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Chapter 4.5 – Mental Disorder

He was simply a walking hormone, a deadly attraction for a pure bottom like Zhou Yun Sheng.

Yes, deadly attraction. If he was enchanted by him, that will be when he muddle-headedly sends his heart over as a gift. Zhou Yun Sheng seemed shy on the surface, but his heart was as wary as it could be.

Xue Zi Xuan looked very happy, and hung on his lips were constant bright smiles, even his ever dark eyes became slightly brighter.

Zhou Yun Sheng footsteps paused for a second, and then continued to move forward as if nothing happened. Changing the world’s destiny would cause the complete collapse of this world, even more severely than killing the son of destiny, but the system had only given the lowest first level of punishment, which has never happened before.

Zhou Yun Sheng was now 100% certain that there was a problem with the system, or even better, the Lord God had a problem. Could it be that the connection between the Lord God and the system was cut off? Does this mean that he had the opportunity to escape their control?

This notion made Zhou Yun Sheng’s heart heat up, and the pain in his body was greatly alleviated. When he and Xue Zi Xuan returned to the emergency department, Xue Jing Yi was out of danger and had been placed in the VIP room on the top floor.

Xue Li Dan Ni had been mentally tortured by her sick daughter and suddenly rebellious son to the point of exhaustion. She didn’t even have the strength to turn her head when she heard the door opening. In order to ease the atmosphere, Xiao Wang whispered: “Madame, the young master went to get a brain CT, the doctor said that there is no problem.”

“Really? Let me see.” Xue Li Dan Ni still couldn’t stop worrying about her son; she took the picture of the CT from Xiao Wang and studied it carefully. Fu Bo also came over and put on reading glasses to study the picture. In reality, they couldn’t understand it at all, but they still did it for peace of mind.

Zhou Yun Sheng walked over to the hospital bed and stared at Xue Jing Yi’s sleeping face, quietly asking, “How is she?”

Zhou Yun Sheng couldn’t believe that there was nothing wrong with Xue Zi Xuan, he had really wanted to pull that guy into the mental health department when they passed by but had controlled himself. If he went crazy then he went crazy, he would play along till the end, but if Xue Zi Xuan really treated him sincerely, and was not willing to let him die, what will the ending be like? It would surely be very interesting!

“Detecting that the host is trying to change the plot of the world, starting the first-level punishment procedure, starting the first-level penalty procedure.” The system’s cold metal voice sounded in his mind, followed by the bone tearing pain.

Xue Zi Xuan walked over and looked at Xue Jing Yi with complicated eyes.

“Everything is alright now, she can leave the hospital after a few days of rest, the cure for this disease is mainly dependent on rest and recuperation, as long as she doesn’t get tired or agitated, she can live a long life.” How could Fu Bo let Huang Yi know the real condition of the young miss, and just randomly said a lie.

“Really? Then I am relieved, Auntie Xue, you and Fu Bo can go back first, I will watch over mei mei*,” he volunteered.

[*T/N: mei mei – chinese for younger sister]

Xue Zi Xuan’s eyes flashed, but in the end he did not refuse. If Huang Yi wanted to watch over Xue Jing Yi then so be it, as long as he was relieved it was fine, he would find a way to separate the two in the future.

Xue Li Dan Ni and Fu Bo however were not appreciative of his leniency, and patiently coaxed him into going back, even signaling to Xiao Wang to drag him away. Xiao Wang had just reached out his hand when he was stopped by the young master. The two men got out of the room in a half hug half carry* state and entangled** for awhile in the corridor, but in the end, the youth was younger and weaker, and was carried off by the young master.

[*T/N: half hug half carry – 半搂半抱 I think that XZX is trying to carry ZYS who is struggling so it kind of ends up in a hug]

[**T/N: entangled – 纠缠 in a fight kind of way]

Xue Li Dan Ni only wanted Huang Yi to leave, but she did not know that her son would also leave, not caring about his unconscious sister, and immediately trembled with anger.

“Zi Xuan, you stay behind, if your sister wakes up and can’t see you, she will be sad.” She chased after them shouting, causing the passing nurse to raise her index finger and make a shushing gesture.

Xue Zi Xuan blatantly ignored her, and just waved his left hand, but it was the youth instead who frequently turned back and looked reluctant to leave. Xue Li Dan Ni watched as the two of them walked into the elevator and went down to the first floor, then went back to the ward and collapsed on a chair.

“Why is he suddenly so good to Huang Yi?! Overly good! Doesn’t he know that Huang Yi is Jing Yi’s heart donor?” Xue Li Dan Ni said, exhausted.

“Perhaps the young master is just bored and is looking for some fun,” Fu Bo guessed.

“I really hope so.” Xue Li Dan Ni agreed, but her heart still felt faintly unsettled.

