Chapter 029 You Are Not Worthy

"Ah? I..." Li Siwan mumbled in fear, his voice trembling. "Y-you... Isn't your name Jin Yu? I remember the front desk confirmed it when they were looking for you..."

The night had been chaotic, but Li Siwan was sure Jin Yu's name had been confirmed, especially since the front desk had done the same for him.

Jin Yu's face was inscrutable as he looked down at him for several seconds before speaking. "What are you doing here?"

Li Siwan felt a sigh of relief inwardly, knowing that Jin Yu hadn't immediately dismissed him as suspicious. "I'm just passing by. I saw a group of people bullying him and thought it was some kind of school... bullying incident..."

As Li Siwan continued, his voice grew softer. He had originally thought the excuse of mistaking the delicate youth for a middle school student was perfect, but then he remembered who he was actually dealing with.

The man in front of him was a major figure when it came to school bullying. Although he had reformed, it was still a dark past that wasn't convenient to bring up.

Li Siwan felt an inexplicable guilt and instinctively avoided anything that might expose his identity, but the more he tried to hide, the more suspicious he appeared.

Jin Yu, inherently suspicious, stood still with a fierce look on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking, though it was clear he was in a foul mood.

This experience was honestly quite novel. In the past, Jin Yu had never shown this side to Jin Shuyi.

Whether it was the initial pretense of being well-behaved or the later clingy puppy act, Jin Yu had never shown that side to him.

But Li Siwan wasn't afraid of this guy at all. He fiddled with his phone and handed it to Jin Yu. "My phone's out of battery. Can I use your phone to call an ambulance?"

In his current state, Li Siwan probably looked quite suspicious, standing in a dark alley late at night, holding a thin, injured young man.

Strangely, the two of them even shared a passing resemblance.

If it had been a more timid passerby, they might have been scared off.

Jin Yu paused for a moment, perhaps a tiny bit of conscience remaining, and eventually took out his phone.

Li Siwan raised his hand weakly. "Do you know any doctors at Peace Hospital? I saw him there in the afternoon, and he should have a file..."

Even if Li Siwan hadn't said anything, the call would likely have been transferred to Peace Hospital. After all, in the previous world, both Jin Yu and Su Xu were usually sent there.

Since both worlds were written by the same author, the hospitals would probably be similar.

But Li Siwan didn't dare to take the risk. With the young man being pregnant, there was a risk the world might glitch and send them to the nearest hospital. Li Siwan would then have to patch the bug.

He absolutely did not want to go through all that trouble just to get the rescue score.

Jin Yu gave him a brief glance but remained silent, his fingers continuing their operation on the screen without missing a beat.

The call was quickly connected. It was still a bit noisy by the street at this hour, and Li Siwan couldn't hear the voice on the other end.

"Someone's passed out on Xiyuan Road. I'll send the location via WeChat. Send a vehicle over," Jin Yu said a few words and hung up casually.

Li Siwan could guess who was on the other end and could even imagine what Chen Keyue would say.

"What's with the sudden good deed, Jin Yu? The sun didn't rise in the west today, did it?"

Just imagining it made Chen Keyue seem like someone asking to be punched, but since Jin Yu and Chen Keyue had been close childhood friends through Jin Shuyi, they often made such jokes, and Jin Yu never took them to heart.

After a few minutes, the ambulance finally pulled up at the entrance of the alley.

The protagonist uke was already quite dirty from being kicked and stomped on by the thugs. Li Siwan knew that Jin Yu was a bit of a germaphobe when it came to strangers, so he didn’t ask him to help.

He just asked Jin Yu to borrow a portable charger from a nearby store.

Jin Yu had an expression that said, “Who do you think you are to keep ordering me around?” but in the end, he still went and got one from a nearby shop.

Classic tsundere move.

Actually, now that he’s grown up, he’s a full-blown tsundere.

Strangely, Jin Yu’s grumpy face is actually kind of appealing now, especially when he’s unhappy but can’t explode.

Even though I might be seeing him through rose-colored glasses, Li Siwan just found him so cute!

