The male supporting character was actually myself.

After Dong Muqian let go, she sat on the ground and gasped for breath for a while before she could catch her breath.

"I met a super rich girl today." Exhausted, Dong Muqian sat down on the ground and explained in a low voice, "Do you know how much her phone costs? Over ten thousand!"

Just look at the necklace she's wearing around her neck—it costs 80,000 yuan!

She drives a luxury car, one that could buy a big house! She's fallen for me at first sight, and she just messaged me. Do you know what that means?

Liu Yingxiu snorted coldly, "Didn't you say that rich people aren't stupid and that they've notarized their assets or something? How can you guarantee that if you win over this girl, you'll have money to treat my illness?"

“Notaries are usually well-educated people who understand the law.” He chuckled. “Today I found out everything about her; she’s a typical naive, love-struck rich second-generation.”

Her father was a typical lucky man who made a fortune by buying property at a good time. Now that the property is so valuable, the whole family can enjoy wealth and luxury without having to do anything.

Zhang Xiaorou, the young woman I just met—pretty but not very bright, she only graduated from a junior college (which she paid for), and now she's just coasting through her work. She's only twenty-two, but her parents are already pressuring her to get married through arranged dates; these kinds of families don't seem to think about any risk management strategies.

Dong Muqian straightened his collar and smiled confidently: "There was a post circulating online about someone who used marriage to benefit from their family's wealth and climbed the social ladder. What it said is absolutely true!"

The best way to climb the social ladder as quickly as possible is to arrange a marriage.

Find a woman from a well-off family who is eager to get married. First, cater to her preferences, hide your true self, and create a persona that conforms to mainstream values, making her mistakenly believe that she has found love and is deeply in love.

After the marriage goes smoothly, the final move will be made – turning the tables.

Get her married and have children immediately. After the first child, have a second. Once the two children are born, she can finally be herself. Start by creating conflicts and friction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, with the man always siding with his mother. Gradually, he will seize control and manipulate public opinion to portray the wealthy mother-in-law's family as looking down on the poor son-in-law's family, thus gaining public sympathy.

There's no need for internal arguments; just adopt one approach—humbly accept criticism but resolutely refuse to change.

They agree with everything they say, but then they do one thing and do another, doing whatever makes them comfortable while feigning helplessness in public. This way, they can completely turn their lives around and fully exploit their in-laws' resources and wealth, paving the way for themselves and escaping their impoverished background!

The more people lack something, the more they crave it.

Zhang Xiaorou's parents' generation was deeply patriarchal, but since they couldn't have a son, they were eager to find a son-in-law to fill the void in their hearts. They were genuine nouveau riche, and they couldn't be happier to have a highly educated university professor like me with a secure job!

Plus, Zhang Xiaorou is infatuated with me, and her parents are eager for her to get married. Just you wait, she'll be in my bed in less than a month!

Liu Yingxiu pouted and grumbled, "Back then you were so confident that once Yu Chuchu got married, she would obediently accept brainwashing and become our slaves, but you didn't succeed. What's the use of just knowing the theory but not being able to put it into practice?"

On our wedding night, Yu Chuchu refused to take off her clothes, complaining that I was sleeping next to her. I advised her to force herself on me, but she didn't have the guts.

If I had forced myself on her back then, she might have obeyed me obediently, and she'd be pregnant by now.

"That's because I lack experience!" Dong Muqian replied irritably.

To be honest, I was a little embarrassed, since it had to be done in front of my mother, and I felt somewhat ashamed...

However, there is no turning back now.

The school doesn't know when it will schedule courses for him, he has no income, and his mother is a ticking time bomb that he needs to appease. In addition, Yu Chuchu has already notarized that she will donate all her property, so there's no point in persisting.

Considering all the clues, instead of remaining in this stalemate, it's better to proactively seek changes!

"Our current strategy is to wait until we see results before taking action," Dong Muqian patiently explained to his mother. "Let's give Yu Chuchu the cold shoulder for now. I'll take advantage of the fact that I don't have anything else to do lately to read more books and try to get Zhang Xiaorou as soon as possible!"

