“You mean, the world I live in is a novel?” The young man in the haute couture dress tilted his head slightly, his beautiful phoenix eyes full of doubts.

The voice whose gender could not be distinguished sounded again in his mind: “Yes, your role in the novel is a vicious cannon fodder fake young master who has taken the place of the real young master and is against the real young master.”

“Then what are you?” Chu Heyan asked sincerely.

“I’m not a thing, no, I mean I have no entity, you can think of me as a product of technological civilization beyond this time and space…”

Chu Heyan: “Sorry to interrupt you, I have read similar novels, you are generally called the system, right?”

System: “Yes, yes, you can say that. I am here to help you. According to the original script, you, the fake young master, will gradually be despised by everyone, driven out of the Chu family penniless, and finally reduced to snatching food from stray dogs in the trash can, and dying of rabies after being disfigured by a mad dog. Isn’t it terrible?”

The spoiled young master frowned slightly, and the expression on his face was not so much fear as pure disgust when seeing dirty things.

“Impossible, that’s definitely not me.” He said firmly.

The system was about to say something else, but was suddenly interrupted by a rumbling engine sound.

The royal blue Lamborghini did a beautiful drift in front of Chu Heyan. The person in the driver’s seat was wearing sunglasses, and the bow tie of the dress was thrown somewhere. The shirt had three buttons open, and he looked like a second-generation rich kid.

“Oh, I was wondering who this is. It turns out to be our fourth young master.” Chu Huaiyu took off his sunglasses and said in a sly tone, “No, no, after today, it’s hard to say whether you are still surnamed Chu.”

Chu Heyan stood still, with a pale expression on his pretty face, and it was hard to tell whether he was angry or not. “What does this mean, second cousin?”

Chu Huaiyu smiled maliciously, “What do I mean? Do you really not know, or are you pretending to be ignorant? I’ve heard that grandpa has moved your household registration out separately. Anyway, you have no blood relationship with our Chu family. It’s not a big deal to raise you for eighteen years. What, do you still want to stay here and continue to be a young master?”

The system took advantage of the opportunity to say, “What he said is true. Grandpa Chu has indeed moved your household registration out. You should believe me this time, right?”

The sun was shining brightly, and Chu Heyan looked up at the clouds in the sky, squinting at the bright sunlight.

There were bursts of cicadas chirping in the green belt, just like every day before.

He turned around and said, “Since my second cousin is here, go in quickly. The banquet is about to begin.”

Chu Huaiyu’s exasperated voice came from behind: “Chu Heyan! I wonder how long you can pretend. Don’t hide and cry later!”

The system was still chattering in his mind: “Host, he mocked you like this, aren’t you angry?”

Chu Heyan walked through the garden, ignoring the servants’ inquiring eyes and whispers, and walked straight to the hall where the banquet was held.

“You said you came to help me, how?”

When the system heard this, it immediately became excited: “It’s very simple, you just need to complete the tasks issued by our main system, and when the plot is over, you can live well with a new identity.”

“What task?” Chu Heyan asked.

The system kept it a secret: “Well, I’ll remind you at the appropriate time, you just need to do what I say. By the way, there will be rewards for each task you complete.”

Chu Heyan: “What rewards?”

The system introduced to him very actively: “The points obtained from completing tasks can be exchanged for virtual goods, such as this beauty effect, which can make you a charming person in a short period of time.”

Chu Heyan glanced at the price tag: “Ten thousand points per time, valid for thirty seconds?”

The system scanned Chu Heyan’s appearance, which was more beautiful than the most perfect modeling it had ever seen, and it seemed that he didn’t need this beauty effect.

It felt a little guilty, so it changed the product and continued to promote it: “By the way, there is also this perfume. Just spray it and anyone will fall in love with you. It is valid for a whole day! Although 100,000 points is a bit expensive, as long as you do your tasks well, you will definitely be able to save enough points to afford it.”

Chu Heyan paused: “Is it only effective on people?”

The system also paused: “Ah?”

Chu Heyan: “Does it work on dogs?”

Although he felt that he would not really fall to the point of competing with stray dogs for food, if there was any force majeure that made him really go to that step, he wanted to fight for a decent death.

The system didn’t understand how he could ask such a question with a face like a high-class flower, and the whole system was a little confused: “…this, that, wait a minute, let me check.”

Chu Heyan adjusted his cuffs and collar, walked into the banquet hall with an upright posture, and instantly attracted the attention of many people.

