[Do you think a successful life equates to a happy life?]
No, I believe that a happy life is the real asure of success.
Am I happy?
I think so, because I have 14 million.
Fortune often hides behind misfortune. After that night, the most thrilling and perilous of my life, when my fate hung by a thread, everything seed to take a turn for the better.
The expected investnt return of 13 million at Galaxy Securities, thanks to the manager’s staunch resistance... miraculously turned into 14 million.
He truly deserved his certificate as an advanced investnt advisor; I promptly gave him a five-star rating.
And this auspicious start seed to herald a string of good fortunes...
With money in hand, my uncle’s coronary artery bypass surgery was a success, and it wasn’t long before he could walk again.
In gratitude, my aunt wanted to introduce her daughter to , but this t with strong opposition from Duan Xian.
"You’re not a sister complex, are you?"
Faced with my accusation, Duan Xian responded with a profound, cold laugh, infuriating enough to tear up his IOU on the spot.
...
Shortly after, good news also ca from Lin Haitang’s side.
She sched perfectly, leaking half-truth litigation docunts and setting off the trap at a critical mont in the trial, causing the opposing lawyers to suffer an unexpected loss and turning the tide in her favor.
Han Li also lost her job for stealing trade secrets and violating the lawyers’ code of conduct.
Though in the end, the sudden ergence of evidence of infidelity put them on the defensive.
However, at least in the end, Xu Jingsong was forced to offer shares of a pharmaceutical company he owned to reach an out-of-court settlent with Lin Haitang’s client, getting a bit of revenge.
It was only later that I learned from Lin Haitang that the so-called affair was actually a trap Xu Jingsong had set by drugging his own wife.
The details of which Lin Haitang did not elaborate on, obviously protecting her client’s privacy.
Upon hearing such insider information, I could only sigh about how ruthless and deceptive they were!
But as an ordinary person, my involvent in this "high-society divorce case" ended there...
...
Doing well in business and romantically fulfilled.
Xiao Yu and I grew closer by the day; the little girl was becoming increasingly reliant on , and I no longer had to worry about what to eat for lunch each day.
Normally, I do the grocery shopping, and she cooks; occasionally, I even pick her up from elentary school...
Uh... sothing feels a bit off?
The more I interacted with Xiao Yu, the closer I got with Lin Haitang and Yan Weiwei, almost becoming an official mber of Xiao Yu’s Guard Team.
Yet sohow these two won seed to treat like a genuine male best friend, drawing nearer and nearer, but never sparking any romance.
This left , who never believed in "pure friendship," both disappointed and a little let down.
And then I started to seriously doubt my own charm...
The script wasn’t supposed to go like this!
I defiantly hinted at the balance of my account, and as a result...
Yan Weiwei was completely indifferent, as if the difference between over ten million and over a thousand, the four zeros, really felt like zero.
After Lin Haitang found out I was a nouveau riche, she was initially shocked and then kept her distance, with our intimacy dropping several percentage points.
This is ridiculous!
Later on, Xiao Yu secretly told that her sister’s biggest distaste was for a nouveau riche.
If this were a dating ga, then I’d think it was ga over for ...
...
Life is full of disappointnts eight or nine tis out of ten.
Luckily, I’m still young and wealthy.
The remaining 12.5 million is a sum many people wouldn’t be able to earn in their lifeti.
Even in first-tier cities, that amount could pretty much allow an ordinary person to achieve a minimal level of financial freedom.
When you’re poor, you yearn for money, but once you have it, you naturally think about how to spend it.
In 2018, I spent 5 million in Wu City, the first-tier city closest to my parents, to buy them a 150-square-ter house.
From villagers to city dwellers, my parents couldn’t exactly say they were happier.
But they still happily accepted their son’s filial piety, thinking they’d just stay a while before returning.
In the anti, naturally, they found themselves surrounded by envious exclamations of relatives marveling at their son’s success. And then, sohow, I ended up loaning out tens of thousands of yuan.
The reasons were many: my cousin buying a house, my nephew getting married, my niece’s wedding...
By the end of 2019, my parents had moved into their new ho, and I organized a festive housewarming to celebrate the New Year, with smiles on everyone’s faces.
Happiness can be simple: having a ho to return to, soone waiting, and food to eat.
The so-called peaceful years are nothing but hot soup at ho and a light that’s always on for you.
At least for that mont, I felt happy.
As the year drew to an end, my resourceful mother set up with a matchmaking date with soone from the sa community.
Completely unaware, she had already sent to et the date first before telling about it.
