Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Sheng Shixian left a particularly strong mark on Pei Du's memory, even though Pei Du had never had a good impression of him.

Pei Du had little interaction with him when he was alive, and now that he was dead, all he could remember when he thought of him was Sheng Shixian's cold and obviously provocative eyes when he glanced at him.

He seems to have only a handsome appearance; when he smiles, the smile never reaches his eyes.

Like a snake flicking its tongue, it behaves with propriety and decorum, but only when you get close will it bite into the flesh of others with its carefully crafted malice and venom.

"All that glitters is not gold; rotten cotton is not an idiom." This phrase perfectly describes him.

He was actually the main character.

Pei Du's understanding of Sheng Shixian mostly comes from Baidu Encyclopedia. He is an illegitimate son of the Sheng family who was separated from the public eye. He was particularly different from others when he first appeared in the public eye.

He returned to his family at the age of fifteen and announced his entry into the business world after graduating from university. In just one year, Sheng Shixian used ruthless methods to acquire and consolidate other industries, and made a large-scale acquisition of stocks to start companies, enabling the Sheng family to successfully join the ranks of business tycoons in a short period of time.

In his previous life, Pei Du often saw news reports about him online, with headlines full of praise and comments about this rising star in Beijing's elite circles.

However, Sheng Shixian later contracted the virus and, after being hospitalized, cut off all contact with the outside world. Pei Du only visited him at the hospital once as a formality, and then lost contact with him.

But looking back at Sheng Shixian's past, starting with an illegitimate child, his family's honor and disgrace and his counterattack development went hand in hand, and finally he bravely climbed to the peak of business. The buffs of the male protagonist of the starting point have long been stacked up one after another.

"Uh." Pei Du finally belatedly realized his awkward position and pointed to himself, saying, "So I'm an ATM?"

He nodded, "Yes, yes."

Pei Du: "..."

Pei Du and An Jia's engagement is maintained entirely by their elders. Pei Du has no one he likes and is open to their engagement. If An Jia doesn't intend to break off the engagement, Pei Du will continue to treat her as his fiancée.

As a result, An Jia's family fell into poverty and incurred huge debts, which Pei Du repaid three-quarters of.

A few months after he paid it off, he was found naked and frozen to death in the bathtub.

He was not only the female lead's ATM, but also the focal point of the conflict between the male and female leads, and even the catalyst for their deepening relationship, ultimately leading to his unfortunate early death.

To put it simply, Pei Du is just one part of An Jia and Sheng Shixian's relationship.

Pei Du's expression was subtle. He looked up at Gouqie Tiaosheng, who was holding up a sign in the air, and asked, "Little Gou Gou, can you tell me who scattered my ashes after I died?"

The pale blue panel retracted, and after spinning in the air, a child's voice floated out: "I don't know either, it should be written in the book."

Pei Du frowned: "How come you don't know anything?"

"What! I'm only one year old, how could I remember so many things?" Gouqietousheng was unconvinced. The color on his basketball turned bright red again, and he continued, "Giving you this book is already a huge bonus!"

"Alright then." Pei Du sighed, lowering his head, no longer wanting to waste time on a life of mere survival.

Pei Du reached out and opened the black book in his hand. He had only read the beginning when he was in the black hole space, and had not yet had time to read the details.

This book, filled with phrases like "I am the dog" and "He is the master," contains dozens of pages without a single person's name appearing.

I'm not the same person I used to be, and neither is he. He said he's my master, and I'm his dog. That's our pet name.

[…Where should I go? I squatted on the street, the cold wind rustling the leaves, and groups of thugs whistled at me from across the street…Disgusting. The trash can next to me was overturned, rotten leaves mixed with swill, filth and stench spilled all over the ground. Flies buzzed around it, and I almost vomited.]

Am I not worthy? Am I not worthy? Why am I not worthy? ...Master, I was wrong, I want to go home.

Pei Du: "..."

What kind of mad book is this?

Although it is said to be an autobiography, the language is chaotic and there is no logic between the lines. The whole content can be described as "master and dog".

Pei Du guessed that the person who wrote this book was also a crazy person.

Pei Du flipped through seventy or eighty pages in a row, scanning the fields in the book, but found nothing related to his name.

"On page 2736." Floating in the air, barely surviving, he watched Pei Du flipping through the papers and spoke up to remind him at the opportune moment.

Pei Du paused, looked up at the cowardly life, and turned to the designated page of the black book in his hand.

Pei Du said that this was originally mine and he was willing to return it to me. I didn't know how to reply. He has always been in poor health and has taken a lot of medicine since he fell ill. Hearing his voice made me feel even more guilty towards him.

He and I have never had much to say to each other. We were silent for a while, and then we hung up the phone in a hurry.

Upon seeing the words on the paper, Pei Du's calm and composed expression subtly shifted.

According to the book, he had contact with the author and was given something—something that originally belonged to the author.

……what?

Pei Du recalled that his social circle was small. Apart from a few senior and junior colleagues in the studio, he rarely interacted with outsiders and would never take other people's things.

His role was essentially An Jia's ATM; he gave away a lot of things, but took almost nothing for himself.

Moreover, in Pei Du's memory, there was no instance of him returning something to someone.

Pei Du frowned as he continued reading.

The day after the call ended, Pei Du was found dead at home. I don't know the specifics, but those who know him say he suddenly fell ill while taking a bath and drowned in the tub.

No one would claim his body. I wanted to, but my master would be unhappy. My master seemed to know my thoughts; he comforted me for a long time, and finally, disregarding past grievances, scattered Pei Du's ashes into the sea.

Pei Du: "..."

He made a special note of marking the "master" in the book.

Forgive past grievances.

His ashes were scattered into the sea.

This "owner" also seems to be abnormal.

The content about Pei Du ends here. After Pei Du's death, "I" never mentioned him again.

Pei Du closed the book, sorting through the information in his mind, and temporarily pinpointed the suspicious point to an item he had taken and then returned.

This is also the key to Pei Du knowing who "I" am.

...What items did he obtain?

Pei Du stood up, his gaze wandering aimlessly until it finally settled on a jade pendant on the counter.

Pei Du stepped forward and picked up the jade pendant. The jade pendant was of fine texture and had a warm, smooth feel like mutton fat, but its color had become dull and old due to the passage of time.

The intricately carved dragon design was exquisite. Pei Du ran his fingertips over the surface of the jade pendant, his gaze fixed on the central design.

The character “羡” is engraved there.