Ch 166: Is There Really Such a Good Thing? [QT]

Ding! Searching for a suitable host candidate… Scanning…

Would you like to accept the binding?

Binding successful! System loading 1%… 5%…

Shen Yunxuan groggily heard some strange noises, making it difficult to sleep. She wanted to open her eyes but couldn’t wake up. Suddenly, she remembered—hadn’t she died? Where was she?

The drowsiness was too strong, and she drifted back into sleep. When she woke up again, she found herself lying alone on a patch of grass. The night was damp and chilly—she had been awakened by the cold.

She quickly sat up, looking around warily. As she observed her surroundings, she felt a sense of familiarity. Wasn’t this the place where she had watched the meteor shower with her university friends after graduation?

Looking down at her hands, she was stunned—her hands were so young, and there was even a band-aid on her index finger. She had vivid memories of that graduation trip. Since she and a few broke friends couldn’t afford anything extravagant, they had gone biking to the countryside to watch a meteor shower. The meteors had been beautiful, but the night had taken an unexpected turn when someone confessed to her. The group had egged her on to accept, which had left her feeling surprised and annoyed.

She also remembered cutting her finger and hastily applying a band-aid before later getting a tetanus shot.

Could it be that after dying, she had been reborn back to her graduation trip?

Instinctively, she pinched herself. Ouch!

So it was real—she had actually been reborn!

The joy of being reborn overwhelmed everything else. Even though she was alone in the countryside, surrounded by darkness, she didn’t feel scared at all!

But where was everyone else? Shen Yunxuan looked around and walked in the direction she remembered. Something felt off—she was sure she hadn’t wandered off alone back then. That night, Zhang Yang had confessed to her, and their friends had teased her. She had quickly rejected him, saying she only saw him as a friend. Zhang Yang had gotten upset and stormed off.

They had searched for him for a long time but couldn’t find him. Just as they were about to call the police, Zhang Yang had returned on his own. From that moment on, she had found him unreliable—not someone worth befriending.

Later, her suspicions were confirmed. Zhang Yang had strangely good luck and suddenly became wealthy, meeting many influential people. However, he also continued to pester her, causing her a great deal of trouble. It had taken her immense effort to finally rid herself of him.

If Zhang Yang had truly liked her, she wouldn’t have been so disgusted by his persistence. But he was clearly a playboy, involved with multiple women. She had seen and heard of his many girlfriends. He was nothing more than a philanderer, yet he kept harassing her—absolutely repulsive.

Worse yet, his girlfriends were all delusional. Instead of blaming Zhang Yang for his infidelity, they directed their jealousy at her! They even claimed she was his “white moonlight”—a love he couldn’t obtain, causing unnecessary drama in her life.

She remembered all of this clearly because Zhang Yang and his mess of a life had been too much of a presence in her past. At this point in time, she should have been with the others searching for Zhang Yang before heading back to the city. So why was she here alone?

It was August, not usually cold, but the sky had turned cloudy, and it looked like it might rain. Wearing only a short-sleeved shirt and a sun-protective jacket, she was freezing. The colder she got, the more awake she became, and her memories of this life started to resurface.

She had indeed been reborn, but something was different this time. Zhang Yang hadn’t confessed to her in front of everyone. Instead, he had pulled her aside and confessed in private. The others had encouraged her to go listen to him, and when she did, he had asked if she had ever liked him.

Of course, she had said no.

Then Zhang Yang had forced her to drink a small bottle of something. She had passed out before she could even scream.

Shen Yunxuan’s brows furrowed. What was going on?

As she searched deeper into her memories, she suddenly discovered something astonishing—there were books labeled “book of memories” buried within her mind. Upon opening them, she realized they contained memories of her lives in other worlds!

She halted in shock. Was this her rebirth cheat?

With so many lifetimes of experience, she could learn an endless number of skills and live an amazing life!

