This time, Xu Zifan did not stay in the void for long. He quickly adjusted to his best condition and headed to the next world.
This world is rather special. The original owner of this body was a person of great fortune. His parents passed away when he was eighteen, and he took over his family's multinational conglomerate. In five years, he suppressed all the relatives who tried to seize his wealth and propelled the group to new heights, becoming the youngest tycoon in the business world and a true eligible bachelor. Moreover, he was obsessed with his work, had never dated anyone, and was tall and handsome, making him known as the man every woman wanted to marry.
The original owner was blessed with great fortune, making everything he did easier than others, but this also made him a tempting target for time-travel adventurers!
In the original story, the strategist, equipped with a system cheat, found the original owner of a person with great fortune. Using various methods and skills like charm acquired through system points, the strategist gradually won over the original owner, seizing their fortune. The original owner was very serious about relationships; once they fell in love, it was true love. The strategist, with his calculated moves and the system's support, finally raised the original owner's affection level to 95 (deep love) after several years, also gaining most of the original owner's fortune.
But after reaching this point, no matter what she did, she couldn't increase the favorability rating, so she used the most ruthless move—risking her life to save her. She personally planned a kidnapping, abducting her and ordering the original owner to go to the meeting alone under the pretext of revenge. She was prepared to take a bullet for the original owner during the "revenge," but unexpectedly, something went wrong. She did manage to block the bullet, but the original owner rolled over and blocked it, causing the original owner to injure her spine and become paralyzed.
After the original owner's favorability towards the strategist increased to 99, the strategist was not moved at all. Instead, she was disgusted and resentful of the original owner's actions, complaining that the original owner had ruined her plans. The last point just wouldn't increase, which was incredibly annoying.
Perhaps it was the last bit of luck that the original owner had that worked. After waking up from the surgery, the original owner could hear the conversation between the attacker and the system. As a result, she heard her inner annoyance, and all her feelings and emotions vanished in an instant. Her favorability rating plummeted until it dropped to 0.
The player, exasperated, outwardly feigns deep affection and tries to win over the original owner again, but the original owner grows increasingly disheartened by the player's inner turmoil. When the player realizes that no matter how much she tries to raise the affection level, and the original owner becomes increasingly indifferent, she decides to give up and start opposing the original owner.
The original owner initially had a network of connections built up over many years, but being a cripple, his physical strength and energy were inferior to that of an average person. He was willing but unable, and the support of his family gradually dwindled. The family group, leaderless and embroiled in internal strife, eventually collapsed. The bankruptcy of the family group under his watch was a devastating blow, leading to his death filled with resentment.
The collapse of a multinational corporation has implicated countless people. Some shareholders lost everything, while others faced family crises due to unemployment. Many innocent people were affected, causing significant disruption and even severely impacting the entire industry. Meanwhile, the perpetrator, having lost their target and unable to leave this world, began to take revenge on society, living a life of pleasure and cruelty. Using their system's cheat codes, they wantonly stole the luck of ordinary people, manipulating others and causing many tragic ends, while also disrupting numerous other events.
Xu Zifan's mission in this world is to avoid being targeted by the attackers, prevent them from taking revenge on society, and destroy the system.
After learning about the situation in this world, Xu Zifan stroked his chin with amusement. He was surprised to find such a rare thing as a system in this world; he had never seen one in all the worlds he had visited. He really wanted to see it for himself. The original owner of this body, being a person with great fortune, had already been reincarnated. The point in time when he replaced the original owner was just after the strategist had made a good impression on the original owner, raising the favorability rating to 10 points.
The underworld sent him, but didn't tell him how to destroy the system. Instead, they gave him the cheat code to overhear the conversation between the strategist and the system, allowing him to know himself and his enemy. He was still very interested in this challenge.
Xu Zifan arrived early in the morning, having washed up, changed into a suit, and gone downstairs for breakfast. He was currently living in a two-story villa, where he lived alone, along with a cook and two maids responsible for cleaning. The maids set out breakfast for him, greeted him, and quietly withdrew. Due to his past experiences fighting with his own kind, the original owner of this body had a rather aloof personality and preferred to spend most of his time alone. Xu Zifan felt that this personality trait was acceptable and would save him a lot of trouble.
When he finished breakfast, one of his assistants, Ji Yawen, and his driver, Chen Feng, were already waiting for him in the car. As soon as Chen Feng saw him, he got out of the car and opened the door for him, saying respectfully, "Good morning, Chairman Xu."
Xu Zifan nodded and got into the back seat. Chen Feng quickly started the car and drove towards the company. Ji Yawen sat in the passenger seat, and after the car started moving, she took out her schedule and began to report the day's activities to Xu Zifan.
Xu Zifan glanced at them, then closed his eyes and listened silently. These two were arguably the people closest to the original owner in daily life, spending a significant amount of time together almost every day, making them his confidants. Chen Feng was the driver and bodyguard, a solitary figure who rarely spoke and had few friends. His daily routine consisted of picking up and dropping off Xu Zifan and then taking him home, giving off a somewhat indifferent air. Moreover, the original owner had been kind to Chen Feng, so logically, Chen Feng should have been extremely loyal.
