Chapter 49 - 9.5 - 9.8

Recently, Zhou Yun Sheng has been living exceedingly well, and he did not know what Xue Zi Xuan did in the background. At first, he thought that Father Xue and Mother Xue had hurried back to the country to deal with this "goblin*," but they did not.

[*T/N: 小妖精 xiao yao jing – goblin / hussy / floozy]

Expect for having a bad attitude on the night when they got home, they treated him as a transparent person the next day. It was like by pretending that he did not exist then they did not have to deal with him*.

[*T/N: 眼不见为净 yan bu jian wei jing – idiom meaning "what remains unseen is deemed to be clean" or "what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over"]

Zhou Yun Sheng welcomed this kind of attitude. He also did not have the patience for them.

This time, Xue Jing Yi got really sick. She was laid up in bed for half a month before she could manage to get up from bed with much difficulty.

Nowadays, he would often see her standing in a place that was neither too far nor too near, and smiling brightly. It made his hair stand on end. Her smile was bright, but her eyes were cold. It was really creepy.

In addition, she was getting more and more clingy. It was not an exaggeration to describe her as "brazen faced," absolutely shameless. No matter how maliciously Zhou Yun Sheng would speak to her, he was unable to drive her away.

However, in the process of bullying Xue Jing Yi, he did not get nothing out of it. Whenever his actions got a little bit too excessive, such as secretly replacing Xue Jing Yi's quick-acting heart rescue pills for vitamin pills, he would be severely punished by the system.

The intent to murder a child of fate was an unforgivable crime. No matter how much the system wanted to conserve energy and play possum, it still had no choice but to get to work.

Amidst the acute pain, Zhou Yun Sheng would return the fast-acting heart rescue pills back to their original place. Then he would wickedly tell the system that he was only making a harmless joke. On several occasions, he angered the system so much that it short-circuited. When it rebooted, the watch face would be a lot dimmer.

The system got weaker day by day, and Zhou Yun Sheng's spiritual power was also pushing towards the core layer by layer.

On this day, Zhou Yun Sheng was lying beneath the bottom of a car and installing the last part. Xue Jing Yi had Xiao Deng put a small sofa in the corner of the garage, and right now she was curled up on it under a blanket.

With her chin resting in her hands, she looked at the fiery red supercar, which was as perfect as before. She could hardly believe that it was Huang Yi who took it apart and reassembled it again with his own two hands. She had thought that the car would be reduced to a pile of broken scrap metal.

"Done remodeling?" She asked softly.

Zhou Yun Sheng ignored her. He got out from under the car, took off his dirty work clothes, and got ready to enter the car to start it up. He adhered to Xue Zi Xuan's approach and adopted a three "don't" policy against Xue Jing Yi—don't see, don't hear, don't speak.

[T/N: So basically "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." Lol.]

Xue Jing Yi pursed her lips and smiled, as if her twin brother was just throwing a little tantrum, and she was a generous, forgiving, and calm woman of virtue.

But soon, she could not maintain her tranquil surface, because that car unexpectedly began to move! Huang Yi, this country bumpkin, actually successfully modified the car!

Xue Jing Yi grew up in the wealthy Xue family ever since she was very young, so naturally she would have a wider berth of knowledge and experiences than normal people. So how could she not be aware that you would need high-precision techniques to convert a top-of-the-line concept car that has not yet been put into production?

Even when the specialist team from the manufacturing company came, they were not certain that it would be possible to remodel the car in two short months.

But Huang Yi did it, which only showed that he was a genius, a bona fide genius.

Xue Jing Yi's eyes were red with jealousy. She didn't know why, but she couldn't bear to put the word "genius" on Huang Yi's head. It was as if he should be mediocre and should be suppressed by her. That was the correct path in life.

She lifted the blanket and walked slowly to the sports car. She asked curiously, "It really ignited. It seems that the engine is okay. What about the other parts? Would you like to give it a try?"

Go. Drive it out. It would be best if you drive it into a car accident. The dark thoughts could not stop once they surged.

How could Zhou Yun Sheng not perceive her malicious intentions, so he replied casually, "I was just thinking of driving to Brother's company. You want to come?"

When Xue Jing Yi heard that he was going to visit Xue Zi Xuan, she was entangled. She had not spoken to him for many days. If Huang Yi were present, he might at least give her a direct look.

"But you don't have a driver's license." Her gaze wavered.

"That doesn't matter. I had driving lessons with Brother for two months. The technology is very good."

Zhou Yun Sheng was not bragging. He could even play around with mechs and starships; there was no need to mention this most primitive means of transportation.

Xue Jing Yi was still hesitating, but he stepped out of the car, pushed her directly into the passenger seat, fastened her seat belt, and whistled out of the garage.