Xue Zi Xuan took the boy to the car park, and Xiao Wang quickly followed him. After Xiao Wang started the engine, Xue Zi Xuan ordered, “Go to the nearby shopping mall.”

“What do you want to buy, young master? It is ok to just call someone to send it over.” Xiao Wang said as he slowly drove the car out of the hospital.

“To buy a few clothes for Xiao Yi.” He tugged at the youth’s neither female nor male casual clothes, with ridicule in his eyes. In this lifetime, his parents still did not change their strategy, intending to turn the youth into Xue Jing Yi’s shadow. But they could have never imagined, in the end, it was Xue Jing Yi who became the youth’s shadow. He was so outstanding and unique. There would definitely be a day where he would bloom with dazzling brilliance.

When Xue Jing Yi stood beside him, she could only become his foil, so she would be so jealous that she went crazy, so envious that she couldn’t wait to kill him. The bloody memories once again resurfaced in his mind. It seemed that every time he thought of Xue Jing Yi, it would arouse the darkness hidden deep in his heart. So he had to avoid meeting her, otherwise he was worried that he would take the chance to kill her before she could hurt the youth.

Just now, when he looked at Xue Jing Yi’s unconscious face, he almost reached out and turned off her ventilator. This thought was not unexpected, because he had never had a sense of right and wrong nor moral compass, killing a person was equivalent to squashing an ant for him, but he did not want the teenager to see his cruel and ruthless side, so he stopped himself.

In this life, as long as Xue Jing Yi stayed in her place and was no longer hostile to the youth, he would not touch her. The scar on his hand was gone, but the sin in his heart was still there. For his beloved youth, he was willing to become a better person, even if it was just on the outside.

Zhou Yun Sheng did not know that in those few short minutes, what kind of terrible mental journey Xue Zi Xuan had experienced. He pretended to be flattered and waved his hand in rejection, “No need, Auntie Xue has already bought me a lot of clothes, so much that even if I wear one a day it wouldn’t repeat.”

“Those clothes are not suitable for boys, look at all the boys on the street, who would wear clothes like yours, and keep their hair at such a length, it looks ugly.” Xue Zi Xuan refuted the youth. He couldn’t forget the scene at the banquet where the youth wore the pure white dress and was touched all over by Xue Yan. Even if it was a lifetime ago, it was still enough to make his eyes go red with jealousy every time he remembered it.

That exposing women’s dress, must never appear in the youth’s closet this lifetime, his hair must also be cut short, making sure that people could see that he was a boy at first glance. In this way, there should be a lot less people who would deliberately approach him, and Xue Yan would not fall in love with a boy at first sight.

With this secret idea, Xue Zi Xuan first took the youth to the hairdresser to cut his hair, and then selected a whole ton of men’s clothing in various styles and designs. Xiao Wang followed behind him carrying the shopping bags, until he could no longer lift all the small and big bags, and could only ask the sales clerk to send it to the Xue house.

“Young Master, if you dress Huang Yi like this and someone sees and asks about it, it won’t be easy for us to explain.” Taking Huang Yi’s heart was considered murder, dressing the victim so conspicuously, wasn’t it just asking for trouble? Xiao Wang constantly felt uneasy, so when the teenager went in the changing room to try on the clothes, he softly reminded the young master.

Xue Zi Xuan’s cold line of sight was fixed onto Xiao Wang’s fragile throat, warning deeply, “Forget my original purpose for bringing back Xiao Yi. In the future, he is my brother, my family.” And will be my lover, my sweetheart, and my precious treasure.

Xiao Wang touched his suddenly cold neck and dryly asked, “What about the lady?”

“How would I know?” Xue Zi Xuan suddenly laughed, as if this question was very interesting. Why did everyone think that Xiao Yi should give his heart to Xue Jing Yi? (T/N: Exactly. Coz they are rich? Who knows?) Was it because he owed Xue Jing Yi? What a joke!

After saying a few short lines, Xue Zi Xuan stayed silent, no longer paying attention about Xiao Wang. In fact, apart from his beloved youth, he did not want to pay attention to anyone, nor did he care about anyone.

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Chapter 4.4 – Mental Disorder

He wasn’t the only one who suspected Xue Zi Xuan had been switched. Xiao Wang and Fu Bo also followed them to the stairway. Xiao Wang had a lighter in his hand, but he didn’t know if he should help the young master light the cigarette or not. The madam sent Fu Bo to inquired as to when her son had learned to smoke. He fell into a coma; he didn’t get amnesia, so how come the whole person changed?
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The stairway was very narrow. Xue Zi Xuan pulled the boy to the innermost side and laid his coat on the steps to let him sit on it, but he blocked the door as if he was afraid that the boy would run when he smoked. Once he determined that the teenager could not leave him, he looked towards the hesitating Xiao Wang and said, “Fire.”

