Eight years have passed, he's still going strong, but his girlfriend is having a mental breakdo

"Being assertive isn't a weakness."

"Only incompetent men blame women for being strong."

"I actually prefer strong women. If I marry a strong woman, she can hold her own at home, help me out at the company, and manage the money for me, which will put my mind at ease."

Hu Rui's words really touched the girl's heart.

She couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth at all.

The two chatted as they walked out.

Hu Rui seemed very busy, constantly replying to messages along the way, sometimes with voice messages, and always talking about projects worth millions.

No matter how busy Hu Rui is, he never neglects the girl and always takes care of her feelings.

This made the girl very happy.

I feel like I've met the right person.

It's true that the richer a person is, the higher their emotional intelligence tends to be.

Look at Mr. Hu, he not only knows how to make money, but he also knows how to take care of people's feelings.

Or rather, it's precisely because they have high emotional intelligence that they are able to make money.

Unlike her ex, who only earned a fixed salary and had no ambition, he also didn't care about her feelings at all. Whenever she spent a little money, he would ask all sorts of questions...

What women need is a sense of validation.

Hu Rui did an excellent job in this regard.

A Porsche Macan was parked on the side of the road.

Hu Rui opened the car door and invited the girl to get in.

Sitting in the passenger seat of the Porsche, the girl felt that this was life.

"Yaoyao, do you have time? Let's go shopping at Jiangcheng Building."

"Great. Mr. Hu also enjoys shopping?"

"I wouldn't say I like it. This isn't dinner today; I was supposed to treat, but you paid, Yao Yao, and I feel really bad about it. Yesterday, my personal sales assistant at LV messaged me saying they have a new bag. I wanted to give you one as a thank you for treating me to dinner."

"Oh, Mr. Hu, you're too kind. It's just a meal, nothing at all."

Yao Yao casually made a polite remark, suppressing her inner joy, and deliberately asked in a sour tone:

"Does Mr. Hu often give handbags to girls? He even has a personal sales assistant at LV."

"Hi. This is my old man. He may be old, but he's young at heart. He loves giving girls gifts. He buys LV and Hermes like he's on a shopping spree. The other day, he even gave a girl a Mercedes-Benz S800."

When Hu Rui talks about his old man, he is full of complaints.

He wasn't faking it.

"Wow. Your grandfather is so rich!" Yao Yao exclaimed.

The Zunjie S800 is incredibly popular.

She scrolls through Douyin (TikTok) and sees it almost every day.

That's a luxury car worth millions.

"Yes, this is my old man."

Hu Rui opened his phone's photo album and showed Yao Yao the video.

This is a video he took at the entrance of Yunding No. 1 Courtyard.

In the video, Zhao Hongan and Wang Jianguo are chatting and laughing.

Then, seemingly by accident, he swiped to another video.

It's a video of him arguing with Zhao Hong'an.

The second video was recorded by Hu Guoqin and was originally intended to be kept as evidence.

Hu Rui extracted a segment from it where the argument wasn't so intense.

"Wow. Is this... CEO Wang of Yunding? Your dad is friends with CEO Wang of Yunding?"

Yao Yao was startled at first.

Mr. Wang, CEO of Yunding.

That's someone on the rich list.

When people mention him, the first thing that comes to mind is his status as a symbol of wealth.

Hu Rui's father is actually friends with Mr. Wang of Yunding?

Yao Yao suddenly realized that she had not known Hu Rui well enough before.

"Did you and your dad have a fight?"

Yao Yao then remembered the second video.

"Yeah, the old man's lifestyle is immoral, and he's not good to my mom. So my mom and I moved out, and let him live his own life in his hillside villa."

Hu Rui seemed agitated and unwilling to say more.

They're rich.

Yao Yao, on the other hand, understood to some extent.

A man who's this rich is unlikely to be honest unless he flaunts his wealth on the wall.

However, Hu Rui is a really good person.

Just as Yao Yao was about to say a few words of comfort to Hu Rui, Hu Rui's phone suddenly rang.

Hu Rui opened the car door and got out. He said a few words, and his tone became louder:

"The company doesn't have enough reserve funds for procurement, and you're only telling me now? What kind of work are you doing?!"

"If you can do it, do it; if you can't, quit and leave! If you don't do it, plenty of others will!"

I don't know what else they said.

Hu Rui said impatiently, "Fine, fine. You wait, I'll transfer the money to you personally first."

