Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1241 Don't follow this example, you'll never find a girlfriend.
Jia Kuan arrived at Lin Hao's house with his luggage. He had thought it would be inconvenient for Lin Hao, but Lin Hao said that Jiang Nan was not home.

So Jia Kuan came running, and seeing that Jia Kuan was carrying luggage, Lin Hao smiled and started chirping.
"What, did Liu Yingxia kick you out?"

"Alright, stop with the sarcastic remarks!" Pushing his luggage through the door, Jia Kuan said without any politeness, "By the way, which room am I staying in?"

"Apart from the master bedroom, you can choose any of the other three guest rooms!" Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

Jia Kuan carried his luggage to the guest room, while Lin Hao took a bottle of wine from the wine cellar and some snacks from the kitchen.

Then he said to Jia Kuan, "Let's clean up later. Let's have a couple of drinks, and you can tell me what's bothering you so I can cheer you up!"

"I said, can't you see how miserable I am? How can you say such a thing?" Jia Kuan came out after hearing this, and then said irritably.

Lin Hao poured Jia Kuan a glass of wine and said, "You have a story, and I have wine. Sit down and tell me!"

"What are you saying?" Jia Kuan asked, sounding somewhat downcast.

"Tell me how miserable you were, how you were kicked out of your home and thrown out, how about that?" Lin Hao raised his glass and clinked it with Jia Kuan's.

"Sigh~!" Jia Kuan, who was holding in a lot of anger at home, immediately started to vent to his good friend.

Then Jia Kuan recounted the events of the past two days, from confirming Liu Yingxia's pregnancy to their argument, from yesterday's trip to Shandong to invite Liu Yingxia's parents to today's big fight.

"Anyway, when I left, Liu Yingxia gave me a critical condition notice and made up her mind not to have the child!"

"She really said that!" Lin Hao had an incredulous expression on his face.

After taking a large gulp of wine, Jia Kuan said angrily:

"Now she's giving me two choices, which are essentially the same thing: either I abort the child, or I get a divorce and then she aborts the child."

"Even her parents couldn't persuade her?" Lin Hao asked, frowning.

"Sigh~!" Jia Kuan sighed helplessly.
"If I could move all the way, I wouldn't have had to come out and avoid the situation. Otherwise, I might not be able to handle it tonight!"

"So what do you think?" Lin Hao wanted to see Jia Kuan's attitude before deciding how to help him.

"What can I think? I'll let her parents stay at home for a couple of days, try to persuade Liu Yingxia, and see how things go!"

"Wow, you're even using political maneuvering now, starting to play the balance of power game!"

"Checks and balances?" Jia Kuan said speechlessly, "Who dares to check and balance anything? These days everyone's talking about the family of origin, right?"

“It’s no big deal to my wife. Her family has always been sexist!”

"Now that Liu Yingxia has made something of herself, her parents don't even dare to mention her anymore. They have to coax and beg her. Do you think they'll listen to that?"

"Even her parents say that this daughter is worth three sons, so who would dare to challenge her?"

Lin Hao smiled and said with some emotion:
"So, a person still has to be strong, especially a woman. When a woman is strong, she can be ruthless and even more frightening than a man!"

"Absolutely!" Jia Kuan exclaimed in complete agreement upon hearing this.
"Now I don't dare to go against my father-in-law and mother-in-law; I have to go along with them to have any room for negotiation!"

Lin Hao thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "But it's not really appropriate for you to just hide here like this! You can't hide forever!"

"What do you mean by 'dodging'?!" Jia Kuan nearly jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "I call this tactical avoidance, understand?!"

"Anyway, I've already made my stance clear. Whether her parents force her to comply or try to persuade her gently, that's beyond my control!"

At this point, I realized that I was bothering Lin Hao a bit, since Lin Hao is not alone anymore.

He knew that Jiang Nan had already moved in, but she just happened to be away today. If Jiang Nan were home, he would have been shameless enough to move in as well, but he would have had to consider Lin Hao's feelings.

So Jia Kuan immediately assured him, "Don't worry, I won't be here for more than two days. I'll definitely be able to come up with a solution!"

Lin Hao shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want you to stay here. I have so many houses, I can accommodate three or five more people!"

"What I mean is, no matter what decision or choice they make, don't they still need to get a statement from you, the person involved?"

