《The Matchmaker Tool Is Uncooperative》


 CH 1

    Lying on the hospital bed, Wu Siyuan earnestly listened to the wonderful sound of the Electrocardiograph, ushering the arrival of one of the most important moments in human life.


    ¡®Hey~ Finally I can leave this world with peace of mind. What a great thing to celebrate!¡¯


    The Electrocardiograph in the ICU started beeping rapidly, alarming the nurse in guard to shout urgently, ¡°Hurry, call the Doctor! The patient is in a critical condition.¡±


    When the Doctor and Nurse rushed to his ward, Wu Siyuan cracked his eyelid slightly, revealing his dulled eyes.


    The nurse tried to call Wu Siyuan¡¯s family, only to be met with the Operator¡¯s voice. Seeing that the phone number of his family could not be connected, in the end, she tried to reach out to Wu Siyuan¡¯s friend in the contact list instead.


    ¡°Hello? Hello? Mr. Wu doesn¡¯t seem to be able to hold on anymore.¡±


    Soon Wu Siyuan felt the scene in front of him begin to blur. His eyelids lowered accompanied by the decrease of fluctuation in the electrocardiograph. Eventually, the wavy line stagnated into a straight line.


    ***


    [¡°Ding. Hello, dear Host. Let me introduce myself, I am a System you are bound to, it¡¯s called Cannon Fodder Supporting Actor System.¡±]


    Wu Siyuan vaguely responded, ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡®I have never made any contract to any System, where did this guy come out from?¡¯


    [¡°Dear Host, you can rest assured. As long as you fervently complete the task this System has arranged for you, you may get a chance to resurrect and even recovered from your illness. I believe that you must be very excited right now, after all, this is a precious opportunity. What you need to do is to listen to this System¡¯s guidance. That being the case, if you fail to complete the task, it¡¯ll be immediate obliteration.¡±]


    There was no need to think, Wu Siyuan directly refused, ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to. You can go and obliterate me right now.¡±


    [¡°But of course, you must be very happy¡­eh, what? You don¡¯t want to? This is impossible!¡±]


    ¡°Please don¡¯t hinder me to die peacefully, thank you.¡± Wu Siyuan said sullenly.


    Originally thinking that as long as it told the Host it chose that he would be given a chance to go back to life, he would definitely be moved to tears and ready to become a diligent and honest subordinate for the System, in addition, the threat of being obliterated would also push the Host to finish the task conscientiously, but the actual reality, ¡®Wait a minute, what the hell did this person say just now?¡¯


    It quickly persuaded in a sincere manner it could utter, [¡°You¡¯re still so young, why do you have such a negative view of life? Look at the people outside, they are all trying to save you. Look at your friends, and see how sad they are. Even your family, though they haven¡¯t arrived here yet, I believe they must love you very much. Are you willing to let them grieve over you?¡±]


    ¡°I am more than willing. Don¡¯t you want to kill me? Hurry up and do it.¡± Wu Siyuan indifferently replied.


    The System once again fell into a speechless state hearing Wu Siyuan¡¯s response.


    [¡°We are already bound, no matter what, you have to complete the task. You have no other choice.¡±]


    Wu Siyuan chuckled. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that if you refuse to do the task, I¡¯ll be obliterated? Then, what are you waiting for?¡±


    The so-called Cannon Fodder Supporting Actor System was silent for a moment. However, the next second it immediately advocated the value of life toward Wu Siyuan, how to cherish life, the joy of being alive, and so on.


    [¡°Host, considering your overly world-weary feelings, this System has made a new plan for you. I¡¯ll make sure to let the Host see the beauty of life and the joy of a living being! Therefore, if the host deliberately fails to complete the task, or didn¡¯t actively contribute to the task, I will return you to your sick body and even let you live there for a long time!¡±]


    Wu Siyuan was fearless and continued to reply indifferently, ¡°That¡¯s fine by me. You can put me back into my sick body. I¡¯m already used to lying in bed and enduring pain anyway.¡±


    [¡®What a troublesome Host!  Unmoved to enticement, fearless to coercion!¡¯] ¨C The System complained silently.


    Despite its inner grievance, it was still trying to put another condition, [¡°How about if you finish the tasks in several worlds, we will prepare you a new healthy body and have a new identity of your own choice? If you¡¯re unwilling to have any contact with your current friends and family, it¡¯s possible to give you a new life.¡±]


    The System actually was not aware of the relationship state between Wu Siyuan and his family. Nevertheless, it was those words that finally attracted Wu Siyuan¡¯s interest successfully.


    ¡°Fine, fine. You just want to make me do the task no matter what, right?¡±


    There¡¯s a brief silence before the System replied reluctantly, [¡°¡­Yes.¡±]


    Right now the initiative was not in its hands at all. It couldn¡¯t even unscrupulously obliterate Wu Siyuan, since they were bound together. Contrary to the menacing threat, actually, if Wu Siyuan died during the tasks, the System would also die as well.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go right away. I don¡¯t want to stay in this world any longer.¡±


    ***


    Wu Siyuan was finally assigned to a new world by the System.


    The task it talked about earlier was to do a good job as a Supporting Male character. Contributing to the love journey between the protagonists, help them to avoid any Love Obstacle, and pushed them to usher the peak of their romance!


    When Wu Siyuan had just gotten himself used to the body he was currently possessing, he saw a man looking at him affectionately. He had just arrived, the System hadn¡¯t given him the plot of this world yet, consequently, who the hell this man was, he had no slightest idea.


    ¡°Hi? May I ask who you are?¡±


    At this time, the System had already passed him the original body¡¯s memory from childhood to the current point in time. However, the man in front of him didn¡¯t exist in any part of his memory. The original body, and of course Wu Siyuan, really had never seen him before.


    The man who pretended to look at him with an affectionate gaze, immediately introduced himself, ¡°Hello, Gu Xuedi[1]Xuedi: Junior Brother in academic levels, I¡¯m your Xuege[2]Xuege: Senior Brother in academic levels, Jiang Jingtong from the Department of Business Administration, and I¡¯m currently in my fourth year. We are both members of the Student Council, so I want to get to know you in advance.¡±


    Listening to the man¡¯s introduction, Wu Siyuan knew that the plot had officially begun. During this short period, the System had passed the plot to him one after another. Even if the information given hadn¡¯t been sorted carefully yet, the name he mentioned was easy to find. That¡¯s right, this man was the Protagonist of this world¡¯s plot.


    ¡®Young Man, finding the cannon fodder Shou[3]Shou: Uke/Bottom/Receiver so early, what are you in a hurry for? Your Official Shou has not even left the country yet!¡¯ Wu Siyuan was disgusted by this kind of person.


    Regardless of his inner drama, Wu Siyuan quickly put an expression full of admiration for Jiang Jingtong on the surface. ¡°It turned out to be Jiang Xuege! To be able to directly meet Jiang Xuege right after I entered the Student Council, it¡¯s really my good luck!¡±


    They conversed for a while, and after estimating that he had successfully given a deep impression in this Junior¡¯s heart,  Jiang Jingtong finally left with satisfaction. As for Wu Siyuan, now that no one was bothering him after Jiang Jingtong¡¯s departure, he had the time to slowly digest the plot given by the System previously.


    It turned out in this world he still had the name of Siyuan, though the surname was different. The original body¡¯s surname was Gu, hence Gu Siyuan.


    Speaking about the original body, his role was to be Cannon Fodder Shou in the original plot of this Danmei[4]Danmei: BL in ChineseWorld. Based on the plot he had received, it could be summed up in;


    Jiang Jingtong was the original Protagonist Gong[5]Gong: Seme/Top/Attacker. There¡¯s a White Moonlight[6]White Moonlight: The object of yearning in his heart, the Protagonist Shou. The aforementioned was his childhood sweetheart, Shi Yuanbai, whose identity was the youngest son of the Shi family, and had one elder brother called Shi Yuze.


    At a glance, the family background of the two was quite similar. But in a closer inspection, their status and position were actually rather different. Jiang Jingtong was the only son of the Jiang family, he was destined to inherit every single piece of his family. As for Shi Yuanbai, he was the second child, and his family didn¡¯t plan to let him inherit anything. He could just be an idle Young Master for the rest of his life. Anyway, the elder brother, Shi Yuze, was already a great Heir and had no flaw in any aspect.


    As the destined protagonist, how could Shi Yuanbai be satisfied with the arrangement of an idle Young Master? He was not reconciled. He felt that he was much better than his elder brother. As a result, after graduating from college, he proceeded to study abroad. After a few years, he returned to the country and finally compete with his elder brother to seize the family inheritance.


    On the other hand, the Protagonist Gong Jiang Jingtong was someone who couldn¡¯t stand loneliness. When they were in college, Shi Yuanbai had always hanged him and refused to accept him openly. Therefore, in his senior year, when he met Gu Siyuan who was slightly similar to Shi Yuanbai, he immediately regarded him as the replacement of Shi Yuanbai, even deciding to marry Gu Siyuan when Shi Yuanbai left him to study abroad. From then on, Gu Siyuan was completely taken as a substitute for his White Moonlight.


    During their marriage, Jiang Jingtong proved himself to be a Scumbag. The Stand-in lover at home was still alive and kicking, the other Stand-ins outside were already lining up. At first, Gu Siyuan thought that Jiang Jingtong would settle down and cure his Scumbag Illness after marrying him. But after all, once a Scumbag would always be a Scumbag. For several years, Gu Siyuan tried to endure and wait for the day Jiang Jingtong would change his mind.


    Alas, after being married for 7 years, when the White Moonlight finally came back to the country, what Gu Siyuan eventually got was a piece of divorce letter, and received zero cents for the divorce.


    Looking at the plot, Wu Siyuan wanted to vomit. ¡°Is Gu Siyuan really so stupid? He didn¡¯t even get a piece of their joint property after the divorce? Didn¡¯t the lovers of the scum Gong often send him pictures and videos of the scum Gong¡®s cheating to provoke him before? Why didn¡¯t he sue him in court for the derailment of marriage? I bet he could get half of the Scum Gong¡®s property as compensation! What the heck??¡±


    The system hurriedly said, [¡°Host, calm down!¡±]


    Wu Siyuan replied blankly, ¡°I¡¯m very calm. I¡¯m just commenting. Why? Is it prohibited?¡±


    The next plot continued with the dog blood[7]Dog blood: those cliche and exaggerated plots drama between Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai, as well as the murder of the original body, Gu Siyuan. In conclusion, right now, their task was to make Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai¡¯s relationship have fewer detours, letting them fall in love with each other as soon as possible.


    Looking at this pair of disgusting Scumbags, Wu Siyuan repeatedly agreed to the task.


    ¡°They are such a well-matched pair! A poor ghost in the likes of Gu Siyuan does not deserve to disturb their romance of the century! I will do my job well and let the two Protagonists enter the bridal chamber as soon as possible.¡±


    Receiving his grandiloquence, the System was rest assured and felt a lot of confidence for the day onwards.


    Clenching his fist, Wu Siyuan vowed, ¡°I will definitely let them enjoy the fruits of love and the fruits of marriage in advance.¡±


    ***


    After concluding his deal with the System, he started to move away, walking and pondering at the same time. Wu Siyuan felt he was shouldering a new great ambition. He tried to rack his brain, conjuring one scenario after another, thinking about how to put Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong together as soon as possible.


    He was wondering if it¡¯s possible to use the Suspension Bridge Effect, cultivating feeling under the impact of external interference. A lot of couples got together because their friends and other people around were teasing and suspecting the said couple to have some relationship. As a result, they truly started to have feelings for each other.


    Besides, didn¡¯t Shi Yuanbai study abroad to fight for his family¡¯s inheritance? Then, as long as Jiang Jingtong said that he could help Shi Yuanbai to acquire the Shi family, would Shi Yuanbai still give up their sincere love and go abroad?


    ¡®They should get married as soon as possible to avoid harming others!¡¯


    On another note, recalling the identity of the original body, Wu Siyuan felt it was actually not bad. His family¡¯s economic condition was adequate, there was no shortage of money. His family even owned and run a small company. It¡¯s a pity for Gu Siyuan to be deceived by a scumbag, Jiang Jingtong.


    He figured that in order to quickly have contact with Shi Yuanbai or Jiang Jingtong¡¯s circle of friends as soon as possible, in addition to his status as a member of the Student Council, he also needed a better background. Therefore, he must make his family¡¯s company grow and expand! In his original world, there was no chance to show his strength in any part of his life. In this world, he was excited thinking he might have the chance to pull his sleeve up and display his skill.


    To achieve his goal, Wu Siyuan started from the plot he had received carefully. He studied every piece of information and wrote down some important notes at various nodes of the plot, weighing the pros and cons of several approaches to accomplish the task.


    After a lot of consideration, it seemed like the best approach to finish the task was through Shi Yuanbai. As for the reason, it was no other than the fact that in the current timeline, there were already various Rich and Handsome Men with ambiguous relationships around him, aside from the Protagonist Gong.


    Even if Gu Siyuan¡¯s family background was not as good as those Men, unworthy to enter Shi Yuanbai¡¯s eyes, nonetheless, he would not treat Gu Siyuan badly either. After all, It¡¯s better to shoot the wrong target rather than let go of any possibilities.


    After he made up his mind, Wu Siyuan rushed in a high spirit to his dormitory. Changed into a well-made suit, having well-groomed hair, he strode gracefully to the place Shi Yuanbai often stayed lately.


    He was ready to make a chance encounter with the Protagonist Shou!

 CH 2

    Wu Siyuan knew that Shi Yuanbai liked to hang out at their college¡¯s English corner recently. He even got the nickname of Prince of English among the students. But in reality, he just wanted to meet all kinds of potential stocks in the area. He was a legit King of the Sea[1]The Sea King: Chinese slang for players! Fishing all variety of small and big fishes. After all, according to the plot, as Shi Yuanbai returned to the country, there were many men from all walks of life who helped him with all his troubles, including the issue of framing Gu Siyuan.


    Therefore in this life, let¡¯s make the protagonists be at ease without any trouble. They could just sit idly and don¡¯t have to do anything. Gu, no, now Wu Siyuan wouldn¡¯t even take any revenge or something. He just wanted to live in peace.


    ¡®To achieve my lifetime harmony, I will complete the task well, and let the two protagonists get married quickly!¡¯


    For this purpose, he must first establish a good relationship with those two people. He had to be a good matchmaker, and make sure that the two parties involved realized that they are a match made in Heaven.


    In many cases, two people might not really like each other, but they eventually got together affected by the constant matchmaking and booing from others.


    Yes, now, Wu Siyuan was about to make such a scenario happen. It didn¡¯t matter if Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai really love each other or not. He had to cheer and boo the two of them constantly. What about embarrassment? No way, it¡¯s not him who¡¯s going to be embarrassed, it¡¯s the target of his booing!


    The Protagonist Gong had already visited him today, Wu Siyuan felt his small Temple could not afford such a Big Buddha[2]A polite saying to refuse unwarranted/unwanted offer. Then, let¡¯s give this Big Buddha to the Protagonist Shou! Even if Shi Yuanbai was unwilling, he had to, and Wu Siyuan would make sure he would be willing no matter what.


    Wu Siyuan who was mentally prepared, put on his best smile and started walking over to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s possible spot.


    ***


    Precisely to Wu Siyuan¡¯s speculation, Shi Yuanbai was chatting with a lady at the A University¡¯s English corner. The Young Miss was his classmate, Zhang Lianyue, the daughter of the Zhang family. Coincidentally, her older brother, Zhang Lianze, was one of the potential stocks whom Shi Yuanbai fancied. In order to get close to Zhang Lianze, he had to start patiently by making a good relationship with Zhang Lianyue first.


    When Zhang Lianyue saw Wu Siyuan coming over, she immediately exclaimed to Shi Yuanbai excitedly, ¡°Yuanbai, didn¡¯t I say before that I saw a Xuedi who looks like you? He¡¯s here, look at him!¡± Zhang Lianyue pointed at Wu Siyuan, then waved her hand to greet him.


    Zhang Lianyue was also a member of the Student Council. She was also in her senior year and had already begun to hand over responsibilities to the next generation of the Student Council. Therefore, she was quite familiar with freshmen. Gu Siyuan had spoken to her several times, and they got acquainted thereby.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s eyes gleamed with joy in response to Zhang Lianyue¡¯s greeting. Even if they couldn¡¯t be considered a close acquaintance, it didn¡¯t matter. This Young Miss was a good potential helper! it gave him a link to brush his presence in front of Shi Yuanbai.


    As an obedient Junior, Wu Siyuan ran over, and first greeted Zhang Lianyue, ¡°Hello, Xuejie[3]Xuejie: Senior Sister in academic levels!¡± Then he turned his gaze at Shi Yuanbai in surprise, ¡°Could you possibly be, Shi Yuanbai, Shi Xuege?¡±


    Shi Yuanbai looked at Gu Siyuan and smiled slightly, raising his eyebrows and said, ¡°Oh? Xuedi knows me?¡±


    In his heart, however, Shi Yuanbai sullenly grumbled, ¡®What part of this bumpkin looks like me? Is Zhang Lianyue blind? This little bun also smells like a green tea with lotus flavor[4]The combined version of Green Tea Bitch: a scheming person, and White Lotus: Those who appear naive and innocent, bah!¡¯


    Seemingly unaware of the spite in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s eyes, Wu Siyuan smiled and answered, ¡°Of course, I know you, Xuege! You¡¯re our Idol when I was still in High School. All the students envy your good grades. The Principal and Teachers often use your achievements to encourage us.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s expression was faint, but there was a hint of pride in his tone as he replied, ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡®Well, this bumpkin is quite good, he still knows what should be said. Though the smells of green tea are still lingering.¡¯


    Wu Siyuan nodded vigorously. ¡°Yeah! When I heard Xuege is admitted to A University, I worked hard to be accepted here as well! I just really want to see and meet Xuege!¡±


    Shi Yuanbai responded lightly, ¡°Then, you¡¯ve seen me now.¡±


    He meant, ¡®So, just go and roll away!¡¯


    Of course, Wu Siyuan decided not to hear the implication and instead kept saying, ¡°Sure enough, even now Xuege is famous in the College. Actually, uh, my classmates and I want to know more, Xuege, you, are you and Jiang Jingtong Xuege currently dating?¡±


    Shi Yuanbai immediately understood Gu Siyuan¡¯s malicious intention when he finished his words.


    ¡®What the hell, so what if they¡¯re together or not, did this Bumpkin think just because others said they look alike, he could just go and seduce Jiang Jingtong otherwise?¡¯


    Before Shi Yuanbai could comment, however, Wu Siyuan quickly said, ¡°We all want to see the two Xuege being together! Xuege¡®s love stories are well-known even when I was still a freshman in High School. You guys are so sweet! I just want to witness my Ship end in HE[5]HE: Happy Endwith my own eyes!¡±


    Zhang Lianyue who was standing nearby immediately covered her mouth and laughed. She was amused, thinking, ¡®I¡¯ve heard of people who work hard to chase Superstars, but I¡¯ve never heard of people who work so hard to chase the Happy End of other couples!¡¯


    Even Shi Yuanbai himself was caught off guard by the unprecedented answer. The reason Gu Siyuan seemed like he was trying to brush his presence in front of him was¡­not at all what he initially expected of! He originally thought this Gu Siyuan intended to replace his position beside Jiang Jingtong.


    Or, could there be another purpose beyond this Green Tea Bun¡®s words? After all, it¡¯s rare for people to be truly innocent nowadays. Inwardly he guessed Gu Siyuan¡¯s attempt to get closer might be in order to use him as a stepping stone.


    Shi Yuanbai furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°Jingtong and I are just friends, our relationship is not the one you imagined.¡±


    Wu Siyuan pretended to be shocked and in disbelief. ¡°How could this be? Xuege, are you serious? Although I¡¯m still a freshman now and it hasn¡¯t been long since I¡¯ve been admitted here, but I¡¯ve heard a lot about the two Xuege these days. There are also posts discussing the two of you on our College¡¯s forum. I originally thought there would be good news coming out from the two of you soon.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai nodded. ¡°Yes, what I said is true.¡±


    In his eyes, Jiang Jingtong was only a qualified spare tire. The kind of spare tire with less maintenance needed. He just needed to wave his hand for Jiang Jingtong to trot over immediately. They were just in the state of being closer than a friend, but still not a lover. Since Shi Yuanbai could use him at any time, he didn¡¯t have to confirm the relationship with Jiang Jingtong. It¡¯s enough for them to hang out occasionally.


    They were all men anyway, Shi Yuanbai was well aware of what kind of low-life men were. They¡¯ll treat anything like a treasure as long as they hadn¡¯t tasted it yet.  That¡¯s also the case with Jiang Jingtong. If they did confirm the relationship, he felt that Jiang Jingtong might not treat him better. So, he just kept the relationship as it was now, and maintain the image of Unattainable Flower.


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s firm denial obviously had caused Wu Siyuan to wilt pitifully. Though he also knew better when to stop and didn¡¯t force his Play further.


    Looking at his state, however, Zhang Lianyue laughed and kindly suggested, ¡°Gu Xuedi, you¡¯re really funny. Yuanbai is still single. Don¡¯t make this kind of misunderstanding. If Yuanbai has someone he likes, it will be bad if the person hears and misunderstand as well.¡±


    Wu Siyuan reluctantly nodded. ¡°Yes, I also know that Twisted melons are not sweet[6]Forcibly pushing people to be together might not end up well. Even so, I will always be a CP fan[7]Fans of a couple or a Ship of the two Xuege!¡±


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan turned to look at Shi Yuanbai and praised him with all kinds of pleasant words he could muster.


    As the recipient, Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t feel embarrassed and accepted the compliments with a smile. He just didn¡¯t bother and inwardly thought,


    ¡®Well, forget it. Let¡¯s ignore this little Green Tea for the time being. It seems like he has some scheming on his hands. With the reputation of my look-alike, I¡¯ll just let him take a bit of limelight.¡¯


    He reminded Wu Siyuan gently, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense again and say anything about me and Jingtong. When you go back, clarify this thing to your classmates as well. The two of us are really just friends.¡±


    Pursing his lip, Wu Siyuan stubbornly kept his opinion. ¡°Xuege, don¡¯t worry, we CP fans will keep this matter within our circle. Since Xuege doesn¡¯t like me talking nonsense, I won¡¯t bring up this matter in front of you two in the future.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai grabbed the keywords quickly. CP fans? Cheering in the inner circle? Was this not the term often used among the Star Chaser in the Entertainment Industry? Then, the circle Wu Siyuan talked about was¡­?


    He twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you guys have created a Group Chat for me and Jingtong?¡±


    ¡°Pfft!¡± Zhang Lianyue couldn¡¯t hold back her laughter. ¡°Hahaha! Xuedi, you really are so amusing!¡±


    Wu Siyuan pretended to be startled, looking abashed as if someone had discovered a secret of his. ¡°Hey¡­Xuege, this, just pretend you don¡¯t know.¡±


    On the surface, Shi Yuanbai put a displeased expression on his face, while in his mind he concluded,


    ¡®This Green Tea turns out to be a real brainless fan, so there is no apparent threat.¡¯


    He didn¡¯t care whether Wu Siyuan have a CP Group Chat or whatever. If anything, he could use this excuse the next time he had the need to coax Jiang Jingtong.


    But still, he curiously asked, ¡°Do you really think that Jiang Jingtong and I are a good match?¡±


    Wu Siyuan immediately put a perfect analysis that a CP fan would say about their Ship, ¡°Yes, you two are! In terms of appearance, talent, and temperament, the two of you are well-matched! Coupled with your family backgrounds, you two are simply perfect for each other!¡±


    Shi Yuanbai sneered. ¡°I¡¯m the second child in my family, while Jingtong is the only son in his family. He will inherit the Jiang family¡¯s company in the future. In other words, we are not on the same stage at all.¡±


    Staring at Shi Yuanbai with a solemn look, Wu Siyuan said firmly, ¡°Xuege, you are incredibly awesome, it¡¯s possible for you to catch up with Jiang Xuege¡®s footsteps in the near future.¡±


    Hearing what he said, Shi Yuanbai gave him a look of appreciation he rarely gave to others before.


    There were many Second, Third, Fourth, and so on sons who were as unwilling as him to accept their fate. But in the end, most of them would resign themselves over the arrangement. However, he, Shi Yuanbai would never be content! Why could his brother inherit the family business? Meanwhile, he could only be an idle Rich Second Generation?


    Obviously, he was not worse than his older brother. Then why did his family decide he couldn¡¯t do what Shi Yuze do?


    For this reason, Shi Yuanbai felt this Xuedi¡®s vision was not bad, at least Gu Siyuan knew that he was truly capable.


    In all honesty, what Wu Siyuan said did come from his heart. He sincerely admitted that Shi Yuanbai was indeed capable. In the original plot, he had drugged his brother and Gu Siyuan at the same time, and proceeded to film the scene of the two of them entangled with each other. Truly the depiction of, killing two enemies with one stone.


    As to whether he could catch up with Jiang Jingtong, then the answer must be Yes, he would, in no time! At present, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s romantic deeds were not so many. As long as Shi Yuanbai increased his speed, he might be able to catch up with the number!


    At any rate, now that Wu Siyuan had succeeded in brushing his presence in front of Shi Yuanbai, after he accomplished his intention, he tactfully decided to end today¡¯s Play.


    ***


    Speaking about the original body¡¯s family, it could be said as average, even if they owned a small Company.


    On the other hand, according to his designated objective, to plan ahead and prevented himself from being pitted[8]pitted: being schemed on by the two Protagonists, Wu Siyuan had to have proper standing. After all, the protagonists¡¯ backgrounds really fell into the category of difficult to be offended. In the days onwards, Wu Siyuan must prepare for the battle himself.


    In the original plot, after Gu Siyuan was killed by those two Dog-men, his family members didn¡¯t even have the power to take revenge for him. All evidence was collected to no avail. Therefore, he had to strengthen himself well. So that in the future, even if those two Dog-men joined hands, he would not be afraid to confront them head-on.


    Wu Siyuan decided to call the original body parent first, reporting his well-being, and then slowly inquire about things he needed to know. It couldn¡¯t be helped. Gu Siyuan had the habit of keeping in touch with his family.  Even if Wu Siyuan felt a little timid, worrying the original body¡¯s family might sense something was amiss during this call, he still had to do it.


    His family¡¯s Company seemed to be a small enterprise, dealing with small-scale businesses. If he wanted to expand it, then he had to consider the timing. Additionally, he also needed to study, and learn about the Company¡¯s business in detail, to be able to plan the Company¡¯s future appropriately.


    To his surprise, the cheap father in the phone call was so happy when he knew Wu Siyuan suddenly cared about the company¡¯s affairs. The Old Man thought, sure enough, when his son grew up, he would finally care about his family¡¯s business.


    Of course, the original body¡¯s father, Gu Yingzhuo, knew everything Wu Siyuan wanted to know and explained it to him thoroughly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Dad, I will study hard and make our company develop well in the future.¡±


    Listening to his son¡¯s words, Gu Yingzhuo only felt that the hard work in the past was not in vain. This son was his treasure, and his Company was his hard work. Now that his son was finally interested in the Company, he couldn¡¯t help but wonder, for this son to suddenly have a change of mind could it be someone in the College had said some unpleasant words to him?


    He had to interrogate and let this son spit out the truth!

 CH 3

    Regarding Gu Yingzhou¡¯s fretting about the non-existent schoolmate discord, Wu Siyuan offered a moment of silence. He didn¡¯t expect this Father to have such an idea. Later, with a laugh, he began to explain patiently;


    There¡¯s no special reason, it¡¯s just that, his classmates not only have good grades but they have also begun to start their own careers. If he didn¡¯t work hard, the gap between them would be gotten bigger with each passing day. He didn¡¯t want to compare with others, he was just purely being stimulated by others¡¯ efforts.


    ¡°If I have the chance, I¡¯d like to start from scratch like you, Dad. I¡¯ve always thought what you did is incredible. Dad is my role model. That being said¡­since Dad has a ready-made resource waiting to be expanded, how could I let Dad¡¯s business waste away?¡±


    ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s good that you know!¡± There¡¯s still some worry left, nonetheless, Gu Yingzhuo was delighted to hear his son¡¯s praise and admiration of him. He didn¡¯t mind following the topic his son wanted to talk about thereby.


    He originally thought the relationship between Father and Son would become estranged and unfamiliar once this son entered college, surprisingly it turned out to be better instead. He had been busy working outside for years and used to neglect his wife and child at home. But now it seemed like he could soon hand the responsibilities to his son.


    Right after he ended the phone call with his son, Gu Yingzhou thought, ¡®I have to quickly share this good news with my wife!¡¯


    ***


    ¡°Haaaah~ it seems like, I have passed this first hurdle¡­?¡±


    Roleplaying as someone else for the first time ever, Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t stop being uneasy previously. Now that this critical period was over, he could finally sigh with relief.


    He planned to continue this rhythm. He¡¯d make phone calls from time to time for a while. Afterward, when they met face to face in the future, even if there¡¯s some disobedience, Gu Dad and Gu Mom might disregard it as their son had changed after becoming a College student.


    When the original body, Gu Siyuan, made a deal with the System, the one he put the most attention to was his parent. Avenging those Dog-men wasn¡¯t his initial purpose. He was aware that his unfortunate end was all caused by his own ignorance. If he didn¡¯t indulge himself in the sweet words Jiang Jingtong said at the beginning, no misery would have happened later.


    What Gu Siyuan regretted the most was his parents. He just wanted to stay away from any chaos and wish his family would not be implicated in his trouble.


    In the original plot, Gu Siyuan¡¯s parents went bankrupt just to collect evidence for their son¡¯s murder. In spite of it, they still couldn¡¯t bring down the two Protagonists. They could only meet a dead-end one after another.


    Touching his own left chest, Wu Siyuan whispered to himself, ¡°Please rest assured. Such good parents¡­They must live well.¡±


    ***


    Now that he had finished establishing his first contact with the family, Wu Siyuan continued to proceed forward with the things he needed to do in his plan.


    Picking up the book he had just borrowed, he began to read and study the content carefully. He could actually find any knowledge easily on the internet. It was easy to find various information or knowledge with a single click. However, screening which information was credible and which wasn¡¯t was rather cumbersome and time-consuming.


    After studying for some time, Wu Siyuan decided to check the Super Topic[1] he bragged to Shi Yuanbai earlier. To be honest, he knew there was this Super Topic, but he hadn¡¯t even seen its corner.


    He quickly followed the Super Topic with a side account, giving likes and comments to the threads, and dashing ahead to get his account level increased. Fortunately, the original body had a side account on Weibo. He could bypass the troublesome period of account registration.


    After finishing his frenzy participation in the Super Topic, his account level rose accordingly. Signing as a new member, Wu Siyuan wasted no time and quickly made a post in the Super Topic.


    [JiangShi CP is real! Give your praise to this perfect CP in the comment section. Drawing two comments and you can get a small red envelope to buy milk tea!]


    Right after the Weibo post was up, a lot of people left the required comments.


    Wu Siyuan nodded with satisfaction. He estimated his Super Talk ranking should rise higher after this event. After this random drawing was over, he¡¯d continue to open other comments drawing and continue to hype up the JiangShi Love wider and higher!


    He didn¡¯t know who start it first, but Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai¡¯s CP was apparently called JiangShi CP[2]. Those two big men would definitely feel embarrassed once they saw these CP talks. But looking at this Super Topic¡®s existing posts, it seemed like the original culprits were actually Jiang Jingtong¡¯s relatives and friends instead.


    ***


    Meanwhile, after knowing the existence of the Super Topic from Gu Siyuan in the day, Shi Yuanbai succumbed to his curiosity and opened the mentioned threads when he returned to the dormitory. Coincidentally he happened to stumble into Gu Siyuan¡¯s drawing red envelopes event. Looking at the username of ¡°Xuege¡¯s Immortal-like Love¡±, Shi Yuanbai was greatly astonished. He recalled what the bumpkin Gu Siyuan had said to him in the afternoon, now looking at the lively Super Topic, it turned out there really was quite a lot of people paying attention to the JiangShi CP.


    There were countless photos of him and Jiang Jingtong, many of which were candid ones. Some photos were even very well taken, capturing their sweet interaction in the same frame.


    Shi Yuanbai himself couldn¡¯t even remember when, where, or what they were doing at the time.


    Scrolling through the comments and seeing them clamoring about Jiang Jingtong¡¯s gentle gaze and pampering smile, Shi Yuanbai wanted to shake them awake, and stop spouting nonsense.


    Contrary to what he wanted to do, however, Shi Yuanbai was a bit overwhelmed and affected by the comments instead.


    ¡®At that time, did Jiang Jingtong really look at me that way?¡¯


    Shi Yuanbai had never paid any attention and didn¡¯t notice such a gentle look previously.


    When he was about to be influenced further, he saw a comment from that account with an idiotic username earlier.


    Xuege¡¯s Immortal-like Love: Wohooo~ Jiang Xuege¡¯s tender gaze definitely belongs to the one and only, Shi Xuege! Love it! Like to death! I want to see this Immortal Couple every day! Waiting for the day they show off their affection publicly!!!


    Shi Yuanbai sneered. ¡®Give it up. It¡¯s impossible! The forest is huge, the grassland is wide, why should one have to hang on a single tree?¡¯


    But since everyone acknowledged Jiang Jingtong¡¯s deep love for him, Shi Yuanbai smiled happily. ¡®It seems like it¡¯s fine to spend more time with him. I just hope he can have some use.¡¯


    He heard that Jiang Jingtong went to find that bumpkin Gu Siyuan today. He should know what Gu Siyuan looked like as well. Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t know what he might think of it. But this Gu Siyuan, even if he wasn¡¯t really likable personally, he was not a threat either. Most importantly, that Bumpkin was a brainless CP fan of the two of them.


    Shi Yuanbai continued to scroll around the Super Topic. He even had the whim to open and see the Weibo page of that brain-dead user with an idiotic ID he saw earlier. The blogger¡¯s entire content was, not surprisingly, full of his name. The first thing he saw when he open the account was the latest post.


    [OMG! I met my Idol today, my dear Xuege! My day! Unfortunately, I got careless and accidentally boasted the CP in the face of the Master. I wonder if he will dislike me QAQ]


    Shi Yuanbai, ¡°¡­¡±


    He sucked a deep breath. ¡®It turns out this brain-dead account is that Bumpkin¡¯s Weibo!¡¯


    He quit the page and stopped paying attention either to the Super Topic or to Gu Siyuan¡¯s brain-dead account.


    He just saved his Weibo page to his favorites.


    It seemed like the Bumpkin was truly a fan of his and Jiang Jingtong¡¯s.


    ¡®That¡¯s great.¡¯


    ***


    The System looked at Wu Siyuan confidently and steadily walking down the path of pulling the protagonists together. Therefore after he officially started the task, it adopted the method of stocking up progress and ignored Wu Siyuan¡¯s affair in the meantime. At present, the System had 2 jobs of guiding the Hosts at once. It couldn¡¯t devote to one Host every second. But looking at how high-spirited Wu Siyuan was right now compared to his world-weary appearance before, the System had no worries about his task completion.


    After giving some supportive words; I believe you will already finish the task by the time I come back, the System left decisively.


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, he wholeheartedly agreed with the System. Helping others was his recent ideal. It was his goal to match a couple made in Heaven and push them to enter the bridal chamber as soon as possible!


    As he finished his today¡¯s Play in the Super Topic, Wu Siyuan closed his PC¡¯s browser contentedly. Next, taking out his mobile phone, he began to open and register a new Stock Account. He was about to start paying attention to this world¡¯s stock market and investigating it properly for his future investment.


    Wu Siyuan was familiar with the stock market. It was the reason why he could afford the hospital fees by himself in his previous world and survive for years.


    On the other hand, Gu Siyuan¡¯s family treated their son well and gave him a lot of pocket money. Although it couldn¡¯t compare to the amount of real wealthy families, at least he owned much more free funds than ordinary students.


    After going through the procedure, Wu Siyuan transferred a portion of this pocket money to the stock account, ready to invest.


    But first, he had to screen and select the stocks properly. Starting from checking the latest news, as well as the economic reports of the places where they belonged. Eventually, he still had to confirm whether there was any error or omission in the information.


    ***


    Unknowingly, he had spent quite a while studying and taking notes on the current stock market¡¯s situation. The reason he eventually stopped and took a break was the dinner time, during which his roommates dragged him to get dinner outside.


    The original body and his roommate initially had a good relationship and often went to eat together.


    ¡°Siyuan, why did you suddenly have the time to watch the news today?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I learn it from you? Who was the one who say let¡¯s study hard and take over the family business quickly in the future?¡± Wu Siyuan jokingly answered.


    ¡°Really? But didn¡¯t you say you¡¯re not interested to do business?¡±


    Wu Siyuan replied, ¡°Well, I¡¯m not interested, but everyone is working hard. It¡¯s not good for me to continue being ignorant. Besides, my Dad has been busy these past few years. I just want to try and get some experience first.¡±


    Listening to his words, one of the roommates hooked his shoulder and responded excitedly, ¡°That¡¯s right, Siyuan! It¡¯s good for us buddies to enlighten each other!¡±


    The original body¡¯s roommates all had good family backgrounds. After graduation, they basically returned to work in their family¡¯s Company. In the plot, Gu Siyuan was the only one who was not interested to enter the business world. He just wanted to open a Coffee Shop and be a small Boss.


    This goal was not wrong, since everyone had their own aspirations. Nowadays, it was indeed difficult to open a small shop without enough funds. Fortunately, Gu Siyuan¡¯s family condition allowed him to do so. For the Gu Family, opening a small shop was no big deal.


    There were 4 people in their dormitory, and 3 of them were working hard to be qualified businessmen. Among them, Gu Siyuan¡¯s different way of life was a disconformity. As the day passed by, the less common topics they had. Consequently, Gu Siyuan in the original plot couldn¡¯t help but be a little bit alienated.


    Although the relationship was not bad, Gu Siyuan still had difficulty blending into the groups¡¯ conversation every time.


    Now that the roommates saw Gu Siyuan was finally interested to do business properly, everyone in the dormitory would have a common language. The relationship would be more harmonious in this case.


    ¡°Siyuan, if there¡¯s something you don¡¯t understand, you can ask your brothers here.¡±


    Wu Siyuan nodded. ¡°Um, that¡¯s for sure. It¡¯d be a waste to have you guys without digging any knowledge from you.¡±


    The original body was actually lucky. These guys in the same dormitory as him could be considered well-known in the business circle. There was one whose family was even on par with Jiang Jingtong.


    In the original plot, aside from having different paths in life, the reason Gu Siyuan drifted away from these friends was because of Jiang Jingtong. They knew what kind of person was Jiang Jingtong. Looking at Gu Siyuan who was unwilling to listen, the contact between these friends gradually became less.


    Today, Wu Siyuan¡¯s performance started to shorten the distance between them.


    ***


    This group of friends was having fun and enjoying an appetizing dinner, yet in the middle of their meal, there came a person who was completely unappetizing.


    The one and only Protagonist Gong, Jiang Jingtong!


    Wu Siyuan despised him from the bottom of his heart. Compared to Shi Yuanbai, this person was worse in his eyes.


    Shi Yuanbai was a straightforward vicious and ruthless person, but he was better than Jiang Jingtong who was greasy, hypocritical, but refused to acknowledge his disgusting action (cheating and taking substitute lovers).


    At least Shi Yuanbai knew and was aware of what he was doing in his heart, but this Jiang Jingtong never thought what he did was anything wrong.


    The substitute spouse at home was alive and well, but the substitute lovers outside were already lining up. Despite all, in his mind, he still regarded himself as an affectionate and loyal person.


    When he married the original body, Jiang Jingtong felt that as long as he didn¡¯t bring his lovers home, it meant he was considering his love for Gu Siyuan.


    Tonight, looking at the way this Scumbag swaggered in his direction, fully thinking that he was an attractive Peacock, Wu Siyuan felt he might throw his dinner plate at a certain someone¡¯s head.


    References

 CH 4

    ¡°Gu Xuedi, I didn¡¯t expect to meet you here.¡±


    Wu Siyuan smiled faintly. ¡°Neither do I, Xuege.¡± He said no more but tilted his neck and looked around instead. As if he was expecting to see someone else besides Jiang Jingtong.


    To be able to chat with him should have been a great blessing for Gu Siyuan. Yet looking at the Junior who seemed to be distracted and ignored his presence, Jiang Jingtong couldn¡¯t help but feel slightly offended.


    ¡°Who are you looking for?¡±


    Wu Siyuan immediately replied, ¡°What a pity, I thought I could see Shi Xuege with you. I just met him today. He¡¯s truly a wonderful person!¡±


    Jiang Jingtong felt his hair stand on end at the mention of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s name, as he was fully aware of what he was about to do. His mind went blank for a moment.


    In the end, he reluctantly put on a smile and asked tentatively, ¡°Which Shi Xuege are you talking about¡­?¡±


    There were not many people with the surname Shi in their college. Obviously, he should have guessed Shi Yuanbai directly. But as someone with ulterior motives, he¡¯d also have a fluke mentality, trying to prove the slightest possibility;  just in case not what he thought of.


    Meanwhile, looking at the drop of sweat appearing on Jiang Jingtong¡¯s forehead, Wu Siyuan smiled meaningfully. ¡®This person¡¯s psychological quality is quite poor. Does this mean he¡¯s having a guilty conscience right now?¡¯


    ¡°Naturally, the Shi Xuege I mean is Shi Yuanbai!¡± Wu Siyuan pretended to ask curiously, ¡°Jiang Xuege, could it be¡­you know other Shi Xuege?¡±


    At this point, Jiang Jingtong really didn¡¯t want to stay here for a moment longer. Since the first greeting, for some reason, he felt as if his inner thought was laid bare in front of Gu Siyuan.


    He just laughed wryly. ¡°How could I? Of course, I only know one.¡±


    Immediately after, he made an excuse to slip away.


    ***


    Chen Xuyao, his roommate whose family was on par with Jiang Jingtong, approached him and asked, ¡°What is that guy doing here?¡±


    His expression was a bit stern, with his brows furrowed tightly. He looked in the direction Jiang Jingtong left with undisguised repulsion in his eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. He looks like he¡¯s harboring bad intentions.¡± Wu Siyuan shrugged.


    Chen Xuyao heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°That¡¯s it, just stay vigilant. Listen, that guy is no good. Even if he hasn¡¯t done anything illegal, his conduct isn¡¯t praiseworthy either, do you understand?¡±


    Wu Siyuan nodded in acquiescence. ¡°It¡¯s funny, he seemed to be scared away just now? Didn¡¯t I just mention Shi Yuanbai¡¯s name? What is he afraid of? Aren¡¯t they classmates and are said to be close friends?¡±


    Wu Siyuan and his other roommates walked to the dining table, put down their plates, and sat down. The other guys stared at his face intentionally or unintentionally. It¡¯s Chen Xuyao who finally spoke up, ¡°If before I thought it was just me, but now that you say it, it¡¯s indeed a bit similar.¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    It¡¯s a bit embarrassing to say out loud, but looking at the other two roommates who were unwilling to help, Chen Xuyao could only bite the bullet and continue by himself, ¡°Your appearance, really looks like Shi Yuanbai a little bit. You know, the mighty Jiang Jingtong is, unfortunately, chasing after Shi Yuanbai without success. According to his Scumbag nature, he might find you to be a stand-in.¡±


    ¡°What the-!¡± Wu Siyuan was horrified.


    Another roommate of his commented, ¡°Alright! Seeing your reaction, it seems like we can rest assured that you won¡¯t fall for his deception.¡±


    Without covering the disgust in his tone, Wu Siyuan retorted, ¡°Let¡¯s forget about my sexual orientation, whether I like males in the first place or not. But Jiang Jingtong, does he think his appearance can be my dish?¡±


    The others nodded vigorously. ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re aware of what kind of scum he is.¡±


    Having said that, Wu Siyuan actually thought, ¡®It is exactly because he¡¯s such a scum that he¡¯s the perfect match for Shi Yuanbai¡¯. The kind of rotten pots would have a rotten lid for a pair. In this life, they should be locked together at all costs. Didn¡¯t Yuanbai plan to go abroad? Don¡¯t worry, he could go to whatever country, but they needed to marry each other first and foremost!


    Continuing their conversation, Wu Siyuan spoke his wonder, ¡°Since Jiang Jiangtong loves Shi Yuanbai so much, to the point of craving a stand-in just to scrape any similarities, couldn¡¯t he just make his feelings clear and tie the knot directly with Shi Yuanbai?¡±


    Chen Xuyao snorted contemptuously. He seemed to understand the dynamic of those two¡¯s relationships quite well. ¡°You don¡¯t really think that Shi Yuanbai is a decent person, do you? C¡¯mon, Shi Yuanbai is a master of being ambiguous. Even right now perhaps he¡¯s in the midst of fishing what kind of new potential stock.¡±


    Wu Siyuan persuaded weakly, ¡°Don¡¯t say it like that. I¡¯m still a CP fan of his with Jiang Jingtong.¡±


    ¡°Pffft!¡±


    This unanticipated reveal resulted in Chen Xuyao spraying his drink in astonishment.


    The guy himself, however, was inevitably moved by the statement. Looking back, he tried thinking about the matter from a different perspective.


    Suddenly he seriously spoke, ¡°Actually¡­the idea of them being a couple is marvelous. It may be a good measure to reduce the harm to other people.¡±


    After the 4 guys finished their dinner, they began to walk to their dormitory together.


    On the way back, following what Chen Xuyao had admitted earlier, Wu Siyuan solemnly vowed as well. ¡°That¡¯s right, no matter what, JiangShi must be together, forever, ever after!¡±


    One of his roommates was amused. ¡°Is this the wistful thinking of CP fans speaking?¡±


    Chen Xuyao also curiously asked, ¡°Speaking of it, how can you be a CP fan of those two things[1]?¡±


    Wu Siyuan honestly replied, ¡°Maybe I¡¯ve been brainwashed by the people around me before?¡±


    The other 3 roommates, ¡°¡­¡±


    They tacitly dispersed, distancing themselves from Gu Siyuan.


    No way! It¡¯s dangerous! The power of CP fans apparently was that terrible!


    Well, fortunately, Gu Siyuan was still within the help. He hadn¡¯t fallen to the point of believing any fart those two Scumbags let out and got himself deceived.


    ***


    Now that Wu Siyuan had explained himself well and expressed his stance to his roommates, it¡¯d be easier to implement his future plans, without any misunderstanding.


    On the other hand, as expected of the legitimate member of the upper-class circle, Chen Xuyao was indeed familiar with Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai. He understood their nature and knew their affairs. While many of his peers in the circle had a good impression of Shi Yuanbai due to his excellent interpersonal skill, only a few of them weren¡¯t. Those who had their own views like Chen Xuyao often were seen as merely envious of Shi Yuanbai.


    Some people who had a good impression even simply refused to listen to any opposing views. Gu Siyuan, in the original plot, was such a person. As a result, he steadily plunged into the abyss of despair.


    As Chen Xuyao talked about their affairs in the upper circle, Wu Siyuan was also trying to formulate more plans about how to press those two scumbags¡¯ heads together.


    What Shi Yuanbai cared about was his family¡¯s business. How he could get the right of inheritance and become the chosen heir.


    While Jiang Jingtong, his only concern was Shi Yuanbai, and that meant the problem of Shi Family¡¯s inheritance. Only if Shi Yuanbai¡¯s goal was taken care of, as long as Shi Yuanbai¡¯s ambition was curbed, only then would Jiang Jingtong be able to embrace his White Moonlight.


    Those two protagonists would still be together in the end even if they followed the normal trajectory. But Wu Siyuan¡¯s task right now was to eliminate obstacles and reduce the bumpy part of their romance, which meant he must offer assistance to push them to the peak of Love, at any cost, including artificially triggering their feelings.


    That¡¯s why the Suspension Bridge Effect should be at play here.


    Speaking of which, it seemed like there was another task he must do. First of all, he had to teach and guide Jiang Jingtong on how to capture Shi Yuanbai in his palm.


    There¡¯s not much time. Wu Siyuan had to make good use of this one year (before Shi Yuanbai graduated and decided to go abroad).


    During the time, he¡¯d definitely dedicate himself as their emotional mentor as well as a fanatic fanboy who spread JiangShi Love far and wide.


    ***


    In regard to finance and business skills, he had to master them. In regard to human psychology, he needed to study hard. While in regard to the CP fan circle knowledge, he also had to learn well!


    Wu Siyuan threw the newly bought financial-related study materials in his hand.


    He deeply realized the difficulty of life.


    ¡®Screw them! I want to quit!¡¯


    He should have died and stayed far away from any worldly matter. But looking at him right now, what kind of Ghost who still had to work their ass off to study?! What kind of Heavenly Law is this??


    Other transmigrators would become a Big Boss once they crossed over. But when it came to himself, he had to start from the grass root and learn about human psychology. Wu Siyuan suddenly felt unloved.


    Gao Min, his roommate who was seriously playing games, glanced at his paralyzed form curiously.


    He earnestly gave a piece of advice, ¡°Actually, those books are useless. The more you read the more incomprehensible it is. The questions will never end until you put down the book.¡±


    Wu Siyuan who was currently having a headache quickly nodded like a rattle in agreement. ¡°You¡¯re absolutely right!¡±


    Sure enough, it¡¯s better to just take a shower and sleep.


    ***


    Finance could be understood with practice, but emotions could not. Even if he could set aside his finance learning for now, he still had to read a lot of Love Psychology material in order to fool Jiang Jingtong as his love mentor.


    Therefore, contrary to his original plan to sleep, Wu Siyuan turned on his mobile phone as he lay down in his bed. First, he registered another side account on Weibo. Next, browsing other emotional consultants¡¯ posts and learned how to make his own post later. Lastly, he wrote a few lines of plausible chicken soup for the soul[2], and plastered some tranquil landscape pictures on his newly made side account.


    Well done.


    He shut down his phone and finally went to sleep.


    ***


    There was a class Wu Siyuan had to take the next morning. On his way to the teaching building where his morning class was held, the God of Plague who should be avoided by thousands of miles a.k.a Jiang Jingtong, actually popped out once again.


    As if he had forgotten any embarrassing incident last night, Jiang Jingtong smiled brightly at Wu Siyuan. ¡°Gu Xuedi, what a serendipity.¡±


    Wu Siyuan had to clutch the book in his hand tightly before flashing out a more dazzling smile in return.


    Unprepared to receive such a smile, Jiang Jingtong was caught off guard. His heart started to beat faster.


    However, the next words he heard broke his fantasy even faster.


    ¡°It is rare for us CP fans to meet the Righteous Masters[3], Jiang Xuege and Shi Xuege. So I have to ask you every day, Xuege, when will you officially be together?¡±


    Wu Siyuan insisted that he was not embarrassed acting like a brainless CP Fan. The one who should be embarrassed must be someone else. For example, the guy whose expression had turned darker in front of him, Jiang Jingtong.


    He must remind him repeatedly, that If he could get his hand on the real goods, there was no need to find any counterfeit. Now that this guy had delivered himself to the door by himself, how could Wu Siyuan let go of any chance to start his brainwashing?


    Jiang Jingtong clenched his jaw and stiffly replied, ¡°Thank you for your concern. Yuanbai and I are just friends, please don¡¯t speak any nonsense.¡±


    Wu Siyuan lamented, ¡°Hey~ I¡¯ve been waiting for so long, but you guys still haven¡¯t reached your HE yet, alas¡­¡±


    Then, scanning his gaze around the department building, he stood on tiptoe, looking like he was about to share a secret. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about the two Xuege for now, our class is about to start. But to be honest, I can help Xuege to learn how to express your affection properly. Believe it or not, I have quite the experience.¡±


    After delivering his first bait, Wu Siyuan waved his hand and left without turning back.


    ¡®Stop right there! Who the hell said I don¡¯t know how to show my affection?!¡¯


    Jiang Jingtong really wanted to shout and defend his dignity loud and clear, but he was afraid other people would hear and interpret it differently. In the end, he had no choice but to swallow his breath.


    Truth be told, it was true that he had been chasing Shi Yuanbai for many years already, and there was no sign of improvement in their relationship. Shi Yuanbai kept him in a friend zone and refused to accept him as a full-time lover.


    But if the problem was something that could easily be solved by nobody like Gu Siyuan, then he, Jiang Jingtong, shouldn¡¯t have the need to find this guy as a substitute in the first place.


    Jiang Jingtong chuckled, thinking he might be sick and had to go to the hospital, if he were to actually believe Gu Siyuan¡¯s nonsense.


    That being said, Jiang Jingtong couldn¡¯t resist his brain to analyze the possibility.


    Thinking about it carefully, in the case where Gu Siyuan was truly capable as he boasted, then his move in approaching Gu Siyuan would hit 2 birds with one stone. Not only could he soothe his yearning temporarily by taking Gu Siyuan as a substitute, but he could also find a way to bring Shi Yuanbai into his arms. No matter from which angle he looked at it, there¡¯s nothing wrong with indulging Gu Siyuan¡¯s whims to be his Love Mentor.


    Then, so be it. Anyway, coaxing this junior who could be brainwashed by miscellaneous ideas must be easy peasy. Jiang Jingtong was confident about his charm and ability.


    ***


    In the classroom, Chen Xuyao ??and the others had already been waiting for Wu Siyuan for quite a while.


    ¡°Why did he come to you again?¡±


    Wu Siyuan grinned and shared his gain, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I found a new job, to be an Emotional Counselor, what do you think?¡±


    Gao Min, ¡°Who are you going to give a consultation for?¡±


    Wu Siyuan quickly answered with confidence, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s our Honorable Jiang Xuege!¡±


    Chen Xuyao ??squinted his eyes at him. ¡°You? Becoming his counselor?¡±


    To this question, Wu Siyuan raised his chin and answered in a dignified manner, ¡°Although I have no practical experience, I have more than sufficient theoretical experience.¡±


    Another roommate of his, Feng Jiazhen, was skeptical, ¡°What if you misled him?¡±


    ¡°Then, it¡¯s better than me being misled by him!¡±


    When the 3 roommates, Chen Xuyao, Gao Min, and Feng Jiazhen heard his assertive answer, they thought, ¡®It makes sense.¡¯


    Chen Xuyao smacked his shoulder. ¡°That¡¯s it! Then you have my full support.¡±


    He ??sincerely hoped the day those two Scumbags embraced each other would be in the near future. If Gu Siyuan¡¯s plan were to bear fruits, it must be of great merit to the whole world!


    ***


    During class, Wu Siyuan opened his phone to relieve boredom. There was an unfamiliar number contacting him.


    [Do you really think I can successfully pursue him?]


    Looking at the chat content, Wu Siyuan immediately knew who the sender was. He replied shortly,


    [Of course. As long as you listen and follow my advice without fail.]

 CH 5

    ¡®Does he have no precaution or self-preservation?¡¯


    Looking at the new chat message, Wu Siyuan was a little bit astonished. He didn¡¯t expect the bait he threw earlier was eaten quickly by the fish. What happened with the supposed protagonist¡¯s IQ Halo?


    He had already prepared 101 ways how to successfully fool Jiang Jingtong, so that he could give assistance to the protagonist Gong in the name of his Love Mentor. But as a result, he got hooked by the mere trailer he threw?


    If only Wu Siyuan knew what Jiang Jingtong thought about hitting 2 birds with one stone, he would understand it¡¯s not about IQ but Scumbag attributes.


    On the other side, Jiang Jingtong had sent another new reply in a flash.


    [Alright, so what are your suggestions?]


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t immediately type his answer. He held his chin and recalled the original plot in his mind.


    The reason why Shi Yuanbai finally accepted Jiang Jingtong¡¯s marriage proposal after returning to the country actually had something to do with the original body. He was jealous of Gu Siyuan who had become Jiang Jingtong¡¯s other half and the acknowledged Madame Gu. Although Jiang Jingtong used the original owner as a stand-in, economically and legally he treated Gu Siyuan as his righteous spouse, as the other Master of the Gu Family.


    It was the status, power, and wealth a Madame Gu brought to Gu Siyuan that he was jealous about to be exact. Of course, it was what Shi Yuanbai thought. But in reality, the original owner was such a silly white bun[1]who had never used his authority or wealth as Jiang Jingtong¡¯s legal spouse. He had never made waves[2] outside, and was a legit stay-at-home spouse, almost like Jiang Jingtong¡¯s nanny instead.


    If it were a true nanny so be it. After all, the monthly salary of a live-in nanny was quite impressive. But the original owner didn¡¯t even get a penny. The sailor was addicted to the sea yet the wife at home still had the hope he would go back to the shore. Despite knowing Jiang Jingtong¡¯s countless cheating, Gu Siyuan actually still held on to the hope that his husband would repent one day.


    But how could it be so easy? Derailment was such an addictive thing. If there was a first time, there would be a second, third, and so on. Once someone was on board, there was no turning back. More importantly, the original owner was almost like a transparent person, aside from being a stand-in there was nothing interesting in him worth for the Scumbag to turn back.


    If they were to talk about feelings, perhaps Jiang Jingtong did have a tiny affection left for the original owner. Otherwise, he would directly bring his lovers to his family openly. At least, Jiang Jingtong still retained a face for Gu Siyuan as the legal spouse. There was no disturbance in their marriage. Everyone helped maintained a harmonious state on the surface, that¡¯s until Shi Yuanbai came back to the country.


    In this case, Wu Siyuan felt he could start his Emotional Counselor career from this aspect.


    [Since the state of your relationship is a bit complicated, I need to know a few things about you two.]


    Receiving Wu Siyuan¡¯s reply, a smile unfurled on Jiang Jingtong¡¯s face.


    He thought this Gu Siyuan really wanted to match him and Shi Yuanbai, but he didn¡¯t expect things to turn out this way.


    Sure enough, how could there be someone who is truly unaffected by the charm of a man as excellent as him?


    He initially estimated this Gu Siyuan would require a little effort to capture, unexpectedly the guy was just the same as anyone.


    [That¡¯s fine by me. You can ask anything, I will definitely answer them all.]


    Seeing Jiang Jingtong readily cooperate with his rhythm, Wu Siyuan was not polite and proceeded step by step according to his plan.


    [In your interaction with Shi Xuege, have you always complied with his wish?]


    Jiang Jingtong smiled contemptuously. But he still pressed his fingers on his phone screen to type a reply.


    [Naturally. How can I neglect anything when it comes to my beloved?]


    What Jiang Jingtong didn¡¯t say was, ¡®Well, are you feeling envious now? Thinking you want to receive such care instead?¡¯


    On the other side, Wu Siyuan;


    ¡®My beloved?¡¯


    He stared at the 2 words blankly. He wondered if the Progatonist Gong had something wrong with his brain. It was just now that Jiang Jingtong attempted to flirt with him, but in another second, he actually had the face to blatantly call another guy His Beloved.


    ¡®Does this mentally ill Jiang Jingtong really understand the meaning of the words, or not?¡¯


    In spite of his personal emotions, Wu Siyuan continued to reply. This was work. He must be professional.


    [Jiang Xuege, I¡¯m afraid you have to change your attitude. Have you heard about a certain saying?]


    What kind of saying he hadn¡¯t heard before and needed to be so mysterious about? Jiang Jingtong was too lazy to cater to Wu Siyuan¡¯s endeavor. He was confident the other party would soon tell him to continue the conversation.


    Wu Siyuan, however, seeing no reply from Jiang Jingtong, stopped paying attention to the chat. Throwing the phone into the drawer, he began to listen to the lecture seriously.


    Fortunately for him, the Professor who originally saw his unfocused state, stopped the idea to criticize him once he saw Wu Siyuan regain his serious mode in listening to his class. It¡¯s alright to know the mistake and quickly correct it!


    Therefore, the abandoned Jiang Jingtong could only furiously wait for Gu Siyuan¡¯s non-existent next chat.


    ***


    Jiang Jingtong guessed Gu Siyuan would rush over to find him after class. This kind of scheme, what was it called again, Retreating in order to advance? Too bad for that guy, he had seen a lot of people use this strategy to seduce him before.


    Thanks to Gu Siyuan having an attractive appearance, thus, Jiang Jingtong was willing to indulge and enter his supposed trick.


    After the bell rang, he didn¡¯t go out and sat in the classroom, waiting and simulating a response he would give to Gu Siyuan later.


    As a result, he waited for a long time, but no one came.


    He had no choice but to sullenly go by himself. Assuming Gu Siyuan might be flustered, not knowing which classroom he was in today, he would graciously let him go this time.


    When he arrived at the classroom Gu Siyuan was in earlier, he was welcomed with an empty and silent room. The residual temperature of the Air Conditioner was the only thing that indicated a class was being held here before.


    Jiang Jingtong, ¡°¡­¡±


    He sucked a deep breath, turned his heels, and left.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    ***


    What¡¯s even more infuriating was that, because Chen Xuyao forgot to pack one of his pens, he went back to get it, and happened to meet Jiang Jingtong loitering in front of their classroom.


    Of course, he would not give him a good face and questioned him coldly, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    They had a bad relationship in the first place, so Jiang Jingtong ignored his offensive questioning and left without paying him any attention.


    Chen Xuyao suddenly had a strange smile on his face. He went back to the dormitory and immediately told his buddies a good joke.


    ¡°Siyuan, I suspect he was there to find you.¡±


    Wu Siyuan looked at his phone, Jiang Jingtong hadn¡¯t replied to his message yet. There was no reason for him to go to his class instead, right?


    So he denied the possibility, ¡°That shouldn¡¯t be the case.¡±


    Chen Xuyao shrugged. ¡°Okay, never mind about him. It¡¯s not a good thing to be involved with that guy anyway.¡±


    Nodding in agreement, Wu Siyuan added, ¡°Actually, we don¡¯t have to be so vigilant of him. I think he might have lost some screw in his brain.¡±


    ¡°You think so but you¡¯re still his CP fan?¡± Gao Min was perplexed.


    Wu Siyuan raised his index finger and shook it. ¡°Tsk, tsk, you don¡¯t understand it. I just want two Scumbags to end up with each other instead.¡±


    ¡°Well said!¡± Chen Xuyao walked over and hooked his shoulder. ¡°In this case, since we see eye to eye,  that means from today onwards, I am also a CP fan of the two of them!¡±


    Seeing his enthusiastic response, Wu Siyuan wondered if Chen Xuyao, who had never appeared in any part of the protagonists¡¯ love and career plot,  was also a behind-the-scene victim in fact?


    Thenceforth, JiangShi CP inexplicably received a new batch of CP fans, in the form of the other 3 roommates.


    Gao Min and Feng Jiafeng knew vaguely why Chen Xuyao hated Jiang Jingtong so much. What surprised them was Gu Siyuan, who seemed to have nothing to do with Jiang Jingtong. It was a wonder why he held such extreme dislike. Could it be, since Jiang Jingtong turned out to be different from the fans¡¯ fantasy, he was hit hard, love turned to hate thereby?


    Meanwhile, Chen Xuyao who was eager to participate in the plan started to ask about the current progress. ¡°How do you plan to match them?¡±


    To be honest, Wu Siyuan had no definite idea yet. He took out a book with the title Psychology and another book with a glaring title Methods of Pursuit of Love.  ¡°At present, I need to study these two books carefully. I could use them to teach Jiang Jingtong how to better pursue Shi Yuanbai.¡±


    He clenched his fist. ¡°With Jiang Jingtong¡¯s flimsy method, it is impossible for him to defeat The Sea King[3]even in his next life. So, we must gather everyone¡¯s wisdom and help them quickly tie the knot!¡±


    Gao Min curiously asked. ¡°Then, what¡¯s the benefit to you when they finally get together?¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°Why of course, there¡¯ll be much harvest. First, Jiang Jingtong won¡¯t bother me again, and most importantly, it will eliminate the harm Scumbags may cause to society.¡±


    What Wu Siyuan said concurred with what Chen Xuyao wished. He couldn¡¯t stop nodding in agreement. ¡°Yes! Absolutely right!¡±


    Looking at this guy, Wu Siyuan itched to just ask what had happened to him, really? Jiang Jingtong and Chen Xuyao were not of the same age. Even if they both came from wealthy families, different generations meant they were unlikely to be in the same group of friends, and should have less involvement, right?


    However, since Chen Xuyao didn¡¯t intend to tell anything, Wu Siyuan decided not to ask either. Anyway, it¡¯s always a good thing to have more allies. More people meant more power. He didn¡¯t have to think and do everything by himself anymore.


    ***


    Previously, Gu Yingzhuo repeatedly reconfirmed whether his son was really interested in the company. After he was sure of Wu Siyuan¡¯s serious intention, he began to occasionally send some company problems to Wu Siyuan for him to try solving.


    Wu Siyuan would also ask some things about the stock market to his cheaply acquired Dad. Soon, the relationship between father and son was getting closer.


    On another note, it was Jiang Jingtong who finally couldn¡¯t hold on to pretending anymore.


    He sent a message to Wu Siyuan to ask what did he mean in his last chat.


    [What is the saying you¡¯re talking about? Why do you have to stop halfway?]


    Wu Siyuan picked up his phone and sent his reply patiently.


