How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

My Bentley Flying Spur is almost the same price as his Ferrari 296, surely he doesn't think I'm envious of him...

I admit I was envious just now, but all I envied was the car...

But Gu Heng didn't think too much about it and then shook his head with a smile...

If it had been in the past, someone looking down on him with such a disdainful gaze would definitely have made Gu Heng angry...

But now, not really...

It's mainly because my mindset has changed.

The life coach Kamil from Hero Alliance once said, "Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharp knife"...

What truly breaks people isn't the lie, but the truth.

Like when you're playing games, if someone curses, "your mom died", how many people would take it seriously? Aside from a few hot-tempered dudes, it's unlikely that many would take offense.

But if the person's mother had indeed passed away, that would hit them hard in an instant...

Likewise, if Gu Heng was still a penniless nobody, the young man's scornful look would have deeply wounded his pride.

Unfortunately for him, my balance is enough to buy dozens of his prized supercars...

So such disdain can only serve as a spice in my otherwise mundane journey...

But I really do want to buy a sports car now. The Bentley Flying Spur feels alright to drive, but at my young age, it's too easy to be mistaken for a chauffeur. Just like that guy in the Ferrari probably thought...

Driving supercars might be seen as tiring...

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How can young people complain about being tired?

The more I think about it, the stronger becomes my desire to buy a supercar...

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Half an hour later, the Bentley Flying Spur drove into the parking lot of Galaxy Media...

It wasn't that he wanted to reminisce about the company where he once slaved away, but in Hang City, he hardly knew many people. Besides having close relationships with Lin Jiayun and He Jing, the others were just casual acquaintances, with no need to keep in touch...

"I'm downstairs at the company now, come down."

Without leaving the car, Gu Heng sent a voice message directly to Lin Jiayun's WeChat.

Unlike her usual immediate responses, Lin Jiayun took several minutes to reply this time, and it was quite a while before the WeChat call's ringtone sounded.

"What are you doing?"

Already chased away by the building's security guards twice, Gu Heng was getting impatient, and his tone was quite sharp.

Double standards are the essential skill of a scumbag...

Treating Lin Jiayun, he wouldn't be as gentle and soft-spoken as he was with Lin Ran...

After all, I've already provided for her material needs, do I still need to satisfy her emotional value?

Hearing Gu Heng's impatient tone, Lin Jiayun quickly explained, "Why don't you find a place to park and have a coffee first? There's trouble at the company and I can't leave right now. Once I'm done, I'll come find you."

Lin Jiayun's voice was deliberately subdued...

Gu Heng could clearly hear the commotion on the other end of the call.

"What's going on?"

"There's a rift in the live broadcasting room; you've been at the company long enough, you should know it's no big deal. I have to hang up now, I'll come to you later."

After saying this, Lin Jiayun ended the call...

Staring at the chat interface with the call disconnected, Gu Heng frowned slightly, pondered a moment, then started the car and drove towards a nearby parking lot...

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On the other hand, after hanging up the call, Lin Jiayun let out a long sigh of relief and looked guiltily at He Jing, who was pale-faced and not far away...

I hadn't informed He Jing about Gu Heng's return to Hang City... I didn't let Gu Heng come up precisely because I wanted to avoid him having contact with He Jing.

Even though I had come to accept the fact that Gu Heng would fool around, He Jing absolutely could not be the one...

In my heart, He Jing plays the same role as myself...

If Gu Heng really got together with He Jing, my own significance in his heart would definitely diminish...

Therefore, for the sake of my happy life, I had no choice but to sacrifice this so-called bestie...

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"I came here today just to ask if you're scamming me!

I've spent over 300k and you can't even meet up for a meal? Playing innocent? If you want to act pure, don't be a livestreamer then!"

The man speaking was a middle-aged man in his forties named Ning Baojun, with a Douyin account named [Da Bao]. He had some fame in the livestreaming circle as a wild spender who had doled out millions...

Dressed in a suit and wearing glasses, he looked proper on the outside, but his mouth never stopped spewing foul language...

The person he was cursing at was He Jing, who stood to one side...

At that moment, He Jing's face was pale, her lips trembling continuously, and she was silently supported by another female broadcaster...

As Lin Jiayun had just explained to Gu Heng, such incidents were common in companies that monetized through broadcasters – it was pretty much routine to have someone kick up a fuss every so often...

It was 2024...

The big spenders in the live broadcasting rooms had wisened up.

Gone were the days when whales would mindlessly splash cash in the rooms...

Now, the remaining whales spending in the live rooms have clear goals, and if they can't achieve what they want, they'll swiftly move on to another target.

But there are always some who have spent a lot and are still being strung along; frustrated and humiliated, they end up confronting the broadcasters in person...

Many of the company's broadcasters had encountered such situations, but He Jing, who had always broadcasted with a calm demeanor, was facing this for the first time, and was completely panicked...