The System Forces Me to Be a Top Student, and I Might as Well Save a Red Chamber

When Jia Rui opened his eyes, he found himself looking into a pair of phoenix eyes with sharp, upturned corners.

They seemed to smile and yet not smile, holding three parts sharp wit and seven parts amusement. A glance from them could ensnare any man's soul, as long as he wasn't Jia Rui, an office drone from his previous life who had seen through the tragedy of Dream of the Red Chamber.

"Uncle Rui, enjoying a quiet moment? Why are you waiting here just for me?"

Wang Xifeng's bright voice rang out, just as it had in the original story.

Jia Rui's heart raced. It wasn't because of her beauty. All right, part of it was. Wang Xifeng wore a peach-pink jacket and an emerald-green skirt, with a graceful figure just as he'd imagined while reading Dream of the Red Chamber in his previous life.

But most of all, a mechanical voice exploded in his mind:

[Easy-Win Flirting System activated!]

[First target: Wang Xifeng, one of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling]

[Difficulty: S rank]

[Reward: 5,000 fortune points, one exclusive skill, and access to the Dream of the Red Chamber gallery]

Jia Rui took a deep breath, suppressing the stirrings brought on by memories of his previous life.

In the original story, Wang Xifeng had led Jia Rui around by the nose here, and he eventually died a miserable death.

But in this life

He smiled faintly and bowed with the easy grace of a gentleman. "I wasn't waiting for you. I just happened to be passing by and saw you, Second Sister-in-law. But you seem to be in a hurry. I take it the household affairs are keeping you busy again?"

Wang Xifeng raised an eyebrow. Why was Jia Rui so different from the lecherous man in the rumors?

Jia Rui continued, "I just saw the bookkeeper carrying a ledger toward the storeroom, frowning as he went. Is there another problem with last month's rent from the estate?"

A sharp glint flashed in Wang Xifeng's eyes.

Jia Rui knew his first step had succeeded.

What he couldn't do in his previous life, he'd start with you this time.