My name is Ye Chen, and I'm a high school student.
I live alone in the city, while my family lives in the village.
In pursuit of a better life, I decided to go to school in the city. Despite the high cost of living, I struggled to make ends meet.
Every time I finish school I always work to fulfill my needs.
The money my family gave me was only enough to barely survive.
I had to find other necessities by working part-time after school.
This time, I worked part-time delivering fruit to a supermarket.
The task was simple: I just moved everything into the warehouse, and after the job was done, I would get paid.
It was that simple; it was an easy job and not too demanding for a school student.
"Hey kid, why are you working so hard? What do you want to buy?" An old man stood beside Ye Chen.
This old man was the one who gave Ye Chen the job.
"I need money for this week's vacation. It just so happens that I want to take my girlfriend somewhere nice. With my current budget, it's already hard to survive," I answered the old man's question.
Ye Chen has a beautiful and sexy girlfriend. She's a strong contender to be one of the four school beauties.
The four school beauties are chosen every year through a vote, and if they win, they are crowned the school beauty, idolized throughout the school.
It's the highest caste for the women in his school; those with this beauty are recognized.
I'm one of the lucky ones to date a woman like that.
Ye Chen is willing to work hard to make her happy.
That's why he works hard, for himself and his future.
Ye Chen thinks about his future. After graduation, he has to work and change his life so he can make his girlfriend happy.
"Young people these days are so free-thinking, I don't think I can adapt," the old man said, adding that he can't adapt to today's youth.
Ye Chen simply smiled as he listened to the old man's words. They were from different eras, so of course they had different thoughts.
Ye Chen fantasized about the future; he might even marry his current girlfriend.
"Roommmmmmmmm..." A loud voice rang out.
The voice was quite loud and attracted everyone's attention.
Ye Chen and the old man working were intrigued by the source of the voice.
The voice came from a luxury car, surely worth hundreds of dollars.
"That's a nice car. I wish I could own one, but considering my current job, even if I saved up for the rest of my life, I probably wouldn't be able to afford such a thing."
The old man despaired when he thought about his job.
With his current job, there was no way he could afford such a car.
"The world of the rich is truly amazing. I wish I could be one of them."
I want to be rich enough to at least buy myself a luxury car and house.
"You're still young, you have a long future ahead of you. Don't waste your time. After graduation, find a good job. With hard work, you'll definitely be able to do it," the old man encouraged Ye Chen.
"Thank you," I thanked the old man for his support.
"I'll do my best. Even if I'm not a top-ranked genius in school, my grades are still pretty good."
"Come on, what do you want to buy?" A wealthy young man got out of the car and opened the door for a beautiful and sexy woman.
"I'm thirsty, let's get something nice to drink," a flirtatious and seductive voice said.
I looked at the two of them, and when I saw them, I was speechless.
"No way!" I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
The woman who got out of the car was Wei Ling, the woman Ye Chen had been talking about earlier.
She was his girlfriend, a woman with wavy brown hair, a beautiful face, and a seductive body.
Although still in school, her body was very well developed, she looked like a 20-year-old woman.
Wei Ling had a D-cup breast size, which was quite large for a young woman.
"Why are you so quiet? Let's get the job done quickly?" the old man asked Ye Chen.
Why was Ye Chen so quiet? He should have unloaded everything so they could finish their work quickly.
Ye Chen didn't answer, which made the old man even more confused.
I got out and immediately moved to Wei Ling's side.
I intended to confirm whether she was really Wei Ling or not.
"Wei Ling, is that you? Who is that man?"
I shouted and asked Wei Ling who the person beside her was.
Wei Ling turned around and saw Ye Chen approaching her.
Wei Ling was a little nervous; how could she have bumped into Ye Chen in this place?
"What are you doing here?" Wei Ling asked Ye Chen.
"I'm working," I answered Wei Ling's question.
"You haven't answered my question yet. Who is he?" I asked again, this time in a higher tone.
I felt angry and annoyed when the two of them held hands.
I'd only done it once before, and even then Wei Ling quickly let go.
Now, seeing them like that, Ye Chen's heart burned with anger and jealousy.
"I'm Ju Gong. Let me tell you who I am. I'm her fiancé," Ju Gong told Ye Chen.
