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Chapter 8.7 – Can’t Expend You to Death

Xue Zi Xuan did not decline compliments about his abilities. He knew where his limits were. He would not lose to anybody, unless it was an opponent like Xue Yan. In just one month, he has already contributed to two very important collaborated projects, and he has firmly established himself in the company.

The news of his retirement from the music world was also posted on the Internet, which caused an uproar. Everyone was paying attention to his transformation. The vast majority of fans hoped that he would come to realize his true self and return to music, but they were destined to be disappointed.

There was a good saying—your enemies determine your height*. He had once fought against a giant like Xue Yan in the business world and did not fall behind. The present day Xue Zi Xuan was strong enough to respond to every challenge.

[*T/N: “your enemies determine your height” – overcoming adversity makes a person stronger. So the stronger your enemies, the higher you will climb in life.]

It stood to reason that the successor who has just taken over the company should be busy, with endless work shifts, endless meetings, and endless social activities, but Young Master Xue was an exception. Once it was time to clock out, he would get up and leave. He would just directly take home any unfinished documents to deal with.

“What did Xiao Yi do today?” After getting in the car, he asked the driver this while loosening his tie.

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Xiao Wang was only responsible for picking up the young master every day after work. Any other necessary travels were naturally taken care of by the company. His main task now was to look after Huang Yi and satisfy all of the teenager’s requests. And also, not to let him get in touch with the young miss.

These were the young master’s orders. Xiao Wang initially thought that it was for the sake of the young miss, to avoid having her become too sad due to Huang Yi’s disappearance after the operation. But looking at it now, that did not seem to be the case.

Not only did the young master not let Huang Yi and the young miss get in contact with each other, but he also would not speak a single word more than necessary to her, and treated her as if she were completely transparent. This was not a sign of love.

Xiao Wang secretly felt apprehensive in his heart, but he still replied sullenly, “Today Xiao Yi removed the chassis of the sports car. He said it was to change the micro-motion system. Why don’t you have a look when you get back? He has completely taken that car apart into a pile of scattered parts. And he was still boasting about how awesome it would be after he modifies it. I don’t think so. From the start, that car is not something that is already in production. Even if you bring it to the 4S store, no one would be able to fix it, unless you contact the manufacturer and look for their specialists. It would cost a lot to get specialists to re-construct the car, right?”

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Xiao Wang shook his head as he spoke. In his heart, he lamented that these people really were wealthy and willful.

Xue Zi Xuan didn’t even frown, and reiterated, “You don’t have to worry about these things. You just keep a close watch on Xue Jing Yi, and don’t let her keep stalking Xiao Yi.”

Look, look, what is this keep a close watch on Xue Jing Yi? Wasn’t this treating the young miss as a criminal to be put under watch? Xiao Wang was dissatisfied with his boss, but he dared not confront him. Right now, who didn’t know that Young Master Xue has taken over the Xue family? His performance in just one short month was enough to blind people with its brilliance. In the future, the entire Xue consortium would belong to him. He cherished whomever he wanted, and no one else had a say.

At the same time, Zhou Yun Sheng was lying beneath the bottom of the car, changing parts. Xue Jing Yi squatted next to him, wearing a thick down jacket. She pointed to the toolbox and asked questions, as if she was very curious about the modified vehicle.

“Can you really put it back? When did you learn mechanical engineering? What is this? It looks so strange.”

“Move over a bit, I want to get out.” Zhou Yun Sheng shifted the small pulley.

Xue Jing Yi quickly gave way. She saw the oil-covered teenager and could not help taking two steps back, covering her mouth and nose.

“If you think the smell is too strong then leave. Don’t stay here and get in the way.” Within a month, he expended the system’s energy several times. His spiritual power continued to creep closer to the system’s core. Now, Zhou Yun Sheng spoke more and more firmly. Xue Jing Yi loved to pretend. Obviously, she hated him so much that she wanted him to go die, but she still stuck to him left and right, wanting to worm her way into becoming friends with him*. He was vexed just from looking at her. He wanted so much to kick her into the horizon with one foot.

[*T/N: 套近乎 tao jin hu – to worm one’s way into being friends with somebody (usually used in a derogatory manner)]

“Then I’ll stand a bit farther. It won’t hinder you. There’s only you and me in the room. If you ignore me, who will talk to me?” Xue Jing Yi bowed her head, showing a lonely face.

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However, Zhou Yun Sheng was unmoved. If Xue Jing Yi wanted to live on, then she would have to dig his heart out. He was the villain and she was the daughter of fate. They were born standing on opposite sides of the spectrum. It was impossible for them to coexist peacefully.

Once he got rid of the villain system’s control over him, he wouldn’t say he absolutely had to retaliate against Xue Jing Yi, but he would definitely watch her die with cold eyes. Therefore, he did not have even the slightest bit of sympathy for her.

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Chapter 8.6 – Can’t Expend You to Death

Now that Zhou Yun Sheng knew that he could eventually get rid of the system, he didn’t feel the need to be too polite to the people of the Xue family.

Xue Zi Xuan suddenly looked up, using a strange, completely new gaze to look at the teenager. That’s right. Why did they have to repeat the old paths of their previous lives? He knew that this was his beloved boy, his every move, his every smile, all the little things he did when he was happy or when he was sad, he remembered them all in his heart, there could be no mistake.

He was still him, but also not him. Right now, he could be said to be a brand-new individual, without those painful and unbearable memories, only a heart full of longing for the future. At this time, when he had yet to set upon his path in life, why should he forcefully make arrangements for him? Why couldn’t they create a completely new and bright future that belonged to them only?

In the last life, he fell in love with the youth because of the sound of his piano, but disregarding those foreign objects and those dazzling auras, ultimately, the one that he loved passionately was his very person. In this life, whether he played the piano or not, he loved him. This would never change.

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After thinking through everything, Xue Zi Xuan hugged the boy tight and smiled with relief.

