Chapter 1

A splitting headache tore through Li Yuhao's head. "Aish... What aish? What is 'aish'? Damn, my head is about to explode. I was just watching 'RM' at home, how could I even pass out? What's going on? What's wrong with my body?"

Li Yuhao, a Chinese man born on May 6, 1987, stands 183 cm tall and weighs 80 kg. He doesn't have many hobbies, but his favorite sports activity is football, and his favorite leisure activity is watching movies, often memorizing classic lines. He listens to Korean and English songs and watches Korean variety shows. This guy often boasts about wanting to go international. He doesn't care much for shows like "If You Are the One." He has a higher education, not from prestigious universities like Tsinghua or Peking, but from a top-notch university, making him a top student.

After a few years of work, he achieved some success, becoming a small leader in a foreign company, buying a BMW 3 Series, and doing quite well in the rental market in the bustling city of SH. He may not have tasted all the delicacies in the world, but with his height and appearance, he has experienced a wide variety of women. With his fluent English, he has even tried dating internationally, from Russia, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Argentina... In Li Yuhao's own words, he's just missing a black diamond from Africa to complete the set of all continents.

On Monday, the latest episode of 'RM' was updated on 'iQiyi.' Lee Kwang-soo betrayed again. When Li Yuhao saw Lee Kwang-soo betray Liu Dashing and tear off his name tag, he laughed loudly and suddenly felt dizzy, collapsing in front of his computer, unconscious.

The splitting headache made Li Yuhao unable to open his eyes. He furrowed his brows tightly, rubbing his temples to ease the pain, and kept cursing, "Damn, my head is really about to explode. I have to go to the hospital and get checked out. I hope it's not a brain tumor. Damn, I should have found a girlfriend to take care of me. Sigh..."

As he spoke, Li Yuhao slowly sat up and gradually opened his eyes. What he saw stunned him. There were over ten empty bottles of 'Chunju' around him. He was sitting on the floor in a room no larger than nine square meters. Li Yuhao was dumbfounded, "This is...?" Before he could finish his sentence, another wave of pain and memories flooded his mind.

Li Yuhao, male, born on May 6, 1987, is a Chinese-Korean. His parents died in a car accident during his middle school years. They left him a compensation fund to live on, but misfortune struck again. Soon after their burial, a fire caused by old wiring burned down his home, and the compensation money he had just received to buy a pound of pork belly was also lost in the fire.

With no money and no pork, he was left with nothing. Fortunately, the government provided some compensation, and he sold the remains of his house, barely managing to survive. He finally got into Seoul National University, the dream of many Koreans. Faced with high tuition fees, the top student Li Yuhao could only work part-time. He served dishes in a Korean BBQ restaurant, worked in a coffee shop, delivered milk in the morning, and worked part-time in a nightclub at night, supplementing his income with scholarships.

While working in a coffee shop, Li Yuhao had a girlfriend. She agreed to date him because he was a top student at Seoul National University. They had a sweet relationship for a year and a half, and just as Li Yuhao was about to graduate, she chose to betray him. Li Yuhao's mind replayed the scene like a movie.

Li Yuhao stared at his girlfriend, "Jihui, why? We've been together for a year. Why are you breaking up with me now? We love each other so much..."

His girlfriend looked at him with disdain and said coldly, "Enough, Li Yuhao. What's the point of being with you for over a year? You only earn 6,000 won for an hour of part-time work? Do you really expect me to live in this three-square-meter room and eat instant noodles with you? Don't be silly. I only dated you because you were from Seoul National University. Who knew you were an orphan? Ha... In the future, everything will depend on you. Even if you graduate and get a job, you'll only earn 3 million won a month. How long do you expect me to wait? Ten years? Twenty years?"

His girlfriend continued, "And don't call me or 'bother' me anymore. My current boyfriend won't be happy. I'm living with him now, and he doesn't like me having any contact with you."

Hearing that his girlfriend was living with another man, Li Yuhao clenched his fists. "He already has two girlfriends. Are you willing to be the third?"

