Facing the main character gong’s dark, gloomy stare, Bai Zhou felt that this world was completely under control. A perfect start, his very first mission, completed beautifully.
At this point, the protagonist gong was probably cursing him to death in his heart, calling him a scheming, two-faced green tea bitch.
Thinking of that, Bai Zhou straightened his back proudly.
Without getting a single word of explanation, the man who caused all this chaos instead “happily” threw himself into another man’s arms. Fu Linchen’s heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally went cold.
“Just a small favor, no need to thank me.” Fu Linchen rejected Chi Shuyi’s polite offer of gratitude and turned away without looking back.
“Let’s go. Time to head home.” Chi Shuyi held Bai Zhou’s hand and deliberately led him through the entire banquet hall, exiting through the front doors.
Originally, the main body (the “original Bai Zhou”) had come to the capital and claimed he had nowhere to stay, so he’d been living in Chi Shuyi’s home ever since. Chi Shuyi didn’t mind at all, in fact, he kindly told him he could stay until the new semester began.
To be fair, the protagonist shou had always treated the original Bai Zhou and his family quite well, sincerely regarding him as a younger brother, unaware that this “good little brother” and his family had their eyes fixed greedily on both him and his money.
On the ride back, Bai Zhou leaned tiredly against the car window, one hand groping at the clasp of the gold necklace around his neck.
The original Bai Zhou came from the countryside, he didn’t understand “lowkey luxury.” To him, gold was the most valuable thing in the world. In his village, anyone with a gold necklace was basically a walking status symbol.
To attend this banquet, he’d even used Chi Shuyi’s credit card to buy himself a heavy gold chain to “look the part.” If not for Chi Shuyi already having prepared his outfit, he’d probably have gone with the loudest logo covered shirt he could find.
Bai Zhou normally didn’t wear jewelry, so after wearing this thick gold chain all evening, his neck felt like it had been crushed.
He fumbled with the clasp for a while but couldn’t undo it. Just as he was about to give up, a cool hand gently took the chain from him.
The sudden chill made Bai Zhou flinch instinctively.
“Don’t move.”
A soft, warm voice, tinged with the faint scent of wood, came from behind him. The man leaned in closer, and Bai Zhou could almost feel his warm breath brushing the back of his neck.
The driver suddenly hit the brakes.
And in that instant, something warm and soft brushed against the back of Bai Zhou’s neck. A faint, tingling shiver raced through him, making his body tremble.
“Shu… Shuyi-ge…”
Bai Zhou’s voice was nervous. How could the main character shou touch a cannon-fodder like him?! That was a huge no-no in any novel!
【System, that was an accident, okay?! Totally not my fault!】
System: 【Mm.】
“Mm.”
Both the system and Chi Shuyi responded at the same time, for a moment, Bai Zhou couldn’t even tell which was which.
“Sorry, I couldn’t control myself just now.” Then, as if afraid of being misunderstood, Chi Shuyi added, “I mean, I didn’t keep my balance.”
“N.. no problem.”
Since it was an accident, Bai Zhou relaxed a bit.
But he didn’t realize that the man behind him didn’t feel nearly as calm as he seemed.
Chi Shuyi’s gaze dropped, landing on the boy’s soft, delicate nape. The golden chain wrapped around that pale skin, instead of looking tacky, it was strangely… alluring. His eyes darkened, and dangerous thoughts he shouldn’t have began to grow wild.
His expression stayed casual but the heat beneath his gaze was his alone to feel.
He ran a fingernail lightly over the patch of skin where the chain had rubbed red and where his lips had just brushed. The boy trembled involuntarily. Chi Shuyi’s lips curved upward slightly, as though pleased by that reaction.
It was the kind of wicked amusement seen in nature’s predators, pretending to be harmless, earning the prey’s trust, then tearing off the mask to watch the helpless little thing tremble and shiver.
Chi Shuyi hadn’t just met Bai Zhou today. But this strange desire and possessiveness, it had never appeared before.
What was different about Bai Zhou today?
He tried to analyze it, but the “old” Bai Zhou in his memory was so vague it was almost as if… he’d never existed.
After a moment, the gold chain lay obediently in Chi Shuyi’s palm.
“Here. If you really like it that much, we can set up a display case at home just for it.”
“Really?!”
Bai Zhou’s eyes lit up, putting the gold chain in a display case was much better than putting it back around his neck.
Chi Shuyi smiled gently at the boy’s bright-eyed excitement. “Of course. You can look at some designs first and send me the one you like.”
“Okay, okay!”
Chi Shuyi owned several properties, but the one he stayed in most was a downtown apartment.
Before Bai Zhou moved in, it had always been just him. Occasionally a housekeeper came by to clean, but otherwise it was a quiet, almost lifeless place.
The décor matched its owner, understated, restrained, European-style, all neutral tones and calm elegance.
The original Bai Zhou had once tried to “leave his mark” by adding decorations, small personal touches, trying to slowly integrate himself into Chi Shuyi’s life and space, to become the second owner of this home.
