Extra Story

This chapter is boring, whether you read it or not doesn't matter. It's just boring enough to kill time if you're really idle.

A heavy rain seemed to wash away the spirit of everyone present, for today was the day Luo Tian's grandfather was to be buried.

After the burial, Luo Tian was only three years old. At three, he didn't know what death meant, nor did he understand why his relatives were crying.

At this moment, Luo Tian, who was usually cheerful, felt suffocated by the atmosphere. What Luo Tian didn't know was that after his grandfather's death, he would have no one to rely on.

Although his grandfather had left an inheritance for Luo Tian, Luo Tian was only three years old, and his grandfather's inheritance was completely divided among his relatives.

At three years old, Luo Tian only owned a villa, but he only owned a villa when he was three.

Fifteen years had passed since Luo Tian's grandfather passed away, on Luo Tian's fifteenth birthday.

Luo Tian knew it was his birthday today, so he bought a cake to celebrate. Of course, he was celebrating his birthday alone.

Time ticked by until ten in the evening, and Luo Tian lit the candles.

He sang the birthday song to himself: "Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday... to me..." Slowly, Luo Tian's voice choked up as he sang.

Luo Tian also remembered his grandfather. Luo Tian always spent his birthdays like this.

Knock, knock, knock!

A violent knocking sound echoed.

"Who is it? Ah..." Luo Tian asked, his voice choked with emotion.

"Pay up!!!" The knocking stopped, but an angry shout demanding repayment replaced it.

Luo Tian opened the door in confusion. The person before him was dressed like a bodybuilder and covered in tattoos, clearly a menacing figure from the underworld.

"Pfft!" Luo Tian let out a laugh.

"What are you laughing at? Pay up!" the muscular man said to Luo Tian.

It wasn't surprising that Luo Tian laughed. Even Luo Tian knew about a drug called "Muscle Show." If you applied this drug to your body, it would make muscles appear, but you couldn't use them like muscles gained from normal exercise.

It was easy to tell if it was fake because the bigger the muscles and the more perfect the muscle definition, the more pronounced the bronze color of the muscles. The bronze color also highlighted the fairness of the face, making it very obvious.

Moreover, this drug was harmless and not addictive. Since very few were sold, it was usable.

"Pay up!" the muscular man repeated to Luo Tian.

"Um, excuse me, when did I owe you money?" Luo Tian asked.

"You don't owe me money. You owe Luo Corporation money," the muscular man said to Luo Tian.

"What?! They took all of my grandfather's inheritance, so how can they make me pay them back?! If anything, they should be paying me!"

Luo Tian said this in anger. Seeing Luo Tian like this, the muscular man nervously took out a photo. The photo showed some kind of contract.

The contract listed Luo Corporation as the party of the first part and Luo Tian as the party of the second part. Luo Tian knew it must be an unfair contract, so he only looked at the signature to confirm.

"Brother, can you give me the photo? I'll take a good look and you can come back tomorrow. I'll try to gather the money," Luo Tian said to the muscular man.

The muscular man gave the photo to Luo Tian and left. He was so confident because he had a backup of the photo, and it also had a tracker on it.

After closing the door, Luo Tian carefully examined the contract in the photo. Most of it detailed the consequences of breach of contract.

However, one clause was very strange: if he couldn't repay, he could offer himself as collateral.

Luo Tian spent three hours reading it, and by the time he finished, it was already two in the morning.

"Time to sleep," Luo Tian said and went to bed.

At noon, Luo Tian woke up. Just as he was about to wash up, a group of burly men barged into his house.

"What are you doing?" Luo Tian shouted, but none of the men responded. Luo Tian was then dragged into a dark room.

"Where is this?! Hey!" Luo Tian yelled, but after a while, he realized it was useless. He began to grope around in the dark room.

"What is this? Soft?" Luo Tian said, pinching something.

"Ah! Pervert!" Luo Tian's face was slapped.

