Li Yuheng stared at Li Qiyang for a few seconds, then suddenly broke into a bright smile: "Of course, little Li."
He grabbed Li Qiyang's shoulder with such force that he almost choked the man: "Come on, let's have a good talk."
Li Qiyang was bewildered by his sudden enthusiasm, but quickly became excited again.
The male lead took the initiative to strike up a conversation—wasn't that an incredible stroke of luck?
"Master, please speak!" He was so excited that his voice rose eight octaves.
Li Yuheng smiled and leaned close to his ear, her voice so gentle it could melt water: "Do you believe... in ghosts?"
Li Qiyang was taken aback: "Huh?"
The next second, Li Yuheng suddenly shoved him aside!
"Bang!"
Caught off guard, Li Qiyang slammed open a door and fell heavily inside.
Inside the room, a woman in a white nightgown was combing her hair with her back to the door. Hearing the noise, she slowly turned around.
Her face had no features, only a pale white skin.
"Aaaaaaah!!!" Li Qiyang's screams echoed throughout the corridor.
Li Yuheng slammed the door shut and clapped his hands in satisfaction: "Done."
Wait a minute?
Clap your hands?
Where is his wife in his arms?
Li Yuheng looked down and found his arms empty—Shu Bai had slipped away at some point.
"Tsk, you heartless little thing." Li Yuheng stroked his chin, not in a hurry. "You can run away, but you can't hide."
He casually pushed open a door, revealing a luxurious suite with elegant decor and a warm fire burning in the fireplace.
Li Yuheng swaggered in, lay down on the soft bed, put his hands behind his head, and crossed his legs.
"Hey system, come out and let's talk." He called out to 0090 in his mind, "What's wrong with my wife?"
[...Your Highness, you just broke the rules again, using ghostly power, almost scaring the protagonist to death...]
"I'm just helping him get used to a scary atmosphere in advance," Li Yuheng said matter-of-factly. "Besides, if he can't even handle this kind of fright, how can he be worthy of being the protagonist's top?"
0090: [...You're absolutely right.]
"Don't try to change the subject." Li Yuheng narrowed his eyes. "According to the original plot you gave me, Shu Bai is the boss of the third dungeon. Why is he here as a player now? And turned into a child?"
0090 was silent for a moment: [Your Highness, this world was already experiencing data corruption due to the infinite loop. With your unauthorized intrusion, the plot has completely gone off track, and I don't know what's going on anymore...]
Li Yuheng scoffed, "Look at what you're saying, as if it's my fault."
0090: [...]
Isn't that right?!
Li Yuheng lazily rolled over, propping his head up with one hand: "Stop shifting the blame. It's clearly your own incompetence. My wife, my wife, she's my wife now. What's wrong with me being with him? Is there a problem?"
0090: [...]
It chose to remain silent.
Li Yuheng continued, "Besides, the fact that Li Qiyang could be the main character in the original story shows that there's something wrong with this world. And I, the male lead, Li Yuheng, am here to help correct the plot."
0090: [...]
It chose—gold.
Seeing that 0090 remained silent, Li Yuheng became even more smug, mentally praising himself endlessly:
"Little system, you have to understand, not everyone is qualified to be the male lead. First of all, I'm already way ahead in terms of looks. Look at my features, my figure, my temperament. Someone like Li Qiyang isn't even worthy of shining my shoes!"
0090: [...]
"Secondly, in terms of strength, it's a complete annihilation!" Li Yuheng tapped his temple with his finger. "I can be killed ten times by my wife on a plane without blinking, but that coward Li Qiyang would have peed his pants in fear by now!"
0090 couldn't hold back any longer: [Your Highness, I have a question that's been bothering me for a long time... How do you manage to be so self-righteous no matter what happens?]
Li Yuheng was lying sprawled on the bed when he heard this, he sat up with a start, his face full of disbelief: "Does that even need asking?"
He started counting on his fingers: "First, I'm handsome; second, I'm exceptionally handsome; third, I'm the most handsome man in the universe—with these three points as a foundation, what's not my duty?"
0090 was so shocked by Li Yuheng's outrageous statement that the system code was momentarily thrown into chaos.
After a long silence, it finally couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, is this...confidence of yours innate?"
“Little system, do you think this is confidence?” Li Yuheng paused, then suddenly dropped his nonchalant expression, his eyes becoming more profound.
0090 was startled by his sudden change: "Isn't that right?"
“That’s called ‘clear self-awareness’.” Li Yuheng chuckled, a cluster of will-o’-the-wisps suddenly igniting at his fingertips. “It’s like knowing that I’m so handsome it’s astounding the universe, and knowing that I’m ridiculously strong. This isn’t arrogance, but an accurate judgment of objective facts.”
The will-o'-the-wisp changed shape between his fingers, eventually coalescing into a small mirror.
Li Yuheng admired his handsome face in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
0090: [...]
If it's wrong, it shouldn't have asked.
Moreover, Li Yuheng violated regulations by using ghostly power again.
But it dared not say it.
“However,” Li Yuheng suddenly changed the subject, and the Ghost Fire Mirror instantly scattered into starlight, “a true strong person does not prove themselves by crushing the weak, but by maintaining their true self under any circumstances.”
"I need to know better than anyone else who 'I' am. No matter how the world changes, no matter how the plot falls apart, no matter if my wife is an adult or a child, a boss or a player..."
Li Yuheng smiled slightly, but his eyes held a calm and resolute expression.
"I will always be myself."
0090 was stunned.
It suddenly realized that although Li Yuheng seemed crazy and extremely narcissistic, in reality, his core was terrifyingly stable.
He never doubted himself and never allowed himself to be defined by others.
This almost arrogant self-confidence is not blind, but rather stems from the fact that he has long since lived out the "truth."
Li Yuheng stood up and walked to the window.
"Little system, do you know why I can be killed by my wife ten times and not get angry?" Li Yuheng's voice suddenly softened.
0090 honestly replied: 【Because you're a pervert?】
Li Yuheng: "..."
He took a deep breath and decided not to bother with this ignorant system: "Because I know that no matter how many times it kills me, it will eventually be mine."
“Just like this world, no matter how many times it restarts, the people who are meant to meet will meet, and the people who are meant to love—” He paused, a confident smile curving his lips, “will eventually fall in love.”
Wow……
0090 suddenly felt that Li Yuheng at this moment was so dazzling that even it, the AI, dared not look directly at him.
[Your Highness, what you're saying...is quite philosophical.]
Li Yuheng immediately reverted to his smug expression: "Of course, handsome guys always have such complex thought processes~"
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