Hearing such a direct question from Qi Gang, Sun Chuhan was stunned, covering her face with both hands, two lines of tears squeezed from the corners of her eyes: "Wuwu... You... You actually don't believe me, I was innocent when I was with you!"
Qi Gang panicked a bit and quickly comforted her: "Don't cry, wife, don't cry anymore, I believe you, of course I believe you."
Sun Chuhan was still crying, her face streaked with tears: "Are you rather believe Li Rui than me?"
Qi Gang quickly said: "It's all that Li Rui's fault for trying to sow discord between us. I'll definitely teach him a lesson later!"
Sun Chuhan still showed no sign of stopping.
Qi Gang said helplessly: "Wife, it's all my fault. Didn't you like that Chanel handbag? I'll take you to buy it tomorrow as an apology!"
Sun Chuhan immediately stopped crying and smiled, hugging Qi Gang and acting spoiled: "Husband, you're the best!"
...
Room 777 of the Haitian Hotel was bustling with people and lively.
More than thirty graduates from Haizhou University's College of Liberal Arts, Class of '05, stayed to work locally. More than twenty of them came this time, filling a large table.
Everyone was chatting.
"Why isn't anyone playing Kaixin001 anymore? I have nowhere to steal vegetables!"
"Who plays Kaixin001 now? I've switched to Weibo. You should register one too, and we can follow each other."
"Did you watch the World Cup this year? Spain's dominance is too strong; I think they'll win the next one too!"
"I heard the domestic version of the Apple 4 is coming out soon. I want to save money to buy one. Hey, your HTC phone looks pretty good too!"
...
During school, the status among classmates was similar, but after graduation and entering society, the differences became apparent.
Rich second-generation individuals like Qi Gang clearly became central figures, and many people gathered around him and Sun Chuhan, flattering them.
Some classmates also found it strange. Wasn't Sun Chuhan Li Rui's girlfriend? How did she end up with Qi Gang?
"What's going on with you and Sun Chuhan?" Li Rui was checking the time when someone nudged him under the table.
Li Rui turned his head and saw it was Yao Sixuan from the neighboring class.
Yao Sixuan
The two classes often had large lectures together, so Li Rui naturally knew this campus beauty, who was even prettier than Sun Chuhan, though they weren't very close.
Li Rui said indifferently: "We broke up a long time ago."
"Ah?" Yao Sixuan covered her cherry-like mouth, her face full of surprise.
She and Sun Chuhan were completely different types. Sun Chuhan was a typical 'green tea girl,' seemingly pure and lovely on the surface, but full of schemes underneath.
Yao Sixuan, however, was lively and cheerful, with a dashing short haircut and a delicate, pretty round face.
"She dumped you?" Yao Sixuan asked softly.
Li Rui shook his head: "I dumped her."
Yao Sixuan's face was full of disbelief: "You're lying! Such a beautiful girlfriend, how could you bear to dump her?"
Li Rui said: "No matter how beautiful a girlfriend is, if there's no love left, there's no need to hold on, right?"
"What a pity..." Yao Sixuan sighed.
?" Li Rui looked at her.
Yao Sixuan said with emotion: "When we were in school, you were so good to Sun Chuhan; everyone envied her. At that time, everyone privately said you were Haizhou University's most devoted person. Before graduation, we even made a bet, thinking you and Sun Chuhan would definitely end up together. If even you two broke up, how can I still believe in love...?"
Li Rui smiled and didn't speak.
Yao Sixuan asked again: "Why did you break up? Was it because of Qi Gang?"
"Yes, because I have no money, and Qi Gang has money." Li Rui told the truth.
Yao Sixuan said: "How could she be like that!"
"Everyone has their own aspirations, never mind, let's not talk about her..." Li Rui shrugged.
Yao Sixuan pouted: "I don't know what Qi Gang saw in her. You were so good to her, and she could still dump you. If she meets someone even richer in the future, she could dump Qi Gang too! I think I can already see the green on Qi Gang's head!"
"Pfft..." Li Rui burst out laughing.
