Chapter 50: Wealth from Heaven; To Refuse is Sinful

Guo Zerui was known as one of the Eight Great Young Masters of the capital. Due to his loose tongue and rapid turnover of girlfriends, he enjoyed considerable popularity online.

Even without Lu Nanting, there were always paparazzi waiting to catch him on camera.

Because it was a screen recording and the "Gale Swordsman" had not yet triggered the game's sound effects, not only was the chat content exposed in its entirety, but the four accounts he was playing with were also quickly identified by netizens.

The other two were relatively low-profile and were not singled out.

Guo Zerui, however, was quickly recognized because he had frequently played duo matches with a certain former girlfriend—who was now a game streamer—using this very account.

To be fair, his romantic history was far too transparent; once people identified the period they were together, they could easily find his account within the female streamer's match history.

Guo Zerui's current girlfriend sold clothes, and she held a fancy title: Brand Director.

Having been slighted by Lu Nanting, she immediately applied a delicate, "peach blossom" makeup look and went live on the internet to cry.

While crying, she showcased the new arrivals in her shop, subtly dropping product links.

"We are all girls from good families. Doesn't everyone enter a relationship with the hope of something long-lasting?"

As she spoke, she "accidentally" knocked over a water cup, wetting her clothes, and wept as she moved away from the camera.

Two minutes later, she swiftly changed into a new outfit, apologized, and returned to the frame.

"Which brand am I wearing? My own design, of course.

"Babies, I'm so sorry, I'm really in no mood to sell clothes today.

"I'm truly sorry. I know it looks ethereal and beautiful, but please, don't ask. It's a new arrival that hasn't hit the shop yet; you won't be able to buy it.

"Waaa, I know you feel bad for me and hate that I'm so pathetic, but what can I do when faced with such an unprovoked disaster?

"Waaa, you guys are the only ones who are good to me. Thank you for your love.

"You really love this piece, don't you?

"The sample was just finished, and this is the only one I have on. If you sisters really want it, I'll have to urge the factory to rush the production.

"You all know my factory's capacity is limited; we really can't make any more. Can we just limit it to a thousand pieces? Otherwise, the workshop workers will be exhausted.

"It's so hot out; please have some sympathy for them, okay?"

With a "3, 2, 1, link is live," the thousand orders were snapped up in seconds.

She kept her word; once they were sold out, she truly stopped.

Gu Gu Lanxi clicked to take a look.

A chiffon puff-sleeve blouse priced at 399 yuan. A thousand pieces meant nearly 400,000 yuan.

Good heavens, in just a few minutes.

After deducting costs, she was making at least a fifty-percent profit.

It had to be said, Gu Lanxi sometimes felt quite tempted.

If she didn't have a more dignified, easier, and more suitable way to make money, she might have tried it herself.

The rhythm of the livestream was excellent. After selling one item, she didn't continue talking about clothes; instead, with eyes brimming with tears, she began to vent her grievances again

"I feel wronged, and not for any other reason, but because I just want an apology. Is it because we aren't married and are just in a serious relationship that we deserve to be looked down upon?"

"I know my boyfriend is excellent and comes from a very good family. I am just a girl from an ordinary background. I thought that if I worked harder, I could be worthy of him... but reality tells me that no matter how hard I try, the class divide is unbridgeable."

"I want to say, I'm not stealing or robbing; I'm just in a relationship with someone my own age whom I've taken a liking to. Why should I be treated like this?"

"But reality gave me a cold slap in the face—it turns out that being with me makes him a laughingstock among his friends. Because of me, he is looked down upon. Waaa... it's too cruel..."

It had to be said, the girl cried beautifully, and her words were beautifully crafted.

With reddened eyes and a red nose, she didn't resort to insults but instead spoke with gentle logic, making her truly unlikable.

After crying for a while, she naturally lifted her sleeve to wipe her tears.

She was quite daring; her pure white sleeve was smeared with a mess of black marks from her mascara.

Her makeup was ruined in the process.

Gu Lanxi had never watched influencer livestreams and didn't quite understand their tricks, but she found herself getting hooked and couldn't bring herself to leave.

The girl naturally went to change her clothes, not forgetting to remove her makeup.

When she reappeared with a bare face, looking like a fresh lotus in clear water, her eyes were filled with anxiety and misery.

"I was afraid you babies would get impatient, and I didn't have time to redo my makeup. No matter how unhappy a girl is, she must try to stay beautiful. In that case, I'll just do a makeup tutorial livestream.

"I won't talk about the unhappy things anymore; it'll ruin everyone's mood.

"My makeup skills aren't very good, so please don't laugh at me~"

Just as she was about to sit down, the comment section asked about the dress she was wearing again.

