Jiangcheng, midnight.
The Sunshine Bar.
Chen Xiao walked to the side of the dance floor.
With his ripped t-shirt and faded jeans, he looked out of place.
The music, loud enough to shatter the heart, made him feel even more awkward.
Just as he was at a loss, Long Yaoyang finally came to greet him.
Long Yaoyang was the owner of the bar and Chen Xiao's old classmate.
"Old classmate, long time no see!"
Long Yaoyang patted Chen Xiao's shoulder enthusiastically.
Chen Xiao was flattered. Their relationship hadn't been close during their school days.
Long Yaoyang was a high-and-mighty second-generation rich kid, with plenty of money, many friends, and even more women.
Chen Xiao, on the other hand, was just an insignificant poor boy.
If he hadn't reached the end of his rope, he probably wouldn't have had any contact with this old classmate again 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 trouble yourself, I'm not thirsty..."
Chen Xiao pursed his dry lips, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Long Yaoyang saw through Chen Xiao's predicament at a glance and took out a bank card from his pocket.
"Old classmate, here's 150,000. Is that enough? If not, I have more!"
Chen Xiao nodded quickly, "Enough, more than enough!"
His mother was critically ill and needed surgery within three days. The cost was as high as 200,000.
Chen Xiao had sold everything he owned and could only gather 50,000 yuan.
He tried to borrow money from relatives, but they avoided him.
In his desperation, Chen Xiao approached Long Yaoyang with a glimmer of hope.
To his surprise, Long Yaoyang agreed as soon as he asked.
"Old classmate, I won't say much more about politeness. I'll return the money as soon as possible, and I will repay your life-saving kindness in the future!"
Chen Xiao said with conviction.
However, just as he reached out to take the bank card, Long Yaoyang suddenly withdrew it.
"Chen Xiao, there's no rush to return the money or repay the favor, but if you want to use my money, you have to agree to one condition first!"
Chen Xiao was slightly stunned, "What condition?"
Long Yaoyang let out a dry chuckle, a lecherous expression appearing on his face.
"If you want the money, you have to lend Sun Li to me for a couple of days!"
"What?"
Chen Xiao's face changed drastically.
Sun Li was his girlfriend. They had been dating for over three years and were at the stage of marriage.
This wasn't a condition; it was an insult to Chen Xiao.
But for his mother, Chen Xiao chose to endure.
He said awkwardly, "Old classmate, don't joke with me!"
"Who's joking? To be honest, although your girlfriend's looks are only average, her figure is truly amazing, tsk tsk..."
Long Yaoyang's expression was lewd, and he licked his throat, his hands grasping at the air.
Finally, he added, "A stunner like Sun Li, following a pauper like you, wouldn't that be a waste?"
Chen Xiao could no longer tolerate it. Although he was poor, he wouldn't do something like trading his girlfriend for money.
He slammed the table and said angrily,
"Long Yaoyang, listen to me. No matter what kind of person I, Chen Xiao, am, Sun Li is my girlfriend!"
Seeing Chen Xiao's "uncooperative" attitude, Long Yaoyang's face turned grim.
"Chen Xiao, don't push your luck. Is my money, Long Yaoyang's money, meant to be used for free?"
"Besides, I'm just borrowing her for a couple of days. I'll return her when I'm tired of playing with her..."
Chen Xiao couldn't listen any further and stood up indignantly.
"Long Yaoyang, we're classmates, and yet you're such a shameless person! Goodbye!"
With that, Chen Xiao turned and left.
Long Yaoyang chuckled sinisterly, "Heh, Chen Xiao, are you sure you won't accept my condition?"
Chen Xiao ignored Long Yaoyang. He didn't need to answer such a question.
However, as he opened the door, he saw a woman standing outside.
Chen Xiao was momentarily dazed, then completely stunned.
"Xiao, Xiao Li, why are you here?"
After a moment of recognition, Chen Xiao confirmed that the woman before him was indeed Sun Li.
She was dressed up today, looking glamorous, with a voluptuous figure.
Sun Li sighed softly, "Alas, you're so foolish. Why didn't you agree to Young Master Long?"
Chen Xiao's pupils contracted sharply, "Xiao 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 pulled Sun Li into his arms and unceremoniously squeezed her ample buttocks, a look of satisfaction on his face.
He looked at Chen Xiao and smiled triumphantly.
"What she means, you understand now! Hahaha, surprised, aren't you?"
Chen Xiao's head buzzed, as if struck by lightning.
"You, you guys..."
Sun Li had betrayed him!
