Hello, hello! This is a new project I’m taking~ This time I’m going for a school-life novel. For now, the updates will be sporadic. I promise it will be more regular after I finished my current project [Fake Master]
Enjoy!
CW: mentions of rape towards a supporting character.
“Call the doctor quickly, the young master is coughing up blood again!”
“Bring a mouthwash!”
“Change all the sheets!”
“Where’s the alcohol disinfectant?”
“The air purifier, bring it…”
Inside a mansion in the east district of Xuancheng, early in the morning, a number of servants were very busy under the arrangement of the head butler.
It directly caused chaos in the whole mansion.
And at the center of this, was a pale, sickly, and weak teenager.
His bangs were a bit long, his eyes were very light, and his exquisite facial features were a bit dull due to the lack of expression in his eyes. hair is slightly long, his eyes are very light, He wore pajamas that looked like hospital gowns. He was currently leaning against the head of the bed, trying to calm himself down from the rack of coughs that made his breaths erratic.
The servants left the room one after another, leaving a couple of people in the room.
Zhu Tong raised his eyelids lightly, and looked at the people surrounding his bed.
One was his father, one was his new stepmother — married after his mother passed away — and one was a son who was brought by his stepmother, a few years older than him. Because he suddenly coughed up blood, these people now have different expressions.
His father looked worried and hesitated to speak.
His stepbrother frowned slightly with a complicated expression. The woman’s eyes were slightly red, as if she was about to cry, and the pain in her eyes was almost overflowing. Simply put, all her emotions were “correct” for this situation. Truly a god-level actress.
She should have won an Oscar for that acting alone.
If it wasn’t for his physical condition, Zhu Tong would have jumped up to give her a 6661a slang for “applause” or “something amazing”.!
The strange silence was finally broken. Zhu Shoushan frowned and said, “You just came out of the ICU two days ago and sent your sister away yesterday. Today you said you are going to transfer to another school? With your current body, do you want to go to such a remote place? Are you asking for death?”
“Don’t talk to the child like that.”
Before Zhu Tong could speak, the stepmother Qin Manwen stood up first, “Tongtong must have his own considerations for doing this. Tongtong, please explain to your father.”
Her tone was soft and her attitude was kind.
What a gentle image of a good wife and mother.
If it weren’t for the extra “part” – called the system — that appeared on his head that night when he was critically ill, Zhu Tong might not be able to see the wolfish2wolf = ungrateful/backstabber. The full saying is “white-eyed wolf” ambitions of this stepmother and son pair until his death.
Qin Manwen and her son Qin Junhong, since entering Zhu family’s house, have kept to their duty and never acted like monsters.
She was magnanimous to the servants. She took care of Zhu Tong and his sister. During the few years they lived together, this pair showed no flaws.
They wanted to be a harmonious family?
Of course not. Their appetite was bigger than that.
After Zhu Tong’s death, Qin Junhong took advantage of the void and stayed with Zhu Tong’s twin sister as the eldest brother. Finally, he drugged the sister and cooked the raw rice3euphemism for sex. Though in this case, rape..
Zhu Tong: “…”
His fist hardened.
He gave Qin Junhong a cold look, and before the man noticed, he lowered his eyes and said, “I’ve already died once.”
Zhu Shoushan: “…”
He choked on pure air.
It was still vividly seared in his memory – the night before yesterday, when the doctor gave him a critical illness notice outside the operating room. His son really had one foot on the grave then.
Zhu Rong saw that his father was impacted by his words. He decided to strike while the iron was still hot. “In my life, there are only two regrets. One is my grandfather, who only had one daughter – my mother. She passed away before she could be filial to him. And now, I also…”
“Y-You– What nonsense are you saying? Your illness is only temporary, and you will get better sooner or later.” Zhu Shoushan suddenly raised his voice, making other people in the bedroom stunned by this sudden leap of emotions.
Zhu Tong forced a pained smile, “Of course it’s good if I can get better. But… if it doesn’t, then I also want to leave this world without regret. I sent my sister to Grandfather’s house because I want her to be filial in Mom’s and my stead. But, I also want to do it by myself.”
Zhu Shoushan had complicated emotions. “Even so, you don’t have to go to such a remote school.”
