763 days.
A single encounter, and Li Yuanci had added over two years to her Life Span. Jiang Hexing was in an excellent mood—not entirely because of the Life Span, but more because watching her enemy in such a miserable state genuinely brought her joy.
Jiang Hexing was reborn.
In her previous life, she was a genius girl who had fought her way out of a remote town, possessing extraordinary intelligence and talent. Her future had seemed incredibly bright. But ever since she entered Laiga Academy for the scholarship, every misfortune in the world seemed to come crashing down upon her all at once.
After encountering one accident after another, she naturally guessed that someone was targeting her. So she played along, feigning a listless and defeated demeanor, which indeed made the other party let down their guard and reveal their tracks.
That was when she learned that the school’s prominent figure, Li Yuanci, was the one targeting her.
But she didn’t understand why. So she followed that thread of investigation and quickly uncovered a shocking truth.
Li Yuanci had a younger sister named Li Yuanzhen, about a year younger than him, but the two looked nothing alike. And before her face had been ruined, her own appearance unexpectedly bore a three-part resemblance to Li Yuanci’s mother.
She managed to obtain a strand of Li Yuanci’s hair and underwent a paternity test. It turned out she and Li Yuanci were biological siblings. Connecting this to how her adoptive mother would beat and abuse her the more outstanding she became, refusing to let her eat—suddenly, a bold idea took shape in her mind.
She realized that perhaps she was the one who should have been the young miss of the Li family.
But Li Yuanci didn’t want her to return to the Li family, which was why he had destroyed her face first.
Jiang Hexing planned to use the paternity test to slowly work her way toward her goal. But Li Yuanci received word of her paternity test first. So, on a dark and windy night, he and a few of his friends dragged her out of her dormitory.
What was it Li Yuanci had said back then?
“I was originally going to let you off the hook, but who told you to be so ungrateful.”
“Without a face, and still so ambitious.”
“My sister will only ever be Yuan Zhen.”
Li Yuanci’s other friends were also admirers of Li Yuanzhen. Together with Li Yuanci, they sold Jiang Hexing into the mountains. Unable to bear the humiliation, Jiang Hexing jumped from the vehicle while they were on the road, dying instantly.
When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn, and she had gained a Capture System.
But her Life Span was only ten years. If she wanted to survive, she had to capture the Children of Fortune in this world—and that included Li Yuanci.
She was eight years old when she was reborn.
From the System, she learned that the reason she had gone from being the Li family’s young miss to the rural Jiang Hexing was because her abusive adoptive mother had swapped her.
The Capture System had many items for sale, including Whitening Pills, Beauty Pills, and so on… The prices weren’t high, but they required Life Span to exchange.
She originally had ten years of Life Span. She spent half a year of Life Span to purchase Whitening Pills and Beauty Pills to change her appearance, making herself more beautiful, as if she had a built-in filter aura.
She then spent a year of Life Span to buy Basic Hypnosis.
With the remaining half year of Life Span, she bought two Strength Pills.
Then she worked desperately hard to improve herself.
With the experience from her previous life, this life she was even more in her element, handling everything with ease. She obtained several patent awards, invested all the money into the stock market, and relying on her memories, made a substantial fortune.
Money was no longer a concern, but revenge still had to be exacted.
Now, having just returned from abroad, she received an invitation from Laiga Academy and accepted it without hesitation.
Soon, she would once again become a member of Laiga Academy.
But she was no longer the special admit from the countryside she had once been, nor did she bear the slightest resemblance to Li Yuanci’s mother. She had always believed that in her past life, with her son running wild and committing crimes outside, her biological parents could not possibly have remained completely in the dark.
The only possibility was—
They weren’t good people either.
…
Jiang Hexing sent Li Yuanci to the hospital and prepared to leave. Sometimes, maintaining an air of mystery makes one more captivating.
Li Yuanci naturally didn’t want her to go—after all, his Favorability Rating toward Jiang Hexing had already reached 76, the level of love at first sight.
So he called out to stop her.
“Could… could you stay with me for a while?”
He looked at Jiang Hexing, his narrow eyes carrying a hint of roguish charm, but now they were glistening, appearing somewhat pitiful: “My whole body hurts.”
“Sorry~ but I’m busy right now.”
Although this was a seduction mission, Jiang Hexing had no intention of putting herself out for anyone. Besides, having interacted with Li Yuanci in her past life, she roughly knew that Li Yuanci liked challenges—whether in people or in things.
“Why don’t you call your family, then?”
Jiang Hexing’s smile was faint, and the two dimples on her cheeks were faint as well, like an angel.
Her gaze at Li Yuanci was gentle, yet utterly devoid of any ripple of emotion.
Li Yuanci let out a sigh: “…But I don’t want them to worry about me.”
“…”
Jiang Hexing said nothing.
She simply looked at Li Yuanci.
A few seconds later, Li Yuanci’s face flushed red: “Then… then can I add you on WeChat? I… if it weren’t for you this time, I’d be done for. Once I recover, I want to properly thank you.”
“No need.”
“I just helped someone in need—there’s no need to take it to heart.”
Jiang Hexing smiled, gently declining Li Yuanci’s request to exchange contact information. After a few perfunctory pleasantries, she turned and left.
Things obtained too easily are never cherished.
Tugging at someone’s emotions is the fastest way to make them fall for you—and besides, he was already smitten.
Sure enough.
The moment Jiang Hexing reached the hospital entrance, the System’s voice sounded in her ear: [Congratulations, Host. Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating +4, current Favorability Rating eighty. Your lifespan +40 days, current lifespan 803 days.]
803 now.
It had been a long time since she’d seen such a long number.
Jiang Hexing was in an excellent mood, so she had the System open the System Mall for her to browse. She wanted to see if there was anything useful for her right now.
The System was already accustomed to Jiang Hexing’s habit of spending lifespan on purchases.
Without wasting words, it immediately opened the System Mall.
Jiang Hexing quickly began browsing.
The items in the System Mall were abundant—pills, Talismans, rare treasures, and even spatial realms.
But spatial realms were expensive; even the smallest one with ninety-nine slots cost ten years of lifespan.
In the past, she wouldn’t have dared to dream of it, but now—
“If I remember correctly, when you successfully seduce someone and their Favorability Rating reaches one hundred percent, you can obtain ten years of lifespan at once, right?”
[Correct.]
Jiang Hexing closed the System Mall, deciding to max out Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating as soon as possible.
But she couldn’t rush it either.
Haste makes waste.
That was what Jiang Hexing thought.