Chi Xueqing worked hard for twenty-seven years, but it still couldn't outweigh one careless remark: "illegitimate child."
On his twenty-seventh birthday, he died on a snowy night that no one knew about.
When he opened his eyes again, Chi Xueqing found himself bound to a System. The System immediately said, "As long as you know how to spend money, you can stay alive!"
"But you have to use that money to invest in people with potential. Only after you earn returns can you exchange those profits for more days of life."
"Host, you have a very strong desire to survive! Keep spending!"
A strong desire to survive? Chi Xueqing wondered.
Perhaps.
Chi Xueqing really was good at spending money, especially when it came to investing.
And so talented people down on their luck, idealists whose ambitions went unrewarded, and dark horses no one believed in all received a timely helping hand.
In the end, Chi Xueqing not only stayed alive, but slowly nursed his frail body back to health.
When he checked his account balance, he realized that
his days of remaining life, like his money, had become too many to spend.
After coming back from the dead, Chi Xueqing's young ex-boyfriend wouldn't stop pestering him.
He had no intention of getting back together, but unexpectedly discovered that his ex-boyfriend's older brother had stepped in to help him deal with a problem.
Chi Xueqing didn't know the older brother well. He only remembered him as a sharp-tongued, icy man who had made his ex-boyfriend cry more than once.
Later, when he ran into his ex-boyfriend's older brother, Chi Xueqing learned that his ex-boyfriend's wealthy family opposed their son being with him. So he politely thanked the older brother.
"Thank you. Please rest assured, I won't get back together with your brother."
The older brother, more handsome and striking than his younger brother, glanced at Chi Xueqing. "Good. That's for the best."
Chi Xueqing thought that talking to a smart big shot was simple.
Then the man said, "He's not good enough for you."
Chi Xueqing: "?"
Many years ago, Shu Jingshen had noticed that handsome, delicate beauty.
Amid all the ridicule, he was the only one who believed in him.
But back then, the beauty was his younger brother's boyfriend.
Later, when the beauty was single, Shu Jingshen tried to pursue him, only to discover that
not only was the beauty blessed with a gorgeous face and a wonderful personality, he also loved helping down-on-their-luck geniuses. And so Shu Jingshen wasn't the only one drawn to him, not by a long shot.
Shu Jingshen: ...Just how many little brothers do you have?
The answer was more than anyone could count.
And the number kept growing.
It was a long time before Chi Xueqing learned that on the day of his twenty-seventh birthday funeral, the only person who stopped the Chi family from making a scene and silenced the entire crowd had been Shu Jingshen.
The man had traveled a long way, looking windswept and imposing, his whole being radiating a bone-chilling cold. In front of all the guests, the man famous for his icy expression actually smiled and said,
"I'm in a bad mood. Don't make me slap someone."
The atmosphere had been so tense that many people misheard him as saying,
"I'm in a bad mood. I came here to kill someone."
#HowCanABigShotLookLikeASurlyWidower##TheIcyManIsAHundredTimesScarierWhenHeSmiles#
[Fragile, Sickly Beauty Receives x Icy, Ruthless Pursuer]
Also known as: "Widower Bro, Don't Fall So Hard"
Theme: Love given wholeheartedly will always be answered in time.