    [Oh. I thought Jiang Xuege wasn¡¯t interested in knowing!]


    Seeing this kind of reply, Jiang Jingtong narrowed his eyes dangerously.


    [Was it just a joke?]


    [How could it be? It¡¯s just that, since Jiang Xuege didn¡¯t seem to be interested, why should I keep telling you and bother your time?]


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s reply came quickly. He made it like everything he did was due to his consideration of Jiang Jingtong.


    The person targeted was also successfully fooled. He thought it must be the case. That Gu Siyuan wouldn¡¯t have the guts to say nonsense to him.


    So he hurriedly asked Wu Siyuan, urging him to say the second half of the sentence. To which, the reply he got was,


    [The saying I talked about earlier was, of course, Licking Dog[4] will have no good end!]


    [Did you just scold me again? Dare to say I¡¯m a Dog?]


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Oh. Although he didn¡¯t originally mean to say it that way, he didn¡¯t expect Jiang Jingtong to be so easily provoked.


    [That¡¯s not what I mean. I¡¯m talking about your attitude. I just want you to understand that being too attentive can be counterproductive.]


    Jiang Jingtong inadvertently contemplated his current state.


    Between him and Shi Yuanbai, he had always been the active party. On many occasions, whenever Shi Yuanbai just glanced a moment longer, he¡¯d definitely try to understand what he wanted and immediately presented the things accordingly. In the case when he heard Shi Yuanbai say that he liked something or was a little interested in anything, he¡¯d ask someone to buy it for Shi Yuanbai in no time.


    Jiang Jingtong was bewildered. Could it be that Shi Yuanbai dislikes those things? Impossible! Every time Shi Yuanbai got something from him, he would smile happily.


    [What¡¯s the problem with giving a loved one something he likes?]


    [There is no problem. However, there must be a proper strategy.]


    Jiang Jingtong sneered. In the final analysis, it was just this Junior being jealous and wanting him to stop giving Yuanbai gifts.


    He replied coldly to Wu Siyuan.


    [Alright. I know what I¡¯m doing.]


    Wu Siyuan shrugged after seeing this message. As expected of a Scumbag who had a lot of money. He was very sure that Jiang Jingtong definitely didn¡¯t know what he was doing!


    Forget it, leave him alone. This guy really had no clue that he was wasting so much effort.


    ***


    For the next month, Wu Siyuan was busy with his own affairs.


    His father kept sending him some small problems of the company for him to deal with. Consequently, Wu Siyuan gradually understood how the Gu Family¡¯s company operated in general.


    In the midst of his busy schedule, he still didn¡¯t forget to brush his presence and promoted JiangShi Love every day in the Super Topic. He would unfailingly draw a lottery in his post every week.


    Chen Xuyao ??soon followed Wu Siyuan¡¯s footsteps and marched into this Super Topic together. Learning from Wu Siyuan, he also used the lottery method to quickly improve his new Weibo side account level.


    As a result, when Shi Yuanbai opened this Super Topic again, he found two Local Tyrant[5]accounts who regularly drew lottery prizes, while demanding everyone to wish that he and Jiang Jingtong would be together soon.


    Shi Yuanbai, ¡°¡­¡±


    He was neither an Idol nor a Superstar, but Shi Yuanbai for the first time felt the horror of fanatical fans.


    Contrary to those CP fans¡¯ wishes, actually, he felt that Jiang Jingtong¡¯s attitude was weird recently. In the past, as long as he gave a hint, Jiang Jingtong would give him what he wanted. These days, however, the gift would indeed be given, but there was a slight delay in between.


    For him to suddenly change his attitude, just what had happened?


    Was it because of Gu Siyuan?


    Shi Yuanbai immediately waved off this thought. With Gu Siyuan¡¯s brain-dead behavior, his action when meeting Jiang Jingtong was probably similar to when seeing him. The first sentence he said would definitely ask Jiang Jingtong; When are you going to be with Shi Xuege?


    Shi Yuanbai felt that he understood Gu Siyuan very well.


    And he did hit the jackpot with his guess.

 CH 6

    What Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t know was that, not only did he hit the jackpot guessing Wu Siyuan¡¯s reaction when seeing Jiang Jingtong, but also correctly guess the cause of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s changed behavior.


    Even if Jiang Jingtong never regarded the advice Wu Siyuan gave him seriously, however, when he was with Shi Yuanbai he unconsciously recalled the reminder about how he shouldn¡¯t be too attentive. Hence, in a sense, Wu Siyuan¡¯s brainwashing did work.


    To his surprise, when he neglected Shi Yuanbai¡¯s wishes and whims, though just a little bit, unexpectedly aside from frowning slightly in the beginning, Shi Yuanbai¡¯s response was paying him more attention than he did before.


    The corners of Jiang Jingtong couldn¡¯t help but tilt upward. It seemed like Gu Siyuan was more useful than he thought. In addition to having a face resembling Yuanbai, he did have good suggestions.


    Even if in the past Shi Yuanbai had given him the attention that a spare tire should deserve, obviously it was not as caring as he did recently.


    Jiang Jingtong concluded that it¡¯s fine to consider what Gu Siyuan had in mind.


    On Shi Yuanbai¡¯s side, after sparing a date with Jiang Jingtong, he directly asked someone to investigate the person Jiang Jingtong was close with these days. He wanted to know which shameless person had caught Jiang Jingtong¡¯s attention.


    The result of the investigation turned out to be that aside from Gu Siyuan, there was also a sophomore who was currently in a close relationship with Jiang Jingtong. The person even took the opportunity to brush off his presence in front of Jiang Jingtong frequently.


    Looking at this information, Shi Yuanbai¡¯s face turned darker.


    ¡®How dare this guy touch his, Shi Yuanbai¡¯s property!¡¯


    Actually, Gu Siyuan was also a target whom Jiang Jingtong went to find recently, but as he had expected, that Bumpkin truly made Jiang Jingtong leave with a weird expression every time. Thinking about his interaction with Gu Siyuan previously, Shi Yuanbai could guess that Jiang Jingtong must have received the same CP Fan enthusiasm as he did back then.


    ¡®Well, this Gu Siyuan is quite sensible.¡¯


    What¡¯s left then¡­


    Staring at the name of a certain sophomore, Shi Yuanbai smiled gently.


    ¡®So, does Jiang Jingtong really prefer someone with a sticky nature?¡¯


    ***


    Wu Siyuan knew nothing about the turmoil he had caused to the protagonists¡¯ relationship dynamic. He was busy working hard for his studies and his career.


    His current status was in fact, an upper-middle-class family. By default, he would have fewer worries in life. Be that as it may, in the future he might have a showdown against people with higher status and power such as Jiang Jingtong. He should work harder in preparation. After all, what if those two protagonists still had to deal with him even when he had brought them to the Marriage Hall? Wouldn¡¯t that be a disaster?


    These days, he had been discussing the recent stock market with Chen Xuyao and his other 2 roommates. It all started when Chen Xuyao saw Wu Siyuan was studying and buying stocks. All of them were people with excess pocket money after all, hence they exchanged experiences and information about the investments they made prior.


    Chen Xuyao asked about the ones Wu Siyuan felt optimistic about and after looking at the recent trend, he saw it¡¯s indeed profitable.  Therefore, the 4 roommates ended up going together to buy some.


    At this time, Jiang Jingtong, who seemed to stop bothering him, sent another message.


    [Your suggestion is acceptable. Go on.]


    ?? Excuse me? What should he continue over? Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t really understand how Jiang Jingtong¡¯s brain circuits work, so he sent a question mark as a reply.


    [?]


    Jang Jingtong had to lament how this Junior, as expected, didn¡¯t seem to have high intelligence. He couldn¡¯t even understand what he meant clearly. Forget it. After all, except for Yuanbai, which man could understand his mind perfectly? Jiang Jingtong shook his head and sent another message to Gu Siyuan.


    [I said, what you told me before, don¡¯t be too attentive, is a good suggestion. So you can continue to say what new advice you have.]


    Now that he had seen some progress in his and Shi Yuanbai¡¯s relationship, there was no need for fakes. Even so,  it¡¯s not good to be wasteful. He had to make good use of Gu Siyuan. In addition, to crush Gu Siyuan¡¯s whimsical wish, he¡¯d better let this guy give him relationship advice and show him the indomitable love between him and Shi Yuanbai.


    [A new idea? Well, first, I need to know what¡¯s going on with your relationship right now, and have you implemented my previous suggestion properly?]


    ¡®There really is something wrong with this dude!¡¯


    He spoke in a roundabout way, thinking others could guess what was in his mind correctly. Fortunately, this guy had no involvement with him. He didn¡¯t have to deal with such a troublesome person all the time. Otherwise, Wu Siyuan would really love to punch him, and see if he could be sober a little bit.


    On another note, there was finally progress in JiangShi¡¯s romance, which meant, that Jiang Jingtong would no longer appear and disgust him as he did before.


    Before this good news came, Jiang Jingtong had tried to find him several times. It was during this period that Wu Siyuan knew the benefits of having Chen Xuyao as a friend. As long as Chen Xuyao stayed near him, Jiang Jingtong was unwilling to approach. Originally, he looked like he was about to bother Wu Siyuan, but as soon as he saw Chen Xuyao, he turned his heels and left without looking back.


    Chen Xuyao, apparently was proven to be more efficient than insect repellant spray!


    [Progress? So, Yuanbai seemed to like a new watch that day. According to your advice, I deliberately delayed my reaction, and only said I¡¯d buy it for him 2 minutes later than usual. As a result, Yuanbai kept asking me things that day. Your suggestion really did work fabulously]!


    That¡¯s it?


    That¡¯s it?!


    Squinting his eyes and looking at his phone screen with the pose of a farsighted old man, Wu Siyuan tried to see a deeper meaning of the sentences. Naturally, he never found any.


    Two minutes late¡­


    Just two minutes?


    ¡®Brother, can¡¯t you even pretend to be on an important call to delay for half an hour?¡¯


    Could it be that he was such a Two-minute man?


    If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Jiang Jingtong¡¯s lover had no complaint about his bed skill in the plot, Wu Siyuan really doubted he was actually a Two-minute man.


    [Are you satisfied with this result? Does Shi Xuege usually comfort you when you¡¯re in a bad mood? Has he ever asked how you are doing?]


    Satisfied?


    Definitely not!


    Jiang Jingtong stared at the series of inquiries with a pensive look.


    [Then, what do you say?]


    Of course, Wu Siyuan reenacted his action, sharing the theory on how to mislead other people¡¯s children with Jiang Jingtong. Finally, he didn¡¯t forget to remind the guy that he should strictly follow the indicators.


    [Think about it properly. As long as you follow this plan, you will get the whole cake. Wouldn¡¯t that be more cost-effective than just a little bit of crumbs that you got before?]


    That really made sense.


    Jiang Jingtong clenched his phone tightly. This time, he really believed those suggestions might be useful.


    After Wu Siyuan successfully convinced Jiang Jingtong, he let out a sigh of relief in the dormitory, and then slammed the book with the title Dealing with The Sea King on his desktop.


    [Alright, proceed carefully. You have to know your worth. If Shi Xuege insists on going abroad for further study, he¡¯ll find more choices. So you have to work hard, and you can¡¯t afford to make any mistakes, understand?]


    The most important thing was letting Jiang Jingtong know his worth and status. Shi Yuanbai was currently in the audition period, picking and selecting candidates. So far he hadn¡¯t found anyone who was more worthy than Jiang Jingtong.


    On the other side, Jiang Jingtong who received such a stern reminder;


    ¡®How much worth do I have?¡¯


    He went furious looking at this sentence. Did this Gu Siyuan was unaware of his identity, who his father and his family were?


    He dared to let him, Jiang Jingtong, examine his own worth? How bold. Did he intend to use such a scheme to attract his attention? If so,


    ¡®Fine. You have successfully attracted my attention.¡¯ Jiang Jingtong expressionlessly declared.


    In reality, Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t care less what Jiang Jingtong would think about him in the future. As long as he was strong enough, all kinds of attacks were meaningless.


    ***


    Senior students would have no classes at all in the next semester. To finish his plan, Wu Siyuan had to accelerate the relationship between Protagonist Gong and Shou this semester.


    Giving advice and pushing from behind was just the first step. Wu Siyuan had already been considering the second step.


    There¡¯d be a basketball match next week in their college. As the main force of their college team, Jiang Jingtong would not miss the last game he could have in college.


    Consequently, Wu Siyuan would also not miss this opportunity. In the competition held by their Student Council, he¡¯d have the chance to get close to these two people.


    After all, despite studying in the same college and knowing each other personally, it was not so easy to get close to Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai on weekdays.


    He was sure Shi Yuanbai would come to support Jiang Jingtong in the competition. Then, when the two protagonists were on the same stage, it¡¯d be convenient to enact his plan.


    On this occasion, Shi Yuanbai would have to consider Jiang Jingtong¡¯s face and would likely agree to give him some attention. Therefore, Wu Siyuan would be able to use the acts and distort them in the direction he wanted.


    The Student Council had already prepared the materials for the competition. After reading the details sent by the group, Wu Siyuan asked Gao Min, the only one in their dormitory who was taken.


    ¡°Brother Min, if you are playing in some match and the person you like is sitting in the audience, will you think that person may have prepared something for you?¡±


    Gao Min pondered for a while, and answered, ¡°I¡¯m satisfied even if she just watches me perform.¡±


    ¡°Apart from it, let¡¯s not mention shouting and cheering, but don¡¯t you want her to give you towels, water, etc?¡±


    Imagining the scene in his mind, Gao Min then shyly agreed, ¡°That¡¯d be the best.¡±


    ¡°Then, what kind of towel do you want from your beloved?¡±


    Gao Min quickly shook his head, ¡°Just the one that can be used to wipe my sweat!¡±


    Wu Siyuan nodded in understanding. That being said, the basketball club had always prepared towel sets for the players. If it were the same towel as others, it would have no romantic effect.


    Therefore, Wu Siyuan browsed a shopping page, randomly packed a towel with the words Be the Winner! on it, and clicked purchase.


    ***


    On the day of the game, Shi Yuanbai really came to the auditorium, causing Jiang Jingtong to frequently throw his gaze at the audience.


    Their gaze met with each other, filled with; I have you in my eyes, you see me in your eyes.


    It¡¯d be better if Shi Yuanbai prepared things for him, but unfortunately, he was just here to watch. However, Jiang Jingtong was already very satisfied with it. This guy was simply hopeless.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t have much work, so he came to Shi Yuanbai with a towel and two bottles of water. Luckily, there happened to be a vacant seat nearby.


    ¡°Shi Xuege, are you here to watch Jiang Xuege?¡± It was loud enough that everyone around was able to hear it.


    Seeing that it was Gu Siyuan, Shi Yuanbai nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. Since this match is the last one he¡¯ll have in College, it is a moment worth commemorating.¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°Oh. Why don¡¯t you take a few cool photos of Jiang Xuege? You can see and reminisce about it in the future.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai took out his mobile phone reflexively when he heard Gu Siyuan¡¯s words, and took random shots at Jiang Jingtong. To maintain the character in front of brainless fan-Siyuan, he had to pretend to care. If this brainless fan was no longer brainless, he might become the strongest opponent otherwise.


    Previously, he had asked a lot of people, and they all admitted that Gu Siyuan was indeed his look-alike, though his personality was vastly different. Shi Yuanbai was honestly a little bit afraid that Jiang Jingtong would find a substitute to replace him when he considered their relationship had no possibility. Fortunately, even if Jiang Jingtong might have the heart, as their CP brainless fan, Gu Siyuan did not.


    After Shi Yuanbai obediently took out his mobile phone to take a picture, Wu Siyuan took out the things he had prepared for a long time.


    ¡°Xuege, this is something our Student Council has prepared. You can give it to Jiang Xuege later.¡± He added a wink at the end, and said, ¡°Perhaps after seeing the things you have prepared for him, he¡¯ll be moved by your thoughtful care.¡±


    After handing the important responsibility to the Protagonist Shou, Wu Siyuan left without turning back. His today¡¯s task had been accomplished.


    ***


    On the way, when he saw someone taking pictures of the event, he said to the classmate, ¡°Brother, if Jiang Jingtong Xuege runs over to find Shi Yuanbai Xuege later, can you take some pictures for me?¡±


    The cameraman-Brother listened for a while, and asked him afterward, ¡°Why do you want me to take pictures of those two?¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s to make new content!¡±


    ¡°What kind of content?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s for their CP posts in Super Topic. Now that they¡¯ll about to give us a new sugar supply, we must taste it properly. I believe, it¡¯ll not be long for them to finally be together officially!¡±


    ¡°Are they really real? No, wait, are they really going to date? How can it be? Didn¡¯t Shi Yuanbai keep saying that he and Jiang Jingtong are merely friends?¡±


    Wu Siyuan looked at this Senior somewhat disbelieved with a little touch of despair expression. He said, ¡°You will find out later. Besides, don¡¯t you see the look in their eyes? If such expressions are fake, then what¡¯s real love look like?¡±


    Unable to hear Wu Siyuan¡¯s words any longer, the cameramen-Brother felt his heart was broken into pieces.


    Actually, just the day before yesterday, Shi Yuanbai vowed to him that he absolutely had nothing to do with Jiang Jingtong.


    Today, at the half-time of the game, Jiang Jingtong happily ran to Shi Yuanbai and gave him a sweaty hug.


    Cameramen-Brother pressed the shutter unconsciously. There was a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth. It turned out to be true, Shi Yuanbai lied to him.


    Wu Siyuan left, hiding his merit and fame.


    One of the potential Fish in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s pond[1] had successfully been decimated in the cradle.


    References

 CH 7

    Shi Yuanbai almost reflexively wanted to push Jiang Jingtong away. How dare he gave him a hug full of sweat!


    He really shouldn¡¯t have come here. Shi Yuanbai found that several of his Potential Stocks were nearby. It was too late for him to regret it to death.


    It¡¯d be fine if he didn¡¯t have any interaction with Jiang Jingtong, but God knew why this guy suddenly had the guts to approach and hug him without warning.


    Shi Yuanbai had no choice but to pick up the towel provided by Gu Siyuan earlier, offering it to Jiang Jingtong to wipe his sweat.


    ¡°You¡¯re sweating. Wipe it quickly.¡±


    Afterward, he also took out a bottle of water for him to drink. Good grief, if it wasn¡¯t for Jiang Jingtong¡¯s changed attitude these days, he wouldn¡¯t be bothered to come here.


    On the other side, seeing the towel Shi Yuanbai handed him (the one with Be The Winner! on top) Jiang Jingtong was visibly moved.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you have such a high expectation of me in this last match!¡±


    It turned out Gu Siyuan¡¯s method was right. Recently, he had been treating Shi Yuanbai according to the relationship advice and the detailed strategies given by Gu Siyuan. The result was that Shi Yuanbai did indeed start to care more about him!


    Yuanbai didn¡¯t even resist or push him away when he gave him a big hug just now. This time, he was truly convinced that the approaches provided by Gu Siyuan were useful.


    Most importantly, looking at how Shi Yuanbai had thoughtfully prepared things for him, Jiang Jingtong finally had the feeling of seeing the dawn of their relationship.


    ***


    Forget about the two different moods of the protagonist Gong and Shou. At the moment, Wu Siyuan had already fled to the other side of the auditorium to join his roommate. There he saw Chen Xuyao talking to a man who looked a bit similar to their Xuejie[1], Zhang Lianyue.


    The two of them seemed to be engaged in a serious conversation. But Chen Xuyao¡¯s somewhat excited and schadenfreude expression actually looked like he was currently fooling a good child instead. The other man, with a solemn face, had an expression as if Chen Xuyao was talking about something unpleasant to him.


    Seeing Gu Siyuan approaching, Chen Xuyao ??hurriedly waved him over. ¡°Siyuan, have you finished your duty in the Student Council?¡±


    ¡°Uh-huh. I don¡¯t really have much to do in the first place.¡±


    Chen Xuyao then eagerly ??introduced Wu Siyuan to the man. ¡°This is my roommate, Gu Siyuan. By the way, he is also an avid fan who¡¯s active in the Super Topic.¡±


    Super Topic? When Wu Siyuan heard about this Weibo function, the first thing that popped into his mind was the Super Topic of JiangShi CP.


    The man glanced at Wu Siyuan. He took the initiative to reach out and have a handshake with him. ¡°Hello, Gu Xuedi, I¡¯m Zhang Lianze, a senior in the fourth year. I¡¯ve heard a lot about you from my sister. Today, I¡¯ve finally seen the real person.¡±


    ¡°Oh? You¡¯ve heard Zhang Xuejie talks about me? So Xuege must be the twin brother of Xuejie, right? No wonder you guys really look alike!¡±


    Zhang Lianze¡¯s expression softened slightly when Zhang Lianyue was mentioned.


    But at this time Chen Xuyao ??quickly brought up the affair between Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong. ¡°Did you look at their interaction just now? They just hug each other.¡±


    Wu Siyuan responded accordingly, ¡°I did! JiangShi Love is real!¡±


    Zhang Lianze, ¡°¡­¡±


    He silently folded his arms.


    Actually, Shi Yuanbai had been courting him recently. He seemed to be interested in him. But when he heard Chen Xuyao¡¯s words earlier, in reality, Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong had always been in an ambiguous state, and even seemed like they were about to confirm the relationship. If so, then what was Shi Yuanbai¡¯s purpose in approaching him?


    Throwing oneself into another¡¯s arm and climbing the rank was something often done in their circle. However with Shi Yuanbai¡¯s family status, there shouldn¡¯t be any need for this kind of action, right? As the Second Young Master of the Shi Family, even if he had no career or ability, he could lie down and receive dividends every year.


    His older brother Shi Yuze was both capable and resourceful. With him around, the Shi Family could rest assured to keep their status and power intact. Shi Yuanbai could actually be regarded as a worry-free person. There was no need to please other Families at all.


    ¡°They¡­really date each other?¡± Zhang Lianze tried to make sure once again.


    ¡°Not yet. But it should be soon!¡± Wu Siyuan replied with confidence.


    Inwardly he added, ¡®Brother, if you can exit the stage quickly, it should be even earlier than expected.¡¯


    Zhang Lianze nodded slowly. Hearing this unexpected finding, despite feeling a little bit uncomfortable inside, he breathed a sigh of relief in the end. He had no interest left to watch the match any longer. So he made an excuse to leave early.


    Wu Siyuan and Chen Xuyao ??looked at each other and smiled.


    There was one less Big Fish[2]in the Sea King¡¯s pond[3]!


    Previously they had discussed that when Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were to be closer with each other as soon as possible, then the number of Fishes and Stand-Ins those two scumbags had outside would decrease along with JiangShi¡¯s exposure.


    Wu Siyuan did it in order to complete his mission. On the other hand, though he was not really sure of it, Wu Siyuan guessed that Chen Xuyao was doing it on the behalf of his family member.


    He heard that Chen Xuyao had an older sister who was infatuated with Jiang Jingtong.


    Liking such a scumbag was already a bad news. When the Scumbag was actually bent[4]it was even more impossible.


    Moreover, seeing how Chen Xuyao seemed to deeply hate Jiang Jingtong, it should have been Jiang Jingtong who originally deceived his older sister at the beginning.


    ***


    Today¡¯s harvest was quite abundant. Two Fishes were successfully saved from the Sea King¡¯s clutch. Wu Siyuan went back to the dormitory in a good mood, and continued to proceed with his career plan.


    His family¡¯s business was in a chain cinema. They must screen and select the location properly if they were to add new chains and widen the business scope. They must choose either a satisfactory commercial district or a Shopping Mall with sufficient visitors daily.


    The reason why his father had been so busy in the past two years was largely due to location inspections. If it were not carefully selected and meticulously inspected, then forget about making a profit every month, it¡¯d even be possible to suffer a huge loss instead.


    Aside from locations, there was also a need to properly arrange the movies displayed. If the promising movies were arranged at some unsuitable hour, or if the movies with the unpromising market were arranged at the prime time instead, then even the Gods would not be able to save them.


    Sometimes screening the movie was like betting and gambling. After all, some movies seemed popular but turned out to be bleak, while some others were less known but turned out to be hidden gems.


    The Gu Family¡¯s cinema business was considered a new one. Relying on advanced equipment, and new ways to enjoy Movies to attract visitors. Their first location was unfortunately a debacle. Originally the Shopping Mall chosen had enough popularity as well as a high number of customers. Alas, the Shopping Mall owner was unable to retain and manage the business well. The contracted stores couldn¡¯t maintain their quality, and the visitors keep dwindling as a result.


    It was this unfortunate start that caused Gu Yingzhuo to spend a lot of time and effort to turn the situation around. There was finally a sign of improvement these few years, thus their Cinema had slowly begun to add more chains.


    Such serendipity was that apparently, Chen Xuyao¡¯s family business had a focus on the Entertainment Company. During this period of getting along with him, they had a lot of topics to talk about thereby.


    He had been listening to a bunch of gossip in the entertainment industry from Chen Xuyao. As a person who honestly didn¡¯t have an interest in Stars chasing, Wu Siyuan was often dumbfounded at first. He felt that the people in the circle really knew how to find excitement.


    However, it was those gossip that occasionally gave him the opportunity to analyze whether a newly released movie would have a scandal affecting it or not.


    After all, when the actors or actresses accidentally leaked their quirks right before the movie¡¯s release, it might have a considerable impact on the market. Consequently, this also impacted the Cinema¡¯s movies schedule and the daily income.


    Wu Siyuan realized it was not enough for him to just know about handling his own Company. He had to understand Entertainment Industry as well. Therefore, Wu Siyuan sincerely asked for advice and guidance from Chen Xuyao, who was familiar with Entertainment Business.


    Chen Xuyao himself didn¡¯t mind sharing his knowledge and experience either. In the past, this roommate of his never flattered him intentionally for his family background. Even right now when knowing his business focus, he maintained the attitude of sharing knowledge and asking for advice, still without any flattery involved. Chen Xuyao felt he liked it this way. A friend should be one with a cordial attitude, not a bootlicker.


    Chen Xuyao had been introduced and involved in his Family¡¯s business since he was a child. Their Entertainment Company could even be regarded as the leader in the Industry. There were few details he was unfamiliar with. One had the information and the other did not shy away from asking. They hit it off.


    Meanwhile, looking at these two people being immersed in their discussion, the other 2 roommates were unwilling to be left behind.


    They said, ¡°Come and teach us as well! We can also give advice either.¡±


    Thenceforth, the four of them were truly in the state of advancing and retreating together[5].


    ***


    That day, during the basketball match the Cameramen-Brother dutifully captured JiangShi¡¯s moments per Wu Siyuan¡¯s request. After sorting and processing the photos taken, he fulfilled his promise and sent him the ones Wu Siyuan wanted.


    Later, the given pictures were quickly shared with Wu Siyuan¡¯s dormitory roommates. Four guys went to browse and post the pictures to the Super Topic in unison. The same Four Guys also wrote a comment;


    [Ahhhhhh! This couple is super sweet! JiangShi must be real! Don¡¯t convince me otherwise!]


    [Sugar! Our CP is providing Sugar supply!]


    [JiangShi CP forever, ever after!]


    [It¡¯s too sweet! Baby can¡¯t stand too much sweetness~]


    When Shi Yuanbai checked the Super Topic as usual, he felt his eyes had been greatly stained by both the pictures and the braindead comments.


    It was exactly because of the basketball match incident that his two Potential Stocks who had a promising future with him previously, all of a sudden, kept their distance. There was no longer any lingering affection in their actions and speeches, only reserved politeness to strangers remained.


    ¡®It shouldn¡¯t have been this way!¡¯


    Even if he tried to explain that he was unprepared and Jiang Jingtong was the one who suddenly rushed over, it still couldn¡¯t erase their doubt. Their attitude still changed from being ambiguous to polite courtesy. Such a huge gap in the treatment obviously flustered even Shi Yuanbai.


    Biting his finger in anxiety, he was determined to find the cause and effect.


    It was impossible for those two Potential Stocks to change their attitude just because of a trivial thing, a hug. There must be more than that, an unexpected slip-up must have happened.


    At that time he didn¡¯t pay attention to who was sitting next to the two men. Moreover, recently it seemed that many people knew about the JiangShi Super Topic on Weibo.


    ¡®Could they really be affected by this?¡¯


    There were several leaders of the brainless fans in the Super Topic. One of them was, of course, Gu Siyuan. He had to figure out a way and prevent those brainless fans from causing any more chaos!


    He didn¡¯t have Gu Siyuan¡¯s phone number, but Zhang Lianyue had it. So, Shi Yuanbai hurriedly contacted Zhang Lianyue and asked for his contact information.


    Speaking of it, he was unsure whether it was due to his anxiety playing on him, but since Zhang Lianze kept a distance from him, he felt even Zhang Lianyue¡¯s attitude became lukewarm.


    ¡°Gu Xuedi¡¯s contact information? Wouldn¡¯t it be better if you ask him directly? Would you like me to inform him about it?¡±


    The previous Zhang Lianyue would never speak in a roundabout way just to say a polite rejection. But now she actually did.


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s eyes were cold as he put down his phone. There¡¯s a high chance that Zhang Lianyue would deliberately forget to inform Gu Siyuan. This left him with 2 choices, either he went to Gu Siyuan directly, or send a private message to him on Weibo.


    In the end, Shi Yuanbai was a shrewd person after all. He would never let any clue for others to speculate the reason he asked for this contact information. Therefore, he went directly to the dormitory building where Gu Siyuan was located and waited for a chance encounter.


    As the protagonist Shou, Shi Yuanbai was also blessed with a lucky attribute. It didn¡¯t take long for him to really meet Wu Siyuan.


    ¡°Gu Xuedi, Can I talk to you about something?¡± Shi Yuanbai greeted him with a smile.


    If other people were here and saw such a smile, they would definitely say, ¡®Aiyaaa what a gentle and benign smile.¡¯ In Wu Siyuan¡¯s case, however, looking at his smile, there¡¯s only one thing in his mind, ¡®What kind of scheme this person is currently harboring?¡¯


    It turned out to be a matter of CP posts on Weibo.


    Honestly, Wu Siyuan really wanted to laugh out loud and roll around as he heard Shi Yuanbai¡¯s request.


    ¡®He¡¯s in a hurry! He is anxious! He must be flustered!¡¯


    At this point, Wu Siyuan could actually slow down his plan in guiding Jiang Jingtong on how to capture Shi Yuanbai. As long as he swiped clean all Small and Big fishes in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s pond, The Sea King would be left with nothing. At that time, the remaining Big Fish Jiang Jingtong would undoubtedly become a treasure.


    Having said that, Wu Siyuan was ignorant of how many Fishes Shi Yuanbai had currently, and who they were. For example, the Cameramen-Brother that day, was an unexpected harvest. That guy had never been mentioned in the original plot.


    In this case, he could only first clean up all the spare tires who had appeared and were mentioned in the plot. Before they fell deeper and were unable to extricate themselves, hurry and slap them awake.


    Afterward, the marriage of the Protagonists Gong and Shou would definitely be a matter of course.


    Wu Siyuan promised Shi Yuanbai directly thereupon, that he would reduce his activity in the Super Topic.


    ¡°As for other fans, I will try my best to persuade them. But whether they are willing to me or not, I can¡¯t guarantee.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s demand was not that high either. ¡°As long as you stop your weekly post to draw random comments, it¡¯s fine.¡±


    References

 CH 8

    Wu Siyuan knew that his Weibo side account was quite easy to recognize, especially since he had appeared and talked in front of Shi Yuanbai previously. What was unexpected to him was that apparently Shi Yuanbai went to check the JiangShi Super Topic frequently.


    But of course, instead of stopping other brainless fans, he¡¯d make sure, definitely, to share this great news with his good buddies in the dormitory. How could he be stingy to share a good joke with his brothers?


    Therefore, even if Wu Siyuan ceased his activities in the Super Topic, it didn¡¯t mean the other Local Tyrant brainless fan, Chen Xuyao, who drew the comments lottery and hype up the CP, would stop. There were also 2 other Local Tyrants brainless fans, in the name of Wu Siyuan¡¯s two other roommates, Gao Min and Feng Jiazhen.


    It was truly distressing for Shi Yuanbai to see JiangShi CP hype didn¡¯t die down at all. On the contrary, Jiang Jingtong was proud and happy. He even occasionally talked to him about the Super Topic posts.


    Fortunately that Gu Siyuan kept his promise. He had a sense of restraint, constantly reminding other fans to keep their crazy talk enclosed in the Super Topic, keep rationality, and don¡¯t distort the CP facts with falsehood.


    Naturally, it fell on a deaf ear. How could CP fans¡¯ imagination be restrained? The other fans on the Super Topic were still dancing like crazy[1]henceforth.


    ***


    Recently, a Director who was also one of Chen Xuyao¡¯s relatives invited Chen Xuyao and his Parents to attend his birthday party. Chen Xuyao planned to bring his 3 roommates along with him. After all, these kinds of banquets were quite boring. It was better to bring his good buddies to have fun and go out to relax together. The party was held on the weekend anyway, everyone was free.


    Speaking about family status, if Wu Siyuan were to use the identity of the Gu Family, actually he was not qualified to participate in such banquets. Even if their business had started to grow recently, it was not to the point of having influence throughout the country. It¡¯s a good start to have this opportunity and get acquainted with people from the Entertainment Industry.


    When he listed the spare tires who appeared in the original plot, apparently there happened to be a Big Fish in the Entertainment circle. He was a popular Idol at that. Being called as Big Fish meant his family background was quite formidable, his Idol career had no impediments thereof.


    He wondered if this popular Idol would also appear at this birthday banquet.


    ¡°Do you want me to ask about him?¡± Chen Xuyao said without hesitation when Wu Siyuan revealed these bits of information to him.


    They were all people who boarded the same boat, naturally, they had similar purposes and goals to achieve.


    ¡°Will it be troublesome to handle?¡±


    Chen Xuyao replied nonchalantly, ¡°My Uncle should be happy to help.¡±


    Calling the said Uncle, that is the Director, he quickly asked him about the Idol.


    ¡°Wen Yongliang? How did you know about him?¡± The Uncle laughed.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t know what Chen Xuyao ??and his Uncle talked about afterward.


    He was thinking about Wen Yongliang, the Idol Fish. Wu Siyuan surmised this guy was different from Zhang Lianze and the Cameramen-Brother. Wen Yongliang might not be easily shaken in his impression of Shi Yuanbai.


    After finishing his phone call, Chen Xuyao waved his hand and informed the good news, ¡°It¡¯s all set. My Uncle has agreed to help. You may not know, but our family really hated Jiang Jingtong to death. As soon as I told them our plan, my Uncle immediately say he¡¯ll help.¡±


    Hearing his reassurance, Wu Siyuan was convinced that Chen Xuyao¡¯s family and Jiang Jingtong must have had a conflict. If so, how could they still maintain such a harmonious surface? Whether it was on the Business ground, or in any gossip or news, Wu Siyuan had never seen anything abnormal in the relationship between the Chen Family, Jiang Family, or the Shi Family.


    Wu Siyuan asked in a low voice, ¡°Actually, do you have any deep bloody feud with Jiang Jingtong?¡±


    Chen Xuyao ??chuckled. ¡°Not really, but there is indeed a grudge between us.¡±


    He began to tell Wu Siyuan about his older sister, who had been sent abroad. Telling about the affair between her, Jiang Jingtong, and Shi Yuanbai.


    ¡°That scum is obviously a gay, but he dared to pretend to be a straight man to hook up with my sister.¡±


    His face sank slightly. ¡°You don¡¯t know, but he deceived my sister, causing her to be obsessed with him, almost like a madman.¡±


    On the other hand, Jiang Jingtong had always refused to admit to having any relationship with her. Others laughed at her and regarded her as a crazy stalker.


    Ultimately his sister fell into a scheme and was framed. There was no evidence to prove it was instigated by Shi Yuanbai. The Chen Family could only send her abroad for the sake of safety, far away from the center of disputes.


    Chen Xuyao believed it was Shi Yuanbai¡¯s calculation. However, Shi Yuanbai did it cautiously and left no clue behind. No one believed his conjectures. Actually, even his family was a bit skeptical about Shi Yuanbai¡¯s involvement. What¡¯s clear was, that Jiang Jingtong was the root of evil.


    Unfortunately, Jiang Jingtong had covered his entanglement with his sister from others. No one knew aside from the party involved. There was really no way to accuse him directly. Everyone thought it was his sister who was deeply infatuated on her own. Besides, it¡¯s just a matter of puppy love, others regarded it as no big deal.


    The Chen Family and the Jiang Family were in different fields of business. There was not much room for the two parties to go against each other and relieved their grudge. At most, they could only retaliate in petty revenge.


    The method Gu Siyuan taught him so far was really a brand-new way to retaliate against them. Even in the first step of the plan, Chen Xuyao had been impressed already.


    ***


    At the birthday party.


    Wu Siyuan finally saw the popular Idol Wen Yongliang at the banquet.


    Different from the image of Little Milk Dogs[2]most Idol usually had, Wen Yongliang took the path of the Sporty image. In the two years since his debut, he had appeared in two military-themed movies. Even if a lot of media referred to him as an Idol, in Wu Siyuan¡¯s view, this guy actually could be regarded as a qualified and stable Actor.


    Before coming to the banquet, he had studied the information about Wen Yongliang. He even went to watch his movies. His evaluation was, great acting! This guy deserved his popularity.


    He didn¡¯t know how exactly Shi Yuanbai established their first contact. According to the brief description in the original plot, apparently, they once played together when they were children.


    The plot developed into that kind of scenario where such a short contact magically left a deep impression on one of the children, making him have an early love, unable to forget. When they meet in adulthood later, even though Wen Yongliang knew that Shi Yuanbai had Jiang Jingtong in his heart, he never stopped loving him. He dedicated himself to being an eternal spare tire who guarded the unreachable White Moonlight to death.


    Just recalling his character setting had caused Wu Siyuan to have a headache.


    ¡®Can such a person be successfully retrieved from the abyss of dedicated Spare Tires?¡¯


    He caressed his chin with a pensive look, musing about the timeline when Shi Yuanbai met with Wen Yongliang after they grew up.


    If it was before his senior year, then it meant right now Wen Yongliang had been in contact with him.


    ***


    During the banquet, Wen Yongliang was one of the early guests.


    He just took over a new movie directed by Director Guan Yi, that is Chen Xuyao¡¯s Uncle. As the lead Actor, naturally, he had to keep his courtesy and attend the Director¡¯s birthday celebration.


    Director Guan Yi usually didn¡¯t invite people from the Entertainment circle to celebrate his birthday. Wen Yongliang didn¡¯t expect he could actually be given the opportunity to come today.


    Coincidentally, Director Guan Yi¡¯s quirk had impacted Wu Siyuan, who found his hope to forge relationships with people from Entertainment Industry to fly away. Apart from Wen Yongliang, only the Director himself came from the Entertainment circle. Other guests were either relatives and friends of Chen Xuyao¡¯s Uncle, or his business partners. They all had nothing to do with the Entertainment Industry.


    Fortunately, Chen Xuyao was really a good buddy.


    He brought Wu Siyuan, Gao Min, and Feng Jiazhen, and introduce them to his Uncle. He even took the initiative to help Wu Siyuan establish a contact.


    ¡°Siyuan¡¯s family engaged in the Cinema business. If Uncle wants to have a better theater resource, you can find him.¡±


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t waste the opportunity given, while for Chen Xuyao¡¯s sake, Director Guan Yi also spare a moment of conversation with him.


    Afterward, Guan Yi brought Wen Yongliang to meet them and began to introduce them as well,


    ¡°Xiao Wen, there are not many young people here, most are all old men. There are only these young people. Why don¡¯t you have a chat together? They were all A University¡¯s students.¡±


    Knowing they came from A University, Wen Yongliang¡¯s eyes subtly lit up. He knew that one of them was Director Guan Yi¡¯s nephew, but he didn¡¯t seem to be familiar with Shi Yuanbai.


    He turned his attention to Wu Siyuan, who had just chatted with Director Guan Yi. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Wen Yongliang.¡±


    After getting to know each other briefly, Wen Yongliang finally brought up Shi Yuanbai in their conversation.


    Wu Siyuan smiled and responded with, ¡°Shi Xuege, yes, I do know him. He came to see me a while ago.¡±


    Wen Yongliang was surprised. ¡°Isn¡¯t he a senior?¡±


    Wu Siyuan nodded. ¡°He is. But he just found me to talk about the Super Topic.¡±


    ¡°Super Topic?¡± Wen Yongliang parroted in confusion.


    Afterward, it was finally Chen Xuyao¡¯s turn to perform, bragging about the JiangShi CP.


    ***


    The more Wen Yongliang listened to these 4 Junior¡¯s words, the more disbelieved he was. It was a little difficult for him to accept the so-called facts.


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°I have a lot of pictures that I haven¡¯t posted yet. Unfortunately, Shi Xuege seems to be unwilling to let others know about his relationship with Jiang Xuege. He told me a while ago not to post them.¡±


    ¡°What relationship does he have with Jiang Jingtong?¡± Wen Yongliang blurted out in a hurry.


    Then, Wu Siyuan kindly showed him the JiangShi moment taken on the day of the basketball match.


    ¡°Although we think they are such a sweet couple, but Shi Xuege doesn¡¯t admit it, of course, we can¡¯t talk nonsense. However, Jiang Xuege never denies his close relationship with Shi Xuege!¡±


    Wen Yongliang¡¯s heart was getting colder the more he heard how Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong interacted in the college.


    He once asked Shi Yuanbai about the relationship between him and Jiang Jingtong. Shi Yuanbai told him that Jiang Jingtong was the one who forcefully pursued him. He was unwilling, but Jiang Jingtong threaten him using his family background. He had nowhere to hide, and no one to confide in. He could only suffer the harassment by himself. He felt it was difficult for him to even breathe, and wished he could escape from here.


    Shi Yuanbai had asked him for help to leave the country after his graduation. Hoping Jiang Jingtong would lose interest in him after he left for a few years.


    But now listening to Chen Xuyao ??and the others, things were completely different from what he knew.


    The sweet smile Shi Yuanbai had in the photos and the trivial events that happened in the college were different from what Shi Yuanbai confessed to him.


    It was even Jiang Jingtong who tried to please him in every corner.


    Shi Yuanbai said that Jiang Jingtong used his family¡¯s power to oppress him. He said Jiang Jingtong had threatened other people around him and used the money to send them away. He also said Jiang Jingtong had always looked down on him.


    ¡®All of them are lies!¡¯


    According to this student named Gu Siyuan, even choosing a birthday gift for Shi Yuanbai was something Jiang Jingtong needed to carefully consider. Shi Yuanbai had also happily accepted the gift offered.


    Every time Shi Yuanbai liked something, Jiang Jingtong would deliver it in the next second.


    Oh wait, this Gu Siyuan also said that right now Jiang Jingtong had changed. He didn¡¯t deliver it in the next second, but in 2 minutes later.


    ¡®There¡¯s hardly any difference, damn it!¡¯


    Seeing that Wen Yongliang had an expression as if the sky was falling, Chen Xuyao tacitly stopped talking.


    Wu Siyuan looked at his contemplative look and decisively push the final blow. ¡°Brother Wen, you just need to open JiangShi Super Topic. You will know how sweet they are!¡±


    Wen Yongliang¡¯s inner world was already raining heavily, as a result, Wu Siyuan¡¯s last reminder successfully added lightning and thunder inside.


    He smiled reluctantly. ¡°I have something to do. Excuse me, I¡¯ll go first.¡±


    Wen Yongliang didn¡¯t see it, when he turned around, the four dormitory buddies raised their fingers in a Peace Sign. Hell yeah!


    Wu Siyuan sighed. ¡°It turned out Shi Yuanbai¡¯s harem members don¡¯t seem to be very good at palace fighting[3]?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s normal. After all, there are not many people who can be deeply infatuated.¡± Chen Xuyao replied indifferently.


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, the plan went smoothly, but on Shi Yuanbai¡¯s side, the situation seemed to be bad.


    Previously, in his investigation, there was this sophomore who seemed to keep getting closer with Jiang Jingtong recently. Shi Yuanbai went to find some paid thugs and let them teach that guy a lesson.


    Unexpectedly, after Jiang Jingtong found out about the incident, he actually went to visit the said guy, and accompany the bitch in recuperation whenever he had time.


    Shi Yuanbai confronted him about it, but Jiang Jingtong dared to say that since the guy was hurt because of him, he must be responsible.


    ¡°If I hadn¡¯t asked him to wait for me that day, this kind of accident would not have happened.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai almost vomited blood in anger.


    Originally he thought Jiang Jingtong knew it was him who paid the thugs to beat the crap out of that bitch, unexpectedly he gave such an excuse!


    Seeing the sophomore take the opportunity to lean on Jiang Jingtong, Shi Yuanbai suddenly felt a little flustered.


    Recently, his properties seemed to stay away from him one after another. If even Jiang Jingtong were to leave, then what should he do¡­

 CH 9

    Jiang Jingtong could feel that ever since he frequently accompanied his Xuedi, a sophomore who had just met an accident, Shi Yuanbai in return, paid him more attention, much more than he was used to get.


    As expected, Gu Siyuan¡¯s strategy hit the bullseye!


    Previously, he had shared his mind with Gu Siyuan, telling how Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t seem to like one of his good Xuedi.


    Unexpectedly Gu Siyuan suggested that, if the Xuedi didn¡¯t mind, Jiang Jingtong should get close and have more contact with the said Xuedi.


    Sure enough, Shi Yuanbai really got jealous because of it.


    As for the sophomore Xuedi himself, Jiang Jingtong knew what his hidden motives were. Nevertheless, it¡¯s enough as long as he could be used to enhance and stimulate the relationship between him and Shi Yuanbai. He didn¡¯t mind putting up his disgust to play some scene with this Xuedi.


    If it was before when Shi Yuanbai just hang him with a lukewarm attitude, he could spare some kindness to this sophomore. Wasn¡¯t it just helping to solve each other¡¯s physiological needs? He wouldn¡¯t have minded granting this superficial wish. However, now that his relationship with Shi Yuanbai had shown a bright future, there was no need to waste time on this sophomore.


    Hiding the disgust in his eyes, Jiang Jingtong coaxed the sophomore, who was still sleeping on the hospital bed, to have a good rest.


    ¡°You must rest properly. Today¡¯s visit is over, and I¡¯ll have to go. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll come and see you tomorrow.¡±


    The sophomore, who was called Xiaoyou, was lying on the bed and watched Jiang Jingtong leave the ward calmly.


    Not long after, he took out his phone and dialed a contact, Chen Xuyao.


    ¡°I have done what you told me to do. The promise you said to give me protection won¡¯t be a joke, right?¡±


    ¡°Naturally. As long as you continue to do your part in the deal appropriately, I can guarantee your safety. You don¡¯t have to be afraid of a life-threatening accident as you had just before. I can keep your family safe as well.¡±


    Hearing what Chen Xuyao ??said, Xiaoyou¡¯s complexion went paler in shock.


    ¡°What, what are you talking about! What did you do to my family?¡±


    Chen Xuyao calmly replied. ¡°It¡¯s not what I did, but what other people may plan to do to your family.¡±


    Felling incredulous, Xiaoyou interjected, ¡°How is it possible? It¡¯s a clear criminal act. Surely such a law violation, is not something everyone will easily do, right?¡±


    ¡°It is easy, and they will dare. As long as they have the mind to do it, you won¡¯t even find any evidence.¡± Chen Xuyao was telling the truth, based on his experience.


    ¡°Then¡­please, please help me,¡± Xiaoyou said weakly in the end.


    Right now, the young man was engulfed in despair, feeling as if his the sky had fallen.


    Obviously, it was Jiang Jingtong who went to find him first and treated him ambiguously, giving him the illusion of love.


    How much had Jiang Jingtong told him sweet nothings? What kind of promise, saying he¡¯d like to fulfill and realize whatever Xiaoyou wanted as long as they were together. Most importantly, Jiang Jingtong clearly told him that he was actually single!


    It turned out everything was a lie. Every sweet talk, every tender act, was false. In Jiang Jingtong¡¯s heart, there was, and had always been one person, Shi Yuanbai.


    If so, then what was he? He, who was in a relationship with Jiang Jingtong first¡­


    Chen Xuyao had sent him the surveillance record of the nearby scene where he got beaten out by some thugs that day. It turned out Jiang Jingtong didn¡¯t come late, he was there the whole time.


    He watched him being beaten without doing anything!


    As for the reason,


    It was evident, to use his injuries as an excuse to take care of him and make Shi Yuanbai jealous.


    Xiaoyou laughed out loud. His expression was indescribable, switching between laughing and crying.


    After calming down his complicated mood, he said to Chen Xuyao, who hadn¡¯t shut down their call and had been silent on the phone for a long time,


    ¡°I will help you. My only wish is for you to keep the promise, to ensure my safety as well as my family¡¯s safety.¡±


    ¡°That goes without saying. Please rest assured, I have sent people to protect your parents. In a few days, I will let them change to a new job, they won¡¯t be able to locate your parents thereafter. As for you, you have your own saying.¡±


    Xiaoyou whispered. ¡°I understand. Thank you.¡±


    ***


    Xiaoyou was found by Wu Siyuan in advance because he had appeared in the original plot.


    He was originally one of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s lovers. Even after Jiang Jingtong married Gu Siyuan, they still maintained their relationship. But in the original plot, Xiaoyou was actually working under Shi Yuanbai. He was deliberately placed to monitor Jiang Jingtong.


    That being said, after the righteous master, the legitimate Protagonist Shou decided to finally accept the throne beside the Protagonist Gong, Xiaoyou¡¯s ending was no better than Gu Siyuan who was framed and murdered.


    So in this life, Wu Siyuan quickly contacted Xiaoyou when he got the news of Shi Yuanbai sending the thugs to beat him up.


    It was really unexpected for Shi Yuanbai to show his ruthless side this early. Shouldn¡¯t he still maintain the character of a pure innocent flower at this point in time?


    But perhaps this incident actually was the unmentioned part in the original plot? If it were to flow according to the plot, maybe after beating him up Shi Yuanbai would seize Xiaoyou¡¯s family and use it to threaten him. Originally, Wu Siyuan guessed Shi Yuanbai had given Xiaoyou a lot of money to work for him in the plot. But it seemed, this guess could be reexamined.


    Wu Siyuan was just tentatively trying to probe Xiaoyou¡¯s situation previously. To his surprise, the gain was more than he had expected. A deal had been smoothly achieved.


    It was also thanked to Chen Xuyao, the people under him were fast enough to quickly monitor Xiaoyou¡¯s parents, otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t be able to save them.


    Not long after Chen Xuyao sent his men to pick up Xiaoyou¡¯s parents, a group of people actually came to look for them. They looked like an illegal loan sharks. If Chen Xuyao¡¯s men were one step late, the parents would have been forced to sign some kind of unfavorable contract.


    ***


    As of now, Xiaoyou had officially boarded the same boat as Wu Siyuan and his group of friends. Though they didn¡¯t plan to involve him for a long time. As long as their plan was achieved, Wu Siyuan could care less about his choices in the future.


    They were well prepared to make Jiang Jingtong feel dissatisfied with Xiaoyou. As a result, it didn¡¯t take long for Jiang Jingtong to start showing his impatience. Really, he was someone who could shamelessly seduce others when he wanted to, and also decisively abandon them when he felt like it.


    It¡¯s always a wonder how Shi Yuanbai actually unaware that Jiang Jingtong was sowing peach blossoms[1]everywhere.


    Both of them were people who pretended to be pure and innocent in front of each other, but were completely different once they turned their heads around. In Shi Yuanbai¡¯s perception, it was others who jumped into Jiang Jingtong¡¯s arms and seduced him.


    Meanwhile, the reality was, Jiang Jingtong had always been the first to be ambiguous to others.  Similar to how The Sea King, Shi Yuanbai hung all his Fishes, Jiang Jingtong also refused to be clear with his lovers. Though compared to the fully-aware Shi Yuanbai, Jiang Jingtong thought he was keeping his heart pure and his love was only meant for his White Moonlight. In the end, he was also someone who could pay a group of people and silenced his lovers to maintain his affectionate and loyal image.


    Wu Siyuan wondered, did Jiang Jingtong really ignorant, unaware that it was Shi Yuanbai¡¯s hand behind Xiaoyou¡¯s accident?


    [Jiang Xuege, It struck me as odd, our college area has always been safe, how could Xiaoyou Xuege get ambushed and beaten?]


    Wu Siyuan pretended to be unclear and sent such a question to Jiang Jingtong.


    Jiang Jingtong¡¯s reply came quickly. In all honesty, Wu Siyuan was very satisfied with Jiang Jingtong¡¯s response speed. It was as if he was idle all day holding his mobile phone, thus able to reply directly once a new message came in.


    [This, I also have no idea. When I came, Xiaoyou was lying on the ground. It was me who asked him to go out. I must be responsible for his misfortune.]


    [p.s; Don¡¯t misunderstand it. I am sincere to your Shi Xuege. I asked Xiaoyou to meet because he helped me with some things before and I wanted to express my gratitude to him. I didn¡¯t expect such a mishap to happen. I¡¯m really a little guilty now.]


    Wu Siyuan sneered at Jiang Jingtong¡¯s hypocritical reply. His fingers quickly typed another message on his phone screen.


    [Ah, so it was like that. Even so, it¡¯s not an accident no matter how you look at it. Didn¡¯t Xuege call the police at that time?]


    [I did, but to no avail. The group had fled, they were all wearing masks, and there was nothing that could be inferred from the nearby surveillance. I just know it was a premeditated ambush. After Yuanbai found out, he volunteered to help find the clues as well.  It was really hard for him. Even though he was not feeling well, he was willing to help.]


    Jiang Jingtong shamelessly showed off to Wu Siyuan that Shi Yuanbai had been especially attentive to him recently.


    On the other hand, Wu Siyuan did know that as long as they sped up cleaning up the Fishes in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s fish pond, it was only a matter of time for JiangShi romance to see the light of dawn.


    ***


    The first step to bringing the two Protagonists together had been completed.


    Now he could start moving on to the next step.


    It had not been a long time since Wu Siyuan came to this world. Today, however, the original body¡¯s initial assets had doubled several times. Due to the recent investment they did together, whether it was Chen Xuyao, Gao Min, or Feng Jiazhen, they all recognized Wu Siyuan¡¯s seriousness to go into the business field. The dormitory friends had officially become a group of friends who make money together.


    Another notable change was Zhang Lianyue¡¯s relationship with him. Due to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s previous fiasco, she had been in contact with him recently. They both were keeping attention to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s actions.


    Because of this, Wu Siyuan became familiar with Zhang Lianyue¡¯s twin brother, Zhang Lianze.


    He became another person Wu Siyuan could ask and exchange experience and advice regarding investments and business management. This truly helped Wu Siyuan to understand the situation of his own company, and later gave the insights gained to his father, Gu Yingzhuo, to further analyze and implement.


    Wu Siyuan was not complacent. Their company was still an upstart.


    No matter how smooth the recent development was, it was still not the opponent of Jiang Jingtong or other upper-class businesses.


    ***


    On Xiaoyou¡¯s side, things proceeded according to the plan devised.


    Xiaoyou was indeed, quite a formidable character. After he reached a deal with Chen Xuyao and Wu Siyuan, and confirmed that his family was safe and sound, he immediately launched his real acting skills.


    Lately, Jiang Jingtong came to the hospital to spend more and more time with him.


    Jiang Jingtong kept insisting that he had no feelings for Xiaoyou. As a result, on the basis that Xiaoyou was hurt because of him, Jiang Jingtong took him to live in one of his house located near their college. He said it was for Xiaoyou¡¯s convenience so that he could take care of Xiayou better.


    From taking care of injuries, to finally embarking on a ride[2]. Jiang Jingtong said he didn¡¯t like him in his mouth, there was no love in his eyes, but his body was very honest.


    All of this happened behind Shi Yuanbai¡¯s back.


    Jiang Jingtong confessed to Xiaoyou that he didn¡¯t love Xiaoyou. There would be no clear future in their relationship. The only one he loved was Shi Yuanbai, but if Xiaoyou were willing to be together with him regardless, he would not treat him badly.


    His reason to establish such a relationship was, because Shi Yuanbai had never let him touch him in any way, and refused to have any intimate contact. His needs could not be vented, so he had to resort to this relationship.


    Hearing such an excuse even from the third perspective in Xiaoyou¡¯s retelling, Wu Siyuan and Chen Xuyao ??were about to throw up.


    How many people had he provoked and seduced, how could it become Shi Yuanbai¡¯s fault now?


    Then, If one day he was finally able to go forward with Shi Yuanbai, what excuse would he use to have a ride with Xiaoyou?


    Would he say, his needs were unable to be satisfied by one person?


    ¡®Well, perhaps this is Jiang Jingtong¡¯s perception of love.¡¯


    ***


    On Shi Yuanbai¡¯s side, the situation seemed to be in a calm state.


    He seemed to have stopped his career as the Sea King these days. But instead, focusing his attention to maintain stable communication with Jiang Jingtong, as well as one mysterious figure.


    The popular Idol Fish, Wen Yongliang, apparently no longer contacted Shi Yuanbai after the 4 roommate buddies kindly informed him about JiangShi CP at the banquet.


    Whilst the mysterious figure, appeared to be someone from abroad. Though that¡¯s not a problem. Shi Yuanbai spent a lot of time video chatting and studying with him every day.


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s coming of age was 2 months later, while Jiang Jingtong¡¯s was 1 month later. Wu Siyuan had calculated carefully, after they officially became an adult and reached the age of marriage, it must be time to finally get a certificate at the Marriage Bureau!


    To accomplish it, those little fish and shrimps remaining in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s pond were no big deal. Even the mysterious foreign fish, as long as he stayed abroad, would not make any difference.


    However, to make the marriage happen, it could only be when Shi Yuanbai face great pressure. So far, losing his Big Fishes had no considerable impact on him. It was not enough to make him have the urgency of marrying Jiang Jingtong.


    There was a need for new triggers.


    Recently, Chen Xuyao ??and his family¡¯s affiliates had begun to nibble on the Jiang Family¡¯s business. It didn¡¯t seem to have any impact on the surface, but when the time came, it would be the key to toppling the Business Giant.


    As for Wu Siyuan, he had quietly contacted Shi Yuze.


    That¡¯s right, it¡¯s Shi Yuanbai¡¯s older brother, the super cannon fodder in the original plot.


    The only scene he appeared was when he got drugged and framed in a scandal along with Gu Siyuan, and got his leg broken in a car accident. He became depressed because his family doubted his ability as the President. Finally, he was pushed off a stair to his death.


    Wu Siyuan directly sent a screenshot to Shi Yuze. It was a picture of some kind of drug information. He attached a sentence after,


    [Do you know? This is the reason why you often feel like you were in poor health.]


    After an unknown amount of time, Shi Yuze eventually replied to Wu Siyuan.


    [Why should I trust you?]


    [The one you should trust is your daily food lab check.]

 CH 10

    After sending the last message, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t wait stupidly for Shi Yuze¡¯s reply or any contact thereof.


    He was busy, engrossed in both studying and making money. Everything they did was done in a low-key manner. Those who weren¡¯t involved with, were not aware, including the two protagonists. Those two people didn¡¯t notice the crisis outside of the impending disaster.


    Xiaoyou kept reporting the number of times Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai had any contact. It was inferred through the number of times Jiang Jingtong came to him.


    On Chen Xuyao¡¯s side, he had already found out the numbers of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s Peach Blossom targets, as well as Shi Yuanbai¡¯s remaining Fishes and Shrimps.


    The numbers of the former were higher than the latter. Though that didn¡¯t mean Jiang Jingtong¡¯s lovers were loyal while Shi Yuanbai¡¯s lovers suck in comparison. It¡¯s just that, one depended on money and the other on love.


    It was easy to see which one was more reliable.


    ***


    Knowing that the two of them had been meeting each other quite frequently recently, Wu Siyuan decided to give Jiang Jingtong another new strategy.


    [It¡¯s good to see each other often, but it may become boring without new variations. There¡¯s nothing wrong with being generous either, but romantic actions hit the best. These days the season is suitable for traveling. Xuege can take advantage of the weekend to take a short trip. Such occasion has a high probability to bring the two of you closer.]


    Originally Jiang Jingtong still held some grudge left, over how he was blatantly told to examine his worth by Gu Siyuan at the beginning. Nevertheless, it was all due to Gu Siyuan¡¯s excellent strategies that his relationship with Shi Yuanbai had been getting better and better. He felt he was a magnanimous person, so he let go of the remaining grudge. He thought since he was not a narrow-minded person, he could let go of this small offense and spare him a chance.


    Every suggestion Gu Siyuan gave him was worth the money, but actually, most importantly, he had started to feel bored of Xiaoyou.


    If he were to change to a new one, Gu Siyuan was the best candidate.


    Even if Gu Siyuan¡¯s skin seemed to be too thick, unable to feel his charm, but later, soon, he would enter and manage his own enterprise. At that time, it was not Gu Siyuan¡¯s turn to say whether he was willing or unwilling.


    He had conducted a thorough investigation on him. He was simply pure and clean. There was no romantic past, and possibly he had never been in love so far.


    After mulling the current and future affairs, Jiang Jingtong decided not to go invite Shi Yuanbai for dinner. Taking out his phone instead, he dialed one of the contacts,


    ¡°Xiaoyou, I¡¯ll come over today.¡±


    On his way to Xiaoyou¡¯s place, he typed a reply to Wu Siyuan¡¯s message earlier.


    [That¡¯s a good suggestion. I will ask others to recommend a place suitable for short trips. Or, perhaps do you have one? By the way, I also feel ashamed having to trouble you all this time for help. If there¡¯s time, let me treat you to a meal, okay?]


    Have a meal?


    Together with Jiang Jingtong?


    Could he still be able to eat looking at his greasy face? Just seeing him would have made him lose both hunger and appetite.


    ¡®It¡¯s not expressing gratitude, this is obviously revenge, right?!¡¯


    [Firstly, I¡¯d like to thank Xuege for his generosity. That being said, let¡¯s wait until Jiang Xuege and Shi Xuege successfully get together!]


    Oh¡­Men.


    They always ended up with ulterior motives.


    Look, facing all kinds of adults, such as Jiang Jingtong, was the price of growing up.


    ***


    Meanwhile, after receiving Jiang Jingtong¡¯s call, Xiaoyou immediately reported the new situation to Wu Siyuan.


    [Gu Xuedi, he suddenly changed his mind and come to me tonight.]


    Wu Siyuan was actually perplexed.


    Whether it was Jiang Jingtong¡¯s hints, or Xiaoyou¡¯s reports, all information told him that Jiang Jingtong was already fed up with Xiaoyou and had no interest to touch him anymore.


    Then, why did Jiang Jingtong¡¯s response after receiving the suggestion to travel just now, was to find Xiaoyou immediately? Could it be he needed to rehearse or grind his Riding Skill[1]before going on a trip?


    ¡®This¡­this much effort and dedication, must be true love, right?¡¯


    Wu Siyuan stared at the chat messages on his phone and couldn¡¯t help feeling impressed.


    ***


    Jiang Jingtong walked to the place where Xiaoyou lived and called Shi Yuanbai by the way.


    ¡°Yuanbai, we don¡¯t have any classes recently, why don¡¯t we go out to play? I found a nice Holiday Resort just now. It¡¯s not that far, we can go there during the weekend.¡±


    The invitation came just right.


    Recently, Shi Yuanbai was a little uneasy. He was wondering if his older brother had found out about his clandestine moves. The subordinates whom he secretly bribed or placed in the Family or in the Company were having mishaps and got obstructed in every corner.


    Moreover, both he and Shi Yuze hadn¡¯t gone back to the main house for a long time. However, even his parents seemed to be a lot colder to him. Such an unforeseen situation caused him to feel at a loss.


    As the youngest in his family, he had always been given more care and affection by his parents in the past. But even his Grandfather, recently, when he called him yesterday that he was going to visit him, had coldly rejected. Listening to his indifferent voice, it sounded like his Grandfather didn¡¯t want to see him either.


    Shi Yuanbai was clueless about what was going on. He received no news so far. Somehow it felt like the calm before the storm.


    Jiang Jingtong¡¯s phone call was like a ray of light, giving him new hope.


    So he agreed without any more hesitation, ¡°Okay, as long as it¡¯s your invitation, I¡¯ll spare my time.¡±


    The two talked sweet nothings for a while until Jiang Jingtong arrived at Xiaoyou¡¯s current residence.


    ¡°Great, then we have an appointment this week.¡±


    After concluding the conversation, Jiang Jingtong hung up the phone call.


    His hand quickly changed its job from holding the phone to holding Xiaoyou who opened the door to greet him.


    ***


    In the beginning, after striking a deal with Wu Siyuan and Chen Xuyao, Wu Siyuan had informed Xiaoyou that if he wanted to, they could help him to avoid and free himself from Jiang Jingtong¡¯s entanglement.


    However, Xiaoyou declined the offer. To be honest, aside from the risks of being known and taught a lesson by Shi Yuanbai, actually, Jiang Jingtong was remarkably generous with his lover.


