The male protagonist of a sweet romance novel went on a killing spree in the world of angst novels.

Inside the banquet hall, the decorations were exquisite, and dazzling lights illuminated the entire space. Guests, dressed in elegant attire, held wine glasses and chatted animatedly.

The table was laden with delicacies, each one a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate, making it all the more tempting. A band played melodious music, adding a touch of romance to the banquet.

The Yan family is a deeply rooted and powerful family in Yancheng, so many bigwigs from the business and political circles and several well-known celebrities from the entertainment industry attended the banquet. Of course, the older generation of the top families in Yancheng would not bother to attend such a banquet, but a few of their younger generations did come.

In addition, there are several A-list and B-list celebrities and internet celebrities who have become popular online.

Logically speaking, some of them shouldn't deserve the opportunity to be invited to a banquet by a large family like the Yan family. But no one who can make it in this circle is a fool; they are all shrewd. Only a fool would spend some money to pull strings and find someone to help them get into high society.

At that time, Yan Shan, the head of the Yan family, was toasting guests with whom he had recently had business dealings. Although he was middle-aged, he was still in good shape, and his fine lines still hinted at his dashing youth.

Standing beside him was Madam Yan, Li Qian. Her features could be described as delicate and well-proportioned, but she possessed an elegant and noble air.

Many people were puzzled by this before, as this Lady Yan had such an ordinary appearance, yet she gave birth to two outstandingly good-looking children.

Leaving aside how handsome Yan Nan, the young master of the Yan family, is, just take Yan Ting for example. She is a well-known high-class beauty in Yancheng's elite circles, attracting many wealthy and playboy young men. She is a beauty as beautiful as a traditional Chinese ink painting.

Now that the truth about the real and fake heiresses has come out, they suddenly realized that it's natural for them to look different since they're not related by blood.

"Brother." Xu Rou noticed the stares and scrutiny directed at her from the shadows in the banquet hall, and couldn't help but frown slightly. She approached Yan Nan and asked in a puzzled tone, "Where's sister? Hasn't she arrived yet?"

Yan Nan's eyes behind his glasses immediately darkened.

He glanced at his watch; the hands showed it was already 9:30.

But Yan Ting's figure has yet to appear in the banquet hall.

As if she had just thought of something, a thin mist suddenly welled up in Xu Rou's eyes, and her voice lowered slightly: "Does my sister dislike me, which is why she doesn't want to attend my banquet?"

Yan Nan paused for a moment, then gently patted Xu Song's head and said in a deep voice, "I'll call the housekeeper and ask."

As she spoke, Yan Nan walked to a secluded spot, took out her phone, and called Butler Wang.

Butler Wang said on the phone, "Miss Yan drove there alone."

Yan Nan frowned and had no choice but to call Yan Ting.

Yanting answered the phone very quickly.

As soon as the word "brother" came on the other end of the phone, Yan Nan interrupted her directly: "Xiao Ting, I don't care what you think, Rou Rou is still my own sister. Don't throw a tantrum and upset Father and the others."

"Besides, Rou Rou is a well-behaved and obedient girl. You will come to like her in the future. She suffered a lot in that orphanage, and you have enjoyed a comfortable life for so many years. You should know how to be considerate of her."

There was no reply from the other end of the phone for a long time.

Yan Nan frowned, "Yan Ting—"

A cold laugh suddenly rang out.

Before Yan Nan could react, she heard a man's voice, clear and melodious like a feather, mocking her from the other end of the phone: "If you're blind, you can donate your eyes to those in need. Oh, I forgot, you're a bespectacled idiot. Only your Yan family could make you mistake fish eyes for pearls, low-quality goods for high-end brands, and dog shit for gold. A bunch of idiots with eyes on their asses."

Yan Nan's face instantly turned ashen, and a chilling glint flashed in his eyes.

"Yanting!"

He was about to angrily rebuke the strange man on the other end of the phone when the call was abruptly hung up.

This made him even angrier.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone...

Toot——

"..." Yan Ting looked at the phone that had been hung up, and then at the young man in front of her who had just been blasting her brother Yan Nan.

The young driver, sitting in the driver's seat, sported a spiky, upturned hairstyle. He wore a gray-white plaid shirt with black trousers, an extremely simple outfit that should have looked rather rustic. However, his tall stature, broad shoulders, and long legs, combined with his striking and handsome appearance, made him somewhat eccentric yet endearing.

It just looks very familiar.

But there is no doubt that this person did not appear in Yanting's memory.

However, how could he know that Yan Nan wore glasses? Thinking of this, Yan Ting became slightly wary.

Chen Xiao, who was driving, naturally noticed Yan Ting's subtle, furtive glances. Although he appeared calm on the surface, a little voice inside him was cheering: Ahhh, my wife is peeking at me! Does she think I was just incredibly cool?

The system screamed again: "[Aaaaaah! Host, how could you insult Yan Nan? He's an important male supporting character! Your role is to push them towards the female lead's storyline, not to protect her!]"

Faced with the system's questioning, Chen Xiao remained calm and collected: "The process is not important, as long as the mission objective is achieved, that's all that matters. If I hadn't appeared at the time, the female lead wouldn't have been able to attend the banquet, and if she couldn't attend the banquet, she wouldn't have been able to complete the mission, and your performance would have been ruined."

Upon hearing that the sales target was in jeopardy, the system hesitated immediately: [Really?]

Something feels off about it.

"More real than diamonds."

Unsurprisingly, the system was fooled again: 【Alright, host, I believe you.】

The incident began when Yanting's car suddenly broke down on his way to the banquet, forcing him and his car to temporarily stop on the side of the road.

Unfortunately, the car was parked in a bad spot, in a rather secluded area where you could hardly see any passing vehicles, until Chen Xiao appeared.

At first, Yan Ting hesitated, but considering her own strength, she figured there wouldn't be any safety issues, which led to the scene that just happened.

“Just now—” Yan Ting hesitated for a long time, but finally, she bit her lip and said, “Thank you.”

Chen Xiao gave a casual "hmm," looking languid and exuding an indescribable air of elegance and carefree spirit.

Yan Ting fell silent, averting her gaze and looking out the window with a melancholy expression.

Yan Nan's hurtful words kept resurfacing in his mind.

Humility?

That's really funny.

It was all just Yan Nan's wishful thinking and suspicion from beginning to end.

He thought she would be jealous of Xu Rou and afraid that Xu Rou would take away her position in the Yan family. In reality, she was dispensable in the Yan family.

Chen Xiao raised his eyes and looked at Yan Ting, who was gazing out into the distance in the car mirror. A soft, almost imperceptible glint flashed deep in his thick pupils.

—She looks much thinner.

Her small face and pointed chin are so delicate that it's heartbreaking.

His wife, whom he painstakingly fattened up before he transmigrated! (??へ?? ╬)

Ugh, this messed-up world should just die out already.