Chapter 3: Butterfly Effect, you really seem like a big injustice...
As the brother and sister confronted each other, Jiang Chen curled up in a corner of the sofa, trying to minimize his presence.
Snowball reminded him not to offend the heroine too early, as he would be targeted by the world consciousness.
According to Shen Zhiyi's plan, the person waiting for her here at this moment should be the agreed Chen Jiu, not Lu Chiyuan and the victim whose head was broken because of her.
Shen Zhiyi subconsciously searched for Chen Jiu's figure. The layout of the cloakroom was clear at a glance. Apart from Lu Chiyuan and Jiang Chen, there was no one else.
After Chen Jiu delivered the medicine box, Lu Chiyuan sent him to guard outside the door.
Once the cloakroom door was closed, he had no idea what was going on inside.
Facing Lu Chiyuan's displeasure, Shen Zhiyi was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem and asked in return: "Why are you here?"
Lu Chiyuan looked at her and said meaningfully, "I asked someone to modify the room for you. How could I not know if there is a secret compartment?"
Shen Zhiyi’s face froze, and he retorted: “Impossible!”
She asked Chen Jiu to secretly make the secret compartment for her, and Chen Jiu promised not to tell anyone. How did Lu Chiyuan know about it?
Lu Chiyuan saw her hesitation and sneered, "Without benefits, who would want to work so hard for nothing? You are already eighteen years old, don't be so naive."
With a word of interest and a word of naivety, Shen Zhiyi, who was hoping for luck, was stepped on the sore spot and was completely defeated. The seeds of doubt in his heart quickly took root and sprouted.
She stood up from the ground, glared at Lu Chiyuan, and said stubbornly: "Do you think everyone is like you? Do you calculate everything clearly?"
Lu Chiyuan looked at Shen Zhiyi going crazy with cold eyes, that look was a little contemptuous, as if to say otherwise?
He didn’t understand, the Lu family’s education wasn’t that bad, and his parents liked to take Shen Zhiyi to various social occasions to let her show up in the social circle.
After seeing such a scene, how could Shen Zhiyi not have made any progress?
They gave her a superior life and satisfied her material needs, but in the end, all she saw was the scenery at the foot of the tall buildings.
She always said that Lu Chiyuan was calculating and used money to measure everything, no matter how big or small, he would always tie it to profit. But that was the way things were done in the business world, and Lu Chiyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with that.
The Lu family does not steal, rob, violate morality, or break the law, and every penny they earn comes from legitimate sources. It is reasonable for them to accumulate capital, expand their business territory, and maximize their profits.
Moreover, in terms of family education, the Lu family has never neglected to care for Shen Zhiyi. In fact, because she is a girl, they gave her more care and most of the time followed her temperament.
Unexpectedly, this made her become naive and childish, unable to distinguish between the important and the urgent, and act recklessly.
She is an adult now, and she should bear the consequences of every choice she makes, instead of waiting for Lu Chiyuan to cover for her and clean up the mess.
"If you don't like your current tutor, you can change it. If you don't like going to school, you don't have to go. Shen Zhiyi, I have only one request for you, to take the college entrance examination. After you finish the college entrance examination, whether you want to move out or have a relationship, I will not interfere."
Lu Chiyuan straightened his sleeves and gave Shen Zhiyi an ultimatum: “If you can’t even do this, I will propose to my parents to send you abroad.”
Because of Shen Zhiyi's influence, Lu Chiyuan lost more than one business deal. He really didn't have the patience to persuade her repeatedly, and he couldn't break down the truth and explain it to her like he did before.
It seems to have always been like this since he was a child. In the eyes of others, he is a perfect and impeccable child from other families, but others praise him not for his great achievements, but for helping Shen Zhiyi solve problems time and time again.
He was instinctively fed up, but there was always a voice in his mind telling him over and over again that he was Shen Zhiyi's brother and he should give unconditionally to Shen Zhiyi.
Even at this moment, the sound was still there, but it was very slight and Lu Chiyuan could easily suppress it.