Xiao Wang immediately brought the lighter over. He saw the young master hold the cigarette in one hand while blocking the wind with the other hand. Once the cigarette lit up, he took a deep draw from the stick and then he spewed a thick plume of smoke from his nose. The action was very skillful, not at all like a rookie who had just learned to smoke, but an old smoker. Xiao Wang couldn’t help but wonder.

Fu Bo couldn’t hold back his words and whispered, “Young Master, when did you learn to smoke? If you smoke too much, it’s not good for your health. It’s better to stop.”

Xue Zi Xuan was silent and apparently regarded Fu bo as a transparent person. When did he learn to smoke? He couldn’t remember it. In the endless desperation, in the pain and the waiting for the invisible end, only the burn of smoke invading his brain and throat could bring him a moment of peace.

When the night was quiet and his thoughts afflicted him, he even thought of ending himself with alcohol and drugs. But he was afraid of leaving the world first, afraid that he would miss his teenager even in hell, so he kept his body healthy.

Smoking was his only respite. In the smog he could slowly recall the past, savoring the time when his heart was moved by the youth, and repeatedly feeling the happiness that he once had. He was all alone. Except for his memories he had nothing.

The feeling of suffocation rushed in and interrupted Xue Zi Xuan’s thoughts. He realized that the him who had struggled in despair had been reborn again. In this world he had the opportunity to save everything. He laughed lowly and tapped the ash off the cigarette with his finger. He sat down next to the teenager, held his thin shoulders, and shook him intimately twice.

Sitting on the ground, smoking, with a tired and happy expression on his face; from wealthy young master to migrant worker, the style image changed too fast, making Zhou Yun Sheng rethink his preconceptions. But don’t know why, this present Xue Zi Xuan was more pleasing to the eye. Of course, this was only compared with the other members of the Xue family. He naturally would not forget for what purpose they had brought him to the capital.

Fu Bo clutched his chest and couldn’t speak for a long time. He was obviously angry. When had he ever seen the young master smoke? When had he ever seen him sit on the ground and not care about his appearance? He also took off his clothes, let Huang Yi use it as a mat, and didn’t even mind it getting dirty. He really was bewitched. He also knew that the young master suffered from an emotional disorder, so no matter how angry you get or how much you censure him, if he didn’t want to pay attention to you he would not look at you at all.

Right now, no matter how much he talked, it was useless. No one could control him. Fu Bo could only comfort himself by thinking of it as a late rebellious period. He signaled Xiao Wang with a look, instructing him to keep an eye on the two young men, and then he went back in to accompany the madam.

“Do you want one?” Xiao Wang wasn’t like Fu Bo. He put a cigarette in his mouth and offered the box to the teenager.

Zhou Yun Sheng wasn’t disgusted with others smoking, but he himself never touched a cigarette. He wanted to wave his hand and refuse, but Xue Zi Xuan spoke first in a quiet voice, “Xiao Yi never smokes. Don’t teach him bad stuff.” But he was very good at rolling and cutting cigars. He had deliberately learned it for Xue Yu.

Recalling his past life, Xue Zi Xuan’s mood once again plummeted into a trough. He stood up, walked onto the step behind the boy, and then he sat down with his legs spread out on either side of the youth. He encased the teenager in the circle of his arms. Only then did his cold expression ease up. He took a harsh drag of the cigarette and then blew out the smoke, as if he could release all the unbearable memories from the bottom of his heart.

Zhou Yun Sheng’s face was full of black lines and he struggled twice but was held tighter. He could only choose to compromise. He felt that after Xue Zi Xuan awakened from his coma, he not only had emotional deficiency, but also a craving for skinship, as if he would die if he did not hold onto the youth for one second. This was no exaggeration. His every move was extremely powerful and unyielding, just like he wanted to keep the youth by his side at all times.

Enduring and enduring, but he really couldn’t restrain himself anymore. He put forth a conscience suggestion. “Mr. Xue, do you want to get a brain CT?” If Xue Zi Xuan could go to the neurology department to get himself looked at that would be even better.

“Call me ge ge (big brother),” Xue Zi Xuan whispered in his ear. The hot breath with a strong smell of smoke blew against Zhou Yun Sheng’s reddening ear.

He rubbed his ear and stammered, “Didn’t you tell me to call you Mr. Xue?”

“The Xue Zi Xuan before was an idiot. You don’t have to heed him. Call me brother. Call me brother and I will go get a CT.” Xue Zi Xuan softly tempted.

To Zhou Yun Sheng, it didn’t matter what he called the other person. He had never placed any member of the Xue family in his heart. He pretended to be bashful and hesitated for a moment, and finally called him brother in a soft voice.

