Chapter 2

Zhao Tianhao, the big boss of Shengyi Film and Television Group, had his eyes on Lin Xiaobei, but she'd played it smart. She told him he'd only get what he wanted after she signed the contract officially. So, for now, Lin Xiaobei was still untouched.

Chu Fan gave a cold nod. He'd already snagged her painting talent with the system, but signing her damn confidentiality agreement? That stuck in his throat. Two years of chasing her, doing everything for her, and now she was walking away. It felt like he'd lost big, and he hated it.

Lin Xiaobei frowned. "You don't get it. Some rich kid once offered me 10,000 yuan for a night. I said no."

Chu Fan's face was ice. "Spare me the sob story. Agree or get out."

She paused, thrown off by his tone. No begging, no wiggle room—just a wall of cold. "How about this: you sign first, then I'll… you know," she said, trailing off. Zhao Tianhao had already hinted at what he'd expect from her. Her virginity was doomed anyway—why not trade it for Chu Fan's signature?

"If I sign and you back out, then what?" he shot back. Trust was dead. She'd been his world once; now she was a stranger in a pretty shell. No deal unless it happened first.

She bit her lip, then sighed. "Fine. I know you keep your word." They'd dated long enough for her to trust that much. She turned, hips swaying, and headed for his beat-up bed. "Look at this dump. Stay with you, and I'm stuck on this lousy mattress. What future's that?"

Chu Fan followed, silent as a shadow.

After, he got up without a word, grabbed the agreement, scribbled his name, and tossed it at her. Lin Xiaobei dressed fast, her face blank but her eyes glinting with quiet triumph. She slipped the paper into her bag like it was gold.

"We're done, Chu Fan. No ties, no debts," she said, voice sharp.

"Good. You're nothing to me now," he fired back.

Her lips twitched with satisfaction. "Even better."

She pulled out a little mirror, her slim fingers brushing on lipstick, transforming back into the polished beauty she'd always been. Then she strutted out of his rental without a backward glance, free to chase her stardom.

Chu Fan watched her go, a knot in his chest. He couldn't pretend it didn't hurt—two years of love didn't vanish that easy. But then his eyes hit the bed, the red stain glaring back at him. A smirk tugged at his lips. Two years of groveling, and he'd still taken something Zhao Tianhao wouldn't. Small win, but it eased the ache.

At this moment, Chu Fan rushed out of the rental house in a hurry.

"Oh no, I'm late."

Chu Fan was busy with Lin Xiaobei for an hour in the morning and was so excited that he completely forgot about time.

Chu Fan had just reached the side of the road when he suddenly stopped.

His expression turned cold instantly, and he looked angrily at the luxury Maybach parked on the side of the road.

Chu Fan saw Lin Xiaobei in the luxury car and the wealthy-looking man sitting next to her, Zhao Tianhao.

Zhao Tianhao's eyes were full of contempt, and he looked at Chu Fan as if he were an ant.

Zhao Tianhao raised a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth and said mockingly: "You are Chu Fan? Go to work quickly, maybe there are surprises waiting for you in the company. You will be fined for being late."

As a demonstration, Zhao Tianhao deliberately placed his right hand on Lin Xiaobei's shoulders, squeezed them a few times suggestively, and also grabbed Lin Xiaobei's hair in his hands and played with it.

Lin Xiaobei's pretty face looked a little unnatural. She did not push away Zhao Tianhao's hand, letting him play with her hair, and looked at Chu Fan coldly.

Seeing the coldness in Lin Xiaobei's beautiful eyes, Chu Fan sneered: "The sheets are too difficult to clean up, so it was delayed for a while."

Hearing Chu Fan's words, Lin Xiaobei's pretty face couldn't help but turn red. She knew what Chu Fan meant. She had just left a pool of bright and dazzling red flowers on Chu Fan's bed sheet.

Then, Chu Fan looked at Zhao Tianhao with a cold gaze and said coldly and hatefully: "Are you Zhao Tianhao? Just wait, I, Chu Fan, will make you repent in front of me one day."

