Part 1The Villain's Gold-Digger Ex

I was the villain's gold-digger ex-girlfriend. When the villain went bankrupt, I slapped a bank card in his face.

"The money on this card... is enough to buy you for three years."

That night, after our daughter fell asleep, I pinned down the struggling villain.

"I paid good money. I get to be on top."

"Some people need to learn their place."

Later, when the heroine regretted her choice and came back for him, he was wearing an apron, cooking for our child.

"Coco, this isn't your 'sister.' This is one of Daddy's former subordinates. She's older than your mom. Call her 'Auntie'."

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I only realized I was the villain's gold-digger ex-girlfriend when the bullet comments (danmu) started scrolling across my vision.

And right now, he had been betrayed by the heroine and was ready to end it all.

I wiped the dishwater from my hands, grabbed my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and headed to the roof of the Chu Corporation building.

"Caleb Chu," I threatened coolly, "if you don't get your ass down from there, I'm going to make your daughter call your nemesis 'Daddy'."

Hearing my voice, Caleb turned stiffly. Seeing the little face that bore a striking resemblance to his own, the corners of his eyes flushed red with emotion.

[The villain is about to die, why is she interrupting?]

[The villain and his ex... one is bad, one is ruthless. A match made in hell.]

[Speaking of which, the villain only loved the heroine because she looked like the ex who abandoned him. He saw her as his salvation.]

[That little girl is the villain's daughter. Cute, but with parents like that, she's doomed to be twisted.]

[Isn't this the finale? No ending?]

I ignored the floating text and smirked mockingly. "What? Bold enough to do the deed, but not brave enough to claim the kid?"

"Daddy." My daughter looked up at Caleb with wet, puppy-dog eyes and called out pitifully.

The wind on the roof was fierce. My daughter coughed. Caleb immediately scrambled down from the ledge, stumbling in his haste.

"My... my clothes are thick. Maybe... take them off for the kid."

Watching Caleb looking completely lost, I picked up my daughter and shoved her into his arms. "Hold her tight. Don't drop her."

[Hahahaha, is this the ruthless villain? He can't even walk straight holding a kid?]

[You have to admit, the villain's daughter looks exactly like him. The mom had zero participation in the genetics.]

[When this woman left, the villain chased her in the rain and got into a car accident. She was heartless then. Why come back now? To fight for the inheritance because he's dying?]

[Joke's on her. The villain is bankrupt. Even his own mother ran away. She's inheriting nothing but debt.]

The Chu family villa...

The furniture had long been seized by creditors. Only a bedroll remained on the floor, looking utterly desolate.

I sighed. "How much do you still owe?"

"Thirty million." Caleb held Coco, his eyelashes trembling almost imperceptibly.

I took the child's hand and turned to leave.

[See? The ex-girlfriend left for money before. Hearing he owes so much, she's dumping him again.]

[Poor villain. No one loves him.]

[Back in the day, thirty million was just the price of a necklace for the heroine. Now it's the straw that breaks the camel's back.]

Caleb lowered his eyes, looking like a puppy waiting to be abandoned.

I turned my head slightly. "Well? Keep up."

Something seemed to light up in Caleb's eyes.