Before the ambulance arrived, Ruan Lang had already woken up. But he was still a bit weak, so Li Siwan comforted him, telling him not to worry since the ambulance was already on its way.

Ruan Lang probably hadn’t recognized him yet and only weakly said thanks.

Li Siwan had a soft spot for vulnerable people and instinctively knew how to comfort them. Even though Ruan Lang was a stranger, he quickly let his guard down with Li Siwan.

Jin Yu had originally planned to leave after calling the ambulance, but Li Siwan didn’t expect him to stay and even accompany them all the way to Ping’an Hospital.

Could it be that after all these years, Jin Yu had changed?

Thinking about how Jin Yu had risked his life to climb over the wall when he was drowning, it seemed that he had indeed become a decent person.

Li Siwan had no idea that he was completely overthinking it. From beginning to end, Jin Yu wasn’t nearly as selfless as Li Siwan was making him out to be.

It was just due to what Jin Yu saw as coincidences that he had unintentionally done these things.

The three of them arrived at the hospital, and Chen Keyue, who should have gotten off work long ago, had actually waited for over half an hour just to see who was worth Jin Yu personally sending to the hospital.

Chen Keyue first saw Li Siwan, then noticed Jin Yu beside him.

Chen Keyue: ………………！！！！！！！

Then Chen Keyue saw Ruan Lang on the stretcher, looked back at Li Siwan, and then at Jin Yu.

Li Siwan felt like Chen Keyue’s head was starting to smoke.

Your brain must be overheating, buddy!

Chen Keyue’s eyes were about to pop out, his gaze constantly scanning the three people. If looks could kill, there’d be sparks flying.

How could these people possibly be in the same place at the same time!

Fortunately, although Chen Keyue was shocked, he didn’t forget his duties, and Ruan Lang was quickly sent to the relevant department for examination.

Chen Keyue looked at Jin Yu, then at Li Siwan, but instead of greeting Jin Yu, he chatted with Li Siwan first.

“Is your shoulder better?”

Li Siwan gave him a sideways glance, the disdain in his eyes impossible to ignore.

In Chen Keyue’s eyes, the two of them weren’t familiar enough to joke with such expressions.

But for some reason, Chen Keyue couldn’t help but feel like this was exactly how they were supposed to interact.

Chen Keyue cleared his throat, pretending that it wasn't him who had just asked the rhetorical question.

"Only you came over? Where's the other one?"

Li Siwan didn't think much of it and replied, "The senior and I are just friends. We happened to come across that guy being cornered by some thugs on the way, so we helped out."

With a smug smile after playing his little trick, Chen Keyue said, "I wasn't talking about him. I was asking about your little brother."

Chen Keyue had indeed heard Xie Zecheng calling out "Siwan" repeatedly today, so he teased him directly.

Li Siwan instinctively looked at Jin Yu but met his gaze, the emotions in those eyes too complex for him to decipher. However, Jin Yu's expression was cold, which made Li Siwan's heart sink.

In front of Jin Yu, he always seemed to forget his current identity.

"He's not my brother... just an old neighbor," Li Siwan said guiltily, averting his gaze.

"Just an old neighbor, huh?" Chen Keyue said with a meaningful look.

The three of them stood in Chen Keyue's office, chatting. Two of them were playing a double act, leaving Jin Yu alone. It was unclear why this guy had followed them.

"Hey, by the way, how did you two meet?" Chen Keyue curiously probed.

Li Siwan: "...Just happened to meet by chance."

Jin Yu: "Never met him."

Chen Keyue: "..."

Chen Keyue: "!!!"

Chen Keyue looked at Jin Yu, "You don't know him?"

Jin Yu's eyebrow twitched. "Why would I?"

Chen Keyue: "He's the—"

Before Chen Keyue could finish, a death glare from Li Siwan shut him up immediately, like a chicken whose neck had been wrung.

Jin Yu seemed to realize something and glanced at Chen Keyue before focusing on the young man who lived next door to him.

