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The Day You Dumped Me, I Became a Millionaire EP
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00:00My name is Alex. The second my girlfriend Ava dumped me on a live stream,
00:03$1 million landed in my bank account the very next moment.
00:07Fine. Let the comeback begin.
00:09I don't want to gamble my youth on a broke man's future.
00:12Used to take the bus. Now you ride in a Lamborghini.
00:17That's what I call making the right choice.
00:19On the sofa, my roommate Leah looked up at the live stream.
00:22She was a high-end Los Angeles real estate agent.
00:25White blouse, black skirt, high heels.
00:28She broke up with you fine, but she had to stream it?
00:31What, was she afraid the whole world wouldn't know she had terrible taste?
00:34The next second, the system bound itself to me.
00:36Bound target, Leah Morgan.
00:38Rewards can be triggered whenever she experiences emotional fluctuations because of you.
00:42My phone vibrated. Deposit received. USD $3 million.
00:47I stared at all those zeros and suddenly understood.
00:50From now on, Leah was the key to turning my life around.
00:53I grabbed my jacket.
00:55It's just a Lamborghini, right?
00:56Then I'll buy one more expensive than his.
00:58Drive it to the live stream and let her see what a real choice looks like.
01:02Leah stared at me for two seconds, then reached out and touched my fork.
01:06No fever.
01:07She paused.
01:08I'm going with you.
01:10I smiled.
01:11So you're worried about me?
01:12Leah said.
01:13Don't flatter yourself, single man.
01:15Half an hour later, we walked into a supercar showroom in downtown Los Angeles.
01:19Under the glass dome, a silver-gray McLaren sat in the center display like a blade fresh from its sheath.
01:25Cold light slid over the bodywork.
01:27Every line on it spelled expensive.
01:31The saleswoman had been leaning lazily against the front desk.
01:35She swept her eyes over me.
01:37Old jacket, cheap sneakers, and a discounted sandwich in my hand that I still hadn't finished.
01:43Ma'am, would you like to look at a car or schedule a test drive?
01:47I want the one in the middle.
01:51The saleswoman froze, then smiled in a very polite and very pretencing way.
01:56Sir, that is a limited configuration.
01:58The out-the-door price is $3.2 million.
02:01We usually suggest starting with the entry-level model.
02:05Alex, you just got dumped.
02:06You didn't just ascend the throne.
02:10Does it look good?
02:11It looks good, but what you need to buy right now isn't great.
02:16The saleswoman heard her.
02:17The corner of her throat lifted slightly.
02:19I knew that smile too well.
02:21It was the same look Ava gave me on the livestream.
02:24The same look everyone had when they thought poor people were only worthy of looking at things they could never
02:28afford from a distance.
02:30Swipe it.
02:41Mr. Alex, you have extraordinary taste.
03:01This McLaren matches your temperament perfectly.
03:05Leah stared at me.
03:06For the first time, her eyes were completely thrown off balance.
03:10Strong shock detected and bound target.
03:12Reward triggered.
03:13USD $5 million in cash.
03:16My phone vibrated again.
03:18I glanced at the deposit text and smiled.
03:20You really are insane.
03:23I held the car key in my hand and looked up at the view beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.
03:29Insane?
03:31Not yet.
03:32This is only the beginning.
03:37Whether I'm insane or not, we'll see by the effect.
03:43Aren't you afraid I'm crazy?
03:47That's why I'm getting in.
03:49I need to watch you so you don't kill anyone.
03:52I drove the car back to the hotel entrance where Ava was livestreaming.
03:56The red Lamborghini was still parked there, and Ava was still smiling at the camera.
04:03Alex?
04:04You rented that?
04:11Hold these for me.
04:12I don't want anyone saying I'm pretending to be rich with fake papers.
04:16Of course, Mr. Carter.
04:18Leah stepped out of the passenger seat.
04:20White plows, black skirt, high heels.
04:23The night breeze lifted her hair.
04:25The livestream comments went wild instantly.
04:28Who is that gorgeous woman?
04:30Her ex-boyfriend drives a McLaren?
04:31Did Ava dump him too early?
04:34Why are you two together?
04:39Roommates.
04:40Legal passenger seat.
04:43You think buying one car proves you're rich?
04:46I'm not proving anything.
04:48Then what is this?
04:50Letting her know she got into the wrong car.
04:53Leah's emotion value has risen.
04:55Lottery activated.
04:56Reward, luxury home purchase triple rebate card.
05:00Valid for 24 hours.
05:02One car doesn't change the fact that you used to deliver food.
05:05I never wanted to change that.
05:07At least when I deliver things, I deliver them to the right person.
05:12Unlike you, who has to livestream even a rented car.
05:18Enough.
05:19Don't waste time here.
05:21Her mouth said enough, but she had stepped between Brandon and me.
05:25Looking at her back, I suddenly felt warmth in my chest.
05:30Don't you sell luxury houses?
05:32What are you trying to do now?
05:34Buy one, and let you earn the commission.
05:38You're not doing this to anger Ava?
05:42She's not worth a house.
05:45Then why buy one?
05:49Because just now, she laughed at you for sitting in my passenger seat.
