Begin Again

December 2015, Beijing, Cloud Dance Bar

Cloud Dance bar, the most famous bar in Beijing for the past 5 years, it belonged to the global business giant Heavenly Cloud Group, a business conglomerate that invested in various fields such as Food and Beverages, Shopping malls, Real estate, and the Medical field. No one knew how or where the young founder and CEO of Heavenly Cloud Group came from, he suddenly popped up out of nowhere and conquered the market like a lightning bolt. His business tactics and actions were always so unpredictable that even influential people in business circles gave him the title 'Business Emperor'. However, there were rumors that this young and dashing CEO is still single until today, but no one knows why.

The clock struck 2 AM. Cloud Dance bar had finished its operating hours with a Closed sign that hung on its front door. However the lights were still on, classical music was playing in the background, it was a contrast to the EDM and Pop music that was previously played when the bar was still open. At the bar counter, two people were talking to each other, one is a young delicate girl who wore a bartender uniform and the other, a very handsome young man who was on his fifth glass of Whiskey.

"Big brother Tianyun, I think you should go back home already. Tomorrow you have a meeting early in the morning." The young bartender girl said while pouring more Whiskey into his glass.

"Ah? Hong'er don't want Big brother anymore?" The handsome man, Shen Tianyun teased while gulping down the drink in one go. If people saw him, they would be shocked because this is the famous founder of Heavenly Cloud Group, the Business Emperor. However, right now he seemed to be in a drunk state.

"Nonsense!! If it's possible Hong'er wants to be with Big brother Tianyun every day." Shen Xiaohong's face flushed red.

"Hehe, Big brother also wants to be with you every day. Unfortunately, right now I can't step down from the business world." Shen Tianyun sighed while pouring himself another shot.

"Seriously, Big brother should find a sister-in-law to take care of you. You are so handsome and wealthy, there are countless goddesses queuing up for you." Shen Xiaohong said with a serious expression.

Shen Tianyun smiled and said, "Your big brother doesn't need a woman, I can take care of myself. Also, don't I still have you?"

Shen Xiaohong's face flushed even redder and she snorted, "Hmph, Glib tongue." Then her expression turned serious again.

"I know Big brother couldn't find anyone to love, but Big brother should give Big sis Xueyue a chance, maybe you will love her. She is the most beautiful and smartest woman I have ever seen and she is dead set on Big brother for ten years already."

When Shen Tianyun heard Dongfang Xueyue's name, he smiled wryly, "I know that she really loves me, I just don't want her to choose the wrong path."

"How do you know that it is the wrong path?" Shen Xiaohong retorted.

Shen Tianyun waved his hand dismissively, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Oh right, I just finished writing my will today. If anything happens to me, all my assets will be handed over to you. If you can't handle it, just sell those shares, Big brother hopes that with this amount of wealth you can live happily every day." He smiled at Shen Xiaohong.

"AH! H..how is this possible, B..Big brother I'm just an orphan. How am I able to handle this?" Shen Xiaohong was shocked, she began to stutter and at the same time she felt a strong and bad premonition.

Shen Tianyun smiled at her, his gaze was full of love and tenderness, "Big brother believes in you, remember when we were still at the orphanage? You have always pleaded for me whenever I caused problems. You supported me no matter what the consequences are. Although we are not blood-related, I will always see you as my only family in this world. Whatever happens in the future, promise me that you will live happily okay?"

Warm tears began to flow out from Shen Xiaohong's eyes, she didn't know why he started talking about this. Deep down in her heart, she felt that something bad will happen. "Hmm! Hong'er will live happily every day, I promise!" She said with a firm determination.

Thud!

As she about to say something further, Shen Tianyun's body suddenly fell to the floor. She was shocked and ran hurriedly to his side.

"Big brother!! Big brother!! What happen to you!? Don't scare Hong'er!" She shook his body while her own trembled.

Shen Tianyun opened his eyes with difficulty, his face was as pale as paper. He smiled weakly at Shen Xiaohong and reached out his hand to wipe her tears, "Seems like Big brother won't survive today. Hong'er, remember your promise. If you have any difficulties, go find Xueyue, she will help you."

"Tianyun!!" A bang of a door was heard and a voice cried out loudly, it came from a very beautiful woman who just barged in. Her face was pale, with tears falling down her cheeks.

Shen Xiaohong turned to look at her, she yelled out, "Big sis Xueyue!! Hurry help Big brother!!"

Dongfang Xueyue quickly knelt down on the floor beside them, she touched Shen Tianyun's face as her tears poured down even more relentlessly. "Tianyun! Is this why you won't accept me? Why didn't you tell me about your disease!!"

Shen Tianyun smiled at her, "I'm sorry… actually, I have always loved you…." he said with a sad glimmer in his eyes. "Please take care of yourself and Hong'er…" His vision gradually turned dark, he felt all his strength leaving him until everything was silent. His hands fell down to the floor, lifeless.

