Lu Yiming said, “System? Are you there?”
[Finally remembered me? The host really is a beat too slow.]
Lu Yiming said, “What do you mean I’m slow? The timing of my return was way too intense. I almost lost control.”
In his previous life, Lu Yiming had been with countless women, but if he had to name the most unforgettable one, it was definitely Su Rongrong.
Well, that was all in the past life.
What Lu Yiming wanted to figure out most now was—why did he return?
[The full name of this System is: Turn Over a New Leaf, Start Fresh, Return of the Prodigal Son…]
Lu Yiming: (ˉ▽ˉ;)… “Can you just get to the point?”
[The point is that at the final moment of the host’s life, a sliver of regret emerged. The System will now help the host start a new life. Today is the first step toward that new beginning.]
Lu Yiming said, “And what’s with the sin point?”
[The host’s current sin point is entirely accumulated from the past life. The ultimate goal is to clear all sin points—this is the cost of reincarnation.]
Lu Yiming said, “I don’t get it.”
[Simply put, once your sin point hits zero, everything you once desired—family, love, friendship—will return to you.]
Lu Yiming said, “Do I look like someone who lacks those things? What a joke. When have I ever lacked women?”
[You do lack them. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have died full of regret.]
Lu Yiming: (ˉ▽ˉ;)… “Stop hitting me with harsh truths.”
Lu Yiming asked, “What if I don’t clear it?”
[Your family will be destroyed. Everyone connected to the Lu Family will suffer.]
Lu Yiming said, “That’s harsh. Good thing I pulled back just in time… No, I mean, I controlled myself in time. Does that count toward clearing sin points?”
[Sin point clearing in progress. Current sin point:]
Lu Yiming: “100 points? Isn’t that too much? I just want to ask—what kind of outrageous things did I do in my previous life?”
Lu Yiming could now be certain—this life, he was here to repay his debts.
In his previous life, to rise again, he used every possible means.
How many people were dragged down by him?
How many happy families did he destroy?
How many lives did he directly or indirectly ruin?
Even though Lu Yiming ultimately evaded legal punishment, the sin point spoke for itself.
And now, having been reborn, Lu Yiming couldn’t help but question—which path should he take this time?
He fell into deep thought.
Half an hour passed as Lu Yiming sat there in a daze.
Until a phone rang.
The classic Nokia ringtone.
That sound made Lu Yiming momentarily lose focus. It had been so long since he heard that ringtone.
It was 1995. In Huaxia’s market, Nokia and Motorola were still fiercely competing.
Who would’ve thought that twenty years later, these two giants of the mobile phone industry would fade out from the main stage?
Nokia 1011—the world’s first GSM phone and also the first phone capable of sending text messages.
In the eyes of ordinary people, owning this phone was a symbol of status.
But to Lu Yiming, it felt clunky and stupid.
“Hello?”
“You little brat! Where the hell are you? I told you today is extremely important. Can’t you take things seriously for once?”
His father’s furious roar came through the phone.
Lu Aijun, Lu Yiming’s father, was highly capable and good at seizing opportunities.
After retiring from the military, Lu Aijun did freelance trading, even doing business with Russians, and earned his first bucket of gold.
Later, he partnered with the Foreign Trade Bureau and entered international trade.
Lu Aijun had great financial luck. Within just twenty years, he accumulated immense wealth.
After the stock market opened up, Lu Aijun plunged in headfirst.
From the trading rooms, he charged forward all the way.
He diversified his investments, and the entire Lu Group became a money-making machine.
The only thing that displeased Lu Aijun was his only son—Lu Yiming.
He named him “Yiming” hoping his son would one day make a name for himself.
But this brat? He never learned anything good. He was a complete playboy, hanging out with birds and dogs all day.
Graduation was just around the corner, yet he still hadn’t shaped up.
Originally, Lu Aijun wanted him to work at the company for a few years to gain experience. But Lu Yiming couldn’t care less about the family business.
All he ever thought about was partying.
Father and son couldn’t talk for more than three sentences without arguing.
Now, this was a crucial turning point for Lu Aijun.
A few days ago, the heads of Wanguo Securities and Liaoguo Development suddenly reached out to Lu Aijun.
They wanted to partner with the Lu Group to stir up a storm in the bond market.
Such an important matter—Lu Aijun had to be extra cautious.
Unfortunately, he had urgent matters of his own in the past couple of days, so he could only remotely direct Lu Yiming to oversee things in Magic City.
But who would have expected the brat to suddenly go missing?
Now that he finally got in touch with Lu Yiming, of course all his anger came pouring out.
“You little brat! If anything goes wrong today, your good days are over!”
For this one battle, Lu Aijun had bet all of the group’s liquid funds.
If they lost, the Lu Group would suffer devastating losses.
Who knew what kind of consequences they’d have to face then?
Lu Yiming said, “Dad, I was just—”
“Save it! Go to the trading department now. Remember—no matter how many orders come in, we must take them all!”
An emergency meeting was about to start. This foreign trade summit would determine the profit distribution for the next ten years—Lu Aijun couldn’t afford to be careless.
The call ended, the line turning to a busy tone.
Lu Yiming was now fully awake.
327 Incident!
How could he have forgotten something so important?
In his past life, after he slept with Su Rongrong, the Su Family naturally wouldn’t let it slide.
Truth be told, the Su Family would’ve thought twice about retaliating against the Lu Family. After all, Lu Aijun had powerful backers.
If it came to an all-out battle, the Su Family would suffer too.
However, at that critical juncture, Lu Aijun made a fatal decision.
He recklessly got involved in the 327 Incident.
The result was a complete defeat, and the Lu Group’s liquidity was drained dry.
The Su Family seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and launched a full-scale assault on the Lu Family.
In the end, to protect his only son, Lu Aijun gave up the entire Lu Group.
Having lost all leverage, Lu Aijun was abandoned by his powerful allies.
The Lu Family fell from grace completely.
Heartbroken and devastated, Lu Aijun passed away just a few years later.
And Lu Yiming, who had caused all of this, completely blackened his heart.
In order to return to the top, he used every possible method.
Wait—today… it’s today.
February 23, 1995.
He looked at the time on his phone.
14:00.
Only two hours left?
Lu Yiming’s pupils trembled violently.
He knew very clearly—if he didn’t change everything in time, the Lu Group would be dragged into a bottomless whirlpool, never to recover.
Even without the Su Family, the collapse of their liquidity would leave the Lu Family gasping for breath.
It would take at least ten years to rebuild.
What was worse—because of his blind overconfidence in his previous life, countless retail investors went bankrupt overnight.
That night, suicides were too many to count.
If that were to happen again… then…