Did I time travele...

Magic City, 9 PM,

In the opulent compound of the Lin family villa, where the elite have gathered for a banquet amidst dusty green grass, a young man, whose beard resembles that of a beggar yet adorned in expensive clothes, finds himself surrounded by a sea of people. Anger seethes in his heart as he shouts,

"The thirty years of Hedong in the east, thirty years of Hexi in the West—don't bully the poor and weak." He pauses for a few seconds to appear more commanding. "Three years, Lin Qingyu. Do you dare to give me three years? In that time, I will create the biggest business empire from the dust in the Dragon Kingdom. And if I lose, you're free to do whatever you want."

This man is none other than Ye Chen. Now aggrieved and frustrated, his fiancee is breaking the marriage contract. Not that he cares, but this bitch dared to do this in front of the entire Magic City, in front of the entire upper class.

Such humiliation!

If his family were still at its peak, would anyone have dared to do such a thing?

Before him stands a girl, appearing moist and vulnerable in a red gown that accentuates her every curve. She is extremely beautiful and ethereal. With her cold gaze, she looks at the man with a dusty face while holding a glass of wine. This girl is Lin Qingyu, CEO of the cosmetic company 'Lin Beauty Space.' She is one of the top 10 successful entrepreneurs in the city—a beauty with brains.

"Trash, your old man must have been like you, a shit-talker. It must have been too much for someone to shoot him in the brain. When is it your place to shout in my home?"

A woman, Lin Daoli, at least 250 pounds in weight, speaks while chewing a chicken leg piece in her mouth. She is the mother of Qingyu. Looking at her majestic physique, it's hard to believe that she gave birth to Qingyu. But now, it doesn't matter, as the looks in this giant woman's eyes are so cold that she might jump on the young man in front of her at any moment to choke him to death.

"Y-YOU...how dare you!"

Ye Chen's anger rises to the highest, and he almost wants to slap this woman. But then, his gaze shifts towards the black-clad bodyguard behind her. Instantly, he remembers Buddha and his act of mercy. After that, with a big heart, he forgives her.

"Qingyu, aren't you ashamed to dishonor your ancestors' words? Don't you think their souls will face the torment of Yama? Besides, I have known Brother Ye Chen from childhood. He will one day rule this city. You should be glad to have a husband like him and at least give him three years to prove his worth, or are you scared of him?" A feminine voice supports Ye Chen.

Everyone looks towards the voice. There stands a woman—Lin Ruyi, a believer in justice and righteousness and also a fangirl of Ye Chen. She dons white trousers paired with golden sandals, complemented by a stylish pink top and a pure white jacket.

In the past year, Ye Chen had saved her from being bullied by some mobs. Since then, she always had a puppy love for Ye Chen, but she couldn't speak out her heart as she is the cousin of Qingyu.

"Hahaha, she must be scared that I, Ye Chen, will rise above her," Ye Chen laughs menacingly, looking at the night sky.

"Brother Chen, I trust you. Even if the whole world is against you, I have faith in you and will always root for you," replies Lin Ruyi, assuring Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looks towards the girl with newfound tenderness in his eyes and vows to protect this dumpling of his heart from the world. Three days ago, his father was killed, and his Ye family, one of the eight major families of Magic Capital, went bankrupt overnight. It was also the time he saw the true nature of human beings. He now loathes everyone, especially this fiancee of his.

"Bitch, if you like him that much, why not marry your mother to him and make him your own father so that at least you widow bitches will stop sucking the wealth of my Lin family," Mrs. Lin Daoli blurts out her anger.

From start to finish, Lin Qingyu looks at all this with amusement, unaffected by it. She keeps drinking, but anger slowly rises in her soul. She still hates that everyone in the upper class is watching them fight as if they are some jokers in a circus. Obviously, this will be talked about later, and people will make fun of their family.

Meanwhile, with sheer astonishment in his eyes, a young man looks at his surroundings in bewilderment and slight fear.

"Did I time travel?"

The young man mutters under his breath, barely audible even to himself.

He is Chen Shenglei. In the past, he was a small security guard in "Donchenge Multi House." Although he was poor, he had good looks. Most importantly, unlike his status, his dragon wasn't small; rather, it was an apex predator that every woman wants.

Thus, many of the married sisters in Multi showered him with love and money in exchange for his heavenly essence. Alas, God couldn't tolerate his degeneracy. While he was inside the apartment of one such sister, her husband suddenly broke in, catching them off guard. Even before he could have a chance to run away, he was shot dead.

Now, he is reincarnated in an urban fantasy novel he had read when he was a kid, inside the body of the side character with the same name as him.

This novel is called "Prince Ye Chen And His Mighty Empire." When he was reading it in the past, Chen Shenglei was always excited because it was about a poor dude getting riches and bitches. Previously, he thought it was cool, with face-slapping, ruthless killing, and collecting women here and there. All in all, he really enjoyed the book and, to some level, even related to it.

But now that he is thrust into the opening scene of the novel where his soon-to-be fiancee, Lin Qingyu, will make a three-year agreement with Ye Chen, where she loses and, as a result, will be taken away to his harem if not stopped, giving cuckolds to his original owner. As the Chen Shenglei in the novel was not a villain but a side character with low self-esteem due to his family issues, he remained silent. That is why he hates this character very much.

Also, now that he has seized the house, he can't let such injustice happen. Thus, he exclaims,

"For my sole sovereignty in this world, you must die, Ye Chen. Watch me as I will make your life worse than hell, steal your wealth, your prestige, and hahah! your women."

[Ding..

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