Due to time constraints and the stock still needing to be processed,

At the wholesale market,

Roses that were originally priced at one yuan per stem were bargained down to fifty cents each by Ye Chen.

Moreover, he insisted that the flower shop sell him some wrapping paper as well.

In the end, after deducting the metro fare, with just over a hundred yuan in his pocket, he managed to buy 300 roses and some wrapping paper.

Back at his rented apartment,

He tirelessly started wrapping the roses one by one.

It took him over four hours to finish wrapping all 300 roses.

By the time he arrived at the city center's light show venue, the romantic love-themed lighting display had already started!

Because there were no competitors,

Ye Chen didn't even need to say a word.

Seeing the large bag of roses slung over his shoulder, couples who were moved by the romantic atmosphere of the light show approached him immediately!

In such a scene, in such an atmosphere, there was no room for bargaining at all.

Roses priced at 10 yuan per stem instantly became the hottest item at the venue!

This left the other vendors selling different goods utterly stunned.

Something that cost at most one yuan was being sold for ten without anyone haggling?

What a crazy profit margin!

If they had enough time, they might have dropped what they were selling and joined the flower-selling frenzy themselves!

But what they didn't know was that such outrageous profit margins were a one-time deal, only achievable under perfect timing, location, and circumstances.

By the next evening, forget about profit margins—breaking even would already be fortunate.

If only he had more capital, Ye Chen could have easily made 10,000 or 8,000 yuan!

Before the romantic love-themed light show even ended,

The bag of roses slung over Ye Chen's shoulder was already empty.

In contrast, his WeChat balance now held a solid 3,000 yuan.

Sitting at a street food stall, eating a 10-yuan plate of fried rice,

He gazed at the starry night sky under the bright moon. For the first time, his eyes sparkled with a brilliance that even the wealth of billions in his past life could not bring him.

"Yi Nuo, You You, wait for me. Since Heaven has given me the chance to live again, I swear that in this life, I will grant you unparalleled glory!"

After silently muttering to himself,

Ye Chen lowered his head and quickly began devouring the fried rice in front of him.

In a resettlement housing complex in Jiangzhou,

Inside a three-bedroom apartment with a usable area of less than 80 square meters,

"That useless man signed the papers?"

A woman in her fifties, Liu Xueqin, looked at Chen Yi Nuo and asked.

"Not yet!" Chen Yi Nuo replied through gritted teeth, her face dark with frustration.

"Not yet? If he hasn't signed the divorce papers, why are you back? Do you plan to live like this forever? Do you expect me to support you and your daughter for the rest of your lives?"

Upon hearing that the divorce papers hadn't been signed, Liu Xueqin immediately exploded.

Her fiery tone and sharp demeanor instantly scared little Ye Youyou into tears.

"Grandma is mean! Grandma is bad! I don't want to play with Grandma!"

"You ungrateful brat, get lost! You eat my food, drink my water, live under my roof, and now you dare to talk back to me?" Liu Xueqin scolded angrily.

"Mom, how can you talk like that? Youyou is only four years old. Is it appropriate for you to scold her like this?"

On the side, Chen Yi Hao, who couldn't bear it any longer, quickly picked up the crying Ye Youyou and voiced his discontent to his mother.

"What? You're standing up for this mother and daughter now? If it weren't for this blind fool insisting on marrying that useless man back then, would she have ended up like this? Back then, any one of the men chasing her would've been a hundred or a thousand times better than that loser!"

"But she stubbornly ignored our objections—yours and mine—and insisted on marrying that good-for-nothing. Look at the mess she's in now. Isn't this entirely her own doing?

If she had chosen one of those rich young men back then, would she be suffering like this now? Would our family be in such a half-dead state? If we had a wealthy son-in-law, if you had a wealthy brother-in-law, would we have to worry about your marital home? You're not young anymore, and if we can't provide a home for your marriage, would Xiaoqian agree to marry you? Would her parents even consider it?

And now, you're yelling at me? Are you oblivious to the state of our family? That woman and her daughter eat and drink here, and if this continues, your father and I will lose the little savings we've set aside for our funeral expenses, let alone buying you a house for marriage! If she divorced that useless man immediately, I could still help her find a wealthy match. But it's been half a year, and she still refuses to leave him. I'm beginning to suspect she's doing this on purpose—could it be she's unwilling to let go of that good-for-nothing?

Liu Xueqin scolded mercilessly, completely ignoring Chen Yinuo, whose face was already streaked with tears.

Just moments ago, she had considered sharing that Ye Chen had agreed to a divorce in a month's time.

But now, it seemed unnecessary.

"Mom, don't you think you're going too far? Yes, my sister married the wrong man, but how does that make her a burden to our family? Has she given less for food or utilities? Can't you at least speak with some conscience? And about my house—don't bother worrying about it. Whether Wang Qian marries me or not, I, Chen Yihao, am fine being single for life. I don't care!"

Chen Yihao, holding Ye Youyou, shouted angrily in protest.

"You—you're trying to kill me, aren't you?" Liu Xueqin clutched her chest in anger.

"Enough!"

At this moment, Chen Jianguo, who had been sitting silently on the couch, extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.

Standing up, he looked at Chen Yihao and said, "What? Are we wrong to care about your marriage? Are you threatening your mother and me with your vow to remain single?"

Under his father's sharp gaze and words, Chen Yihao clenched his teeth in silence.

"Is your mom wrong? If your sister hadn't eloped with that scoundrel, she would have been wealthy and successful by now, and the whole family could have lived a good life! Yes, fine, letting her and Youyou stay here doesn't cost much—just an extra bowl and a pair of chopsticks. But do you expect them to live here forever?

Why do you think Xiaoqian is avoiding our family? You know why, don't you? It's because your sister and her daughter are here. The house is already cramped, and with two more people, it feels like a sardine can. Who would want to live like that? Let's say Xiaoqian doesn't mind the lack of a marital home; could she accept living with this whole family packed into this run-down house?"

Without sparing a glance at Chen Yinuo or Ye Youyou, Chen Jianguo directed every word at Chen Yihao in reprimand.

"Dad, Mom, stop it! I'll pack my things and leave with Youyou right now!"

Wiping away her tears, Chen Yinuo forced a bitter smile and turned to head toward the less-than-eight-square-meter room she and Youyou had been staying in.

"Sis, don't mind what they're saying. You and Youyou can keep staying here!"

Still holding Youyou, Chen Yihao followed her into the tiny room and quickly tried to stop her.

Chen Yinuo said nothing and busied herself packing the few clothes they had.

"Sis, please listen to me. Where else can you go if you leave here? Back to the rental house? Back to being abused and beaten by that scumbag?"

After putting Ye Youyou down, Chen Yihao blocked her way.

"Yihao, I know you're looking out for me. I really appreciate it. But Dad and Mom are right—Youyou and I are a burden here; we're just causing trouble for the family. Don't worry, Youyou and I have somewhere to go. We won't end up on the streets." Chen Yinuo forced a smile.

With that, she pushed past Chen Yihao, grabbed her luggage in one hand, and held Ye Youyou's hand with the other.

"Mommy, are we going back to find Daddy?" Ye Youyou, who had stopped crying, asked.

With a bitter smile, Chen Yinuo didn't answer. She just held her hand and kept walking.

"Sis!"

"Sis!"

"Sis, listen to me!"

Seeing this, Chen Yihao rushed after her.

As for Liu Xueqin and Chen Jianguo, they just snorted coldly as they watched the mother and daughter leave, without saying a single word to stop them.