    Before, Xiaoyou naively believed that Jiang Jingtong really liked him. Even when he was beaten and sent to the hospital, he still thought it was enough in exchange for Jiang Jingtong¡¯s care. He had never coveted anything in Jiang Jingtong. But in Jiang Jingtong¡¯s eyes, he had always been regarded as a money chaser, from the very beginning.


    Then, so be it. Let¡¯s live up to his assumption.


    Xiaoyou lamented how stupid his past self was. Never got himself a broken silver, all he got was a broken bone instead.


    He decided to take as much as he could from now on. So what if they had no specific title? So what if their relationship had no clear future? Xiaoyou couldn¡¯t care less about such resplendent. All he wanted to do was the chance to wreak havoc within Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai¡¯s relationship in the future.


    Xiaoyu had been paying attention to how many people Jiang Jingtong had had a good time with. He intended to gather all the pieces of evidence quietly. Later, when those two Dog-men got married, let¡¯s see how they¡¯d look like when they accept such a gift.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t care about Xiaoyou¡¯s choices. Everyone had their own ideas and could not be forced.


    On another note, Shi Yuze finally got in touch with him after half a month of silence.


    [What do you want?]


    Wu Siyuan pondered for a while, then typed his reply,


    [Your dear little brother is thinking to run abroad.]


    He just nonchalantly gave this Big Brother a warning in advance without any specific intention. Unexpectedly, God knew why, Shi Yuze decided to make up a lot of assumptions about it instead.


    [You don¡¯t want him to go abroad? Did you intend to keep him in the country so that it¡¯ll be convenient for you to get revenge? I have to remind you, he is still my family member.]


    Shi Yuze contacting him meant that he had found out the truth of his dear brother¡¯s little moves. What he didn¡¯t expect was, looking at this reply, Shi Yuze still had the heart to defend Shi Yuanbai apparently.


    [If I wanted to get revenge on him, we wouldn¡¯t have this conversation at all.]


    The mobile phone Wu Siyuan used to contact him was specifically owned for this purpose only. Unless Shi Yuze inquired the relevant departments to locate him, it was impossible to know his identity.


    Even determining the exact location would have no result. He had never used this phone and card number at all. Even if Shi Yuze owned some contacts in the relevant departments, they might not be so idle to keep monitoring his location like a wanted criminal.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t have many worries over being discovered anyway.


    Soon, a new reply came from the other side.


    [Alright. You can rest assured that he won¡¯t go abroad.]


    It seemed like Shi Yuze had finally acquiesced upon Wu Siyuan¡¯s request.


    [You can also rest assured, I won¡¯t really do anything to him. Even the matter of going abroad is not a permanent demand. All I need is just to delay his plan for some period.]


    Shi Yuze didn¡¯t understand what this person was trying to do.


    He perceived no malice from this person so far. Initially, he guessed this person might hold a grudge over his younger brother, hence the action of informing him that he had been drugged. But his recent demand had confused his previous conjecture. What exactly did this person want to do?


    He tried to speculate on this person¡¯s real identity or his background. The most suspicious of them all was the Chen Family.


    These past years the Chen Family had gradually estranged from his Shi Family. Shi Yuze had also explored the reason for the falling-out before. It¡¯s just a matter of love between children. In his opinion such a broken heart or unrequited love were no big deals, so he didn¡¯t take the disagreement to heart.


    Who knew that when he investigated Shi Yuanbai¡¯s case recently, he also found out about the matter of the Chen Family¡¯s Young Miss. That year, it turned out Shi Yuanbai had put a lot of hands on the incident that happened to the young lady.


    Shi Yuze couldn¡¯t understand.


    There was nothing he should feel sorry about to this good brother of his. How could he treat him like this? Where did so much hatred come from?


    Was it for Family properties?


    He felt even more incredulous. What era was this, for someone to still have the custom of killing biological siblings just for the sake of an inheritance?


    Nevertheless, this was exactly the result of his investigation reports in many aspects.


    Shi Yuze laughed angrily. ¡®Want to be the heir? Want to control the Company? Fine.¡¯


    Originally, he really didn¡¯t pay attention to these superficial matters. Between the two brothers, there was no need to care about who hold the Leader position on the surface. When Shi Yuanbai graduated, since he was actually a capable person after all, Shi Yuze didn¡¯t mind giving him any position or transferring any power if he wanted to.


    Of course, now it was completely different.


    The more Shi Yuanbai coveted it, the more Shi Yuze would hold it to himself. He¡¯d let him stay to keep watching him accomplish all kinds of achievements.


    His family had also been informed about the good things Shi Yuanbai had done. His parents were still reluctant to accept and tried to make some excuses for Shi Yuanbai. However, their Company had long been controlled in his hands. Even if his parents wanted to help Shi Yuanbai, there wouldn¡¯t be much they could do.


    As for his Grandfather, he seemed like he refused to be in contact with Shi Yuanbai anymore. Although he had not been drugged as Shi Yuze was, who could guarantee that he would not be in the future?


    His parents unexpectedly still want to live in harmony with Shi Yuanbai. The foods he once brought back in his visit were thrown away by them over the same night.


    They told him to be magnanimous. As the big brother, he should be forgiving. Well, it couldn¡¯t be helped. After all, the ones who received drugged meals were not the two of them.


    Shi Yuze suddenly contemplated another possibility. If he were to truly had an accident in the future, would his parents give up on him without hesitation, or would they be willing to give him justice?


    Upon this question, there seemed to be no need to choose at all. Shi Yuze already knew the answer. Otherwise, all these years, all kinds of deeds Shi Yuanbai had done, how could it be so smooth without anyone ever finding it out?


    Shi Yuze had no idea why this unknown person wanted Shi Yuanbai to stay in the country for a period of time. Even so, he decided to cooperate with them.


    The reply he got was,


    [Cooperate? That¡¯s not necessary. As long as you didn¡¯t die by his hands, it¡¯s already a great help.]


    Sure enough. He just needed to sleep early and get up early. He should have minded my own business!


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, finding that everything was going well, he could finally breathe in satisfaction. It¡¯s time to continue to work his ass off and study hard.


    The freshmen in Business Administration Department were about to face a test in one of their subjects.


    Really, next time he needed to have a proper conversation with the System. If it were possible, let¡¯s avoid any task whose identity must study hard and still had to face the exam.


    It¡¯s really a pain in the ass!


    Speaking about the task, now Shi Yuanbai should also realize that Shi Yuze had found out about what he did. Which meant, he must have faced some pressure.


    Wu Siyuan carefully calculated the time and estimated, maybe the next semester, for them to finally get a certificate from the Marriage Bureau.


    After all, in order to secure his status, there¡¯s no other choice aside from tying the knot with Jiang Jingtong and reducing the loss.


    Wu Siyuan held his cheeks, thinking,


    ¡®Let¡¯s see, in what way should I convince Shi Yuze to push Shi Yuanbai and Jingtong to the marriage hall?¡¯


    ***


    Jiang Jingtong sent a new message.


    He expressed his gratitude for the recommendation of the short trip destination.


    Wu Siyuan smiled faintly. It was to be expected. This scenic spot he recommended must be 100% guaranteed to help warm up their feelings.


    After all, in the original plot, it was at this scenic spot that the original body and Jiang Jingtong fixed their relationship.


    Right now the cannon fodder stand-in Siyuan refused to go, but surely the Protagonist Shou would love to replace it and accompany his Gong, no?


    Besides, at this moment, having their feelings heated up must be beneficial to Shi Yuanbai.


    Well then, he must respond to Jiang Jingtong¡¯s report properly.


    [If I¡¯m not mistaken, both Jiang Xuege and Shi Xuege would officially enter the legal age at your birthday at the beginning of the next year, right? That means you two should be able to get a certificate at that time!]

 CH 11

    ¡®Get a certificate with Shi Yuanbai?¡¯


    Jiang Jingtong was dazzled for a moment. He felt his heart had even missed a few beats. It was not like he had never fantasized about such a scenario, but could it finally be realized right now?


    Clutching the phone in his hand tightly, there was another belief in his mind, however. He felt it shouldn¡¯t be like this, he and Shi Yuanbai shouldn¡¯t have gotten to this point so quickly.


    He should have fun for a few more years. Only then would he finally marry Shi Yuanbai. Afterward, they would stay loyal to each other and be in love for a lifetime.


    But if he were to think more carefully, actually, getting married early was not bad either. He had pursued Shi Yuanbai for so long, getting married to him would definitely bring him peace of mind. Besides, there were many people eyeing Shi Yuanbai right now, if he didn¡¯t hurry, Shi Yuanbai might even be snatched away from him.


    He was not completely unaware all this time. Gu Siyuan often told him about Zhang Lianze, or Young Master xxxx and so on, as Shi Yuanbai¡¯s admirer.


    ¡®Heh~¡¯ Jiang Jingtong chuckled.


    As expected, Yuanbai was indeed an excellent man who was coveted by a lot of people. But, so what? Didn¡¯t he fall into Jiang Jingtong¡¯s hand in the end?


    That being said, for such an important matter that could be said to be a life choice, he still had to discuss it with his family. Either way, marriage with the Shi Family was also a win-win situation.


    His own family¡¯s business seemed to face a lot of obstruction recently. There were always other people who robbed their chance at every turn. If they joined hands with the Shi Family, such petty hindrances should not happen any longer.


    ***


    When Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were going on their short trip, Wu Siyuan monitored them secretly as well.


    Based on the original plot, when Gu Siyuan and Jiang Jingtong came to the place together, that was supposed to be 1 year later. At that time, supposedly, the two of them encountered various ups and downs in this place. In conclusion of their trip, it was that Jiang Jingtong¡¯s heroic appearance and protective attitude had deeply touched the original body.


    Therefore, Gu Siyuan accepted Jiang Jingtong¡¯s confession.


    However, Wu Siyuan regarded all the scenes as suspicious. He felt it might actually be Jiang Jingtong¡¯s self-directed scenario and self-directed performance. Or else, how could such a well-managed Holiday Resort let hooliganism and street robberies happen as if the place was some kind of slum instead? According to Wu Siyuan¡¯s understanding, the security management in that area was quite good, and there was no slum-like place nearby.


    For this reason, Wu Siyuan found a private detective. The hired detective was the one he sent on a trip to follow and monitor Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai.


    ***


    On the same weekend, Wu Siyuan finally returned to the Gu Family¡¯s house. He met Gu Yingzhuo and later followed him to work overtime, visiting their Cinemas.


    He felt that the Cinema¡¯s equipment was wonderful and the flow of visitors was satisfactory. If he were to maintain this quality and quantity, he was confident in the possibility of expanding Gu Family¡¯s Cinema business.


    Besides, his own investments had been getting better recently. The return rates had allowed him to fatten his current funds. The more he was involved in the business field, the more he got acquainted with the other Second Generation in his college. Chen Xuyao had even mentioned to him if he might be interested in starting a joint company with several partners.


    Gu Siyuan¡¯s insight on investment was obvious at this point. Chen Xuyao felt since they were familiar, it was better to support and join each other to earn money. In the future, Gu Siyuan would definitely go back to take over the Gu Family¡¯s Cinema business after graduation, at that time they could continue to cooperate.


    Who wouldn¡¯t want to have the opportunity to make money? With his understanding of the Entertainment Industry coupled with Gu Siyuan¡¯s investment vision, they would definitely gain a lot of money by investing in various Movies and Television series.


    Wu Siyuan pondered the pros and cons and eventually agreed to cooperate with Chen Xuyao.


    Chen Xuyao brought Zhang Lianze to be included as one of their investors. However, the one who truly worked to study and decide on an investment project was Wu Siyuan himself.


    Somehow, Wu Siyuan had the illusion of being cheated by two Gold Masters[1].


    Regardless of Wu Siyuan¡¯s illusion, the partnership of the three people actually gave Wu Siyuan quite a benefit. Unbeknownst to him, his status in front of other Second Generations had risen to a certain level. After all, both Chen Xuyao and Zhang Lianze¡¯s status were not to be underestimated.


    Zhang Lianze in the original plot was supposed to be one of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s suitors. Before or after Shi Yuanbai went abroad, he was the one who contributed a lot of money. Even when Shi Yuanbai was abroad and had gotten in touch with that Mysterious Foreign Fish, Zhang Lianze still provided him with a lot of resources.


    The Zhang Family¡¯s business scope had encompassed other countries and had some influence internationally. When Shi Yuanbai decided to open a small company abroad to practice his skill, it was not him who was busy. It was Zhang Lianze who was busy before and after the establishment. In the plot, though it was said Jiang Jingtong cared about Shi Yuanbai and paid for everything he wanted, that was only the case when Shi Yuanbai expressed his will. Otherwise, he would only care occasionally if Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t tell any.


    Such a person actually was the one Shi Yuanbai fought to get, as a second marriage even.


    It was unclear whether Shi Yuanbai¡¯s choice was worth it or not.


    However, for Wu Siyuan what¡¯s clear was that cooperating with Zhang Lianze was very worthwhile! Even if Zhang Lianze just invested his money and sat aside in leisure to wait for dividends.


    ***


    Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai had finally finished their short trip and returned back home. Wu Siyuan had no need to check but he was sure that their relationship must have gone to a whole new level.


    Previously when they were still enjoying their romantic holiday, the detective Wu Siyuan had hired called him. Apparently, Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai encountered small trouble, being robbed on the street by some gangster over there. The detective asked him if his employer wanted to help those two and call for the police.


    The detective also added another piece of information, that the scene might actually be a Play Jiang Jingtong paid for the gangster to perform.


    Wu Siyuan let them be, letting Jiang Jingtong succeed in his act as the Hero who saves the Beauty.


    What¡¯s important to him was, that he had successfully obtained the evidence of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s hiring the gangster, JiangShi¡¯s sweet and lovey-dovey pictures, or even a 3gp picture of their bedroom exercise[2].


    Speaking about the last picture set, he had to applaud the detective¡¯s ability. How on earth could he take pictures in their room in the first place? Really, Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai seemed to be a bit careless, ah~


    Wu Siyuan settled the payment without any delay and even added a red envelope to Mr. Detective. It was an acknowledgment of his skill.


    With this evidence, his hunch earlier was proved. Jiang Jingtong¡¯s act as a Hero saving the Beauty, both to the original body in the plot, and to Shi Yuanbai in this life, were all fake.


    In the original body¡¯s case, he was quite naive and didn¡¯t know the complex nature of society. Such a person was easily deceived by Jiang Jingtong to believe his performance. In Shi Yuanbai¡¯s case, however, Wu Siyuan believed he would not be so innocent. Was he aware of it and decided to follow the flow voluntarily instead?


    Forget about Shi Yuanbai¡¯s real feelings. Wu Siyuan stored the given pictures immediately. He picked out a few sweet and ambiguous pictures of their travels and shared them with Chen Xuyao.


    ¡°Would you like to send it to your other friends and let them post the pictures on JiangShi Super Topic?¡±


    Chen Xuyao¡¯s move was remarkably fast after getting his hands on the pictures. It was not long for those photos to appear on the Super Topic. It was posted under the pretense that the poster accidentally took them while traveling.


    [Guess what I saw when I went on a trip this weekend? Ahhhhhhhh!!! It¡¯s so sweet! JiangShi CP is real!]


    Afterward, several Local Tyrants accounts started their usual comment drawing events again.


    Xiaoyou and the several Fishes who were saved from the Sea King¡¯s clutch before were made sure to receive these photos as well. For fear, they still had lingering feelings. It must be extinguished well.


    ***


    Unexpectedly the JiangShi sweet travel photos campaign was going so well that even the unknown Fishes actually came to confront Shi Yuanbai once he returned to the campus.


    They were just Small Fish and Shrimp. Nevertheless, after losing both Zhang Lianze and Wen Yongliang, Shi Yuanbai had to cherish those remnants and paid some attention to them.


    When this matter blew up, Shi Yuanbai suddenly suspected it was caused by the brainless fan, Gu Siyuan.


    Following his conjecture, he went to check the Super Topic. To his surprise, Gu Siyuan¡¯s Weibo was deserted, there was no post or comments he left on Super Topic. He just posted some daily venting about his personal life.


    Shi Yuanbai finally dispelled his doubt about Gu Siyuan as the one who spread his photos with Jiang Jingtong. On another look, there was actually a post that attracted his attention.


    [Alas, I have to accompany my father to work overtime on weekends, checking whether the employees are lazy. Gee, so exhausting~]


    What did Gu Siyuan¡¯s family business was, again?


    Shi Yuanbai started to consider whether this CP brainless fan could be turned into Shi Yuanbai¡¯s brainless fan only.


    On the other side of the city, Wu Siyuan, who was busy with the establishment of their joint company, felt a chill on his back.


    ¡®Who is it! Who is thinking of doing bad things to me?!¡¯


    ***


    From that day on, everything was going according to Wu Siyuan¡¯s plan. The only exception, something beyond his wildest dream was Shi Yuanbai¡¯s new attitude.


    He had no idea why an anomaly happened. Recently, Shi Yuanbai had frequently gone to see him.


    Even if Wu Siyuan kept bringing Jiang Jingtong into their talks, it could not stop Shi Yuanbai from advancing forward.


    Wu Siyuan tried to maintain his smile and greeted him, ¡°Shi Xuege, is something the matter?¡±


    He had just returned to the college area from finishing his business outside, and coincidentally, met Shi Yuanbai on his arrival.


    Shi Yuanbai gave him a dazzling smile, one that anyone would surely be fascinated looking upon. ¡°I was just passing by and saw you here, I think, why not say hello to Xuedi?¡± Then he casually asked, ¡°Gu Xuedi seems to be busy these days.¡±


    Wu Siyuan replied casually as well, ¡°Not really, I guess?¡± Then he quickly grinned and asked Shi Yuanbai, ¡°Shi Xuege, you must be on the way to meet with Jiang Xuege, right?¡±


    The smile on Shi Yuanbai¡¯s face stiffened. ¡°He has a lot of things on his plate. I won¡¯t disturb him.¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°¡­¡± So you¡¯re bothering me instead?


    Shi Yuanbai continued to say, ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t have many friends on campus. Xuedi, you¡¯re one of the few friends I have.¡±


    Nodding faintly, Wu Siyuan was actually helpless inside. ¡®What¡¯s the matter? Is it because the Fishes on his pond are cleaned up, and even the Shrimps are gone? Is this a new start of Fish farming?¡¯


    Seeing Gu Siyuan¡¯s acknowledgment of the friend identity he gave, Shi Yuanbai¡¯s eyes lit up. He proceeded to invite Gu Siyuan to have afternoon tea with him.


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan had to listen to Shi Yuanbai pouring over his feelings regarding Jiang Jingtong. Yes, he didn¡¯t deny his relationship with Jiang Jingtong anymore. However, in this talk, he vaguely revealed a complaint that despite being together with Jiang Jingtong, he was unable to feel happy. Or in other words, Jiang Jingtong didn¡¯t give him much happiness.


    In addition, his relationship with his family was getting worse recently. Shi Yuanbai confided his difficulty, feeling as if he was an invisible person whenever he returned to his home. His family seemed to dislike him somehow, and he had rarely returned home as a result. His older brother, in particular, was becoming even more indifferent to him.


    Being the one Shi Yuanbai confide in, Wu Siyuan gave neither the reaction nor any comfort.


    Shi Yuanbai could only reluctantly regard him as a Straight Man[3]who had thick skin and low EQ.


    Initially, he wanted to find an opportunity in between their talk to brush Gu Siyuan¡¯s hand, unfortunately, Gu Siyuan put his hand in his pocket the whole time, except when he was holding the cup to drink his tea.


    There was no way to advance, Shi Yuanbai had no choice but to retreat for the moment.


    ***


    After sending the Big Buddha[4]away, Wu Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡®What the hell is this? Does Shi Yuanbai really regard him as a new Fish?¡¯


    He¡¯s ashamed to say, but just which part of him looked like a potential Fish?


    He was about to ask Shi Yuze about the situation in the Shi Family, coincidentally he found that Shi Yuze had given him a few pieces of new information


    [My dear younger brother seems to be in the same boat as Jiang Jingtong.]


    [He seems to be in a hurry, otherwise, he will not accept Jiang Jingtong so early.]


    As expected of Big Brother, he knew his younger brother¡¯s nature quite well. Wu Siyuan replied,


    [It¡¯s good that they¡¯re together.]


    Unexpectedly, Shi Yuze was waiting for his reaction, because a new message was sent back in an instant.


    [Then this matter is settled. Let me tell you, the Jiang Family has been under suppression recently. I can get them married as soon as possible in this case.]


    Wu Siyuan hadn¡¯t hinted to him anything yet, but this Shi Yuze was indeed an intelligent man.


    He felt the people he met in this world were pretty capable. Once they were given an opportunity and guided in the right direction, they started to work on it swiftly. In his original plan, Wu Siyuan wanted to get stronger as soon as possible so that he could take on any scheme from the Protagonists. As a result, Chen Xuyao and his affiliates directly suppressed the Jiang family, giving them no chance to turn over.


    This Big Brother was even more incredible. Wu Siyuan hadn¡¯t said his purpose in contacting him yet, but he understood everything by himself.


    That¡¯s right, what Wu Siyuan had always advocated was to make that wonderful pair of men be together as soon as possible to reduce the harm they caused to society. On the other hand, Chen Xuyao also wanted to make sure that after being together, even if they were not satisfied, they wouldn¡¯t be able to leave each other.


    Especially after Wu Siyuan succeeded in bringing Shi Yuze on board, Chen Xuyao had more motivation to continue forward. After all, it was true that the Jiang Family might ask for help from the Shi Family. However, after the Shi Family kicked Shi Yuanbai over, it¡¯s unlikely for them to offer any attention or help thereof.


    At that time, when they continued to suppress the Jiang Family, Jiang Jingtong might have recklessly tried to bring down the Shi Family along. Shi Yuze would not keep quiet and might attack them in that case.


    The more Wu Siyuan imagined the possibilities ahead, the happier he felt.


    Good things were coming!


    He could imagine his mission in this world would be completed in the near future.


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    (T/L Note : I forgot to remind you guys, but there are a lot of switches between Wu Siyuan and Gu Siyuan. Gu Siyuan/the original body is used when Wu Siyuan referred to the body in the original plot. Gu Siyuan is also used in the other character¡¯s POV, such as Chen Xuyao, JiangShi, etc, because in reality, Wu Siyuan¡¯s identity in the world is Gu Siyuan.)

 CH 12

    After being inexplicably regarded as a new fish by Shi Yuanbai, Wu Siyuan was convinced that both Protagonist Gong and Shou were two sides of the same coin[1]. They both had wonderful brain circuits. Perhaps it was the reason why they were attracted to each other as the main Protagonists in the end.


    He had just been disgusted by Shi Yuanbai¡¯s grace, yet another moment Jiang Jingtong came over to brush his presence.


    This guy was likely to be someone who didn¡¯t want to accept defeat or let go of his prey. In addition to expressing gratitude to Wu Siyuan for helping him in his pursuit of Shi Yuanbai, he suddenly said a lot of irrelevant things.


    ¡°Sometimes, I don¡¯t know why, but you appear in my mind.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not just about feeling grateful, it¡¯s something more.¡±


    ¡°Ah, never mind about me. I guess I¡¯m just a bit confused.¡±


    ¡®Who cares about you, hurry up and scram!¡¯ Wu Siyuan felt he was plagued with bad luck today for getting the protagonists to come and disgust him.


    On the other hand, Xiaoyou had also sent him a new report. It was said that after coming back from the trip with Shi Yuanbai, Jiang Jingtong immediately visited him. He didn¡¯t feel ashamed to inform Xiaoyou that he had finally gotten his hand and be together with Shi Yuanbai, but if Xiaoyou didn¡¯t mind, he could continue to follow him, though don¡¯t think about having any real identity in their relationship.


    Wu Siyuan curiously wondered, ¡°Didn¡¯t he already start feeling bored with you before? How did he still keep coming back to you?¡±


    To which Xiaoyu guessed, ¡°Maybe, because he hasn¡¯t found another better lover yet?¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°Alright then, it¡¯s up to you to decide what¡¯s your next move.¡±


    If Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were to be married, Wu Siyuan expected their married life should be extremely exhilarating. Maybe one day they would meet accidentally when they were about to book a room with their respective Lover and Fish, and the scene would be;


    ¡°Why are you here?!¡±


    ¡°That should be my words, why are you here?!¡±


    Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t hold back his laughter and quickly shared this joke with his roommate.


    ***


    Even if Wu Siyuan started a new joint company with Chen Xuyao and Zhang Lianze, in reality, he was still a student after all. He couldn¡¯t fully invest his time to manage and operate the company, so he hired a Manager to help him. The person he picked was recommended by his father. Actually, Zhang Lianze had also suggested some people, but after considering various aspects, the most suitable one was the one recommended by his father.


    So far, everything was going well in his life.


    Unfortunately, the same could not be said for his Campus life.


    Being attacked at the same time by both Protagonist Gong and Shou in turn had scared Wu Siyuan somewhat. He was afraid that he couldn¡¯t hold on and would puke in front of them accidentally.


    He heard the news that the Shi Family had an internal dispute recently, due to the inheritance matter. Father Shi was dismissed from his position as the General Manager. The one who dismissed him was Grandpa Shi. In the future, Father Shi would have no power to put his hand into the Company¡¯s affair.


    Just like how the previous Shi Yuanbai, Father Shi could only wait at home for dividends.


    It was said previous, because the current Shi Yuanbai was deprived of this privilege.


    Father Shi¡¯s sudden dismissal was the final piece for Shi Yuanbai to be convinced that his move to drug Shi Yuze¡¯s meals had been exposed.


    It was no wonder that his family¡¯s attitude toward him had changed drastically. His parents were still saying that they were on his side, however, even when they said so, his parents were reluctant to have a meal with him.


    As for his older brother, Shi Yuze, he had cut any contact with Shi Yuanbai directly.


    If Shi Yuanbai dared to make any more fuss, even the remaining shares that belonged to him were likely to be deprived as well in any way possible.


    Under various pressure, as he entered the last semester in his College, Shi Yuanbai started to directly or indirectly mention the matter of marriage with Jiang Jingtong. This was the only way out for Shi Yuanbai to rescue himself from the current predicament. As long as he and Jiang Jingtong joined forces, they would definitely be able to take control of the Shi Family.


    He was confident since his Parents were now completely on his side after his Grandfather¡¯s decision in the Company prior.


    His father understood various matters and the inside condition of the Shi Family business very well. Besides, after working for years his father had his own Party placed in the Company. With the Jiang Family¡¯s support coupled with his father¡¯s hidden hands, he didn¡¯t believe he still couldn¡¯t snatch the Company from Shi Yuze.


    Shi Yuanbai shared his aspiration with Jiang Jingtong directly, but of course, Jiang Jingtong was very much interested to take a part in it.


    Originally he had asked his parents to contact Shi Yuze for cooperation. But now that he heard Shi Yuanbai¡¯s plan, he felt this proposal was even more attractive. It was better to join forces and directly seize the Shi Company rather than mere business cooperation.


    It was for this reason that they got engaged directly during the winter vacation. The official marriage was planned to be held after their graduation.


    ***


    Even after reaching this point, Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t seem to give up on his plan on going abroad. Therefore, the matter of their official marriage was something Wu Siyuan most looking forward to as well as worried about the most.


    In order to stabilize the advance of his allied forces, Wu Siyuan had been persuading Chen Xuyao to reduce their attack on the Jiang Family. He put forward the pros and cons and told him the advantages of letting Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai officially get married first. It would be striking two birds with one stone.


    Fortunately, on Shi Yuze¡¯s side, he was also inclined to see Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong smoothly get their marriage certificate. He wanted to know what his dear brother would continue to do.


    To achieve his grand plan to ensure the two Protagonists get married smoothly, Wu Siyuan had to endure and work his ass off in the remaining 6 months of their last semester.


    Good grief. When those two were not together, he had to worry about how to make them together quickly.


    Now that they finally were together, he still had to bother about how to maintain their relationship from being broken. On one hand, he was worried that Jiang Jingtong¡¯s various disgusting deeds would be discovered by Shi Yuanbai. On the other hand, he was also worried that Jiang Jingtong would realize Shi Yuanbai¡¯s true face.


    On another note, those two Protagonists were really a pair of Fishing Master[2]. They had just gotten engaged officially, and they had already started to go fishing again!


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s pond previously had been cleaned up by Wu Siyuan and Co. Aside from the Fish from overseas, there was only one Fish left. Apparently, the Fish had just entered the pond recently. This was a Fish who hold a competitive desire toward Jiang Jingtong. When Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong were not officially together, this Fish had no interest in Shi Yuanbai.


    Now that the two were engaged, the Fish¡®s goddamn desire to defeat Jiang Jingtong finally appeared.


    He just wanted to win over Jiang Jingtong, he didn¡¯t care which aspect he won at.


    Huang Zixuan, the Fish¡®s identity hated Jiang Jingtong for a long time. It was because Jiang Jingtong had always been the child of someone else¡¯s family[3], he was used to being compared to Jiang Jingtong. Over the years he got used to such a state and continued to compete and compare with him.


    Now, as long as he could give Jiang Jingtong a green hat[4], it would mean his win!


    Actually, in the original plot, it was the original body, Gu Siyuan, whom Huang Zixuan tried to hook up with. It¡¯s a pity the original body didn¡¯t like him. After Jiang Jingtong found his stand-in husband was seduced, he decided to destroy the Huang Family.


    But it would be a different matter when it came to Shi Yuanbai.


    According to the rumor these days, Huang Zixuan had invited Shi Yuanbai to dinner several times. Even Jiang Jingtong had started to feel suspicious. He asked Wu Siyuan for help as usual.


    [You seem to be close with Yuanbai recently. Do you know who he has been going to have dinner with nowadays?]


    The news had come to Jiang Jingtong¡¯s ears rather quickly, even if the places where Shi Yuanbai and Huang Zixuan went supposedly were good at protecting their customer¡¯s privacy. Huang Zixuan was truly serious and rigorous in his way to plant a green grassland on top of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s head[5], this guy definitely must not be exposed before the two Protagonists got their marriage certificate!


    So, Wu Siyuan hurriedly replied,


    [We are close recently because I am a CP fan of the two Xueges. Shi Xuege often finds me asking for advice about how to make the wedding beautiful and impressive.]


    Jiang Jingtong didn¡¯t mind that Gu Siyuan forget to answer the other topic he inquired about earlier. He got interested in the wedding topic mentioned instead.


    [Oh? So what advice did you give him?]


    [Honestly, not of importance. This matter is better to hand it over to the professionals. But if possible, It is best to make it as big as possible!]


    That way, the whole world knew you were married!


    It would be best if the System could use it to judge how extremely happy those two Scumbags were when they finally got married.


    [Indeed. Our wedding must be big and grand. Then, did Yuanbai mention anyone he was close with lately?]


    Wu Siyuan pondered for a while before finally typing his answer.


    [When Shi Xuege talks with me, most of the time he only mentions Jiang Xuege. I really don¡¯t know about his other friends.]


    Looking at Wu Siyuan¡¯s reply, Jiang Jingtong put down his doubt. It seemed he was just overthinking the matter. Shi Yuanbai and Huang Zixuan were already familiar before, so right now it should also be a normal social interaction.


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, he was truly troubled. ¡®Aren¡¯t you a Sea King? When you go fishing, how can you still be discovered by others!¡¯


    As a result, Wu Siyuan the fake CP fan had to be busy organizing the situation.


    He arranged his words carefully and sent a message to Shi Yuanbai.


    [Shi Xuege, you and Jiang Xuege really can¡¯t wait to stuff me with dog food[6] every day¡­]


    ¡®Giving Gu Siyuan dog food?¡¯ Shi Yuanbai was at a loss looking at this accusation. He knew Gu Siyuan¡¯s brain circuit was abnormal. That guy often took his words as showing off his relationship with Jiang Jingtong, taking them as him providing sugar to the CP fan. Having said that, he hadn¡¯t spoken to Gu Siyuan at all today.


    ¡®Then, is it Jiang Jingtong who is looking for Gu Siyuan?¡¯


    He was glad that Gu Siyuan always told him everything about Jiang Jingtong every visit or contact with him. In this case, he could determine that there was nothing happening between those two.


    If so, what caused Jiang Jingtong to find Gu Siyuan this time?


    [What did Jiang Jingtong contact you for?]


    [It must be because Jiang Xuege is jealous of me! He wonders why Shi Xuege and I are seeing each other a lot lately. Then he also worries about whether you are seeing other people often, thinking if he did something wrong.]


    Shi Yuanbai felt his heart skip a beat. He was considering the possibility of Jiang Jingtong discovering something about him. He gathered his composure, tried to sort out the recent events, and then replied to Gu Siyuan.


    [He is just being paranoid.]


    [I know right! That¡¯s why I said Jiang Xuege is just giving me dog food, he must have cared about Shi Xuege too much!]


    Exhaling a breath of relief, Shi Yuanbai felt fortunate that Gu Siyuan had sent him this message. It seemed like someone informed Jiang Jingtong that he and Huang Zixuan went out to have dinner together. If that¡¯s the case, then Shi Yuanbai should think of a way out.


    Marrying Jiang Jingtong was a must thing to do to make his comeback. He must not make Jiang Jingtong feel any doubt thereby.


    Afterward, Shi Yuanbai began to slow down his pace and reduce his contact with Huang Zixuan or other Fish and Shrimp. He spared a lot of time accompanying Jiang Jingtong and going out with him in return.


    The turn of events in Jiang Jingtong¡¯s eyes proved what Gu Siyuan had said before. Shi Yuanbai really just cared and worried about their marriage too much.


    Then, as if to appease Shi Yuanbai¡¯s tension, he happily assured him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, our wedding must be the biggest and most grand!¡±


    These words successfully gave Shi Yuanbai peace of mind, as well as other Jiang-affiliated Families, telling them the Jiang Family would never go down so easily.


    As for Shi Yuanbai, though he didn¡¯t understand why Jiang Jingtong suddenly give him this reassurance, he was relieved regardless, for this marriage to be taken seriously. He had heard some news that the Jiang Family was going downhill lately. But hearing Jiang Jingtong¡¯s assertive tone, it must not be something worth worrying about.


    It was normal for businesses to have opponents. It was a trivial matter to be intercepted by others. Especially for the Jiang Family, this kind of problem should have been no big deal.


    Jiang Jingtong and his family kept every Company¡¯s matter under wraps. Generally, no one knew about it aside from the opponent themselves.


    Therefore when Shi Yuanbai¡¯s suitors told him the news about the Jiang Family, he didn¡¯t believe it at all. Later, with Wu Siyuan¡¯s assistance, these new suitors were made to acknowledge that Jiang Jingtong was Shi Yuanbai¡¯s true love. From then on, the new suitors were gradually retreating as well.


    Wu Siyuan the initiator, realized that this kind of brainwashing method really worked wonders.


    Perhaps the power of frequent brainwashing was the reason why there were a lot of marketing accounts on Weibo. They kept posting some unidentified rumors yet a lot of people still believe them. Some things if they were done frequently, were destined to have people who got brainwashed by them.


    Obviously right now Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were not deeply in love, but others thought they were very compatible and seemed to be surrounded by happiness.


    In this way, the marriage after graduation had finally been determined.


    A wandering soul who lacks sleep.


    References

 CH 13

    Wu Siyuan¡¯s career continued to thrive every day, and the happy occasion for the two protagonists was also approaching day by day. Both Jiang and Shi families had started to prepare for the wedding reception.


    As a well-known die-hard CP fan of the two guys, Wu Siyuan naturally got himself an invitation. He felt his heart was a little bit painful and broken. The red bomb[1]sent to him had exploded his heart into pieces. There was no joy in having his CP come true, only the pain and bitterness of spending money remained.


    His task of ushering those two scumbags to the marriage hall had basically almost completed. However, at this point, everyone around him already knew his online identity. The biggest fan in JiangShi Super Topic, the number one die-hard CP fan, everyone knew it was him! Even if in reality he was just pretending, a CP fan with ulterior motives, but on the surface, he still was a brainless CP fan. He did sincerely wish and bless Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai to be a pair of husbands for a lifetime, though that actually came from a malicious intention.


    That being said, Chen Xuyao actually was even more in an awkward state. He had lost his horse[2]! His vest as another CP fan blowing rainbow farts[3]in JiangShi Super Topic was known by Shi Yuanbai.


    When Chen Xuyao¡¯s online identity was uncovered, one guy was smirking and another guy was shouting MMP![4] in his heart.


    Jiang Jingtong¡¯s expression was dark when he knew Chen Xuyao¡¯s identity. But after all, he was worthy of being the Protagonist Gong. In a short time, he was able to regain his composure and handed the wedding invitation to Chen Xuyao as if he was sincerely awaiting his arrival.


    As the one who received the sincere invitation, Chen Xuyao was in turn struggling with whether he should press his hatred to attend or, just simply come and look for a joke?


    In the end, since Wu Siyuan was definitely going to attend the reception, Chen Xuyao gritted his teeth and bravely accompanied his good buddy to see the hateful Jiang Jingtong¡¯s wedding.


    This wedding was a great achievement due to everyone¡¯s hard work. The two Scumbags were finally going to announce to the world that they got together. This marriage bond was not something that could be easily separated by just simply saying, ¡®let¡¯s break up¡¯.


    Wu Siyuan was analyzing their marriage life based on those two scumbags¡¯ nature. He estimated that they would definitely plant a grassland on top of each other¡¯s heads[5]!


    However, as long as they stayed together, nothing else matter. What Wu Siyuan was more afraid of was that when they have a conflict in the future, would they still come to bother Wu Siyuan with it?


    Should he be forced into the role of a confidant brother who must listen to others¡¯ life problems?


    That¡¯s not good. He¡¯s just a single dog who wanted to be beautiful alone.


    In this case, Wu Siyuan shifted his thought to another online identity he had. A Wise-man blogger.


    Back then when he made an account specifically used to post chicken soup for the soul, the plan using this identity ended up being discarded because Jiang Jingtong unexpectedly chose to quickly accept his advice directly. Even so, he would still occasionally log in to that account, post some meaningful chicken soup, some kind of personality or emotional quiz[6], shared his written songs or lyrics, as well as wrote some motivational stories by the way.


    Unexpectedly, this Weibo did attract some fans.


    When he shared the songs, there would be dozens of retweets.


    He wondered if those fans thought he was a music blogger instead.


    Inexplicably gaining fans did not really impress him. It was only when he opened this Weibo account and actually found that Jiang Jingtong¡¯s Weibo had followed him, that he was both surprised and excited.


    ¡®What should I post now for Jiang Jingtong to read? Should I post; Don¡¯t be half-hearted when you have a boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband?¡¯


    ¡®Or should I post; Be careful the green hat you weave might be put on yourself at any time?¡¯


    Wu Siyuan pursed his lip into a straight line. He didn¡¯t want to worry anymore about Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai after they got married. That said, this critical period of their new marriage life should be maintained well.


    If Wu Siyuan ended his participation too early, the stage he had painstakingly set up for the protagonists might collapse soon. He had set them up step by step, so he had to retreat gradually as well. Hopefully, their relationship would give him a marvelous sight after Wu Siyuan withdrew his manipulation.


    In the end, Wu Siyuan decided to just casually share a new song instead in his second Weibo.


    ***


    The Jiang Family had lately been besieged by several enterprises in the business field. Apparently, Shi Yuze had also taken part in setting up the obstacles. He did it to put pressure upon Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai and made them feel the illusion of the urgency of marriage.


    Whether the marriage actually ended up as a really good thing or not, who cared about it!


    The wedding date was approaching. At this time, Shi Yuanbai suddenly invited Wu Siyuan for afternoon tea once again. Just like before, he was forced to listen to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s recent love life, complaining that Jiang Jingtong was not as attentive as he used to be.


    Wu Siyuan wondered about Jiang Jingtong¡¯s behavior for a while. This time it must not be due to Wu Siyuan¡¯s advice about restraining himself as a licking dog. It must have been due to Jiang Jingtong¡¯s own scumbag nature!


    He pondered what he should say in this case, and finally said, ¡°Whether it¡¯s between lovers or spouses, you should keep the relationship fresh and make something new. How about Shi Xuege make some surprise for Jiang Xuege?¡±


    The corner of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s mouth twitched visibly.


    ¡®Why should I make some surprise for Jiang Jingtong? It¡¯s clearly not my problem! It should be Jiang Jingtong who has changed and doesn¡¯t love me enough!¡¯


    At first, he regarded his decreasing passion as Jiang Jingtong being tired, and unable to keep up his mood. Lately, even when Shi Yuanbai was willing to be in harmony[7]with him, Jiang Jingtong was still not interested. Sure enough, after getting his hand and having a taste, men would quickly lose their interest!


    Shi Yuanbai felt a little bit of regret. He shouldn¡¯t have agreed to be with Jiang Jingtong so easily.


    Wu Siyuan, however, was still trying and made another excuse, ¡°Perhaps Jiang Xuege is too nervous about the upcoming wedding, unconsciously being negligent to you as a result?¡±


    Regardless of Wu Siyuan¡¯s painfully weak excuses, Shi Yuanbai kept pouring his dissatisfaction with Jiang Jingtong¡¯s recent performances. Namely, how Jiang Jingtong had barely communicated with him, or how he hadn¡¯t bought the things he liked as he did before.


    Surely Shi Yuanbai was still kept in the dark about Jiang Family¡¯s current situation, the fact that they had already in a mess. In this case, it was no wonder such luxury of buying everything Shi Yuanbai fancied couldn¡¯t be done unscrupulously like before. Jiang Jingtong truly concealed the matter very well, letting Shi Yuanbai be completely clueless about it.


    Even if someone else were to inform Shi Yuanbai about it, he wouldn¡¯t believe the information. The Jiang Family would not be so easy to be disintegrated. They had a solid foundation. But the most important thing, the Jiang Family was a Business Goliath with huge wealth.


    Wu Siyuan listened to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s heart-to-heart complaint silently. He still had to endure and avoid some provocative attempts[8]from time to time at that. In front of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s miserable story, he gave no sympathy, showed no empathy, and definitely didn¡¯t respond to his pitiful state.


    Inwardly, Shi Yuanbai was furious.


    ¡®Gu Siyuan! This person is really a man who has never been enlightened [9]! What¡¯s the use of being a CP fan? Obviously, the CP Master is in front of you, shouldn¡¯t you feel something? Shouldn¡¯t you have any dreamy idea about him? I have already given you a precious chance, why don¡¯t you know how to seize it?!¡¯


    Feeling weary and exhausted, Shi Yuanbai had no choice but to let Wu Siyuan go this time as well.


    Therefore, the fake CP fan-Wu Siyuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.


    ***


    When Wu Siyuan returned to the dormitory after meeting with Shi Yuanbai, he was immediately surrounded by his roommates.


    ¡°What is Shi Yuanbai looking for you this time?¡±


    Wu Siyuan slumped down with no energy left. ¡°I¡¯m beat¡­¡±


    Chen Xuyao encouraged him with a smile, ¡°The revolution has not yet succeeded, Comrade Gu still needs to work hard.¡±


    Wu Siyuan reluctantly plastered a grin on his face. He took out his phone and, good gracious! the first thing that greeted him was a message from another Scumbag, Jiang Jingtong.


    [Why does Shi Yuanbai seem to be in a bad mood when he comes back just now?]


    How could the Sea King who failed to hook his targeted Fish-Siyuan be in a good mood afterward?


    [Maybe Shi Xuege is feeling insecure? He feels that Jiang Xuege is inattentive to him lately. How about Jiang Xuege spend more time with him?]


    Looking at the message, Jiang Jingtong felt a sudden headache.


    [You don¡¯t understand, I¡¯ve been fairly busy these days.]


    [Xuege must be either busy with the upcoming wedding or your career, I suppose. Or else, how could Jiang Xuege neglect his beloved Shi Xuege?]


    [If only Yuanbai can think of me that way as well¡­]


    Wu Siyuan stared at the reply and narrowed his eyes. What happened? Something must be wrong somewhere!


    [Shi Xuege loves you! He must also think about your well-being.]


    Jiang Jingtong felt relieved somehow looking at this reassurance. Lately, his family¡¯s business had gone downhill. All kinds of obstacles from the business rivals kept appearing one after another.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    While investigating the mastermind behind the scene in his family¡¯s downfall, he couldn¡¯t help but be irritable. Be that as it may, Shi Yuanbai was still the same as before, seemingly aloof and uncaring of others, causing Jiang Jingtong to feel disappointed somewhat. He hoped that Shi Yuanbai would understand how he had been busy running about, but it was just a whimsical wish. As a result, Jiang Jingtong decisively left to meet up with a boy he met recently instead.


    ***


    At Shi Yuanbai¡¯s side, after his meeting with Wu Siyuan earlier, he went to have a video call with his Foreign Fish.


    ¡°When are you going to come over here?¡±


    Shi Yuanbai had pondered over this matter as well. He had estimated with his recent itinerary, he should be able to go abroad around July or August. The wedding reception had been set for June, after 1 or 2 months, it¡¯d be fine if he went abroad.


    There were enough excuses he had prepared to go, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem to get permission.


    Therefore, Shi Yuanbai confidently replied, ¡°This summer vacation. If there¡¯s no accident, I will be able to come over.¡±


    ¡°Sounds good. I will definitely be ready to welcome you.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai flashed out his trademark gentle smile. ¡°I will look forward to it.¡±


    ¡®As expected, it is his good friend who will never change and stays the same!¡¯


    Shi Yuanbai was satisfied with the response. He continued to contact his other small fishes. He had learned from his past failure. Those who were similar or even had better status than the Shi Family were difficult to capture. On the contrary, those typical Second Generation who had no real power or status were easily hooked and seduced.


    Somehow Shi Yuanbai felt someone was manipulating the situation behind the scene. Those big fishes who originally showed a good impression of him had all kept their distance nowadays. Shi Yuanbai always felt it shouldn¡¯t be like this.


    According to his assessment, his interpersonal relationship with others shouldn¡¯t become this bleak.


    Right now, there was no one he could inquire about even from the Shi Family¡¯s side. The company was completely controlled by his older brother, Shi Yuze. He was unable to get clear information, it was hard for him to make some decisions. Fortunately, his remaining contacts, though not so reliable, they still occasionally deliver some small news to him.


    ***


    Back to Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, after he dealt with the two scumbags in a row, he was even more exhausted. He started to believe it may be a good idea after all if Shi Yuanbai were to go abroad after he got married to Jiang Jingtong.


    As long as they stopped bothering this fake CP fan identity of his, Wu Siyuan could live his life in peace!


    He was also extremely busy these days, but apart from the deep tiredness when facing Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai, he felt happy about the other businesses.


    The joint company between him, Chen Xuyao, and Zhang Lianze were about to pick their sweet fruits.


    Several new movies they had invested in were ready to be released in a row. The investment and cost for the movies were not considered too much, but looking at the comments on the internet, Wu Siyuan felt the harvest should be good.


    It was just a start, nevertheless it also greatly boosted Wu Siyuan¡¯s morale. He was confident if Jiang Jingtong were to follow the plot and go against him, he could hold his ground for real this time.


    Having said that, Jiang Jingtong shouldn¡¯t even have the time to bother him when his Jiang family was already in a mess.


    ***


    Their freshmen year had come to an end, and JiangShi¡¯s marriage reception had finally arrived.


    Wu Siyuan and Chen Xuyao dressed properly, took the invitation, and attended the wedding.


    Thanking the God above, Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai didn¡¯t have a failure in their brain circuit and decided to make him a Best Man or something. Otherwise, Wu Siyuan might ascend[10] from the unbearable situation.


    Wu Siyuan looked at the two Best Man invited by the two Protagonists and smiled meaningfully. If Chen Xuyao hadn¡¯t been gossiping about the situation of the current fish pond[11]or rotten peach blossoms[12], Wu Siyuan would never expect such a thing to actually happen.


    In addition to the two Best Man, other confidantes or good buddies, either Fish or Spare tires, actually were all invited here.


    Wu Siyuan gave a two-thumbs-up to the Protagonists filled with admiration.


    ¡®666![13] Truly awesome!¡¯


    Those two guys really continued to cuckold each other while falling in love with each other.


    Regardless of the unusual guests, the wedding itself progressed smoothly.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s smile became sincere with every minute. He could finally see the bright future of his task completion in this world. He who had never liked to drink much before was drinking until he got drunk today.


    As a result, after the reception was over, the two people, Wu Siyuan and Chen Xuyao were squatting on the roadside near their campus, constantly puking their guts off.


    ¡°God! Finally married! The scumbags are finally becoming a family! The revolution for a better society has succeeded!¡±


    Chen Xuyao responded from the side, ¡°I can¡¯t wait to see them disgust each other every day.¡±


    ¡°Bleghh! Just stay forever! Don¡¯t ever come to disgust others again!¡± Wu Siyuan said in between his puking.


    ¡°Hee¡­heh¡­hehehee, let me tell you some recent news. Shi Yuanbai is preparing to go abroad. Are you surprised?¡±


    Wu Siyuan was sobered up instantly. ¡°Of course he is!¡±


    ¡®Damn! Even right now I still have to work hard and continue to urge them to get their real and legal marriage certificate!¡¯

 CH 14

    Even after Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai held their grand wedding, it seemed like they were still procrastinating in getting a certificate and legally acknowledging their marriage.


    This was the most worrying part for Wu Siyuan.


    ¡®Shi Yuanbai is about to fly away, why don¡¯t you as a Scum Gong feel the slightest bit anxious?! He is the venerated King of the Sea[1], which part of his can make you feel at ease when he¡¯s let loose?!¡¯


    Feeling that the push from him, the number one Braindead CP fan was not strong enough, he quickly turned his brain and contacted Xiaoyou for support.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t Jiang Jingtong get his marriage certificate yet?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± There was a short pause on the other side of the phone before Xiaoyou answered. ¡°Actually, he didn¡¯t come to me these past few days either. Previously he said that I should take care of the house myself for the time being.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Wu Siyuan sucked a mouthful of breath. ¡°Then, you¡¯re out of the question.¡±


    Even if Xiaoyou had rarely gained his tranquil life without Jiang Jingtong, that didn¡¯t mean he was out of his news. ¡°I know where Jiang Jingtong has gone recently, however.¡±


    ***


    In order to securely lock the two Scumbags with the bond of marriage, Wu Siyuan had to once again implement the theories and strategies he learned from the Love Book he had been studying during the past year.


    There was another person who was as anxious as Wu Siyuan in reality, that is, no other than Shi Yuanbai himself. Acquiring a marriage certificate was something Shi Yuanbai most needed right now. All that was left was urging Jiang Jingtong to get it.


    Truth be told, there was barely any change in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s daily life before or after the wedding. The only difference was he had to live cohabitating with someone else. Unfortunately, both Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were not people who could adapt to such situations. Both of them after all had a lot of things they didn¡¯t want others to know.


    After the wedding banquet held with the Shi Family, the condition of the Jiang Family had turned for the better. Jiang Jingtong turned the tide and successfully recovered a lot of losses. When the peace returned, as a result, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s scumbag nature struck once again. Recently, he had paid a lot of attention to his new lover, the newly recruited secretary in his Company.


    Wu Siyuan knew this new lover since the person was also mentioned in the original plot. She was indeed a HOT woman, one of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s lovers.


    In this case, Jiang Jingtong often used the excuse of working overtime as the reason for not going back to the home he shared with Shi Yuanbai. As for the newly wedded husband, of course, wouldn¡¯t care much about it, because Shi Yuanbai himself rarely stayed at the said home. Jiang Jingtong was not aware of this fact, nonetheless.


    Taking a closer look at JiangShi¡¯s relationship dynamic these days, then it could be summed up with;


    Whenever Jiang Jingtong called Shi Yuanbai and said he couldn¡¯t come home, Shi Yuanbai immediately went straight out to God only knew where. Nobody was feeling sad, no party was being wronged, certainly, both of them had a balanced Green Color on top of their heads[2].


    That being the case, a week had passed since their marriage reception, yet Jiang Jingtong had been delaying getting their certificate. Now he seemed like he wanted to delay it even longer.


    After getting the ins and outs of JiangShi¡¯s current state, Wu Siyuan wasted no time and quickly disclosed the information to Shi Yuze. Naturally, his intention was not just about sharing gossip with the Big Brother.


    Shi Yuze didn¡¯t bother to talk or discuss with Shi Yuanbai about this matter, his next action was even more direct instead. He refused to sign the contract of Shi and Jiang¡¯s recent joint project. The reason he gave was that Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai hadn¡¯t officially obtained their marriage certificate, thus the Shi and Jiang family hadn¡¯t officially joined hands either.


    Originally, Jiang Jingtong thought since they were married already, the matter of getting a legal certificate could be talked about on another day.


    He always felt that the relationship between him and Shi Yuanbai hadn¡¯t reached the point where they must be legally married. He even felt annoyed when Shi Yuanbai urged him to get their certificate lately.


    But now, due to Shi Yuze¡¯s unexpected intervention, Jiang Jingtong was left with no choice but to quickly get their marriage certificate. The cooperation between the Shi family and the Jiang family was important. It was not exaggerated to say that Shi Yuze was holding the life and death of their branch Company.


    The other party in question, Shi Yuanbai, had also shown his eagerness to get the certificate. As it was, there really was no reason for Jiang Jingtong to refuse. Even if he felt somehow reluctant deep inside, he obediently completed the demand.


    Therefore, not long after, two people were both letting out a sigh of relief once they received the marriage certificate from the Civil Affairs Bureau.


    Shi Yuanbai was plastering a smile on his face. They took a picture and posted it on their social media.


    Have to choose a good and auspicious day to complete the most important thing


    When Wu Siyuan finally saw the announcement of their marriage completion, he quickly pressed the like button and gave a long and sincere comment along the way. The rainbow farts[3]he spouted were more than 100 words. At first glance, it seemed like the sender had given it a lot of thought. While in reality, even the other one or two sentences-congratulation were in fact, much more sincere than Wu Siyuan¡¯s.


    Meanwhile, as expected of a pair of Scumbag Husbands, the first thing Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai thought when looking at Gu Siyuan¡¯s congratulation message was,


    ¡®If only I can make this Gu Siyuan my own Lover/Fish, it will be even better to hear his praise right now.¡¯


    ***


    Looking at the striking red books posted by the Protagonists was like hearing the horn of victory for Wu Siyuan.


    At last, the Protagonist Gong and Shou were officially married and would soon enjoy the fruits of marriage faster than they originally did in the plot. As for whether they entered the sacred land of matrimony happily or not, who cared? Their bliss and woe from now on had nothing to do with Wu Siyuan.


    If anything, what Wu Siyuan had arranged, could be considered a good thing for them. Since they were going to marry anyway, why didn¡¯t they do it earlier? There were benefits of getting married early. After all, for those who came from wealthy families, the longer their marriage time the more their common property would accumulate.


    In the future, if they wanted to get a divorce, the wealth they accumulated would be split up between the two. Look, wasn¡¯t it all for their own good? As for who was the one who lost more properties in the process, it¡¯s not something Wu Siyuan should consider about.


    To celebrate his victory, Wu Siyuan opened a bottle of red wine and leisurely lay on the sofa at his home, while being incredibly content. ¡®I must have gotten full marks for this task!¡¯


    After all, he had successfully cut off a lot of detours, preventing Shi Yuanbai from going abroad, and had to fall into the scenario of chasing the wife to the crematorium[4] as a result. This time, Wu Siyuan had even shortened the time for them to reach the peak of their romance, namely; Marriage! Not to mention, how Shi Yuanbai, unlike in the original plot, got to become Jiang Jingtong¡¯s first-ever Husband, not the type of Second Marriage due to Jiang Jingtong seeking for substitute lover in the plot.


    ¡®Hhaaa¡­no matter where you look at it, I must have fabulously completed the task!¡¯


    ***


    The completion of marriage between JiangShi had fulfilled the wish of some, if not many parties.


    Those who joined hands to weave the plot behind the scene were also immensely satisfied, such as Chen Xuyao and Shi Yuze. Now that the first stage of Play had been flawlessly completed, then the next stage should be started.


    Shi Yuze first sent a message to Wu Siyuan,


    [Thank you for the information and cooperation. They shall not feel happy days in their marriage.]


    Crossing his leg in an Erlang pose[5], Wu Siyuan told Shi Yuze about Shi Yuanbai¡¯s next plan.


    [Is that so? But your dear brother is going abroad to meet up with his good friend.]


    Obviously, Shi Yuze had noticed it as well. He answered Wu Siyuan¡¯s reminder calmly.


    [It doesn¡¯t matter. Whoever he goes seeking refuge to, it won¡¯t matter much.]


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t expect this response to come from Shi Yuze. Although he was really curious about where Shi Yuze¡¯s confidence was coming from, to maintain his mysterious and aloof pretense, he decided to hold back any questions.


    [Then, it¡¯s up to you to figure out the rest.]


    Wu Siyuan decided not to care about their family affairs. He had already completed his own Task anyway.


    After successfully putting down the burden on his shoulder, Wu Siyuan felt he couldn¡¯t be freer these days.


    The Summer vacation was also coming. However, instead of going out to relax, he threw himself into his father¡¯s company and started an early internship.


    For the employees of the company, this was the Prince, the legendary Young Master of their Boss¡¯ family! At first, everyone was afraid this Gu Siyuan would randomly give thoughtless commands. But after a few days, they found out the Young Master was unpretentious, he was seriously there to learn and practice.


    In the end, the other employees taught and regarded him just like any other trainee would.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan really had been soaked in bliss lately.


    During his internship in his Father¡¯s Company, he gained a lot of new experiences and knowledge. The more he knew about the business field, the more his own newly found Company raked their revenue. His smile had never stopped forming on his face.


    Unfortunately, there would always be people who like to spoil others¡¯ happiness, as if they would feel unhappy if others were living peacefully. It was none other than Jiang Jingtong. He suddenly called Wu Siyuan and in the first greeting, he spoke anxiously with a somewhat angry tone,


    ¡°Gu Xuedi, did you know beforehand that Shi Yuanbai dared to abandon me for studying abroad?!¡±


    Of course, Wu Siyuan knew Shi Yuanbai would, from the very first time he came into this world. Hearing Jiang Jingtong¡¯s voice, however, Wu Siyuan quickly started to act in a blink of an eye,


    ¡°Huh? Shi Xuege is actually so amazing? As expected, he is so talented, he even wants to study abroad and improve himself further!¡±


    Jiang Jingtong impatiently replied, ¡°Is this the point? As a married man, how could he ignore his own family? We have obviously married. He should have stayed at home honestly, rather than thinking about pointless matters all day long. I think, he really doesn¡¯t put me in his heart at all!¡±


    Wu Siyuan blatantly rolled his eyes upon Jiang Jingtong¡¯s response.


    ¡°Stay at home? But Shi Xuege should also have his own career, right?¡±


    Jiang Jingtong immediately retorted, ¡°He¡¯s already married to me, what else should he need to show up in public for?¡±


    Now Wu Siyuan finally knew why the original body had no career at all in the plot. It must be Jiang Jingtong who instilled such an outdated idea in him!


    ¡°What era is this? How could there still be such a thing about considering married people¡¯s public appearance?¡±


    Jiang Jingtong was at a loss for words, unable to give any further argument.


    Wu Siyuan continued to bombard him, ¡°More importantly, Xuege, you two are married, you both are having the same interest and benefits. Possibly, Shi Xuege is doing this for you, so that he can work hard along with you in the future. That¡¯s why he needs to go abroad and gain more experiences.¡±


    Hearing Wu Siyuan¡¯s grandiloquences, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s tone finally softened. ¡°But I don¡¯t want him to tire himself. You know, I just want to take good care of him, and I want him to live comfortably.¡±


    By all means, it encouraged Wu Siyuan to spout more nonsense instead. ¡°This means, the same is true for Shi Xuege. He also doesn¡¯t want you to work so hard. Previously, Shi Xuege told me that you often work overtime in the Company and couldn¡¯t go home. He feels distressed and worried about your busy schedule.¡±


    When Jiang Jingtong recalled the true reason for those so-called overtimes, he felt guilty all over.


    ¡°Well¡­maybe. I really didn¡¯t expect Yuanbai to be burdened about it. I will definitely reduce working overtime in the future.¡±


    Wu Siyuan heard Jiang Jingtong¡¯s trademark hypocritical answer and almost couldn¡¯t help laughing out loud.


    ¡°That¡¯s it. Then, you should also be considerate of Shi Xuege¡®s feelings. What he does is all for your own good as well. He goes abroad for your better future, so you should support him, instead of being a husband who keeps preventing his dream and blocking his achievements.¡±


    Inwardly, Wu Siyuan added,


    ¡®That¡¯s right! How can you stop the Sea King¡¯s dream and aspiration? You damn Scumbag Gong, you shall never stop your Shou from swimming across the stars and sea!¡¯


    Let Shi Yuanbai go abroad! That way, you Scumbag Gong, could happily hug your lover without worry. Hugging one man on the left and embracing one woman on the right side.


    ¡®Oh shit!¡¯ Wu Siyuan accidentally imagined an indescribable scene in his mind.


    Bah, forget that dirty mind. As a good Protagonist Gong, Jiang Jingtong should not be entering the scene he imagined just now¡­would he?


    Anyway, after Shi Yuanbai went abroad, he could finally reign supreme in the Sea of foreign Fishes. In conclusion, the Sea King Shou would be content, and the Scumbag Gong would be at ease. Wasn¡¯t this a double happiness?


    A few years later, just like in the plot, after they hadn¡¯t seen each other for many years, their love should have grown deeper and more solid!


    In other words, Shi Yuanbai would come back followed by the Fishes[6]he caught from the foreign Sea, while Jiang Jingtong would also have been soaked well in his Peach Blossoms honey[7]pot. The two would then continue to be a sweet and enviable couple in the century.


    Sure enough! Shi Yuanbai going abroad was all for their own future! There really was nothing wrong with it!


    Look, what he said to Jiang Jingtong earlier was not a lie, right? The more he thought about it, the more he analyzed it, the more he believed what he spouted at Jiang Jingtong was not nonsense but a sincere blessing.


    Now, back to their phone call. Jiang Jiangtong finally responded,


    ¡°When you say it, I can¡¯t help but think, maybe this is for the best, maybe we really need a little distance for now. But, alas¡­the situation of our family currently can¡¯t accommodate for us to be that far apart.¡±


    Wu Siyuan quickly reassured him, ¡°Shi Xuege is a resourceful man. When he goes abroad, he must be able to find help and solve a lot of things after.¡±


    Why, even after his task had been completed, he still had to blow rainbow farts for Shi Yuanbai!


    Wu Siyuan took a breath, before continuing, ¡°If Shi Xuege goes abroad and builds a new foreign company there, it will be even more awesome!¡±


    This was not something Wu Siyuan said out of nonsense, or a scenario he saw in the original plot. Not long ago, it was Shi Yuanbai himself who revealed it to him. As for why he told Wu Siyuan? No other than he wished this brainless CP fan would support the CP Master with money!


    Then again, who was Wu Siyuan? But of course, he pretended he didn¡¯t understand and was unable to catch the implication behind Shi Yuanbai¡¯s words.


    Want to swindle his money? Then just wait until the next life!


    With Wu Siyuan here, there would always be a string of Rainbow Farts, but don¡¯t ever expect any string of money!


    A wandering soul who lacks sleep.


    References

 CH 15

    The matter of studying abroad, even if Jiang Jingtong was unwilling to accept, Shi Yuanbai¡¯s decision was set in stone. There was no reliable reason he could utter to stop.


    But after hearing Gu Siyuan¡¯s hint about the benefit Shi Yuanbai might bring him when he went abroad, Jiang Jingtong eventually decided to believe in Shi Yuanbai. Though actually, the thing that caused him to acquiesce the most was his own guilty conscience. He was dreading, wondering if Shi Yuanbai actually had found out about his Peach Blossoms outside.


    These days in order to lessen his guilty feeling, he seemed to have changed his mind and was no longer spending his time with any of his Lovers. Even with the newly acquired, that female secretary of his, he had become a lot colder. He seemed to treat her no different than any other subordinate as if he was an upright and honest Boss.


    On the contrary, it was Shi Yuanbai who was dissatisfied with Jiang Jingtong¡¯s recent change. The way Jiang Jingtong had been guarding his body like a precious jade, and how he had been going home on time every day, really gave Shi Yuanbai a lot of inconveniences instead. It cut off his time from keeping in contact with his ¡°good friends¡°. Shi Yuanbai couldn¡¯t help but feel suffocated inside.


    Previously when Shi Yuanbai needed him the most to get the marriage certificate, Jiang Jingtong didn¡¯t try to be a good husband, seemingly immersed himself in his career. But now that he¡¯s about to go abroad, he started to make a fuss and pretend to care.


    In spite of everything, Shi Yuanbai had to accept and tolerate it for the time being. He could only keep his front, pretending to be happy and start another lovey-dovey Play with Jiang Jingtong.


    Wu Siyuan who knew the truth but watched the false fronts those two Protagonists put on, was feeling complicated. The two newlywed husbands kept posting and sharing their happy moments on their social media. He wondered if such a fake marriage where the couple pretended to be affectionate in front of others, existed in real life after all.


