Chapter 420: Chapter 417: No Compensation Required
Han Qingxue said despondently, "I donāt want to be entangled with him anymore, Iāll give him whatever he wants."
Lin Wanwan shook her head silently and said, "If youāre not short of money, you can indeed be generous. But now youāre advancing your salary to compensate him. Have you thought about what youāll do about rent and living expenses for the next three months?"
Hearing this, Han Qingxue became deflated. In reality, she was just holding a grudge, wanting to advance her salary and throw it in her boyfriend Wu Feiyueās face, to see him feel guilty and regretful.
But in fact, since he had calculated the expenses from the start and even sent them over, it showed he was already mentally prepared. How could he still feel guilty and regretful?
Those so-called get-back-together-after-breakup tricks are probably only found in novels and TV dramas.
"Has your mom gone back to your hometown yet?" Lin Wanwan asked Han Qingxue another question.
"Not yet, sheās worried about me." Han Qingxue sighed, "Iāve fought with my boyfriend several times recently. Heās now moved in with his buddies. My mom wants me to break up with him because during my hospitalization and surgery, my boyfriend didnāt contribute at all, and my mom disapproves of him greatly."
"Are you still living in the house you cohabited in, and is the lease contract signed by you or him?"
"He did it, all of it." Han Qingxue sighed, "My mom found another place for me, Iāll move there this weekend. No matter what happens in the future, my parents wonāt allow me to live with him again."
"Yeah, thatās good too, you should listen to your mom." Lin Wanwan agreed.
What Han Qingxue didnāt fully disclose was that her mom not only didnāt want her continuing to live with Wu Feiyue but actually didnāt want her staying in Yongcheng at all, hoping sheād quit her job and move back to the Northeast with her.
"Ah, Iāve made a wrong choice in a partner. I really am blind!" Han Qingxue lamented in frustration.
"Donāt think too much about it. You just had surgery, your body is weak, and negative emotions also affect your health. Your body is your own, donāt leave any lasting damage to yourself." Lin Wanwan offered some consolation, then switched to the main topic, "Iāll send you the lawyer info from our company later, you can consult with him about the specifics."
Han Qingxue nodded, "Okay, Iāll consult him. Thanks."
"Yeah. After youāve consulted and if you still think itās necessary to compensate, let me know and you can submit the salary advance report; Iāll sign it."
"Okay! Thanks, boss. I understand!"
After Han Qingxue left, Lin Wanwan found Tan Qinghuiās WeChat and recommended him to Han Qingxue. Then she briefly mentioned the situation to Tan Qinghui and informed him that the consultation fee could be settled with the company.
Tan Qinghui quickly responded with a voice message, telling Lin Wanwan that it was just a minor consultation and wouldnāt charge for it, as itās covered in the annual fee.
This was naturally better, so Lin Wanwan thanked him and left the matter alone.
This incident was Han Qingxueās private affair, and Lin Wanwan only suggested this out of sympathy for her as a girl and as a form of employee support.
Subsequently, regardless of how Han Qingxue decided to handle it, Lin Wanwan would no longer intervene or inquire.
If Han Qingxue ultimately decided to compensate her ex-boyfriend, it would just be an advance of three months of her salary, about 16,500 yuan. As long as the application was submitted, Lin Wanwan wouldnāt have an issue facilitating it.
Such an amount was a trivial matter for Lin Wanwan.
As soon as Han Qingxue returned to her seat, she received the lawyerās WeChat contact recommended by Lin Wanwan.
She was in no mood to work and eagerly added him on WeChat. When there was no immediate response, she could only reluctantly focus on her work in a distracted state.
Near the end of the workday, Lin Wanwan left first, and Han Qingxue finally received a message that Tan Qinghui had accepted her friend request.
Han Qingxue: Hello, is this Lawyer Tan? Iām Xiao Han from Yongtang Company, I have some personal issues Iād like to consult about, do you have time?
Tan Qinghui: Go ahead.
Han Qingxue: My ex-boyfriend and I are going through a breakup. I had an ectopic pregnancy, and he didnāt pay for the surgery, so he was scolded by my mom over the phone and didnāt visit me. And today he suddenly sent me a statement of expenses from the three years we dated, asking me to repay them. Should I pay him?
Tan Qinghui: That depends on the details of the statement. Can you send it to me for analysis?
Han Qingxue: Okay. Thank you! Statement.jpg
After anxiously waiting for a while, Han Qingxue received a voice call from Tan Qinghui on WeChat.
Afraid of disturbing her colleagues, Han Qingxue took her phone to a photography studio she basically used alone, closed the door, and answered the call.
"Hello, Lawyer Tan, thank you for helping me."
"Hi Xiao Han? I looked at the statement you sent. Let me ask you a few questions. Did you have any written agreement about sharing the rent together?"
"No, right around graduation, he found the place, and I moved in after leaving the dorm. The landlord only contacts him, and I donāt handle utilities or rent. I mainly cover groceries and such at home, cooking for myself most of the time."
"Alright. In that case, I suggest you donāt need to pay.
The expenditures he listed donāt involve any valuable items, and whether they have receipts or not, they fall within the reasonable scope of gifts during a relationship. Once these gifts are delivered, they take effect immediately, and the giver cannot revoke the gift without statutory grounds.
The rent for your shared place is something you can discuss with him to possibly pay partially. Legally, you have the advantage since he doesnāt have any written evidence proving you agreed to share the rent. This can also be seen as a reasonable gift in a relationship.
Additionally, you can claim compensation from him for medical fees, nutrition costs, and lost wages resulting from this ectopic pregnancy.
However, given your cohabitation was voluntary, he is not actually at fault regarding the ectopic pregnancy.
Legally, you both need to share responsibility for the unintentional result of the ectopic pregnancy. This means he, at most, needs to cover half the expenses."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Lawyer Tan."
"Youāre welcome. Feel free to reach out if needed. Since you didnāt receive any engagement gifts or costly things intending to marry, you donāt need to worry."
After finishing the call with Tan Qinghui, Han Qingxue still didnāt feel much relief in her heart.
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Though she might not need to pay him any money legally, she had genuinely invested her emotions during these three years and even experienced an ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage.
The physical and emotional damage from this is something that can never be compensated. As for what her friends mentioned about compensation for lost youth, she can forget about it; if Wu Feiyue doesnāt counterclaim for such compensation from her, it would already be amicable.
After being silent for a long time, Han Qingxue sent a reply to Wu Feiyue, clearly stating that she had consulted a lawyer and didnāt need to compensate him for anything.
If he continued to pester her, she told him they could meet in court, and she would retain evidence of this ectopic pregnancy and lost wages.