After the divorce, I was adorned in a phoenix robe, while my ex-husband's entire family dug up

The adults were getting impatient and said coldly, "Xiao Lu, you should go back first. Go back and rest for a few days. Look at you, you're so drunk you're not even thinking straight. We'll call you next time."

This was a blatant order to leave, a direct warning to Lu Ze. The subtext was: if you bring this up again, you're no longer welcome to play along with us.

Lu Ze didn't expect these people to say that. How could he leave? His last hope now rested on these people. He couldn't wait any longer. He didn't understand why these people had been calling him "brother" a few days ago, but now they had turned on him faster than flipping through a book.

A strange resentment welled up within him, and he directly questioned, "My lords, I have always believed I have treated you well, and I thought our relationship was very strong. Why won't you even help me with this small favor?"

Lord Chen narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Little Lu, go back."

The other adults objected, "You think this is a small favor? Everyone knows your family has fallen on hard times!"

Lu Ze broke down and said, "If that's the case, then why were you willing to involve me after my family fell from power? Now you're not even trying to avoid suspicion?"

Lord Chen was the first to object. "You've come to us just to get us to take you along, haven't you? Or is it for your business? Are you out of your mind?"

"Yeah, it's fine to hang out with you for a bit, but what do you take us for? We're even patronizing your business. Get out of here! Just pretend I never knew you. You don't need to hang out with us anymore. We've been so kind, but you're still willing to hang out with us even though your family is in such a state. How can you be so ungrateful? You're taking advantage of our kindness and trying to morally blackmail us. I really misjudged you. I thought you were smart and knew how to handle things, but I never expected you to be so stupid. Get out of here! Every second I spend with you lowers my IQ."

The other adults expressed their dissatisfaction, saying that now they were just being frank and telling Lu Ze to get lost.

Upon hearing these words, Lu Ze's Dao Heart shattered.

It turns out that these adults initially intended to treat him like a younger brother, taking him along for a life of debauchery. To put it bluntly, they wanted someone who could arrange everything so they could simply sit back and enjoy themselves. Bringing one more person along for drinks wouldn't be a big deal.

In their hearts, they were nothing more than servants!

So what was the point of all that effort he'd put into ingratiating himself with them all this time? It was all for nothing! Did they think he was just trying to get a free drink?!

It's really a big joke in the world!

He felt he had never been so embarrassed before. What was the difference between this and being slapped in the face in front of everyone?

His last hope was dashed, and he fled the restaurant as if escaping, with the mocking voices of several adults still echoing behind him.

"What a pity, we won't have such a satisfactory subordinate anymore. We'll have to find someone else to take care of."

"He's really insensible. He actually thinks we can help him promote his business. How is that possible? That's wishful thinking. Even his own brother can't do it, yet he expects us to do it for him. We're not his father."

"What I dislike most is people who think too highly of themselves, who don't understand their own status and identity, and who have no self-awareness at all. It's exhausting to be around such people."

"I used to think he was sensible, but now it seems I'm getting old and can't judge people properly anymore. Tsk tsk tsk, don't invite him over in the future. He's annoying to look at and can't even have fun properly."

As soon as Lu Ze went out, he encountered debt collectors. The deadline was fast approaching, and he couldn't come up with a single penny. After being threatened and intimidated by these desperate thugs, he was finally let go.

He fell to his knees with a thud. How could things have turned out like this?

In his previous life, he was among the top three richest people in the capital.

If things continue like this, not only will he fail to prove that he can become the richest man on his own without Wei Zhaoning, but he may also lose his life. The debt collectors have given him only ten days to pay off all his exorbitant debts. He has no way out now, and no one can save him.

He broke down in tears. He hadn't cried when he lost his arm, but now he truly felt that his life was completely over.

He suddenly thought of his past life.

In his past life, he should have been in a high-end restaurant that only wealthy families could afford, being fawned over by a group of people, surrounded by beautiful women, without worrying about tomorrow, because every day when he woke up, there would be countless amounts of money. At that time, he felt like he was going to vomit at the sight of silver, he was already tired of it.

In contrast, he is now being treated as a lackey by a group of people he would have looked down upon in his previous life, and has been kicked out, burdened with huge debts, with no one to help him. He has become a stray dog, being chased by creditors.

Not only that, but even worse, his Bai Yunxiao actually beat him into serious injury.

He felt that his life was absolutely terrible. If only he could be like he was in his previous life, why did he succeed so easily in his previous life?

Why...

Was it really because of Wei Zhaoning?

In his previous life, after he was caught gambling, he was imprisoned by Wei Zhaoning for several days. When he was released, Wei Zhaoning gave him a spice shop.

The spice shop has already been taken care of; all he needs to do is collect the money.

Soon, the spice shop's name became famous in the capital, and it became a sought-after spice, a symbol of nobility.

He did almost nothing, yet the path was paved for him. He only needed Wei Zhaoning to help him connect with powerful figures, have a meal and a drink with them, and those powerful figures treated him with utmost respect.

He didn't even need to look at the shop's accounts himself; Wei Zhaoning had someone take care of everything.

He obtained everything effortlessly without doing anything.

If... if Wei Zhaoning had been willing to help him in this lifetime... he wouldn't be in this state now.

When did the gears of fate begin to turn?

He had to admit one thing: he regretted it. He regretted how he had treated Wei Zhaoning before. Only now did he realize how much Wei Zhaoning had sacrificed for him in his previous life. Only now did he understand how difficult it was to run a business on his own.

It must have been just as difficult for Wei Zhaoning to manage the shop, but she never mentioned it once. Instead, she smiled and easily handed over the shop that she had worked so hard to build. "Aze, from now on, you'll be in charge of this shop. Don't think about gambling anymore. Focus on your studies; doing business can be quite interesting."

And what did he do? He actually treated someone who genuinely cared for him as an enemy.