In just a couple of seconds, Xue Jing Yi found that they were already on the way to the urban area. The scenery passed by so fast on both sides that it could not be seen clearly, and only glimpses of floating lights passed by.

The winding mountain road twisted and turned, and there were cars coming head on towards them from time to time.

Xue Jing Yi screamed out loud repeatedly in fright, and burst into cold sweat.

"Xiao Yi, drive slowly!" She tried to hold Zhou Yun Sheng's hand on the control lever.

"If you want to fall off the cliff together, then go ahead and touch me casually." Zhou Yun Sheng stared intently straightforward. The vehicle's tail drifted and a sharp brake sound was subsequently heard.

Xue Jing Yi was thrown hard against the door by inertia and half of her arm turned numb. She dared not touch the teenager again. Instead, she clutched her chest and wept: "Xiao Yi, you drive slowly. I beg you to drive slowly. My heart is not good, I will die, I will die!" Tears and snot mixed together on her face.

Zhou Yun Sheng stepped on the accelerator and assuredly said: "Relax, you can't die." You're the child of fate in this world, how could you die so easily?

The speed soared up in a flash, making Xue Jing Yi cling tightly to the car seat, looking like she might suffocate at any moment. She closed her eyes and did not dare to look outside at the flying scenery. She kept crying harder and harder.

It wasn't until this moment that she saw into the youth's heart, but it was merely the tip of the iceberg.

She was filled with evil intentions towards the other person, but so was the other person. He had bad thought towards her, too.

However, for the sake of her brother, she could only think about it in her heart. On the surface, she still wanted to be intimate with him, but he could unscrupulously inflict damage and even push her to the brink of dying.

What could she use to fight him with? He was too ruthless, ruthless in his heart, ruthless in his actions, and even more brilliant in his intelligence. At this moment, Xue Jing Yi had an unstoppable fear of Huang Yi.

At the same time, Zhou Yun Sheng also received a warning from the system: "It is detected that the host is hurting the child of fate, please stop at once, otherwise the system will implement a half-hour electric shock punishment."

Half an hour of electric shock punishment? What the hell? Compared to punishment levels one through ten, an electric shock was just like tickling. At this moment, Zhou Yun Sheng sincerely thanked the system for his training. It made him suffer, but it also made him indomitable.

He ignored the system and repeatedly stepped on the gas pedal. The acute pain of electric shocks plunged into his limbs, causing him to laugh heartily and roar in excitement. He whistled as they passed over the mountain ridges, fast as lightning, almost scaring Xue Jing Yi to death in her seat.

Finally, for the sake of the child of fate's safety, the system had to be cancelled hastily after ten minutes of electric shock.

Zhou Yun Sheng calmly drove the car to the Xue consortium; expertly opened the small bag that Xue Jing Yi carried with her, took out a quick-acting heart rescue pill, and stuffed it under her tongue.

"Was it fun? I'll take you to drag racing next time." He smiled like a devil.

Xue Jing Yi covered her chest and couldn't move for a long time. Her legs were weak, her feet were weak, her whole body was weak, but her heart was pounding so strongly that it was about to jump out of her throat.

She opened her mouth with difficulty and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being caught by the police?"

Zhou Yun Sheng raised his eyebrows in disapproval. The license plate number, windows, and paint of this car were all specially treated. From a monitor screen, only a black shadow could be captured, so he was not worried at all.

"If you have no energy, then lie in the car. I will go to find Brother."

Zhou Yun Sheng walked towards the stairs with a silver toolbox in hand.

How could Xue Jing Yi give up the opportunity to approach Xue Zi XUan. Even if she had to crawl, she would crawl out of the car. She opened the door of the car and followed the teenager on unsteady feet.

The two rode the elevator up to the first floor from the parking lot. Since Xue Jing Yi had participated in many piano competitions and was considered to be a semi-public figure, the front desk quickly recognized her identity and let them pass through directly.

The assistant was not there. There was no one guarding the door, so the two went directly to the office and found Xue Zi Xian and a man in a wheelchair drinking kung fu tea. An entire tea set was placed on the table.

Seeing Zhou Yun Sheng, who had came into the room first, Xue Zi Xuan's expression froze for a moment but he quickly collected himself. He suppressed his fears and beckoned: "Xiao Yi, sit next to your brother."

"Brother, I have come to see you too." Xue Jing Yi followed closely behind, trying to remind her brother of her existence. When she saw the man sitting opposite Xue Zi Xuan, she shrank unconsciously and whispered: "Hello, great uncle."

The man in the wheelchair was the current clan elder of the Xue family, Xue Yan. He was not very old, but his seniority was very high.

"En." Xue Yan glanced at her. "You don't look very good. Did your condition get worse?"

"It's nothing. It's always like this." Xue Jing Yi forced a smile and waved her hand.

