The mind-reading fake heiress changes her fate by eating melons.

Zhou Shuyun had no recollection of overhearing Gu Chenming mention anything about a system, nor did she remember saying anything to Gu Yanming on the phone. She thought Gu Yanming was deliberately teasing her, so she got very angry, feeling that he should never joke about his son's affairs.

Gu Yanming then realized that things might not be as simple as they had thought.

He pretended to apologize to Zhou Shuyun and told her not to tell their son about it, otherwise their son would be even more unhappy if he found out that his father was making such a joke about him, since they were already not close to each other.

Secretly, they planted a listening device in Gu Chenming's room and finally recorded Gu Chenming talking to himself.

Even though he was the only one in the room, he acted as if someone was really talking to him, and the content of the conversation sent chills down Gu Yanming's spine.

After listening for a period of time, Gu Yanming finally figured out a few things.

First, the current Gu Chenming is not his son; he is a time traveler.

Secondly, the world they live in is a novel world, and his son was originally the male protagonist of this novel. Because this world did not develop according to the novel's plot, Gu Chenming has now transmigrated into his son's body and is acting under the guidance of something called a "system," trying to get the plot back on track.

Third, the sign that the plot has been brought back on track is whether the male and female protagonists of the novel get together like in the original plot. If they do, it means the ending is achieved, and Gu Chenming will become the true chosen one of this world and stay here forever to live a good life.

However, they had never heard of the female lead's name before, which meant she had not yet appeared in Gu Chenming's life.

Although each of these events was so unbelievable that Gu Yanming didn't want to believe it, he had no choice but to believe them...

Once you accept all of this as true, and then look back at Gu Chenming's previous behavior, all his strange behavior becomes explained.

Why did Gu Chenming's personality suddenly change? Because a time traveler replaced him.

Why did Gu's parents feel that their son was a stranger? Because the person inside Gu Chenming's body was not their son at all.

Another question is why Zhou Shuyun, who clearly heard Gu Chenming talking to the system and told her husband about it, denied it when Gu Yanming asked her about it.

Although Gu Yanming did not have concrete evidence, he guessed that when Zhou Shuyun took her son to see a doctor and described the symptoms, Gu Chenming and the system realized that they had been exposed. In order to prevent any further problems, they altered Zhou Shuyun's memories.

If his guess is correct, then things become even more terrifying.

They can not only take over other people's bodies, but also tamper with their memories; they are definitely not beings that ordinary people can deal with.

Gu Yanming presented Zhou Shuyun with the audio recording evidence and his analysis, and it took him a long time to persuade his wife to finally believe it.

But as much as they believed, they still had no way to change anything.

They especially wanted to know if their real son was still alive, and if so, where he was.

At first, they pinned their hopes on scientific methods and took Gu Chenming to the hospital for a checkup.

Because time travelers and the system could potentially alter memories, they dared not reveal any of their analysis or suspicions, only saying it was a routine annual check-up.

We've done all the possible tests, but no instrument can detect the existence of that system.

They then privately consulted renowned doctors around the world, but each doctor gave them a wry look and hinted that they should first get a checkup at a psychiatric clinic.

After years of fruitless medical search, they could only turn their hopes to metaphysics.

Over the years, I've visited countless temples and monasteries, learned about every religion I could, and traveled all over the world seeking out masters, Taoist priests, and eminent monks... I've asked for everything I could.

Besides being scammed out of a lot of money, all I got were a few words of "let nature take its course," which is equivalent to not finding any solutions at all.

They came back this time partly because they had been traveling around for so long without achieving anything, and were exhausted both physically and mentally, so they chose to come back and rest for a while.

On the other hand, they recently listened to the recording they had secretly made back then, and that's when they remembered that the name of the female lead Gu Chenming mentioned was the same as the name of An's biological daughter. So they wanted to rush back to check on the situation.

After reviewing all of this, An Ling was deeply shaken and the tremor in her heart lingered for a long time.

The An family members were all shocked, and their expressions became unnatural again.

[Gu Chenming... he's actually a time traveler?]

[And he also has a system?]

Even though she had just heard Gu Chenming say that he was the male lead, An Ling only thought that he was like her, having been told something that allowed him to access some of the truths of this world.

But she never expected that Gu Chenming's soul had been replaced!

So, he just went to confess to Qiu Nian to see if he could directly trigger the novel's ending?

The entire An family looked at Qiu Nian: Confession??

Autumn Thoughts: ...

She was helpless too, okay?

[Thankfully, Qiu Nian didn't agree, otherwise things might have gotten really serious. The concept of a "chosen one" sounds incredibly powerful.]

The An family members immediately breathed a sigh of relief: Thank goodness...

Gu Yanming and Zhou Shuyun watched as this family changed expressions constantly, and they couldn't help but feel a little scared.

My son's problem hasn't been resolved yet, could it be that something has happened to my friend's family as well?

Zhou Shuyun asked somewhat nervously:

"Xiao Nian, didn't you and Chen Ming film a movie together? Did you get along well?"

"Um..." Zhou Shuyun knew her question was rather strange, but she had to ask, "What do you think of our Chenming?"

Under normal circumstances, if other parents asked Qiu Nian what they thought of their child, she would always give a polite and respectful reply.

But after hearing An Ling's thoughts, she understood Gu's parents' concerns and stopped trying to come up with anything tactful. She simply said:

"Mr. Gu and I were just ordinary collaborators. We had no personal relationship outside of filming, and we lost contact after filming ended. We probably wouldn't even be considered friends. Aunt Zhou, I really can't answer your question."

"Oh, is that so? It's alright, it's alright. Auntie was just being nosy," Zhou Shuyun visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "That's true. When you young people make friends, you value compatibility. If you're not compatible, there's really nothing you can do about it, you can't force it."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chenming, who had been sitting silently beside his parents, became even more gloomy.