Xue Zi Xuan smiled happily. The thick haze that seemed to hover before his eyes was scattered. He smothered out the cigarette, gathered the youth towards him, and headed out. He left the dirty coat on the ground with no intention of taking it back.

Xiao Wang was stumped for a moment and then he gave chase, asking, “Young Master, you’re really going to get a CT?” No matter how much the madam and the young miss tried to persuade him it was not effective, but now the little earthen bun called him brother once and the matter was done? How much did the young master like the youth? Was he teasing the other?

Xue Zi Xuan did not answer. He pushed pass the crowd in the elevator and held the boy in a corner, using his two arms to block contact between the boy and other strangers. He looked down at the cute hair whorl on the boy’s head and asked, “Is Xiao Yi worried about me?”

Zhou Yun Sheng gave an unpronounced “en” sound. There were many people in the elevator. It was really crowded. The young man supported him with an independent space; except for the other party’s hot breath there was no other obstruction. But precisely because of this breath, which also carried the scent of cologne, it made him even more uncomfortable. Zhou Yun Sheng had to admit that the other party’s youthful and beautiful appearance coupled with the slender figure and the noble and refined temperament was very charming. Add on this sudden change, a gentle yet strong attitude, it was enough to make anyone addicted to him.

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T/N: Sorry for how long it took me to translate this chapter of FOD. ‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚ RL has been rough lately. Moonlightfrost10 kindly reached out to me and offered to help me translate the last part of chapter 4, so please look forward to her wonderful work.

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Chapter 4.3 – Mental Disorder

Xue Jing Yi was indeed really pitiful right now, but who would show pity for his Huang Yi? This youth was the most innocent one of all. Thinking of that, Xue Zi Xuan held the boy tightly against his chest and covered his eyes, which were looking towards the mobile hospital bed.

Xue Li Dan Ni and Xue Rui were worried that Xue Jing Yi would form a relationship with Huang Yi. Xue Zi Xuan was also worried about this. In this life, Xue Jing Yi would die. At that time, instead of having to watch the youth cry sadly, it was better to separate them now.
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A warm hand lay across his eyes and blocked his sight of the hospital bed that hurriedly slid past. Zhou Yun Sheng pulled back slightly. His eyelashes brushed against the warm palm, eliciting a low chuckle.

This man could still laugh at such a time? This beast! Zhou Yun Sheng was speechless at how heartlessly cold-blooded Xue Zi Xuan was.

Xue Jing Yi, who was lying on the hospital bed, saw how cold and indifferent her brother’s eyes were as he looked at her. Her heart, which was already throbbing with pain, shattered completely. She called for “Big Brother” with all her might and then fell into a coma.

Xue Li Dan Ni screamed fiercely and urged the doctor to hurry. She couldn’t bother with the son who was only looking on from the sidelines. Fu Bo and Xiao Wang pushed the bed from behind and entered the elevator. When they looked back they found the young master standing at the other end of the corridor, staring at them with deep and unpredictable eyes.

Not even waiting for the elevator door to close, Xue Zi Xuan hugged the boy in his arms and turned away. The pace was slow and steady. Fu Bo and Xiao Wang could not help but look at each other. Through each other’s eyes, they could see their own bitter disappointment and disbelief reflected back. The young master’s lack of feelings seemed to have become more serious, and not even the young lady could arouse the slightest emotions in him. This young master was terrifying.

Zhou Yun Sheng endured and endured, but finally he couldn’t restrain himself and said in a low voice, “You’re not going to go with them and see?”

“No need to go. Xue Jing Yi can’t die.” If she didn’t toss herself, she would live longer than anyone else. In his last life, no matter how much stimulation that girl had she was able to overcome it. Every day in the darkest recess of her mind she nursed the disgusting thought of murder behind everyone’s back. She stayed in the cold basement day and night to watch bloody surgery videos. Normal people would not be able to stand such actions and over a long time may become crazy, but she did not. Instead she took care of herself and got stronger day by day until her body could withstand the risk of a heart transplant surgery, and then she attempted murder on her twin.

Xue Zi Xuan could not spare pity on such a person. Using the words “weak and pitiable” to describe her was a joke. If she did not give up hope on surviving, she would not die from organ failure.

“Nothing bad will happen to her.” It was inconvenient to explain more to the teenager. He ruffled the youth’s somewhat long hair and placated him with a smile.

“But it looks very serious. We really don’t have to go and see her? What kind of illness does she have?” Zhou Yun Sheng pretended to be anxious, while conveniently sounding out the situation and probing for information.

“Congenital heart disease.” Xue Zi Xuan said frankly, but he did not intend to explore this topic in depth.

“Let’s go take a look anyway, I really don’t feel relieved.” Zhou Yun Sheng grabbed on to the young man’s sleeve, revealing a pleading look. Emotionally and logically, he must go see Xue Jing Yi. After all, she was Huang Yi’s only living relative in this world.