At the dinner table, I saw the other party, apparently a doctor, quiet with beautiful eyes and a tear mole at the corner of her eye.
She seed very busy with work, and even at the dinner table, her phone was ringing non-stop.
Before the dishes were served, she apologized for an ergency at the hospital and left in a hurry.
On her way out, she also reminded us to wear masks when going out lately.
Wear masks?
I had a strange expression in response to this advice.
Is rejection now conveyed so tactfully?
...
The next day, I got up early to exercise and then went to the seafood market to buy so New Year goods.
Just as I entered the community, I noticed quite a few people discussing a recent outbreak of an acute infectious disease.
At first, I didn’t pay much attention, until...
On January 23, 2020, in view of the spread of the X-type virus, Wu City announced that all public transportation, including buses, subways, ferries, and long-distance bus services, would be temporarily suspended.
At the sa ti, all passages such as highways, airports, and train stations were shut down.
From that mont, this city with a population of 14 million beca a "Siege."
People outside the city wanted to get in, people inside the city wanted to get out...
...
Rumors spread faster than the flu, carry more energy than shooting stars, are more malicious than hooligans, and more draining than a miscarriage.
River Bank, East Lake Greenway, Yellow Crane Tower, Chu River Han Boundary... those online sensation spots usually teeming with crowds were now eerily deserted, as if the entire city had pressed the pause button.
My happy life had been paused as well.
Yes, I was sick...
Ironically, in the ward, I encountered a doctor.
Through the mask, the distinctive teardrop mole allowed to recognize her, and she seed to recognize too, and we both exchanged a bitter smile.
If I were given another chance by fate, on the matter of wearing a mask, I would definitely listen to the doctor’s advice...
Only later did I find out that her last na was Ou, Ou Lu.
From the start of my hospitalization, my life seed to be divided into two different tilines by this serious illness.
In the past, my pockets were filled with money, I owned properties, and I had several beauties by my side, with a bright future ahead.
Now, when I open my eyes, all I see is a grayish-white ceiling, and what I hear is all about treatnt, dication, temperature, and the rise and fall of white blood cells...
Just when I thought all this would pass quickly, the increasingly difficult breathing dragged from hope to despair.
Fate played another joke on .
I was like a fly stuck on a glass window.
There was a bright future ahead, but at this mont, I could find no way out...
Fortunately, the internet and communication were still functioning.
Duan Xian sent encouraging ssages every day, Xiao Yu cried till she beca a tearful ss.
Yan Weiwei said she still owed herself one life, and she must repay it in this lifeti.
Ti’s erosion of friendship is like river water flowing over pebbles, only to make them even more polished.
Lin Haitang always looked gloomy.
I smiled and told her that I had a secret, I really liked listening to her songs.
She forced a smile and said, "When you co back, I’ll sing for you again."
Then she told that she also had a secret, that recording, she never deleted it...
Susu was right, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she lies...
...
The year 2020 was just a mont in the long river of history.
But in the hearts of many people from Wu City, it was enough to leave an indelible mark.
During this year, so left, so arrived, there were tears of sorrow, and heartfelt smiles, and many people’s destinies were changed because of it.
Behind closed doors, they wrote a silent defiance, and the heroes walking against the tide interpreted the responsibility of our countryn through their actions.
A continuous stream of aid materials and passionate love converged here from all over the country, gathering the warst power amidst the confusion.
The selfless dedication of our countryn and their staunch belief in the sanctity of life amazed the world.
...
On February 5, 2020, I saw Ou Lu without her mask for the second ti.
Even though the imprints of the mask crisscrossed her face, I thought she looked incomparably beautiful at that mont.
We beca fellow patients.
In one’s life, you et many people, but how many really stay?
Life is a desolate ferry crossing, and we are all but passersby...
Ou Lu said she liked to sing and her dream had been to beco a singer.
"With fearlessness, we salute the soul, the admirable years
Hand in hand in heart, we are not afraid to cross through the storms
Thank you for your perseverance, carrying the wait for every tomorrow..."
Listening to her ethereal singing, my soul too began to calm.
The world had hurt with its kiss, and I responded with a song.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.
...
Counting from March 26, 2018, until I lost consciousness on February 7, 2020.
days, which roughly rounds up to two years.
The painful lesson taught us that we must never take fate lightly.
"Misfortune is the basis of fortune," and the next line is, "Fortune is the hiding place of misfortune."
If you must ask if I have any last words.
I would say: What’s the most important thing about buying a house? Location! Location! And still, Location!]
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