One thing Li Xiangfu may never have imagined is that Qin Jiayu’s system is actually a selection system. Once the host chooses an option other than the ‘destiny opportunity’ classified by the system, it will be automatically unbound immediately.
It’s like a gambler who invests too much in the early stage and never wants to be asked to leave the gambling table in the later stage.
As one of the protagonists of the Hongmen Banquet, Li Xiangfu seems to be an outsider now, and the smell of gunfire is basically concentrated between the two brothers. It was a waste of time just sitting around. He picked up a piece of fish, carefully shaved off the bones and put it in Li Shasha’s bowl, and then picked up another chopstick for himself.
Li Shasha: “The fish was fried for too short a time, and the marinating was not done properly.”
One can still taste the light fishy taste in their mouth.
Li Xiangfu: “Don’t be too picky.”
Two hundred yuan is spread equally among three people. According to the current prices, more than sixty people can have fish and shrimp, so they should learn to be content.
The undisguised exchange made Qin Jiayu’s eyes shift, and he stared at Li Xiangfu for a few seconds. He suddenly came closer and said, “You know…”
Qin Jin blocked it quietly. Qin Jiayu seemed to have been waiting for this moment, and suddenly made a clever move. The force hit the opponent’s wrist, and the red wine in his hand instantly poured onto his shirt.
The liquid seeped into the collar, and part of it remained along the chest. Qin Jiayu’s state was a bit embarrassing, which was completely opposite to the calmness in his eyes.
Li Xiangfu changed from picking fish bones to peeling shrimp shells. He kept moving his hands and calmly pondered this act of actively engaging in porcelain. It was usually a common move reserved for little white lotuses. The purpose was to make his real partner feel troubled and at the same time highlight their own fragility.
Ignoring Li Shasha, there are only three of them at this table.
So am I the protagonist who is being fought over in this drama of ‘fighting for love’?
Thinking of this, Li Xiangfu wiped his fingers slowly: “Everything is done on a first-come, first-served basis. Please don’t use self-mutilation to attract my attention.”
“…”
Qin Jin discussed the matter: “He should show it to the guests at table twelve.”
Li Xiangfu followed suit. Looking over, he saw a girl in her early twenties staring angrily, as if they were bullying the weak.
There was a man of outstanding temperament sitting next to the girl, who doted on her very much.
Seeing that Li Xiangfu hadn’t returned home for a long time, he was able to figure it out. There were only two most famous ‘little princesses’ in the circle, one was Bian Shiqin and the other was Li Tangtang.
Back then, when everyone was in the same school and in different classes, and Li Tangtang was the school beauty, when everyone avoided him, Li Tangtang was the only one who liked to do unnecessary things in the name of helping.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, the other party’s interest in “poverty alleviation” has still been maintained.
Qin Jiayu suddenly put down his empty wine glass and turned around and said, “I’m going to change clothes.”
Li Xiangfu blinked and couldn’t help but sincerely asked Qin Jin: “Is there something wrong with his mind?”
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He called people all the way here just for a performance. A show about “Spill Red Wine on Yourself”.
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Qin Jin smiled without emotion when he heard this.
After asking the waiter to take away the wine glass left by Qin Jiayu, he continued: “Sympathy can sometimes make people fly to the flames better than admiration.”
Li Shasha, who had been eating quietly, nodded: “Seeking the highest satisfaction in the spiritual world, to be the savior of others.”
Without commenting on this sentence, Qin Jin patiently waited for Li Xiangfu’s next inquiry, wondering whether the other party would first ask about the past between him and Qin Jiayu, or how the latter could ensure that this glass of wine could Have an effect.
After a moment of silence, Li Xiangfu did speak, but he said to himself: “It turns out it was not to attract my attention.”
He stopped wiping his hands and glanced toward Li Tangtang again, but he couldn’t help it. Qin Jiayu’s tricks are just for making money. Su Tao, whom he got engaged to today, has a huge fortune, so there is no need to step on another boat.
To take a step back, the Li family and their own family have a competitive relationship in the market, but no matter how much the family dotes on Li Tangtang, they will not go to another wealthy family to fight to the death for their daughter’s preferences.
Perplexed, Li Xiangfu thought of Li Anqing, who was unparalleled in terms of angles. He clicked on the chat page and quickly sent a message:
Li Xiangfu: [Qin Jiayu’s current alias is Qin Jue, at the engagement party with Su Tao, Li Tangtang was seduced by him pretending to be drunk. What’s the point of this?]
Li Anqing replied faster than expected: [Is Monk Tang kind?]
Li Xiangfu: [Not bad.]
Li Anqing: [Didn’t Monk Tang cut his own flesh to feed the monsters? ]
Li Xiangfu: […]
Li Anqing: [Probably in Qin Jiayu’s eyes, Li Tangtang is the Monk Tang who knows how to cut flesh, and one who is so kind that has no bottom line. ]
Li Xiangfu: […]
Li Anqing: [Qin Jiayu’s doing this means that he is 80% sure of success. Although we don’t know how he came to this judgment based on Li Tangtang’s character. Please stay away from the time bomb of overflowing sympathy. ]
Li Xiangfu: [I understand, Second brother.]
When he went to see Li Tangtang again, in Li Xiangfu’s eyes, she was automatically brought into the role of the Monk Tang who “cut off his flesh to feed the monsters”. The thought gave him a sudden shiver.
Li Xiangfu momentarily shifted his attention away from Li Tangtang, edging his chair a bit closer to Qin Jin. He began to broach the topic of past grievances for the third time, but abruptly halted mid-sentence. “Never mind,” he concluded.
Not everyone is inclined to share unpleasant memories as anecdotes.