Zhu Tong didn’t answer him.
Does his father think he actually wants to do that?
But, the person that the system asked him to find was there!
He attended that school! This matter was about his life!
However, Zhu Tong couldn’t explain that. He could only look up to Zhu Shoushan and pleaded, “Dad, I want to go.”
Zhu Shoushan: “…”
He had never been looked at by his son with such expectation. It made him hesitate.
Standing next to him, Qin Junhong sneakily glanced at the father-son pair. His furrowed brows became tighter.
He looked at the boy on the bed. In the past, Zhu Tong and his father often had conflicts, but their attitudes were always indifferent – they always took a cold approach. It was not uncommon for father and son to be in a stalemate for a week.
But now… since when Zhu Tong played the emotional card?
He also sent his sister to his grandfather’s house yesterday.
What the hell is he trying to do?
The sudden abnormality made Qin Junhong a little concerned.
But soon he was relieved.
Because no matter what Zhu Tong wanted, he couldn’t let his sister live there forever.
Since he wanted to torment himself so much and wanted to go to a crappy school, Qin Junhong didn’t mind adding fuel to the flames.
Seeing Zhu Shoushan groaning and not speaking, Qin Junhong stepped forward and said, “Uncle Zhu, since Tongtong wants to visit, can you fulfil his wish? I will let someone take care of him.”
Zhu Tong’s eyes sharpened as he heard his stepbrother’s words. But, when he raised his eyes again, he suppressed all of his negative emotions. “Thank you for your kindness, Ge. But, Grandfather has already made arrangements for me.”
Qin Junhong’s expression immediately froze.
When Zhu Shoushan heard Zhu Tong mentioning his grandfather, he also paused in place. He quickly compromised, “Since your Grandpa has arrangements, let him do it.”
Zhu Tong lowered his head and smiled.
He knew that mentioning Grandfather’s name would be useful.
His grandfather was a well-known business tycoon ranked in the top ten on the Forbes’ World Richest List.
This was also the reason why Qin Manwen and Qin Junhong wanted to get his sister at all costs – even if it meant using illegal drugs.
Want to be his Grandfather’s grandson-in-law? Do they think they deserve that?
Dream on!
Qin Junhong’s “good intentions” were not conveyed, so he could only forced a smile, “If that’s the case… then Tongtong, you should rest well. I will help you go through the relevant procedures for transferring schools.”
He was about to leave as he said that, but Zhu Tong suddenly stopped him by saying, “By the way, Dage, the card I asked you to give to Xiao Xin two days ago…”
But then, he trailed off. He was absolutely delighted seeing Qin Junhong’s controlled expression gradually vanished.
Zhu Shoushan was full of questions and doubts. “What card?”
Zhu Tong smiled and said, “Forget it. It’s nothing. It’s the card you gave me containing my pocket money. During my hospital stay two days ago, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to make it through, so I wanted Dage to give the card to Xiao Xin.”
Zhu Shoushan looked at Qin Junhong again.
Qin Junhong reacted quickly. His expression changed into “sudden understanding”, “Oh, that card… If Tongtong didn’t remind me, I would forget. Sorry, sorry, I have been busy since then, so I haven’t had the time to give the card to Xiao Xin. It’s still inside the drawer of my room.”
He was calm on the surface, but was actually panicking.
After Zhu Tong handed that card to him, he had someone check it secretly. The pocket money in it was close to 10 million!
He originally thought that Zhu Tong would not be able to survive that night, so he didn’t mention this card to anyone.
If Zhu Tong really died, there was no proof that he had the card. So, he intended to keep it for himself.
Who would have thought that this half-dead boy would be able to recover from that!
Plus, Zhu Tong asked directly in front of Zhu Shoushan!
He was in a dilemma for a while.
Looking up, Zhu Shoushan was already looking at him with a scrutinizing gaze. Qin Junhong wanted to explain but couldn’t speak.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Qin Manwen immediately turned her head and said, “What’s the matter with you, Junhong? How could you forget such an important matter? Why don’t you return the card to Tongtong…”
“No need,” Zhu Tong waved his hand at the right time, “That card was originally intended for Xiao Xin, but now that she has gone to Grandfather’s house, she probably won’t need that anymore. Since I already gave it to Dage, let him take it…”
“How can he do that?” Zhu Shoushan frowned and said, “What’s yours is yours. There’s also money from your grandfather in it, how can you let an outsider take it?”
