The Overbearing CEO of Dream of the Red Chamber Is Forced to Save the Heroine

When Gu Che woke up, he was completely bewildered. He was in a room decorated in an old-fashioned style, surrounded by maids and servants, with a very conspicuous screen floating in front of him and the voice of an AI robot coming from somewhere. “Welcome to the Protagonist Rescue System.” “??? What system?” Gu Che firmly refused. He was a company president whose career was just getting started and on the rise. Why should he come here to rescue a female protagonist? Not even the female protagonist of Dream of the Red Chamber could make him do it. He didn't read many novels, but even he knew that these things usually chose someone on the verge of death and gave them a chance at a new life, with both sides getting what they wanted. But as far as he remembered, all he'd had was an appendectomy. Since when had appendicitis become a terminal illness without his knowing it... But he really had no way to go back, so he had no choice but to accept the mission. Later, he even had to use a reward from the System to transform himself into a husky, just so he could openly visit his “female protagonist.” Gu Che at first: It's all fake. This is such a waste of time. Gu Che later: Nobody is allowed to bully my female protagonist. I'll bite you to death, awooooo! “Virtuous Consort came to tell me yesterday that she wants to ask for an imperial decree arranging a marriage between Jia Baoyu and Lin Ruhai's daughter.” “Pfft. Cough, cough, cough. Your Majesty, what did you say?” Gu Che was genuinely startled this time. There was no such scene in the original story. If the emperor was going to arrange a marriage, wouldn't it be for Xue Baochai? And how dare she ask the emperor to arrange a marriage between the children of two of his subjects? “Why are you so surprised?” “I... I'm not surprised, Your Majesty.” Emperor Mingde stared at Gu Che with eyes as sharp as a hawk's, making his scalp tingle. “Are you opposed to Jia Baoyu getting married, or to that Lin girl getting married?” He walked up to Lin Daiyu, bent down, and met her gaze. “Ask yourself honestly: have I shown even the slightest reluctance in helping you with all this?” “Who knows? If I could see through people's hearts, I wouldn't be sitting here.” Lin Daiyu turned aside, winding her handkerchief around her fingers and refusing to look at Gu Che. “Miss Lin, if you put it that way, you really hurt my feelings.” 《Lin Daiyu, Eldest Son of the Lin Family》, an upcoming story. Planned launch: October 23, 2026. If you're interested, please add it to your collection~ Much love. People say that although the Lin family has only one heir per generation and few descendants, every sole heir is exceptionally talented. In Lin Ruhai's generation, his eldest son Lin Dai was especially gifted: he could read at three, recite the classics at five, and write poetry at seven. Just as he was about to sit for the imperial examinations at thirteen, the boy ran away from home! Rumors ran wild, with people offering every kind of explanation: Some said he couldn't live up to his reputation and fled before the exams; Some said a sage had enlightened him and he had become a wandering monk; And others made up even more absurd stories... No one knew that the young master of the Lin family had merely hidden his identity and gone to study as an ordinary scholar at a school in his family's old hometown of Gusu. * Lin Daiyu was reborn. She had thought that in this life, all she had to do was protect her parents and look after her younger brother. As long as her family could live in peace, she would ask for nothing more. But when she opened her eyes, the maids and matrons around her were respectfully calling her “Eldest Master.” Though she had been reborn, she was no longer a girl. She had become the eldest son of the Lin family, born more than ten years earlier than in her previous life. From now on, she would be the one to uphold the Lin family's name. She was Lin Daiyu. And also Lin Dai. * Lin Daiyu had never given much thought to marriage. The outcome of love in her previous life was plain to see, so there was even less reason to force it in this one. To him, the most important things were studying and taking the imperial examinations, becoming someone like his father: an upright, refined gentleman. Besides, he was a man, but in his heart... He couldn't be sure of his own feelings, but he knew that if he married, he would have to fulfill the responsibilities of a husband. So he thought that as long as he and his future spouse were compatible in character, everything else could be worked out. But he never imagined that after passing the provincial examination as a licentiate and returning home, he would find that his family had already received an imperial decree arranging his marriage... Reader's Guide: 1. Main pairing: Lin Daiyu (Lin Dai) x Wang Xifeng. Lin Daiyu will be born earlier, so this will be their first marriage. 2. Although the protagonist has been reborn, her gender has changed and her circumstances are very different, so please understand that Lin Daiyu may make a few mistakes now and then. 3. Lin Daiyu is not an only child. The story will include several people who are reborn or transmigrate. There will be both good and bad characters, but nobody has a System or a golden finger. 4. Wang Xifeng has not been reborn, but she will have prophetic dreams. The main focus is on watching the newlyweds adjust to each other and fall in love after marrying. Theme: To save someone is to help each other become better versions of yourselves.