The Cheater Turns Around and Blames Him

Qin Yunhai wasn't stupid, of course.

Wu Wei had hinted so heavily that if Qin Yunhai still didn't get it, he might as well hang himself with a noodle.

He immediately sent the video to Wu Wei. When Wu Wei picked up, he saw Qin Yunhai's face flushed red, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke.

"Weiwei, how did you know?"

"I ran into Chi Yu while discussing something with Lan Meng at a café. Then I looked into Chi Yu's chat history. Oh, sorry for invading her privacy—and yours."

Qin Yunhai: "..."

"Of course, I also invaded the privacy of those other men. Yunhai, I'm sorry to tell you, but you've got more than five brothers-in-law now."

Qin Yunhai wanted to die.

"When she got together with me, it was her first time."

He tried to prove something.

Wu Wei sighed. "Technology is so advanced these days. Getting that membrane repaired at a hospital only costs a thousand Qin Coins. Kid, you think far too highly of yourself. You weren't the first—there were already others like you before."

Lan Meng tugged at Wu Wei's clothes, signaling him not to be so blunt.

Qin Yunhai was indeed mortified, and he really wanted to kill someone.

"Brother, stay calm. At the end of the day, you and Chi Yu aren't even married. Even if you were, her cheating would be a moral failing, not a crime. It's not worth ruining your life over."

Wu Wei knew his buddy's abilities very well.

He was a top talent in biology. If he wanted to take out a few targets one-on-one, ordinary Awakened ones wouldn't stand a chance against the scholar, let alone a few normal people.

In Wu Wei's eyes, the other three people in their dorm combined weren't even half as dangerous as Qin Yunhai.

So Wu Wei couldn't let him do anything stupid. He didn't want to see him singing about prison life someday.

"I understand. Send me the chat records you found." Qin Yunhai stayed silent for a long time before finally calming down.

Wu Wei sent Qin Yunhai all the information he'd uncovered, then ended the call.

Lan Meng looked worried.

"He won't do anything stupid, will he?"

Wu Wei glanced at Lan Meng, puzzled. "You seem especially concerned?"

"Do I?" Lan Meng smiled awkwardly.

Wu Wei's thoughts raced, and he immediately hit upon a possibility. "Did something happen to Yunhai in the future that left such a deep impression on you? Did he kill someone this time? Or does he become really impressive later?"

Lan Meng: "..."

It was so hard to fool this man.

Before coming here, Qin Yunhai had specifically told her not to let Wu Wei find out this time, or he'd tease him about it for the rest of his life.

Lan Meng had agreed and planned to take care of the matter for him in advance. Who could have known that fate would have other plans and Wu Wei would run right into it?

"Deputy Director, you can't blame me for this." Lan Meng offered Qin Yunhai a thoroughly insincere apology in her heart, then told Wu Wei the truth.

"Qin Yunhai becomes the deputy director of the 404 Bureau in the future. He was also the one who arranged to send me back."

Wu Wei raised an eyebrow, but wasn't particularly surprised.

Given what he knew about Qin Yunhai and Night Emperor Academy, unless something major happened, Qin Yunhai could hardly end up unknown.

Most people who thought their talent went unrecognized simply didn't have enough talent, though many refused to believe it.

"What talent did he awaken?" Wu Wei asked.

Lan Meng shook her head, admiration in her voice. "He was an ordinary person the whole time. He followed Aunt Lin's path and became a leading genetic biologist of the future. He helped countless Awakened ones improve their talents and was hailed as the 'Hand of God.' You were able to become the strongest in the world in the future largely thanks to Qin Yunhai. The two of you worked together wholeheartedly and made each other better."

Wu Wei wasn't particularly happy about what Qin Yunhai and he had accomplished, because none of it seemed especially difficult to accept.

Instead, another question occurred to him.

"Lan Meng, the Heart Demon and the others aren't stupid, are they?"

"Of course not. The Heart Demon excels at manipulating people's minds. Anyone who isn't exceptionally strong-willed will struggle to resist its invasion."

"If Yunhai hadn't been there, might I not have become so powerful in the future?"

"Not necessarily, but Qin Yunhai definitely shortened the time it took for you to rise. To us, his genetic modification technology is just as crucial a weapon as your Light of 404."

"So when the Heart Demon and the others can't do anything to me, might they go after Yunhai instead?"

Lan Meng's expression changed dramatically.

"Damn it. Those men—was this what Qin Yunhai was really worried about?"

Wu Wei was powerful in every way. He didn't worry about himself, so there was no need for anyone else to worry about him either.

But others were different.

Everyone, Qin Yunhai included, was afraid of being caught up in the effects of time being reset and meeting a terrible end.

So they'd sent Lan Meng back, bypassing Wu Wei entirely.

That was where they stood.

Wu Wei didn't support them, but he didn't oppose them either.

Everyone was struggling to survive and taking responsibility for their own lives. No one was in the wrong.

"It seems like my future self is a little heartless," Wu Wei concluded, naturally.

Lan Meng stole a glance at Wu Wei, then said quietly, "A kind heart doesn't make a good commander. A general can afford to be softhearted, but a commander has to learn to make difficult choices. We all understand you, really."

"Thanks for trying to comfort me, but it doesn't matter if you don't understand." Wu Wei smiled.

Wu Wei had never refused to change, but he changed to satisfy himself, not other people.

He had never cared much about what others thought.

Apparently, he'd be the same in the future.

Good. That was just like me.

Thinking this, Wu Wei started paying attention to Chi Yu and each of her "boyfriends."

He didn't know any of the other people on his future side yet, so he couldn't feel anything for them.

But he wouldn't let anything happen to Qin Yunhai.

Finding a friend you could grow alongside wasn't easy.

He treasured that friendship.

However, it didn't take long for Wu Wei to realize he might have been overthinking it.

Perhaps this really was just a story about cheating and forgiveness.

From Qin Yunhai and Chi Yu's conversation, Wu Wei didn't detect any murderous intent, though it was certainly a worldview-shattering exchange.

Qin Yunhai confronted Chi Yu directly. He really did like her, but that didn't mean he'd trample on his own dignity for her.

"Let's break up."

"Why?"

Qin Yunhai placed the evidence in front of Chi Yu and said nothing.

At that point, Qin Yunhai felt it would be better for them both to preserve some dignity.

He never expected it—and neither did Wu Wei—but the moment Chi Yu saw the evidence, she flew into a rage.

"Qin Yunhai, what's that supposed to mean?"

Qin Yunhai was completely bewildered.

"Are you even a man? My other boyfriends never suspected me of cheating, so why are you making such a big deal out of it?"

Qin Yunhai: "...???"