1: Chapter 1: The Indulgent Life System is now activated!

Magic City.

A clear and breezy morning.

"Shen Zhou, you should have realized the reality by now. If we continue like this, there will be no future for us!"

"Breaking up now is better for both of us!"

Lu Qinglian stood at the apartment door, wearing a black professional suit.

The collar of her shirt was slightly open, revealing a segment of fair neck, and the waistline of her jacket was tailored just right, outlining her slender waist and long legs.

Her nose bridge was high, and she wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes behind the lenses calm and confident.

The man inside the apartment had a calm expression, as if he had expected all of this long ago.

The man's reaction stung Lu Qinglian a little.

Although the thought of breaking up had appeared in her mind ever since they graduated from college, it had taken her a long time to convince herself that this was also for Shen Zhou's own good.

But why was Shen Zhou's reaction so indifferent?

It was as if they were discussing what to have for lunch today.

"I'm talking about breaking up with you, do you really have nothing to say to me?" Lu Qinglian asked, her tone slightly indignant.

Shen Zhou rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice:

"How about one last time?"

Lu Qinglian bit her lip lightly and nodded.

"Mm!"

Shen Zhou stepped forward, picked up Lu Qinglian, and turned to close the door.

Two hours later.

Lu Qinglian walked out of the apartment with unsteady steps, her originally exquisite makeup slightly messy, and her pretty face flushed red, which even the foundation on her face couldn't cover up.

"Shen Zhou, I'm sorry!"

"Forget me. You will find a woman who loves you more!"

Lu Qinglian turned and walked into the elevator.

Until the elevator door closed, seeing that Shen Zhou hadn't chased after her to ask her to stay, Lu Qinglian felt both relieved and somewhat resentful.

Although they didn't manage to go from school uniforms to wedding dresses, they had been in love for four years of college, having just graduated in June this year, and it was only October now.

Did he really not care at all?

After taking a few deep breaths, Lu Qinglian threw all these thoughts to the back of her mind.

Campus romance is ultimately just youthful arrogance; in this materialistic metropolis, one simply cannot survive on love alone.

Love might be enough to sustain someone, but she wanted bread! She wanted to go to luxurious restaurants! She wanted to live in gorgeous houses!

Therefore, Shen Zhou could only become a thing of her past!

Lu Qinglian turned on her phone and dialed a number.

"Young Master Lin, I've handled everything. Come and pick me up!"

Ten minutes later.

An eye-catching ferrari stopped at the entrance of the residential complex.

The ice on Lu Qinglian's face melted away completely, and she opened the car door and sat in skillfully.

"Young Master Lin, sorry to trouble you to come and pick me up!"

"It's fine, beauties always have privileges!"

Immediately after, the engine roared, and it disappeared around the street corner in the blink of an eye.

All of this was seen by Shen Zhou, who was standing on the balcony.

It wasn't the first time, either.

For the last two months, this ferrari had been coming to the entrance of the residential complex to pick up and drop off Lu Qinglian.

Facing the breeze on the balcony, Shen Zhou recalled his past relationship with Lu Qinglian.

The two met in college, got to know each other, and fell in love; they were a talented man and a beautiful woman, and at the time, they didn't know how many others envied them.

Studying together, eating together, traveling together...

They were compatible and inseparable.

But after graduation, conflicts began to arise, and in the end, it was all because of material living conditions.

Shen Zhou was an art major and joined an entertainment company after graduation, with a monthly salary of over ten thousand.

Lu Qinglian studied finance and entered a financial exchange, experiencing what it meant to live in luxury and debauchery within just a few months.

Shen Zhou didn't know when Lu Qinglian began to change; perhaps it was when she started talking endlessly about high-end banquets after work, or perhaps it was when she started constantly complaining about their current living conditions.

Anyway, today Lu Qinglian officially had a showdown with Shen Zhou.

A twenty-year-old girl is as beautiful as a flower, while a twenty-year-old boy is destitute.

However, Shen Zhou didn't feel too sad; he wasn't losing out.

Shen Zhou looked up at the distant skyscrapers.

For some people, Magic City is a place of luxury and debauchery, while for others, it is just Magic City.

"This is for the best; I don't have to keep struggling to save money for a wedding house, wedding car, and dowry!"

