Chapter 3

Li Yuhao, a typical Korean food enthusiast, is 28 years old. In 2015, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he held a newly issued passport and stamped his first visa for Korea. However, on the flight to Incheon, he encountered a thunderstorm, and the plane was suddenly struck by lightning. Then he lost consciousness. When he woke up, his mind was filled with a bunch of new memories, and he found himself on a planet called Blue Star, where everything was exactly the same as Earth, except that time moved more slowly.

Here, there were iPhones, and there were Samsungs... Everything remained unchanged. It was as if time had reversed, and when he woke up, he found himself on December 31, 2013, on a private plane heading to Incheon. His new memories included those of a man with the same birthday and name as himself, who was born into a prestigious family. His family owned CJ and Samsung, and the people in power were just the 'spokespersons' they had put forward.

Not only Samsung and CJ, but also major Korean companies like Lotte, Hyundai, and SK Telecom, all had shares in his family. One could say he was born with a diamond spoon in his mouth. His mother died from complications during childbirth, and his father, overcome by grief, took his own life. At the age of three, he was sent to the United States by his only remaining relative, his grandfather, and obtained American citizenship.

Orphaned at a young age, he became the sole legal heir of the largest prestigious family in Korea, the Lee family. In the United States, he lived under an assumed name, cared for by an uncle. He did not attend a formal school but was privately tutored in everything from basic combat to computer technology, music, language, mathematics, etiquette, and culture. He could be said to be a man of vast knowledge.

He returned to Korea now because his only remaining relative, his grandfather, had also passed away. He had to inherit the family's wealth. Sadly, he was only informed of his grandfather's funeral after it was over, meaning he never got to see his only remaining relative one last time. He fainted on the plane back to Korea, and when he woke up, he had become the Li Yuhao who was struck by lightning on the way to Incheon.

The memories of the true heir still existed in his mind, but the one in control was now the Li Yuhao from Earth.

Mysteriously, the Earthling found himself on Blue Star, a planet with the same history as Earth, but with a different status and a time that had been reversed by a year or two. Everything else remained the same.

Li Yuhao sat in the car, looking out the window at the rain, and rolled down the window to let the cold wind blow in. The driver, a burly man in black, wanted to say something but couldn't, and could only let him open the window. Li Yuhao took out a red Marlboro and put it in his mouth, looking at the night scenery and the closed shops, and said softly, "Is this Seoul? It's my first time here."

Whether it was the Li Yuhao from Blue Star or the Li Yuhao from Earth, it was their first time (returning) to Seoul.

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The weather in Seoul was very cold, and Li Yuhao couldn't bear the cold after two minutes with the window open. He closed the window and then lit the cigarette in his mouth.

This time, Li Yuhao didn't smoke but let the cigarette burn slowly. The long ash didn't fall until the cigarette burned to his fingers, and he exclaimed, "Ouch, hot~~" before coming back to his senses.

At this moment, the car had already entered a place secured by a large iron gate. It was very dark outside, but the bright streetlights illuminated the road. Two six-story buildings appeared in front of him, and as they disappeared from view, the car continued to drive. Two minutes later, a row of old Korean houses came into sight, and next to them was a very modern building with irregular angles and protruding walls, a work of art in itself.

The car stopped in front of the modern building. "Young Master, this is your room. The old man personally designed it for you. You need your palm print to enter."

Li Yuhao nodded and got out of the car, approaching the palm print scanner. With a nervous heart, he placed his palm on it. After a scan, the door unlocked with a 'click,' and the lights in the room turned on. Li Yuhao pushed the door open and entered a spacious, all-white room. In the center was a white sofa with neatly arranged black cushions, a black marble coffee table with small tea sets, and a pure white fur rug underneath. Looking into the living room, a large cylindrical structure appeared. Next to it was a spiral staircase.

