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Chapter 1: Winning by Half a Move from Heaven – Starting with Rejecting Liang Lu!
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"I will repay Chen Hai's life!"
"No one in this world can judge me!"
"Fuck your God!"
"Bang!"
A sharp pain shot through the back of my head, accompanied by the burning sensation of a bullet piercing my skull.
His vision was plunged into a deathly darkness, and all he could hear was the howling wind of Lone Eagle Ridge and his own final, heart-wrenching scream filled with endless resentment.
I am Qi Tongwei.
A person who lived a life of pride, but also a life of humiliation.
I was once the student council president of Handong University, a star with a bright future ahead of me.
Yet, for a laughable future, I knelt before a woman I didn't love at all and the power behind her.
I was once a lone anti-drug hero who ventured deep behind enemy lines, and I survived after being shot three times.
He only managed to get a deputy division-level position by kneeling down and "crying at the grave" in front of the martyrs' tomb.
The woman I love, I cannot have, and I can only watch helplessly as she marries another man.
I have to grovel and fawn over those who don't love me, like a dog.
Finally, driven to the brink of despair, I shot myself on Lone Eagle Ridge.
I tried to use this scalding bullet to wash away this absurd, ridiculous, and utterly humiliating life.
But why...?
Why can I still feel it?
Suddenly, Qi Tongwei opened his eyes!
The blinding sunlight, the fragrance of green grass, and that familiar broadcast voice that echoed throughout the campus...
"Qi Tongwei, I know you're in the crowd down below."
"I, Liang Lu, from the Law Department of Handong University, like you!"
"Will you be my boyfriend?"
"If you'd like, please come forward..."
On the radio, the woman's voice was gentle, yet carried a subtle hint of condescension and arrogance.
All around were the sounds of youthful, boisterous laughter, and faces filled with a mixture of envy and jealousy.
"Holy crap, it's Liang Lu! She's the daughter of Vice Governor Liang!"
"That Qi Tongwei guy is incredibly lucky! He's risen to the top in one fell swoop!"
"He'll definitely agree. Who would refuse the daughter of a vice-governor?"
here it is……
The sports field of Handong University?!
Qi Tongwei stared in disbelief at his young, powerful hands, their knuckles distinct and brimming with strength.
He touched his face; it was smooth and firm, without a trace of the ravages of time and alcohol.
Wasn't he dead?
He was reborn.
He went back to more than twenty years ago!
He returned to the crossroads that had brought about such a dramatic reversal of his fate, the crossroads where he had to break his own spine with his own hands!
The memories of his past life were like the most vicious curse, turning into a tidal wave that instantly engulfed him.
It was Liang Lu who, after he graduated, couldn't get him, so she used her father Liang Qunfeng's power to send this high-achieving student to a remote, desolate rural judicial office.
It was his mentor, Gao Yuliang, who, for his own future and to get on Liang Qunfeng's good side, personally gave him, his most prized pawn, to Liang Lu as a plaything!
He himself wasted ten years in the countryside, smoothing out all his rough edges, before finally accepting his fate, running back to Handong University, and kneeling down to propose to this woman he hated in front of the entire faculty and students!
That kneel shattered all his pride.
That kneel broke his once straight spine.
That one kneel turned him from a towering man into a groveling dog!
Overwhelming hatred and resentment surged wildly in his chest like a volcano about to erupt, almost bursting him apart!
"Tongwei, what are you daydreaming about! Hurry up!"
"Liang Lu is the campus belle of our Handong University, and also the daughter of Vice Governor Liang! Kneel down now, this is a golden opportunity to rise to the top!"
Liang Lu's best friend, a girl whose name he could no longer remember, was excitedly shoving him from behind, her tone full of flattery.
kneel down?
Qi Tongwei smiled.
His laughter was incredibly desolate, incredibly tragic, and tears welled up in his eyes.
I, Qi Tongwei, didn't I kneel enough in my previous life?
I kneel for power.
For the sake of my future, I kneel.
For a ridiculous position, I would even kneel before a dead man!
I've knelt my whole life, and what have I gotten in return?
He gained the position of vice governor, but in the end, he couldn't even save his own life!
What he got in return was betrayal and abandonment by everyone, and utter disgrace!
What they got in return was that desperate gunshot on Lone Eagle Ridge!
Since God has given me a second chance at life...
This time I kneel, I will never kneel again!
Just as he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and prepared to use all his strength to roar out the "no" that he had been holding back all his life to the world.
A cold, emotionless mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind.
[Ding! A strong will to "defy fate" has been detected in the host, meeting the binding conditions...]
The "Winning by Half a Move" system is activated!
[A god-tier option has been triggered!]
Option 1: Accept the proposal. Walk onto the platform on the playground, kneel before Liang Lu, and become the much-anticipated son-in-law of the vice governor.
[Reward: Unlocks the shortcut to the "Han University Clique," ensuring a smooth official career and rapid advancement.]
[Punishment: Your dignity will be permanently reduced by 100, and your soul will be branded with an indelible mark of being a 'lackey'!]
Option Two: Publicly Reject. Pick up the microphone, publicly reject Liang Lu, and defend your own dignity.
[Reward: New Player Gift Pack - 'Grandmaster-Level Fighting Techniques'!]
[Risk: Extremely High! You will be completely suppressed by the Liang family, your future will be bleak, and your life may even be in danger!]
Qi Tongwei's breath hitched.
system?
But after just a second of bewilderment, his eyes shifted from confusion to an unprecedented firmness and determination!
In my past life, I made one choice.
I became a member of the Han University gang, and also a true lackey.
I thought I could outmaneuver fate, but in the end I discovered that I couldn't even beat myself.
In this life...
Do we even need to choose?
I, Qi Tongwei, have died once!
Dignity is the only thing I want!
"Hey! Qi Tongwei, are you mute? Lulu is talking to you!" Liang Lu's best friend became impatient when she saw that he was not moving.
She shoved him hard: "Kneel down now! Don't push your luck!"
This push was like toppling the first domino.
The spine that couldn't straighten in his previous life has now been filled with reinforced concrete, making it incredibly hard and upright within Qi Tongwei's body!
He slowly pushed the girl's hand away, and without saying a word, walked step by step onto the stage under the watchful eyes of countless people.
"Look! He's gone up!"
"I knew it! Who would refuse such a good thing?"
A triumphant smile, typical of victors, appeared on Liang Lu's face.
She looked down at Qi Tongwei as he approached, as if admiring a prize about to be won.
She reached out her hand, ready to accept the man's humble kiss.
However, Qi Tongwei walked right past her without even glancing at her.
He walked to the center of the stage and picked up the microphone that still bore Liang Lu's lipstick stain.
stab-
After a slight crackling sound, his voice, broadcast clearly, reached every corner of Handong University.
"Liang Lu".
His voice was calm, yet carried a chilling coldness.
"My knees are very stiff."
"It only kneels to the parents who gave me life and raised me."
"I only kneel before our great motherland and our innocent people!"
"As for you..."
Qi Tongwei turned his head, his gaze sharp as a knife, piercing Liang Lu's momentarily stunned face.
"You don't deserve it!"
The moment the words left my mouth, the system notification in my mind sounded like heavenly music!
[Ding! God-level choice completed. Congratulations, host, for upholding your dignity!]
[Dignity Points +50!]
[Reward: Master-Level Fighting Techniques (Newbie Gift Pack)!]