Chapter 1: The CEO Who Cultivates
[ 27,000 Charm Points have been invested into unlocking Qi Condensation Level 13! ]
[ You Have Begun Foundation Establishment! ]
Night. The perfect time for crime. And Anna Song, a rich young heiress, was the "star" of the show — if anyone could call being surrounded by a group of masked men that. Yang Li closed the notification screen and walked through the garden, the sound of dead leaves crunching underneath his shoes. The cold wind caressed his face, and he idly wondered what time it was now—he checked his watch and found that it was already past midnight. Instead of staying at his home, he was instead forced here. It had been a social gathering for the rich and the famous, but in the span of a few hours, everything had changed.
It was a wonder why the woman had gone out of the party in the first place when the air was cold—but the predators had already come out to take advantage of this situation. And yet in a similar way, he was also targeting her.
[ Main Quest: Seduce The Rich Young Heiress Anna Song ]
[ Difficulty Level: Unknown ]
[ Status: Ongoing ]
[ Summary: Harem Cultivation is the method of gaining power through conquering beauties and adding them to your 'harem'. Your current target is 'Anna Song' from the prestigious Song Family. ]
[ Time Remaining: 15 Days ]
[ Success: 100,000 Charm Points ]
[ Failure: Collapse of Your Company ]
The 'Failure' portion made him grind his teeth, even as he approached the besieged young woman. Evidently, the men were so preoccupied that they didn't even notice his presence.
But that was fine.
"What are you guys doing here?" He asked and watched a few of them recoil in surprise.
A couple of the men gazed back at him and there was some wariness on their faces—they were caught right in the act. If he wasn't here, he could only wonder how the situation might have developed further. However, the sheer numbers on their side made it such that his presence meant nothing to them. One of the masked men gave him a look and a shrug. "We were just talking to Miss Anna. There's nothing wrong with it if you ask me, old man."
He ignored the comment—the young man who spoke it right now looked like someone in his early 20s or even younger. It was a shame that they were bothering the lady.
"And it's really none of your business." Another one spoke up as well with a sneer, a statement followed up by murmurs of agreement. Somehow, despite the distance between him and the circle, the retch of alcohol was overpowering, as if he was right beside them. Some were probably under the influence of illegal substances right now.
This was a pain.
This shouldn't have been his business, but his life had taken a turn for the unbelievable. His current circumstances dictated that he couldn't ignore the scene before him. He instead raised a brow at them. "She doesn't look comfortable to me."
"Of course not! She's just shy!" One of the men tried draping an arm across her shoulder. Anna Song quickly moved away with a look of disgust but she was still trapped in the circle of men.
Yang Li hoped to resolve this situation without getting physical. If such an event like this were to get reported—it would be quite bad for all of them. Indeed, the image of an online article with the title: 'CEO of Olympian Corp Gets Into A Fight' was ingrained in the back of his mind. Such an event would make the investors would no doubt lose their trust in him.
And so he continued, "It doesn't look that way to me. How about you let her go and talk to her when you're sober?"
"We don't need you lecturing us!" Another one of them shouted. "Just because you're some CEO doesn't mean you're a hotshot here. Do you know who we are?"
"No, and I don't really care." He quipped and watched the expression on their faces turn hostile. That… was something he probably shouldn't have said.
"That's it! I'll punch your face and teach you a lesson about respect." One of the bigger men swaggered over, the veins in his temple throbbing. "We warned you, old man. And now you're going to pay the bloody price!"
"If this enters the news…"
"My father owns a media company, you should be more worried about yourself!" Another one of the men spoke up, but his ugly mug looked somewhat familiar this time. Yang Li cast around for a few seconds, trying to think of his name, but this wasn't really a good time for that.
It would have been nice if he had his bodyguard right now—there were actually ten young men now. But it was also too tedious to keep relying on them when he had actually started becoming a 'cultivator.' With the pace of things, sooner or later, he would become stronger than his own hired guards. Yang Li loosened his tie and watched his opponent. The stench of alcohol was now in his face and it was terrible—and the alcohol wasn't even the good kind. "You can still turn back. Just let Miss Song go."
His words only struck a nerve with the guy. "Not a chance!" The young man threw a fist at him and Yang Li dodged from it with ease. It wasn't only because he was a cultivator but because their movements were too obvious—a punch suddenly landed across Yang Li's face as he drew back for a moment and saw another man join them.
Unlike some of the movies and novels where a mob of fighters would fight the hero one at a time, this wasn't that kind of scenario. They were at least good enough to capitalize that they had the number advantage.
Yang Li felt one of his eyes twitch.
And so the real fight began.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
RachelRuth
RachelRuth Cultivation. Harem. System.
Long ago, many Authors have already combined all three elements to reach the pinnacle of success. But everything changed when the CEO was added. Only the Author who is crazy enough to wield the four elements successfully shall bring peace in the Webnovel Land.
If they fail, they shall bring destruction to the eyes of all readers.
Chapter 2: [ You Have Gained The Harem Cultivation System ]
According to a Harvard Business Review Study, a CEO worked an average of 50 hours per week. 75% of all the meetings were planned in advance, while 25% were spontaneous. Most of their time was spent on face to face meetings. On average, they got 7 hours of sleep per day.
Yang Li had finally caught a bit of reprieve as he sat in his office. The next few hours would be spent on paperwork, which was far better than working with a group, because as much as he wished to become more sociable… it still drained him a lot.