Xue Zi Xuan’s emotional deficiency disorder could only be cured without medicine in the face of the youth. Because of the teenager he felt sadness, mourning, and regret, but it was also because of him that he knew what joy and happiness were. He was his everything. So he could not reject any of the youth’s requests. He could only sigh helplessly and lead him to the emergency room.

Zhou Yun Sheng felt like he switched places with Xue Jing Yi. He couldn’t help but touch his face, wondering if the system took Xue Jing Yi’s protagonist halo and placed it over his head instead. This kind of thought flashed past, and he blinked his eyes, but he didn’t take it seriously.

When the two went to the emergency room, the red light indicating operation in process was still not extinguished. Xue Li Dan Ni was tired and sitting on a chair. Fu Bo paced up and down the hallway. Xiao Wang hid in the stairway to smoke.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xue Li Dan Ni lifted her head to look. She let out a breath of gratification and said, “You’ve come.” Her son finally came. In the end he could not let go of his little sister. She was relieved. If something happened to her daughter and her son’s emotional deficiency got worse, she didn’t know if her family could still be considered a complete family.

Xue Zi Xuan was silent. He held the teenager and sat on the far end away from her. He waited with an expressionless face.

Zhou Yun Sheng couldn’t be like Xue Zi Xuan, sitting expressionlessly like some old god. Right now he was playing the role of an orphan who thirsted for family, someone who cared very much about his sister. He rushed over to Fu Bo and asked, “How is Jing Yi? Will she be okay?”

Fu Bo stabbed him with a sharp gaze, as if he was very dissatisfied with his presence, but he could not excoriate him, because the young master had brought him here.

Xue Li Dan Ni did not have such misgivings and berated him sharply, “Why did you bring him? Where is Xiao Wang? Hurry and have Xiao Wang send him back.” She must not let the teenager know the true condition of her daughter, let alone let him hear any words related to heart-changing surgery. It would add a lot of trouble.

“Auntie, I want to stay here and see my little sister.” Zhou Yun Sheng showed a grieved expression, his face was white, and his eyes were tearful. Xue Zi Xuan felt like his heart was being cut out. He had already vowed that in this life he would never let the youth suffer any harm.

“Xue Jing Yi is Xiao Yi’s biological sister. He is more qualified to stay here than we are.” He spoke openly. Then he stood up and pulled the boy into his arms. He held the back of the youth’s head, pressing his little face into his chest, and kissed the top of his soft hair.

“But Jing Yi’s illness…” Xue Li Dan Ni remembered that the youth came from the rural countryside where there was a dearth of information. He may know what a heart attack was, but he may not necessarily know that the heart disease could be treated by heart-changing surgery, so she stopped speaking just in time.

Xue Zi Xuan gave her a deep look and then drew the youth back towards his original seat. Xiao Wang heard the madam calling for him, so he stubbed out his half-smoked cigarette, hurriedly ran back into the hallway, and asked, “What happened?”

“Nothing.” Xue Li Dan Ni waved her hand.

Xue Zi Xuan smelled the scent of smoke clinging to Xiao Wang’s body. He got up while pulling the boy up with him, and said, “Give me a cigarette.”

“Sure. What?” Xiao Wang reflexively took out the cigarettes. Then he realized that the person who asked him was the young master who never smoked or imbibed alcohol. He abruptly froze.

Xue Zi Xuan was faster and had already nabbed a cancer stick. He tightened his hold on the youth’s shoulder, and half dragged half carried him into the stairwell.

“Do you mind if I smoke?” With his back leaning against the wall, he expertly held the cigarette between his fingers, and waved it at the youth.

“I don’t mind. Go ahead.” Zhou Yun Sheng gave him a strange look. He memorized all the information on Xue Zi Xuan. The other party never smoked, never drunk alcohol, never got close to women, and never gambled. He was like a perfect saintly existence. It was completely different from this decadent and gloomy young man before him.

If the system’s detection ability weren’t so powerful, he would’ve suspected someone of switching out the original Xue Zi Xuan.

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Chapter 4.2 – Mental Disorder

Zhou Yun Sheng was quiet during the whole process, passively cooperating, and only when Xue Zi Xuan looked over would he reveal a grateful look, a pure expression, or a melancholy face. When it was a grateful look, the other party would reveal a feeling of guilt, heartache, and self-blame. When it was a melancholy face, the other side would become more empathetic, and hold him in comfort. When it was a pure expression, this was a bit difficult to say, the other party seemed to be infatuated?
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Thinking up to here, Zhou Yun Sheng trembled a bit. He must’ve read the other person incorrectly. While his imagination was running wild, outside in the corridor, came the clack-clack sounds of high-heeled shoes hitting the floor. The steps sounded very rushed. In but a few seconds, Xue Li Danni and Xue Jing Yi appeared in the clinic, followed by Fu Bo.