"Boom..." My head felt like it was exploding when I heard what the man named Ju Gong said.
"Fiancé, why haven't I heard of this?" I asked Wei Ling.
"Ye Chen, you're being so rude. Don't you know who he is? He's Young Master Ju, one of the rich man at our school. He said he wanted me to be his wife, and my parents agreed," Wei Ling explained to Ye Chen.
"So what about our relationship?" I asked Wei Ling.
What about their relationship now?
They'd been dating for a while, so would they just break up?
"Let's pretend this never happened between us. I hope we can still be friends like before." Wei Ling wanted to forget everything; they could be friends.
Wei Ling still needed Ye Chen. Even though he was poor, he was quite useful, doing her homework or being an obedient errand boy.
"How could I possibly accept that? you know what i have done for you, don't you remember" I clearly refused. How could I accept something like that.
After all the effort and effort I'd put into pleasing Wei Ling, I clearly couldn't accept it. Who would be the fool to accept that?
"Stop yelling at me!" Wei Ling was losing her patience.
She couldn't stand Ye Chen's high-pitched voice.
Who was Ye Chen? How dare he interfere in her affairs?
"Listen, you're just a poor, penniless fool who can only do menial jobs. If it weren't for needing you as an errand boy, I wouldn't have accepted you," Wei Ling said cruelly.
Ye Chen clenched his fists, angry and annoyed with Wei Ling.
I wanted to slap Wei Ling so badly, my hands were shaking with the urge to do so.
Luckily, I restrained myself. If I hadn't, my future would have been ruined.
"Then from now on, we won't be together anymore. We're breaking up." To avoid losing control of myself, I decided to leave.
His heart was broken, and he felt hopeless about what had happened.
Everything he had done was in vain; all he had experienced was pain from this love.
"Trash," Wei Ling left with Ju Gong. They entered the supermarket and disappeared.
"kid, are you okay?" the old man asked Ye Chen.
"I'm fine," I answered the old man's question.
"A woman like that is really not good for you. Don't be sad over a woman who doesn't even love you. If you want a woman out there, there are many more beautiful and better women. Just forget about her and find someone better than her," the old man tried to console the saddened Ye Chen.
The old man's words made me realize: there are plenty of women out there, why should I be sad? I have to move on; the future is still long.
I can definitely find a much more beautiful woman; no, I have to find a much better one who will accept me for who I am.
For the first time, I decided to take a big step in my life.
"Men are destined to be leaders. Be the best. You can definitely be better," the old man gave Ye Chen more motivation.
I accepted all the motivation. I really had to move on. I was a man, and I couldn't let my life be ruined just because of a woman like Wei Ling.
"Let's finish our work," I urged the boss to finish their work.
The two of them finished transporting the goods to the warehouse.
After everything was done, the boss gave me my pay.
"Here you go." He handed me $50.
Usually it was only $15 to $25, but this time it was much more than usual.
"This is too much," Ye Chen said.
"It's okay, go and have fun. Use it to forget about that bitch," the old man said to Ye Chen.
"Thank you," I thanked him again.
After that, I said goodbye and go home.
Today had been very difficult for me, sad and hurt. I think I need some rest to clear my mind and heart.
"Hey kid, I want to buy an artifact. This can increase your luck," a man in black clothes and sunglasses spoke to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen wasn't very interested at first, thinking the man was probably just a con artist.
Many people like to scam people on the streets at night, and this man was likely one of them.
Despite the possibility that this man was a scammer, Ye Chen was intrigued by the items he was carrying.
The items looked good.
"How much for this silver ring?" I was drawn to a silver ring with a cool design, with carvings that looked ancient and interesting.
"You have a good eye, young man. This is a silver ring that can improve your luck with women. For a student like you, I'll give you a low price of just $10," the seller offered his item.
"$10, that's too much. How about $5?" I offered. I wasn't a fool to be fooled that easily.
"Damn you kid, you dare bargain with me!" the seller became angry.
"Come on, I know it's not that expensive. Come on, give it to me!" I tried to bargain again to get him to give me the silver ring.
The seller thought, he was unlucky today, he didn't make any money. If he sold it to Ye Chen, he might get something good.
"Okay, take it," he gave in. At least he could eat with the $5.
Ye Chen got what he wanted, satisfied with finding something that caught his eye.