Emma's expression shifted dramatically.She leaned in, eyes locked on the post, reading faster than she ever had in her life. When she finally finished, she slumped weakly onto the stool.
Her dream of marrying into wealth—gone just like that.The disappointment hit so hard she felt hollow, yet deep down, she still refused to fully accept it.
Emma asked, unwilling to let go, "Could the information be fake? He bought a villa for every woman… how would he afford that if he's about to go bankrupt?"
Lily replied, "The post explains that too. It says Jason Carter is rushing to buy villas for women because his business is collapsing—trying to avoid asset liquidation. But once bankruptcy hits, those villas will still be seized and auctioned."
She continued analyzing as if she were unraveling a conspiracy:
"Look, the post lays out all his industries and the problems he's facing in detail. And it says the industrial land he bought was dirt cheap because the seller already knew something was wrong. Jason thought he got a bargain and bragged about making a billion… but it was actually a massive trap."
The more Lily spoke, the more convinced she became.Emma felt the same—Lily's explanation made everything sound painfully logical.
So Emma opened her best-friends group chat, pasted the post, and asked for opinions.
Immediately, the group exploded with messages:
"I knew something was off! Who earns over a billion in days? My gut was right."
"Exactly! He always felt like a big pretender—rich on the surface, empty underneath."
"He's not a scammer, just a clueless nouveau riche. Got money, instantly flaunted it, then lost it all. Classic case: when your wealth doesn't match your ability, it flows back into society."
"Real estate development is complicated. Even huge companies go bankrupt. He's just a college student—of course he'd collapse."
"I've met guys like him. They leverage themselves to look rich but are drowning in debt. One girl got fooled—he promised a house, down payment paid, everything. Turns out he was just a realtor. Now she's stuck with the mortgage."
"I bet those villas he gave out are the same thing. Real wealthy men aren't stupid. Who buys houses for random girls?"
"And he strings along multiple women? Gross. Emma almost fell for him too. He's disgusting."
"Thankfully Emma didn't fall all the way in. Imagine marrying into bankruptcy? She dodged a bullet."
Emma read each message and gradually fully believed it.
Her fantasy of marrying into wealth—obliterated.The humiliation of all the effort she put into pleasing Jason surged back.Then she remembered how she arranged a heart-shaped candle display outside his dorm in an attempt to win him back.
Mortifying.
She grew angrier the more she thought about it.
In hindsight, she should even thank Jason for rejecting her that night.Otherwise, she'd be grieving her life choices right now.
Still… she had replayed Jason's advantages a hundred times over the years, so part of her hesitated. But imagining him broke and penniless erased any lingering reluctance.
Affection?Who cares?Was she supposed to starve with him?
Emma: Favorability -70
Disgusted, Emma opened the alt WeChat account she had created earlier that day and prepared to add Jason again.
The message she had drafted before read:
"Jason, I know I was terribly wrong. I won't bother you anymore. I just hope I can at least repay you somehow. See me whenever you're willing… maybe we can still be friends…"
But now, her tone—and her intentions—were about to change completely.
This was a trick Emma had learned from Sweetie's strategies, but now—worried Jason Carter might actually ask her to be his girlfriend—she hurriedly sent another friend request using her alt account.
This time, the verification message was:
"Jason, since you're so stubborn, then forget it. It's not like I can't find a better boyfriend."
After sending it, Emma finally felt a bit relieved.
The anger she had harbored from being rejected by Jason lately seemed to melt away, replaced by a smug sense of triumph—as if she had somehow become the one in control.
And when she thought of how Holly, Megan, and Mia's luxurious villas would supposedly be seized and auctioned off—and how they would walk away empty-handed—she felt a surge of schadenfreude.
Feeling delighted, she even used her connections to track down Holly Larson's and Megan's old QQ accounts and added them both.
Once they accepted, she immediately pasted the "Jason Carter bankruptcy post" and sent:
"Weren't you two so proud before? Still proud now?"
Holly didn't respond—she simply deleted her.Megan replied with a single question mark, then also deleted her.
Emma felt convinced they must be furious.Imagining their expressions filled her with a rush of satisfaction.
What she needed now was simple:
Find a rich boyfriend.Bring him in front of Jason next time.Make Jason absolutely furious.
Her gossip-loving roommate, exchanged uncertain glances.
Things had escalated too quickly.Rumors of Jason's bankruptcy, Emma's gloating, the sudden hostility—it all felt… off.
She messaged her boyfriend, who was already running a small business and was far more knowledgeable about the industry.
His reply came quickly:
"Only fools believe that fake post. In business, it's as ridiculous as 'I, George Washington, send you money.'Jason Carter is the project lead for the Stargazer Bay development. It's the single biggest and most important project in the entire county right now.
I've heard he's very close to the mayor.
If ANYONE in this region isn't going bankrupt, it's Jason."
He continued:
"That post is full of laughable holes. I'm too lazy to even dissect them.
Someone jealous of him must've posted it. I'll tell the Student Union—this kind of trash post should be taken down."
"Don't join the mob. Soon, all the people laughing at him will realize they were the clowns."
When they looked back at Emma—who was still basking in her imagined victory—their expressions turned complicated.
Meanwhile, on the Gulfstream G550…
Jason had already spent nearly all of the remaining $1,000,000+ from System Mission Five's simp fund. Only $50,000 remained, and he hovered over the confirmation page.
He watched the favorability indicators closely.
The moment Emma's favorability plummeted by 70, Jason calmly clicked PAY.
Even though he still had a buffer, he preferred not to flirt with disaster—especially when dealing with the system's strict mission limits.
DING!
"Congratulations on completing Main Quest Five!Reward obtained: $500,000 + 5 Lottery Draws."
Mission Five was complete.
But the fake bankruptcy rumor continued to spread across the internet…and Jason didn't suppress it.
He could have erased it instantly.
But instead—
Jason smiled.
He suddenly wanted to see how the other girls would react to the rumor.
After all—
Any favorability lost because of a fake bankruptcy could be restored with ease.
And watching people reveal their true colors?
That… was always worth the show.
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