"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but a fool like me is certainly not worthy of being called your brother."
Nan Qing didn't want to pay him any more attention. She took a few steps forward, then quickly stopped.
"Stop putting on that pained, suffering act, and stop trying to teach me to be a good child with that strained look on your face."
" Qin Mubai, I'm already an adult."
"I'm not that little kid who chases after you wanting to play with building blocks anymore, and I'm way past the age where if I throw a tantrum, you can just bend down and carry me home and we'll make up."
"I'm just a superfluous fool, a bully who abuses his power, short-sighted, lazy, and unambitious."
"Oh, in your heart, I must be especially ungrateful—"
"After all, you've been so good to me throughout my life, even better than you've been to yourself."
Nan Qing suppressed the stinging sensation in her nose, looked at the wall lamps in the corridor, and spoke slowly, word by word.
"But I'm an ungrateful wretch. No matter how good you were to me before, it doesn't matter. Once you've abandoned me, I'll hate you."
The lamplight stretched the dark shadows on the ground, and Nan Qing heard Qin Mubai's breathing behind her.
Her thick eyelashes drooped slightly, then quickly lifted high.
" Qin Mubai, I wish you had never treated me well."
I'd rather be a nobody in the Bai Family, living in the shadows until the main character appears, unnoticed by anyone.
It's better than giving all your reliance and expectations, only to be abandoned again and again, like a cycle of reincarnation.
No one will ever truly love him.
Parents, siblings.
All the beauty would turn to dust after a brief moment of warmth, accompanied by the cold, icy slaps of a violent storm on his face.
Only the fate of being abandoned will accompany him, never leaving him.
-
As the most distinguished guest of the banquet entered the hall, the courtyard became much more spacious.
Apart from a few servants, there were almost no other people around.
Bai Ruanruan sat looking disheveled near the fountain, using her phone to check her face.
The edges of the A4 paper were exceptionally sharp, and his face was cut in several places, leaving obvious wounds that made him look almost disfigured.
The night wind brushed against his face, and his wounds began to burn.
Bai Ruanruan looked at her face and felt somewhat embarrassed.
"087, I need treatment."
"Many people witnessed your injury, so it's unreasonable for the wound to suddenly disappear."
"Host, I suggest you go home immediately to review all recent events. I will also begin treatment for you."
Are you teaching me how to do things?
Bai Ruanruan scoffed coldly, unconvinced.
"What do you, a system, know? You're just a string of data. You don't actually think you're more powerful than someone like me, a chosen one of this world, do you?"
The system remains silent.
"I can't go home tonight, such a good opportunity."
"And you're right, the plot has indeed changed a little, which is somewhat disadvantageous to me."
The system's data blocks fluctuated twice, but still nothing was said.
"It's rare that Huo Yuzhou and Xi Juan are both here today. I have to win over one of them, otherwise my future path to becoming a big star will be quite difficult."
"You have that kind of medicine, don't you?"
Bai Ruanruan ordered imperiously, "Give it to me!"
087: "If you stay here, things will go very badly for you. Your future husband Xi Juan, has already started sabotaging your career, and the villainous boss Huo Yuzhou, is already dating Nan Qing-- "
Do you think they're dating?
Bai Ruanruan felt as if she had heard a joke; even the voice in her heart began to shrill.
"Do you even understand, 087? Huo Yuzhou is obviously jealous, okay?"
"He must be upset that I haven't seen him lately, so he's deliberately trying to get my attention and make me look at him more."
"He's just that quiet... Okay, although this method is often used in those old-fashioned melodramatic novels, I have to say, it really works. I've really noticed him."
"Give me the medicine!"
A moment later, a packet of white powder wrapped in plastic film appeared in his palm.
Bai Ruanruan scoffed, "And my face too."
"Host, I need to remind you again that the wound immunity treatment can only be used once a month, and this month has just begun. Are you sure you want to use it on such a minor wound?"
"OK, hurry!"
The pain on my face disappeared, and once again, a fair, smooth, and flawless face was reflected on the phone screen.
Bai Ruanruan touched her face with a smug look on her face.
In the dream he had foreseen, there was indeed a scene involving drugging.
In his dream, his career was on the rise, but a jealous colleague bribed a crew member to drug him at the wrap party.
That very night, after being drugged, he was taken away by Huo Yuzhou.
His cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were alluring, so much so that Huo Yuzhou almost lost control of himself and nearly tore his clothes to shreds.
At the critical Xi Juan, Xi Juan arrived, fought with Huo Yuzhou, and successfully took him away.
Like all familiar tropes, to relieve his pain from being drugged, he had a one-night Xi Juan, leaving Xi Juan was dying from pleasure.
With her innocent-looking face and alluring body, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to win him over?
Bai Ruanruan jumped up and walked towards the hall.
-
In the brightly lit hall, the cocktail party had officially begun.
Tonight's selection includes five wines: three from the Gu Family's own vineyards, and the remaining two are Bordeaux wines from different vintages.
The guests were already seated according to the table arrangement, and waiters in uniforms served exquisitely plated appetizers. The chilled wine was poured into decanters and then slowly poured into glasses.
"The 1999 Rauzan Ségla has a perfect blend of floral, cedar, and fruity notes. Sister-in-law, would you like to try it?"
Nan Qing smiled at Gu Xingchen, "Thank you!"
"We're practically family!"
Gu Xingchen leaned closer, "Sister-in-law, when you two get married, can I sit at the head table?"
Nan Qing coughed slightly, choked by his sudden topic. The man next to him smiled and reached out to help him catch his breath.
Gu Xingchen smiled and had just called out "Sister-in-law" when suddenly everything went dark. A figure appeared and fell onto the champagne gold tablecloth.
" Qingqing, I haven't had a chance to say hello to you today."
Wearing a dark blue suit, Xi Juan smiled, his slender fingers hooking a clear glass. His gaze slowly fell on Huo Yuzhou, then paused.
" President Huo."
Sitting in the main seat, Huo Yuzhou half-closed his phoenix eyes, his deep gaze sweeping over him inch by inch.
The people next to them probably assumed they knew each other well, and politely switched places with Xi Juan.
Xi Juan sat down naturally, raising his wine glass slightly with his fingers.
" Qingqing, I heard you auditioned for Director Yu Yu's film crew yesterday and did very well. The script is being filmed rather hastily; it'll start shooting at the end of October. I have a small role in it, so we can exchange acting tips then..."
At this point, Xi Juan paused abruptly, his ever-smiling peach blossom eyes falling on Huo Yuzhou, his tone exceptionally polite.
"I'm sorry, Qingqing and I work together, so I said a few more words than necessary."
"I hope Mr. Huo won't be angry."
"I did pursue Qingqing before, but my methods were very immature. However, I have realized my mistake, so I want to return to a colleague relationship with Teacher Nan Qing."
"But Mr. Huo seems a little unhappy,"
Xi Juan laughed and joked.
"If you can't even talk about work, Qingqing, it breaks my heart."