Chen Sen and Wen You got their marriage certificate two years ago, and have lived apart for those same two years. Their marriage was a business arrangement in name only, with no love left in it.
After counting down the days, they finally reached the end of their marriage agreement. Wen You popped open a bottle of champagne to celebrate, only to find that the drink had made her age backward into a five-year-old girl, with most of her memories gone.
Mr. Chen, looking at his "reverse-aging" ex-wife: ...
Faced with the mess before him, Chen Sen took a deep breath, as if reminding himself that this ex-wife, whom he barely knew, had skipped grades all the way through school and earned her doctorate at twenty-two. Surely, she'd been smart at five, too, and wouldn't cause too much trouble.
But five-year-old Wen You wasn't smart at all. She was adorably clueless instead.
Chen Sen: "Don't take candy from strangers."
Little Wen You said in a babyish, garbled voice, "I won't take the canny!"
The moment she finished speaking, the little girl toddled off after a woman carrying a balloon.
Chen Sen was both annoyed and amused. Helplessly, he asked, "How much for one?"
"Sorry, sir. We don't sell toys. You can only pay by scanning with WeChat."
"...Youyou, that's a scam."
"Bunnies are so cute. How could they be scammers?" The little girl burst into tears, heartbroken.
That night, the whole city was abuzz. The WeChat account so many people had gone to such lengths to get, the one everyone was desperate to add, had been added by a pyramid-scheme peddler.
Theme: Develop the right outlook on life.
