I transmigrated into the villain's white moonlight, but the protagonist is my brother.

When Xie Qingyu received the call, he was with Bai Zhiwei, squatting in a small restaurant eating snail rice noodles.

Spicy and smelly version.

He's messed up.

He gave up on himself.

He was no longer afraid.

Bai Zhiwei seems to really treat him like a brother now. She said she was treating him to dinner, but all they ate was down-to-earth snail rice noodles, and there was no romantic atmosphere between the male and female leads at all.

Xie Qingyu originally wanted to maintain a certain persona and portray the domineering CEO's disdain for a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

But he had been craving snail rice noodles for two months and couldn't hold back any longer.

One bite and I almost cried from the delicious aroma.

what! ! !

This is exactly the taste!

Cool! ! ! ! !

"Is it too spicy? The chili peppers here are definitely a bit spicy."

Bai Zhiwei wore a simple ponytail, a purple knitted sweater, and a small black bag slung across her shoulder. Her face was fair and pretty, and she looked much better than before, radiant.

Looking at the teary-eyed CEO Gu across from her, she suddenly regretted bringing him here.

She figured that since Mr. Gu was so rich, he must have no shortage of delicious food and was probably tired of all kinds of expensive dishes, so she wanted to bring him to try one of her favorite restaurants.

But now, the handsome man dressed in designer clothes and handmade leather shoes seems out of place in this small restaurant, as if he has walked into the wrong dimension.

"Um... Brother, if you don't like the food, let's go somewhere else now."

Xie Qingyu felt a pang of pain the moment he heard the words "Big Brother".

He squeezed his eyes shut for a second. "No need, we're already here, let's eat!"

"Okay, then drink more hot water."

Because Bai Zhiwei now has the funds, her mother received excellent treatment at the hospital. They found a kidney donor in the past few days and she can have the surgery soon. She was so happy that she cried tears of joy.

If it weren't for Mr. Gu signing her, she would never have been able to afford the surgery.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiwei's eyes sparkled as she looked at Xie Qingyu. "Big brother, you are truly my good big brother. I am willing to be your slave for the rest of my life."

"..."

Xie Qingyu tried hard to control his expression, preventing himself from rolling his eyes to the sky, and said irritably, "That's enough, are you trying to act out a Water Margin with me, bro?"

Bai Zhiwei chuckled, her expression sly.

"Okay, Mr. Gu."

Xie Qingyu slurped up a mouthful of noodles and almost choked to death.

"...If you're not 'elder sister,' can't you at least use a normal form of address?!"

Who is this "Brother Gu"?!

"Isn't this just to show that I respect you, Mr. Gu and my brother, double respect?"

"……thank you."

"You're welcome, Mr. Gu."

Xie Qingyu felt both delighted and heartbroken during the meal.

Halfway through the meal, Xie Qingyu received a phone call; the caller ID showed "Mom."

He was stunned. He had been in this world for so long, and he had never met this mother before.

The woman's voice on the other end of the line sounded cold and indifferent, telling him to get home right now.

The tone was even fiercer than the school's dean of students, which immediately made Xie Qingyu feel uneasy.

Xie Qingyu frowned, his expression serious and earnest, then lowered his head and slurped up two more mouthfuls of noodles.

Cool.

"I suddenly have something to do and need to go home. You can go back by yourself in a bit, okay?" He looked at Bai Zhiwei.

Bai Zhiwei immediately waved her hand, "It's okay, I can go back by myself, you go ahead and do your work."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingyu nodded, got up, went out, took out his car keys, got into his luxury Ferrari, and drove away.

After continuous practice recently, his driving skills are now quite good, and he can drive around the road with great ease.

When Xie Qingyu arrived home, he saw that the Gu family's gate was wide open, and people were constantly going in and out, moving things around.

An elegant woman with short hair was sitting on the sofa, looking down at documents. Her back view was slender and capable, and she was wearing a silk dress that looked very expensive.