"Actually!" Jia Kuan said with some emotion:

"I was mentally prepared. As long as she agrees to give birth to this child, I'll do anything she asks. I'll just raise the child by myself!"

"When she wants to pursue her future, I'll let her fly away. When she grows up and can no longer fly, she'll eventually understand what's most important—that family is the most important thing—and she'll have to fly back eventually!"

Lin Hao gritted his teeth, saying with a hint of disappointment, "You're being too passive, actually~!"

At this point, Lin Hao, who had been hesitant to speak, suddenly fell silent and did not continue.

Because this involves the other party's family issues, it's not appropriate for outsiders to interfere. Just like Lin Hao himself said yesterday, it's a matter between the two of them, and it's not good for outsiders to get involved; it's very inappropriate.

But Lin Hao was determined to get involved, so he deliberately hesitated to attract Jia Kuan's attention and make Jia Kuan come to him and beg him to continue.

Sure enough, seeing that Lin Hao had only spoken halfway, Jia Kuan put down his wine cup and said:

"No, is there something else you want to say? Finish what you're saying! What kind of nonsense is this, leaving things unsaid!"

"Forget it, it's your family matter after all!" Lin Hao shook his head and finally said:
"As an outsider, I shouldn't say anything, otherwise it might cause discord between you two, making me look bad both ways!"

The more Lin Hao tried to hide it, the more curious Jia Kuan became, like a cat scratching at his heart.

"No, we're brothers, so just say what you want to say without any hesitation!"

Lin Hao glanced at Jia Kuan, frowned and pondered for a moment, then finally shook his head and said:
"Let's forget about it. After all, what I said might not be pleasant to hear, and it could potentially damage our brotherhood. There's really no need for that!"

"Actually, it's fine to be this confused!" Lin Hao added at the end.

The more serious Lin Hao was and the less he said, the more curious Jia Kuan became. So he poured Lin Hao a glass of wine and then said eagerly:
"Do you have any ideas, or any ways you can help me? Just let me know when the time comes!"

"Otherwise, you're not treating me like a brother!" Jia Kuan deliberately provoked Lin Hao. "Sigh~!" Lin Hao looked at Jia Kuan with a troubled expression, and finally said helplessly:

"I really shouldn't get involved in your family matters, especially when it comes to the children!"

"However, I can tell you about some changes that have happened between Jane and me during our divorce, and you can think about it yourself!"

"Go on!" Upon hearing this, Jia Kuan sat up straight and listened carefully to Lin Hao's words.

Lin Hao downed the wine in his glass in one gulp before slowly saying:
"Have you noticed that Jane's attitude towards me has changed lately?"

"Yes, indeed!" Jia Kuan thought for a moment before nodding in confirmation.

At this point, Jia Kuan added:
"Although she still argues with you verbally, her attitude towards you is much better than before, especially after you and Jiang Nan announced your relationship!"

Jia Kuan isn't blind; he and Zhou Yiming had already noticed it. In fact, this trend had already begun before Lin Hao and Jiang Nan announced their relationship.

"Do you know why she changed?" Lin Hao asked again.

Jia Kuan shook his head. He really didn't understand. Even though they were divorced, Lin Hao didn't show any concern, while Jian Ai's attitude was even better than before.

“During the time since the divorce, I’ve been reflecting on this question: Why did she divorce me when I treated her so well, was rich and romantic, had no bad habits, and never cheated on her?”

Lin Hao posed a probing question, but instead of letting Jia Kuan answer, he answered it himself: "It wasn't until recently that I finally understood this problem!"

"The reason is simple: women shouldn't be spoiled too much!" Lin Hao patted Jia Kuan on the shoulder and said earnestly.

"Brother, women aren't as rational as men. Their desires are like a bottomless abyss, they can never be filled!"

"She takes it for granted that you are good to her, and the better you are to her, the higher her expectations of you will be, and the higher the threshold for you to meet them will be."

"When the threshold of this desire is so high that you cannot satisfy it, they will feel empty, lonely and cold. When it develops to this point, it is the time of backlash. For example, my divorce from Jane was essentially like this."

"Therefore, we need to be restrained and hold back our love for women."

Hearing this, Jia Kuan was somewhat moved. He poured Lin Hao a glass of wine, then asked with some confusion:

"I roughly understand what you mean. You want it all, and you're so ambitious. But how can you control yourself, and how can you keep it to yourself?"

