A Man's Dream

An indescribable planet.

Huaxia, Bin City.

"Grandpa, your grandson is calling you!!!"

Early in the morning, the phone rang incessantly, waking Li Xian from his slumber. He forced his eyes open to glance at the time and realized it wasn't even nine o'clock yet, so he silenced his phone, curled back under the covers, and went back to sleep.

It was Saturday, no work, so getting him up early was simply impossible. Besides, he'd been gaming all night and hadn't crawled into bed until four or five in the morning; if he didn't sleep until the afternoon, he'd be doing a disservice to the weekend.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Xian threw off the covers with an annoyed expression. Perhaps because his sleep had been interrupted, he was no longer drowsy and found it hard to drift off again.

Which bastard is harassing me this early in the morning!

Li Xian checked his phone with a fit of morning grumpiness. Seeing the name attached to the three missed calls on the screen, he paused for a moment and muttered, "Did the sun rise in the west today?"

The calls were from his girlfriend, Zhang Ning.

The two of them had been in a cold war for over a week without any contact, so Zhang Ning calling him suddenly was a bit of a surprise.

Based on his understanding of Zhang Ning's personality, she would never reach out unless he took the initiative to apologize and cave in. This desperate triple-call was dripping with strangeness.

Did she have a change of heart?

How could that be!

Immediately dismissing this unrealistic thought, Li Xian was just about to call back when several VX messages came through in succession.

They were messages from Zhang Ning.

Li Xian tapped on VX to take a look, and a surge of anger instantly rushed to his head.

"Yo..."

"Li Xian, you've got some nerve, actually not answering my calls."

"It doesn't matter, this should be the last time I ever call you."

"I am now officially notifying you, we are done!"

"Let's break up!"

Damn it... fine, let's break up!

I've wanted to break up for a long time anyway!

I've been putting up with you for way too long!

Between the morning grumpiness and this long-simmering fire, Li Xian almost threw his phone to vent his frustration, but fortunately, his reason prevailed. He didn't do it; instead, he clenched his fist tightly and took a deep breath.

It really wouldn't be worth it to wreck a phone he'd had for two years just for this woman.

"Break up it is. The next one will be better, the next one will be sweeter, the next one will be more obedient!"

"Bye-bye to you!"

He fired off two messages quickly and, without giving her a chance to react, blocked her immediately.

Heh, I won't even delete you; I'll just make you uncomfortable. You can't send messages, so go ahead and choke on your anger.

He did the same with the phone calls—blocked her directly so she couldn't call or text.

After getting that sorted, Li Xian felt much better. He had been indecisive for so long, and today was the perfect time to make a clean break.

In truth, the two of them were a mistake from the very beginning.

The relationship was never equal, and Li Xian had always been in the weaker position.

Zhang Ning only became his girlfriend because of intense pressure from friends; she had never actually liked him.

As for Li Xian, he was just a fool making one-sided sacrifices. He was called a boyfriend, but in reality, he was just a tool and a wallet.

They had been "dating" for half a year, but it was limited to holding hands and putting an arm around her waist; they hadn't even kissed. Could you even call that dating?

In the words of his ethics professor: a man and woman who haven't been intimate aren't boyfriend and girlfriend; they're just siblings.

And the relationship between Li Xian and Zhang Ning probably didn't even qualify as that.

Zhang Ning was always finding fault with this or that about Li Xian, and even when he spent money on her, she complained he was stingy!

What was even more excessive was that whenever they went on a date, she would often bring a third wheel, leaving Li Xian to be nothing more than a human selfie stick.

He had never once appeared on Zhang Ning's Moments. His presence was basically zero; aside from two or three mutual friends, everyone else probably thought she was still single.

That was quite the performance.

It was a bit stupid—no, it was very stupid.

But, well, men have their moments of being blinded by infatuation; the important thing is to see reality sooner rather than later.

Fortunately, Li Xian hadn't spent too much money on her, unlike some people who maxed out their credit cards for so-called love and ended up drowning in debt.

