Chapter 1

I was crouching at the entrance of the hospital room, scrubbing the floor when Xavier Cheng's alligator skin shoes stopped in front of me.

"You enjoy kneeling to clean the floor that much?"

Suddenly, a diamond-studded high heel stepped on the back of my hand. The beauty in his arms looked down at me condescendingly.

"Little cleaner, this spot isn't clean."

Amidst the snickers of onlookers, I felt for the elegant card hidden in my deep blue cleaning uniform. It was the VIP gold card my father had personally given me, reserved only for the hospital's investors.

"Achoo!"

The smell of disinfectant stung my nose.

I gripped the mop tightly, mechanically wiping back and forth along the corridor.

This was my third day working as a cleaner in this hospital.

It was also the seventh day since I had taken over this hospital as the primary shareholder.

Looking down at the deep blue cleaning uniform I wore, I smiled wryly. Who told me to be so ambitious, challenging my dad to a racing game?

He got off easy, flying to Hawaii for a vacation.

While I, having lost three rounds in a row, had to honor the bet and experience a month of life as a cleaner.

Ding!

Just then, the elevator doors opened.

I instinctively looked up, but my heart suddenly clenched.

It was him, Xavier Cheng.

The man I had loved deeply for five years was walking out of the elevator, his arm around a tall, slender woman.

He was still wearing that handmade suit I had given him, every gesture exuding the elegance and composure I knew so well.

"Xavier, this hospital's plastic surgery department is quite famous," a coquettish voice said. I barely recognized Vanessa Sullivan, whose eyes and nose had been completely transformed. She used to be my best friend.

"I heard their director is an expert from South Korea? Their filler techniques are top-notch!"

Xavier chuckled softly, "Whatever you like, we can do it."

His gaze swept across the corridor, suddenly fixing on me.

I hurriedly lowered my head, my heart pounding like a drum.

The mop in my hand unconsciously sped up; I just wanted to leave quickly.

"Hey, wait. This spot doesn't seem clean enough."

Xavier's voice sounded behind me, and I froze in place.

His gaze felt like needles pricking my back, making me shiver all over.

I took a deep breath and turned to face him.

A flash of surprise crossed Xavier's eyes, quickly replaced by deep mockery:

"Well, well, if it isn't Miss Lin. I heard that recently, one of your family's companies went bankrupt. What's this, are you out here working to supplement the family income?"

"Xavier, who did you say she is?" Vanessa feigned curiosity, then covered her mouth in mock surprise, "Oh my! The once high and mighty Lin family heiress, now cleaning floors here. How unpredictable life can be."

I gripped the mop handle tightly, my knuckles turning white.

Indeed, life is unpredictable.

Back then, I never imagined that the boyfriend I had dated for 5 years would be stolen by my closest friend—and that they would flaunt it in front of me on the day of my mother's funeral.