The scene just now felt familiar, as if it had happened before.

In fact, ever since he first met this guy, Jin Yu had always felt this way.

He just didn't want to face it, like scars buried deep in his heart, never healing.

Li Siwan didn't know why Jin Yu's expression suddenly turned cold again. Ever since they met again, this kid seemed to dislike him, being moody and glaring at him as if he had a lot of prejudice.

Strange, the original Li Siwan had never had any interaction with Jin Yu, so why did he always seem to look at him disapprovingly?

Being stared at with a dark face by Jin Yu, Li Siwan could only muster an awkward yet polite smile. "Do we have to know each other or something?"

Li Siwan looked at Chen Keyue, his smile saying, "Say one more word and you're dead."

Surprisingly, Chen Keyue was actually intimidated. "Why not? He's also from First High. You know me, so how can you not know Jin Yu?"

Li Siwan exaggeratedly made a revelation expression. "Oh, so you're the Jin Yu from our school! That explains why the name sounded familiar."

Li Siwan's acting was so bad that he couldn't even fool Chen Keyue, let alone Jin Yu.

Sometimes, ideals are lofty, but reality can be brutal. Despite living through two worlds and three different lives, Li Siwan’s acting is still just as bad as it always was.

Although Jin Yu had noticed that the two were putting on a little act, he didn’t show much interest in the young man and didn’t even ask for his name.

"I’ll head out now," Jin Yu said, and indeed, he was about to leave.

"Hey! Going back so soon? Sit down and chat for a while. We haven’t seen an old schoolmate in ages," Chen Keyue called out, trying to get him to stay, but Jin Yu didn’t even turn around before walking away.

It was unclear what this guy was even here for.

Chen Keyue looked at Li Siwan, and Li Siwan looked at Chen Keyue. The two shrugged simultaneously, then laughed at their unexpected sync.

"Hey, I have to say, I think we get along pretty well."

Li Siwan glanced at the ceiling. "Thanks for the offer, but I don’t really want to have common language with a zha."

Chen Keyue was a bit confused. "What’s a zha?"

Li Siwan: "A zha from the melon patch."

Chen Keyue: "Why are you calling me... Wait, what?!"

Chen Keyue wanted to argue but then felt like this nickname was actually quite fitting.

He wasn’t someone who couldn’t take a joke. In fact, he liked this kind of interaction with close friends.

Giving each other nicknames that only they understood was a way to show how close their relationship was.

But he had only known Li Siwan for a few days; they weren’t even that familiar, yet it felt like he had known this person for a long time.

"Ah, never mind," Chen Keyue sighed. "But seriously, I’ve always felt like I’ve met you before."

Li Siwan struggled to keep his composure. "Really? Did anyone else ever call you 'zha' before?" He felt a bit guilty, since this nickname was given by Su Xu. During Su Xu’s hospital stay, Jin Shuyi often visited, and when he and Chen Keyue hung out together, they ended up giving him that nickname.

But the memories related to Jin Shuyi had been erased by the world, so Chen Keyue shouldn’t remember.

Li Siwan's heartbeat quickened slightly. He wasn’t sure what he was secretly hoping for.

Could it be that Chen Keyue hadn’t completely forgotten everything either?

Chen Keyue thought carefully, then shook his head. "No, who in their right mind would give someone such a nickname?!"

Li Siwan forced a laugh, but it felt hollow. The only person who still remembered him might be Su Xu.

This left him feeling a quiet loneliness.

It wasn’t that he was so attached to the identity of Jin Shuyi.

To Li Siwan, a person’s identity is shaped by their memories and emotions. Without memories, Jin Shuyi was just a character, not someone who had truly existed in this world.

And now, those memories and emotions were only remembered by him alone.

Seeing familiar faces and having to treat them as strangers didn’t feel good at all.

Chen Keyue sensed his low mood and thought it was because of something he had said. "Ahem, well, actually, I don’t mind this nickname. You can call me that in the future if you want."

The young man smiled at him. "Well, just to be clear, don’t call me that in front of other people. I need to save face, you know?"