In those other lives, every time she was reborn, someone always tried to steal her supposed “good hand of cards”—assuming that the happiness of her past life came from luck. They would take her opportunities, thinking they could replicate her success, only to realize too late that it was never about the cards but how she played them.

So this time, was Zhang Yang the one who had been reborn?

Was he trying to steal her life?

Shen Yunxuan suddenly chuckled.

Did he really think her previous life had been full of happiness? If he wanted to experience it so badly, then go ahead!

She would take this chance to truly live for herself.

But first things first—she needed to go to the hospital for a checkup and report him to the police.

Whether Zhang Yang was reborn or not didn’t matter. What mattered was that he had drugged her. She had no idea if it had been a sedative, an anesthetic, or something worse.

She had nothing on her, not even money—only a phone with a dead battery. She walked toward their old camping spot and found that their belongings had already been packed up and taken away. Continuing her search, she finally found her bicycle in the grass.

Thankfully, it hadn’t been locked.

Riding along the familiar road, she gradually recalled the route and picked up speed toward the city. Eventually, she reached the hospital safely.

At the front desk, she borrowed a power bank to charge her phone. Once it turned on, she paid for the rental and borrowed a blanket to wrap around herself. Then she immediately went to the emergency room for an examination.

“What symptoms are you experiencing?”

“Someone forced me to drink something, and I passed out immediately. I don’t feel unwell now, but I’m worried about potential harm from the substance.”

The doctor was startled. “Someone drugged you? Do you know who it was? When did this happen?”

Shen Yunxuan replied, “It was my classmate. Last night, when we went to the countryside together, he gave me a small bottle of something around 10 p.m. I lost consciousness immediately. When I woke up, I came straight to the hospital. It should have been around 4 a.m. when I woke up.”

The doctor looked at her for a moment, unsure whether this was a prank among classmates or if she had actually been harmed. He entered her case into the system and handed her a set of examination requests. “Let’s check the results first before making any conclusions.”

The list included a long series of tests. After completing them, Shen Yunxuan waited at the hospital. Only then did she notice multiple messages on her phone—her friends were asking where she had gone. There were also several missed calls. Xie Lili had even accused her of being reckless and running off on her own, saying they had only encouraged her to hear Zhang Yang out without any bad intentions.

She figured Zhang Yang must have told them she rejected his confession, got mad, and left on her own. She was speechless—Zhang Yang always liked to make a fuss over nothing. Was there even a need to lie about this? Wouldn’t she expose the lie the moment she returned?

Since it was only a little past 5 a.m., Shen Yunxuan ignored the messages, deciding to report to the police after receiving her test results. In her past life, she had already cut ties with these people—they were no longer her friends. Especially Xie Lili, who had been her dormmate in college and had seemed friendly at first but later kept trying to set her up with Zhang Yang. In the end, she even caught Xie Lili and Zhang Yang going to a hotel together.

Xie Lili had the audacity to blame her for not appreciating her “blessings,” saying she was Zhang Yang’s “white moonlight”—the one he always thought about but could never have, making all the other girls envious.

Shen Yunxuan had no patience for such nonsense. She truly believed they were all crazy.

Finally, around 6 a.m., the test results came out. Checking her phone, she was shocked—everything was within the normal range.

The doctor reviewed the results three times before looking at her in confusion. “There’s no sign of any drugs in your system. In fact, your body is extremely healthy—one of the healthiest I’ve ever seen. How are you so sure you were drugged?”

Shen Yunxuan immediately responded, “He suddenly forced me to drink something. Right after that, I felt dizzy and lost consciousness. Later, I had vague dreams, feeling extremely drowsy, and then I slept until I woke up here.”

The doctor pondered this for a while but found it unlikely. “You’ve undergone a full-body examination, including toxicology analysis, and everything came back normal. If you’re still concerned, you could get an MRI to check your brain.”

So was he implying that she hadn’t been drugged but had some kind of neurological condition?