Xue Yan was just asking casually. Why would he care about her life or death? Then he turned to look at the teenager who was sitting next to Xue Zi Xuan and just minding his own business. Xue Yan smiled and asked, "And this must be your dear younger brother?"

He deliberately emphasized the three words "dear younger brother," as if disdainful and even disgusted.

Zhou Yun Sheng opened the toolbox and fiddled with the parts inside. He found it beneath his dignity to deal with prejudiced people.

Seeing the interaction between the two, Xue Zi Xuan suddenly calmed down in a split second. He brought the teenager into his arms. While stooping down to help him take off his shoes, he said with laughter: "As great uncle said, Xiao Yi is my family."

Xue Yan raised his eyebrows and declined to comment. He tapped the document pouch on the table and said: "If you have the intention then give me a call, I'll be waiting."

"Okay, I'll see great uncle out." Xue Zi Xuan almost couldn't wait to stand up and push him out. The two traveled to the door.

Xue Yan warned him in a tone that was neither too fast nor too slow: "I heard from Xue lao er* that you recently caused a great disturbance. You can play around with men, but don't go overboard. When it's time, you still need to look for an appropriate match** to carry on the ancestral line. That is what's proper."

[*T/N: lao er = second-eldest child in a family]

[**T/N: 门当户对 – the families are well matched in terms of social status]

Xue Zi Xuan gave him a steady glance, nodded his head, and said, "Great uncle, I have propriety." He said this and handed Xue Yan over to Xue lao si*, who was waiting outside.

[*T/N: lao si = fourth-eldest child in a family]

Xue Zi Xuan watched the group of people walk into the elevator. He closed the door and chuckled. Xue Yan actually told him that the succession of the lineage was serious and proper? Was this really the arrogant Xue Yan of the last life, wild and unruly? He actually despised Xiao Yi? He actually felt that a person should live according to the rules?

Absurd. So ridiculous!

Xue Zi Xuan felt extremely ridiculous and relaxed at the same time. He walked back to the two-person sofa and sat down. He picked up the document pouch and tore it open.

Zhou Yun Sheng seized the opportunity to put his leg on his knee. He murmured with dissatisfaction: "Who the heck was that? So detestable."

Xue Zi Xuan chuckled again. He squeezed the teenager's soft feet and sighed.

"That's Xue Yan, the patriarch of the Xue family."

Zhou Yun Sheng nodded and stopped questioning. He continued to fiddle with the parts in the toolbox.

Xue Jing Yi sat opposite the two. She poured out the tea that had been drunk, and made a fresh pot of tea.

Xue Zi Xuan did not look up. He picked up the phone and called Xiao Zhou: "Xue Jing Yi is here at my place. You bring Xiao Deng and come pick her up."

"Brother, can I stay with you until you get off work? I haven't seen you for a long time, and I really miss you. How about we take Xiao Yi to Pang Jia Yuan for dinner later?"

Xue Jing Yi put down the tea set. Tears of longing moistened her eyes. She couldn't stand her brother's cold treatment for much longer. Her heart really, really was about to be smashed into pieces.

Xue Zi Xuan looked through the documents page by page, occasionally pinching the naughty feet of the teenager who kept moving about. He was completely unmoved by the tears and pleading of the girl. These things, he has had enough of in his last life.

Her tears were venom, her weakness was a weapon, and even her pleading hid ulterior motives. In a while longer, he will send her far away. It was best not to meet again in this life.

Xiao Zhou and Xiao Deng quickly arrived and took the away the crying and staggering Xue Jing Yi. They sent her directly to the hospital.

Zhou Yun Sheng, who had been silently installing machinery, smiled.

Xue Zi Xuan looked at him with a half-pampering and half-helpless gaze. In the end, he fetched a blanket over to cover his legs. Then he continued to thumb through the documents. After a while later, he flung away the papers in his hand and laughed silently.

If it was just a vague premonition before, then after reading the documents, Xue Zi Xuan was one hundred percent certain that the person just now was not Xue Yan, or rather; it was not the Xue Yan who had been fighting with him for a lifetime. He couldn't even settle the debts of a few hundred people, and he even had to seek cooperation from someone of the younger generation. This was not Xue Yan's strength. Furthermore, the Xue family of this life was far from reaching the heights of the past life.

The Xue Yan just now was abundantly vicious, but his aura was insufficient. He was more conservative in his actions and lacked sharpness. The Xue family wouldn't decline in the hands of that Xue Yan, but it was also impossible for him to take it a step further.

Regardless of whether it was the behavior pattern or personal temperament, he was a far cry from the business hegemon in his memories. They could never be the same person.

Realizing this, all of Xue Zi Xuan's worries and fears disappeared in an instant. He was not curious about who this person was or where the Xue Yan of his previous life had gone. He only needed to make sure that this teenager was his teenager.

