Working Hard to Make Money, Even with a Black Card

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Chu Shuwan transmigrates into the body of a woman who is married and has a child.

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Her husband in name only, Lu Liangzhi, gives her a black card with no spending limit.

Chu Shuwan is stunned by the life of the rich and only hopes her husband in name only won’t come home.

But she’s also afraid that Lu Liangzhi might suddenly return one day and expect her to fulfill her duties as his wife.

In her previous life, Chu Shuwan worked diligently as a choreographer in the entertainment industry. She starts livestreaming and quietly saves up money, so she’ll have something to live on if she leaves Lu Liangzhi instead of walking away with nothing.

Other dance streamers go viral by showing skin. Chu Shuwan goes viral with her cool, versatile dance style, and viewers can’t stop calling her “husband”!

She thinks this is the start of her success, but everything begins to stray from what she imagined.

Why does her husband, who used to stay away, keep coming home?

The son she thought wasn’t hers turns out to have come into her life because of her!

The talent agency she signed with turns out to belong to her husband in name only!

Chu Shuwan panics and focuses on making more money, preparing as thoroughly as she can to leave.

Then a big spender suddenly appears in her livestream.

The big spender sends her a luxury jet gift and says, “It’s getting late. End the stream.”

Then he sends her a spaceship gift and says, “You must be tired of dancing. Take a break.”

Chu Shuwan: “???”

Why is there a viewer who just wants her to end her stream early and get some rest every day?

Later...

Chu Shuwan joins an influencer in a livestream to sell products.

In three seconds, all 100,000 boxes of drinks are sold out.

Half a month later, every employee at the Lu Group receives an extra box of drinks as a bonus.

Lu Liangzhi rarely comes home. He just sends money to his wife in name only, Chu Shuwan, on a regular basis.

Then one day, he realizes his wife seems like a different person. She’s not only treating their son better, but her attitude toward him has done a complete 180.

Lu Liangzhi never expected much from his wife in their marriage of convenience. Seeing Chu Shuwan’s change in attitude, he decides he should try to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband.

Afterward, Lu Liangzhi keeps seeing bills for Chu Shuwan’s extravagant purchases every few days, and he can’t figure out what’s going on.

His assistant says cautiously, “Mr. Lu, your wife ordered a custom designer outfit for a popular young actor.”

“Your wife bought President Su a limited-edition watch.”

“Your wife bought another set of men's skincare products for someone...”

Lu Liangzhi: “...”

She’s spending his money on other men?

My next book will be "Only You." See the blurb below

● Childhood friends | Secretly in love | Two wealthy people

① The Yu and Shang families, two of the most prominent families in the capital, are close friends.

Yu Qianwan and Shang Kejing are the youngest children in their families. Both were doted on and spoiled as they grew up. They’ve known each other for as long as they can remember, and have been classmates since kindergarten. They’ve been at each other’s sides almost every day, making them the perfect childhood sweethearts in everyone’s eyes.

Shang Kejing has a pair of flirtatious eyes that make him look passionate no matter what he’s looking at. Combined with his slightly roguish personality, he seems like an unruly playboy, the kind who’s probably a heartbreaker. But those who know him well understand that Shang Kejing is devoted, and Yu Qianwan is the only one who holds a special place in his eyes and heart.

Everyone loves to tease Shang Kejing about how obvious his favoritism is: he’s only nice to Yu Qianwan and doesn’t care if the rest of them live or die. There are plenty more remarks like that, and Shang Kejing never denies them. He just smiles and nudges Yu Qianwan’s shoulder, looking rather smug. “Hear that? Everyone says I treat you well. You should be even nicer to me.”

All he gets in response is a chilly glance from Yu Qianwan.

Everyone assumes Shang Kejing and Yu Qianwan will fall in love and get married, and even the elders of both families think so.

But at a gathering between the families, when their elders jokingly test the waters by suggesting a match, Shang Kejing, who usually loves sticking close to Yu Qianwan, suddenly stands up and seriously refuses the proposal.

② In her senior year of high school, Yu Qianwan falls for an older student who returns to school to promote his university. Later, when he joins the entertainment industry, she becomes one of his most devoted big spenders. New to love, Yu Qianwan gives him all her enthusiasm and straightforward affection.

As her childhood friend, Shang Kejing is the person Yu Qianwan talks to most about the older student.

But that day, for some reason, Shang Kejing starts listing all the older student's flaws.

They have a huge argument and part on bad terms.

At the older student's birthday party, Yu Qianwan accidentally overhears him talking with someone else and realizes she misjudged him. The truth is far more hurtful than anything Shang Kejing said. Every flippant word cuts into her heart like a blade.

Feeling guilty, Yu Qianwan calls Shang Kejing.

After their argument, they still haven’t made up, and silence stretches over the phone until Shang Kejing hears her faint sob. He instantly forgets all their awkwardness. “Where are you?”

That night, Yu Qianwan gets terribly drunk and finally gives up on that awful older student.

Shang Kejing stays by her side, watching the sorrowful redness at the corners of her eyes even as she sleeps off the alcohol. He lets out a helpless sigh, his voice so faint it seems about to vanish with the wind. “...When will you notice me?”

Later, just as he wished, Yu Qianwan notices him.

But the circumstances and atmosphere are completely unlike what he imagined.

They’re doing something utterly ordinary, without a trace of romantic tension. Just then, Yu Qianwan bluntly asks him, “Shang Kejing, do you like me?”

Shang Kejing answers just as directly: “...Yes.”

Theme: Striving and working hard