She had always been healthy in her past life—her brain was definitely fine. She had never experienced sudden unconsciousness before. She still believed Zhang Yang had drugged her, but if there was no trace of it, there was nothing she could do. An MRI seemed unnecessary.

Leaving the hospital, she sat on the edge of a flowerbed by the roadside. Suddenly, a voice echoed in her mind.

Ding! System successfully activated!

Hello, Host. Earlier, I detected that your body was not in optimal condition. Excessive energy was consumed to adjust your health, which led to the system restarting. Now, I can officially introduce myself.

“Who’s there?!” Shen Yunxuan was startled, quickly glancing around. No one was speaking to her—her scalp tingled in fear.

Since she had just been reborn, encountering something supernatural wasn’t entirely out of the question. Her first thought was ghosts. Though she had come back to life, which technically made her one too, she was still afraid of them.

The system responded, “Host’s fear detected. However, no external threats are present. Please remain calm.”

Shen Yunxuan realized the voice had called itself a system. Was it like the ones from novels, something bound to her?

She vaguely remembered hearing the system’s activation message when she had passed out.

There were too many people outside the hospital entrance, so she crossed the street and checked into a budget hotel.

Once inside, she locked the door, drew the curtains, and asked in her mind, “What’s going on? What kind of system are you? What do you want from me?”

The system responded, “Please open the virtual interface, and I will introduce the system’s functions to you.”

Following the system’s instructions, she activated the interface. A semi-transparent holographic screen appeared before her, as if straight out of a sci-fi movie. A video started playing, explaining everything.

This was an interdimensional travel system. On the first of every month, she would be forced to travel to another dimension, and the return time was unpredictable—it could be as short as a few hours or as long as a month.

She could bring items across dimensions and trade with people from other worlds. She could also bring things back to her original world, but she couldn’t bring living beings—unless she had taken them with her when she traveled. In that case, they would return with her.

Simply put, this was her golden cheat, allowing her to learn new skills, acquire resources, and build wealth by visiting different dimensions.

Shen Yunxuan suddenly thought of something.

Zhang Yang had grown up in the same orphanage as her. He had no family connections or background, yet after graduation, he had quickly become rich, gaining enormous wealth.

He used to give her expensive gifts—things she never accepted but still saw. Imperial green jade, pearls the size of pigeon eggs…

Could it be that this system belonged to Zhang Yang in the previous life?

It was very likely. In the books of memories of other worlds, reborn individuals always stole her life. They were malicious and always tried to harm her, but in the end, they pinned their own misfortunes onto her.

If that was the case, then this system was not a good thing. She recalled that in her past life, Zhang Yang had suddenly disappeared after more than ten years. Some said he was assassinated, others said he accidentally fell into the sea. If he had a system, then had he actually traveled to another world?

Shen Yunxuan quickly asked, “Can I always return? Is there a chance I might get stuck in another world and never come back?”

The system replied, “If you die, you won’t return.”

That response sent alarm bells ringing in her head. So traveling to other worlds had no safety guarantees? If she died, she was gone forever. That meant that in her past life, Zhang Yang had used the system to get rich, lived carefreely for over a decade, and then died in another world.

“You just said I have to travel on the first of every month? I can’t refuse?”

The system replied, “No. The host must not develop lazy thoughts. The mandatory monthly travel is a way to encourage progress and self-improvement. There is no need for resistance.”

Shen Yunxuan almost laughed in anger. “So I might die in another world, and you’re making it sound like it’s for my own good? Remove the binding. I don’t need this!”

In her past life, she had faced many hardships but still managed to turn a bad hand into a good one. Now, with her rebirth and the books of memories, she could do even better. She didn’t need a cheat system—this kind of forced system was more of a burden. She wanted no part of it.

The system replied, “Once bound, it cannot be removed.”

