Lao Chen was just an old, underpaid security guard in a rundown apartment complex, living a miserable life under a stingy, ungrateful boss. 

His wife left him, his daughter wanted nothing to do with him, and poverty was his only constant companion. 

In the end, death came in the form of a drunk driver, leaving him broken and forgotten on the cold pavement.

But fate wasn’t done with him. In his final moments, he prayed—desperate, pleading to any deity who would listen. 

And someone did. 

The God of Wealth and Love took pity on his wasted life and granted him a second chance.

Wake up again as Zhao Yiming, a 25-year-old gambler and alcoholic drowning in debt with nothing but a good face and a strong body to his name, he was given the Affinity Money Maker System—a mysterious power that let him gain wealth and influence by forming relationships, whether as lovers, friends, or even enemies. 

Before he knew it, he had stumbled his way into unimaginable riches.

But things never go as planned. One moment of recklessness—one affair with the wrong woman—led to an unexpected murder. 

Now, the system has thrown him onto a new path: King Without Crown. In which that route brings him to the deep and dirty secret his landlord has been hiding and his connection with the land mafia, Zhao Yiming is faced with an impossible choice.

Will he claw his way to the top and become the billionaire he was meant to be? Or will his second life end behind bars, just as tragic as his first?

By morning, Zhao Yiming had already slipped out of Lihua's apartment. He didn't call, didn't text—he just left a handwritten note:


"I need to go somewhere. Don't wait for me."


Of course, he had her number. But for the next three days, he planned to vanish like a damn ghost. Why?


Because of that one line, he'd said the night before.


"You seem to be in heat whenever you meet me, Madam Ruan."


That not so innocent-sounding command had turned into a living curse. Every time Lihua laid eyes on him now, she'd cling to him like a starving beast—and it always ended in sex.


Panicked, Zhao Yiming had already asked the system how to undo it.


You can activate the skill again to overwrite the command and return her to normal behavior.


'The problem is—THE FUCKING SKILL IS ON COOLDOWN FOR THREE DAYS!!!' he screamed internally, slamming his palm on the car horn as if the honk could vent his frustration.


Chapter 72 - A New Lead On Madam He Case