“Okay. You do whatever you like. I won’t make any decisions for you. Xiao Yi, you are free.” He carefully pledged this into the ear of the teenager.

Of course I am free. Zhou Yun Sheng conceded in his heart and smiled. He thought that Xue Zi Xuan, this person, was actually quite good, very decent. If he weren’t the young master of the Xue family, he would probably pursue him.

“Then can you help me get some tools? I want to take the car apart and reassemble it.” What was “win an inch, want a foot?” This was it.

Xue Zi Xuan didn’t even think about the problem of whether the car could be put back after being disassembled. Not to mention a sports car, if it was the youth who said that he wanted to dismantle the Xue family, he would probably support the stepladder from underneath.

“I’ll have the assistant buy a batch of professional tools. If you like altering cars, I’ll have people expand the garage and make a workshop for you. Also, buy some books on machinery.” He took out his cell phone and dialed the assistant.

The whole matter about playing the piano passed just like that. The weak system had no means against the host. Xue Jing Yi also had no choice but to follow behind her twin brother all day long, looking for opportunities. Of course, her main purpose was still to get close to her big brother. Who told her brother and Huang Yi to act like conjoined twins, sticking together no matter where they went?

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Xue Rui and Xue Li Dan Ni came back together the next morning. The tension in their relationship had relaxed a lot. He heard that his son had bought a sports car, but he was not curious. He could even retire from playing the piano; there was no need to talk about wasting money.

Xue Rui’s objective now was that as long as his son was willing to defend the family business, then his son could do whatever he wanted.

The Xue couple did not pause for breath. They just came back, but then packed up their luggage and hurried out. One flew to Europe to deal with business, and one flew to South Asia for a tour. The couple had just left when a truck arrived to deliver the car modifying equipment that Young Master Xue had ordered. From this day on, Zhou Yun Sheng finally found joy in his life, and stayed busy in the workshop almost day and night.

Xue Zi Xuan has already taken office with alacrity. On the very first day of work, he gave the company’s senior figures a display of his power.

His swift and decisive attitude along with his capable and experienced abilities caused everyone to sit up and take notice.

When Xue Rui learned of his son’s excellent performance, he was super happy. Everyone was saying that Xue Zi Xuan not only inherited his mother’s music talent, but also inherited his father’s business acumen; truly outstanding. Therefore, Xue Rui was not in a hurry to return to the country. Instead, he handed over several big cases for his son to handle, paving the way for him to take over the company completely.

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Chapter 8.5 – Can’t Expend You to Death

Xue Zi Xuan was distressed, and he did not dare to draw near him again. He repeatedly asked himself—Just what in the world did you do to him? How can you hurt his most precious hands during a time when he was just developing a passion for music? Did you know that you murdered a genius? Are you sure that you are here to make up for all the mistakes in the past and not to make bigger mistakes?

Xue Zi Xuan, goddamn you!

His heart hurt so much, to the point that it couldn’t hurt any more than this. He half squatted down and hugged the teenager tightly in his arms. His ten fingers combed through Zhou Yun Sheng’s soft hair. His throat choked with apologies. His eyes turned red and were filled with regret.

Xue Jing Yi stared at the two people embracing together, her expression one of bitter resentment. She originally wanted Huang Yi to play a song, so that her brother could see what kind of idiot he fell in love with, but the development of the situation completely exceeded her expectations.

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Huang Yi was too cunning. He not only refused to play, he even put forth an appearance as if he had received a great psychological shock. What did he want to do? Arouse her brother’s sympathy and love?

Fine, he succeeded, very successful. Prior to this, Xue Jing Yi never thought that her brother would fall in love with a person without musical talent. She knew him too well, his ears, his eyes, and even his soul only opened for music. If you couldn’t play music that moved him, you could never walk into his heart.

But this perception was completely subverted in this moment. Xue Jing Yi leaned back against the wall and vaguely recalled a saying—all of your criterions are for people that you do not love, but when you meet someone that moves you, you can tolerate their everything. She lost again, but it didn’t matter, she could continue next time.

Zhou Yun Sheng did not know that he had successfully delivered another psychological shock to the son of fate. Presently, he was immersed in a subtle desire. In the past, whenever he was punished, he would grit his teeth in silence and endure. He never entertained the extravagant thought of having a warm embrace to temporarily rest in. But right now, the young man held him tightly in his arms, with so much strength, seeming like he wanted to rub into his body and share everything, including sorrow and joy, happiness and anger, tears and blood.

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Zhou Yun Sheng loosened his jaw, softened his body, and slowly, slowly leaned towards Xue Zi Xuan. Perhaps this embrace was not very safe, but at least for now, it was warm, very warm.

The two quietly hugged for a stretch of time, and then with a tacit understanding, they left the piano room. Xue Jing Yi stood alone for a while, and then walked over to the piano. Suddenly she pounded the keys with both hands, creating a string of manic notes. Don’t know whose cat was hiding nearby, but it yowled in fright.

Zhou Yun Sheng heard the shrill piano sounds and his footsteps paused, but Xue Zi Xuan completely did not respond, and forcibly pulled him away.

The pain shredding his body continued, but the situation was very optimistic. Every time when Zhou Yun Sheng evaded the task, the system would take over his body and complete the task without his authorization, but this time, the system did not respond.

Sure enough, the more energy the system expended, the less it had left, right? Zhou Yun Sheng was very happy. After returning to the room, he turned on the computer.

“Put on medicine.” Xue Zi Xuan closed the notebook computer, shaking a tub of ointment in his hand.

“It’s already healed. Look. The bruises are gone.” Zhou Yun Sheng spread out both of his hands, which were as white as before.