    They only need to pretend to love each other in front of their spouse, and of course, pretended to be affectionate in the public¡¯s face.


    Maybe this was love. This was love that a Single Dog like Wu Siyuan would never understand.


    ***


    The day when Shi Yuanbai went abroad finally arrived.


    Wu Siyuan had to once again put on his mask as the Number One CP fan. He followed other people in a group, consisting of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s Fishes and Shrimps, as well as his normal friends, to reluctantly send him off at the Airport.


    Jiang Jingtong was there, seemingly unable to leave his spot, and couldn¡¯t bear to let Shi Yuanbai leave.


    Honestly¡­


    Obviously, this moment should be an important heartbreaking scene in another couple¡¯s romance movie, but why should he, Wu Siyuan, have to be here as well and put on a mask of a CP fan?


    He could have stayed at home, lying uselessly on the couch like a salted fish.


    Or he could have finished his homework, the 2,000 words essay hadn¡¯t been completed yet.


    Wu Siyuan really wanted to be everywhere but here.


    He thought when the plot had been finished, he could take a break from doing the task. But the System hadn¡¯t come back yet, and he really didn¡¯t know until which point should his task be considered completed.


    ***


    Jiang Jingtong felt a little at a loss. He felt as if a large part of his heart had been dug out. An important piece of his life seemed to be taken away at this moment. He had sent his important person away with his own hands.


    At this moment he knew very well how many people here who were sending Shi Yuanbai actually hold a feeling for him. Looking coldly at this crowd, he remembered them one by one inside his mind. In the future when Shi Yuanbai went back home, he promised himself to make these people would have no place to appear!


    There would be at least 2-3 years before Shi Yuanbai could go back home. Jiang Jingtong estimated this period was enough for him to wipe out these nuisances.


    Among the irritating crowd, unexpectedly, Jiang Jingtong found a dazzling presence.


    The person was watching the plane taking off with the same sad expression on his face.


    Just like Jiang Jingtong, that guy must have been aggrieved to part away with Shi Yuanbai.


    Jiang Jingtong felt a slight regret in his heart. He shouldn¡¯t have pursued Shi Yuanbai hastily. At least, if he wasn¡¯t so impatient, he could have tried that dazzling man¡¯s taste.


    Today, unfortunately, Jiang Jingtong really didn¡¯t have the courage to tease or had a crooked thought about that guy, Gu Siyuan that is. Not only because Gu Siyuan¡¯s company had recently become a dark horse in the circle. But most importantly, Gu Siyuan was really not as easy to handle as when he was still a freshman.


    In addition, Gu Siyuan and Shi Yuanbai were good friends, for as long as he knew. If he reported something bad to Shi Yuanbai, it would be troublesome.


    Even without laying a finger on Gu Siyuan, nowadays Jiang Jingtong had to suppress all of his trysts as secretive as he could. He couldn¡¯t let others know, not even his good friends in the circle.


    In the past, when he didn¡¯t spend his time pursuing Shi Yuanbai, he would also go with his group of friends and have fun somewhere. But he had stopped doing that recently. After all, what if one of his good brothers actually became Gu Siyuan¡¯s acquaintance? What if one day his good brothers had a slip of their tongue and shared his ¡°having fun moments¡± with Gu Siyuan? Who was Gu Siyuan again, the number one CP fan and Shi Yuanbai¡¯s apparently good friend. It would definitely cause a big fiasco!


    So, nowadays, even Jiang Jingtong¡¯s basic requirement to his Lovers was, for them to keep their mouths shut.


    ¡­Little did he know that Wu Siyuan had already collected a bunch of pictures of his secret rendezvous in his possession.


    Jiang Jingtong¡¯s lovers might not know Wu Siyuan, but they must be familiar with Xiaoyou.


    Xiaoyou who could no longer get any benefits from Jiang Jingtong had changed his source of income by becoming Wu Siyuan¡¯s channel of information. Wu Siyuan and the other people in his group provided him with an information fee whenever Xiaoyou sent any news. Besides, Xiaoyou¡¯s family was still under Chen Xuyao¡¯s protection. Xiaoyou really didn¡¯t mind becoming their informant.


    The photos and evidence of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s affairs was something he collected for future purpose. Wu Siyuan was not in a hurry to use them.


    ***


    After Shi Yuanbai had gone abroad, Wu Siyuan for the first time, truly ushered in his quiet and leisure life. His mental condition had been getting better. He didn¡¯t need to be annoyed to death by the two Scumbags¡¯ pestering on his daily life.


    He devoted himself to his study and managing his Company seriously.


    His new joint company had raked in gold recently by investing in two Hit Movies in a row. Chen Xuyao didn¡¯t hesitate to shout at him, ¡°My Good Brother!¡± In his eyes, Gu Siyuan not only had countless inspirations but was also outstanding at making money.


    Even though Zhang Lianze basically didn¡¯t really put his attention on his small investment in their joint company, the total revenue actually had astounded even him.


    The Zhang Family was a Business Goliath, but Zhang Lianze had just graduated from college and hadn¡¯t gotten much chance to show his prowess in the field yet. He didn¡¯t expect that the money he invested in Gu Siyuan actually gave him more than his current dividends on his Family¡¯s Company.


    The total of the Box Office was in the Billions. How much money did Gu Siyuan invest again? The rate of return was five times the expenditure, approximately. Even after they added other miscellaneous funds during the production, the net revenue shared between the 3 Investors was still an astonishing number.


    Chen Xuyao even flew back directly from his holiday resort. That guy was smiling ear to ear, that even his exposed teeth could blind the people around him.


    Wu Siyuan was pissed off and quickly pushed him to the company. ¡°Since you¡¯re so idle, go back to the company and work hard!¡±


    ***


    The ones who were in a happy mood were not only Wu Siyuan and his co-partners. Even his father was smiling widely these days. The Gu Family cinema business had successfully opened several new chains. Gu Jingzhuo even boasted that he would strive to spread the Gu Cinema all around the country.


    In conclusion, during these 2 years, everyone was enjoying a happy life, and Wu Siyuan was even more so, without the Scumbag¡¯s popping out to test his mental capacity.


    Occasionally, he saw Shi Yuanbai¡¯s social media who posted some landscape pictures abroad.


    As for Jiang Jingtong, he seemed to be in a good situation as well.


    His Family Business was so-so, neither had an improvement nor facing besiege from their rivals as it did before. His Lovers had also been changing one after another.


    Xiaoyou had completely broken up with Jiang Jingtong, however, he was still able to collect Jiang Jingtong¡¯s news with his new lovers.


    Looking at his ability, Wu Siyuan really wanted to recommend him to be a paparazzi after graduation. That guy really had both the skill and patience!


    ***


    Another year had passed.


    During the Summer Vacation before Wu Siyuan entered his 4th year in college, he suddenly received a distress message from Shi Yuanbai.


    [I¡¯ve been imprisoned, help me!]


    After sending the SOS message and the picture of the house he was detained at to Wu Siyuan, the number he had used could no longer be contacted.


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°!!??¡±


    The shock he felt from receiving such an SOS message out of nowhere caused him to accidentally dropped his phone to the ground.


    ¡®Wait a minute! What kind of plot development is this?!¡¯


    There was no such a bloody plot[1]in the original story he had received from the System before.


    It was true that Shi Yuanbai hadn¡¯t come back to the country at this point in time according to the plot, however, when he finally went back later, he should be completely alright, a well-nourished Sea King going back from fishing in the Foreign Sea!


    ¡®Could it be such a hidden plot really happened in the background?¡¯


    This time, Wu Siyuan had completely integrated himself into Chen Xuyao¡¯s circle. Some people did regard him as an upstart who had just gotten rich recently. However, with several friends from the Aristocratic families by his side, Wu Siyuan was able to hold his ground in the new environment.


    Therefore, after receiving this message, Wu Siyuan hurriedly asked Shi Yuze who should have been paying attention to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s situation.


    [What happened to your dear brother?]


    Shi Yuze seemed to be busy with his work. It took him a while to reply.


    Now he already knew that one mysterious person who had been cooperating with him was none other than Wu Siyuan. He called Wu Siyuan directly instead of replying to the message,


    ¡°He asked you for help?¡±


    ¡°Uh-huh. But I don¡¯t know if Jiang Jingtong knows?¡±


    Shi Yuze snorted coldly. ¡°My dear brother, how could he dare to contact Jiang Jingtong for this? If he dares to ask Jiang Jingtong for help, wouldn¡¯t he be afraid his husband would know how many green hats he has put on him from abroad?¡±


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t really think so. Whose green hats accumulation were taller between those two Scumbags, it was hard to say.


    ¡°Well, no one can comment about how others live their own married life. What I want to say is, shouldn¡¯t we tell Jiang Jingtong if we¡¯re about to save his beloved husband?¡±


    Shi Yuze fell into silence for a while, before agreeing, ¡°That¡¯s right. What you said makes sense.¡±


    Wu Siyuan then quickly asked him, ¡°So, you do know where your dear brother¡¯s current position is, right?¡±


    ¡°The person he played with is someone he shouldn¡¯t provoke. He doesn¡¯t even know who the other party really is, or what his true identity is, but he went to provoke such a person regardless. He deserves to face this end. What I didn¡¯t expect is that, he actually get the chance to contact you. Before that, he was completely controlled by that person shortly after he went abroad. It seems like he is finally regaining his spirits and was able to contact you for help at last.¡±


    As he finished listening to Shi Yuze¡¯s answer, there was an incomprehensible look on Wu Siyuan¡¯s face. He was currently feeling incredible inside.


    ¡®Did Shi Yuze just tell him that Shi Yuanbai actually has been trapped in a little darkroom right after he went abroad?¡¯


    More importantly, this Big Brother actually knew this news but he just kept watching Shi Yuanbai struggling over his imprisonment?


    That being said, since Shi Yuanbai was detained and had no freedom, then what about those landscape pictures and food pictures he uploaded on his Social Media? Did that mean even Shi Yuanbai¡¯s phone was controlled by others?


    On the other side, Shi Yuze realized that the words he said just now might sound wrong, so he quickly speak his defense,


    ¡°I also just found out about the matter recently! After I saw him going abroad and setting up a Company there, I thought he must have been well. So I put my attention focused on his Company¡¯s relationship and deals with Jiang Jingtong in the country. I didn¡¯t expect the one who sent the message and managed the front business to deceive us, is not my dear brother but that person.¡±


    ¡°Then, do you know where Shi Yuanbai is being held right now? Will he be moved to another place after sending an SOS message?¡±


    Shi Yuze frowned and said his opinion, ¡°Actually, you can just leave him alone.¡±


    Wu Siyuan replied nonchalantly, ¡°Where there are Plays, there will be Melon Seeds, and there must be Melon-eaters. How should I say, as a professional braindead CP fan, I must maintain my quality intact?¡±


    Shi Yuze, ¡°¡­¡±


    He couldn¡¯t help but rub his brows on the other side of the phone call. He tried to express his concern once again, ¡°There may be danger following behind.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you solve it?¡± Wu Siyuan carefully asked this Big Brother.


    ¡°Well, not that I can¡¯t. Fine, alright. You will follow us to go there in that case. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to inform Jiang Jingtong.¡±


    ***


    After finishing his phone call with Shi Yuze, Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited.


    ¡®This climax, this peak of Conflict in the plot is damn exhilarating!¡¯


    He guessed the current plot might go in this direction;


    First, the White Moonlight who had not returned home for a long time actually has been imprisoned by others. Whereas the Scum Husband who lived by himself in the country was indulging with his rows of Lovers.


    Afterward, the Scum Husband who was in the country would finally have to go to rescue his precious White Moonlight¡­only to find that the pure and pristine treasure in his heart actually had lost the innocence in both mind and body!


    When they finally went back to the country, the Scum Husband would make a big fuss and sue for divorce¡­only to be slapped speechless after the White Moonlight threw him the evidence of his own cheatings.


    Later on, the relationship between the two Husbands would break up, however, since they got married for the benefit of their families, they couldn¡¯t divorce each other. The family of both husbands would scold and blame each other, but no matter what, they still couldn¡¯t get out of the absurd state.


    ¡®Is this the decline of morality or the distortion of human nature, let me, a professional (fake) CP fan to further explore the truth!¡¯


    Wu Siyuan quickly gathered his wandering thoughts.


    He definitely, must keep himself from accidentally laughing during his next call with Jiang Jingtong to inform his White Moonlight¡®s SOS!


    References

 CH 16

    ¡°Jiang Xuege, it¡¯s urgent! Something bad has happened!¡± As soon as the phone call was connected, the first thing Wu Siyuan did was shout in a hurried tone.


    Jiang Jingtong had just finished attending a meeting in his company. Suddenly receiving a call from Wu Siyuan who hardly ever contacted him these few years, he frowned slightly. Why did this guy first greeting have to be spoken while yelling?  Fearing that Gu Siyuan would yell his further answer, Jiang Jingtong put his phone away from his ears, and asked,


    ¡°What makes you so flustered?¡±


    Wu Siyuan continued to anxiously speak, ¡°Shi Xuege has encountered some trouble. He just sent me a distress message, asking me to save him!¡±


    Jiang Jingtong was skeptical. ¡°That¡¯s impossible. He was on the phone with me just yesterday.¡±


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°On the phone?¡±


    If Shi Yuze hadn¡¯t told him the real situation, or if Wu Siyuan was just a person who wanted to watch the fun without any real purpose, perhaps the matter would have ended with this unexpected rebuttal.


    But Wu Siyuan was not, so he continued to pester, ¡°But Shi Xuege clearly told me that he is currently being imprisoned. Have you ever been on a video call with him? Jiang Xuege, have you ever chatted with him face to face? Is it really Shi Xuege whom you¡¯ve been on a call with?¡±


    Hearing the series of questions, Jiang Jingtong finally realized that he hadn¡¯t made any video call with Shi Yuanbai for the past two years, in other words, they had never seen each other¡¯s faces directly. Their contact had always been through voice calls or text messages. In addition, it was true that Shi Yuanbai apparently had never posted a selfie picture. What he had been posting these two years were either landscape photos, food pictures, or all kinds of luxury goods show-offs.


    Thinking about the situation properly, Jiang Jingtong suddenly found something was indeed fishy.


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s behavior pattern in these past two years was full of questionable dynamics. Meanwhile, Jiang Jingtong, his closest person didn¡¯t notice such incongruity. He didn¡¯t even realize the change in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s manner of speaking and so on during their conversations at all.


    Jiang Jingtong couldn¡¯t help but be flustered.


    ¡®Isn¡¯t this really bad?¡¯ He didn¡¯t even notice his husband¡¯s changes at all.


    ¡®Is that why Shi Yuanbai lost confidence in him, so he went to find Gu Siyuan for help instead?¡¯


    Thinking about what had happened to Shi Yuanbai in these 2 years, and then thinking about what he had been doing for that period of time as well, Jiang Jingtong held the phone in one hand and punch the wall next to him with his other hand.


    ¡°Xuege?¡± Wu Siyuan called him when he suddenly heard a loud crash on the other side.


    Jiang Jingtong felt the fist he used to punch the wall was a bit painful. He could only ask in a whisper, ¡°Do you know where he is right now?¡±


    Wu Siyuan quickly disclosed his guess, ¡°Uh, the thing is, Shi Xuege sent me a picture of his current location, so if he hasn¡¯t been transferred yet, he should be there¡­¡±


    Closing his eyes, Jiang Jingtong fell into silence for a while.


    Afterward, he decided firmly, ¡°I will immediately send someone to monitor the place, and organize the preparation before going there.¡±


    Wu Siyuan suddenly asked, ¡°Then, do you want to tell Shi Xuege¡®s family? President Shi seems to be very powerful, besides, he must have been worried about his younger brother¡¯s safety as well, right?¡±


    Jiang Jingtong snorted coldly. His eyes became grim when it came to Shi Yuze.


    ¡°Hha! Will he have any worries about his younger brother, really?¡±


    For the past two years, Jiang Jingtong had always been suppressed by Shi Yuze.


    Everything he had been planning had always been intervened by Shi Yuze and failed to be implemented every time. Now that such a misfortune befell Shi Yuanbai, it¡¯s not surprising that Jiang Jingtong would actually wonder if it was Shi Yuze who was pulling the threads behind the scene. After all, Shi Yuanbai was so good, he was such an amazing person, how could he suddenly be imprisoned by someone when he¡¯s working hard building a company abroad?


    However, when his mind turned into the matter of Company, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s complexion went pale in an instant.


    ¡®If Shi Yuanbai has been detained from the beginning and has no freedom to do anything¡­then, who is running this Company?¡¯


    Could it be, that the so-called SOS message might be a trap?


    If he went directly abroad, would he fall for the trap prepared?


    It was at this point, that the clear and melodious voice from Wu Siyuan sounded, awakening him from his thought, ¡°I think, it is still better to inform President Shi and ask for his help. If he refuses to go, then we can say that this imprisoning case may be related to him. But if he agrees and goes together to save Shi Xuege, even if it¡¯s his plan, we can catch him on the spot!¡±


    Jiang Jingtong analyzed the pro-cons and finally, he considered this idea acceptable. But then he noticed, ¡°We?¡±


    Wu Siyuan explained, ¡°Uh-uh. I think I should go as well. Since Shi Xuege trusts me so much, I must live up to his trust in me. One more person means one more helper, right? I haven¡¯t graduated yet, but I have a lot of acquaintances and partners I¡¯ve met in these past 2 years, so I can help even just a little.¡±


    Hearing this eloquent and confident answer, Jiang Jingtong was feeling sad instead.


    That¡¯s right, he still felt it was a pity that Gu Siyuan had become a person with considerable strength right now. He had become a person Jiang Jingtong couldn¡¯t toy with or touch casually.


    Even today, Gu Siyuan¡¯s influence was actually on an equal footing with him.


    With Gu Siyuan¡¯s current development speed, in a few years, he might even become a rival for the Jiang Family. Worse of it, the Jiang Family kept going downhill recently.


    Shi Yuze had been pressing his head down, and even putting his people in the Jiang Family¡¯s Company. Jiang Jingtong was really unable to retaliate against him. He gritted his teeth with full determination. Regardless of fake or real news, he had to get Shi Yuanbai back to his side as soon as possible.


    So, Jiang Jingtong agreed to Wu Siyuan¡¯s offer, ¡°You can follow along, but don¡¯t let other people know about this matter. Since you¡¯re not familiar with Shi Yuze, I will be the one who tell him about this matter. Remember, don¡¯t let others find out, alright?¡±


    As a super professional (fake) CP fan who maintained his quality, Wu Siyuan truly hadn¡¯t spread this matter to anyone else.


    After all, he himself wasn¡¯t sure if this imprisoning case was true or not. If it was just a farce or a trap, Wu Siyuan would surely face a big loss if he announced it beforehand.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s plan was to go to the frontline and bravely embrace the danger to make a LIVE broadcast for his compatriots and allies who were waiting to watch with Melon Seeds at hand in the country.


    Anyway, the group that would go to save the White Moonlight consisted of another Melon Eater[1]who was actually reluctant to be active. Even if Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t make a LIVE broadcast, this colleague of his[2] would definitely make a broadcast by himself.


    Wu Siyuan faced the upcoming action confidently.


    On Jiang Jingtong¡¯s side, he quickly ordered his assistant to book a flight ticket, saying that he was going to discuss business cooperation abroad. He didn¡¯t mention anything else, and didn¡¯t let any of his subordinates follow his trip.


    But of course, the bodyguards must follow him to ensure his safety. He took his Jiang Family¡¯s private bodyguards to go abroad with him immediately. Their flights were also handled by his assistants.


    After sorting the preparation on his side, he contacted Shi Yuze and informed this Big Brother about what Gu Siyuan had told him.


    ***


    To complete the Play properly, Wu Siyuan shared Shi Yuanbai¡¯s distress message and the house he was detained at to Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuze¡¯s phone.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t forget to share his next plan to have a journey abroad on his WeChat Moments.


    Unexpectedly, even I will have the time to go abroad as well. Don¡¯t worry though, it¡¯s not a long trip.


    After he posted the status, however, the direction of the comments was a bit strange.


    [Blind guess, it must be about a certain person.]


    [Good guy. He actually goes to the front line just to eat Melon seeds.]


    [Melon eaters enthusiast indeed!]


    [Request the poster for a LIVE broadcast!]


    Wu Siyuan uniformly replied to the comments, pretending to be stupid of the other¡¯s hints.


    I really don¡¯t know what you guys are talking about. I just want to go abroad shopping. Whose fault it is that my fortune is really good recently? How could I taste all my hard work if not properly enjoying the sweet fruits myself?


    Afterward, when Wu Siyuan opened a small group with his friends, he was bombarded with threats. They demanded him to provide them with the LIVE broadcast news from the frontline.


    This small group chat was actually derived from the Four Dormitory Brothers, later it was added with Zhang Lianyue and Shi Yuze. Afterward, it was expanded with another member, namely Chen Xuyao¡¯s two best friends. They had maintained a good relationship until today.


    Wu Siyuan had to helplessly defend his virtue against their slander,


    [You guys are too much. Why can¡¯t I be a cute, and well-behaved messenger of Justice?]


    The others didn¡¯t believe his words, and refuted him directly,


    [Okay, then, Our Justice Messenger must tell us what happened on the battlefield and the result, Please.]


    [I beg our Justice Warrior who¡¯s fighting in the frontline to help us poor people in the remote mountains to share the latest news.]


    [On another note, will a certain Husband blow your dog¡¯s head[3]?]


    [Oh, that¡¯s right. Calling you for help instead of a certain Husband¡­this is really¡­]


    [Sir Warrior, are you hiding a lot of things behind our back?]


    [Don¡¯t tell me¡­are you one of the Fishes?]


    Wu Siyuan angrily replied,


    [Don¡¯t ever suspect a dignified Single Dog. Even if I¡¯m a Single Player, I¡¯m totally cool, not in any Heat.]


    ***


    After Wu Siyuan asked about Jiang Jingtong¡¯s flight, he originally planned to book a flight ticket by himself. But in the end, it turned out they didn¡¯t have to, at all, because Shi Yuze had a lot of money and directly went there with a Private Jet.


    Of course, the formalities of the flight, etc, were also done by Shi Yuze. The Boss after all still had to follow the rule.


    As a braindead CP Fan of JiangShi, Wu Siyuan had to maintain his character. His CP Master didn¡¯t like Shi Yuze, so Wu Siyuan had to pretend to dislike Shi Yuze as well in front of Jiang Jingtong.


    Even if Shi Yuze had kindly provided the transportation freely, Wu Siyuan plastered an unhappy look directed at Shi Yuze. All the while, he kept muttering and saying sarcastic and mocking words, directly or indirectly implying this might be Shi Yuze¡¯s trap.


    It was Jiang Jingtong who tried his best to reconcile the relationship between the two guys. Despite thinking that Gu Siyuan¡¯s rash action was a bit embarrassing, he actually felt smug and delighted in his heart. Gu Siyuan had said everything he wanted to say to Shi Yuze but was unable to!


    Jiang Jingtong who originally felt nervous and tensed about this journey, couldn¡¯t help but let out a burst of long-lost laughter looking at Wu Siyuan who constantly picked a fight with Shi Yuze.


    Unbeknownst to him, both Wu Siyuan and Shi Yuze deeply felt his laugh was disgusting. Obviously, the situation of his own husband was still unknown, whether alive or dead, they didn¡¯t know. Yet this guy still had the face to laugh!


    Shi Yuze thought that if he was still a good Big Brother who cared about his younger brother¡¯s safety very much, he might have beaten Jiang Jingtong upside down.


    His thoughts were so clear in his eyes that Wu Siyuan could understand what he was currently thinking. Then, Wu Siyuan gave Shi Yuze a look, hinting, ¡®Even if you don¡¯t care about Shi Yuanbai, you can still pretend and beat this Scumbag to the ground.¡¯


    Shi Yuze realized, ¡®Ah, it makes sense!¡¯


    This Gu Siyuan was able to get the trust without a shred of doubt both from Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong. Shi Yuze really couldn¡¯t believe how could those two actually trust an uneasy person, no matter how kind he looked. They regarded Gu Siyuan as more trustworthy than even their family, friends, and even spouse.


    Shi Yuze was speechless.


    Even today Jiang Jingtong still felt that Gu Siyuan had always been supporting him and Shi Yuanbai and never tried to harm them.


    Calling them pure or naive was an understatement, right?


    For example, right now, didn¡¯t Jiang Jingtong see how Gu Siyuan¡¯s winking at him, telling him to beat someone?


    But after all, Shi Yuze was indeed itching to beat a certain someone. So he rushed over and punched Jiang Jingtong directly.


    ¡°You bastard! What kind of situation it is, and you still able to laugh?!¡± Shi Yuze completely acted like how a good Big Brother who¡¯s worried about his younger brother¡¯s safety would be.


    Anyway, Shi Yuze had always acted perfectly in front of others. Except for his own Shi Family, no one knew how much Shi Yuze despised Shi Yuanbai nowadays.


    Jiang Jingtong was caught off guard by the sudden punch. Shi Yuze had already beaten him enough when he finally reacted and was about to fight back. But at this time the bodyguards and Wu Siyuan had already rushed over to separate the two of them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t fight, don¡¯t fight! We are on the plane right now. It is dangerous to fight. Let¡¯s get off the plane first and we can fight to our heart¡¯s content. Jiang Xuege, I suspect this Trashy Brother is having a guilty conscience right now. After we get off the plane, we will work together and beat him.¡± Saying these words, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t forget to throw a provocative look at Shi Yuze.


    Shi Yuze rolled his eyes. The Play was over for now.


    On the other hand, Jiang Jingtong pushed Wu Siyuan away angrily. How stupid was this, saying the plan to get revenge on someone in front of his face, would they still have a chance to do this revenge when they get off the plane?


    Let¡¯s not mention that Shi Yuze also had a lot of subordinates waiting for his landing abroad. Forget about revenge beating, perhaps Shi Yuze would continue to tyrannically beat Jiang Jingtong for his own personal satisfaction.


    The bodyguards he brought from the Jiang Family were also useless! How outrageous it was to wait until their Boss was beaten enough and then decided to separate them when Jiang Jingtong was about to retaliate?!


    In this case, Jiang Jingtong was still completely unaware that Wu Siyuan was also no different than those useless bodyguards.


    He didn¡¯t know that Wu Siyuan was even regretting that he didn¡¯t take advantage of the scruffles and under the guise of the messy scene, deliver some punch to Jiang Jingtong by the way.


    Truly, losing a golden chance!


    A wandering soul who lacks sleep.


    References

 CH 17

    Before they knew it, the Private Jet soon landed at their destination. During this short flight, Wu Siyuan acted like he had undergone a huge change; from despising Shi Yuze since his CP Master hated him, to admiring Shi Yuze who, apparently, looked like, a good older brother who cared about Shi Yuanbai wholeheartedly.


    He even patted Jiang Jingtong¡¯s shoulder, persuading him to understand Shi Yuze¡¯s situation. He conveyed his opinion to Jiang Jingtong, telling him that Shi Yuze¡¯s beating him up earlier was just the way he expressed his extreme worry for his younger brother. In short, he told Jiang Jingtong not to hold a grudge, don¡¯t take the beating he received too seriously, and please understand and empathize with the anxious Big Brother, Shi Yuze.


    Jiang Jingtong could only laugh angrily. He really wanted to beat Gu Siyuan and make this guy recall his own action prior. Who was that guy who keep insinuating Shi Yuze¡¯s insidiousness and sending sarcastic words earlier? Who kept indirectly mocking Shi Yuze as the mastermind before?


    Whereas, Shi Yuze didn¡¯t respond but only snickered inside. He still couldn¡¯t believe how Jiang Jingtong could be driven and manipulated like this by Gu Siyuan.


    The person was standing blatantly right in the limelight, yet Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were still unable to realize Gu Siyuan¡¯s involvement in the whole process of their romance until their marriage. They never suspected that the way they were today was all driven and manipulated by Gu Siyuan.


    Shi Yuze was becoming more familiar with Chen Xuyao and the other people in their small group these days. He knew why Chen Xuyao and his Chen Family kept targeting Shi Yuanbai and the Shi Family before. The other people, he also knew, more or less, they had suffered bad luck due to both Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai.


    He didn¡¯t mind it, they hadn¡¯t gone too far. After all, the way he treated those two Scumbags was far worse than other people nowadays.


    What¡¯s a real wonder was how could Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai completely trust Gu Siyuan and never once did they suspect him of holding bad intentions over them?


    Right now in front of Shi Yuze, he saw how Gu Siyuan was comforting and coaxing Jiang Jingtong to calm down.


    Suddenly Shi Yuze had an absurd thought, ¡®Fortunately, Gu Siyuan didn¡¯t join hands to suppress and force Jiang Jingtong¡¯s Company to go bankrupt.¡¯


    Or else, he was afraid the Jiang Company would no longer exist today.


    ¡®Really¡­what an incredible conman, indeed.¡¯ Shi Yuze silently watched the interaction between Gu Siyuan and Jiang Jingtong, looking at how, due to Gu Siyuan¡¯s persuasive words, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s temper had gradually calmed down.


    ***


    After they successfully landed in the foreign country, they immediately followed the people that Shi Yuze had arranged long before, and went directly to the place where Shi Yuanbai was likely to be detained.


    Speaking of which, today was a society ruled by law. Shi Yuze didn¡¯t worry that much about encountering any accident. Besides, the bodyguards he brought were not just a bunch of paper figures.


    Once they arrived at the destination, fortunately, Shi Yuanbai hadn¡¯t been moved yet.


    Shi Yuze was not good at pretending and didn¡¯t bother to contact any authorities to enter the vicinity in a fair and righteous method. He just forced the people he brought inside and let¡¯s talk about any problem that might arise later.


    Inside, Shi Yuanbai was found lying on the bed. He was in a poor state, and his physical fitness was alarmingly bad. His face was pale, and there was no light in his pair of eyes. It was completely different from what he looked like 2 years ago.


    He was wearing an ill-fitting nightgown with an iron chain bounding his ankle to the bed.


    The moment he saw Gu Siyuan, a glimpse of excitement finally appeared in his expression.


    Yet, he saw behind Gu Siyuan were Shi Yuze and Jiang Jingtong. So he hurriedly said,


    ¡°Save me, please set me free quickly! I have been imprisoned here for 2 years.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai¡¯s voice was hoarse, but Wu Siyuan still felt an admiration inside, because, from the way he appeared right now, it seemed like his mind and consciousness were still clear and sober. Was this the power of someone who was worthy to be crowned as a protagonist? After all, if any other person had been trapped in a small dark room for 2 years, it was highly possible for their senses and clarity to be greatly affected.


    On the other hand, when Jiang Jingtong witnessed the situation Shi Yuanbai was in, he was completely infuriated. Unfortunately, he could only roar for his incompetence because he still didn¡¯t know who was the culprit behind.


    At this moment, Shi Yuze was standing idly by. Jiang Jingtong was only roaring furiously, but still, hadn¡¯t moved not even one inch.


    Seeing this absurd situation, Wu Siyuan, who should have been the uninvolved party, really couldn¡¯t stand it.


    So he quickly asked the bodyguards to open or break the chains. Then, he ordered Jiang Jingtong to change Shi Yuanbai¡¯s clothes, before he walked out.


    At this time, suddenly a man appeared, leaning his back against the doorframe, folding his arms in front, and greeting them with a chuckle,


    ¡°Trespassing into someone else¡¯s house and daring to kidnap my lover, Mr. Shi, I believe this is not a good thing, is it?¡± The person who spoke was a foreign guy, speaking in immaculate Mandarin.


    ¡®Oh-ho? Is this what they call a Shura Field[1]?!¡¯


    Wu Siyuan immediately changed his state in this very second, from an enthusiastic well behaved-Xuedi into a Melon Seeds Eater-Xuedi.


    Between the Foreign Fish and the Legal Husband,


    ¡­let¡¯s see, who¡¯d finally win the little pure white flower, Shi Yuanbai! Would it be the Foreign Yandere Fish who liked to play in a small dark room, or would it be the legally married Scum husband, Jiang Jingtong?


    Needless to say, if he could actually choose, Shi Yuanbai would definitely choose to return to his home country. He wouldn¡¯t even have the desire to go abroad anymore in his lifetime!


    As for Jiang Jingtong, when he heard the unexpected statement, he exploded, ¡°What lover? Who the hell do you say is your lover?!¡±


    The Foreign Fish laughed at Jiang Jingtong and replied, ¡°Why of course, it¡¯s your partner. Your husband is insanely beautiful, I can barely hold myself.¡±


    As if his answer was not outrageous enough, he added, ¡°For your information, even before you two got married, the two of us have always been a pair of lovers.¡± Then, his voice suddenly turned colder as he continued, ¡°Who would have thought that he actually got married to someone else without telling me anything.¡±


    The Foreign Fish seemed to have the ever-changeable face when in another second his expression turned into that of a shy and nervous smile. ¡°Thankfully, for the past 2 years, we could finally become one, realizing our relationship as a pair of Husbands. How do I say it, your husband is, incredibly tempting, I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t let you take him away from me.¡±


    ¡®Hmm? This, this, this is, so damn exciting! So, the next plot is, are those three would eventually enter the holy land of Threesome?¡¯


    My Dear God! What kind of youthful romance drama was this!


    The problem was that Shi Yuanbai couldn¡¯t stand this Yandere Fish anymore, how could he still have the desire to combine the two together?


    Wu Siyuan honestly, from the deepest of his heart, really wanted to applaud excitedly at this moment. He could barely hold on to his excitement watching this unprecedented drama.


    He glanced at Shi Yuze, who apparently was also glancing at him. Both people wanted to ask each other what to do next.


    But Wu Siyuan obviously had no identity to intervene in this Shura Field, therefore, he could only graciously let the responsibility fall upon the Big Brother, Shi Yuze.


    In the end, Shi Yuze had to work hard, exuding the Boss aura, with his strong tone and decisive actions, he put pressure on this Yandere Fish and warned him not to dare to be presumptuous. The Yandere Fish could only watch helplessly as the enraged Jiang Jingtong took Shi Yuanbai away.


    Actually, had it not been for Shi Yuze¡¯s stern order, Jiang Jingtong would have left directly without even taking Shi Yuanbai with him.


    Because right now his mind was full with; ¡®I was cuckolded, the Great Me actually was cuckolded, I was given the fuckin¡¯ Green Hat!¡¯


    ***


    In Anime or Donghua, the characters sometimes would have question marks popping out from their heads. Right now, Wu Siyuan could imagine he might be exactly in that situation. Besides Wu Siyuan and also Shi Yuze, even the bodyguards brought here were full of question marks.


    With one look at Jiang Jingtong¡¯s current state, they would understand what he was thinking in his mind.


    Before they went abroad, the bodyguards were sympathizing with Shi Yuanbai¡¯s misfortune. They regarded Shi Yuanbai as a miserable little husband. He had gone abroad for 2 years and even had to suffer an accident. In contrast, the Scum husband at home was cheating left and right, changing little lovers one after another. With such wild affairs, the fact that Jiang Jingtong hadn¡¯t contracted any strange disease was simply his good luck.


    However, after they arrived abroad and saw Shi Yuanbai¡¯s situation, they suddenly realized that this pair of Husbands was a match made in Heaven. Both were incredible people in their own right!


    Just now, before they walked away, according to the narration of the Yandere Fish, it seemed like Shi Yuanbai was a Sea King, a powerful King of the Sea at that. Despite his style being different from that of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s frequent lover-changes, his prowess was still commendable. Really, how young, how energetic!


    In this case, all the people present honestly couldn¡¯t understand why Jiang Jingtong was furious.


    Didn¡¯t the two of you cuckold each other? Didn¡¯t the two of you both are diligently planting trees and grassland on top of each other¡¯s heads? Shouldn¡¯t it be a good thing to be both Greened?


    At this point only Shi Yuanbai was unaware of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s deeds, so he felt at a loss and didn¡¯t know how to react.


    Looking at him, Wu Siyuan rubbed his hands together excitedly. It was for this moment that he had accumulated the evidence of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s derailment for more than 2 years, wait, it¡¯s almost 3 years now.


    The time for that little inventory to finally be of use has come!


    ***


    After the fiasco that day, Jiang Jingtong felt as if he was the most miserable man on earth. He resented Shi Yuanbai¡¯s derailment. As for how he himself was cheating with little lovers, of course, he also felt guilty, a little bit, before. But now that he knew how Shi Yuanbai had cheated on him, even that tiny guilty conscience disappeared without a trace.


    How those two Husbands would quarrel behind the closed door, Wu Siyuan, Shi Yuze, and the bodyguards didn¡¯t know. In short, the next day, they could clearly see how Shi Yuanbai¡¯s eyes were red and swollen, definitely from crying too much.


    On the other side of the continent, in Wu Siyuan¡¯s small group chat, the members had frantically demanded Shi Yuze and Wu Siyuan for the hot news gained on the frontline.


    The little reporter-Wu only told them of things that could be shared publicly.


    [The target has safely been rescued. The culprit is his Yandere Foreign Fish. Thank God, President Shi was there, or else, it¡¯s impossible to take the imprisoned little husband away smoothly.]


    It¡¯s obvious that such a small report wouldn¡¯t be enough to satiate the hungry members. They demanded that they needed more news, they wanted more details!


    Then, Wu Siyuan kindly added another sentence in his report,


    [Wait for a wonderful drama after we go back home.]


    Unexpectedly, Wu Siyuan was reluctant to share about private matters, but it was Shi Yuze who actually started to break the news in advance.


    Wu Siyuan who was holding his phone and saw the incoming chats in their group was shocked.


    ¡®Big Brother, I didn¡¯t expect it¡¯s you who could be so blunt and unfeeling instead!¡¯


    On another side, Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai were currently arguing and even brought up divorce. Shi Yuze heard their quarrel and snorted coldly.


    ¡°Do you think I am clueless about how many pickles[2]you¡¯re hoarding at home?¡±


    Jiang Jingtong¡¯s expression turned stiff instantly. His guilty countenance was transparent. Even the way he spoke, his tone and mannerism had suddenly changed, not as aggressive as before.


    Shi Yuanbai was a smart person, after all. He could guess immediately that Jiang Jingtong must have done a lot of forbidden things behind him as well.


    Now, staring back at him, Shi Yuanbai let out a smile that was not a genuine smile at all. Since Shi Yuze was aware of it, then he could also obtain the news and find the evidence by himself later.


    He sneered. ¡°Do you think marriage is as simple as holding a celebration, and you could divorce when you feel like it? You know that I¡¯ve been forced against my will, but as my husband, the first thing you care about is the issue of whether you¡¯ve been given a Green Hat or not, instead of the fact that I¡¯ve suffered some injustice?¡±


    At this moment, Wu Siyuan added the tension by looking at Jiang Jingtong with an angry and disapproving stare, as if Jiang Jingtong had committed a heinous crime.


    Jiang Jingtong had no choice but to dodge his eyes and look somewhere else. In his opinion, he had done nothing wrong. He was a man and he had physiological needs. What was wrong with seeking cooperation with others to fulfill his needs? Besides, he never acknowledged or took any of his lovers to his house. Most importantly, the only one he loved was Shi Yuanbai!


    Even so, he didn¡¯t dare to speak out those words. There was Shi Yuze, the blood-related brother of Shi Yuanbai, and even Gu Siyuan the number one brainless CP fan. Let¡¯s not forget the rows of bodyguards behind Shi Yuze, thrice as many as the bodyguards he brought from the Jiang Family. He had already seen how vicious and scary Shi Yuze was. He really had no chance to win if he were to retort and start a fight!


    He couldn¡¯t do anything aside from shutting his mouth and looking at Shi Yuanbai resentfully.


    ¡°Ah, about the pickled things? What is that about the pickles?¡± Wu Siyuan felt the excitement was not enough, so he had to set fire once more.


    The bodyguards were helplessly looking at Wu Siyuan, seemingly, oblivious state, with a hint of admiration in their eyes. Of course, more than anything, they also felt curious and wanted to hear more!


    Shi Yuanbai gave Wu Siyuan a Good Job!-look.


    The secret he had been covering for years had been known by others today. Well, It didn¡¯t matter anymore. But he had to know how many despicable deeds Jiang Jingtong had done behind his back!


    Shi Yuze looked at Shi Yuanbai coldly, and curtly ordered him, ¡°Go back first.¡±


    Then, he turned his gaze to Jiang Jingtong and said meaningfully, ¡°It¡¯s easy to discuss your divorce, when the time comes, the two of you can decide it yourself.¡±


    On the flight back home, the Private Jet was engulfed in silence, no one was uttering any word.


    But if stare and gaze could be translated and heard, then this journey must have been damn noisy, as boisterous as a vegetable market.


    Among them, Shi Yuanbai was the most serene. Perhaps it was his relaxed feeling after breathing the air of freedom once again.


    On the other hand, Jiang Jingtong kept clenching his fist with complicated emotion.


    While on another corner, Wu Siyuan was secretly busy, organizing and packing a bunch of materials to be sent to Shi Yuanbai¡¯s mailbox at a designated time.


    For now, Shi Yuanbai had nothing. The so-called foreign company he built didn¡¯t belong to him, but to that Yandere Foreign Fish. In his home, he still had nothing aside from a few dividends from the Shi Company shares left on him.


    Shi Father and Shi Mother also had no shares left, forget about any important position in the Company. Except for Shi Yuze¡¯s strictly calculated alimony every month, they had nothing. To say it bluntly, they were old enough to die and had no power to fight for the family property.


    In this case, Shi Yuanbai had no other choice but to cling to Jiang Jingtong tightly.


    ¡­Until he could find another worthy Fish in the future.


    When that time came, no doubt, he¡¯d definitely kick out Jiang Jingtong as far as possible. After all, when someone didn¡¯t leak this farce, Shi Yuanbai would still be an innocent and pure Flower. When Shi Yuanbai was rescued, no one took pictures or recorded videos, hence there was no proof or evidence to leak the matter out.


    ¡­Except Wu Siyuan that is.


    However, even if he did take videos and pictures, Wu Siyuan himself didn¡¯t intend to share them with others. It¡¯s just another handle he had to keep in case of future trouble.


    Looking at the chats going on in the small group, he merely smiled.


    Their chats were discussing the current matter, and finally concluded that it was a low probability, for Jiang Jingtong to dare resort to divorce right away.


    The way of Heaven is reincarnation, even the Heaven forgives any Soul and gives them another chance.


    So, shouldn¡¯t these pair of Scumbag Husbands be forgiving to each other as well?


    A wandering soul who lacks sleep.


    References

 CH 18

    As they arrived back home, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s previous outburst had also settled down.


    No matter how embarrassing his situation with Shi Yuanbai was right now, in order to preserve his reputation and maintain his face, he still had to show his concern for Shi Yuanbai in their hometown. Otherwise, it¡¯s easy to spark gossip and slander in their circle.


    Since their union was also a business marriage, they had to pay attention to their relationship so that it wouldn¡¯t affect the Company¡¯s image. If others knew that the couple was not in a harmonious state, it could affect their Business Partner¡¯s trust, and the Jiang¡¯s Company stock price might drop once again.


    He had been in a precarious state for the past few years, so what¡¯s wrong with having a few lovers to vent his frustration?


    His romantic deeds didn¡¯t even make a splash or scandal for others to see and joke about, so how could Shi Yuanbai dare to give him a Green Hat?


    Jiang Jingtong kept his mouth shut and no longer make a fuss with Shi Yuanbai. However, as the Master of the house, his treatment represented the attitude of the servants. The days after Shi Yuanbai returned home, he had not lived a good life.


    When did Shi Yuanbai ever feel such a poor treatment like this when he was in his Home court? The uncomfortable feeling of being neglected finally broke down and his fury soon erupted.


    Jiang Jingtong¡¯s response to his complaint was, ¡°If you can¡¯t bear to live in this house then go back to your own home.¡±


    ***


    On Jiang Jingtong¡¯s side, his life actually couldn¡¯t be much better.


    Recently he couldn¡¯t even vent himself and meet his lovers. However, problems kept piling up. The Jiang Family¡¯s Enterprise and even their affiliated Companies, had encountered troubles, both small and big issues. If it were not handled carefully, it could cause a Domino Effect and tumble their entire Business.


    To put the matter worse, his Uncles both from his Father and Mother¡¯s families were sued and reported to the authorities. It¡¯s simply a mess everywhere, and Jiang Jingtong had been quite devastated these days.


    That said, whenever he went back home, he couldn¡¯t help but quarrel with Shi Yuanbai. One was due to his foul mood, and the other due to his resentment over Shi Yuanbai¡¯s supposed betrayal.


    Even then, he still felt that he loved Shi Yuanbai dearly in his heart, it didn¡¯t matter even if Shi Yuanbai had apparently crossed his trust.


    So that night, when they once again went into a quarrel, Jiang Jingtong let out what he had been buried in his heart,


    ¡°Shi Yuanbai, why are you so heartless? I love you so much, but how could you betray my love for you?¡±


    Hearing such an accusation, Shi Yuanbai laughed in anger. ¡°You love me? Sure enough, the highest degree of lying is to deceive oneself.¡±


    Jiang Jingtong scoffed. ¡°What do you mean? Didn¡¯t I love you enough all these years? If it isn¡¯t because of my deep love for you, I would have divorced you long ago. Would you still be able to live here with me?¡±


    Shi Yuanbai laughed in mockery. He took out a stack of full-colored printing papers in A4 size and threw them at Jiang Jingtong¡¯s face. He was not afraid of offending Jiang Jingtong at this time. Before the showdown tonight, he had let all the Bodyguards in the family enter the Villa. Therefore, he had no worry about Jiang Jingtong committing domestic violence.


    Most importantly, he had also contacted his Xuedi, Gu Siyuan, to stand by and watch the time. If he didn¡¯t come out within half an hour of the expected time, then Gu Siyuan should contact him. If at that time Gu Siyuan couldn¡¯t reach him, then just call the police directly!


    That being said, actually, the bodyguards present were somewhat enough of a guarantee. They were the ones whom Shi Yuze had brought abroad alongside him before, so they must know the priority.


    Shi Yuze had no intention to make a clear break with the Jiang Family for the time being. For now, he didn¡¯t want others to know about their families¡¯ scandals. Even if he was unwilling, he still had to lend these rows of bodyguards to his Dear Younger Brother.


    ***


    Meanwhile, outside the Villa, the dedicated Reporter with the surname Wu was broadcasting LIVE about JiangShi¡¯s current showdown.


    He was surrounded by mosquitos, even the mosquito repellant specifically brought by Wu Siyuan was of no use. He had already sprayed his spot once every 10 minutes. Instead of killing the buzzing mosquitos, sooner rather than later, it might be him who would be poisoned to death.


    Chen Xuyao and the other friends in their small group gave him their heartfelt sympathy. Though, deep inside they felt a little bit of schadenfreude toward his misfortune.


    [Unexpectedly¡­in Shi Yuanbai¡¯s heart, you¡¯re that one trustworthy guy he could rely on]


    Wu Siyuan also wondered about this, and thought for a while before replying,


    [Isn¡¯t it because, despite my bad intentions, the fact is I haven¡¯t tried to harm him openly?]


    Wu Siyuan shrugged. In the end, even he, was also not a good person. After knowing the plot given by the System, if he didn¡¯t resist fiercely, or if he didn¡¯t come to this world at all, then the timeline would go according to the original plot.


    Those two protagonists were truly disgusting and despicable people. It¡¯s just their own selfish thoughts that led them to mistake Wu Siyuan, the villain, as a trustworthy confidant instead.


    But to state the matter clearly, their current situation, was all caused by their own hands.


    After all, no one had forced them to toy with other people¡¯s feelings, either as a Scumbag Gong or the Venerated Sea King. It all came of their own volition.


    ¡°PA[1]!¡± Another mosquito was slapped to death as Wu Siyuan expressionlessly stared at the Villa.


    ¡®It¡¯s almost 30 minutes, so why didn¡¯t Shi Yuanbai come out yet?¡¯


    ***


    Inside the Villa.


    Jiang Jingtong took the scattered A4 Papers used to hit him before. It turned out the stack of papers was the countless pictures of him and his various lovers! His expression darkened visibly.


    Shooting a dangerous look at Shi Yuanbai, he questioned him instead, ¡°Have you been investigating me?¡±


    Shi Yuanbai smirked, and playfully answered, ¡°If I had, I wouldn¡¯t wait for today to slap your face with the evidence.¡±


    Shi Yuanbai had always thought his vision was not wrong when it came to the selection of his Fish and Shrimp. To think that he actually picked up this Garbage among his well-nurtured Fishes before, was simply a big blunder.


    ¡°You kept complaining that I gave you a Green Hat, but in the end, it has always been you who put stack after stack of Green Hats upon my head all this time! What else are you going to say?¡±


    Jiang Jingtong hurriedly defended his actions in a panic, ¡°I am a man, and Men always have physiological needs, but you weren¡¯t here by my side. What can I do? Besides, it¡¯s no more than an acquaintance relationship.¡±


    At present, Jiang Jingtong was a little flustered, one sheet of pictures was enough to choke him down.


    ¡°So, you¡¯re a man, but I¡¯m not a man? I can¡¯t have needs as you did?¡±


    ¡°Bicch!!¡± Hearing Shi Yuanbai¡¯s rhetoric, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s response was to automatically curse him as a slvt.


    Shi Yuanbai really couldn¡¯t laugh anymore facing this Scumbag. ¡°Why, this one here is still not as good at swimming as you did, like a Duck[2] in the water. Oh, perhaps, not just ordinary Duck but the Number One Duck in the Capital? Busy with work during the day and going out swimming at night[3]?¡±


    ¡°You!¡± Jiang Jiangtong exploded.


    He wanted to hit the person in front of him, however, Shi Yuanbai was quicker and backhandedly slapped him in the face instead. As if it wasn¡¯t enough, several fists were also delivered in succession.


    Just when Jiang Jingtong was able to push him away and was about to retaliate, again, the bodyguards came to interfere at this time.


    Shi Yuanbai kicked Jiang Jingtong who was slumped on the ground and warned him, ¡°Listen, whether this marriage should continue or not, it¡¯s not your place to decide. Even if these pictures can¡¯t be legally recognized as evidence, I can share them publicly and let others see your fantastic performance throughout the years. Didn¡¯t your Jiang Family is becoming colder[4] recently? Maybe when others know you¡¯re such an excellent Duck, many orders will come to you.¡±


    ¡°You¡­! Don¡¯t you dare!¡± Jiang Jingtong yelled weakly.


    ¡°Why of course, I don¡¯t.¡± Shi Yuanbai sneered at the end of his words.


    After all, when he had finished venting his anger, the moment Jiang Jingtong was ruined, he would also follow his doom.


    Shi Yuze had clearly stated that if he ever divorced Jiang Jingtong, even those bits of dividends left on his hand would have to disappear.


    He had nothing left, in order to save these meager dividends, Shi Yuanbai must stubbornly keep his marriage afloat.


    He turned his head and looked at Jiang Jingtong once again. ¡°Oh, I forgot to say, it turned out years ago you set up the stage in our Vacation and paid the Thugs to harass me. How disgusting. You better not touch me anymore from now on, such a dirty person, who knows what kind of disease you¡¯re carrying around.¡±


    Jiang Jingtong couldn¡¯t refute one bit. He could only continue to lay on the ground while being furious but unable to give a comeback. He kept warning Shi Yuanbai not to go, to no avail.


    He really regretted it.


    In the past, he clearly promised his heart to Shi Yuanbai. How could it become like this? Shouldn¡¯t they be a happy and loving couple? When Shi Yuanbai had uncovered even the little secret he did in the past, he didn¡¯t dare to imagine what else Shi Yuanbai might know.


    When he thought about it, Jiang Jingtong hurriedly flipped over the stack of A4 printed pictures. All of his past and present lovers were in it, some of those he didn¡¯t even recognize anymore.


    If it was not Shi Yuanbai who had deliberately investigated him, then who the hell had been keeping an eye on him all these years?


    When he chanced upon Xiaoyou¡¯s picture, Jiang Jingtong felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.


    He tried to contact Xiaoyou and wanted to question him about this matter, but the only answer he got was the bland Operator¡¯s voice on the phone. He couldn¡¯t get in touch with him at all.


    When he asked his assistant to find Xiaoyou¡¯s whereabouts, he was met with a dead end. It seemed like Xiaoyou had evaporated out of thin air, his trace was unable to be found at all. Right after he graduated from College, Xiaoyou disappeared completely, as if he had never existed in the first place.


    ***


    After finishing his confrontation with Jiang Jingtong, Shi Yuanbai directly left the Villa and saw Wu Siyuan who was waiting outside.


    Suddenly, he realized that it was this Xuedi who kept pushing him and Jiang Jingtong to be together. He wondered what role did Gu Siyuan play all these years, and what did he think inside his mind actually?


    At first, because Gu Siyuan¡¯s face was somehow resembling that of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s, he heard the rumor that Jiang Jingtong had the idea of approaching Gu Siyuan.


    When he came to this point, Shi Yuanbai quickly dismissed his sudden suspicion.


    After all, Gu Siyuan was not familiar with Shi Yuze, and nor did he have ulterior motives, such as secretly liking him or Jiang Jingtong. In the final analysis, Gu Siyuan was likely a person who¡¯s just deeply brainwashed by those CP fans and eventually became a fanatic JiangShi CP fan himself.


    He gave a wry smile at Wu Siyuan and apologized, ¡°Gu Xuedi, I¡¯m really sorry, I¡¯ve troubled you again this time.¡±


    Wu Siyuan pretended to be unaware of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s extramarital affairs they were confronting tonight, he continued to appease Shi Yuanbai, focusing on the supposedly current matter that he knew about[5],


    ¡°Perhaps after Jiang Xuege figures the matter out, he won¡¯t be mad at you anymore. At the end of the day, you¡¯re still the victim¡­¡±


    Shi Yuanbai recalled those pile of pictures and then showed a bright smile. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m sure his anger will soon subside.¡±


    After all, it¡¯s his turn to retaliate back.


    Shi Yuanbai really wanted to send gratitude to that good person who anonymously sent him a package of evidence. It really helped him a lot.


    In front of him, the so-called good person Wu Siyuan, calmly hid his merit and fame. He didn¡¯t even bother to shove his nose further into JiangShi¡¯s affairs and left decisively after his role tonight had been resolved.


    ***


    After the showdown that day, Shi Yuanbai and Jiang Jingtong¡¯s news kept coming one after another. Even how many times Jiang Jingtong was beaten by Shi Yuanbai was reported in detail.


    Following this matter, several of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s lovers even posted on their Social Media about Jiang Jingtong¡¯s countless seduction and empty promises to them in the past. They let all the netizens judge it themselves. Nowadays, to put it exaggeratedly, the whole world knew Jiang Jingtong was a Scumbag, they all sympathized with Shi Yuanbai.


    Looking at how Shi Yuanbai, seemingly, stayed strong and kept his marriage with Jiang Jingtong nevertheless, everyone sighed and lamented that the Scumbag was really unworthy of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s perseverance.


    On the other hand, to appease Shi Yuanbai¡¯s temper, or just to cooperate with the pretense, Jiang Jingtong had to spend a lot of money and even transfer two valuable houses under Shi Yuanbai¡¯s name.


    To make his reputation not as bad as it sounded, Jiang Jingtong tried to defend himself and let out the rumor that actually Shi Yuanbai was no better than him. He had also cheated and cuckolded Jiang Jingtong for so many years.


    However, because there¡¯s no conclusive evidence, even Shi Yuanbai¡¯s former Fishes and Shrimp didn¡¯t even show up to admit it, in the end, everyone dismissed it as Jiang Jingtong trying to slander Shi Yuanbai.


    As a result of his defamatory words, the Jiang Family¡¯s stock plummetted even further.


    At the same time, another thunderous news also came. Jiang Jingtong¡¯s Uncles were found to be guilty over a case of corruption and malfeasance. The two Uncles were immediately detained.


    This time, the Behemoth Jiang Family finally fell.


    The more devastated he was, the more Jiang Jingtong didn¡¯t dare to divorce Shi Yuanbai. After all, not long ago he had transferred a lot of money and properties to him. He didn¡¯t know what means Shi Yuanbai used, but when the authorities confiscated their private possessions, they didn¡¯t find them as the common properties that should have been included to be seized.


    The two of them hurt and smeared each other¡¯s reputation, but clearly, neither of them benefitted from this.


    The once enviable couple was reduced to a couple whom everyone could only shake their head once they heard the name.


    The most indescribable result of them all that definitely amazed everyone who knew it, was the fact that Shi Yuanbai truly implemented the idea that he once said out of anger. That¡¯s right, he did help promote Jiang Jingtong and sell his service[6]to the wealthy ladies¡­


    Looking at this Scumbag Couple, Wu Siyuan whistled in awe. Actually, even without Shi Yuanbai¡¯s full cooperation to sell his husband, Jiang Jingtong would still continue his old habit and find other new lovers even after they fell to such a point. After all, according to the original plot, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s nature had never deviated from the same old routine.


    When it reached this state, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t need to make any move behind their back. Because it¡¯s not his turn to act anymore.


    The downfall of Jiang Jingtong¡¯s relatives actually was driven by Chen Xuyao¡¯s older sister.


    Previously, she suffered from depression and had to go abroad to stabilize her condition. Her depression was all due to those two people, apart from Shi Yuanbai¡¯s frame-up, Jiang Jingtong¡¯s also had the same responsibilities in pushing her to the abyss.


    The Jiang Family was once a Behemoth, even Shi Yuanbai was once backed by Shi Yuze, therefore, originally Chen Xuyao¡¯s older sister really had no hope to appeal. She had no choice but to go abroad to retreat from the eye of the storm and waited for a chance to take revenge later.


    Originally, in the plot, their revenge would have no chance to be realized. But because in this life the roommate that Chen Xuyao met was Wu Siyuan, they finally saw the dawn of their vengeance.


    Wu Siyuan swore he never intended to help and accommodate many people¡¯s revenge. God above knows perfectly he just wanted Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai to be tied together and stopped harming others!


    Now that those Scumbags had finally been tied together with no way to escape¡­it¡¯s truly gratifying.


    These days he even felt that Shi Yuanbai should be happier.


    Their marriage life looked as peaceful as ever, outsiders guessed that the two Husbands must be content with each other. Jiang Jingtong was even willing to be sold by Shi Yuanbai, if this wasn¡¯t love then what should it be?


    Once every few days the couple would quarrel, even wrestling and grappling when the heat went too high. But that shouldn¡¯t be a problem. After all, it¡¯s normal for families to have some conflict every now and then, it¡¯s just how the way life was.


    Wu Siyuan was extremely satisfied. This time, it¡¯s no doubt that he had achieved his Task¡¯s goal, right?

 CH 19

    Wu Siyuan originally wondered whether he would have to live in this world until he died.


    Fortunately, the System that had been missing for several years was finally resurrected from its dead state.


    [¡°Host, please prepare yourself, we¡¯re going to leave.¡±]


    Wu Siyuan reacted in confusion, ¡°Ah? Leave? Then, what about this body?¡±


    The System quickly replied, [¡°Oh, this body will be taken back by the owner, Gu Siyuan. Our Lord God decided that your mission in this world has been achieved, and ordered us to hurry go to the next world.¡±]


    Hearing the announcement, Wu Siyuan was overjoyed. ¡°I should have completed the task with a perfect score, right?¡±


    Toward Wu Siyuan¡¯s question, the System first asked him, [¡°Do you think the protagonists are happy?¡±]


    Wu Siyuan affirmed confidently. ¡°They should be. The task said to make them be together, cut a lot of unnecessary journeys and push them to the grand ending of their romance, if I¡¯m not mistaken?¡±


    The System continued to ask, [¡°Oh, then, did the protagonists end up loving each other?¡±]


    Actually, the System asked the questions in order to briefly evaluate its Host¡¯s completion rate. To be honest, it hadn¡¯t checked the result yet. It was notified by the Lord God and hurriedly went here to pick up Wu Siyuan to go to the next world.


    Even the System didn¡¯t understand why the Lord God suddenly changed his rhythm. The original body who usually was sent to the next reincarnation abruptly was offered another choice, to go back to living in this world instead.


    Such a last-minute decision, the System was glad that its Host didn¡¯t use the body of Gu Siyuan for his own private affair[1]. In this way, they had nothing to clean up and could just leave this world anytime soon.


    Wu Siyuan, who was being asked if the protagonists end up loving each other, answered without hesitation, ¡°They do! Definitely are! Just compare it to the plot you gave me before. Originally, at this point in time, they would have just gotten married for at most, 1 year. But look at them now, how many years have I cut off their wasted time, and how many years have they been married today! They married directly because they were able to realize their love earlier. That shouldn¡¯t be a problem, I suppose?¡±


    The System was a bit tangled.  It¡¯s true that the Lord God had already judged its Host¡¯s task as completed, and there¡¯s no need to continue staying in this world. Though, the System wondered if it was just its illusion, the way the Lord God spoke at that time sounded a bit heavy and full of urgency.


    Even so, the System really didn¡¯t know how the task was deemed to be completed.


    To make sure, it confirmed once again, [¡°Are they really in love?¡±]


    Then, Wu Siyuan proceeded to eloquently explain the current condition according to both logic and emotion.


    ¡°As the saying goes, fighting and scolding someone is because you love and care about them. Their occasional quarrels are the proof of their deep affection. Weaving Green Hats to put on each other¡¯s heads[2] is just for fun. Don¡¯t you see that they¡¯re okay with it? After all, there are a lot of wonders in this world, and their quirky romance is just one of them. We shouldn¡¯t judge or criticize others¡¯ strange hobbies and use our own logic to decide their feelings.¡±


    The System wondered, [¡°Really? So that¡¯s how it is.¡±]


    Wu Siyuan merely shrugged and added, ¡°There¡¯s no doubt. If you check and see their wedding moment, you¡¯ll see that they¡¯re so happy to the point of crying. Frankly speaking, I think we¡¯re even eligible to apply a request for bonus to the Lord God. After all, in the original plot how many people have been driven to despair or even killed by the Protagonists. Right now, it¡¯s not only the protagonists who are happy, but everyone else is also doing well.¡±


    The System was tempted and even felt somehow unreal. [¡°I can even apply for a bonus¡­?¡±]


    It was fooled, no, successfully convinced by Wu Siyuan¡¯s grandiloquence. It thought, that asking for a bonus was a good idea. Actually, Systems also had their own assessment in their job. If there were a lot of casualties due to their Hosts¡¯ actions in the task world, the System would fall under scrutiny. Sometimes when the problem was too serious, the System would be obliterated directly with no chance of appeal.


    In Wu Siyuan¡¯s first task, no one had died, and the life trajectory of the other cannon fodders had been smoothed out from their bleak ending. The System felt such a condition must indeed be worthy of a bonus.


    Therefore, aside from bringing Wu Siyuan to the next world, the System was also applying a request for a bonus to the Lord God.


    The Lord God who received the submission, ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±


    Glancing at Wu Siyuan¡¯s final score, and then looking at the received form of requesting for a bonus, there¡¯s only one word;


    The audacity!


    ***


    When Gu Siyuan successfully returned to his own body, he felt like he had been immersed in a long dream. He lay on the bed all day, digesting the information he knew.


    To begin with, apparently, he had been in contact with some¡­Being, called the Lord God. The past and future unfold in his eyes. At that time, there was nothing in his mind aside from frustration and regret. Without hesitation, he gave up control of his body and his fate thereof, to the Lord God.


    Such a life, for the so-called love, he ended up harming others and harming himself. He had foolishly trusted his so-called Beloved, his so-called Husband. Not only did he end up killing himself, but also implicated his precious family, causing them to also be pushed to the death door.


    How ridiculous. To think that he once regarded himself as someone who could bring Jiang Jingtong to believe in one eternal love. How laughable. To think that he had ignored all kinds of gems for one Garbage, and even given up his whole future for it.


    His friends drifted away from him after being unable to make him sober.


    Obviously, his family¡¯s status was good, even his own academic level was not bad. Yet, just to indulge Jiang Jingtong¡¯s whims and to give him the warmth of a family, he was willing to be unemployed, gave up pursuing any career or ambition, and stayed as a full-time nanny instead.


    Even acting as a nanny, he was treated worse than any actual nanny. A full-time nanny would have enough salary every month. Yet, in Gu Siyuan¡¯s case, forget about any payment, he even add a body service to his obligation.


    Yet, everything he had given up was all for naught. Jiang Jingtong despised him who had no charm and no accomplishment.


    What¡¯s even more ludicrous was, only after Shi Yuanbai returned to the country that he finally realized to whom Jiang Jingtong¡¯s heart actually belong to.


    He, the legal spouse, and of course those wild lovers, had no chance to compare, to begin with.


    Even then, even when he decided to peacefully retreat without demanding a single cent, thinking he could be a good person who wouldn¡¯t stand against true love, some people were still unable to let go of him. After the divorce, he was drugged by Shi Yuanbai and was framed to have a promiscuous relationship with Shi Yuze.


    At that time, Jiang Jingtong had cursed him like he was some sl*t, and even ordered someone to beat him up.


