Chapter 29 Plot Deviation Value 15% [VIP]

The young man was bedridden due to illness, but because he took good care of himself, he not only didn't lose weight, but his face actually got a little fuller, and his downcast eyes made him look gentle and approachable.

That doesn't match Qin Yuzhen's current arrogant and sour appearance at all.

Lin Ke looked him up and down, his tone softening considerably: "Hey, actually, looking at you this way, you're not bad-looking at all..."

Ziyu was prepared for the villainous male supporting character to attack her, but she didn't expect that the first thing Lin Keyi said was to praise her.

"Ah." Why isn't this going according to plan? Ziyu asked politely, somewhat bewildered, "Thank you?"

Upon hearing Ziyu's voice, Lin Keyi seemed struck by something, his terrifyingly large eyes lighting up, and his tone carrying a hint of madness: "Ah! I've made up my mind, you can be a cold-blooded, heartless, yet gentle scumbag! Let everyone think you're deeply devoted, but in reality, you don't care about anything at all! It's a bit cliché, but I really like it! What do you think? Any ideas?"

Ziyu was startled by Lin Keyi's sudden barrage of questions.

"ah?"

Wait a minute? Last time, although he hadn't interacted with Lin Keyi, the boy who looked like this didn't have this kind of personality in his memory!

From Qin Yuzhen's perspective, Lin Ke was closing in step by step, while Zi Yu's face turned pale. His expression darkened, and he grabbed Lin Ke by the collar and pulled him to the other side.

"Lin Keyi! What exactly are you trying to do?"

Lin Keyi wasn't annoyed at all, and said in a sweet tone, "Didn't I already say? I missed you, so why didn't I come to see you?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Qin Yuzhen's brows furrowed deeply.

Qin Yuzhen looked at Ziyu. He knew that Ziyu was sensitive and easily misunderstood. Sure enough, when he looked over, Ziyu turned her head away, her medium-length hair hanging down, making it impossible to see her expression.

"Alright, alright, that's one thing. I came to see you about something else." Lin Keyi said, "You should send more people to keep an eye on Mingyu. He's been saying he wants to see your Ziyu lately, which has made him lose interest in filming. The director is furious."

Having not heard a familiar name for a long time, Ziyu pursed her lips and remained silent.

Lin Keyi then turned his gaze to Ziyu and said meaningfully, "As expected of Mr. Ziyu, you are really charming. You've made our Yuzhen brother... oh, President Qin, not only is the emperor neglecting his morning court, but Mingyu is also pestering you to see him, and even Mr. Tang Zuo is taking special care of you."

Qin Yuzhen's face was grim, and his hands, hanging by his sides, were trembling nervously.

He hates these people.

"If Mingyu continues to be so unmotivated at work, then let him go."

Although he didn't know what had happened to his parents, Qin's mother had recently been very hopeful about his relationship with Ziyu. If Mingyu continued like this, he could completely give up the company and go back... no.

Qin Yuzhen took a deep breath and looked at Ziyu on the bed. He couldn't think like that... This company didn't just belong to him alone.

Ziyu disagreed upon hearing this: "Yuzhen..."

"Mr. Qin, no matter how much you want to stay and take care of your loved one, you can't forget your job." Lin Keyi said in a light tone, and his eyes held an unreadable emotion as he looked at Ziyu. "You need to pay more attention."

Ziyu felt a little embarrassed by Lin Keyi's gaze.

Honestly, it's not like he forced Qin Yuzhen to stay and take care of him. What are you saying to him? He just wants to salvage his storyline!

It's all Qinyu Town's fault!

"Don't worry about these things, I know what I'm doing."

Lin Keyi pulled out an invitation from his pocket: "Alright, alright, but you'd better come out early. This is an invitation to the Lin family's charity banquet. Mr. Qin, remember to attend. I can be your date."

The charity banquet hosted by the Lin family was famously grand. Only then did Ziyu realize that the person in front of him was the heir of the Lin family. He also thought of Lin Hai, who was said to have dropped out of school—he wondered if that person would ever reappear. Ziyu knew that although the company had gotten rid of the negative publicity brought by Fang Yun, maintaining a positive image was still an important thing for a company that was on the rise.

Qin Yuzhen did not react at all to what Lin Keyi said.

He guessed it.

Lin Ke never visits the temple without a reason.

Lin Keyi's personality is inherently wicked and vengeful. He probably still holds a grudge against Qin Yuzhen for rejecting his script character request and deliberately came to say these things to disgust him. As for this charity banquet, Qin Yuzhen had no intention of attending.

The Lin family's charity banquet, ostensibly for charity, was rife with shady dealings. Not to mention the old man of the Lin family, whose lifelong passion was having affairs with various men and women; he had no desire to get involved. In short, if Qin Yu Town in his previous life were eager for development, he might have gone ahead, but the current Qin Yu Town didn't want to waste any more time.

"I won't go," Qin Yuzhen said coldly.

Lin Keyi was not embarrassed by the rejection; instead, he placed the invitation by Ziyu's bedside.

He chuckled and said, "Mr. Ziyu, Mr. Qin is putting you first right now and doesn't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. But I believe that you can still distinguish between what's important and what's urgent, right?"

After saying that, Lin Keyi stopped pressing the matter, opened the door and walked out, revealing half of his face, his tone ambiguous: "President Qin, I'll be waiting for your good news in the living room. I hope we can dazzle everyone with our best matching outfits!"

With a bang, Qin Yuzhen slammed the door shut.

Ziyu glanced at the contents of the invitation, and as Qin Yuzhen turned around, he heard Ziyu's gentle voice.