Xue Zi Xuan didn’t care. He unscrewed the lid, applied a layer of ointment onto the back of Zhou Yun Sheng’s hands, and then gently massaged it in. Cautiously, he said, “Xiao Yi, you should continue to play the piano. No matter what kind of song, you’re able to play it after listening to it only once, this talent cannot be wasted. Believe me, you were born for the piano.” Because I have once witnessed your glory, and have once been deeply enchanted by the sound of your piano. If this heavenly sound disappeared because of my cruel action, I will hate myself for a lifetime.

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The Xue Zi Xuan of now was incapable of shouldering too much self-blame. He buried his face in the palms of the teenager’s hands, concealing his red eyes.

“But I remember you said that my music was like a walking corpse without a soul, and it made you sick. You’re wrong. I don’t have any talent for music. The reason I can play a song after listening to it once is because I have a strong instantaneous recall ability.”

Zhou Yun Sheng pointed to his brilliant brain and emphasized, “Everything with a keyboard and regularity, including computers and musical instruments, I can learn it in one go. I am not born for the piano. I am me. I do what I love. You have no right to decide for me.”

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Chapter 8.4 – Can’t Expend You to Death

Xue Zi Xuan’s breathing felt obstructed. The past life was too heavy, which diluted the memory of this life. In fact, he could not remember the scene at that time. He only knew that the boy’s piano sound disgusted him, but how was that possible? In the future, the teenager will become a great pianist who shines throughout the new century. Who knows how many people would be deeply enchanted by his piano?

There must be something wrong. He was anxious to verify it and pulled the boy towards the piano room. Xue Jing Yi smiled secretly and slowly followed.

Standing in front of the piano again, Xue Zi Xuan’s mood fluctuated and his expression was difficult to discern. He sat down and placed his ten fingers on the piano keys, but he did not press a note for a long time. The scar from a lifetime ago could be wiped away, but the scars in his heart would always exist. His love and focus for the piano could never be recovered, because he has found something that he loved and was more devoted to.

With a turbid sigh of breath, he finally put down the last bit of nostalgia and called, “Xiao Yi, come and play a song.”

Zhou Yun Sheng shook his head. Instead of stepping forward, he took two steps back and hid his hands behind his back. This man had schizophrenia, and God knows whether he will break Zhou Yun Sheng’s hands when listening to him play. He had never forgotten the cruel words that Xue Zi Xuan said last time.

“Go, try again. You really do have a talent for music. I’m not lying to you.” Xue Jing Yi egged him on in a low voice.

Xue Zi Xuan felt shame and regret over that incident. He walked over quickly, held the youth in his arms, and apologized again and again. If he could have arrived earlier, he would never have done anything to harm the teenager.

Zhou Yun Sheng really didn’t want to touch this thing again, but the system that hadn’t been heard from in a while suddenly released the fourth task: play a song in front of Xue Zi Xuan.

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According to past experience, every mission issued by the system was a trap. In the process of completing the mission, he would always be struck by the children of fate in various ways. So as soon as a new mission appeared, he knew that it would not be anything good.

He pushed away Xue Zi Xuan, and turned to leave with a very determined attitude. He was worrying about how to drain the system, and the opportunity came. Evading a mission would absolutely receive a punishment of level five or higher. The amount of energy the system needed for that was not little.

Originally, the teenager should have become a pianist who shines all over the world, but because of his savagery, he imprinted a psychological fear of playing a musical instrument on the boy. This understanding made Xue Zi Xuan’s heart twist in pain. In one moment, he felt like he was guilty of a terrible crime, in the next moment he thought: it was also fine like this. If the teenager left that high-profile stage, would Xue Zi Xuan be able to hide him away and not let anyone see him? Could he prevent Xue Yan from meeting him?

This selfish thought flashed through his head for a second and then faded away without a trace. Xue Zi Xuan gripped the boy by his shoulders, and pressed him onto the piano bench. He pleaded, “Xiao Yi, will you play a song for me? Just one song.”

Zhou Yun Sheng was unmoved. His clear eyes stared straight at the young man, silently recounting his resistance. He was not competing with Xue Zi Xuan, but competing with the system.

The system issued several warnings, the consistently monotonous electronic sound showed violent fluctuations, as if angered by the host’s malicious strike. But no matter how angry it was, it could only save as much energy as possible for self-preservation. It initiated a level three punishment instead of the established level five to level seven punishments.

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The pain of having one’s body ripped apart engulfed him. Zhou Yun Sheng supported his forehead with one hand, covering the very carefree smiling expression on his face. He thought he must also be sick, sick with a disease called “self-abuse syndrome.” The more ruthless the system’s punishment, the more delighted he would be, delighted from his body to his heart.

Xue Zi Xuan saw the teenager sitting silently in front of the piano, placing one hand on his knee, trembling slightly because of fear (in truth, pain), one hand supporting his forehead, covering his pale face. His stooped figure seemed weak and frail, as if it would break with a light snap.

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Chapter 8.3 – Can’t Expend You to Death

While Zhou Yun Sheng was still wondering about Xue Zi Xuan, the car had already been parked. Xue Zi Xuan took out his mobile phone and called the assistant to have him bring back the black car parked outside the exhibition hall. After he hung up the call, he smiled and asked, “Still want to play?”

“I still want to play, but I don’t have any tools.” Zhou Yun Sheng licked his lips, with a longing look in his eyes. He wanted to take this car apart and reassemble it in the way he wanted. Remodeling machinery was his second favorite hobby. In the past, in order to avoid the government’s arrest warrant*, he had disguised himself as a mecha designer and worked for a year in the largest mecha production factory in the Empire, and almost became their chief.

[*T/N: 通缉 tong ji – specifically to arrest someone as a wanted criminal]

Xue Zi Xuan stared at the teenager’s pink tongue for a few seconds, and then looked away with difficulty.

“You want tools? Do you want to take the car apart?” Xue Zi Xuan’s voice was hoarse.

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“Can I?” When it came to his hobby, Zhou Yun Sheng forgot to pretend. He threw himself over, hugged the young man’s arm and shook it.

