Since graduating, I started a company on my own. Thanks to the substantial financial support left by my parents, my company successfully went public in less than three years. Due to the expansion, we now have to relocate to a more suitable office building.

After all, with more and more employees, squeezing into this building just isn't viable anymore. I can somewhat consider myself a big boss now, and to recruit more talent, it's important to showcase our company's facilities.

Today is the auspicious day chosen by a fortune teller I consulted.

However, I didn't tell my girlfriend Jiang Ruo and my good buddy Du Feng about this. Considering how hot it is now, if they knew, they'd definitely rush over to help me move. I don't want them laboring in the scorching sun.

Another reason is to surprise them.

Originally, Du Feng and I were rivals in love; we both pursued Jiang Ruo during our university days. But I won by a narrow margin and got the girl. Currently, our parents are discussing wedding details, and unless there's a glitch, our wedding will take place at the end of the year.

Looking at the villa keys in my hand, I can't help but smile at the thought of Jiang Ruo.

I plan to announce the news at my future mother-in-law's birthday party in a few days, giving her a big red envelope and handing Jiang Ruo the villa she has long admired. As for Du Feng... well, all guys love cars, and being the die-hard biker he is, I've already spotted a motorbike online that I plan to present to him in a few days.

Once Jiang Ruo and I move into the villa, I won't have to deal with Du Feng as much. That guy constantly comes over to complain about the quirky people at his company, always claiming they bully him.

It's fine that he complains to me; the problem is that he always interrupts the sweet moments between Jiang Ruo and me, which is quite infuriating.

Early in the morning, I arrived at the company with my secretary to get busy. The secretary checked over the company's miscellaneous items and said with some hesitation, "Vice President Wang, these things aren't much needed when we move, and they take up space. How about selling them on an online marketplace?"

I thought for a moment and said, "No need for that hassle. Who knows how long it'd take to sell them online? Here's what we'll do: I'll post on my social media and just give them away. Our company isn't short of money anyway."

Saying that, I took a few photos and posted them on my social media.

"The company is closing down. These are the cleared-out goods, most hardly used. If you're interested, DM me for a doorstep delivery. It's a steal."

"No way, our Vice President Wang's company is closing down?"

"Nonsense, must be relocating."

"Vice President Wang, we were classmates, keep that printer for me, don't give it to anyone else!"

"I think that set of tables and chairs looks great, just in time for my new tutoring class!"

It wasn't long before my phone buzzed with a flurry of messages. I was about to check them when Jiang Ruo suddenly called me.

"Wang Xiao, is what you said on your social media true?"

"Your company's gone bankrupt?"

I totally missed her somber tone and replied with a smile, "Yeah, poor business management. We're out of business. Looks like I'll be relying on you, my dear rich lady, to support me from now on."

"Wang Xiao, don't talk nonsense, are you kidding me? How come someone in my WeChat moments said your company relocated?"

Jiang Ruo's tone was skeptical.

I planned to give Jiang Ruo a surprise at my future mother-in-law's birthday in a few days. Since it was a surprise, I couldn't reveal it too early, so I continued to play dumb: "What relocation, if it were, that would be great, moving to a bigger office building."

"Ruoruo, I'm not lying to you, my company really went bankrupt, from now on I'll have to rely on you, a little rich lady, to support me. Don't I transfer you tens of thousands a month for pocket money? If things go wrong, I might need that money to pay off debts!"

There was silence on the other end for a while.

"Are you serious?"

I suddenly realized something was wrong.

Jiang Ruo had always spoken to me sweetly, but today, her voice seemed a bit low.

"Do you know that my mom's birthday is in a few days? Are you planning to tell her your company went bankrupt at the birthday banquet?"

"Wang Xiao, are you really dumb or faking it? I still thought your company was doing well, I even had my parents go to your house to talk about the betrothal gift, did the company have to go bankrupt at such a critical time?"

"And why didn't you tell me before the bankruptcy? Why wait until you couldn't hide it any longer to tell me?"

"Now that's great, all my relatives know I'm getting married soon, do you want them to laugh at our family?"

I was suddenly stunned, and the joy of the company's relocation was considerably dampened.

I restrained the smile on my face and forcedly said: "What's going on here? My company went bankrupt, and you don't even say a word of comfort? It's my company, no different from my child, it went bankrupt and I'm upset too."

"Stop talking about these things with me!"

Jiang Ruo suddenly raised her voice, coldly saying: "Wang Xiao, let's break up, from now on there will be no connection between us!"

At this point, my smile completely disappeared from my face.

"So? Did you get with me just because of my company? Just because I had money?"

"What else?!"

At this point, Jiang Ruo became aggrieved.

"If it wasn't because you had money, why would I waste my best years on you? Wang Xiao, you really disappoint me. I used to think you were talented, and after all these years, you finally made a name for yourself, but it's only been a year or two, and you've already managed to run the company into bankruptcy!"

"Okay, since the company has gone bankrupt, there's nothing more to say between us. Let's delete each other, pretend we don't know each other, and pretend nothing happened before. You are also not allowed to come to my mom's birthday banquet in a few days so that the relatives won't know you're broke and ruin the Jiang Family's reputation!"

Jiang Ruo's tone was very agitated, just after speaking, before I could respond, she suddenly hung up the phone and quickly blocked all my social accounts, clearly showing an attitude of never wanting to meet again.

I really didn't expect a girlfriend of five or six years to be such a gold digger!

Holding back a breath of air, if I don't let it out, I fear I'll never come to terms with this in my lifetime.

Thinking of the money and energy I spent on her over the years, thinking of how I've looked after the Jiang Family all these years, my face became increasingly sullen.

"Jiang Ruo...you really disappoint me!"

After the company relocation, I originally planned to have a good drink with my good brothers and friends, but just when I clicked on Du Feng's avatar, I found that his avatar had turned into a couple's photo, and the background of his social media had also changed to a photo of him and his girlfriend together.

When I saw this, I almost laughed out loud in anger.

Du Feng's girlfriend was none other than my recently ex-girlfriend, Jiang Ruo!

After refreshing again, Du Feng updated his social media with a post showing two hands held together, accompanied by a cliché announcement caption.

Before long, a long string of comments appeared below.

"??? What's going on with you, stealing someone else's love?"

"Isn't Jiang Ruo Wang Xiao's girlfriend? I remember them showing off their love in the social circle a while ago."

"You guys know nothing, I told you, Jiang Ruo and Du Feng have their eyes on Wang Xiao's money!"

"Haha, good brothers and the ex-girlfriend got together? I seem to sme