It was the system!?
Zhang Yan never expected that he would actually gain something from misfortune and obtain the legendary system.
After the system was successfully bound, it quickly issued Zhang Yan his first task.
"Beep—System prompt, the God-Level Choice System is now activated. Your girlfriend, Li Chuchu, has transferred your hard-earned money to her ex-boyfriend to help him start a business. Please make a choice:
1. Choose to forgive her and receive the title 'Enduring Green Turtle.'
2. Who doesn't have an ex? Call your ex-girlfriend and tell her you regret it and want to get back together. Reward: 30 million soft sister coins and a '1 Yuan House Purchase Voucher.'"
Is there even a choice!?
If Zhang Yan forgave Li Chuchu, he would surely end up becoming a "Green Turtle"!
So, Zhang Yan sneered and took out his phone. "Ex-boyfriend, huh? Who doesn't have a past?"
"You have an ex, so do I!"
With that, Zhang Yan began scrolling through his phone contacts.
Li Chuchu's eyes widened as she realized that Zhang Yan was serious. She rushed forward and grabbed his arm, saying, "Zhang Yan, what are you doing!? Are you going to call that little vixen?"
"Get out of my way!" Zhang Yan shoved Li Chuchu aside.
At that moment, he found a very familiar name.
Shen Qing.
This name held great significance in Zhang Yan's heart.
She was his first love, his ex-girlfriend.
As for why they broke up, it was a story full of regret.
They met in college and were inseparable.
However, Zhang Yan knew that Shen Qing came from an extremely privileged family.
Shen Qing was raised with strict discipline, which led to their four-year relationship never progressing past holding hands and kissing.
Though Zhang Yan had longed for more, he always respected Shen Qing and wanted to wait until after graduation to propose to her.
But just like in some clichéd plot, just before graduation, Zhang Yan was approached by a wealthy woman.
She was dressed in luxurious jewelry and simply said one thing—"You two aren't suitable. You can't give Shen Qing happiness. The money you will make in your lifetime may not even be as much as Shen Qing's pocket money for one month."
This single remark crushed Zhang Yan.
He knew that a relationship between people of different social standing was never meant to last.
And so, they inexplicably broke up.
Later, Zhang Yan started dating Li Chuchu, whose family conditions were also average, which gave him some sense of security.
Even though Li Chuchu often acted out, he tolerated it.
The memories of his time with Shen Qing raced through Zhang Yan's mind.
After a moment, Zhang Yan gritted his teeth and dialed the number he hadn't called in three years.
The phone rang twice before it was picked up.
"Hello..." The voice on the other end was one Zhang Yan was intimately familiar with, exactly like before. "Is it Zhang Yan?"
Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Yan's heart tightened. He swallowed hard and said, "It's me."
There was silence on the other end.
After a long three seconds, Zhang Yan heard Shen Qing trying to force a smile, speaking lightly, "It's been three years, why did you think of calling me?"
"How have you been these three years?"
"Not good." Zhang Yan answered firmly.
Shen Qing on the other end seemed surprised, her voice filled with concern, "Why? Have you encountered some trouble?"
Zhang Yan looked at Li Chuchu, whose face was growing more and more unpleasant, and made up his mind. "Shen Qing, I regret breaking up with you. I want to ask you, are you willing to be with me again?"
There was a sound of something dropping, followed by a pause, as though her phone had fallen on the table.
But soon, the phone was picked up again, and Shen Qing's voice came through, now choked with emotion.
"Where are you now?"
"I'm at Hongqi Street."
"There's an Old Ancestor Bookstore on Hongqi Street. Wait for me outside, I'll be there in fifteen minutes!"
After saying this, Shen Qing hung up the phone.
At the same time, the system's voice rang out.
"Beep—Congratulations, host, you've made your choice and received the reward: 30 million soft sister coins (legally deposited into your account) and a '1 Yuan House Purchase Voucher.'"
Zhang Yan's phone received a text message, and after hanging up, he casually checked it.
Since he found out that Li Chuchu had transferred all his money out, Zhang Yan had canceled all linked services except for his own and had set up a text message alert.
The text was the notification that the 30 million had been deposited.
As for the 1 Yuan house purchase voucher, it was in the system space, ready for use at any time.
Although he didn't know why Shen Qing wanted to meet him, a sense of satisfaction from successful revenge began to swell in him.
Actually, now that he thought about it, what was the big deal about breaking up with Li Chuchu?!
He had spent three years with someone else's wife, and it was a huge profit!
Of course, the money that was transferred away, Zhang Yan was going to get it back. Whether he donated it for charity or not, he couldn't let Li Chuchu and Li Minghui get away with it.