These words were exactly the same as what was said back then.

Li Siwan burst out laughing. "Okay."

In the end, Li Siwan didn’t meet the substitute. Instead, he had Chen Keyue handle it. A kind-hearted passerby dropped the substitute off and left, and then Ruan Yu settled the expenses.

Ruan Yu didn’t have much money on him. He had already quit his job because Xie Zecheng didn’t like it. Now, he was kept like a caged bird in the mansion Xie Zecheng had given him.

Ruan Yu wasn’t used to being served, so he dismissed the servants Xie Zecheng had arranged for him. After all, Xie Zecheng was rarely there, only occasionally dropping by to vent his frustrations. With nothing else to do, Ruan Yu spent his time cleaning the empty villa bit by bit to pass the time.

Xie Zecheng did give Ruan Yu a credit card, with several million deposited into it every month.

To be fair, Xie Zecheng’s treatment of his young lovers wasn’t too shabby. Ruan Yu had never asked him for anything, but the monthly stipend was always there without fail.

Even the villa had been transferred to Ruan Yu’s name, and there was also a luxury car registered under his name.

These things weren’t expensive for Xie Zecheng, but they were the basic treatment he gave to every young lover.

Xie Zecheng wasn’t tacky enough to skimp on the treatment of his kept birds.

He had kept many young lovers, and while others never complained because of his generous hand, there were those who were ambitious and wanted to move up.

But what Xie Zecheng wanted was someone who ignored him. When those young lovers tried to win his favor, he would give them a sum of money, not take back the house or car, and cut ties completely.

Xie Zecheng was generous and never imposed unreasonable demands. Besides, the Xie family’s wealth was not something ordinary people could afford to provoke, so until now, none of his ex-lovers had ever made a scene publicly.

Ruan Yu was a special case among Xie Zecheng’s lovers.

When Ruan Yu was still in high school, he had to drop out because of his grandmother’s illness, leaving him deeply in debt.

Like in all those novel plots, he met Xie Zecheng, who was attracted to his face, paid off his debt, and even helped Ruan Yu get into college.

At first, Ruan Yu didn’t know that it was because he looked like someone else that Xie Zecheng treated him so well.

Ruan Yu had been wary of this person who showered him with money for no reason.

But facing someone who was rich, powerful, tall, and handsome, and had rescued him from hell, how could Ruan Yu not be moved?

When he gave himself to Xie Zecheng, he heard Xie Zecheng call out another name.

Ruan Yu felt as if he had been plunged into an icy abyss and wanted to cut all ties with Xie Zecheng, but his unyielding demeanor only reminded Xie Zecheng of the shadow he had been longing for.

That person had also been proud and untouchable.

It was the first time Xie Zecheng had lowered himself to pursue a young man with his sweet words and relentless pursuit, and he finally won Ruan Yu over.

Xie Zecheng imprisoned him in a cage, using a grand excuse to keep this person who most resembled his perfect ideal.

Ruan Yu had always lived in the lies woven by Xie Zecheng, until he saw Xie Zecheng panic and rush about for someone in the hospital.

That person was indeed like the moonlight in the sky, with a stunning face that made him feel ashamed just by looking at them.

That person spoke gently, with a beautiful voice, and even their tears were exquisitely lovely.

Ruan Yu was just an inferior imitation who bore a passing resemblance to that person.

His heart ached so much it felt like it was dying, and he didn’t dare return to the villa, to what he had thought was a home only for the two of them.

The money Xie Zecheng transferred to him every month wasn't because he liked him; it was just hush money to keep a secret lover quiet, someone he couldn't acknowledge in public.

Turns out, Xie Zecheng could actually fall in love for real...

Ruan had never used the money from that card. When he was in college, he had thought about earning his own money to pay back the debt he owed Xie Zecheng.

Because of this, he had a small amount of savings that he had earned himself, kept in the same account as his scholarship.

He would use the money to buy gifts for Xie Zecheng and also for his daily expenses.