After hanging up the phone, Hu Rui sat back in his car, took a few angry breaths, and suddenly turned to Yao Yao and said:

"Honey, can you do me a favor? My company doesn't have enough reserve funds for purchasing. Those incompetent people aren't doing their jobs properly, and they're only telling me now. The finance department is all on holiday. Could you transfer me 30,000 yuan first so I can handle it? I'll have the finance department return 60,000 yuan to you tomorrow as a token of my sincerity."

"what?"

Yao Yao was stunned. She never expected that just a moment ago Hu Rui was talking about projects worth millions, driving a Porsche, and his father was chatting and laughing with CEO Wang of Yunding...

The next moment, he actually asked her for money.

Moreover, it's only a mere 30,000 yuan.

"What's wrong? Did I put you in a difficult position?"

"No, that's not it. It's just... 30,000 yuan is just pocket change for Mr. Hu, right? Do you really need to borrow it?"

Yao Yao chuckled dryly and asked.

"Isn't it just a coincidence? Thirty thousand yuan is really just pocket money. When I give gifts to clients, I buy LV and Hermes bags worth tens of thousands of yuan casually."

"But who has nothing better to do than keep cash in their bank account? I always use my credit card and have my finance department pay me back at the end of the month. We're not some ordinary citizen! Of course, we should invest our money and let it make more money."

Hu Rui's words resonated with Yao Yao, and she wholeheartedly agreed, nodding repeatedly.

Poor people deposit their money in banks.

Wealthy people take out loans from banks to start businesses.

That's the difference.

The instructors at the training course said the same thing.

"Besides," Hu Rui smiled, "I actually really wanted to give you something, but I was afraid you'd think I was too tacky. So, this is just an excuse to send you a red envelope."

"I could borrow 30,000 yuan from anyone with a simple text message. But I can't give you an extra 30,000 yuan tomorrow."

"Now that I've fallen out with my husband, you're the person closest to me."

Yao Yao's heart was pounding faster.

She thought about it and realized that the two videos she had just seen didn't seem to be photoshopped, let alone AI-generated; they were highly reliable.

How could a playboy like Hu Rui possibly lack money?

Look at that Porsche he's driving!

Could it be that he really wants to find an excuse to send me a red envelope?

Or was he testing me?

This thought flashed through Yao Yao's mind.

She was afraid that if she refused, there would be no future for her and Hu Rui.

Such a rich second-generation heir is a rare find.

Anyway, I'll pay it back tomorrow, and I can earn an extra 30,000...

Thinking it over, Yao Yao nodded in agreement.

He immediately transferred 30,000 yuan to Hu Rui.

Hu Rui accepted the money and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, baby. I can't go to Jiangcheng Building with you today; I have to go to the company."

"Tomorrow, I'll have the finance department transfer 60,000 to you when they're at work. Then, we'll go to Jiangcheng Building, and I'll buy you an LV bag."

Yao Yao felt a pang of disappointment.

The bag won't arrive until tomorrow?

But it's okay, one more day won't make a difference.

"It's okay, a man's career is more important."

Yao Yao had a smile on her face.

"Then you go ahead and get busy."

She got off the bus before she could even sit down properly.

hum.

The Porsche Macan roared away, leaving only its silhouette behind.

So handsome!

Yao Yao sighed in admiration.

She thought to herself, if she could marry Hu Rui, this car would be hers.

Life is so wonderful.

Yao Yao, carrying her bag, couldn't help but open her arms and spin around.

Feeling refreshed.

Just then, the phone rang.

It's an unfamiliar number.

Yao Yao answered the call, but the voice on the other end instantly ruined her good mood.

"Yaoyao...please don't hang up. I just want to beg you. Could you please return half of the dowry money you received? I don't want the other half!"

"And the property certificate—can you come back and cooperate with the transfer of ownership? That's all of Mom and Dad's life savings. They're so upset they're in the hospital!"

It was a man's voice, hoarse and pleading.

"Liu Minggang! Are you serious? Stop nagging me like this! Who ever gets their bride price back? Did I not marry you, or did I not sleep with you?!"

"You think you could just let me, a young and beautiful woman, sleep with you for nothing? Liu Minggang, I only knew you as a good-for-nothing! I never imagined you could be so shameless!"

Yao Yao was furious.

She had just had a date with Mr. Hu, and it felt so wonderful. In the midst of their conversation, she felt understood and that their souls were in perfect harmony.

Then look at this ex, Liu Minggang, he's meticulous about everything...

No wonder one of them is a big boss and a rich second-generation.

The other one can only be a low-level clerk, a beast of burden for laborers!

Liu Minggang was also furious.

"A virgin? Liu Ziyao! It's true this is your first marriage, but who knows how many men you've lived with before? What gives you the nerve to call yourself a virgin!"