Chapter 2: “Twenty Million Every Month…”

When Mu Ruo fell into the water, she was holding a handbag.

The people who pulled her out only rescued her, not her belongings.

Zhou Jian quickly arranged for Mu Ruo’s things to be retrieved.

Her handbag was a limited edition, and even getting caught in the rain was a big deal, let alone being soaked in a swimming pool. It was completely ruined now.

The phone and other items inside the bag had been soaked for such a long time. Who knew if they would still work?

Mu Ruo assessed her belongings.

Fortunately, the brands and prices in the novel matched her real life.

Xia Wanwan and her roommates watched Mu Ruo’s actions with confusion.

Xia Wanwan knew how important Lu Beichen was to Mu Ruo.

In high school, Mu Ruo was the school beauty, attracting attention from other schools as well.

Now, Xia Wanwan, who was plain in high school, had transformed into a glamorous woman and won the heart of the very person Mu Ruo once admired. Xia Wanwan could imagine how frustrated Mu Ruo must be.

Using such tactics to enrage Mu Ruo and ruin her image in front of Lu Beichen was something Xia Wanwan had done many times before.

According to Xia Wanwan’s plan, Mu Ruo should have confronted her after such a public humiliation.

Xia Wanwan thought for a moment and then said with feigned tears: “Ruo Ruo, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”

Xia Wanwan’s roommates were not pleased and pulled her back: “Wanwan, don’t apologize to her!”

“This isn’t your fault!”

“I can’t stand people who covet other people’s boyfriends!”

“Whoever caused this should take responsibility. We admit it because we did it.”

“…”

Mu Ruo had already estimated the cost in her mind.

She smiled faintly: “So, the one who caused this should bear the responsibility? My dress is worth 258,000, the shoes 45,000, the bag 470,000, and the phone 13,000. All of these are ruined by the water, totaling 786,000. Whoever did this should pay for it.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Wanwan and her three roommates were stunned.

How much???

786,000???

That’s the price of a house in their county!

Xia Wanwan and her roommates came from ordinary families.

To show that she wasn’t materialistic and didn’t care for money, Xia Wanwan refused expensive gifts from Lu Beichen.

So far, she had only asked Lu Beichen to help her father find a decent high-paying job.

Xia Wanwan knew Mu Ruo’s clothes were expensive, but she didn’t realize they were this costly!

A dress costing over 200,000!

How could she afford such an expensive bag? So vain!

She knew Lu Beichen’s family was even wealthier than Mu Ruo’s, and since Lu Beichen was the only heir, she believed that once she became Mrs. Lu, she would be in a much more favorable position than Mu Ruo…

Xia Wanwan’s three roommates were panicking.

This was over 700,000!

They had entered Lu Beichen’s company through Xia Wanwan’s connections, and a monthly salary of 10,000 was already quite high. But how could they possibly afford such a large sum?

Xia Wanwan’s eyes were filled with tears: “Beichen, I…”

Seeing the situation escalating, Zhou Jian eagerly fanned the flames: “Isn’t it fair that whoever caused this should pay? Beichen, you wouldn’t end up paying for Ruo Ruo, would you?”

Xia Wanwan’s roommates continued to argue: “The clothes, shoes, and bag have all been worn. How could they still be so expensive? Used items are worth at most 20,000 in total.”

Zhou Jian sneered: “The price Mu Ruo has given is already very generous. The official price of her bag is 470,000. It’s a limited edition, and you can’t even buy it at double the price. Online, it’s already been marked up to one million. Her dress is new, the latest season’s design, and today is the first time she’s worn it.”

Lu Beichen stared intently at Mu Ruo.

For some reason, he felt that after Mu Ruo fell into the water, she seemed to look at him differently than before…

Xia Wanwan glanced at her three roommates.

She still needed their help in the future, so she couldn’t afford to alienate them now…

Over 700,000, after all. Lu Beichen had the money to cover it, and she was sure she could eventually get it out of him.

Wiping her tears, Xia Wanwan said, “They are my invited friends, so I should take responsibility… I only have 10,000 in savings. Ruo Ruo, I didn’t realize you cared so much about money. I’ll transfer my savings to you first, and I’ll give you an IOU for the rest.”

“No need,” Lu Beichen said, handing Mu Ruo a one million check.

He was feeling very angry but didn’t know who to direct it towards.

Xia Wanwan was so naïve, and her friends were also some clueless girls who didn’t understand high society rules, so it wasn’t really their fault.

The only person to blame was Mu Ruo.

“Mu Ruo, I didn’t expect you to be so money-oriented,” Lu Beichen sneered. “Perhaps for you, wealth is the most important thing in life, or you wouldn’t have gone abroad back then.”

Mu Ruo: “…”

Otherwise, what?

Without money, could you, the brainless CEO, still stand here and act pretentious?

Mu Ruo was different from the white moonlight.

Mu Ruo had experienced hardships.

She understood what truly mattered in life.

With a million-dollar check right after arriving here, she had no interest in staying to argue with these people.

Mu Ruo slowly said, “Not getting an apology, but getting some money is also quite good.”

An apology might not be sincere.

But money is a tangible thing.

After saying this, Mu Ruo left.

Zhou Jian glanced at Lu Beichen: “Beichen, just believe her if you want. It seems like your brain is filled with water!”

Zhou Jian quickly caught up with Mu Ruo.

“Ruo Ruo, let me give you a ride home,” Zhou Jian said. “It’s late, and you can take a hot bath and change into some fresh clothes. Although a million isn’t much, seeing them frustrated makes me feel good!”

Mu Ruo: “A million isn’t much?”

She knew the Mu family was wealthy, but she heard they had fallen on hard times recently, not to the point of treating a million as insignificant.

Even a wealthy young lady couldn’t really disregard money.

Mu Ruo’s outfit today was also carefully chosen to make an impression.

She remembered that in the original story, the heroine Xia Wanwan had a father who liked to squander money and often begged Lu Beichen for tens of thousands.

The most generous gesture from the male lead was a diamond ring worth 14 million given to the heroine for their wedding, which made her ecstatic.

“It’s not much for us, but didn’t you say your cheap husband gave you a black card, and as long as you don’t bother him, spending 20 million a month is fine?”

Zhou Jian said, “Beichen is currently enchanted by Xia Wanwan, but he will eventually realize that he likes you. Once you’re divorced, you’ll definitely marry Beichen.”

Mu Ruo: “…”

The original owner was married in the novel, which Mu Ruo had almost forgotten.

The husband had a low presence in the story and was a higher class than the male lead.

In the later part of the book, when the white moonlight died, he didn’t even feel anything and helped the male lead as a benefactor, becoming a touchstone for the male lead’s career.

Mu Ruo: “Twenty million a month…!!!”

Why did she divorce a bank?