His life could have been called tedious.
And yet he was actually grateful for this and so he continued to do his work, burying himself in it. He was working on the fifteenth document when the sounds of something crashing in his room made him look up, only to see a strange creature lying down on the floor. It looked like a panda, but no panda was small. He rubbed his eyes for a moment and half wondered if the stress was actually getting to him.
But it was in that moment that the panda flew to his face and grinned, "Congratulations!"
Yang Li stared at it for a second before looking back at his paperwork. The thought of scheduling a psych evaluation flashed through his mind. This one was quite a realistic hallucination.
"Hey! Look at me! Why are you ignoring this magnificent creature?!" the voice continued to babble on.
He wouldn't give it attention and then it would go away—that was surely the plan. Or perhaps he needed a nap? He rubbed his face and let out a sigh. He would have to cut back on coffee as well.
"That's it! Mister Yang Li, if you don't pay attention—your stocks are going to collapse!"
He blinked and looked at the panda. As a product of his warped mind, Yang Li knew that he shouldn't talk to it, and yet, he clicked his tongue. Perhaps this was his subconscious fears getting to him? "That is impossible. Nothing short of an economic collapse could trigger my stocks to plummet. Fluctuations may occur, but that's normal."
"You know what, if seeing me doesn't convince you—System will!" The panda raised a paw and smacked him across the face.
The world spun, and with a dull ache, he realised that he was on the floor half a minute later. The sound of a door opening followed a moment later.
His secretary rushed towards him in concern."Mister Li, are you okay? What happened—are you alright, Mister Li?"
He rubbed his forehead and nodded, "I'm fine, don't worry. Just a little accident." He glanced at her and frowned. "Right, by chance, did you see a floating panda?"
"Er… you may have hit your head too hard, Mister Li." His secretary, Ying Yue He, gave him a sheepish smile. And that was in spite of the panda creature now laying on top of her head.
Yang Li nodded and pulled himself up to his feet, "That appears to be the case, thank you for your concern. You can head back to your post."
He fixed his chair and returned back to his seat. One of the things that he was somewhat worried about was gossip spreading—it was too embarrassing if people learned that he had fallen off his chair.
"Oh, are you sure we shouldn't call for a medic?" Ying Yue He asked with a concerned look. She held her hands together and fiddled with her thumbs, "Or someone who knows first aid, I think Jenny knows some?"
The CEO shook his head and at last flashed her a smile, "I'm fine, thank you for the concern." It always seemed to work whenever he requested things for a smile—and it worked a lot faster when he did it on women. Men? Not so much.
Once the sound of the door closed, he let his smile drop and eyed the panda floating in the air. He didn't want to talk with it when others couldn't see it. And if it wasn't going to talk to him either—well, Yang Li was willing to adapt to the strangeness of this event.
It didn't hinder him at all—
[ If You Do Not Accept and Follow The System, Your Company Will Collapse ]
A screen floated in front of him as well as he heard someone announce the words written on it. The voice was disembodied and flat which was a stark difference to Panda who had yelled at him awhile ago. And somehow this time, he felt a wave of energy pressuring around him as the panda continued to give him the silent treatment.
Whether it had been from the voice or the panda, somehow it didn't matter.
This was… he may have read something similar to this situation when he was younger. And yet it still didn't make sense on why he was chosen or why this 'System' had to be so cruel. Wouldn't it have been better to stake his life on this instead? He wasn't the only one affected if the company collapsed.
He narrowed his gaze at the Panda, "If my company collapsed—I can always rebuild it from scratch." There had been his concerns with the other stakeholders in his company but there was also another thing that weighed heavily in his mind. It made him realize that all his hard work throughout the decade would all be for nothing.
"Hah! I'd like to see you try when the Heavens are against you!" The Panda jabbed a paw at him and laughed. It was so tiny and yet the laughter was so malicious and yet the pressure in his room grew heavier.
It could have been a Panda Devil for all Yang Li could know. But he still couldn't give up, he nodded, "That sounds like a challenge."
"Listen here, CEO Li—when the System says 'collapse' it means burned into ashes. You're never going to recover from that disastrous fall and you can't expect yourself to be a Phoenix to rise from such ashes either. Your name, effort and years will all go down the drain and people like your Secretary will lose her job—but hey, maybe she'll work in another company but you'll be the only one who'd suffer until you die."
Threats. Words that promised him of something dangerous if he didn't agree… he balled his hand into fist before nodding at last, "Fine, I will accept."
A grin formed on the Panda's face as the tension in the room quickly disappeared. A new screen soon appeared in front of him.
[ Congratulations! You've Gained The Harem Cultivation System! ]
Yang Li sighed and rubbed his forehead. What kind of nonsense was he hearing and reading right now? "I am familiar with the word Cultivation and System but what is this Harem included in it? The System doesn't make any sense and I am a bit surprised that you have not 'transported' me into another world."
The Panda rested its fluffy face on a paw, "Let the System explain it to you."
It was now a wonder on why the Panda was still here then but he asked for the meaning of Harem Cultivation.
[ Each Girl You Add Into Your Harem Gives You Charisma Points To Become A Cultivator ]
There were a lot of questions that spun in his mind but right now he would only ask one thing. "...And why do I need to become a Cultivator?" The ridiculousness of all of this still made him wonder if he was dreaming.
[ To Entertain The Celestial Heavens Of Course! ]
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