05:56I don't need you to stand up for me.
06:01Get in.
06:02You sell the house, I swipe the card.
06:05Clear division avoider.
06:14You'd better not regret this.
06:19Enough people are regretting things tonight.
06:22I don't need to add myself to the list.
06:27The next morning, Leah stood in the entryway, clipping on her name bag.
06:31She said,
06:32Today, don't say nonsense, don't swipe cards randily, and don't tell anyone at the company
06:36that I'm your person.
06:38I was silent for one second.
06:39Leah narrowed her eyes.
06:41Why did you hesitate?
06:42I said,
06:43Because the last one is a little hard.
06:45Leah's emotion value has risen.
06:51We arrived at a luxury home presentation center in Beverly Hills.
06:55It looked less like an office and more like a private club.
06:57Champagne, paintings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and even the security guards looked like agents
07:02from a movie.
07:03A male agent named Gavin walked over, smiling falsely.
07:06Leah, is this the client who suddenly appeared out of nowhere?
07:09Leah's expression cool.
07:10Gavin.
07:11Gavin swept his eyes over me.
07:13I heard Mr. Carter used to drive Uber and deliver food.
07:17Inspiring.
07:17I said,
07:19Yeah.
07:20At least I know what service means.
07:23Unlike some people who only know how to steal other people's clients.
07:27Gavin's smile stiffened.
07:29He turned to the manager.
07:30A transaction over $8 million shouldn't be handled by Leah alone.
07:34I suggest I lead this deal and she assists.
07:36Leah's voice was steady.
07:38The client is mine.
07:39The manager hesitated.
07:41I asked quietly,
07:42You're swallowing this again?
07:44Leah answered under her breath.
07:46This is the Los Angeles luxury real estate circle, not a street fight.
07:50I handed the bank authorization to the manager.
07:53I'm buying the house.
07:55The agent can only be Leah.
07:59The manager smiled at once.
08:04Of course, Mr. Carter.
08:06Mr. Carter.
08:09Mr. Carter.
08:09During the tour, Leah stood before the floor-to-ceiling window and introduced the property.
08:13The primary bedroom faces the canyon.
08:15The basement level has a private theater and a wine cellar.
08:18From the terrace, you can see Sunset Boulevard.
08:20I asked,
08:21Do you like it?
08:22She paused.
08:22I'm the agent.
08:23I don't answer questions like that.
08:25You're not the agent right now.
08:26You're my roommate.
08:28She looked toward the distant ocean and her voice softened.
08:31I like it.
08:33But liking it is useless.
08:34I can't afford it.
08:36Then I'll buy it.
08:37Leah snapped her head back.
08:38Don't spend money recklessly just because of one thing I said.
08:41I looked at her.
08:41It's not reckless.
08:42I didn't like watching them try to take your client.
08:44Her eyes wavered for a moment.
08:46Leah's emotion value has risen.
08:48Eight million went out and 24 million in rebate landed in my account.
08:52Leah saw me smile and immediately became alert.
08:55What are you smiling about now?
08:58I've discovered that when you sell houses, you bring me luck.
09:03She said softly,
09:05Cut it out.
09:07That afternoon, she went to process the commission paperwork.
09:11From outside the door, I heard Gavin's voice.
09:14I'll report this deal to the brand side.
09:16Put me down as lead with Leah assisting.
09:19Leah's voice was cold.
09:20I brought in the client and I handled the process.
09:23Gavin laughed.
09:24Leah, luxury real estate agents rely on resources, not a tight skirt and good luck.
09:29The room went silent.
09:32I pushed the door open.
09:34Leah's expression changed.
09:37Alex, don't make a scene.
09:40I looked at Gavin.
09:42What did you just say?
09:44Gavin spread his hands.
09:46Internal industry communication.
09:48Mr. Carter doesn't need to get involved.
09:50I asked Leah, has he always stolen things from you?
09:53Leah said quietly.
09:54I still have to work in this circle.
09:57Leah's emotion value has reached the threshold.
10:00Lottery activated.
10:03Reward, brand agency acquisition voucher, can acquire the exclusive agency rights for a
10:08specified luxury home project.
10:10I looked at Gavin and smiled.
10:13Leah grew wary.
10:14What are you trying to do now?
10:15The next day, the luxury home presentation center held an emergency press conference.
10:19Gavin stood at the front with a beaming smile.
10:21Today, we will announce the new sales leadership team for the Canyon Estate Project.
10:25Leah stood beside him, her expression calm, but her fingertips kept pinching the edge of
10:29her documents.
10:30Gavin deliberately lowered his voice.
10:32Don't be too disappointed.
10:33This industry is like this.
10:35Resources matter more than effort.
10:37The conference began.
10:38The manager was just about to announce the result, and Gavin was already preparing to step
10:42forward.
10:44Just then, a lawyer pushed the door open.
10:46Everyone.
10:47The project's agency rights have just completed a transfer.
10:51Everyone froze.
10:52The manager took the documents, and his face changed dramatically.
10:57Mr. Carter?
10:58I walked to Leah's side.
11:00Announce it.