Xue Zi Xuan looked at him, his eyes dark. After a while, he said in a low voice, “Yes, even if you want to burn it, you can. It’s yours, you can do whatever you want with it.” I’m yours too. You can also do whatever you want with me.

With the last sentence hidden, he gently touched the teenager’s cheek.

Zhou Yun Sheng very much appreciated the young man’s heroic spirit. So far, Xue Zi Xuan was undoubtedly his favorite Xue family member, and no one else. He decided that even if he got rid of the shackles of the system in the future, he would retaliate against the Xue family, but for the sake of this car and for the sake of the young man’s gentle and soft consideration towards himself, he would definitely let him go.

“Then, I’ll really dismantle it? I really, really would dismantle it.” Zhou Yun Sheng repeated again and again.

“It’s fine, you can take it apart.” Xue Zi Xuan smiled. He pushed open the car door and pulled the teenager out. Then he opened his trench coat, wrapped the youth in his arms, and step by step, slowly walked back to the house.

Xue Jing Yi sat on the sofa directly opposite the door, her gaze slack, not knowing what to think. Upon hearing the footsteps, her pupils immediately refocused on the sight in front of her, and then her heart pumped fiercely.

What she saw was her brother and Huang Yi bundled tightly together, standing at the entrance and speaking in low voices. She didn’t know what Huang Yi said, but her brother chuckled and rubbed the tips of their noses together. His thin lips almost touched Huang Yi’s lips. She could almost imagine how warm and snuggly they were when they breathed together, and how tender they were when their eyes met. Her brother even bent down and changed Huang Yi’s shoes for him. He grasped Huang Yi’s toes with his hands, seeming to want to warm them up.

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Even such an ardent attitude could not exchange for Huang Yi’s gratefulness. He gave her brother a kick, and almost caused her brother to fall over. Instead of being annoyed, her brother laughed in a low voice and still smiled cheerfully.

Such a gentle and amiable brother has never appeared in Xue Jing Yi’s memory. He only existed in her most wonderful and most secret fantasy. She once imagined a brother that fell passionately in love with her; he was exactly like this.

Fell passionately in love? These four words struck Xue Jing Yi like dull thunder, and she almost screamed. She understood, suddenly she understood everything, and her hatred for Huang Yi reached an unprecedented height.

She hurriedly took out a quick-acting salvage pill, which was placed under her tongue and waited for the severe pain of her heart to ease slightly. Then she walked over casually and called them for dinner.

Xue Rui and Xue Li Dan Ni probably wouldn’t be back today. Xue Li Dan Ni was still making a fuss with her family, but the result will not change. The Li family had no reason to prevent the grandson from inheriting the Xue family business.

Xue Jing Yi sat between the two of them, watching their intimate actions, as if nothing could come between them, and her pitch-black eyes occasionally flashed with poisonous light. She felt her brother glance at her and quickly bowed her head and ate silently.

After finishing the meal, Xue Jing Yi put down her tableware and begged, “Second Brother, will you practice piano with me?”

Zhou Yun Sheng could not forget Xue Zi Xuan’s cruel words when he almost broke his ten fingers, and now Xue Jing Yi asked him to play the piano at this time. Please don’t be so obvious about your ambition, he thought.

“I’m not going, have Brother accompany you.” Zhou Yun Sheng simply refused. After his hands were injured, the little bit of interest that he had in piano was exhausted.

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Chapter 8.2 – Can’t Expend You to Death

Zhou Yun Sheng was ticklish, and could not help shrinking his neck back. He vaguely said, “I can’t drive it now. Wait until I have my driver’s license before I can drive it.”

Look, from the start he wasn’t listening at all, a bunch of nonsense, but fortunately, the basic meaning was the same. Xue Zi Xuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. With one hand on the teenager’s shoulder, giving off the natural quality of an embrace, and one hand supporting his forehead, he stared at the youth infatuatedly.

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“Big Brother*, Second Brother, why aren’t you going inside?” Xue Jing Yi bent over and knocked on the window. Her smile was very bright. She was also a master who could stand tall, or bow and submit**. Before, she would not give Huang Yi a good face, but after realizing that the other part was quite valuable, she could immediately be intimate and affection. “Big Brother” and “Second Brother,” even the terms of address changed so naturally.

[*T/N: Before, XJY just called XZX 哥哥 ge ge (older brother), when she didn’t acknowledge ZYS as her brother. But here she called XZX 大哥 da ge (big older brother) to differentiate from 二哥 er ge (second older brother)]

[**T/N: can bow and submit, or stand tall – an idiom from the Book of Changes, meaning to be flexible in action and disposition]

For a moment, Zhou Yun Sheng was terrified by her. But Xue Zi Xuan’s eyebrows did not even wrinkle. He knew better than anyone, how forbearing and how bigoted Xue Jing Yi’s personality could be. She could stab a sharp blade into her brother’s body while smiling. And that was even her only blood-related relative in the entire world.

“Let’s play again. Jing Yi, this is the car that Brother bought for me. Doesn’t it look good?” Zhou Yun Sheng was also not some good little birdie. When he saw through her love for Xue Zi Xuan, he practically changed methods to provoke and stimulate her.

Xue Jing Yi’s complexion slightly congealed. Forcing out a smile, she said, “Looks good. Big Brother’s vision has always been very good.”

“It’s good, but it’s too expensive. More than eight million yuan. I don’t even dare to drive it.” Zhou Yun Sheng’s expression was of one who was overwhelmed by favor from a superior. At this moment, his peach blossom eyes were overflowing with a film of mist, as if genuinely helpless.

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Xue Zi Xuan was not a fool, how could he not see that Zhou Yun Sheng was intentionally or otherwise showing off? But he did not feel disgusted at all, instead, he pressed his fist against his lips to cover up the smile curving the corner of his mouth, because he knew that the youth was not flaunting the expensive sports car, but showing off Xue Zi Xuan’s doting love.