Puzzled by his sudden change of mind, Qin Jin chuckled, “The main reason for my reticence is to cooperate with you.”
Li Xiangfu was taken aback. “Cooperate with me?”
Qin Jin’s tone grew solemn as he closed his eyes and recounted, “Your original sentiment was, ‘Why is my heart so soft! If given another chance, I’d prefer sitting in a classroom, listening to lectures, rather than prying into others’ lives.'”
Li Xiangfu’s focus momentarily wavered, exchanging a glance with Li Shasha, who couldn’t help but remark, “Dad, you still use such antiquated language sometimes.”
“Times have changed,” Li Xiangfu addressed Qin Jin. “And so have my views.”
Seeing that he was determined to listen, Qin Jin leaned back slightly: “It’s only three times. I rejected you three times, and the fourth time was your insistent request.”
He signaled his readiness with a blink, conveying his tacit approval.
Observing Li Xiangfu’s determination, Qin Jin leaned back slightly and began to disclose only a fragment of the past.
Li Xiangfu nodded, proving that he authorized it.
Qin Jin sighed softly and picked up only a small part of the past.
After his parents’ plane crashed, he had to take care of the funeral affairs while also taking time to continue his business. The deceased has passed away, but there is still a younger brother in high school at home, so there is no room for distraction and excessive sadness.
The project was progressing smoothly, and everything seemed to be heading in a bright direction, but then a voice suddenly appeared in the dream.
“Do you know? Your brother could have prevented the death of his parents.”
The scene of Qin Jiayu making a choice kept repeating in the dream, and the struggle in his eyes gradually turned into indifference, and finally turned into a pool of stagnant water like ink.
As the owner of the dream, one can see every detail clearly.
Qin Jin laughed self-deprecatingly: “I thought it was a mental illness caused by too much pressure, so I went for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in private.”
The psychiatrist tried a variety of methods, but they were unable to interfere with the direction of the dream. Instead, the content of the dream rose to the scene of an aviation crash. Whenever he fell asleep, all he saw were broken limbs and remains.
“Then it started to predict some things Qin Jiayu would do in advance, and every time, things would go exactly as the voice suggested.”
“I realized it’s definitely not a mental problem. For a moment, I wanted to kill Qin Jiayu,” Qin Jin’s smile gradually faded: “In order to avoid some bizarre misunderstanding, I prepared to have a talk with him.”
He even had a folding knife in his pocket at the time.
“It’s a pity that I don’t know what happened. From then on, my relevant memories will disappear every day during the day, and the sound will appear again at night, and the scene will be re-enacted even more intensely.”
—If you want to stay away from all this, go die.
More than once, the voice drove the idea.
In the dream, he had no ability to wake up, and he didn’t even have the chance to die. After waking up and forgetting the nightmare, he will continue to play the role of the elder brother, devote himself wholeheartedly to the project, and try his best to provide a better material life for Qin Jiayu, who is still studying.
Throughout the whole process, Qin Jin spoke in a restrained tone, as if he was someone observing the protagonist outside the story.
“That voice hasn’t appeared in the past few years,” he whispered, but his fingers on the table slowly closed: “I thought my ‘excellent’ brother was really dead.”
After saying that, Turning his head to one side, Qin Jin was stunned for a moment.
Li Shasha held a tissue and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes expressionlessly. His tone did not fluctuate: “It’s too tragic. There is no greater tragedy in the world than this.”
“…”
Li Xiangfu frowned and considered more practical issues: “Now When Qin Jiayu comes back, I don’t rule out the possibility that that voice will continue to harass you.”
Li Shasha turned his head and called, “Dad.”
Li Xiangfu: “Wait a moment.”
He lowered his head and sent a message to Li Anqing.
Li Xiangfu: [I’m going to let Qin Jin stay at home for a few days.]
With Li Shasha here, it should be able to effectively prevent Qin Jin from being disturbed by other systems.
Li Anqing: [???]
Li Xiangfu: [Second brother, I just heard Qin Jin tell a story about the past. He had a really miserable life before. ]
Li Anqing: [The misery of having hundreds of billions? ]
Li Xiangfu: [But he is not happy. ]
It’s hard to mention the system, so Li Xiangfu omitted it and briefly stated: [His parents died early and he was betrayed by his younger brother. He couldn’t sleep well every night. No matter if he has hundreds of billions, he has already lost the most basic trust between people. Shasha also said that since Qin Jin is so miserable, we should help him. ]
Li Anqing: […]
Author’s Note:
Five minutes ago:
Li Xiangfu: If you can develop a good impression because of a glass of wine, Li Tangtang’s life will be in vain.
Five minutes later:
Li Xiangfu: Qin Jin is really miserable, we should give a helping hand.
…
Li Anqing: Two virgins in one family, absolutely amazing.
Wait what who’s li tangtang again. It’s been a while since I read and now I’m confused. Does qin jin has a system in which he refused to believe and decided to ignore it? I rmb that Qin jiayu has a system and its something like “change your destiny” kind. And qin jiayu is about to marry some influential girl or something?
Thanks for the chapter~~~
(Not Spoiler)Yes, Qin Jiayu’s system is for changing one’s destiny, with the feature of selection options. If one doesn’t choose the option that the system chooses to be the highest chance of ‘changing’ one destiny at the first choice, it will immediately unbound itself and look for other hosts.
This is my speculation, since I haven’t read that far ahead of this novel. Maybe the system is trying to bind Qin Jin because Qin Jiayu is so useless for it because of the intervention of Li Xiangfu in his life lol
That’s sounds pitiful (though i shouldn’t feel bad) the system wanting to change hosts due to li xiangfu and li shasha, but qinjin just decided to ignore it and now is stuck with bastard (?) Brother.