    Ha-ha. Really, this was Jiang Jingtong¡¯s manifestation of LOVE.


    Naturally, he and Shi Yuze did not meet a good end, both were sent to death one after another.


    As for the Gu Family, in order to avenge him and bring the truth to light, were forced to end up with nothing.


    However, the perpetrators were not punished in any form.


    Good grief¡­what a ridiculous life.


    Gu Siyuan believed in this memory and didn¡¯t think the Lord God deceived and inserted a fake memory just to steal his identity in the world.


    Because he knew himself. He knew that whatever happened was truly something he, Gu Siyuan, would have done in his understanding of himself. That¡¯s why Gu Siyuan resolutely gave up his life in this world.


    But he didn¡¯t expect after he made such a resolution, he was given a chance to get his body back instead.


    At that time he had already lined up, ready to reincarnate in a new world, when suddenly he was whizzed away by the Lord God and was stuffed back hurriedly into his original world.


    He vaguely heard the Lord God was muttering something like, ¡°Fortunately, I caught up in time. If I continue to let that Brat run rampant in that world, the whole plot will be completely turned upside down!¡±


    ***


    Gu Siyuan opened his eyes while wondering what kind of earth-shattering action that person who used his body in this world had done, to even cause the aloof Lord God to become that anxious.


    After digesting the memories of the Tasker (Wu Siyuan), he compared the Tasker¡¯s actions to his own past[3] actions. As expected, naivety was not a sin, but we shouldn¡¯t be proud of it.


    Even when the Tasker had just come to this world and hadn¡¯t recognized Jiang Jingtong, he could already see the malice behind that guy.


    If it were Gu Siyuan who was in his shoe, it¡¯s guaranteed that he would still foolishly fall to Jiang Jingtong¡¯s deception.


    Afterward, he saw how the Tasker had played both Jiang Jingtong and Shi Yuanbai like a fool, and saw him make an alliance with his roommates and friends.


    Looking at this series of events, Gu Siyuan couldn¡¯t help but think, that his ¡°last life¡± was a real failure indeed.


    He continued to see how the Tasker bring his Father¡¯s Company further and carried on his Father¡¯s hard work.


    It was a shame to think that he, in contrast, let alone developing his Father¡¯s business to the next level, but actually gave up his own career for love. Simply outrageous.


    Even the love that he chose, bore no fruits aside from a dozen or even countless cheatings. You really shouldn¡¯t have believed the Cheating Man¡¯s words. It¡¯s better to be beautiful alone, it¡¯s alright being single and continuing to improve himself.


    If he¡¯s tired from playing then take a rest, even when he felt no exhaustion, he could just continue to enjoy his life to his heart¡¯s content.


    Gu Siyuan got up from his bed, at this time he heard his father knocking on the door.


    ¡°Child, you¡¯ve been laying around all day. Get up, it¡¯s time for dinner.¡±


    Then, while still banging on his door, Gu Yingzhuo started to talk about their Family¡¯s Company and their newly released movies.


    Gu Siyuan recalled the memories of his past life, in that life he had watched a lot of movies while being a house-husband. He also compared his memories to the memories that the Tasker had left him with.


    Finally, a smile was formed on his lip, and he naturally responded to his father¡¯s talk with the same enthusiasm.


    How nice¡­


    It¡¯s really a happy thing to be able to talk and laugh with his family again.


    ***


    In this life, he still maintained a good relationship with his original friends[4] and even gained other new friends.


    The small WeChat group that the Tasker had been a member of, was still there.


    When Gu Siyuan curiously opened the group, he found the other people were still currently gossiping about Shi Yuanbai.


    Actually, even if Shi Yuanbai was hateful, but Gu Siyuan hated Jiang Jingtong even more. Not because of personal feelings, but because this hypocrite Scumbag was the source of everything, who irresponsibly ruined others¡¯ futures.


    That being said, Shi Yuanbai seemed to have no good time left.


    The Jiang Family had completely collapsed. After declaring bankruptcy, the worth of the Company was not enough to cover the liquidation. Shi Yuanbai, as the legal spouse of Jiang Jingtong, was also given the responsibility to shoulder the debt with the other Jiang Family.


    Meanwhile, Shi Yuanbai could only find work in a small Company, since the Major ones definitely didn¡¯t want to see Jiang Family¡¯s revitalization in any form.


    But which person didn¡¯t know the protagonists of the recent Hot news? As a result, Shi Yuanbai couldn¡¯t even stay in one Company longer than 1 month.


    His arrogance was finally exhausted. His older brother, Shi Yuze, really cut off his every path. He had nothing aside from the meager Shi Company¡¯s share in his hand, and in order to preserve that little amount, he better not dream to stand against Shi Yuze.


    Just like Shi Yuze had decided previously, in this life, the more Shi Yuanbai obsessed over something, he would make him unable to get it even more. Shi Yuanbai could just watch Shi Yuze¡¯s glorious news all over the place, but everything had nothing to do with him.


    At first, the Shi parents secretly wanted to support Shi Yuanbai. However after Shi Yuze found out about their action, he cut off their financial resource without any hesitation, leaving his parent with only the bare minimum legally calculated alimony, given every month.


    On the other hand, Shi Dad and Shi Mom actually were afraid of being poisoned by Shi Yuanbai, so they had never dared to propose cohabitation either.


    Shi Yuanbai could only live together with Jiang Jingtong in their only Villa left. That one property originally was given by Jiang Jingtong to appease him before the downfall began. Shi Yuanbai had transferred it to another identity in the real estate certificate, so it was saved from being confiscated by the authorities. But now, the properties had changed hands back to the owner, Shi Yuanbai.


    Actually, saying his life was bad was not quite, but to say it¡¯s good was definitely not the case, because even his own parents were reluctant to get close to him. He really could do nothing aside from staring at Shi Yuze with jealousy.


    Looking at the gossip being shared in the small group chat, Gu Siyuan wondered if the case of Shi Yuanbai¡¯s property manipulation were to be reported, wouldn¡¯t the pair of Husbands walk to the prison hand in hand?


    However, Gu Siyuan didn¡¯t want to care about it.


    He just wanted to enjoy and cherish the presence of his own family, from now on, he¡¯d live his new life properly.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan was brought by the System back to the System¡¯s space. He was also watching the playback of his previous task with the System.


    After witnessing the process, the System eventually had no doubt left. [¡°Host, you¡¯ve done a great job!¡±]


    Secretly weaving the threads in the dark while throwing convincing suggestions in the broad daylight, the protagonists¡¯ Gong and Shou were completely grasped and obediently guided in the direction its Host wanted. As expected, danger came side by side with opportunities. It has taken a big risk by forcibly binding the Host before. Even if the Host¡¯s mental health was questionable, but his intelligence covered all his flawed parts!


    The System looked at Wu Siyuan and carefully asked him, [¡°Host, how about it? After experiencing life in this world, have you finally felt the warmth of a family?¡±]


    Wu Siyuan replied casually, ¡°That¡¯s right, Gu Siyuan¡¯s parents are indeed good people.¡±


    He paused for a while, before continuing, ¡°No, actually, there are a lot of good parents everywhere. Though, not everyone will have the blessing to have one either.¡±


    Changing the topic, he urged the System, ¡°Okay, hurry up, go to the next world!¡±


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    T/L Note: End of the 1st Arc~ Thank you for the comments, I hope you guys enjoy this first arc


    The revenge may not be so satisfying, but I have to remind you that Wu Siyuan¡¯s task is not revenge but to protect the Gu Family. And just like Wu Siyuan said in the previous chapter, both JJT and SYB brought their own downfall due to their own actions and choices, there¡¯s no deliberate framing for the sake of revenge at all.


    Wu Siyuan after all is not Gu Siyuan. He has no reason to hate the protagonists and madly justifies himself to get revenge on them. The job he was given was ¡°to make Gu family safe, not for revenge¡±. So, let¡¯s adhere to the demand and be professional in the job~


    Besides, no matter how satisfying revenge is, no matter how amazing the Gu Siyuan¡¯s identity later become, if it were not enjoyed by the real Gu Siyuan but by the Tasker, what¡¯s the meaning of getting revenge at all when the fruits were not tasted by the Victim?


    Actually, the way every arc being concluded is the reason why I like this series.


    Can any earth-shattering revenge be compared to the satisfying feeling of having their body given back and enjoying the fruits of counterattack?


    References

 CH 20

    The first thing Wu Siyuan saw once he opened his eyes after arriving in the new world was a man, with an affectionate look on his face, holding a bouquet of flowers in front of him.


    ¡°Siyuan, I¡¯ve liked you for a long time, let¡¯s start dating.¡±


    It was nighttime. There was a row of candles arranged in a heart-shaped being lit on the ground.


    Taking out his mobile phone, Wu Siyuan quickly pressed the record button on his camera.


    In this case, right now, the Qin Siyuan who was being confessed looked like his mind was elsewhere. He even had the heart to play with his mobile phone at this kind of moment.


    Wu Siyuan, however, noticed that someone else was currently taking pictures of this scene sneakily, and he let out a faint smile.


    ¡°You like me, but do I have to return your feelings?¡±


    The man standing opposite him was stunned. He was about to say something but Qin Siyuan continued to speak,


    ¡°I¡¯m someone who dislikes over-the-top confessions or flashy proposals. Especially doing it in a public place, just what do you want to achieve exactly?¡± He spoke clearly and loud enough to even be heard by the party who photographed the current scene secretly.


    The man hurriedly explained, ¡°I thought you¡¯d like it.¡±


    Wu Siyuan chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s what you thought, not mine. Besides, do you really like me?¡±


    There was a brief pause before the man replied, ¡°Of course I like you! I am sincerely here to confess my heart to you.¡±


    Wu Siyuan crossed his arms in front of his chest and ignored the man in front of him who kept stubbornly offering his bouquet of flowers.


    ¡°Whether it is sincere or not, I think you know it best in your heart.¡±


    Wu Siyuan saw that this guy was having a guilty conscience. Based on his experience in the previous world, there must be a lot of questionable problems in this man¡¯s actions!


    Finally, Wu Siyuan dropped the last words, ¡°Besides, I like someone who has both good looking appearance and personality, but, Are you?¡±


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan directly left and ended his recording.


    As for the man, he was still standing at the same place even after Wu Siyuan had walked quite a distance away, looking like he had been hurt by Wu Siyuan¡¯s response.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan walked and turned toward a corner, ready to look at the final products the hidden photographer should have taken earlier.


    Currently, the System had, finally, finished transmitting the original plot of this world to him.


    It turned out the disgusting man who confessed to him earlier was the Protagonist Gong, He Gaoyi. Whereas the body Wu Siyuan was in was the cannon fodder Supporting Character. To be exact, the Character who had the role to be the stepping stone for both Protagonists of this world to fly to the top.


    According to the original plot, if the confession by He Gaoyi prior was successful, then the Original Body, Qin Siyuan, would also successfully be branded as The Third Party. Later, the Protagonist Shou, Yue Tianhua, who worked as Qin Siyuan¡¯s stuntman would use Qin Siyuan¡¯s scandal as the Third Party in his relationship with He Gaoyi, to be his stepping stone in the Entertainment Industry.


    Qin Siyuan, the Original body in this world, was known as Movie Emperor (Yingdi). He had won the award of Best Lead Actor in 3 distinguished Film Awards, owning abundant resources and lofty status. He Gaoyi attempted to get close and seduce Qin Siyuan in order to gain those rich resources. It was something he and his couple, Yue Tianhua, had planned beforehand.


    As for Qin Siyuan, originally he had a good impression of He Gaoyi, therefore after several ambiguous hints from He Gaoyi, he accepted his confession just now, in the original plot.


    Unfortunately for the Protagonists, as soon as Wu Siyuan arrived in this world, the confession was destined to doom.


    ¡®Not only the confession plan was ruined, but even the true scene was also recorded by me!¡® Wu Siyuan thought happily.


    After all, the Protagonist Shou Yue Tianhua who had known He Gaoyi¡¯s plan tonight, had secretly posted some vague foreshadowing on his Weibo, just half an hour ago before the confession happened. Yue Tianhua later would complain about the injustice of how his boyfriend was robbed, and finally with such accusation and backed by the Photos taken by the hidden Paparazzi, it was a foregone conclusion for Qin Siyuan. Afterward, the Protagonists would also justifiably rob Qin Siyuan of all his resources, endorsements, and roles in movies.


    Thinking about it, Wu Siyuan smiled and continued to stride approaching the said Paparazzi.


    This Paparazzi actually was not someone deliberately paid by He Gaoyi, but just one of the usual Paparazzi who followed Qin Siyuan everywhere to get his news. Taking pictures of any news was their job, it¡¯s normal for them to appear in this scene.


    The said Paparazzi who saw a smiling Qin Siyuan shuddered.


    ¡°That, Qin Yingdi[1], you can¡¯t-,¡± There was some panic in his heart after being caught red-handed, however, the desire to make money gave him the courage to say, ¡°1 Million! Give me 1 Million Yuan and I¡¯ll delete all the photos immediately.¡±


    ¡°Did you shoot some videos?¡± Wu Siyuan asked him instead.


    The Paparazzi¡¯s eyes flickered, ¡°¡­No, I didn¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°If you recorded a video, we can make a deal to give you a chance for your News Platform to gain fame.¡±


    Everyone¡¯s goal was to make money. If the News Platform disclosed the true story at an appropriate time, it would gain the label of Justice Bringer. They would attract a lot of attention and gain the favor of a wave of people.


    With a good reputation, it¡¯d be easier to make more money in the future.


    Paparazzi Rong¡¯s swallowed a mouthful of saliva. ¡°How¡­What do you mean?¡±


    Wasting no more time, Wu Siyuan quickly ushered Paparazzi Rong away.


    There was also a partner of his nearby, but Wu Siyuan advised him to stay where he was and continue to record He Gaoyi¡¯s next actions. The most important thing was to record a video, it¡¯d be even better if the sound could be included, since there might be surprises later.


    As a result, Paparazzi Ding stayed obediently, while Paparazzi Rong followed Wu Siyuan to discuss their deal.


    In the original plot, despite Qin Siyuan being the Movie Emperor and the only heir of a Family engaged in the jewelry business, he could still be kicked down from the pedestal by those two garbages.


    Therefore, Wu Siyuan decided to directly prepare a straight road to Rome for the two True Love Protagonists this time.


    After all, when they had exhausted Qin Siyuan of his value as the stepping stone in the Entertainment Circle, the two Protagonists didn¡¯t instantly get a Happy Ending. They still had to confront a long journey of face-slapping a row of cannon fodders and exposing the Evil Director, for them to finally be together in the original plot.


    Wu Siyuan thought, ¡®Matching those two people together way earlier should be easy in that case.¡¯


    That night, the cooperation between Wu Siyuan and Paparazzi Rong progressed smoothly and harmoniously. They talked while waiting for the good news from Wu Siyuan¡¯s own contacts. When the time came later, Wu Siyuan would cooperate with Paparazzi Rong¡¯s News Platform to achieve a win-win situation for both parties.


    ***


    On another note, tomorrow, Wu Siyuan had to start joining a Movie set.


    That being said, his acting skills, really, left nothing to speak of¡­


    Wu Siyuan directly admitted that it¡¯s difficult for him to shoulder such a heavy responsibility his current identity had brought him!


    Fortunately, the System finally showed its use.


    [¡°Host, I have opened the Golden Finger[2]for you to have the acting skill of a Pro. Well, at least, you won¡¯t embarrass the original performance of the real Qin Yingdi.¡±]


    Tomorrow¡¯s Movie Set, He Gaoyi would also join the Set with him.


    As for the Protagonist Shou, since there was no need for a stuntman, Yue Tianhua would have no scene to come.


    Tomorrow, was also the beginning of the Original Body¡¯s demise from being framed and suffering Cyber Violence.


    It seemed like the good Play was about to begin, and Wu Siyuan was really looking forward to it.


    ***


    After making sure Wu Siyuan could finish the task with no problem, the System hurried to leave on another job once again.


    Due to the experiences and performances in the previous world, both the System and Wu Siyuan were full of confidence.


    Besides, Wu Siyuan apparently had gained a new understanding of task completion. As long as the Protagonists were put together in advance, the task was deemed to be concluded!


    In this world, such a task was really simple, considering the power and ability brought by the Original Body¡¯s status.


    Wu Siyuan leisurely went to the Hotel room booked by the Movie crew and went to sleep with peace of mind.


    Little did he know that on the internet, Qin Siyuan had been scolded bloody by netizens that very night.


    #TheThirdPartyQinSiyuan


    #UsingPowerToRobLove


    #UsingStatusToSupressOthers


    #WantonUseOfIdentity


    All kinds of hashtags on a similar topic were climbing high on Weibo hotsearches[3] overnight.


    Passersby and haters who didn¡¯t know and couldn¡¯t care less about the real story rushed quickly to bombard Qin Siyuan¡¯s Weibo, scolding his fans and leaving hate comments on his page.


    Qin Siyuan¡¯s latest Post that was sent just right after he arrived at the Hotel tonight had been washed away in the upcoming torrents.


    2 Million comments were reached in a short time, presumably, the amount of attention would still rise higher the next day.


    ***


    In the morning, after Wu Siyuan cleaned up, he went to open the door and was met with a group of reporters waiting outside of his Hotel room. Without caring if their remarks might have any impact on Wu Siyuan, they quickly aimed the muzzle at him,


    ¡°Qin Yingdi, how could you be willing to become the Third Party?¡±


    ¡°Qin Yingdi, you know that He Laoshi[4]already has a boyfriend, why should you force him to be with you?¡±


    ¡°Is it true that Qin Yingdi has been making trouble for He Laoshi¡®s boyfriend, Yue Tianhua, all this time?¡±


    Wu Siyuan smiled, quietly listening to the accusations, and asked them instead,


    ¡°Are you LIVE broadcasting right now?¡±


    References

 CH 21.1

    Facing Wu Siyuan¡¯s unexpected response, all the reporters present were dumbfounded at the same time.


    Qin Siyuan¡¯s attitude was way too calm and collected for the current situation. He didn¡¯t look like someone who was in trouble.


    One of the reporters thought it wasn¡¯t bad to add more excitement at this point. He quickly raised his hand and reported, ¡°I¡¯m broadcasting LIVE here!¡±


    Wu Siyuan shifted his gaze in his direction and flashed him a smile.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s manager and assistant should be nearby, but they failed to prevent these reporters from swarming up. Even the hotel management neglected their customer¡¯s privacy by letting them in. There were simply too many abnormalities, regarding how irrelevant parties could enter the Hotel freely.


    Wu Siyuan recalled the original plot in his mind:


    It seemed like the Media had bribed some Hotel Staff to enter. It was also another intentional guidance from the two protagonists.


    If it were going in the same direction as in the original plot, then the two of them must have also stayed at the same Hotel, laughing at Qin Siyuan¡¯s misfortune while cuddling on the bed.


    Qin Siyuan was not aware of this fact. The one he thought was responsible for the scandal was Yue Tianhua. Under He Gaoyi¡¯s several attempts of coaxing and placating, Qin Siyuan was even persuaded to believe that He Gaoyi had nothing to do with the previous trouble. Even after his image was affected by the scandal, he decided to continue investing and supporting He Gaoyi to develop his career in the Entertainment Industry.


    Wu Siyuan had to wonder, ¡®How could someone be this foolish?¡¯


    Then again, it¡¯s not really surprising either, since there were actually quite a few silly and foolish people actually existed in the world.


    At present, his manager had asked the bodyguards to clear the scene. However, how could Wu Siyuan be satisfied with such an ending? In the midst of mean questions that the reporters vied to throw one after another, Wu Siyuan simply interrupted their speech,


    ¡°Do you want to know the truth? Why don¡¯t we ask He Laoshi directly?¡±


    The reporters enthusiastically agreed in unison. Wu Siyuan and his colleagues stayed on the 10th floor, and He Gaoyi¡¯s assigned room was on the 8th floor of the same Hotel.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you all turn your LIVE broadcast? I¡¯m afraid the audience may doubt the authenticity otherwise.¡±


    The reporter who first said that he had his LIVE broadcast on looked at the comments in the broadcast room, undoubtedly, all of them were immediately full of malicious words.


    [Nowadays, even Mistress can be so arrogant.]


    [Yue Tianhua is truly miserable. Qin Siyuan doesn¡¯t treat his stuntman as a human being. Deliberately making trouble for him in the crew, and now even the boyfriend was robbed. Damn Mistress!]


    [Qin Siyuan, get out of the Entertainment Circle!]


    [I feel nausea just looking at his arrogant attitude.]


    Even if Qin Siyuan¡¯s fans tried to help clarify things in the LIVE broadcast room, on Weibo, or on other platforms, it was bound to no avail. If anything, the fans were brought together to be scolded by the other visitors.


    As Wu Siyuan led the reporters to head downstairs, he first warned them, ¡°Quiet down.¡±


    Then he added, ¡°Also, allow me to present some recording to everyone in the meantime.¡±


    There was actually a recorded video, shot by Paparazzi Rong last night, but Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t plan to use it for now.


    Previously, the Actor He Gaoyi had always claimed to be single. But in this scandal, since Qin Siyuan¡¯s stance as the suspected Mistress was easier to draw hatred, all of the attention and scorn turned toward him. Though occasionally there were also some people who disapproved of He Gaoyi, even if he might have lied to Qin Siyuan for not having a boyfriend, but so what? Wasn¡¯t it normal for people who cheat to use this excuse?


    However, Yue Tianhua deliberately let others break the news that Qin Siyuan took advantage of his identity to oppress his stuntman, that¡¯s Yue Tianhua, and even forcibly robbed He Gaoyi to be his own boyfriend. The photos taken and published by the Paparazzi were also ones in which He Gaoyi was offering a flower to Qin Siyuan with a heavy expression, with no joy on his face. It didn¡¯t look like someone who was confessing his love at all.


    But now, when the people heard the recording given, all the reporters at the scene quickly shifted their gaze toward Wu Siyuan.


    The actual dialogues recorded by him last night were clearly replayed. They listened to this recording while walking on the stairs, directly to the 8th floor instead of waiting for the elevator.


    Once they reached the 8th floor, the recording was also over.


    The audience in the LIVE broadcast room was silent for a moment, but in the next second their comments quickly began to brush the screen once again.


    [If it¡¯s true, then He Gaoyi is a damn Liar!]


    [Qin Yingdi didn¡¯t accept him at all! He¡¯s obviously not a Mistress!]


    [There must be a conspiracy! All of this must be the conspiracy of the two bitc*es, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua!]


    [Qin Yingdi has done well, who stipulates someone must accept any confession!?]


    [Then all of this should be He Gaoyi¡¯s intentional design, right? He wants to hype up using Qin Yingdi¡¯s reputation!]


    He Gaoyi¡¯s fans naturally refused to believe it. However, the sound in the recording was clearly broadcasted. In this case, they quickly found another target to shirk the responsibility away.


    [He Laoshi must not have any relationship with Yue Tianhua at all. It must be Yue Tianhua himself who wanted to make a scandal with He Laoshi and Qin Yingdi!]


    [He Laoshi is single!]


    [Don¡¯t spread rumors or believe any gossip, we must wait for He Laoshi to clarify!]


    The reporters still had a lot of questions to ask, but when they saw Wu Siyuan¡¯s confident look, they suddenly realized,


    ¡®Wait a sec, there shouldn¡¯t be an even more staggering scene inside He Gaoyi¡¯s room today, right?¡¯


    ***


    The crew¡¯s Director actually had appeared on the scene for quite a long time. After all, the important Actor in his new Movie stumbled upon a scandal and was blocked by reporters, so as a Director he had to come forward.


    What he didn¡¯t expect was that apparently Qin Siyuan directly solved the matter swiftly on his own. The Director was also present when he played the recording earlier. At this point, it was obvious the trouble was a premeditated scheme to bring down Qin Siyuan. Who was going to gain benefit from all of this, needless to say, it must be the so-called miserable victim, Yue Tianhua.


    Yue Tianhua had the ambition to enter the Entertainment Circle. His look was slightly similar to Qin Siyuan¡¯s and he had been working as his stuntman to this day. He was reluctant to debut under the banner of Little-Qin Siyuan. But if Qin Siyuan was no longer in the Industry, then everything would be different.


    The Director and Qin Siyuan had been good friends for many years. He absolutely didn¡¯t want to see the situation where his old friend was being framed maliciously. But now, if He Gaoyi was indeed problematic, he didn¡¯t bother to care. He could simply open another casting for He Gaoyi¡¯s supposed role.


    Wu Siyuan saw the Director¡¯s acquiescence[1]. In the original plot, this Director had also never believed the nasty rumors spread about Qin Siyuan outside.


    In the original plot, Qin Siyuan had been tolerating He Gaoyi everywhere and was particularly attentive to him. Afterward, even if the Director continued to shoot the movie, due to Qin Siyuan¡¯s worsening reputation, no one wanted to appreciate the finished product. It was exactly due to this reason that Qin Siyuan¡¯s resources later began to be transferred to Yue Tianhua¡¯s hands.


    Back to the present.


    Wu Siyuan gestured for the Director to come forward. The Director then walked over and began to knock on He Gaoyi¡¯s hotel room several times. Everyone else stood on both sides, holding up their equipment, unwilling to let any moment slip out from their camera.


    ***


    He Gaoyi had yet woken up from his sleep. Last night, he got unbearably furious after his carefully planned move was overturned out of the blue. Never did he expect that Qin Siyuan would actually reject him mercilessly. He was sure that prior to his confession Qin Siyuan had shown a sign of being fascinated by him.


    After the failed confession, he could only go back to the Hotel stifling his anger. Fortunately, the sensible Yue Tianhua came to calm him down. The two of them had their late-night exercise until dawn, and currently, Yue Tianhua was still sleeping on the bed with him.


    Coincidentally, this Hotel room was designed so that when you stood at the door you could clearly see everything inside. Therefore, as long as He Gaoyi opened the door, the people outside could directly see that someone was sleeping on the bed behind.


    The Director himself knocked on the door in an urging manner, saying there was something important and he asked He Gaoyi to quickly come out within 10 seconds.


    He dared to do so since he had confidence in Qin Siyuan. Just now, Wu Siyuan looked at him and wordlessly mouthed, ¡®I have other evidence, not just a recording.¡¯


    Therefore, the Director couldn¡¯t care less about what He Gaoyi would face once he opened his Hotel room.


    The two protagonists hadn¡¯t looked at the phones yet, which should have received several text messages.


    One should be from the Management of the Hotel, informing him that Qin Siyuan had abruptly brought all the reporters downstairs.


    Another one was from the Reporter they bribed, recounting the fact that Qin Siyuan apparently owned some evidence in his hand.


    He Gaoyi had no chance to look at those messages, unfortunately. If he did, he probably wouldn¡¯t open the door no matter what.


    So the moment when his Hotel room was opened, he was blinded by the overwhelming flashing lights and the sounds from the cameras continued to click by. What Wu Siyuan had encountered not long ago, was what He Gaoyi who was only wearing a pair of shorts, experienced in return.


    At the same time, the group of reporters also noticed another person was left on the bed.


    Some reporters forcibly pushed He Gaoyi aside and broke through the door, rushing inside and wantonly capturing the scene.


    Furthermore, they also had their LIVE broadcast on. When they shot the mottled bedsheet and the unspeakable condition of Yue Tianhua¡¯s body, what else was there they found it hard to understand?


    These two people must have been colluding to step on Qin Yingdi and rack some attention to themselves.


    10 hours ago, Yue Tianhua complained that Qin Siyuan had robbed him of his boyfriend.


    But now, 10 hours later, he was sleeping on the same bed with this so-called boyfriend.


    Could it be, that because He Gaoyi failed in his confession last night, the two of them instantly make up and reconciled?


    That was hardly believable. It was obvious that there was no breakup in the first place. In this case, it must have been He Gaoyi who intended to cheat and deceive Qin Siyuan.


    More importantly, Yue Tianhua seemed to know about it and deliberately made such posting on his Weibo, hinting and guiding others to accuse Qin Yingdi. If they succeeded in their plan, Qin Yingdi might not be able to continue his acting career.


    So, the audience who unscrupulously scolded Qin Siyuan not long ago, likewise, chewed out He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua with no reservations.

 CH 21.2

    Yue Tianhua was currently curling on the bed, the shame made him want to find someplace to crawl and hide. The audacity of these people to break into a private room was beyond him. There was not a single thread on his body, and he didn¡¯t dare to move around. He pulled the quilt with a tightening grip, afraid that it¡¯d slide down.


    He Gaoyi was also admonishing these reporters angrily. ¡°Breaking into a private room and taking pictures without any consent is against the law! What the hell is with this Hotel management? They shouldn¡¯t let irrelevant parties enter casually!¡±


    Wu Siyuan interjected at this time, ¡°Upstairs, I experienced the same situation not long ago. They directly rushed into my private room, just like they did right now. I wonder who called these reporters to come here. Do you think perhaps there¡¯s a problem with this Hotel in the first place?¡±


    The video cameras shooting for the LIVE broadcast were originally focused on Yue Tianhua and He Gaoyi. But now listening to Qin Siyuan¡¯s words, the cameramen awkwardly avoided any contact with his eyes.


    Wu Siyuan continued, ¡°By the way, the purpose of my visit is to ask He Laoshi for an explanation. When you confessed to me last night, didn¡¯t you state that you were single?¡±


    Then, shifting his gaze in the direction of Yue Tianhua he added, ¡°So, did you get a boyfriend right after your confession fail?¡±


    He Gaoyi clenched his back molars and said with a dark face, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    Wu Siyuan nodded and threw another question, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen the situation on Weibo or other online platforms yet, but early in the morning, I was blocked and questioned by these reporters, regarding the claim about me being a Mistress. So, this young man is your boyfriend whom you broke up with hastily and also reconciled with overnight?¡±


    ¡°¡­Yes.¡± He Gaoyi could only continue to admit this ridiculous premise, otherwise, he would be regarded as cheating.


    ¡°Your ex, or currently has become your boyfriend once again, apparently let out an accusation about me suppressing him in the crew, as well as claiming that I have induced you to confess. Can you tell me what exactly is going on?¡± Wu Siyuan fixed his gaze at the two people solemnly.


    ¡°He Laoshi, I have never asked you to act nicely to me, nor did I ever take the initiative to order you around, similarly no one was forcing you to confess to me either. Why don¡¯t we see the monitor in the production crew to confirm the truth?¡±


    He Gaoyi took a deep breath. ¡°No need, that¡¯s all done on my own accord.¡±


    He had to admit those words and couldn¡¯t help glaring at Yue Tianhua after. A waste who couldn¡¯t accomplish anything but cause trouble instead!


    Qin Siyuan never had any conversation with Yue Tianhua all this time. He had never been in any contact with Yue Tianhua in fact. If they continued to investigate, he would have fallen into another trouble undoubtedly.


    ¡°It was my own fault, it is me who have wronged him. He said those words out of resentment. After Qin Laoshi rejected me last night, only then that I realized who the person I really love, so-,¡±


    Without waiting for him to add another bullshit, Wu Siyuan cut him off, ¡°So I deserve to be wronged? I deserve to be splashed with dirty water[1]by you?¡±


    There were quite a lot of Virgin Mary in the LIVE broadcast room who immediately brushed new comments.


    [When others have asked for forgiveness, we have to be magnanimous as well. Qin Yingdi, everything has passed, let¡¯s just make up with each other.]


    [That¡¯s it. Poor He Gaoyi, he was forcefully filmed and photographed this early in the morning.]


    [Apologize? Which sentence has he said contained an apology within?]


    [Qin Yingdi was also blocked by these reporters early in the morning, so when it comes to He Gaoyi he was said to be miserable, but Qin Yingdi deserves to be scolded as a Mistress?]


    [Hey, who knows if those 2 actors deliberately design and act on this script?]


    [That¡¯s right, to produce a sound one needs 2 palms to clap.]


    [Just when did the Victim¡¯s Blaming-theory start again?]


    Once this sentence came out, everyone started to pay attention to it. After all, how could there be a lot of coincidences happening in a row?


    On one hand, He Gaoyi was ready to confess his love, but on the other hand, Yue Tianhua was posting a grievance about being robbed of love, deliberately hinting that Qin Siyuan had stolen his boyfriend. Even after He Gaoyi failed in his confession, he didn¡¯t delete his previous Weibo posting.


    But when we thought about it some more, in case Qin Siyuan didn¡¯t have the real confession recording and dared to bring these reporters to He Gaoyi¡¯s room, then the label of Mistress would have no chance to be washed out from Qin Siyuan¡¯s identity.


    He Gaoyi brazenly expressed that Yue Tianhua was just feeling wronged, but in fact, it¡¯s not him who had truly been wronged in all this farce.


    In the end, afraid that the Hotel¡¯s reputation would continue to deteriorate, the management finally sent some staff to usher those reporters outside.


    However, the reporters had all been satisfied with the abundant materials they gained in the short period.


    Wu Siyuan merely looked at them with a faint smile on his lip.


    ***


    After Wu Siyuan and the Director left the scene together, the Director finally heaved a relieved sigh. ¡°Luckily, you¡¯re quick-witted. Now, go back and have some rest. The good news is, we won¡¯t start filming until tomorrow.¡±


    The Director felt that Qin Siyuan wouldn¡¯t stop at this conclusion. In this case, he had to prepare to search for another Actor to replace He Gaoyi¡¯s role. Naturally, his hunch was definitely on spot.


    When Wu Siyuan, his manager, and his assistant later returned to his room, the manager Su Lin kept scolding He Gaoyi who was throwing dirty water[2] on his artist along the way.


    Su Lin had long seen that He Gaoyi was harboring evil intentions, but previously Qin Siyuan actually trust that scumbag instead.


    Even after repeatedly trying to remind Qin Siyuan and doing some precautions, they still didn¡¯t expect this one out.


    It¡¯s good that Qin Siyuan turned out to be not that stupid. Unexpectedly he could muster an idea to record the real confession scene and use it to expose the truth today. As for what would He Gaoyi needed to confront later, even the Director Di Zhiyong didn¡¯t care about him either. He believed Qin Siyuan wouldn¡¯t be so muddle-headed to let them go after all this.


    Wu Siyuan indeed had no plan to let this slide off either.


    He had to beat the two protagonists to the bottom of the abyss first, before slowly manipulating them to achieve his task later.


    So, he promised his manager that he wouldn¡¯t commit any mindless feat.


    ***


    Since Qin Siyuan swiftly clarified the scandal in time, the brand he endorse had not gotten their chance to question him yet.


    Besides, now that the truth was known, there was no need to rebuke Qin Siyuan for anything. They could just tacitly continue their harmonious cooperation.


    Wu Siyuan called Paparazzi Rong, ¡°It¡¯s your chance to provide the light and guide the ignorant people to their right path.¡±


    ¡°What about the next move?¡± Paparazzi Rong asked him.


    Previously, when Paparazzi Rong went back to his own Company, he found that his Boss had received a call from some important person, to have a heart-to-heart talk. Afterward, they had no other choice but to fully cooperate with Qin Siyuan.


    Truth to be said, Qin Siyuan¡¯s own background was something that couldn¡¯t be underestimated. Aside from being the heir of a world-famous jewelry brand, he still had some relatives with prominent status.


    In the original plot, Qin Siyuan was not willing to accept any help from his family, while his family also intended to convince Qin Siyuan to go back home and inherit his family earlier, so they also didn¡¯t take the initiative to help either.


    But when it was changed to Wu Siyuan right now, he simply had nothing to be concerned about. Just directly call his family for help!


    The young master was being bullied, of course, the family immediately began to intervene that very night.


    Wu Siyuan himself didn¡¯t plan to continue being an Actor in the Entertainment Industry. He really had no interest[3], unlike the Original Body who really appreciated Acting. Wu Siyuan, on the other hand, was fond of paying others to act instead.


    He had the capital at hand, so why did he need to tire himself? If he could have just sat and received money, there¡¯s no need to stand and work his ass off!


    After explaining to his manager, Su Lin, he added in the end, ¡°Just wait, this is only the beginning.¡±


    Qin Siyuan had always been an assertive person, and Su Lin had always trusted him. And now looking that apparently, his wit was also getting better, Su Lin became even more at ease to let him handle things.


    Su Lin, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will let the Company properly investigate the Hotel¡¯s poor service this time. We won¡¯t let them get away easily.¡±


    The Movie Crew was also showing their tough response. They quickly found a new Hotel and left the previous one straight, on the same day of the incident.


    ***


    Once the video of He Gaoyi¡¯s confession was published, the situation online soon erupted.


    Despite the sound quality being quite poor and the conversation could hardly be heard, but when combined with the sound recorded by Qin Siyuan that he had posted on his own Weibo, it was easy to comprehend.


    Additionally, the fact that the Movie Crew had moved out from the previous Hotel at once was also known. Before the Public relations department of the Hotel had the chance to steer off the focus, they had been criticized severely by netizens.


    Who¡¯d dare to stay in this Hotel in the future? The Privacy of the customer could actually be poorly managed, even the reporters were able to block someone right on their door.


    The Hotel quickly fired some of the staff who were involved, trying to alleviate their loss.


    Those few staff who got dismissed didn¡¯t stay silent and directly exposed the fact that He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua had bribed them to let reporters in.


    The world didn¡¯t lack Clever Ghosts[4], each one of them kept a recording of the protagonists¡¯ call.


    In less than 24 hours since the scandal broke out, the truth had taken a sharp turn. Qin Siyuan was able to go against the storm. Everyone could only admit that He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were such a wretch. A wretch whose every clandestine move was even stupidly recorded with clear evidence.


    It was obvious that everything was a premeditated scheme, designed solely for Qin Siyuan to jump into the pit.


    However, it¡¯s not the end of the matter.


    He Gaoyi grieved on Weibo about being subjected to Cyber Violence. He apologized and asked for forgiveness from Qin Siyuan, saying that he was momentarily blinded by impulse and he didn¡¯t intend to hurt him.


    Then, Yue Tianhua echoed on his Weibo, confessing that what he had done was out of his deep love for He Gaoyi. In short, he didn¡¯t expect his personal sentiments was taken as pouring dirty water on Qin Siyuan. Due to this case, he had to face Cyber Violence and hence suffered from depression.


    The fans of those two disgusting scumbags collectively went to annoy Qin Siyuan¡¯s Weibo and demanded him to let his own fans stop scolding their idol anymore.


    In their words; The two people have suffered from depression, what else were you expecting them for? Were you going to force them to die? Moreover, Qin Siyuan was already a well-known and successful Actor, so this little scandal wouldn¡¯t affect him. Besides, the truth had already been made clear, shouldn¡¯t he tolerate them a little and let the matter off already? Could it be, that he wanted He Gaoyi and his boyfriend to apologize on their knees? Did he have no heart at all?


    Naturally, not only Qin Siyuan¡¯s fans, but some passersby found it as outrageous.


    Why did when your Idol is being scolded you cry injustice for the Cyber Violence, but when it came to scolding Qin Siyuan you take it for granted?


    Wu Siyuan had yet taken any action regarding the turbulence on the internet. Later, he just directly stated on his Weibo that he would not accept any form of apology. He didn¡¯t forget to mention Paparazzi Rong¡¯s News Account in his statement:


    [¡°I won¡¯t accept any apology. It has done me significant harm and affected me, personally. Even now, I still can¡¯t accept the day when I have been wrongly scolded as a Mistress. Thank you to this Reporter for helping me to present the truth. I didn¡¯t expect such Wonderful Things would happen after I left that night. Fortunately, there are still good people in this world. Thank you @paparazziRong¡±]


    Netizens hurriedly clicked on the link to Paparazzi Rong¡¯s Weibo to see what the Wonderful Things were. There was actually another new video, following the previous confession video.


    [¡°Man acts, God watches. @stuntmanYueTianhua, When you maliciously scheme on others, there¡¯s no trace of depression that could be seen. @HeGaoyi, Listening to your wicked intention, it¡¯s really hard to think this is the man who was confessing affectionately just before.¡±]


    In the attached video, it recorded how just right after Qin Siyuan left the confession scene, Yue Tianhua immediately ran over and gave He Gaoyi a hug, blatantly asking him if the confession had succeeded.


    Then the audience listened to these two people talking about their plan to use Qin Siyuan as a stepping stone and brought him to ruin.


    {He Gaoyi, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he may find it a bit abrupt tonight. Next time, I will definitely be able to cheat him. His resources will soon be ours, and later you can step on him to enter the Entertainment Industry.¡±}


    Wu Siyuan watched how the netizens were being made speechless by such a brazen proclamation, and the corner of his lip couldn¡¯t help but raise.


    Well¡­it¡¯s just the beginning.


    ***


    He Gaoyi, who was found to commit a foul trick, was directly fired from the Movie Crew. He was also required to pay the fine as compensation to the crew for the loss in accordance with the contract he signed.


    The brand He Gaoyi was currently endorsing likewise immediately terminate the contract.


    In an instant, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua became an existence similar to a Rat crossing the street, that everyone wanted to shout and beat upon the sight.


    The darkness in the Entertainment Industry was no longer a secret. However, it¡¯s the first time everyone directly witnessed such a nasty scheming being exposed clearly.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s Company was quite busy lately.


    Suing Yue Tianhua for spreading rumors, and suing some of the News Accounts for the same reason. They also had to handle the follow-up regarding how the Hotel management claimed their responsibility in this matter. Other people who were involved directly and indirectly were silently written down as well, waiting for the best time to pay back their actions in the future.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s filming went smoothly. With the Golden Finger provided by the System, coupled with his own ability to learn, there was at least no major difficulty.


    There was another plan he had been thinking about these days. Nope, not for the two protagonists, of course, they must receive their due lesson later, but let¡¯s give them some time to properly taste the feeling of sinking into despair for now.

 CH 22

    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua hadn¡¯t had a good time recently.


    As Qin Siyuan¡¯s stuntman[1], now that Qin Siyuan was unwilling to employ him any longer, who was he going to be a stand-in for?


    He Gaoyi was also currently being chased by several brands for compensation and was in distress himself.


    The two protagonists were not doing well, but Qu Siyuan couldn¡¯t have a better word to describe his contentment.


    ***


    The Movie crew was still busy looking for an actor to fill the role originally given to He Gaoyi. But that was out of Wu Siyuan¡¯s concern.


    Even the Company he signed at couldn¡¯t bug him, since it turn out Qin Siyuan was in fact, the major shareholder of the Company itself.


    Lately, he devoted himself to studying (the current situation of this world¡¯s economic state as well as the entertainment industry), using the experience he had gained in the previous world, and starting to invest in some projects.


    Qin Siyuan had his interest solely set with being an Actor, on the other hand, Wu Siyuan was someone who had been smitten with the joy of investment.


    But first, he had to let his Family Group put pressure on the TV station or any Entertainment Program, subtly hinting that they shouldn¡¯t expect any investment if they dare to use either He Gaoyi or Yue Tianhua in the program.


    Similarly, Wu Siyuan¡¯s Film and Television Company issued an official statement that their Company¡¯s artists would never share the stage with the two people mentioned.


    Be it a TV Station, or a Program Group, in order not to offend the big sponsor behind Wu Siyuan, they simply banned He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua from having any appearance.


    Yue Tianhua¡¯s banning was purely incidental. After all, apart from relying on Qin Siyuan to rack some attention to himself, he had no worth to be famous in the first place (even without the banning notice, he had little to no chance of appearing on TV).


    Originally, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua wanted to maintain their exposure using the support of a certain part of the mass, as well as some parties who fancied their hype, such as streaming on some LIVE broadcast websites, and so on. However, all of their measures received complaints and were reported one by one, to the point that they couldn¡¯t do any LIVE streaming or even publish new videos.


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, after he had succeeded in getting rid of his doom, being a stepping stone for others, his mind was soon filled with how to make more money.


    Coincidentally, it¡¯s also time for their Company to have a breath of fresh air. So, Wu Siyuan planned to create several talent shows.


    A men¡¯s team and a women¡¯s team were held in the same year in a sequence, where the men¡¯s team was held in the first half of the year.


    Additionally, Wu Siyuan also took advantage of the show to use his Family¡¯s Jewelry brand as the sponsor, giving more brilliance and grandeur sparkle as a feast to the audience¡¯s eyes. During the period of talent show casting, Wu Siyuan was also personally involved in selecting various accessories to be used as props during the competition later.


    He had no worries over the possibility of the jewelry being stolen or swapped with counterfeits. Besides the fact that the competition would be held in a closed dormitory with restricted contact with the outside, Wu Siyuan also had confidence in his jewelry brand itself. The reason why they were infamous and able to gain a firm hold internationally, was because aside from the relatively low-end models, the rest of the goods were implanted with microchips[2].


    If one were to lose their jewelry, they could find them using the positioning device.


    Therefore, Wu Siyuan felt at ease about using the jewelry as props. To put more guarantee, in the closed management, there were also cameras installed all over the place.


    Wu Siyuan started by contacting a lot of Entertainment Companies and other Performing Arts Groups, sending the invitation for their young trainees or artists to participate in the competition of the talent show.


    The goal of the talent show was to screen the contestants and finally, leave a total of 11 people to form a group. Wu Siyuan ensured that the voting was fair and there would be no information disparity between the participants.


    After the finalists form a team, it didn¡¯t matter from which Companies they originally come from, they would form a group and sign in Wu Siyuan¡¯s Company for a period of 2 years. After the contract expired, the group would disband and the members may return to their previous affiliated Company.


    There had been a lot of such talent shows held in the country, and as a result, a lot of Entertainment Companies were willing to send their artists or trainees to participate. Despite the constant debatable fairness or some other surreptitious affair latched on such shows, at least their artists could utilize the period of casting to help increase their public exposure.


    Even after Wu Siyuan valiantly declared that there should not be any conspiracy or underhanded move, no one actually took his words to heart.


    At this time, Wu Siyuan proceeded by introducing the voting platform developed by his affiliated small Software Company. Here, one card number could only be used to register for one account. However, only one mobile phone could be bound, or in other words, one mobile phone could only be used for one account[3].


    The whole voting process thereon was conducted through the newly developed APP. The number of votes for each account was limited to a certain amount, and you have to sign in and leave a comment every day to get items to support the Talent Show participants. Each account was provided a maximum of 3 items per day[4].


    The nonacceptance of krypton gold basically limited the audience¡¯s behavior of relying upon who had the most money to support their Idol. The use of ID numbers also restricted the fact that most people had more than 1 phone number. If they wanted to have 10 accounts, they had to own 10 mobile phones accordingly.


    If it weren¡¯t for the possibility that IP addresses might be faked, Wu Siyuan might even resort to one account for one IP address. However, IP address was even more unreliable compared to phone numbers, so that¡¯s how the final decision eventually came to be.


    ***


    Regarding Qin Siyuan¡¯s insistence to present fair voting as best as he could, the Major Companies didn¡¯t really care much. What they need was a chance for their artists to appear in front of a camera. However, for the minor Groups, his move gave them more guarantees. If there¡¯s really no shady deal on the backstage, then their artists could have a higher possibility to compete fairly with other contestants.


    Two years was relatively short, in the future after the winner¡¯s contract ended, they could return to the place they originated from.


    Therefore, despite it being the first time for Wu Siyuan¡¯s Company to host this kind of show, even though the TV Station they cooperate with didn¡¯t have any high expectations, they still earned a wave of participants.


    Naturally there needed to be a proper screening.


    Even if he was not a face-con, but he still had to pay attention to the participants¡¯ appearance. After all, the targeted audiences were mostly visual animals.


    The first priority was of course, toward those with good looks and excellent temperament. Next was, those who had incredible talent but lacked in appearance. As for the rest who neither had talent, unique temperament, or even good look? Well, sorry, but Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t attempt to do a charitable event.


    There were also independent applicants who had yet joined any Ent. Company or Art Group. The selection for those people would be added with the intention of selecting new artists for Wu Siyuan¡¯s own Company. It didn¡¯t matter whether they could be one of the 11 finalists later or not. They could still be trained and directed to other paths.


    By the way, aside from the Company¡¯s Official announcement, Wu Siyuan also helped promote the newly issued Talent Show on his own Weibo, encouraging the young man out there to actively sign up.


    His fans could only wail in the comments:


    [Sobs-sobs, I want to join, but he just wants boys¡­]


    [I also want to apply, but why does my gender restrict me so.]


    [My friend asked me, if someone with an imaginary Pillar can be considered a boy?]


    After seeing this comment, Wu Siyuan rarely gave a reply:


    [Don¡¯t be anxious, this is just the first part of the show.]


    Due to this comment of his, a lot of people began to look forward to the second half of the year for the Girl Talent Show.


    Even so, there were also some who were not optimistic about it:


    [There are plenty of Talent Shows being held, many of which couldn¡¯t produce a satisfying enough rating.]


    [I don¡¯t know how good would the finalists¡¯ quality come out to be, but will they flop after being debuted just like others were?]


    [Every year, there are always some groups who failed to reach their expected success. I wonder if the boyband produced by Qin Yingdi¡¯s Talent Show will face the same fate?]


    Actually, Wu Siyuan had his own concerns regarding this project.


    It¡¯s not about whether the competition achieved a good outcome or not, but he was worried about one thing.


    In case some contestants were Sea Kings[5]who got exposed during the competition, or some other contestant overturned their character set, even worse, when contestants with black history were selected¡ªthen, cleaning the matters up would be a pain in the butt.


    Without further delay, Wu Siyuan immediately asked his subordinate to investigate the background of those who had been selected in the preliminary.


    No need for an in-depth investigation, just checking any past news on the internet, their Weibo, etc. Anyway, the Show had yet started, and most of them had not deleted particular posts. If they could find a problem by doing a simple screening, then the participant was really no good.


    Unexpectedly, they did find some.


    Wu Siyuan was honestly¡­flabbergasted¡ªthat he immediately packed these guys and sent them back overnight!


    ***


    Qin Siyuan was originally a popular Actor, coupled with the recent explosive scandal of him being schemed by He Gaoyi and his lover not long ago, therefore, the Talent Show hosted by him attracted quite a great deal of attention.


    In the past, Actor Qin Siyuan had never been so active and high-profile. Everyone assumed his change of style was due to the previous trauma, overcoming grief and anger and turning them into strength and motivation.


    However, quite a lot of them also thought that Qin Siyuan might have really liked He Gaoyi. It¡¯s just that, after sensing something was fishy at that time, he decided to reject the confession.


    This rumor actually stemmed from He Gaoyi¡¯s efforts. He was still working hard to brainwash the few fans or some ignorant passersby, hinting that Qin Siyuan actually liked him.


    After he knew of this rumor, Wu Siyuan hurriedly responded:


    [It¡¯s not even RMB[6], how confident are you to think everyone must want you? I merely wish to focus on my own things. May the two of you grow old together and shall never be apart.]


    After seeing his Weibo post, a wave of people went to He Gaoyi or Yue Tianhua to leave a comment in unison:


    [We wish He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua to stay together, ¡¯til death do you part. Please get married asap, wherever you are.]


    He Gaoyi was halfway furious when he saw Wu Siyuan¡¯s posting, and was still thinking of another way to ride on his popularity, yet at the next moment, due to the said posting, a lot of his acquaintances specifically went to find him to have a good laugh. That¡¯s right, he was still a contracted artist in his Company. Since he had a good relationship with the Boss, instead of directly firing him, he was just ordered to lay low in the meantime.


    After getting rid of the annoying flies, Wu Siyuan began to concentrate on his future cash cows.


    He didn¡¯t want them to put on a fake persona and simply wish they could come out as natural. There were some hidden gems among the selected participants, but whether they could withstand the polish in the Entertainment Industry or not, was still unknown.


    The men¡¯s team Talent Show that started with huge traffic had finally begun recording.


    Wu Siyuan spent a lot of money in preparation, honestly, he was a bit nervous himself, afraid of the Show might not end up as they expected. Fortunately, his own filming had been completed.


    Speaking of the Movie crew, the Actor who ended up replacing He Gaoyi¡¯s role was a somewhat unlucky guy.


    Every time he played a role, he always ended up being a transparent guy. Everyone else was popular due to their roles, yet this Actor remained unknown for a long time. Even if his resources were not bad, his acting skills were also praiseworthy, and he didn¡¯t even have any scandals or faulty character, yet his luck was just that bad.


    In the original plot, this Actor actually was one of Yue Tianhua¡¯s suitors. During the filming before, Wu Siyuan had to be careful, guarding the possible revenge against him for the sake of Yue Tianhua.


    Yet, nothing happened.


    The said guy was honestly filming and did nothing else.


    He wondered, ¡®Is it because he doesn¡¯t have a chance to be familiar with Yue Tianhua?¡¯


    In the end, the Movie was smoothly recorded, hence, Wu Siyuan was able to devote himself to this Talent Show.


    ***


    The Talent Show was the first step in adding some refreshment to his Company.


    Apart from producing this show, Wu Siyuan had also ordered his subordinates to do some research on the current online novels.  After buying some of the IP[7], they immediately formed a team, and began the production of the adaptation.


    So far everything was going under control, nothing seemed to stray from Wu Siyuan¡¯s plan.


    As long as this Talent Show was wrapped in a successful end, the next Variety Show would also follow suit.


    Wu Siyuan planned to make a Variety Show about married life, focusing on displaying the sweetness of some couple¡¯s love life.


    The targeted participants were the popular newly married artists, or those old couples who had been married for a long time.


    Though it may take time to arrange, but Wu Siyuan was not in a hurry either.


    He had to do this in order to pave for his future plans. He just hoped He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua could live up to his expectation and stay a little longer until that time.


    Wu Siyuan had directly dealt with them the moment he arrived in this world, they shouldn¡¯t possess any threat, for the time being.


    Speaking about the two protagonists, Wu Siyuan thought those two were absolutely true love.


    After going through a massive scandal in the failed conspiracy, Yue Tianhua¡¯s path to enter the Entertainment Industry was cut off. Right now, He Gaoyi was also in a semi-retired state. However, the two lovebirds were still together!


    ¡®If this was not true love, then what should it be?!¡¯


    Thinking about this matter, Wu Siyuan had a sudden idea, and directly instructed the Talent Show participants to perform under the theme of ¡°Love¡± in the next performance.


    Anyway, when you have money and status, you could do as you pleased~


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    T/N: I honestly translated this chapter in a daze, distracted by the huge temptation to continue watching Jujutsu Kaisen (that I finally have the time to watch these days).


    The huge narration and lack of conversation in this chapter didn¡¯t help either, lol~~~

 CH 23

    The Talent Show went on smoothly with high popularity. The eye-catching appearance and the way Wu Siyuan claimed to put on a relatively fair competition earlier, helped the show to gain more attention.


    Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t be more content with this progress. The more people pay attention to this show, the faster he¡¯d recover his early investment!


    The high-end outfits used by the contestants on stage also added another plus point for the audience to enjoy. Not to mention the fact that among the 100 boys in the audition, there were quite a lot of them who had Male-God Face[1]. In addition, since Wu Siyuan directly supervised the ongoing audition, there were fewer Made-up Dramas[2].


    Some artists simply joined the show to increase their public exposure, with no intention to be in the finalists¡¯ group. Their goal was for the public to notice their potential. Sometimes, these people chose to take the path of being Black, though Red[3]. They would then deliberately show some annoying feats, adding their camera time, and pulling the audience¡¯s attention.


    However, since Wu Siyuan directly monitor the show on the spot, all kinds of calculations fell through!


    Wu Siyuan himself personally would want his boys to simply show their talent, and work hard to display their skill in the Entertainment Industry.


    Just practice diligently, keep up with your progress, and move on to the next round!


    ¡®Hoping to hype on something, or step on someone to fly? Simply dreaming!¡¯


    Wu Siyuan strictly announced that his Show did not allow any kind of these actions.


    ***


    When the LIVE broadcast of the show and the recorded footage came out, it was filled with a group of younger brothers who were actively training.


    Though some of them were also footage when the boys just rested or ate snacks provided by the Production Team.


    There were quite a number of content about the contestants¡¯ daily life being broadcasted. In this way, some of the boys who felt there was no hope of winning, simply found another path, and took advantage of the quarantined audition to do a Mukbang.


    In the first place, since it was the first time he was producing a Talent Show ever, Wu Siyuan had been paying attention to this project quite a lot. He knew that young men and teenagers had a big appetite. So, he generously ordered the Production Team to provide a lot of snacks and other confectionaries during the audition.


    After all, they spent a lot of time training every day, so it¡¯s okay to eat those high calories snacks~


    Indeed, most of the participants were training vigorously every day, but that didn¡¯t mean there is no Salted Fishes[4] mixed up in the audition.


    They felt they were not as good at singing and dancing as others, so, being true to their Salted Fishes properties, they directly admitted defeat on the spot.


    They still practiced when others went to practice, however, they didn¡¯t stay longer and are unable to resist the temptation of resting and eating. In the end, looking at the hill of snacks in the room, they decided to abandon the plan of showing their diligent side and simply filled their camera time with eating, more feasting, and continued to devour the hill-like snacks.


    Those Salted Fishes, ended up cheering and watching the other contestants, like some ordinary melon seed eater audience.


    ***


    Previously, Wu Siyuan instructed the Talent Show to have ¡°Love¡± as the theme for the second performance.


    These days, the boys were working hard to arrange and perform their chosen songs and dance perfectly. Perhaps, there¡¯s only Zhu Chi who put his focus on another matter instead, a.k.a foods. There were several other Salted Fishes lurking in the Show actually, though they were more into slacking off and taking their sweet time resting, rather than diligently snacking.


    The snacks provided in the Show had all been handled by the Production Team beforehand so that their brand couldn¡¯t be seen.


    Even then, it¡¯s easy to guess what brand the food was.


    Every day Zhu Chi ate a lot of snacks, tempting the audience in the LIVE broadcast room to order a takeout themselves.


    The trend of requesting orders from the takeaway Brother, ¡°Please quickly deliver the same food and drink that Zhu Chi is eating right now, asap!¡±


    ¡ªwas something that was out of their expectation.


    The unexpected trend booming due to Zhi Chi¡¯s LIVE broadcast eventually attracted several Snack Brands to contact Wu Siyuan and discussed cooperation to advertise their products.


    This lucky coincidence ended up helping Zhu Chi to enter the Entertainment Industry ahead of time.


    Despite having a poor talent for being an Idol, he still gained a lot of fans nonetheless.


    Zhu Chi originally was an independent applicant, a normal College Student who got selected in the preliminary. At first, Wu Siyuan picked him up due to his good-looking face, against his inadequate talent.


    To tell the truth, his singing was out of tune, there was no emotion at all. His dancing was worse even when compared to the lead dancer in the Square Dance![5]


    Wu Siyuan chose him with the plan of observing his other potential during the audition. After all, his face was really a cheat in itself. It¡¯s easy to develop him as Television Persona, by joining Variety Shows, or other programs.


    Furthermore, there were some IPs he had bought, some popular ones, and also those with average popularity. The latter could be used to train Zhu Chi.


    What he didn¡¯t expect was that, Zhu Chi turned out to be saltier than any Salted Fish! He¡¯s on another level in terms of laziness! There¡¯s really no surprise when he strayed away from the group in the Talent Show.


    Even so, Wu Siyuan smiled happily when he accepted the cooperation of those several Snack Brands.


    He contacted Zhu Chi and other boys who often sneakily munching on snacks to endorse the accepted brands.


    ***


    Zhu Chi was more of an outlier in the Program group. He didn¡¯t really have the ambition to win and debuted as a boyband member in the first place. For him, enjoying the free and delicious foods in the Show was the first priority.


    His way of doing things differed from the other young men, yet the number of votes he received in return was genuinely high.


    This was kind of embarrassing.


    Zhu Chi honestly never considered the possibility of him being in a boyband as a finalist.  Besides, Qin Yingdi, the founder of the Show had privately contacted him to sign with his Company.


    ¡®There¡¯s already a golden opportunity waiting for me ahead, there¡¯s simply no need for me to be the finalist and join the boyband!¡¯


    That being said, ever since some of the boys received an endorsement, the atmosphere of the audition had inevitably changed.


    In response to this, Wu Siyuan specifically came over and encouraged the diligent boys who received no endorsements,


    ¡°Everyone has been working hard, I¡¯m happy to see your diligence. There are many of you who originally have a less good foundation, but after a month of training and learning with other contestants, we have seen where everyone¡¯s potential lies at. That¡¯s a good thing.¡±


    Wu Siyuan paused for some time before proceeding to speak what he intended to tell today,


    ¡°I hope you guys will continue to maintain this state. Some of you may envy Zhu Chi and others for getting an endorsement. Actually, this chance is more due to their luck. Originally, they just like eating and have never expected to hit a jackpot. What I want to tell you is that, while luck is also a factor to stay in the Entertainment Industry, but the most important thing is always, hard work. So, I wish you guys to keep it up!¡±


    He shifted his gaze toward Zhi Chi and the other guys mentioned prior before adding,


    ¡°Also, why did you guys stupidly let them watch all of you practicing and sweating profusely, meanwhile these guys are spectating on the side, eating and watching you as an enjoyment? Don¡¯t you want to drag these Salted Fishes to suffer together with you?¡±


    Afterward, once Qin Yingdi left the scene, everyone¡¯s eyes when looking at Zhu Chi and others had completely changed.


    In the days after, the Buddhist[6] Zhu Chi quit being a Buddhist.


    His perfect facial features were combined with a distorted expression during the practice. It was later used as a meme from the Talent Show, ¡°Imperfect Boy¡±[7].


    ***


    Some fans of the other contestants felt Zhu Chi was someone who other than being exquisitely good-looking, had nothing to support at all. And yet, his popularity turned out to be so high! It¡¯s simply unfair to the other talented and hard-working contestants.


    However, they couldn¡¯t call it suspicious either. After all, the voting mechanism was clear. There really was no other way aside from honestly voting.


    Each account got 3 items to vote on every day. Except for daily sign-in, other operations were rather troublesome. It took 10 days of diligent commenting to be rewarded with items. Another method was, to watch the video of the program group for half an hour to get one more item.


    Some passersby audience mostly couldn¡¯t bother to do anything aside from daily sign-in. Yet, Zhu Chi caused a sensation where the passersby went all the way to vote on him one by one.


    Even after the second round of performance, it¡¯s unlikely for Zhu Chi to be eliminated no matter how bad he performed.


    A lot of other fans had started discussions on various platforms for this, however, when they entered the next LIVE broadcast, ready to criticize Zhu Chi, they found that Zhu Chi and several other Salted Fishes were tortured at the same time by their teammates.


    ¡°Stretch well for me!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s impossible!!¡± Zhu Chi wailed tearfully.


    ¡°Want to watch us practice with Erlang¡¯s leg[8]and drink soda gleefully? Heh. In your dream. Now, hurry and lift that butt for me!¡± Another player pushed Zhu Chi to continue dancing.


    Wu Siyuan had been watching them from the monitor. After witnessing those Salted Fishes being dragged to suffer together, only then did he leave with a smile on his lip.


    ¡®As my future cash cow, it¡¯s simply impossible for you to be lazier and more comfortable than me!¡¯


    ***


    After the theme for the Talent Show¡¯s Second performance was officially announced, Wu Siyuan also sent a posting on his Weibo:


    [¡°To the love stories of couples I have seen.¡±]


    On He Gaoyi¡¯s side, actually, he had always been paying attention to Qin Siyuan¡¯s actions all this time.


    These days, after overcoming the conspiracy against him, Qin Siyuan had become infamous more than ever. His mindset also seemed to undergo significant changes. From being an Actor who merely enjoyed the art of Acting, to an Investor who dabbled in every aspect.


    ¡®If Qin Siyuan has shown this kind of ability earlier, I¡¯d definitely not choose him as my stepping stone!¡¯


    Did he regret it? No way! He Gaoyi harbored only resentment toward Qin Siyuan¡¯s improvement.


    The Second Performance of the 100 Talent Show contestants was particularly eye-catching, in terms of styling and appearance. The voting channel had also opened. Supporters of each contestant could start promoting their favorite contender in the Show.


    Speaking about the performance, surprisingly one of the songs performed by the contestants was actually He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s couple song. This song had brought them together, the one that helped them realize, that they were meant to be, before.


    There was also another song that, incidentally, was their mobile phone ringtones.


    Wu Siyuan had been passionately promoting the performance of ¡°Imperfect Boy¡± lately. Even if He Gaoyi didn¡¯t want to see any relevant news, it was still presented by the News Platform everywhere. It¡¯s the consequence of reading third-rated News Platforms after all.


    So when He Gaoyi saw the two songs mentioned in the news, he smashed the teacup in his hand violently.


    ¡®Qin Siyuan! He must do it on purpose!¡¯


    ***


    Yes, Wu Siyuan really did it on purpose.


    He had resumed his old business, revitalizing CP, helping the couple to find love between them once again!


    There were actually quite a lot of fans who didn¡¯t really care about celebrities¡¯ morality and kept holding on to cheer them. However, their hopes were repeatedly smashed over and over, to the point of barely being able to hold on to the ship.


    It was at this time that Angel-Wu Siyuan descended from the sky, carrying sparkling gifts and Chicken Soup for the Soul that he himself couldn¡¯t understand, successfully brainwashing CP fans on a large scale on the very familiar, Weibo Super Topic!