Now it was just being shameless. But since the system was intangible, she had no way of ripping it out of her mind. At this moment, she was seriously considering getting an MRI to check her brain.

The system continued, “The host can carefully explore the system’s functions. The system marketplace offers many items that can be purchased with interdimensional currency. This currency is earned based on the value of items the host brings back from other dimensions or the knowledge acquired.”

Shen Yunxuan opened the system marketplace. Inside, there was an array of products—personal storage space, energy potions, protective shields, swords, laser guns, life-extension medicine, and even a dimension locator.

So as long as she earned enough interdimensional currency, she could buy enough weapons and defensive tools to ensure her safety. In other words, if she worked hard enough, she wouldn’t have to worry about the forced monthly travel.

After she finished exploring, a notification popped up.

“Host’s beginner guide tasks:

1. Travel to another dimension once.
2. Bring back an item from another dimension.
   Completion will reward a beginner’s gift pack.”

Shen Yunxuan raised her hand to tap the virtual screen, frowning. “No, I’m not going. Where can I cancel this? We haven’t finished discussing this, and I haven’t fully understood everything…”

Before she could finish speaking, her vision blurred, and in an instant, her surroundings changed.

She was now in a world straight out of a sci-fi movie. Cars were flying in the sky, and robots were moving all over the ground.

A cleaning robot approached her and asked, “Who are you?”

Her scalp tingled with fear, and she immediately ran toward a more secluded area. What kind of place was this? A futuristic interstellar era? “System!”

The system responded, “Please complete the beginner’s guide task. Learn knowledge or acquire an item in the interstellar era.”

So this really was an interstellar era. Shen Yunxuan took a deep breath. Complaining wouldn’t help now—she had to figure out how to survive and return safely. And, of course, complete the task and bring something back.

She scanned her surroundings and saw the cleaning robot preparing to clean up a small, thumb-sized empty bottle on the ground. She quickly ran over and grabbed the bottle, stuffing it into her pocket.

The robot scanned her, then scanned the ground, and, seeing no other trash, left.

She let out a sigh of relief and examined the small bottle. There was still a bit of liquid residue inside. She had no idea what it was, but since it came from this world, bringing it back should complete the task. Just to be safe, she needed to find more items.

The problem was whether this place was dangerous.

In the distance, some people were walking toward her. They looked human, just like her, except they all wore identical wrist devices. Shen Yunxuan guessed these were futuristic AI wristbands, commonly used in interstellar society.

She pulled down the sleeves of her sun-protective jacket to cover her wrist. She didn’t have one of those devices. Would she be treated as an undocumented person?

This forced travel was incredibly unsafe. Now she somewhat understood why Zhang Yang, despite being reborn, had rejected his own system and had tried to force it onto her out of spite.

This kind of interdimensional travel gave no sense of security.

Shen Yunxuan followed people from a distance, changing her targets as she moved through different streets, observing their daily activities.

She noticed that no one used smartphones. All communication, transactions, and identity verification were handled through their wrist devices.

She didn’t dare take out her phone from her pocket for fear of being exposed. She also didn’t dare enter a shop to ask about currency exchange. Eventually, she resorted to searching for trash on the ground.

It was a difficult task, as each street had cleaning robots that tirelessly scanned for and removed any waste. She had to outrun them, snatching trash before they could clean it up.

Having just been reborn, she hadn’t even had time to enjoy her second chance at life before she was thrown into the interstellar era, scavenging for garbage. The sheer irony of it all was enough to make her sigh.

However, since she had only picked up a few pieces of trash, no one paid much attention to her, and Shen Yunxuan gradually relaxed. This was a beginner’s mission, so it was unlikely to have immediate life-threatening dangers. Otherwise, the system would have to keep searching for new hosts over and over again whenever one died. That would be too much of a hassle.