Qi Gang, who had been watching Li Rui from across the table, was already annoyed to see Li Rui and Yao Sixuan whispering intimately. Seeing Li Rui laugh, he couldn't help but demand: "Li Rui, what are you laughing at?"
Li Rui said: "Is it any of your business?"
Qi Gang sneered: "I know, you're jealous that I took Chuhan away from you!"
The surroundings fell silent.
Qi Gang took Sun Chuhan's hand and said: "Taking advantage of this good day for a class reunion, I officially announce that Sun Chuhan and I are together!"
The whole room was in an uproar, and many people instinctively looked at Li Rui.
Qi Gang: "Everyone doesn't need to look at Li Rui; Chuhan broke up with him a long time ago. Actually, for Chuhan and I to be together, I have to thank Li Rui."
Li Rui said very calmly: "There's no need to be too polite; some things are what I should do, as long as you don't mind."
Qi Gang's face darkened: "I want to thank you for your lack of ambition. If you couldn't even afford the birthday gift Chuhan liked, how could she have become so disheartened with you!"
"She asked for too much; I truly couldn't give it to her." Li Rui spread his hands.
"Hahahahaha!" Qi Gang laughed heartily, "Does everyone know what Li Rui gave Chuhan for her birthday? A bag from a third-rate brand, tsk tsk, I don't know how you could even present it?"
"My monthly salary is 3,700, and that bag cost me 3,500. I don't think it's bad." Li Rui said.
Qi Gang shook his head: "You don't think it's bad? That's right, for someone who rides an electric bike, a 3,500 bag is indeed very good for you. But I think Chuhan deserves better, she deserves Gucci, she deserves Prada, she deserves Louis Vuitton! You, like that 3,500 bag, simply don't deserve Chuhan!"
Li Rui smiled: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Qi Gang proudly pulled out a Porsche car key and slapped it on the table, then rolled up his sleeve to reveal a glittering Rolex, and finally showed his Apple 4 phone.
"I have a Porsche, a Rolex gold watch, an Apple 4. I can take Chuhan on international trips. What do you have?"
"I don't have them yet, but I will in the future." Li Rui said.
"You?" Qi Gang shook his head, "How, with your 3,700 salary?"
There were snickers around.
"I can work hard to earn money." Li Rui said.
Qi Gang: "Wake up, you're not a child anymore. You've been graduated for over a year and only earn 3,700. No matter how hard you try, you'll never be able to afford a Porsche or a Rolex in this lifetime!"
"Cough..." Sun Chuhan interrupted Qi Gang, "Li Rui, actually, it's not about money. I just feel you're too unmotivated, making me lack a sense of security... Perhaps we were a mistake from the beginning!"
Li Rui shrugged: "Since you've said so, I have nothing to refute. You and I are destined not to be from the same world. Sun Chuhan, I sincerely wish you and Qi Gang a life of wealth and prosperity."
With the conversation reaching this point, Qi Gang and Sun Chuhan also felt it was pointless. After glaring at Li Rui fiercely a few times, they changed the topic.
Many classmates went over to congratulate the couple and drank heartily.
In contrast, Li Rui's side was much quieter.
Li Rui didn't mind. He checked the time, turned on the plasma TV on the wall, and tuned to CETV-1. The timing was just right.
Everyone laughed.
"Li Rui is watching the lottery drawing, he must be crazy to want to get rich."
"Is this what he meant by working hard to earn money?"
"He's only in his twenties and already relying on dreams to get rich? How pathetic!"
Even Yao Sixuan walked over and said: "Li Rui, don't take it to heart..."
"Shhh..." Li Rui waved his hand, a lottery ticket still pinched between his fingers.
"You actually bought a lottery ticket? How could you possibly win!" Yao Sixuan said in surprise.
Li Rui shook the lottery ticket: "See for yourself."
Yao Sixuan glanced at the ticket and then at the numbers already drawn on the TV: 22, 33, 01, 29, 25...
Five numbers had already matched!
"Clatter!"
The sixth red ball dropped, number 24, another match!
Only one blue ball was left until the grand prize!