    Anyway, there were many people who were easily swayed. Blinded by Wu Siyuan¡¯s dazzling gift showering[9], the Super Topic had successfully been brought to life from its near-death condition! In an instant, Wu Siyuan[10] became the main administrator of the Super Topic. He was even more popular than He Gaoyi¡¯s assistant, with higher credibility than the Official fanbase¡¯s news.


    Let¡¯s love Each Other-Big Brother posted on Super Topic:


    [¡°He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua will make a comeback soon!¡±]


    Let¡¯s love Each Other-Big Brother posted on Super Topic:


    [¡°Although they framed Qin Yingdi, they have received their punishment. As long as they prove their love to be stronger than anything, other people will shut their mouths!¡±]


    Let¡¯s love Each Other-Big Brother posted on Super Topic:


    [¡°He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua stayed strong and didn¡¯t break up even after they faced such trouble, therefore it¡¯s impossible for them to break up in the future!¡±]


    Although there was some bullshit mixed in the sugar content, those poor CP fans could see the hope in it.


    Their Super Topic was growing with each passing day. The CP base was even producing Toxic fans. They once felt devastated once He Gaoyi¡¯s claim as a single man was overturned. However, Wu Siyuan¡¯s brainwashing army lead them astray afterward.


    They thought, even if my Gege[11] had deceived us regarding his relationship status, he must have no other choice but to lie. Besides, he¡¯s also an affectionate and devoted lover of one person. That¡¯s not a bad thing. He didn¡¯t have the intention to betray Yue Tianhua, he simply wanted to cheat and deceive Qin Siyuan, anyway.


    The fans contemplated the circumstance for a while, and eventually, realized He Gaoyi¡¯s love for Yue Tianhua was really admirable! So, they resolutely joined this CP fanbase.


    The number of CP fans between He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua soared higher than even He Gaoyi¡¯s individual fans.


    He Gaoyi¡¯s Company saw that his situation had gotten better. As long as he maintained the romantic state with Yue Tianhua, it was possible for them to get jobs together.


    This was exactly what Wu Siyuan wanted. After knowing He Gaoyi¡¯s Company started to take the two protagonists to some small cities, doing some gigs, he smiled with satisfaction.


    ¡®Matchmaking Plan¡­Succeeded!¡¯


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    T/N: I¡¯ll be quite busy these days, so I¡¯ll change the update to once per week, at every weekend. Please bear with me for a while, thank you

 CH 24

    Wu Siyuan knew that He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua had begun to work hard once again, but he didn¡¯t try to suppress them. But instead, he continued his rotten[1] tricks as he did in the last world.


    These days, individual fans couldn¡¯t support him anymore. He Gaoyi who only had CP fans to rely on finding jobs, had no choice but to continue maintaining his current relationship.


    Yue Tianhua had no good time either. The previous schemes were first proposed by He Gaoyi. But in the end, it was him who had to suffer all the backlash.


    He was also fed up with He Gaoyi¡¯s cold violence recently. However, since the emergence of the two¡¯s CP fans, they were bound tightly together with no way to escape.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t care about the two Protagonists working hard and appearing on some TV stations together. Besides, not every TV station had his sponsorship. He really didn¡¯t mind their re-exposure at all.


    However, when Yue Tianhua actually dared to rub off his popularity, Wu Siyuan wouldn¡¯t sit still either.


    There were several attempts to hype his presence using his previous identity as Qin Siyuan¡¯s Stand-In. Afterward, the remark of ¡°Little Qin Siyuan¡± started to appear in the media.


    Though, it got ruthlessly suppressed soon after, and eventually, Yue Tianhua no longer dared to use Qin Siyuan to promote himself.


    In the face of absolute Capital, all calculations fell through!


    ***


    The popularity of the Talent Show, ¡°Imperfect Boy¡±, kept soaring. Wu Siyuan was naturally in a good mood. Along with his high spirits, the treatment of his employees, of course, improved as well.


    The salary was increased, the welfare had improved, and the staff had only one job, producing the program more attentively.


    Even the winner of the second round of auditions was given a newly launched jewelry[2] by Wu Siyuan. There were merely 1,000 sets of this jewelry produced, and this boy could have one of them!


    The person who got first place in the second round was called Xi Binbin, an independent contestant.


    At first, he was still pondering on which Company should he sign with in the future, only to be frightened by Wu Siyuan¡¯s generous reward falling from the sky.


    A lot of people have been asking him about his future plans lately. Several prominent Entertainment Companies had also offered him to sign with them. Truth be told, Xi Binbin was having a hard time deciding.


    However, Qin Siyuan¡¯s sudden gift had given him new enlightenment.


    So far in this Talent Show, he could see that Qin Yingdi was a generous person. If he were to sign into his Company, Qin Yingdi would definitely take care of him properly.


    But Qin Yingdi had also previously stated that he wouldn¡¯t force the contestants to choose a Company. He wouldn¡¯t restrict anyone from winning the Talent Show just because they didn¡¯t have a contract with him. Therefore, Xi Binbin had more time to observe and decide carefully.


    ***


    On another note, Wu Siyuan¡¯s new Variety Show, which focused to show the sweetness of love had begun to recruit staff. The locations had been chosen and the Director had also been decided.


    Due to the popularity of ¡°Imperfect Boy¡°, the Director trusted Qin Siyuan¡¯s vision in this new Show.


    Several married couples celebrities were also contacted by Wu Siyuan. After receiving Wu Siyuan¡¯s guarantee, they were willing to travel in public.


    Without any script, having no particular mission, it¡¯s really a pure trip of several loving couples. Simply put, it¡¯s just producing dog food[3] and stuffing them into the audience.


    This show was one of Wu Siyuan¡¯s future plans. After this Love Travel was successfully produced, he would then start his next program.


    ***


    These days, Wu Siyuan was keeping an eye on He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua, other than monitoring their movement, he had also marked those TV Stations they went to on his blacklist of sponsorship.


    The two protagonists were reviving from their slumped state, there was even a huge influx of CP fans coming in. Some of the TV stations wanted to test Qin Siyuan¡¯s attitude naturally. However, Wu Siyuan was true to his words, and even directly stopped the cooperation with those who had his advertisement originally.


    His Family Company¡¯s products needed to maintain their advertisement, but it was unnecessary to promote them so frequently either.


    Besides, there were a lot of TV Channels nowadays. Even if there was one less TV station they could put their advertisement on, it was no big deal.


    Recently, Wu Siyuan was also keen on investing in TV dramas and movies. He was also adamant in his rule, refusing to invest any of them that had even the shadow of He Gaoyi or Yue Tianhua.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were on the blacklist of Wu Siyuan¡¯s investments. Naturally, the Qin Family Company followed in his footstep and directly bypassed anything related to the two of them.


    ***


    ¡°Imperfect Boy¡± finally reached the 4th stage. There were not many contestants left on the scene.


    At this time period, a Director suddenly began to contact Wu Siyuan,


    ¡°Siyuan, I heard that you have been interested in investment these days.¡±


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t deny it. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    The Director continued, ¡°There¡¯s a project lacking in investment. Qin Yingdi, are you interested?¡±


    Wu Siyuan recalled the original plot. This Director seemed to appreciate Yue Tianhua quite highly and had been supporting him all the way.


    Comparing the plot to the information collected by his subordinates, it looked like this Director, Liu Tianhe, had already contacted Yue Tianhua to join his Movie crew.


    Wu Siyuan let out a chuckle. ¡°Director Liu sounds like he¡¯s a bit unclear about my investment requirements.¡±


    Liu Tianhe was silent for a while.


    ¡°Qin Yingdi, why bother to pursue small things so persistently?¡±


    Wu Siyuan snorted coldly. ¡°Are you here to teach me what I should and shouldn¡¯t do?¡±


    Lu Tianhe wanted to say more, but Wu Siyuan directly hung up their phone call.


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan called his subordinate,


    ¡°Regarding Liu Tianhe¡¯s future plans, let¡¯s put him on the same treatment as He Gaoyi.¡±


    After explaining the new command, Wu Siyuan studied his next script.


    Wu Siyuan intended to reduce the frequency of acting, but it¡¯s necessary to maintain his job as an Actor as well. After all, what if just like in the previous world, the Original Body suddenly returned? What should he do when he found the painstaking career he built was gone?


    Wu Siyuan felt he was really a busy man.


    The Qin family thought he was finally willing to return home and inherit the Family business. In this way, they had also started to let him take over some parts of their business.


    ***


    On Liu Tianhe¡¯s side, encountering Wu Siyuan¡¯s rejection, he directly vented to the crew,


    ¡°This Qin Siyuan is too narrow-minded!¡±


    The Assistant Director and the Editor on the side glanced at each other, there was no need to speak out loud.


    It¡¯s fine to be generous, but why did you have to blame the victim as narrow-minded for refusing to be generous?


    Wasn¡¯t it normal for the victim to refuse to support the perpetrator? Why should Qin Siyuan have to invest in Yue Tianhua?


    They shifted their gaze at Yue Tianhua on the other side, who was amazingly able to coax and appease the enraged Liu Tianhe.


    His logic was even more amazing, for him to dare propose to Liu Tianhe about asking Qin Siyuan for investment. Did he still have a face to ask?


    Yue Tianhua tried to comfort Liu Tianhe,


    ¡°Director Liu, you are so capable. Even if Qin Yingdi refused to invest in your project, there must be others who will be willing to do so.¡±


    ¡°He will regret it.¡± Liu Tianhe clenched his fist and swore.


    It was the first time he got hung up on the phone in a humiliating way. It had to be said that in the Entertainment Industry, he was actually someone with considerable status in the circle!


    ***


    Wu Siyuan, however, was currently checking his recent investment projects, as well as the progress of the adaptation of the IPs he had bought earlier.


    Coincidentally, there¡¯s a movie that¡¯s quite similar to that of Liu Tianhe¡¯s current project. At first, he didn¡¯t plan to spend a lot of expenditure on this one, that being said, Wu Siyuan suddenly smirked and announced,


    ¡°Let¡¯s do our best in this project. Find a good screenwriter, and we have to make this movie into a blockbuster!¡±


    With the order and the increase of funds, The Xianxia Movie ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± immediately formed the shooting crew.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s expectation was higher, naturally, the costumes and scenes should be planned well. Once again, the budget was increased by Wu Siyuan.


    Zhu Chi who had just been eliminated in the ¡°Imperfect Boy¡± late stage, and had quickly signed a contract with Wu Siyuan¡¯s Company, was also hurriedly ushered to the Movie crew.


    As for the Movie protagonists, Wu Siyuan invited two notable Actors, who had nothing to do with Yue Tianhua, to act in the Movie.


    Well, actually, these two Actors could have been related. In the original plot, these two were the Villain camp. Yue Tianhua felt the two Actors looked down on him and was aggrieved subsequently. After the fans knew about this matter, needless to say, the two Villainous Actors immediately faced cyber violence for a long period of time.


    In this case, Wu Siyuan really had confidence in working with these two people.


    On the contrary, Zhu Chi, who should have been a passerby who had never appeared in the original plot, someone Wu Siyuan thought would have no problem, actually had an unexpected identity in his Douban¡¯s[4] fake account.


    ¡®Good guy. Isn¡¯t this account Yue Tianhua¡¯s brainless fan in the original plot!?¡¯


    His Douban Account was one of those who were posting on Douban and repeatedly stepping on Qin Siyuan who had even quit the Entertainment Industry in the original plot.


    At this moment, for the first time, Wu Siyuan felt his career might have faced a setback.


    ¡®It¡¯s impossible! My vision on how to judge people shouldn¡¯t be wrong!¡¯


    Even if wanted to get angry, he was unable to do so after looking at Zhu Chi¡¯s desperate face, whenever he couldn¡¯t hand in his homework in time, ever since he was busy taking acting classes.


    Zhu Chi understood that Wu Siyuan¡¯s new movie project was of great significance. After all, Yue Tianhua and Liu Tianhe were simply too shameless. They actually had the face to ask for Qin Yingdi¡¯s investment, and still wanted to harm him afterward.


    Even if Zhu Chi¡¯s Major was in line with his career, he was still a newcomer. He had not been developed properly. Afraid of not being able to play his supporting role, Zhu Chi had been trying to go to the appointed classes and finally got some results, though the homework he handed over was not perfect.


    Looking at Qin Yingdi¡®s grim expression lately, Zhu Chi suddenly assured him,


    ¡°Boss, I promise to do a good job in the filming and slap that shameless Yue Tianhua! Our crew is full of talented people, we will definitely surpass the movie made by that old fart Liu Tianhe.¡±


    Wu Siyuan was surprised.


    ¡®Awesome! It seems like my vision is good after all. As expected of me, there¡¯s no corner I couldn¡¯t pry![5]¡¯


    ***


    Liu Tianhe had been looking for investment. However, the investors were unwilling to offend the Qin Family behind Qin Siyuan. So, they chose to avoid any conflict.


    In the end, a good friend of Liu Tianhe gritted his teeth and helped him by investing some money. Even then, the budget had to be reduced by half. Everything had to find a cheap replacement. It didn¡¯t meet Liu Tianhe¡¯s initial expectations at all.


    Due to the low cost, a lot of special effects were made in a perfunctory. The Actor¡¯s payment couldn¡¯t be cut off, as well as some hardware equipment. After everything, they could only reduce another budget on costumes.


    If there¡¯s a specific control group, between Liu Tianhe¡¯s crew and Wu Siyuan¡¯s crew, just based on the costumes worn by the Actors, was like a comparison between an outer disciple[6] and an inner disciple[7] in the Xianxia setting.


    In addition, there¡¯s also the performance of the Movie crew as a whole.


    At first glance, Liu Tianhua¡¯s movie crew was one word; shabby.


    After Wu Siyuan found out about the investigation, he breathed a sigh of relief.


    In this Xianxia play, their first showdown, He won.


    Next, should be the matter of the plot and the Actor¡¯s performances.


    After the gossip about these 2 productions came to light, many people began to look forward to these two movies.


    Wu Siyuan was forthright in funding, the Actors were also professional. He was paying attention to this project closely, therefore no one dared to waste time. The progress of the filming was nearly a month faster than expected. Wu Siyuan was able to save a lot of money in return.


    He was greatly satisfied and threw all the saved funds for publicity!


    ***


    ¡°Imperfect Boy¡± had just ended.


    There were 2 finalists who, in the original plot, should have been He Gaoyi¡¯s loyal younger brothers[8] who were chosen in the produced boyband.


    It didn¡¯t matter, because today, they were Qin Siyuan¡¯s supporters instead!


    They hadn¡¯t had any friendship with He Gaoyi, and their current status was even higher than He Gaoyi could give them in the original plot. As long as they didn¡¯t voluntarily seek death, create any scandal, or be revealed to have bad conduct in private, they could walk confidently for a long period, by boarding Wu Siyuan¡¯s big ship.


    It¡¯s also worth mentioning that currently, the artists of Wu Siyuan¡¯s Company directly or indirectly implied they have no good feelings for both He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua.


    Everyone knew that Yue Tianhua apparently persuaded Director Liu Tianhe to ask Qin Yingdi to invest in the movie he was participating in. The audacity of this person was truly astounding.


    On another note, Wu Siyuan¡¯s newly produced movie ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± had passed the review. Similarly, Liu Tianhe¡¯s movie finished at the same time. They cut a large section of plots, simply due to the funding issues. That¡¯s why their production was completed a lot faster.


    Wu Siyuan was delighted when he knew of this matter.


    He thought, ¡®Perhaps after this movie becomes unsuccessful, Yue Tianhua will also lose a backer. Therefore, he will have to continue working in pairs with He Gaoyi?¡¯


    After all, it was a bit strange that Yue Tianhua worked alone without He Gaoyi¡¯s participation in this movie.


    In any case, Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t wait to see the next development of the two protagonists!

 CH 25

    The publicity of ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± was already well-planned, even then, the promotion brought by He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s Shippers was actually better than the Official ones.


    It¡¯s indeed all thanks to their support. The original novel ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± was initially thought to be difficult to make an adaptation for. There were a lot of questions regarding the logic of the original work. And those rhythms brought by those CP fans online actually tempted the audiences to look forward to the adaptation instead.


    It was widely known that Qin Yingdi had spent quite a sum of money on this Movie project. From Actors to the Set, and of course Costumes, they were all made according to the resplendence description of the Original Work.


    That¡¯s good news for the audiences, though, whether the adaptation could be successfully presented or not was still a wonder.


    On the other hand, since Wu Siyuan brought He Gaoyi¡¯s CP Fans to go wilder, even Liu Tianhe¡¯s reputation was impacted and had been deteriorating ever since.


    In all honesty, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t really do anything particular. He simply brought the CP fans to stand up, it was them who started rushing in various directions by themselves. In this way, Wu Siyuan merely shook his head helplessly,


    ¡®Nowadays, CP Fans are simply too easy to get brainwashed and led around~¡¯


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s status among the CP fans was that of an aloof, honorary Elder in the pack. He didn¡¯t manage or took charge of the group, just simply popping out once in a while to deliver some more brainwashing, completed by sending out red envelopes and gifts. Even so, he was deeply loved by He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s Shippers!


    For example, at this time, in the Movie shot by Liu Tianhe, only Yue Tianhua was chosen to partake in it, much to most fans¡¯ dissatisfaction.


    They¡¯re obviously a Couple Team, how could Yue Tianhua abandon He Gaoyi and act in a movie alone?


    Yue Tianhua was a mere stunt man, it¡¯s baffling for him to suddenly get a Third Male Lead role in a Movie.


    The CP Fans were dissatisfied, they rushed to question Liu Tianhe, protesting why didn¡¯t he recruit He Gaoyi along with Yue Tianhua.


    Besides, in addition to being a couple with Yue Tianhua, He Gaoyi¡¯s acting skills were also exceptional. Therefore, it¡¯s simply unfair not to put the two of them together!


    Originally, Liu Tianhe didn¡¯t have any intention to respond to the netizen¡¯s urging. However, due to sudden impulse or God knows what, he actually replied to the accusation,


    [¡°Does Yue Tianhua have to be tied up with others? He¡¯s an independent individual. Nobody can¡¯t do without anyone. Gold will never fail to shine its luster!¡±]


    Wu Siyuan was the first person to screenshot this posting and forward it to the CP Fans group.


    Love each other-Big Brother posted:


    [What does this stinky old man mean?! [Image.jpg]]


    FYI, Liu Tianhe was not that old. He¡¯s only in his forties. Yet, due to the bad impression he gave in the previous investment incident, Wu Siyuan¡¯s perception of him couldn¡¯t help but keep getting worse. Even if he¡¯s rather young, but his brain definitely wasn¡¯t!


    There were some fans who liked Liu Tianhe and were not a fan of Yue Tianhua. In this case, they couldn¡¯t wait to support their favorite Director.


    [I believe in Director Liu¡¯s vision.]


    [Some people are really funny. Your Idol wants to have some job, but that doesn¡¯t mean Director Liu should cater to his needs.]


    Afterward, another different comment appeared,


    [I heard that Liu Tianhe originally looked for Qin Yingdi to invest in this project.]


    [The quality of the Movie shot by Director Liu is guaranteed.  Looking for Qin Yingdi must have been out of courtesy, to give him a chance to make a fortune. Pity, that Qin Siyuan is unwilling to invest. Just wait, he¡¯ll definitely regret his decision.]


    [That said, right now, it seems like the project invested by Qin Yingdi, ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡±, looks quite amazing.]


    [Are you sure? Can the Actors selected by Qin Siyuan be compared to that by Director Liu?]


    [In any case, I¡¯m honestly a bit expectant of the final product.]


    Backed by the mess stirred by the CP fans, netizens suddenly realized Yue Tianhua¡¯s role as the Third Male Lead was a bit unusual.


    For whom did Liu Tianhe do this? It¡¯s not like he never came out in person before, but at that time, it was because the problem was almost beyond saving. He had to come out in consideration of the Actor¡¯s Company or some other important reason. Basically, he had never done this kind of endeavor.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan rubbed his chin, ¡®This won¡¯t do.¡¯


    The progress shouldn¡¯t be this fast. He couldn¡¯t help but feel somehow troubled.


    ¡®When your Daddy[1]It¡¯s from the joke: Call me Dad!¡ªreferring to the superior/upper position party as Dad/Father/Daddy feels unhappy, this Gold Father[2]a joke since WSY is an investor, so he¡¯s giving money to others, in other words: Gold Father of yours must vent his annoyance.¡¯


    Wu Siyuan immediately checked the recent investments and the related companies. After finding out the one who ended up investing in Liu Tianhe, he set his sights on the said investor.


    There¡¯s another investment Company under the Original Body¡¯s name. It was his family who forcibly shoved the responsibility into his hand, and the Original Body never paid any attention to it. It was only after Wu Siyuan came to this world, that he began to study and take over these Companies with great care.


    There¡¯s nothing happier than making money, and nothing more pleasing than not having to work as an Actor!


    Being an Actor was simply dreadful for Wu Siyuan, he kept recalling the stress of being dominated by the Director before. Obviously, he could collect money while lying down, why did he have to work his ass off, acting every day? Was his daily acting in front of those CP fans not good enough?


    Anyway, he eventually found the investor, which turned out to be Liu Tianhe¡¯s friend. Since this person helped the enemy, then it¡¯s simple, it mean he¡¯s not in his own Camp.


    The investor recently invested in a project, and the plan was submitted to his investment Company. So, Wu Siyuan politely rejected this promising project.


    This project was something that needed to be done in urgency and required a hefty sum of money. While it may look promising, actually once the upcoming National Policy came down, it¡¯s going to get frozen all over. After all, not long ago, Wu Siyuan was informed of the latest news about the trend of relevant policies.


    On the surface, this investment was too risky whereas the returns weren¡¯t worth the effort. But underneath,


    ¡®Wasn¡¯t this clearly tailored to target this Gold Father?¡¯


    That said, after the investor knew that his plan was rejected, he blew up and scolded Qin Siyuan as a petty and stingy person.


    Wasn¡¯t it just because of some unknown celebrity?! Was it necessary to hold a grudge to this extent and even implicate him? Qin Siyuan shouldn¡¯t mix his private grievances with public matters, right?


    Other parties saw the ending of this one investor, and their hearts that were still around the corner[3]fickle, still has the intent to test bottom-line were immediately settled.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were indeed becoming popular recently, however, they¡¯re still not worth the shot. Compared to Qin Siyuan as well as his huge backing in the name of the Qin Family, it¡¯s really not worth gambling over some little income.


    At first, the staff in Wu Siyuan¡¯s investment Company didn¡¯t understand either. Was it really worth it to reject some promising project due to personal grievance?


    Even so, ever since Wu Siyuan took over the Company properly, they had been working and following him obediently, so they dare not say anything. Besides, Qin Yingdi didn¡¯t seem to care whether he was raking profits or not.


    But a month later, they realized Wu Siyuan¡¯s decision was really worth it!


    A sudden Industrial reorganization, accompanied by the implementation of new policies, came crashing down like a wave. And that Investor¡¯s project was also washed away along with a lot of assets involved.


    Let¡¯s not mention any profit, even being able to reduce the loss to a minimum was considered lucky.


    At this time, everyone looked at Wu Siyuan with a different gaze:


    ¡®What the hell is wrong with this guy! With this business acumen, what kind of Actor is he still going to be?!¡¯


    It¡¯s not like being an Actor was bad, but if it was just about money couldn¡¯t you do it in your Company? Wasn¡¯t it easier to make money through business?


    ***


    Finally, ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± produced by Wu Siyuan, and ¡°The Blue Sky¡± directed by Liu Tianhe, would hit the screen simultaneously.


    [Ohhh! This, this is really¡­! The two have been compared since the production time, and now, they can finally compete for a head-on!]


    [Based on the Movie preview, ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± has already won. As long as the Actors and the plot are not a bummer, it won¡¯t be bad generally.]


    Both Movies were released on the same day. It was not only Wu Siyuan who was concerned about it, but the media were paying attention to this topic as well.


    Soon, reviews for both Movies came out.


    The premiere audiences and the media were all vigorously sharing their reviews on one Movie in particular, ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡± that is.


    On the contrary, what kind of loser did ¡°The Blue Sky¡± end up getting stamped with?


    The CGI was rubbish.


    The Costumes and Props couldn¡¯t be more inferior compared to those in ¡°The Fox¡¯s Tale¡°.


    Most importantly, what kind of acting did those Actors have?


    To be precise, the so-called Gold who¡¯ll always shine like Gold, a.k.a Yue Tianhua, what the hell, even some third-rate Actor was better than him!


    Such a result, naturally led everyone to wonder about the real relationship between Liu Tianhe and Yue Tianhua.


    Before the Movie was released, Liu Tianhe was already in controversy, and now, it¡¯s just gotten even worse.


    ***


    What about Wu Siyuan? Well, he was currently calculating the Box Office, counting the money they would get after.


    On the 1st day of screening, they had recovered most of the funds.


    The next day, they started to make a profit.


    And the final Box Office reached up to 3 Billion Yuan[4]Around $450 Million. In reality, 3 Billion Yuan in revenue means, it will enter the Top 10 highest-grossing Movies in CN, much to Wu Siyuan¡¯s surprise!


    It had to be remembered that their project was a Xianxia Movie, not a Sci-Fi Blockbuster or Patriotism Movie[5]Top 10 of CN¡¯s highest-grossing Movie are indeed dominated either by Sci-Fi, Comedy, or Patriotism. See More Here, yet they still reached this astonishing amount.


    In contrast, Liu Tianhe¡¯s ¡°The Blue Sky¡± was fortunate enough to recover its funds, as for how many profits it earned, well, forget it.


    Such a beautifully concluded battle, needless to say, drove Qin Siyuan¡¯s fans to mock Yue Tianhua harder.


    [At first, I want to step on Qin Siyuan¡­alas, I failed.]


    [Now, I want to be like gold, it¡¯s true that Gold will always have its luster¡­alas, it turns out I¡¯m not Gold.]


    [I¡¯m Just a bed bug who lived by sucking other people¡¯s blood~]


    Yue Tinhua was ridiculed so badly that he didn¡¯t dare to show up.


    Right now he really wished to go by himself and stay away from He Gaoyi! His once gentle and caring boyfriend had changed for the worse. No more coaxing, right now He Gaoyi only knew how to vent his anger. Whenever something went slightly wrong, he¡¯d definitely shirk the blame and vent his fury.


    But the worst of it, they couldn¡¯t get rid of each other.


    They could only find jobs if they were paired as a couple!


    Yue Tianhua originally hoped his project with Liu Tianhe would be his shortcut, unfortunately, hope and reality were like Heaven and Hell.


    Liu Tianhe kept telling him that he had more sense and ability compared to Qin Siyuan in acting. Even if he wasn¡¯t as well-known as Qin Siyuan right now, he could make a name for himself in no time.


    But the result? Well¡­


    ***


    Wu Siyuan ignored the two Protagonists for the time being.


    After the Movie result came out, it was meaningless to add more stampede to the already flattened people.


    His Love Show was about to start. It¡¯s not a LIVE broadcast but was close to Reality Show.


    A few couples went out to have a  Trip without any deliberate drama.


    But of course, some inevitable conflicts between couples were there to embellish the Show. Some noisy arguing, or some minor disagreements. But in the end, everything would be settled down peacefully.


    Wu Siyuan simply shrugged.


    Traveling with other people could never escape from minor to major conflicts.


    It¡¯s not just between couples, even between friends some disagreement would pop out. One wanted to head to the East, and the other was eager to go to the West. If it were a 1-day journey, no doubt, it¡¯s going to be a huge mess.


    Fortunately, the real married couples Wu Siyuan had invited to the Show were not a plastic-business only-couple. They would quarrel from time to time, but it¡¯d also be over in no time.


    On the contrary, their adorable quarrels increased the fun of their trip and gave the audience more amusement.


    Wu Siyuan could even confidently say that these couples would unfailingly gain a new wave of fans after filming his Show. After all, his Tourism Show had displayed their other sides and unearthed some trivia. Their previous formal image might collapse, albeit on a good note.


    Wu Siyuan was optimistic about this Show. Not only for money but also for his own important Task.


    Aside from brainwashing in the CP Weibo Super Topic and the CP Fan group, he could only advance slowly to finish his Task.


    Having said that, Wu Siyuan felt he had contributed quite a lot to the Protagonists¡¯ romance up to this day.


    For example,


    His Talent Show helped the Protagonists to reduce several rivals in love at once.


    Those fresh young men had changed their fate from being either He Gaoyi¡¯s younger brothers or Yue Tianhua¡¯s admirers.


    See, didn¡¯t he work hard enough and even gain some achievements by the way?


    That¡¯s it!


    ¡®After my System come back, let¡¯s apply for another bonus like the last time to the Main God!¡¯


    ***

 CH 26

    Reality oftentimes simply couldn¡¯t be compared to a fairy tale.


    These days, Yue Tianhua¡¯s acting skills had been determined based on his performance in the Movie ¡°The Blue Sky¡°. This work of his had become a stigma he could never wash off. Not only had his acting yet reached a satisfactory point, but he had also offended some people in the entertainment circle. Whether it was his acting performance or other things, it led the masses to gossip about Yue Tianhua vigorously.


    The unanticipated outcome they couldn¡¯t control was that others started to speculate if Yue Tianhua and Liu Tianhe actually had an affair.


    Such gossip and rumor had no sufficient proof at first, but afterward, pictures proving their secret rendezvous came out.


    The picture was taken at a Hotel, in which Yue Tianhua and Liu Tianhe were shown to be in a room with an ambiguous atmosphere between the two people.


    When Wu Siyuan knew about their scandal, he was taken aback.


    ¡®No way! This is impossible! This must be fake!¡¯


    That¡¯s right, how could it be true?


    In this world, perhaps only Wu Siyuan who¡¯d vehemently believe their innocence.


    Most of the masses didn¡¯t believe Liu Tianhe¡¯s explanation when he refuted the rumors, saying there was nothing between the two of them. Among the spectators, only Wu Siyuan believed them wholeheartedly, or rather, he had nothing but one firm belief in his heart,


    ¡®I trust you! You guys must have nothing to do with each other!¡¯


    The protagonist Gong and Shou had yet married, how could he let such a scandal taint their romance?


    Wu Siyuan wasted no time and quickly sent his subordinates to find the truth of the incident. He even acquired the file from the Hotel¡¯s monitoring one step faster than the party involved, Liu Tianhe.


    The fact showed that Liu Tianhe and Yue Tianhua didn¡¯t stay long together in the said hotel.


    Incidentally on that day, an artist from Wu Siyuan¡¯s Ent. Company, Xi Binbin, one of the members of the final boyband from Wu Siyuan¡¯s Talent Show, booked a room on the same floor as Liu Tianhe and Yue Tianhua.


    In this case, Wu Siyuan asked him to come out and help clarify the matter.


    Xi Binbin posted:


    [¡°I stayed at the same hotel as Director Liu that day, and coincidentally we¡¯re on the same floor. At the time shown in the videos below, I was practicing dancing in the hallway, and we can see that Yue Laoshi just went into Director Liu¡¯s room for a short period. Let¡¯s not speculate blindly.¡±]


    The time calculated from Xi Binbin¡¯s video he posted along with his statement was around 5 minutes. It clearly clarified the time period Liu Tianhe and Yue Tianhua spent together inside that hotel room.


    Wu Siyuan finally could heave a relieved sigh. The video was truly the best evidence to refute the scandal!


    However, never in Wu Siyuan¡¯s wildest dream did he ever imagine that new speculation about Liu Tianhe would be arisen from this moment on.


    [Thanks to Xi Binbin for providing video evidence to clarify the rumors. It¡¯s a blessing that Xi Binbin is such a hardworking person, that the event could be caught on camera.]


    [Can those paparazzis actually shot some real pic?? They chase nothing but shadow all day long!]


    [5 minutes¡­only Five Minutes huh¡­this, I can¡¯t help but think badly. If what the paparazzi broke out is true, then calculating the time from entering and exiting the door, 5 Minutes is a bit¡­quick[1], right?]


    [¡­It seems like it¡¯s a bit hasty.]


    [Indeed¡­the time needed is too fast.]


    Originally, the hashtag on Weibo hotsearch was dominated with,


    #XiBinbinHelpsRefutingRumors


    or,


    #XiBinbinDancePractice


    The two hashtags were at first hung high on the top search. However, not sure when did it start, a weird entry later caught up and replaced the position on the number one Hot Search on Weibo.


    #LiuTianheTheSpeedyGuy


    Wu Siyuan spat out the tea in his mouth once he had a look at this Hot Search.


    ¡®Just how could those netizens steer their mind in this crooked direction?!¡¯


    That said, it¡¯s quite a good thing after all. Since Liu Tianhe was unable to ¡°muster his might¡±, then the relationship between He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua would not be affected and remained evergreen.


    Needless to say, when Liu Tianhe found out about this new rumor, he smashed all his tea sets.


    The entire netizens were laughing at him for being ¡°a speedy guy¡°. If he hadn¡¯t been too cautious and afraid they¡¯d get caught by the paparazzi that day, Liu Tianhe would never bear this shame today. He would rather admit he had some illicit affair with Yue Tianhua than being branded as ¡°unable to last long¡°!


    ¡®Those people know nothing! How dare they talk nonsense about my ability!¡¯


    Recently, even a lot of his staffs around dared to look at him with a peculiar gaze.


    ***


    After such a scandalous accident, Wu Siyuan felt that it was necessary to tie the protagonist Gong and Shou more securely.


    He had to make He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua had no other choice but appear as lovers. He had to make it so that other than working together the two protagonists would never find a job otherwise!


    Speaking of which, Wu Siyuan¡¯s project about the Married Couple¡¯s Trip successfully received a satisfying response. Up to now, the popularity of the Show remained high among the audiences.


    In this case, Wu Siyuan could start preparing for his next program. A program specially tailored for Yue Tianhua and He Gaoyi.


    His final goal was to usher the two protagonists to the wedding hall during the program. This way, Wu Siyuan would be able to settle down his mind and retire peacefully from the battleground.


    Unfortunately,  this perfect plan had to be halted after he frequently received bad news from He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s current situation. Apparently, the couple was unwilling to be bound together. The two of them kept quarreling in private.


    Wu Siyuan pondered about how to fix the situation for some time. Eventually, he decided to place a new assistant to help deliver some enlightenment to the couple.


    It¡¯s really a pity that the Company upon which He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua signed with, had little to no relationship with Wu Siyuan¡¯s own Company. Therefore, he was also unable to command the said Company and solve the protagonists¡¯ situation with just a single word.


    In the end, the new assistant was successfully hired a week later. He was one of Wu Siyuan¡¯s subordinates in his Company and was sent away to carry out an important task. Even if this new job was different from what the little assistant imagined, it was still something his Boss had entrusted to him. Wu Siyuan had clearly told him the dangers he might face, and the little assistant also bravely accepted the task to go to the front line.


    He was a bit bewildered by Wu Siyuan¡¯s intention at the beginning until Wu Siyuan explained,


    ¡°To avoid Scumbags harming our society, we have to help them get married to each other as soon as possible!¡±


    The little assistant contemplated the explanation over and was immediately enlightened. Once He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were legally married, they would no longer have the chance to deceive others, such as Qin Yingdi, ever again.


    Once you got married, you must avoid any licentious scandal. That way, the two scumbags wouldn¡¯t be able to use Qin Yingdi¡®s reputation to hype their presence anymore.


    Truly, Qin Yingdi really had nothing but good intentions!


    ***


    After entering his new workplace, the assistant regularly reported He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s development to Wu Siyuan. Each quarrel they had and every single disagreement that happened were reported without fail.


    In addition, they still found no project up to this day. It¡¯s hard to get one offer from a Shooting crew. Even if there were, all of them required He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua to work as a couple.


    There was even an offer to take the role of a villainous couple. The Director said that the roles were particularly suitable for He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua to act as.


    After He Gaoyi saw the script, his face immediately turned livid.


    It¡¯s alright to act as a couple on screen, but he definitely wouldn¡¯t take the role of an obviously vicious cannon fodder couple!


    Anyway, both of them still had some money to spend. They still had the liberty to drag on, picking and choosing, for a more suitable role in their heart.


    When Wu Siyuan heard about their procrastination, he realized what the two protagonists were thinking. After pondering for a while, he asked a Director affiliated with their Company to offer a new job for He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua under the Director¡¯s name.


    The role given was that of a silly sweet innocent couple. It was an irrelevant supporting role, so just let them play it.


    During all of these events, Wu Siyuan revealed not a single trace of his involvement in the process.


    He hoped this web drama would be able to deepen and solidify netizens¡¯ impression of them. To be exact, the impression of them being inseparable true love!


    But of course, under the little assistant¡¯s earnest words and sincere persuasion, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were finally willing to take on this silly sweet couple role.


    Despite the two protagonists being somewhat reluctant, both online reviews and the job offers showed nothing aside from requiring the two of them to appear as a couple. Besides, they were indeed in need right now.


    Even if they were unwilling, they could only keep smiling and stand together as if they loved each other deeply.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan posted with his fake CP account:


    Love each other-big brother posted:


    [¡°They¡¯re so sweet!¡± (Image.jpg)]


    On the other side, Yue Tianhua saw this exact picture on Weibo with a melancholy expression. It was not easy for him to shoot ¡°The Blue Sky¡± before, but in the end, he was only making a path for Qin Siyuan instead.


    Liu Tianhe felt that Yue Tianhua was younger than Qin Siyuan, coupled with his performance in his college[2], the Director believed that he had better talent than Qin Siyuan.


    Yue Tianhua thought so as well. He had never thought that it was his look that was similar to Qin Siyuan¡¯s, but it was Qin Siyuan whose look resembled his instead, and had been stealing the-should be-his-luck with this.


    He thought that the Movie he shot would become an instant hit and wash his dark history prior. Unexpectedly, the lack of funds for the crew impacted their production quality.


    Forget about getting that instant hit, right now he couldn¡¯t even get a job unless he worked together with He Gaoyi!


    Liu Tianhe who ¡°believed in him¡± before, had cut off their contact due to the scandal about ¡°Speedy Guy¡°.


    He Gaoyi didn¡¯t get any good script in his hands either. He had no choice but to follow the arrangement and even endorse some low-end goods. It was completely different from the time when he was still working as his stunt man under Qin Siyuan before.


    Meanwhile, after Wu Siyuan confirmed the information from the crew he had arranged for the protagonist Gong and Shou, he finally felt at ease.


    He really couldn¡¯t stand any irrelevant scandal popping out about them anymore!


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    T/N:


    Tianhua was like: ¡°It¡¯s Qin Siyuan who resembles me!¡±


    Yes, that Qin Siyuan, the 3-times winner, of The Best Lead Actor in prestigious Movie Awards, enough to get branded as Movie Emperor (Yingdi).


    Even some popular Actor in reality hardly won 1 or 2 awards, though it¡¯s fictional but I just realized that the Original Qin Siyuan must have been a particularly talented actor.

 CH 27

    A movie crew oftentimes had their actors¡¯ pictures captured in between the scene by media. The Shippers of He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua took the raw pictures and added their own speculation about the real scene by themselves. To be exact, scrutinizing every possible sweet or romantic moment between the two.


    No matter how much dissatisfaction He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua felt toward this development, they had to swallow them all.


    Due to the skewed direction of the current plot from the original one, that is, without Qin Siyuan acting as the cannon fodder to heat up their feelings, accordingly, the relationship between the two was about to fall to a freezing point right now.


    In Wu Siyuan¡¯s mind, however, based on his understanding of ¡°relationship¡°, he didn¡¯t think it was necessary to pay attention to their personal feelings.


    His task required the two Protagonists to have fewer obstacles before they got together. In the plot, after Qin Siyuan was kicked out of the Entertainment circle, there was a lot of disagreement between the protagonist Gong and Shou. Yue Tianhua was facing difficulties caused by other cannon fodders in the crews, yet He Gaoyi could not stand beside him at the time, so a lot of misunderstanding ensued.


    In this timeline, naturally, such obstacles and misunderstandings galore no longer had the chance to show up.


    After the hype brought by the emerging CP Fans, the two were even forced to sell their romance for job hunting. What kind of Third-party would be stupid enough to insert themselves between the Gong and Shou?


    Though, whether Liu Tianhe would be this Third-party soon, no one knew.


    That being said, this guy had gone offline already. If he wished to maintain his reputation intact, presumably Liu Tianhe had to cease his contact with Yue Tianhua, or cut off their relationship thoroughly.


    ***


    When Wu Siyuan checked the situation of the two protagonists in their current project, he found that the other actors didn¡¯t have a good feeling toward them, apparently.


    Even if the roles they had taken weren¡¯t that much important, nevertheless, the fact that the two people gained the roles through the backdoor was somewhat¡­well. In addition, the above-board manner in which the Shippers of the two promote their existence was an annoyance in some sense.


    When they recalled their dark history, of their revolting schemes prior, they couldn¡¯t help but draw themselves further away from the two people, and even euphemistically spoke of satirizing words against them.


    Some people posted some reveals on Weibo questioning their so-called relationship, or some gossip about their superficial love.


    Nonetheless, the fans refused to believe it. They strongly advocate the slogan ¡°Don¡¯t be deceived by rumors!¡± everywhere. They preferred to wait for the official statement from their own Idols regarding the rumors.


    Of course, there¡¯s nothing He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua could do aside from replying on their Weibo, insisting that there¡¯s nothing wrong with their relationship.


    Toward He Gaoyi¡¯s real feelings, Yue Tianhua felt he couldn¡¯t care less anymore. He himself didn¡¯t want to be locked up with that guy any longer. He was tired of pretending to love each other even as a mere business in front of others.


    However, he had no other choice but to do otherwise!


    There was an apparent split in their relationship, and Yue Tianhua was fed up. The future possibility they once had imagined in this Entertainment Industry showed no sign of appearance.


    Qin Siyuan relied on his family background to achieve his position today, so why couldn¡¯t he be granted the same chance?


    Obviously, they had a similar appearance, and even his own acting skill was not bad. No, in Yue Tianhua¡¯s opinion it was clear that his own talent was better than Qin Siyuan¡¯s.


    But why did he have to fall into such a situation right now?


    He should be able to trample Qin Siyuan under his feet as he pleased, and kicked him out of the Entertainment Industry in disgrace!


    But why couldn¡¯t he do so, and instead it was him who had to struggle on the fringes of the industry itself?


    Somehow he thought that it shouldn¡¯t be like this¡­


    ***


    When a reporter came to confront them, Yue Tianhua and He Gaoyi hurriedly put on smiles, and speak to each other lovingly, despite the unwillingness to utter such words in their heart. They tried to appease their fans,


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to worry about us. Don¡¯t be disturbed by any rumors.¡±


    Seeing this piece of news, Wu Siyuan silently praised them. He really liked this scene where the two people wholeheartedly wanted to break away but had to hug each other instead!


    Unfortunately, the said loving period was short-lived. Before long, they were captured by paparazzi arguing on the side of the road.


    To put the matter worse, some marketing accounts also posted a revelation, describing how the two had been at odds with each other for a long time already. They lied and kept being together for the sake of getting some roles. But actually, they were in a cold war and almost broken up long ago.


    A video about the couple quarreling was uploaded afterward. They couldn¡¯t hear the sound, but from the look of it, anyone could see they were in a fierce argument.


    Some fans felt they were deceived and put down their mantle of CP fans with heartache.


    At this time, Wu Siyuan quickly reacted, fulfilling his duty as the ¡°Elder¡± in the group, to calm and stabilize the CP Fans¡¯ emotions first, and then suggested his fellows wait for the Official clarification from their Idols.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s Manager had been changed to new person. He was the one whom Wu Siyuan had placed beside them previously.


    The Manager got Wu Siyuan¡¯s order, and directly call He Gaoyi to lecture them,


    ¡°I don¡¯t care if you dislike each other in private, it¡¯s not my business whether the two of you break up or not, but you must behave well in front of others! Stop trying to do some scheme or strategy. For the two of you not being completely kicked out of the Entertainment Industry was thanks to Qin Yingdi¡®s magnanimity for letting you off easy. Our Company has also willing to give you another chance, so just stay put and work honestly!¡±


    He Gaoyi reacted, ¡°We just had some trivial quarrels. We¡¯ve made up now.¡±


    ¡°Hmph. If that¡¯s the case, then it¡¯s naturally the best.  Keep in mind, right now all of your job offers require the two of you to appear as one. Don¡¯t add any more scandal for me to take care of. I will try to curb the previous hotsearch, and the two of you should go LIVE stream tonight to explain everything to your fans.¡±


    Yue Tianhua could reply nothing aside from agreeing, ¡°I understand.¡±


    He Gaoyi glared at Yue Tianhua.


    ¡®If it weren¡¯t for this guy, I, this up-and-coming Actor before, won¡¯t become what I am today!¡¯


    In the past, by following Qin Siyuan, he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about resources. But look at him right now, even just to maintain one resource he had to bow down to others. And yet, Yue Tianhua actually dared to have a whimsical wish to leave him, heh, simply dreaming!


    He Gaoyi had already conceived an idea of what he was going to do in tonight¡¯s LIVE streaming.


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, after receiving the report from He Gaoyi¡¯s Manager, he emphasized,


    ¡°Alright. Just let them behave and work properly. There is no room for failure in tonight¡¯s LIVE stream.¡±


    The Manager promised he would keep an eye on the two of them and would immediately handle the undesirable hotsearch well.


    Wu Siyuan was satisfied as he concluded, ¡°Well, then please take care of it as you see fit.¡±


    Therefore, after the hotsearch was suppressed, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua both announced that they would go LIVE tonight simultaneously.


    This time, without Wu Siyuan¡¯s help to push the post forward, most of the CP Fan group was aware of this development.


    So in the evening, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua appeared on the LIVE broadcast channel together. Fans with keen eyes noticed the strange atmosphere between the two.


    Especially Yue Tianhua, his ¡°blushing ears¡± were still apparent to see.


    The couple not only honestly disclosed to the fans ¡°the truth¡± about their quarrel that day, but also apologized to everyone, for causing them unnecessary worries.


    Fans were naturally delighted and began to send rewards and gifts through the LIVE streaming platforms one after another.


    Wu Siyuan also took a peek at the LIVE broadcast. Using his secondary account as the Protagonists¡¯ Senior Shipper, he threw several Rockets[1] for the couple directly.


    [The two there, can you guys give us more fan service? XD]


    Once the message along with the Rocket gifts thrown showed up on the Screen Bullets, the other fans quickly followed and demanded more sweet interaction.


    Looking at how the Protagonist Gong and Protagonist Shou were forced to show their affection online, it really did look endearing and adorable. After all, in the original plot, outside the time spent used for misunderstanding, the scenes about them were actually romantic and worthy to be envied at.


    The fans had accepted their explanation and let them go, but began to ask for more ¡°sugar content¡°.


    In this state, there was finally nothing wrong with their relationship anymore.


    So after sending a few more Rockets, Wu Siyuan continued to send another request,


    [Asking the Master to give us food, daily, Give us Mooore, Mooooawwr~!]


    He Gaoyi gave his word immediately.


    He had had this idea already in his mind. Moreover, he decided to open more LIVE Broadcast in the future. He used to disdain scrapping over what little money gained using this method, but after looking at the number of tonight¡¯s rewards given by his fans, he thought doing a LIVE broadcast was actually a good idea.


    Yue Tianhua just smile indulgently on the side, but got chilled inwardly.


    ¡®I absolutely hate all of this!¡¯


    But, even then, he had no other way out¡­


    Regardless of his real feelings, he could only cooperate obediently, until someone else was willing to cover him. Liu Tianhe once had been there, but now he couldn¡¯t look forward to him.


    As the audience, Wu Siyuan accurately spotted Yue Tianhua¡¯s absentmindedness. Therefore, he added more Rocket to his gift and send another message,


    [Yueyue seems to be quieter tonight, is he shy?]


    He Gaoyi glanced at Yue Tianhua and pinched him hard from the blank spot of the camera. ¡°Well, he¡¯s a little tired today.¡±


    The ambiguous answer caused the comment barrages to be full of ¡°Ahhhhh¡°, and Wu Siyuan was finally able to retreat with peace of mind. He didn¡¯t forget to ask his subordinate to specially order a hotsearch about their interaction tonight.


    The more popular they become, the more they would be deprived of the choice to separate from each other!


    ***


    Another good thing in the way of resolving the Protagonists¡¯ crisis was that, fortunately, the scenes they needed to take in the filming crew had all been shot. They safely finished this one project.


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan secretly helped them gain another contact, for them to receive several endorsements, naturally with them as a couple.


    The endorsements given were not first-rate or even second-rated brands. Just like how their current D-rated celebrity status, the brand they received similarly followed their grade. However, all contracts were the same. There must be agreement and constraints, in the case of couple models, they must maintain their relationship during the contract period.


    It¡¯s simply adding another padlock to the already immaculately-locked relationship between the two.


    Therefore, regardless of whether Yue Tianhua was still in love with He Gaoyi or not, he no longer dared to propose a separation.


    Later, after taking a few more endorsements with a similar stipulation in the contract, they didn¡¯t even have the guts to mess around anymore.


    Their Manager also frequently warned them,


    ¡°You have become popular once more due to your CP Fans, so don¡¯t mess around and make trouble.¡±


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua nodded their head repeatedly.


    The two guys had also begun to live under one roof as they once did. Yet the more they shared their time and knew each other¡¯s daily habits, the stronger they felt discontentment in their hearts.


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, he couldn¡¯t be more satisfied after his Love Variety Show wrapped its last episode.


    When he was in a good mood, he quickly urged his subordinates to prepare the next show as soon as possible.


    After all, he shouldered the Great Cause, namely, escorting the Protagonist Gong and Shou to the grand ending of their love, a.k.a, marriage, similarly, in the shortest time possible!


    He shouldn¡¯t let any blunder slip out from his side, and likewise, others must not make another trouble for him either.


    In this way, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t merely put his attention on He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua, but also on the adversaries of the two protagonists.


    Once he found out that some people were actually about to scheme on the two of them, he didn¡¯t hesitate to take immediate measures to take care of the incoming trouble.


    It was so heartbreaking, to think that such attempts had affected He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua to begin wondering if their popularity was deteriorating once more.


    What worried Wu Siyuan even more so was that in fact, He Gaoyi was a mere LIVE streamer right now, yet he could still attract the aggro from a bunch of other internet celebrities.


    That¡¯s right, the online celebrities who were dabbling in lovers¡¯ business to gain audiences, despised the two protagonists.


    Originally, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua had a fan base of their own. However, once they devoted their time to being a LIVE streamer, not only did they snatch others¡¯ places on the popular list, but also stole a group of fans from others.


    There were finally some Anchors who directly and indirectly showed their animosity toward He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua. More of them even started to roast the couple.


    What they took as a basis was how previously the two guys had framed and schemed on Qin Siyuan. The matter later fermented and sprung into another new hotsearch.


    Wu Siyuan first pondered about his next action, before finally deciding to express his stance on his Weibo:


    [¡°Thank you for not brushing off the previous offense. It¡¯s true that I had no intention to pardon their action, even so, I sincerely wish the two of them to eternally stay together until old age. Also, I really don¡¯t want to be mentioned along with those twos¡¯ names, so please, I wish I can be spared from being dragged into their affairs. Otherwise, I can¡¯t help but feel upset.¡±]


    Due to Qin Siyuan¡¯s statement, his name was finally less mentioned when the netizens talked about He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua. Though those who wanted to criticize Qin Siyuan¡¯s move of denouncing the two people, of course, existed as well.


    At any rate, he had gained what he intended to achieve, so Wu Siyuan was too lazy to deal with the rest.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s CP Fans, however, had mixed feelings toward this Qin Siyuan. In the end, they simply chose to ignore Qin Siyuan¡¯s Weibo completely.


    After another no-good hotsearch about him, He Gaoyi started to restrain himself. His current status was not as good as before, and he was also not good at online fighting against those internet celebrities.


    Time passed this way, and before they knew it, a new script was sent to He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua. However, this time was not a silly sweet couple, but a pair of vicious supporting roles. For the sake of inheritance, the couple planned to kill their elder brother¡¯s orphaned child and intended to hoard the inheritance by themselves.


    Needless to say, He Gaoyi was displeased by such roles. He tried to throw a tantrum and complained to his Manager, but the said Manager merely pushed his glasses upward and savagely responded,


    ¡°Then, you can take days off in this period instead.¡±


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    When Wu Siyuan heard that eventually He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua agreed to take on the roles given, he was so pleased that he directly gave a thumbs up for himself.


    ¡®Good job, Myself!¡¯

 CH 28

    Ever since they took the role of a vicious couple, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s resources began to dwindle once again. The diversity of roles offers and chances to act narrowed further. Almost all the acting offers given to them afterward had similar roles, making it difficult for them to develop forward.


    For 2 consecutive months, aside from some gigs and occasionally doing LIVE broadcasts, there was no drama or film to act in.


    The two people felt a restlessness in their hearts, even then, they didn¡¯t dare to quarrel with each other as they did before, lest some paparazzi photograph their fight unknowingly for the second time.


    In contrast to their dire state, Wu Siyuan had a very fulfilling experience these days.


    After the two protagonists were confirmed to be unable to make any more trouble, he went abroad for a vacation.


    Shopping never failed to evoke delight, and shopping without minding the budget limit was especially efficacious in reducing stress.


    He felt he had shouldered too much pressure this year. Being distressed about all kinds of miscellaneous troubles all day long. Worrying over He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua, afraid that they would suddenly make another scandal on the hotsearch.


    The two protagonists could make a scandal about being caught kissing on the side of the road for all he cared, but they absolutely couldn¡¯t make a headline about being caught in a quarrel!


    It¡¯s really a pity that Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t have 3 heads and 6 arms to do multiple tasks, preventing the protagonists anytime and anywhere, and guiding them about things they should and shouldn¡¯t do.


    ***


    There would be another new drama in the TV series Wu Siyuan invested in.


    After calculating the time, he thought this TV series might have suitable roles for He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua. Though, there wouldn¡¯t be many scenes for them either.


    The TV Series was called ¡°Wedding Preparation¡°. It told the journey of a couple, from acquaintance to lover, and how they lived their lives afterward striving forward together for their future. To get married, they had worked hard to accumulate funds to buy a house, cars, and the like.


    Especially, the preparation for important things they should do before marriage; How to meet each other¡¯s parents, how to propose, how to prepare for the Wedding photos, even preparing for the catering and choosing the wines for the party, etc, were all included in the drama.


    In this series, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s roles were the Main Character¡¯s friends. The roles were depicted to have helped the Main Characters frequently and had a good relationship with them. Their roles would have significant parts, particularly during pre and post-Wedding scenes.


    Wu Siyuan felt such opportunities were great to make the protagonist Gong and Shou understood these Wedding preparations in advance. After all, it¡¯d definitely, be of use in the near future.


    The roles they got in this TV series were obviously much better than the ones in the scripts they had received prior, therefore neither He Gaoyi nor Yue Tianhua felt reluctant to accept. Besides, these roles had quite a lot of scenes to play, so both of them had no dissatisfaction to speak of.


    They were fed up with gigs, not only did it exhaust one¡¯s body but the income was also unsatisfactory. These days, they felt they really couldn¡¯t be picky with jobs anymore.


    However, after the news that the two of them had entered the filming crew, a hotsearch concerning their affair emerged once again.


    #HeGaoyi&YueTianhuaGettingReadyForMarriage!


    Those who didn¡¯t know thought they really were going to get married, so waves of congratulatory messages flooded their Weibo.


    Only after a while did they find out it was a misunderstanding. It turned out the two people actually had just joined the crew of ¡°Wedding Preparation¡°.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua silently looked at each other. This hotsearch about them actually had almost overwhelmed the popularity of the leading Actors in the said drama.


    For the protagonist Gong and Shou whose edges and corners had been smoothed out by the hard reality, this unprecedented popularity only had them worried, fearing the Leading Actors would be displeased.


    Fortunately, the Main Actor and Actress in the play seemed unbothered, at least on the surface.


    Wu Siyuan, being a senior Shipper that he was, naturally, didn¡¯t forget to add another push at this time:


    Keep Dating and Loving Each Other-posted:


    [Even if it¡¯s a misunderstanding before, but after filming this Wedding Preparation Series, will our HeHe and YueYue give us the real good news soon?]


    Right after Wu Siyuan¡¯s posting, a bunch of other netizens rushed to support his idea.


    Honestly speaking, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s popularity was not as high as it used to be. Sometimes, Wu Siyuan¡¯s senior Shipper account on Weibo had more reactions than their official accounts.


    Such a post inevitably put He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua in an awkward situation.


    God only knows the complicated feeling that the two protagonists felt when they saw this post. However, the poster¡¯s account had a lot of fans and was quite famous. Most importantly, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua both knew this account was a Local Tyrant[1] CP fan of theirs!


    When they saw the remarks posted by this Local Tyrant fan, the two couldn¡¯t help but feel a headache.


    ¡®Do we look that affectionate to you? Can you sober up and stop overthinking things??¡¯


    ¡®No, actually, can¡¯t you please pay less attention to your Idols¡¯ private life?¡¯


    Toward these unspoken pleas of the Protagonists Gong and Shou, Wu Siyuan forthrightly said, NOPE!


    One posting on Weibo was not enough. Wu Siyuan proceeded to start another lottery event, choosing lucky winners from netizens who wished the ¡°Good News¡± about their CP to become true.


    This Weibo thread turned out to be popular. It had been discovered by many marketing accounts, and was then lifted into the hotsearch yet again.


    #HeGaoyi&YueTianhua:WhenWillTheyGetMarried


    This time, the protagonist Gong and Shou stared blankly at each other. How they wished to blow up this doghead Local Tyrant fan!


    ¡®What the hell do you mean by Marriage?¡¯


    ¡®We work in the Entertainment Industry, how stupid are you to expect an Entertainer to marry early?!¡¯


    Ever since the scandal with Liu Tianhe, He Gaoyi couldn¡¯t help but feel a thorn in his relationship with Yue Tianhua. Similarly, after constantly being scolded, and receiving He Gaoyi¡¯s venting and violent burst, Yue Tianhua was unwilling to marry him as well. This was a topic they both tacitly avoided talking about.


    On the other hand, Wu Siyuan, while waving a fan in his hand, was also desperately adding firewood to heat up their feeling once again.


    Today, our diligent and valiant worker-XiaoWu, was still working hard to accomplish his Task like always.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan was willing to take over the Qin Family business affairs, therefore he was not being urged to go back home and quit the Entertainment Industry completely.


    One Movie per year was fine.


    And Wu Siyuan was starting to pick an uncomplicated Movie to act in after the production of his own Show was over.


    That¡¯s right. The main point in his selection was, It¡¯s not difficult!


    He was backed with Acting Golden Finger yet he couldn¡¯t put away the worry if he could actually act as good as the Original Actor Qin Siyuan.


    It was a fact that the Original Body was gifted in Acting, though he was also way too ignorant for his own good. For him to actually believed He Gaoyi¡¯s bullshit was simply a wonder. Obviously, he¡¯d know the truth if he dared to open his eyes, unfortunately, he chose to close them instead.


    In the plot, even after his complete withdrawal from the Entertainment Circle, the Original Body was still in a precarious situation.


    His parents only had one son, Qin Siyuan, and this son of theirs couldn¡¯t make good achievements in the Entertainment Industry. Years of education were wasted to no avail, and he got cheated miserably by a nobody.


    It¡¯s not only the person who got taken advantage of, even his money was taken along.


    If it weren¡¯t for them being old already, they would like to abandon this candidate and start to train another one.


    Though, since it was a Family Business, that also meant they had a huge Clan involved within. There were a bunch of cousins, nieces, nephews, and so on around Qin Siyuan. Since the heir apparently could be easily deceived by others, the question of whether he could properly manage their Companies was brought into being.


    After some suggestions, Qin Siyuan finally was assigned to a small Company for trial. And yet, after being tricked by some of his relatives, the said small Company also lost its entire funds.


    His Parents then had to support another capable young generation from the side branch outside their Main Family.


    And Qin Siyuan, who had to return home, became nothing.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan understood the fact that not all people had a keen business insight. However, after having oneself cheated of not only body, feelings, but also money; one ought to have some vigilance for fear of being duped once again, no?


    In any case, the almighty plot of Rich Family Drama had eventually come to grace Wu Siyuan.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s ability to do business was obvious to all, so once he returned to the Qin Family home, there was nothing to censure him with. But the aforementioned relatives who dug the pit for Qin Siyuan in the plot, were still there.


    Wu Siyuan calmly listened to the eloquence of the cousin in front of him in order to entice him into a pit.


    If he hadn¡¯t seen a lot of scenes where every single person was quietly digging pits for the protagonists[2] in the past mission, he might have really believed this cousin¡¯s rhetoric.


    However, Wu Siyuan had seen too many of these scenes, and these people were just playing leftover tricks.


    After collecting evidence, Wu Siyuan kindly sent this cousin of his, directly to the Police Station that is.


    No worries, it¡¯s not for a long stay. Just a few years. Wu Siyuan sincerely wished his cousin could reflect on the meantime, and if he wanted to complain, he might ask for his own parents¡¯ help. Anyway, none of them had good intentions in their mind. It¡¯s good to fight while inside. Hopefully, they would be taught to be proper human beings once they came out.


    After one person was mercilessly sent to crouch in jail, the others immediately gave up since they knew there was no possibility.


    As expected, however, the parents of the said cousin came to Qin Siyuan¡¯s house to seek justice for their son¡ª-only to receive Wu Siyuan¡¯s ruthless counterattack. If it wasn¡¯t for the intervention from other family members, Wu Siyuan really wanted to ¡°take care¡± of this cousin¡¯s family of his, properly.


    The way Qin Siyuan let his ruthlessness be known, caused the rest of the Qin Family to start thinking otherwise.


    If Qin Siyuan continued to develop while maintaining this attitude, perhaps in a short while, even the elders¡¯ power would be taken by him!


    For now, this group of people jumped out like grasshoppers in the Autumn[3]. Though, this much was within Wu Siyuan¡¯s expectation, to begin with.


    In this world, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t have much communication with the Original Body¡¯s parents. Their primary objective was to have an heir. This heir should conform to their ideals. Just like how the Original Body¡¯s performance in the plot, who later they deemed as unfit at all. Therefore, in the original plot, after the Company that was trusted to the Original Body became bankrupt, his parents were utterly disappointed with him.


    Wu Siyuan was very familiar with this kind of family relation.


    There was no feeling of surprise after knowing how the Qin Parents and Son got along with each other. Just keep a lukewarm relationship with them, and did what he ought to do, that¡¯s it.


    ***


    All kinds of attempts to tackle Qin Siyuan proved to have no result.


    After finding out there was no chance to retaliate against him in business, the bothersome relatives began to think of some other vicious means to attack him.


    They knew Qin Siyuan cherished his career as an Actor, so they decided to give him a little problem.


    That being said, it turned out Qin Siyuan had not received any activities at all for the past 6 months!


    If Wu Siyuan knew what they thought about, he would tell them with a helpless expression,


    ¡®What kind of Movie do you want an amateur like me to shoot? I¡¯ll be embarrassed if the Director actually is satisfied with the product of this half-assed Actor.¡¯


    Still, the relatives didn¡¯t give up and kept trying to look for Qin Siyuan¡¯s weakness.


    It was this time that they finally directed their gaze at He Gaoyi. They wasted no time and quickly contacted Yue Tianhua to deal with his so-called ¡°Rival¡± in love (Qin Siyuan).


    Here goes the plan;


    They would kidnap He Gaoyi. Afterward, they¡¯d threaten Qin Siyuan to compromise about some matters, thus forcing him to give up some benefits, or something and another. It¡¯d be best if they could also use this chance to deal with Qin Siyuan personally. Anyway, that¡¯s the plan.


    However, Yue Tianhua actually looked at these relatives as if he was looking at some mentally retarded people.


    He felt that this group of people might actually be the escaped patients from some nearby mental hospital. Even if they were Qin Siyuan¡¯s family, that didn¡¯t mean they could shirk away from treatment!


    Because,


    ¡®Excuse me, these people actually think He Gaoyi, that He Gaoyi, to be Qin Siyuan¡¯s weakness??¡¯


    In fact, Yue Tianhua might have thought the same if it was a few months ago. But today even if he was threatened to believe, he still wouldn¡¯t believe it!


    Not only did the idea was ridiculous enough, but they even planned to kidnap He Gaoyi to threaten Qin Siyuan with. Wasn¡¯t this actually pushing He Gaoyi to join the queue of reincarnation early?[4]


    Even if he resented He Gaoyi¡¯s cruelty; how that guy had once told him he would love him for the rest of their life, yet when their economic condition worsened, He Gaoyi actually dared to resort to violence with him; even so, Yue Tianhua¡¯s resentment was not enough to wish He Gaoyi¡¯s death.


    The people seeking him today were clearly not your usual normal people. If Yue Tianhua were to refuse their cooperation he might not be able to leave here unscathed. But if he agreed to let them kidnap He Gaoyi, it¡¯d really cost someone their life.


