Yan Jinyue had made a special trip to the hospital today.
He had come specifically to see the someone who had sneaked away that morning.
After what had happened that day, he had not intended to pay much attention to the minor celebrity who had drugged him and then run off.
But the experience had been so good that Yan Jinyue could not quite forget it.
Of course, he normally kept himself out of such affairs and had never experienced it with anyone else.
He had no idea how that minor celebrity had actually managed to have his way with him that day. Yan Jinyue could only put it down to the man being far too seductive.
Those shimmering, amorous phoenix eyes, that soft yet strong waist, those long, shapely legs, and that part of him...
That experience had left Yan Jinyue wanting more. Thinking of the someone who had left without a word that morning made him grit his teeth a little. After going to all that trouble to drug him, he had run off without asking for anything?
Finally unable to resist, Yan Jinyue had his assistant check the surveillance footage from the day he had entered the Grand Prosperity Hotel. He watched the entire sequence of Ji Hanxing sneaking out of the room and then getting hit by an unidentified object.
He also heard how Xue Hui addressed Ji Hanxing.
President Ji.
Yan Jinyue then sent someone to investigate Ji Hanxing's identity, and only then did he realize he had made a mistake.
The man was no minor celebrity at all. His name was Ji Hanxing, and he was the current president of the Ji Group. Both of them had been drugged at the reception the previous day, falling victim to someone's scheme.
As for who had actually drugged them, he would keep investigating. Hopefully, someone had not staged the whole thing himself...
Yan Jinyue and Ji Hanxing had met once before.
That was also why Yan Jinyue had thought Ji Hanxing looked familiar.
There was little overlap between their businesses. The Yan family was a long-established wealthy family in City A, and the Yan Group's core businesses were financial services and investment, with little overlap with the Ji family's emerging science and technology businesses in recent years.
On top of that, Yan Jinyue had only just returned to the country, and his dealings with the various businesses and groups in City A were still at an exploratory stage. So despite that one meeting, he really had not remembered Ji Hanxing's face.
After learning that Ji Hanxing was hospitalized, Yan Jinyue had made a special trip over today.
Yan Jinyue raised an eyebrow at the person who appeared to be Ji Hanxing, sitting upright on the hospital bed with strips of paper covered in a muddle of colored marker strokes stuck to his eyelids.
"Director Xu, are you sure this is President Ji's room?"
"This is the inpatient ward, not the psychiatric ward, right?"
Ji Hanxing might not have been able to see anyone, but he could hear!
This man had actually called him mentally ill!
What a waste of such a magnetic, sexy voice.
President Yan? Ji Hanxing searched through his memories but found no recollection.
[Ding! The system has detected that the person before you is the subject of this assessment. Please demonstrate the results of your training.]
Ji Hanxing thought, This sharp-tongued guy in front of me?
Fine. Just watch me drown this venom-tongued bastard in sleaze. After all, I'm now a king-of-sleaze domineering CEO trained by the King of Sleaze System.
Facing the doorway, Ji Hanxing crooked one corner of his lips in a wickedly charming smile and forced a vocal fry out of his throat:
"You're the first person who's ever dared to speak to me like that!"
"Are you saying that to deliberately get my attention? Hmm?"
"Very good. You've successfully caught my attention."
At those words, everyone at the door except Yan Jinyue wore a different expression. Director Xu, dressed in a white coat, looked positively terrified. Had President Ji really damaged his brain in the collision?
The others also thought to themselves, Did we really come to the wrong place? Is this actually a psychiatric ward?
[Ding! The system has detected that the host has completed the "domineering CEO expression" assessment. Training result: pass. Reward: seven days of life.]
The system's voice rang out in Ji Hanxing's head, and he secretly rejoiced. Another seven days added to his life!
Ji Hanxing kept that expression on his face, unable to stop himself from feeling smug. Ugh, even I nearly threw up hearing myself. How could this guy not drown in the sleaze?
"Heh."
A soft chuckle made Ji Hanxing freeze. Before he could react, light flooded his vision as someone removed the "domineering CEO gaze pie charts" he had stuck over his eyes.
Ji Hanxing looked up to find a handsome face that looked like Nuwa's graduation project. Beneath sharp brows, a pair of deep eyes gazed straight at him with a hint of amusement, drawing people in and making them believe that whoever was reflected in those eyes was his entire world.