That was enough.

With all sorts of feelings welling up in his heart, Xue Zi Xuan embraced the teenager, who was half lying on the sofa, and kissed him densely.

Zhou Yun Sheng was long accustomed to this kissing maniac's occasional insane behavior. He simultaneously evaded the rain of kisses while skillfully assembling the parts in his hands.

If the assistant did not knock on the door and said that there was some matter to attend to, Zhou Yun Sheng was afraid that the other party would kiss off a layer of his face.

When the assistant entered the room, the boss was cupping the teenager's cheeks in his hands and loudly kissing the tip of his nose, forehead, brows, etc. The youth's fair, tender, and smooth face was damp from kisses. It was evident that the youth suffered greatly. Not only this, the boss even tugged down the teenager's turtleneck sweater and bit down on the juncture of his lazy neck.

His iceberg of a boss became a perverted fool in a split second. The assistant somewhat could not accept the sight in front of him. He stood there dumbly holding onto the file and even forgot to close the door.

If it weren't for the teenager pushing the boss away and saying impatiently, "go," the assistant dared to wager that the boss would keep kissing the teenager until the end of time. He seemed exceedingly happy. His smile was pure and brilliant, like a carefree child without worries.

Xue Zi Xuan let go of the youth with reluctance, still wishing to continue kissing him. He turned and read the documents the assistant brought in.

Seeing that the other party had no time to harass him, Zhou Yun Sheng sped up his actions and finally finished assembling the small half a foot tall robot. Xue Zi Xuan was very generous with him and gave him his credit card to use. He could buy whatever he wanted and there was no upper limit.

As people say, return a favor for a favor. Seeing that it was Xue Zi Xuan's birthday soon, Zhou Yun Sheng used the remaining spare parts that he had leftover to make a small plaything for the other party.

Zhou Yun Sheng was still not sure what kind of feelings Xue Zi Xuan held for him, but he has confirmed that the other person would not hurt him, because no one would be willing to spend so much time and money on a heart donor.

After Xue Zi Xuan signed the documents and the assistant took the file back out, Zhou Yun Sheng placed the egg-shaped robot on the floor and waved to Xue Zi Xuan.

"Come and see if you like it."

"What is this?" Xue Zi Xuan circled around the little robot.

"This is my early birthday gift to you. It's a small robot for venting. If you feel too stressed or angry, you can kick it without restraint, it will not break." Zhou Yun Sheng tapped the bright alloy shell of the robot. His smile was a bit strange. "Ah, that's right, it is called the villain system."

Although the function of the robot was rather compelling in its wackiness and the name was also very strange, Xue Zi Xuan still felt very happy. He hugged the teenager from behind, gently swayed side to side twice, smiled against the youth's ear, and asked, "Can it be started up? Or is it simply for display?"

"It can be started up. I'll demonstrate for you." Zhou Yun Sheng kicked the villain system over and explained, "Its start up method is entirely dependant on shock. There is no start up switch on the exterior. If you kick it, it will move."

Sure enough, the egg-like little robot grew short hands and feet. Chak chak. It took two steps; suddenly it knelt down and continuously kowtowed. In a funny electronic voice, it repeatedly said: "Master, I am wrong. Master, spare me!"

Xue Zi Xuan's expression was subtle. There was no denying that this little robot's assembly was extremely refined. Its shape was also very unique. However, the function was very sinister.

Zhou Yun Sheng did not realize this point at all. He stepped forward and viciously kicked the robot again. The robot rolled with a clattering sound, and then it tenaciously crawled up and incessantly slapped itself: "Master, I am wrong. Master, spare me! Villain system will work like a horse and toil like an ox* for Master for all eternity…"

[*T/N: work like a horse and toil like an ox = to slave for somebody]

The real villain system that detected this scene: "…"

Xue Zi Xuan looked on, dumbfounded, until the teenager struggled free from his arms to go kick the robot again did he return to his senses. "Xiao Yi, this is the first birthday gift you gave me, I can't bear it." He picked up the little robot, feeling distressed.

The villain system did not appreciate the sentiment. It sincerely begged: "Requesting Master to kick me at the frequency of three meals a day, please! The villain system kowtows to the master!"

For a moment, Xue Zi Xuan didn't know what to do. Holding the robot was no good, and kicking it was no good. In his heart, he thought that Xiao Yi was really naughty. Why did he give this robot such a cheap setting? But no matter how cheap it was, he still liked it very much.

Zhou Yun Sheng fell on the sofa. He clutched his stomach as he laughed, causing the villain system to issue warnings repeatedly, telling the host not to make personal attacks against the villain system.

But so what? The villain system had long unwittingly lost the advantageous position that allowed it to call the shots. In the future, it will lose even more control power.