters to attend.
"You ruthless and unrighteous fellow, what kind of shame do you have to ask your daughters to support you?" Wu Shuyun reprimanded loudly in anger, and anger flashed in her eyes.
The two daughters looked pained, especially the eldest daughter, who covered her lips tightly with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes.
It turned out that at the most difficult moment of their lives, Chen Hanwei not only failed to give the slightest assistance, but made them find food in the garbage heap to survive, and even almost lost their lives for a while!
"Where were you when we were wandering and starving, and it was you who abandoned us with your own hands, and made us suffer from hunger and cold!" said the eldest daughter, with tears in her eyes, her words full of accusations and indignation against her father.
There was an uproar at the scene, and Chen Hanwei's carefully woven lies were ruthlessly exposed at this moment. His pitiful appearance, which he had disguised, fell apart in an instant, and he had to bow his head silently, his heart full of shame.