"Stan, let's break up." A black-haired girl said as she stood before him with her arms folded beneath her chest, her expression filled with disdain. Her gaze was cold and distant, as though the boy standing in front of her were nothing more than a stranger.
Stan's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly grabbed Lily's hand, panic flashing across his face.
"W-What's wrong? Did I do something? Why do you want to break up?"
"If I did something wrong, tell me. I can change."
Lily was his goddess. For three entire years, Stan had chased after her relentlessly. He stayed by her side no matter what, believing he was being a caring and devoted boyfriend. Looking back now, he realized it wasn't devotion at all.
It was simping. Blinded by infatuation, he had spent years revolving his entire world around her.
And after all that effort, he had only managed to become her boyfriend a week ago.
Which made this sudden breakup feel even more unreal.
Lily pulled her hand away, her voice icy.
"I only agreed to date you because I had a fight with Leo and needed someone to use as a shield. Now that we've made up, stop showing up around me."
A faint sneer appeared on her lips.
"I'm worried Leo might misunderstand."
Stan froze. So that was all he had ever been to her. A tool.
She had never liked him from the beginning. The relationship itself had only been a way to provoke Leo after their argument.
Stan clenched his fists.
"Leo's just a scumbag!" he snapped. "He's dated countless girls. He only wants to play with you!"
"Shut up!"
Lily's sharp voice cut him off immediately.
"Don't insult my boyfriend. You're not even worth one of his fingers."
Her eyes were filled with naked contempt.
"Do you know how embarrassing it was dating you? I couldn't even hold my head up around my friends."
She took a step back as though distancing herself from something filthy.
"Get lost."
With that, Lily turned and walked away.
In the distance, a sleek Mercedes-Benz waited by the roadside. She opened the door and got in without looking back once.
The car quickly disappeared from sight.
Stan remained standing there silently.
After a long moment, he lowered his head and laughed bitterly.
'They really never choose the good ones...'
After everything he had done for her, she still discarded him so easily.
Maybe they were never meant to stay together from the start.
But even then, the unwillingness in his heart only grew stronger.
Three years. Three whole years!!!
If Lily said she was hungry, Stan would drop everything to deliver food to her no matter how busy he was. He skipped meals to save money for her gifts.
He worked part-time delivering food every weekend just to buy her expensive bags and cosmetics.
He gave her everything he could.
And in the end, all he received was ridicule.
"Another loser got dumped?"
"If you're poor, why even bother dating?"
"Isn't that Stan the simp? I heard he spent an entire year saving up to buy Lily a designer bag. What a joke."
"Stan chased her for three years, but Leo got her in three days."
"As expected. Poor people don't deserve relationships."
Mocking laughter echoed around him. The surrounding students looked at Stan with pity, ridicule, and disdain. Every single word stabbed into his chest like a knife.
But for the first time, Stan didn't feel anger toward them. Instead, he finally realized how pathetic he had become. All this time, he hadn't been loving Lily. He had simply lost himself trying to please her.
Stan returned to the dormitory in low spirits. The moment he stepped inside, he slammed the door shut and gritted his teeth.
"I, Stan Harrison, will never be a simp again."
His voice was cold and resolute.
"From now on, instead of simping for women… I'll make women simp for me."
Over the past three years, he had sacrificed nearly everything for Lily.
His time. His money. His dignity. And what did he get in return?
Humiliation. Ridicule. A breakup delivered without the slightest hesitation.
After replaying everything in his mind countless times, Stan finally came to one conclusion.
A simp ends up with nothing. At this point, he had completely accepted reality.
From today onward, he swore he would never blindly help anyone again unless there was a worthwhile benefit for him in return.
It might take time to change himself completely, but after realizing how much he had lost chasing after Lily, Stan decided this was the perfect moment to focus on himself.
Suddenly something happened that'll change his life forever.
[Ding!]
A mechanical voice echoed inside his mind.
[Supreme Rebate System activating...]
[Loading... 10%...]
[40%...]
[70%...]
[100%.]
[Supreme Rebate System loaded successfully.]
[This System focuses on Double Rebate.]
Stan froze.
His pupils contracted sharply.
The sudden voice caught him completely off guard.
As someone who frequently read web novels, he naturally knew what a 'System' was.
But knowing about it and personally obtaining one were entirely different things.
It took several seconds before he finally accepted reality.
'Is this... a cheat code?'
A wave of excitement surged through him.
He had never imagined such ridiculous luck would fall into his lap.
"What exactly is a double rebate?" Stan asked cautiously.
The mechanical voice responded immediately.
[The host can bind women with a beauty score of 8.5 or higher as consumption targets.]
[Spending money on bound targets will trigger rebate rewards.]
[Targets with 50 favorability points grant double rebates.]
[Targets above 50 favorability grant 5x rebates.]
[Targets above 100 favorability grant 10x rebates.]
Stan's breathing became hurried.
"If I spend 100 dollars… I get 200 back?"
The system remained silent. But silence itself was the answer.
Stan's eyes lit up instantly. Without hesitation, he decided to test whether the System was truly real.
Soon, he left the dormitory and wandered around campus.
However, after more than thirty minutes of searching, he still failed to find anyone who met the required standard.
Most girls were only around a 7 or 7.5. An 8.5 beauty score was clearly far rarer than he imagined.
Stan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the blazing sun.
'Maybe it's too hot outside. The real beauties probably aren't even out right now.'
Suddenly, inspiration struck him.
'System,' Stan asked internally, 'can I bind female streamers as consumption targets if their beauty score is high enough?'
