Chapter 1: After My Fiancée Dug Out My Heart, I Reborn

(Warning: After the male protagonist is reborn, he locks his heart and love. He is not a saint; he does not forgive or tolerate even a little. He will give her a slap in the face.)

"Karl, don't think you're something special just because you have some money. Do you think giving me money is helping me?"

"I tell you, you're insulting my dignity!"

The heart-wrenching pain hadn't faded, and memories flooded back like a tidal wave.

I... I was reborn?

Looking at the proud and arrogant young woman before him, who seemed pure yet stood tall with haughty confidence, Karl's eyes grew hazy.

Anna.

A woman who had occupied most of his life—the woman he loved the most. At least, she used to be.

He had been infatuated with her, crazy for her, slamming against walls for her. This wasn't an exaggeration at all. Anyone in Jiangcheng who knew Karl knew that he was a wealthy, infatuated fool.

Anna came from a poor family, and Karl had provided her with financial support for her studies. Whatever she wanted to eat or wear, no matter how expensive, Karl would buy it for her without hesitation. Anna, a poor student who couldn't even pay for her tuition, was pampered by Karl more than ninety-nine percent of people in the world.

Later, the virtual game "End of the World" was released, and becoming stronger in the game granted supernatural abilities in real life. The world's order collapsed, and humanity was thrown into chaos. Even in such a chaotic situation, Karl still protected Anna well.

In the early days of the game, fearing for her safety as she leveled up, Karl spent a fortune hiring someone to help her grind levels. She said her equipment was bad, so Karl sold all his property to buy her a divine artifact. Whatever opportunity or equipment came up, Karl always thought of Anna first. He poured countless resources and efforts into turning Anna from a clueless beginner into one of the top players in the Dragon Kingdom.

He thought that sincere effort would be met with sincerity, but he never expected that on the night they were engaged, she would dig out his heart with her own hands.

Karl would always remember that moment. He asked her why. Holding his still-beating heart, Anna looked down at him with contempt in her eyes and mocked, "Karl, do you think you can buy my true heart with money? Do you think that by giving me resources, you can morally blackmail me? You're wrong! I accepted your gifts, but that doesn't mean I accepted your feelings. I'm not that cheap. Everything I've achieved today is because of my own hard work! Your rich man's face just disgusts me. You don't understand me at all! The only person in this world who understands my pain is Zhou Tao, and now he's about to die. I'm giving him your heart. At least it will have been useful once. Don't worry. Didn't you say you love me? After I give the heart to Zhou Tao and be with him, I'll still hear your heartbeat every day. How's that? This is my gift to you. Isn't it moving?"

At that moment, Karl felt his heart die. No, wait... he no longer had a heart. All the sacrifices over the years had only been a self-deceptive, one-sided emotional investment. He thought he would die in pain and coldness. But unexpectedly, fate granted him a second chance!

"Anna, for you, I gave up everything and devoted myself to protecting you. Divine artifacts, hidden classes—aren't they things others dream of? Yet in the end, you said it was insulting, degrading, and trampling on your dignity? This time, I will take back what you call charity and trampling. I'll see if, with your worthless pride, you can achieve the same success as in your past life! And then, I will make you pay. You'll die in the most painful way possible."

Karl's heart was cold as ice. He clutched his chest, the pain of losing his heart still lingering.

"Karl, are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I said?"

On the street, seeing Karl standing in a daze, unable to pull the bank card free, Anna furrowed her brow in displeasure and said, "Do you think I need your measly money? Let me tell you, I'm accepting it out of respect for your pride and face, got it? If you don't let go, don't ever come looking for me again!"

Karl snapped out of his memory, lowered his head, and looked at the bank card in his hand. This card contained two hundred thousand, the living expenses he had originally planned to give Anna this month. If it were before, hearing Anna say that she no longer needed him to look for her, Karl would have been eager to explain, trying to convince her to take the money. But now...

Respecting my face? Go to hell!

Karl coldly put the bank card back in his pocket and said, "You're right, giving you money was my mistake."

"Hmph! Seems like you understand now?"

Anna sneered, "You don't know how much torment I went through accepting your money. People say I'm just a gold digger, but they have no idea, I'm only doing this for your good."

Karl almost laughed in anger as he stuffed the card into his pocket. "Then from now on, don't worry. No matter what happens, I won't give you a single penny. Not a cent."

Anna froze, her hand that was reaching for the card paused in midair. If this had happened before, Karl would have smiled and handed her the card. What's he playing now? Anna thought Karl was just using some new tactic to get her attention. But she was desperate for money right now and didn't want to deal with unnecessary drama.

"Actually, that's not what I meant. Just be more careful next time. Since you came all the way here, I'll reluctantly accept your card this time." She said, holding her hand out, waiting for Karl to hand the card to her.

"Get lost!"

Karl cursed, turned, and left. He thought to himself, "I was really stupid before. How could I have been so fixated on such a person? Was I under a spell or something?"

Anna was stunned. She never expected Karl to have this attitude. She was angry: "Karl! Do you think this kind of childish game of 'catch me if you can' will make me notice you? I tell you, if you leave today, don't ever come looking for me again. And I'll never accept anything from you in the future, even if you kneel and beg!"

Hearing that, Karl paused. Then he turned around. Thinking Karl had changed his mind, Anna immediately smiled smugly. See? As long as I'm serious, I can make him do whatever I want.

But unexpectedly, Karl just pointed to her shoes with an indifferent look: "I just remembered, these shoes you're wearing were also bought by me. Since you say you won't accept anything from me, well then, take them off."

"Karl!"

Anna froze for a moment, then her face turned pale with anger. Her whole body trembled with rage. "Don't think two lousy pieces of money make you special. Do you think this will make me submit to you? Zhou Tao is right. You've always looked down on people like us. I see through you now. You gave them to me, so they're mine now. How dare you take them back?"

"What? You can't bear to part with them?" Karl sneered.

"You're..."

Anna's face darkened, her teeth clenched as she angrily took off the five-figure designer shoes and threw them at Karl's feet, shaking like a leaf. "Karl, remember what you did. From now on, even if you kneel, I won't care about you."

"Well, thank God for that."

Karl sneered, kicking both shoes into a nearby trash heap before turning and leaving. Behind him, Anna screamed: "I'm giving you one last chance. If you kneel and beg me, I might reconsider."

"Karl! Karl! You'll regret it! You'll regret it!"

Karl ignored her, treating it like the barking of a dog. Rather than getting tangled up with this kind of woman, he had more important things to do. That was...

Top up his account!

In the current timeline, the beta test of "End of the World" would start in a week. During the first ten minutes of the beta, the recharge system would be briefly available. Before then, he needed to raise enough funds!

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