So Shen Yunxuan figured that this first travel experience probably wasn’t dangerous. It was just meant to help her understand and adapt to dimensional travel. In her past life, Zhang Yang had disappeared for a long time, but when he finally reappeared, he had seemed very happy. That must have meant he gained something valuable. Besides, Zhang Yang had survived for over a decade—there was no reason she couldn’t do the same. She wasn’t going to die that easily.

After calming down, Shen Yunxuan began to feel more confident. Since she couldn’t get rid of the system, she had to figure out how to use it to her advantage instead of being led around by it. Turning disadvantages into advantages was the way to go.

As she continued searching for trash, she asked, “You said earlier that adjusting my body consumed too much energy, causing the system to reboot? Does that mean you cleared out the drug Zhang Yang gave me while adjusting my body? Is that why the hospital found nothing?”

The system replied, “Yes, the system has adjusted the host’s body to its optimal state.”

Shen Yunxuan asked, “How often does this adjustment happen? Will it cost interdimensional currency in the future?”

The system answered, “The automatic adjustment only happens upon initial binding. After that, the host must purchase adjustments using interdimensional currency. There are different levels of adjustments, each requiring a different amount of currency.”

Shen Yunxuan understood—it was like seeing a doctor, but the system’s version was far more powerful. A full adjustment would completely heal her, even removing toxins from her body. If she got injured or poisoned in another world, she could recover instantly using this function. But, of course, it would be expensive.

There were also other levels of healing, similar to minor and major health restorations. She could choose the appropriate treatment depending on her situation and how much interdimensional currency she had.

After thinking for a while, Shen Yunxuan carefully took out her phone, switched to video recording mode, and hid it in her sleeve, leaving only the camera exposed.

Just then, someone behind her suddenly asked, “Hello, is your outfit vintage fashion? Where did you buy it?”

Shen Yunxuan was startled and quickly concealed her phone before turning around. She saw two girls looking at her curiously.

She had already noticed that her clothing style was different from the people here—they dressed more fashionably, and the fabric quality was much better. Walking among them, she probably stood out the way people wearing traditional Chinese hanfu did in modern times.

She hadn’t expected anyone to ask about her outfit, but an idea quickly formed in her mind. She calmly replied, “I made this myself. It’s one of a kind. If you like it, we can trade.”

The two girls exchanged glances. “Trade for the clothes you’re wearing? We could just pay you to make another one.”

But Shen Yunxuan couldn’t accept their payment. She didn’t even know when she would return to this world and didn’t want to complicate things. Most importantly, she needed to bring items back with her.

She shook her head. “I made my hairpin, earrings, necklace, and clothes myself. They’re vintage-style and took a lot of effort, so I don’t plan to make more. I don’t even like them anymore—I just want to trade them for something else. If you’re interested, we can trade; if not, that’s fine too.”

After a brief discussion, the two girls agreed. “We’ll trade for everything you mentioned!”

Shen Yunxuan’s outfit was well-matched and unique, and since nothing similar existed here, the two girls, who were fashion enthusiasts, didn’t hesitate to accept the offer.

As Shen Yunxuan considered what to trade for, she suddenly saw one of the girls conjure a stylish jacket out of thin air, while the other produced a few pieces of jewelry in the same way.

She managed to keep her expression neutral, though she was internally surprised. Of course, this was the interstellar era—having a spatial storage device wasn’t unusual.

Seeing the high price of personal storage space in the system’s marketplace, she couldn’t help but feel a little envious. She had struggled to stuff a few pieces of trash into her pockets. If she had a storage space, she could carry so much more.

But if they had storage devices, that meant they had even more things. Seizing the opportunity, Shen Yunxuan quickly asked, “Do you have any books? I want to read—educational books, preferably.”

The two girls gave her a strange look but then pulled out a dozen books for her to choose from.

She selected “Introduction to Mecha Operation,” “Key Points in Driving Vehicles,” “Travel Guide,” “Interstellar History,” and “Interstellar Biology.” Seeing the girls’ increasingly puzzled expressions, she decided not to pick more.

