Chapter 17: Unwavering

"Host, I've been thinking about it all night, and I still think you're lying to me!"

Before dawn, Yin Jiu was awakened by the system.

He pulled the quilt over his face and said irritably, "What's the point of lying? You'll be struck by lightning if you disturb someone's sleep, you know."

The system was still explaining its judgment after thinking all night: "Host, you can't fool me. If you really had emotional ties with someone else, then the novel world based on 'sweet stories' should have collapsed long ago!"

Yin Jiu said, "So I am a tool, so I can't even secretly like someone in my heart?"

The system was entangled by him again, and suddenly I felt that the host was a bit miserable.

So it became dumb.

Yin Jiu was no longer sleepy. He rested his head on his arm and chatted with the system: "According to you, if I like someone, the world will collapse?"

"Of course!" The system gave a positive answer. "To make a simple analogy, the world is originally just a piece of land with nothing on it, and the core of the novel is the foundation. Pushing the plot forward is like adding bricks and tiles to the foundation. If the core goes wrong, the whole house will collapse."

Yin Jiu complimented him in an ambiguous way: "You know a lot."

"Of course, I'm a highly intelligent system!" The system boasted, and then kindly reminded: "Host, don't think I'm scaremongering. The last time you ruined the plot, it was like deliberately building a crooked wall when building a house. Fortunately, it can be repaired by a little demolition, so you only got sick. But if you want to destroy the foundation, the world consciousness will definitely uproot the entire building!"

Then the world will start again.

The system did not say this last sentence.

But Yin Jiu had already understood the underlying meaning of the system. He closed his eyes, slowed down his breathing, and did not reveal any emotion that should not be revealed.

What should I do? It seems that the more I am threatened, the more I want to rebel.

Want to make a bet?

Risk your life.

"Host? Are you asleep?"

The system muttered quietly: "I think you'd better explain it as soon as possible. If the protagonist really misunderstands it, it will be troublesome."

"Host? Host?"

"What's the trouble?" Yin Jiu was so annoyed that he couldn't block it. He said impatiently, "It's just a misunderstanding. Can he give up on me because of this? Do you not trust your master so much?"

The system decisively denied: "Of course not! No matter what, the protagonist will definitely be steadfast in his love for you!"

"That's all, let's wait and see." Yin Jiu: "You can shut up now. If you disturb my sleep again, I will suddenly die and we will all be doomed."

How can it be so serious?

Even though I thought so, the system still calmed down.

…

The system was full of confidence and said it would wait and see, but for a long time afterwards, Li Hsin-chu did not take any action.

He seemed to have...accepted reality.

The system was shocked and puzzled at first, but finally accepted the reality.

Li Xinzhu really did not question the truth of the matter at all. He just relied on some specious and groundless information to believe that Yin Jiu really sold himself out for money.

Why don't you believe it?

Because the temptation of money is really damn great.

Everything seemed to be traceable. In his previous life, Yin Jiu later became a well-known entrepreneur. Li Hsin-chu had read reports about him and knew that he became successful because of the help of a noble person.

Nobleman...it turned out to be this nobleman.

Why not ask the person involved?

Li Xinzhu didn't dare.

He didn't dare to offend that person, especially when he was just starting his career, because that person might kill him with just one word.

Powerless, depressed, and painful.

Eventually, this turned into endless motivation, and Li Hsin-chu began to focus on his career.

The system became more and more silent.

It was quiet, and Yin Jiu felt relieved.

He has been busy with his studies recently and has been a little slack. The investor has urged him several times to increase his investment, but Yin Jiu has not agreed.

The reason why I was so eager before was because I had nothing, so I dared to rush to Chen Song alone and cheated him of the first investment. But now that I have no worries about food and clothing, why should I gamble lavishly again? The right way is to live a steady and long-term life.

Even the most experienced traders can make mistakes sometimes. The first lesson that Yin Jiu’s master taught him was to “quit while you’re ahead.”

Sometimes, Yin Jiu is still very obedient.

Time flies, and it is already the middle of September. I had a make-up day of classes on Saturday the 14th, and then I had three consecutive days off.

The other three people in the dormitory are not from South City, and since school has only been open for half a month, they will not go home during the holidays.

Only Yin Jiu packed up his things and went home in the evening.

In fact, it made no difference to Yin Jiu whether there was a festival or not. When he was very young, his parents and grandparents died in a car accident. When he was in high school, his grandparents who raised him also died of illness one after another.

Although there are still some grandparents, they rarely interact with each other, so Yin Jiu can be considered a lonely man.

However, compared to staying in the dormitory with his roommates, Yin Jiu would rather go home and spend a few days alone.

Because it was vacation, Yin Jiu did nothing after returning home but watched TV and read novels.

This surprised the system. A nerdy workaholic actually has time for leisure and entertainment?

In fact, Yin Jiu still combines work and rest occasionally, after all, it is a statutory holiday.

After being idle at home for two days, Yin Jiu received a call from an unknown number on the night before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The system that just jumped over from Li Hsin-chu couldn't wait to say, "Hurry up and answer the phone, your wife is calling!"

Yin Jiu glanced at it and followed the system's instructions.

In fact, he was quite curious.

He turned on the speaker and said nothing.

There was no one speaking for a while. After a few seconds, a slightly unstable male voice was heard, "Yin Jiu."

Yin Jiu didn't answer.

"Are you Yin Jiu?" On the other end of the phone, the drunk Li Xinzhu seemed to be talking to himself.

Yin Jiu said playfully: "If you think I am, then I am. If you think I am not, then I can also not be."

There was silence on the other side.

Yin Jiu didn't hang up either. He lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. At this moment, he was surprisingly patient.

After waiting for a long time, I heard a harsh question from the other side: "How much did he give you?"

This question is incoherent and someone else might not understand it at all.

Yin Jiu laughed, a deep laugh coming from his chest, seductive and sexy. He laughed for a long time, almost unable to stop.

Not knowing why he was laughing, Li Xinzhu asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"

Yin Jiu was still laughing, but he stopped laughing. His tone was tempting: "Sir, I think that's a price you will never be able to afford in your lifetime."

"I will make money!" Li Xinzhu said seriously, "Just wait for me, I will make money, I will definitely make money!"

"Yin Jiu...you are mine, you can only be mine!"

The voice gradually grew louder, filled with reluctance and cruelty.

"Nerve."

Suddenly losing interest in talking to the drunkard, Yin Jiu hung up the phone.

After putting out his cigarette, Yin Jiu said to the system, "It seems that your prediction is quite accurate. He is indeed 'steadfast' in his love for me. He has even started saving money to support me. To be honest, I am a little touched."

The system couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or not, so it said cautiously, "It's actually quite interesting to go the sponsor route, isn't it?"

"Well, it's worth considering." After saying that, Yin Jiu went into the bathroom.

His tone was calm and his expression was calm.

But the system just feels a little scary.

When the sound of water was heard from the bathroom, the system quietly opened the love interface and found that the heart representing Yin Jiu had begun to spread from gray to black, and the one representing Li Xinzhu had also changed from a hollow pink heart to a hollow dark red heart. One could even see a small amount of unknown dark red accumulated at the bottom of the heart.

The system's eyes went dark, and it knew something was wrong!