"Who are you? Why did you hit me?!" Luo Tian said to the dark space.

As soon as Luo Tian finished speaking, the entire dark room was illuminated by a light. In the light, Luo Tian saw the person who hit him. It was a girl, and she was stunningly beautiful. Luo Tian was stunned by her beauty when he got a clear look at her face.

Slowly, Luo Tian seemed to realize something and said, "Could it be... that soft... thing just now...?"

"You hooligan! Who are you? Why are you here?!"

"I... I don't know either! I was kidnapped!" Luo Tian replied.

Upon hearing this, the girl didn't doubt him and began to ponder something. Then she asked, "What's your name?"

Luo Tian took a moment to react and then said, "I won't tell you."

"You! Hmph, if you don't want to get out of here, then fine!" The girl then lay down on her bed.

Luo Tian, on the other hand, ignored her. He looked around the room. It was clearly a room designed for a girl.

"Such a luxurious room couldn't have been set up by my relatives, especially since Luo Corporation has already been bankrupted by them," Luo Tian thought to himself.

Why did Luo Tian know this? It was because the contract would only become effective when Luo Corporation went bankrupt.

"Everything in here is too luxurious and the defenses are too strong. What can I do to get out? I guess I'll have to ask her for help."

"Hey, hey, girl?"

"Huh? You pervert! What is it?"

"I need to use the restroom, how do I get out?!"

"Oh, you shouldn't even think about getting out, just take care of it right here."

"?"

"Hey! You're a girl, aren't you ashamed?!"

"Ashamed? Heh."

"Since you're so ashamed, use that bucket." The girl pointed to an iron bucket.

"You!"

Actually, Luo Tian didn't know that she hadn't eaten or drunk anything for days to avoid using the toilet and had been sleeping. But normally, people would die after three or four days. What she didn't know was that she sleepwalked, and when she sleepwalked, she went out normally.

"Okay, I'm begging you, let me out!" Luo Tian said to her.

"Then tell me your name, and I'll help you get out," the girl said.

"Okay, it's a deal, let's pinky swear," Luo Tian said.

"Pinky swear?"

"Yeah, pinky swear. It seems like an ancient way for people to make promises."

With that, Luo Tian walked to the girl's bedside, picked up her right pinky finger, and linked his left pinky finger with hers. Then, Luo Tian shook his hand and said, "Pinky swear, cross my heart, hope to die, stick a thousand needles if I lie." After that, Luo Tian thought for a moment and then said, "Pinky promise, make a vow, whoever breaks it will swallow a thousand needles."

"Why are the two different?" the girl asked, confused.

"It seems like the words change depending on the country," Luo Tian said.

"Okay, since we pinky swore, my name is Luo Tian," Luo Tian said to the girl.

"It really is you!" the girl exclaimed in surprise.

"?" Luo Tian was very confused. Why would the girl say that?

"I mean, Luo Tian, why do you want to get out so badly? Your corporation has already gone bankrupt, and it's been acquired by Tang Corporation."

"My corporation? Heh, if I hadn't been too young back then, Luo Corporation would really be mine."

The girl understood the meaning behind Luo Tian's words.

"Oh? Why would Luo Corporation have been yours if you weren't too young?" the girl asked curiously.

"Since we've made an agreement, I'll tell you why…" And so, Luo Tian began to recount how his relatives had plundered everything from him starting the day his grandfather passed away.

"Waaaaahhhh!" The girl started crying.

"Why are you crying?" Luo Tian asked.

"Because, because you've had such a tough life, you even spent your birthday alone."

"You're asking why I want to get out? Because today is my grandfather's death anniversary."

"Okay, I'll find a way to get you out right now." The girl made a phone call, and soon a big man entered.

"Let's go," the big man said to Luo Tian.

And so, Luo Tian was easily let out.

The moment Luo Tian stepped out, he turned back and asked, "What's your name?"

"I, my name is Tang San," she replied.