The trade was completed smoothly. When the girls saw her pull a few discarded items from her pocket, they assumed she was going to throw them away. Realizing she probably hadn’t bought a storage device yet, they kindly gave her a garbage bag.

Shen Yunxuan smiled and thanked them. After they left, she packed the books and trash into the bag, tucked her phone into her pants pocket, held it with one hand, and looped the bag around her wrist. This conveniently covered up the fact that she wasn’t wearing a wrist device like the locals.

Then she found a park bench, sat down, and opened “Key Points in Driving Vehicles.” Since the system evaluated interdimensional currency based on her learning progress, she figured driving would be the easiest thing to start with. She already knew how to drive, so understanding how vehicles worked in this world would be simpler than other subjects.

In this world, cars could drive on the ground, but most traveled in the air. Many of their functions were straight out of sci-fi movies. As she read, she became completely absorbed.

After flipping through more than twenty pages, her vision suddenly blurred.

In the next moment, she was back in her hotel room!

Shen Yunxuan immediately dropped everything and ran to the bathroom to check herself in the mirror. She was completely intact—she was still herself, and she didn’t feel any discomfort. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and ask, “I’ve returned. I won’t have to travel again until the first of next month, right?”

The system replied, “There will be no forced travel. However, if the host wishes to travel to another world, interdimensional currency can be used.”

“I don’t want to go. Did I complete my beginner’s task? How much interdimensional currency did I earn?”

“Beginner’s guide task completed. Calculating interdimensional currency… Calculation complete.

• Obtained five items more advanced than this dimension’s technology: 200 interdimensional currency.
• Obtained books not available in this dimension: 500 interdimensional currency.
• Learned knowledge beyond this dimension’s level: 100 interdimensional currency.
  Total: 800 interdimensional currency.

The beginner’s gift pack has been issued. Please claim it.”

Shen Yunxuan washed her face and checked the purchasing power of interdimensional currency. She discovered that it could be converted into her bank account balance at a rate of 1:100. That meant her 800 interdimensional currency could be exchanged for 80,000 yuan.

No wonder Zhang Yang had been so ecstatic when he first got the system in her past life. He had grown up in poverty, so after traveling to another world and completing his beginner’s task, he could exchange his earnings for tens of thousands of yuan. Of course, he must have felt like he had hit the jackpot with a god-tier cheat.

But the weapons and defense tools in the system’s marketplace were incredibly expensive. Shen Yunxuan didn’t touch her interdimensional currency, deciding to save it for survival and self-defense gear in the future. Ensuring her own safety was her priority.

She sat on the bed and opened the beginner’s gift pack.

• Return Ticket: Can instantly return to her home dimension from any other world.
• Sportswear Set: Extremely comfortable, but with no other special effects.
• Three Food Rations: Can be stored in the system inventory and accessed anytime, ensuring she won’t starve even if she is suddenly transported.
• A Dagger: A regular dagger that gradually wears down with use and becomes unusable once fully damaged.
• A Small Backpack: Provides four extra inventory slots. Unlike system storage, which only holds system-issued items, this backpack allows her to store real-world items.
• 100 Interdimensional Currency.

A total of six items, covering various aspects of survival. Looking at them, Shen Yunxuan couldn’t help but feel like they were preparation for an adventure. Still, it was better to have them than not. She would just have to take things one step at a time.

Since her clothes were dirty, she took a shower and changed into the sportswear. To her surprise, it was incredibly comfortable—far better than even the expensive sleepwear she had bought in her past life for tens of thousands of yuan.

She then tested the dagger, confirming that it was just an ordinary knife with nothing special about it. She put it back. There wasn’t much else to do, so she ordered takeout, ate her fill, and decided to get some sleep.

After a long, intense day filled with rebirth and interdimensional travel, she needed a good rest to recover. Right now, she had no attachments or anything important to take care of, so sleeping was the best choice.

