After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

After I said it, I nervously awaited his reply.

However, he did not respond for a long time.

In just a few moments, he actually fell asleep.

Just a moment ago she was all set to take advantage of me, but now she's changed her mind?

I rolled my eyes at him disdainfully and carefully withdrew from his embrace.

As I put the wine glass down and was about to get up and leave the room, I suddenly felt a sharp gaze on my back.

I subconsciously turned around and saw that Jiang Yichen was still in the same posture as before, so I didn't think about it anymore.

It was already late at night when I got home.

I carefully opened the door and saw my mother lying on the sofa with her eyes closed, as if she was waiting for me.

Worried that she would catch a cold, I gently woke her up.

As soon as my mother saw me, she grabbed my hand and hurriedly asked me questions.

"Momo, where did the money you used to pay off those loan sharks come from?"

Not wanting her to worry, I made up an excuse and tried to brush the matter aside.

"It's money I earned from my live streams, don't worry."

But my mother didn't believe me at all. She gripped my hand tighter and blurted out her suspicions.

"Momo, tell Mom the truth, did Jiang Yichen bully you?"

My heart skipped a beat, but I still subconsciously denied it.

"None of this is true, so don't worry about it."

After I finished speaking, I prepared to go back to rest, but then I realized that my brother was not at home, so I subconsciously asked him a question.

"Mom, where's my brother? Where did he go?"

My mom thought about it and answered truthfully.

"Your brother said there's a boxing match tonight, and he's going to help out to earn some extra money."

Boxing match? Side money?

A bad feeling suddenly washed over me...

My mom noticed that something was wrong with my expression and immediately became nervous.

"What's wrong, Momo? Is something the matter?"

My ominous premonition grew stronger, but I didn't dare tell her, afraid she would worry.

"It's okay, my brother works at which boxing ring."

My mom thought about it and told me about the boxing ring where my brother worked part-time.

I didn't dare waste any time, so I immediately hailed a taxi and headed there.

Sure enough, when I got there, I saw my brother lying on the ground, blood flowing down his forehead and cheeks.

Seeing this scene, my heart pounded wildly, and I almost instinctively called out his name.

"Gu Bai, let's stop competing and come home with me."

When my brother heard my voice, he looked in the direction I was looking and stared in surprise.

He forced himself to stand up again.

Seeing him like this, I became even more worried and couldn't help but raise my voice.

"Stop competing and get down now."

I've heard of such underground boxing rings.

The so-called competition is actually just finding a target and beating it up one-sidedly.

There are absolutely no rules to speak of.

Regardless of whether my brother is a professional or not, even if he were an experienced fighter, he would have a hard time withstanding such underground boxing.

My brother staggered to his feet and tried to throw a punch at the other person.

But before he could even throw a punch, he was knocked to the ground again by his opponent.

His mouth was full of blood, but his eyes showed determination.

As his sibling, I understand all too well the deep meaning behind that look in his eyes.

Even when he was beaten so badly that he had no chance to fight back, he still didn't want to give up.

I rushed forward immediately, trying to stop the game.

But the staff member standing by grabbed me without thinking.

Watching my brother being beaten repeatedly, I felt heartbroken and tears streamed down my face. I kept repeating the words that I wanted him to get off the field.

He got up again and again, only to be knocked down again and again.

Blood was vomited all over the boxing ring.

I tried to run over, but was repeatedly stopped by the staff.

The game didn't end until the bell rang.

My brother was picked up by the staff and thrown off the stage.

It's like throwing away trash.

Apart from me, no one around him cared whether he lived or died.

I immediately went over and helped him up from the ground.

His blood soaked into my clothes. Seeing his bruised and swollen face, my eyes reddened, and I spoke with a choked voice.

"Don't do such dangerous things anymore."

Even though my brother had beaten me up to a pulp, he was still smiling. He gently patted my hand and comforted me, saying, "It's okay for a strong person to take a beating; paying off debts is the priority."

As soon as I said those words, I felt even more upset.

I helped him leave the boxing ring and went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine.

After we came out, we sat together under the bus stop sign at the entrance.

Seeing how badly he was injured, my hands were trembling.

I carefully wiped the bloodstains off his body with a tissue, and tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

My voice was full of guilt.

"It's all my fault for being useless. If I could earn money, you wouldn't be suffering like this."

My brother raised his hand and wiped away the tears in my eyes, patiently comforting me: "It's okay, you've improved a lot since then."

Listening to his words, I didn't know whether I was happy or sad.

Just then, the roar of a sports car passed by our ears.

I ignored it until I heard a familiar voice.

Liang Xiaorou and a few rich kids passed by us. When they saw my brother and me sitting under the bus stop sign, their eyes were filled with undisguised contempt.

Liang Xiaorou spoke first, mocking us, "Who do we have here? It's just Miss Gu and Young Master Gu sitting here. What? Are you two pretending to be beggars?"

As soon as she said this, her wealthy friends burst into laughter.

I ignored them and pretended not to hear them.

Liang Xiaorou wasn't going to let it go and continued, "Gu Mo, you won first place in the dance competition before. In principle, you could represent our family business and get a considerable endorsement fee, but..."

She deliberately left things unsaid, intentionally keeping me in suspense.

Upon hearing that I could get money, my attention was immediately drawn, and I frowned and pressed for more information.

"Just what?"

Liang Xiaorou's tone was even more sarcastic, and there was a hint of deliberate sarcasm in it.

"It's just that you don't have that chance anymore."

I didn't understand what she meant for a moment. "Why?"

She deliberately reminded him, "Of course it's because of Jiang Yichen. If you can persuade Jiang Yichen to agree to let you take this endorsement, I can also give you the fee, and your brother won't have to suffer like this. But can you do that?"

I knew Liang Xiaorou was using this opportunity to make things difficult for me, but seeing my brother covered in injuries, I resolutely agreed.

"I can."

The next day.

I specifically went to Jiang Yichen to discuss this matter.

As soon as Jiang Yichen saw me, his face fell, as if he was very unhappy to see me.

I ignored his emotions and told him the truth about Liang Xiaorou.

To my surprise, he immediately rejected it.

"No, you don't need to think about this anymore."

His refusal was so decisive that I was also very unhappy. I took two steps forward and asked coldly, "Jiang Yichen, is it only when you see me living a miserable and painful life, unable to pay off my debts, and hated by everyone that you feel good?"