1: After the divorce, I returned to the past

Chapter 1: After the Divorce, Returning to the Past

Magic City.

In a suburban commercial apartment, Li Zhiyan looked at Ji Mengting, who was standing in front of him, dressed in a professional suit and red high heels.

It was hard to connect her with the pure and innocent girl he knew from university.

"Keep the divorce certificate safe. After we divorce, we'll have nothing to do with each other."

"Don't let our parents know about this for now, otherwise, it'll probably be a lot of trouble."

"The down payment for the house came from your family, so I don't want it. You can keep the savings too."

Li Zhiyan nodded.

Ji Mengting turned to leave, but stopped at the door.

"Li Zhiyan, even though we're divorced, I still want to give you some life advice."

"Don't think about starting a business to surpass me or anything like that. Being resentful is useless. We're not kids anymore; we need to be more mature. Your current conditions already surpass most ordinary people. Live your current life well, and it'll be easy for you to remarry. Many of my business friends now feel that business is hard to do, and there are many who go bankrupt and accumulate debt."

Li Zhiyan didn't speak. After Ji Mengting left, he looked at the ceiling, feeling a sense of confusion.

He was only 23, almost 24, and had been married for almost two years, reaching this point.

He didn't actually have much desire for marriage.

But his parents and elders had been eager for grandchildren.

They urged him to marry Ji Mengting, his university girlfriend, believing that their lives would improve if they worked hard together.

Ultimately, he compromised.

Fortunately, his parents had bought a house in Magic City years ago, otherwise, it would be truly difficult now.

The house, for which they had spent half their life savings and taken out a loan, plus a bride price of 200,000 yuan,

allowed him to settle down in the suburbs of Magic City.

Initially, Li Zhiyan was full of fantasies about Magic City.

It was a super metropolis under direct administration, with a terrifying population of 24 million.

During the day, crowds surged, and traffic flowed like water.

At night, it was a scene of dazzling lights and lavish indulgence.

One city created an economic volume equivalent to that of the entire Argentina.

Dreamers from all corners of the world came here, just to vie for a place.

It was a true city of steel, forged by countless dreams and desires, loved by many prosperous dreamers.

However, the imagined life of lavish indulgence and beautiful women had nothing to do with Li Zhiyan; he still had to pay his mortgage every month, and his life was quite tight.

For the rich, Magic City was about dazzling lights and lavish indulgence at midnight, while for ordinary people, it was only endless 996 and the pressure of life.

And perhaps, from the beginning, his and Ji Mengting's conditions were mismatched.

Because Ji Mengting's family was a wealthy merchant family from Zhejiang.

While his parents were merely low-level civil servants.

The economic disparity was significant.

At first, life was good, but as time went on, Ji Mengting became increasingly dissatisfied with her current life.

And her mother, Zhao Manman, that incredibly beautiful woman, had given her over three million yuan half a year ago to start a small company.

After the company became quite profitable, she truly experienced what a luxurious life was like; a single bag she carried cost tens of thousands.

And her car was replaced with a BMW 7 Series. She even told him that she wanted to buy a Ferrari when her company grew larger.

This new concept beauty company developed very rapidly, and gradually Ji Mengting looked down on her current situation more and more, constantly arguing with him about divorce.

Finally, today he could no longer endure her constant nagging.

He secretly went to the civil affairs bureau and got divorced.

"They used to say that effort brings rewards, but now it seems, how can ten years of hard study compare to three generations of business people?"

"With her mother's guidance, she really avoided many detours in starting her business."

"After the great era of decades of dividends passed, it's fine for ordinary people to just get by, but it's too difficult to stand out."

Li Zhiyan recalled that rich second-generation kid from high school whose grades weren't great.

But his family was very wealthy.

He didn't even go to university…

After returning home, he directly took over the family's chain hotels.

Now, every day was about clubs, young models, and so on.

His life was incredibly carefree.

In contrast…

His own life as a struggling mortgage slave was truly endless.

He thought about many things.

Li Zhiyan even decided to directly decline the upcoming class reunion.

Slowly, Li Zhiyan fell asleep.

He didn't know where his life was headed.

When Li Zhiyan woke up.

He found himself standing in front of his high school.

The Santana that had been parked at the school entrance for several years, covered in dust,

was still in the parking spot.

As he walked into the school, Li Zhiyan's heart suddenly jolted.

Had he time-traveled?

Time-travel, invest in Goose Factory, invest in Ali!