He liked this doting love, wanted this doting love, and even intended to occupy it by force, which was why he used this as a pretext to supplant Xue Jing Yi. This kind of situation, it should be that he’s jealous of a rival in love, right?

[T/N: The above paragraph is XZX’s thoughts, not actual reality.]

Xue Zi Xuan finally couldn’t hold it back and chuckled out loud. He cupped the youth’s cheeks in his hands and gave him a soft kiss.

Here he comes again. After the confession fiend, it’s the kissing fiend again. This person was beyond cure. They could give up treatment on him. Zhou Yun Sheng silently criticized Xue Zi Xuan in his heart, but on his face, he was showing an appropriately bashful expression.

Xue Jing Yi said, with a forced smile, “Since Brother bought it for you, then you can receive it with ease. After all, we are a family now.” She cast a glance at the inside of the car and saw that there were only two seats, so she had no choice but to give up her intention of getting in the car.

“The weather is cold. Go inside the house after you’ve played for a while more, okay?” She urged with a soft voice.

Zhou Yun Sheng hasn’t studied all the functions of this car yet, so he was naturally unwilling to get out. As for Xue Zi Xuan, he really enjoyed this feeling of staying with the teenager in a narrow space and firmly feeling this sense of intimacy with the youth, so he was even more reluctant to get out of the car.

He ignored Xue Jing Yi and said to the teenager simply, “You play what you want.” Then he rolled down the window, took out a cigarette, and lit it. The thick smoke blew into Xue Jing Yi’s face, making her take two steps back while coughing.

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Fu Bo, who had finished making dinner and came out to call them, saw this scene, and said in a voice of reproach, “Young Master, I won’t talk about when you started to learn to smoke, but you know that the young miss is not in good health, and you let her inhale secondhand smoke, this is your error. When the master became addicted to smoking, he would hide in the study room and smoke, he would never bring the smell outside of the study.”

“Who’re you?” Xue Zi Xuan’s cold question put Fu Bo into a state of speechless embarrassment.

Xue Jing Yi quickly waved her hand. “It doesn’t matter. If Brother likes to smoke, then just smoke.” Before she could finish speaking, Xue Zi Xuan had stepped on the throttle and drove around the manor towards the garage, leaving behind choking exhaust.

Only then did Fu Bo recover and said in distress, “How could the young master become like this? Who in the world taught him to be bad?”

Zhou Yun Sheng sat in the front passenger seat, and did not speak a word, but in his heart he repeatedly evaluated whether Xue Zi Xuan’s aversion to Xue Jing Yi and Fu Bo was an act or true emotional expression. Why did he hate those two? It made no sense!

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Chapter 8.1 – Can’t Expend You to Death*

[*T/N: The title is in reference to ZYS’s thoughts on the villain system. He wants to kill the system by expending all its energy.]

Xue Jing Yi stood on the balcony and waited for one day, from morning to evening. From start to finish, she never saw her brother’s black car coming from the freeway ramp.

“Young Miss, go back to your room and sleep for a while. How can you endure such fatigue for a whole day?” Fu Bo’s eyes were red with distress.

“Did Brother say when he would be back?” Xue Jing Yi asked in a heavy tone.

“He didn’t. How about, I give the young master a call?”

“No need, I will call myself.” Xue Jing Yi picked up the phone to dial.

The phone rang twice before it was cut off. She called again, but was completely unable to connect this time. She couldn’t believe it. She called dozens of times, again and again, and then she finally gave up helplessly. Her whole figure was like a puppet that had lost its soul, tottering on the verge of collapse.

Fu Bo quickly stepped forward to support her. His heart was filled with complaints towards the young master. That person was still like usual before, how come he changed so suddenly? Could it be some kind of evil possession? He had to speak with the master and the mistress, and find some expert to exorcise evil.

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Just when Fu Bo’s thoughts were becoming more and more serious, the roar of a car engine sounded from the end of the freeway ramp, and a fiery red high-speed supercar approached quickly. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of the Xue manor’s iron gate. It drifted beautifully and then came to a steady stop.

The doorman did not recognize the car. The Xue family members all had reserved personalities and the cars that they bought were very low-key. A car that looked like it was lit on fire, like the one in front of his eyes, could only be seen in the East District, owned by the hedonistic sons of rich parents.

Who was this? Muttering, the doorman stepped forward and saw Young Master Xue sitting in the driver’s seat. His eyes bulged out, and he immediately ran back to open the iron gate.

“Brother, at a glance, this car really isn’t your style. Look at them, they look like they’ve seen a ghost.” With Xue Zi Xuan slapping down eight million yuan just like that, Zhou Yun Sheng’s attitude towards the young man finally improved. And he occasionally revealed his true temperament, saying a few teasing words.

It was evident that Xue Zi Xuan really enjoyed this kind of intimacy, and he extended a hand out to rub the back of the teenager’s head. He just laughed and did not speak.

Seeing this scene, Xue Jing Yi, who was standing on the balcony on the second floor, pushed away Fu Bo, and said weakly, “Go and see who is here.”

Fu Bo called the doorman to inquire about the people at the gate and learned that it was the young master. His complexion became subtle. How come the young master went out for a trip and ended up changing his car, and he drove it so flamboyantly.

“Young Miss, it’s the young master.” He had barely finished speaking when Xue Jing Yi ran out. The eager look and agile movements really didn’t look like a frail congenital heart patient.

When she passed by the bedroom, Xue Jing Yi paused, walked inside and put on a thick down jacket, snow boots, and earmuffs. After wrapping herself up tightly, she went downstairs to go out.

The fiery red supercar stopped beside the icy fountain, looking more and more eye-catching. The two people sitting inside had no intention of getting out of the car. One of them was looking here and touching there, and the other was resting against one hand, looking at the former with an expression of pampering indulgence.

