Chapter 812: Love Beginning with the Breakup 01

In this world, the villain Qiao Xu is the notorious troublemaker young master known throughout the capital circle.

Anyone who sees him can't help but sigh at his good fortune; while his birth mother was alive, the Qiao and Xu families doted on him, sending him every precious thing.

At fifteen, his birth mother passed away; the Gu family's then head's sister, Gu Liuyun, married Qiao Du, becoming Qiao Xu's stepmother.

The protagonist, Gu He, is Gu Liuyun's nephew, also born with a silver spoon; after Gu Liuyun married into the Qiao family, he willingly doted on Qiao Xu, his younger brother by two years.

Now Qiao Xu had another Gu family member treating him like a precious gem; although Gu Liuyun was his stepmother, over the years she not only regarded him as her own but spoiled him rotten.

People say even his drinking cup would be jeweled; indeed he was raised to perfection, making capital circle socialites feel inferior.

But Young Master Qiao is good-looking, yet truly foolish.

Originally there was a man who had doted on him since college; though not a capital circle aristocrat, his family was involved in overseas underworld, his wealth unimaginable.

Yet the young master said this money was ill-gotten, and also found Jin Chen ruthless and fierce.

Thus Jin Chen refused any family help, started from scratch with legitimate business, rose to capital circle nobility in three years, and during their three years together doted on Qiao Xu to the utmost.

However, Young Master Qiao caused a scene, openly declaring at a banquet that he was only after novelty and didn't like him at all; Jin Chen overheard, was utterly disappointed, and they broke up.

Thereafter, Young Master Qiao seemed to have suddenly lost his fortune.

The Qiao family's several major projects were successively snatched away; the core team of the group left, all going to the Gu family.

Gu He also tore off his pretense, joining Gu Liuyun to send Qiao's father abroad, take over all of the Qiao family's wealth, and cast Qiao Xu out.

He even declared that anyone who dared to aid Qiao Xu would be opposing the Gu and Qi families.

Facing widespread external skepticism, Gu He only explained that Qiao Xu was dissatisfied with his boyfriend Jin Chen, yet repeatedly pursued his boyfriend, namely the Qi family's young master Qi Zhan.

He often invoked the Qiao family young master's name to order everyone in the Gu family around, to an excessive degree.

Overnight cast out, becoming an unemployed vagrant, how could the pampered Young Master Qiao possibly endure it?

Proud by nature, unable to accept being slandered, nor to accept a life of poverty thereafter, he directly swallowed pills and committed suicide, dying in his last piece of property.

That was the house Jin Chen had left him, where they had lived together for three years.

Not long after, Qiao's father, abroad, died after being tortured for contacting something he shouldn't have.

From then on, the Qiao family completely withdrew from the capital circle aristocracy's historical stage; the Gu and Qi families flourished ever more, and the union of Gu He and Qi Zhan became a celebrated tale.

【Wuhu, Host! Tomorrow is the banquet where Qiao Xu proposes the breakup! Tonight, why not try to win him back?】

【No need.】

After accepting all the memories and the original body's unknown plot, Jin Chen realized they still had to break up first for the conflict to be resolved at its root.

He was now sitting in the car, the small table before him holding the hot dessert prepared for Qiao Xu, which had already cooled.

Young Master Qiao has a delicate stomach, demanding extremely high temperature for desserts, and only eats from those few places.

Therefore this dessert is already inedible for the young master, but Jin Chen still brought it back when he got out of the car.

Qiao Xu wasn't in the living room; according to his usual schedule, he should have already returned from the piano room and be soaking in the bath.

Jin Chen casually put the dessert in the entryway, then went into the room to change clothes.

Coincidentally, Qiao Xu came out of the bathroom in thin velvet pajamas, drying his hair; a few strands of his slightly long hair fell over his brows, and the red mole beneath his left eye was especially captivating.

Seeing the dessert at the entryway, his brows slightly lifted, and he unconsciously glanced toward the guest room.

Why did Jin Chen come back so late today?

He didn't think much of it, walked over, picked it up, and upon touching the icy temperature instantly frowned.

"I was delayed on the road, my stomach feels uncomfortable from eating."

Hearing the sound, Qiao Xu turned to look at the person who had changed clothes and come over.

Jin Chen took the dessert from Qiao Xu's hand and threw it straight into the trash.

Anyway it was going to be thrown out, so why not just toss it outside before coming in?

0731 doesn't understand, but 0731 tries hard to comprehend.

【Detected this world's plot villain, triggering Blackening Value; currently Blackening Value 20, task requires Blackening Value to be cleared, to change the villain's tragic ending】

【Detected the villain triggering Heartbeat Value; currently Heartbeat Value 40】

After Jin Chen threw it away, he turned and spoke gently, "I'll bring you a hot one tomorrow."

"You……"

Qiao Xu suddenly felt a surge of temper with nowhere to vent.

He turned his head away awkwardly, revealing a neck like white jade.

If he were easily appeased, he wouldn't be the notorious young master of the Qiao family known to all.

"What did you do today that you came back so late?"

Qiao Xu crossed his arms, looking at him; his rose-colored lips still held some moisture, now slightly pursed, very dissatisfied.

"You're not again in contact with the family and getting involved in underworld affairs, are you?"

During their three years together, Qiao Xu's most frequent remark was forbidding Jin Chen from touching the Jin family's underworld business.

"No, I didn't go to the fighting arena, nor to the gambling house."

Jin Chen knew he wouldn't accept a reasonable explanation and would not let it go, so he didn't hide it either.

"I'm afraid I just sat in the car a while, not intentionally letting the dessert get cold; if you really want to eat it today, I'll have someone bring another over."

He stood facing Qiao Xu, reached out to rub his still‑wet hair, and said, "Don't be angry."

"How come you're so good at coaxing people today?"

Qiao Xu snorted, "Well, I guess I was pacified."

Afterwards he again swatted Jin Chen's hand away, tone petulant, "My hair isn't dry yet, don't touch it."

"Then I'll help you dry it."