He believed they were equals, so he refused to spend Xie Zecheng's money on himself.

But now, none of that seemed important anymore.

The medical bills at the private hospital were sky-high, and even with all his savings, Ruan still couldn't cover the cost.

The last of the money in his long-dormant card had been used for today's check-up.

"This card should have no password," Ruan said as he handed the almost new card to the nurse beside him.

His health was so poor that he couldn't even get out of bed. If it weren't for a good Samaritan who brought him here, he might have died in that alley.

He didn't know who had sent him there, but it was an odd coincidence that the doctor treating him was the same one who had done his prenatal check-up earlier.

He no longer wanted the baby growing inside him.

Just as Ruan was about to speak, the emergency contact person retrieved from his phone arrived, and he lost the chance to say anything.

"Do you know how busy I am, Ruan?" Xie Zecheng said, looking travel-worn.

This man probably hadn't even noticed that Ruan had been missing for nearly a day.

Ruan suddenly realized something that had been nagging at him.

Because his name was quite unique, he still didn't know if Xie Zecheng called him by his full name or...

Wanwan.

He had clearly heard that name, which made the irony even more painful.

One of the characters in their names sounded somewhat similar.

So, when they were in bed, whose name was Xie Zecheng really calling?

"Sorry, I ran into some trouble," Ruan explained, "I just wanted to go out and buy groceries, but I encountered..."

Xie Zecheng didn't even have the patience to listen to his explanation and, as usual, was domineering, "I've already said the housekeeper's cooking is just as good. If you want something to eat, you can ask the housekeeper to make it. If not, we can hire another chef. There's no need to trouble yourself like this."

Xie Zecheng immediately started scolding him, and Ruan listened, his face drained of color. Even the nurse beside him couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to remind Xie Zecheng to consider the patient's emotions, especially since Ruan was pregnant.

Ruan was worried that the nurse might accidentally reveal something and pleaded with her silently. Perhaps guessing his thoughts, the nurse ultimately just shook her head at him.

It was better not to let such a self-centered guy know. Secretly aborting the baby would be for the best.

Otherwise, with someone so self-centered, who knew what he might do, tormenting one or even two lives.

The nurse left after setting up Ruan's IV drip.

Ruan Gang's health wasn't great, and his injuries had been treated—they were all minor wounds, not as severe as the ones Xie Zecheng had suffered.

He needed to stay in the hospital for a few days, but Xie Zecheng didn’t really want him to remain there.

"The family doctor at home is just as good as the doctors here. You should go back, where the food and accommodation are better. Your health isn’t great, and you need to go home to rest and recover."

Ruan Gang pressed his lips together, wanting to argue, but no words came out.

In the end, he was taken back to the villa by Xie Zecheng, who revoked his access privileges, making it likely that Ruan Gang would have a hard time leaving the villa from then on.

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System 626: "Prompt, world bug repair complete."

Li Siwan was soaking in the bathtub when the system's notification suddenly echoed in his mind.

Jin Yu really left without hesitation! He didn’t even offer Li Siwan a ride! Li Siwan had to take a taxi back!

That morning, Chen Keyue, the peasant, had tipped off Su Xu. That night, Li Siwan was back for a second round. He didn’t want Su Xu to worry, so he insisted that Chen Keyue not report back to him again. Chen’s teasing gaze made Li Siwan’s face flush.

However, all the unpleasantness dissipated when the system reward notification chimed.

Admittedly, worlds with high point coefficients were quite generous with bug repair points.

Because Li Siwan had not only helped repair the world's bug but also protected the child in Ruan Gang's belly, he received a lot of base points. Multiplied by the high point coefficient, Li Siwan's system points skyrocketed to an astonishing 52 points!

After tallying up Li Siwan's points, System 626 began to enthusiastically introduce the system's lucky spin event.

"Host, your points have now reached 52, unlocking the Lucky Spin function. Each spin costs 10 points. The first two ten-draws are at a 50% discount for new users. Would you like to proceed with the draw?"