The two of them had been together for a long time!
Chen Xiao was in a daze. He never expected Sun Li to do such a thing.
Sun Li came from a similar background to him, also from humble origins.
Although poor.
He thought that as long as they worked hard together and supported each other, they could have a beautiful future.
However, he never imagined that before their beautiful life even began, Sun Li had already fallen into someone else's arms.
Chen Xiao's heart bled.
He lowered his head, his voice sounding as if it were squeezed from his throat.
"Is it fun to play me like this?"
Long Yaoyang burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, Chen Xiao, you look so foolish. You've been wearing a cuckold's hat for so long and didn't even know it. You still came to me for money, who else would I mess with if not you?"
"But speaking of which, I should really thank you. You've been together for three years, and Xiao Li is still untouched. You're too considerate!"
As he said this, Long Yaoyang deliberately licked his lips.
"That feeling, tsk tsk, it's truly soul-stirring!"
Sun Li buried her head in Long Yaoyang's chest with a shy expression, "Oh, you're so naughty, why would you say that about me?"
Hearing this, Chen Xiao's eyes turned even redder.
During their three years together, he had been rejected every time he tried to get close to Sun Li.
Sun Li's excuse was that she wanted to save her most beautiful moment for their wedding night.
Who would have thought... was this still the Sun Li he remembered?
"Sun Li, why?"
Chen Xiao questioned her bitterly.
"What why?"
Sun Li rolled her eyes at Chen Xiao.
"To be favored by Young Master Long is a blessing I've cultivated in my past life. If it were you, would you refuse?"
Chen Xiao looked at Sun Li in disbelief, his heart turning cold.
Three years of feelings, in the end, couldn't compete with reality.
Chen Xiao forced himself to stand steady, refusing to fall or be looked down upon.
"Sun Li, consider me, Chen Xiao, blind. I only saw your true face today. Fine, let's part ways amicably. Return the money to me."
Sun Li pouted and said, "When did I owe you money?"
Chen Xiao said angrily, "The 50,000 yuan from selling my family's belongings is in your card!"
To pay for his mother's treatment, he had sold everything valuable in his house.
Sun Li seemed to realize something and sneered.
"Heh, Chen Xiao, I've suffered with you, a good-for-nothing, for three years. The compensation for my lost youth alone is more than that. You still want the money back? How dare you say that!"
"And I have to say, your mother's illness is a bottomless pit. What can a loser like you use to fill it? Even if you sold your own worthless life, it wouldn't be worth that much!"
Chen Xiao's eyes widened. He never expected 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 that 50,000 yuan back, he really wouldn't be able to live.
Sun Li deliberately puffed out her chest and provoked 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 blazing with anger.
Long Yaoyang immediately blocked him, "What is it, Chen Xiao? Do you want to hit a woman?"
Seeing that Chen Xiao made no further move, he sneered dismissively.
"Let me tell you, she's my woman now, and it's not your place to hit her!"
"Besides, Xiao Li is right. Since your mother's illness can't be cured anyway, why not let her die!"
Chen Xiao glared at Long Yaoyang, his eyes about to burst, "What did you say?"
Long Yaoyang crossed his arms and said coldly.
"I said, let your mother die! Poor people don't deserve to live in the first place!"
If you can bear it, you can't bear it anymore.
"Go to hell!"
Chen Xiao punched Long Yaoyang in the face.
"Damn it, I haven't hit you yet, and you dare to make the first move?"
Long Yaoyang came to his senses and threw a punch back.
He was tall and strong, and he had practiced Taekwondo. An ordinary person couldn't withstand this punch.
Chen Xiao was instantly knocked to the ground.
And before he could even get up, a group of thugs heard the commotion and rushed in, beating and kicking Chen Xiao.
"Damn it, you dare to fight me, you really are tired of living!"
"Beat this loser to death! I'll take responsibility if he dies!"
Fists and feet rained down on Chen Xiao. He could only curl up desperately, protecting his head.
But soon, blood flowed all over the ground.
The thugs beat Chen Xiao until he lost consciousness and threw him into a pile of garbage from the back door, leaving him to his fate.
At midnight, thunder roared in the sky, and it began to rain heavily.
It seemed even the heavens were aiding the wicked.
The pouring rain washed away the bloodstains on the ground.
A bolt of lightning tore through the sky and struck Chen Xiao's body directly.
However, the next moment, an unbelievable scene occurred.
Chen Xiao, struck by lightning, was unharmed.
But the Yin-Yang jade he had worn around his neck for years cracked open...