Mixing the tomato pasta on his plate with the tip of his chopsticks, Xie Yun replied with a smile, “Everything is great. Don’t worry, Dad.”
Father Xie nodded. “It’s actually quite good that you transferred to Feilode after returning to the country. With Yibing there, you brothers can look out for one another. Yibing, if there’s anything you don’t understand and you can’t find a teacher, you can ask your brother more often; let him teach you.”
He turned toward Lu Yibing halfway through his sentence, and the latter also smiled and hummed in agreement.
The family got along harmoniously, appearing to be a picture of domestic bliss. In his original world, Xie Yun’s family background had been quite good, so he was able to remain composed even after transmigrating into a noble family.
Furthermore, the parents in this world looked strikingly similar to his own parents.
This allowed Xie Yun’s adaptability to improve significantly.
He rolled up a portion of noodles coated in tomato sauce and stuffed them into his mouth. Sitting there with his eyelids lowered, Xie Yun chewed obediently.
Lu Yibing stole a glance at him.
The other’s eyelashes fluttered, and his fair, tender cheeks puffed out; no matter how one looked at him, he resembled a rabbit.
Cute.
“By the way, Xiao Yun, did your aunt tell you about the competition? You must prepare well; Mama believes in you.”
Mother Xie, Lu Yuan, ladled a spoonful of soup for each of the brothers.
Xie Yun replied, “She told me. I’ll prepare well.”
Hearing his voice, Lu Yibing couldn’t help but look over again.
A bit of sauce was smudged on the corner of the youth’s thin, reddish lips. Because it was tomato sauce, it made his lips appear even fuller and more moist…
I really want to personally kiss away the sauce on Brother’s lips.
As soon as he thought of this, he hurriedly cut off those messy ideas.
He must be going crazy.
Pulling out two tissues from the side of the table with two fingers, Lu Yibing handed them to Xie Yun and added in a low voice, “Brother, your lip is dirty.”
Xie Yun looked sideways and took the tissue. “Thanks.”
“It’s nothing…”
It felt so sweltering.
Lu Yibing finished speaking in a low voice and turned his head away, his mind a jumble.
Seeing this, the parents across from them felt a sense of relief; it seemed the relationship between the two brothers was gradually moving in a positive direction.
At least they weren’t as indifferent to each other as before.
As her gaze drifted down, Lu Yuan finally noticed Xie Yun’s face. “Eh? Xiao Yun, why aren’t you wearing those glasses? Can you see clearly during class?”
The original owner was indeed nearsighted, but Xie Yun himself was not. Although it was a soul transmigration, he could see perfectly.
He particularly hated having something perched on his ears. He had felt uncomfortable when he first transmigrated, and looking in the mirror made him feel clumsy. The original owner’s personality was already weak; wearing glasses made it even weirder.
So, he had just taken them off.
“I can see clearly, Mom.”
Xie Yun flashed her a smile. “My prescription wasn’t very high anyway.”
Lu Yuan said that was fine and told him to manage it himself, not mentioning it further.
After dinner, Xie Yun went to the master bedroom’s bathroom to shower and accidentally noticed that pair of black-rimmed glasses on the table.
They really were too ugly to wear; he looked like a completely different person compared to his current appearance.
Xie Yun thought to himself.
If I had known, I would have worn these glasses for my ID photo when I enrolled. Then I wouldn’t have been recognized by Zou Shichen, causing so much unnecessary trouble.
[Host, a calamity cannot be avoided. No matter what, you have to interact with him for the sake of the protagonist-receiver. (´◡`)]
That was true.
Xie Yun sighed softly.
Meanwhile, in a bedroom of a luxurious villa.
A silver chandelier draped in jewels reflected warm light. Inside the European-style room, a youth sat on a high-backed chair.
The burning pain of the slap still lingered on his face. His fingers tightly gripped that wrinkled black-and-white ID photo, while his other hand stroked the scalding heat.
The air was filled with a specially blended luxury scent of cedarwood. This youth, Zou Shichen, stared with somewhat unfocused eyes at the lush, beautiful face on the ID photo, his brow furrowing as he moved.
Damn you, Xie Yun… Damn it…
Tilting his head back to reveal a snowy white neck, Zou Shichen panted heavily for a long time. Finally, the pace quickened, and a hot stream splashed onto the paper.
After Xie Yun finished his shower, he casually threw on a bathrobe, revealing only a pair of snowy white, water-streaked long legs as he stepped out.
His black hair, dripping with water droplets, appeared even darker. He casually dried it with a towel a few times before hanging the towel around his faintly flushed neck.
As the tips of his hair dripped water onto the towel, Xie Yun turned on his phone.
He recalled the forum the system had mentioned. Unable to resist his curiosity, he went to look for it.
[Download “Black Pigeon,” create a random account, and search for a URL to find it~]
The system suddenly popped up.
Xie Yun followed the system’s instructions and found the forum.
『Feilode Forum』
[OP: …To the person from the previous thread, I believe you now. This XY’s strength is really something else.]
[2nd Floor: What happened, OP? Do tell.]
[3rd Floor: Do tell.]
[OP: So today after school, didn’t I go with Brother Zou to corner that LYB kid? Turns out XY was being protective again. A whole group of us couldn’t beat him alone. He even kneed Brother Zou in the groin; Brother Zou is still in pain.]
[5th Floor: ……]
[6th Floor: Pfft, hahahaha—all I can say is you deserve it. Why did you bother him for no reason?]
[OP Reply to 6th Floor: What do you mean we bothered him? We didn’t even look for XY, okay? It was the beauty himself who rushed over and gave each of us a punch. [Pity/]]
[8th Floor: But then again, why is XY protecting LYB so much? Shouldn’t he hate this illegitimate son even more?]
