OFR – Chapter 228 Surprise

Vacheron Constantin.

Is this real?

The girl stood there, covering her mouth, staring in disbelief at the picture in Xu Jinhuan’s Moments.

After carefully examining it for a few minutes, she finally confirmed—it was indeed a world-class Vacheron Constantin watch.

She knew it wasn’t photoshopped.

Because she had known Xu Jinhuan for many years and understood that she wasn’t the type of girl who would deceive others for vanity.

But precisely because she knew this, she found it hard to imagine—what kind of wealthy person could casually give away such an expensive watch as a gift?

A Vacheron Constantin, a world-class luxury watch, easily worth millions!

At that moment, the girl stood there, feeling a mix of emotions.

Her name was Jiang Xiaoyu, a top-tier game planner in Nanjing, two years younger than Xu Jinhuan, making her twenty-eight this year.

Since Jiang Xiaoyu was also quite attractive and highly capable, she was often compared to Xu Jinhuan by people in the gaming industry.

But every time, the evaluation was always the same: “Slightly inferior to Xu Jinhuan.”

Hearing it once or twice might not bother anyone, but hearing it repeatedly would inevitably cause discomfort.

It even led Jiang Xiaoyu to secretly compare herself with Xu Jinhuan from time to time.

She knew she had been inferior to Xu Jinhuan in the past.

But maybe fortunes change.

Over the past six months, due to frequent mistakes in the game projects planned by Xu Jinhuan’s studio, their market share had plummeted.

As a result, industry insiders lost confidence in Xu Jinhuan, while Jiang Xiaoyu, who had never made any major mistakes, saw her reputation soar.

Just a few days ago, a game studio even invited her to become a partner.

Naturally, Jiang Xiaoyu felt quite happy about her suddenly rising fame.

Although she felt a little sympathy for Xu Jinhuan, there was also an undeniable hint of smug vanity.

But just when she thought this vanity and sense of superiority would continue for a long time—

This single post in Xu Jinhuan’s Moments shattered Jiang Xiaoyu’s little fantasies in an instant.

Because if Xu Jinhuan truly had such a wealthy backer, then her sense of vanity born from this comparison would probably never rise again.

“So that’s it. I was wondering how Xu Jinhuan’s studio could afford to survive so many mistakes and even had the money to launch ‘Supreme Power’ as a major mobile game release. Turns out she has a super-rich backer behind her. My God, which gaming industry giant is he?”

Staring at the post, Jiang Xiaoyu thought for a long time.

In the end, she couldn’t resist her growing curiosity and gossiping instincts and decided to privately message Xu Jinhuan.

Although she always secretly compared herself to Xu Jinhuan, the two were still friendly industry peers on the surface.

And there was nothing unusual about a private chat between friends.

Jiang Xiaoyu: “Hello, Sister Jinhuan, happy birthday! Wow, I saw your Moments post with that luxury watch! When did you get a boss? Which industry giant is it? To gift you such an expensive watch for your birthday… I wish I had such a generous boss too. Hehe, Sister Jinhuan, you won’t keep it all to yourself, will you?”

Half-jokingly, she sent the message.

After sending it, Jiang Xiaoyu glanced at the time and realized it was already past eight in the evening—deep into the night.

Meanwhile, many other friends who had seen Xu Jinhuan’s post and recognized the luxury watch also left comments under her post or directly messaged her privately.

At this moment, in the quiet neighborhood beside the Nantong Express Company in Nanjing, Xu Jinhuan had just seen Mu Bai off.

Due to the dim streetlights, she couldn’t clearly see what car Mu Bai was driving, but she vaguely sensed it was an expensive sports car.

A sports car?

Of course, someone who could casually invest millions in a game wouldn’t lack a luxury car.

Maybe he walked over last time just to keep a low profile.

She didn’t know why, but this thought made Xu Jinhuan feel a bit down.

The sadness came suddenly and inexplicably.

She couldn’t quite say why—but it was real.

Maybe because she realized that no matter how hard she worked, she would never be able to catch up to this young man who made her feel gratitude, warmth, and even a sense of happiness.

Or perhaps because she was falling for someone she shouldn’t—someone with whom there was destined to be no future.

Leaning by the window, watching the luxury car disappear from her sight, Xu Jinhuan pursed her lips bitterly. She felt like her life was so difficult.

She remembered that when she was very young, her parents divorced.

Since both were daughters, neither parent wanted her and her sister, leaving them at an orphanage.

So she was essentially an orphan. Since leaving the orphanage at fifteen, she had been working to support herself and her sister, always busy.

Because of this, even at her current age, she had never been in a relationship.

Now, she had finally met someone she liked, only to realize he was so far beyond her reach—

So far that it was utterly hopeless, like an impassable chasm.

After staring out the window for a while, Xu Jinhuan was suddenly pulled back to reality by a series of WeChat notifications from her phone in her pocket.

“Hmm? Someone’s messaging me?”

Hearing the rapid notification sounds, she snapped out of her thoughts and casually pulled out her phone.