As soon as these words came out, Qin Manwen and Qin Junhong’s expressions changed at the same time.
Outsiders?
It turns out they’re still considered “outsiders” in this family!
Qin Junhong clenched his hands tightly.
Qin Manwen’s rank was higher than his. Although she was feeling equally overwhelmed, she was still able to speak without being confused, “Yes, my son will do that. Junhong, go and get the card.”
Qin Junhong’s heart seemed to be bleeding.
It was 10 million!
His flesh hurts badly, but he can only obediently do it.
Seeing Qin Junhong leaving the bedroom, Zhu Shoushan looked a little better.
After ordering Zhu Tong to rest well, he took Qin Manwen out of the room.
Soon, Qin Junhong took the card and returned it to Zhu Tong.
Zhu Tong sprayed disinfectant on the card’s surface directly in front of Qin Junhong, making the older man’s face twitch in anger. But he didn’t dare to do anything.
The bedroom door was closed again. Qin Junhong stood in the corridor and looked at the closed door, his body shook and his eyeballs were full of indignity.
He viciously thought, ‘The moment you leave A City, there are plenty of ways I can kill you!’
‘When the time comes, the Zhu family will be mine. Zhu Xin will be mine. And your grandfather’s property will also be mine!’
The sound of footsteps outside the door petered out. As soon as the bedroom became empty, Zhu Tong curled his lips into a mocking smile.
Who does he think he is?
Can you forget the card with a balance of 10 million in your hand? Isn’t he just greedy?
If this happened before he knew, he would not embarrass Qin Junhong so much.
But now, he wouldn’t let that cheap mother-son pair take advantage of him at all!
If it wasn’t for the fact that his body couldn’t stand physical activity, he wished he could kick Qin Manwen and her son out of the house right now.
However, he was weak. So, he could only do the most important thing – saving his own life.
‘System,’ He said in his head.
There was a “ding” in his mind, ‘System 666 is serving you, has the host considered it?’
“…”
The night before yesterday, the system told him that he actually was a character in a book – that is, a heartthrob novel4a novel where the protag gained a lot of suitors.. Specifically, he is a cannon fodder villain in the book. He has been plagued by illness since childhood. The only value of his existence was to fight against the heartthrob protagonist and provide the protagonist gong with a chance to be a hero and save the beauty.
According to the novel’s plot, he became the target of public criticism because he humiliated the protagonist at a dinner party, Xia Yang. After doing his duty as a cannon fodder, he fell sick and was sent to the ICU.
He has an impression of this scene.
A week ago, he met Xia Yang at a charity dinner held by Xia family. There, Xia Yang accidentally poured red wine all over him.
Because of his obsession with cleanliness, he refused Xia Yang’s help to clean it with paper towels in a hurry.
He just reflexively took half a step back when Xia Yang stretched out his hand, and turned and left when Xia Yang apologized… How did he humiliate the protagonist?
Just because of his cold attitude, he accidentally hurt Xia Yang’s poor self-esteem?
Just because he was a “villain”, he must be sent to the ICU?
Just because the protagonist shou is a heartthrob, the people who oppose him couldn’t even live?
Probably Heaven itself felt that the plot was too outrageous, so it granted him a self-help system.
Zhu Tong said in his mind, ‘I’ve thought about it, what should I do?’
The system replied, ‘The time limit is one year. The host needs to find the heartthrob protagonist’s white moonlight and gain his favorability towards you. If this value somehow got into negative territory, the host will die immediately.’
Zhu Tong: ‘…And what of the rewards?’
‘With a favorability of 10%, you can leave the ICU.’
‘With a favorability of 30%, you will be impervious towards minor illnesses and accidents.’
‘With a favorability of 50%, major diseases such as lung disease and heart disease can be cured.’
‘With a favorability of 80%, you can have a strong body that is invulnerable to all diseases.’
‘With a favorability of 100%, the host can obtain the system’s ultimate reward.’
