July 20, 2025.
Sunday evening at 8 PM, a gentle night breeze stirring.
Shanghai, Minan Community Building 5, Room 403.
Knock knock knock—!
"Who is it?"
Hearing the knocking, Lin Shen put down the report he was working on late into the night and came to the door with slight puzzlement.
Who could it be this late?
"Hello!"
"You are…?"
After opening the door, Lin Shen looked over the man in front of him with a confused expression.
He looked decent enough, with a fairly clean face. His outfit of pure white cotton T-shirt paired with beige straight-leg casual pants highlighted a fashionable temperament.
Especially the Mercedes keys he was spinning in his hand, as if afraid no one would notice.
"Hello, I'm Cheng Yue."
The man smiled and extended his right hand toward Lin Shen.
"Gu Wanting's current boyfriend."
?
Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, then it dawned on him.
He didn't know Cheng Yue, but he was all too familiar with Gu Wanting!
After all, just a month ago, they were still playing "cops and robbers" roleplay games in bed.
But they'd fought at the beginning of the month, and Gu Wanting angrily said she wanted to break up. After leaving, she never came back.
Yet in just over half a month, she'd already found a new boyfriend?
Lin Shen frowned slightly, though he didn't pay much attention or get angry.
Because Gu Wanting was really too high-maintenance!
Not only did she pick fights and argue over trivial matters every day, but every so often she'd demand clothes and gifts worth thousands of yuan.
Of course, considering she was three years younger than him, Lin Shen tried his best to satisfy her.
But unfortunately, with only seven or eight thousand yuan in monthly salary, how could he possibly afford such bottomless desires?
Therefore, Lin Shen had long harbored resentment toward Gu Wanting. Faced with her seamless transition to someone new, besides feeling somewhat annoyed, he could accept it calmly.
A hot potato—good riddance.
"What do you need?"
"I'm here to get Wanting's luggage."
Seemingly anticipating that Lin Shen wouldn't shake his hand, Cheng Yue assumed the posture of a victor, his expression incredibly smug.
"She said she doesn't want to see you, so she sent me instead."
"Come in."
"Thanks."
After entering, Cheng Yue looked around, commenting on the two-bedroom rental apartment.
"The space is so small? Wanting really suffered living with you."
"Indeed, pretty miserable."
Lin Shen sighed dramatically.
"I'm quite energetic, so I had to make her suffer every night."
???
Hearing this, Cheng Yue's brow furrowed tightly. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Shen suddenly interrupted him.
"The room is this way. Help her pack up."
With that, Lin Shen led Cheng Yue to the bedroom. His expression showed no anger whatsoever; instead, he was quite considerate, helping to find Gu Wanting's suitcase and opening the closet.
"Here! These are all her clothes. I bought lots of stockings since they're all disposable—they get torn up. Does she still want the ripped ones?"
"No!"
Cheng Yue's face turned iron-blue with anger. He packed Gu Wanting's luggage extremely quickly, wanting to leave this place as soon as possible.
He had originally intended to intimidate Lin Shen while picking up the luggage.
Instead, he'd been outmaneuvered, made to feel like he was getting someone's leftovers!
Cheng Yue couldn't help but feel full of resentment.
Meanwhile, Lin Shen was completely relaxed, leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, his smile quite mocking.
"Take those cute lingerie sets and uniforms too. She particularly likes police officers and nurses, and handcuffs are her favorite."
"Oh right, the Durex toys worked out pretty well."
"Also, her favorite Pop Rocks flavor is white peach, remember to…"
"Stop talking!"
Cheng Yue's face had turned red as a pig's liver, his entire being staring furiously at Lin Shen.
His fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly, before he finally fled the scene in embarrassment, dragging the suitcase.
"Hey! You haven't finished packing!"
Bang—!
Seeing Cheng Yue slam the door and leave, Lin Shen curled his lip disdainfully, then collapsed onto the living room sofa in a daze.
"I'm not as carefree as I thought I was…"
Although his patience had long been exhausted by Gu Wanting, when three years of feelings turned to nothing, Lin Shen still felt an inexplicable sourness in his heart.
They had met on campus.
That year he was a graduating senior, she was a freshman.
Now Lin Shen had been struggling in society for three years, thinking the pure love he believed in would eventually bear fruit, but reality had given him a harsh blow.
When graduation approached, Gu Wanting still dumped him.
So quickly too—only a ghost would believe she hadn't already found her next target!
Anyone could see that Cheng Yue was the type of rich, handsome guy popular on campus, definitely having contact with Gu Wanting privately.
And what about himself?
A corporate slave living a chaotic life?
A worker leaving early and returning late?
Indeed, no matter what graduate or doctoral students—none compare to being born to the right mother!
Lin Shen covered his eyes with his arm, laughed at himself mockingly, then picked up his phone and opened WeChat.
Sure enough, Gu Wanting had already changed her profile picture, and even posted what seemed like a provocative announcement photo in her Moments—holding hands with Cheng Yue in his Mercedes.
"Damn it!"
The more Lin Shen thought about it, the angrier he got. He threw his phone hard onto the sofa, but this caused it to suddenly go black.
"You've got to be kidding!"
Lin Shen quickly picked up his phone and pressed the power button on the side. After a series of strange "zzzzt" audio sounds, a line of text suddenly appeared on the screen.
[Welcome to the Cracked Male God System! "Alipay" has been automatically cracked! Current main progress: 5%]
"What the hell?"
Lin Shen looked completely confused, though fortunately his phone turned on normally.
But he discovered that next to the original blue Alipay APP, there was an additional red APP with the same icon.
Named: [Payment Treasure]
Huh?
Did his phone get a virus?
That was Lin Shen's first thought, but after thinking it over carefully, he hesitated.
Cracked Male God System…
System…
Hmm…
"That shouldn't be possible, right?"
With the worst expectations in mind, Lin Shen tentatively clicked on [Payment Treasure], discovering its interface was completely different from Alipay.
Rather than a lifestyle APP, it was more like a game.
[Payment Treasure lv.1]
[Crack Effect: 500/day (increases based on Payment Treasure level and number of cracked APPs)]
[Upgrade Mission: Total assets exceed 10,000 (Completed!)]
[Reward: Payment Treasure lv.1→lv.2]
[Crack Effect: 500/day→700/day]
[Item: Low-level Random Crack Card x1 (Use to randomly crack any low-level APP on your phone)]
[Upgrade Mission: Total assets exceed 50,000 yuan (42,000/50,000).]
Payment Treasure?
Just as Lin Shen was staring blankly, his phone suddenly received a text from the bank.
"China Construction Bank: Your account ending in 7946 received RMB 700 on July 20 at 20:56. Current balance: 42,700"
Hiss—!
Lin Shen sucked in a sharp breath, viciously pinching his own face with his right hand.
When the sharp pain hit, he was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned ecstatic.
No way, buddy!
You're for real?
"Hahaha…"
Lin Shen hugged his phone and burst into laughter.
Since entering society, he hadn't laughed so freely in years.
He laughed until his head felt dizzy from lack of oxygen, until his eyes teared up.
But Lin Shen still couldn't stop, continuously venting his excited emotions.
When the loud laughter gradually subsided and he was tired from laughing, Lin Shen collapsed on the sofa to rest, still finding it hard to believe.
The system… was actually real?!