In the end, it was all for nothing.

Enough said, talking about it just brings tears.

Li Xian relaxed on the bed for a few minutes before heading to the bathroom. To say this breakup didn't hit him at all would be a lie, but he had a good mindset and was already mentally prepared, so he believed he would forget about it before long.

The next one will be better, the next one will be more obedient, the next one will be more submissive, and for the next one, I must keep my eyes wide open.

In the bathroom, after washing his face, Li Xian picked up his phone and called his best friend, Wang Meng.

Wang Meng was his college classmate and one of the few close friends he had in Bin City.

The phone rang for a long time before the other end finally picked up.

"Brother Xian... what kind of madness are you on? What time is it? Do you remember when we went to sleep?"

"Sleep my ass, get up and play, I've been dumped..."

"Huh?" The other side paused for a moment before saying, "So soon..." The tone was as if it were a matter of course.

"Five minutes, get up now."

"Fine, hold on... Oh right, I'm sending you something, check your VX."

After saying that, the other side hung up. Li Xian opened his VX, confused. A moment later, a message from Wang Meng arrived containing several photos.

Li Xian tapped to enlarge the images and instantly flew into a rage. They showed a man and a woman embracing intimately; the woman was none other than Zhang Ning, who had just broken up with him.

What the hell!

Li Xian cursed and continued scrolling. There were photos of Zhang Ning eating with that man, and the last one showed them getting into a BMW together.

Well, well, she hooked up with someone who drives a BMW!

Li Xian laughed in extreme anger. He tried his best to control his emotions and sent a message to Wang Meng.

"When did this happen?"

A few seconds later, Wang Meng replied, "About half a month ago. It's not that I didn't want to tell you, brother, it's just... I was afraid there might be a misunderstanding."

"Yeah... it's fine." Li Xian didn't blame him.

"Sigh... if you really can't swallow this, let's go mess that bastard up. I looked into it, he works at the same company as Zhang Ning. It'd be easy to corner him."

"Forget it... let's just get on the game first." Li Xian thought for a moment and decided not to act on impulse.

What good would beating that guy up do? It might provide some temporary relief, but if the guy called the police, he'd just be inviting trouble and ending up with a criminal record.

He was an outsider with no connections in Binhai. It would be too easy for that man to retaliate against him, and he might even drag his friends into it.

All in all, beating him up would be satisfying for a moment, but the consequences would be endless. It just wasn't worth it.

"Just like that? Brother Xian, don't bottle it up."

"Yeah, I'll wait for you in the game. Get online."

After sending the message, Li Xian slammed his fist onto the desk and let out a heavy breath. "Damn it... so what if you drive a BMW? I'll definitely be driving a G-Wagon in the future."

[Well said, Host. A man should drive a G-Wagon.]

Li Xian: "????"

[Super Money Spending Game, binding in progress...]

What the hell! What is this!

A golden finger?

A system?

Having been baptized by webnovels, Li Xian was no stranger to this, but he never expected such a stroke of luck to fall upon him.

Could it be that the tides have turned, and today it's my turn!

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west...

Just as Li Xian was filled with excitement, the game finished loading, and suddenly, a nineteen-inch semi-transparent interface appeared before his eyes.

Attribute Panel.

Host: Li Xian, Male, 24 years old, Height 178cm, Weight 185lbs (slightly chubby).

Level: lv1

Appearance: 59.

Charm: 50.

Strength: 51.

Stamina: 52.

Agility: 40.

Are these stats really that pathetic!

No way, I'm quite handsome. How is my appearance not even passing?

And these stamina and strength stats must be fake, right? How are they both below passing?

Li Xian touched his chubby face. He had always believed he was quite handsome; even now, having gained a bit of weight, he remained just as confident.

This is probably a common flaw for all men—the more they look in the mirror, the more handsome they think they are, whereas for women, it's the opposite: the more they look, the more they see their own imperfections.

Well, none of that is the point.

Li Xian finished looking over the attribute panel and, with a flick of his mind, flipped to the mission panel.