Xie Qingyu stopped in the living room and called out softly, "Mom?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuanfeng immediately stood up and looked at Xie Qingyu. She hadn't seen her son for a long time, and her expression was a mixture of joy and anger.

She walked over, scrutinized Xie Qingyu from head to toe, and then snorted coldly.

"You still remember I'm your mother? I've been waiting for you at home for two days, why didn't you come home for two days? Were you not planning to come back if I didn't call you?"

Xie Qingyu pursed his lips, "I've been staying outside for a while."

To make it easier for him to learn from Tan Qing, he moved out on his own, since it wasn't very convenient to practice driving or do anything else at the Gu residence.

Anyway, Xie Qingyu owns many houses, so he can just choose one to live in, which is very convenient.

"Are you stupid! If you move out, won't that give that bastard child an opening? You..."

Jiang Yuanfeng paused, sniffed, and looked disgusted. "What's that smell on you? And... why are there oily spots on you? My god, where did you come from? Did you fall into the toilet?"

Xie Qingyu was speechless.

When you're eating rice noodles, you're bound to get a few oil splatters on your clothes and smell a bit.

So is this the reason why a domineering CEO can't eat snail rice noodles?

Ugh.

He immediately took a step back subtly, creating some distance, and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Mom, what do these people do? Does anyone need help moving things?"

Behind me, people in work clothes silently carried things out, and the living room was a bit messy.

Speaking of this, Jiang Yuanfeng indeed shifted his attention, "It's all that bastard's stuff. I cleared out his bedroom, and had his things taken away, thrown away, and burned. I plan to turn that room into a maid's room later, so he can forget about coming back to live there in the future."

Jiang Yuanfeng gets angry just thinking about that bastard.

She hit a beast with dirty blood, but why did Gu Jinhua make such a big deal out of it?

"I should have killed him as soon as he came back..."

The woman's ruthlessness was undisguised, and Xie Qingyu was startled, feeling a chill run down his spine.

He swallowed hard. "What do you mean, Mom?"

Jiang Yuanfeng glanced at the surrounding workers and pulled Xie Qingyu to the deserted greenhouse.

The greenhouse maintains a pleasant temperature year-round. Jiang Yuanfeng casually picked up a small pair of scissors and began trimming the flowers and leaves, his voice soft and cool.

“Three years ago, your dad brought home his illegitimate child. I was so angry that I hired some people to beat him up. But those guys went too far and beat him half to death. He spent a month in the ICU before he woke up. Your dad and I had a huge fight.”

Xie Qingyu looked up suddenly, startled; he simply couldn't believe it.

Three years ago, wasn't Shen Yan only fifteen years old?

Holy crap, has this person ever had a single good day in his life?

It would be a miracle if he didn't turn evil; who could stand it?

Xie Qingyu's vision went black, and he felt that his future was completely bleak.

With the sharp blade of the scissors aimed at a full rose, Jiang Yuanfeng swiftly cut it off, and the beautiful flower immediately fell to the ground, lifeless.

“Your dad is a senile fool. He insisted on letting him into the company. If I had known, I should have just killed him back then… So if all else fails, I’m prepared to make him disappear completely.”

Jiang Yuanfeng turned his head and stared intently at Xie Qingyu, his eyes filled with stubbornness. "Qingyu, I absolutely will not allow anyone to take you away from me, not anyone at all!"

At this moment, Xie Qingyu was already drenched in sweat.

Punishment.

Real torture.

He truly lives up to his role as the male lead; it feels like his life is getting more and more predictable.

As Xie Qingyu emerged from the greenhouse, his heart pounded wildly, unsure whether from surprise or shock.

Is this what motherly love is?

So fierce.

After calming himself down in his room, Xie Qingyu sorted out his thoughts.

He originally thought Shen Yan's experience was already terrible, but he learned from his conversation with Jiang Yuanfeng that Shen Yan's experience was even worse than what was described in the plot.

If Shen Yan's descent into darkness is a foregone conclusion, then he will inevitably be targeted by Shen Yan in the future.

……Wait a moment.

Xie Qingyu suddenly frowned, as if he had suddenly thought of something amiss.