11:00The manager cleared his throat.
11:02Starting today, the exclusive agency rights for the Canyon Estate Project belongs to Carter
11:07Investment Studio.
11:08The project's chief agent will be Leah Morgan.
11:11The room went silent.
11:12Gavin's face went white in an instant.
11:15Leah snapped her eyes to me.
11:16I said softly, you don't need to fight for scraps anymore.
11:19From now on, they'll have to line up to come to you.
11:22This doesn't follow the process!
11:24Gavin panicked.
11:25When you stole her client, the process didn't say a word.
11:27I looked at him.
11:28Now it's your turn.
11:29And suddenly the process wakes up.
11:31Someone in the crowd failed to hold back a laugh.
11:33The manager immediately said,
11:35Gavin, apologize to Leah.
11:39Leah, I'm sorry.
11:41Look at her when you say it.
11:45Leah, I'm sorry.
11:47I shouldn't have taken your performance credit.
11:50I accept your apology, but I will not work with you again.
11:54After the press conference ended, she pulled me into the hallway and lowered her voice.
11:59You were too high profile.
12:02Did it work?
12:03The corner of her mouth refused to stay down.
12:08It worked.
12:09Then that's enough.
12:11You're still very annoying.
12:13But very useful.
12:18The private estate auction in Malibu was like an oceanside contest of upper class showing off.
12:24Champagne, sea breeze, lights, and people in formal swear who seemed to be competing over who looked more expensive.
12:30Leah stood beside me in a black business suit, her hair pinned up.
12:35She was beautiful enough to make more than a few people turn their heads.
12:39Today, don't raise the panel recklessly.
12:42I'll only buy cheap things.
12:45When you say cheap now, I get even more scared.
12:52Brandon and Ava had come too.
12:53When Ava saw Leah beside me, her expression clearly stiffened.
12:58Carter, are you making money now by relying on a woman selling houses?
13:03At least the woman beside me works.
13:05The one beside you only live streams.
13:08Ava's face went pale.
13:09Don't be too harsh.
13:11Feeling sorry for her?
13:13I'm afraid your mouth is so blunt someone will call the police.
13:17The jiggling paddling began.
13:19Paintings, goudon watches, and jewelry went stump shade one after another.
13:22And the prices kept soaring.
13:25Brandon won an old pocket watch and deliberately looked at me.
13:29Mr. Carter isn't bidding today?
13:32Or has cash flow been tight lately?
13:35I ignored him.
13:46The next item was brought onto the stage.
13:49It was a gray-black raw stone, rough on the surface, as if someone had picked it up from
13:55the roadside.
13:57Raw stone from a private mining area.
14:00Starting bit, $50,000.
14:03This suits you.
14:05Cheap, like your past life.
14:07At least a stone won't default on a loan.
14:12That's enough from both of you.
14:15Leah's emotion value has reached the threshold.
14:18Lottery activated.
14:19Reward.
14:20Value insight.
14:22Duration, 15 minutes.
14:23I looked at the stone.
14:25Beneath the gray stone skin, a mass of blue light glowed like sealed fire.
14:29Top grade blue diamond rough.
14:31Estimated value over USD $12,000.
14:34$50,000.
14:38Congratulations.
14:39You finally found your price range.
14:45The way they laughed at you just now is the way they'll shut up in a minute.
14:53You'd better really know what you're doing.
14:55Everyone, watch closely.
14:57Mr. Carter is about to perform the $50,000 purchase of scrap material.
15:06Stop!
15:07This is natural blue diamond rough, extremely high clarity.
15:12It was so silent that the sea breeze could be heard.
15:15Even the auctioneer's voice changed.
15:17Preliminary estimate, at least $12,000,000.
15:21Brandon's smile froze on his face.
15:23Ava covered her mouth.
15:24Gavin lowered his head, not daring to look at Leah.
15:27Leah looked at the blue diamond, then at me.
15:29What kind of luck do you have?
15:30Leah's emotion value has exploded.
15:32Ava walked over, her voice turning soft.
15:37Alex, I remember you used to say blue suited me.
15:41I also used to think you suited me.
15:46Facts have proved my taste used to be pretty bad.
15:49Ava's face went white.
15:51I turned to the auction manager.
15:53Register this blue diamond under Leah Morgan's name.
15:56Leah snapped her eyes to me.
15:58Alex!
15:59People laughed at you today.
16:02This is to calm your nerves.
16:04This is more than $10,000,000.
16:06It's not hot cocoa.
16:08A little more expensive.
16:10Better effect.
16:12Who gave you permission to spend money like this?
16:15Then manage me from now on.
16:18Why should I manage you?
16:20Because if you do, I'll listen.
16:24Cut it out.
16:26Leah's emotion value has risen.
16:29You got lucky once.
16:31That doesn't mean you actually have ability.
16:35There's a private game in Atlantic City tonight.
16:38Dare to come?
16:39No.
16:41Afraid he'll be exposed?
16:44I'm afraid he'll waste time proving to you that you're a sore loser.
16:49Leah's emotion value has reached the threshold.
16:53Lottery activated.
16:56Reward.
16:57Powerful luck system.