If that naive and innocent girl falls in love with me, given her naive belief in fate and romantic love, she will definitely marry no one but me.

When it comes to that, I'll divorce Yu Chuchu!

Then, they'll lure Zhang Xiaorou into getting married and having children so they can use the money to treat your illness. They'll tell you to do exactly what I just said, based on the experience of successful predecessors, which is very practical.

If the Zhang family obediently supports us, that's fine. But if they're dissatisfied and unwilling to contribute money or resources, we'll implement Plan B—I'll help you plan it out. You kill Zhang Xiaorou's entire family and then turn yourself in. All that money and property will end up in my hands.

"If you have money, you can easily marry someone younger, prettier, and more obedient!"

Liu Yingxiu nodded in agreement, saying, "Money that's in your own hands is money. If your father-in-law has money, it'll always go through two hands. Your idea is good, but when will you be able to win over Zhang Xiaorou?"

"Don't cause any trouble lately, just stay home, take your medicine, and rest. I'll get there as soon as possible!"

As Dong Muqian spoke, his gaze drifted to the window, now completely darkened and punctuated by a few twinkling stars. He mentally completed the unspoken sentence: "After all, your illness can't be left untreated forever. When it comes to killing someone to seize property, an elderly person with a terminal illness is such a useful weapon, especially since I'll most likely need to use Plan B..."

The little white cat grinned as it watched this scene, utterly bewildered. "Host, why does the male protagonist always seem to be thinking about killing people?"

"Didn't he just explain it clearly? If you don't kill someone to seize their property, that money will always belong to someone else. He just wants to have absolute control over it." Jiang Chen was chatting with Ye Wei and replied without looking up, "People who are insecure but refuse to admit it are just too eager to prove themselves."

He made his terminally ill mother commit a crime so that he could absolve himself of any wrongdoing.

Then, by seizing all the assets and no longer having to depend on anyone, the cost of crime for Dong Muqian was zero, while the reward was tens of millions in wealth. He was also well-versed in the law and knew how to exploit loopholes; the temptation was too great, so naturally he couldn't resist taking the risk.

"But...that girl is his ideal woman plus version! Isn't she his favorite type?"

"You underestimate Dong Muqian's ambition. What does love matter in the face of money? Just think about it, he can hold back and play the long game with a great beauty like Yu Chuchu. What are feelings and impulses worth?"

The fluffy dumpling frowned and said with disdain, "Luckily, we have our host, otherwise, if the original plot had continued, Yu Chuchu would have really been brainwashed! Is this protagonist a master scheming genius? How can he be so good at calculating?"

"Xiao Bai, starting tomorrow, you will be on standby at any time, ready to help the top-notch disperser isolate the protagonist's halo, so as to prevent innocent people from being harmed."

"Leave it to me! I guarantee I'll complete the mission! Host, I want to eat sweet and sour fish..."

…………

After formulating the new plan, Dong Muqian indeed devoted himself to studying art and, incidentally, skillfully used techniques to flirt with Zhang Xiaorou.

As a dedicated and top-notch divorce counselor, Zhang Xiaorou's performance is flawless. After training, even her unintentional little gestures can make Dong Muqian's heart flutter with joy.

So, on the third day after they met, the two went to an art gallery to see an art exhibition. After spending a wonderful time together, they ate, drank coffee, and watched a movie. Dong Muqian used all his charm to coax the girl so much that she was completely lost!

A week later, the two began to flirt and be very affectionate in their chats.

In less than half a month, they confessed their feelings. Zhang Xiaorou "specially" planned a trip to the suburbs, decorated the guesthouse with a romantic sea of ​​flowers, played the piano, and took the initiative to send flowers and confess her love. Dong Muqian naturally went with the flow and officially confirmed their relationship.

Fortunately, with the help of the little white cat, the girl playing Zhang Xiaorou was not taken advantage of by him. Instead, she shyly told Dong Muqian that she was a girl who valued purity and wanted to save her innocence for her wedding night.