“Why did you come all the way here? If Xiao Wang hadn’t called, I would’ve thought that you’d gone missing.” Her elegant eyebrows knotted together. Then she pointed upstairs and said, “I’ve already contacted Director Liu in neuropathy. Go up and get a few CT scans. If the situation is not clear, just stay in the hospital.”

Xue Zi Xuan, who was hounding the doctor with questions up until now, suddenly stopped as his expression turned cold. He put the x-ray scans into the manila envelope, took hold of the youth’s thin arm, and said softly, “The doctor said that it’s okay. We’ll go down to the pharmacy to get the prescription. After that, we’re going home.” He walked pass right in between Xue Li Dan Ni and Xue Jing Yi, not even giving them a glance out of the corner of his eye.

Xue Li Dan Ni was treated like a transparent person by her son several times. He had also changed his address towards her from “mom” to “mother,” which felt indifferent and alienating. It was as if they had returned to a decade prior when he had yet to receive psychotherapy. At that time, he did not recognize anyone, and cared about no one. He only had the piano in his eyes. It was as if the piano was his whole world, making her both distressed and sad.

But now, this kind of distress and sadness was far worse than before, because Xue Zi Xuan had transferred his attitude towards the piano to Huang Yi, treating the youth as if he were his world, and even his life.

Xue Li Dan Ni spent so much effort on her son. The care she gave her son was even more than the care she gave to a daughter with a heart disease. So how could she not understand his every move and thought?

Since waking up, his gaze had always stayed on Huang Yi. There has never been a moment when he looked away. He held the boy in his arms wherever he went, treating the youth like a valuable and fragile treasure. This kind of change was so inexplicable and incredible. She was a bit skeptical. Did Huang Yi cast some dark magic on her son?

“Where are you going? You come back right this instant! Your mom is telling you to go get a check up. Don’t tell me you think it’s to harm you.” Seeing her son leaving without acknowledging her, Xue Li Dan Ni hurried to catch up to him.

Xue Jing Yi followed close behind. She had been running around for a day. Her body was already at the limit of its endurance. But she could not fall. Even if her eyes and nose were filled with sourness, even if her heart was eroded by her, she must not fall, and she must not let her brother take Huang Yi to go further and further.

No, maybe I’m wrong, and I should fall down and see whom my brother will choose? It was a younger sister who he grew up together with versus a stranger who he has known for a few months. It was like a light bulb went off in her head. In an instant, the stubborn Xue Jing Yi fell down. She grasped the wall to take a few more steps, tried her hardest to shout “Big Brother,” and then her body crumpled to the floor.

“Jing Yi, what’s wrong, Jing Yi? Quick, doctor! Come!” Xue Li Dan Ni quickly ran to her daughter and shouted anxiously.

“Young Miss, Young Miss, wake up, where is your medicine?” Fu Bo could not find the emergency medicine in the bag that Xue Jing Yi always carried around, and suddenly his face turned white. Fortunately, this was a hospital. Soon, doctors and nurses heard what happened and rushed over and carried the young miss onto a mobile hospital bed.

When Xiao Wang heard the sound, he turned his head, and he immediately panicked. He said hurriedly, “Not good, the lady’s sickness is acting up.”

Zhou Yun Sheng also leaned over and stood on his tiptoes. He looked at the gathered crowd of people. He saw Xue Jing Yi lying on a mobile hospital bed with a doctor performing chest compressions on her. Several nurses were pushing the bed to the elevator and shouting at the pedestrians blocking the passage.

Xiao Wang promptly jumped aside. He waited for the hospital bed to roll pass and then he followed behind Xue Li Dan Ni and Fu Bo, who were out of their wits, ready to lend a hand. Xue Jing Yi did not fall completely unconscious. Her eyes were half-opened. As the bed passed by Xue Zi Xuan, she turned her head to look at him. She could no longer breath on her own, her forehead was covered in cold sweat, some fell down the side of her jaw, and some hung in the corner of her eye, like tears.

Her dry and cracked lips opened and closed slightly, silently calling for something, looking carefully, it seemed like she was calling for “Big Brother.” Her arm lifted feebly and then fell heavily, unable to grasp onto her brother’s sleeve that was not that far away.

Xue Jing Yi’s eyes felt sore and she could no longer hold back the tears. She shuddered and cried. Her lips jerked and she called “Brother,” but her barely audible voice was swallowed up by the ventilator.

Her look of desperation was really pitiful that even Zhou Yun Sheng’s heart felt unbearable, let alone Xue Li Dan Ni. She was full of grievance and complaint when she berated her son, “What are you still doing? Didn’t you see your sister calling for you? Come and take hold of her hand.” When her daughter was at her weakness, she didn’t care for anyone else. She only wanted Xue Zi Xuan. Everyone in the Xue family knew this.