    For the first time, Yue Tianhua prayed in earnest for his acting skill to be flawless enough to deceive these mentally ill people.


    He recalled how Qin Siyuan recorded his failed scheme before, and just as he wanted to follow his action, he was warned by these psychotic people,


    ¡°What do you want to do?¡±


    Yue Tianhua could only reply with, ¡°I want to exchange contact information with you. This kind of thing can¡¯t be solved in an instant, right? There must be further instruction to convey later.¡±


    Qin Siyuan¡¯s Uncle thought inwardly, musing that this no-name celebrity was too simple and could be easily deceived, so he just laugh and allow Yue Tianhua to cooperate with their plan better.


    ***


    After leaving the meeting place, Yue Tianhua quickly called He Gaoyi and told him not to trust anyone, because someone wanted to deal with him. On the other side, He Gaoyi, who still wanted to ask questions, had already been hung up by Yue Tianhua.


    Afterward, Yue Tianhua found the contact information of Qin Siyuan¡¯s assistant and proceeded to call Wu Siyuan,


    ¡°Qin Siyuan, please take care of your patients!¡±


    ¡°¡­Patients?¡± Wu Siyuan was dumbfounded. For all he knew, Grandfather Qin was still safe and sound in the nursing home.


    ¡°Several people who claimed to be your Uncle and your relatives came to me and said they want to kidnap He Gaoyi, to teach you a lesson and curb your arrogance! So please, take them to see a Doctor quickly!¡±


    To say it exaggeratedly, the whole world knew Qin Siyuan had nothing but enmity left toward both He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua, yet the so-called family members actually were ignorant of it!


    Those people didn¡¯t dress like they had no money on their hands, yet they still didn¡¯t know trivial things that could be known by casually searching through the internet. In addition, they had been talking to Yue Tianhua normally, but at some point, they had a sudden burst of anger out of nowhere. No matter where you looked at it, they resembled more and more like the patients from a mental hospital!


    After Yue Tianhua successfully told Wu Siyuan about the general situation, he hung up the call.


    Now, even if Qin Siyuan wanted to ignore their matters, for the sake of his good reputation, he couldn¡¯t possibly stay idle.


    Exactly. Wu Siyuan was indeed furious.


    ¡®What the hell! If you guys have something to say, just come and confront me outright! Why do you have to go and bother my Task¡¯s objectives?!¡¯


    Poor his protagonists Gong and Shou, with Wu Siyuan here, they already had enough in their hands. So what are these relatives trying to join the fun for?!

 CH 29

    Kidnapping was no trivial matter. The first action Wu Siyuan took was to immediately call the police and inform them about the current situation.


    At the time he was waiting for help from the police, Wu Siyuan also encountered a minor car accident. Fortunately, he was able to dodge it safely, hence aside from the driver of the said car crash, there were no other casualties.


    The police originally took Qin Siyuan¡¯s kidnapping report as him being too concerned over things, yet after the car crash, they quickly dispatched some staff to the area where He Gaoyi stayed at.


    As for the driver who almost crashed his car into Qin Siyuan, other than being sent to the hospital, he was also under the police¡¯s observation.


    Soon, the entry of, #QinSiyuanInACarAccident¡ª¨Cclimbed onto Weibo hotsearch. Wu Siyuan had to come forward directly to refute the rumor, lest some marketing account would exaggerate this into #MourningForQinSiyuan.


    Be it the police or netizens, all tried their best to investigate and dig the truth for the cause of Qin Siyuan¡¯s car accident. When the Original Body¡¯s parents found out about the news, they also called him in no time. That said, though they seemed like they were in rage (after hearing the news), in their opinion, it¡¯s better not to pursue this matter further.


    There was a suspect Wu Siyuan had in mind, initially. With his parents¡¯ peculiar persuasion, however, it just became clearer, who was the mastermind behind his car accident.


    In the original plot, Qin Siyuan¡¯s parents turned a blind eye and allowed his other family members to suppress him. In this life, they actually still expected Wu Siyuan to let those people go as well. Perhaps this was the custom of some Aristocratic family or something¡­,


    ¡®The Fudge, dude!?¡¯


    They just wanted to prioritize their interests upfront, fearing the infighting within the clan would damage the family business. You have no choice but to bear and endure no matter what when it comes to the family, was what they would like him to do.


    However, Wu Siyuan had an inkling that if he endured this one time, there would be another. Then, would he have to tolerate their transgression every single time in the future?


    At first, Wu Siyuan wondered if the reason why the Original Body was not particularly favored by his parents in the plot was due to his inability to bring benefit to the Qin family. Yet, in this life, despite it was obvious how much benefit Wu Siyuan had brought into the Qin family, their attitude didn¡¯t change regardless.


    His treatment was indeed slightly better compared to the Original Body in the plot, especially when he was called back to visit the Qin¡¯s Main house. But after getting along for quite some time, although his parents might still care about their own son (Qin Siyuan), they still put family business and clansmen first and foremost.


    Perhaps everything that might affect the reputation of either clan and family business was considered as something that needed to be eliminated.


    Just like before, Qin Siyuan¡¯s reputation was about to be smeared. Therefore, when Wu Siyuan back then called home for help, they immediately took action to help take care of the matter. While in the plot, since the Original Body was unwilling to bow down, or perhaps his parents thought their son was too befuddled for love, his parents had decided to let him be and watch him sink deeper into the mud.


    Either way, Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t understand the direction of their logic. This time, when Qin(Wu) Siyuan almost met a calamity, the first thing they took special attention to was to make sure everyone forgives each other and brushes the matter off. They must settle the matter privately and talk about each other¡¯s problems cordially.


    For a moment, Wu Siyuan fell into silence.


    However, the next thing he did was, bluntly confessed his suspicion over certain suspects in his mind to the police.


    Recently he was cleaning up some pests in his Family Companies, and perhaps some of them were dissatisfied.


    Fortunately, he was fine. The only important matter left at present was He Gaoyi, who might be kidnapped and held as a hostage.


    Though, if he was really taken as a hostage, Wu Siyuan wouldn¡¯t spend a penny to redeem him either.


    ¡®Are you kidding me? Why would I spend money on He Gaoyi? I won¡¯t spend money on things that can¡¯t bring me more money!¡¯


    In this case, he had to urge the police to quickly monitor He Gaoyi¡¯s situation already.


    Actually, at the time when Wu Siyuan had a car accident, the officer who was sent to monitor He Gaoyi found some suspicious people in the area. One of them matched the description on the police¡¯s Wanted list.


    So toward Wu Siyuan¡¯s urging, they were able to reassure him that everything was under their control. In fact, exactly for this reason currently, there were fewer officers staying in the police station. Wu Siyuan¡¯s kidnapping attempt report had incidentally helped them a lot, because they were able to find the absconder on their arrest target. He Gaoyi could be guaranteed not to fall into any harm thenceforth.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t forget to repeat once again,


    ¡°It was all thanks to He Gaoyi¡¯s boyfriend, Yue Tianhua, who came to ask for my help.¡±


    This way, the police also found Yue Tianhua. He was considered an important witness in this case.


    ***


    The police waited for the whole afternoon to round every suspect around He Gaoyi.


    Halfway through, another particularly foolish young man actually came over and was caught having some relation with this group of thugs.


    The said young man was apparently, Qin Siyuan¡¯s cousin.


    When this cousin saw Wu Siyuan after he was escorted to the police station, he couldn¡¯t help but madly curse him. The police kicked him and dragged him in for interrogation nonetheless.


    Finally, the Original Body¡¯s mother called Wu Siyuan again.


    ¡°I know you are unhappy, but that shouldn¡¯t make you act arbitrarily. After all, he is your cousin, you can¡¯t do this to him.¡±


    Wu Siyuan chuckled before replying, ¡°In case he succeeds, let¡¯s guess, how many years will he be sentenced otherwise?¡±


    There was no immediate response from the other side of the phone. Wu Siyuan then continued,


    ¡°I¡¯m doing this for his own good. Even if He Gaoyi¡¯s status is not as good as he used to be, he still has many fans left. If something were to happen to him, many people would have called the police for him. Tell me, at that time, what will happen to the kidnappers? On the other hand, today is settled to be just a kidnapping attempt, so they may have a lighter sentence. See, am I not doing this all for his own good?¡±


    The Qin Mother on the other side hung up their call directly.


    ***


    Yue Tianhua had been distracted all day. Only after he came to the police station that he finally felt a little more at ease. And when he saw Qin Siyuan, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    He was worried that Qin Siyuan would ignore his report.


    He Gaoyi, however, after knowing the ins and out of the matter, cursed him out loud,


    ¡°Qin Siyuan, damn you!¡±


    Wu Siyuan simply shrugged, unconcerned. He merely spread his hands and said,


    ¡°The fault lies on you. If you hadn¡¯t spread falsehoods telling how I still love you and must be deeply in love with you all day long, how could they determine you as a target?¡±


    He Gaoyi was at a loss, unable to refute. Wu Siyuan continued on regardless,


    ¡°If you hadn¡¯t spent all day attempting to do this and that, this kind of thing would never happen to you. So, everyone, let¡¯s stay honest and don¡¯t make trouble.¡±


    He Gaoyi gritted his teeth in anger. But then he realized that Yue Tianhua was also present in the police station, so he worriedly fretted over him,


    ¡°Why did you come here? Did Qin Siyuan implicate you again? Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely get justice for you!¡±


    Therefore, after some wrangling, Wu Siyuan ¡°relented¡± and promised to ¡°compensate¡± them with a place in a Variety Show. Though, the couple must have attended together. After all, the aforementioned program was a Love Show.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua knew that Wu Siyuan had produced a Love Show previously. The rating and popularity of the Show were fantastic, so they quickly agreed on the ¡°compensation¡°.


    The two of them really dare not make any more squabble, wouldn¡¯t dare to make trouble or joke around.


    The Love Show compensated by Qin Siyuan, however, was different from the previous one. This time, it¡¯s about a couple¡¯s daily life, and would then be more tiring than the one before (the couple¡¯s travel show).


    That being said, since it¡¯s Qin Siyuan¡¯s Show, they didn¡¯t hesitate to aim for being a salted fish in the Show (instead of tiring themselves and working hard). If they could have one reason to pit Qin Siyuan with, no matter how petty or trivial it was, they would take it!


    Wu Siyuan looked at the two protagonists and felt moved. He thought,


    ¡®Look, how easy it is to make them feel content¡­¡¯


    As expected, one would grow up after facing winds and rains.


    Even if the protagonists had yet experienced too many things, it¡¯s not a hurry to make them taste hardship anyway. There was still a long way to the future. Let them finish the Major event of human life first.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t waste time and quickly inform the Director of the program that the couple would take part in the Show.


    Thus, the protagonists¡¯ participation in Wu Siyuan¡¯s Love Show was fixed~


    ***


    He Gaoyi¡¯s kidnapping case was solved quietly.


    After this incident, Wu Siyuan made greater efforts to clean up the remaining dissidents.


    To tell the truth, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t have real control over the business group. The person who held absolute power was Grandfather Qin. Whether others accused him of being too much, as long as Grandfather Qin didn¡¯t think so, then it¡¯s not a problem. Wu Siyuan did his clean-up duty for the second, third time, and so on, and found that Grandfather Qin really didn¡¯t have any opinion.


    This time, due to the Police¡¯s hard work and the fact that his Cousin was easily intimidated, all of the conspirators were all exposed.


    Actually, if only one person pleaded guilty, others would not all be implicated. However, in reality, several of them had to squat together inside[1].


    To Wu Siyuan¡¯s surprise, Grandfather Qin¡¯s reaction was far neutral compared to the Original Body¡¯s parents.


    He just glanced at Wu Siyuan and said, ¡°Just don¡¯t force them into a dead end.¡±


    On another note, the driver who caused the accident kept insisting that he was just not in a good mood that day. The car crash had nothing to do with others, and neither did he deliberately intended to hit someone.


    Among the countless people and cars on the street that day, incidentally, Qin Siyuan¡¯s car type apparently was the one he disliked.


    And yet, after the polices retrieved the monitoring and found there were actually 2 identical cars in the vicinity that day, the driver couldn¡¯t give a convincing answer as to why he chose Qin Siyuan¡¯s instead. In addition, the other car actually was closer to the driver¡¯s position, so the question of why it had to be Qin Siyuan¡¯s repeated over.


    The driver¡¯s words were full of errors and omissions. However, since he was still being treated in the hospital, the police couldn¡¯t forcibly interrogate him.


    Being unable to extract an honest confession didn¡¯t stop the police from investigating the driver, however.


    After they checked the driver¡¯s relatives, they discovered a large sum of money being transferred into one of their bank accounts recently.


    After tracing from various directions, it was found that the sender was the assistant of Qin Siyuan¡¯s Third Uncle.


    Unfortunately, after they apprehended the said assistant, the clue was broken at that.


    The assistant confessed that he was the one who wished to make Qin Siyuan have a car accident. As for the motive, he said he hold a grudge against Qin Siyuan because he had laid off his family previously (during his taking-over of the Qin Family¡¯s business).


    The evidence, the perpetrator¡¯s confession, and their motives were all connected rationally. The case was stopped at this knot and was unable to move forward. However, there was still a big doubt left unveiled.


    Besides, the fact that Qin Siyuan¡¯s other relatives at the same time had attempted to kidnap He Gaoyi to threaten Qin Siyuan with, caused the police to feel the car accident was unlikely to be this simple.


    Wu Siyuan gladly cooperated with the police in their investigation. Though, he admitted that his Third Uncle was indeed quite cautious. Wu Siyuan couldn¡¯t find any clue that pointed to him either.


    Should there be no more clues in order to persist in the investigation, then the case had to be closed as it was.


    Wu Siyuan had to add more effort to find even the smallest information, in this case.


    ***


    At the next Qin family gathering, no one was in a good mood enough to put a pleasant expression on their face.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t mind. He listened to the way every one of them was trying to imply something or another in their words, but he simply hear them like a passing breeze.


    Speaking of which, Grandfather Qin also joined in the family gathering today. He directly expressed that he supported Qin Siyuan, which worsened not only his children¡¯s (The Uncles and Aunts) but also the expressions of his other grandchildren. Even the Original Bodys¡¯ parents had their expressions turned uglier at this moment.


    There was something Wu Siyuan seemed to just have discovered from this dinner.


    ¡ªThe fact that Qin Father and Mother were likely, never been on their son¡¯s side all along.


    If it were the truth, then in the original plot, apart from his naivety, in the tragedy that befell the Original Body, would his parents actually have their hands in it as well?


    ¡®¡­What role do they play in Qin Siyuan¡¯s life?¡¯


    The interaction between Wu Siyuan and the Original Body¡¯s parents was harmonious before. He even felt a trace of concern from the two of them. Therefore, Wu Siyuan considered their cold-blooded nature as just them being a capitalist who cared about their career more than kinship.


    However, if Grandfather Qin¡¯s support for him actually caused their expression to change for the worse, then the previous assumption about his parents needed to be re-considered.


    In the beginning, he thought he just needed to be a tool-man who escort the protagonists to the Wedding Hall.  But now, he had no choice but to investigate the real truth of the Original Body¡¯s life if he wanted to live safely.


    In case he had neglected some things, one day he could drop dead unknowingly, and the task would fail.


    ¡®That won¡¯t do¡­¡¯


    ¡®¡­At this time, where in the hell does that damn System go, seriously!¡¯


    Clearly, It said that the soul of the Tasker and the System were bound. If something were to happen to Its host, this damn System would also have an accident, wouldn¡¯t It?


    So how come in these two consecutive worlds there is not even a shadow of the System at all? It said It had some other work, but just what things was It so busy with for the System to ditch him here alone?


    Wu Siyuan heaved a heavy sigh.


    ¡®My life is so difficult~¡¯


    ¡®Forget it. Let¡¯s set He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua to shoot the Variety Show first.¡¯


    He still had to remind their Manager[2] to keep an eye on them. During this critical time, he really couldn¡¯t afford any more negative news!


    As for whatever the truth or secret beyond the known plot, let¡¯s talk about it after the Protagonist Gong and Shou acquired their Red Book[3].


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    T/N: ¡­Not me feeling hollow after finishing the latest volume of a novel I like, only to realize I have to wait for another 2 or more years for the next volume QAQ


    I just hope the Author took some vacation, relax, gain more inspiration, and..please don¡¯t end the novel in 2 more volumes! I¡¯m willing to wait for another 10 years, so give me at least 5 more volumes QAQ

 CH 30

    Unexpectedly, after He Gaoyi¡¯s kidnapping incident, the relationship between him and Yue Tianhua improved.


    They no longer tried to use Qin Siyuan to hype themselves, after all, lives are more precious than anything. What if some people whose brain circuits were not in the right place popped out again? They might shorten their life expectancy by a few years if such things still had to happen next time.


    The two protagonists continued to stay together and played the roles they had been given seriously.


    ***


    On the other side, Wu Siyuan indeed had finished his every business fastidiously. But that also meant the workload on him kept getting higher.


    In conclusion in the Qin Family Drama, due to the previous kidnapping case, for now, everyone was trying to hide their tails and stayed honest. As for the suspicious Third Uncle, the person had been acting as if he was detached from worldly desire.


    While it appeared calm on the surface, in reality, Wu Siyuan still had to put on guard even against the Original Body¡¯s parents.


    Perhaps Wu Siyuan¡¯s own family situation in the past had affected his view. But in this world, he didn¡¯t feel it was strange to feel beware against the Qin Father and Mother.


    Just in case, he secretly collected their hair and went to apply for a paternity test between them and Qin Siyuan.


    Before the result came out, Wu Siyuan took a break from his busy schedule and checked the status of his ¡°Are you Ready¡± Show by the way.


    Unlike the previous dating Show, this Variety Show of his, chose couples who truly were preparing to get married. Wu Siyuan had instructed the Program Staff to communicate and make sure the Stars couples or internet celebrity couples who were invited to participate really had the intention and were ready to get married.


    Of course, for He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua, naturally, Wu Siyuan ¡°believed¡± the two of them must also have this intention, after all, they¡¯re the Protagonists Gong and Shou!


    ***


    Speaking about Qin Family, then it should be started with Father Qin.


    Father Qin actually had 6 siblings. Among the 6 brothers and sisters, Father Qin was the second son. There was 1 eldest brother, 2 younger brothers, and 1 younger sister. All of them were born to the same Mother and Father.


    Their 6th Brother, however, was a half-brother, born from Grandfather Qin¡¯s second Wife. Unfortunately, both Wifes died early. Grandfather Qin¡¯s 1st Wife died soon after she gave birth to their 5th child. Afterward, by the urge of other relatives, Grandfather Qin married his 2nd Wife.


    His Second Wife had been accompanying him for more than 20 years, but she still passed away first, in the end. It was because their 6th Son (the half-brother) had an accident, and the Second Wife followed not long after in grief.


    The eldest Uncle was not suited to be a businessman. After countless competitions and the death of the 6th Brother, most of the family business finally fell into the hands of the 2nd Son, that is, the Original Body¡¯s Father.


    What¡¯s worth noting was, Qin Siyuan¡¯s birthday was on the same day as that of the Qin Family¡¯s taboo day, the 6th Uncle¡¯s death anniversary.


    Furthermore, on the day Qin Siyuan was born, Grandfather Qin who wanted to comfort his grieving wife, said to her,


    ¡°He must be the reincarnation of our Sixth Son.¡±


    As a result, the Original Body had never celebrated his birthday on his supposed day of birth.


    ***


    The result of DNA identification had yet come out, so Wu Siyuan could only use the information regarding the Qin Family to start investigating why the Qin Father and Mother had such a strange relationship with their own son.


    While it looked like they had some concern about their son, but more than that, there was also a complex feeling beyond.


    After the hospital informed Wu Siyuan that the DNA identification result had come out, it was proved that Qin Siyuan was 100% his parent¡¯s biological son.


    If so, going back to the previous matter, just because of one sentence from Grandfather Qin, did it really cause the Qin Parents to have the heart of harming their own son? Knowing that their own son had almost been murdered in front of their eyes, yet they persuaded this son of theirs to not hold a grudge against the perpetrator instead?


    Well, Wu Siyuan was more familiar with this kind of relationship between relatives, truth be told.


    There was no clear information about the grievance of the previous generation in the Qin Family. Presumably, it was due to the bad relationship, between the children of the First Wife and the son of their stepmother, that is, the 6th Uncle.


    What Wu Siyuan would never expect even in his wildest guess was that, the Original Body¡¯s parents might actually regard Qin Siyuan as the real 6th Uncle coming back to life.


    When he found the photo of the deceased 6th Uncle and took out a mirror to see his own face;


    Wu Siyuan, ¡°¡­.¡±


    ¡®¡­!!¡¯


    ¡®I¡¯m sorry for blaming you guys!¡¯


    It turned out he had wrongly blamed the Qin parents.


    Now that he saw the 6th Uncle¡¯s photo and compared it to his own face, his face was really a spitting image of the said Uncle!


    At this time, Wu Siyuan recalled Grandfather Qin¡¯s attitude towards him, and how he didn¡¯t react when he sent his cousins and even the Fourth Uncle to prison.


    Perhaps this attitude was how it was supposed to be as the family head. But if it wasn¡¯t out of neutrality, then it¡¯s simply true love![1]


    Wu Siyuan pressed his lip into a thin line.


    If he decided to proceed under this conjecture of his, then, he wondered if his appearance really gave the Qin Father and Mother to have some concern after all. Or maybe, they really did regard him as the ¡°reincarnation¡± of the 6th Uncle, hence they really didn¡¯t care whether this son of theirs had an accident, or if he was in danger.


    Besides, the one who had control over their family and businesses was Grandfather Qin. And now, he almost passed this control over to Wu Siyuan.


    Therefore, Qin Father and Qin Mother were on the edge of turning their son into an enemy.


    Regardless of them being a blood-relatives family, or even if Qin Siyuan was their only son¡­,


    ¡®Wait! Could they secretly have other children outside? So losing one less son was not of big concern?¡¯


    However, this was merely Wu Siyuan¡¯s assumption. After all, if were true, it was hard for such a huge matter as having a child to be tightly hidden.


    Though, now that he thought about this, the Qin Parents actually did go abroad for a few years for business matters. At that time, the Original Body was thrown to Grandfather Qin for the old man to take care of.


    Before his personal analysis went to a worse conjecture, Wu Siyuan decided to stop at this point.


    ¡®Let¡¯s just deal with my current problem instead.¡¯


    There was some problem regarding the new batch of raw materials in the Company he took control of. The raw price itself was already sky-high, so there shouldn¡¯t be any loss during the transportation process. Great care must be taken in every step until the finished product.


    ***


    After deciding to take care of his current business, Wu Siyuan had buried himself in his work for an entire week.


    It was not until he saw a hotsearch on Weibo, that He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua had successfully joined the Marriage Variety Show that he realized he should find some other things to relax aside from dealing with his work.


    ¡­Finding relaxing things, such as, helping the protagonist Gong and Shou!


    In this way, after He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua finished their job, only a few days passed before they were ushered to enter a new filming group one after another.


    It was true that their relationship had gotten a little bit better ever since the kidnapping incident. However, even if the gap in their hearts seemed to have recovered somewhat, the roles they got in this recent TV series had made them feel embarrassed and awkward.


    They had no plan to get married. Neither of them thought the other was their dream spouse.


    Yet, the whole crew actually treated them like they were about to tie the knot anytime soon. Everyone seemed to think that they had such a harmonious relationship. Well, though considering how they acted in public, they did look affectionate indeed.


    Little did the two protagonists know, that under the arrangement of Wu Siyuan, the public opinions had been controlled flawlessly so that everyone thought He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were a match made in Heaven.


    As for how Heavenly their real relationship was, it was for the protagonists themselves to decide.


    In short, the whole world knew they were a ¡°perfect¡± match!


    So this time, when He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were announced to join the new Variety Show ¡°Are You Ready?¡°, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t waste time and quickly posted using his fake CP fan account to scatter flowers on Weibo.


    [¡°From the TV drama ¡°Wedding Preparation¡±, to the dating Variety Show ¡°Are You Ready?¡±, so, after all, can I really look forward to the good day of the two of you?


    Retweet+Comment on this post. I will draw 10 fans and will share a reward of 10,000 Yuan[2] each!¡±]


    Right after his lottery Weibo posting came out, the number of retweets and comments surged up. It was actually higher than the ones in the Official announcement of He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua joining the new Variety Show.


    ¡®Outrageous!¡¯ Yue Tianhua looked at the Weibo posting and his smile faded away from his face.


    In his heart, countless ¡®MMP![3] was jumping up and down.


    ¡®What kind of good news, what good day are you waiting for?! The good news is that we will definitely break up once we get enough of each other!¡¯


    Regardless of what He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua truly thought in their heart, Wu Siyuan had already prepared a better idea for them to marry, voluntarily.


    In this world, there should be no impossible thing to do. If there was, then it meant, the money was not enough to support it.


    And in this life, the thing Wu Siyuan lacked the least was Money!


    ***


    As for He Gaoyi, Wu Siyuan¡¯s fake CP account Weibo posting had caused his eternal business smile to crack and deformed.


    ¡®I really can¡¯t smile anymore!¡¯


    It didn¡¯t matter whether someone was familiar with him on weekdays or not, as long as they had He Gaoyi¡¯s contact information, they would all send him a message, asking if their ¡°Good day¡± really would come in the near future!


    All of this was due to that brainless Local Tyrant Fan, and their hateful Manager!


    ¡®Damn it! I don¡¯t want this kind of abominable adoration from fans at all!¡¯


    It was this guy who pushed them to finally have no choice but to take the jobs requiring them to sell romance. Now it was also him who heralded their so-called ¡°romance¡± to the sky. So, if he urged them to get married, could it be they should really go to the marriage bureau and get a certificate?


    ¡®Heh. Over my dead body!¡¯


    Even if nowadays they could only get jobs as a couple, it¡¯s impossible to get married.


    The two of them swore to never bow their heads to the evil Capitalism!


    In the past, both He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua indeed felt that the other party was their destined partner. However, after they went through the ups and downs of life together, today they felt the other party was unreliable after all!


    Therefore, the two of them would never want to ruin their lifetime happiness just because of momentary benefits.


    ¡®Absolutely no way!¡¯


    In this way, the protagonist Gong and Shou set off with the Variety Show crew full of fighting spirit.


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, he who had been neglecting his Celebrity career for quite a long period, was suddenly informed by his manager.


    Apparently, one of the brands that Qin Yingdi had endorsed would take another new shooting for the changing season product advertisement.


    It¡¯s really relaxing to watch other people work hard (the protagonists). But when it¡¯s his time to do his celebrity job, it¡¯s not relaxing anymore.


    Wu Siyuan had been monitoring and arranging He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s life these days. So, right now he really just wanted to lie down on the bed once he got home.


    But his wish got shattered as he received news of his other investigation;


    ¡®Qin Siyuan¡¯s Parents really did hide another child whom they have been raising outside!¡¯


    ***


    It turned out that, the Qin Parents had really been waiting for Qin Siyuan to commit some mistake.


    They were waiting for that chance, so that he would then be suppressed and framed by the other relatives. Because after all this, the Qin Parents could justifiably push their other child to the surface.


    In fact, Grandfather Qin had been informed about the existence of this child. However, the Qin Parents merely asked him to acknowledge him as a Qin descendant, with a promise that this child would not threaten the position of the Sixth Uncle, or perhaps it¡¯s the supposed Sixth Uncle¡¯s reincarnation (Qin Siyuan).


    It didn¡¯t matter if Grandfather Qin favored him. Because, in the end, he would have no chance to inherit their family business.


    Back then, when Qin Siyuan wished to enter the Entertainment Industry, the Qin Parents gave a vague response, neither giving him a blessing nor opposing his idea.


    When Qin Siyuan gained great achievement in the Industry, they called him Ignorant.


    When Qin Siyuan wasn¡¯t able to adapt to the miscellaneous side of the Industry, they judged him as someone who was unable to do even small things well, so let¡¯s not mention doing a more elaborate business immaculately.


    Previously, when Wu Siyuan called them for help regarding He Gaoyi¡¯s scandal, they were quite happy.


    ¡®See, even such trivial matter, you can¡¯t even take care of it properly.¡¯ ¡ªOr so they thought.


    However, the next time they meet their eldest son whose appearance eerily resembled Qin Father¡¯s deceased 6th Brother, this son had been developing smoothly all the way. Under Grandfather Qin¡¯s blessing, Qin Siyuan was unstoppable and even about to surpass their authority in the family business.


    Lately, even though their position had not been changed, many people in the Company were discussing; When would Qin Siyuan finally took the control of their Company?


    Qin Father had always resented his 6th Brother very much. He hated him, so much that he even hated his own son, Qin Siyuan (whose look was the spitting image of the said 6th Brother).


    Qin Mother on the other hand also believed in these kinds of metaphysical phenomena. It was inevitable for her not to doubt her own son¡¯s peculiarity.


    Especially after they conceived their second child, their feelings toward their eldest son became even more estranged.


    Accepting and loving their eldest son felt like succumbing to their nightmare, the Sixth Brother.


    For the Qin Parents, this was simply unbearable.


    Afterward, when they knew what the other relatives intended to do toward Qin Siyuan, they let them go. They secretly observed behind the scene, waiting for their son to be sobered up by the harsh reality.


    But today, who knew that the ones who must accept the harsh reality turned to be them instead!


    Not only were they had to concede to the fact that they were inferior to the deceased Sixth Brother, but also inferior to their eldest son.


    It was true that the Third Uncle¡¯s assassination attempt on Qin Siyuan was beyond their expectation. The Qin Parents also, somehow, felt a little bit uncomfortable. But if they were to think otherwise, it seemed like the death of their eldest son was not so difficult to accept.


    Because, after all, they still had another son.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan understood the Qin Parents¡¯ line of logic, very well.


    Honestly speaking, this was actually the kind of parental idea he could relate to[4].


    If it were the case, then, it was easy for him to deal with these ¡°parents¡°. In addition, he had also grasped a little clue about his suspicious Third Uncle at this time.


    Though, he felt it was a pity that his ¡°beloved Parents¡± had been standing on the sidelines without actually putting their hands directly.


    If he were to ¡°take care¡± of them in the future, Wu Siyuan could be branded as ¡°unfilial and unfeeling¡± by others. His parents might even use the media to sell some tears, accusing their son, Qin Siyuan, of being too cold-blooded and disregarding family affection.


    Therefore, Wu Siyuan had to make several preparations from now on.


    Good grief. There was nothing but bad news and more work piling on him in the near future. So, Wu Siyuan first needed to check over He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua¡¯s situation in the Variety Show.


    ¡®Um. Well, good job! The netizens¡¯ reactions are nice so far.¡¯


    ¡°Are You Ready?¡± is a LIVE Variety Show program. Wu Siyuan was quite confident that the two protagonists wouldn¡¯t dare to make trouble in this case.


    ¡®¡­Well then, now it¡¯s time for me to do some ¡°work¡±!¡¯ Wu Siyuan rubbed his hands with an expectant look on his face.


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 CH 31

    ¡®How Vexing!¡¯


    ¡ªWas what He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua both felt regarding their new Reality Show.


    Here, they needed to constantly show off their affection and harmonious relationship either in interaction or gestures. It couldn¡¯t be helped. The other couples who joined the same Show were spreading dog food[1] every day. They had no choice but to put aside their real feelings, clenched their teeth, and started to weave a ¡°beautiful love life¡± together.


    They had pretended so much, absorbed in their acting too much, somehow they almost believe in the illusion they had created themselves. Wondering,


    ¡®Do we really love each other, after all?¡¯


    The audience could actually over-interpreted their every word and action as a fluffy and sweet interaction.


    It seemed like the two of them had similar tastes and pick similar things.


    But they really did have the same interests in the first place, otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t get together, to begin with.


    He Gaoyi had the feeling that this Reality Show, and its missions within, were specifically aimed toward their relationship as if it was purposefully tailored to promote their love.


    For example,


    There¡¯s the Mission of, ¡°Buy a gift for your partner¡°¡ªbut the location instructed to buy the gift from was a jewelry store.


    Or another mission, ¡°Buy some furniture for your love nest¡°¡ªGood guy, the list of the furniture to be bought was all stuff to construct a Master Bedroom.


    Even the mission of, ¡°Buy some clothes for your partner¡°¡ªAt this, Yue Tianhua and He Gaoyi looked at each other,


    ¡®No matter how you look at it, the store has no normal clothes aside from wedding suits and wedding dresses!¡¯


    This Reality Show, ¡°Are You Ready?¡± was simply absurd. Even if the payment was good, the shooting intensity was not high, but every mission or project within the Show was nothing but real Wedding Preparation.


    That¡¯s right, the real Wedding Preparation, the kind that the couple had to attend some specific class. A class where you could learn everything you need to pay attention to before getting married.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua felt like they had been set up unknowingly.


    Starting from romantic dates, having a candlelight dinners¡ªon the premise that they had to go to some part-time job project and gain some money to have one.


    Those who watched their Show were happy to see the artists on screen working hard to do their part-time job. Wu Siyuan and the Program Director who saw the reward money flowing in their LIVE broadcast room, were pleased as well. All of their tedious preparation in the early stages of the Show was worthwhile, after all.


    There were some audiences who noticed that He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua seemed to be awkward/embarrassed sometimes. But Wu Siyuan let the program crew suppress this doubt quickly.


    At this critical juncture, these two people had to be strictly forbidden from messing things up.


    Wu Siyuan ordered his subordinate to pay attention to the LIVE broadcast, while he himself went to the police station to submit the new information he had gotten recently[2].


    ***


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua were arranged to appear in a total of 10 episodes of the entire program. Each episode was recorded within 3 days per week, so they had to do this marriage preparation thing in a consecutive 10-week period.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s show was quite generous and lenient to their artists, therefore some artists who were free somewhat, or didn¡¯t have a packed-up schedule, were willing to be the guests.


    In particular, the guests who really had the intentions to propose marriage, or had already gotten their marriage certificate but held no wedding yet. The Program crew made sure to discuss the purpose of the show beforehand with those couples. The Program was willing to facilitate them for events like taking their wedding photos and so on, on the premise that the couples gave their consent to let their wedding preparation be recorded and aired.


    Since every couple had one goal in mind, and the ambiance of the show itself was obvious to all, the other artists regarded He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua as the same as them.


    Therefore, during the recording, a lot of people looked at them with knowing looks or ambiguous smiles.


    He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua could only numbly follow the Program¡¯s task. As they were following the more and more outrageous tasks along the way, they came to a realization,


    ¡®Wait, what if the Program crew asks us to propose marriage?¡¯


    Should they really ask for each other¡¯s hand in this case?


    ***


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, after delivering the recently collected evidence to the police station, he¡¯s left to wait for the good news.


    Qin Siyuan was a public figure. The previous car accident involving him was full of suspicious nature, so the police couldn¡¯t slack off on the investigation. Besides, now that they were presented with new evidence, they had to pursue the matter to the end.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s move obviously caused the Qin Family members, who were pretending to be calm, couldn¡¯t help but feel apprehension once again.


    Grandfather Qin eventually called Wu Siyuan to visit him in the nursing home.


    ¡°Are you sure that the ones in your hands are valuable evidence?¡±


    There was no evidence at all to start with. But now, due to the information that Wu Siyuan had provided to the police, their investigation could proceed as they gained an important clue to follow.


    So Wu Siyuan nodded in affirmation. ¡°It depends on the police actions thenceforth.¡±


    Grandfather Qin sighed. ¡°Siyuan, I have wronged you.¡±


    Should his sons and other Qin Family members were to be put in jail later, he would take back the resources originally handed to them and transfer all authority to his grandson, Qin Siyuan.


    All these years, Grandfather Qin rarely meddled with the family, but his sons and daughters were really eager to seek trouble for themselves.


    Was it because he had not given them enough? Or was it because humans are inherently greedy?


    Looking at Qin Siyuan¡¯s appearance in front of him, Grandfather Qin couldn¡¯t help but reminisce about his youngest son who died early.


    ***


    The Reality Show ¡°Are You Ready¡± had finally reached its mid to late stages. The couples had begun to either propose marriage to their partner or even take their wedding photos one after another.


    Since the progress of each couple was different, their scenes were divided into several LIVE broadcast rooms for the audience to watch. Though, they were more or less at a similar stage within the Wedding Preparation steps.


    The photographer who took their wedding photos was contracted by Wu Siyuan specifically, despite the heavy remuneration to hire him.


    In the Show, as long as they worked hard, they could actually have this great photographer to take their wedding photos. Therefore, almost all of the artists who joined in this Reality Show were eager to get married quickly and had this infamous photographer to capture their moment.


    Anyway, as long as they completed the mission required in the Show conscientiously, such a Master would actually accept the commission with a smile.


    Even He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua couldn¡¯t help but feel moved by such temptation. However, when they realized the partner they¡¯d take the wedding photos with was the other party, it became awkward.


    The Reality Show itself had gotten even more popular by each day. The two of them also received several good endorsements as a result.


    It was because those in the Entertainment Industry noticed that Qin Siyuan had lifted his ban on the aforementioned couple. So, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua started to have more offers coming for them.


    Even then, Yue Tianhua still had no offer to act in some movies.


    After all, currently, he¡¯s neither a Traffic Star[3] who could bring a wave of fans, nor was he a critically acclaimed Actor. With his previous acting skill, no one had the thought to specifically look for him.


    It¡¯s true that Qin Siyuan no longer ban or suppress him, but for actors who neither had the ability nor capital, there¡¯s no reason for others to request his participation.


    On another note, netizens kept loudly urging He Gaoyi to quickly propose and marry Yue Tianhua. There were even several brands that had expressed their willingness to sponsor the whole process of their wedding. All they had to do was to give a nod.


    In addition, their manager was still eagerly collecting job offers that required their cooperation as a couple.


    All in all, if they actually broke up at this point in time, or was known to be in disagreement with each other, no doubt, it would cause a huge problem. Should that really happen, perhaps, there really would be no way to make a comeback anymore.


    The protagonist Gong and Shou, therefore, decided to have a serious talk between the two of them.


    The conclusion of their discussion was that, when the time came for them to have no choice but to get married, then they would really have a wedding.


    Firstly, it¡¯d fulfill their fans¡¯ wishes, as well as earn a wave of endorsement fees. During this period, they¡¯d try to make as much money as possible.


    Furthermore, if they get married while shooting ¡°Are You Ready?¡°, even the wedding expenses would be nil, hence saving both money and effort.


    ***


    Regarding the protagonist Gong and Shou¡®s mental preparation, Wu Siyuan was still unaware of it.


    He was awfully busy taking care of other things.


    His Third Uncle had finally been apprehended by the police.


    Following this moment, Qin Father and Mother, while taking advantage of the media coverage of this matter, used this opportunity to ¡°expose¡± Qin Siyuan¡¯s ruthlessness. They narrated how Qin Siyuan had been provoking the harmonious state of their family and had no sense of family affection at all.


    Wu Siyuan, however, was unwavering.


    He had been preparing for this exact possibility a long time ago.


    So when he saw that the Company¡¯s stock price showed a sign of fluctuation, he immediately held a press conference. The purpose was to ¡°reveal¡± what had happened during these 6 months, one by one.


    Included in his ¡°storytelling¡°, of course, was the gaffe about He Gaoyi¡¯s kidnapping and Yue Tianhua¡¯s threatening attempt. The funny thing was, they got themselves into that situation due to their own deliberate rumors they once created before.


    As a result, He Gaoyi and Yue Tianhua could appear in a Reality Show invested by Qin Siyuan as compensation.


    This statement answered the question of why Qin Siyuan suddenly stopped his ban and suppression of the two people lately.


    If those two didn¡¯t seek death by themselves, no such thing would happen next time.


    As Wu Siyuan elaborated on every event, everyone who paid attention to the press conference finally knew how thrilling these past 6 months had been for him. To make the matter worse, most of the obstacles were actually caused by his own relatives.


    In spite of it, his parents actually said it was no big deal.


    How could a parent have the heart to say these words to their own biological son?


    Incidentally, Qin Father and Mother, were also watching the press conference. Needless to say, their expression turned darker as it went on. They really didn¡¯t expect this eldest son of theirs to actually dare disclose everything publicly.


    ¡®Shouldn¡¯t he worry whether our Company¡¯s stock Price will fall or be affected?¡¯


    Wu Siyuan naturally knew and had made plans already.


    After finishing the Press Conference, there would be a meeting for the shareholders. Anyway, there¡¯s still another surprise waiting for everyone.


    Speaking about his parents, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t forget to mention the matter of their other ¡°hidden son¡± by the way.


    So, Qin Father and Mother who were still watching the Press Conference had their face changed greatly, from having a darkened expression to a pale one from shock. They quickly ordered their subordinate to check the state of their youngest son, fearing that Qin Siyuan had actually done something to him.


    As the eldest son, Qin Siyuan was unaware that he had one little brother. The fact was only known after he started to investigate his own parents. Everyone who followed his news felt amazed at such a bizarre process.


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan continued to talk about the matter of his resemblance to his Sixth Uncle, as well as the said Uncle¡¯s dubious death.


    Either the reporters present or the audience who watched the LIVE press conference, unanimously agreed that the Sixth Uncle¡¯s death must not be a simple accident.


    Even so, facts showed that it¡¯s still impossible for a person to resurrect themselves nowadays. The parents themselves were actually weird to treat their biological son as their deceased Sixth Brother.


    When they recalled why this Press Conference was held, to begin with, it was due to Qin Yingdi¡®s parents¡¯ accusation toward him.


    It seemed that Qin Yingdi¡®s parents probably truly regarded Qin Yingdi as their enemy.


    ***


    After concluding his press conference, Wu Siyuan rushed to the Company to hold the shareholders¡¯ meeting.


    Speaking of which, the shares that the Original Body¡¯s parents owned in the Company do not account for much. Even if Grandfather Qin handed over the Company for them to manage, the shares had yet to be distributed among his children, including Father Qin.


    So this time, the moment Grandfather Qin appeared in the meeting with his Lawyer, the remaining children had their hopes squashed flat.


    Because for Qin Siyuan to dare to arrange all of this, meant he had gained the full acquiescence of Grandfather Qin.


    The first thing to conclude in the shareholder meeting was, to remove Qin Ziming, that is, Qin Siyuan¡¯s father from his original position.


    Someone who couldn¡¯t think logically, who spouted nonsense in front of the media, and who had caused serious losses to the Company, was not qualified to stay and manage the Company.


    Qin Ziming didn¡¯t say a word. He turned his head and looked at Qin Siyuan, and suddenly smiled.


    ¡°After everything, I still can¡¯t compare to someone who looks like this.¡±


    Wu Siyuan merely glanced at him.


    ¡®The fudge?? It¡¯s your own fault to start with, why blame me now?¡¯


    With Grandfather Qin presiding over the overall situation, this meeting with the shareholders soon came to an end.


    Qin Ziming and his Wife were rid of their authority in the Qin Family business. While their combined shares were still higher than the other brothers and sisters, they were deprived of the right to intervene in any case.


    Likewise, the more than enough shares in their hands were adequate to deliver some trouble to Wu Siyuan.


    After all, he was just a young man who had just taken power in the circle.


    But this only resulted in Grandfather Qin hurriedly letting all the shares in his hand be inherited by Qin Siyuan, in order for him to gain a stable position.


    On the other hand, since Qin Siyuan had already known about the existence of his younger brother, Qin Ziming no longer hide him and simply brought his second son back to China.


    In their minds, before or after the shareholders¡¯ meeting, there¡¯s only one son.


    Naturally, they wouldn¡¯t let go of the chance to make Qin Siyuan feel worse either.


    ¡°This is your younger brother. You can spare your time a little and mention him a bit.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re all family in the end. There¡¯s nothing to worry about.¡±


    Wu Siyuan lightly glanced at them and replied, ¡°A family? Speaking about family, what is our family¡¯s tradition again? Is it murder, or kidnapping?¡±


    Afterward, Wu Siyuan simply ignored them.


    His mission in this world had nearly completed. So there was no need to bother himself with this group of nasty people.


    However, if this world were to end up like the previous world, where the Original Body was sent back, the current situation would definitely be too confusing for him.


    Not only did a younger brother suddenly pop out, but even his parents also didn¡¯t recognize him as their son. The real Qin Siyuan might collapse when he was suddenly shoved to face this kind of circumstances.


    ***


    The next time Wu Siyuan was finally free and had the time to open ¡°Are You Ready?¡± LIVE broadcast, coincidentally was the moment when He Gaoyi was proposing marriage online.


    Wu Siyuan slapped his thigh with emotion. ¡°Nice Job!¡±


    Immediately, the Local Tyrant Shipper who hadn¡¯t been seen for a long time, started to shower the couple with rich rewards in the LIVE broadcast room once again

 CH 32

    The news about marriage proposals in the variety show ¡°Are You Ready?¡± had been constantly on the search list during this period, indicating how popular the show was.


    People were attracted to the various marriage preparation of different couples.


    Some of those passers-by audiences once heard about the scandal involving He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua who had attempted to jointly frame Qin Siyuan. After which, they didn¡¯t pay attention or hardly heard any news about those two people. To their surprise, they saw another HOT news with them as the protagonists these days.


    When their curiosity got piqued and they were led to click on the news, their reaction became:


    ¡®Hm?? Now, this is a piece of good news. Two Scumbags gonna marry each other!¡¯


    Well done! This couldn¡¯t get any better. A Scumbag should end up with another Scumbag. What a match made in Heaven! They suit each other well! Please be happy and don¡¯t go harming innocents ever again. Because who knew what kind of scheme would they brew again if they felt they aren¡¯t satisfied with each other?


    Naturally, He Gaoyi was unaware of what other people thought for the time being. If he ever knew, he¡¯d definitely roar at them for slanders:


    ¡®Who the hell is going to plot on others? Who the fudge could we scheme at this point? If anything, it is us who got schemed on and were steadily pushed into the abyss of marriage, alright!¡¯


    These two lovers could only bite the bullet and proceed onward. As they continued their activities, now even non-fans or passers-by actually started asking them; ¡®When are you going to get married?¡¯.


    Now that Le Tianhua had already accepted his proposal, the only thing left was for them to officially announce their marriage, everyone was waiting for this exact news.


    At first, they planned to bluff the marriage by simply holding some party or wedding ceremony. After all, those passers-by didn¡¯t really expect them to really get married¡­no?


    Alas, what a pity¡­They did expect them!


    The internet had been boiling with this topic, and those netizens were all looking forward¡ªto the scene of these two guys getting their marriage license, legally.


    Both of them were put in a tough spot. Now that they had come to this point, if they didn¡¯t truly follow the masses¡¯ expectation to be legally married, then they shouldn¡¯t expect a good end.


    Things like using a relationship to hype up their own popularity had been done quite a lot by several celebrities in the past. Looking like they would sail on the boat, only to stop at the most critical moment and call their relationship off. As a result, those celebrities couldn¡¯t escape the backlash and both endured a huge loss in their careers.


    He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua were yet to be genuine celebrities, they were merely at the level of being internet influencers currently. None of them could afford any loss. To begin with, they had a pitiful number of endorsements for them to afford to lose any. They couldn¡¯t afford to lose fans either. Nowadays, a lot of fans already felt they got betrayed by the CP they Shipped on, calling them liars, and reporting them to the LIVE Broadcast management¡ªcausing their channel to be suspended for a while. Those kinds of accidents, they had had enough of it.


    In this kind of situation, what else could they do?


    There¡¯s no way for them to break their relationship. Or rather, not when some of their contracts required them to be in a relationship for the period, lest it¡¯d be considered a breach of contract.


    Breaching off their contract meant they had to pay liquidation money. And they absolutely could not afford to pay them either.


    On the contrary, if they got married in the near future, some brands had already contacted them and promised them some endorsements for their products.


    In the end, the pair of lovers clenched their teeth;


    ¡®For the sake of wealth, we shall advance bravely!¡¯


    ***


    Their touching resolution brought great joy to Wu Siyuan once he heard about it. His mood immediately became much brighter.


    These days he had been annoyed with all kinds of rich-family drama in the company.


    He didn¡¯t give a damn about the existence of his so-called little brother, likewise, why must he be forced to care about this little brother?


    Personally, Wu Siyuan was the type of someone who liked to settle an account after Autumn[1].


    The trial for his Third Uncle had already started. It didn¡¯t take a long time for the Police to conclude their investigation. The schedule for the Court¡¯s hearing had been speeded up as well.


    There was sufficient evidence. What was left to decide was how many years the culprit would have to be sentenced.


    Considering how Wu Siyuan was still alive and kicking, most likely the perpetrator, Third Uncle, couldn¡¯t be sentenced too heavily.


    However, the direct culprit who initiated the car crash, the paid driver, was still lying on the hospital bed. In this case, his Third Uncle had to bear most of the responsibility.


    His daughter, or it should be Qin Siyuan¡¯s cousin, had already brought her mother to stay away from the messy situation, long since the day her father became the suspect.


    Looking at how Wu Siyuan was unfazed as he stood up against his own parents, to the point of demoting their position in the company or stripping their job away, other people mostly stopped thinking he¡¯d have familial affection to be lenient if his family were to make trouble for him.


    At least, now they could still have their dividends from the share, and could still get their hands on family funds. So, they decided to behave well for once in front of Qin Siyuan.


    After all, going against him had no good end. Aside from his own parents, everyone else ended up squatting in prison.


    ¡®We really can¡¯t afford to offend this guy! Let¡¯s retreat and don¡¯t make any more scenes.¡¯


    ***


    Qin Father and Qin Mother still insisted to meddle in the company. However, outside of the shareholder¡¯s meeting where they could play their rights to vote, they had no privilege left to decide any decision at all in the company.


    They had no choice but to vote in opposition to every Wu Siyuan¡¯s proposal or decision in the shareholders meeting thenceforth.


    Unfortunately, today is different from the past. Now, unlike before, few people were willing to sell their rights as shareholders.


    Facing their neverending opposition, Wu Siyuan pursed in lip in disappointment: Honestly¡­It¡¯s really embarrassing to look at.


    Luckily for him, his main objectives, the targets of his task in this world, were obedient and well-behaved.


    Wu Siyuan would never think of this before. But it turned out that when we compared several kinds of scumbags against each other, some of them could be regarded as¡ªthe good people among scumbags in the century.


    As expected, if there¡¯s no comparison, there would be no expectation!


    Wu Siyuan kindly reminded the protagonists¡¯ manager to put pressure on them lately:


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it just getting a marriage license? Just go and make an appointment at the Civil Affair office. Why the long dawdle?¡±


    At first, He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua planned to drag registering their marriage legally as long as possible, taking as much time as they could to prolong this end, however, with their manager joining the fight to urge them, there was no way left out for both of them.


    ¡°We have several brands here hoping to reach a cooperation with you two. One is from a travel company. They want to shoot a honeymoon advertisement, but that is only after both of you truly registered as a married couple. They promised to sponsor your honeymoon and cover all expenses. What you need to do is just, enjoy your honeymoon, and get your pictures taken occasionally.¡±


    ¡°¡ªAnd the other one is an offer from a clothing company, for suit endorsement. In my opinion, this advertisement can be shot together with the travel advertisement before.¡±


    ¡°¡ªLastly, we also have an advertisement for a wedding ring. All these endorsements are offered to both of you, under the premise that you will get married, a legal one.¡±


    He Gaoyi, ¡°¡­¡±


    In the end, he asked with difficulty: ¡°If, if we take these offers, when do you think is the best time for us to get married?¡¯


    With no hesitation, Wu Siyuan¡¯s subordinate, their manager, replied: ¡°Of course, the sooner the better! Right after you get your marriage book, I will immediately contact them, the two of you can sign the contract shortly, and we¡¯ll soon proceed with the shooting arrangement.¡±


    The temptation from the high endorsement fee eventually became the last straw that broke the protagonist Gong and Shou¡ªto succumb to the power of Capitalism¡­


    ***


    At the beginning of another week after that day, the protagonists Gong and Shou voluntarily, and consciously, helped Wu Siyuan to complete his task in this world.


    That¡¯s right!


    They finally got married!


    Perhaps, it¡¯s because if you want to deceive others you have to deceive yourself first, at this important moment, both He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua looked as if they were truly moved by their own ¡®love and romane¡¯, and seemed to be genuinely excited as they announce their marriage.


    The two of them along with some of their family members came to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage. They didn¡¯t forget to give some ad-lib by adding a touching oath during the process.


    It¡¯s unknown if other people were genuinely happy for their union, however, the two protagonists looked happy nonetheless.


    Wu Siyuan, as a matter of course, would not let this chance go by, and quickly arrange a lottery draw in his fake-fan account on Weibo to celebrate.


    The invisible burden in his heart vanished the moment he saw the iconic red book in the hands of the protagonists Gong and Shou.


    ¡­Now, his responsibility had ended.


    That meant, he could finally leave the protagonists to fend for themselves, whatever happen to them in the future.


    Inside Wu Siyuan¡¯s heart, he had completed his task here; to bring the protagonist together (Marriage Hall), impeccably.


    That should be the case, nothing could go wrong. After All, just look at how many people were moved to tears by their union.


    That day, the internet became witness to a tear-jerking day, for He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua.


    ¡®The Ship we¡¯ve been rooting all this time, sail to the sea of marriage at last!¡¯


    As the number one supporter who had worked the hardest behind the scene, naturally, Wu Siyuan was not stingy and generously decide to reward himself with a good vacation. Coincidentally, Qin Siyuan¡¯s grandfather had also just sent him several useful staff to help, so all¡¯s well.


    Now that his priority, his biggest concern had been solved, his muscles had also become less tense.


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    Time flies, and a few years soon passed in a flash.


    After all this time, Wu Siyuan began to change his previous schedule, from shooting one movie per year, to one Movie every two years. The golden finger given by the System had only managed to make him able to act properly, but not definitely to the level of the Original Movie Emperor Qin Siyuan.


    Besides, Wu Siyuan was busy with his business career, so even his fans were fooled to think that appearing in a Movie once every 2 years was already very good enough.


    The family affairs in the Qin family had finally subsided at last. All of the troublemakers tucked their tails in a well-behaved manner facing Wu Siyuan¡¯s ¡®family restoration project¡® these past few years.


    All in all, Wu Siyuan¡¯s life was smooth sailing in the right direction.


    ¡ª¡ªHowever, for the protagonists Gong and Shou, these past few years were never been good!


    It was true that after the variety show of ¡°Are You Ready¡± ended their program they felt like they finally gain great momentum.


    First of all, Qin Siyuan finally stopped his action of blocking their activity in the Entertainment Industry due to the previous grudge of them trying to frame him. For He Gaoyi, particularly, he was even better since his previous resources and chances gradually came back.


    Both He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua continued to accept more offers and endorsements. Though, all of them, without fail, had one similar premise written clearly in the contract; being a married couple.


    Surprisingly though, after getting somewhat rich, the relationship between the two that had turned sour started to change back into the sweet past.


    ¡­Such a joyful life, they thought it would last forever.


    The job being offered to He Gaoyi for either a TV Series or Movie participation was actually not bad¡­Not bad, however, all this time none of them was an offer to be a Lead Actor.


    Afterward, the two of them decided to change their manager¡ªto which their decision was gladly welcomed by the said manager, who had also briskly retreated from the limelight and returned to the new position arranged by Wu Siyuan.


    The manager had been working hard, and Wu Siyuan was greatly satisfied with his performance, so he generously gave him a lot of bonuses and other rewards. The retired manager was even more motivated and fired up to start his new job.


    Speaking of which, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t just plant one of his subordinates around the protagonists Gong and Shou. Aside from the manager, there was also the assistant of the said protagonists.


    This assistant was also doing their job conscientiously. The assistant was still left planted on the other side, dutifully continuing to note and report any event to Wu Siyuan every day.


    But after he saw the amount of bonuses that the manager got as he finished his post, the little assistant also started to remind Wu Siyuan every so often, to let him finish this assistant job as soon as possible!


    ¡°Boss, take me back immediately! Please don¡¯t forget about me!¡±


    In the end, Wu Siyuan permitted the little assistant to finish his assignment, and the little assistant decisively resigned from being He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua¡¯s assistant, to start another new job arranged by Wu Siyuan.


    ***


    Wu Siyuan no longer had any intention for him to monitor the protagonists Gong and Shou, so he stopped paying attention to the two¡¯s life as well.


    It was a long time after that he got the news of them seemingly not doing well.


    As people said, it¡¯s hard to mend a broken mirror back to what it used to be [2], however, when you have money, everything is possible!


    On the other hand, the higher a person¡¯s status was, the higher their consumption would be.


    Previously, both He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua had decided to change their manager, thinking that it was their manager¡¯s incapability that made him unable to score a Lead Actor role in any script. Unfortunately, even after they went to another manager, He Gaoyi still couldn¡¯t hit any desirable role.


    The situation was even worse in Le Tianhua¡¯s case. Don¡¯t mention any Movie on the big screen, all he got for an acting offer was nothing but Online Dramas!


    To make matter worse, they were all the type of short and thus briefly shot drama.


    Inevitably, the gap between the two protagonists was getting bigger and clearer.


    The movies or TV series where they starred together gradually became aesthetically fatigued.


    Since the two of them rarely worked together anymore, the gossip account on the internet started to spread the news that;


    #He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua are no longer in a relationship


    #The two husbands are going to file a divorce


    or there was even an exaggerated gossip that said:


    #Hot news! He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua have long been divorced!


    When people had to work together, they had to look at each other¡¯s faces every day. It¡¯s normal for them to grow tired of each other¡¯s presence.


    There was also another gossip account that analyzed their relationship:


    [They no longer have any chemistry at all. At this point, them being together without divorce is just purely due to endorsement issues. If they get divorced, they¡¯d have to pay a huge sum of liquidation fee.]


    Anyhow, various kinds of theories and analyses were flying around. Some people thought they were pretty reasonable, some thought they were not to be trusted.


    On Wu Siyuan¡¯s side, it was long ago, right after the protagonists Gong and Shou got married, Wu Siyuan had already stopped his career as a fake-dedicated Shipper. He had put down his mantle under the saying;


    [My CP are deeply in love with each other, my Ship has safely sailed. My dreams have come true, so I will peacefully retire from the stage. Fellow Shippers, if it¡¯s destined, we shall meet each other again in the vast world~]


    Others tried to find out who this mysterious rich Shipper was, but unfortunately, all of them failed to find his true identity.


    ***


    Right now, He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua truly had no feelings left for each other.


    Since they couldn¡¯t even get a divorce, they felt disgusted toward each other.


    There were a lot of cases where marriage was not bound by love. Be that as it may, the married couple would still at least respect each other and live their life calmly.


    In these two people¡¯s case, however, even when they were sleeping in the same room, but when the curtains were closed, they just began to scold each other fiercely. It wasn¡¯t rare either for their argument to end up in a fistfight.


    As such, aside from them having a good life for a couple of years after their marriage, from then on they hardly received any scripts to act, or other offers.


    Their previously sky-high ambitions had been worn away.


    The people who were set to be optimistic about their talent in the original plot, or the spare tires who were set to be fascinated by these protagonists Gong and Shou¡ªnone of them appeared.


    In reality, these days, celebrities with good enough status couldn¡¯t afford to offend Qin Siyuan, if they were to have any contact with these two who once tried to frame him. Therefore, unless it was necessary, for example, for work purposes, the others absolutely refused to have any dealings with them at all.


    Additionally, any Director who wanted to offer some work to them, was also absolutely unwilling to meet with either of them without any other people being present.


    Firstly, their acting skills were not good enough for them these Directors to be buddy-buddy with them. But most importantly, these Directors were afraid to be the next Liu Tianhe!


    That¡¯s right.


    Even today, Liu Tianhe hadn¡¯t been stopped from being ridiculed. [3]


    Hence, nobody wanted to star in any scandal with these two.


    Frankly speaking, no one knew where could he get the confidence, for Le Tianhua to think that he was better than Qin Yingdi in the first place. His acting had no soul at all. His scripts were all over the place. It¡¯s unknown whose fault it was.


    So today, once again, the news of protagonists Gong and Shou fighting rushed into the hot search.


    A lot of people look at them sarcastically.


    [IMO, this couple is weird. They¡¯re married and work together for money. They cheat their Shipper fans¡¯ feelings. From the start, I already felt that these two might have never loved each other at all, but the appearance of their Shipper fans inspired them to pretend as lovers. As expected, lovers without true love will never last long. It¡¯s just a few years and their true shape has shown up!]


    [Me too! I watched the video of them getting their marriage book back then, and actually, I thought they were faking their reactions.]


    These kinds of comments, no matter how much the Shipper fans tried to control the field, they couldn¡¯t stop all of them from appearing one after another.


    ***


    He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua were indeed thinking of divorce. Too bad they were immediately warned by their company. After they were shown the piles of contract agreements, they had no choice but to stay together regardless.


    They never thought that being together with someone else could be so painful. Forget happiness, it was simply a torture!


    At this time, both the protagonists Gong and Shou couldn¡¯t help but think:


    ¡®If I didn¡¯t try to frame Qin Siyuan at the beginning, would everything not end up this way?¡¯


    But now it¡¯s too late for them to regret anything.


    No one would like to get acquainted with them everywhere.


    Even now they still felt that; Obviously¡­obviously everything shouldn¡¯t be like this¡­


    References

 CH 33

    This time, just like in the previous world, the System suddenly appeared after disappearing for such a long time.


    [¡°Host, let¡¯s go, we can leave for the next world early this time as well.¡±]


    Wu Siyuan was perplexed. ¡°Huh? Is it Lord God¡¯s instruction again?¡±


    The System sighed. [¡°Yes, Lord God said we must leave this world and go to the next as soon as possible.¡±]


    Wu Siyuan was elated. ¡°Then, this must be because I once again performed extraordinarily well, right?¡±


    The System was a little bit unsure and hesitantly replied, [¡°Uh¡­Perhaps?¡±]


    Wu Siyuan chided his System, ¡°Why are you so unreliable as a System? Didn¡¯t you say before that I am bound to you? Shouldn¡¯t you know everything, so why are you clueless now?¡±


    The System felt he was unjustly accused, hence quickly stating his own defense, [¡°Please cut me some slack. It¡¯s none of my responsibility in the first place, okay? It¡¯s all because too few Systems are working under our Lord God. For instance, right now I¡¯m taking 2 jobs at once. Seeing that I needn¡¯t worry that much about you here, I went to take care of my other Host in a Spiritual World who needs more of my guidance.¡±]


    Honestly, Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t give a damn about this. He was just trying to fool the System.


    ¡°Is this permitted at all?¡±


    The System immediately explained honestly, [¡°The Lord God has given us permission, besides, I¡¯m still sharing all the responsibilities with you as my Host.¡±]


    It turned out that if misfortune were to befall him, the System would be held responsible and would also be in trouble¡ªor so Wu Siyuan had surmised just now, and he felt inevitably more at ease.


    ¡°Fine, fine, I¡¯m not someone who holds a grudge over trivial matters either. Since I¡¯ve accomplished my task here impeccably, then you better hurry up and ask the Lord God, ask him if we could get a reward for perfecting our task.¡±


    [¡°Of Course, I will!¡±] The System supported Wu Siyuan¡¯s bonus application very much. If possible, it would also like to apply a petition so that one System should just focus on 1 Host.


    The System had watched Wu Siyuan¡¯s achievement in this world. Even if the plot deviated a little bit from the original one, but hey, Wu Siyuan here actually discovered the hidden plot as well[1]. If this kind of performance deserved no bonus, then even the System wouldn¡¯t feel good either.


    In addition, aside from helping the protagonists end up being together, Wu Siyuan even kindly helped the Protagonist Gong in solving the original biggest love rival of his, no other than the infamous Director, Liu Tianhe! Despite his young age, his talent was something else. He was also one of those Big Shots in the Entertainment industry¡ªthis kind of person, undoubtedly was He Gaoyi¡¯s love rival in winning the Protagonist Shou.


    However, Wu Siyuan actually dealt with him in one move. His smooth method and swift action when throwing the love rival out of the picture were simply worthy of applause.


    Let¡¯s not forget the scene when the Protagonist Gong and Shou eventually got married. The sight of countless people celebrating and congratulating their union was truly moving. Even the expression of the protagonists in their wedding picture was nothing but filled with joy! Just look at how affectionately they stared into each other¡¯s eyes¡ªnothing else could be said aside; they must be deeply in love with each other!


    That was how the System personally evaluated Wu Siyuan¡¯s task in this world.


    It wasted no time and promptly sent its evaluation, as well as applying for some bonus to the Lord God.


    ***


    ¡ª¡ªThe moment this heartfelt report arrived at the Lord God¡¯s side, he couldn¡¯t help but crush the medal in his hand.


    Lord God, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡®Outrageous! I¡¯ve never seen a System and a Human as shameless as this pair!¡¯


    Somehow, the option of recycling this little System started to appear in the Lord God¡¯s mind.


    ¡®Should I retrieve the System assigned to this Wu Siyuan, send it back to the furnace, and remold it?¡¯


    Taking another look at the task result of this pair, the Lord God really wanted to laugh in rage. His whole body ached all over from the suppressed anger.