"Of course. In this society, if you have money, you can have three, four, five, or even ten wives. If you don't have the ability, you can't find even one. But I think you might find a good woman after ten years at Seoul National University. That's all. I just came to tell you not to call me anymore." With that, his girlfriend slammed the door of the three-square-meter room and left.

Recalling this, Li Yuhao shouted, "What the hell? You can have five or ten wives if you have money??" Another jumbled memory flooded his mind. In this world, no country's laws enforced monogamy. If you could support them and others were willing to follow you, having ten or eight wives was completely normal.

Li Yuhao sat on the floor, dazed, and said, "What's going on? This isn't Earth? No monogamy? Did I travel through time? Will there be some ultimate martial arts skill to dominate the world?" But seeing the 'Chunju' bottles and his phone, he dismissed the idea of obtaining ultimate martial arts skills.

Li Yuhao laughed and continued to rub his temples, mocking the previous owner of this body, "Ha, what a fool. Didn't you know that drinking to forget your sorrows would give you a headache? I met a weirdo who drank himself to death. But now that I have this body, I won't let you down. South Korea? Ha..."

Li Yuhao laughed, enduring the intense headache, and picked up the old 2G flip phone. The date on the phone read 08/06/09, AM 09:33. "June 9, 2008? Damn, what kind of international joke is this? Not only did I travel through time, but I also went back in time? Interesting... Let's go to the internet cafe and check the news first." Li Yuhao felt a crumpled 10,000 won bill in his pocket and saw a transparent 'Big Big' bubble gum piggy bank on the desk, half full of coins.

Li Yuhao sighed, "Life is tough. I guess I'll have to go back to the instant noodle life at school. I wonder if there are any slot machines here? Bet 20 watermelons and win 20 times... Ha ha ha..."

Li Yuhao grabbed a few coins from the desk without counting and put them in his pocket. He then took the LG flip phone and keys and set off. He washed his face with cold water in the public restroom to clear his head. He saw a sign that read 'Seongbuk-dong XX Village,' which, according to his memories, was a slum. The three-square-meter room he rented here cost 200,000 won a month.

At this moment, another memory surfaced. He had to pay rent in a week, 600,000 won for three months. He had already earned the rent money from his part-time job, but he had spent over 200,000 won on a night out for Korean BBQ and soju. The remaining 300,000 won was still in his bank account, meaning he had to earn 300,000 won in a week.

Li Yuhao thought, "Part-time work pays 6,000 won an hour. After transportation and daily expenses, working 8 hours a day earns 40,000 won. Seven days a week, 4 * 7 = 280,000 won. Oh my God, I'm still short a few ten thousand... Am I supposed to live in the park? Damn, I'll have to negotiate with the landlord to pay one month first? Sigh... Let's not worry about it now, everything will work out."

Li Yuhao took the city bus according to his memory and headed to the internet cafe, which is called a PC room here.

When he arrived at the internet cafe, he saw the price list, which read 1,000 won per hour. Li Yuhao said to the cashier, "Uncle, I want to use the internet."

The uncle immediately extended his hand, "ID card." Li Yuhao patted his bag and realized he didn't have it, awkwardly saying, "I forgot it. Can you open a machine for me?"

The uncle smiled and glanced at Li Yuhao, as if he was used to this excuse, "Forgot? Without an ID, how can you use the internet? Go get your ID."

Li Yuhao then asked, "Can I use a student ID?" "Sure, show it to me."

Li Yuhao handed his Seoul National University student ID to the uncle. The uncle, seeing "Seoul National University," couldn't help but look at Li Yuhao a few more times. "Seoul National University? You're quite ambitious, a Seoul National University student in a PC room. Ha, that's rare. I'll open a machine for you, number 33."

Hearing "33," Li Yuhao started looking for it, but the uncle called out, "Seoul National University, you haven't paid yet." Li Yuhao ran back, picked out two 500 won coins, and said to the uncle, "I'm just checking some information. I'll be out soon."

Flip to the next page

Flip to the next page

End of advertisement