Lu Yiming: System? Are you there?
[System: Finally remembered me? Your reaction is really slow.]
Lu Yiming: What do you mean by slow? The key is that the timing of my return was just too overwhelming; I almost lost control.
In his previous life, Lu Yiming had countless women, but if he were to choose the most unforgettable, Su Rongrong would undoubtedly come first.
Forget it, that's all in the past.
What Lu Yiming wanted to figure out now was why he had come back.
[System: This system's full name: Redemption, Rebirth, and Reformation... a prodigal son returning to the fold...]
Lu Yiming: (ˉ▽ˉ;)... Can you just get to the point?
[System: The point is that the host had a moment of regret at the moment of death, and this system will help the host restart their life. Today is the first step of that good beginning.]
Lu Yiming: What's with the sin value?
[System: The host's current sin value is 1,111,799, all accumulated from the previous life. Eventually, all sin values must be cleared. This is the cost of reincarnation.]
Lu Yiming: I don't understand.
[System: Simply put, when the sin value reaches zero, everything the host wants—family, love, and friendship—will return.]
Lu Yiming: Am I really lacking those things?
What a joke. When has he ever lacked women?
[System: You are lacking them. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been regretting it while lying in bed.]
Lu Yiming: (ˉ▽ˉ;)… Stop speaking the truth so bluntly.
Lu Yiming: What happens if I don't clear it?
[System: Your family will be ruined, and everyone related to the Lu family will be affected.]
Lu Yiming: That's ruthless. Luckily, I stopped myself in time just now... Wait, no, I controlled that thing in time. Does that cancel out some of the sin value?
[System: Sin value is being cleared. Current sin value: 1,111,699.]
Lu Yiming: 100 points?
Isn't that excessive? Just how many hate-worthy things did he do in his past life?
Lu Yiming could be certain of one thing: he had come back to repay his debts.
In his previous life, to rise again, Lu Yiming had used every means possible.
How many people were dragged into it?
How many happy families were destroyed?
How many people, directly or indirectly, were harmed by him?
Although Lu Yiming had ultimately escaped the harshest legal consequences, the sin value represented everything.
And for Lu Yiming, reborn in this life, what path should he choose?
He had to think deeply.
For half an hour, Lu Yiming sat there, lost in thought.
Until the phone rang.
The classic Nokia ringtone.
The sound made Lu Yiming a little distracted.
It had been a long time since he had heard such a ringtone.
Back in 1995, in the Chinese market, Nokia and Motorola were locked in a fierce battle.
Who would have thought that 20 years later, these two giants of the mobile phone industry would exit the stage?
Nokia 1011.
The world's first GSM phone and the first phone capable of sending text messages.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this phone was undoubtedly a status symbol.
But to Lu Yiming, it seemed rather clunky.
"Hello?"
"You little bastard! Where are you? I told you, today's matter is very important, can't you be a bit more serious?!"
On the other end of the line, his father's furious voice rang out.
Lu Aijun, Lu Yiming's father, was highly capable and skilled at taking advantage of situations.
After leaving the army, Lu Aijun had run his own businesses, even doing trade with the Russians, earning his first fortune.
He later teamed up with the Foreign Trade Bureau to conduct foreign trade business.
Lu Aijun had good luck with money, and in just twenty years, he had accumulated a substantial fortune.
Since stocks were introduced, Lu Aijun had thrown himself into the stock market.
From a large investor's office, he surged ahead.
With multiple streams of income, Lu's Group was rolling in money.
The only thing that bothered Lu Aijun was his only son, Lu Yiming.
Why did he name his son "Yiming"? It was meant to inspire his son to achieve something impressive.
But this brat, instead of learning from the good, had picked up all the bad habits of a spoiled rich kid.
Now that graduation was almost upon him, Lu Yiming still hadn't shown any seriousness.
Initially, Lu Aijun had planned to have his son work in the company for a few years, but instead, Lu Yiming showed no interest in the family business at all.
All he cared about was partying and living the high life.
The father and son couldn't have a proper conversation.
This period of time was especially critical for Lu Aijun.
A few days ago, two leaders from Wanguo Securities and Liao Guofa suddenly approached Lu Aijun.
They wanted to team up with Lu's Group to stir up the bond market.
Such an important matter naturally required Lu Aijun's careful attention.
However, due to pressing matters, he had to remotely direct Lu Yiming to oversee things in Shanghai.
Who would have thought that his son would disappear on him?
Now that he had finally contacted Lu Yiming, all his frustration and anger exploded.
"You little bastard! If something goes wrong today, your good days are over!"
He had bet all the liquid assets of Lu's Group on this battle.
If they lost, Lu's Group would suffer irreparable damage.
Who knew what kind of situation they would face then.
"Dad, I just…"
"No more excuses! Hurry to the trading department, and remember, no matter how many orders come out, we take them all."
An emergency meeting was about to start, and this foreign trade summit would decide the distribution of benefits for the next ten years. Lu Aijun had no choice but to give it his full attention.
The phone line went dead.
At that moment, Lu Yiming finally snapped back to reality.
The 327 Incident!
How could he have forgotten such an important event?
In his previous life, after what happened with Su Rongrong, the Su family naturally couldn't let it go.
To be honest, even though the Su family wanted to strike against the Lu family, there were many concerns.
After all, behind Lu Aijun was also a powerful family.
If it came to a head-to-head battle, the Su family would have to bear huge losses.
However, it was at this crucial moment that Lu Aijun made a wrong decision.
He rashly got involved in the 327 Incident.
In the end, they suffered a crushing defeat, and the liquid assets of Lu's Group were completely exhausted.
The Su family seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and launched a full-scale attack on the Lu family.
Ultimately, Lu Aijun handed over control of Lu's Group to save his only son.
Without any bargaining power, Lu Aijun was abandoned by the powerful families behind him.
The Lu family was completely brought down.
Filled with anger and frustration, Lu Aijun died within a few years.
And Lu Yiming, who caused all of this, turned completely dark.
In his quest to return to the top, he used every means possible.
Wait… today. Today is the day.
February 23, 1995.
He looked at the time on his phone.
2:00 PM.
Only two hours left?
Lu Yiming's pupils contracted.
He knew very well that if he didn't change everything in time,
Lu's Group would be dragged into the whirlpool, never to recover.
At that point, even without the Su family's intervention, Lu's Group would be left struggling, its liquid assets drained.
It would take at least ten years to recover.
The most critical thing was his blind confidence in his previous life.
How many retail investors went bankrupt in an instant? How many committed suicide that same night?
This...
If such a thing happened again, he feared...