There was a small kitchen at the bottom of the cylinder, equipped with a refrigerator, a sink, and a gas stove. Next to the kitchen were two glass doors, one leading to a bathroom and the other to a wardrobe filled with suits and leather shoes.

Li Yuhao followed the stairs up to the cylinder, where he found a bed, a TV, a bedside table, a small lamp, and a family photo on the bedside table. In the photo, Li Yuhao was a baby in the arms of a kind-looking old man, with a well-dressed man standing next to him.

Near the bed was a glass door leading to a bathroom, and next to the bathroom was another door with a palm print scanner. Li Yuhao approached and placed his palm on it. After a scan, the glass door opened automatically, and the lights inside turned on. It was a small study with an iPad, a computer, and a gift box on the table. Li Yuhao opened the gift box and found a USB drive inside.

Li Yuhao turned on the laptop to see what was on the USB drive. After the computer started, a video player appeared. The kind-looking old man from the photo appeared in the video. Li Yuhao sat down and opened the video.

The old man in the video came to life, sitting on a sofa with his usual kind smile. "Yuhao, my grandson, Grandpa is old and not in good health. I was supposed to come to America to see you, but the doctor said I shouldn't travel. This room was built for you personally, and I hope you like it. No one can enter without your palm print, not even **. You must be curious why I did this, so let me tell you our family history..."

"Our family, the Lee family, descends from Admiral Yi Sun-sin." When the old man mentioned Yi Sun-sin, his eyes shone with pride. "We are the only prestigious family. Lee Byung-chul (the founder of Samsung) was just a member of a branch family. At the time, it was inconvenient for the prestigious family to manage the business, so we entrusted it to him. He did not let us down and built our family's business... Later, your mother died from complications during childbirth, but was it really complications? Ha, your father committed suicide due to depression? Nonsense, my son would never have depression. So, to ensure your safety, I had to send you abroad. If the prestigious family lost you, someone else would have a legitimate claim to our family's wealth. Ha..."

"Now that you have grown up, it's time for you to take over the family's business. Remember, the family's business belongs to the prestigious family! Be careful, especially with the Lee family of Samsung and CJ. Grandpa can no longer protect you. Remember, you can't trust anyone in business. The USB is my last talisman for you. It records some illegal financial transactions, and politics requires money. Use the people recorded on it wisely. Mrs. Park owes our prestigious family a promise. When the time comes, go to her, and she will provide you with help. Remember, you can't trust anyone, not even the person next to you."

After watching the video, Li Yuhao grabbed his head in pain. "What the hell is this? A drama about family disputes and murder? What kind of world have I ended up in? Am I supposed to face a bunch of crocodiles? I don't even know the rules of the game. If I die, will there be a 'blood pool' to start over? Damn, I want to go back. Lightning, strike me and send me back. I don't want to play this game! I'm just a regular person, I don't understand this stuff!"

Just as Li Yuhao finished speaking, thunder and lightning suddenly erupted outside. "Crack, boom~~~!!!" It seemed as if the thunder had struck right outside the house.

Scared, Li Yuhao crouched in front of the computer desk. After the thunder subsided, he slowly crawled out from under the desk. "Damn, why didn't you just strike me dead on the plane? Why did you send me here to play with birds? Crocodiles have their own way of fighting. How can you expect a shrimp like me to fight crocodiles? I'm not even enough to fill their teeth." Li Yuhao shouted and then sat on the floor, dumbfounded for a long time.

He often watched Korean dramas about family disputes and property grabs, and now he had become the protagonist in one. Li Yuhao didn't know how to proceed or where to go, but the most important thing was to protect his life.

In the TV dramas, those crocodiles all smiled brightly, but their smiles turned evil the moment you turned your back. They were not good people but ruthless and cruel.

Money creates good, creates evil, and creates the world. Money is like a mirror of life, and the world revolves around it, telling one story after another.

Now, Li Yuhao held a vast fortune, and wealth moves hearts, which can be good or evil...

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