“Easy!” Lin Hao held up his index finger, then said solemnly:
"Men should be gentle when necessary, and know how to be considerate of women, such as being caring, gentle, romantic, and having money."

"But if you keep acting so soft and weak, you'll look like someone who's easy to manipulate. To put it nicely, you're a warm-hearted guy; to put it bluntly, you're a simp. You should know that simps always end up with nothing!"

"Therefore, we must be firm when necessary. For example, when they make unreasonable demands, we must firmly refuse them!"

"Of course!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

"You need to be flexible in this regard. You can refuse in a clever and tactful way, instead of being too blunt and making things awkward for everyone!"

"Don't be afraid of conflicts. Conflicts are not terrible. Just deal with them and resolve them. What's terrible is when someone keeps arguing with you and makes you guess what happened between you."

“Look at Jane, she’s like that. She doesn’t talk about any conflicts or try to solve any problems. Instead, she just throws out a divorce agreement.”

"When I asked her why, she didn't say anything. She just told me to guess and to reflect on it myself!"

Lin Hao smiled and then continued, "Do you see how men are manipulated in those TV dramas these days?"

"Let me learn from you!" Lin Hao said, mimicking the women in TV dramas.
"Do you know you're wrong? Do you know where you went wrong? Don't ask me why, think about it yourself. You only get one chance, so think it through before you speak!"

Jia Kuan was amused by Lin Hao's imitation, and then pondered Lin Hao's words thoughtfully.

Seeing Jia Kuan deep in thought, Lin Hao knew that he hadn't taken his words to heart at all. After all, habits formed over so many years are not so easy to change.

Jia Kuan pondered for a moment, then said with some confusion:
“But this is a problem between you and Jian Ai. It’s different between me and Liu Yingxia. We just say what we mean, otherwise things wouldn’t have gotten so messy!”

"Haven't you noticed that Liu Yingxia is becoming more and more like Jian Ai, more and more assertive?" Lin Hao said, exasperated.
“Jane Ai doesn’t tell me anything and makes me guess everything, while Liu Yingxia doesn’t want to tell you anything now, and has even directly deprived you of your participation in the issue of the child’s fate!”

Jia Kuan was deeply shocked. Lin Hao's words had really struck a chord with him. What angered Jia Kuan the most was that Liu Yingxia hadn't told him about her pregnancy.

But the thought of the child in Liu Yingxia's belly instantly dissipated any courage he had just mustered.

Then, somewhat embarrassed, he said, "I understand, but Liu Yingxia has always been very assertive!"

Lin Hao shook his head, saying with a hint of disappointment:
"Then let me ask you, when you first met, or even in the early days of your marriage, was Liu Yingxia really this domineering?"

Jia Kuan shook his head without hesitation and said:
"No, she was able to listen to what I said back then, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to school and asked you to help get her into VG."

When talking about those days, Jia Kuan had a smile on his face, but Lin Hao's words were like a bucket of cold water, pouring cold water over him from head to toe.

"So when did she start not taking you seriously?!" Seeing Jia Kuan's grim expression, Lin Hao continued without hesitation:
"Did she become more and more domineering towards you after she was promoted to deputy director? Did she start to look down on you more and more after she was promoted to a higher position?"

"And recently, when she was promoted to HR director, she treated you even less seriously. Did you feel that she was becoming increasingly difficult to please?"

"The reason all this happened is because you love her too much. You can only wrong yourself and even sacrifice your own future to help Liu Yingxia rise to a high position step by step."

"And you yourself, you started to become a slacker. Although you did your job very well, you put more of your attention into managing your family, so naturally you lost the opportunity for promotion."

"Ultimately, it's because you didn't grasp the right balance that Liu Yingxia became too domineering!"

At this moment, Jia Kuan stood there in his seat, stunned, recalling the days and nights he had spent with Liu Yingxia. He had to admit that it really confirmed what Lin Hao had said.

At the time, Liu Yingxia was determined to make progress in her career and wanted to have a home in Beijing, to settle down here.

He originally wanted to improve, especially since Lin Hao was still with VG. He wanted to achieve results, and moving up another level wouldn't be a problem.

He saw that Liu Yingxia was hardworking and diligent, and not wanting to disappoint her, he could only help her silently.