Chapter 1 — The Lady Pretending to Be Poor and the Expensive Unmasking

After learning that my childhood friend wanted to break up because my family was too poor, I breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, I only pretended to be poor but wasn't really poor. He didn't even know, before my mother was afraid of his low self-esteem, so she forced me to pretend to be poor. Pretending is tiring, now I finally don't need to pretend anymore. 1 Co Yen Than is the fiance that my mother randomly pointed at when she was a child on the street. Reason? She found this boy so handsome that heaven and earth could not bear it, and he must be our son-in-law. In order for me to win Co Yen Than's heart from a young age, my whole family specially moved from the super luxury apartment in the city center to the old house next to his house. Because of that, Co Yen Than and I naturally became childhood friends. Since becoming close to Co Yen Than's family, my mother no longer goes to beauty spas, nor plays mahjong or golf anymore. All day long, I just took Co Yen Than's mother's hand to the supermarket and fought to buy discounted eggs and pickled vegetables. Because of this son-in-law, my mother did not care about the glorious life of a wealthy lady. I told my dad: "If my mother posts something like that online, she will be scolded to death by netizens." My father didn't say anything, quietly put away the Rolls-Royce key, took out the electric motorbike key, and drove me to school. Forget it, my father is like me, no one in this house has a say. I once asked my mother: "When will I finally be able to truly live in front of Co Yen Than?" She said: "Puberty is the most prestigious period. What if Co Yen Than knows that her family is too rich and has low self-esteem?" I don't know if Co Yen Than has low self-esteem or not, but I'm about to become autistic. That night, I couldn't think straight, ran into their bedroom, and questioned my mother: "Is Co Yen Than your illegitimate child from outside?!" “It's okay, just let me and dad move back to the city center.” “We accept this stepchild.” As a result, my parents teamed up to beat me. Butt hurts so much... never mind. Try to hold on a little longer. 2 Fortunately, I finally got over the difficult period. Waiting for the day Co Yen Than changes his mind. Today after school, Co Yen Than refused to ride the bus with me. “You know, Hua Tinh, my old house has been demolished.” “Do you know how much the compensation is?” He raised his hand and made a gesture. “Thirty million.” “After school, I won't take the bus anymore.” “Do you understand what I mean?” Honestly, I don't understand anything. Innocently replied: "Understood, then let's call a taxi together later!" Co Yen Than pouted: "It's not as simple as calling a taxi." “So what is it?” Co Yen Than's tone suddenly made me feel strange. “My mother said my family will move out of the old dormitory in a few days.” “Now my family is also in the A8 class, what about yours?” “What about me?” Co Yen Than sighed. “I didn't intend to say it directly, why are you so stupid?” “I think everyone has the right to pursue better things, you can't stop me from finding someone better, right?” “Hua Tinh, do you understand what I mean now?” Having said this, I finally understand Co Yen Than's meaning. He felt that his family had just received a large amount of compensation, so I - this ex-girlfriend - no longer deserved him. Want to break up with me. "Okay." He thought I would hold on, but he didn't expect me to agree. Co Yen God was a bit surprised. I asked curiously: "Who is that better person?" “To Thanh Ly.” “I see that right now, she is the one who is my guardian.” Oh, the school beauty – beautiful, with a good family background. "Okay." I took out my phone. “I agree to break up, but you must tell my mother personally.” Co Yen Than frowned: "Hua Tinh, we're grown too, is that necessary?" I insisted: "If you don't tell me, my mother won't believe it." He pouted again: "Okay." “Parting with the poor is troublesome.” ?? Poor people? Are you talking about me? After calling, my mother heard Co Yen Than's voice and became happier. “Tieu Co, will you come to my aunt's house for dinner tonight?” "For the past few days, my mother and I don't know what's going on, but we don't answer calls, text messages, and don't answer." Co Yen Than was silent for two seconds, looking a bit guilty. “Auntie, I called today and wanted to tell you…” “I think we should focus on studying now, not get lost in love.” "So you and Hua Tinh decided to break up peacefully." “What parted with peace?!” I shouted loudly from the side: "Co Yen Than, why don't you just tell the truth!" "Mom! His family