Quick Transmigration: The Villain is Destiny, the Protagonist Takes a Backseat

Those three words are so cold.

Ji Qiuzhe lost his appetite, went home, put all the food in the refrigerator, changed his clothes, and went to work.

Separated by a wall.

Shen Liuyun leaned against the door, listening to the door next door open and close.

The familiar footsteps faded into the distance until they were no longer audible, at which point he got up and curled up in a ball on the sofa.

I almost couldn't resist the urge to soften just now.

But the thought of Ji Qiuzhe's disgusted expression extinguished all his enthusiasm.

Forget it.

Let's keep our distance for now, and then slowly test the waters later.

He didn't want Ji Qiuzhe to hate him.

Humans are greedy. If they don't have something, that's fine, but once they do, they'll want more.

……

In the following days, Ji Qiuzhe clearly noticed that Shen Liuyun was avoiding him. No matter what excuse he used to contact her, he would be rejected without hesitation.

After a few times, he stopped pressuring her and decided to give Shen Liuyun enough time to think things through and clarify her feelings for him.

A month or so passed like this.

Ji Qiuzhe's company has stabilized and has completed several projects, all of which have received positive feedback.

He didn't stop there, and continued to invest in several more promising companies, just waiting for the day he could make a profit.

Then one day, 003 suddenly reminded him: [Host, the villain has locked up the female lead.]

【Oh. 】

Ji Qiuzhe was painting a portrait. Having received a gift from Shen Liuyun last time, he decided to give her a return gift.

Because he's been so busy lately, it took him almost half a month to finish a watercolor painting of A4 size, and it wasn't until today that he was finally able to complete it.

However, he didn't rush to give it to Shen Liuyun. Instead, he framed the painting and hung it in his studio to air dry.

Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, 003 couldn't help but ask curiously, "Host, the villain's death is fast approaching, why aren't you worried at all?"

Why wouldn't I be in a hurry?

Ji Qiuzhe admired the painting and retorted, "What good would it do if I were in a hurry?"

Now that Shen Liuyun refuses to see him, there's no use in being anxious. It's better to wait until that day comes and then appear directly beside Shen Liuyun, so he can adapt to the situation.

To prevent Shen Liuyun's death, all you need to do is stop him from driving.

simple.

003 clearly hadn't considered this, and asked again: "But the female lead is currently imprisoned by the villain, are you sure you don't want to rescue her?"

【I'm not a saint, why should I go and save him? Do you really think my darling would hurt his own sister?】

003 choked, speechless.

Yes, the original female protagonist was unharmed and was instead well taken care of by the villain. Except for not being able to go out, she was comfortable in every way and even gained a few pounds.

Its worries were completely unnecessary.

Ji Qiuzhe wasn't really doing nothing; at least he received an invitation to the banquet Shen Liuyun attended on the day of the incident, gaining entry into the high society's world of fame and fortune, which stabilized things by half.

"what?"

Gong Chou leaned over and hooked his arm around his shoulder, looking at the man in the painting with a teasing tone, "This handsome guy looks unfamiliar. Where did you find your lover?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qiuzhe smiled and said, "I found her in my dreams, my dream lover."

Gong Chou didn't know whether he believed it or not, but he jokingly said, "If only I could really find someone in my dreams, I'd like to find a well-behaved one too."

"What?" Ji Qiuzhe looked at him. "Have you decided to give up on your current partner?"

Gong Chou's upturned lips immediately fell shut.

Why bring her up out of the blue?

After that night, Ji Qiuzhe explained Zhao Qinqin's attitude towards him to Gong Chou.

After all, he was the original owner's best brother. He believed that even if Gong Chou was love-struck, he would still have his own judgment and wouldn't transfer his anger to him.

Gong Chou did not disappoint him. After confirming with Zhao Qinqin, he began a cold war, but he did not show any estrangement from her.

Sure enough, Zhao Qinqin resigned half a month ago, and before leaving, she sold all her company shares to Gong Chou.

Ji Qiuzhe originally thought they had completely broken up, but after asking, he found out that they hadn't broken up at all. Now, seeing Gong Chou like this, it didn't seem like they had reconciled. He wondered what the situation between the two of them was.

"You think I wanted to bring this up?" Ji Qiuzhe looked at him with disdain. "It's all because of your great-grandfather, a man who can't let go of things."

Gong Chou was taken aback, and he hung his head in disappointment: "But I've liked her for four whole years after all..."

Ji Qiuzhe really wanted to say that the person you like has liked me for four whole years. You're not bad at all, so why do you have to hang yourself on one tree?

But he didn't say it aloud; some things he had to figure out himself.

*

Time flies by like a white horse.

Inside the banquet hall, glasses clinked and sparkled.

As soon as Ji Qiuzhe and Gong Chou arrived, they were entangled by several wealthy second-generation acquaintances.

Most of them were Gong Chou's cronies. They spent a lot of time together and were quite familiar with Ji Qiuzhe.

"Oh, Mr. Ji, what a rare guest."

A carefree young man clinked glasses with Ji Qiuzhe, "I've never seen you on a occasion like this before. What brings you here today?"

The speaker was the young master of the host family, who was also one of the people who was quite familiar with the original owner of this body.

"It's an honor for me to attend the banquet hosted by President Shen. How could I not come?" Ji Qiuzhe said politely.

Mr. Shen is the father of the young man in front of him. The Shen family is in the real estate business and has a great reputation and high status in the city. Although Ji Qiuzhe was being modest, what he said was true.

Countless people desperately want to attend this banquet, yet they don't even have the right to enter.

Originally, Ji Qiuzhe's current strength was barely enough to qualify, but President Shen sent the invitation early on because of his relationship with his son.

"It's my honor that you can come." Young Master Shen thought highly of Ji Qiuzhe.

He graduated from the same university as Gong Chou and Ji Qiuzhe. The original owner was a super academic achiever during his university years. Although he studied art, his academic performance was by no means inferior.

As a second-generation rich kid, he had seen all sorts of people, and he had a premonition that this person was no ordinary person.

Recently, seeing the other party's repeated entrepreneurial successes, this feeling has become increasingly strong.

He would definitely try to win over talented people with potential, so Shen Shao took the initiative to start a conversation with Ji Qiuzhe.

At that moment, the stage lights suddenly went out and then quickly came back on.

Everyone instinctively looked toward the source of the light.

In the brightly lit area, a five-member band was energetically posing for their performance.

Orange Star Gate was invited to participate in this exchange meeting and sang a soothing and gentle song as the opening guest.

Lead singer Qi Yiyuan began to sing along with the cascading music, guitarist Shen Liuyun lowered his eyes and nimbly strummed the melody, occasionally singing a few harmonies, and the others cooperated well, each performing their own role.

As the beautiful music filled the banquet hall, many people swayed their bodies gently, seemingly infected by the music.