After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Perfect Life System

TL: YYang

“Shen Yuan, let’s end it here.”

“Don’t contact me again.”

“I hope you find a more sensible girl.”

At the south gate of the Foreign Economics College in Star City, Shen Yuan’s eyes widened slightly, his expression one of astonishment. “Ting, a three-year relationship, just like that? I never thought you could be so heartless.”

“Could you not act like some kind of warrior of pure love? How much of a relationship did we really have? Don’t you have a fucking clue?”

“Also, don’t call me ‘Ting’ anymore. To be honest, it’s pretty tacky. From now on, please call me by my full name, Zhou Wanting. Thanks.”

As they spoke, a black Audi A7 glided over and stopped smoothly beside Zhou Wanting.

Zhou Wanting lifted her chin proudly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’m leaving. A friend is here to pick me up.”

Shen Yuan stared blankly as his girlfriend of three years was about to pull open the car door and get into the A7’s passenger seat. He couldn’t help but reach out again. “Ting, wait.”

“Didn’t I tell you not to call me Ting anymore?!”

Zhou Wanting stopped, her brow furrowed slightly. “What else is there?”

“Do you remember those designer bags I bought for you? They cost a lot of money back then. Can you give them back to me?”

“Shen Yuan, can you have some fucking shame?”

“I slept with you for three years, and you just bought me a few stupid bags. You want them back after we break up?!”

“Uh…”

Shen Yuan was taken aback. After a long pause, he proposed, “Well, how about this? When you have time, we can have one last go for old times’ sake, to remember our past three years. After all, we were together for so long.”

“Go fuck yourself!”

With a slam, Zhou Wanting shut the car door without a backward glance, leaving Shen Yuan standing there, stunned.

“Damn it, what a loss. She wouldn’t even give me a chance to collect some interest.”

He and Zhou Wanting had met three years ago. At that time, Shen Yuan had just started his freshman year at the Foreign Economics College.

Because his looks stood out among the many freshmen, and he had driven a flashy pink BMW 4 Series on registration day, he had immediately attracted the attention of Zhou Wanting, a sophomore who was part of the welcoming committee.

Under the senior’s offensive, Shen Yuan hadn’t been able to hold back.

To be honest, facing a senior, especially one like Zhou Wanting from the flight attendant program with her straight, fair legs and curvaceous figure, Shen Yuan felt that no guy could have resisted.

In their three years together, Shen Yuan not only learned many things from his senior that weren’t in textbooks but also unlocked a lot of new “knowledge.”

Of course, Shen Yuan hadn’t treated this teacher who had imparted her wisdom poorly.

His family was well-off. At the time, his parents ran three overseas travel agencies, and business was booming, making them a fortune. So, Shen Yuan never lacked spending money.

He bought Zhou Wanting gifts almost every month: skincare, lipstick, cosmetics, shoes, always changing it up.

And every semester, he would buy her a bag. Chanel, LV, Prada… Zhou Wanting could pick anything she wanted under 50,000 yuan.

Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last. Due to certain influences, the industry took a massive hit. Back then, let alone overseas travel, even domestic tourism businesses couldn’t operate.

Shen Yuan’s parents thought the situation wouldn’t last long and struggled to keep the family business afloat, but who could have known it would be an unusually difficult and prolonged battle.

Airlines, scenic spots, and large corporations that had booked overseas team-building trips brought wave after wave of refund requests. To make matters worse, that was the year Old Shen had just opened his third branch.

Over three years, the rent for the travel agencies, utilities, employee salaries, advertising investments, online promotions, and widespread contract breaches all added up.

Due to these factors, three travel agencies became two, then two became one, and in the end, the last remaining one didn’t last long either.

The family sold two properties and three cars. Their assets, once in the tens of millions, were suddenly gone, replaced by over a million in debt.

The Shen family was back to where they started, and Shen Yuan went from a rich second-generation kid to a debt-ridden one.

By the time Shen Yuan’s family went bankrupt, Zhou Wanting had already been interning at an airline for some time. At work, she could meet many wealthy people. With this happening, she naturally began to distance herself from Shen Yuan.

Zhou Wanting was very clever about it. She first used the excuse of being busy at work to reduce their meetings, then the frequency of their WeChat messages and phone calls gradually decreased. This time, upon returning to school, she formally proposed the breakup.

Actually, Shen Yuan wasn’t that bothered by it. After all, they had gotten together for mutual benefit. It was perfectly normal for Zhou Wanting to leave for money now.

Who was into pure love these days anyway!

He just felt the sting of the money he had spent.

In the past, Shen Yuan had spent money lavishly, buying designer bags and high-end cosmetics on a whim. Now that his whole family was squeezed into a 70-square-meter rental apartment, he realized the severity of the situation.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked Zhou Wanting for the bags back. After all, a single bag he had casually given away back then was now worth several months of his family’s living expenses.

After becoming a debt-ridden second generation, the first thing to go was his standard of living. Driving a BMW turned into taking the bus, karaoke and clubbing were basically out of the question, and he only dared to eat fast food.

