To sum up the situation, Feng Yongrui had been accidentally transferred into Zhao Baozhai's son instead of the butler. This son, Yin Yongrui, played a very small part in the original timeline.
He was the son of Zhao Baozhai, so naturally he was spoiled and pampered since he was young. He grew into an arrogant and despotic young master who loved to flaunt his wealth.
When Yin Longshen destroyed the Yin and Zhao families, Yin Yongrui, who was a good-for-nothing, also became homeless and suffered.
And now! Feng Yongrui had become that person!
Feng Yongrui took some time to calm down and accept the fact that he was now a baby. Then, he checked the System's main task for this world.
"Make sure the protagonist changes from a meek person into a cold and tyrannical business tycoon."
In other words, he had to make sure the protagonist blackened. On the top right corner of the main mission page, Feng Yongrui saw the blackening value: it was still -10%.
Feng Yongrui sighed and calmed down. "System, in any case, I don't need to do anything, right?" he asked.
"After all, the protagonist will blacken by himself when the butler pushes him down the stairs... At that time, my task will be completed and I can go to the next world, right?" Feng Yongrui asked.
The System replied.
"Host, that's not possible. First of all, there was an error with the butler, so now he will not push the protagonist down the stairs," the System explained.
"And, the most important thing is, this is your task, Host. That means you have to be the direct or indirect cause of the protagonist's blackening. If the protagonist blackens because of other people and you did not play any part in it, then you will not be considered as completing the task..."
Feng Yongrui nodded his head in understanding.
How troublesome. If he did become the butler, his task would be so simple. Now, not to mention doing the task... Sitting and crawling were still difficult for him! Feng Yongrui felt his heart turn heavy, weighing down on his chest.
"System, since I'm still a baby right now... How old is the protagonist?" Feng Yongrui asked.
The System was quiet for a while, searching for the timeline. When Feng Yongrui began feeling impatient, it finally spoke.
"Host, right now the protagonist has just turned 7 years old... He should still be staying with his mother. In a few months, his mother will die and Yin Qiushan will bring him into the Yin Manor..."
Feng Yongrui took a deep breath and pursed his small lips. In the previous world, he saved Ma Bo from turning into a bad person and destroying the world. Now, he had to turn the protagonist into a bad person...
How ironic.
Speaking of Ma Bo, Feng Yongrui missed those cute disciples of his. He really wondered if they would be okay without him.
In any case, Feng Yongrui, wanted to think and reminisce some more, but right now, he was in the body of a baby. He soon fell into a deep sleep, dreaming of falling down the stairs...
Feng Yongrui's daily life could be summarized in three words: not doing anything.
Every day, his daily schedule consisted of drinking milk, changing his diapers, sleeping, sleeping, and sleeping. The one who took care of him all this time was his nanny, named Mo Xia.
During this time, though, Feng Yongrui did his best not to be idle. He practiced flipping from his back to his tummy and he tried to talk. The result was --
"Abu... Aa, aa, ba..."
Feng Yongrui: "..."
"Host, you should cheer up. Average babies only start babbling when they are 6 to 9 months old," the System said cheerfully.
System, just shut up. I know you're secretly happy inside!
In any case, time flew in the blink of an eye, and Feng Yongrui was already 8 months old. He was already able to crawl around and babble short words. The nanny was pleased with his development, praising him and calling him a genius.
Meanwhile, Feng Yongrui had slowly adapted to his life as the son of a conglomerate. He wasn't from a particularly rich family, so he found it a bit hard to get used to it.
Brightly lit hallways, expensive toys from abroad, a competent nanny and servants everywhere... The Yin family even had their own personal doctor and personal chef!
Feng Yongrui was currently inside the nursery room by himself, as the nanny had left to take his food. He crawled around the room and reached for a squishy bear.
Squish, squish.
Feng Yongrui felt bored. None of these toys were fun.
Bang!
Feng Yongrui flinched when he heard the loud sound. Someone must've slammed the door... But none of the servants would actually do that...
"Yin Qiushan, you sure have a lot of guts bringing that kid here!" A woman's shrill voice was heard.