Zhou Yun Sheng took back his unneeded sympathy, and quickly glanced at the young man. He was slightly surprised. Xue Li Dan Ni spoke wrong. Xue Zi Xuan was not in a daze at all. His gaze was dark and the light in his eyes was cold. He had one hand around the youth’s shoulder and one hand inserted in his pocket. Although his posture was quite straight, his muscles were very relaxed. It was obvious that he was extremely calm. There was no anxiety and panic over a seriously ill family member.

Was this still the same Xue Zi Xuan who was cold to everyone but only gentle to and pampered Xue Jing Yi? What happened to him? Zhou Yun Sheng did not believe that a person could have such a huge change in one evening. Something big that he did not know about must have happened. But even if he pondered this until his brain burst, he would never have guessed that this man was reborn again.

Xue Zi Xuan knew from his last life that sickness and weakness were Xue Jing Yi’s most powerful weapons. No matter what mistakes she made, she just had to clutch at her chest and make an expression of discomfort. Then other people would forgive her unconditionally, and give her what she wants on a silver platter. Over time, she took other people’s efforts for granted, even the life of a twin brother, she would not hesitate to seize.

So in this life he did not intend to indulge her again. So what if her body was weak? So what if she was nearing death? This was life. This was the fate she bore when she was born. It wasn’t her fault, nor was it anyone else’s fault. This was something she must shoulder on her own. But she could not steal another person’s life to prolong her own life.

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Chapter 4.1 – Mental Disorder

Since the hospital did not belong to his family there was no exclusive parking space. Xiao Wang went around and around the parking lot for a long time before he managed to grab a spot. With his forehead covered in sweat, he pulled into the parking space.
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Zhou Yun Sheng twisted his butt around. He wanted to get off from the young man’s knees, but he didn’t want to soil his socks. Also, it was winter right now and it was very cold outside. If he stepped outside like this he was sure to freeze a layer of skin off the soles of his feet. Thinking about this, he secretly scolded Xue Zi Xuan’s viciousness. Xue Zi Xuan deliberately threw his shoes into the front seat so that he couldn’t retrieve it even if he wanted to.

“Don’t move around.” Xue Zi Xuan patted the youth’s plump buttocks, and his gloomy eyebrows finally revealed a hint of lucidity. He placed the teenager on the seat, opened the door, and got out of the car. Then he went to the front passenger seat and stooped down to grope around the car floor.

Watching this scene, a sheet of black lines descended upon Xiao Wang’s head. He couldn’t understand why the young master had to throw the little country bumpkin’s shoes to the front seat. Isn’t he just creating extra trouble when there was none? However, it was only a silent criticism. As someone dedicated to his work, he still leaned over to help look for the shoes. The shoes were really deep under the seat and got stuck.

Zhou Yun Sheng sat cross-legged in the backseat and watched the two big men groping about. The strange feeling in his heart got thicker. Xue Zi Xuan got discharged from the hospital this time, but it seemed like there was really something wrong with his brain. Inexplicably, he started treating him well. Why? Could it be that Zhou Yun Sheng exposed some mistake, so now Xue Zi Xuan was being vigilant? Was Xue Zi Xuan trying to appease him in order to dispel his misgivings?

But that shouldn’t be. In the eyes of the Xue family, Huang Yi was just a country boy who didn’t know anything. And his person was already detained in the Xue manor. Even if he found out the truth, he still couldn’t run away. There was absolutely no need for them to please him. They could just directly use violence to threaten him.

So what was Xue Zi Xuan trying to accomplish by being so gentle and considerate? While Zhou Yun Sheng was mired in confusion, Xue Zi Xuan finally got the shoes out from below the seat and squatted outside the door. He said softly, “Xiao Yi, let’s put on your shoes.”

“Oh. I will do it myself.” Zhou Yun Sheng immediately returned to his senses and leaned half of his body out.

“Your hands are wrapped up like this, how can you put them on? Let me help you.” Xue Zi Xuan stared at the youth’s hands covered in gauze and inadvertently asked, “These days you’ve been showering, dressing, and eating by yourself?”

“En.” Zhou Yun Sheng’s foot was forcefully tugged over by the young man. His expression was timid, but his heart was full of malice. He really wanted to lift his foot up and ferociously stomp on the young man’s handsome face. But in the end, he managed to restrain himself.
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As Xue Zi Xuan put the shoes on for Zhou Yun Sheng he said, “From now on, don’t do it yourself. If you want to do something, tell me, and I’ll do it for you.” These hands, once known as the world’s treasures, could not suffer any more damage, especially since he was the one who injured them.

