Reborn Billionaire: Turning Breakup Money into a Fortune - Chapter 1: Breaking up is fine, but you'll have to pay extra.

“A house is a must, there’s no room for discussion on that, we have to add my daughter’s name to the deed.”

“As for the bride price, 300,000 yuan will be fine, I won’t make things difficult for you.”

Lu Yang looked at his blind date and her mother sitting opposite him.

I couldn’t help but feel a little dazed.

A woman in her thirties was asking for a higher price than a girl in her twenties.

However, he did not refute it.

He simply shifted his gaze silently to the water glass in his hand.

Since it’s not suitable, there’s no need to waste words.

Lu Yang stood up and said, “I have something to do, so I’ll head back first.”

Upon hearing Lu Yang’s words, the woman’s parent, who had been chattering incessantly since entering, became furious:

“You young man, how can you go on a blind date like this?”

“No wonder he’s almost forty and still not married!”

Lu Yang ignored them and walked out of the restaurant.

Night had just fallen, and the streets were bustling with traffic.

Lu Yang looked somewhat lonely as he walked alone on the street.

Thinking about his experiences nearly twenty years after graduating from university, Lu Yang couldn’t help but feel a tightness in his chest.

Lu Yang graduated from the School of Economics at the best university in China, making him a true prodigy in those days.

But everything is predestined, and nothing is up to us.

He graduated in 2008 just as the financial crisis hit.

The offer from the foreign investment bank that had been agreed upon long ago was also reneged on.

At that time, not only were new employees like him who hadn’t even started working yet, but even long-term employees were being laid off in large numbers.

Keep in mind that was a job offer with an annual salary of 500,000 yuan. If he had been able to take the job, his fate might have been completely different.

“I need to have a job.”

With this in mind, Lu Yang landed his first job.

Real estate sales—a graduate of one of the top universities in China has ended up selling houses.

At that time, real estate sales revenue was actually quite high, and coupled with Lu Yang’s outstanding abilities, he accumulated nearly a million yuan in savings after working for two or three years.

However, Lu Yang is not someone who is content with mediocrity.

It was for this reason that in 2010, Lu Yang used his connections in the real estate company to purchase four investment properties at once.

To pay the down payment for these four houses, Lu Yang not only invested all his savings but also borrowed some money.

To Lu Yang’s surprise, regulatory policies were introduced just a few months after he purchased the property.

Not only did the prices of the investment properties he bought plummet, but Lu Yang’s own income also continued to shrink.

A few months later, unable to pay his mortgage, Lu Yang had no choice but to liquidate all the properties he had invested in.

In this back and forth, not only did Lu Yang lose all his income over the past few years, but he was also left with hundreds of thousands of yuan in debt.

What worried Lu Yang even more was that after he sold the house, the house price actually started to rise again.

It didn’t take long for the price to return to the price Lu Yang bought it at, and it continued to break new highs in the days that followed.

By the time Lu Yang paid off his debts at the age of thirty, the property prices in China Overseas had doubled, with those in the core areas rising even more sharply.

As a result, Lu Yang not only missed out on becoming a multi-millionaire, but also wasted seven or eight years of his life.

“What a fucked-up life.”

Just as Lu Yang was crossing the road at the zebra crossing, a sports car sped by and knocked him high and far away.

While flying in mid-air, Lu Yang’s last thought was: “The compensation should be enough to support my parents in their old age.”

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“Lu Yang, take this 2 million as payment for saving Shan Shan.”

“You two are not a good match, it’s better for you to break up.”

Lu Yang looked at a well-maintained middle-aged woman sitting opposite him.

His eyes were filled with disbelief. Hadn’t he been hit by a car and thrown into the air?

“How did I get here?”

This scene had appeared in Lu Yang’s mind countless times.

Lu Yang recognized the middle-aged woman sitting opposite him.

She is the mother of Lu Yang’s current girlfriend, Susan.

Lu Yang and Su Shanshan’s acquaintance stemmed from an accident.

Before the winter break last year, Lu Yang encountered a criminal activity while jogging at night on campus.

Three thugs from outside the school kidnapped a girl.

That girl is Susan.

Lu Yang didn’t think too much at the time and rushed forward.

In the end, Lu Yang rescued the girl, but he himself was stabbed five times.

The most dangerous cut grazed his lung; it was extremely perilous.

If those thugs hadn’t been scared away by the students who came later, Lu Yang would probably be dead.

The rest of the story is rather cliché.

It’s nothing more than a story of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress and then falling in love.

Susan comes from a very well-off family; even in Shanghai, they would be considered a well-known wealthy businesswoman.

Lu Yang’s parents were ordinary workers, and there was no comparison between them and the Su family.

Lu Yang clearly remembered that about half a year after he was discharged from the hospital, Susan’s mother came to him.

“Lu Yang, are you listening?”

The woman opposite him felt a little annoyed by Lu Yang’s absent-mindedness.

“Yes, I heard you.”

Could it be that I’ve been reborn?

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Lu Yang focused his gaze on Susan’s mother across from him.

Since God has given me a second chance, I must live a meaningful life this time.

“Lu Yang, you’re a good kid. You and Shan Shan are really not a good match. Even if you don’t want this money, it won’t last.”

“I am Shanshan’s mother, I know her.”

Looking at the woman across from him, speaking eloquently, Lu Yang couldn’t help but think of the decision he had made in his previous life.

In his previous life, he refused the 2 million check without the slightest hesitation.

As for her relationship with Susan, just as her mother had said, it didn’t even last six months before they parted ways.

“Thank you, Auntie. I agree to break up with Shanshan.”

Looking at Susan’s mother, dressed in the latest Chanel suit and looking like a noblewoman, Lu Yang suppressed his excitement and spoke.

Now that he has a second chance, how could he possibly be as foolish as he was in his previous life?

Besides, he deserved the money; he risked his life for it.

“Okay, I’m glad you agree.”

Upon hearing Lu Yang’s words, Susan’s mother was initially incredulous, but then a look of joy appeared on her face.

“But, Auntie…”

“Just say what’s on your mind, don’t be shy.”

“I will definitely help any auntie who can.”

“Even after you break up, you can still come over to my house. You can still be friends even if you can’t be lovers.”

Seeing Lu Yang’s hesitant manner, Susan’s mother spoke directly.

In fact, Susan’s mother had always had a good impression of Lu Yang.

Whether in terms of appearance, physique, or education, Lu Yang is outstanding.

It’s just that their family was really poor.

“Shanshan is my dearest love!”

“Auntie, I bled for Shanshan!”

“You need to pay more!”

Lu Yang spoke with righteous indignation, his eyes as firm as if he were about to join the Party.