"Mu Chen has taken first place again; looks like the national scholarship is going to him yet again," a student said with a hint of jealousy inside the library.

"I heard he won first prize at the national math competition a few days ago."

"That's nothing. In the previous interdisciplinary college student modeling competition, he won the global grand prize."

"I heard he's a computer genius and even won the Turing Award. The prestige of that award is incredible."

"Rumor has it, he's applied for three invention patents."

"How can someone be so talented?"

"What's so great about that? He's just a bookworm. I bet he couldn't even peel an egg. People like him are only good at taking tests. He'll see the real world's toughness soon enough."

"That's not entirely true. I heard Mu Chen is also a good cook."

"No way, he can cook? Doesn't he spend all his time studying?"

"Not at all! Mu Chen's roommate said he likes to read novels and spends quite a bit of time on them."

"Spending so much time reading novels and still having such good grades is unimaginable."

"How can someone be so talented? People like him should be struck by lightning!"

"Exactly, such people disturb the social harmony. He deserves to be struck into ashes by lightning."

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Mu Chen was lying in bed, silently staring at the ceiling. Just a moment ago, he was in his dormitory, engrossed in a novel. The next, he was struck here by lightning.

The additional memories in his mind told Mu Chen that he had traveled through time.

As the saying goes, trouble comes from the sky. Mu Chen couldn't understand which deity he had offended to be struck down here.

"Young master, are you awake?" A servant came in to ask.

"Qi Si, leave me alone for a while."

"Young master, there's a three-eyed wolf king fighting in the arena today. Do you want to go see it?"

"Leave." Mu Chen coldly commanded.

Qi Si glanced at Mu Chen a few times before leaving dejectedly.

"Even Qi Si was driven away. The young master usually values him the most."

"It seems the young master is really upset this time, not even interested in the fighting arena."

"It's the first time the young master has been so devoted to someone, only to be rejected so mercilessly. It's really pitiful."

"In my opinion, there are plenty of fish in the sea. This young master Zhuang Yu seems quite difficult to deal with. It might be better for the young master to give up."

"Zhuang Yu is just more handsome. What's so great about that?"

...

Mu Chen sighed lightly, catching every word of the servants' conversation without missing a beat.

After traveling through time, Mu Chen merged with the original soul's strength, significantly enhancing his hearing. This allowed him to clearly hear the servants' discussion.

Mu Chen gently rubbed his forehead, sadly realizing he had not only traveled through time but also into the novel he was reading.

The novel was about the rise of a white lotus protagonist. Born ordinary but exceptionally handsome and kind-hearted, he attracted many men willing to go through fire and water for him.

These attracted men usually ended up in two ways: the more capable ones became part of his harem, while the less fortunate ones turned into cannon fodder.

Unfortunately, the character Mu Chen had become was described in the original story as a good-for-nothing, hedonistic, unambitious second-generation ancestor who relied solely on his family's legacy to misbehave. Such a character was doomed to become cannon fodder in the eyes of the audience!