Li Siwan, feeling oddly lured into a consumer trap: ?

What kind of system has a lucky wheel? Is this thing even legit?

Though Li Siwan wasn’t interested in gambling games given his current financial situation,

a 50% discount was too hard to resist!

He had to check it out!

Following the system's prompts, Li Siwan read the rules and discovered that this so-called lucky spin... even without the discount, a ten-spin would still be a profitable deal.

He saw the system benefit price list in the card pool.

The permanent pain suppression card, which costs 300 points, was a real newbie benefit.

Most of the system benefits required four-digit points, far beyond what a novice like him could afford!

But the names of those system benefits were so tempting that they made his heart race.

No wonder so many people at the Book Crossing Bureau worked hard just to rack up points for system rewards!

For 50 points, you could draw ten times from the beginner pool, and a guaranteed purple rarity item was assured. The ordinary rewards in the pool were various experience cards, the shortest being weekly cards that could be split into days. Even at the lowest rate of 1 point per day, it would cost 7 points to exchange, but you could draw them for only 5 points.

System 626 added, "Host, you might have misunderstood. Generally, daily cards cost between 3-5 points, and the first purchase of each type of daily card is 1 point. Therefore, the rewards in this lucky spin are actually three to five times more valuable than what you calculated."

Li Siwan was stunned!

Li Siwan was truly tempted.

Was this welfare lucky draw of their system even profitable?

Li Siwan fell headfirst into the consumer trap, completely forgetting that these points were earned through hard work.

He calculated that the guaranteed rewards from the purple card, if bought in the system mall, would cost between 100-200 points. Even if he spent 100 points per draw, he would still get at least 100 points worth of benefits, with the rest being random experience cards.

Who could resist that?!

Especially when seeing those winners' lists marked with stars, Li Siwan was just a tiny bit away from making an impulse purchase.

"I'll draw only after I have enough extra points to buy a week card for the pain suppression feature." After some serious deliberation, Li Siwan decided to hold off on drawing for now.

There was no getting around it. The variety of prizes in the prize pool was too rich. The world he was currently in might be peaceful, but injuries were inevitable.

After using the pain suppression feature today, he felt more confident in going through the storyline. So, he figured it was best to save up some points.

Just in case anything unexpected came up, he didn’t want to be in excruciating pain.

He was here to work, not to suffer.

After Li Siwan declined to draw, he thought he saw a hint of confusion on the system's light orb.

System 626 said that 95% of employees would draw cards when their points first reached 50. Someone as seemingly desireless as Li Siwan was quite rare, even in system data.

Li Siwan: "……"

Was he really desireless? He was just too poor to draw! If he hadn't been assigned a system that consumed his points, he would have drawn long ago if he had some extra money!

System 626, realizing it had overstepped, quietly pulled back the draw disc.

But the temptation was just too hard to resist. That night, Li Siwan dreamed of getting a gold card from the newbie draw. When he woke up, he suspected the system had manipulated his dreams to tempt him into drawing, so he gave the light orb a good whack.

Just as he was playing happily with the system, room service knocked.

It was the breakfast Su Xu had ordered for him.

Li Siwan ran to open the door, and the waiter happened to bump into Jin Yu as he was leaving.

Why was Jin Yu still staying next door?

Out of politeness, he asked, "Did you eat yet? Want to join me?"

Jin Yu just gave him a brief glance without even looking at the food on the cart, and, like a mute, closed the door and left.

Li Siwan: ?

He was really confused and even carefully recalled if he had offended Jin Yu somewhere. Why was he being looked at like that?

Was it because he had asked Jin Yu to borrow a power bank?

But he had returned it afterwards.

The Jin family's business was booming now, and even the young Jin Yu wouldn't have cared about the cost of a power bank back in middle school.

Then why...

Li Siwan was puzzled as to why Jin Yu had that attitude towards him.

But it seems like this is just his personality, and there was a bit of a misunderstanding when we first met.

Forget it, I shouldn't think too much about it, or I won't be able to eat.

