Inside the Civil Affairs Bureau of Yuanxing District, Upper City.
"Luo Feng, how could you be this pathetic?!"
"The bride price is only 300,000 yuan, and you're giving 250,000? Aren't you making me lose face?"
"Go borrow another 50,000. Take out a loan for 50,000 if you have to! Otherwise, how is my brother supposed to get married?"
"I'll give you one more hour. If it's short by even one cent, this wedding is off!"
Li Li wore high heels, tight leather pants, a white knit sweater, and a black jacket. She was a little over five feet tall, slim but not particularly curvy.
At that moment, she looked at the boyfriend she had dated for five years. Since he could not even come up with a 300,000-yuan bride price, she mercilessly mocked him in front of everyone.
"This is all my savings, and I even borrowed another 60,000."
Luo Feng stopped the transfer he had been making, exited the banking app, silently gathered up the household registration booklet from the table, and stood.
"Whether you want to get married or not, I'm not marrying you now."
"We officially break up from this moment on."
Luo Feng spoke calmly. Ignoring the gazes of the other people at the Civil Affairs Bureau who were enjoying the spectacle, he walked out.
When it came to the girlfriend he had dated for five years, he only felt that he had been incredibly foolish back then.
Five years ago, his career had been thriving. He earned over a million yuan a year and was full of ambition.
Li Li had been an employee at one of his suppliers. After they became acquainted, Li Li began actively pursuing him.
During a dinner gathering, when they were both slightly tipsy, Li Li kissed him and confessed. She had a good face and figure, and driven by hormones, Luo Feng agreed.
The day after they confirmed their relationship, Li Li moved into the apartment Luo Feng had bought in the city center.
They might not have made love every night, but conservatively speaking, it was six days a week with one day off.
With both his career and love life flourishing, Luo Feng naturally became even more ambitious. He took out bank loans and expanded his business.
But over the next few years, due to various factors, he lost everything.
He sold off all his assets—his home, car, and stocks—and barely managed to repay the bank loans.
Already in his thirties, Luo Feng had no choice but to start looking for work to make a living.
With only an ordinary bachelor's degree, he had no way of getting into a major corporation.
He found a job as a manager at a Hot Pot Restaurant, with one day off a week and a monthly salary of less than 10,000 yuan.
Back when he was a boss, he would return home exhausted to a lavish dinner and gentle care.
Later, when he became a corporate drone and returned home late at night, Li Li would still be out having fun.
A year ago, relying on her fairly good looks and the fact that she was still under thirty, Li Li found a job paying 5,000 yuan a month.
Although the salary was low, most of the people she met seemed to be successful.
The Li Li Luo Feng had once thought gentle and considerate began speaking in a sarcastic, mocking way, and their relationship gradually grew distant.
Three days ago, Li Li unexpectedly proposed marriage, but demanded a bride price of 200,000 yuan.
Luo Feng thought Li Li sincerely wanted to build a life with him. He was getting older, and his parents had been urging him, so he agreed.
After they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau and took out the household registration booklet, Li Li demanded another 100,000 yuan for the bride price.
In desperation, he borrowed money from friends and barely scraped together 250,000 yuan, only to be ruthlessly mocked by Li Li.
He had always strongly opposed bride prices, and hearing Li Li say that the 300,000 yuan would be used for her younger brother instantly woke him up.
So he proposed breaking up.
Ding!
The Perfect Life System has been bound. Host: Luo Feng Age: 32 Height: 175 cm Weight: 85 kg Wealth: 190,000 yuan Constitution: 61 (sub-healthy condition. Below 60 indicates frailty and frequent illness. Please improve as soon as possible.)
Ding!
You have a new mission! The host's current condition has been detected. To achieve a perfect life as soon as possible, please strengthen your exercise routine. Mission objective: Reduce body fat percentage to 15%. Mission reward: Your current body fat percentage is 25%. For every 1% reduced, receive 200,000 yuan. Reach 15% for an additional reward of 10 million yuan.
Hiss...
Luo Feng took a deep breath. This heaven-defying system had actually descended upon him!
He had been playing this Perfect Life game recently, yet it had unexpectedly become his system.
He remembered that the more he played, the stronger the game character became. Height and length could be increased however he wanted.
With those absurdly powerful constitution stats in the thousands and tens of thousands, the displayed strength and speed were no less than Superman's.
His sexual stamina was endless, his lifespan was practically infinite, and he would remain forever young!
In the game, his businesses and descendants were spread across the globe. He was unquestionably the richest man in the world by an overwhelming margin!
After all that suffering, good fortune had finally arrived!
"You're still smiling? You can't even afford a 300,000-yuan bride price. What a loser!"
"I must have been blind to find a boyfriend like you!"
"Don't say I never gave you a chance. You're just too useless. Don't come harass me after we break up. Goodbye forever!"
Li Li walked out at that moment.
She had wanted to break up with Luo Feng for a long time, but she was afraid her relatives and friends would say she was too materialistic.
So she came up with the bride price scheme. She had not expected him to actually come up with 200,000 yuan, so she had no choice but to raise the price on the spot.
On the surface, she had given him a chance.
A Mercedes-Benz GLC slowly pulled up by the roadside. The window rolled down, and a middle-aged man waved at Li Li.
Li Li smiled in response, quickly walked over to the Mercedes-Benz, and got into the front passenger seat.
The moment Luo Feng saw that, he understood that Li Li's bride price stunt had been meant to force him into proposing the breakup.
Judging from how familiar the two were, they had probably gotten together long ago.
But Li Li was already in the past. He could not wait to verify whether the system was real.
He prepared to jog home, get some exercise, and lower his body fat percentage as soon as possible.
Before he had even taken two steps, the Mercedes-Benz slowly pulled up beside him.
"Thank you for taking care of Li Li all these years. We're heading to Chaoyang Grand Hotel now."
The middle-aged man spoke smugly, practically saying outright that he was going to get a room at a hotel with Li Li.
"Going to a hotel to play with what I left behind?"
Luo Feng did not put up with him and immediately went for the jugular. "We practiced every position and every location over the years, so the runway's been expanded pretty wide. Hope you don't mind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, both people in the car looked unpleasant.
"Damn, what a disgusting man. He has no class at all!"
"How did you ever stay with a man like that!"
The man cursed and then took his anger out on Li Li.
"Manager Yang, he's just a loser. He's only trying to provoke you!"
"I was young and foolish back then, and I ended up with a pathetic shrimp-headed man like him."
"These past two years, we were together in name only. I've wanted to break up with him for ages."
Li Li hurriedly explained in a sweet, coquettish voice, putting on every possible act of innocent charm.
"Fine. Luckily, you met me. Forget about him. Let's go to the hotel and celebrate your escape from misery. I ordered Western food and red wine..."
The man reached out and pinched Li Li's thigh. Then he stepped on the gas and pulled away from Luo Feng.
He jogged for two kilometers.
Although it was September and the weather had cooled down, Luo Feng was still drenched in sweat.
Sweat streamed down his face like water.
His legs felt as though they had been filled with lead, unbearably heavy.
Ding.
An emergency situation has been detected near the host. A Body Strengthening Potion has been issued in advance. After use, speed, strength, and endurance will be temporarily increased for six hours. Mission objective: Subdue the robber. Mission reward: Constitution +5 points; increase any part of the body by 3 cm.
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