Xue Zi Xuan’s eyebrows knotted again and he sped up his movements, but when it came to tying the shoelaces he was still very clumsy. Zhou Yun Sheng acted like he was flattered by the favor from someone superior and agreed, but in actuality, he didn’t really care. He guessed that this young master probably wanted to raise a pet. When his mood was good he would attend to the pet with great care, and when his mood was bad he would kick the pet away with one foot. He just didn’t know how long this feeling of freshness could last.

When one person was treating another person with kindness, whether it was due to some ulterior motive or due to a moment of whimsy, there would still be a bit of sincerity during the interval of kindness. If the days were short, then there was nothing to it. But if the days were longer, then he could calculate himself into a plan. Without the control of the Villain System, Zhou Yun Sheng could have used Xue Xi Xuan’s goodwill to slowly seduce him and soften him to achieve the purpose of getting out of trouble.

However, it was only a delusional thought. Once he tries to leave the Xue manor, or even if he just has thoughts of counterattacking, he would suffer the most severe punishment from the system. So that plan simply wouldn’t work, and therefore, he had no mood to play with Xue Zi Xuan. He could only feign civility.

The teenager walked silently to his side. Looking at the youth from top to bottom, Xue Zi Xuan observed his delicate face, his quiet and adorable temperament, his gentle and clever countenance, and he smiled contentedly. Such a calm and quiet moment, it was as if they had returned to the previous world, to the time before the experience of betrayal and murder, before the blood and pain.

Exactly what kind of miracle was it that brought him the scene before his eyes? He sincerely thanked the power that brought him back. He even thanked that fallen god.

Zhou Yun Sheng was only walking, yet Xue Zi Xuan still had to look at him. Go look at your mom! Xue Zi Xuan seemed to be staring so hard that his eyes were turning red. Is this guy mental? The man was grabbing his waist so tightly, that he was partially carrying him as they walked. His toes could barely touch the ground. Zhou Yun Sheng, in order to stabilize his body, had to hold onto Xue Zi Xuan’s not very strong arms. In his head he was frantically shouting silent curses at the man.

“System, run a scan to see if someone else is wearing Xue Zi Xuan’s body,” he communicated with the system in his mind.

“In one space there can only be one system. The host is over thinking. If a foreign soul invades the world without permission, it will be killed by the Lord God.” The system explained coldly.

Zhou Yun Sheng calmed down. He glanced at the young man with a puzzled look. Suspended on the young man’s arm, they continued to move forward. Someone was willing to be his tool. What could he have against it? Go for it! To be able to enslave this noble son before he died, it could be regarded as a profit. With such a mood, he no longer thought about the transformation of this person, and instead, enjoyed it with a peace of mind.

Xue Zi Xuan clearly felt that the boy’s resistance to himself was decreasing. He even took the initiative to cling onto his arm and put the weight of his body on him. This made Xue Zi Xuan ecstatic and more eagerly attentive. He arranged everything from top to bottom. On the contrary, Xiao Wang, this servant became a thoroughly idle person, and only helped to keep an eye on the young boy when the young master was waiting in line.

“You say you, you’ve only hurt your fingers, but your legs aren’t broken, is this worthwhile*? The young master is being too good to you, in the future, you should be grateful.” Xiao Wang was very dedicated to brainwashing the boy, and his eyes were faintly disdainful.

[*T/N: 犯得着 fan de zhao: worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)]

Zhou Yun Sheng nodded his head in promise, but sneered in his heart: En, grateful, take care of me once or twice, and you want me to dig out my heart, this kind of grace, why don’t you take it?

In the meantime, Xue Zi Xuan took a waiting number, and made a phone call to open a back door. Then he took the boy directly upstairs. The chief physician of the orthopedics department was waiting in the office. He asked about the situation, and then he opened up a file and took some x-rays. The result came out quickly. The bones were not hurt. They only needed to use an ointment to massage away the clotted blood, and the fingers will be restored to normal in a few days.

“Doctor, are you sure? It really won’t affect the flexibility of the fingers?” Xue Zi Xuan asked repeatedly.

“Yes, it’s okay, go back and drink some bone soup or something to nourish it. Also, help him remove this gauze. Wrapped like this the whole day, it is actually not conducive to dissipating the clotted blood. Just now, I helped him massage some medicine on his fingers. If you still don’t believe me, wait a few hours and check again. The bruise will certainly disappear.” Pestered so by Xue Zi Xuan, the chief physician didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He really wished he could pick up a broom and sweep them out. Asking the same thing five or six times, was there still meaning to it?

The driver Xiao Wang also felt embarrassed, but even more so, he found the scene unimaginable. This overly meticulous, nagging young man was like an old grandmother. Was this really the Xue family’s lofty, untouchable, and indifferent young master? This change was too big. It was really hard to accept.

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