Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Pei Du snapped out of his thoughts, his heartbeat calmed down, but his expression remained unchanged.

He picked up the water glass on the table, wanting to take a sip.

"Don't drink!" An Jia interrupted Pei Du when she saw his actions.

Pei Du stopped moving, looked at An Jia, and asked, "What's wrong?"

An Jia's expression changed several times. She snatched the water glass from Pei Du's hand and said, "...It's nothing. I just saw some dust fall into it. You shouldn't drink it."

Pei Du didn't press further. He leaned back in his seat, quietly waiting for An Jia to continue.

An Jia indirectly killed Pei Du in her past life, which was her crime. But she was also used by others and imprisoned for life, which was her tragedy.

Pei Du will not forgive her, but he will not allow Ling Yu to manipulate An Jia at will. Once Ling Yu has taken all of An Jia's luck, they will then turn their attention to Sheng Shixian.

Greed knows no bounds; Ling Yu's ambition is as clear as day.

He wants to replace Sheng Shixian, and even An Jia, to become the sole protagonist of this world.

After a period of silence, An Jia suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and said, "Pei Du, can you give me back the engagement ring we had before? Anyway, we're going to break off our engagement."

The last time she asked for it, she was humiliated by "Pei Du" for several tens of minutes. This is her second attempt, after she has mustered up the courage to do so.

Pei Du had been waiting for her to say that. He took out the black velvet box from his pocket and pushed it to An Jia, saying, "I was just about to return it to you. We have nothing to do with each other after the engagement is dissolved."

An Jia's eyes involuntarily became dry. She looked up at Pei Du, who had already tidied up the signed agreement and was preparing to leave.

"Pei Du." An Jia suddenly called out to him. Pei Du turned his head and heard An Jia's voice, neither loud nor soft.

"I will pay you back all the money I borrowed from you later."

Pei Du nodded: "Okay."

He turned and left.

Less than a minute later, the man sitting behind them also got up, put on a mask, and followed Pei Du away.

As Sheng Shixian reached the corner of the stairs, he glanced at An Jia. An Jia was still sitting in her seat, scrolling through messages on her phone with her eyes down. Her silence exuded a gloomy and disoriented aura.

No taste.

Ling Yu is not even half as good as Pei Du.

Sheng Shixian withdrew his gaze, quickly walked down the stairs, and left the coffee shop.

Pei Du was waiting for him at the corner.

Sheng Shixian paused when he saw Pei Du. He was still wearing his mask and his hat was pulled down low. Upon seeing this, he simply smiled at Pei Du.

Pei Du pulled him into the alley, his breath tickling Sheng Shixian's neck. "Didn't you say you couldn't come? You stalker."

Sheng Shixian, not to be outdone, hugged Pei Du tightly from behind and said, "You know that, yet you still let me come along. You're a pervert too."

“Yes, I am a pervert.” Pei Du whispered in his ear, “I like it when you follow me, I want you to bite me, and I want to be with you in the alley…”

Sheng Shixian never expected Pei Du to be so shameless. He turned his head to breathe and bit Pei Du's earlobe through the mask on his face.

“If the alleyway doesn’t work, you can do whatever you want when we get back.” Sheng Shixian pinched Pei Du’s chin, and Pei Du slightly curved his eyes and smiled at him.

In those usually indifferent eyes, Sheng Shixian finally saw what he had always wanted to see—something that had arisen because of him.

"Pei Du, whose are you?" Sheng Shixian asked him deliberately.

Pei Du easily understood the meaning behind Sheng Shixian's words. He pressed down on the curve behind Sheng Shixian and smiled as he looked into the other's eyes, which were sparkling with tiny lights.

"Master, I am yours."

Sheng Shixian told him to put his hand inside his shirt. "I'll only give you ten minutes."

……

A month later, Sheng Shixian took the military's unified examination, and Pei Du escorted him to the examination location. Because the examination for non-humans was inherently dangerous, the area was surrounded by armed special police.

Seeing this, Pei Du simply escorted Sheng Shixian to the door.

"President Sheng, we're waiting for your good news." Pei Du leaned against the car window and waved to him intentionally.

Sheng Shixian nodded and turned to enter the examination room.

Pei Du turned and got into the car. Before leaving, he saw Lin Xuqiu again. He stood with his back against a big tree, looking at Pei Du through the layers of fences outside the military headquarters.

His gaze was direct and clear, carrying an unspoken meaning.

Pei Du didn't pay any attention and drove away from the military region.

Sheng Shixian's results came out the next day. To save time, Lu Xun made the test paper 90% multiple choice, which made it easier to grade.

Sheng Shixian got his wish and won first place. To reward him, Pei Du let him enjoy being the "master" for several more days.

Sheng Shixian then moved to the military region for further training. The closed training for the alien species would last for half a year, and this departure by Sheng Shixian marked a true separation.

Pei Du understood the significance of this. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Lu Xun and left his emergency contact information.

After Sheng Shixian leaves, Pei Du will live alone in the villa again.

This is also the perfect opportunity for some people to take action against Pei Du.

Pei Du was scrolling through messages on his tablet on the sofa. The results of the deputy director election at the research institute had been posted, and Pei Du had secured first place with his twenty-one new experimental research achievements.

He beat Ling Yu by a full forty-six votes.

Smugly clinging to life, it patted Pei Du's head, its tone brimming with pride: "I told you you had potential! They're just not strong enough. No matter how much of a 'P-ball' they are, they can't beat you! The people I trained, Little Gou Gou, are just that awesome! Hehe!"

Pei Du: "..."

"Living a life of ignominy" is such an abstract concept.

Pei Du continued scrolling through the tablet. A dozen minutes later, a message from an unknown number suddenly arrived.

"They will go there the night after tomorrow. The roses are poisonous."

It was from an unknown number. Pei Du read the message and deleted it without changing his expression.

It seems that An Jia has made her own choice in the past month.

No one can remain forever immersed in the illusion of illusion; only the bloody truth can sting her. Stinging her, forcing her, so that when the bubble bursts, Anjia will truly see a person for who they are.

She also saw herself clearly.

Pei Du sent a message to Lu Xun, asking him to bring more soldiers. Yan Xuwen is quite strong; probably only Lin Xuqiu can handle him.

Lu Xun chuckled twice and modestly said that Lin Xuqiu was just average, and it would be better to let Sheng Shixian take the spot.

Pei Du and he couldn't agree on anything, and after only a couple of sentences, Pei Du abruptly hung up the phone.

Having barely survived, it has drifted away to who knows where. The spherical data on its system is scrolling wildly, causing the shattered soul hidden deep within its body to feel pain.

Soon... the opportunity will come very soon.

He withdrew all the blue light from his body, clinging to life.