In the original storyline, Shen Yan targeted Bai Zhiwei because of her. However, now Shen Yan and Bai Zhiwei are not familiar with each other, and there is no longer any spark between them. So why would Shen Yan still clash with Jiang Yuanfeng?

After a while, Xie Qingyu revealed a mask of pain, frantically tearing at his hair.

Help! My head hurts so much, my CPU is going to explode.

[Second brother, can you find out Shen Yan's level of affection for Bai Zhiwei?]

Two seconds later, the voice of 2222 sounded, "[Okay, it's been found, it's -50]".

Xie Qingyu looked bewildered.

[They weren't even that close, so why was he reduced by 50? Why is he like this??]

2222 was also helpless, saying, "We're not close, but it's not like Shen Yan is targeting her. He just treats everyone equally, giving them a -50 bonus."

【Oh...right, right, right.】 Hearing 2222 say that, Xie Qingyu remembered that there was indeed such a thing. He frowned again, 【What about his feelings for Jiang Yuanfeng?】

He thought to himself, "Jiang Yuanfeng has already sent Shen Yan to the ICU, he should be held a grudge by now."

However, 2222 stated, "It's still -50, no change."

Xie Qingyu was truly shocked. [How is this possible? Aren't villains in novels usually vengeful? He doesn't hold grudges?!]

Perhaps because he doesn't care, accepting others' malice is normal for him, so he can calmly accept everything. His thinking is strange and difficult for ordinary people to understand. In his heart, Jiang Yuanfeng is no different from Bai Zhiwei; they are both unimportant people.

……

Xie Qingyu was greatly shocked; it was indeed difficult for ordinary people to understand.

What exactly is the nature of Shen Yan's heart?

How can someone be so invulnerable and cold-blooded?

At this moment, Xie Qingyu truly realized how twisted his mentality was to have a -50 favorability rating towards everyone.

His younger sister is so gentle, beautiful, and outstanding, how could she be given a -50!

【Then check Shen Yan's favorability rating towards me again. Last time you said his rating towards me was -60? Then I don't understand, why hasn't it changed for Jiang Yuanfeng, but it's -60 for me??】

Upon hearing this, 2222 fell into an eerie silence.

It felt a slight unease at the results of its search.

Of course, this is on the premise that it has a heart.

[Host, Shen Yan's favorability towards you is currently -90, it's dropped again...]

Xie Qingyu immediately sprang from the bed with a sharp, explosive sound, as if his body was about to split open. [Holy crap! Why?! Why?! Why?! ...

It's not that Xie Qingyu was particularly afraid of him.

But who wants to mess with a mentally ill person?!

Moreover, being singled out and held against by a mentally ill person with bizarre thinking is as unsettling as being stared at by a venomous snake.

When people are under extreme conditions, they will always have some extreme inspiration. Xie Qingyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an absurd idea.

[Check! Check again! Shen Yan's feelings for my sister and Xie Yan!!]

He suddenly recalled how Shen Yan had grabbed Xie Yan's hand and wouldn't let her leave with him at the hotel entrance a few days ago.

Xie Qingyu sat on the bed with his hair disheveled as if it had been hit by a cannonball, his heart pounding like a drum, awaiting the final verdict from 2222.

The voice of 2222 rang out, slow and seemingly tinged with helplessness.

Shen Yan's level of affection for Xie Yan...

[...is 100.]

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"Sister, why did you take so long to come out? I've been waiting for you for ages."

Shen Yan had an injury on her face these past two days, and she always wore a mask when she went to school, keeping a low profile.

Xie Yan just came out of the laboratory.

Since the results came out, no one in the department has dared to object to Xie Yan's change of major. She was assigned to an excellent professor and has been familiarizing herself with various things in the laboratory with several graduate students these past few days.

Because it's a field she's very interested in, Xie Yan has recently become so engrossed in it that she forgets to eat or sleep, finding it incredibly novel and exciting.

Shen Yan said that get out of class ended early, so he came to the laboratory entrance to pick up Xie Yan after school.

