Since I was little, my mom always taught me: "Date the hot guys, marry the reliable ones." So at 24, I started dating Carter Brooks. Carter, a veteran player. His motto: "Among all of them, I love you the most." And me? A master of manipulation and acting innocent. My motto: "I can't sleep because I can't sleep with you." Everyone around us thought we were a perfect match. But a month ago, my mom was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer. In the hospital, I saw so much loneliness and death, and suddenly, I really wanted to settle down. I was ready to break up with Carter. Chapter 1 Carter hated answering calls, but finding him wasn't hard. He had a reserved booth at "The Pulse," the hottest club in the city. 365 days a year, he was there for 360 of them. He was tall and handsome; in a crowd, I could spot him at a glance. Right now, he had just lost a game and was drinking a shot with a young girl next to him, arms interlinked. Seeing me, the girl said innocently, "Sis, we're just playing a game, you don't mind, right?" "Of course not. You're so cute, why don't you move in with us?" My invitation was full of warmth, but all I got was an eye roll from her. I looked at Carter with a wronged expression. "Carter, does she hate me? Maybe I should just leave." "But it's raining outside, and I didn't bring an umbrella. How about... let this brother here walk me out." I pointed to a young man sitting nearby. Regular features, fair skin, wearing a sleeveless tee showing off solid arms. Carter shifted his gaze to the guy, looking him up and down. Scaring the guy into waving his hands frantically. "Sis, don't play me. Everyone knows Carter loves you the most, spoils you the most." Hearing this, Carter's mood improved a bit. He took the glass and downed it in one gulp. Pushing aside the girl next to him, he stood up and pulled me into his arms. "I'm out. Your sister-in-law is jealous, gotta take her home to calm her down. Drinks are on me tonight." "Long live Carter and Sis!" Amidst the cheers, Carter walked out with his arm around me. In the car. He turned to look at me now and then. "Really mad? You know I'm just playing around. Among all of them, I love you the most." He repeated this line every month. I was tired of hearing it. If I wasn't such a sucker for good looks, we would have broken up ages ago. He looked at me with those eyes that looked affectionate even when looking at a dog, leaned close to my ear, and whispered, "Babe, what perfume are you wearing today? Smells so good. Babe, I want to..." "I want to break up." I interrupted his spellcasting. He froze slightly, a smile still on his lips, raising an eyebrow. "Babe, what role are we cosplaying this time?" Occasionally we played role-playing games between couples. Seeing I wasn't speaking, he teased, "CEO vs. Secretary? Passenger vs. Flight Attendant? Patient vs. Nurse?" "..." "Carter, I'm serious!" My face was solemn. He also put away his smile, playing with a lighter in one hand, the other resting on the seat back. The four words "Rich Playboy" were embodied vividly in him. He said, "Fine, Maya, give me a reason to convince me." "There are too many women around you outside." He replied, "Has anyone appeared in front of you? Or did you catch me in bed? Maya, I need hard evidence." Thinking about these 3 years, I really didn't have hard evidence! "I want to get married." They say players fear the shackles of marriage the most. I expected him to relent. But he said casually, "Pick a date, I'll go with you to get the license." To him, marriage was just two pieces of paper. Concepts like mutual support and sharing weal and woe were bullshit. I had to continue, "My mom told me to find someone reliable." He tossed the lighter aside, smiling wickedly. "Then I'll go ask Mama Jiang where I'm unreliable." My mom just got out of the hospital, I didn't want to disturb her, so I refused repeatedly. "No no no, I was joking." He pulled me back into his arms and kissed me satisfactorily. "I knew it, babe was just teasing me." Chapter 2 At night. His phone vibrated on the bedside table. I glanced at it. It was Chloe. His "white moonlight"—his first love. Listening to his friends, back then it was only because Chloe went abroad that I got my turn. "Carter, your phone is ringing." He came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel from the waist down. Water droplets hadn't been wiped off, sliding down his neck... He wasn't just handsome; his body was top-tier too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been stuck for 3 years. I swallowed, buried my head in the quilt, and pricked up my ears to eavesdrop. "Hello?" "Today?" "Okay, I'll pick you up." He hung up and kissed me on the cheek. "Babe, I have something to do tonight. Be good at home." A man, 1 AM, on the phone with his first love, not coming home. I had to go catch them in the act. As soon as he drove out of the garage, I followed him. Arriving at the destination. I waited for a full hour before knocking on the door. The woman wore a white spaghetti strap dress, a braid falling on her shoulder, pure and lovely. In contrast, I looked like a vicious woman, holding a camera, filming right in her face. "Maya, crazy about catching cheaters?" Carter came out of the bathroom, still in the clothes he went out in, not a single wrinkle. I frowned. Shouldn't be. Carter usually starts at 2 hours for a case. Looking at the camera in my hand, Carter said dissatisfiedly, "Maya, delete the video." He reached out for my