Zhao Tianhao seemed to have heard a huge joke and sneered contemptuously: "You are so poor, and you still have the nerve to be so shameless? I am dying of laughter."

Chu Fan glanced at Zhao Tianhao and Lin Xiaobei coldly, then turned and left without looking back.

…

Chu Fan got on a bus, found a seat and sat down, his face looking a little heavy.

The thought of his once-beloved Lin Xiaobei becoming Zhao Tianhao's plaything.

Although Chu Fan thought that he had nothing to do with Lin Xiaobei anymore, he always felt uncomfortable, as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart.

As the saying goes, a good horse never turns back. Now even if Lin Xiaobei asks Chu Fan to get back together, Chu Fan will not agree.

But after all, it is an indisputable fact that Zhao Tianhao took a woman away from Chu Fan.

At this moment, Chu Fan was definitely a loser in front of Zhao Tianhao.

Zhao Tianhao drove a luxury car, hugged the woman who was his yesterday, while Chu Fan could only ride the bus with a dusty face. The gap in social status between the two was like a chasm. No matter how hard Chu Fan tried to cross it, he could only fall to the bottom helplessly.

This made Chu Fan feel extremely unwilling and humiliated, and he wanted revenge.

At this moment, Chu Fan suddenly remembered that among the rewards just given by the system, there was also a [LEVEL 1 MONOPOLY ACQUISITION CARD].

Chu Fan quickly asked the system: "System, how do I use this Monopoly acquisition card?"

[FUNCTION DESCRIPTION 1: THE FUNCTION IS SIMILAR TO THE ACQUISITION CARD IN THE MONOPOLY GAME. THIS CARD CAN BE USED TO FORCIBLY ACQUIRE ANY COMPANY'S PROPERTY]

[EXPLANATION 2: THE FIRST-LEVEL MONOPOLY ACQUISITION CARD CAN BE USED TO FORCIBLY ACQUIRE A PROPERTY WORTH 100 MILLION.]

[LEVEL 2 MONOPOLY ACQUISITION CARD, CAN FORCIBLY ACQUIRE A BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY.]

[LEVEL 3 MONOPOLY ACQUISITION CARD, CAN FORCIBLY ACQUIRE A PROPERTY WORTH 10 BILLION.]

[AND SO ON.]

Chu Fan's eyes lit up and he immediately became excited. He had also played the Monopoly game and knew that the acquisition card function was very magical.

Simply put, it means being able to turn other people's property into your own.

Chu Fan asked excitedly: "What is the market value of Shengyi Film and Television Group? Can we use this first-level Monopoly acquisition card to acquire it?"

Chu Fan wants to acquire Shengyi Film and Television Group and make Lin Xiaobei and Zhao Tianhao his subordinates, obeying his arbitrary orders, so as to avenge today's humiliation.

[System answer: SHENGYI FILM AND TELEVISION GROUP IS THE MOST VALUABLE FILM AND TELEVISION GROUP IN JINCHENG, WITH A MARKET VALUE OF 40 BILLION. IT REQUIRES THE USE OF FOUR THIRD-LEVEL MONOPOLY ACQUISITION CARDS AT THE SAME TIME TO FORCIBLY ACQUIRE IT.]

There was a hint of disappointment in Chu Fan's eyes.

It seems that if you want to acquire Shengyi Film and Television Group, you will need more Monopoly acquisition cards.

But Chu Fan did not despair, because he now had a system that defied all odds.

The goal of 40 billion may have been an astronomical figure for the previous Chu Fan, but the current Chu Fan is different.

"One day, I will make Shengyi Film and Television Group my own business. When the time comes, Zhao Tianhao and Lin Xiaobei, just wait for my revenge."

Chu Fan clenched his fists tightly, using all his strength to make his nails dig deeply into the soft flesh of his palms.

