Silvery threads flowed like a river under the moonlight, silently extending and eventually disappearing over the edge of the bed.

Lingering sensations remained.

The sound of panting gradually ceased.

A piece of intimate clothing, carrying a faint fragrance, slipped and gently fell to the ground, making almost no sound.

Bai Qianqian bent over, her fair fingers picking up the soft fabric.

The soft light outlined the curve of her rising figure, almost perfect.

She turned around, her face expressionless, as if talking about something insignificant.

"Su Mu, I passed the civil service exam."

Bai Qianqian spoke, her voice cold, with a sense of settled calm.

"Let's break up."

Without giving him any time to react.

Bai Qianqian walked straight to the door, picked up the suitcase she had packed long ago.

Opened the door, dragged the suitcase out, and closed the door.

Click.

The whole action was as smooth as if it had been rehearsed countless times, without the slightest hesitation or reluctance.

A gust of wind slipped in through the gap of the door that had just been opened and closed.

It seemed to still retain the familiar scent from her body, drifting faintly in the air, yet cold and piercing.

Su Mu was still sitting on the bed in the same position as before, dazed.

His brain had crashed.

The unique sense of emptiness during the post-coital clarity was infinitely magnified by this sudden change.

Passed the civil service exam?

Break up?

It's just… over?

A few seconds later.

An indescribable sense of humiliation and anger surged to the top of his head.

"Ah—Bai Qianqian! You are such a beast!!!"

A heart-wrenching cry almost shattered the silent night sky.

He slammed his fist on the pillow, and feathers flew silently.

......

Su Mu and Bai Qianqian were college sweethearts who lived together for several years after graduation.

Initially, for the sake of "fairness," the two solemnly agreed.

They would take turns working each year to earn money to support the family.

The other person could then relax at home, take the civil service exam, pursue graduate studies, or do something else, all at their own discretion.

Last year.

It was Su Mu's turn to work. He worked like a dog at the company, working diligently as a cog in the machine for a whole year.

What about Bai Qianqian?

She took it for granted to lie down at home for a year, eating, sleeping, and playing, while reading books, pretentiously "preparing for the exam."

At the time, he thought it was good, at least she was motivated.

Logically speaking, this year, whether she passed the exam or not, it should be her turn to go out to work and let Su Mu take a break.

But who would have thought!

This woman actually pulled up her pants and refused to recognize anyone, wielding her sword against her lover as soon as she succeeded!

Break up?

Okay, it's not uncommon to break up these days. In Shanghai, countless couples break up every day.

But you should at least finish working this year before breaking up!

What is this?

Using him as a tool and throwing him away after using him?

Su Mu slumped on the edge of the bed, his fingers unconsciously stroking the sheets.

It seemed to still retain her warmth.

The past sweetness repeatedly cut through his heart.

Where was the girl who blushed and said she would be with him forever on the university campus?

How could she become so strange and so realistic as soon as she graduated and entered society?

Su Mu suddenly pulled his hand back.

Did he want to keep her?

The thought had just arisen when he extinguished it himself.

What was there to keep?

What could he use to keep her?

She was now a successful person who had landed a secure job with a guaranteed income and a bright future.

What about himself?

A working man who barely made a living in Shanghai. After paying rent and utilities each month, there was hardly any money left, and he couldn't even afford a decent piece of jewelry.

To put it bluntly, wasn't she just despising him for being poor, incompetent, and unable to satisfy her increasingly inflated vanity and ambition?

"Damn it, this is pure rascality!"

Su Mu became more and more angry, and slammed his fist on the soft mattress again.

"We agreed to take turns every year! Where is the contractual spirit? Did a dog eat it?!"

Even if they were going to break up, they should have waited for him to rest for a year before breaking up!

Her calculation was really damn precise!

Just as he was overwhelmed with anger and felt like he was about to suffer internal injuries.

A cold electronic voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Ding-dong, the tenant hundredfold rebate system is fully charged."

"Data panel is generating..."

[Host]: Su Mu

[Attribute Values]: Charm (65), Physical Fitness (50)

[Current Number of Tenants]: 0 / 10000

[System Store]: Not open

(Note 1: As a future tycoon landlord, any reasonable expenses paid by the host for tenants will receive a hundredfold rebate. The source of funds is absolutely safe and can be withdrawn to a bank card at any time.)

(Note 2: Life is full of surprises. As an excellent landlord, you need to develop in an all-round way in terms of morality, intelligence, physique, and aesthetics. Completing specific achievements or triggering special events will receive corresponding rewards, including but not limited to money, skills, attribute points, etc.)

（Note 3: The average attribute value for a normal adult is 60 points, and the theoretical limit for humans is 100 points.）

"What the heck?"

