"Xuanxuan, I have some good news..."

"Lu Chen, let's break up!"

"..."

Lu Chen, whose face was initially filled with joy, was caught off guard by the sudden breakup.

"Why...why?"

After a brief silence, Lu Chen asked in a dry voice, his previous joy wiped away.

"We have no future, let's break up."

A cold voice came from the phone.

"You..."

"There's no need to say more, I've already decided. I've collected my stuff, and from now on, there's no need for you to contact me again."

With that, the call was abruptly ended.

Lu Chen's left fist clenched, his eyes red. He quickly dialed the number again.

"The user you are calling has switched off, please dial later..."

"Fang Zixuan, why!"

Grabbing a handful of his hair, Lu Chen roared in frustration.

Fang Zixuan had been his girlfriend throughout university for over 2 years. They both graduated and stepped into society together, but after just over a year, everything had changed.

The glitz and glamour of the world outside campus had corrupted their pure love, morphing it into what it was today.

Lu Chen was born in a remote county of the Blue Star Summer Kingdom and, with his impressive grades, was admitted into a prestigious school in Jiang City - North Star University.

For him, it was like a fish leaping through the dragon's gate. His entire village had celebrated his admission as a student to this prestigious university.

However, after graduating, the harsh reality had taught him a lesson.

No matter how talented you are, without the right connections, you may not necessarily land a great job in such a big city.

After several rounds, Lu Chen eventually took up a job in a real estate company - Hongfeng Real Estate, becoming a property salesman.

Although the real estate company counts itself among the leading enterprises in the area, it didn't have much impact on his income as a frontline employee.

...

Hongyang Community, this was where Lu Chen rented a house.

At the community gate...

"Zixuan, are you really breaking up with Lu Chen?"

A vivacious-eyed woman asked. This woman was Fang Zixuan's best friend - Yao Anqi, and also Lu Chen's classmate.

Fang Zixuan, pushing two suitcases, nodded coldly while walking.

"He's always been good to you and spends all his salary on you every month."

"What can I do with that little salary? It can't even buy me a bag. He can't give me what I want."

"But..."

"Ding-dong~"

"Darling, over here!"

Just then, two toots of a horn interrupted Yao Anqi's words.

Looking up, a red Ferrari pulled over to the side of the road. A fashionably dressed man in the car was cheerfully waving at Fang Zixuan.

"He's here!"

A blooming smile instantly filled Fang Zixuan's previously cold face.

"Anqi, I have to go now. Contact me if there's anything in the future."

Without waiting for her reply, she dragged her suitcase into the car. With a roar, the car vanished from Yao Anqi's sight.

"Sigh~"

Yao Anqi shook her head, a hint of helplessness and sympathy flashing in her eyes.

...

At the entrance of the Hongfeng Estate's Chunqiu Yingyue Sales Office.

"Bad news, Lu Chen, you better check it out. Liu Fatty is currently signing a contract with your client."

"What?!"

With flaring red eyes, Lu Chen turned around and dashed into the real estate sales office.

He had spent nearly a week securing a deal for a villa sale, with the client agreeing to sign the contract today.

Originally, he had called Fang Zixuan, intending to share the good news with her.

This villa, priced at over 3 million and located in the exquisite Spring Autumn Moonlight complex, would earn him almost 60,000 in commission and bonuses upon the deal’s completion, equivalent to his basic annual salary.

But before he could even finish delivering the news, he received the devastating news of their breakup. And now, to top it off, his deal was stolen from him.

"Liu Dayong, I’m the one who got this deal, why the hell are you signing it?"

Upon storming into the contract signing room, Lu Chen roared at a wide, overweight, greasy-faced, middle-aged man.

"Lu Chen, mind your tone — I am your superior."

"A superior? Is stealing my client how a superior should act? I've been working with this client for over a week, taking them to visit the show house no less than five times. I was the one who invited them here to sign the contract today. What have you done? Why are you the one signing it?"

"Why? Because I promised them an additional 2 percent discount. Why don’t you ask Mr. and Mrs. Zhang? Who would they prefer to sign with?"

Liu Dayong, complete with a mocking smile, stared directly at Lu Chen, completely disregarding his yelling.

Lu Chen looked at Mr. and Mrs. Zhang, the clients he had diligently catered to.

Mr. Zhang seemed to evade the gaze, but it was his wife who found the confidence to speak up at this moment.

"Lu Chen, our money didn't just blow in on a gust of wind. Why didn't you apply for that 2 percent discount for us? That’s not fair on your side."

"I…"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen only felt his head spinning.

In his capacity as a sales representative, he had already given all the possible discounts to Mr. Zhang and his wife. The additional two percent discount was in the control of the case manager, Liu Dayong, and required his approval.

In fact, he had approached Liu Dayong for the approval before but had been rejected.

"Liu Dayong, I did apply for this two percent discount with you before. You rejected it then, and now you're here to steal my client?"

"When did you ever apply to me? I'm unaware of it," Liu Dayong retorted, smoothly addressing Mr. Zhang and his wife.

"Salespeople nowadays are all hoping to maximize their commission by making the transactional amount as high as possible. It's our fault for insufficient management training. Please forgive us for this unprofessional behavior."

These words stabbed at Mr. Zhang, who had been avoiding eye contact earlier due to embarrassment. Now, however, his gaze at Lu Chen turned frosty.

"You..."

Lu Chen was so angry that he didn’t know what to say.

"Poor Lu Chen, this fat Liu is indeed a wretched man."

"Definitely. He stole two of my clients before."

"What can be done? He has connections at a higher level. There was this guy who boldly reported him for stealing clients before. But what was the result? Nothing happened to Liu Dayong. On the other hand, the whistleblower was fired."

"Exactly. I fear that Lu Chen is in real trouble this time!"

The colleagues who were watching the commotion from outside glanced at the frustrated Lu Chen, each showing a hint of pity on their faces.

However, the expected outbreak did not happen.

Lu Chen took a deep breath, looked calmly at Mr. and Mrs. Zhang, took out his mobile phone, and played a recorded audio file.

"Manager Liu, I have a client here who is very interested in our Villa C08. But they hope for a bit more discount on the price. Can you spare the 2 points in your favor? This way, they can come directly for signing the contract tomorrow."

"Oh? Let me have a look at their information."

"Ah, it's a pity, Little Lu, this set does not include group buying discounts, the final price you gave them is already the lowest ..."

The signing room fell silent, filled only with the echo of the recorded voice.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang were clearly frowning and showed dissatisfaction, but they didn't say anything.

As for Liu Dayong, his face was alternately turning pale and flushing. His previous mockery and composure had now turned into anger.

"Lu Chen!!!"