Chu Fan is looking forward to seeing the surprised expressions of Zhao Tianhao and Lin Xiaobei after acquiring Shengyi Film and Television Group.

He secretly made up his mind, and a firm look flashed in his eyes.

Chu Fan felt that he needed to seriously understand the capabilities of the system, so he asked in his mind:

"System, what does it mean that a date can copy the target's talent?"

[FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE HOST IS DATING A TARGET GIRL WHO HAS A TALENT FOR FENCING, AND THE FAVORABILITY IS OVER 50 POINTS, THEN THE HOST CAN CHOOSE ONE OF THE TARGET'S TALENTS.]

Chu Fan asked curiously, "What's the use of talent?"

[AS LONG AS YOU COLLECT TALENTS, YOU CAN USE TALENT POINTS TO UNLOCK AND IMPROVE TALENTS]

[FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER THE HOST OBTAINS THE FENCING TALENT THROUGH DUAL CULTIVATION, HE CAN USE THE TALENT POINTS TO UPGRADE THE FENCING TALENT LEVEL]

"So powerful?" Chu Fan was a little surprised.

[DING, THE HOST STILL HAS A NOVICE GIFT PACK THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO OPEN IT IMMEDIATELY?]

"Open."

[DING, THE NOVICE GIFT PACKAGE IS OPENED SUCCESSFULLY]

[CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOST FOR WINNING A PRIZE OF 30 MILLION YUAN]

Chu Fan couldn't help but feel ecstatic, another 30 million!

The astronomical figures that he couldn't even imagine before now seem like they're given away for free.

Chu Fan took out his phone and saw the message from the bank:

"[Xiaguo Industrial Bank] Dear Industrial Bank customer: Your account (ending number: xxxx) successfully received a transfer of 30,000,000 yuan from other banks at 9:00 am on May 17, and the current balance is: 40.3 million"

Chu Fan knew that the extra 300,000 was compensation in the confidentiality agreement.

[CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOST, YOU HAVE OBTAINED 10 GOLD TALENT POINTS]

Chu Fan asked in surprise: "What are the gold talent points?"

[GOLD TALENT POINTS ARE AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE OF THE SYSTEM AND CAN BE USED TO UNLOCK NEW TALENTS AND IMPROVE TALENTS.]

[GOLD TALENT POINTS CAN DIRECTLY INCREASE TALENT LEVELS, SUCH AS INCREASING LEVEL 1 PAINTING TALENT TO LEVEL 2]

Chu Fan asked curiously, "What is the level of painting with a second-level talent?"

[System answers carefully:]

[FIRST-LEVEL PAINTING TALENT, EQUIVALENT TO THE LEVEL OF A FOURTH-YEAR STUDENT AT AN ART ACADEMY, FIRST-LEVEL PAINTER]

[LEVEL 2 PAINTING TALENT, EQUIVALENT TO AN UNKNOWN ORDINARY LEVEL 2 PAINTER]

[LEVEL 3 PAINTING TALENT, SLIGHTLY FAMOUS IN THE CIRCLE, FIRST PLACE IN THE CITY'S HIGHEST ART AWARD]

[LEVEL 4 PAINTING TALENT, A PAINTER WITH GREAT INFLUENCE, WINNER OF PROVINCIAL PAINTING AWARD]

[LEVEL 5 PAINTING TALENT, NATIONALLY RENOWNED TOP PAINTER, FIRST PLACE IN THE NATIONAL HIGHEST ART AWARD]

[LEVEL 6 PAINTING TALENT, THE WORLD'S TOP PAINTER, FIRST PLACE IN THE LUQI PAINTING AWARD]

[SEVENTH-LEVEL PAINTING TALENT, SURPASSING ALL ARTISTS ON BLUE STAR, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEVEL]

[THE GRADING OF OTHER TALENTS IS SIMILAR. GENERALLY SPEAKING, LEVEL 6 TALENT IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE, A LEVEL 6 SPRINT TALENT CAN MAKE YOU A SPRINT WORLD CHAMPION.]