Shen Shi's girlfriend and his childhood sweetheart are roommates, and he is also roommates with his childhood sweetheart's boyfriend.
Reality is full of such coincidences, so absurd and laughable.
The backup boyfriend who had always been by her side, showing her concern and care, suddenly got a girlfriend, which made Lu Yiyi very unhappy.
Especially since Shen Shi's girlfriend was Jiang Qing, someone she dreamed of replacing.
Shen Shi's family could be considered well-off, but Lu Yiyi's family's conditions were simply appalling.
With an alcoholic, gambler, and abusive father, a weak mother who favors sons over daughters, and an ungrateful younger brother, Lu Yiyi, as the eldest daughter and a girl, naturally had a very low status in the family.
Some parents have children out of love and anticipation for new life, but in the Lu family, having a daughter was entirely for the sake of having a son.
Lu Yiyi has been the family's free nanny since she was a child. She not only has to share the housework with her mother, but also take care of her younger brother's daily life, working like an old ox day after day.
Even so, Lu's mother was still not satisfied. If it weren't for her daughter's good grades, she would have even considered exchanging Lu Yiyi for a dowry.
Growing up in such a family, it was only natural for Lu Yiyi to be materialistic. She knew from a young age that there was only one thing that could change her fate and help her escape from the mire, and that thing was money!
Therefore, she was willing to compromise, endure his bad temper, and tolerate his philandering, all to be with the spoiled brat Qi Xiao.
Lu Yiyi saw this as her only chance to change her fate, and even though her hands were covered in blood from being strangled, she clung to it tightly.
Even so, even though she tried so hard and repeatedly abandoned her bottom line in order to maintain the relationship, Qi Xiao still lost interest in her.
This was her only chance to defy fate. Lu Yiyi saw Qi Xiao as her lifeline. For her, breaking up meant the shattering of her dream of becoming a rich wife and the beginning of a life filled with trivialities.
During the time she spent with Qi Xiao, Lu Yiyi saw a world she had never imagined before.
Wines costing hundreds of thousands of dollars a bottle, supercars worth millions, and even watches worth tens of millions are astronomical figures she has never seen before.
Money is the best stimulant. Having witnessed all this, Lu Yiyi never wanted to go back to the past, back to the days when she only ate steamed buns and white rice.
Lu Yiyi desperately searched for things that interested Qi Xiao, trying to maintain the relationship with novelty.
But the deeper she went, the more she realized that she and Qi Xiao were not on the same path at all.
The differences weren't just economic; their differing ideologies formed an insurmountable chasm.
But money is omnipotent, and with the power of money, Lu Yiyi has always played the role that Qi Xiao wanted.
Lu Yiyi's greatest strength is her ability to endure, and Qi Xiao's bad temper was almost unbearable for her.
Take her birthday this time for example. Her boyfriend, Qi Xiao, completely forgot the date. Not only did he not give her any gifts, but he also called her while she was buying a cake and asked her to send fruit to his house.
"Hey! Did you hear me? Make a sound!" Qi Xiao urged impatiently after a long silence on the other end of the phone.
His urgent voice made Lu Yiyi close her eyes speechlessly.
She swears to God that if his family weren't rich, with Qi Xiao's emotional intelligence, she would have been dumped eight hundred times over without even glancing at him!
But since the other person was rich and she was poor, Lu Yiyi still bought fruit and delivered it to Qi Xiao's house.
According to Lu Yiyi's original plan, Qi Xiao should have inadvertently discovered that it was her birthday today, and then felt guilty for forgetting her.
But reality is cruel. When Lu Yiyi arrived at Qi Xiao's rented apartment, she wanted to call him to open the door, but when she pushed it, the door was only slightly ajar.
Qi Xiao didn't lock the door? After thinking for a moment, Lu Yiyi felt that, given his personality, it was indeed possible.
So she didn't say anything, picked up her things and went inside.
Although the two had been dating for more than half a year, this was the first time she had come to Qi Xiao's residence.
Located in a luxurious area, the penthouse apartment is over 300 square meters in size. Looking at the various rooms, Lu Yiyi had no idea which room Qi Xiao was staying in.
Thinking that she hadn't eaten her birthday cake yet, Lu Yiyi was in a hurry to finish the task Qi Xiao had given her. Just as she was about to call out a couple of times, she suddenly heard an unfamiliar female voice.
"How many times have I told you! You're not allowed to associate with shady people anymore."
Qi Xiao, who was in the room, leaned against the wall with his arms crossed and retorted, "Mom, why are you saying such hurtful things? Yi Yi is my girlfriend, not some shady person."
Although she didn't like him that much, she was his woman once she was with him. Qi Xiao was a real man; if he couldn't even protect his own woman, people would laugh at him.
Even his mother couldn't say a bad word about him.
Looking at her stubborn son, Qi's mother shook her head in disappointment.
Qi's mother was not an old-fashioned person, nor did she force her child into a business marriage. If Qi Xiao liked a good girl, she would wholeheartedly agree.
Judging from the investigation results, Lu Yiyi must have had ulterior motives. Qi Xiao is young and doesn't understand, but Qi's mother, who has been through thick and thin for decades, can see through it at a glance.
"How could I have given birth to a son like you? You've been causing trouble since you were a child. You've never done anything that pleases me. Look at Qingqing..."
"Enough!"
Before Qi could finish speaking, Qi Xiao loudly interrupted her. "Jiang Qing every day, why don't you just make her your daughter!"
Qi's mother is a powerful businesswoman who is in charge at the company and is pampered by her husband at home.
The only thing that bothers me is Qi Xiao. Whenever I mention this spoiled brat son, he squanders the family's money every day and doesn't understand how to be considerate of his parents at all.
He even dared to talk back to her now. The angry mother pointed at him and said, "You think I don't want to? But I only gave birth to such a good-for-nothing son as you. It's one thing if the company can't count on you, but you can even mess up something as simple as letting Qingqing be my daughter-in-law. Tell me, what use are you?"
Hearing his mother repeat the same old tricks again, Qi Xiao frowned so deeply that it could trap a fly.
"Jiang Qing already has a boyfriend. I'm begging you, please don't bring this up again, okay?"
"What! Qingqing has a boyfriend? When did this happen? How come I didn't know!" Qi's mother immediately grasped the key point and asked a series of questions.
Seeing her mother's concern for Jiang Qing, Qi Xiao couldn't help but get emotional and said sarcastically, "She has a boyfriend, why should I tell you? We're not related, do you really think she's your daughter?"
"You little brat! What happened? You're going to drive me crazy!"
Qi's mother slapped her son, then leaned closer, anxiously awaiting an answer.
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