You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

After having breakfast, Lu Ci returned to his rented room.

The apartment was quiet in the morning. Shen Nian had gone to school, and the room was still filled with a faint fragrance unique to girls.

Lu Ci sat down at the desk and casually turned on Shen Nian's thin laptop.

The screen lit up, and Lu Ci opened several financial websites and stock trading software.

After looking at the stocks all morning, Lu Ci finally decided which ones to buy.

Lu Ci's fingers flew across the keyboard as he divided the million into three parts and bought into three newly selected new energy and semiconductor technology stocks with strong short-term explosive potential.

Lu Ci finally let out a long sigh of relief after the last tranche of funds was successfully used to make the purchase.

He crossed his arms behind his head, leaned back comfortably in his chair, and smiled easily.

Now, all he has to do is wait to harvest the crops.

It is predicted that these three stocks will experience a very sharp rise in the next half month.

Conservatively estimated, this principal of one million could be worth at least three to four times when sold in half a month.

Three or four million might have been just pocket money for the once high and mighty CEO Shen to buy a few limited-edition Hermès bags or a Patek Philippe watch.

But for Lu Ci now, this money is not only enough for him to establish himself decently in this bustling river city, but also an opportunity for him to restart his life.

Just as Lu Ci was in a great mood, thinking about whether he should buy a car once he made some money, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

[Main Quest Released: The Making of a Scumbag]

At 18, you stayed up late in bed with a flashlight, finishing a harem web novel. The next day, standing in front of the mirror, looking at your handsome face, you firmly believed that you were the chosen one in the book.

You firmly believe that in the future you will be like a male protagonist in a novel, surrounded by beautiful women, a charming but ultimately irritating man that all women both love and hate! Therefore, you are now extremely eager to put this grand dream into practice!

[Mission Requirement: Please get the stunningly beautiful target "Shen Nian," who has a looks score of 9 out of 10, to say "I like you" to you personally and sincerely!]

[Task Rewards:]

1. Obtain the purple attribute "The ultimate tug-of-war of a scumbag" (When you are single, the speed at which the opposite sex's desire to explore you and their affection for you accumulates automatically increases by 50%)!

II. Obtain a special item: "1 box of self-defense umbrellas" (system-issued, extremely durable).

"puff"

Lu Ci had just picked up the water glass on the table and taken a sip when he heard about the task and reward, and he almost spat it all over the computer screen.

"Are you fucking crazy?!" Lu Ci exploded.

"That's Shen Nian, that's my sister-in-law! You want me to seduce my ex-wife's sister? And have her confess her feelings to me? Are you trying to land me on the 'Ethics' section?!"

[System response: A logical error has been detected in the host. The host is currently only 18 years old, unmarried, and single; the social and ethical relationship of "sister-in-law" does not exist. Please correct your attitude and bravely pursue love.]

The system's voice was still that rigid, mechanical tone, but Lu Ci managed to detect a hint of self-righteous thuggishness in it.

"Bullshit! Even if I'm 18 now, I'm still a good young man with moral principles!" Lu Ci retorted angrily in his mind.

"I could never have had such filthy thoughts when I was eighteen! I was such an honest person back then, I wouldn't even dare to hold a girl's hand casually. Want to be a harem scumbag? You're definitely making this up to post this task!"

Faced with Lu Ci's vehement denial, the system remained silent for two seconds.

Then:

[During his senior year of high school at eighteen, the host stayed up for three consecutive months to read the web novel "Close-Up Master." He secretly vowed, "I, Lu Ci, will find ten girlfriends in the future!"]

[Host, would you like the system to help you recall more details?]

"..."

Lu Ci was stunned for a moment.

Long-forgotten memories surged forth like a tide.

He suddenly remembered that... maybe... perhaps... there really was such a thing!

Back then, "Close Combat Master" was all the rage on high school campuses. Which boy experiencing his first crush didn't secretly read it under his desk during evening self-study? That kind of immersive and satisfying novel certainly made him, at the age of eighteen, have countless cringeworthy and embarrassing harem fantasies.

But the most ridiculous thing is that he remembers that novel, and it seems that even though he is twenty-nine years old today, it is still not finished!

Lu Ci covered his face and let out a long wail.

However, after the awkward moment passed, Lu Ci leaned back in his chair and thought about it carefully, and a strange sour feeling welled up in his heart.

Compared to now, that eighteen-year-old boy, full of fantasies, seems more vibrant and passionate.

Just as Lu Ci was lamenting the gap between youth and reality, another voice entered his mind.

[Side Quest Released: Hexagonal Warrior]

As a young man, you always had Jay Chou's songs on repeat in your headphones. On a whim, you felt you had to learn a musical instrument to become an invincible all-rounder, attracting girls' attention from every angle!

You dream of playing a piece on the graduation ceremony stage, leaving an indelible legend throughout the entire school!

[Task Requirements: Enroll in a class, choose an instrument, and begin learning for one week. Practice for at least three hours daily without interruption!]

[Task Rewards:]

1. Obtain the purple attribute "The Siren's Enchanting Voice" (Your voice will possess extremely strong penetrating power and emotional resonance. Once you sing, you will be as intoxicating and irresistible as a siren).

II. Acquire the passive skill "Basic Vocal Techniques"

After reading through the series of side quests that followed, Lu Ci was completely stunned.

He now has a real urge to travel back eleven years and strangle his eighteen-year-old self.

Let him stop having all those weird, pretentious ideas about attracting girls all day long!

However, Lu Ci had a very deep impression of this memory about learning a musical instrument.

The profound reason wasn't because he actually showed off by playing the guitar at the graduation ceremony, but because it was the worst beating he had ever received during his entire adolescence.

At that time, there were less than 100 days left until the college entrance examination. After listening to Jay Chou's songs, he impulsively ran home and seriously told his mother that he wanted to sign up for a crash course in guitar.

As it turned out, his father overheard these words when he came home from get off work.

The father, who was usually mild-mannered, silently took out the seven-wolf belt from his waist without saying a word.

That day, amidst the cracking sound of the belt whipping his buttocks and his wailing as he jumped around in the living room, his father used the most primitive physical means to forcefully "correct" his dangerous thoughts.

"They get a new idea every single day..."

Lu Ci touched his still slightly sore buttocks and sighed helplessly.

A teenager's life is truly half unrealistic fantasy and half brutal reality.

But now, the system has not only brought back these fantasies that were once aborted due to reality, but also forced him to complete them with extremely tempting rewards.