16:59Duration.
17:00Three hours.
17:03We're going.
17:06Alex.
17:10Trust me.
17:11You said that before buying the stone too.
17:14And the result?
17:17The result is that you look even more like a dangerous person.
17:22Then you can be responsible for watching the dangerous person.
17:30Don't lose.
17:31You're not embarrassing only yourself now.
17:34Then whose person am I?
17:39A troublesome person.
17:47The lights in the Atlantic City casino were dazzling.
17:50Brandon sat at the other end of the gambling table as if he had finally found a place where he
17:53could make me look bad.
18:00Ava sat beside him, but her eyes kept drifting to me.
18:04No borrowing chips, no signing blank documents, and no listening to Brandon's nonsense.
18:10What if I win?
18:11If you win, we leave.
18:13What if I win too much?
18:15Then you leave even more.
18:17The most dangerous version of you is the one who thinks he's very steady.
18:23Powerful luck system activated.
18:25In the first round of roulette, I placed a random bet, and the ball landed on my number.
18:32Beginner's luck.
18:34Second round.
18:35Dice.
18:36I won.
18:37Third round.
18:38Cards.
18:39I won again.
18:40Leah went from nervous to silent.
18:42Then her eyes grew brighter and brighter.
18:44You really don't know how to play?
18:47Really.
18:48Then how do you keep winning?
18:50Maybe because you're standing beside me.
18:52Even luck doesn't dare run away.
18:57She glared at me, but she couldn't hold back her smile.
19:01Leah's emotion value has risen.
19:04Brandon's face grew darker and darker.
19:06Small stakes are boring.
19:11I own a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard, valued at $3 million.
19:16Do you dare match it?
19:17Brandon, don't be impulsive.
19:19Shut up!
19:22Ava's face went pale.
19:23For the first time, I saw her realize Brandon was not as polished as he looked on livestream.
19:29Don't take it.
19:31Her palm was tight.
19:32Leah's emotion value has exploded.
19:35Powerful luck system locked on final round.
19:37Last time.
19:41If you lose, you're sleeping in the casino lobby tonight.
19:46The final hand was revealed.
19:48Brandon was already smiling when he turned over his cards.
19:53I turned over my whole card.
19:56Mr. Carter wins.
20:01Impossible!
20:03People around us began recording.
20:05You lost the nightclub.
20:07Don't lose your face, too.
20:09Brandon trembled with anger, but he could only sign.
20:13Do you know how to run a nightclub?
20:15Good location, terrible operation, poor safety experience for female guests, chaotic VIP flow.
20:20Can it be saved?
20:23Give me one month, and I can triple it.
20:27Then it's yours to manage.
20:30You really want me to manage it?
20:32Didn't you say you aren't a vase?
20:34I know.
20:36Leah lowered her eyes, but the corner of her mouth refused to stay down.
20:41Leah's emotion value has risen.
20:47Alex, why didn't you tell me before that you were this capable?
20:55I stopped.
20:58I used to tell you I would work hard.
21:00You thought the delivery was too slow.
21:04Ava's eyes reddened.
21:06Behind her, Brandon shouted angrily.
21:10Ava, come back!
21:14She looked back at him, then at me.
21:17For the first time, she did not immediately go over.
21:22Leah stood beside me.
21:24Let's go, boss.
21:27I looked down.
21:28What did you just call me?
21:30She immediately corrected herself.
21:33Patient.
21:34Gambling addiction patient.
21:36On the way back to the apartment, Leah fell asleep.
21:40She leaned against the car window, still clutching the nightclub renovation documents.
21:46I parked the car and didn't wake her.
21:48I only draped my jacket over her.
21:51With her eyes closed, she whispered.
21:54Don't think I'm asleep.
21:55I asked.
21:56Then why pretend?
21:58Her voice was very soft.
21:59I wanted to see whether you know how to take care of people.
22:02I smiled.
22:03And the result?
22:04She pulled the jacket higher.
22:06Barely passing.
22:07The next morning, she sat at the dining table with dark circles under her eyes.
22:12I pushed a coffee towards her.
22:14Didn't sleep last night.
22:17She opened her laptop.
22:18Your nightclub is awful.
22:20If I don't fix it, it bothers me.
22:22I said.
22:23Your mouth calls me trouble, but your body is very honest.
22:27She lifted her eyes.
22:29I'm afraid that if you lose money and go back to delivering food, it will affect the
22:36quality of life in my apartment.
22:38I looked at her.
22:39Then thank you for your hard work.
22:44She lowered her head to drink coffee.
22:47Her ears were red.
22:48On the day the renovated nightclub opened, the line outside stretched all the way to the
22:53corner.
22:53Leah stood at the entrance in a black professional suit, tablet in hand.
22:57In three sentences, she arranged the VIP flow.
23:00In two, she made difficult guests shut up.
23:05She said it was just work, but she stayed busy from afternoon until deep into the night
23:10and hadn't even eaten dinner.
23:12I walked over with a sandwich.
23:14Eat something.
23:15She didn't lift her head.
23:17No time.
23:20I simply took the tablet from her.
23:22She glared at me.