    Alas, there¡¯s nothing he could do aside from self-hypnotizing.


    ¡®Patience¡­Patience is a Virtue. I am an impossibly gentle, extraordinarily kind, and boundlessly generous Lord God!¡¯


    After successfully suppressing his rising temper, somewhat, the Lord God shouted yelled loudly at his subordinate,


    ¡°Hurry up! Go and send back Qin Siyuan! Arghhhh! How maddening! It¡¯s utterly unreasonable! Quickly let that little System drag that Wu Siyuan away from that world!¡±


    ***


    On the other side, after conversing with his System, Wu Siyuan waited patiently for the arrival of the next world.


    After finishing the 2 worlds  Wu Siyuan sincerely regarded himself to have an innate talent for this kind of job. He thought he was simply fitting for this task of turning those protagonists of chasing wives to the crematorium-cases[2]; with countless misunderstandings of ¡®I misunderstood you, You got hurt, You left, I chase you, A Rival Appears, I¡¯m jealous, I¡¯m angry, etc¡®¡ª¡ªfrom those dog blood drama couple becoming your Sweet Everyday Couple for Life. No one can disturb their love.


    Hey¡­It¡¯s not an easy job.


    ¡°System, by the way, what happened to the Protagonists of the previous world after I left?¡± Wu Siyuan voiced his curiosity.


    The System thought that peeking at the world¡¯s development after they had finished their task was a trivial thing, so It didn¡¯t hesitate to grant Wu Siyuan¡¯s wish and planned to check the previous world.


    Contrary to what It thought, when It wanted to open the channel, only a big caution in red appeared:


    {You Have No Authority to View!}


    [¡°Huh? How strange¡­What¡¯s the matter?¡±] The System was baffled.


    Wu Siyuan pondered for a while before an idea popped up in his mind, ¡°I see! The Lord God must not allow us to see to prevent us from disturbing their happy life anymore, right?¡±


    Hearing his guess, the System was no longer bothered. [¡°So that¡¯s how it is! It makes sense.¡±]


    Initially, the System almost had a heart attack due to unexpected circumstances. If the warning was due to Wu Siyuan¡¯s bad performance, then as a System It would also be held accountable. According to Its senior Systems, It¡¯d undoubtedly be lambasted by the Lord God.


    But since the Lord God just didn¡¯t want them to disturb those couples¡¯ happy life, then there¡¯s nothing to be afraid of.


    The System was assuaged by the conjecture, and at the same time, Wu Siyuan also breathed a sigh of relief.


    *


    *


    *


    Qin Siyuan¡¯s POV


    After Qin Siyuan was informed of what¡¯d happened to him in the past-future, he felt that life was truly tedious.


    The System gave him the choice between reliving his life on his own or giving away his body to the Tasker¡ªhe chose to give up his body in the end.


    At first, he was asked to wait in line for the next reincarnation, but for some reason, during his waiting someone suddenly exclaimed,


    ¡°Dear Me! It¡¯s ¡®that¡® Tasker again who took the mission in your world!¡±


    ¡ªin this way, Qin Siyuan was later taken to another place instead.


    In the new place he was told to wait for a while, afterward, another System appeared. It was different from the System who struck the deal with him before. That said, these Systems all have no specific face or expression to speak of actually.


    That System said, [¡°Why don¡¯t you¡­uh, stay here and wait? I¡¯m not familiar with the Tasker who used your body actually, anyway, I heard that if it is him, then most likely than not, you need to go back to your own world in the end. So, well, just wait here, or you can also look around a little.¡±]


    This explanation was a little bit confusing to discern. But Qin Siyuan caught the point that System wanted to say; the Tasker using his body might end up causing some trouble somehow¡­?


    Not long after, another System also came to him.


    [¡°It must be boring waiting alone. Here, you can learn some useful knowledge, who knows, perhaps you can apply this knowledge once you get back to your world.¡±]


    Just like this, Qin Siyuan was inexplicably taught all kinds of business management skills in the waiting room of the Lord God space.


    Previously when he was alive, Qin Siyuan actually could feel that his own parents were not so fond of him, or even disliked him, due to the grievance from the older generation, or so it was supposed to be. As a retaliation, Qin Siyuan then chose to enter the Entertainment industry instead of the business world.


    Whether this choice was right or wrong, Qin Siyuan honestly didn¡¯t know it. Because the result of his rebellion was¡­nothing.


    His parents still had that same attitude toward him. Unfortunately, however, it was his Grandfather who had raised him since childhood who ended up being disappointed in his choice.


    He was unfamiliar with the other youngsters in the Qin family, though their relationship wasn¡¯t bad either. There were even several of his cousins who were somewhat trustable.


    ¡ªAt least, that was how before Qin Siyuan knew what would happen in the future. Those people turned out to be traitors. Ultimately they were the ones who¡¯d step by step push him down to the abyss¡ªfor the sake of the Qin Company or whatever other reason there be.


    As for He Gaoyi, not once did anything he said was true, since the very beginning.


    Qin Siyuan wondered if the world he was living in was a fake world, where everyone and everything was false as well.


    When there¡¯s no System that told him the truth, he¡¯d break down miserably at the end of the day.


    ¡®What¡¯d the Tasker who uses my body think of me when he came into that world, I wonder¡­¡¯


    However, Qin Siyuan soon didn¡¯t even have the heart to dwell in this so-called past-future.


    He was bombarded with a lot of study material in the waiting room. He knew that studying was a pain, which was why he chose to apply to the Acting Department in the first place.


    Something like calculus or whatever¡­was this really something made for humans?


    ***


    Amidst Qin Siyuan¡¯s struggle in his studying, he heard the System who put him in this hell chatting with another System:


    [¡°Fudge me! Will that world still work just fine? After messing around this much, that Tasker and little System are actually still alive??¡±]


    Upon hearing the Systems¡¯ gossiping and listening to their flabbergasted exclamation, Qin Siyuan¡¯s inwardly first reacted:


    ¡®By that world they mean¡­could it be my Original world where a Tasker is currently using my body?¡¯


    Afterward, he thought,


    ¡®¡­That Tasker, he couldn¡¯t possibly destroy the world, like what many Taskers did in those novels I read before, right? Or did he kill the protagonists and cause the world to collapse or something?¡¯


    Soon, Qin Siyuan didn¡¯t have time to guess again because the System began to push him to study twice harder as before.


    When the time came for Qin Siyuan to leave that Space and back to his own body he couldn¡¯t describe how excited he was at that time (escaping from that study hell)


    ***


    The next time Qin Siyuan opened his eyes, he found himself sitting in a luxurious office, with a stack of reports and contracts looming in front of him.


    Qin Siyuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Before he could generate any reaction, someone already knocked on the door and directly came in.


    ¡°Boss Qin, here are 5 more proposals waiting for your approval.¡±


    ¡ªThe person put another stack of papers on the desk before excusing himself and leaving.


    After Qin Siyuan assimilated the memory from the life that Tasker had lived in this world to his own, Qin Siyuan¡¯s reaction was:


    ¡®¡­Oy, Mr. Tasker, You might as well destroy the world in this case!¡¯


    Even if that Tasker didn¡¯t unscrupulously abuse the protagonists Gong and Shou, but why must he leave such a big company in his hands like this??


    Qin Siyuan closed his eyes.


    ¡®Oh well¡­anyhow, that Tasker has chosen a better future for me.¡¯


    Those Cousins, his Brothers and Sisters who deceived him, all had ended up in prison. Some of them who had been released were immediately sent abroad by their parents.


    Additionally, his own parents, Father Qin and Mother Qin, until today they still couldn¡¯t get what they wanted. Any other trouble had also been wiped out cleanly by the Tasker.


    Qin Siyuan was extremely grateful¡­and he swore he¡¯d be even happier if only there weren¡¯t any piles of papers on his desk.


    By the way, the Tasker also considerately left a filming schedule for Qin Siyuan to take this year.


    With how much work left on his plate, however, how could he even find the time to shoot some movies? Or deciding what Movie he¡¯d take to start with?


    Speaking about filming¡­


    Qin Siyuan decided to take a look at He Gaoyi and Le Tianhua.


    ¡®Aren¡¯t they true love? I want to see how these lovers become¡ªThey, who were trying to use me as a stepping stone, and They¡ªwhom my past-future self has also given everything to, foolishly¡­¡¯


    He didn¡¯t need to deliberately investigate these two people to know about their current situation. Everything about their life was available online.


    Apparently, these two finally decided to divorce each other. This time, without that Tasker who¡¯d worked hard to mediate their situation, the matter had blown up. However, these two weren¡¯t very popular right now, and their fans quickly dispersed after this news came out.


    Let¡¯s not forget that several contracts hadn¡¯t expired yet, requiring them as a couple. Consequently, a lot of liquidated damages needed to be burned. In the end, they still couldn¡¯t get through the divorce at all. What¡¯s more, they weren¡¯t exactly popular in the first place, but now even that tiny popularity had been declining. Every day, new Actors came up to the stage further burying their presence into oblivion.


    Qin Siyuan couldn¡¯t care less about what kind of fate these two would end up in.


    He merely scrolled briefly through their current state, before hurrying to finish the work in front of him. Afterward, he took his bodyguards and went to the nursing facility to meet with Grandpa Qin.


    Those Systems he met in the waiting hall were heartless and fierce, they really had bad customer service¡ªHaving said that, now Qin Siyuan felt a little bit regretful about not studying more materials before going back to this world.


    ***


    On the other side of the universe, Wu Siyuan was currently preparing to enter his next world.


    The system, [¡°Host, are you ready!¡±]


    ¡°Okay! Let¡¯s go!!¡±

 CH 34

    The next time Wu Siyuan opened his eyes, he found himself currently inside a cave. His whole body felt sore all over. To put matters worse, there¡¯s a lot of noise from outside the cave.


    Fortunately, the System¡¯s work efficiency was good. It immediately passed him both the memory of the original owner and the original plot of this world.


    ***


    The 3rd world Wu Siyuan traveled this time was a cultivation world where Cultivators and immortality exist.


    The Original Owner in this world was a Golden Core cultivator. He managed to reach his current height mostly relying on external help. Various pills and treasures were dumped by his Shixiongs[1]and Shijies[2] to help him form his Golden Core.


    The reason why his Shixiongs and Shijies could support him that easily was because they were far older. When the Original Owner was admitted as the disciple under their Master, the other Shixiongs and Shijies were already thousands of years ahead of him in the journey of cultivation.


    Not long after his admission, their Master successfully ascended[3]. From then on, the original owner was raised by his Shixiongs and Shijies.


    In name, the original owner was their youngest Shidi[4], but in reality, the other Shixiongs and Shijies brought him up like their own son and pampered him like their own baby. In this way, the original owner had been taken good care of in the sect for so many years.


    However, since they were much older, eventually those Shixiongs and Shijies one by one ascended to the Immortal Realm. Even the youngest of his Shixiong also successfully ascended to immortality, leaving the original owner in the world of cultivation.


    Even if all of his Shixiongs and Shijies were no longer there, however, the original owner was not left abandoned. His well-being was entrusted over to the current Sect Leader, who was the apprentice of the original owner¡¯s youngest Shixiong.


    The original owner was indeed way too young in his generation, that even the Sect Leader, his Shizhi[5], was actually older than him. If before, his Shixiongs and Shijies raised him as their own son, then the current Sect Leader raised the original owner like his own younger brother.


    It was common knowledge in their Sect that everything must be first offered to this Little Overlord, only then could be divided among others.


    The original owner was called Zhu Siyuan. He was a Musical Cultivator[6].


    To tell the truth, he was neither terribly powerful as a Cultivator, nor was he terrifyingly fierce as a person. However, everyone was most afraid to have anything to do with him. The real problem wasn¡¯t the individual, but because if they ever hurt this Zhu Siyuan, then the whole Sect behind him would retaliate like a mad dog.


    As the Little Overlord in his Sect, Zhu Siyuan also admitted an apprentice under his name 10 years ago. Anyway, even his Shizhis had their own apprentices, so why not take one as well?


    The one Zhu Siyuan accepted as his apprentice was the Protagonist Gong of this world, Gu Feiyu.


    When he got accepted to the Sect, Gu Feiyu was already 15 years old. It was because of his outstanding look that made Zhu Siyuan noticed him and decided to take him as his first apprentice.


    Gu Feiyu himself was not only good-looking but also had a sweet mouth. He¡¯s really good at coaxing others. Zhu Siyuan later was thoroughly manipulated by him to the point of being unable to decide things by himself. Most of his spiritual treasures, spirit stones, and all kinds of divine artifacts, all of the good things that were given to him by his Shixiongs, Shijies, and Shizhi ¡ª were given to Gu Feiyu instead.


    As Gu Feiyu grew up, the feelings Zhu Siyuan had for him also gradually changed, from the original Master and Apprentice into a romantic affection.


    Gu Feiyu was well aware of it. He knew about his Master¡¯s feelings and took advantage of them to cheat more valuable things out of him. Not only did he deceive Zhu Siyuan for his treasures, but he also took advantage of his affection by making Zhu Siyuan accept more apprentices who were all brought and recommended by him.


    As expected, Zhu Siyuan indulged all of his whims. Whatever Gu Feiyu desired, Zhu Siyuan would grant his wish. Therefore, accepting this bunch of new apprentices to the Sect was not a big deal.


    That was how a new horde of apprentices who helped strip Zhu Siyuan¡¯s treasures and wealth were added in.


    ***


    After receiving the original owner¡¯s memory until this point of his arrival, the corner of Wu Siyuan¡¯s lip rose in a mocking smile.


    ¡®Really, a bunch of blood-sucking vermins!¡¯


    Right now, Zhu Siyuan was supposedly trying to break through from the Golden Core stage to the next Nascent Soul stage[7]. The noise at the cave entrance came from the other Sect members who came after knowing the news.


    Zhu Siyuan didn¡¯t have sufficient strength or thorough preparation yet. In the original plot, he failed to break through the stage and was seriously injured instead.


    However, this wasn¡¯t important. The thing was, after Zhu Siyuan went out of his cave after failing to advance his cultivation, he found out that his dearest apprentice, the guy who had coaxed almost all his wealth bare ¡ª actually dared to accept a new apprentice while he was in seclusion. Worst of it, the illegally admitted apprentice was Gu Feiyu¡¯s nominal fiance.


    All this while, Gu Feiyu kept telling him that the one he loved was Zhu Siyuan, so how dare he!


    Getting both physical and psychological blows obviously worsened Zhu Siyuan¡¯s injuries.


    After this point in time, this and that happened, countless framing and face-slapping from the nominal fiance to Zhu Siyuan also happened ¡ª ultimately, Gu Feiyu righteously condemned his Master who, allegedly, had violated both the Sect¡¯s ethics and morality ¡ª in the end, under the banner of justice, Gu Feiyu had to slay his own Master.


    ***


    ¡®Well then, let¡¯s see this bunch of White-eyed Wolves[8].¡¯ Wu Siyuan stood up, ready to confront them outside.


    Now that he had come to this world, Wu Siyuan chose not to try breaking through Nascent Soul rashly.


    Just like in the previous world, to assist with his task, the System gave him a golden finger. It was a cultivation guide. It was perfect for him to learn how to cultivate or how to utilize his current cultivation.


    Even though the original owner reached his current cultivation just for show, but in Wu Siyuan¡¯s hand now, it¡¯s not impossible to really advance to another stage.


    Right now, however, the most important thing to do was to teach those blood-sucking vermin outside a good lesson. They must be taught properly what it meant by Respect for your Teacher!


    Anyway, it wasn¡¯t like he was in urgent need of an apprentice. If those apprentices were all wastes, then just recruit new ones. In this YuQing Sect, Zhu Siyuan was a Little Overlord, after all, so, who¡¯d dare to prevent him?


    Wu Siyuan held his head high, tidied up his robes, using a freshening technique, and ¡ª there he was, the handsome Little Overlord was back!


    There was a restrictive formation in the cave entrance. After unlocking the barrier, Wu Siyuan walked out.


    ¡°What is with all this noise? What kind of decency do you all have!¡± Wu Siyuan coldly interrupted the buzzing conversations.


    He spread his gaze, looking at the disciples in front of him expressionlessly.


    A middle-aged man with sharp facial features and an imposing manner came out from the crowd and bowed to Wu Siyuan.


    ¡°Shishu[9], congratulation on finishing your seclusion[10] this time!¡±


    He knew that despite the big fanfare, the gain from this secluded cultivation was nothing much. Regardless of achievement, however, the welcoming for this Shishu could not be half-hearted ¡ª It was what this middle-aged man thought.


    He¡¯s YuQing Sect¡¯s current Sect Leader, whose name was Xi Zimo. Or in other words, he was Zhu Siyuan¡¯s Shizhi.


    Wu Siyuan nodded slightly at him.


    ¡°This time, I went into seclusion and successfully gained some enlightenment. That being said, it is not yet the time to try breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.¡±


    Hearing his words, Xi Zimo was incomparably relieved. Only God knew how he almost had a heart attack when he saw Thunder and Lightning from tribulation when a Cultivator advanced through to the next stage[11], suddenly appeared in his Shishu¡¯s cave. His Shishu had always been weak and frail, there¡¯s no way for him to face this Thunder tribulation!


    Fortunately, this Shishu didn¡¯t intend to force a breakthrough recklessly.


    What¡¯s more, for the first time, his Shishu even made such progress, getting enlightenment from his seclusion! Xi Zimo was overwhelmed with joy that he felt like he¡¯d shed tears at any moment. It hadn¡¯t been easy for him.


    At this time, a young man suddenly rushed forward.


    ¡°Shifu[12], you finally come out from your seclusion!¡±


    His expression was filled with concern, but Wu Siyuan could tell at a glance that it was just a perfunctory greeting. Even his caring look right now was just a pretense, an act to deceive both Zhu Siyuan and others.


    Compared to the real concern that Xi Zimo had, the way this young man almost plastered ¡®I care about you¡¯ on his face was too deliberate.


    No matter what, Wu Siyuan had performed as an Actor in the previous world, even if he couldn¡¯t compare to the real Movie Emperor ¡ª but he could be said to be a professional among amateurs.


    ¡°Oh? It¡¯s you, Feiyu. What¡¯s the matter? Why are you coming here in such a hurry? And you even brought many people along with you¡­?¡±


    Gu Feiyu didn¡¯t immediately respond.


    Somehow, he felt that his Shifu had become a different person after coming out from this seclusion.


    But of course, he didn¡¯t think that far to the point of suspecting his Master had been replaced by another soul or something. Because if that were the case, their Sect Leader, Xi Zimo, should have noticed it right away.


    Gu Feiyu smiled, and replied, ¡°Naturally, I came here to welcome Shifu back from his secluded cultivation.¡±


    Wu Siyuan nodded casually. ¡°Since you¡¯re intending to give a welcome to your Shifu, it should be done seriously. So, what are you doing, bringing your Juniors and making a lot of noise here instead?¡±


    Gu Feiyu threw a displeased look at the group of rowdy Juniors who followed him. But what annoyed him the most actually was Zhu Siyuan, who didn¡¯t give him any face and reprimanded him publicly like this.


    He lowered his head and said in a low voice, ¡°Shifu, this disciple has an important matter to tell you¡­¡±


    Xi Zimo who stood next to him couldn¡¯t stand this farce anymore and directly cut him off;


    ¡°Shishu has just come out from his seclusion. What kind of thing is more important than letting your Shifu take a rest first? As Shishu¡¯s Head Disciple, how can you be so ignorant?¡±


    If it were earlier, Xi Zimo wouldn¡¯t have criticized him directly. After all, everyone here knew how much Zhu Siyuan cared about Gu Feiyu.


    However, Zhu Siyuan had expressed his displeasure to this bunch of people lounging in front of his cave. This Shishu of his even looked at Gu Feiyu with no ripples in his eyes at all. Therefore, Xi Zimo no longer silently tolerated Gu Feiyu¡¯s behavior.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t refute him and even approved what Xi Zimo had said.


    ¡°Shizhi, come back with me. I have something I need to discuss with you.¡±


    Xi Zimo immediately nodded and said yes repeatedly.


    As for Gu Feiyu, without even glancing at him, Wu Siyuan strode out, leaving him and other disciples from YuQing Sect behind.


    Afterward, Xi Zimo¡¯s disciples drove those disciples who came to be spectators back to where they should be.


    ***


    The matter about Zhu Siyuan coming out from his secluded cultivation ¡ª to say it¡¯s a big deal, but nothing much happened ¡ª but to say it¡¯s an insignificant matter wasn¡¯t right either. Anyhow, as long as he came out unscathed, nothing else mattered.


    In the past, some Elders in YuQing Sect felt dissatisfied with Zhu Siyuan¡¯s treatment. Even so, ever since Xi Zimo¡¯s cultivation level advanced greater, and those few people who tried to make trouble were taught a lesson by him, no one else dared to criticize Zhu Siyuan.


    Long before that, nobody actually dared to say anything about Zhu Siyuan, because his Shixiongs and Shijies were there. After his youngest Shixiong, who was Xi Zimo¡¯s Master, ascended to the Immortal Realm, Xi Zimo who was entrusted to take care of Zhu Siyuan hadn¡¯t gained a firm foothold yet in the sect. That was why some people dared to let out unscrupulous remarks.


    However, after Xi Zimo consolidated his power not long after, Zhu Siyuan came back to be the Little Overlord in YuQing sect.


    ***


    On Gu Feiyu¡¯s side.


    Being ignored and reprimanded in public, for the first time, Gu Feiyu was actually humiliated by Zhu Siyuan. During their trip back to their own peak, the other Juniors didn¡¯t even dare to breathe loudly around him.


    The new apprentice who was personally accepted by Gu Feiyu without Zhu Siyuan¡¯s acknowledgment, quickly approached him to appease his temper.


    This new apprentice was called You Yushu. He was Gu Feiyu¡¯s nominal fiance. In addition, he was also the Protagonist Shou of this world.


    Gu Feiyu frowned as he spoke; ¡°In my opinion, that Idiot must be throwing a tantrum, knowing that I took you into the sect under his name. But it¡¯s okay, I can just coax him to agree with this.¡±


    ¡°Feiyu, even if Shifu refuses to acknowledge me, I don¡¯t mind. As long as I can be with you, it is enough for me. Even so, this¡­¡± You Yushu paused his words. He was currently holding one of Gu Feiyu¡¯s hands.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°¡­This, in this case, it¡¯s you who are going to be embarrassed by Shifu¡¯s actions.¡± You Yushu finally said.


    Gu Feiyu also grasped his hand in return. He took a deep breath before convincing You Yushu confidently:


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. That Idiot always listens to my words.¡±


    ***


    On the other side, Wu Siyuan went back to the main hall at the top of the Peak[13]. It was built by the original owner¡¯s Shixiongs and Shijies. No one should enter this residence at will, not even Zhu Siyuan¡¯s apprentice.


    Even if Zhu Siyuan was a Little Overlord, he was obedient and always followed what his Shixiongs and Shijies told him. Even after they all ascended, Zhu Siyuan still remembered and abided by their instruction faithfully.


    Speaking of which, Wu Siyuan actually knew what Gu Feiyu wanted to say to him just now. Coincidentally, there¡¯s an Inter-Sect Conference tomorrow where all the disciples from other sects would be present. Wouldn¡¯t it be a good chance for Gu Feiyu to speak his mind at that time?


    Wu Siyuan knew he¡¯d end up in trouble anyway, so why not, just make it into a big deal! Otherwise, it¡¯d not live up to his nickname as YuQing¡¯s Little Overlord.


    That said, of course, Zhu Siyuan wasn¡¯t a real Overlord.


    In their YuQing Sect, there were still other old Ancestors who had yet to ascend. In their eyes, Zhu Siyuan was just a child. Furthermore, they had watched Zhu Siyuan from childhood until now. This Little Overlord didn¡¯t have much power, to begin with, to actually start big trouble. Besides, he still had a sense of proportion in his actions. Therefore, the real Overlords in the sect didn¡¯t care about his antics. Those Ancestors would only appear if there¡¯s any imminent danger threatening YuQing Sect¡¯s existence.


    As soon as Wu Siyuan arrived at his main hall, he asked Xi Zimo,


    ¡°Shizhi, does our YuQing Sect still have a vacant Peak to occupy?¡±


    The moment he heard Wu Siyuan¡¯s question, Xi Zimo¡¯s expression turn cold. He guessed that his Shishu must have asked him for his apprentice, that Gu Feiyu again.


    And that Gu Feiyu, he really had done a good job. He was able to sweet-talked this Shishu of his, and able to gain a lot of things through him.


    It was clear that Gu Feiyu was not a good thing at first glance. Unfortunately, his Shishu was stubborn and had been unwilling to listen to his persuasion. And he, despite being older, but his seniority was 1 generation below his Shishu, after all. According to etiquette, it was inappropriate for a Junior to keep nagging at his Senior every day.


    Meanwhile, the other Ancestors were in seclusion. If not, he could ask one of them to help persuade this Shishu of his.


    Otherwise, if this went on, his Shishu might get not only his wealth but even his life cheated out of him by that Gu Feiyu.


    ¡®I can¡¯t let this happen!¡¯


    Xi Zimo had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but in reality, he was zoning out.


    And Wu Siyuan, who didn¡¯t get a reply to his question, urged him once again with a hum, ¡°Hmmm?¡±


    After which Xi Zimo hurriedly responded, ¡°Yes, we do have one. But it¡¯s a little far from YuQing Sect¡¯s main Peaks. That Peak¡¯s environment is not very good either. Not a single tree can be found. Absolutely no one likes to live in such a place.¡±


    The place described by Xi Zimo was actually very much in line with what Wu Siyuan wanted.


    He didn¡¯t hesitate to immediately mark a deal, ¡°That¡¯s good. Then please get that one Peak for me.¡±


    Xi Zimo opened his mouth, intending to speak, but Wu Siyuan stopped it by waving his hand. ¡°I need a rest. Shizhi, please come here and pick me up again tomorrow morning.¡±


    In this way, Xi Zimo had no choice but to obey his words, and left the hall.


    Before leaving, he didn¡¯t forget to praise his disciples for their hard work in controlling the situation earlier and further instructed them to keep guarding Zhu Siyuan, and prevent anyone from disturbing his rest.


    The disciples stationed here were all arranged by Xi Zimo. They either followed his instruction or obey Zhu Siyuan¡¯s direct command. Therefore, no matter how infamous Gu Feiyu was for being favored, these disciples wouldn¡¯t listen to his words, and it¡¯d not be easy for him to come to this Peak at all.


    Exactly as what Xi Zimo had been wary of, Gu Feiyu did come to the Peak at night, trying to meet with Zhu Siyuan. However, he was mercilessly rejected from entering.


    ¡°Gu Shixiong, Sect Leader has ordered us, no one shall disturb his Shishu from resting. Please, don¡¯t force us into a difficult situation, Gu Shixiong.¡±


    In front of others, Gu Feiyu had been maintaining a gentle and refined character. It shouldn¡¯t be broken at this point, hence, after being told so, Gu Feiyu could only grit his teeth and walked back.


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    T/N: in case you got confused by the characters¡¯ relationship:


    Sect Leader Xi Zimo: ¡°My Uncle is younger than me and I have to take care of him.¡±


    Little Shishu Zhu Siyuan: ¡°My Nephew is older than me and I can rely on him.¡±


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    Gu Feiyu was confident, thinking that Zhu Siyuan would definitely go with him to the Sects¡¯ Conference the next day. It¡¯s not a problem even if he couldn¡¯t meet him tonight, he¡¯d just tell him about You Yushu the next morning.


    Contrary to his expectation, Zhu Siyuan was picked up by Xi Zimo early on the day of the Conference.


    When Gu Feiyu knew about it, he sneered.


    ¡®Heh. No matter how much Sect Leader tries to guard against me, in the end, won¡¯t all the things he offered for his Shishu belong to me? As long as I beckoned him over, that Zhu Siyuan will trot obediently to me.¡¯


    He was sure that what made Zhu Siyuan angry this time must be the group of Junior Brothers making a racket in the cave entrance yesterday. But, this kind of displeasure should also pass in 2 or 3 days at most.


    ***


    Before the conference began, Wu Siyuan stood next to Xi Zimo, facing the disciples of their YuQing Sect. As a Sect Leader, Xi Zimo was currently giving his instruction to the disciples.


    After Xi Zimo finished his speech, Gu Feiyu in the audience immediately threw an eager look in Wu Siyuan¡¯s direction.


    Wu Siyuan noticed his heated stare, and he knew that Gu Feiyu was feeling impatient. The Protagonist Gong currently must have been thinking about how he¡¯d directly come to him after the Conference later, informing him about the admittance of the Protagonist Shou.


    But Wu Siyuan thought this occasion was rather suitable, so he directly called him out;


    ¡°Feiyu, do you have something you want to say?¡±


    Since the Protagonist Gong looked like he couldn¡¯t wait to speak his mind, then just let him say his piece in the full view of everyone, no need to wait for later, right?


    Apparently, Gu Feiyu himself agreed with Wu Siyuan¡¯s choice. In his opinion, right now was also a good opportunity. In front of these many spectators, as a Master, Zhu Siyuan would not refuse and embarrass his own Head Disciple.


    Little did Gu Feiyu know that the one he was confronting right now was no longer the affectionate Zhu Siyuan, but Wu Siyuan who dedicated himself to playing the wilful Little Overlord Zhu Siyuan to the utmost!


    He was the big Baby of YuQing Sect. The last person who should be asked about propriety, and the number one person who embodied spoiled and uninhibited person.


    No matter what this Little Overlord did, so long as he didn¡¯t commit murder or kill himself, someone behind him would smooth things over for him. Someone else would be ready to clean up the troubles he brews.


    If it¡¯s just a matter of unwillingness to give any face to his own apprentice, could that even be called a problem at all?


    The Protagonist Gong wanted to use the circumstance to pressure him into acquiescing to his whims¡ª


    ¡®Oh, Boy, do you know who are you against?¡¯


    Wu Siyuan, was someone who had earnestly completed the task assigned by the System. In the full 2 worlds he lived in prior, he had diligently worked for the goodness of the protagonist.


    Wu Siyuan¡¯s whole purpose was to prevent the Protagonists from encountering any detour or obstacle in their beautiful romance!


    So, what exactly were those detours and obstacles? Well, for example, Zhu Siyuan here originally existed to set conflicts within their romance.


    According to the original plot, if the original owner hadn¡¯t always been trying to intervene in the relationship between the Protagonist Gong and Shou, they wouldn¡¯t have suffered so much.


    Naturally, as a conscientious Tasker, Wu Siyuan wouldn¡¯t do anything to harm the protagonists of the world. On the contrary, per his mission given, Wu Siyuan would help to accelerate their relationship as fast as possible. Let the Protagonist Gong and Shou fell deeply in love as soon as possible!


    Therefore, the first thing he ought to do was to erase himself from the equation within the protagonists¡¯ life. Stay away from their affair as far as possible! And let them warm their deep love with peace of mind without Zhu Siyuan getting in the way.


    ¡ªOne Master and one apprentice had their own thoughts.


    And as expected of the Protagonist Gong, he did live up to everyone¡¯s expectations. Gu Feiyu who had been given the chance didn¡¯t waste the opportunity and quickly explained the important situation:


    ¡°Shifu, before, when Shifu was still in seclusion, I found someone who is well-suited to be admitted under your teaching, Shifu. Therefore, in order not to bother Shifu¡¯s cultivation, I have helped Shifu to accept him as a disciple.¡±


    Wu Siyuan was expressionless as he replied, ¡°This new apprentice, tell me, was it you who¡¯d like to accept him as a disciple, or did you accept him as a disciple on behalf of your Shifu?¡±


    Gu Feiyu didn¡¯t expect Zhu Siyuan to throw such a question instead.


    He was silent for a while before answering, ¡°It is a disciple I accept under your name, Shifu.¡±


    Gu Feiyu¡¯s answer instantly drew a slight commotion among the disciples. The disciples around him were frowning as they heard his words, and the others also realized how strange those words sounded.


    It was because no matter how much Gu Feiyu was favored by Zhu Siyuan, what he did was inappropriate.


    As expected, Wu Siyuan in front of them suddenly shouted in displeasure;


    ¡°Unfilial disciple! Did you regard your Master as the dead or what?! So long as a Master is still alive, no one can replace him to accept any apprentice on his behalf!¡±


    With Wu Siyuan¡¯s unabated castigation, Gu Feiyu was left standing on the spot, completely humiliated.


    Even then, Gu Feiyu didn¡¯t feel any fear in the least facing his Shifu¡¯s berate publicly like this. He knew that Zhu Siyuan would likely disagree at first.


    He had guessed it, thinking that Zhu Siyuan should probably know the relationship between him and You Yushu, hence he wouldn¡¯t easily agree to take You Yushu in.


    Adjusting his previous attitude, this time Gu Feiyu spoke carefully;


    ¡°This disciple knows he is wrong, Shifu. However, You-Shidi is really pitiful. He has lived such a miserable life all this time. His Father doesn¡¯t love him, and his Mother doesn¡¯t care about him. Most importantly, he is a cheerful and optimistic person, I think Shifu would love to enjoy his company.¡±


    ¡°¡ªShifu was still in secluded cultivation before, this disciple didn¡¯t know when would Shifu come out, so he braced himself to accept a disciple on your behalf, Shifu.¡±


    During these few years, there¡¯s actually a rumor spreading quietly among YuQing Sect¡¯s disciples that Zhu Siyuan wasn¡¯t exactly a respectable Master. It was said, that he had been demanding his own disciples to offer him treasures under the pretext of filial piety.


    Now, that Gu Feiyu deliberately describe how pitiful and miserable You Yushu¡¯s life was, he could use it as Moral Kidnapping.[1]


    Look, someone was so miserable, why are you so ruthless and refuse to accept him as a disciple?


    Gu Feiyu wanted to use this circumstance to achieve his goal and by the way, worsening Zhu Siyuan¡¯s reputation even more.


    Wu Siyuan snorted coldly.


    ¡°Hmph! Immoral disciple! Let¡¯s set aside the matter of whether you have disrespected your Master or not. Since you seem to be fond of accepting disciples so much, then I shall grant your wish and expel you from being my disciple. From now on, you may form your own Sect, and recruit your own disciples. Those disciples who were recommended by you can worship you as a Master instead. I will not take your hard work in selecting those excellent disciples. In any case, they are all recruited by you, so let them follow you as your disciples.¡±


    The people present were stumped in silence with this sudden mass expulsion.


    Wu Siyuan felt the atmosphere was just right. He nodded with satisfaction.


    Glancing at the rows of his so-called disciples, Wu Siyuan righteously spoke;


    ¡°We have been Master and Disciples for 10 years. You have used a lot of treasures and resources of mine. As your former Master, however, I will be magnanimous and won¡¯t force you to give back what you¡¯ve taken and used.¡±


    Afterward, wearing a disdainful look on his face, he also added;


    ¡°Besides, I have never liked second-handed goods. For those of you who used to worship me as a Master, just take those treasures as some gift.¡±


    The other spectators were still left speechless.


    They were caught off guard by this unanticipated outcome.


    Just how did things progress to this point all of a sudden, anyway?


    Gu Feiyu himself had never expected this either. His mouth opened as he uttered in disbelief, ¡°Shifu¡­¡±


    Wu Siyuan, on the other hand, looked at him as if he was looking at something revolting.


    ¡°Benzuo[2] is no longer your Shifu. You are already a Shifu yourself right now, please do remind your disciples that they are no longer my disciples, and should also start calling you Shifu from now on.¡±


    After finishing his words, Wu Siyuan took out a Qiankun[3]bag, and threw out pieces of ¡ª¡ª to put it nicely they were miscellaneous things, and to put it bluntly¡­these were simply garbage.


    But Wu SIyuan later said referring to these garbages, ¡°Oh, these are your spiritual treasures you have painstakingly gathered for 10 years, that you¡¯ve previously offered as a form of filial piety to Benzuo. Naturally, Benzuo will not hoard them. You may take them back and use them yourself.¡±


    The other disciples from YuQing Sect immediately craned their necks, trying to see clearly what those treasures were.


    Gu Feiyu had always been at the forefront among the disciples in YuQing Sect. It was inevitable. After all, his luck was good. His Master not only favored him but also owned the best resources among the Elders in the Sect. Despite the refined character he built, Gu Feiyu would still inadvertently show off the necessities provided to him¡ªfrom spiritual foods, clothing, and other accessories. All of the other disciples had always been envious of his luxurious life.


    However, when those disciples once went on the same outing, exploring some Hidden Realm[4], Gu Feiyu and his other Junior Brothers who were brought along with him kept telling the other disciples from the same sect that Zhu Siyuan had been treating them harshly. He was exploiting his status as their Master and forcing them to search for precious spiritual treasures and gave them to him as offering.


    That being said¡­


    ¡ªThis miscellaneous stuff was¡­


    ¡ªThe so-called precious treasure¡­apparently?


    Even a conman wouldn¡¯t be so shameless to call them treasures, right??


    This kind of trinket that nobody would pick up even if they were lying on the side of the road, which part of it could be called as precious?!


    In just an instant, the way everyone looked at Gu Feiyu had changed.


    The person who was the most furious of them all was Xi Zimo.


    ¡®My little Shishu has always gotten the best thing even for the material for his snacks! When has he ever been treated this poorly by anyone?!¡¯


    Now Xi Zimo was even more convinced that this group of so-called disciples under Zhu Siyuan were truly a bunch of Beasts. He didn¡¯t like Gu Feiyu at first glance, but it turned out he was really the embodiment of a White-eyed Wolf.


    Just how brazen was Gu Feiyu to dare accept a disciple without his Shifu¡¯s acknowledgment?


    Respect your Teacher, they who have guided you to the Way ¡ª¡ª Did all those studies about etiquette, courtesy, and conduct were all for naught?


    Gu Feiyu was just a Cultivator in the Foundation Building period. But this no-name character was able to act unscrupulously by relying on his Shishu¡¯s favor. Really, what a disgrace!


    He relied on his Shishu¡¯s status, but dared to be impudent.


    Accepting a Disciple on behalf of one¡¯s Master could be done¡­only when the said Master had passed away!


    ¡®Does he regard my Shishu as a dead man? Presumptuous! What an insolent conduct!¡¯


    The more Xi Zimo digested the newly exposed facts, the angrier he became.


    ***


    As for Gu Feiyu;


    Right now his face went pale for a second and his expression turned dark for another second.


    Never had he thought Zhu Siyuan would react like this. Neither did he ever expect him to take out the stuff he gave all these years in public.


    Of course, Gu Feiyu wasn¡¯t stupid. He knew from the very beginning that the stuff he offered to Zhu Siyuan was garbage compared to his own spiritual treasures. However, Zhu Siyuan had never cared about them before. What he appreciated was the thought of Gu Feiyu giving him gifts, not the value of the supposed gifts.


    But, why did Zhu SIyuan suddenly care about their value today?!


    Wu Siyuan, on the other hand, continued to speak, still with a cold tone:


    ¡°That¡¯s right. I heard a lot of YuQing Sect disciples saying that I have treated the disciples under my seat harshly. Allegedly, they have been under oppression for a long time. They said, I have forced my own disciples to work hard but take all of the resources they have earned into my own hand. Why, it sounds like I really am pathetic ¡ª for me to rob others of these miscellaneous things.¡±


    He glanced in the direction of Gu Feiyu¡¯s Junior Brothers. ¡°¡­ this stuff was offered by Gu Feiyu, so Benzuo will return them back to him. As for you all, since you never offered anything, there¡¯s also nothing Benzuo needs to return to you.¡±


    Everyone had already been eyeing Gu Feiyu with a weird gaze, but now that Wu Siyuan said even more unbelievable things, the way the looked at Gu Feiyu and the several lackeys around him became even more marvelous.


    Xi Zimo was still the most infuriated of them all, however.


    He thought, if these past 10 years everything transpired like what his Shishu had just said, then wouldn¡¯t that mean his Shishu had been living a miserable life under his nose? Even his own apprentice dared to spread rumors and worsen their Master¡¯s reputation.


    Looking at what happened today, what else did Xi Zimo fail to understand? That Gu Feiyu must have done them all on purpose!


    On one hand, he used various valuable things that his Shishu had given him, on the other hand, he was spreading rumors that his Shifu was treating his own disciples badly.  As if that wasn¡¯t enough, he still regarded his Shifu as a dead man, by daring to accept an apprentice without a Master¡¯s consent.


    Don¡¯t think that everyone is clueless. They knew that You Yushu who was mentioned earlier was Gu Feiyu¡¯s nominal fiance. Deliberately describing his life to be miserable and pitiful, wasn¡¯t that just forcing his Little Shishu to treat him well? He must have brought his own fiance here intending to gnaw on his Shishu¡¯s wealth and resources together.


    Xi Zimo once heard from Zhu Siyuan that the other disciples under him were all recommended by Gu Feiyu. But looking at them now, they were simply a group of White-eyed Wolves raised by Gu Feiyu himself. Gnawing on their Master¡¯s wealth, but spreading rumors about him behind.


    Perhaps the blunder this time was because his Shishu entered seclusion unexpectedly for rather a long time. Gu Feiyu couldn¡¯t wait any longer, and finally decided to accept You Yushu into the Sect without the usual route of recommending first to his Master.


    Gu Feiyu said he took You Yushu as a disciple on behalf of his Master because he thought his Master would like You Yushu¡¯s company. But in reality, it should be Gu Feiyu himself who¡¯d love to enjoy You Yushu¡¯s presence, right?


    ¡®Just because my Shishu has been pampering him all these years, he has no scruples about treating his Master as if he was dead. What a filial disciple! Now that Shishu has expelled him from the Sect instead, let¡¯s see what can he do.¡¯


    The Cultivation World wasn¡¯t short of mind-blowing things. There were various people with their various quirks in the world of Cultivation. Xi ZImo had seen and met all kinds of people, but he had never seen such a disciple as Gu Feiyu!


    ***


    Gu Feiyu had been brought to the limelight, and all of his dirty laundries was laid bare publicly just like that. Aside from staring at Zhu Siyuan with a humiliated and resentful look, he was unable to conjure a proper reaction to this sudden revelation.


    ¡®How dare you! How dare you treat me like this! Didn¡¯t you say you will always trust me with all your heart?!¡¯


    ¡®¡­Just what the hell is wrong?¡¯


    Gu Feiyu couldn¡¯t figure it out.


    He even wondered if the so-called enlightenment Zhu Siyuan said he had gained during his seclusion this time, was actually true. Could it be, he truly become smarter after gaining some insight?


    But Gu Feiyu also thought that it should be impossible. With just Zhu Siyuan¡¯s brain capacity, no matter how much insight he gained, he couldn¡¯t become smart and even learn to retaliate in a flash.


    ¡®Someone else must have guided him from behind!¡¯


    Gu Feiyu averted his gaze toward Xi Zimo, the one he suspected the most, this time with a look filled with hatred. Though, that said, he could only stare hatefully at him, but didn¡¯t dare to say anything to the Leader of YuQing Sect.


    Wu Siyuan in front still hadn¡¯t finished what he wanted to talk about, however.


    He continued to make a statement, ¡°Alright. By now, you all must have figured things out already. Let me announce it once again; Gu Feiyu, you may take those apprentices you have recommended to me as your own. You go and take them to Sunset Peak. As my last goodwill, Benzuo will grant you a whole mountain for you to reside in. From today onwards, you may live there with your disciples.¡±


    This time, Gu Feiyu couldn¡¯t hold back his rage anymore. He spat out a mouthful of blood due to the extreme stimulation.


    Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t spare him any glance. He turned his eyes away, too lazy to give them any more attention.


    ¡°¡ªThat¡¯s it. Tomorrow, I need my Lefeng Peak to be free of unrelated people. So, you have to move out, all within today.¡±


    After finishing what he had to say today, Wu Siyuan went back to standing in leisure, putting his hands behind his back, and gave a signal to Xi Zimo to take care of the rest by the way.


    XI Zimo, ¡°¡­¡±


    He was exasperated. His Shishu was way too willful, isn¡¯t he? Even if Xi Zimo admitted that he¡¯s very satisfied with today¡¯s show, but in the end, it was him who needed to face others and offend them later when taking care of the aftermath.


    Oh, well, forget it. It wasn¡¯t like this was the first time anyway. If his Master ever found out he didn¡¯t take good care of this Little Shishu of his, his Master might become angry that he¡¯d descend from the Immortal Realm just to beat him up.


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    It wasn¡¯t just Xi Zimo who had had his fill of entertainment today. The other disciples of the YuQing Sect were also enjoying the unexpected showdown.


    After watching the situation from start to finish, they began to talk in some small groups, gossiping about what had just happened.


    Judging from Gu Feiyu who was unable to refute, and looking at his expression, they concluded that what Zhu Siyuan had conveyed must have been true. Otherwise, anyone would definitely strongly repudiate such an accusation, not to mention, Gu Feiyu. If even a portion of it was untrue, that guy must have cried out miserably for the injustice.


    There were not a few disciples who were creative enough to record what happened today on their Recording Stone. That was obvious. Such exciting gossip shouldn¡¯t be enjoyed alone ¡ª they must share this with their own relatives and friends outside the sect!


    For some time, the biggest joke shared among people in the Cultivation world had unanimously become one person, Gu Feiyu.


    Surprisingly, YuQing Sect had raised such a high-level White-eyed Wolf.


    His own Master was still alive and kicking, but the disciple dared to accept a new apprentice on his behalf without any consent.


    Not only had he disrespected his Master, but he had also immorally slandered his own Master for many years.  Hence, his Master, Zhu Siyuan, decided to expel him from the Sect.


    Zhu Siyuan didn¡¯t pursue Gu Feiyu any further, but other people who felt they were the messenger of justice thought that he was too lenient. How could such a grave misdeed be punished so lightly? Not only did the expulsion seem too simple, but Zhu Siyuan even prepared a Peak for his former disciples to reside from then on.


    Others were lamenting;


    ¡®Hey¡­even if that Zhu Siyuan has been spoiled too much and has always been acting as he pleases, in the end, he is still too kind-hearted¡­¡¯


    On the contrary, Xi Zimo who¡¯s Zhu Siyuan¡¯s Shizhi, was rather bad at dealing with things, isn¡¯t he? As a Sect Leader of YuQing Sect, why didn¡¯t he kick those White-eyed Wolves from his Sect ground sooner?


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 CH 36

    T/N: Forgive me, but there¡¯s a slight translation mistake I made in the previous 2 chapters. What was being held today was an assembly, a meeting to talk about the upcoming Sect¡¯s Conference. Not the Conference day yet.


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    Everyone was questioning why Xi Zimo hadn¡¯t kicked such a traitorous disciple yet from his own Sect. But actually, Xi Zimo himself wished to quickly throw this garbage out of YuQing Sect. It¡¯s a pity that his Shishu decided to let them stay and occupied a Peak on their own instead. There¡¯s nothing he could do aside from fulfilling his decision.


    ¡®Forget it. Let them temporarily stuck in the Sect for the time being.¡¯


    He figured that with the blood-sucking vermin nature of those disciples who were brought along with Gu Feiyu, it¡¯d not be long before they couldn¡¯t go on anymore. Of course, there¡¯s another exception. That¡¯d be if Gu Feiyu was able to truly command his disciples to offer a lot of cultivation resources for him.


    Either way, Xi Zimo would be happy to see it. As long as his Shishu wasn¡¯t entangled with them anymore, it¡¯s enough. After all, without the most important variable, his Shishu, what would Gu Feiyu and the others rely on to make trouble in the world of cultivation?


    After Wu Siyuan sent him a signal to take care of the aftermath, Xi Zimo immediately obeyed his instruction and sent his subordinate to usher Gu Feiyu and the others out of Lefeng Peak as soon as possible. Don¡¯t think about dawdling, hoping his Shishu would change his mind if given more time.


    In this case, in order to prevent any chance of Gu Feiyu contacting his Shishu, Xi Zimo also hurriedly ended the meeting, and guided Wu Siyuan away with some excuses:


    ¡°Shishu, let¡¯s take a look at our newly acquired Spiritual Weapons.¡±


    ***


    The matter being discussed in the assembly for all YuQing Sect¡¯s disciples this morning was mainly regarding the upcoming Sect¡¯s Conference, that¡¯d be held half a year later.


    This time, it¡¯s YuQing Sect¡¯s turn to host the Conference. The Conference itself consisted mainly of Martial Arts Competition. No matter what kind of Cultivation type they used, whether they¡¯re Taoist Cultivators, Buddhist Monks, Demonic Cultivator, or Ghost Cultivator[1]; everyone was eligible to participate in the competition.


    YuQing Sect had been preparing for this Conference since half a year ago. Now that the day for the Conference was getting closer, Xi Zimo as the Sect Leader mobilized this meeting to check the preparation and to motivate the disciples once again.


    ¡ªBut he certainly didn¡¯t expect such an incident to happen during the assembly.


    The one staying in YuQing Sect right now, aside from their own cultivators, there were already some small Sects¡¯ contingents who had arrived ahead of time. For such an incident to be known by other small sects¡¯ cultivators was¡­Honestly, Xi Zimo didn¡¯t know if it¡¯s a blessing, or was it their misfortune that their own affair was known by outsiders.


    ¡ªBut after thinking about it again, it seemed like it¡¯s a good thing, to let everyone know Gu Feiyu¡¯s real face.


    ¡®But¡­haaah, I just hope that ShiShu won¡¯t be sad for this end.¡¯


    After all, just how much energy had his Shishu expended on his beloved apprentice, Gu Feiyu, for the past decade? Thinking about those countless spiritual treasures wasted on them, his Shishu might not feel a heartache for it, but he would! Whenever Xi Zimo thought about those spiritual treasures in the hands of Gu Feiyu and his White-eyed Wolves followers, he felt like his heart started bleeding profusely.


    ***


    On Gu Feiyu¡¯s side.


    In just one day, suddenly not only he had been expelled from Zhu Siyuan¡¯s teaching, he, together with his Junior brothers, were kicked out of Lefeng Peak. They felt that they couldn¡¯t be more ashamed than this.


    The disciples in YuQing Sect all knew what precious resources they had been provided with all these years. But they never knew about what ¡®precious treasures¡® they, allegedly, needed to offer to Zhu Siyuan in return. Gu Feiyu and the others did deliberately obscure it for years.


    ¡ªBut, who would have expected that Zhu Siyuan suddenly, strips them bare in front of everyone, causing them to lose their face completely!


    This way, even though Zhu Siyuan merely expelled him from being his disciples, it¡¯d be no different from expelling them from the Sect.


    However, they wouldn¡¯t be discouraged by this. Don¡¯t bully others just because they¡¯re young and impoverished! Surely, even without Zhu Siyuan¡¯s providing cultivation resources to them, they¡¯d still live well.


    The Junior Brothers thought confidently;


    ¡®No matter how bad the situation is, as long as we¡¯re with Gu-Shixiong, everything will be alright!¡¯


    ¡®¡ªOh, wait, we should call him Gu-Shifu from now on.¡¯


    As for You Yushu, no one noticed him despite him standing beside Gu Feiyu all this while.


    Following Gu Feiyu¡¯s footsteps, You Yushu said anxiously,


    ¡°Shixiong, it¡¯s my fault that you and Zhu-Zhenren[2] end up in a quarrel.¡±


    Gu Feiyu reluctantly put on a smile to reassure him. ¡°It isn¡¯t your fault. It¡¯s me who failed to deal with matters well.¡±


    A cultivator next to them who was there to supervise them, to get out of the Peak immediately, heard this conversation and suddenly sneered.


    ¡°This Shizhi, you should refer to your Gu-Shixiong as your Shifu at this point. Please don¡¯t forget propriety and don¡¯t ruin your seniority.¡±


    You Yushu who was warned, helplessly turned to look at Gu Feiyu with a pale face.


    But that Senior Cultivator didn¡¯t stop and continued to lecture them;


    ¡°Naturally, Gu-Shidi must keep this in mind as well. Now you have really become a Master. You might not respect your own Shifu before. But now that you¡¯ve become a Shifu yourself, I advise you to start setting an example and educate your own disciples well. Don¡¯t repeat the same mistake you¡¯ve committed in the past.¡±


    Gu Feiyu¡¯s face distorted slightly, and his taste bud already tasted the rustic smell rushing from his throat[3].


    In the end, ignoring You Yushu¡¯s pleading look to speak for him, Gu Feiyu replied to this Senior Cultivator with a smile;


    ¡°This Shidi understands. He shall definitely, not let the other disciples repeat the same mistake ever again.¡±


    This Senior Cultivator was called Lin-Shixiong. Gu Feiyu called him Shixiong because he¡¯s Xi Zimo¡¯s Shidi under the same Master[4]. Just like Xi Zimo, he was respectful to Zhu Siyuan as his Shishu.


    Gu Feiyu himself was aware that this time was all due to his own miscalculation. Even to Zhu Siyuan who doted on him so much and had always been listening to his words¡ªthis kind of unscrupulous misdeed, accepting a disciple on the Master¡¯s behalf while the Master was still alive, was unacceptable after all.


    Of course, Gu Feiyu wouldn¡¯t think that it¡¯s his fault. In his mind, it¡¯s because Zhu Siyuan was narrow-minded. It¡¯s because he¡¯s such an old geezer who stubbornly held on to orthodoxy and refused to accept new ideas. It¡¯s because Zhu Siyuan was such a petty Master, that this kind of trivial thing was turned into a big deal.


    Besides, if it wasn¡¯t for Zhu Siyuan¡¯s seclusion taking too long, would he be so hasty to accept a disciple by himself?


    ¡®Tsk. If I had known this earlier, I should have forced him to leave his seclusion halfway instead, to accept a new apprentice.¡¯ ¡ªGu Feiyu concluded in his mind.


    ***


    What Gu Feiyu had been thinking in his mind, naturally no one knew about it.


    Not the Lin-Shixiong who was supervising his movement, not Xi Zimo the Sect Leader, and of course, not the other YuQing disciples or Elders in the Sect.


    Otherwise, with such impudence, others would never let him off easily.


    Currently, in order to make his Shishu feel better, Xi Zimo brought Wu Siyuan to appreciate the newly acquired flying sword and some precious herbs brought by his own disciples not long ago. If his Shishu desired it, Xi Zimo would certainly pack them away for him to take. As long as these treasures were not given to Gu Feiyu and the other bastards again, Xi Zimo wouldn¡¯t mind.


    Aside from Xi Zimo, there¡¯s an Elder from the Sect present, Elder Tong. He¡¯s relatively old compared to the two, and currently his cultivation was in the Void-Refining Period[5]. In YuQing Sect, his cultivation was considered among the highest.


    Unlike the other Old Monsters[6] in the Sect, Elder Tong hadn¡¯t entered a closed-seclusion for rather a long time. In this regard, he¡¯s the strongest Cultivator in YuQing Sect who¡¯s currently available, and could be considered as the Sect¡¯s representative. Elder Tong was the Shidi of Zhu Siyuan¡¯s Master[7]. He had watched Zhu Siyuan since childhood, and watched him grow up until today.


    ¡ªBut unlike other people, he couldn¡¯t stand the way others spoiled this Zhu Siyuan too much.


    In his eyes, this kind of pampering was no different from a loving mother who unknowingly taught her son astray.


    His view was not wrong either. Just look at the original Zhu Siyuan had become~


    Therefore, meeting with Wu Siyuan today, he snorted coldly.


    ¡°Hmph. Look at what you¡¯ve become! Even admitting a disciple, you can¡¯t even teach a good one properly! And instead, look at that bunch of White-eyed Wolves you¡¯ve raised! In the entire Cultivation World, only you are capable of this farce!¡±


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    Elder Tong was also of one those Elders in YuQing sect who had intentionally or unintentionally put pressure on Xi Zimo regarding Zhu Siyuan¡¯s privileged treatment, when the Sect Leader had just been appointed to his post back then.


    But in the end, Elder Tong didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to them. He couldn¡¯t understand Zhu Siyuan¡¯s behavior at all. And after finding out that Zhu Siyuan hardly listened to his lecture, he stopped meddling in his affair.


    After all, Elder Tong was the Shidi of Zhu Siyuan¡¯s Master, but they weren¡¯t under the same Shifu. To put it simply, Zhu Siyuan¡¯s Master and him were like cousins, not direct Martial Sibling¡ªTherefore, the relationship distance between him and Zhu Siyuan was even farther.


    Elder Tong stopped paying attention to Zhu Siyuan long ago. That¡¯s why in the original plot, Elder Tong only knew that Zhu Siyuan had been treating his disciples harshly. Additionally, he still harbored forbidden feelings toward his Head Disciple, Gu Feiyu. As if it wasn¡¯t enough, Zhu Siyuan apparently also forced Gu Feiyu to be with him. Knowing his conduct, Elder Tong looked down on Zhu Siyuan from the bottom of his heart.


    Afterward, when You Yushu got admitted to YuQing Sect, Elder Tong was informed that Zhu Siyuan had spent a lot of effort to frame Gu Feiyu¡¯s nominal fiance and had been targeting him ever since.


    Thus, Elder Tong felt even more ashamed of him.


    According to the original plot, after Gu Feiyu slayed Zhu Siyuan for justice, Elder Tong finally went into seclusion.


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    In Wu Siyuan¡¯s opinion, this person actually was simple.


    He simply hated Irons for failing to become steel [8], originally he didn¡¯t hate Zhu Siyuan as a person, but disapproved of him as a disobedient child.


    Unfortunately, perhaps it was Gu Feiyu¡¯s successful propaganda and the constant rumor about Zhu Siyuan¡¯s supposedly ¡®immoral¡¯ conduct, that made Elder Tong give up on him. Or perhaps, in Elder Tong¡¯s eyes, Zhu Siyuan was capable of such infamy¡ªBut in the original plot, Elder Tong chose to go into seclusion without investigating the matter of Zhu Siyuan¡¯s death properly.


    Contrary to him who chose to give up on Zhu Siyuan, but in the original plot, it was Xi Zimo who insisted on avenging his Shishu¡¯s death. It didn¡¯t matter whether his Shishu was right or wrong, he just couldn¡¯t stand on the side doing nothing when his Shishu was killed just like that. Unfortunately, those who stood on the same side as Cannon Fodder Villain never had a good end¡ªand so did Xi Zimo.


    Wu Siyuan felt that in the original plot, the ones who had the most difficult life must be those Shizhis, Xi Zimo, and his other Shidis in the same generation.


    Their Shishu, Zhu Siyuan was a capricious and profligate person. As Shizhis, they had spent a lot of effort to support Zhu Siyuan, and later another bunch of blood-sucking vermin under his seat.


    However, now that the one who stood here had become Wu Siyuan, fear not, he¡¯d alleviate their burden!


    Look, in just one day he had successfully gotten rid of those vermin. In this way, from today onwards they only had a single Wu Siyuan to raise with peace of mind~


    That said, Wu Siyuan finally looked at Elder Tong hesitantly, and replied:


    ¡°Shishu, you can¡¯t say that. After all, it¡¯s my first time accepting disciples, isn¡¯t it normal for first-times to go wrong?¡±


    Elder Tong wanted to beat this child so much. Exactly because it¡¯s the first time, then shouldn¡¯t one be extremely cautious and careful in selecting a disciple?


    Besides, what the hell did he mean by first-time? First-times my ass! Why don¡¯t you say it¡¯s the first time for you to be a human being as well?!


    ¡°You¡­You! Whatever, I¡¯m too lazy to worry about you anymore, hmph! However, with your ¡®good eyes¡®, from now on, don¡¯t accept any apprentice anymore! Don¡¯t delay other people¡¯s future!¡±


    Wu Siyuan acted according to the original owner¡¯s logic, and continued to respond;


    ¡°But others all have their own apprentices, and I don¡¯t have one, wouldn¡¯t it be embarrassing?¡±


    Xi Zimo covered his face from the side. He was desperately praying;


    ¡®Little Shishu, really, just don¡¯t say anything anymore!¡¯


    Looking at Elder Tong¡¯s expression darkened with anger, it¡¯s possible that he¡¯s going to swipe his sleeve and went into seclusion the next moment.


    ¡°You¡¯re still talking about embarrassment? So, do you think it is an honor for you to accept a bunch of White-Eyed Wolves? In the beginning, didn¡¯t you say that you wanted to accept Gu Feiyu because he¡¯s good-looking?! But what happened afterward? Why, none of your disciples after are good-looking, but you accepted them nonetheless! No, you¡¯ve simply become muddle-headed, stupidly following Gu Feiyu¡¯s words as orders!¡±


    Elder Tong sneered. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that you¡¯ve become sober on your own today. And it¡¯s fortunate that you¡¯re finally able to differentiate right from wrong.¡±


    Wu Siyuan decided to take this chance and reported his grievance to his Elder,


    ¡°I never expected him to get ahead of himself and regarded me as a Dead person. I couldn¡¯t help it before and nearly lost my temper, those disciples never cared about me at all. They unanimously shoved a disciple on me. That new apprentice, just one look at his face we¡¯ll know he¡¯s not a good person. I also heard that he¡¯s Gu Feiyu¡¯s nominal fiance¡­¡±


    Elder Tong massaged the bridge between his eyebrows with his finger, feeling the throbbing pain from his temple.


    He was aggrieved. Lamenting why was it among his generation, only he had to face difficulties advancing his cultivation stage, and had yet ascended to the Immortal Realm until today.


    ¡ªExactly because of this reason that he was forced to look after this unreliable Nephew.


    He was very sure that he had done a lot of good deeds in this life.  Therefore, he wondered, just what kind of unpardonable sin he had done in his past life¡ªfor him to be plagued with debt in the name of Zhu Siyuan in the present.


    ¡°This damn child! You just dislike that new disciple because he is Gu Feiyu¡¯s nominal fiance! Is this why you end up losing your temper with Gu Feiyu? Don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re still thinking about reconciling with them on another whim!¡±


    Wu Siyuan hurriedly denied, ¡°That¡¯s impossible! How can I, I¡¯m not stupid!¡±


    With every sentence that Wu Siyuan said, Elder Tong felt that this child had accurately hit every point that made him want to curse.


    Xi Zimo watched those two Overlords argue back and forth, he wanted so badly to persuade them but didn¡¯t dare to do so.


    When he first took his post as YuQing Sect Leader, he was able to gain a firm foothold within a few years. He was able to beat the other Elders and other Administrators in the Sect who disliked his little Shishu. In addition to his eloquence, his cultivation and ability were also high enough to shut them up.


    He once thought that, in case Elder Tong fought with him, there¡¯s still a slight possibility to win.


    It was because previously he thought Elder Tong simply hated his Little Shishu. But today, he looked at them bickering, it seemed like he might be wrong about it. To be honest, it was the first time he saw Elder Tong speak so many words with other people.


    Looking at it again, Xi Zimo realized that perhaps Elder Tong simply wished his Little Shishu to be taught properly.


    Xi Zimo thought about a lot of things in consideration, and felt that his little Shishu really need to be taught again after all.


    Elder Tong, on the other hand, seeing that Xi Zimo had no intention to blindly defend Zhu Siyuan, he was quick to adjust his attitude as an Elder and began to lecture Zhu Siyuan seriously.


    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for your Shifu being unreliable, ascending to the Immortal realm that early, you wouldn¡¯t have been spoiled astray by a bunch of old-geezers Shixiongs and Shijies.¡±


    Xi Zimo really wanted to remind him: ¡®Excuse me, but Elder Tong, you couldn¡¯t possibly think you are still young, right?¡¯


    ¡°¡ªJust how did that bunch of Shixiongs and Shijies of yours teach you back then? From now on, you must come to meet me every day and start learning once again. If you continue to be ignorant, you will make the entire YuQing Sect lose their face. Also, you¡¯re forbidden from accepting any disciple these days. At least, wait until the Sect¡¯s Conference commences 6 months later. We can take a look and see if there¡¯s a good seedling at that time.¡±


    Xi Zimo heard how Elder Tong decided the matter so simply. He looked at the toe of his shoe, yet again silently rebutting the Elder;


    ¡®Elder, choosing disciples in the Sect¡¯s Conference won¡¯t be as easy as choosing Cabbages in the market¡­¡¯


    Those Sects¡¯ Disciples or Cultivators who were eligible to be brought to the Conference must be well-known. Even if some of them had no Master yet able to shine brilliantly in the competition¡­well, do you think those Talented people would consider his little Shishu to guide them further in their cultivation? Forgive him for being blunt, but those who happily chose his Shishu as their Master must have been eyeing the enormous resources he had, or they were simply unpromising, weaker than even his Shishu.


    But Elder Tong certainly couldn¡¯t hear Xi Zimo¡¯s rebuttal, thus he heard the Elder once again promise his Shishu:


    ¡°¡ªDon¡¯t worry, I will definitely pick a good one for you!¡±


    Wu Siyuan himself didn¡¯t refuse his goodwill and casually nodded, following him along.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, this time, I want to find a disciple who can beat those White-eyed Wolves with a flick of their hand. It¡¯d be better if the disciple admitted is wealthy and capable, so they can support me with cultivation resources!¡±


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