Walking back, his memories slowly cleared up, and Lin Yi finally remembered everything.
If he remembered correctly, it was now 2024, just at the start of his junior year of college. Since the beginning of summer vacation, Lin Yi had been working as a food delivery driver to make money, and he was still doing it even now that the semester had started.
He had been doing it all to save up for the upcoming Fruit 16 phone to gift to Qin Yuyao.
Who would have thought that the September weather would still be scorching hot? Coupled with the fact that for the past few months Lin Yi had been living on instant noodles and steamed buns, never daring to spend more than 10 yuan on a food delivery order for himself.
In the end, his nutrition couldn't keep up, and he collapsed halfway through a delivery.
A kind-hearted classmate passing by helped him to the side of a tree and unlocked his phone.
The classmate immediately found the pinned WeChat chat "Dearest Yaoyao" and notified his girlfriend, Qin Yuyao.
Such was the unpredictability of life. The two hadn't seen each other for two or three months during the summer vacation, and though Lin Yi had asked her out several times after the semester started and she had refused every time, they ended up meeting under such circumstances.
The very first thing he heard when he opened his eyes was Qin Yuyao's announcement of their breakup.
In his past life, upon hearing Qin Yuyao's words, Lin Yi had been so overwhelmed with fury and heartache that he fainted on the spot, temporarily making him the most talked-about "campus celebrity."
However, the nightmare—or perhaps the stroke of luck—of his past life actually began from the moment he fainted that second time.
After passing out, when Lin Yi woke up again, he discovered that he had fortuitously awakened the Longevity System.
With this system, checking in every day would grant him 10 days of lifespan. In addition, completing tasks irregularly issued by the system would yield extra rewards.
At the time, Lin Yi thought that from then on the world was his oyster.
With the system's help, becoming the strongest man on earth was just around the corner.
In fact, the Longevity System hadn't disappointed him at first. After completing the system's very first task, it rewarded him with a Memory Extractor.
It could extract any memory fragment he had ever seen in his mind.
As for why Lin Yi, blessed with the Longevity System, had messed his life up so badly that he ended up being reborn—well, calling him the most pathetic system owner was no exaggeration; in the circle of system owners, his case was an absolute embarrassment.
And all of this was entirely brought upon by Lin Yi himself.
It just proved that old saying: a simp will be a simp, and in the end, a simp gets nothing.
After acquiring the Memory Extractor, the biggest pleasant surprise for Lin Yi was recalling the Bitcoin cold wallet his old man had bought more than a decade ago.
Back when Bitcoin first came out, not many people believed in it. But Lin Yi's father had followed the trend and spent 80 yuan to buy 5,000 Bitcoins just for fun, never giving it another thought.
The sudden skyrocketing popularity of Bitcoin in recent years made Lin Yi's family recall those 5,000 Bitcoins they had bought originally.
Regrettably, the surprise came and went just as fast—they could no longer find the original cold wallet, nor was it possible for them to remember that long string of private key characters.
Billions in wealth had slipped through their fingers, becoming a source of eternal regret and endless sighing for Lin Yi's family.
Because of this matter, Lin Yi had posted all sorts of threads online to boast about it, but unfortunately, not a single person believed him.
Everyone said he was just blowing hot air.
The recovery of the private key allowed Lin Yi to exchange it for an almost inexhaustible fortune.
Lin Yi knew very well that the main reason Qin Yuyao broke up with him was because he was poor. Once he got rich, still unable to let go of this first love, he sought out Qin Yuyao at the first opportunity.
Backed by his almighty cash, he bought whatever Qin Yuyao wanted, and Lin Yi continued to transform himself into a loyal simp.
He had completely failed to realize that because of a single blade of grass that didn't love him, he had lost the entire forest, only to end up with a vast green prairie instead.
Once he had money, Lin Yi became increasingly approachable, and Qin Yuyao also started acting sweet and submissive.
Under Qin Yuyao's sugar-coated bullets, Lin Yi gradually lost himself, believing he had found his soulmate and telling Qin Yuyao everything without holding anything back.