[Level 1 Main Mission: Spend 10 million, time limit seven days, automatically accepted. (Countdown started: 6 days 23 hours 59 minutes)]

[Note: The main mission must be completed within the time limit, otherwise the mission will be judged a failure and the game will end. Mission funds may be allocated at the host's discretion, but cannot be used for illegal activities, trafficking in arms, drugs, or endangering social security. Upon completion, the system will provide an evaluation, and the score obtained by the host will affect the mission fund amount for the next level.]

666666...

Starting off with ten million that must be spent in seven days—is this for real?

[Your main mission funds have arrived, please check your account.]

[Your novice reward of five consecutive draws has been sent to your inventory.]

[Your unique passive skill "Wish Come True" has been issued, please check your skill bar.]

[Random Mission: A Man's Dream, please accept!]

[For more functions, please pay attention to system prompts!]

Holy crap, on top of giving me money to spend, there are random missions, lucky draws, a skill bar...

Having received a massive influx of information, Li Xian's head was already spinning, and just then, a text message from the bank arrived.

"Your bank account ending in 6664 received a deposit of 10,000,000.00 on June 7, 2014, at 09:12. Current available balance: 10,000,511.95."

Staring at this message, Li Xian's hands trembled and his heart rate spiked; suddenly becoming a multi-millionaire was truly hard to get used to.

It shouldn't be fake, right?

Li Xian decided to test it out. He logged into VX and started transferring money to Wang Meng.

1000...

1000...

1000...

Li Xian sent ten thousand RMB in one go.

I apologize for the oversight. Please provide the text you would like me to translate, and I will ensure it is rendered into natural, fluent English while strictly adhering to your formatting requirements.

Wang Meng was completely dumbfounded, sending a barrage of question marks and confused emojis.

"Brother Xian... what's wrong with you?"

"Don't scare me!"

"I'm a coward..."

Wang Meng didn't dare accept the money, trembling on the other end of the phone. Seeing that Li Xian didn't reply, he immediately sent a voice call request.

Li Xian chuckled, declined the call, and sent him a voice message: "Mengzi... this is all of Brother's savings, help Brother break that guy's leg."

"Holy crap, I knew you couldn't swallow that grudge, Brother Xian. I'll take the job, but you don't need ten thousand, two thousand is enough. I guarantee he won't be able to lift his leg."

Pfft...

This remark cracked Li Xian up, and he hurriedly sent another voice message.

"Hahaha... just kidding. We're civilized people; we don't do those illegal things."

The system explicitly stated that the money could not be used for illegal activities. Although he didn't know if "personal grudges" counted as illegal, Li Xian didn't want to take the risk.

Besides, now that he had ten million, resorting to brawling would be way too low-class.

With this much money, crushing that brat would be a piece of cake; he could tear him apart fair and square.

Li Xian wasn't in a hurry at all. The most important thing now was to understand how the game worked.

"Just kidding? Then I'm sending this ten thousand back to you."

"Don't bother. Keep it, go grab a meal tonight. I have urgent business now, I'm not playing the game, just wait for my call."

With that, Li Xian turned his attention back to the game interface and began studying the mechanics.

This game wasn't difficult; the main task was to spend money. As for how to spend it, he just had to go wild and spend freely, as long as it wasn't illegal.

Random missions were triggered by the passive skill "Wish Come True," and the trigger rate was related to the host's obsession.

The game had no store, but various items and cards could be obtained through lucky draws. Attribute points and draws could be earned by completing missions.

There were three skill card slots under the character panel, which presumably increased as the level rose.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was noon. After Li Xian had basically mastered the game, he thought for a moment and accepted the first random mission.

[A Man's Dream: A man must drive a G-Wagon. Your G-Wagon is parked in Zone B, Basement Level 2 of the Gaoxin Wanda Plaza underground parking lot. Go and drive your G-Wagon away. Time limit 30 minutes, countdown started: 29 minutes 59 seconds.]

Holy crap, Wanda Plaza is nearly twenty kilometers away from here!

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