Chapter 1
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On a dark and rainy night, where pale streetlights cast shadows from the roadside greenery into an eerie atmosphere, sits a man in his tiny and narrow rented apartment. He has his eyes closed, so deep in thought that even the racket that is happening outside could not affect him.
“Lu Qi! You bastard! You’d better open this door up! You think you can just run after borrowing money? There is nothing in this world that would be that easy – the money that was borrowed and the additional interest must be returned! Fifty thousand yuan – not a penny less!”
How could it turn out like this……
The man finally opened his eyes and turned on his phone, staring at the screen for a very long time. His finger forcefully swiped on the date display, and he finally believed that he returned to the past, five years ago.
From a small town to the big city, once again penniless, and saddled with debt as a mere university student – it looked like the situation was very bad, but compared to five years later when he had tried to deceive Huo Ming Chen for his wealth and being counterattacked into death together, this was a way better situation.
With the constant yelling outside, Lu Qi finally moved to the doorway. Through the padded door, his voice clearly reached the ears of the person outside.
“3 months later, as per the contract, I will return the borrowed money and interest of thirty five thousand yuan.”
“You can make a big fuss, with the worst outcome of calling the police. We can both go to the station, but you have to think carefully, as being a loan shark is against the law. You’ll have nothing in the end.”
The person outside the door was stunned, and after huffing and puffing for some time, he finally spat out —
“Fuck you! Fifty thousand yuan and no less!”
Lu Qi said,
“Forty thousand yuan, take it or leave it. I can pay it back after working 3 part time jobs in a couple of months. If you don’t want it, I can open this door, and you can just take my life.”
“……”
The loan shark was probably a novice, and could not understand complicated words. He did not know how to deal with this kind of crafty street smarts, and was bluffed by Lu Qi. If he had been more of a black hearted, cruel man, he would have just chopped off a leg or an arm for his money.
Time was ticking, and Lu Qi was not in a hurry. He even took some time to light up a cigarette. After a while, the pale faced loan shark finally relented.
“All of your identification is with me. I know which school you go to. Your written debt contact is legal, and I can take you to court. At that time, I don’t think anyone would be happy.”
“Don’t worry,”
Lu Qi leaned against the door, narrowing his eyes, with the smoke from the cigarette surrounding him in darkness.
Lu Qi was pondering before someone who was sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly wrinkled his face and started to mutter. That someone turned over into a big star shape, with his limbs laying over Lu Qi’s body by the bedside.
Notes:
*1 In this case a phoenix man is someone who had a very poor upbringing, goes through education and becoming successful. However, it usually has negative connotations of the man marrying a woman of high status or wealth and then after using the woman and her wealth or status, dumps her as she has no more use. In a lot of novels I read that is… You can find more information by searching phoenix man or “鳳凰男”.
>>Changed the volume title to match the direct translation (no point in saying it is technically otherwise)
*2 Probably understood, but just in case: that was Lu Qi trying to convince himself not to sleep with Huo Ming Chen.
>>Fixed some formatting to match what we have been doing in later chapters
As described in the summary and volume descriptions, this novel is about scumbag protagonists and their journey to be a better person assisted by a system : ) Each volume depicts a new protagonist! More information can be found in the previous pages
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On a dark and rainy night, where pale streetlights cast shadows from the roadside greenery into an eerie atmosphere, sits a man in his tiny and narrow rented apartment. He has his eyes closed, so deep in thought that even the racket that is happening outside could not affect him.
“Lu Qi! You bastard! You’d better open this door up! You think you can just run after borrowing money? There is nothing in this world that would be that easy – the money that was borrowed and the additional interest must be returned! Fifty thousand yuan – not a penny less!”
How could it turn out like this……
The man finally opened his eyes and turned on his phone, staring at the screen for a very long time. His finger forcefully swiped on the date display, and he finally believed that he returned to the past, five years ago.
From a small town to the big city, once again penniless, and saddled with debt as a mere university student – it looked like the situation was very bad, but compared to five years later when he had tried to deceive Huo Ming Chen for his wealth and being counterattacked into death together, this was a way better situation.
With the constant yelling outside, Lu Qi finally moved to the doorway. Through the padded door, his voice clearly reached the ears of the person outside.
“3 months later, as per the contract, I will return the borrowed money and interest of thirty five thousand yuan.”
“You can make a big fuss, with the worst outcome of calling the police. We can both go to the station, but you have to think carefully, as being a loan shark is against the law. You’ll have nothing in the end.”
The person outside the door was stunned, and after huffing and puffing for some time, he finally spat out —
“Fuck you! Fifty thousand yuan and no less!”
Lu Qi said,
“Forty thousand yuan, take it or leave it. I can pay it back after working 3 part time jobs in a couple of months. If you don’t want it, I can open this door, and you can just take my life.”