Turn the stock market upside down, make Ma Si Ke his subordinate!

Reach the pinnacle of life.

Instantly, countless thoughts flashed through Li Zhiyan's mind.

But soon, Li Zhiyan realized that at this point in time, short videos were already very popular.

What the heck was he going to invest in?

Time-traveled only to find he couldn't make any money.

There was no greater tragedy in life than this.

But very quickly, Li Zhiyan realized again,

His time-travel was unusual…

He saw his eighteen-year-old self.

Just walking out of school.

"Shuttle program loading…"

"Every once in a while, the host can choose to autonomously travel to the past of a parallel dimension."

"Profiting with your past self in the parallel dimension will be reflected in the real world."

Li Zhiyan's heart instantly became excited!

Having read many novels, he had a high acceptance of this program.

With this thing, anything could be turned from decay into wonder.

It took a long time for him to slowly calm down.

"Where should I start?"

Li Zhiyan thought to himself. After a while, he gradually calmed down.

Looking at the World Cup being broadcast on the TV in the small shop by the roadside.

Li Zhiyan thought of something!

"The best opportunity right now should be the World Cup. Gambling on games…"

"Borrow some money, then earn the first pot of gold!"

"However, today is the day my past self confessed to the class beauty, and was miserably rejected."

Li Zhiyan could never forget that day in his life.

He had two regrets in high school.

A failed confession.

And his high school grades were not ideal…

It was too late for the grades, but the confession was perfectly salvageable. Since he was back, he had to make up for this regret.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Zhiyan borrowed from all the online loan platforms he could find, getting over 30,000 yuan.

At that time, the regulation of online loans was not strict, so borrowing money was very fast.

Afterward, Li Zhiyan went to a car rental company.

He rented a rolls-royce and a Mercedes-Benz E300.

He also went to a security company and hired a few bodyguards.

After finding a place to get a license for the E300, Li Zhiyan found a mortgage company and mortgaged it for 280,000 yuan in cash.

After all this was done, Li Zhiyan was ready to go to the class reunion.

Evening quickly arrived.

At this time, Young Li also arrived at the gathering place.

He was holding a bouquet of roses in his hand.

He planned to confess to his crush today.

From afar, Li Zhiyan, sitting in the car, knew that after the dinner ended,

his past self would confess to his crush, Zhou Lili.

The outcome, of course, would be a miserable rejection.

He remembered the embarrassment he felt then, wishing he could just crawl into a crack in the ground!

An hour later, the classmates walked out of the hotel.

And the classmates were all cheering.

"Li Zhiyan, who are you giving your roses to?"

"That's right, are they for our class beauty?"

"I bet they're for our class beauty Li Hui!"

At this moment, everyone was cheering him on.

And Young Li, who had too much to drink, couldn't hold back anymore.

He stepped forward, ready to confess.

Li Zhiyan watched his past self, about to confess.

He signaled the driver to drive forward.

"Li Hui, I like you."

Li Hui showed a somewhat troubled expression.

"I'm sorry, Li Zhiyan, you're a good person…"

Li Hui hadn't finished her words of rejection.

The rolls-royce drove over.

When the rolls-royce stopped in front of the many classmates,

everyone's attention was drawn to it.

"Whose car is this? It's so cool."

"This car must be seven or eight million yuan, what kind of family can afford to drive it?"

Li Hui looked at the rolls-royce.

Her eyes were filled with longing.

If she could sit in a car like that,

then her life would be infinitely wonderful.

The classmates, who hadn't seen much of the world, looked at the rolls-royce, their eyes filled with incredibly complex emotions.

Li Zhiyan, wearing sunglasses, got out of the car.

He realized that the person Young Li was confessing to was not Zhou Lili.

And the classmates in the class weren't exactly the same either…

It seemed he had come to a parallel dimension?

Of course, this didn't affect his ability to make up for his regrets.

Surrounded by several bodyguards,

he walked up to Young Li.

He directly took the roses from his hand.

"Young Master, the Master has called you home to inherit the family business."

"Several more groups are about to go public, and they need you to take over."

At the hotel entrance, silence fell.

The classmates looked at the scene, which seemed like something out of an idol drama.

They all found it incredible.

Everyone thought Li Zhiyan was just from an ordinary family, like the rest of them.

But they never expected that his family had a rolls-royce.

And that he had several groups about to go public.

How much money would that be?

At least several billion yuan!

Li Zhiyan's family was actually worth billions!

For a moment, the male classmates regretted not having cultivated a good relationship with Li Zhiyan.

