This is the story of David Hamilton's heaven-defying luck and his "spendthrift" adventures.

"I have to squander money! If I don't, wouldn't I be wasting my parents' talent for making money?"

In response to a reporter's interview, David Hamilton said this.

As soon as the interview ended, David Hamilton pulled up the "Great Spendthrift System" interface, looked at all sorts of good stuff displayed there, stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "If I squander another two hundred billion, I can exchange for the blueprint of the core technology 'Annihilation Engine' for this set of the strongest humanoid mobile weapon [True·Guranxiu]. Looks like I need to work even harder!"

"I want to splurge! I want to squander!"

Chapter 0001: The Great Spendthrift System

"David Hamilton, male, 22 years old, orphan, died heroically while bravely saving two children who were about to be hit by a car. After research and decision by the relevant authorities, David Hamilton was posthumously honored as a hero and an outstanding university student of the province."

— People's Daily.

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"No, no, no, I absolutely won't go with you to the Hong family for the engagement!"

Grace Carter buried her head in the pillow, kicking her fair little legs desperately: "David Hamilton is the most famous good-for-nothing in the whole city! He has completely disgraced the Hong family, and not only is he sickly and dull-witted, he's also a textbook spendthrift. I don't want someone like that as my fiancé!"

Grace Carter, the only beloved daughter of Richard Carter, chairman of Tang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is not only talented and knowledgeable, but also stunningly beautiful, a graceful lady blessed by heaven. She is especially skilled at cooking, the perfect example of someone who can handle both the drawing room and the kitchen—and even the bedroom. At school, she is the dream girl of countless boys.

But today, her father said he wanted to take her to the infamous spendthrift David Hamilton's house for an engagement. How could she accept that? "If it weren't for his parents spoiling him, the only heir to a vast estate, someone as useless as him would have been kicked out of the Hong family to fend for himself long ago. How else would he have the chance to squander money everywhere all day?"

Hearing his daughter's words, Richard Carter, sitting at the bedside, showed a wry smile and said helplessly, "Xinxin, I have no choice either. Your engagement to David Hamilton was arranged personally by your grandfather back then. Even though he's a bit of a spendthrift, it's not really a big problem, is it? And as far as I know, David Hamilton is actually quite good-looking..."

Richard Carter was wearing a grayish-blue vest over a spotless white undershirt, with a simple bow tie at the collar. He had a faint stubble on his lips, held an antique bronze pipe in his hand, and his short black hair was slicked back immaculately, shiny and neat. His overall appearance was quite impressive, except that his once-bright eyes were now filled with helplessness and frustration.

To be honest, if he hadn't been driven to a dead end, how could he bear to give away his own daughter? After all, that David Hamilton could be called a rare oddity in the world. The only thing he liked to do—or could do—was summed up in two words: squander money.

His most famous saying was: "I have to squander money! If I don't, wouldn't I be wasting my parents' talent for making money?"

This line is a well-known joke throughout Tianjing City. Many parents would say to their children, "If you dare to act like that spendthrift David Hamilton, see if I don't break your legs!"

So, Grace Carter's strong reaction was entirely understandable.

Sure enough, after hearing Richard Carter's words, Grace Carter shouted angrily, "Enough! Your business is having cash flow problems and you can't make ends meet, so you want to use the engagement to get a loan. Do you think I don't know? Dad, you're selling your daughter!"

"Sigh, if I weren't at my wit's end, who would want to do this..." Richard Carter shook his head helplessly. "If we can't get through this, it won't be long before we have to declare bankruptcy. Xinxin, I don't want this either..."

"So you're just going to sell your daughter?" Grace Carter sobbed, "But he's a spendthrift! Even if you get the loan, what good will it do? If we get married, no matter how much family fortune we have, won't he squander it all away? It's just a matter of sooner or later, that's all... sob sob..."

"That's true..." Richard Carter frowned and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He said, "Xinxin, how about this? We'll get engaged first, and once Dad's company is back to normal, we'll find an excuse to break off the engagement. This time, it's just that our research funding went over budget. Once the funding is in place and the project succeeds, it'll be a world-shaking event. When we've recovered, we'll figure out a way to break off the engagement, and their family probably won't say anything then, right?"

Grace Carter whimpered, "It's easy to get engaged, but hard to break it off. Their family is one of the world's top 500 companies—it's not that simple!"

It must be said, Grace Carter is a very smart girl.

Her beauty and talent make countless men drool, and she knows it well. If her family falls, her fate will definitely not be good. That's just how the world works—the strong prey on the weak. When you're strong, no one dares to touch you, but once your family declines, there will be plenty of people eager to kick you while you're down.

For example, that young master from the Liu family who has been pestering her at school...