Super Rich: Enjoying the Happiness of the Wealthy After Divorce

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He wanted to see what kind of expression Tang Xinyi would have when she discovered that her best friend had stabbed her in the back.

Will they cry their eyes out, or will they learn to be smarter and know how to protect what they own?

He liked this kind of game, a game that allowed him to manipulate people's hearts.

The moment I accepted their friend request, a message came in.

Mr. Zhou, you and Xinyi are such a perfect match! A handsome man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven!

I'm so happy for Xinyi that she found such a wonderful man like you!

Zhou Cheng looked at these hypocritical words and didn't even bother to reply, simply tossing his phone aside.

After a while, Tang Xinyi came in carrying a plate of cut fruit.

"Are you done with your work? Have some fruit."

She put down the fruit plate and naturally sat on Zhou Cheng's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"My best friend Li Na came today, and she said she's really envious of me." Tang Xinyi rested her chin on Zhou Cheng's shoulder, her voice soft.

"Yeah?"

"Hmm. She also asked me to give her your WeChat ID, saying she wanted to get to know you. Didn't you... receive it?" She asked, a little curious.

"Received." Zhou Cheng picked up his phone, unlocked it, and handed it directly to her. "Just got through."

The phone screen was frozen on the chat interface with "Nana".

Tang Xinyi's gaze immediately froze.

She saw Li Na's flamboyant profile picture, those two cheesy compliments, and even more... before the friend request from Li Na, there was a screenshot.

A screenshot of a WeChat transfer.

The recipient is Li Na.

The person who transferred the money... was her husband.

Amount: 5,000 yuan.

Transfer message: [Honey, here's five thousand for groceries. I'll definitely get the remaining two hundred thousand for you next week!]

The screenshot was sent right after Li Na hung up the phone and complained to her that her husband was asking her for 200,000 yuan.

Tang Xinyi's mind went blank with a buzz.

In that instant, Tang Xinyi felt a chill rush from her tailbone straight to the top of her head.

She stared intently at her phone screen, her mind seemingly blank.

Five thousand yuan...two hundred thousand...

Li Na complained to her about being poor and that her husband was useless, demanding that she pay 200,000 yuan to fill the company's financial hole.

However, the transfer record shows that her husband was begging her, promising that he would definitely raise 200,000 yuan next week and transfer 5,000 yuan to her first so that she could buy groceries.

This lie was so well-crafted that it was completely airtight.

A script performed in front of her, designed to elicit sympathy and highlight her own grievances.

Why did she do that?

A thought popped into her head uncontrollably, making Tang Xinyi feel uneasy.

Why ask Zhou Cheng what he does? Why ask for his WeChat? Why send him those cheesy messages as soon as you add him?

The answer is obvious.

Tang Xinyi's hands and feet began to feel cold, the chill creeping into her heart through her veins. She felt nauseous, as if she had swallowed a fly; the feeling of betrayal from her closest person made her stomach churn.

She hadn't been wary of her friend of almost ten years. The friendship she cherished was nothing more than a stepping stone in his eyes.

Zhou Cheng didn't say anything, he just held her like that, feeling her stiffness and trembling.

His hand gently stroked her back.

After a long while, Tang Xinyi finally found her voice, dry and hoarse: "Why...why did she send this to you?"

"I don't know." Zhou Cheng's tone was flat. "Maybe she was trying to tell me that her husband isn't good enough for her. Or maybe she just accidentally clicked."

Accidental slip of the hand?

How is that possible!

Tang Xinyi isn't stupid. This picture is Li Na's pledge of allegiance. She's telling Zhou Cheng that she's dissatisfied with her current life, that she's a "high-quality resource" that can be exploited, and that she wants to sell herself!

Thinking of this, Tang Xinyi's face flushed red and then turned pale.

She got off Zhou Cheng's lap, grabbed her phone, walked to the side, and dialed Li Na's number with trembling fingers.

The phone rang for a while before being answered. It was Li Na's sweet, cloying voice on the other end: "Hey~ Xinyi, calling me so late, do you miss me?"

The voice sounded so fake that Tang Xinyi felt like vomiting.

She didn't bother beating around the bush, her voice icy cold: "Li Na, what do you mean?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Li Na was still pretending.

"Why did you add my fiancé on WeChat and say those things to him?" Tang Xinyi's voice was full of anger.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a soft chuckle. The tone changed instantly, becoming mockingly indifferent: "Oh, he told you? What, you've just climbed up the social ladder and you've already learned to check up on me? Tang Xinyi, don't be so naive."

"you!"

"What's wrong with me?" Li Na's voice shrilly. "Who do you think you are? You think Zhou Cheng really likes you? Dream on! A man like him, how could he not have women around him? Today it's you, Tang Xinyi, tomorrow it could be someone else! What's wrong with me adding him on WeChat? I just want to see how long you can be so smug!"

"We're friends!" Tang Xinyi trembled with anger.

"Friends?" Li Na laughed like a madwoman on the other end of the phone. "Tang Xinyi, are you awake? We stopped being friends the moment you moved into the Cloud Palace! You live in a four-hundred-million-dollar mansion and have a walk-in closet worth millions. How can I be friends with you? Did you ever think about how I felt when you were showing off to me?!"

"I wasn't showing off!"

"You didn't? You invited me to your house just to see me all envious and jealous? Fine, I'm envious, I'm jealous! I'm dying of jealousy!" Li Na's voice turned into a scream. "Why! Why can you rise to the top overnight while I have to live with that good-for-nothing? What do I lack that you do?!"

These words were both venomous and unpleasant, shattering Tang Xinyi's last remaining hope for friendship.

She finally understood: some people just can't stand to see you doing well. Your good days only hurt them.

Tang Xinyi closed her eyes, then opened them again, her gaze now cold.

"Li Na, from this moment on, we're finished."

"You don't deserve it."

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone and deleted all of Li Na's contact information.

After doing all that, she felt as if all her strength had been drained away. Leaning against the desk, tears streamed down her face.

Zhou Cheng walked over, pulled her into his arms, and gently patted her back.

"Cry, it'll all be alright once you cry it out."

Tang Xinyi buried her face in his chest and cried her heart out. She was crying for the lost friendship, and also for how blind she had been before.

She cried for a long time before she slowly stopped.

She raised her red, tear-filled eyes to look at Zhou Cheng, her voice thick with emotion: "Am I stupid?"

"You're not stupid." Zhou Cheng wiped away her tears. "You're just too soft-hearted. But in this world, being soft-hearted is useless; you have to make people fear you."

Tang Xinyi nodded, as if she understood.

She looked at the man before her. It was him who had shown her how filthy people's hearts could be. It was also him who had given her a place to stay during her most difficult time.

She suddenly reached out and hugged his waist tightly, pressing her face against his stomach, her voice muffled.

"Zhou Cheng".

"Um?"