His social circle also changed. In the past, a bunch of fair-weather friends would hang around for free food and drinks. Now that they knew his family was bankrupt, they all kept their distance.

Fortunately, Shen Yuan took after his father’s easy-going nature. The education he received since childhood also taught him to be open-minded and optimistic, so he could handle such a blow.

In short, life was tight, but it went on. And in his view, there was a positive side to it; at least he saw the true colors of those so-called friends.

After cursing a few more times in his head, Shen Yuan pulled his thoughts back to the present. Hands in his pockets, he prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, the driver’s side window of the A7 slowly rolled down. A greasy, middle-aged man with glasses inside looked Shen Yuan over with a slightly smug expression. “Little brother, where are you headed? Need a ride?”

“No, thanks. My place is close.” Shen Yuan shook his head. The apartment his family was renting now was only four bus stops away, which was quite convenient.

“It’s no problem. Tingting and I aren’t in a hurry anyway. The car’s nothing special, as long as you don’t mind,” the middle-aged man said with a smile.

Shen Yuan’s eyelid twitched. He thought, this guy is really putting on an act. An Audi A7, aside from the base model, cost over 600,000 yuan on the road, yet he was telling him not to mind.

Shen Yuan could guess with his toes that once he got in the car, this guy would surely attack him with a 360-degree spiral of insults.

“Big brother, you’re a good person. I appreciate the thought, but my place is really close. It won’t take long to walk.”

A flash of regret crossed the middle-aged man’s eyes, but in front of Zhou Wanting, he still pretended to be magnanimous. “Alright then, be safe on your way home.”

“Yeah, Wanting is a good girl. You have to take good care of her.”

The man was about to turn the wheel and leave when he heard this. He was slightly stunned at first, then a little moved. He hadn’t expected Tingting’s ex-boyfriend to be so decent.

Now that was class.

“Don’t worry, leave Tingting to me!”

The middle-aged man patted his chest, gave Shen Yuan a gesture, and was about to roll up the window and leave.

“Big brother, wait a second.”

“What is it?” The man stopped and turned to look at Shen Yuan.

“As men, we must give women the best. Wanting has many habits, big brother, you should take note.”

Shen Yuan started counting on his fingers. “First, she likes to use Okamoto 001. Second, she doesn’t like stockings that are too high-quality. She still has a nurse uniform and a police uniform, so you don’t need to get those for now…”

“Hey, big brother, wait, I’m not finished yet!”

Watching the A7 flee in panic, Shen Yuan muttered under his breath, “Fuck, I was just getting to the good part!”

[Ding!]

[Perfect Life System loading complete!]

Host: Shen Yuan

Age: 21

Height: 182CM

Weight: 72KG

Wealth Value: 87 yuan

Health Value: 72

Stamina Value: 75

Skills: None

Main Quest Progress: 0%

[A perfect life requires not only a foundation of money but also the favor of the opposite sex.]

[Time-limited Quest: Spend money on a suitable female of age with a favorability of over 60, and gain her affection.]

[Quest Reward: All expenses for the female will be returned to the host threefold. If the female’s favorability increases by 3 points during this transaction, the cash back will be doubled.]

[Note: Spending must be done with savings or cash.]

The synthetic voice that suddenly appeared in his mind and the panel that materialized before his eyes startled Shen Yuan.

“I wasn’t planning to die or anything after being dumped. Why am I having hallucinations and hearing things?”

Shen Yuan closed his eyes, but the tech panel remained clearly suspended in front of him.

When he turned his head, the panel actually moved with his line of sight, always staying directly in front of him.

Shen Yuan looked at the words “Perfect Life System” on the panel and suddenly remembered something.

A roommate in his dorm loved reading web novels, and Shen Yuan had heard him talk about many outrageous plots.

Among them was the almighty system.

Could it be that this heaven-sent fortune had fallen upon him again?

Shen Yuan wanted to confirm it again, but the panel had already disappeared, and there were no other voices in his mind.

“Shen Yuan!”

A familiar female voice, crisp and clear, suddenly sounded by his ear, interrupting Shen Yuan’s thoughts. He turned his head and saw that it was his young counselor, Li Xiao.

“Counselor.”

Li Xiao was not only Shen Yuan’s counselor but also taught his Business English course. She must have just finished class, as she was holding two English textbooks, her pretty face looking at Shen Yuan with concern.

“I saw what just happened. Don’t be discouraged. The next one will be better.”

The counselor wasn’t much older than Shen Yuan and the other students. Today, she wore a beige miniskirt that revealed two-thirds of her beautiful legs, while her upper body was clad in a dark brown sweater with a wide-open collar.

Aside from her modern bustline, what excited the male students even more was the black choker tied around her snow-white neck.

But before Shen Yuan could admire her for a few more seconds, the synthetic voice in his mind sounded again.

[Li Xiao: Favorability towards host is 65.]