But he never succeeded.
Anything he left in the living room would be neatly returned to his guest room the next day, even the flowers he bought were no exception.
In the end, not only had he failed to invade Chi Shuyi’s life, but the man had silently set invisible boundaries, Bai Zhou’s “territory” was limited strictly to his guest room.
Chi Shuyi clearly had a powerful sense of control over his domain and this apartment reflected that perfectly.
Since the original had already given up that plan, Bai Zhou had no intention of trying again. He went straight to his small guest room.
【Mission 2: Seduce the main character shou.】
Bai Zhou: “…?”
He froze, hand still on the door handle, then slowly turned back and shuffled toward the living room like a guilty cat.
【System, why are your missions always… so indecent?】
System 521 didn’t reply.
“What’s wrong? Did you need something?” Chi Shuyi asked kindly when he noticed Bai Zhou turning back.
Bai Zhou wasn’t mentally ready to “seduce” anyone yet, especially not someone he’d be living with! He’d die of embarrassment first, so he quickly shook his head.
“I’ll go change then,” Chi Shuyi said gently. “You didn’t eat much at the banquet, right? I’ll make something simple for us.”
Bai Zhou nodded immediately.
But before he could think of a proper “seduction strategy,” the system suddenly broke its silence.
【These missions are automatically generated based on the original novel’s character settings. The role was written this way. It’s not my fault. I’m not that kind of person… 】
The voice was still mechanical and flat, yet Bai Zhou could feel its helpless fluster, as if it had been misunderstood too many times and finally cracked.
Then, midway through, the system seemed to realize it was saying too much and fell silent again.
Bai Zhou, having read the original story, of course knew: after the original body flirted with the gong and failed, he went right back to seducing the shou. That’s why everyone called him a scheming green tea.
He’d only been teasing earlier, but apparently it hit a nerve.
With amusement glimmering in his eyes, Bai Zhou continued,【Wait, you said “person”? Are you saying you’re actually… human?】
System: ……
Bolai Zhou sighed dramatically.【Silent treatment again? You know that counts as emotional abuse, right, System?】
System: 【No.】
System paused, then, as if trying to sound less cold, added: 【I’m not.】
Bai Zhou wanted to tease it more, but Chi Shuyi had already come out of his room, freshly changed.
No matter what, he still had to complete his task. The missions were sequential, and without finishing this one, he couldn’t move forward.
And he was still 9,900 points short of the total he needed for the system to fulfill its promise to help him wake up from his vegetative state.
The first mission had given him 100 points. This one looked similar, another 100, probably.
“Anything you want to eat?”
Chi Shuyi was wearing a light gray set of loungewear. His freshly washed hair lay soft and slightly messy, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, making him look utterly harmless.
“Anything’s fine.”
Bai Zhou followed behind him into the kitchen, hesitant and quiet, like a small tail.
“How about tomato and egg noodles? It’s late, something simple.”
“Mm, okay.”
Bai Zhou agreed quickly, his eyes darting around nervously as he tried to figure out how to “seduce” the man naturally.
Chi Shuyi seemed in a good mood, casually chatting as he picked fresh tomatoes from the fridge, answering Bai Zhou’s random, nonsense questions with patience.
After running out of useless chatter, Bai Zhou finally focused on the cutting board.
“I’ll help you cut them.”
Chi Shuyi was about to refuse, but a phone call interrupted him.
Bai Zhou quickly took the blanched tomatoes, set them on the board, and grinned at him with a mouthful of tiny white tiger teeth, basically saying leave it to me!
For some reason, seeing those little teeth made Chi Shuyi’s own feel itchy. But he didn’t say anything, just nodded and stepped out to take the call.
Leaning against the kitchen doorway, Chi Shuyi half-listened to his subordinate’s work report, but his eyes were completely fixed on the simple silhouette inside.
The apartment’s lighting, cool white, like the rest of the space, cast a sterile glow over the boy’s figure. For the first time, Chi Shuyi reached up and switched the lights to a warm tone.
The boy paused, confused, glancing back at him. Chi Shuyi smiled silently, and the boy turned back to continue cutting.
Under the soft yellow light, the pale skin of his face seemed to glow. His long lashes fanned gently like little wings brushing against Chi Shuyi’s heart.
And suddenly, he remembered what he’d said earlier: “Let’s go home.”
He hadn’t thought much of it then, but now, those three words tasted impossibly sweet, like sugar melting in warm water.
Three tomatoes, all sliced perfectly evenly, were lined up neatly in a dish like soldiers in formation.
Red, bright, orderly and somehow, each slice was carved straight into Chi Shuyi’s heart.
On the other end of the phone, his subordinate, sensing the long silence, hesitated: “It’s getting pretty late, boss. You must be home already, right? I can continue this report tomorrow.”
Chi Shuyi’s gaze softened as he looked at the obedient figure in his kitchen, his eyes filled with scattered light.
“Mm,” he replied gently, “I’m home.”
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