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“Are you having fun? But you can’t drive it yet. This kind of supercar’s performance is very superior, the braking time is very short, almost as soon as you step on the accelerator pedal, the body of the car will move forward like a whirlwind, so it is very dangerous for a novice driver, especially now that it is snowing, the road is very slippery. I have an Audi in my garage. I’ll teach you with that car first. When you’ve learned well then you can drive this car.”

Xue Zi Xuan tirelessly advised when he saw that the teenager had his head buried, single-heartedly devoted to studying the autopilot system, and only responded perfunctorily to him a few times with “en en ah ah,” but he not only felt happy, but also found it laughable, nevertheless, he loved the teenager even more dearly.

“Are you even listening to your elder brother? Hmm?” Xue Zi Xuan leaned forward, and squeezed the youth’s pink cheek.

“I heard it.” Zhou Yun Sheng had no choice but to find the time to give the young man a quick look.

“What did you hear? Repeat it once.” Xue Zi Xuan wrapped an arm around Zhou Yun Sheng’s shoulders, his lips pressed against the youth’s ear, his warm breath continuously breathing against the cartilage.

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Chapter 7.7 – Retiring the Head

The technological development of this world was far less than that of the interstellar era, but it had its own uniqueness. Zhou Yun Sheng would never underestimate any kind of technology, instead he would constantly learn from it. He played with a pair of “expanding reality glasses” with interest. He put it on, took it off, put it on, took it off, he was quite fascinated with it and didn’t want to put it down.

“Do you like it?” Xue Zi Xuan asked with a smile.

“I like it, it’s very interesting.” Zhou Yun Sheng nodded, and placed the glasses on the bridge of the young man’s nose, so that he could experience it too.

Xue Zi Xuan immediately took out his black card and handed it to the sales assistant.

“You want to buy it for me?” Zhou Yun Sheng’s eyes widened into circles.

“You like it, buy it.” Xue Zi Xuan waved his hand indifferently.

So readily? Zhou Yun Sheng pointed to the fiery red supercar in the middle of the exhibition hall and asked, “I like this, are you also going to buy it for me?” In fact, he was not interested in luxury goods, but if it was a high-tech luxury, then that was another matter.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

This supercar was a concept car that had not yet been put into mass production. It was an exploration of fully autonomous driving technology in this era. It included all of the most advanced equipment, and the appearance and built-in tech were also top-level. The price fluctuated between seven and eight million. It was not the most expensive, but it was definitely not cheap.

Of all the new products in the entire exhibition hall, Zhou Yun Sheng’s favorite was undoubtedly this car. He had a problem, and that was whenever he saw something that he liked, he would try every possible way to obtain it, thus, he thickened his skin and sounded out the young man.

But ultimately, he was just joking. No matter how much Xue Zi Xuan was acting, he still wouldn’t put in this amount of money. It cost a million to perform a heart-transplant surgery. If he wanted to fool the youth, he only needed to give a little grace here and a little favor there. There was no need to invest seven or eight times the money of the surgery.

If he really did this, then Zhou Yun Sheng would be willing to believe his emotional lines. Things like feelings were too vague for him, but if converted into money, naturally it would be easier to directly observe.

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Xue Zi Xuan smiled. The youth dared to ask him for such an expensive gift, which meant that he has accepted Xue Zi Xuan. Right now, he was in a happy mood, as he had never been before. He saw that several buyers were communicating with the sales assistant, and he immediately walked over to the young man.

They were still discussing the configuration of the car and the price. At this point, Xue Zi Xuan passed over his black card. “If I pay the full price, can I drive this car away right now?”

The sales assistant was startled. Who was this? Buying a car like he was buying cabbage.

Zhou Yun Sheng was also surprised. He quickly held the young man’s arm and said with a flushed face, “Are you really buying it? But I don’t have a driver’s license. It’s useless even if you buy it.” Compared to driving the car, he would enjoy the process of modifying this car more. He liked to polish semi-finished products into perfect works of art, little by little. Of course, he didn’t actually expect Xue Zi Xuan to agree, so he didn’t dare to desire it.

“No problem. You don’t know how to drive, I’ll teach you.” Xue Zi Xuan calmly touched the teenager’s hair, and again asked the sales assistant to swipe his card.

There were only a few people who could afford such a luxury car. Everyone was in the same social class, so they were all somewhat familiar with each other. One of the buyers recognized Xue Zi Xuan and greeted him with a smile. There was no need for the rest to compete with Young Master Xue. The car was indeed good, but it wasn’t like there weren’t better cars, so there was no need to compete until they were red in the face. Hence, they all split up and left.

The sales assistant got a lot of money, and naturally, things were done properly. Within half an hour, Xue Zi Xuan and Zhou Yun Sheng sat in the luxury car and drove home.

Everything today completely subverted Zhou Yun Sheng’s imagination. He looked forward with a confused expression on his face. Just bought it like this? Bringing it straight home? 8.56 million. This was 8.56 million, ah! It was enough to buy a few hearts. His fingertips twitched as he calculated.

If he could, he really wanted to grab the collar of the young man and ask loudly: What are you trying to do? Do you know that the better you treat me, the more scared I am? Not afraid of death, but afraid of being unable to guard my heart (from love).

This kind of pampering and indulgence, gentleness and thoughtfulness, as well as that wide and thick chest, those firm arms, he really wanted, really, really wanted them!

Xue Zi Xuan noticed that the teenager’s mood was low. He reached out and squeezed his fleshy cheek, and asked with a smile, “What is it? You really want to drive it?”

Zhou Yun Sheng quickly raised his spirits and nodded, “En, I really want to drive, but I’m afraid of crashing the car. It’s too expensive.”

“No problem. If you break it, we can buy another one. But the premise is that you must not be harmed.” Speaking up to here, Xue Zi Xuan added seriously, “In the future, when you get your driver’s license, you still can’t drive around carelessly. No matter where you go, it’s best to have me accompany you. If I’m not free, you must call and report in every four hours.”