Li Siwan returned to his room. After finishing breakfast, he realized he had nothing to do lately and was just waiting for any plot-related events that required him to go out.

After all, with his current status, he had been blacklisted by the foreign aristocracy, and his family's business was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. He was relying on Su Xu's credit card to get by.

Starting a business outside would definitely face numerous obstacles, and other people were avoiding him; who would want to hang out with him?

Li Siwan couldn't find anything to do, and he was worried about bumping into Xie Zecheng, that unpredictable guy, if he went out. So, he ended up holed up in the hotel, doing nothing but growing mold.

He stayed in his room for an entire day, feeling extremely bored. Just as he was feeling antsy, Su Xu's message finally came through.

He said that he had finished his work and could take Li Siwan out for a drive tonight, asking him to get ready and that he would come up to fetch him.

Li Siwan shot up from the sofa like a spiral rocket.

He could finally go out!

Tonight, he might as well go somewhere far and stay there, so Su Xu wouldn't have to drive him back, saving him the trouble.

Li Siwan picked out two sets of clothes from the wardrobe and went to the balcony to test the temperature. It was a bit hot, so he went back and changed into something thinner.

This body was two years younger than Su Xu and the others, and he was already twenty-four, having graduated from university for several years.

Probably influenced by Jin Shuyi from the previous world, Li Siwan still hadn't fully adjusted to his identity. His dressing style still looked quite youthful, and with his slightly deficient height, just over one meter seventy, he looked like a middle school student who hadn't fully gone through puberty.

Would going out with Su Xu make it look like an older guy was hitting on a much younger one?

Looking at his college-student-like reflection in the mirror, Li Siwan couldn't help but laugh.

He had originally planned to change his clothes again, but Su Xu had already arrived at the door.

Wait, did I really take that long?

"I was already nearby when I called you just now," Su Xu said as he walked into the room and looked at Li Siwan's clothes, "This outfit suits you very well."

The compliment made him feel lightheaded, and he immediately forgot his earlier concerns.

Though Su Xu was already twenty-six, as the protagonist, he looked as youthful as ever, his face glowing with vitality. Wearing similar styles, the two of them looked like college kids who had skipped class to hit the courts.

Except for their clothes looking a bit like couple outfits, there didn't seem to be any other issues.

Noticing his cheeks were flushed in the mirror, Li Siwan quickly turned away, hiding his embarrassment from Su Xu.

After changing, they grabbed their phones and headed out.

It was actually past mealtime by now, and Su Xu had returned a bit late. Li Siwan had been cooped up at home all day without any exercise, so by the time they were ready, it was almost dark outside.

What Li Siwan didn't expect was that the elevator arrived at their floor just as they stepped out of the room.

His first thought was that the timing of the elevator was quite convenient.

The moment the elevator doors slid open, Li Siwan's blood ran cold, and his hands and feet turned to ice.

It was Jin Yu.

He felt that his breathing was somewhat uneven. Even though the other person had no idea that he was Jin Shuyi, he still couldn't control his heartbeat.

Especially when…

"What is it?" Su Xu came out of the room, closing the door behind him. Following Li Siwan's gaze, he saw Jin Yu stepping out of the elevator.

Li Siwan instinctively tried to push Su Xu back into the room to hide him.

This was perhaps the last thing he wanted to face, deep down.

Even though he couldn't explain why he felt this way.

Jin Yu had been ignoring Li Siwan, but his attention snapped to Su Xu as he stepped out of Li Siwan's room.

Jin Yu's expression darkened like a storm cloud. His eyes were like a storm brewing, dark and dangerous. Before anyone could react, Jin Yu strode over and slammed a fist into Su Xu's face.

His low voice rumbled like a growling beast.

"Do you have any idea what you're doing?!"

Li Siwan instinctively stepped in front of Su Xu, shouting, "Jin Yu!"

The tall man raised his arm, as if the angry fist was about to land on him in the next moment.

Li Siwan instinctively trembled but resisted the urge to dodge to the side.

He heard Jin Yu say.

"You're not worthy to call my name."