He was indeed very loyal, but his loyalty was misplaced. The woman used skills obtained through points to win over Chen Feng, raising his favorability to 60-70 points. She then frequently let Chen Feng know about her deep affection for the original owner of the body. Chen Feng also noticed the original owner's special feelings for the woman, and with his 60-70 points of favorability, he revealed many things about the original owner to her, helping her to be with the original owner and hoping they would be happy.
Chen Feng is the kind of devoted supporting male character in TV dramas, willing to do anything for his beloved and loyal to his benefactor, staying firmly on the sidelines, concealing his own feelings, and ensuring the happiness of both his beloved and his benefactor.
If the original owner and the strategist were indeed a couple, then he, the male supporting character, could have successfully retired and even earned a few tears. But the problem is they weren't a couple. The strategist showed no genuine feelings whatsoever from beginning to end, and regardless of the circumstances, Chen Feng's private revelation of the original owner's affairs was tantamount to betrayal.
Xu Zifan was unwilling to use Chen Feng anymore. However, since he couldn't find a reliable replacement for the time being, he decided to maintain the status quo. As for the assistant Ji Yawen, being a woman, the strategist's methods were ineffective. Furthermore, because the strategist had tried various ways to replace Ji Yawen with a male assistant, Ji Yawen and the strategist were essentially adversaries. Ji Yawen was highly capable and determined, making her a trustworthy person.
After Ji Yawen finished reporting the schedule, Xu Zifan grunted in response but made no further comment. Ji Yawen glanced at him in the rearview mirror, sat up straight, and felt that her boss was emanating an invisible pressure today.
Xu Zifan possesses all of the original owner's memories, and his greatest strength lies in business. He is adept at a series of tasks such as attending company meetings, approving documents, and issuing orders. Moreover, when listening to his subordinates' reports, he points out problems even more incisively.
Ji Yawen felt a little cautious all day. She couldn't quite put her finger on why, but she felt her boss had become even more unfathomable. Before, she could guess her boss's mood and occasionally glimpse his thoughts. But now, she had absolutely no idea what he was thinking, which made her feel insecure. An assistant must be unique to avoid being replaced; if she became like the other assistants, what advantage would she have? She had to observe her boss even more carefully.
Near the end of the workday, Ji Yawen received a call from the front desk. "Assistant Ji, a Ms. Lin Siyan would like to see the chairman. She doesn't have an appointment, but she says she made a verbal agreement with the chairman. Should we let her up?"
Lin Siyan? Ji Yawen remembered. Yesterday, when she was about to go home after a business dinner with her boss at the restaurant, she saw a man shoving an elderly woman and about to hit her. Just as her boss called Chen Feng to stop him, a young woman stepped forward to shield the elderly woman, berating the man while simultaneously calling the police. The man swore a few times, then suddenly poured all the coffee from his paper cup onto the young woman and quickly left.
The young woman, wearing a white dress that was completely soaked, instantly panicked when she saw them. She appeared extremely restrained and ashamed, as the area splattered was so large that she couldn't block it no matter what she did. She looked like she was about to cry, yet she still managed to comfort the elderly woman who had been wronged.
Then the boss asked her to give the suit to the young lady, who hurriedly came over to thank him and introduced herself as "Lin Siyan". Ms. Lin insisted on asking the boss's name so that she could return the suit after it was dry-cleaned. The boss didn't answer at first, and they were about to leave when they ran into an acquaintance and exchanged a few words. Ms. Lin then learned the boss's identity and said she would bring the suit to the company.
I suppose Miss Lin is here to return the suit, right? Ji Yawen said to the receptionist, "Did she bring the suit? You can tell her to leave it at the front desk, I'll go down and get it later."
After the receptionist asked Lin Siyan, Lin Siyan said, "Please pass on my message that I would like to thank Mr. Xu in person. He helped me a lot yesterday."
Ji Yawen smiled slightly. Well, another person who's taken a liking to her boss's good looks. She asked the receptionist to wait a moment, then knocked on the chairman's office door.
"Please come in," Xu Zifan replied, looking up to see his assistant before glancing at the documents on the table.
Ji Yawen stepped forward and said, "Chairman, Miss Lin, who helped the old lady last night, is here. She wants to return your suit and thank you in person. Would you like to see her, Chairman?"
Xu Zifan coldly replied, "I won't see you."
"Okay, Chairman, I'm leaving." Ji Yawen left the office, closed the door, and told the receptionist to leave only her clothes and not to see her. The receptionist could handle the rest; she didn't need to go down there herself.
Xu Zifan curled his lips into a smile in his office. The strategist and the system were downstairs. In the original storyline, the original owner had met the strategist this time, and the strategist had successfully raised the owner's favorability rating from 10 to 15. The strategist had carefully analyzed the original owner's experiences. The original owner's family was originally very happy, and losing his parents at the age of eighteen had given him a special care for the elderly. He had also opened many nursing homes. The strategist's approach of using helping the elderly as a starting point was indeed very effective.
Now that he's nowhere to be found, he's curious to know how the player will try to run into him again now that the connection has been severed.