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“No, every three hours. No, every two hours. You must report your safety every two hours. Do you remember the movie we watched in the 3D showroom just now, Hurricane Rescue? Don’t think that it’s just the screenwriter exaggerating. The outside world is even darker than the movie. You have to be aware of safety when you go out…”

Zhou Yun Sheng saw the aloof beauty become a chatterbox in less than one second. His helplessness and confusion gradually dissipated, becoming subtly touched, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe, in this reincarnation, he could have a little bit of expectation?

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Chapter 7.6 – Retiring the Head

Xue Zi Xuan skillfully helped the teenager put on his shoes and adjust the hem of his pants. Only then did he sit next to him to change his own shoes. Just then Fu Bo, who had just finished visiting the young miss, came downstairs and asked anxiously, “Young Master, where are you planning to take him?”

Xue Zi Xuan said nothing. He didn’t even look at Fu Bo, as if he didn’t see the housekeeper at all. He put on his shoes, took the boy into his arms, and directly pushed open the door to go out.

“Young Master, don’t go to crowded places. Don’t forget the young miss…” For the rest, Fu Bo could not say clearly. He stepped forward and dragged the youth by the arm. In an unyielding voice, he said, “You stay behind and take care of the young miss, okay? Just now, she was repeatedly talking about you.”

His beloved boy was abruptly pulled away from his arms. At that moment, Xue Zi Xuan could hardly suppress the fear and killing intent in his heart. He hated other people for stealing the youth away from him, hated the sense of emptiness after losing him, and also hated the entire Xue family, including himself.

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“What do you think you’re doing? Have you forgotten? Although I call you Fu Bo, you are only a servant hired by the Xue family. You don’t have the right to interfere with your employer.” He quickly recaptured the teenager. He clenched the youth tightly, and spoke each word individually, “There is no next time.”

Zhou Yun Sheng had a head full of black lines, and muttered in his heart: This young master’s skinship hunger seemed to be getting worse.

“It’s all right now. Let’s go. There is not a single good person in this family. Except for me, you can’t believe anyone, including Xue Jing Yi. But rest assured, I will protect you, en?” When he looked down at the youth, his expression was instantly replaced by one of tenderness. He even rubbed the tip of his nose intimately against the tip of Zhou Yun Sheng’s nose.

Fine, this young man’s schizophrenia was getting more serious. Zhou Yun Sheng had already given up resistance. Anyway, Xue Jing Yi was still weak and could not bear the risk of heart surgery. It was also quite pleasing to watch these people act for a while. However, he must think about how to arrange the ending, was it HE or BE? Well, if it’s HE for himself, and BE for the Xue family, then that would be the best of both worlds.

[T/N: The raws literally used HE and BE, which means “happy end” and “bad end” respectively.]

Fu Bo was frightened by the young master’s fierce and violent expression. While he was still stunned and frozen in place, the black luxury car drove away.

Xue Jing Yi stood on the second floor and stared down at the empty front door with intense concentration.

After receiving a call from Xue Zi Xuan, the head of the delegation* was waiting in the office all along.

[*T/N: The word used is 团长 tuan zhang, which translates to “regimental command” or “head of a delegation.” I’m guessing this is the head of the orchestra group, maybe the conductor.]

“Who is this?” After the two exchanged greetings, he looked at the delicate youth who had been locked in the arms of the young man. He let out a shout of surprise. “Hey! Why does he look so much like Jing Yi?”

“This is Huang Yi, Xue Jing Yi’s twin brother.” Xue Zi Xuan said frankly. “Xue Jing Yi is a child adopted by the Xue family and has no blood relationship with me.”

“So it’s like that. Did he come to find his relative?” The head of the delegation looked curious.

“Xiao Yi’s parents have passed away. I brought him to my side to take care of him. From now on, he is my close relative.” Xue Zi Xuan rubbed the boy’s forehead, his affection overflowing from his words.

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“It should be like this, after all, he is Jing Yi’s brother.” The head of the delegation sighed for a while, and then took out a stack of documents for the young man to fill out.

Xue Rui had talked with him once before, to make sure he did not hinder his son’s future. The young man was after all the young master of a rich and powerful family, furthermore, an only son, if he didn’t inherit the family business then what should he do?

Playing the piano sounded elegant, but in the eyes of Father Xue, it was not his son’s proper duty. So today, the delegation head did not intend to persuade Xue Zi Xuan much, just nimbly completing the procedures.

Even when he was filling out the paperwork, Xue Zi Xuan still had to hold the youth close to him with his left hand, causing Zhou Yun Sheng to have to ask for permission when he wanted to go to the toilet. Zhou Yun Sheng could not help having a resentful expression on his face.

No matter where and no matter when, Xue Zi Xuan was always watching the mood of the teenager. Upon seeing the boy’s pinched lips, he said softly, “Be good. Wait a while and then I’ll take you to see the IT exhibit. Recently, several new notebook computers and mobile phones have been released. I heard that there is also a fully autonomous car with a very high technical content, which is expected to bring technological innovation in the automotive field. Do you like this?”

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

He waited for a lifetime, aside from the Xue Yan of the previous life; he may be the person who knew the adolescent the best. What the other person liked and hated, he kept them all in his mind, one by one, not daring to forget.

Zhou Yun Sheng was really interested, his eyes lit up, and he nodded, “I like. Then, quickly fill in the information, and we can go sooner.”

“Okay, then you be good, don’t walk around.” Xue Zi Xuan leaned over and kissed the pale cheek. Then he continued to fill in the information on the forms.

The head of the delegation watched this scene in bewilderment. He rubbed his eyes quietly, worried that he was having hallucinations. The person who was full of tenderness and affection in front of him was really the ice-cold young master of the Xue family? To the youth within his arms, he kissed and hugged, he coaxed and soothed. This sticky manner of acting was even more exaggerated than a youngster that was head over heels in love.