Ji Hanxing was entranced. He's so handsome. But why does that face look so familiar?
Shit!
He remembered. Wasn't this the man he had slept with on his first day after transmigrating into the novel?
Ji Hanxing's mouth fell slightly open in surprise, and he stared blankly into Yan Jinyue's eyes. He had not expected to run into this man here.
It even looked as though he had come specifically to visit him. Did this man know the original owner of his body?
[Ding! Ding! Ding!]
A shrill alarm suddenly sounded in Ji Hanxing's mind, followed by a burst of pain. He instinctively covered his forehead, swaying and stumbling a few steps.
Yan Jinyue's pupils contracted. He reached out and caught Ji Hanxing, steadying him as he was about to fall backward.
"Are you all right?"
Director Xu was so alarmed that he hurried to support Ji Hanxing from the other side as well. If something happened to President Ji in their hospital, he would have a hard time accounting for it.
"President Ji, where are you feeling unwell?" Director Xu asked nervously.
Ji Hanxing half-closed his eyes and shook his head gently. His brows remained knitted, and he looked physically uncomfortable.
With his lips pressed tightly together, Yan Jinyue helped him over to sit on the edge of the bed. Ji Hanxing let him do as he pleased while he went to settle the score with the system in his mind.
"System, what the hell are you doing?"
[Ding! The system has issued a warning. The man before the host is this novel's greatest villain, Yan Jinyue!] [Yan Jinyue is the greatest obstacle and stumbling block on the host's path to a happy ending with the female lead. Please remain vigilant and be fully prepared!] [If necessary, eliminate him!]
Ji Hanxing's eyes flew open, and he looked up at Yan Jinyue, who was standing before him, bent slightly forward.
What the hell!
The man he had slept with that day was actually the novel's greatest villain!
[I have to eliminate Yan Jinyue, too? How? Does taking care of him in bed count?]
A shocked voice rang out beside Yan Jinyue's ear. He had been about to withdraw the hand resting on Ji Hanxing's arm, but now it froze in place.
The voice sounded rather clear and bright, somewhat like Ji Hanxing's voice when he had spoken earlier.
And what it had said...
Eliminate me? Had Ji Hanxing deliberately caused what happened that night? Had he planned it all himself?
Yan Jinyue's eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of coldness rising in their depths. First, he discreetly observed the others for any changes in their expressions, but there was nothing unusual.
Yan Jinyue then fixed his gaze on Ji Hanxing again.
Yan Jinyue had been watching Ji Hanxing the whole time. He could be certain that Ji Hanxing had not opened his mouth just now. So that voice was...
Ji Hanxing already had a guilty conscience, and Yan Jinyue's stare now made him even more flustered.
[Why is he looking at me!]
[Does he still remember what happened a few days ago?]
A dark glint flashed through Yan Jinyue's eyes. He could now be certain that he could hear Ji Hanxing's thoughts.
Then what had Ji Hanxing's purpose been in drugging him?
Yan Jinyue's stare made Ji Hanxing uncomfortable all over. He shifted, struggling to lean backward a little and move away from the hand Yan Jinyue had resting on him.
Yan Jinyue withdrew his hand naturally as well.
"Where are you feeling unwell, President Ji?"
Ji Hanxing lowered his eyes and stared at the floor, avoiding Yan Jinyue's gaze. "I just felt dizzy for a moment. It's nothing serious."
He quickly glanced at Yan Jinyue again. "I might be a little tired. Sorry for the trouble, President Yan."
Those words were an invitation to leave. Yan Jinyue gave Ji Hanxing a long look, then nodded slightly. "All right. Get some rest, President Ji. We'll meet again once you're better."
Director Xu was perceptive enough to realize that Ji Hanxing was sending them away, and he left with Yan Jinyue.
"System, what will happen to me if the plot goes off course?"
Ji Hanxing questioned the system tentatively.
[Once the plot collapses, this world will collapse as well, and your mission will be deemed a failure. Your life points will be reduced to zero.]
Ji Hanxing's heart tightened. Now that he, the male lead, had rolled around in bed with the villain, hadn't the plot gone so far off the rails that even the author who had created it would no longer recognize it?
"Has the current plot gone off course or collapsed?"