Chapter 1 Awkward

• Inside the cafeteria of Hua Sheng University of Technology at Guang City, a third-year university student, Qin Ming was working part-time to earn his living allowance. His movements froze halfway through while wiping the table.
• The man saw a couple on the table nearby, and he knew the both of them.
• The guy was his close friend from the same hometown, Yang Wei while the girl was his girlfriend that he had been dating for the last 2 years, Li Meng.
• Li Meng was unboxing a gift as she said surprisingly, “Wow, it's really the new iPhone! I've wanted this phone for so long, thank you so much Yang Wei! You're treating me so well.” The girl pecked a kiss on that boy's cheek.
• Qin Ming felt a heart-wrenching pain as he witnessed his girlfriend, Li Meng kissing Yang Wei in public. His eyes widened with rage.
• Yang Wei smiled smugly. He put his hand under the table and slid underneath Li Meng's skirt to caress her thigh. He then continued to say, “Li Meng, I am a man of my words. This phone that costs over ten thousand meant nothing to me. My family earns more than five hundred thousand annually. You will be able to live a good life now that you're my woman.”
• Qin Ming squeezed the tablecloth in his hand; he was trembling with anger. 
• They are cheating behind my back here, in public?!
• He then grabbed a plate and tossed it in their direction. The plate crashed onto the couple's table.
• Yang Wei was startled as he screamed out loud, “Are you crazy? You stupid dishwashing boy.... Oh, it's you. Why are you're here, Ming?”
• Li Meng held her new phone in her hand. She felt anxious after being caught cheating by her boyfriend. But she quickly calmed herself down.
• She then asked Yang Wei with concern, “Wei, are you alright?”
• Qin Ming felt his heart being torn apart at the sight of his girlfriend comforting another guy while ignoring his presence.
• The next second, Qin Ming scolded loudly in rage, “Li Meng, I am working so hard because I wanted to buy you the new phone that you wanted so badly. How dare you cheat on me behind my back? Yang Wei, do you think what you're doing is right? You stole my girlfriend! You're no longer my friend now!”
• The commotion attracted everyone's attention in the cafeteria.
• Li Meng was angered too. She linked her arms around Yang Wei and spoke proudly. “Yes, I've fallen for another man. But it's all because you're poor. I can't stand being with such a poor man like you anymore. You don't even deserve me! Ha, to think that you're even scrubbing plates in the cafeteria now. You're really useless except for that face of yours. A true man should be like Yang Wei. He's the son of a wealthy family, unlike you!”
• Yang Wei wiped away the stain on his face. He had decided to burn the bridges with Qin Ming now that his affair with Li Meng had been exposed. He spoke. “Qin Ming, why don't you look yourself in the mirror? Do you think you deserve a beauty like Li Meng? Do you even have the money to fulfil her needs? You are just a part-timer here in this cafeteria! A nobody that scrubs dirty plates behind the kitchen! Wake up, Qin Ming! You think that I am your best friend? The sole reason I befriended you in the first place was to get close to Li Meng.”
• Qin Ming did not give up on his relationship. “Li Meng, I am your boyfriend.”
• Li Meng scoffed. “That's true. I was bewitched by that handsome look on your face initially, but after seeing the way you do all the humiliating odd jobs like washing cars, being a security guard and scrubbing dirty plates, your face disgusts me now. You are a good-for-nothing piece of crap that doesn't deserve me! Maybe you're not embarrassed by yourself, but I felt shameful to even stand beside you.”
• Good-for-nothing piece of crap?
• Li Meng's cruel words stabbed the soft spot in his heart. Qin Ming had lost all the hope that he harbored towards the girl.
• The other students in the cafeteria were mocking Qin Ming as well. “That's true. You can't blame her for loving another person due to your incompetence. We're living in a modern world now, so it's only normal for everyone to love freely. That's basic human rights, bro.”
• Someone spoke with a pitiful tone. “Well, it's your fault for being poor. Your girlfriend would not have left you if you're capable to buy that new iPhone for her, right?”
• Another person butted in. “Just accept the fact that your girlfriend cheated on you, bro. It's better for you to move on.”
• “You should just stay single if you're poor. Don't be a hindrance for that pretty girl seeking happiness.”
• Yang Wei was amazed that the bystanders were speaking up for him. 
• Well, can't say that I'm surprised. At this age and time, being poor is the worst sin one can commit anyway.
• He let out his laugh. “That's right. It's your fault for being poor. How much are you earning for every dirty plate that you scrubbed? Li Meng made the wise choice to ditch you and become my woman now. My family is rich, and I can give her everything that she wants. What can you provide for her?”
• Li Meng said disdainfully, “I wanted to end things with you peacefully so that you wouldn't feel so bad. But I guess that's not needed now. You should just get lost, you poor bastard.”
• Qin Ming felt a heart-wrenching pain. I don't deny that my family is poor. I worked day and night just so that I can buy Li Meng the things she likes. I've spent at least twenty thousand in the last 2 years that we've been dating in order to please her. What did I get in return? Li Meng ditched me after she was done using me, and now she attached herself to a richer guy.
• Yang Wei had been bullied by the other kids from our hometown since he was young. I was the one that took care of him. He used to follow me around like my lackey, but that guy had changed since he entered university. However much he changed, I never expected him to be so shameless as to steal his best friend's girl!
• “Hehe....Hahaha......” Qin Ming was brokenhearted. He shook his head as he no longer harbors any hope for the couple in front of him.
• Tears welled up in his eyes as he spoke without a care. “Li Meng, do you like money that much? Were you ever sincere towards me?”
