Super Rich by Doing as You Please

"Being rich is attractive to women, that’s true, but not to *all* women."

Su Mu replied, "But being rich, combined with being handsome, humorous, or having any other skill? That’s a killer combo! Few women wouldn’t be tempted."

"No way."

Li Jinshu retorted, "Then how come you haven’t been tempted by Xu Yun? Why haven’t you pounced on him?"

"..." Su Mu was speechless.

She really wanted to tell her best friend.

’I was conquered long ago!’

Li Jinshu said, "Sigh, being Xu Yun’s girlfriend must be exhausting. You’d have to be on guard against other women all day."

"What’s the point of being on guard? If a man really wants to cheat, you can’t stop him. It’ll just make him resent you even more."

Su Mu said with a smile, "It’s better to just be magnanimous and focus on living your own life well."

"Susu."

Li Jinshu sighed. "Your mindset is just too healthy now."

"I’ve just figured things out."

Su Mu laughed. "Don’t hang all your hopes on one person. If you like someone, be with them. If you don’t, leave. There’s no need to tie each other down. Just be happy, one day at a time."

’If she were really that petty, Xu Yun would have driven her to an early grave by now.’

She couldn’t even tolerate her ex-husband keeping a secretary as a mistress, let alone Xu Yun, who was constantly womanizing.

Never mind the women she didn’t know about. Just among those she did, there was Ning Qian, whom he had deliberately brought into the company, parading her in front of Su Mu all day.

And now, there was probably a fitness instructor from the gym added to the list.

But Su Mu knew perfectly well that to Xu Yun, these two women could never be his official girlfriend. At most, they were just fleeting affairs.

Or secret lovers who couldn’t be seen in public!

’That includes me, too. I’m sneaking around with Xu Yun.’

However, she was different from the other two. She could live very well even without relying on Xu Yun.

This allowed her to be more free and independent, without having to constantly cater to his whims.

If it were her best friend, Li Jinshu, that wouldn’t work.

Because once she got involved with Xu Yun and got used to the good life, she probably wouldn’t ever be able to leave.

Most women were like that.

It’s easy to go from a simple life to a lavish one, but hard to go back.

Right now, Su Mu felt that the only person who had a real shot at becoming Xu Yun’s official girlfriend was probably Chen Xin.

After all, Xu Yun’s attitude toward her was clearly different from everyone else. Plus, she was a blind date his mother had arranged, giving her a natural advantage over the other women.

So, if she ever reached a point where she couldn’t leave Xu Yun and wanted to vie for the position of his primary partner, Chen Xin would be a formidable rival.

...

That evening in Shanghai, Yu Xuan met her boyfriend at the airport.

This was the first time they had met since Yu Xuan broke up with him over the phone.

She hadn’t wanted to see him, but he kept pestering her.

She remembered what Xu Yun had told her: don’t bring her troubles here to Jiangcheng.

So before leaving, she agreed to this meeting. She wanted to make things clear with him and try to part on good terms.

"Yu Xuan, you finally agreed to see me."

The man said, a little happily, "I knew you wouldn’t do this to me."

"Just say what you want to say."

Yu Xuan said expressionlessly, "After you’re done, we’re done."

"Yu Xuan~"

Hearing this, the man immediately grew defensive. "I know I was wrong this time."

"I didn’t want to do that with that old woman, but I did it for you, for our future happiness. I was forced, I had no choice."

"She threatened my job and said it would be the last time."

"As long as I gave in to her, she’d promote me to supervisor next month. Both my salary and benefits would double."

"I thought, it’s just one time. This way, we could save enough for a down payment on a house! We could have our own place."

"Yu Xuan, please forgive me, okay?"

"I promise it won’t happen again with her."

Yu Xuan listened quietly, feeling neither angry nor sad.

Because as she looked into his eyes, she felt that what he was saying might all be true.

But that didn’t matter.

Because in him, she could see her entire future laid out before her.

Even if they really did save up for a down payment and buy a house, what would follow would be endless mortgages, car loans, and then the various pressures of raising children.

They would work day and night just to get by.

She wouldn’t have extra money to buy things she liked, nor extra time to enjoy her life.

This wasn’t the life she wanted.

She was tired.

Faced with a choice between love and money, this time she was choosing money.

"I forgive you," Yu Xuan said lightly.

The man said happily, "Really?"

"Really."

"I knew you’d understand. Thank you, Yu Xuan."

As he spoke, the man moved to hug Yu Xuan, ready to celebrate their reconciliation.

But Yu Xuan dodged him, rejecting his advance.

The man: "???"

"I have something to tell you, too."

Yu Xuan said, "Listen to what I have to say, then you can decide if we should get back together."

"What is it?"

Yu Xuan took a deep breath and said, "On the same day you slept with your boss, I slept with one of my clients."

"!!!" The man was stunned.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Did he force you?"

"No, I was willing."

"Why?!!!"

Yu Xuan revealed the Jade Bracelet on her wrist. "Because he gave me a Jade Bracelet. I liked it a lot, so I slept with him."

"A Jade Bracelet?"

Hearing this, the man became furious. "You slept with another man for a Jade Bracelet?"

"Yes."

Yu Xuan nodded calmly. "Can you forgive me?"

"No!"

The man was on the verge of breaking down. "Are you that vain? To sleep with someone for a jade bracelet... You disgust me!"

"You sleep with another woman and expect me to forgive you."

Yu Xuan retorted, "So why can’t you forgive me when I sleep with another man?"

"..." The man was speechless.

Yu Xuan continued, "Besides, with things like this, once it happens, it will happen again and again. That goes for me, too."

"I can’t promise you that I won’t sleep with other clients in the future."

"..." The man was speechless.

"Likewise, I don’t believe your promise either."

Yu Xuan said slowly, "And I’m not breaking up with you because you slept with another woman. It’s because I can’t see a future with you!"

"I don’t want to live a hard life with you anymore."

"From now on, you won’t have to let your boss use you just for my sake."

"Breaking up is for the best, for both of us."

"You’re just a gold digger now!"

The man couldn’t accept Yu Xuan’s betrayal. He said, "You once told me that as long as you could be with me, you were willing to endure any hardship."

"I’m sorry."

Yu Xuan said, "I’m not good enough for you. I’m a bad woman. So let’s break up, and part on good terms. I hope you can live the life you want in the future."

With that, she turned and walked away.

"..."

The man’s face was etched with pain.

He didn’t want to break up!

"Yu Xuan!"

The man watched her retreating back and pleaded, "If I forgive you, will you stay?"

"No!"

"Why?"

"Because I can’t forgive you, and I can’t forgive myself either!"

Yu Xuan turned her head. "We won’t meet again!"

With that, she walked through the boarding gate and onto the flight to Jiangcheng.

Before boarding, she sent a message to Xu Yun.

[Mr. Xu, I’ve taken care of my business. I’m on the plane now.]

Unfortunately, Xu Yun had no time to look at his phone right then. He was busy having fun.

A little over an hour later, Yu Xuan walked out of the Jiangcheng airport, pulling her suitcase behind her.

She opened her phone, glanced at her messages, and saw that Xu Yun hadn’t replied. She hailed a taxi and headed for the address Xu Yun had given her earlier.

Sitting in the car, she looked out at the completely unfamiliar city, feeling a little anxious.

’I don’t know if this choice I’ve made is right or wrong!’

’But isn’t life just a series of choices one after another?’