Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

separate?

Weren't we just fine a moment ago? Why are you suddenly breaking up with me?

I thought I had misheard, and asked incredulously, "Qingqing, what...what did you just say?"

Guo Qingqing turned her head to the side and said in a voice so soft I could barely hear it, "Chen An, we're not a good match. How about we separate for a while?"

She really wants to break up with me!

I quickly grabbed her hand: "Qingqing, are you angry? I was just joking. If you don't want to stay and sleep, I won't force you."

Guo Qingqing gently shook her head, looked into my eyes and said, "Chen An, it's not because of that."

I shouted, "If it's not because of this, then what is it? What did I do wrong? Tell me, and I'll change!"

Guo Qingqing kept her head down and didn't say anything.

Later, she finally snapped and flung my hand away, her eyes red-rimmed as she yelled at me, "Fine, I say you're poor! What else do you want to ask? Do you only feel satisfied when I say such awful things?!"

After hearing this, my mind went blank and my heart ached.

I always thought she was different from other girls and didn't care whether I had money or not.

It turns out that in her mind, not having money was the biggest mistake.

I clenched my fists and asked resentfully, "I already made it clear to you before. You were the one who said you didn't mind that my circumstances weren't great..."

Before he could finish speaking, she interrupted him irritably.

Guo Qingqing grabbed a handful of hair in frustration: "Yes, it's my own fault! I always thought you were deliberately pretending to be poor to test me, and even when I saw my classmate's boyfriend driving that Land Rover, I still held onto a sliver of hope."

I pressed on, my voice hoarse, "So that's why you suddenly suggested visiting Sister Wan—you wanted to find out exactly what our family's financial situation is, right?"

Guo Qingqing didn't answer. She squatted on the ground, her shoulders twitching.

I panicked and instinctively reached out to grab her, but she turned away and wouldn't let me touch her.

"Qingqing, I don't have money right now, but I'm working hard. Didn't I close a deal worth tens of millions a while ago? Believe me, things will get better gradually."

Guo Qingqing looked up at me, her eyes blurry with tears.

"Chen An, I believe you can make it big in the future, but I really can't wait. I admit you are very talented and hardworking, but how can you always land a multi-million dollar deal? Such good luck doesn't come every day."

My heart sank; she was telling the truth.

Guo Qingqing sniffed, as if she was pouring out all the grievances she had been holding back for a long time.

"I'm a child who came from deep in the mountains. My family was poor, and I had to earn money to pick mushrooms in the mountains for my tuition. There are many snakes in the mountains, and many people have been bitten by them. I've been bitten a few times myself, but could I not go? No! Because I knew that if I didn't go to school, I would have to get married early and stay in the mountains for the rest of my life!"

"Do you know how far it is to walk from the mountains to the town? Two and a half hours!"

"I studied like crazy, hoping to completely escape that kind of miserable life that I could see the end from the beginning. But when I got to college, I realized that studying doesn't mean everything."

"The girls around me who are not as good-looking as me and are not as smart as me are now living in spacious houses, carrying designer bags, and driving luxury cars just because they found rich men."

"Me? I sing in bars every day to make a living. When I encounter customers with bad intentions who try to grope me, even if I feel disgusted, I can only put on a smiling face."

Guo Qingqing wiped away her tears and choked out, "You can call me vain, call me a gold digger, I'll accept it all! I'd rather die than go back to the mountains!"

"I was really happy during the time I spent with you, but Chen An, we're really not right for each other."

"sorry!"

After saying that, she gave me a forced smile through her tears, then turned and left.

I instinctively tried to grab her, but in the end I stood there helplessly.

In this era where people laugh at poverty but not prostitution, what right do I, a poor wretch, have to criticize others?

How could someone with clean hands let down a beautiful woman?

I roared angrily to the sky, venting the pain in my heart.

Money, money, money!

If I had money, Guo Qingqing wouldn't have left!

If I had money, my cousin wouldn't have been driven to desperation by debt when he urgently needed money!

If I had money, Su Wan wouldn't have to live in public housing, wouldn't have to be subservient to others, and wouldn't have to live a life of subservience.

If I had money, my mother wouldn't have to stay in the remote village, toiling in the fields every day, scrimping and saving to get by, without enjoying any happiness at all.

It felt like a raging fire was burning in my chest, searing my internal organs, and heartache and resentment surged together.

I used to think that sincerity was more important than anything else, but today I've finally woken up completely.

Gentleness and sincerity are worthless in the face of daily necessities and the gap between reality and expectations!

I clenched my fists tightly, with only one obsession in my mind!

make money!

I want to make countless amounts of money!!!

I bought two bottles of Red Star Erguotou and sat by the roadside to drink them, while looking at my old chat history with Guo Qingqing.

As I watched, tears welled up in my eyes without my noticing.

I know I shouldn't cry over this worthless relationship, but I just can't help it.

As I drank, I got drunk for the first time in my life, so drunk that I lost consciousness.

I didn't realize my wallet and phone had been stolen until I woke up freezing on the roadside in the middle of the night.

After being exposed to the cold wind all night, I successfully made myself have a fever.

I really wanted to get up and go to work, but I just didn't have the energy. My head was spinning, my throat was burning, and it was hard to even speak.

Luckily, I work in the sales department, so I always keep a mobile phone at home.

I sent Bai Yan a message asking her to help me ask for leave because I have a fever.

"You have a fever? Okay, I'll ask for a day off for you, and I'll bring you medicine after get off work."

Seeing Bai Yan's message warmed my heart. I replied that it wasn't necessary, that I had already taken my medicine and wanted to rest for a couple of days.

Right after sending the message, I drifted off to sleep again.

When I woke up again, I saw Zhang Dongting sitting on a stool, her hands supporting her on the edge of the bed, her eyes blinking as she stared at me.

"Sister Ting, what brings you here?"

I tried to sit up, but she pushed me back down.

"Lie down quickly."

Zhang Dongting tucked me in and said reproachfully, "Bai Yan asked for leave for you, saying you had a fever and couldn't get out of bed. I was worried, so I came to check on you. But when I walked in, I saw the living room was covered in your vomit, and your clothes and pants were all dirty as you slept on the bed. You were so disheveled. If you didn't have a fever, who would?"

I lifted the blanket and looked down, only to find that my clothes, pants, and even my underwear had been taken off.

"Sister Ting, you...you helped me take off all my clothes?" I nervously clutched the blanket tightly.

Zhang Dongting rolled her eyes: "What are you trying to hide? I've seen every inch of your body. I know better than you how many hairs you have."