"NOO!! Tianyun please don't leave me!! Comeback!! I know I have been a huge bother to you!! I know I annoy you all the time...but as long as you come back I won't bother you anymore, please!!" Dongfang Xueyue screamed her heart out, her world was crashing down on her.

Shen Xiaohong's mind went completely blank, she was at a complete loss and unable to think anymore. Tears kept flowing out of her lifeless eyes. She felt cold, her whole body felt as cold as ice. That night, was the coldest night of her entire life.

...

"Uh…" Shen Tianyun slowly opened his eyes, he saw a pure white ceiling that was all too familiar but at the same time unfamiliar.

"Hm? Is this the hospital? Wait! I'm still alive?" He slowly sat up on the bed and looked around as the familiar sight greeted him. A cardiac monitor, an IV drip stand connected to his wrist, a bedside table with flowers, and the scent of sterilization, he was indeed in a hospital room. He felt surprised and confused at the same time, he remembered that he had a very rare heart disease and he should've been dead last night but now he's still alive and kicking. He began to check his body and found that except for feeling weak, his heart no longer brings him pain as if he has been reborn.

He got down from the bed and walked to the restroom. Standing in front of the toilet, he pulled his pants down and began to pee. However, he felt that something wasn't right, he looked down at his crotch.

"AHHH!!! H…How is this possible! Why did my dragon little brother become a small worm-like this!!?" He started to panic, his proud dragon little brother that every woman begged for turned into a small worm, he just couldn't accept it.

"No! Something is not right!" He noticed that his hand and arm were also different. He finished his business and pulled his pants up then ran in front of the mirror. Shen Tianyun's mouth fell wide open because the person he saw staring back at him in the mirror isn't him, although his face remained handsome and all the features on his face was similar to his previous self. However, he looks younger and skinnier.

"What happened? Don't tell me I was transmigrated into this body just like those novels I have read before?….Ugh!!" Suddenly, He felt a strong headache. Countless memories started to pour into his mind, however, they were not his own memories.

『 Soul Binding Complete! 』

『 Ability Synchronize Complete! 』

『 Memory Synchronize Complete! 』

『 Welcome host to Seven Maidens System! 』

『 Host : Shen Tianyun

Age : 17

Constitution : 49 (F)

Intelligence : 169 (S)

Perception : 157 (S)

Reflexes : 67 (E)

Fame Points : 0

Impression Function (Locked)

Shop Function (Locked)

Inventory (Locked) - need 500,000 Fame Points to unlock.

Ability : [Cooking (A)], [Piano Proficiency (A)], [Language Proficiency (A)], [Boxing (A)], [Gun Shooting (S)], [Driving (S)], [Basketball (A)], [Swimming (S)] 』

A series of mechanic voices rang in his mind and transparent information windows appeared in front of him. Shen Tianyun was stunned as he stared at these windows that looked like it came from one of those RPG games he played.

"W..what? Seven Maidens system? What is this?" Although he had read these sorts of novels before, he still couldn't understand what just happened.

『 Hello host Shen Tianyun! The Seven Maidens system was created by the Goddess of Love to help people find their soul mates. 』 A mechanic voice rang out again in his mind.

"Ah? Finding soul mates? So I really transmigrated into this body, why did you choose me then?" Coming back to his senses, he regained his composure and started to question the system.

『 Host Shen Tianyun, Founder of Heavenly Cloud Group. The richest man in China, Number seven in the world's wealth ranking. Throughout his life, he contributed countless good merits to society, such as building schools and providing scholarships to the poor people, providing free medical treatment to the homeless and the helpless elderly people. Providing free food, accommodation, and jobs to people who don't have that opportunity in their life. And many more.』

『 Host Shen Tianyun did it without selfish desires and it came from the bottom of his heart. His merits were noticed by the Goddess of Love and she decided to give him a new opportunity as she felt that throughout his life, he was deprived of a good love life and ended up with the tragic one. 』

After hearing all the information, Shen Tianyun started pondering, He asked further, "I understand now but why is it called Seven Maidens?"

『 Number seven indicates that host Shen Tianyun will have seven soul mates in this life and host Shen Tianyun has to make all of them fall in love with you and marry you. 』 The system answered.

Shen Tianyun frowned, his brows knitted, "Wait a minute, you think we are in an ancient era or something? Although I know that those wealthy men usually have lots of women by their sides but how could I possibly marry seven of them? This is a monogamy era you know?"

『 The world that host Shen Tianyun currently resides in right now, polygamy is legal and widely acceptable in society. 』

"Ah!? What you mean is that right now I'm not on Earth?" He was slightly confused.

『 Correct, this world is a parallel world of Earth that you previously resided in. 』

"Oh, so that's how it is, Hmm… What will happen if I couldn't make those seven women to fall in love with me and how can I find them? Also, can I find different women outside of those seven? You know I don't like to be controlled." Shen Tianyun shot out consecutive questions in one go.

