My Ex Insists I Learn the Hard Way What Spending Money Feels Like

Sang Yi gets a call saying that the members of the boy band he manages have been summoned to Mu Wenxiao's drinking party. Mu Wenxiao, a business tycoon, is infamous for his wild lifestyle. Every popular idol group has been in his private room. When Sang Yi hurries over, the boy band members are lined up while a man in a blindfold runs his hands over their faces one by one. Sang Yi's heart leaps into his throat. As he tries to figure out what to do, the man's hand reaches his face. After five minutes of slowly exploring his face with cool fingers, Mu Wenxiao takes off the blindfold and looks at Sang Yi. "Be my lover. I'll give you one million a month. If you don't spend it all, you'll be punished." Sang Yi turns to leave, but someone grabs him around the waist from behind. Hot breath brushes his neck. "Long time no see, ex-boyfriend who dumped me back then." After all these years, Sang Yi never imagined Mu Wenxiao's eyesight would recover while his mind developed a serious problem. * "I've spent years looking for him, and I'm even willing to give him a million a month," Mu Wenxiao says. His assistant sighs. "President Mu, you must truly love him." "No. It's punishment." "I don't love him anymore. For years, I've often thought about how to torment him." "He used to be poor and stingy. Every penny he spent was like a matter of life and death, so now I want him to know the pain of spending money." Assistant: "Uh... Maybe you could hate me instead, President Mu?" * Every month, Sang Yi has to spend a million. If he doesn't, the punishment is terrifying: he has to sit there while Mu Wenxiao touches his face. Sang Yi laughs awkwardly. "Actually, I'm not that innocent. How about we do it, then call it even?" Mu Wenxiao stands by the bed and looks down at him. "Sorry, I don't sleep with ex-boyfriends. I have my own way of relieving myself." Sang Yi asks, "What way?" Mu Wenxiao caresses his face and threatens, "You have to spend ten million every month." Sang Yi: "..." Please add my new novel, "Keeping My Husband in a Text-Based Game," to your reading list! Senior year of high school is dull, and top student Yun Chi unwinds by playing text-based games. The apocalypse has arrived. You and your husband are hiding in a cave, struggling to survive. You find a steamed bun. Who gets to eat it? A. You. B. Your husband. C. Half each. Yun Chi chooses A. You find a bottle of water. Who gets to drink it? A. You. B. Your husband. C. Half each. Yun Chi chooses A. Danger approaches. Who rushes in? A. You. B. Your husband. C. Both of you. Yun Chi chooses B. The game means nothing, but Yun Chi is obsessed with playing it. The pressure of studying shifts onto the husband in the game, and torturing him makes Yun Chi happy. You accidentally get pregnant. Will you have the baby? A. Yes. B. No. Yun Chi chooses A. * Pei Heng thinks something's wrong with him lately. Maybe he's developed pre-exam syndrome. Here are the symptoms: One day, despite having eaten a lot, he feels as if he's been starving for three days and nights. His stomach is empty and acid keeps coming up. One day, he's so thirsty that he downs a whole bucket of water, yet his throat is still parched even as his lower belly swells. Another day, a wound mysteriously appears on his leg, bleeding, then heals the next day. The scariest part is that one morning, when he wakes up, a handsome boy is sitting on the floor looking at him and calling him, "Dad, I'm hungry." Before passing out, Pei Heng asks in a trembling voice, "Who's your mom?" The handsome boy points into the distance. Through the window, Pei Heng sees someone walking by downstairs with a schoolbag. It's the aloof top student in his class, who has never socialized with anyone since transferring to their school. Pei Heng closes his eyes. He must be sick. * Yun Chi has been observing Pei Heng for a long time. Pei Heng is another source of entertainment for him, apart from his game. The guy acts like an idiot, either stuffing himself or gulping down water. It's hilarious. Then one day, Pei Heng walks up to Yun Chi with a handsome boy and points at him. "This is the son you gave birth to for me. Give us some living expenses, please." Yun Chi can't laugh. If you're sick, take your medicine. Theme: When one path seems blocked, another will open. All roads lead to Rome.