Surrounded by "actors," Dong Muqian was completely charmed and secretly delighted to have found another innocent girl!

A month later, Zhang Xiaorou officially took him "home" to meet her parents.

Seeing the Zhang family's luxurious villa in the suburbs, Dong Muqian's legs trembled with excitement. This was several times better than the houses in Yu Tianxia! Even the two cars casually parked in their yard were worth a fortune, enough to buy a house from Yu Jiangchen!

If this marriage goes through, I'll be on my way to the pinnacle of life!

[Host, 680,000 can get such a perfect effect on such a grand scale? What a reasonable price!] The little white cat curiously perched on Zhang Xiaorou's shoulder and sent a message to its host.

Jiang Chen replied almost instantly: "I've added a lot more money, since renting these things also requires creating a lot of fake documents, which costs money."

"Hmm, I knew it! Six hundred and eighty thousand for so many actors and such a big production, the price is really reasonable." The fluffy ball put away its phone and seriously acted as a cat-shaped barrier.

The carefully selected actors were all very dedicated and serious, and there was not a trace of acting in their performances.

During the meal, the amiable "Mr. and Mrs. Zhang" praised Dong Muqian highly, and even promised that as long as the two young people were willing, nothing else mattered, even if the woman's side provided the marital home and put it in his name.

The meal went very well, and Dong Muqian was prepared to live off his wife.

However, the situation changed drastically that very evening—Zhang Xiaorou heard about her situation from a friend! She also found previous news articles that confirmed he was still married with a wife and an elderly mother who had been complained about for his many bad habits!

"Rou Rou, I swear I really didn't do anything to betray you, please let me explain." Hearing that his beautiful and wealthy girlfriend wanted to break up with him, Dong Muqian was in a panic. "I was framed! The one who started this is a teacher in the school's information department named Liang Haibin. He used to pursue Yu Chuchu but lost to me, so he harbored resentment and deliberately set me up."

That audio clip was faked!

How could I be such a treacherous and vicious person?

Rou Rou, don't cry. As the saying goes, seeing is believing, right? During our relationship, did you think I was that kind of person?

Yu Chuchu's younger brother is rich and looks down on me. He has bribed a lot of people. There's something fishy going on here!

"But I have no money or power, so there are many things I can't say..."

Thanks to Dong Muqian's silver tongue, the recent uproar in the news has been twisted into a story about Yu Jiangchen colluding with her former rival Liang Haibin to fabricate and spread false accusations against her online in order to break up her sister Yu Chuchu's marriage with her.

He then used computer manipulation to shift the blame for the exposed photos onto himself.

Dong Muqian naturally portrayed himself as a victim—a filial son who wanted his mother to have a better life, a poor teacher who was self-reliant and ambitious, and a simple and honest person who was bullied by the rich and powerful and could only silently accept it.

Following the script provided by sponsor Jiang Chen, the actors staged a scene where Zhang's family disliked Dong Muqian's character and his extramarital affair, and tried to break up the couple. Zhang Xiaorou, who was deeply in love, was torn between the man she loved and her parents, and she was caught in a dilemma, crying and sobbing.

In order to seize the opportunity to turn his life around and move up a social class, Dong Muqian relentlessly pursued her.

Anyway, he had plenty of time, and Zhang Xiaorou, who was entangled with him, didn't have time to go to work. The two of them were either pouring their hearts out to each other or breaking up...

After a few days of chaos, Zhang Xiaorou was the first to compromise, demanding that Dong Muqian choose between his wife and her!

[Dong Muqian: Yu Chuchu, didn't you want a divorce? I agree now. Let's sign the divorce agreement and get the divorce certificate! Stop hiding. As long as you're willing to talk things out and get a divorce, I won't bother you anymore.]

Startled to suddenly receive a message from her partner proposing a divorce, Yu Chuchu rushed to her younger brother for advice. "Chenchen, do you think he's been silent for so long? Is he up to something? Could it be a trap? Should I talk to him?"