『 If host Shen Tianyun couldn't make all of them fall in love with you in time, you will die and your soul will completely disappear forever, never to be reincarnated again. You are allowed to have as many women outside the seven chosen maidens as you wish, the system won't interfere with it. As for how you can find them, the system will send out a notification to the host when the host has interacted with them. 』

Shen Tianyun pondered for a moment. "That's great then, I was already 35 years old in my previous life, and the thought of having to woo young girls is hard to accept as I have always preferred matured women. " Shen Tianyun's brows loosened a bit and he felt relax and excited at the same time.

"Oh, can I ask you? What happened to Hong'er and Xueyue after I died?" He asked with a serious expression.

『 After host Shen Tianyun died, Miss Shen Xiaohong sold all the shares you possessed and donated all the money to various charity organizations and committed suicide after that. Miss Dongfang Xueyue fell ill after your departure and died after one month from the illness. 』

Shen Tianyun's eyes opened wide with an expression of disbelief all over his face. He was shocked, he felt as if his heart has been ripped apart. The light in his eyes dimmed thinking about the fate of his beloved sister and unparalleled beauty Dongfang Xueyue. He stayed silent for a while then shook his head and let out a long sigh.

"… tell me what is the use of the system?" He organized his thoughts and decided to bury the sorrow deep in his heart, since he couldn't go back to the past it's better to think about the future now.

『The system will provide a lot of benefits for the host. For example, if the host manages to get Boxing skills from the system, host will gain an ability akin to a professional boxer, but it also depends on the rank of the skills. The ranking is classified from F to S rank. The system will also provide a quest for the host and provide rewards after the host completes the quest. 』The system replied.

Shen Tianyun fell in deep thought, "So the system will provide general skillsets and could make me become a super genius huh? It sure is convenient."

『 As a welcoming gift from the system, host Shen Tianyun has two chances to draw a free lottery. 』 The system voiced out, interrupting his thoughts.

"Hmm? Lottery draw? Okay, how do I use it?" Shen Tianyun was surprised, he suddenly thought of those novels he read before, and let out a soft chuckle.

『 Host can say stop anytime you wish. The Lottery draw will now begin! 』 After the system finished its sentence, a transparent window appeared in front of him. There were 4 reward categories:

Ability, Items, Attributes, and a Blank slot, which means that he would gain nothing from it. The Items Category covered the largest part of the wheel, followed by Blank, Attributes, and lastly Ability.

Shen Tianyun stared at the spinning wheel with slight nervousness, after feeling confident, he said, "Stop."

The wheel stopped spinning and the pointer landed on the Ability slot and its light flashed.

『 Congratulations! You have earned [Supreme Celestial Scriptures (S)]! 』 The system rang out with a cheerful mechanic voice.

"What? Don't tell me this is a cultivation technique? An S rank technique as well!" Shen Tianyun's heart pounded rapidly, in his previous life he also knew about cultivation, however, despite how rich he was, he couldn't get hold of single technique to practice but now, he suddenly got an S rank cultivation technique how can he not get excited?

『 Yes, [Supreme Celestial Scriptures (S)] is one of the top 3 cultivation techniques in the Universe. 』The system replied. A light shot into Shen Tianyun's forehead, his mind flashed with a wall of texts and pictures with an explanation on how to cultivate the scripture. He slowly closed his eyes and started comprehending.

It only took 20 breaths, after memorizing everything, Shen Tianyun began to draw the second lottery right away with more confidence. This time the wheel stopped at 'Items Category'.

『 Congratulations! You have earned [ Divine Smart Phone X (S) ]! 』 After the system's voice finished, A ball of light appeared in front of Shen Tianyun. He slowly touched it and the ball of light turned into a very sleek looking black colored Smart Phone. Shen Tianyun was dumbfounded, what the heck? Divine Smartphone? And it's S rank!! He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He stared at the so-called Divine SmartPhone X on his hand with a touch screen size of around 6 inches. He doesn't know what material the phone was made of but it felt quite sturdy and comfortable on his hand, he was sure that even if he dropped it from the top of a mountain, it will still be fine.

"System, what's the use of this phone?"

『 The Divine SmartPhone X is the latest technology in Heaven realm, The god of technology had designed it to be so indestructible that even a nuclear weapon from Earth would not leave even a single scratch on it. The host can use this phone to connect from every corner of the world and its signals could never be blocked by external factors. The host can use this Divine SmartPhone X to track people just by their phone number. It runs on a special infinite power source so host does not need not worry about it running out of power. 』 The system explained.

"Alright, but even with all that, what is so special about this phone? Isn't it similar to military top-grade phones?" Shen Tianyun cut in.

『 Unlike phones on earth, the special function of the Divine SmartPhone X is that it can contact Gods in Heaven realm, however right now host can only call the Goddess of Love once a month. 』

"What the fuck!! Calling Gods?" Shen Tianyun blurted out loudly.