Chapter 1: Northern Lands, Snow City
The Lu family's business banquet was being held in a villa estate, filled with influential figures, dazzling lights, and flowing wine.
In a corner, Lu Chengwen shivered and woke up. Quickly processing the memories flooding his mind, Lu Chengwen felt utterly depressed.
The seventh time.
He had been delivering food when he got into a car accident, and afterward, he was dragged into a system that transported him into a web novel as a villain.
According to the system, if he could survive until the end without being killed by the protagonist, he would receive a reward he could take back to the real world.
He had no choice, and more importantly, his mother's illness couldn't be delayed any longer—he needed money for her surgery. So, Lu Chengwen had no choice but to accept the challenge.
However, in his past six attempts, each of his deaths had been more tragic than the last.
The protagonists in these web novels were absolute monsters!
Completely unreasonable monsters.
They all had extraordinary talents, overwhelming strength, mastery in medicine, ancient martial arts, cultivation, gambling, X-ray vision—anything you could think of, they could do.
The most infuriating part? Their ridiculous luck!
No matter what the villain did, he always ended up being crushed by the protagonist, who would then leave a dramatic one-liner before walking away with a beautiful woman.
And every beautiful woman belonged to the protagonist. Yes, as long as she had a bit of charm, she was inevitably part of his harem—no room for negotiation.
Lu Chengwen had once spoken a few extra words to one of Long Aotian's women and was instantly killed for it.
Was there no justice? No law?
Lu Chengwen quickly turned and ran to the bathroom, starting to calculate.
He had died at the hands of: Xiao Yan, Ye Feng, Chu Feng, Ye Chen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian.
This time, the novel was called *The War God Roams the Flower City: A Chronicle of Beauties.*
What a disgusting title!
And once again, the protagonist was Long Aotian.
He was a war god from the borderlands, returning to unify all of Northern Lands. Currently, he was living undercover as a security guard while approaching Leng Qingqiu.
Today's plot was in Chapter Nine, where Long Aotian would step in to protect Leng Qingqiu during the announcement of her engagement to Lu Chengwen. Lu Chengwen would act arrogant, get his leg broken, and disappear from the story for a few chapters to recover.
Meanwhile, Long Aotian would capture Leng Qingqiu's heart, and the two would proceed to their shameless, intertwined love story…
Lu Chengwen splashed cold water on his face, gritting his teeth as he stared at himself in the mirror.
"This time, I will survive until the end and take the system's reward back to cure my mother!"
Calming himself, Lu Chengwen resolved to play it safe and drag things out. He stepped out of the bathroom—only to see Leng Qingqiu standing at the door, waiting for him.
Dressed in an elegant evening gown, she was breathtakingly beautiful—flawless, a true national beauty.
Her figure was stunning, her expression cold and proud.
No doubt about it—she was the female lead!
The eldest daughter of the Leng family.
The young president of Qianfeng Group.
The goddess he had pursued for three years.
And most importantly—Long Aotian's woman!
Lu Chengwen forced a smile, but before he could speak, Leng Qingqiu coldly declared, "Lu Chengwen, I will never marry you. Give up."
Lu Chengwen smiled inwardly.
*[Big sister, please spare me! Marry you? I just want to live a few more years!]*
*[Sure, your body is great, and your face is top-tier, but sadly, you're just another brainless female lead, fooled into becoming Long Aotian's harem member.]*
*[Once Long Aotian takes you, he'll also take over the Leng family. What a pity—all those generations of family business will be handed over to him just like that.]*
Lu Chengwen smiled and said, "I agree."
"You… agree?" Leng Qingqiu was shocked.
Something was off. Lu Chengwen hadn't moved his lips much, yet she heard a whole string of thoughts.
And he had chased after her for three years!
For three whole years, no matter what she did to push him away, he clung to her like a leech.
His reputation had been ruined, and he even used his family's power to force their parents into arranging this engagement.
Now, all of a sudden?
Lu Chengwen smiled and said, "Qingqiu, I've thought it over. We're not a good match. Let's just be ordinary friends from now on."
Inside, he thought:
*[Go on, join Long Aotian's harem! You and his other nine hundred ninety-nine women can line up to worship him and polish his boots!]*
*[Right now, my priority is to get rid of this foolish woman. She thinks she's invincible, but she's just another pawn in Long Aotian's hands, already ninety percent cooked—just waiting for me to make a move.]*
Leng Qingqiu was now certain—she could hear Lu Chengwen's thoughts!
*What? Me, serving a man with nine hundred ninety-nine other women? Me, bowing down to someone?*
*I, Leng Qingqiu? Impossible!*
*Wait—Long Aotian? That security guard I hired a few days ago?*
*Me, his lapdog?!*
Leng Qingqiu's expression darkened, and she glared at Lu Chengwen with fury. She wanted to tear him apart.
Lu Chengwen blinked, confused.
*[What's wrong with this woman? I'm backing out of the engagement, and she's still so mad?]*
*[But she's Long Aotian's woman, so I must not offend her. Luckily, female leads are all a bit dumb—should be easy to pacify.]*
He quickly smiled and said, "Let's go tell our parents. Come, take it slow…"
Leng Qingqiu stormed towards the main hall, her chest heaving in anger.
*Lu Chengwen! You! You chased after me for three years—bringing gifts, fawning over me, never letting go!*
*And now you suddenly call me a fool and say you can't wait to get rid of me?*
*What do you take me for?!*
*I want to see exactly what game you're playing!*