The slightly excited voice of the system sounded in his mind again: “It’s useful! As long as it’s a living thing, it’s useful! Isn’t it great?”

Chu Heyan chuckled, and under the gaze of everyone, he walked towards another protagonist of today’s banquet, the real young master, Chu Lingyu, whose identity he replaced for eighteen years.

Unlike Chu Heyan, Chu Lingyu has a handsome appearance, deep eyebrows, and a high nose bridge.

His eyes are very sharp, and he doesn’t feel like an ordinary person from a small place. He is neither timid nor overly excited, but very calm.

The eyes of the two people collided, and there was a little bit of gunpowder smell.

“Yanyan, have you seen your second cousin?” The beautiful woman in a dark purple brocade cheongsam seemed not to notice that the atmosphere was wrong, and came up to ask warmly.

Without waiting for Chu Heyan to answer, she said apologetically: “Lingyu, don’t be angry with your second cousin. He has been like this since he was a child. He is used to being free and undisciplined. I will let your uncle teach him a lesson later! But having said that, he still values you very much. Not only did he buy a plane ticket to fly back from France overnight, but he also brought you a gift.”

She was already over 40 years old, but she was well maintained. There were not many traces of time on her face. When she spoke, her tone was gentle and her smile was very kind, which made people feel good easily.

Chu Lingyu looked at this enthusiastic aunt, calmly avoided the other’s hand that wanted to touch her, and said politely and distantly: “Thank you.”

The aunt seemed to be at a loss for a moment. She withdrew her hand, her eyes were slightly red, and her tone was full of heartache: “Good child, it’s good to be back. You have suffered so much these years.”

At the same time, Chu Lingyu heard her voice.

[The second son and his wife have worked so hard to raise their baby son for eighteen years, but it turns out that he is a fake. This is a huge joke. The whole Chu family has lost face because of them. The old man will not let a loser who can’t even protect his own son take over the Chu family. Sooner or later, the family property will belong to our eldest branch.]

[Although our Huaiyu likes to play, he is at least a hundred times better than the bumpkin from the countryside. After this incident, I want to see how Lin Qingluo can still hold her head up in the circle. She can’t even recognize that the child is her own. It’s really stupid to take a fake as her own.]

Chu Lingyu became more and more disgusted as he listened, and could only try hard not to show his disgust.

The second cousin who was said to think highly of him came over like a peacock and said, “Mom, this is my little brother who just came home, right?”

He put his arm around Chu Lingyu’s shoulder and said with a smile, “Hello, little brother. It’s our first meeting, so I brought you a little gift. Don’t despise it. Just tell me if you need anything later. Don’t be polite to me!”

[A country bumpkin has his own advantages. He has never seen the world and is definitely easier to control than Chu Heyan. I have to try to get close to him and make Chu Heyan angry!]

Chu Lingyu kept a poker face and took a step back while accepting the gift, keeping a distance from his aunt and second cousin.

Seeing this, Lin Qingluo patted his shoulder and whispered to comfort him: “Lingyu, don’t be nervous. There are a lot of people today. It doesn’t matter if you can’t recognize them all. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.”

Chu Lingyu responded indifferently, and heard her sigh in her heart again.

[Alas, this child is still shy. It would be great if he had been raised by her side since he was a child. Although Yanyan looks cold outside, he will still be close to his family when he returns home. I wonder when Lingyu can integrate into this family.]

Chu Lingyu, wearing a tailor-made dress, stood in the magnificent hall, looking around at the people who were dressed in jewels or low-key luxury, and felt that he was out of place here.

[Is this the one who was mistaken for an identity and lived away from home since childhood? Tsk, how unlucky.]

【Just looking at his appearance, he has the characteristics of a Chu family, but his temperament… people who grew up in a poor family can’t be on the stage. 】

【I didn’t expect that the drama of the cat-substituted prince could be reflected in reality. There will be a lot of fun to watch in the future.

The real and fake young masters will have to fight at home every day. Fight, fight, I love to watch! 】

【I said that Chu Heyan doesn’t look like a Chu family at all. He looks like a vixen. Why is he pretending to be noble? Bah! When he leaves the Chu family, I can get him to play with. 】

Noisy voices poured into Chu Lingyu’s brain from all directions, making him feel annoyed and his temples throbbing.

His eyes fell on Chu Heyan again. This was the only person whose voice he couldn’t hear.

Chu Heyan noticed his gaze and looked at him calmly. After a moment, he curled his lips and smiled at Chu Lingyu.

