Chapter 1 Midnight in Jiang City

Yao Yang Bar.

Chen Xiao walked to the side of the dance floor.

The holey t-shirt and faded jeans made him look out of place here.

The music, almost shattering his heart with its volume, made him feel even more lost.

Just as he was feeling overwhelmed, Long Yaoyang finally came to pick him up.

Long Yaoyang was the owner of this bar and also Chen Xiao's old classmate.

"Old classmate, long time no see!"

Long Yaoyang patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder enthusiastically.

Chen Xiao was flattered. The two of them had not been close when they were in school.

Long Yaoyang was a wealthy second-generation, high above, with money, brothers, and even more women.

Chen Xiao was just an unknown poor kid.

If he hadn't reached the end of his rope, he probably wouldn't have had any contact with this old classmate in his life.

Long Yaoyang led Chen Xiao to his private room, his enthusiasm undiminished.

"Old classmate, what would you like to drink?"

"No need to bother, I'm not thirsty..."

Chen Xiao pursed his parched lips, hesitant to speak.

Long Yaoyang saw through Chen Xiao's embarrassment and took out a bank card from his pocket.

"Old classmate, here's 150,000, is that enough? I have more if you need it!"

Chen Xiao nodded quickly, "Enough, that's enough!"

His mother was seriously ill and needed surgery within three days, costing as much as 200,000.

Chen Xiao sold his family property, but only managed to scrape together 50,000.

He went to relatives to borrow money, but they avoided him like the plague.

Desperate, Chen Xiao approached Long Yaoyang with a try-it-and-see attitude.

But to his surprise, Long Yaoyang agreed as soon as he asked.

"Old classmate, I won't stand on ceremony. I will return the money to you as soon as possible. I will definitely repay your life-saving grace in the future!"

Chen Xiao said with certainty.

However, just as he was about to take the bank card, Long Yaoyang suddenly withdrew it.

"Chen Xiao, there's no rush to repay the money, and no rush to repay the favor. But if you want to use my money, you have to agree to one condition first!"

Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback, "What condition?"

Long Yaoyang chuckled twice, a lecherous expression on his face.

"If you want the money, you have to let me play with Sun Li for two days!"

"What?"

Chen Xiao's expression changed drastically.

Sun Li was his girlfriend. The two had been dating for more than three years and were already talking about marriage.

This wasn't just proposing a condition, it was clearly insulting Chen Xiao.

But for his mother's sake, Chen Xiao chose to endure it.

He said awkwardly, "Old classmate, don't tease me!"

"Who's teasing you? To be honest, your girlfriend's looks are only average, but that figure is really amazing, tsk tsk..."

Long Yaoyang looked lascivious, his Adam's apple bobbing as he groped in the air with his hands.

Finally, he didn't forget to add, "A treasure like Sun Li is wasted on a poor ghost like you, isn't she?"

Chen Xiao couldn't bear it any longer. Although he was poor, he couldn't do something like trading his girlfriend for money.

He slammed the table and said angrily:

"Long Yaoyang, listen to me, no matter what I, Chen Xiao, am like, Sun Li is my girlfriend!"

Seeing that Chen Xiao was so 'uncooperative,' Long Yaoyang's face darkened.

"Chen Xiao, don't be ungrateful. My money, Long Yaoyang's money, is not for free!"

"Besides, I'm just borrowing her for two days, and I'll return her to you when I'm done playing with her..."

Chen Xiao couldn't listen anymore and stood up angrily.

"Long Yaoyang, I thought we were classmates, but I didn't expect you to be such a shameless person! Goodbye!"

After speaking, Chen Xiao turned to leave.

Long Yaoyang laughed sinisterly, "Hehe, Chen Xiao, are you sure you don't want to accept my condition?"

Chen Xiao ignored Long Yaoyang. He didn't need to answer this kind of question at all.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw a woman standing outside.

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, then his whole body froze.

"Li... Li, why are you here?"

After a moment of recognition, Chen Xiao realized that the woman in front of him was indeed Sun Li.

She was wearing makeup today, gaudy and voluptuous.

Sun Li sighed softly, "Oh, you're so silly, why didn't you agree to Young Master Long?"

Chen Xiao's pupils contracted sharply, "Li, what do you mean by that?"

Sun Li didn't answer Chen Xiao's question, but swayed her body and walked towards Long Yaoyang.

Long Yaoyang put his arm around Sun Li's waist and squeezed her full, upturned buttocks, a satisfied smile on his face.

He looked at Chen Xiao and laughed triumphantly.

"You understand what she means now, right? Hahaha, surprise, surprise?"

Chen Xiao's head buzzed, as if struck by lightning.

"You, you..."

Sun Li had betrayed him!

The two of them had actually gotten together a long time ago!