Ultimately, worn down by Qin Yuyao's relentless nagging and sweet persuasion, Lin Yi let down his guard entirely and told Qin Yuyao the source of this fortune.Because of Lin Yi's carelessness, his good luck bid him farewell, and bad luck made its entrance.
Lin Yi later learned that during the summer vacation, Qin Yuyao had met a wealthy second-generation heir named Liu Ze.
While Lin Yi was sweating away through hard work, Qin Yuyao had long since flown off to Sanya with someone else to have a blast, also sweating profusely.
Only the venues and companions were worlds apart: Lin Yi was facing a one-versus-many battle, while Qin Yuyao was in a one-on-one match, taking pleasure in rolling between the sheets.
During the rare few voice call logs, Qin Yuyao was always in the middle of a workout, stammering so badly she could barely speak clearly.
And those designer bags of hers were, without a doubt, the hard-earned trophies of her endeavors.
Even when Qin Yuyao eventually returned to Lin Yi's embrace, he had known nothing of this at the very beginning.
One day, Qin Yuyao asked Lin Yi out to see a movie.
After the movie ended, Qin Yuyao actually took the initiative to bring him to a hotel, and she had already used Lin Yi's ID card to book a room in advance.
The moment she entered the room that day, Qin Yuyao didn't waste a word; she shot Lin Yi a seductive glance and headed straight for the shower.
How could a stubborn, straight-laced guy withstand that kind of test? Through the hazy frosted glass, Lin Yi was utterly distracted, his heart trembling with excitement.
He thought to himself that today he would surely make one final push and win over his white moonlight.
Fresh out of the shower, Qin Yuyao had specially dressed up, making Lin Yi's eyes burn with desire. Prompted by a few teasing remarks from Qin Yuyao, he lunged at her like a clumsy bear.
If Lin Yi were given a second chance, he would definitely have given himself a resounding slap across the face the exact moment he lunged.
After pinning Qin Yuyao down, Lin Yi's breathing was as heavy as a bellows. Amidst her half-hearted resistance, Lin Yi violently tore apart the dress Qin Yuyao had specially prepared.
The beautiful scenery was faintly visible.
Just at the split second before Lin Yi was about to enter her.
"Bang!"
A loud crash echoed out. The room door hadn't even been locked and was viciously kicked wide open by someone.
Standing in the doorway was a young man with dyed blonde hair, exuding an air of wealth.
"Yuyao, are you alright?"
"What the hell, how dare you touch my woman!"
This young man was naturally the wealthy second-generation heir Qin Yuyao had been having fun with over the summer. At that moment, the rich heir was still clutching a Fruit in his hand.
The veins on his neck bulged, his gaze was fierce, and he looked ready to kill Lin Yi.
What shocked Lin Yi even more was that, upon seeing the newcomer, Qin Yuyao acted like a frightened bird, hurriedly hiding in the young man's arms and cowering.
Trembling, she pointed at Lin Yi and said, "Brother Ze, he, he, he bullied me."
"If you had arrived any later, I wouldn't have been pure anymore."
"Sob..."
"Sob..."
...
Upon hearing that his girlfriend had almost been violated, the rich heir known as Brother Ze couldn't take it anymore. Wielding the back of the blade, he slashed toward Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was still in a state of utter shock from Qin Yuyao's baffling stunt.
Coming back to his senses, he saw Liu Ze rushing straight at him with the Fruit in hand, and for a moment, he panicked.
Adrenaline surged rapidly through his body.
Whether due to nightly dissipation or relentless overexertion, Liu Ze's body appeared somewhat hollowed out, and his limbs lacked strength.
With a simple sidestep, Lin Yi knocked the blade out of his hand and onto the floor.
Then, quickly picking up the Fruit from the ground, in a moment of hot-headed impulse, he lunged forward and stabbed it into Liu Ze's abdomen.
Liu Ze never expected Lin Yi to be so rash and go straight for the kill. Staring at the Fruit embedded in his abdomen, disbelief filled his eyes.
Pointing at Lin Yi, he uttered the words, "My life is over," and collapsed straight to the floor.
"Murder!"
"Murder!"
Clutching her head with both hands, Qin Yuyao let out a terrified scream that echoed down the entire hallway.
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