Of course, she didn’t forget to post on her social media to let people know she was safe, just in case any friends noticed her disappearance and called the police. Reporting the incident now wouldn’t do any good—since the system had cleared the drug from her body, there was no evidence. There were no surveillance cameras in the countryside, and claiming she had been drugged would only make her look like a liar. Zhang Yang must have known the system would cleanse her body, which is why he had dared to act so boldly. He must have already been reborn before their trip and had everything planned, including drugging her to force the system to bind to her.

She would settle this with him when the time was right.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yang saw her social media post and smirked.

One of his friends frowned. “Why are you laughing? Shen Yunxuan disappeared for so long before finally showing up. She must have been scared off by your confession. Honestly, why did you confess to her in private? You should’ve done it in front of everyone—we could have backed you up. Now she’s gone, and we don’t even know where she went.”

Zhang Yang tossed his phone aside and chuckled. “As long as she’s safe, it’s fine. Besides, I think she doesn’t like me in that way. Confessing in front of everyone might’ve made her feel pressured—it wouldn’t have ended well.”

His friend shook his head and sighed. “I really didn’t expect her to reject you. You two grew up together in the orphanage, went to the same university—that’s such a rare fate. If you two had gone from the orphanage to the campus to the wedding aisle, damn, you’d probably even make it to trending news. So, if she doesn’t like guys like you, what does she like?”

Zhang Yang laughed coldly. “Probably someone who can give her a good life. Orphans like us fear loneliness the most—we crave security. She’s probably looking for someone with a stable and well-off family.”

His friend noticed something off in his tone. Was he implying she was after money? Was that really the case?

Zhang Yang thought back to his past life—Shen Yunxuan had ended up working for a business tycoon. Wasn’t that because she valued money? What he said wasn’t wrong, though it wasn’t in the way most people would assume. But who knew if she had any hidden dealings with that businessman?

In his past life, after Shen Yunxuan rejected him, he had been furious and stormed off to clear his head. That was when he had noticed a pure black stone on the ground. When he picked it up, the system bound to him instantly.

He had been ecstatic, thinking he was the chosen one. He quickly agreed to let the system take him to complete his beginner’s task. That was why he had vanished from the original world, making everyone think he had gone missing. They had searched for him for hours without success.

The first world Zhang Yang traveled to was an ancient era. Since he was wearing modern clothing, he didn’t dare show himself. Instead, he stole a jar and returned shortly after. In the modern world, that jar turned out to be an antique. It wasn’t particularly rare, but it still sold for 30,000 yuan. The system only valued it at 10 interdimensional currency, but at least he also received 100 from the beginner’s gift pack.

He immediately exchanged all 110 interdimensional currency for cash, giving him a total of 41,000 yuan in his bank account.

He was overjoyed. He used the money to buy gifts and flowers and confessed to Shen Yunxuan again. But to his frustration, she told him to stop bothering her and even blocked him.

At the time, he thought Shen Yunxuan was blind to the opportunity before her. She would regret it once she realized what kind of chosen one she had missed out on.

So he dressed up handsomely and started flirting with other girls. If Shen Yunxuan ignored him, there were plenty of other beautiful women who would appreciate his attention. He quickly found enjoyment in this lifestyle.

But even in his moments of pleasure, something always felt lacking. Shen Yunxuan had been the first girl he seriously liked, the first person he had genuinely confessed to, and she had rejected him so decisively, without hesitation.

It didn’t sit well with him.

Whenever he saw girls around him happily accepting gifts, he thought, Shen Yunxuan didn’t refuse because she wasn’t interested—she refused because I didn’t offer her enough money.

So, when the next 1st of the month arrived, he deliberately wore traditional clothing before traveling to the ancient world. This time, he was bolder and exchanged modern goods for several antiques, making a decent profit. But the system was stingy with its evaluations, giving him very few interdimensional currency points. The system kept encouraging him to learn things, but that was easier said than done—how was he supposed to know how long he could stay in any given world, or who he could even learn from?

