In the old, cramped rental room.
"Whoosh!"
Shen Yan suddenly sat up from the hard bed.
His chest heaved violently, gasping for air, and his forehead and back were soaked with cold sweat!
Before his eyes was a scene both familiar and strange—
Peeling walls, a paint-chipped table, a narrow space... Damn! Wasn't this the doghouse he lived in during college in his previous life?
Countless images flooded his mind like a tide, flashing back quickly—
Being drained of his last penny by that vicious woman, Tang Yurous... His painstakingly built career ruined in an instant... Chased like a dog by loan sharks... Falling ill in bed, with no one even to pour him water, only... Qing He, that girl, who had visited him once... Finally, he died alone and miserably in the hospital, filled with endless regret!
His heart pounded, almost bursting through his chest!
He was still alive?
Shen Yan scrambled to the broken mirror covered in smudges.
In the mirror was a face that, though a bit youthful, was clean and full of vitality!
This was... himself at around twenty years old?
He tremblingly raised his hand and pinched his arm hard!
Hiss—!
The intense pain clearly registered!
This wasn't a dream!
Shen Yan looked at himself in the mirror, his eyes instantly reddened, trembling with excitement.
"I've been reborn? I, Shen Yan... am back!"
"Haha! Hahahahaha!"
His laughter carried the pain of being suppressed for too long and the ecstasy of a new life, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes!
Heaven has eyes!
He fumbled for the old phone on the bedside table and lit up the screen.
The time displayed—
[2025, May 30th]
2025!
Just before summer vacation of his freshman year!
He really... had been reborn ten years ago!
"This is great! This is great! Everything is still in time!"
Shen Yan clutched his phone tightly, his knuckles white from the force.
Tang Yurous!
That vicious woman who pushed him into the abyss in his previous life!
In this life, I will absolutely not let you suck another drop of my blood!
And... Qing He!
His deepest pain, his deepest guilt!
Xia Qinghe!
At this point in time, her family might have already experienced misfortune, and she should still be working hard and scrimping to pay for expensive tuition and meager living expenses!
He still had a chance!
In this life, he must protect her well! Give her the best of everything! Never let her suffer any grievance again!
Shen Yan rushed into the small bathroom, turned on the faucet, and let the icy tap water pour over his head, quickly calming his excited brain.
He began to quickly sort through his chaotic memories and future plans.
The most urgent task, the first step, was to completely cut ties with that bloodsucker, that gold-digger, Tang Yurous!
In his previous life at this time, he was still her most loyal simp.
To satisfy her growing vanity and material desires, he scrimped and saved every day, even working several part-time jobs, giving most of the money he earned to her.
The result?
All he got was her ridicule and disdain in front of her friends, and increasingly outrageous demands.
Damn it, he was practically a loyal simp to Tang Yurous, called and dismissed at her whim!
To support her buying bags, cosmetics, and enjoying herself, he ate steamed buns with pickles, scrimping to an outrageous degree!
This led to his reputation being ruined in school; everyone knew he was a famous simp!!!
The second step, make money!
Only by possessing sufficient wealth and power could he truly protect Xia Qinghe and make those who had bullied and schemed against him in his previous life pay a heavy price!
Just then.
His phone rang.
The name flashing on the screen was precisely the person he loathed most at this moment—Tang Yurous.
Shen Yan took a deep breath and pressed the answer button.
Tang Yurous's familiar yet nauseating, bossy voice immediately came through the receiver.
"Shen Yan! That limited edition Chanel bag I told you about yesterday, did you manage to get it for me? You're so slow!"
"And my living expenses! Why haven't you sent them to me this month yet? Do you hear me?"
Her tone was so matter-of-fact, even more so than Shen Yan remembered, as if it were only natural for Shen Yan to give her money.
Shen Yan held the phone, listening to that voice, and a chillingly cold smirk curved at the corner of his mouth.
The first thing to do after being reborn, let's start with clearing out the trash.
His tone was terrifyingly calm.
"Tang Yurous."
"Let's break up."
The other end of the phone was clearly stunned, probably not expecting her obedient simp to dare say such a thing.
After a few seconds of silence, a hysterical scream erupted!
"Shen Yan! Are you out of your mind?"
"You're even talking about breaking up now?"
"Hurry up and send me the money! Do you hear me!"
Shen Yan didn't listen to her nagging any further.
He hung up the phone directly.
Then, his fingers quickly operated on the screen.
Blacklist!
Delete all contact information!
The actions were fluid and decisive, without the slightest hesitation!
After doing all this, Shen Yan felt completely refreshed!
Simp?
He scoffed at the air.
Whoever wants to be one, go ahead!
"From today on, I, Shen Yan, will only live for myself and the people I care about!"
...Inside the study of Lu Family Manor.
Lu Cheng, who had just coaxed Gu Qingcheng into submission and settled her down, was leaning back in his chair, pondering the subsequent "surprises" for the Son of Destiny.
Just then.
[Ding! Son of Destiny Shen Yan (the male lead of "Rebirth: After Not Being a Simp, I Became the World's Richest Man!") has been reborn!]
[This plot has been foreknown by the female lead!]
The system's prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.
Hmm? A reborn protagonist?
You finally arrived.
He was very much looking forward to it.
This protagonist, reborn and determined to make up for regrets and save his "white moonlight."
When he discovers that his long-cherished childhood sweetheart has already fallen into the arms of him, the villain... and has even been developed by him... that expression must be very interesting.
How much Villain Value would he... contribute to him?
To become the richest man after rebirth, he must know a lot of future information, right?
Perhaps he could act as a treasure hunter, helping him dig up more treasures... and maybe even acquire some information about future protagonists.
Thinking of this, Lu Cheng looked forward even more to meeting this reborn protagonist...