Truthfully, the idea made him feel slightly conflicted.
Just moments ago, he had resolved to focus on himself instead of revolving his life around women.
But ignoring such a broken cheat ability would simply be stupid.
The System's voice echoed again.
[You may bind streamer targets.]
[Note: The host may only bind two women per day.]
Stan exhaled slowly. Then he opened TikTuk Live.
Entering the beauty streaming section, he began scrolling through stream after stream.
Although many of the female streamers looked attractive, most relied heavily on filters and makeup effects.
The System continuously displayed ratings in his vision.
[Beauty Score: 7.3]
[Beauty Score: 7.8]
[Beauty Score: 7.6]
None reached the required 8.5 threshold. Stan continued browsing casually until one livestream suddenly caught his attention.
The streamer was a beautiful young woman with long dark hair and elegant features.
Maya Zimmerman. The second-ranked campus belle at Peak University.
Even Lily's appearance paled slightly in comparison to hers.
Despite her beauty, Maya's stream only had around a thousand viewers.
Clearly, she lacked resources and promotion. At that moment, the System notification appeared.
[Maya Zimmerman — Beauty Score: 8.8]
[Eligible to bind as a consumption target.]
[Bind target?]
[Y/N]
Stan's heartbeat quickened.
"Bind."
[Binding successful.]
[Reward: 10,000,000 dollars.]
[Maya Zimmerman — Favorability: 0]
[Reach 50 favorability to unlock 5x rebate rewards.]
[Please work hard to increase target favorability, Host.]
[Ding!]
Almost immediately, his phone vibrated.
Stan lowered his head and saw a new message from his bank.
[Your US Bank account has received: $10,000,000.00]
For a moment, Stan forgot how to breathe.
'Ten million dollars?!'
'A full eight-digit balance!'
His hands trembled slightly as disbelief flooded his mind.
The System was real and he was rich.
No. This was only the beginning.
Stan took several deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
'Ten million isn't the goal.'
His eyes gradually sharpened.
'Ten billion...'
A faint smile slowly appeared on his face.
'Actually, why stop there?'
With this System, the possibilities were practically limitless.
Meanwhile, Maya's livestream continued normally. Most viewers only sent tiny gifts worth a few cents.
Occasionally, someone would send a gift worth a few dollars, which already caused excitement in the chat.
Stan stared at the screen silently. Then he began topping up his account balance.
The platform's maximum top-up limit was only one thousand dollars per transaction.
So he clicked again and again. He was going nonstop.
For thirty straight minutes, Stan continuously recharged his account until even his fingers started aching.
Maya was currently in a PK battle with a male streamer named Xander.
Compared to Maya, Xander was far more popular.
He was an established internet celebrity with over 600,000 followers, while Maya had yet to even break past 100,000.
The gap between them was enormous.
As the PK timer started counting down, gifts immediately began pouring into Xander's stream, causing his score to skyrocket.
Meanwhile, Maya's side barely moved.
A bitter smile appeared on her face.
"Everyone, don't force yourselves to send gifts," she said softly to her viewers. "We probably can't win this PK anyway."
She had already given up resisting.
There was simply too large a difference in popularity between them.
Sure enough, the moment the PK officially began, Maya was completely suppressed by Xander's side.
Her score looked pitiful in comparison.
At that moment, it was finally Stan's turn to act.
Without hesitation, he tapped the gift button.
[User: Sir Streak gifted Super Rocket ×1]
A massive rocket slowly drifted across the livestream screen.
Brilliant special effects exploded instantly.
The entire livestream interface became dazzling.
And because Super Rockets were global announcement gifts, the effects didn't just appear in Maya's stream.
Every viewer across the platform could see them.
The chat exploded immediately.
GrandmaWithAShotgun: [Holy crap... bro dropped a rocket without even speaking!]
EmotionalDamageDealer: [My man is surviving on instant noodles next month 💀]
MainCharacterDelusion: [Genuine question... how rich do you have to be to spend this much in a livestream?]
The previously quiet stream instantly became lively.
Maya herself widened her eyes in shock.
Before she could even react. Another notification appeared.
[User: Sir Streak gifted Super Rocket ×10]
Then another.
[SUPER ROCKET ×20]
[SUPER ROCKET ×30]
The entire livestream descended into chaos.
SirYeetsALot: [Damn. An actual big shot showed up.]
WhenIsGTA6Coming😡: [Where did this rich guy even come from?!]
PlotArmorExpired: [Boss, do you need a loyal follower?]
I'mNotADumbass: [Bro 😭 send me just $1000 and I'll become your servant forever.]
1HPAndCrying: [@I'mNotADumbass Have some dignity bro 💀]
But the madness still wasn't over.
[SUPER ROCKET ×40]
[SUPER ROCKET ×50]
One rocket after another flooded the platform nonstop.
Endless rocket effects streaked across public livestream channels like a meteor shower.
Every streamer currently online noticed it.
Every viewer noticed it.
Even Xander's expression gradually stiffened as he stared at Maya's rapidly exploding score.
Meanwhile, Maya herself was completely stunned.
Her beautiful eyes were wide open as she covered her mouth in disbelief.
She genuinely thought she had already lost this PK.
Never in her dreams had she expected a mysterious top spender to suddenly descend into her stream.
On the other side of the screen, Stan sat silently in his dorm room.
His expression remained calm and indifferent.
TAP!
TAP!!
TAP!!!
His fingers moved across the screen mechanically.
He kept sending rockets nonstop like an emotionless machine.
As though the money he was spending meant absolutely nothing to him.