23:24Alex.
23:25I shoved the sandwich into her hand.
23:27If you faint from hunger, who will help me count money?
23:30She muttered.
23:33Annoying.
23:34But still took a bite.
23:35Leah's emotion value has risen.
23:37I said, Miss Leah, you look beautiful tonight.
23:41She didn't lift her head.
23:43During work hours, I don't accept comments like that.
23:45I asked.
23:46After work?
23:47She glanced at me.
23:49Depends on your performance.
23:50Only one hour after the opening, Brandon arrived.
23:53Several lawyers and security guards followed him, and his face carried that stupid smile
23:56that said he had found another trick.
23:58Carter.
23:58Nice night, cub.
23:59Too bad you leased the building.
24:01Tonight there will be a fire inspection.
24:03Tomorrow the landlord raises rent, and the day after tomorrow you close.
24:05The manager hurried over, his face ugly.
24:08Boss, the landlord just emailed.
24:09Rent triples or the lease is terminated.
24:11Leah tightened her grip on the tablet.
24:13He teamed up with the landlord to block you.
24:15Brandon smiled.
24:16Doing business in Los Angeles depends on resources, not that little bit of luck you have.
24:20I looked at Brandon.
24:22You think I'm going to negotiate rent?
24:26Brandon sneered.
24:30You have to negotiate whether you want to or not.
24:34Leah's emotion value has reached the threshold.
24:37Reward.
24:38Real estate acquisition window.
24:40Limit of 50 million US dollars.
24:46I called my lawyer.
24:48Buy this building.
24:50Brandon laughed.
24:52You think buying a building is like buying coffee?
24:54I said, coffee is too small to shut you up.
24:59Half an hour later, the landlord called.
25:02I put it on speaker.
25:03Mr. Carter, the transfer contract has been confirmed.
25:07Congratulations on becoming the new owner of this property.
25:12Everyone at the entrance heard it.
25:14The smile disappeared straight from Brandon's face.
25:17I looked at him.
25:19From now on, the floor you're standing on while threatening me belongs to me too.
25:24The crowd exploded.
25:26Leah looked at me, her eyes unbelievably bright.
25:29Brandon suddenly started a live stream and flung a document in front of the camera.
25:33Don't be fooled, everyone.
25:34Alex owes me two million in casino debt.
25:37All of his assets are borrowed packaging.
25:40Ava stood beside him, her face white.
25:42She seemed to want to stop him, but she didn't dare.
25:44Leah reached out for the document.
25:46Brandon dodged.
25:47What are you doing?
25:48She said coldly.
25:49Checking whether your forgery is good enough for court.
25:52She looked at it for only 10 seconds.
25:54Fake.
25:56Brandon sneered.
25:57You're just a real estate agent.
25:58What do you know?
25:59Leah looked up.
26:00I know contracts.
26:01The signature page and the body text are from different paper batches.
26:05The witness date is earlier than the file generation time.
26:07She slapped the document back at him.
26:09Brandon, you're not even careful when you forge things.
26:12The live stream comments flipped instantly.
26:14I called my lawyer.
26:18Find out what assets Brandon has recently had pledged.
26:21The lawyer replied quickly.
26:23Some casino shares under his name are being disposed of by the bank.
26:26Price is around two million.
26:27I said, buy them.
26:29Brandon's pupils shrank.
26:32What are you buying?
26:33I said, your way out.
26:3510 minutes later, the share transfer was completed.
26:40Brandon received a call, and his whole body seemed to empty out.
26:44I walked up to him.
26:45You used fake debt to pressure me.
26:48I use real equity to pressure you.
26:50Fair enough.
26:52Security escorted Brandon out.
26:54Ava stood behind the crowd.
26:56Her eyes red.
26:58She said,
26:59Alex, I really regret it.
27:01I looked at her.
27:03You don't regret losing me.
27:05You only regret that I became expensive.
27:07Ava could not say another word.
27:09She looked toward the direction where Brandon had been taken by security,
27:12then at Leah beside me.
27:14In that moment, she finally understood that what she had chosen wasn't a rich man.
27:18It was packaging.
27:20Leah stepped to my side.
27:21Issue a statement.
27:23What statement?
27:24She looked up.
27:26The nightclub is operating normally.
27:28Brandon is banned from entry.
27:30Ava will no longer be mentioned.
27:32I smiled.
27:34You arranged things pretty smoothly.
27:35She said coldly.
27:37I don't want to hear either of their names again.
27:39I asked softly.
27:41Were you protecting me just now?
27:43Leah looked away.
27:44I was protecting the results of my work.
27:48Fine.
27:49Yours.
27:50I said.
27:51I meant the nightclub.
27:53Her ears went red.
27:54The day after the nightclub incident,
27:57Brandon did not stop.
27:58He bought a trending subject,
28:00edited my videos,
28:01and said I was an up-run packaged by luck.
28:06Ava was also pushed out for for an interview.
28:09The host asked.
28:10Ava, do you think everything Alex has now is real?
28:14Ava was silent for a long time.
28:17Brandon sat off camera,
28:19threatening her with his eyes.
28:23I don't know.
