Ben_Kelvin_Merick

In her past life, Lin Yue was just another heartbroken office worker—used, discarded, and forgotten. No family. No success. No love. Just pain. But with her final breath, she made two wishes: to own a powerful business empire and to be the one playing the guys, not the one getting played.

The universe answered… in the most unexpected way.

Reborn as a baby girl in a world where women rule and men are delicate, emotional, and give birth, Lin Yue finds herself in a small village surrounded by warmth, love, and the family she never had before. For once, she lets go of ambition and embraces a peaceful childhood.

But when her past life memories return at age ten, everything changes.

Armed with the mind of a grown woman, she pretends to be sweet and innocent while secretly plotting her rise to the top. Her goals haven’t changed—she still wants it all.

At eighteen, her System activates, giving her missions, power boosts, and everything she needs to dominate in a world built for strong women—and to finally play the game her way.

This time, she won’t be the one crying.

This time, she’ll be the one in control.

Playing the game in a world ruled by women with my system

Chapter 8 – The System's Whisper

The morning sun spilled through the thin curtains, painting golden stripes across Lin Yue's small room. She rubbed her eyes, still adjusting to the strange feeling of remembering a life she'd lived — and lost.

Stretching her arms with a yawn, she blinked as a soft chime rang in her head again.

[ Daily Starter Quest Initiated. ]

[ Drink a glass of water to keep your body in balance. ]

Lin Yue blinked. "What...?"

She looked around. Everything was normal. Her gang wasn't banging on the window yet, her little brother wasn't whining about breakfast, and her mother's voice wasn't echoing through the walls.

"System?" she whispered, testing the word.

She padded to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water, downed it with a confused frown, and just as she set it down—

[ Vitality +1. Congratulations, Host, on prioritizing your health. Keep it up! ]

She stared at the air in front of her. No one else could see the glowing text, of course—it wasn't really there. But she could feel it. The warmth it gave her body. The subtle encouragement.

And deep inside her, she knew: this was the beginning.

Though the system hadn't spoken again, it was watching. Guiding.

Later that day, as she helped carry firewood with her gang, she received another quest.

[ Assist in physical labor. Reward: +1 Strength. ]

And that evening, when her mother served grilled fish and warm milk, another popped up.

[ Drink your milk for stronger bones. Reward: +1 Constitution. ]

And somehow, she felt more energized than she ever had before. Her movements were sharper. Her focus, clearer. Even when Meimei dared her to race to the riverbank and back, she won without breaking a sweat.

"Yue, are you secretly training at night?" Chun Hei asked, panting behind her.

She smirked. "Maybe I just drink more milk than you."

At home that night, as she tied her hair and prepared for bed, she looked into the mirror again.

"I get it," she murmured. "You're not ready yet... but you're helping me grow."

Preparing her for the day she'd be strong enough to handle its true power.

"Eighteen," she whispered. "When I turn eighteen, you'll show me everything."

For now, she was just a clever, slightly spoiled village girl with a past life's wisdom and a quiet voice in her head.

But even small changes... could lead to greatness.

CHAPTER 8