1: Chapter 1: Rebirth from the Ashes!

On a summer evening at 7:10, the streets were bustling with people.

In front of a barbecue stall.

"Boss, four more skewers of lamb kidneys. Pick the fattiest and gamest ones to give my brother a good boost!"

A chubby young man shouted.

"Coming right up! My lamb kidneys are as gamey as they get. Eat these, and I guarantee your little girlfriend will be howling all night!!"

Before long, four sizzling, oily skewers of grilled lamb kidneys were served.

"Look at me, I still don't even have a girlfriend. I can only be a simp, a backup, playing with what others discard. But did I say anything? I haven't given up on myself like you have!"

"In this society, you either have money, looks, or talent. If you don't have any of those, poor losers like us are only fit to be simps, and we still get despised!"

"But I don't care. I've started simping for a few more girls lately. I firmly believe that as long as I simp enough, I'll eventually get to first base. What if one of them has a moment of weakness and wants to try a 'nice guy' like me?"

"Are you going to eat these kidneys or not? If not, I'm eating them all!"

"...!"

Wang Cheng said with a cheeky, mischievous look.

Beside him, Chu Xiao opened his eyes dizzily. His stomach churned, and he couldn't help but vomit onto the table.

After vomiting.

He felt much better.

[Ding!]

[Rebirth user detected!]

[Binding conditions met!]

[Would you like to accept the binding of this System?]

[Once bound, this System will assist you in becoming the strongest show-off in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms!]

A mechanical, emotionless voice echoed in his mind.

His Soul trembled along with it.

Chu Xiao was slightly stunned. "System? Show-off? I've undergone Rebirth?"

[Ding!]

[Host, please make a choice within 30 seconds, otherwise it will be regarded as an automatic forfeit!]

The mechanical voice sounded again.

"I accept!"

Chu Xiao never dreamed that he would actually undergo Rebirth after death.

Recalling his past life.

He had been heartbroken after seeing his girlfriend walking out of a hotel arm-in-arm with a stranger. He went on a drinking binge that night until he suffered a stomach hemorrhage and was rushed to the hospital.

In the end, resuscitation efforts failed, and he was pronounced dead...

At the brink of death, he looked back on his last three years—rebellious, childish, and utterly ridiculous. He finally came to his senses, but unfortunately, it was too late.

His heart had already stopped beating.

He thought his life would end so abruptly.

But he never expected that he would actually undergo Rebirth!!!

Chu Xiao was originally the heir to the Chu Group in Jianghai City. With tens of billions in Family assets, he was a super rich second-generation born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Unfortunately, three years ago, dissatisfied with an arranged Family marriage, he left home in a fit of rage.

And he made a bold declaration!

"If I, Chu Xiao, don't make a name for myself out there..."

He said he would start from scratch, relying on no one, and earn a hundred million within three years to show his Family, proving he wasn't just a playboy waiting for death.

He was determined to stand out and build a career.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye!

Chu Xiao struggled in society, eventually succeeding in turning himself from a rich second-generation heir into a loser who lived paycheck to paycheck and owed tens of thousands on Huabei.

Now, the three-year deadline had arrived!

He had no face to go home and see anyone!

His career was a failure, and the girlfriend he'd been with for three years had cheated on him.

These repeated blows left Chu Xiao disheartened. He could only call his good friend Wang Cheng out for a drinking binge, eventually drinking himself to death.

Who could have guessed that the heavens would give him another chance to start over.

[Binding in progress...]

[Binding successful!]

[Congratulations Host, you have bound the strongest cool-novel system in history!]

[You have one free chance every day to open the cool-novel item pool! (In addition to the daily free chance, you can also draw by consuming pleasure points!)]

[Host, please continue to create pleasure points and acquire pleasure points. As long as you have enough pleasure points, you will become the supreme Dominator of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms!]

[Go! Go and be a show-off that everyone envies!]

[Note: pleasure points can be obtained by showing off and face-slapping, collecting treasures, beating or killing enemies, winning the hearts of beauties... and are not limited to the above conditions.]

[Note: Every time the System is upgraded, higher-level cool-novel item pools can be unlocked, and the world plane where the host is located will also upgrade accordingly! The current world is the Mortal Realm; the next upgrade will transform it into the Spirit Realm!]

A series of System notification sounds.

Chu Xiao stood still, his gaze fixed on the virtual panel in front of him. His fingertips easily passed through it.

Virtual!

Ethereal!

Extremely surreal!

He didn't expect that he would not only undergo Rebirth but also bind a System.

A look of self-mockery appeared on Chu Xiao's face.

"Hey! Don't scare me, crying one minute and laughing the next. What on earth are you doing? You even puked all over the table. My grilled kidneys! You've ruined them!"

Wang Cheng stepped back repeatedly, but accidentally bumped into a woman dressed flamboyantly.

"Smelly loser, so disgusting! Don't you have eyes?" The woman covered her nose with a look of pure disgust, but her gaze soon landed on Wang Cheng's face, and her expression froze instantly.

Wang Cheng was also stunned and blurted out, "What are you doing here?"

The woman rolled her eyes and replied unhappily, "What? Is this road owned by your Family? I can't come here? As for you, I haven't seen you in years and you've gotten so fat, like a dead pig!"

Wang Cheng's face turned beet red, unable to utter a word for a long time. This woman's name was Liu Li; she was the "white moonlight" in his heart. He had pursued her from junior high until just a few days ago, yet he hadn't even touched her hand once.

They hadn't even met once since graduating from university. However, they chatted frequently online. During holidays, Wang Cheng would send her red envelopes and mail gifts, wasting a lot of money.

A few days ago, the conversation turned sour, and things became strained!

Wang Cheng stammered, "Didn't you tell me you were studying abroad in France!"

Liu Li tossed her hair and ostentatiously took the arm of the man beside her, saying, "What? Can't I come back from France? Let me formally introduce you. This is Zhang Chao, my boyfriend! Please stop harassing me from now on."

Who was this Zhang Chao?

Just an upstart. A few months ago, his Family received 8 million in compensation for their demolished house...

Coincidentally, Wang Cheng knew Zhang Chao. They were classmates—no, rather, all three of them were classmates.

The relationship was a bit messy.

To put it simply, Wang Cheng, Zhang Chao, and Liu Li were all classmates. Both Wang Cheng and Zhang Chao liked Liu Li. Now that Zhang Chao's Family had money from the demolition, he had successfully wooed Liu Li.

Wang Cheng, on the other hand, ended up with nothing...

To the side.

The System's mechanical voice sounded in Chu Xiao's mind.

[Ding!]

[Humiliation of a good brother detected. Issuing mission: Help your brother save face!]

[Mission Reward: 1,000 pleasure points!]

The mission panel appeared.

Chu Xiao fell silent for three seconds. He took out his phone, opened his contacts, and found the number he hadn't dialed once in three years.

The call was quickly connected.

From the other side came an old, kind, and somewhat excited voice: "My dear grandson? Finally came to your senses? Coming back to inherit your grandfather's tens of billions in assets?"

Grandfather's tone was still as goofy as ever.

Chu Xiao gave an "mm" and said in a low voice, "Old man, I'm at the entrance of Xinghua Garden having barbecue. Send a motorcade to pick me up!"

On the other end of the phone, Old Man Chu Jianghe nodded happily. "Just wait, they'll be there soon!"