With that, Luo Tian left. After leaving, Luo Tian bought a bouquet of flowers and went to his grandfather's grave. Luo Tian placed the flowers on the grave.

Luo Tian finally couldn't help but burst into tears.

And not long after Luo Tian finished crying, a man in a suit arrived at Luo Tian's grandfather's grave to pay his respects.

The man in the suit noticed Luo Tian. Just as Luo Tian was about to leave, the man in the suit noticed him and called out, "Hey!"

But Luo Tian acted as if he hadn't heard and continued walking forward.

However, the man in the suit ran up and placed his hand on Luo Tian's shoulder, asking, "Excuse me, are you Luo Yang's grandson?"

Luo Tian was a little surprised by this. His grandfather had told him that he hadn't mentioned him to anyone outside of their relatives, and this person in front of him clearly didn't seem like one of his relatives.

"Who are you? How do you know?" Luo Tian asked warily.

"I'm not a bad person. Your grandfather once saved my life, and I've heard about you," the man in the suit said.

"Here, this is my business card. I can introduce you to a job that's easy and pays well, though it's a bit dangerous." With that, the man in the suit left.

Luo Tian looked at the iron business card in his hand.

"His name is Lu Han, and he's the CEO of Lu Corporation. The phone number is 988******50." After reading it, Luo Tian thought about what to do next.

"Right, I still need to find a place to sleep." Luo Tian thought about his life. He was currently facing difficulties because he had no money. Luo Tian was about to take out his phone to make a call.

But then he discovered that his phone had also been taken away as collateral.

"Heh, do I have superpowers? The superpower to make everything disappear," Luo Tian said to himself with self-mockery.

He wandered aimlessly through this technologically advanced world, with no real people around him.

Everyone shopping or in couples were all androids, because humans relied on robots for almost everything except for major events.

In this world of advanced human technology, humanity had become inseparable from robots.

As he walked, Luo Tian bumped into someone. The touch Luo Tian felt wasn't that of a robot, but of a real human.

Luo Tian was a little surprised because, in this era, the rarity of humans going out was comparable to seeing an extinct animal.

Since Luo Tian had knocked the person down, he extended his hand and said to the person sitting on the ground, "Are you alright?"

However, the person on the ground didn't answer Luo Tian, just remained seated.

Luo Tian's outstretched hand felt awkward.

Then, Luo Tian retracted his hand and picked the person up.

With a hint of confusion, the person slowly looked up. They were so refined, like an immortal who didn't partake in worldly affairs.

Why did Luo Tian pick him up? It was because Luo Tian saw that his clothes had "Lu Corporation CEO" written on them.

The reason Luo Tian picked him up was to take him to the police station. Upon arriving at the police station, Luo Tian saw Lu Han posting missing person flyers.

After Luo Tian entered the police station, Lu Han saw the person he was looking for in Luo Tian's arms.

"Xiao Tong, why did you run away?!" Lu Han yelled at the child in Luo Tian's arms.

"Uh, Lu Han, I want to do that job you mentioned," Luo Tian said to Lu Han.

Before Luo Tian spoke, Lu Han hadn't even noticed him.

"Who are you?" Lu Han asked.

Luo Tian was taken aback. Hadn't they just met not long ago?

"I'm Luo Tian, Luo Yang's grandson," Luo Tian replied.

"Luo Yang? While he was my savior, he had no children his entire life," Lu Han stated.

"Are you kidding me? Look, this is the business card you just gave me," Luo Tian said, taking out the business card Lu Han had given him earlier.

"This... How is this possible?! Why is this happening?!" Lu Han suddenly shouted.

"What's your name?" Lu Han asked.

"Luo Tian?" Luo Tian answered, a little confused.

"It's really you... Luo Tian?" Lu Han asked again.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Luo Tian replied once more.

"Why? This isn't scientific! Luo Tian, he... he died back in 2953! And now it's 3035! The last time I saw him was in 2953, right after I paid respects to his grandfather. That was a full 82 years ago!"