He didn’t dare to believe it. His gaze was constantly flitting back and forth between the two, secretly contemplating their relationship.

Xue Zi Xuan didn’t conceal anything at all. What others love to think just let them. He filled out the forms quickly. Then he led the teenager to the exhibition center.

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Chapter 7.5 – Retiring the Head

Zhou Yun Sheng hugged Xue Jing Yi for a while, comforted her, and repeatedly promised to accompany her to take care of her. It was all well and good to say, but in his heart, he remained very alert to Xue Jing Yi’s sudden closeness. You have to be aware; this was the first time that Xue Jing Yi gave him any sort of pleasant expression since he came to the Xue manor.

What was she planning? Just what in the world are the Xue brother and sister trying to set him up for? So f*cking annoying! Zhou Yun Sheng was feeling impatient to the extreme.

Downstairs, the noise was getting more and more intense. Zhou Yun Sheng took advantage of that to let go of Xue Jing Yi, and extended his head out to take a look. He saw Xue Li Dan Ni and Xue Rui hurling blame at each other from across the dining table. The floor was full of broken pieces of porcelain and food residues. Xue Zi Xuan was sitting at the other end of the dining table, drinking coffee with small sips. His posture was utterly leisurely and relaxed.

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Perceiving the inquiring glance on his person, he looked up and found that it was his beloved boy. The handsome expressionless face immediately blossomed into spring and the snow melted.

“Stop quarreling. I made my decision. No one can change it.” He put down his cup and said in a low voice.

Xue Li Dan Ni shouted, “Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! How can you give up your favorite piano, Zi Xuan? Is your father forcing you? Ah? This old thing doesn’t understand anything, only money, money, money. Money is the most vulgar thing in the world!”

“It’s a decision that I made myself. It has nothing to do with anyone. I love the piano, but it is not my favorite. Mother, you’re wrong.” He gestured to Fu Bo, who was hiding in the corner. “Clean up everything, and then make some more breakfast.”

Fu Bo nodded his head with a sound of confirmation, then, trembling with fear and trepidation, he tidied up the place. Xue Li Dan Ni was not ready to give up. She encircled her son and persistently tried to soothe and advise him, but seeing his resolute attitude, in the end, she beat a hasty retreat.

Seeing that his son hadn’t changed his mind, Xue Rui felt relief, and he quickly put on his coat to go chase his wife. Although his wife’s family was an artistic family, they were tied to the army. Father-in-law and mother-in-law were both major general ranks. They had many contacts in the military and political circles. One must not offend them.

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The living room quieted down instantly. Xue Zi Xuan stepped upstairs, directly ignored the affectionate Xue Jing Yi, and stretched out his hand to caress the youth’s lips. His tone was full of pampering, “Were you brushing your teeth? You ran out with bubbles still in your mouth.”

Zhou Yun Sheng nodded, he wanted to ask about what was happening, but felt that he was not qualified, so he turned to go back to the room to continue washing up, however, he found that Xue Jing Yi was pinching his clothes in a vice-like grip. The hold was so tight that he couldn’t get loose no matter how he struggled.

He looked over with doubtful eyes, but Xue Jing Yi smiled weakly, “Brother, I’m scared by myself, stay with me more.” Even so, as she said these words, her eyes were fixed on Xue Zi Xuan. Who knows whom this address of “Brother” was truly for, and which brother she really wanted to accompany her.

At this moment, Zhou Yun Sheng finally understood that her original plan was to adopt a roundabout tactic to get close to Xue Zi Xuan by entangling with him. Why was this woman so annoying! Obviously, she was so sick, and she shouldn’t be doing things to mess with her own mood, but all day long she was thinking of ways to bounce around. Did she resent her life for being long?

If an outsider could infer her intent, then naturally, so could Xue Zi Xuan. He was very impatient, “Xue Jing Yi, stop making a racket.” To the Xiao Deng, who had run upstairs with breakfast, he ordered, “Take her back to the room and watch her carefully. Last night, she was wearing a nightdress in the corridor, sitting until the middle of the night.”

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Xiao Deng was startled, and quickly went to pry open Xue Jing Yi’s five fingers. He wanted to take her back to measure her temperature and blood pressure. Originally, Xue Jing Yi was still struggling, seeming very angry and unhappy. But she suddenly became very well-behaved, and smiled contentedly, “Brother, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of my body. They say the deeper the love, the heavier the responsibility. Brother’s intentions, I know, I have always known.”

Xue Zi Xuan was expressionless, but Zhou Yun Sheng shook with goosebumps. Xue Jing Yi’s last smile was too morbid, and it looked very depressing. Could she also have mental illness?

While his imagination was running wild, Xue Zi Xuan half-dragged, half-carried him to the room. Xue Zi Xuan held Zhou Yun Sheng’s right hand and slowly brushed his teeth. Then he wrung out a warm towel and helped him clean his face carefully, attentively, and thoughtfully, as if he were a five-year-old child.

Fortunately, Zhou Yun Sheng was extremely adaptable. From the initial embarrassment and shame, he gradually became comfortable. After breakfast, they walked to the entrance to change shoes.

“You really want to take me to the orchestra?” Zhou Yun Sheng sat on the low stool; his expression was a little incredulous.

“En. From now on, you will follow me. You will go wherever I go. Understand?” Xue Zi Xuan squatted in front of the boy and put on his shoes for him.

“But in the future, I will have to attend classes.”

“Not counting class time. I’ll pick you up after classes.”

Zhou Yun Sheng was speechless. The young man’s attitude was very determined, as if he really wanted to take him outside and let more people know about him. What about Xue Jing Yi’s heart replacement surgery? Not doing it?

Thinking about it, he immediately annihilated this extravagant desire. Rather than relying on someone who was incomprehensible, it was better to rely on himself.

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