Before my rebirth: When the teacher asked me what I pursued in life, I hesitated and, a bit embarrassed, answered, "Money and beautiful women." The teacher angrily slapped my face. After my rebirth: When the teacher asked the same question, I replied without hesitation, "Career and love," and the teacher patted my head approvingly. Before my rebirth: My face would flush just from talking to an ordinary girl. After my rebirth: The class beauty, the campus queen, all sorts of beauties would blush upon seeing me. Before my rebirth: I was bullied and mocked by other boys. After my rebirth: Bullying millionaires feels like a waste of my time. Before my rebirth: Because of my family's status and lack of money, I was too insecure to confess to the woman I loved most, and she ended up marrying the company's deputy director. After my rebirth: Competing with me for a woman? That’s simply an impossible task! Before my rebirth: I gave up on being a hacker and became a senior programmer at a multinational IT company. After my rebirth: What’s a multinational company to me? I’m going to build my own digital empire. A story set in Jiangxi, a second chance at life, and QQ.
Reliving 1993, No Pop-ups
Jiang Xiwen sat in front of his computer with the same listless expression, drowsy and barely awake. He had spent the entire afternoon drifting in and out of dreams, yet even now, fatigue gripped him mercilessly. What irked him more, however, was the persistent nausea swirling in his stomach.
He could no longer recall when exactly his body started failing him—aches and sickness plagued him without end, and even on his better days, his mind remained clouded and dull. Bleary-eyed from dawn till dusk, he found it impossible to focus on writing. This, clearly, was not the constitution befitting a man nearing thirty.
“My father’s money is my money. That’s how the world works. If you don’t like it, too bad. If you have what it takes, don’t work for me—stay away from IT!” Lin Zheng’s words echoed once more in his ears. It was precisely those words that, in a fit of anger, had prompted Jiang Xiwen to hand in his resignation. Predictably, Lin Zheng had made no effort to keep him.
Damn it, do you really think I can’t succeed at this? Jiang Xiwen shook his head violently. Lin Zheng, I’ll make sure you know I’m just as good as you—no, better! Su Lai... ah, Su Lai...
The thought of Su Lai filled him with despair. The girl he had quietly cherished for so long had become his superior—and Lin Zheng’s fiancée.
Su Lai had been his classmate in university. With her large, expressive eyes, delicate nose, and doll-like face, she was irresistibly charming. Not only was she beautiful, she was brilliant as well. Yet, despite her many