After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Jiang City, night.

The secluded dilapidated alley had few visitors by day, and by night it was even more silent and deep, devoid of human presence.

The cold white moonlight spilled on the moss-covered stone road. A foraging stray cat sniffed with its head down, moving deeper into the alley.

After a few seconds, the cat seems to see something, its pupils abruptly dilate, its back arching in fright.

Before it lay the body of a young girl, still holding a remnant of warmth.

Her malnourished, frail figure, long hair scattered messily, her T-shirt filthy, and there were swollen red marks around her neck.

But the next second, something even more shocking happened—the fingertips of the corpse twitched, and the girl's eyes suddenly opened.

"...I'm reborn?"

The girl slowly sat up from the ground, her pale thin lips slightly parted, her voice clear and cold as a bell.

Her dark hair fluttered in the wind under the moon, mysteriously yet with a hint of enchantment.

The name of this body is Lu Sheng, from now on it would be her new name.

Lu Sheng wanted to stand up, but the body's original owner was too weak, staggering even while walking. With her current Soul Power, it would take at least a week to repair this damaged body.

Too long.

Just as Lu Sheng started to feel disappointed, her nose suddenly twitched, as if smelling something in the air, her eyes brightened as she looked up.

—

By the roadside, a pure black luxury Maybach.

Li Muchen was sitting in the car, waiting for his assistant to return with the Jade.

The Fu Family was hosting a charity auction dinner tomorrow evening, inviting celebrities from all of Jiang City. However, the auction was more of a call for guests to donate their private collections.

The Fu Family didn't spend a dime but gained a good reputation, both face and profit, an excellent strategy indeed.

Li Muchen was never keen on such events, let alone the fact that his presence was not welcomed by others.

But there was a marriage connection between the Li and Fu families, and out of respect for Old Mr. Fu, he had to make an appearance and donate something.

—Thump thump.

As Li Muchen was looking down at his phone, suddenly, there came a knocking on the window.

He looked up, to unexpectedly see a girl standing outside the car, his expression momentarily stunned.

The girl looked very frail. Around 1.6 meters tall, her face no larger than the palm of a hand.

Her messy hair fell over her shoulders, both her face and clothes grubby, making it difficult to discern her original appearance.

—A beggar?

Li Muchen's movement halted, he reached into his suit pocket, took out his wallet, and pulled out five hundred-yuan bills, opening the window halfway to hand it over.

However, the money was extended, but the girl did not take it. Just as Li Muchen's brows slightly furrowed to look over, his hand was suddenly grasped by the girl.

Li Muchen's pupils contracted sharply, and he exclaimed, "Let go!"

It wasn't that he despised the girl's dirtiness; he was a Heavenly Slaughter Star. If someone with a weak body touched him, they would feel heart palpitations at best or suffer a sudden heart attack at worst.

"I won't let go."

Li Muchen was startled, not expecting the girl to answer like this. What's more, she was surprisingly strong; he couldn't shake her off even with force.

"I don't want money."

The girl spoke while gripping his hand.

Only then did Li Muchen notice, although the girl's face was covered in dirt, her features were pretty. Especially those clear eyes that shone like glazed glass.

"...Then what do you want?" Li Muchen paused, his voice deep.

"I want..." The girl suddenly leaned in close, exhaling a single word, "you."

What?

Li Muchen's expression froze, and he had no time to react when he suddenly realized his body couldn't move.

The next second, the girl's lips were pressed against his.

At the moment their lips touched, Li Muchen's eyes widened. All he could see were the girl's slightly quivering eyelashes, mingling with her breath.

For a full five minutes, the girl didn't move away from his lips.

"Hasn't anyone told you to close your eyes when kissing."

"Ah, right, this isn't really a kiss, anyway."

The girl muttered to herself. Straightening up, she said seriously, "Anyway, after kissing you, I will take responsibility."

Saying that, Lu Sheng bowed her head, rummaging in her pocket of her washed-out, tattered jeans.

After some effort, she found a pathetic $1 Coin, forcibly stuffing it into the man's palm.

"This is a deposit, I'll repay you the rest when we meet again."

"By the way, my name is Lu Sheng. Lu as in land (陆), Sheng as in song (笙)."

Only when the girl's figure had completely vanished from sight did the force restraining Li Muchen disappear.

The assistant who came back with the Jade saw his boss gasping in the backseat, his chest heaving violently.

"What's wrong, boss? Are you alright?" Chen An immediately came over to ask.

"...I'm fine." Li Muchen took a deep breath, his dark eyes swirling with indescribable emotions.

"Chen An, help me find someone. Even if you have to search the entire Jiang City, find her for me."

—

This man she had bumped into possessed Evil Qi that was both intense and pure.

Evil Qi is something inherent in one's destiny. Those born with heavy Evil Qi either suppress it with their own aura, becoming outstanding figures, or succumb early to its backlash.

No matter which it is, someone with heavy Evil Qi cannot be approached by ordinary people with weak destinies, otherwise, misfortune will surely befall them.

But for Lu Sheng, Evil Qi was exactly what could replenish her Soul Power the fastest at this moment.

Just five minutes of absorption made her feel incredibly light, Soul Power coursing through her limbs, each breath filled with energy.

She simply found a place to sit and browsed through the original owner's memories. Just as she finished, her pocket cell phone rang.

Someone had made a call.

Lu Sheng took out her phone and glanced at it; the name of the caller was displayed on the old Nokia, the original owner had saved it as: [Big Brother]

Someone from the Lu Family...

Lu Sheng touched her chin thoughtfully.

An hour ago, the one who sent people to strangle her—to dispatch her to her death—was it her "mother," whom she had never met, or was it her sister who was currently involved with her fiancé?