• Li Meng responded. “Yes, you can say whatever that you want. I wouldn't have left you if you're rich, but ask yourself this: Are you rich? I've been together with you for 2 years and you're simply a good-for-nothing. Oh, how regretful I am feeling right now, for wasting 2 years of my youth with you.”
• Yang Wei held Li Meng by her waist and spoke arrogantly. “What's the matter, Qin Ming? Li Meng is free to choose the man that she likes. You should know civil rights since you're a university student as well. Let me give you an advice as we did share the same hometown. Don't you dare come close to Li Meng again, otherwise I might just let you suffer the consequences. Your father worked as a store manager under my father. I can get your father fired with just a single phone call.”
• Li Meng kissed Yang Wei affectionately again as she said, “Wei, you're really so cool. I'm so lucky that I made the right choice to be with you.”
• The two was about to leave when Qin Ming suddenly shouted. “Hold up. There's something else that I have to say.”
• The other students thought that the drama for today had ended. But Qin Ming seemed to have another trick up his sleeves? What kind of counter can he make in the face of a powerful and rich person like Yang Wei?
• Qin Ming took a deep breath. The doubts in his eyes had turned into sheer determination.
• He said coldly, “Alright, now that we've broken up, I think that I should pay up for the service you've rendered me last night. I don't want you to spread false rumors around saying that I've exploited you without any remuneration.”
• Qin Ming took out a piece of fifty and threw the money on the ground.
• “What's that? A fifty break-up fee?”
• “This is the cheapest break-up ever in the history of mankind. Is this guy losing his mind after being dumped? He must be kidding, right?”
• One of the students in the cafeteria mocked Qin Ming's actions. Li Meng became more arrogant now, she scorned. “Pffft, that's all that you have? You're even worse than a normal cafeteria part-timer. Don't make me laugh with that petty amount of break-up fee. What do you say if I reimburse you another 100? Think of it as a contribution.”
• Qin Ming said in a deep voice. “Oh, don't you mistake that as a break-up fee. This is your allowance for sleeping with me last night. We've been together for 2 years, so that's about 730 days. We had sex for 4 times a week on average because of my heightened sexual desire and I've spent about twenty thousand on you since we started dating. That's roughly 48 for every night that you've serviced me. Thank you for providing me with such a bargain. Take these 50 as your allowance, think of the extra 2 as your tips.”
• The cafeteria turned silent after Qin Ming spoke.
• Everyone was there to witness the commotion, but they were dumbfounded by Qin Ming's creative post-break-up 'sex allowance'.
• Laughter erupted inside the cafeteria after the moment of silence.
• “Wahahaha.........”
• “This is awesome. 48 for one night. You can't even get service like that for 480 a night in the streets. Hahaha.”
• “Pffttt. That's so cheap!”
• “If that's the case, I think Mr. Being-Cheated-On here truly had himself a bargain.”
• “4 times a week with this beauty and only 48 for every night? Oh my, can I add you on WeChat, please?”
• “48 a night? I'll book your calendar for the subsequent year.”
• Colors drained from Li Meng's face; she was trembling with rage. No words came to the girl because what Qin Ming said was the truth.
• She was dumbfounded by the utter humiliation. Li Meng wanted so badly to turn back time and walked away before Qin Ming could say what he said.
• The girl pointed her finger at Qin Ming and stammered. “You... you.... you're a bastard, Qin Ming! You better remember this. I... I... will... Wei, where are you going? Wait for me!”
• Yang Wei was too embarrassed to be staying inside the cafeteria now. He had to leave right away before someone started mocking him that he's a 'recycle bin' that takes in used products.
• Qin Ming looked at the couple's departure. I've won in this break-up fiasco, but I'm not happy at all.
• Qin Ming did not have the mood to continue working after being dumped. So, he left the cafeteria and sat down beside the streets in the university's vicinity. That man stared blankly into thin air with his melancholic face.
• Two impressive men dressed in black outfits walked up to Qin Ming as he sat depressed and lonely by the roadside.
• Qin Ming was startled; he turned around and saw nobody else behind him. These men must be after me then.
• He stepped backwards nervously and said, “I don't know you guys. Have you mistaken me as somebody else?”
• One of the men took out a picture and his eyes darted from the photo to Qin Ming's face. He said, “Mr. Qin, our boss would like to meet with you.”
• “What's the matter? Who's your boss?” Qin Ming asked with clear refusal in his tone.
• The men in black outfits shook his head and spoke. “We are only tasked to bring you to our boss. We know nothing else, but please do not be worried. We are not involved in any racket. We would not force you to come with us if you're too afraid to follow us into the car, Mr. Qin.”
• The men gestured him politely towards the car. Qin Ming's line of vision followed the direction of their hands and saw the door to a limousine parked at the roadside being opened.
• Qin Ming chuckled to himself. “My girlfriend dumped me, and I've got nothing left on me too. What else do I have to lose?”
• Qin Ming entered the car and soon noticed that the limousine was entering the wealthiest and most luxurious neighborhood in Guang City, the Yun Shan Villas. The limousine drove all the way to the peak of the villas.
• Qin Ming gulped a few times inside the car. How rich do you have to be to afford living in such a place?
• Qin Ming got out of the car and stood before the tall metallic fence. Two Pixiu statues made of stone, stood at the sides of a large bronze door adorned with traditional patterns. Qin Ming never imagined himself to be able to step foot into such a high-end place.
• “Mr. Qin, please.” The men in black outfits maintained their polite manner.
• Qin Ming took a deep breath to brace himself. I've got nothing to lose anyway. Might as well enter and check out the situation for myself.