Lin Zhao has lived two lifetimes, yet he always feels like he is just a little short on luck.
In his first life, his father was the emperor and his mother was the empress. His father had suffered an injury when he was young and was unlikely to have many children. Lin Zhao did have an older full brother, but his brother was sickly and clearly not cut out for great things. Unless something unexpected happened, the throne seemed to be waiting for him.
That was the situation if nothing unexpected happened (for imagination purposes only).
The unexpected happened on the day Lin Zhao was born. His paternal aunt gave birth in the imperial palace on the very same day as his mother. And even more unexpectedly, his aunt seemed (crossed out) to have her eye on his father's throne.
Just like that, he became the unlucky one. The moment he was born, he went from being a prince to an heir apparent to a princedom.
But you have to fight for what you want.
Lin Zhao inherited all the wonderful qualities of the woman who was his mother in name, and even surpassed her. Before he was old enough to come of age, he launched a rebellion with the ministers' support.
But as mentioned before, Lin Zhao always felt he was just a little short on luck.
He had made it all the way to the emperor, and the throne was practically within reach, when his own brother put down his rebellion.
To avoid torture and prevent others from being implicated, he mocked the emperor for having no heir, then drove a knife into his own heart without hesitation.
When he opened his eyes again, he had become a baby, carrying the memories of his previous life. The dazzling light before him looked like a divine artifact from the heavens.
Years later, Lin Zhao learned that it was a crystal chandelier. At the time, he had no idea that a rich second-generation life was waiting for him.
Of course, it was a one-second trial, too.
He'd been stolen again.
He barely survived, and grew up in an orphanage until he reached the age he'd been in his previous life.
To avoid the tragedy of his last life, Lin Zhao decided to keep his head down this time.
But one day, while trying to dodge history class about his biological father and the cuckoo who had taken over another bird's nest, he was hit by a car and sent to another world.
But Lin Zhao was still just a little short on luck.
When he opened his eyes for the third time, he saw not the scenery of another world, but the last face he'd seen in the life before his last.
How do you survive after transmigrating back to face the emperor you once rebelled against?
Lin Zhao: "This isn't what another world looks like." "I want to go home, but this seems to be my home." "Forget it, I'm going to be emperor."
Core Theme: Stay positive even in a high-pressure environment