"Zhao Baozhai, can you please stop being unreasonable?" A man's gruff voice replied.
Feng Yongrui was intrigued and he crawled closer to the door, trying to hear what the muffled voices were saying. It seemed like an argument between Zhao Baozhai and Yin Qiushan.
Speaking of his parents in this world, Feng Yongrui only saw Zhao Baozhai several times. As for Yin Qiushan, Feng Yongrui had no idea what he looked like. That man simply never visited his son at all.
The voices grew louder and louder as the argument grew more heated than before. Through their argument, Feng Yongrui finally understood what was going on.
Yin Qiushan had brought the male lead here, and Zhao Baozhai was furious.
"Do you expect me to take in the child of some lowly woman, huh? Yin Qiushan, you look down on me too much!!" the woman screamed.
The man gave his reply, but his voice was too low and Feng Yongrui could not make out what he was saying.
"Then what about my son??" Zhao Baozhai suddenly screeched. "My son just turned 9 months old, and yet you, his father, never even visited him! Not even once! Now, you brought in a stray --"
Feng Yongrui wanted to protest. He wasn't 9 months old yet.
Also, Zhao Baozhai was one to talk. She herself rarely visited him...
"At least she's better than that person who calls himself your father. He never visited you," the System spoke grumpily.
Feng Yongrui rolled his eyes. He didn't really care anyway.
The argument outside continued, but the two of them were walking further away from Feng Yongrui's nursery, so he couldn't hear what they were saying.
Feng Yongrui pulled himself into a sitting position and pondered. Based on the argument outside, Yin Qiushan had already brought the male lead here.
"Should I go and see this male lead?" Feng Yongrui thought.
He wanted to know what this world's protagonist looked like.
But there was a small problem. He couldn't walk -- he could only crawl, and he definitely couldn't reach the door's handle. It was relatively impossible for a baby like him to run around the mansion and look for the protagonist.
"Ding~ Would you like to buy something from the System Mall?" the System spoke cheerfully.
Feng Yongrui rolled his eyes. Here comes the money-grubbing System...
Feng Yongrui didn't want to spend his points right now. Ever since he arrived in this world, he didn't need to spend his points on food, so he didn't spend his points at all.
However, his points weren't increasing either! When Feng Yongrui entered this world, the System said the Daily Mission was currently unavailable and needed to be refreshed first. This meant he had no way to earn points!
Rather than spending his points... Feng Yongrui turned his attention to his lucky draw. He had 7 draws at the moment, so he decided to give it a try.
Feng Yongrui did it three times before checking the rewards. The rewards were:
1. Useless miscellaneous item: Super clean diapers (x1)
2. Useless miscellaneous skill: Cute baby laughter (x1)
3. Skill: Float like a ghost (x1)
Feng Yongrui was a bit sad to find that the first two rewards were useless miscellaneous stuff, but he knew that the probability of getting better things were less.
The super clean diapers was definitely useless. As for the cute baby laughter...
A notification popped up in front of Feng Yongrui:
Would you like to learn the skill 'cute baby laughter'?
Feng Yongrui silently said 'yes', and then a bright light flashed and entered his forehead. Feng Yongrui waited and waited, but nothing else happened.
"Host, just try to laugh right now," the System advised.
Feng Yongrui opened his mouth and tried to laugh. Immediately, the sound of happy, cute baby laughter filled the room. Feng Yongrui rolled his eyes -- this skill was indeed useless.
Feng Yongrui put that matter aside and turned to look at the last reward. It was a skill called "float like a ghost". Hoping it would be useful, Feng Yongrui decided to learn the skill.
A bright light flashed and entered his forehead just like before, and then Feng Yongrui used his thoughts to "activate" the skill. Immediately, he felt strange and looked down.
He was flying away from the ground! Feng Yongrui was stunned and flailed his arms, trying to get the hang of this skill.
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The protagonist's blackening value: -10
Feng Yongrui's blackening value: 0
The System's blackening value: ∞
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If you could give Feng Yongrui a useless miscellaneous item, what would it be and why?
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