Chapter 1

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The atmosphere in the Lin family’s hall in the capital was unusually serious at the moment, with two groups of people facing off against each other.

“Old Master Lin, this situation is quite troubling. Ruxue is determined not to go through with this marriage and has been making a fuss at home wanting to come here. What do you think we should do about this…”

The speaker was Yan Ming, the second generation from the Yan family in Beijing, one of the parties involved. Beside him sat a stunning young girl, Yan Ruxue, who was one of the main characters in this incident, known as one of the four great beauties of the capital.

“Grandfather Lin, I don’t want to say it too bluntly, but the engagement between Lin Yang and me was arranged by you two elders when you were drunk. I don’t recognize it! To put it bluntly, look at Lin Yang, he’s good-for-nothing. Do you think he is worthy of me, Yan Ruxue? My future husband must be a strong and renowned man.” Yan Ruxue spoke, making the people on the Yan family side break into a cold sweat.

Yan Ming quickly shouted, “Ruxue, don’t be rude!” He couldn’t stay neutral anymore. They had already offended the Lin family by coming here to break off the engagement. Now with his daughter speaking so bluntly and harshly, it was just adding fuel to the fire.

Sure enough, the expressions of the Lin family grew darker, especially Old Master Lin, whose dignity was severely insulted by a little girl’s questions.

The other main character of the story, Lin Yang, sat beside his parents with a gloomy face. What bothered him wasn’t the engagement being called off but other matters.

Three days ago, Lin Yang returned from a nightclub and was suddenly hit in the chest by a flash of light when he got to his doorstep. Following that, a mysterious system appeared in his mind, claiming to come from another time and space, a world called Earth.

Through communication with the system over the past few days, he learned that the development process and history of this planet “Earth” were surprisingly similar to his own planet, except that the technology on “Earth” was much more advanced.

The system contained various high-tech technologies from the Earth world, and it could hire relevant personnel from the Earth to work for him for a corresponding fee. However, these costs were really big. It was beyond what Lin Yang, a third-generation son of a family, could ever afford.

Just when Lin Yang was troubled about money, he thought about the Yan family wanting to break off the engagement, and he couldn’t help but sneer.

Previously, Lin Yang was indeed quite useless, but there was nothing he could do. In such a big family with many third-generation descendants, it was hard to attract the attention of the family without exceptional talent. Lin Yang didn’t like the family’s traditional work and always wanted to do business instead of a political career. However, the Lin family had little success in business, and over time, he became the most useless among the third generation of the Lin family.

Lin Yang suddenly spoke, “Want to dissolve the engagement? That’s not impossible!” His voice caught the attention of the Lin family members, especially Old Master Lin.

“Grandfather, this engagement between me and Yan Ruxue is something that concerns me. If they want to dissolve the engagement, I have a say in this matter as a person involved!” Lin Yang said, looking at Old Master Lin.

Lin Zhenjun nodded in astonishment. He didn’t know if it was an illusion. It seemed like this usually low-key grandson was a bit different today. He actually dared to speak calmly and look him in the eye. It should be noted that in the Lin family, Old Master Lin’s status was akin to that of the Jade Emperor. Even the second generation would often speak to him cautiously because they were intimidated by his authority.

“Two conditions!” Lin Yang received acknowledgment and looked towards the Yan family. He raised one hand to indicate a number.

Yan Ruxue was taken aback, not expecting that the Lin family would have any change of attitude, let alone that the supposedly most useless Lin Yang would come forward to represent the dissolution of the engagement.

“What conditions? As long as they are not excessive, we can agree to them.” Yan Ruxue quickly responded, fearing that Lin Yang might change his mind in the next moment.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the Lin family’s hall became strange. It was supposed to be the two families negotiating, but it now turned into a negotiation between two third-generation descendants, the very parties involved.

“The first condition, I want one billion. Your Yan family is a big family in the business world. This amount shouldn’t be a big deal for you, right?” Lin Yang smiled as he stated the first condition. Since the other party was so eager, he would not hold back.

Yan Ruxue was stunned for a moment. She calculated many scenarios about what Lin Yang might ask for, but she didn’t expect it to be money. She was pleasantly surprised. The Yan family truly didn’t lack money. Although Yan Ruxue was only a third-generation member of the Yan family and had been acknowledged as one of the four great beauties of the Beijing, her business talent was quite remarkable. Without blinking, she agreed to the request for one billion.

On the Lin family side, Old Master Lin was filled with disappointment. He had originally held some expectations for Lin Yang, but it was disheartening to see him ask for money as the first condition. For a major family, money really wasn’t the most important. Sometimes political resources were far more valuable.

“The second condition is that your Yan family must publicly declare that you have severed ties with me, Lin Yang, and that we will not have any future connections!” Lin Yang continued.

This second condition left Yan Ruxue and the other members of the Yan family puzzled about Lin Yang’s intentions. However, they didn’t need him to say it. The Yan family certainly wanted to do this as they didn’t wish to maintain any relations with the Lin family after today’s incident. Besides, after witnessing this event, it would be a good outcome if they didn’t become enemies in the future.

“Are there any other conditions?” Yan Ruxue nodded and asked again to confirm. She felt confused for some reason at how easily Lin Yang was willing to dissolve the engagement, it made her feel worthless. Did she, Yan Ruxue, really hold so little value?

“None! Oh, wait, the money must be transferred over today.” Lin Yang added after thinking for a moment.

Yan Ruxue snorted coldly. She had originally planned to give Lin Yang a chance to make extravagant demands, thinking it would make her feel better. Instead, it was met with indifference from him.

After the matter was settled, Yan Ming didn’t dare to linger. He quickly bid farewell to Old Master Lin before hurriedly taking Yan Ruxue and the others out of the Lin family estate.

Once the outsiders left, the remaining Lin family members turned their gazes towards Lin Yang, especially Old Master Lin, whose face was filled with unmistakable disappointment.

“Lin Yang, take the money. Consider it your funds for the future! By the way, Third Child, didn’t your family say they wanted to move out of the main estate? Fine, I approve that,” Old Master Lin said, ignoring the shocked expressions of others as he coldly stood up and left.

As soon as he left, the hall erupted into a buzz. The remaining people looked at Lin Yang and his family with sympathetic eyes. Just now, when Old Master Lin referred to “Third Child”, he was talking about Lin Lei, Lin Yang’s father, who was the third child in the second generation of the Lin family.

Old Master Lin’s last words undoubtedly indicated that he intended to kick Lin Lei’s family out of the Lin family estate. This showed just how disappointed Old Master Lin was in Lin Yang. But when they thought about it, it was only a person as incompetent as Lin Yang who would make such a money-demanding request.

Not paying any attention to the other people’s expressions, Lin Yang stood up easily and naturally held Lin Lei and Song Li’s hands with both hands. Without saying a word, he coolly left the hall with his parents.

As they exited the oppressive atmosphere and the presence of those snobbish people, Lin Yang felt much lighter. He looked at his parents beside him apologetically and said, “Dad, Mom, I’ve brought trouble to you!”

“Silly child, what are you saying? Your mom has been wanting to move out for a long time, and this is just the right time.” Song Li affectionately tapped Lin Yang’s forehead. No matter what the world thought, to her, her son would always be the best.

Lin Lei was originally feeling quite gloomy. Old Master Lin’s harshness had left him disheartened. But at this moment, the warmth from his wife and son gave him comfort, and his previously expressionless face finally broke into a smile. Soon after, the family of three laughed and walked out of the Lin family estate happily.