Fine, another bout of heartfelt confession, followed by a "3, 2, 1, link is live."

"Genuine mulberry silk, high-end goods that cost over 3,000 yuan in department stores. Our livestream offers a conscience price of only 588 yuan. If you don't like it when you receive it, we offer full returns! If the size doesn't fit, full returns! If there are quality issues, full returns!"

"You've all known me for years; you know what kind of person I am. I never speak ill of anyone, nor do I do anything against my conscience. I have always done business honestly and worked hard to live my best life. I believe that hard work will be recognized one day."

Fine, *click-clack*, the link went live, and ten thousand orders were snapped up.

Over five million yuan, in less than three minutes!

But after selling the clothes, the woman sat down and began selling cosmetics while doing her makeup.

Items like 9.9 yuan eyebrow pencils, free beauty sponges with a 300 yuan purchase, essential summer sunscreen, and breathable, easy-to-blend, non-greasy primers...

Gu Lanxi suppressed the urge to place an order, clutched her chest, and exited the livestream.

If she streamed twenty days a month and generated ten million in sales every day, even with a minimum commission of 10%, she would make twenty million a month.

She had heard the highest commission could reach 50%; she wondered if it was true.

Having witnessed the earning speed of an influencer, Gu Lanxi, who had been joyful this morning over a two-hundred-million-yuan transaction, could no longer feel any happiness.

After paying taxes, a project spanning several years had only brought her a profit of a little over a hundred million. It was simply too slow! And too little!

A genius girl and a rising star in the financial world had, quite literally, crumbled slightly after witnessing a livestreaming prodigy's sales prowess. Meanwhile, the internet was becoming increasingly lively.

Guo Zerui was unwilling to enter an arranged marriage and had lived quite a dissolute life over the years, appearing as though he had a lifelong specialty for dating influencers.

Speaking of which, he was about a month younger than Lu Nanting, and his list of named ex-girlfriends had already reached number nineteen.

Truly, he hadn't been idle since reaching adulthood.

With his current girlfriend's livestream gaining traction and her sales skyrocketing, why wouldn't his ex-girlfriends try to ride her coattails?

It was practically free money!

"What does this have to do with being gold-diggers? Guo Zerui has great conditions; he'd be considered a high-quality boyfriend anywhere. Isn't it normal to like him? Among his pursuers, some are fat and plain, some are short and poor—why would I pass up a better option? That's just ridiculous."

"If I had known that dating him meant being looked down upon by his brothers and being nearly two years into a breakup, I wouldn't have bothered dating him at all."

"Honestly, I've never seen a man with so little class. He even attacks his best friend's girlfriend."

"I really don't know what kind of celestial beauty he married to make him look down on other people's girlfriends all day long."

"I'm holding back my temper right now, so I won't talk about manners. I'll say this: if there is anything wrong with his wife, I will absolutely start blasting immediately!"

...

A crowd of people came out to chase the clout. The onlookers were like people flipping through a deck of cards; for a moment, it was hard to tell whether this beauty's crying was more beautiful or that noble person's scolding was more melodious.

Everyone was truly busy.

While watching the spectacle, they didn't forget to leave mocking comments

[Calling him a boyfriend is a nice way to put it; to put it bluntly, they're all just playthings~]

[Each of you claims to be the "official" girlfriend. Let me ask you: have any of you ever seen Lu Nanting's wife? Haha, you probably wouldn't even be invited to the same table at the wedding banquet. Oh, right, you wouldn't even be invited to a banquet like that. Hahaha~]

[Don't you even think about it—with influencers like you, you think you can marry into the Guo family? You must be delusional!]

...

The internet contains all kinds of people.

Similar comments were everywhere; just thinking about how much these words would sting made one realize their impact.

But even when the girl cried until her false eyelashes fell off, no one turned off the livestream.

Perhaps this was what people meant by "sudden wealth is a blessing, and not taking it is a sin."

After all, being insulted for a while is something one can move past, but missing a massive opportunity to make money would lead to lifelong regret!

To be honest, many of Guo Zerui's girlfriends were quite capable and had good vision. If he had just been more focused, he could have married any one of them and they would never have lived a poor life.

I actually can't bring myself to hate these girls at all.

Guo Zerui is good-looking, comes from a great family, and has massive traffic. Even his breakups are generous. To be able to reap what many struggle for years to achieve just by having a short relationship with him—anyone would be tempted.

攻略 (Strategizing/Winning over) a man provides a shortcut.

In a way, isn't beauty a scarce resource?

As long as one isn't a mistress or doing anything immoral, just dating seriously for a few months is like having a high-yield job.

It's actually quite good.

What do you think?

(End of Chapter)