Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Shen Jingshu quietly watched the chaotic comments on the screen, her eyes calm: "Actually, from the very beginning when I looked at your birth chart and facial features, I could tell that your true love shouldn't have been Gu Yuanzhou. He has two deeply entangled romantic relationships in his life."

Champagne Rose's voice on the other end of the call also carried a hint of bitterness: "He told me that his elders came here for a trip and needed him to accompany them, so they rarely saw each other for long periods of time. It turns out that his so-called 'accompanying the elders' was all done with you."

"How dare he?!" Champagne Rose (ID: Big Rose)'s voice on the other end of the line instantly surged with anger, filled with resentment at being deceived. "For so long, I've been the one throwing money at him, paying for all his monthly expenses. I've spent millions on him in total, and he took my money and started dating you!"

July's mind was buzzing, she was completely stunned, and asked in a trembling voice, "You... how long have you been together?"

"Three years, which almost completely overlaps with the time you spent dating him. When he was pursuing me, he insisted that he was single and had no ties, and that he was good-looking and had a sweet tongue, which is why I fell for him." Champagne Rose's voice turned cold. "Looking at it this way, we were both completely deceived by him from beginning to end."

July still couldn't accept this cruel truth. She had been dating Gu Yuanzhou for three years. He had openly introduced her to all his relatives, friends, and classmates. Everyone assumed that she was Gu Yuanzhou's rightful girlfriend. The wedding photo shoot schedule and honeymoon destination were all set. All that was missing was a proposal. She had always thought that she was his rightful girlfriend.

"Who is the mistress between the two of us?" she asked, bewildered and heartbroken.

"I can't be bothered to fight for that title." Champagne Rose's tone was tinged with indifference and sarcasm. "To put it bluntly, he's been kept by me from the very beginning; he's just a gigolo."

These words, spoken exactly as they were, were transmitted through the microphone to the entire live stream, causing an explosive flood of comments that just wouldn't stop.

[OMG! The ultimate plot twist has arrived! He's been lying to both sides, hasn't he?!]

[He's spending a fortune on his rich sister while simultaneously having a three-year serious relationship with a pure and innocent beauty. The timelines are perfectly staggered, making him a confirmed master of time management.]

No wonder he spends so lavishly on houses and cars; it turns out his entire fortune came from a rich woman, not from his own hard work.

[This is incredible! He's a dependent on a rich woman on one hand, and cultivates the persona of an independent, ambitious, and good boyfriend on the other. He's a perfect imposter in both roles.]

Champagne Rose slowly explained the reason: "I'm so busy with my career that I can barely find time to see him a few times a month. I don't usually keep an eye on him, as long as he behaves himself. I just thought of it as spending money to have a partner I like. I never expected that he would dare to cheat on me. I can overlook everything else, but I absolutely cannot tolerate him having affairs."

Many netizens were confused and flooded the screen with comments tagging Shen Jingshu, all waiting for the master to clear up the mystery.

"Master Shen, what exactly is going on? The two people's timelines overlapped, how did Gu Yuanzhou manage to juggle both sides for three years without being exposed?"

Shen Jingshu sighed softly, her expression helpless as she explained, "The logic of the whole thing is actually very clear. In July, you were indeed Gu Yuanzhou's publicly acknowledged and legitimate girlfriend. The three-year relationship was real, and meeting relatives and friends and planning marriage were all true."

"But you've never known his real source of income, have you? He only vaguely told you that he worked for a company, never mentioning his specific position or job duties. You've never been to his so-called company office, have you?"

July nodded blankly, her eyes red-rimmed: "That's right. I mentioned a few times that I wanted to go to his company to deliver things or pick him up after get off work, but each time he made excuses like the company prohibits family visits or the project is in closed-off mode. I never thought much of it..."

So, the so-called "job" he mentioned was actually just him living off this woman's money from beginning to end? July's voice trembled, unable to believe the answer.

"That's right." Shen Jingshu said calmly, piercing through all the pretense. "For the past three years, Gu Yuanzhou has never actually worked a single day of work. He pretended to give you a fixed monthly salary, buy you a car, make a down payment on your wedding house, and give you expensive gifts for all kinds of holidays. All the money he spent was money given to him by champagne and roses."

These words were like the final, massive boulder, completely shattering July's long-held defenses. The girl, who had just been trying to maintain her composure, instantly burst into tears, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably, and she sobbed uncontrollably.

All the sweet and beautiful memories she had shared over the past three years had suddenly turned sour. The image of him as a gentle, reliable, ambitious, and hardworking man, the planned future wedding home, the romantic travel dates, the generous gifts and transfers... it turned out that not a single penny of it was earned by him on his own.

The image of a down-to-earth and hardworking young man he presented to himself was all an act. He was taking another woman's money and wholeheartedly playing the role of a perfect boyfriend who deeply loved him.

"How could this happen... how could it be like this..." July choked up, unable to finish her sentence. "I always thought he was working hard, struggling for our future little family. I felt sorry for him working so hard and always tried to be understanding and considerate of him... I never imagined that he didn't have a job at all, that it was all a lie..."

Champagne Rose on the other end of the voice call lost her previous gentle demeanor and her voice turned cold and hard: "I thought he was well-behaved and sensible, and that it would be enough for him to take the money honestly. On one hand, he used my money to spend extravagantly, and on the other hand, he used this money to create the image of a high-quality boyfriend to coax you into dating. He deceived both of us and made us look foolish."

The live stream chat was filled with sighs and lamentations.

How ironic! Three years of deep affection and future plans were all a scam built on a woman's financial support.

[He's such a good actor! He plays two different personalities and follows two different scripts, and he didn't give a single flaw in three years.]

The most pitiful one is July. She sincerely wanted to get married, but in the end, all her love was just a carefully crafted play.

[This man is shameless and cunning; he's not only living off women but also having affairs with two women.]

Looking at the distraught July, Shen Jingshu said softly, "He deliberately used the excuse that 'the company doesn't allow family visits' to conceal his true whereabouts, and used business trips and overtime to avoid meeting with the two of you. He maintained a facade of respectability by relying on his abundant support funds, thus keeping both relationships afloat. It's not that he has absolutely no feelings for you, but fundamentally, he has been deceiving you from beginning to end."