You only have to look at the Entertainment Industry Twenty Years Later to see. The shrewd Master Huang and the simplehearted Fool Gen were both prey for Gold Diggers, who skinned and stripped them bare time and again.
For rich people, wanting to be a good person is difficult—and foolish.
Use the body, not the heart. That is the true way.
Still, if a girl like Annie took the initiative and offered herself to Xu Honglei, he would take a bite.
Some people say that rabbits do not eat the grass beside their burrows.
But Xu Honglei was a lazy rabbit.
Although Annie had agreed to be Older Cousin’s girlfriend, she was probably riding a donkey while looking for a horse, treating Older Cousin as a Backup Lover. The moment she met someone better, she would dump him without hesitation.
Although Annie eventually married Older Cousin Xu Hongtao in his previous life, it was because Older Cousin’s family had acquired two Large Houses by relying on Xu Honglei’s foolishness.
Japan was neither as good as the best nor as bad as the worst. Uncle and Aunt also owned a Supermarket with a substantial income, so she chose Older Cousin.
In this life, Xu Honglei had kept his own house, leaving Older Cousin’s family with only one. In the end, Annie might not marry Older Cousin Xu Hongtao.
“Xiao Lei, why are you dressed so handsomely today? Do you have a date with a pretty girl?” Whenever Annie saw Xu Honglei arrive, she took the initiative to greet him.
Annie worked the Day Shift at Xu Honglei’s Internet café. Apart from Older Cousin, she had few opportunities to meet young men, so she was often bored.
Some might ask, “Aren’t there young men everywhere in an Internet Café? Surely some of them would be tempted by Annie’s looks and go over to greet her!”
But the problem was, what respectable person went to an internet café to play games every day?
Birds of a feather flock together, and people belong to different circles. Truly capable people would not go to an Internet Café to play games, even when they played games.
They were not even interested in watching little movies. If they wanted to play, they played for real. Why watch little movies?
Xu Honglei was, at the very least, a Small Business Owner of an Internet Café. To Annie, he was an excellent Backup Lover. The key was figuring out how to make him fall at her feet and become a Simp.
Seeing Annie greet him, Xu Honglei also replied with a smile, “No, no. Does being handsome need a reason? From now on, your younger brother will be this handsome every day!”
Annie smiled and said, “I don’t believe you. Not a single man is honest. You became a Boss at such a young age—how could you not look for a girlfriend?”
“I do want to find one, but girlfriends don’t blow in on the wind. You have to go looking. Why don’t you dump my brother and make do with me? Be my girlfriend!”
Annie had been working the Day Shift lately, and Xu Honglei had long since become familiar with her. Their conversations had also taken on a flirtatious, teasing tone.
“Sure! Then you can take me out for a meal later!” Annie beamed, showing no shyness at all as she agreed at lightning speed.
Xu Honglei said with a chuckle, “In that case, forget it.”
Annie’s face filled with disdain. “Lei, you’re way too stingy! You can’t even bear to treat a girl to a meal!”
Xu Honglei laughed. “I was only joking with you. Why take it seriously? Sister-in-law, please let me off. The gap between our levels is too great—I’d be played to death by you!”
Annie curled her lips. “You’re a Boss, yet you can’t bear to pay for one meal. You’re stingy. And stop calling me Sister-in-law. I haven’t decided to marry your brother. Call me Sister Annie instead.”
“Sister Annie, I’m not stingy. I’m afraid Older Cousin will beat me to death if he finds out!”
Annie said unconcernedly, “It’s only a meal. What’s the big deal? Besides, I’m your Older Cousin’s girlfriend, not his Wife.
If he makes me unhappy one day, I can dump him at any time. With the way he acts like a good-for-nothing all day, do you think he’s worthy of me?”
Hearing this, Xu Honglei became even more certain that his impression was correct. He dropped the subject and asked, “The Internet Café can’t be left unattended. How about I order you some McDonald’s?”
“Sure! I want a family bucket!”
“Can you finish all that?”
“If I can’t finish it in the morning, I’ll eat it at noon. If I can’t finish it at noon, I’ll keep eating it in the afternoon. That saves me a whole day’s worth of meal money!”
However, Xu Honglei did not expect Annie to complain even after she began eating the McDonald’s with great relish. She put on a dissatisfied expression and said, “Xiao Lei, I still think you’re a little stingy!”
“What is it this time?”
Annie said with a grin, “No matter what, I’m still your ex-girlfriend. You only treated me to McDonald’s and didn’t even buy me a couple of outfits!”
Xu Honglei looked bewildered. “How did I become your Ex-girlfriend?”
Annie said with a grin, “You asked me to be your girlfriend, and I agreed.
That means we had a romantic relationship for a while. Even though you later dumped me, no one can deny that relationship. Wouldn’t you agree?”
Then she slapped her forehead and deliberately put on an angry expression. “That’s right! You dumped me without distinguishing right from wrong. Do you know how much psychological trauma that caused me?
No, this won’t do. I have a shadow in my heart, and you caused it all. You have to compensate me. Buying clothes won’t be enough—you’ll have to buy me handbags too!”
Xu Honglei complained inwardly. This woman had quite a few tricks. Fortunately, she was a woman; if she had been a man competing with him for women, she would have been a formidable opponent.
“All right, all right, so you’re my ex-girlfriend, and you have psychological trauma and a shadow in your heart. Come here, your younger brother will give you a proper treatment right now!”
After saying this, Xu Honglei stepped forward, grabbed Annie, and placed her on his thigh.
In terms of technique, Annie might not lose to Xu Honglei. But in terms of shamelessness, Xu Honglei could leave her several streets behind. After all, he had spent an entire lifetime honing it.
If Xu Honglei was a true Player King, then Annie could only count as a prospective Player Queen.
The Internet Café had changed shifts only a short while ago. Those who had stayed overnight had left, and the new customers had yet to arrive. Only he and Annie were in the Internet Café, so Xu Honglei became reckless.
“Ah?! Xiao Lei, don’t do this! Let go of me! I’m your Sister-in-law! If you don’t let go, I’m going to scream!”
Like a startled little rabbit, Annie weakly issued her threat to Xu Honglei.
Xu Honglei held her tightly and said with an unconcerned expression, “Sure, then scream. Let everyone come over and take a look. Let the neighbors find out how Little Sister-in-law is having an affair with her Younger brother-in-law.”
Then he whispered into Annie’s ear, “Sister Annie, didn’t you ask me to call you Sister Annie? Why do you want to be my Sister-in-law now? Is being my Sister-in-law more thrilling?”