was compensated and cleared, I feel like I don't deserve him!" “I want to break up with my child to pursue the school beauty!” At that moment, Co Yen Than hung up the phone. “Hua Tinh!” It seemed like this was the first time he got angry at me. “Can't you save some face?” “Do you have to make your aunt have a bad impression of me?” I: ????? Can't understand. “Never mind, it's been made clear anyway.” "Starting tomorrow, I will officially pursue To Thanh Ly. Please tell your classmates clearly that we have broken up." Looking at the back of Co Yen Than leaving, I suddenly felt very lucky because my mother forced me to pretend to be poor. Otherwise, how can we clearly see his true nature? But what makes me happiest—finally, I don't have to pretend to be poor anymore. No need to take the bus anymore. 3 Today I went out for a party and called a private car to go home. As soon as I entered the door, my mother hastily rushed out to question: "What happened to you and Tieu Co? Did you quarrel?" I helplessly raised my hand: "Mom, you still haven't seen it? His family has been cleared, now you're starting to criticize our family for being poor." My mother didn't believe it: "No way, Tieu Co is not like that." "Do you think... maybe he has an incurable disease and doesn't want to get involved with you so that's why he used the excuse to break up?" I glared at her: "I rarely read novels, my brain is damaged by those things." She still hasn't given up: "Even if I sell all my assets, I still have to save Tieu Co!" As she spoke, she pulled me out of the house. Co Yen Than's house is right opposite, but it took me forever to knock on the door before anyone opened it. Seeing that it was me and my mother, Co Yen Than's mother's face suddenly became strange. “So you're at home.” "Today we were supposed to go to the supermarket to compete for discounted eggs, so why didn't we text back?" My mother seemed to possess a magical ability - the height of slow understanding - completely unaware that people no longer paid attention to her, still cheerfully said: "Tieu Co called today and said she wanted to break up with Tinh Tinh, I wanted to ask if anything happened?" Not understanding why, Co Yen Than's mother suddenly became sharp and sour: "What could be wrong? Are you cursing my Tieu Co?" “If we break up, we just don't like it anymore, what's the big deal?” Having finished speaking, she was about to close the door, but deliberately let out one more sentence: "Ah yes, Hua Tinh's mother." "Forgot to tell you, my house has been cleared and received thirty million in compensation." “Just bought a Porsche today, next week will move to the next house for 50,000 per square meter.” "So, let's leave it here, let's leave it here, no more contact in the future." As soon as the door closed, I felt like I heard my mother's heart break. She couldn't believe that she was looking at the wrong person. It wasn't until he discovered that the chat box with Co Yen Than's mother had turned into a red exclamation mark. Late at night, she shook me awake in the middle of my dream. “Tinh Tinh, let's move back to the city center.” “Luxury apartments, private butler service, luxury spa, I miss them so much.” I jumped up from the bed, nodding in satisfaction. It was not easy for my mother to finally come to her senses. My dad and I have been looking forward to this day for a long time. We drove a Rolls-Royce, late at night, back to the luxury apartment. Finally, there is no need to pretend to be poor anymore. High-end designer clothes, luxury bags, limited edition models— You guys must miss me a lot, right? I'm back! 4 The next day, I walked into class wearing limited edition sneakers. Beauty queen To Thanh Ly immediately burst into laughter. The surrounding classmates all turned to look. “Hua Tinh and To Thanh Ly wear the same shoes.” “It only took me 1 second to guess who was wearing the fake one.” "Hua Tinh must have bought fake goods, no wonder Co Yen Than kicked her, it's such a false pride." "I heard that since knowing that Co Yen Than's family was compensated, Hua Tinh has been clinging on and refusing to let go." "Yesterday I was wearing canvas shoes worth 80 yuan, today I'm wearing shoes worth 20 thousand, who can believe it?" To Thanh Ly spoke up now, pretending to be generous and understanding. "It's okay, Hua Tinh probably doesn't understand these things." I shook her hand away: "Who wouldn't understand?" To Thanh Ly's face stiffened slightly, but it was inconvenient to react too harshly, so she could only show resentment. “Why are you so fierce?” "If you're angry because Co Yen Than pursued me, then fine, I don't agree with him, right?" ??? Who wants to be angry about that?