Su Mu jolted, almost bouncing off the bed.

Hallucinating?

Renters get 100x rebate?

Spend one on the renter, get a hundred back?

This... this is... a money printing machine?!

In this society where it's difficult to move without money, what does money mean?

It means the right to breathe! It means the right to choose! It means dignity!

Those unattainable sports cars and luxury houses now seem... within reach?

As long as you have money, don't even mention your ex-girlfriend, you can even find your ex-grandmother!

That's just the way reality is.

In the marriage market, bald uncles with beer bellies can still marry young, daughter-like wives as long as they show off a few property certificates.

And he, Su Mu, today! Now! Immediately!

Is also going to be rich?!

The frustration and resentment suppressed in his heart were instantly dispelled by a burst of ecstasy.

A volcanic-like excitement rushed to the top of his head!

However, this excitement didn't last three seconds.

Su Mu deflated like a punctured balloon.

He scratched his messy hair with a bitter face.

"No... System Big Brother, are you in the wrong place?"

"Look at me, do I look like someone who can be a landlord?"

"I can barely afford my own rent, my pockets are cleaner than my face, where am I going to find tenants for you?"

Shanghai is a place where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold.

Don't even mention buying a house, renting a single room in a slightly better location costs several thousand.

The old, dilapidated place he's living in now is still shared with Bai Qianqian, and it's expiring next month.

When Bai Qianqian leaves, he won't even have a place to live.

He can't possibly... let the tenants sleep under the overpass and then give them money, right?

Wouldn't that be a fool?

[Detected that the host has no property yet, the newbie gift pack is automatically issued.]

[Newbie Gift Pack: A building of the top luxury apartment 'Mingcheng No. 1' in the center of Shanghai (a total of 55 floors, including a full set of top-level decoration, furniture and appliances), with a property value of approximately 10 billion RMB.]

As soon as he finished speaking.

A large red property certificate with a gold-lettered cover appeared out of thin air and gently landed in Su Mu's hand.

The four characters "Mingcheng No. 1" on the cover were flamboyant, and below was a detailed address down to the house number.

"Holy crap?!"

"Ten billion... a building?! And it's fully furnished?!"

Su Mu felt like he was dreaming, so happy he was about to faint.

This system... is too considerate! It's simply a re-birth parent!

Wait!

Su Mu suddenly reacted and slapped his thigh.

"Oh no! System! Why didn't you come ten minutes earlier?!"

If the system had appeared earlier, even five minutes earlier!

He could have shown off in front of that gold-digging woman Bai Qianqian!

He couldn't wait to rush downstairs right now and throw this 10 billion property certificate directly in her face!

Let her taste what it's like to be part of the establishment!!

But... on second thought.

Forget it.

Not worth it for that kind of woman.

Got to have a grand vision!

He, Su Mu, now has a system by his side and is about to become a tycoon with billions of assets!

It's too demeaning to argue with a woman who couldn't wait to dump her boyfriend after passing the civil service exam!

"If the old doesn't go, the new won't come! Good days are yet to come!"

Su Mu took a deep breath, trying to calm his rollercoaster-like mood.

The most urgent task is to quickly see what kind of magical place his 10 billion 'Mingcheng No. 1' is.

By the way... it's time to plan for the future.

In fact, since he was a child, he had a dream of being a landlord.

Of course, not the kind of greasy uncle who smokes and wears slippers to collect rent from door to door.

What he wants to be is the kind of... well, a rather special landlord.

Own an entire building.

Filled with all kinds of beautiful young ladies.

Pure and lovely schoolgirls, sexy and hot mature women, gentle and virtuous wives, heroic policewomen, intellectual and elegant white-collar workers, and those celebrity models that can only be seen on TV...

Oh my, just thinking about it is exciting.

At that time, his daily life would be...

Go to the gym downstairs in the morning and sweat with the young ladies who love sports.

Go to the coffee shop on the middle floor at noon and chat about life with the artistic young ladies.

Go to the sunroom on the top floor in the afternoon and read books with the young ladies who like to be quiet.

In the evening... hehe, the evening will be even more lively.

Everyone can have a barbecue party in the rooftop garden together, or watch a movie in the private theater.

If you're bored, you can also organize a few tables of mahjong and play all night.

Such a life is simply what gods live, right?

This wish shouldn't be too much, right?

In the past, this could only be imagined in dreams.

But now, with the system, it seems... everything is possible!

The more Su Mu thought about it, the happier he became, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise wildly.

He quickly got up from the bed and put on some clothes.

He has to hurry up and see his 10 billion empire!

He strode towards the door, his pace much lighter.