Reborn with Consumption System

But my words shattered his illusion.

When he realized that you would sacrifice personal time, even mask personal likes and dislikes for your career, your halo lost its effect on him.

Because what he wanted wasn’t a girlfriend busier than him, one who’s often sent on business trips by her boss, sometimes even using her looks to an extent.

He couldn’t accept that.

But you, on the contrary, can accept it and see this situation as a reasonable exchange.

So from a subconscious level, there’s a conflict in your values. Even if you were together, conflicts would arise due to choices between career and feelings.

Moreover, the resources he controls align perfectly with your needs, making it difficult for him to judge whether your friendliness and respect are because of his position and resources.

For a man who isn’t strong or confident enough, this situation is quite disheartening.

Because he can’t prove his attractiveness beyond money, leading to a severe mismatch between expectations and reality.

Thus, he would naturally become wary of you.

Next, you only need to focus on a professional and meticulous attitude, and the CFO will gradually lose interest..."

Lü Shuli nodded thoughtfully, an unconscious gesture indicating that she’s pondering and already quite in agreement.

She thought Han Lie was incredible, even to the point of genuine admiration.

Before this, she had never thought it was possible to resolve a pursuer she couldn’t afford to offend from this angle.

What kind of mind is this?!

However, she was still a bit puzzled. "Why don’t you use more drastic means? I don’t think you’re afraid of offending the CFO; he doesn’t decide our project."

"Because I want you to thoroughly understand some things."

Han Lie smiled meaningfully and continued in his magnetic voice.

"Now let’s return to the core topic—how to position each other.

From a woman’s perspective, career-oriented women define successful men as seniors, worthy goals to learn from, benefactors who provide important help, sources of stimulation, or even big cash cows.

Women naturally admire the strong, and career-oriented women are no exception, so this relationship inherently intertwines with quite complex desires for obtaining.

Therefore, most women seek to climb up, while career-oriented women continually aim higher.

Because if they grow rapidly, the original relationship quickly fails to keep up with that desire for obtaining.

If they grow slowly, they only strive harder instead of having a more peaceful mindset and returning to family life.

But successful men’s positioning of successful women is entirely different.

The more successful a woman is in her career, the more she can only be a partner.

Because a successful man’s self-esteem won’t allow him to spend a woman’s money, so what does it matter how much you earn?

On the contrary, if you’re too successful, then their success loses all meaning, with nowhere to showcase it.

And if you’re not successful enough, just on your way there, then they must personally raise a successful woman, then lose her admiration, lose control over the family, lose the major source of emotional value.

Successful men are all smart, why would they do something so thankless?

Therefore, successful men tend to look for relationships lower down; once they don’t lack money, they desire a stable, pure relationship where any time they look for you, you won’t refuse because of a busy career.

This is why the CFO instantly lost interest, and also the fundamental reason I’m devoted to nurturing you."

Lü Shuli was dumbfounded.

"I don’t get it... isn’t that contradictory?"

"Of course it is."

Han Lie chuckled lightly: "But that’s precisely where the fun lies."

Lü Shuli furrowed her brows, thinking repeatedly, her mind almost exploding but still couldn’t figure it out.

Yet Han Lie refused to explain further, leaving only a light reminder.

"I am I, they are they."

Like a bolt of lightning in her mind, suddenly, Lü Shuli understood everything.

She slightly parted her lips, exclaiming in astonishment: "So, you want to train me to a level where ordinary men would be intimidated? No, no, not just ordinary men, but where the majority of successful men would be intimidated!"

Han Lie raised his eyebrows, picked up his coffee cup, and sipped it with a light laugh.

Lü Shuli’s thoughts became increasingly clear, almost understanding the whole context.

"That’s why you always kept me at a distance, indifferent!

Because you know, right now, I especially need your guidance, can’t give up, and have nowhere else to go.

You only need to activate my career ambition, watch me rush for career success, leaving no time or energy for contemplation of feelings, then lend a hand at critical moments, elevating me to heights...

By then, everywhere I look, it’s all conventionally successful people!

Men who I find suitable, I won’t like them, and those I might take interest in wouldn’t be interested in me...

I have no choice!

Either never discuss romance, rushing headlong into a career, or eventually have to come back meekly to be your sixth, seventh, eighth in line...

Han Lie, how can you be so dastardly?!"

Lü Shuli slammed the table in anger, but interestingly, her palm didn’t exert much force, yet her chest trembled uncontrollably.

Women, perhaps are born to act.

But Han Lie paid no attention to her reaction, stood up, and smiled mischievously with a tilted head.

"Let’s go, Lü General. Where we go and what we do next is up to you."

A scoundrelly charm radiated from him, yet not at all off-putting.

Hearing the term Lü General, Lü Shuli snorted a laugh, got up and hooked onto the man’s arm, saying openly: "Let’s go home! I’ve always said I wanted to invite you to check out the new place, today it’s time..."

After laying everything out clearly, fully understanding Han Lie’s intentions, instead of anger, she felt completely liberated.

Because, Han Lie was right with every word.

For women, successful careers and perfect love can only be mutually exclusive, there are no exceptions.

Here, we don’t mention the sophistry of forcibly defining success, but only look at commonly recognized social success.

Some choose love, happy to support their families, while others are ambitious, wanting to fly high like swans.

Lü Shuli is the latter but occasionally would feel anxious about marriage, especially during New Year visits home being urged by elders to marry.

Now, she decides to hold her course.

Marriage?

Not even if I were a dog!

If the career’s not achieved, why think about love!

With that time, earn more money, be free and comfortable after 35, and never have to look at anyone’s face again.

As for what’s needed before 35... isn’t Pan Goddess’s husband the perfect top-tier guy ready-made!

Thus, Bai Piaolie successfully scored again, registering another achievement, another addition to the pond.

And there are no repercussions, the next day, Lü Shuli goes to work as usual, remaining as friendly as ever with all women around Han Lie.

Being such a scoundrel and not getting caught, we must say, it truly requires wisdom, showing real skill.

Then, time smoothly advanced to late July, showing signs of a stock market upturn.

Han Lie gradually became busier.

Mainly because, over there in his hometown, it was almost time to reel it in.

The first step, also the core and crucial step, naturally was to disrupt the miners’ self-formed club over there.

This day at work, he came personally to the trading department, told Jiao Fangyan to open up the market screen.

"How’s the Mining Province position tracking going?"

"Completely under control!"

Jiao Fangyan was full of confidence.

From a realistic perspective, for any unofficial personnel, checking another institution’s account and holdings is very hard to operate.

However, for Han Lie, he had many ways to bypass taboos and achieve his goals.

The simplest way of course was... to call in Liu Hanhe.

By the way, Liu Hanhe had already been bailed out, details omitted, anyway, considering his meritorious actions, he got the maximum penalty without being transferred.

Old Liu is now in a market ban state, but just right to play to his strengths, doing those sneaky backdoor deals.

"Alright, tell Liu Hanhe and the others to proceed, dragging on any longer, and the market will really blow up."

With Han Lie’s order, the hometown folks in Mining Province suffered an unexpected misfortune...