Yin Longshen gaped at the flying baby and remained blank for 5 seconds.
"G-ghost?!" he finally cried.
Feng Yongrui was pleased. He had just thought of how to make Yin Longshen blacken. He would surprise him and make him upset! Surely the protagonist would be furious to see a ghost... At least his blackening value would become 0%, right?
"Ding~ Yin Longshen's blackening value has decreased to -20%~" the System's voice rang inside Feng Yongrui's head.
Feng Yongrui was stunned and almost fell down. W-what?? Why did it become worse instead?
"System, are you sure you wrote it correctly? Maybe it should be 20%, not -20%, right??" Feng Yongrui asked desperately.
"No, Host~" the System said gleefully. "This information is absolutely correct~"
Feng Yongrui: =_=
No, protagonist, what's wrong with you??
Yin Longshen stared at the ghost that was floating around absentmindedly. It turned out ghosts existed in real life! Yin Longshen thought, since ghosts exists, Santa Claus must exist as well.
Hm, he had better be a good kid from now on, he thought.
Yin Longshen observed the ghost in front of him with bright eyes. He didn't notice it before, but this ghost was really cute. It had plump cheeks and an adorable face, just like a baby squirrel.
Yin Longshen reach out his hand and touched the white cheek in front of him.
So soft and cute!
Feng Yongrui was still reeling over the fact that, not only did his plan fail, it even backfired! So, he didn't realize that he was no longer flying and was being held clumsily by the protagonist.
"Little ghost," Yin Longshen spoke.
Feng Yongrui: ???
He turned his head and looked at Yin Longshen. Eh? Feng Yongrui looked down and realized he was held in the protagonist's arms.
"Abababu!" Feng Yongrui protested.
"Yes, I think you're cute too~" Yin Longshen stroked his hair softly and smiled gently.
Feng Yongrui: "..."
No, protagonist... Since I'm a ghost, shouldn't you be wary of me??
Yin Longshen, of course, didn't hear Feng Yongrui internal screaming. Instead, he hugged the small Feng Yongrui happily.
"You're so cute... Little ghost, are you here to comfort me?"
Feng Yongrui gave a blank stare in return. Dear protagonist, what kind of ghost appears to comfort someone??
"I know that no one really likes me here, but as long as I try hard, I'm sure they will accept me someday, right?" Yin Longshen whispered as he held the baby in his arms.
Feng Yongrui gulped nervously. Uhm, protagonist, is this really okay? Spilling all your worried to a ghost like this...
"Abababubu," Feng Yongrui babbled. (I don't think Zhao Baozhai will accept you no matter how hard you try, so please don't try too hard.)
"Abu, abubugeu..." (It's better to have no hope so that you don't get hurt later on...)
"Host, are you being serious right now? You are supposed to make him hurt! You're supposed to make him upset! Not the other way around!" the System sounded exasperated.
"I know, I know," Feng Yongrui replied in a laid back voice. "Anyway, he can't exactly understand me, right? So this much is fine..."
Yin Longshen saw the baby in his arms babbling like a little fool and he couldn't help showing an indulgent smile. How cute~
Yin Longshen reached out with two fingers and pinched a bit of flesh on Feng Yongrui's cheeks. But then, Yin Longshen paused.
What kind of ghost could be touched like this?
"Hey... Little Ghost, what type of ghost are you, huh?"
Feng Yongrui was silent, but in his heart he was yelling. "I'm a living ghost!"
"Are all ghosts like you? So cute and obedient... Should I show you around this place?" Yin Longshen suggested.
Feng Yongrui's eyes widened and he shook his head desperately.
No, no... absolutely not... If you bring me around the mansion and some of the servants see me, it will be bad!
"Well, it seems like you're afraid of being seen... It's okay, I won't show you around then. I don't really know what this place is like anyway..." Yin Longshen muttered.
"You know, I got a father now... I think his name is Yin... Yin something... Anyway, now that I have a father, do you think he'll be proud of me and play with me, like how my friends play with their dads?"
Feng Yongrui sighed. Kid, you can only dream on. That person doesn't even care about me, much less about you, an illegitimate child...
Feng Yongrui looked at the young face in front of him and tugged at Yin Longshen's hair. Yin Longshen chuckled at his antics and leaned closer.