28:24I only know he really used to be poor.
28:27That sentence was cut into a headline.
28:29Ex-girlfriends admits Alex once had nothing.
28:32After Leah watched the video,
28:33she slapped her phone face down on the table.
28:35I said,
28:36Don't be angry.
28:38She sneered.
28:39I'm not.
28:41Leah's emotion value has risen.
28:45I said,
28:46Your face says you want to smash the TV.
28:48She grabbed her coat.
28:49Let's go.
28:52I asked,
28:53Where?
28:54The livestream studio.
28:56I froze.
28:56What are you going to do?
28:57Without looking back, she said.
28:59The fact that you used to be poor isn't shameful.
29:04What's shameful is using that as a weapon.
29:11Half an hour later,
29:13Leah sat in the interview livestream studio.
29:15Miss Leah,
29:16What is your relationship with Alex?
29:19Roommates,
29:20business partners,
29:21and his most difficult creditor?
29:24The host froze.
29:25Creditor?
29:26He owes me a lot of meals.
29:29And a pile of explanations.
29:30Backstage.
29:31I nearly laughed out loud.
29:32Do you believe his wealth is real?
29:34Do you think a person who has been poor
29:35is not allowed to become rich?
29:37The host paused.
29:38When he delivered food,
29:39he would write down customers who tipped less.
29:41Not to complain,
29:42but so he could avoid bad customers next time.
29:45Backstage,
29:46I suddenly couldn't speak.
29:47When he drove Uber
29:48and picked up drunk female passengers,
29:50he waited until they entered their buildings
29:52before leaving.
29:53He was poor,
29:55but he wasn't dirty.
29:56He had no background,
29:58but he didn't lie.
29:59But Mr. Brandon says he has a debt dispute.
30:03Evidence that the contract was fake,
30:05the casino share transfer file,
30:07and the nightclub property change are all here.
30:10Brandon wanted to prove Alex was fake,
30:13but every time he acted,
30:15he only proved he was even faker.
30:18The live stream comments reversed instantly.
30:21Even the staff backstage were looking at me.
30:25I looked only at Leah.
30:27She scold me with her mouth,
30:29but her actions always stood on my side.
30:32Leah trust value plus 1500.
30:35After the live stream ended,
30:36I waited for her in the hallway.
30:38What are you looking at?
30:40At how you're more expensive than a lawyer.
30:43I help you clarify things,
30:45and all you can think about is saving legal fees?
30:47No.
30:48Then what are you thinking?
30:49I want to thank you.
30:51Her steps stopped.
30:54When Ava dumped me,
30:55you were the first to care about me.
30:58When people talked about me delivering food,
31:01you were the first to speak up for me.
31:04Your mouth says I'm annoying,
31:06but you're more afraid than anyone that I'll be stepped on.
31:10Don't flatter yourself.
31:11Then why did you go on the live stream?
31:16Because I can't stand watching them bully people.
31:19That's all.
31:20She said nothing.
31:23Leah, have you liked me for a long time?
31:26Her ears turned red,
31:27and she raised her foot to stomp on mine.
31:29Alex, ask one more question,
31:32and you're sleeping at the nightclub tonight.
31:34Leah's emotion value has surged.
31:37Just then, Ava appeared at the end of the hallway.
31:41Alex,
31:43can I talk
31:45to you alone?
31:50You two talk.
31:51Leah's expression cooled instantly,
31:53but she stood exactly where she was
31:55and didn't move one step.
31:57No need to be alone.
31:58She can listen.
32:00Ava's face went white.
32:02I just want to say a few words to Alex.
32:06Then say them.
32:07My hearing is fine.
32:09Alex, I really regret it.
32:10I looked at her without speaking.
32:12Brandon lied to me.
32:14His car was rented,
32:15the nightclub was losing money,
32:16and his shares had been pedged.
32:18He wasn't the kind of person
32:19I thought he was at all.
32:21So?
32:22So now I know you were the one
32:23who had been working hard all along.
32:25Leah gave a soft, cold laugh.
32:27What are you laughing at?
32:29I'm laughing because your discovery is accurate.
32:32Just a little late.
32:34Leah, do you dare say you didn't approach him
32:36because he has money now?
32:37The hallway went silent instantly.
32:39I was about to speak,
32:40but Leah spoke first.
32:42I liked him when he had only $38 in his account.
32:45My heart jolted.
32:46Ava froze.
32:47When he came back from delivering food
32:49in the early morning,
32:50he was afraid of waking you,
32:52so he carried his shoes in his hands.
32:54That necklace for your birthday,
32:55he paid it off over three months with a credit card.
32:58She looked at Ava,
32:59her voice growing steadier and strewner.
33:02When he was porn,
33:04you hated that he couldn't give you a future.
33:08It's now that he has money.
33:10You say everyone else is only here for money.
33:14Ava's face was deathly pale.
33:16Ava, you didn't love the wrong person.
33:18You sold too early.
33:20I looked at Leah and could not speak for a long while.
33:23What are you looking at?
33:24I'm helping you end a problem.
33:26Leah True Heart Value has broken through the peak.
