Being Reborn And Starting Off By Not Being A Simp - Chapter 25

25 Finally Leaving the Job

Liu Qing knew that the main reason why Huo Zhenzhen betrayed him was because he was poor.

If he had money, Huo Zhenzhen would love him sincerely and faithfully for the rest of her life. Rather, she would love his money for the rest of her life.

His sole purpose for such a post on his social media account was to make Huo Zhenzhen regret her actions. Didn’t you despise me for being poor? Now I’m rich, much richer than the married man you found! What he hoped to see was for Huo Zhenzhen to realize that he had become rich and to return regretfully to ask him to get back together with her.

Then he would reject her ruthlessly and said, “You used to be so standoffish with me. Now I’m out of your league!”

Then he would cast the snobbish woman to one side so that she could sink into an abyss of regret.

He was not a gentleman with class. He read web novels every day, and he liked content where the pretentious people got slapped.

If you despise me for being poor, I’ll throw my money at you and make you dizzy. He felt that after seeing his post, Huo Zhenzhen would contact him quickly and try to reconcile with him.

Then he would refuse and humiliate her.

However, even after Xiao Wen came out of the shower, he did not receive any messages from Huo Zhenzhen.

Just before he went to bed, he saw that Huo Zhenzhen had forwarded an official article titled “How to Identify Altered Images”.

“This woman thought my screenshot was an altered image…”

Liu Qing was instantly depressed.

It was not something that he could explain.

If he sent Huo Zhenzhen a WeChat message to explain that the image had not been altered, his motive would be too obvious. Even someone as low-class as him felt that it was too lowly a move.

He could only give up that thought.

He thought about it and decided that he would look for Ding Yun once he left his job so that he could officially become a rich second generation. By then, he would have more opportunities to show off his superior lifestyle.

There was no need for him to be in a hurry.

He even wondered if he should find an opportunity to hook up with a celebrity and get reported on the news. If that happened, Huo Zhenzhen would not be able to deny his wealth even if she wanted to.

He began to think about which celebrity he wanted to hit on.

“Da Mi Mi? The woman is divorced and already had a baby…”

“Jin Li? She can’t sing, she can’t dance, she’s nothing except a pretty face…”

“Fairy sister? She’s put on weight. She’s not the fairy she used to be…”

He had many choices in his mind and got so excited that he tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Xiao Wen had already fallen asleep next to him, but was woken up by him. She was very irritated as she spoke to him.

“Hey, did you eat too much pork kidney and can’t sleep because you’re too stimulated? Do you want to get it on once so that I can help you put out the fire?”.

After she said that, Liu Qing immediately stopped moving

“Why are you talking so much in the middle of the night? Get your paws off me and go to sleep!”

When he woke up the next morning, he felt particularly tired because he did not sleep well.

He even thought about not going to work and just giving up his salary.

However, a person who had been poor for a long time would not be able to change his thrifty habits at once even if he suddenly became rich.

Or maybe it was his habit of being stingy.

Therefore, when he thought about losing a few hundred dollars of his hard-earned money, he felt his heart ache.

That was the money he earned by working 12 hours a day on all those hot sunny days.

In the end, he reluctantly got up to wash up and get ready for work.

He only had very few of such days left.

After working for another two or three days, the company recruited another newcomer and they informed Liu Qing that he could leave.

The next thing he needed to do was to wash the uniforms and return them to the company.

Liu Qing did not wash them and just directly sent them back to the company the next day.

This was because he knew that no matter how cleanly he washed them, the company’s warehouse manager would say that the uniforms were not clean enough and then deduct a cleaning fee of tens of dollars.

Those employees who had only been here for a short time might not know this and they would foolishly wash the uniforms clean in order to avoid the deduction of the cleaning fee.

However, no matter how well they washed the uniforms, it would never meet the requirements of the warehouse manager. The money would still be deducted.

Liu Qing had been a security guard here for a few years and was very familiar with this trick. Therefore, he decided not to wash the uniforms and just let them do whatever they wanted.

Separately, he called the landlord and gave notice that he would terminate the lease and move out after one month.

This was an agreement he had with the landlord when he first rented the house. He needed to give one month’s notice to terminate the lease so that the landlord would have time to find a new tenant.

He did not go to the canteen that day. Since he was no longer an employee of the company, it was not that appropriate for him to go and eat for free.

He ordered takeout instead.

Now that he had money, he spent more than 100 dollars just ordering takeout. This level of extravagance was something he could never imagine in the past.

However, it felt especially meaningless when he ate alone at noon.

As he ate, he sent Xiao Wen a WeChat message.

“Don’t go to the canteen for dinner tonight. I’ll buy you a nice meal outside.”

Xiao Wen sent a puzzled face emoji.

“Another happy occasion?”

Liu Qing was too embarrassed to say that it was because he found it too boring to eat alone so he found an excuse.

“Isn’t it a happy occasion to officially leave my job today and not have to go to work?”

Xiao Wen said, “If you mentioned it earlier, I wouldn’t have eaten lunch. Wouldn’t it be nice to eat together on an empty stomach tonight?”

Liu Qing said, “You really know how to live well!”

Xiao Wen said, “Yes. Don’t you want a woman who knows how to live well?”

Liu Qing said, “I’m sorry. I’m a rich second generation now. I only want beautiful women. I don’t need women who know how to live well.”

During dinner that night, Liu Qing told Xiao Wen about how he had already told the landlord that he would be moving out after one month.

“During this period of time, the landlord might bring prospective tenants to view the house. You have to be careful about what you wear when you’re at home. When you’re out, don’t leave anything valuable at home. Otherwise it might go missing.”

Xiao Wen was a little depressed. “You’re not staying here anymore?”

Liu Qing laughed. “I don’t even work here anymore. Why should I stay around?”

“Then where are you going?” Xiao Wen asked.

“Yangcheng,” Liu Qing said. “What are you going to do there?” Xiao Wen asked again.

“To inherit assets worth billions,” Liu Qing said helplessly. “I have told you so many times, why are you still asking the same question?”

Xiao Wen replied to him seriously, “I’m just afraid that you’ll get scammed, perhaps into a pyramid scheme. They’ll promise you a lot of benefits, then they’ll trick you into it and brainwash you. Don’t get fooled.”

She had felt that Liu Qing’s expenditure during this period of time was obviously not in line with his earning power. He was only a junior security guard, but he was behaving like a nouveau riche. She suspected that he had been tricked into thinking that he could make a fortune, which was why he had become arrogant and so free with his spending

She wanted to remind him to be careful because she genuinely saw Liu Qing as a friend.

Liu Qing was inexplicably touched by her. Then, he smiled and shook his head. “No one tricked me,” he said.

Xiao Wen replied, “Then what’s going on? Tell me and I’ll judge the situation for you.”

Liu Qing pondered for a moment before he spoke.

“My mother came to look for me.”