"Think about it carefully. As an adult, you must learn to be responsible for your own actions."
Lu Chiyuan didn't even want to get angry with Shen Zhiyi, so he slowly asked her what she wanted. He calmly said this and gave a look to Jiang Chen who was watching the show silently on the sofa.
Jiang Chen looked at him blankly, thinking: [I want to say something too? ]
Lu Chiyuan: “…”
Lu Chiyuan walked towards the door, Jiang Chen reacted and hurriedly followed.
The door of the cloakroom opened, and Chen Jiu stood straight outside the door. He glanced inside and saw Shen Zhiyi, and immediately knew that the matter was exposed, and avoided Lu Chiyuan's eyes guiltily.
Lu Chiyuan did not blame him. Instead, he patted his shoulder with satisfaction and said, "You did a good job. You have worked hard during this period. I will give you two days off. If you have nothing else to do today, you can go home."
Chen Jiu was shocked, his mind was working rapidly, and for a moment he was unsure of what Lu Chiyuan meant.
Did she discover that he was up to something, or didn't she?
The cloakroom had good sound insulation, so he couldn't hear what was said inside and was completely confused.
Lu Chiyuan didn't give him time to react and asked, "Are you not leaving yet?"
Chen Jiu opened his mouth, but facing Lu Chiyuan's aura, he felt inferior. He didn't dare to say much and turned away.
Lu Chiyuan tilted his head slightly and looked towards the cloakroom from the corner of his eyes. Shen Zhiyi looked angry as if he had been deceived.
Jiang Chen looked at the whole situation and realized that he saw a plot to sow discord. Lu Chiyuan didn't even mention Chen Jiu's name in front of Shen Zhiyi, but only rewarded Chen Jiu in front of her, letting her suspect herself.
In this way, Shen Zhiyi will lose Chen Jiu as a helper, and she will think of this scene whenever she needs Chen Jiu.
[As expected of my resourceful son, he solved Chen Jiu's hidden danger with just one move. 】
Jiang Chen silently gave a thumbs up and followed Lu Chiyuan's footsteps, completely unaware that the plot was deviating.
[Xueqiu, will Shen Zhiyi return to school? ]
Jiang Chen thought about what would happen next and asked Xueqiu casually.
Snowball said: [No, but it’s not that she doesn’t want to go back, she was suspended from school. The school retained her student status and allowed her to take the college entrance examination.]
Jiang Chen was startled, and Lu Chiyuan, who was walking in front, couldn't help but slow down his pace.
Jiang Chen read the book quickly at first, and he just skimmed over the plots that were not related to Lu Chiyuan, and could hardly remember them.
[Didn't she skip classes? How did she get suspended? ]
Snowball transformed into a figure in the real world and turned into a holographic display screen, floating beside Jiang Chen. It carefully called up all the information belonging to this world that it had just received and loaded it into the Bagua system.
[No, she was suspended from school.] Snowball scratched with his claws and said, [This shows that she brought a boy into the girls' dormitory to sleep, and was discovered by the girls in the same dormitory and reported to the school. It was a serious violation of school rules and she was given a serious warning. The school suspended her from classes and asked her to go home to reflect on herself and asked her parents to come.]
Lu Chiyuan, who was walking in front, stopped. Jiang Chen, who was shocked by the news, didn't pay attention and bumped into his back.
Lu Chiyuan turned around, and Jiang Chen glanced at Xueqiu guiltily. When he found that Lu Chiyuan couldn't see him, he pretended to be stupid and said, "Brother Lu, what's wrong?"
Lu Chiyuan was silent. He did not receive a call from the school. He was Shen Zhiyi's emergency contact at school. It was impossible for the school to contact his parents without him.
Besides, for such a big matter, the school would not be so careless as to forget to contact him.
Lu Chiyuan began to doubt the authenticity of this matter. He looked at the gauze wrapped around Jiang Chen's head.
Things seemed to have started to change when Jiang Chen got a hit on the head. Did he really injure his brain?