Chen Xiao was in a daze. He never expected Sun Li to do such a thing.

Sun Li and he came from similar backgrounds, both from humble origins.

Although poor.

But he thought that as long as the two of them worked hard and supported each other, they would definitely have a bright future.

However, he never expected that the beautiful life hadn't even begun, and Sun Li had already jumped into someone else's arms.

Chen Xiao's heart was bleeding.

He lowered his head, his voice squeezed out of his throat.

"Are you having fun toying with me?"

Long Yaoyang laughed loudly.

"Hahahaha, Chen Xiao, look at you, so dull, you've been wearing a green hat for so long and you didn't even know it. You even ran to me to borrow money like an idiot. Who else would I play with if not you?"

"But speaking of which, I really have to thank you. You two have been together for three years, and Sun Li is still unopened. You're too kind!"

Speaking of this, Long Yaoyang deliberately licked his lips,

"That taste, tsk tsk, it's so fucking ecstasy!"

Sun Li looked shy and buried her head in Long Yaoyang's chest, "Oh, you're so bad, why are you saying that about me?"

Hearing these words, Chen Xiao's eyes turned even redder.

They had been together for three years, and every time he wanted to touch Sun Li, she refused.

Sun Li said that she wanted to save the most beautiful moment for their wedding night.

Who would have thought... was this still the Sun Li he remembered?

"Sun Li, why?"

Chen Xiao asked bitterly.

"Why what?"

Sun Li rolled her eyes at Chen Xiao.

"Being favored by Young Master Long is a blessing I've cultivated in my previous life. If you were me, would you refuse?"

Chen Xiao looked at Sun Li in disbelief, his heart ice-cold.

Three years of relationship couldn't beat reality after all.

Chen Xiao tried his best to stand firm, he couldn't fall, he couldn't be looked down upon.

"Sun Li, I, Chen Xiao, was blind. I only saw your true face today. Fine, let's break up peacefully. Return the money to me."

Sun Li pouted and said, "When did I owe you money?"

Chen Xiao said angrily, "The 50,000 I got from selling my property is in your card!"

In order to treat his mother's illness, he sold everything of value in his house.

Sun Li suddenly realized and sneered.

"Hehe, Chen Xiao, I've suffered with you, this good-for-nothing, for three years. The compensation for my wasted youth alone is more than that. You still want to take the money back? How can you even say that!"

"And it's not just me saying, your mother's illness is a bottomless pit. What are you going to fill it with, you trash? Even if you sell your cheap life, it's not worth that much money!"

Chen Xiao's eyes widened. He didn't expect Sun Li to be so shameless.

"That's my mother's life-saving money. If you don't give me the money today, I'll, I'll..."

After suffering successive blows, if he couldn't get this 50,000 back, he really wouldn't be able to live.

Sun Li deliberately puffed out her chest, provoking Chen Xiao, "You'll what? I just won't give it to you. What can you do to me?"

Chen Xiao took a step forward, his eyes spitting fire.

Long Yaoyang immediately stepped in front of her, "What's wrong, Chen Xiao? You want to hit a woman?"

Seeing that Chen Xiao didn't make any further moves, he sneered disdainfully.

"I'm telling you, she's my woman now, it's not your turn to hit her!"

"And what Li said is right, anyway, your mother's illness can't be cured, so it's better to let her die!"

Chen Xiao glared at Long Yaoyang, his eyes about to crack, "What did you say?"

Long Yaoyang crossed his arms and said with a sneer.

"I said, let your mother die! Poor people don't deserve to live anyway!"

Enough is enough.

"I'll go to your mother!"

Chen Xiao punched Long Yaoyang in the face.

"Damn it, I haven't even hit you yet, and you dare to strike first?"

Long Yaoyang came back to his senses and punched back.

He was tall and strong, and he had also practiced taekwondo. How could an ordinary person withstand this punch?

Chen Xiao was instantly knocked to the ground.

And before he could even stand up, a group of lackeys rushed in at the sound and started kicking and punching Chen Xiao.

"Damn you, you dare to fight me, you're really tired of living!"

"Beat this trash to death! I'll take responsibility if he dies!"

Fists and feet rained down on Chen Xiao, and he could only desperately curl up, protecting his head.

But soon, blood flowed all over the ground.

The lackeys beat Chen Xiao unconscious, threw him out the back door into the trash, and left him there.

At midnight, thunder rumbled in the sky and it started to rain heavily.

It seemed that even the heavens were helping to do evil.

The torrential rain washed away the bloodstains on the ground.

A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, striking Chen Xiao's body directly.

However, the next moment, an unbelievable scene appeared.

Chen Xiao, struck by lightning, was unharmed.

But the yin-yang jade he had been wearing around his neck for many years cracked in response...