33:28Reward, permanent rebake privileges
33:30for Tycon on Black Card.
33:31Alex, can we really not go back?
33:34We can't.
33:35Because of Leah?
33:37Because when I was at my poorest,
33:39you treated me like a joke.
33:42Ava covered her face.
33:43You don't regret losing me.
33:44You only regret that I became expensive.
33:49Ava, you really came to beg him?
33:53Brandon, we're over.
33:56You think he'll want you?
33:57He has a more expensive woman beside him now.
34:00Keep your mouth clean.
34:02Carter, you think winning a nightclub
34:03and a few casino shares
34:04lets you stand over me?
34:06Doesn't it?
34:08Tonight, the Los Angeles Entertainment Group
34:10will blacklist your nightclub,
34:11your casino,
34:12and every high-end client channel you have.
34:14Without resources,
34:15all your assets are empty shells.
34:17Entertainment Group?
34:17That's right.
34:19That's right.
34:19The real table.
34:21You can't get in.
34:24Going?
34:25Leah looked at Brandon,
34:27then at me.
34:28We're going.
34:30Not afraid?
34:33I'm afraid you'll spend money recklessly.
34:37Then manage me.
34:41I always have.
34:44Leah Trust Value Plus 1000
34:48The Los Angeles Entertainment Group press conference
34:51was held at the largest hotel on Sunset Boulevard.
34:54Red carpet, camera flashes,
34:56producers, singers, influencers.
34:59Everyone looked as if they were waiting
35:01to trapple someone else into a backdrop.
35:04This time, it's not an idiot like Brandon.
35:07There is real capital behind the Entertainment Group.
35:12Scared?
35:16Scared that you'll spend money recklessly.
35:20Then stay close.
35:24I always have.
35:26Her words were light, but I heard them.
35:31Leah Trust Value Plus 1000
35:33Brandon stood in the center of the hall,
35:35surrounded by Entertainment Group executives.
35:39Carter, I told you.
35:42This isn't a place you can solve with money.
35:49You say that every time.
35:51Because every time,
35:53all you know how to do is buy.
35:56As long as it works.
36:00Brandon's face darkened.
36:02Tonight,
36:03we will determine our new strategic investment partner.
36:07Brandon went first.
36:08His plan sounded very polished.
36:10He wanted to use the Entertainment Group's
36:12celebrity resources to bind together
36:14nightclub, casino,
36:15and luxury home client channels.
36:17In Plain Worms,
36:18he wanted to kick my assets out of the core circle.
36:21Applause sounded found.
36:23Brandon looked at me with eyes that seemed to say,
36:25you're finished.
36:26When it was Leah's turn,
36:27someone laughed under their breath.
36:29A real estate agent understands Entertainment Groups now?
36:34Leah's steps paused.
36:35I walked to her side and handed her one of my cufflinks.
36:38Hold this.
36:39She frowned.
36:40What for?
36:40I said,
36:41when you're nervous,
36:42you like pinching things.
36:43Don't pinch the documents.
36:44They're expensive.
36:45She froze for a moment,
36:46and her eyes softened.
36:47Leah's emotion value has risen.
36:49She walked onto the stage.
36:51I don't understand filmmaking,
36:52but I understand why clients spend money.
36:55She opened the screen.
36:56The loss of the entertainment group's high-end members is not a content problem.
37:00It is a broken experience chain.
37:02From the moment clients land by private jet,
37:04to hotel check-in,
37:05to entering a premiere,
37:06value perception is being lost at every link in between.
37:09The room below quiet.
37:11Leah continued.
37:12What you sell is not movie tickets.
37:14It is a sense of status.
37:15As someone who sells luxury homes,
37:18I understand that better than you do.
37:19Someone sat up straighter.
37:20Her plan grew steadier and steadier.
37:22A high-end membership system.
37:23Private celebrity receptions.
37:25Safe access channels for female VIPs.
37:27Casino entertainment integration.
37:29Cross-conversion of luxury home clients.
37:31Brandon's face changed bit by bit.
37:33He had not expected Lee to be more than a pretty decoration beside me.
37:36She could truly overturn his table.
37:38When Leah finished speaking,
37:40the hall was silent for one second.
37:42Then applause rose.
37:43The CEO looked at me.
37:44Mr. Carter, what are your investment commissions?
37:46A red print popped up from the system.
37:49Final mission.
37:50Make Leah trust you completely.
37:53Reward entertainment group controlling acquisition window.
37:55Leah came down from the stage and looked at me.
37:58She did not ask whether I would choose her.
38:03She only returned the cufflink to me and said softly,
38:06I did my best.
38:08The rest is your decision.
38:12I took the cufflink.
38:14You're wrong.
38:17She froze.
38:22I said, it's not my decision.
38:25It's our decision.
38:27Mission complete.
38:29Reward entertainment group controlling acquisition window.
38:33Limit USD 300,000 is billion.
38:35I looked at the CEO.
38:37My condition was similar.
38:40The entire hall fell silent.
38:42I said, Carter Investment enters the entertainment group.
38:46Leah Morgan becomes director of high-end client experience.
38:50Her plan is executed directly.
