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The protagonist, Li Daoran, finds himself transported into a novel, becoming the villain Li Yuan's father, who is supposed to die. He gains a 'Divine Choice System' upon resurrection, allowing him to alter the plot. He chooses to cut ties with Li Yuan, punish the manipulative Bai family, and revitalize his company, the Dragon Group.
Li Daoran publicly exposes the Bai family's deceit and their attempts to swindle the Dragon Group. He reveals evidence of their illicit financial dealings and orchestrates a situation where others demand their money back, undermining the Bai family. Ye Chen, revealed to be the novel's male lead and Bai Tingting's object of affection, attempts to intervene but is thwarted when Li Daoran uses his newly acquired Feng Shui skills to expose Ye Chen's faulty advice to other businessmen, discrediting him.
Li Daoran calls a shareholders' meeting to reacquire all of the Dragon Group's shares. Using his knowledge of their personal secrets and future misfortunes (gained through his system's foresight), he coerces them into selling their shares for nothing. He then recruits Lu Daocheng, a brilliant but disgraced individual from the original story, to build a construction company for 4 billion dollars, preempting Ye Chen's future talent acquisition.
Li Daoran confronts his ex-wife, Chen Xuemei, and her powerful family after she tries to interfere with his plans and get Li Yuan released. He uses a past secret involving Chen Shihai (Chen Xuemei's father) to force them to back off, preventing them from supporting Ye Chen. He then strategically acquires two key plots of land at an auction, outbidding Ye Chen and setting a trap for the Bai family regarding construction material supply agreement.
Li Daoran reveals that the Four Seas Group, which the Bai family hoped to partner with for their comeback, is actually a subsidiary of the Dragon Group, under his control. The Bai family, having signed a disadvantageous exclusive supply contract, faces a 10 billion dollar penalty they cannot pay, leading to their complete ruin.
Li Daoran continues to gain allies, such as Mu Qingxue and her powerful Mu family, by skillfully saving her life and revealing intimate knowledge of her family's secrets and past. He uses this influence to indirectly combat hidden enemies. Meanwhile, Ye Chen attempts to use Bai Tingting to compromise Zhou Qi of the powerful Zhou family, aiming to use them against Li Daoran, but his plan backfires due to Li Daoran's pervasive influence.
Li Daoran anticipates Ye Chen's moves, including his attempt to use the Zhou family to sabotage his construction project. During a confrontational engagement and engagement party, Li Daoran openly exposes Ye Chen's manipulative tactics, humiliating him and turning the influential Zhou family, and their military power, against him. This leads to Ye Chen's arrest and further decline in his luck, as Li Daoran continuously outmaneuvers him.
Li Daoran exposes Lin Gang, a 'traveler' who tried to help Ye Chen by revealing future plot points. He orchestrates Ye Chen's re-imprisonment while depleting his luck. Ye Chen, desperate, tries to recruit Qi Qingran, a new heroine, but Li Daoran intervenes, exposing Ye Chen's past misdeeds and turning Qi Qingran against him. Just as Ye Chen's luck is almost depleted, a new powerful protagonist, Bai Zhantian (Mu Qingxue's brother-in-law and "God of War"), emerges with significantly higher luck, seeking revenge for his family's ruin by Li Daoran. Li Daoran, through strategic manipulation and revelation of Ye Chen's deceptions, turns Bai Zhantian against Ye Chen, leading to Ye Chen's death.
After Ye Chen's death, Li Daoran receives a villain's gift pack and dramatically increases his luck. He then uses his new hypnosis skill to subtly control Bai Zhantian, ensuring the continued imprisonment of Bai Zhantian's parents as leverage. With immense wealth and advanced technologies (like Genetic Recombination Technology from his system), Li Daoran prepares to expand his empire, absorb the Qi family's business, and cement his position as the ultimate, unchallengeable villain, eagerly anticipating future challenges.