Every time he obtained something valuable, he brought it to Shen Yunxuan first, only to be rejected again and again. Eventually, he started using goods from other dimensions to run a business. But Shen Yunxuan, annoyed by his constant harassment, went to work for one of his business rivals, which infuriated him.

He expanded his business aggressively, diversifying into multiple industries. At the same time, Shen Yunxuan used her strategic skills to rise in the corporate world, eventually becoming the personal assistant to a powerful business tycoon. She was doing exceptionally well.

By then, Zhang Yang was already surrounded by beautiful women, living a life of indulgence. Yet every time he saw Shen Yunxuan, he felt an inexplicable anger. It wasn’t love anymore—it was the humiliation of being disregarded.

They were childhood friends, raised in the same orphanage, yet she acted like he was nothing to her.

To retaliate, he made his feelings for her publicly known. The women around him, filled with jealousy, started making trouble for Shen Yunxuan. He had expected to see her overwhelmed, forced to either beg for his help or disappear. But to his surprise, she thrived under pressure, launching several successful projects and gaining widespread recognition. Her boss even provided her with protection.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yang’s situation worsened.

On one trip, he traveled to a cultivation world and was nearly beaten to death. He barely managed to escape by spending a fortune on life-saving items. When he returned, he found that an entire month had passed in his home world. He barely had time to recover before being forcibly transported again—this time to a primitive beastman world, filled with dangerous creatures and shape-shifting tribes.

He had tried hiring mercenaries to accompany him, but finding trustworthy people was difficult. He didn’t want to expose his “golden finger,” and he feared that even loyal mercenaries might turn on him in the face of immense wealth.

On one occasion, he brought a group of mercenaries with him. When danger struck, they all died, and he only survived by spending a fortune on emergency survival gear.

After several life-threatening journeys, he began to resent Shen Yunxuan even more.

Why was she living so comfortably while he suffered through hell?

But before he could do anything about it, he died in an apocalyptic world and never got the chance to return.

Then, to his astonishment, he was reborn.

Zhang Yang burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face.

This time, he wasn’t bound to that wretched system. He still had all his business knowledge from his past life, along with the strategies Shen Yunxuan had used to climb the corporate ladder. This time, he would be the business tycoon, and he would finally live the good life.

After analyzing the timeline, he realized that his rebirth had taken place right before their trip to the countryside to watch the meteor shower. His friends were even encouraging him to confess to Shen Yunxuan again, promising to back him up.

Zhang Yang sneered at the thought.

Instead of confessing, he got his hands on a sedative and drugged Shen Yunxuan during the trip. He then dragged her to the exact spot where he had first found the black stone in his past life.

Sure enough, as soon as she touched it, the stone disappeared.

Satisfied, he dumped her in an isolated location and told everyone that she had left on her own after getting upset.

Now that she had been missing for a long time before finally reappearing, he was certain she had been forced to complete her beginner’s mission.

Hahaha!

From now on, she would have to travel to another world every month. Some of those worlds were so dangerous that even he, as a man, had barely survived—what would a woman like her do?

He couldn’t wait to see her panicked and desperate. Even if she managed to survive, he could always report her strange behavior to the authorities, claiming she was involved in something suspicious. Who knew? Maybe she would end up getting captured for experimentation.

He was eager to see the day she truly suffered.

By then, he would already be establishing himself in the business world, walking the very path that had once belonged to her.

Pleased with his bright future, Zhang Yang picked up his phone and liked Shen Yunxuan’s social media post.

He had always enjoyed watching women fight over him. This time, he would let Shen Yunxuan be his “white moonlight”—his unattainable love—so that his girlfriends would constantly cause her trouble.

Perfect.

He couldn’t wait to start his new life.

And hopefully, Shen Yunxuan was just as excited.

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