38:53That does not fit the existing management structure.
38:58I placed the acquisition documents on the table, then changed the structure.
39:04The CEO's face changed.
39:07A lawyer stepped forward and reported quietly.
39:12Ten minutes later, the result was announced.
39:15Carter Investment had become the entertainment group's largest strategic shareholder.
39:21In the hall, everyone looked toward Leah.
39:23The people who have mocked her earlier lowered their heads one by one.
39:28Brandon stood there.
39:29His face whiter than the lights.
39:31I walked up to him.
39:32You said I couldn't get into the real table.
39:35He said nothing.
39:36I said, now this table is mine.
39:39I bought it.
39:41Ava stood in a corner, looking at Brandon's collapse, then at Leah beside me.
39:47At last, she did not cry again, nor did she speak.
39:50She simply turned and left.
39:52This time, I did not watch her back.
39:54After the press conference ended, the outside of the hotel was packed with media.
39:58Camera flashes burst everywhere.
40:00Reporters crowded forward.
40:01Mr. Carter, from delivery worker and Uber driver to shareholder of an entertainment group,
40:06is there anything you want to say?
40:07I looked at Leah.
40:12Her mouth said I was annoying, but her hands straightened my tie for me.
40:17I said to the cameras,
40:20Nothing special.
40:22The reporter was unwilling to give up.
40:24Really nothing?
40:25I said, there is.
40:28Every camera aimed at me.
40:30I said, someone once stood in front of a luxury car and said I couldn't give her a future.
40:38Now I want to say that the future doesn't need to be given by someone else.
40:43I took Leah's hand.
40:45Her fingers stiffened, but she did not pull away.
40:49I looked at the camera.
40:52I looked at the camera.
40:53I'll buy it myself.
40:55The flashes exploded.
40:57Leah muttered,
40:59You're being high profile again.
41:01I answered quietly.
41:03Did it work?
41:05She looked at me and finally smiled.
41:08It worked.
41:10Just then, Brandon was escorted out of the hotel by security.
41:14His tie was crooked, his hair messy, and he no longer had the superior look he had worn during that
41:20first live stream.
41:22The reporters recognized him, and the cameras immediately turned.
41:26Mr. Brandon, what do you think of Mr. Carter becoming a shareholder of the entertainment group?
41:30Brandon's face was livid.
41:31He could not say a single word.
41:33Even more ironic, a red Lamborghini was parked by the curb.
41:37It still had the plate frame from the rental company.
41:40Someone recognized it, and low laughter spread through the scene.
41:44Leah glanced at it and said softly,
41:45He started with a rental car, and he ends with a rental car.
41:48I laughed.
41:49That was pretty harsh.
41:50She glared at me.
41:51I learned bad habits from you.
41:54We walked to the McLaren.
41:56I opened the passenger door for her.
41:58Leah stood still.
42:00Are you sure?
42:01I asked, sure about what.
42:03She looked at me.
42:04From now on, the passenger seat can only be mine.
42:07That clause is expensive.
42:09I said,
42:09I can afford it now.
42:12She got into the car,
42:13unable to suppress the curve of her mouth.
42:17Leah's emotional peak has stabilized.
42:20Tycoon system phase one complete.
42:22Next phase,
42:23global asset map activated.
42:25I slid into the driver's seat.
42:28You're making that face again,
42:30the one that says you're about to spend a lot of money.
42:32Leah looked at me.
42:33The whole world.
42:34I said,
42:35Wanna go?
42:36She picked up her tablet.
42:38First class,
42:39suites,
42:40triple overtime pay.
42:41I asked,
42:42Anything else?
42:43She leaned a little closer,
42:45her voice very soft.
42:46And the passenger seat can only be mine.
42:49I smiled.
42:51Deal.
42:51The car drove down Sunset Boulevard.
42:54Streetlights fell one after another across the windshield,
42:56like the fate I had watched shatter and then piece itself back together over the past few days.
43:00Once,
43:01Ava had dumped me on livestream in front of a Lamborghini and said I was nothing but a poor delivery
43:06worker.
43:06Later,
43:07Brandon laughed,
43:08that I didn't deserve a place at the table.
43:10Gavin stole Lisa's performance credit.
43:13And the entertainment group tried to shut every path in front of me.
43:16But they were all wrong.
43:17My luck was not the money.
43:19And it was not the system.
43:20It was that when I was at my most pathetic,
43:22the sharp-tongued woman on the sofa was the first to get angry for me.
43:26Her mouth said I was trouble.
43:28It said I was the most difficult roommate she had ever had.
43:31that she would pour me coffee,
43:32tear apart fake contracts for me,
43:33and tell everyone in front of all those cameras
43:35that even when I was poor,
43:36I was never dirty.
43:37Now I had the supercar,
43:38the mansion,
43:39the blue diamond,
43:40the nightclub,
43:41the casino,
43:41and the entertainment group.
43:42But what truly made me unable to stop
43:44was that every time Leah called me reckless,
43:47she still always stood beside me.
43:49She was the switch
43:50that turned on my system.
43:52And she was the only future I did not want to miss.
43:55She was the only future I did not want to miss.
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