From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

"Lin Ye, are you fucking crazy?"

"You're like a donkey all the time! You'll wear my body down sooner or later! Let's break up!"

The woman in front of me, wearing high heels, stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at me with disgust.

I was still holding two undelivered takeout orders in my hand, and I just stood there, stunned.

After a long pause, he finally managed to stammer out, "Huh?"

My girlfriend of six months is named Li Meng.

When I was pursuing her, I spent almost two thousand yuan just on treating her to meals. I saved every penny to coax her, but in the end, she just casually threw a breakup order at me.

The reason given is utter nonsense.

I opened my mouth, but my mind was buzzing.

Before I could explain, Li Meng waved her hand impatiently.

"Anyway, we're not a good match, so don't come looking for me anymore."

After saying that, she turned and left, as if she had made up her mind, and never looked at me again.

I stood there, stunned, watching as she got into a black Audi.

There was a man sitting in the driver's seat, and the watch on his wrist hurt my eyes.

I glanced down at the secondhand electric scooter in front of me, my pocket holding the 85 yuan I'd earned from the 17 rides I'd completed that day.

I felt both amused and frustrated.

Saying it's too intense is clearly an insult implying I'm poor.

I gritted my teeth and kicked the trash can on the side of the road hard. With a loud "bang!", the can was dented.

An old man next to me glared at me and said, "You have too much energy for nothing?"

I didn't reply, and the anger that had been building up in my chest dissipated a bit.

Just as I calmed down, my phone started vibrating incessantly.

It was a WeChat message from my cousin:

"Yezi, your order is late, and the customer gave you a bad review. The station manager said he'll deduct two hundred from your paycheck."

I stared at the screen, a sense of powerlessness welling up inside me.

I braked suddenly while delivering lunch, spilling most of the soup. I had to pay the customer 15 yuan out of my own pocket to compensate them.

I stayed up until evening, thinking I could save some money, but then I was penalized 200 yuan for being late.

Working from dawn till dusk all day, only to find out it's all for nothing and I even lose money.

I took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness surging in my heart, and gripped the handlebars tightly again.

We cannot stop, nor dare we stop.

My mother has suffered from high blood pressure and heart disease for many years, and her monthly medication costs are a fixed few hundred yuan.

My dad passed away early, and I'm the only breadwinner in the family. What will happen to my mom if I fall ill?

Adults should always bear their grievances alone.

After gritting my teeth and finishing the last delivery, as I passed an overpass, I caught a glimpse of a woman sitting on the outside of the guardrail.

Her legs dangled more than ten meters in the air, with cars flowing by below.

If I jump...

My mind went blank.

To be honest, I'm living a mess right now. I've lost my relationship, I'm about to lose my job, and I can barely take care of myself.

I really have no right to meddle in other people's business.

But I couldn't bear to watch someone jump.

I cursed myself for being a "cheapskate," threw the car to the side of the road, and rushed towards it.

Before she could fall, I reached out and grabbed her arm tightly, pulling her back sharply.

The woman screamed and stumbled, crashing directly into my arms.

In my panic, my hand accidentally touched her chest, which felt soft and yielding.

I froze, feeling incredibly awkward.

A strong, sophisticated perfume scent wafted towards me, making my head spin.

She realized what was happening, and began to writhe wildly in my arms, screaming:

"Let go of me! You pervert! Don't touch me!"

I held her waist tightly and said urgently, "Calm down! You're so young, why are you thinking like this!"

"Mind your own business! If you don't let go, I'll call the police immediately for assault and rape!"

Upon hearing this, my mind went blank.

I instinctively let go.

She stumbled and had to grab the railing to steady herself.

next second...

"Snapped!"

A slap landed on my face, loud and crisp.

My ears were ringing and I saw stars.

I clenched my fists instantly, and the ruthlessness in my bones surged up instantly.

When I first came to Longjiang City, four thugs robbed me of my money. I took down three of them by myself, and the last one knelt on the ground and called me brother.

Over the years, in order to earn money steadily to buy medicine for my mother, I have forced myself to suppress my temper and be tolerant in every way.

But the woman in front of me is only in her early twenties.

With striking blond hair, arms covered in tattoos, and a tight-fitting tank top that accentuated her snow-white skin, she possessed an exquisitely beautiful face, yet her eyes were filled with despair and madness.

She was panting heavily, glanced at my wrinkled delivery uniform, and curled her lip.

"Who gave you permission to touch me? A delivery guy from the dirt, you think you're worthy to touch my body?"

"Get out of here! If you meddle again, I'll make sure you lose your job and can't stay in Longjiang City!"

I was so angry.

Half of his face was burning with pain. He had saved someone but ended up with a bad reputation. Anyone would be furious in that situation.

I couldn't be bothered to argue, my gaze instantly turned cold, and I stared straight at her:

"I kindly helped you out, and you attacked me without even asking what happened, and then threatened me with my job? If you really want to call the police, let's go to the police station together to check the overpass surveillance footage and see who tried to commit suicide and who assaulted the person."

She was clearly taken aback after saying that.

She seemed surprised that I would contradict her.

His previous arrogance instantly diminished, his eyes reddened, and he roared:

"My boyfriend is cheating on me with other women, what's the point of my life?!"

"You're willing to die for a man? Did your parents raise you for nothing? Is it worth it?" I said without any politeness.

"What do you know! You're just a gofer!" she yelled, her eyes red, but she didn't dare to go forward and make a move.

I couldn't be bothered to argue with her, so I turned around and decided to continue delivering food on my bike.

I don't need to get entangled with those rotten people and those rotten things anymore.

But after taking only two steps, he heard her incoherent mutterings behind him:

"Fang Heng... how dare you betray me..."

"I won't let you get away with this... I'll definitely get my revenge..."

"I'll find the most unremarkable man... like this food delivery guy..."

"I'll disgust you to death, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life..."

I stopped abruptly, a chill running down my spine.

This woman is insane.

Is she using me, a complete stranger, to get revenge on her cheating boyfriend?

I felt uneasy and immediately quickened my pace.

Unexpectedly, she quickly caught up with me and grabbed my wrist tightly.

Did I let you leave?

All the pent-up frustration from the day finally surfaced, and I turned around and yelled at her:

"I don't care if you live or die, it's none of your business, so what do you want?"

She squinted, her words a blatant threat: "You know perfectly well where you just hugged me and touched me."

"Now I can just make one call to your regional manager and tell him that you harassed women while delivering food."

"Do you think your boss trusts me, or you, the food delivery guy?"

As she spoke, she waved her phone.

My face darkened.

I'm not afraid of fighting or arguing, but I can't afford to gamble with this job.

My mom's monthly medical expenses are entirely covered by my work as a delivery driver. If I get fired, our family's income will be cut off.

The Achilles' heel of those at the bottom of society is never themselves, but their families.

I suppressed my anger and asked through gritted teeth, "What exactly do you want?"

She curled her red lips into a smile and grabbed my wrist, dragging me off the overpass.

"Come with me."

I can shake her off, but I don't dare gamble that she'll actually file a complaint or report me, so I can only passively let her pull me along.

A bright red Mercedes sports car was parked under the overpass, its presence dazzling.

She yanked open the back door of the car, pointed her phone at me, and spoke in a threatening tone:

"Get in the car, or I can dial right now. It's your choice."