At the college reunion, the girl I once admired confessed her feelings to me. While I was stunned, the dining room erupted with my old classmates' mocking laughter. "Look at him, he thought it was real! Doesn't he realize he's not worthy?" "I knew he'd react like that! Come on, I won the bet, give me your money! Nobody's getting away!" "Gordon, how dare a poor guy like you want a romantic relationship? Don't you know being broke means you can't date?" Faced with their ridicule, I didn't say a word. I just made a call to instruct my assistant to remove the name of my first love from the audition list. "Yeah, I don't have the right to date," I murmured. That was why I hadn't accepted the relentless pursuit of a top actress.

On the day my ex-girlfriend got married, I showed up in my best attire. Upon arrival, I noticed the groom bore a striking resemblance to me. My first love wore a pristine white wedding dress, looking down at me with scorn for my unrealistic dreams. "You didn't think I still had feelings for you, did you? We grew up together, and if he hadn't gone abroad for studies back then, I wouldn't have even spent a second on you." My old classmates cast mocking glances my way. "They are deeply in love, and he is rich. He is way out of your league!" Well, maybe that guy was way out of my league, because his father slapped himself before me last night, begging me to save his family.

On the day of my college roommate's wedding, I ran into my ex-girlfriend. She and her boyfriend mocked my past sincerity toward her, calling me an annoying simp. "You wouldn't believe it, but he used to spend all his money on me. Sadly, it wouldn't be enough to buy me a bag today," my ex said. That was when I realized my roommate invited me to the wedding just to please her current boyfriend, all because he was curious about "what kind of person would fawn over his girlfriend persistently for four whole years." And her boyfriend wasn't just anyone; he was the heir of the Smith Group.  The guests, eager to advance their own interests, joined them in ridiculing my past. Little did they know that just a few hours earlier, the heir's father, whose company was on the brink of bankruptcy, had slapped himself before me and begged me for a partnership.