[9th Floor: Oh please, don’t let him turn out to be some “Holy Mother” beauty. Just because an illegitimate bastard acts pitiful, he lets him ride over his head? He probably thinks they’re one big happy family and wants to play the hero saving the idiot.]
[10th Floor: Damn, 9th floor, we’re on the same wavelength! You also think LYB is faking it? I saw XY riding a bicycle with him on the back this afternoon; the scene was so sweet.]
[11th Floor: …Sweet my ass. XY is mine.]
[Reply to 11th Floor: I saw LYB’s eyes when he was on the back seat; they looked like they could kill. Completely different from his usual self. Be careful when you try to snatch him; even walls have ears, not to mention this is the internet. Watch what you say.]
[13th Floor: Look at him acting all capable.]
[14th Floor: But I’m still so jealous of LYB. Even if he’s an illegitimate son, at least he gets to live under the same roof as such a huge beauty qvq. Who knows, maybe one day he can even…]
[15th Floor: . Would LYB even dare?]
[16th Floor: With a beauty that stunning, he’d dare even if he didn’t dare.]
[17th Floor: +1]
The Feilode forum became even more lively after school, and the post from a few hours ago was quickly bumped to “HOT.”
Xie Yun, the subject of the post who had watched the whole thing: “……”
His face was now darker than coal.
Why had he become the talk of the town on the forum after being there for only one day!
Wasn’t he supposed to be a bystander cannon fodder?
Xie Yun frowned deeply, truly regretting clicking that link.
As they say, curiosity killed the cat; how could it be so vulgar?
Places without supervision were truly chaotic. Xie Yun bit his lip and, refusing to believe his luck, typed his initials into the search bar…
[OP: That XY in our class is simply more Omega than an Omega, more beautiful than a beauty… [HOT]]
[OP: CEO returns to the country, who’s going to pick him up? Eh? How come this overbearing CEO of the Xie family is such a little beauty… [HOT]]
[OP: I will definitely research how to turn a Beta into an Omega… [HOT]]
[OP: If you want to see a beauty getting angry, just look for XY. [HOT]]
[OP: Why do I feel like LYB has a crush on his brother. [HOT]]
[OP: Showdown for the strongest Xie family heir: shameless illegitimate son vs. returned Eldest Young Master. [HOT]]
[[Fanfic Post]: Tips of his eyes crimson, lips slightly parted, XY’s unfocused pupils clouded over with mist. In the midst of the jolting, he cried softly, his voice trembling and incomplete as he called for the Alpha to stop… [This post has been deleted by the administrator!] [HOT]]
…
Xie Yun completely believed it now.
They were all insane.
He rarely cursed, but after reading the uniform titles, he couldn’t help but swear in his heart.
Just how many weirdos and monsters were in this school…
Aside from Teacher Xiao Yu specifically leaving a competition spot for him—which seemed normal since everyone believed he could take first place—was any of the rest something a normal human brain could come up with?
Bizarre and vulgar.
Before simply closing his phone, Xie Yun silently reported the webpage…
The school’s atmosphere was being ruined by these people.
Plugging in the hairdryer, Xie Yun tossed his phone onto the table, and the warm air instantly enveloped him.
…Just endure it, there’s only one year left.
Besides, since he was so active in doing missions now, maybe he could finish and go home in less than a year.
That’s right, Host! With your intelligence, you can definitely do it. There are many more missions waiting for you.
“Just say what you want to say.”
Xie Yun could hear the hidden meaning in its words.
The system chuckled: [As expected, the brain of the top student in the grade is the most useful; you know exactly what I’m up to.]
As soon as the quirky mechanical voice faded, the listener knew it hadn’t planned anything good.
The next moment, it cleared its throat and said: [The protagonist-receiver, Lu Yibing, loves sweets, especially macarons. According to the original plot, he was supposed to go to the stables, where the protagonist-attacker would appear and give him his favorite macarons. However, he ended up trapped in a room with you by accident.]
[To avoid affecting future developments, this heavy responsibility is handed to you~]
Xie Yun: “……”
Could he be blamed for this man-made plot disruption?
But this wasn’t difficult; he could just have Aunt Qian make a batch. She used to be a famous Michelin chef in the whole State of Florence before being hired by his parents as a housekeeper with a high salary.
She could definitely make enough for Lu Yibing.
I forgot to remind the Host: because the protagonist-attacker prepared them secretly and specifically made them himself, the Host cannot ask anyone else for help.
Xie Yun once again: “……”
If he had known this would happen, he would have thrown Lu Yibing to the stables himself.
“Why are you only telling me now?” Xie Yun’s resentful eyes were practically glaring at the system.
I already said I didn’t have time.
As the other’s tone gradually turned into a threat, Xie Yun sighed in his heart with furrowed brows: Sigh… System, I only have two months left to prepare for the competition. If you ask me to suddenly do these things, won’t it affect…
Do it within today, or your favorability points will be deducted.
Xie Yun, whose attempt to act pitiful failed: “……”
He could only do it later.
After everything was ready, he changed into his school uniform again, planning to message Aunt Qian to buy some ingredients for making macarons.
Host, I forgot to remind you again. It’s not ‘within the day’; the deadline is 9:00 PM tonight.
At nine o’clock, Feilode was still in evening self-study.
Was he supposed to run home to make them?
The school has a restaurant. Don’t forget just because you went home to eat.
“Can I go in?”
The system laughed at those words: Host, your family is the largest shareholder of the entire academy. As the Eldest Young Master of the Xie family, of course you have the right to enter.
Fine.
Xie Yun said nothing more.
Evening self-study at Feilode started at seven, and the campus was full of people.