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I was stunned, quickly stuffing my hands back into my pockets, and awkwardly asked the system what was going on.

If he’s so good at fighting… why did he let those cheap brothers of his bully him?

The system didn’t hesitate: [Because the Gu family is a place that can devour people without spilling bones~]

Oh, right.

I’d been so brazen my whole life, I almost forgot.

In the Gu family, being good at fighting means nothing.

Their family loves to play dirty tricks.

So Gu Shiyan pretended to be weak and dumb, always ranking at the bottom of his class.

Unlike me, who fought and killed my way to the top, snatching my position as heir.

“No wonder,” I realized, “No wonder the female lead didn’t choose me, and didn’t even want the gentle and wealthy Gu Shiyan.”

Turns out, she had already seen through his facade.

Thinking this, I glanced across the half-wall at the playground nearby.

Speak of the devil.

Under the camphor tree, Shen Yuebai was tearing open a band-aid, treating Gu Shiyan’s wounds.

I was feeling heartbroken, but before I knew it, Shen Yuebai was off comforting another crying kid.

… No wonder she’s the heroine in a redemption novel.

She’s got her hands full!

Later, when I picked up Gu Shiyan from school, I casually asked where the band-aid came from.

He lied to me.

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12

Gu Shiyan said he bought the band-aid himself.

I smiled and didn’t expose his lie.

The next day, I bought a whole box of band-aids and handed them to him with a professional smile, “Now you won’t need to buy your own, right?”

Gu Shiyan: “…”

For the next few months, I tried my best to outdo the female lead in being a devoted follower.

Finally, one day, I managed to soften the always-difficult Gu Shiyan, getting him to willingly call me “big brother.”

Unfortunately, the system told me that my progress in winning over Gu Shiyan remained stuck at 80%.

“Damn it, is the remaining 20% because I’m a guy?”

I stomped my foot in frustration, cursing Gu Shiyan for being such a homophobe.

Luckily, the system reassured me that 80% was enough for Gu Shiyan to remember me for ten years.

I was overjoyed.

I immediately chose a good day to prepare to leave.

That day, the sky over the northern part of Jiang City was clear and sunny, with a gentle spring breeze.

I drove my red sports car, wearing a flashy leather jacket.

I went to the elementary school one last time to pick him up.

Gu Shiyan, with his backpack on, walked alone, out of place among the bouncing and cheerful elementary schoolers around him.

I strutted over and threw my arm around his shoulders.

Gu Shiyan no longer blushed and muttered about “boys keeping their distance,” but casually asked, “Something good happen today?”

I nodded, then shook my head.

I asked him, “If one day I suddenly left, would you be sad or happy?”

Gu Shiyan paused, tugging at his blue-and-white school uniform without saying anything.

Look at him, so cold by nature.

Who knows, maybe in the past life, he forgot about me completely within two months of my death.

“Fine, ignore me if you want.”

I forced a carefree smile, ruffled his hair, and said, “Big brother’s going across the street to buy some milk tea. I’ll be back soon, okay?”

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13

The system erased Gu Shiyan’s memory of what I looked like.

He only remembered that someone like me existed, what I had done, and how long I had been his loyal follower.

But honestly, I was curious.

In the original plot, the female lead had to leave for overseas studies, but she made a promise to Gu Shiyan that she would definitely return.

As for me, I vanished into thin air for a whole ten years without any reason.

It was so random.

I wondered if, in the future, I’d become his white moonlight or his black moonlight?

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14

I traveled back to when I was twenty-four.

When I woke up on the plane, the system told me that the previous plot remained unchanged.

After Shen Yuebai left Gu Shiyan and went abroad, she met me and redeemed me.

Over the years, I had fallen in love with her, so I decided to return to the country with her, taking over some of the domestic business.

At the same time, Gu Shiyan had already become my archenemy.

What happened next was my path of self-destruction from the previous life.

…

The cold air in the office suddenly snapped me awake.

When I opened my eyes again, standing in front of me was…

Gu Shiyan.

Dressed in a suit, tall and imposing.

He’s grown up fast.

I hadn’t even finished my thought when suddenly, with bloodshot eyes, he grabbed me by the throat and asked through gritted teeth, “Fang Huai, did you kill him?”

Huh?

Kill who?

I, the supporting male lead, was completely confused.

[Host, it’s the male model you ordered at the bar, the second male lead’s high school classmate. After Gu Shiyan rescued him, he disappeared for no reason…]

The system kindly helped me recall.

Oh, so that’s what happened.

Thinking about it made me furious!

Back then, Gu Shiyan had stormed into my office over this duckling, and in a fit of rage, I admitted to killing him.

But the truth was, it had nothing to do with me!

I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I forced my way close to Gu Shiyan’s face and kissed him!

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15

Gu Shiyan: “?”

He was so shocked that he immediately loosened his grip: “You, you…”

Haha, disgusted, aren’t you?

While he was still in shock, I wiped the corner of my mouth, quickly threw a punch, and hit him square in the face!

After being a loyal follower for half a year, today, I’m settling old scores!

Now that Gu Shiyan’s grown up, it’s no longer child abuse.

“Do you have proof? You came straight to me, idiot!”

Completely thrown off by my moves, Gu Shiyan, holding his face, muttered like a fool, “You, you… Are you messing with me? Fang Huai, you…”

“You what?! You think you’re some macho man? First thing you do is grab my throat? I’m a law-abiding citizen, I haven’t killed anyone! Damn it, being kissed by my enemy is disgusting, isn’t it? Yes, that’s right! I’m disgusted by you!”

I let loose a barrage of insults, making Gu Shiyan’s usual poker face crumble.

After a long pause, he clutched the cheek I kissed and gritted his teeth as he muttered a few words.

“Do you kiss everyone you hate?”

“Yes, so? What about it?”

Reborn into this life, I still couldn’t shake my habit of talking big.

“You, you…”

Gu Shiyan, normally the cool and aloof CEO type, was nearly driven mad by me.

In the end, he slammed his fist on my desk and stormed out.

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16

On the way home that day, I had Secretary Yang give me a report on the recent state of affairs in Jiang City.

Backed by powerful connections, the Gu family had taken control of the entire city.