As soon as Xie Yan came out, she saw a tall, slender young man standing by the door with his mask off, revealing his beautiful and delicate face, sweetly coaxing her.

"You're not wearing a mask today?" Xie Yan raised an eyebrow, pulled the boy a couple of steps to the side, and leaned closer to the window. "Let me see."

The redness and swelling on Shen Yan's left cheek had mostly subsided, and at first glance, nothing seemed amiss. Only upon closer inspection could one see a faint bluish-purple tinge at the corner of his lips.

Such a beautiful face, with a slight bluish-purple mark on the corner of his lips, still exudes a rebellious and unruly aura, just like the kind of delinquent school bully in novels who loves to fight.

But that tiny bit of unruliness was completely suppressed by the boy's innocent, watery eyes.

What school heartthrob, what arrogance?

He was just an innocent and pitiful guy who was beaten up on one side.

Xie Yan playfully touched the corner of his lips with her finger, and Shen Yan immediately hissed.

He frowned, a hint of grievance in his eyes, "It hurts so much, be gentle."

"You little brat, I didn't even use any force, okay? Don't try to fool me!"

Xie Yan found it extremely funny. Shen Yan had been feeling wronged recently because of his injury, but now he was acting all spoiled and acting like a spoiled child.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan lowered his eyelids without saying a word, looking aggrieved again.

Xie Yan loves watching his sullen little face; it's just too adorable.

She reached out and pinched Shen Yan's cheek, feeling quite pleased with herself.

It's like a stress-relieving toy, what's it called again...?

Yes, pinchable toys.

"Junior sister! Come here quickly, we're going to a dinner party!"

The sound came from the lab doorway; it was a group of boys who had just finished packing up and came out. They were all Xie Yan's senior classmates.

Compared to Li Chuan, these senior students were practically normal people, and they really helped Xie Yan a lot with her studies.

Today is a group dinner with our academic advisors. Our professors are also here. It's Xie Yan's first dinner with them since she transferred here, and she seems to value it quite a bit.

Shen Yan looked up at the sound, glanced at the people at the door, then turned back, pursed her lips, and said, "Are you going to eat with them? Aren't you going home for dinner? I bought a lot of ribs this morning, I wanted to make soup for you."

Xie Yan's gaze swept back and forth between Shen Yan and her senior brother twice, and finally she patted Shen Yan's arm, "Today is a gathering of the entire sect. We only decided on this morning and didn't have time to tell you. Go back and eat by yourself. I estimate I'll be home very late."

Shen Yan frowned. "How late is 'late'? Where are you going to eat? How many people are there? Or should I wait for you at the entrance?"

"Tsk." Xie Yan raised her eyebrows and flicked his forehead.

“I told you to go back, but you didn’t listen? If you really have nothing better to do, then mop the floor and wipe the windows.”

"..."

Shen Yan felt stifled; his brows furrowed and his face showed displeasure.

"Then don't drink. Call me when you're done, and I'll come pick you up."

"Ok, bye."

Xie Yan couldn't wait to run over to her senior brothers and excitedly walked away.

Left standing there, Shen Yan stared in the direction Xie Yan had left, his face filled with utter dejection.

Like a puppy with droopy ears, its tail no longer wags.

Actually, he didn't have any classes this afternoon; he came specifically to pick up Xie Yan so they could go home together.

After waiting at the door for over an hour, they still didn't meet the person.

The boy licked his sharp canines in annoyance, then turned and left.

There was a small supermarket near the school, and Shen Yan went in and bought some things.

Although he had just told Xie Yan not to drink, it's probably inevitable that she'll drink a little at a group dinner.

Shen Yan wasn't sure about Xie Yan's alcohol tolerance, so just in case, he went to buy some ingredients to prepare a hangover soup for Xie Yan when she returned.

He came out of the supermarket carrying a plastic bag, and a Ferrari pulled up leisurely in front of him.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing a handsome face that Shen Yan found utterly repulsive.

Xie Qingyu said to him expressionlessly.

"Get in the car, let's talk."