The female classmates regretted not having flirted with Li Zhiyan.

If they had a good relationship with Li Zhiyan, perhaps they could become the president's wife like in an idol drama?

Li Zhiyan was already good-looking.

Now, with the added charm of wealth, he looked like a perfect Prince Charming.

The class beauty who had just rejected Li Zhiyan's face turned a bit pale.

She was about to say something.

But Li Zhiyan didn't give her a chance.

"Young Master, it's time for us to go home."

The dazed Young Li got into the rolls-royce, leaving the many classmates in disarray at the hotel entrance.

"Are you my dad's butler?"

After getting in the car, Young Li asked, his heart filled with extreme curiosity at this moment.

That feeling just now was truly amazing!

He was still savoring it.

Seeing his eighteen-year-old self behave like this, Li Zhiyan thought it was perfectly normal.

Who doesn't want to show off when they're young?

Li Zhiyan didn't speak.

"Is this rolls-royce really ours?"

"What kind of business does our family do?"

Li Zhiyan still didn't speak.

This made Young Li feel very strange.

After leaving the hotel for a distance, Li Zhiyan took Young Li out of the car.

At this moment, Young Li was still dazed.

He kept thinking, could he really be some kind of super-rich second generation?

Had his dad not told him the truth all these years to test him?

Looking at the still shaken Young Li,

he took Young Li to an empty place.

Li Zhiyan took off his sunglasses.

This scared Young Li, who was about to ask a question, causing him to retreat several steps.

"Who… who are you?"

Young Li felt a bit scared, did he have an older brother?

"I don't have time to explain all that to you now."

Every time he came over, there was a countdown.

So Li Zhiyan didn't have time to explain in detail.

"I am the future you."

"You… you are me from the future?"

Young Li looked confused.

"No time to explain, let's go, I'll take you to bet on football."

"Isn't gambling on football illegal?"

Young Li was a bit scared, his parents' ideas were quite old-fashioned.

They had educated him about many things since he was a child.

For example, things like gambling, drugs, and prostitution should never be touched!

He had received a very profound education, so from that day he was eighteen, Li Zhiyan swore he would be irreconcilable with gambling and drugs!

"Going to private gambling is definitely not allowed."

"However, betting on sports lotteries is legal."

"If you win money, the law will also protect your right to legally receive that money."

"Today, I'll take you to win a few million."

Li Zhiyan dragged his past self towards the sports lottery shop.

At this time, the World Cup was in full swing.

There were quite a few people gambling in the sports lottery shop.

Li Zhiyan directly chose a team with astonishing odds.

He bought all the remaining capital.

After buying, until he left the sports lottery shop,

Young Li was still dazed, unable to accept all of this.

Had he not woken up today?

Was he still dreaming now?

How could someone who looked exactly like him appear, tell him to inherit the family business, then take him to gamble on football, and bet 300,000 yuan in one go!

"Hey… Big Brother, isn't gambling like this too crazy? Obviously, the lower odds have a higher chance of winning, right?"

…

"You know the saying, 'Bet against football, and you'll get a villa by the sea,' right?"

"So I should bet on the national football team in the future?"

"That… that really won't work, they can't make it to the World Cup."

"Just wait and watch the game!"

"I know the result. After this game, you'll definitely have five million net after paying back the money and taxes!"

Young Li didn't take it seriously at all.

"Beautiful!"

"That's it!"

"Go for it! Score, score!"

Looking at Li Zhiyan, who was shouting "Beautiful," he wondered if this person who looked just like him was crazy?

Was it just a coincidence that he looked like him?

It was just a football match, what was there to shout about?

Like a madman having an episode, he couldn't empathize since he didn't watch football.

He should find a chance to slip away.

But when he took out his phone to check the time,

Young Li found something was wrong…

His online banking had received many notifications.

Deposit 5,000, Deposit 3,000.

Deposit 2,000…

Deposit 10,000.

Withdrawal 10,000.

Deposit 280,000.

Withdrawal 300,000…

"What, what's going on?!"

Looking at the panicking Young Li,

Li Zhiyan said, "It's no big deal."

"I used your ID to get online loans and bet on this game."

Young Li was frantic.

But now, he could only hope that this game would have an upset victory!

Soon, Young Li started shouting.

"Beautiful!"

"Well done, that shot was too strong!"

"Too fierce!"

[The Golden Finger rarely appears and has almost no presence. The main content of this book is daily life and relationships. Welcome to the pit.]