"One should enjoy life to the fullest when things are going well; do not let the golden goblet face the moon empty!"

"The first step of my new life starts with indulging myself!"

Shen Zhou lay down on the bed, preparing to take a good nap first.

"Ding!"

"12,000 yuan has been deducted from your account!"

Suddenly, a payment notification popped up on his phone.

Although Shen Zhou's monthly salary was over ten thousand, he had only been working for three months, and with rent, utilities, food, and so on, his total savings were only fifteen thousand.

With this one deduction of twelve thousand, he only had three thousand left in his pocket.

"What's going on? I didn't spend any money!"

Shen Zhou picked up his phone and operated it for a while; he wanted to see what the problem was that caused a deduction of twelve thousand at once.

Ten minutes later.

Shen Zhou threw his phone aside, feeling depressed.

It was a high-end cosmetic set he bought as an anniversary gift for Lu Qinglian.

He had only paid a deposit before and forgot to turn off the automatic payment; the twelve thousand just now was the final payment.

Because he participated in a promotional event, it couldn't be refunded.

This set of cosmetics was money down the drain.

"Ding!"

Another notification popped up suddenly.

"24,000 yuan has been deposited into your account!"

Shen Zhou sat up from the bed in a flash, staring wide-eyed at this notification.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands!

A full twenty-four thousand!

What kind of new scam is this?

Just as Shen Zhou was plunged into shock, an electronic mechanical voice rang in his mind.

[Ding!]

[Indulgent Life System Activated!]

[This system is committed to providing a solid financial foundation for aspiring youths who wish to let their ideals soar. Whenever the host spends money on a woman, depending on how many simps are in her pond, the host can enjoy a double cashback of the same amount. No upper limit, no restrictions, no side effects!]

[Please enjoy an indulgent life, Host!]

[The first cashback payment has been issued.]

A system?

Shen Zhou was no stranger to the systems that often appear in novels and manga, but he didn't expect that one day he would awaken one himself.

Just in case he had developed schizophrenia because of his girlfriend breaking up with him, Shen Zhou opened his bank app and verified it for ten minutes; there really was an extra twenty-four thousand in his account!

And the source was legal; there was no need to worry about the sudden large sum of money causing suspicion.

"This is real?"

"That means I just spent twelve thousand on Lu Qinglian, and since there just happens to be one simp in Lu Qinglian's pond, it gave me a double cashback?"

"Working hard is difficult, but who doesn't know how to indulge in life?"

A smile of excitement appeared on Shen Zhou's face.

"Grumble, grumble~"

Suddenly, Shen Zhou's stomach growled.

He hadn't eaten breakfast, and after going through an intense battle, his stomach was now protesting.

"It's already time for lunch."

Shen Zhou subconsciously opened the food delivery app, but just as he was about to place an order, his finger stopped in mid-air.

"Wait, I have a system now, who would still eat this?"

He nimbly exited the food delivery interface and searched for nearby restaurants to properly satisfy his hunger.

"This restaurant is not bad; five-star service, five-star taste, five-star environment, the only downside is that it's too expensive."

"Great! You're the one!"

Shen Zhou got up to leave, when suddenly, with a ding, a message came to his phone.

"Senior Shen, are you free today?"

The sender had a cute cat avatar.

This was his junior, Han Bingqing.

She should be a sophomore this year, and in the art department, which is full of beauties, she had won the title of the department beauty!

Furthermore, Han Bingqing was a master of manipulation; since entering campus, she had been able to precisely manipulate the hearts of various seniors and juniors. It wasn't just a pond, but an entire ocean!

When they first met, perhaps Lu Qinglian felt a sense of crisis and guarded against Han Bingqing for a long time.

Shen Zhou also actively avoided suspicion, so the relationship between the two had always been ordinary.

Flipping through the chat history, they had only discussed professional issues.

But now, this wasn't a green tea, this was clearly a good little sister to her brother!

"Yes!" Shen Zhou replied.

"That's great, Senior Shen. I have some questions I'd like to ask you; can we meet?" Han Bingqing was as enthusiastic as ever, and attached a heart-fluttering emoji.

Then she quickly added: "If Senior Sister Lu is worried, she can come along too!"

"She's not here. I found a restaurant; let's eat and chat."

Shen Zhou sent the restaurant location.

"Received! I won't make Senior Shen lose face!"