His original intention was to express friendship to ease the embarrassment. In addition, he felt guilty about Chu Lingyu and didn’t want to have a bad relationship with him as the system said.

But he is so handsome, and his beauty is very aggressive. When he smiles, he has a feeling of being high and mighty and cannot be desecrated.

So this smile has several other meanings in the eyes of others, such as ridicule, disdain, and provocation. Everyone understands it differently.

When the undercurrent was surging, Mr. Chu finally showed up and officially announced that Chu Lingyu was a descendant of the Chu family.

The guests congratulated Mr. Chu on finding his grandson, and the Chu family warmly welcomed Chu Lingyu home.

Chu Heyan looked at Chu Lingyu who was surrounded by people, and his eyes were a little lonely.

No wonder he felt that he looked nothing like his family since he was a child. Chu Lingyu looked like a family when he stood with them, especially his father and his eldest brother. Chu Lingyu looked so much like them.

The system said quietly: “This is just the beginning. Everything you have before was obtained by borrowing Chu Lingyu’s identity. In their eyes, you are a fake who has taken over the magpie’s nest. You will never be able to repay what you owe to the Chu family and Chu Lingyu in this life.”

Chu Heyan: [I will try my best to repay it.]

System: “Great favor is great hatred, do you understand? And the plot has been set long ago, you have to follow the script.”

Chu Heyan: [What will happen otherwise?]

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System: “If the plot collapses, the whole world will be affected. If it collapses too seriously, the small world will fall into chaos and everyone will die. If you really want to repay the debt, work hard to complete the task, so that your adoptive parents and adoptive brother can be safe. Your task today is to embarrass Chu Lingyu when he is the most popular. Now you can start to act.”

Chu Heyan looked at Chu Lingyu in the crowd, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked over there with the red wine glass.

[Are they going to fight? ]

[What are you doing? Chu Heyan can’t be so stupid? So many people are watching. If he makes a fuss now, he will embarrass the Chu family. What good will he get? 】

【Fight, fight! 】

Chu Lingyu listened to the malicious voices of the people around him, and his sharp eyes shot straight at Chu Heyan.

No matter what Chu Heyan thought, he didn’t want to be treated like a monkey.

Lin Qingluo noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and thought: [Not good, today we are only concerned about Lingyu and ignored Yanyan’s feelings. Yanyan must be very sad at this moment. 】

Chu Lingyu heard her thoughts and continued to observe Chu Heyan’s expression and movements, but still couldn’t tell what Chu Heyan wanted to do.

At that moment, a strange emotion suddenly surged in his heart.

Chu Heyan would be sad, but what about me? What about me who was lost by you for eighteen years?

After realizing what he was thinking, Chu Lingyu frowned slightly, feeling very strange, as if the strong emotion just now was imposed on him.

Lin Qingluo knew that according to Chu Heyan’s usual temperament, he would not do anything out of the ordinary in such an occasion, but she was still a little worried. Just as she was about to talk to Chu Heyan, she suddenly heard a burst of collapse.

[Ahhhhhhh——System! How should I act as a villain? I really can’t do it!]

The whole hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Chu Heyan at the same time, with the same doubt in their hearts: What’s going on? Is Chu Heyan crazy?

The system was also frightened by Chu Heyan. Based on the previous contact, he thought Chu Heyan was the type of person who was cold and ruthless after turning evil, but he didn’t expect that the contrast was quite big.

“This is already the simplest novice task. If you can’t even do this, everyone will have to die together when the plot collapses.”

Chu Heyan couldn’t confirm whether what the system said was true or false for the time being, but he didn’t dare to gamble.

So he gritted his teeth and made up his mind: [Sorry, sorry, I really didn’t mean to do this…]

Then he was tripped by the carpet in full view of everyone, and fell towards Chu Lingyu in a mess, and all the red wine in his hand spilled on Chu Lingyu’s dress.

Chu Lingyu frowned and reached out to help him. The voices that made him dizzy suddenly disappeared, and the whole world became quiet in an instant.

He was stunned for a moment, and only came back to his senses when Chu Heyan broke free of his arms.

“I’m sorry, I stained your clothes. Thank you for helping me just now. I’ll go with you to change clothes.” Chu Heyan said in a panic.

He felt guilty and annoyed. He messed up the first mission…

“Ding! Mission completed! Congratulations to the host for receiving a reward of 100 points. Your total points are currently 100 points. Please keep up the good work!”