"Face reality, Li Long. You're an idiot, plain and simple. You were one before you were reborn, and you still are now. You'll never be a match for me. If I'm not mistaken, I did pretty well in your previous life, didn't I?"
Li Long's defenses crumbled completely.
"Before I was reborn, you were a prominent figure among the younger generation."
Wu Wei smiled. He wasn't surprised.
As the most famous top student in the School of Computer Science, he had never doubted his own abilities.
"Did Lan Meng and I get together in the future?"
"No. You actually abandoned her, Wu Wei. You bastard—you dared to abandon her!"
At the mention of Lan Meng, Li Long grew agitated again.
Wu Wei remained calm and continued asking, "Then who was my future partner?"
"You didn't have one. You went through a whole forest without a leaf sticking to you. You were rumored to be involved with lots of women, but you never publicly admitted that any of them was your real girlfriend. Wu Wei, you're a complete scumbag."
Wu Wei narrowed his eyes.
So he really was a man who kept himself pure and stayed out of trouble.
As for all those women Li Long had mentioned, the guy didn't even know that Wu Wei could hold his liquor. How much could he possibly know about the real Wu Wei?
He'd listen, but he wouldn't take it seriously.
"One last question, Li Long. What should I do with you?" Wu Wei asked softly.
He had to admit, having a man who'd been reborn fall into his hands was a real headache.
Wu Wei knew perfectly well that if he made good use of Li Long, he could gain enormous benefits.
But he also knew that Li Long was a huge source of trouble.
He really wanted to get rid of that trouble.
With that in mind, Wu Wei turned and began searching on the computer.
Li Long glanced at the screen, and his heart skipped a beat.
How to kill someone without anyone noticing
How to get away with murder
How to drive someone insane
Materials and steps needed for dismemberment
As Wu Wei continued searching, Li Long couldn't take it anymore.
With tears streaming down his face, Li Long fell to his knees before Wu Wei.
"Brother, you're incredible. I was wrong. Please be the bigger man and spare me."
"I can't afford to spare you. A man who's been reborn could hide in the shadows and sabotage me. That'd put me under a lot of pressure."
To Li Long, Wu Wei's voice sounded menacing no matter how he heard it.
Li Long was scared out of his wits.
"Wu Wei, I've been reborn. I can make money. I can make you a lot of money. As long as you don't kill me, I'm yours. Every cent I earn will be yours."
Principles could wait until he was sure he'd live.
The talented Li chose to go along with whatever kept him safe.
Wu Wei turned to Li Long and shook his head with complete sincerity. "Li Long, do you think the future me will be short of money?"
Li Long: "..."
"He won't. So what use would your money be to me?"
Wu Wei was widely recognized as the top student in the School of Computer Science. Even at Imperial Capital University, he was a prominent figure.
His future was bright. He had no need to rely on a reborn man's foreknowledge to get ahead.
Put simply, Wu Wei had never been a loser. He didn't need shortcuts to live a remarkable life.
So what use was Li Long to him?
Li Long was desperate.
It was then that he truly understood the gap between himself and Wu Wei.
When he learned he'd been reborn, Li Long had been overjoyed and utterly confident about this life.
But Wu Wei hadn't been reborn, and he was still utterly confident about his life.
The difference between them was obvious.
"Wu Wei, murder is against the law. If you kill me, you won't get away with it either."
"True. I'm just trying to think of where I could find a kid under fourteen to take the fall for me."
Li Long fainted again, this time from fright.
Looking at Li Long, whom he'd thoroughly scared out of his wits, Wu Wei smiled and stopped searching.
He'd only been threatening Li Long with murder.
After all, getting involved with Li Long would be a terrible deal for him.
A mere reborn man—someone at Li Long's level wasn't worth worrying about.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
Wu Wei opened it. A woman who looked quite innocent stood outside, dressed neatly and conservatively. From her appearance alone, no one would have guessed she worked in the sex trade.
"Boss, did you call for a service?" The woman winked at Wu Wei.
Wu Wei stepped aside to let her in, then pointed at Li Long, who was tied up.
"It wasn't me. It was him. He has some unusual tastes, you know the kind, so there's no need to untie him."
"Understood, understood. I'll make sure this handsome young man enjoys every pleasure life has to offer."
"Good. We've already agreed on the terms. Remember, no protection."
The odds of contracting AIDS from sex were very low. Wu Wei hadn't lied to Li Long about that.
But in Li Long's case, there were only two possibilities: infection or no infection. It was just a question of whether the odds were one hundred percent or zero.
Li Long had schemed to harm him first, so Wu Wei had no reason to go easy on him.
Taking Li Long's room key, Wu Wei went to Li Long's room. He didn't notice the strange look the woman gave Li Long.
The scene shifted.
My name is Qian Ruoyun. I'm an undergraduate at Imperial Capital Film Academy.
I'm twenty years old, in the prime of my life—the best age a woman could be. And I'm genuinely beautiful, too.
My dream is to become famous, and I know the entertainment industry well.
So I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
To break into the entertainment industry as quickly as possible, I got to know a lot of people. Naturally, I also did a lot of things for them.
Those awful men took advantage of me, used me, and then went back on their word.
I slept with so many people, and in the end I didn't get a single role.
That would have been bad enough.
But when I went to the hospital for a checkup, they told me I had AIDS.
I completely broke down.
It wasn't fair.
I'd given up so much, only to end up like this.
Why?
Sure, I smoked, drank, got tattoos, cheated, had abortions, used drugs, and slept around, but I was a good girl.
I'd only done all that to become famous and fit into the entertainment industry. What was wrong with that?
Why was Heaven treating me this way?
I wanted revenge. Revenge on the scumbags who'd hurt me, and revenge on the society that had hurt me.
In just one month, I slept with all the men who'd slept with me before.
Then, over the next month, I went from one nightclub to another, reaching my hundred-man milestone and steadily working my way toward a thousand.
Right after my 342nd conquest, I got a call from the hospital.
The doctor told me I'd been misdiagnosed. I didn't actually have AIDS...
You can imagine how I felt—overjoyed and devastated all at once.
But that wasn't even the worst of it.
The worst part was that, after I got the doctor's call, I rushed straight to the hospital to get checked out.
Then I discovered that during those two months, I really had contracted AIDS.
When I learned the truth, tears streamed down my face.
I would never forget that doctor's name: Li Jianguo.
And he had an only son: Li Long.
What goes around comes around.
This time, I wouldn't take revenge on society.
But I would make sure the Li family paid the price.
This time, I'd done a lot of investigating and put in considerable effort. At last, I'd managed to get in touch with Li Long.
He wanted me to hurt another young man, but when I met him, he was unconscious.
That young man seemed pretty capable. He'd turned the tables. He thought I didn't know the truth, but I knew it all.
But that didn't matter. I didn't care.
What I cared about was that Li Long was lying right in front of me.
Li Long, a father's debts are paid by his son. If you want to blame someone, blame your father.
Qian Ruoyun walked toward Li Long with a sinister grin.
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