“Miss, how come you suddenly have so many expenses?” Looking at the tens of thousands in expenses, Su Qingwan, who had been participating in a university event, had no choice but to rush back to the villa immediately.
The previously closed door was abruptly pushed open. Chu Xiaoxiao looked blankly at Su Qingwan, who had barged in.
The originally pale-faced Chu Xiaoxiao finally showed a glimmer of light in her eyes. She opened her mouth and asked, “Qing Wan, what should I do if I’ve done something irreparable?”
When Su Qingwan first opened the door, she was genuinely startled by Chu Xiaoxiao’s haggard appearance. She hadn’t expected that after being away from home for only two days, the young miss would end up like this.
“No matter what happened, please tell me first. I will always be by your side, Miss.” Su Qingwan gently hugged the exhausted Chu Xiaoxiao tightly in her arms, soothing her.
“I met a friend who was really good to me, but…” This time, Chu Xiaoxiao didn’t even have the strength to pretend, unlike before when she talked with Su Qingwan and would claim it was a friend’s story.
Slowly, she poured out everything, tears streaming down her cheeks without her even realizing it.
“Was I wrong?” After confessing everything honestly, Chu Xiaoxiao looked at the “big sister” in her heart.
“Miss, you were wrong,” Su Qingwan said gently. “But that doesn’t mean there’s no chance to fix it. It’s still not too late to make up.”
“Go apologize? But I…” Chu Xiaoxiao seemed moved by Su Qingwan’s words, but her eyes still dodged.
“Is Miss afraid? But whether or not the other party accepts it, you should properly express your apology.” Su Qingwan gently wiped Chu Xiaoxiao’s tears with her sleeve.
“I understand, Qing Wan. Thank you.” Chu Xiaoxiao was about to stand up and leave when she suddenly realized she hadn’t taken care of herself for two days—her hair was even a mess.
Chu Xiaoxiao blushed, embarrassed as she looked at Su Qingwan. “Qing Wan, help me pick out some clothes and comb my hair.”
“At your service, my lady.”
While Chu Xiaoxiao was diligently making herself up, determined to take the step of apologizing, Ling Cheng also returned home and began the final round of his livestream.
…
On the way to Ling Cheng’s house, Chu Xiaoxiao replayed every moment with Ling Cheng over and over in her mind.
She remembered the arrogance and pride she had when she rejected Ling Cheng.
She remembered the apology she couldn’t say at the amusement park that day.
With a whirlwind of thoughts, she finally reached the entrance of Ling Cheng’s building. But the last person she wanted to see came into view—An Xin.
The reason An Xin had come out of Ling Cheng’s house was that when she heard Ling Cheng was going home to livestream, she pestered him into letting her come over. In truth, she wanted to secretly install a camera in his home.
While Ling Cheng was focused on answering viewer questions during the livestream, An Xin quietly sneaked into his bedroom and installed a miniature camera.
Having succeeded, An Xin planned her next steps. She originally wanted to go home and test the new equipment. But she never expected to run into her love rival, Chu Xiaoxiao, as soon as she came downstairs.
Seeing An Xin just a few meters away, Chu Xiaoxiao felt a mix of emotions. She tried her best to ignore her and walked straight past.
Just as they brushed past each other, An Xin spoke first. “It was you who hired paid posters to attack me, wasn’t it, Miss Chu?”
Chu Xiaoxiao’s expression soured at An Xin’s fake smile. She merely snorted in acknowledgment.
“Then I really have to thank you, Chu Xiaoxiao,” An Xin said, her eyes full of mockery, as if looking at a pathetic fool who had brought shame on herself.
“What are you talking about?”
Seeing Chu Xiaoxiao still confused, An Xin couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Thank you for creating such a perfect opportunity and bringing my relationship with A Chen even closer. No, I should say, my boyfriend and I.”
“You’re lying! That’s impossible!” Chu Xiaoxiao shook her head frantically, but deep inside, she was wavering.
“Oh? Miss Chu doesn’t want to admit defeat?” An Xin unhurriedly pulled out her phone. She still had a special gift to give Chu Xiaoxiao.
“Please take a look, Miss Chu. This is the daily life of me and my boyfriend~” That special gift was none other than the photos Chu Xiaoxiao had originally taken.
The photos displayed were also carefully arranged by An Xin.
They included Ling Cheng cooking for her, Ling Cheng posing as a model for her manga, and even a picture of the two of them nakedly embracing after drugging Ling Cheng.
“No, stop, please!” Chu Xiaoxiao covered her head and couldn’t help crying bitterly.
But An Xin wasn’t going to let her off that easily. “You have to thank yourself for all this. You were the matchmaker between A Chen and me. Without you stirring things up, I wouldn’t have had this opportunity.”
“So it’s all my fault… I knew it a long time ago. It’s all my fault, it’s my problem…”
The image of Ling Cheng and An Xin nakedly embracing burned into Chu Xiaoxiao’s mind like a branding iron, shattering the little courage she had managed to gather.
With empty eyes, Chu Xiaoxiao muttered to herself, walking back in a daze.
“Take care now! I’ll invite you to my wedding with A Chen~” An Xin felt an immense sense of relief.
“But A Chen seems to really hate seeing you, so probably won’t invite you after all. Really sorry~”
By the end, Chu Xiaoxiao couldn’t hear anymore. Tears blurred her eyes, making the road ahead invisible.
“It’s all my fault. I hurt someone who loved me. It’s all my fault that Ling Cheng ended up with that green tea. If only I had…”
Watching Chu Xiaoxiao walk away, An Xin hummed a tune softly. Without Chu Xiaoxiao, she could surely live happily with A Chen. Now all she had to do was learn how to be a good wife.
Meanwhile, Ling Cheng’s livestream was a huge success. Not only did his personal video account gain tens of thousands of followers, but game sales also soared, far exceeding his expectations.
In just one weekend, he sold 100,000 copies. Not only did he fully recover his costs, but his net profit had already reached nearly one million.
Staring at the overwhelmingly positive reviews that had piled up in just two days, Ling Cheng sat alone at his computer desk, gazing at the dazzling sales figures for a long time.
Dazed, Ling Cheng looked at his account balance. He couldn’t help slapping his own face. Swallowing hard, he used a trembling finger to count the numbers one by one.
“One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand…” By the time he reached that point, his entire voice was trembling. “One million! I’m a millionaire!”
Just as Ling Cheng was thinking about whether to buy a million-yuan car or replace his current computer with a brand-new top-of-the-line rig, a new message on his phone made him even more overjoyed.
“Hello, Mr. Ling. I’m from Tianguo Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. We’ve noticed your game and would like to cooperate with you. Contact number…”
Ling Cheng quickly looked it up and found that Tianguo Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd. was indeed a real company, and even had a partnership with his school.
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