“……”
The loan shark was probably a novice, and could not understand complicated words. He did not know how to deal with this kind of crafty street smarts, and was bluffed by Lu Qi. If he had been more of a black hearted, cruel man, he would have just chopped off a leg or an arm for his money.
Time was ticking, and Lu Qi was not in a hurry. He even took some time to light up a cigarette. After a while, the pale faced loan shark finally relented.
“All of your identification is with me. I know which school you go to. Your written debt contact is legal, and I can take you to court. At that time, I don’t think anyone would be happy.”
“Don’t worry,”
Lu Qi leaned against the door, narrowing his eyes, with the smoke from the cigarette surrounding him in darkness.
Lu Qi was pondering before someone who was sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly wrinkled his face and started to mutter. That someone turned over into a big star shape, with his limbs laying over Lu Qi’s body by the bedside.
Notes:
*1 In this case a phoenix man is someone who had a very poor upbringing, goes through education and becoming successful. However, it usually has negative connotations of the man marrying a woman of high status or wealth and then after using the woman and her wealth or status, dumps her as she has no more use. In a lot of novels I read that is… You can find more information by searching phoenix man or “鳳凰男”.
>>Changed the volume title to match the direct translation (no point in saying it is technically otherwise)
*2 Probably understood, but just in case: that was Lu Qi trying to convince himself not to sleep with Huo Ming Chen.
>>Fixed some formatting to match what we have been doing in later chapters
As described in the summary and volume descriptions, this novel is about scumbag protagonists and their journey to be a better person assisted by a system : ) Each volume depicts a new protagonist! More information can be found in the previous pages
On a dark and rainy night, where pale streetlights cast shadows from the roadside greenery into an eerie atmosphere, sits a man in his tiny and narrow rented apartment. He has his eyes closed, so deep in thought that even the racket that is happening outside could not affect him.Lu Qi! You bastard! You'd better open this door up! You think you can just run after borrowing money? There is nothing in this world that would be that easy the money that was borrowed and the additional interest must be returned! Fifty thousand yuan not a penny less!How could it turn out like thisThe man finally opened his eyes and turned on his phone, staring at the screen for a very long time. His finger forcefully swiped on the date display, and he finally believed that he returned to the past, five years ago.From a small town to the big city, once again penniless, and saddled with debt as a mere university student it looked like the situation was very bad, but compared to five years later when he had tried to deceive Huo Ming Chen for his wealth and being counterattacked into death together, this was a way better situation.With the constant yelling outside, Lu Qi finally moved to the doorway. Through the padded door, his voice clearly reached the ears of the person outside.3 months later, as per the contract, I will return the borrowed money and interest of thirty five thousand yuan.You can make a big fuss, with the worst outcome of calling the police. We can both go to the station, but you have to think carefully, as being a loan shark is against the law. You'll have nothing in the end.The person outside the door was stunned, and after huffing and puffing for some time, he finally spat out Fuck you! Fifty thousand yuan and no less!Lu Qi said,Forty thousand yuan, take it or leave it. I can pay it back after working 3 part time jobs in a couple of months. If you don't want it, I can open this door, and you can just take my life.The loan shark was probably a novice, and could not understand complicated words. He did not know how to deal with this kind of crafty street smarts, and was bluffed by Lu Qi. If he had been more of a black hearted, cruel man, he would have just chopped off a leg or an arm for his money.Time was ticking, and Lu Qi was not in a hurry. He even took some time to light up a cigarette. After a while, the pale faced loan shark finally relented.All of your identification is with me. I know which school you go to. Your written debt contact is legal, and I can take you to court. At that time, I don't think anyone would be happy.Don't worry,Lu Qi leaned against the door, narrowing his eyes, with the smoke from the cigarette surrounding him in darkness.Lu Qi was pondering before someone who was sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly wrinkled his face and started to mutter. That someone turned over into a big star shape, with his limbs laying over Lu Qi's body by the bedside.Notes:*1In this case a phoenix man is someone who had a very poor upbringing, goes through education and becoming successful. However, it usually has negative connotations of the man marrying a woman of high status or wealth and then after using the woman and her wealth or status, dumps her as she has no more use. In a lot of novels I read that is You can find more information by searching phoenix man or .Changed the volume title to match the direct translation no point in saying it is technically otherwise*2Probably understood, but just in case: that was Lu Qi trying to convince himself not to sleep with Huo Ming Chen.Fixed some formatting to match what we have been doing in later chaptersAs described in the summary and volume descriptions, this novel is about scumbag protagonists and their journey to be a better person assisted by a system : Each volume depicts a new protagonist! More information can be found in the previous pages
