2.1 Coward's Shell Symphony

When Dorian blinked open his eyes, he found himself seated behind a desk, fingers poised over a keyboard, the soft glow of a computer screen illuminating the room around him.

Glancing around, he realized he was in a bedroom. Sure he was safe, he instinctively reached for his amulet, eager to tap into the knowledge of this new world.

The shell he inhabited belonged to a young man named Zhu A-Xuan, aged twenty-one, hailing from the affluent Zhu family, proprietors of ZhuTech—a thriving tech company specializing in cellphones, computers, and other gadgets.

A-Xuan had been groomed from a young age to inherit ZhuTech, pouring his heart and soul into fulfilling his family's expectations, particularly his father, Zhu Huang, and his mother, Zhu Saifei.

Despite dedicating himself to the family business since childhood, A-Xuan felt a lingering sense of unfulfillment, as if his worth was solely measured by his contributions to the company.