Good, a little closer...
Nyam. Feng Yongrui put Yin Longshen's hair inside his mouth and chewed a few times. It was unfortunate, but he couldn't bite off Yin Longshen's hair.
Feng Yongrui was forced to give up and spit out the mouthful of hair. Yin Longshen's silky black hair was a mess, it had turned sticky and dripped with saliva.
Oops.
Protagonist, come on, will you blacken a little bit? Just 0.5% is fine...
Feng Yongrui was replied with utter silence. He sighed deeply inside his heart. He knew that he had to make the protagonist blacken one way or another, but he felt that pushing him down the stairs was a bit too much.
If possible he wanted to use another way... Something less extreme, something small that will pile up and eventually make the protagonist blacken...
"Right, System. You told me his blackening value is still in the negatives, right? But... how much do you want him to blacken? In other words, when will my main mission be completed?" Feng Yongrui asked.
The System replied, "When the protagonist's blackening value is more than 60%~"
Feng Yongrui nodded in understanding. Anyway, he had seen the protagonist already, so Feng Yongrui's job here was done. As for what he would do after that, he still needed to think and formulate a plan.
For now... Feng Yongrui babbled a "goodbye" to the protagonist and switched on his Invisibility Skill. Swiftly and quietly, he returned to nursery and pretended to sleep again.
Feng Yongrui thought long and hard and finally came up with a plan. He would visit Yin Longshen as often as he could so that he could find out what Yin Longshen was like.
Then, he would pay attention to Yin Longshen's likes and dislikes so that he could try to figure out how to make him blacken. As for pushing the protagonist down the stairs... he would think about it when he could walk. For now, what could a crawling baby do?
With that in mind, Feng Yongrui began visiting Yin Longshen every single day. Most of the time, Feng Yongrui stayed invisible and simply observed what Yin Longshen was doing.
Yin Longshen was 7 years old this year, so he already went to school. However, since he was the son of Yin Qiushan, he had been transferred to a better school. The school was filled with rich, second-generation children who came from wealthy and affluent backgrounds.
Feng Yongrui also found out that Yin Longshen was really neglected by the servants. As Zhao Baozhai's son, Feng Yongrui was served by everyone. The chefs made warm food for him, the servants prepared his bath, and his nursery was cleaned every day.
However, Yin Longshen, this poor kid, had to clean his room by himself. The guest room he was staying in was the farthest and most secluded room in the house. As for the meals... Yin Longshen was given food, but they were always cold and dry.
Of course, Yin Longshen bathed and dressed himself alone. None of the servants talked to him unless he talked to them first. It seemed like they either held him in contempt or were afraid of angering the madam of the house, Zhao Baozhai.
But.
Even after all of this, Yin Longshen's blackening value did not waver. Not even a little bit.
Feng Yongrui wanted to scream inside his head. Just how nice is he?? Everyone is obviously so terrible to you, shouldn't you get upset? Even though he wasn't the one being bullied, Feng Yongrui himself felt indignant and angry with the way he was treated.
Urgh.
Is the protagonist of this world some sort of Holy Saint?
Feng Yongrui was exasperated. But, looking back on the original timeline, even after he was neglected and hated by the Yin family, he didn't hate them. Instead, he hated them only after he became a cripple.
Was that really the only way...?
A few days later, as Feng Yongrui lay on the cot and stared at the ceiling absentmindedly, he heard the System's voice.
"Ding~ Host, the Daily Mission has been updated and you can start doing them again~"
Feng Yongrui sat up quickly, startling the nanny who was by his side.
"Young master, what happened? Is there something you need?" the nanny asked with worry in her eyes.
Feng Yongrui shook his head and turned his attention to the Daily Missions. When he opened them, his eyes grew round at the missions he was given:
1. Burp when the nanny is patting you (easy).
2. Plunge headfirst into the swimming pool (medium).
3. Fly around the mansion without being invisible (hard).
***
Feng Yongrui: I am a ghost.
Yin Longshen: Correction, you are a cute ghost.
Feng Yongrui: "..." Your reaction is wrong, okay?
***
What is your first reaction when meeting a ghost?
a) How cute~
b) Run!
c) Something else
Comment below~