Reborn from the Start: Making My Love Rival Work for Me

[Ensemble cast] [Rescuing buried geniuses] [Multiple female leads] [Independent character growth arcs] [A gathering of geniuses]

I’m still polishing how the story begins, so I recommend starting from chapters 2 or 3 for a better reading experience. Please go easy on me, everyone. The story is still growing, and so am I. I’m grateful for every bit of understanding.

Starting out as a small-time campus vendor, establishing a brick-and-mortar company, eliminating criminal forces, and gradually making his way into the heart of political and business circles.

Li Yan is pursuing a path that seemed utterly impossible in his previous life.

[Currently won over]

Rival: Wu Anhui, bartender: Song Wan, veteran: Zhao Shanjin. Currently being written… (Lin Yuan, Sun Xiaoyu, Shen Ce, Yan Shu)

Many more characters with all kinds of personalities will appear later. Each will be an individual in their own right, never a repeat of another, and distinct enough that discerning readers will recognize them with their eyes closed.

This time around, his goal is to reap the rewards.

He’ll win over the rivals from his previous life, turning them into his sharpest blades; win over the geniuses from his previous life, making up for the regret of their talents being buried; and recruit those who are desperate, underestimated, or gifted but have nowhere to use their skills, turning them into the most reliable pieces on his chessboard.