Lu Chiyuan felt that he should take some responsibility for this matter, and said: "This matter is not well-intentioned. I will send you to the hospital for a check-up. Rest well at home these few days. The company will bear all the medical expenses, and give you a compensation."
Jiang Chen thought Lu Chiyuan was going to say something, but he didn't expect it to be money falling from the sky. No one would refuse small amounts of money.
Jiang Chen was flattered: "I won't bother Brother Lu with such a small matter. I can go to the hospital by myself."
Lu Chiyuan did not allow for rejection and said, "I am worried about you being like this."
Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat. After getting into Lu Chiyuan's car, he was still thinking about the look in Lu Chiyuan's eyes when he was looking at him.
Lu Chiyuan's family has some foreign blood, and in his generation, the recessive gene showed up. His eyes are not pure black, but have a hint of blue, like the rippling blue sea, with a depth that makes people indulge.
Before, Jiang Chen could only imagine Lu Chiyuan's appearance through words and feel his charm from between the lines.
Now his imagination has become reality. The character he likes has a heartbeat and body temperature, and his every move exudes the steadiness and thoughtfulness of a mature man.
Jiang Chen was super excited, how could his cub be so charming?
[Host, stop drooling, you don't want to be considered a pervert, do you? ]
Snowball landed on Jiang Chen's legs. While Jiang Chen was fascinated by his cub, it had already sorted out new data.
Jiang Chenxu held it and withdrew his gaze from Lu Chiyuan.
[What happened to Shen Zhiyi? I remember there was no such part in the original novel. ]
Jiang Chen thought back to when Shen Zhiyi was bewitched by Huang Mao and felt that the college entrance examination was not important. She was either memorizing or practicing questions every day. No matter how good her grades were, the Lu family was happy, not her.
She always felt that she was studying for the Lu family.
When the rebellious teenager meets the yellow-haired PUA, Shen Zhiyi simply gives up on herself and pursues Huangmao's idea of a regret-free youth. She skips school, races cars, and goes to bars with him.
Huangmao took her on a second-hand motorcycle to race on the streets, and was just seen by Lu Chiyuan's friend, who contacted Lu Chiyuan, which led to the scene where Lu Chiyuan returned to China to arrest people.
Snowball shook his tail and said, [The world evolved from novels. After the world consciousness was formed, the author did not write it in detail, but the plot that was set will automatically fill in the loopholes in the world.]
[That is to say, the author didn't write it, but set it up that Shen Zhiyi brought Huangmao into the girls' dormitory and was suspended from school? ] Jiang Chen didn't expect that he could still be disgusted by the author even though he was transmigrated into a book. He took a deep breath and asked, [I have a question. The school said to notify the parents. Where did they notify them? ]
The snowball rolled over: [Simple, Shen Zhiyi's emergency contact at school is no longer Lu Chiyuan, but Chen Jiu. Chen Jiu helped her solve the problem in the name of Lu Chiyuan, and no one would doubt it. ]
Chen Jiu is Lu Chiyuan's confidant, so this loophole is logically self-consistent.
Jiang Chenyou was speechless. He began to sympathize with Lu Chiyuan who was running back and forth to help Shen Zhiyi clean up the mess. He turned his head and looked over casually, and sighed at his handsome face: [My son, you really look like a big wronged person. ]
Lu Chiyuan turned around and met Jiang Chen's gaze.
Jiang Chen was startled, as if he was caught saying bad things about someone, and he quickly turned his head to avoid Lu Chiyuan's sight.
Lu Chiyuan listened all the way, unraveled the information, and learned two things.
First: Jiang Chen’s injury might not just be a brain injury, but he might have been replaced.
Second: The world he lives in is a book, and the sense of disharmony he feels is because this world is centered on Shen Zhiyi.
In the writings of others, his life was a mess.
But he does not think that he is illusory. His life is not just a few words that others read on the page, but it really exists.
Jiang Chen's appearance is like throwing a stone into a calm lake. The lake water moves, and the butterfly effect will follow.
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