“…”
Zhu Tong’s current body was truly fragile.
When the wind blows, he would catch a cold. When he coughed, he could vomit blood. If he fell, his bones would break. If his emotions went high during a quarrel, he might get a heart attack.
And the last time he wound up in the ICU was precisely because of a sudden heart attack.
So these rewards were the ultimate temptation for Zhu Tong.
If he can live, why would he want to die?
If he can be healthy, why would he want to be sick all day?
What’s more, if he died, what would Xiao Xin do?
Let the Qin mother and son pair succeed in their treacherous schemes, and let his younger sister be in dire straits for the rest of her life?
‘No way!’
Zhu Tong hit the mattress vigorously, “Mission accepted!”
As a result, he accidentally hit the edge of the bed, which made his palm feel a tingling pain. He raised his hand to see… and yup, it was bleeding.
Two days later, Gongshui County, No. 1 Middle School5“No. 1 Middle” is the name, the school itself is equivalent to a high school.
At the beginning of September, when school started, it was full of people. Many of them came and went into the teaching building.
As soon as Shao Ming walked to the ground floor entrance, he was stopped by a girl.
The girl standing in front of him nodded her head and lowered her eyebrows. Her face was shy, and she held a pink envelope in her hand, “Senior, I… I have liked you for a long time, can you date me?”
“…”
Shao Ming looked calm. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “What do you like about me?”
The girl was startled, then raised her head and tried to answer, “I…”
“I know,” Without waiting for her reply, Shao Ming answered in her stead, “You like me for my good-looks, don’t you? I also know that I am good-looking. But if you like someone, you can’t just covet his looks. You are such a beautiful girl, it’s a pity if you are such a superficial person.”
As he said, he bypassed the girl and entered the corridor of the teaching building.
The girl: “…”
Luo Suo, who was walking beside him, looked back at the girl who was standing there. He gave Shao Ming a thumbs up, “Ming-ge, you are as ruthless as ever.”
Shao Ming glanced at him, “Where’s the ruthlessness? Aren’t I just skillful in refusing?”
Luo Suo: “…”
He then shook his head, then suddenly thought of something. “By the way, Ming-ge, I heard you might get a new deskmate for this semester.”
Shao Ming: “A new deskmate?”
“Yes, I saw with my own eyes – that is, the newest seat arrangement. You gained someone next to your desk.”
“Oh,” Shao Ming responded lightly. He then asked, “Did Yuan Shaozhou know?”
“Does he know? Well, I don’t know about that. But I heard that the new transfer student is a sick beauty, and the girls have already spread it to everyone in the school.”
Shao Ming said, “Sick beauty? How beautiful?”
Luo Suo: “I don’t know, but I’ll find out if I go up and have a look. But… I also don’t know if Yuan Shaozhou and his cronies have caused trouble for this transfer student.”
Shao Ming didn’t reply.
Yuan Shaozhou – and his group – was hellbent on isolating him in school. It was because he was jealous of Xia Yang’s liking towards him. They even would trouble anyone who was assigned to be his deskmate.
Actually, Shao Ming himself was quite happy and interested about this new deskmate. What kind of unlucky person this time around?
In Class 3, 2nd year of science studies, there was constant commotion in the classroom because of the appearance of a new transfer student.
“He’s so good-looking.”
“Are transfer students now selected based on their looks? I think he’s even better-looking than Xia Yang.”
“But his complexion doesn’t look too good, is he feeling uncomfortable?”
“Don’t you think… is this because of what Young Master Yuan’s doing? All of Shao Ming’s deskmates move away within one week…”
“He has been sitting still by the desk for two minutes, what is he looking at?”
The gossiped teenager, Zhu Tong, was staring at a vast canvass of dull gray.
Zhu Tong came here to find someone, but before he could find his target, he encountered his first major roadblock.
He, Zhu Tong, the pampered young master of the Zhu family in A City, lived in a five-star hotel in terms of living quality and hygiene since he was a child.
This was the first time he saw what dust looked like.
It was quite thick too, covering his whole desk.
After silently confronting the dust for a long time, he was defeated. With a long sigh, he took out his trusty weapons — disinfecting alcohol, disposable gloves, and cotton cloth — from his canvas bag.