phone. I protected the phone in my arms, shaking my head to refuse. "You said breaking up requires hard evidence." "Does this count?" "In the middle of the night, you wouldn't just be using her toilet, right?" Facing my questioning, Chloe suddenly started crying. Damn! I'm Carter's official girlfriend, the one who should be crying is me, right? Chloe pinched Carter's cuff, whispering, "Carter, sorry to cause you trouble." I laughed in anger. When this grandma was acting like a tea master (innocent manipulator), you didn't even know where you were. I pulled Carter's other cuff, aggrieved, "Carter, hit me or scold me today if you want, I just want to know, between her and me, who do you love most?" He broke away from Chloe's pull, hugged me, pinched my waist, and whispered to me. "Babe, stop making a scene, delete the video, be good." I thought I was winning against Chloe. Turns out, he just wanted me to delete the video. I squeezed out a few tears, murmuring, "So Carter chose her, right?" I could see Carter's patience was reaching its limit. "Go home first, I really have something to do." I took advantage of the momentum and continued to attack. "Sorry, I'm too clingy. But don't worry, won't happen again." He held my wrist, gradually increasing the force. Chloe smoothed things over from the side, "Carter, maybe you should go back first, I can handle it alone." Hearing this, Carter turned to me and said, "Maya, playing around usually is fine, but you crossed the line today!" Tone wasn't too good, a bit of a warning. Sure enough, no matter how skilled a tea master is, she can't compare to a sentence from the white moonlight. I shook off his hand and deleted the video in front of him. Left without looking back. I moved back to my own home that night. But my heart still felt a bit blocked. Maybe he said he loved me most hundreds of times, cast too much magic, and I believed it was true. But looking at it now, he loves Chloe, at least a bit more than me. Chapter 3 After breaking up with Carter. My mom was very happy. After all, since the surgery, she had been hoping for me to settle down. She sent me to a matchmaking agency that day. "Miss Jiang, this is the $1888 package, this is the $3888 package, this is..." "Get the most expensive one for my daughter." "Mom, you still need money for treatment later." "At my age, I've seen through life and death. Your lifelong event is more important. We want the most expensive one." The matchmaker smiled so wide her face almost cracked. After collecting the money, she took out a stack of profiles and told me, "Miss Jiang, these are the highest quality ones we have." The photos on the profiles were basically unwatchable. My mind was full of Carter's bewitching face. "Miss Jiang, your phone is ringing." The matchmaker reminded me. The flashing screen showed the name Carter. "Hello?" "Maya, did you f*cking delete it!" Hearing his rage, I felt quite relieved. I did delete the video last night. But I was still angry, so I retrieved it from the recycling bin and sold it to a gossip news agency for $2000. Now the headlines of major media outlets. #Second Young Master of the Brooks Family, Night Meeting with Beauty #Illegitimate Daughter of the Chen Family Ascends So Chloe was an illegitimate daughter. No wonder Carter kept asking me to delete the video. I said innocently, "Carter, I just saw the news too. But I clearly deleted it, how did it get leaked?" "I'm really so stupid, can't even do this small thing well." "Making Carter worry again." Carter laughed angrily on the other end, completely forgetting the fact that we broke up last night. "Where are you, I'll pick you up." I reminded him, "Carter, we already broke up. Besides, I'm really busy right now." "Maya, I didn't agree to the breakup." Scumbags are like this, thinking about the white moonlight while wanting to eat swan meat. Seeing I wasn't speaking, he continued asking, "Busy with what?" "Busy with blind dates!" Hanging up the phone, I pointed randomly at the matchmaking profiles. Chapter 4 The blind date location, I set it at a place Carter frequented. No other meaning, just wanted to disgust him a bit. The man in front of me had exquisite features, on par with Carter. A bit like a substitute for the lost love. "Handsome, hello, I'm Maya." He smiled and shook my hand, "Hello, Caleb." Caleb? This name sounded familiar. He stood up gentlemanly and pulled out the chair for me. Manners were gentle and elegant. After I sat down, I went straight to the topic. "Maya Jiang, 29, single-parent family, own apartment and car, have savings, had 3 relationships." "So Carter Brooks is your first love?" How did he know Carter? Back then I lied to Carter saying he was my first love, how did he know too? I was still puzzled. Carter rushed out from behind, grabbing Caleb's collar. Veins popped on his hands. I tried to stop him, hearing him excitedly say, "About Chloe, I explained to you, I'll find a way to retract the video too!" Damn, I thought he was impulsive for me. Turns out it was for his white moonlight! I was being sentimental. I continued sitting and drinking coffee, ate melon for half a day before understanding. I went to the wrong booth. Mine was 608, this is 806. Caleb is his brother, no wonder the name sounded familiar. Unlucky enough. I took my bag, planning to sneak away, but was caught by Carter. "Carter, what are you doing, I have things to do!" He ignored my struggle and forced me into the car.
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