"Divorce? That's great!" Jiang Chen slapped his thigh, thinking to himself that they had finally reached this point, and if they didn't get divorced now, when would they?

After a brief discussion, Yu Chuchu replied to the message demanding the return of the 48,000 yuan gift money and the previously determined but unexecuted mental distress damages totaling 53,600 yuan.

"Damn it, they're so rich and they're still thinking about these pittances, what a cheapskate!" After receiving the message, Dong Muqian felt a pang of heartache, but thinking about how he was about to marry the naive and innocent girl and reach the pinnacle of life, he gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath before agreeing.

Jiang Chen called his divorce lawyer and, accompanied by six bodyguards, went with Yu Chuchu to sign the divorce agreement. Neither of them wanted to drag things out any longer, and the whole process went very smoothly.

After transferring money to the other party at the ATM, Dong Muqian received a receipt signed by Yu Chuchu, signed a divorce agreement, and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the divorce certificate.

"Transfer payment?"

Liu Yingxiu, completely unaware of what was happening, was watching people play cards downstairs when her phone suddenly vibrated with a text message notification. She stared at it, her triangular eyes widening in disbelief, "Fifty-three thousand six? How could so much money have been transferred out all of a sudden?!"

Recently, I've been watching my son fooling that rich and beautiful girl quite smoothly. The earliest he ever paid back the money he borrowed from other kids was a year. By then, my son would have already received a large sum of money, and he could easily find a way to get some of it back to pay off his debts.

If it really comes down to me killing and robbing, that would be even better. The two of us are in the same boat. If the younger son doesn't pay off his debts, I can report him!

But now...

Before she could even eat the cooked duck, her bank card, which she had saved up, had been swiped for a large sum of money. Feeling a bit panicked, she hurriedly called her son to ask what was going on.

"You've divorced Yu Chuchu?" Liu Yingxiu's voice rose two octaves. "Then why should we give her money? Didn't she file for divorce? Why not take the opportunity to squeeze some money out of her?"

After taking the divorce certificate, Dong Muqian turned around and walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, explaining in a low voice, "Now we need to act quickly. Yu Chuchu won't divorce me without money! I have to get a divorce quickly so I can get a marriage certificate with Rou Rou. Once we're married, our millions will be ours sooner or later!"

"Oh, I get it! You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, right? That's fine then. Since you're already divorced, hurry up and contact Rou Rou to get your marriage certificate!"

"I understand, I'm hanging up now, I'll call her." Feeling relieved, Dong Muqian hung up and dialed Zhang Xiaorou's number. "Honey, I've taken care of everything as agreed!"

"Didn't you steal the household registration booklet? Hurry up and come to the Civil Affairs Bureau on Lanying Road, we need to get our marriage certificate!"

Zhang Xiaorou was overjoyed when she received the call, and exclaimed excitedly, "Really? That's great! But my dad is talking in the living room right now, and I have to wait a while before I can go inside to get my household registration book. By the time I get there... oh dear, it will be 12:30 at the earliest, and everyone will have already left work by then."

I had lunch with the uncle from the Education Bureau again, hoping to see if we could resolve your suspension. How about we meet at 2 PM this afternoon in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau? Wait for me, darling, love you, muah~

"Mwah, darling, I love you! My Rou Rou is so understanding, she's the best girl ever. See you this afternoon!" Dong Muqian was about to hang up when he added, "Could you take me to the lunch party? It's about solving my work problem..."

"I'm afraid that won't work, darling."

Zhang Xiaorou pretended to lower her voice and chuckled softly, "Actually, my dad helped arrange the dinner. Don't be fooled by his fierce opposition to us that day; he actually loves me very much. If I just act cute, he'll help even if he has a cold face!"

However, they just had a falling out, so they need a way to save face.

"Just wait patiently, until we've consummated our relationship, then we'll buy the house and get married! Darling, I'm so excited and thrilled to be your bride, I can't wait!"