"...Go ahead."

Qin Yuzhen froze, seemingly unable to believe that Ziyu would say such a thing.

Do you know what happened to me in the past?

Qin Yuzhen thought that Ziyu hadn't experienced anything in his life yet, so he didn't know anything about the Lin family's charity banquet. He probably just hoped to gain a good reputation... which was normal.

"I know." Ziyu's face paled even more, but she still forced a smile. "They won't make things too difficult for you. You just need to put on an act..."

"Just putting on an act?" Qin Yuzhen felt a surge of anger for no reason. "What do you mean I can just put on an act? You don't care?"

"I care."

Qin Yuzhen's anger subsided slightly, but it surged up again after Ziyu's next words.

Ziyu said, "But isn't this what you wanted?"

“It will always be a little difficult when the company is just starting out, Yuzhen, I don’t mind.”

Ziyu's smile was gentle and tolerant. If light were shining in from behind, it would be as warm as a saint's, perfectly embodying the image of a generous and selfless wife who would willingly push her husband to a mistress for the sake of his future.

Looking at Ziyu in this state, Qin Yuzhen felt a burning rage coursing through his body.

How could this be?

It was the same in my past life.

No matter how many people are around him, no matter how close others describe their relationship, Ziyu never seems to get angry; he is always so considerate, gentle, and generous.

If that's the case, why did Ziyu get angry and want to abandon him again when news of his marriage to Xia Xiaoqiao broke? Why not just keep playing dead!

Ziyu, Ziyu.

Qin Yuzhen gritted his teeth, but ultimately remained silent.

He turned and left.

As soon as the door opened, Lin Keyi's sweet, feigned surprise could be heard.

"Brother Yuzhen, have you thought it through? As expected, Mr. Ziyu is quite sensible!" Lin Keyi tried to take Qin Yuzhen's arm, but Qin Yuzhen dodged to the side, his eyes filled with coldness.

Lin Keyi withdrew his hand in dissatisfaction, muttering, "He won't even let me touch him, what kind of chaste and virtuous man is he pretending to be?"

Qin Yuzhen's voice was cold: "Don't call me brother, it's disgusting."

"Alright, alright!" Lin Keyi raised his voice again, deliberately speaking to Ziyu in the room, "Mr. Qin, have you decided what color our matching outfits should be?"

After saying that, Qin Yuzhen, not knowing what he was thinking, did not immediately refuse Lin Keyi's words, but instead looked towards the door.

In his past life, he didn't understand why he was so angry when he saw Ziyu's indifference to his scandals with other people. Now he understands, but he still hopes to hear Ziyu's attempt to win him back.

If Ziyu called him back, he would immediately tell Lin Keyi to get lost and go inside the room...

But no.

There was no sound in the room.

Qin Yuzhen's heart suddenly felt empty.

Lin Keyi happily followed Qin Yuzhen out of the house. As soon as they left the elevator, Lin Keyi heard Qin Yuzhen's voice.

"I won't go with you."

"Didn't you already agree?"

"I didn't agree." When facing someone he didn't like, Qin Yuzhen still maintained his usual arrogant demeanor. He raised his chin, no longer concealing the air of someone who had been in a high position for a long time. "Since Ziyu wants the company to be better, then I will go back to work."

Lin Keyi both loved and hated, feared and dreaded Qin Yuzhen's aura. Knowing that Qin Yuzhen had made up his mind, he stomped his foot angrily.

"Pah, come if you want, don't come if you don't! I'm going to find another guy!"

Lin Keyi walked away in her little leather shoes.

Qin Yuzhen got into the car, took one last look at the room, and his heart sank deeper and deeper.

Ziyu's behavior can be explained by the fact that he loves himself too much and therefore tolerates himself unconditionally. However, now that he has been reborn, he is no longer so naive.

That generosity...it didn't seem to stem from "love" at all...

Qin Yuzhen couldn't help but wonder if Ziyu, who was currently in the room, was even a little bit sad for him.

Ziyu was laughing so hard he was going crazy.

That's great! Even the heavens can't take his money away!

The storyline is finally complete! Hahahaha!

Ziyu finally breathed a sigh of relief; now he could finally use the "skip" function with peace of mind.

In this world of scumbag seme and slut uke novels, no matter what, it's impossible for players to live a truly orderly life every single day for a full ten years.

Players can skip everyday storylines if they are not part of the main plot.

Ziyu hummed a little tune, called out her assistant's name, summoned the game interface, and selected the next storyline to skip.

He didn't want to experience that broken bone scenario where he had to stay at home again. He wanted to hurry up, finish the storyline, get the prize money, and go home!

Pressing the time skip button for one month later, Ziyu felt as if a gust of wind had swept past him, and countless images flashed by. When Ziyu opened his eyes again, he saw a familiar face with a slightly flushed face, a pair of bright dog eyes staring at him. There was a large crowd around him, several cameras pointed at the director and actors who were rehearsing their lines, and Lin Keyi, whom he had seen not long ago, was standing not far away in his work clothes, watching him with a half-smile.

At the same time, a familiar electronic voice sounded again.

[A 15% deviation from the plot has been detected. 15% of your bonus will be deducted accordingly. We hope you will work harder.]

Ziyu: ?

A note from the author:

Dear readers, I'm sorry. The plot of these chapters was indeed a bit boring and uninteresting. I haven't written a long novel before, and my pacing wasn't very good. I will try my best to learn and improve in the future. I'm really sorry...

The current idea behind the interaction is to quickly transition to the next plot and plant some foreshadowing. Things should get better after this part of the story.

I'm so sorry! I'll do a thorough review after I finish writing this book!