Chapter 34: Adultery 01
When he opened his eyes again, Gu Rong's first feeling was melancholy.
In the last world, he and Lu Yu spent their lives together. Although they had made preparations to go to the next world early on, when they really left, they found that they were still reluctant to leave.
Can't bear to leave Lu Yu.
After decades of getting along, those little bits and pieces have long filled Gu Rong's heart. Lu Yu really gave Gu Rong everything he wanted and gave him the best experience. He also undoubtedly lived in Gu Rong's heart and could pull his thoughts. So when the last world ended, that sense of melancholy still remained in Gu Rong, making him couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Why, are you tired of watching?"
A cold and serious voice suddenly sounded, carrying an authority that should not be underestimated, making people feel a little nervous.
Only then did Gu Rong notice his current situation.
——He was sitting on the sofa in a spacious and bright office. In front of him was a projection screen, which was playing a video in a loop, an apology video.
Gu Rong watched it all while letting 01 transfer the body memory of this world.
Just like the previous world, the closer the hosted body of this world is to the time point when he came to this world, the clearer the body's memory will be, and some important events of this body will also be clearly engraved in the mind, so it is enough for Gu Rong to understand his current situation.
But among all the complicated memories, the one thing that Gu Rong couldn't ignore the most was——
[Gu Yanchen, the male protagonist of this world, why is his birthday also November 22nd? ]
01: [Eh?]
[Okay, I understand.]
Before 01 even opened his mouth to speak, Gu Rong had already learned to answer: [You don’t know, right, 01.]
01 Very embarrassed: [Hehe. 】
Gu Rong really wanted to pinch 01's chubby body, this little thing. But his mind was inevitably drawn to this piece of information. The more certain he was, the more excited he became - Gu Yanchen's birthday was the same as Lu Yu's in the previous world, and the same as his original birthday. Could this be a signal?
It can't be a simple coincidence.
Gu Rong also didn't believe that there would be such a simple coincidence.
What's more, in the previous world, when he wanted to make a big gamble based on escaping the mission, the result of the test had already told him that Lu Yu's existence must have some connection with a certain existence that sent him to that world through 01. Otherwise, how could he succeed by distorting the conditions for the success of the mission like that?
This feeling was like Lu Yu's selfless tolerance and unrequited love for him.
And when he entered this world and found out that the male protagonist of this world, Gu Yanchen, had the same birthday as Lu Yu, Gu Rong's guess increased by about 10%, and he was almost certain that the male protagonists of the two worlds were the same, they were the same person!
Although he had a premonition that the fate between them would not disappear just like that, when it was really confirmed, Gu Rong still couldn't stop his emotions from fluctuating.
However, as he received more and more memories, Gu Rong's turbulent emotions finally calmed down a little.
——Because his current situation is not very good.
And the relationship with the male lead...
Gu Rong's face was a little strange: "Are you obsessed with brotherhood? In the last world, we were stepbrothers, but in this world, we just grew up together as brothers?"
01: [But they are not actually brothers. ]
Gu Rong chuckled: [How can this be tolerated if they are brothers?]
[Also, this fake young master meme is a bit outdated. I think I could try something a bit more innovative next time.]
01 tilted his body in confusion: [Hmm?]
Gu Rong: [Be good, go play for a while while I sort out my memories.]
In this world, he grew up with the male protagonist Gu Yanchen, but the relationship between the brothers is not good. Gu Yanchen is excellent in everything and can do everything well since he was a child. He is almost a perfect person and has always been the "other people's child". In comparison, his younger brother Gu Rong seems to be dwarfed, not as good as the best, and not as good as the worst.
If you can look at it from a positive perspective, it's not a big deal. After all, a family like the Gu family can afford to support Gu Rong no matter what.
But the problem is that Gu Rong has a very strong personality.
Being compared with Gu Yanchen since childhood, Gu Rong's feelings towards his elder brother are very complicated.
The younger brother is not like the older brother. This is what Gu Rong heard most often.
You don't look like your brother at all.
Your brother can do it, why can't you?
You and your brother are really different...
Some even said that Gu Rong was not like his and Gu Yanchen's parents who had passed away long ago.
These words planted a seed in Gu Rong's heart.
Until high school, Gu Rong became more and more aware of the gap between him and Gu Yanchen. It seemed that no matter how hard he tried, he could never catch up and it would never be made up. Thinking of the words he had heard since he was a child, for some reason, Gu Rong secretly did a paternity test for him and Gu Yanchen.
Gu Rong: Well, that’s a good kinship test.
It was originally a sudden impulse, but in the end, the probability of his and Gu Yanchen's kinship was very low, so low that it was impossible for them to be brothers.
Gu Rong immediately panicked.
He didn't dare tell anyone.
Fortunately, the kinship test was originally done secretly, and Gu Rong simply covered up the matter.
But this secret was buried deep in his heart. Although it made him realize that the gap between him and Gu Yanchen was traceable, it also gradually distorted Gu Rong's mentality.
He is not Gu family's biological child——
Gu Rong couldn't accept it at all and was afraid to accept it.
He was terrified of the truth being revealed.
I can’t even imagine what kind of life he would have if he lost the protection of the Gu family.
And the most important point is that maybe at that time Gu Yanchen can finally say - it turns out that he is inferior to Gu Yanchen in every way because he is not Gu family's biological son.
Whenever he thought of this scene, Gu Rong felt even more jealous, and his mentality became even darker and twisted.
He thought, perhaps only by getting the Gu family and holding power in his hands could he feel truly at ease, even if the truth was revealed at that time - no, the truth would never be revealed that day, as long as he got the Gu family and held power, the truth would only remain buried - based on such a paranoid and morbid mentality, Gu Rong instead began to "compete" with Gu Yanchen.
Fighting for power and plotting secretly.
He did a lot of things against Gu Yanchen.
Gu Yanchen's patience with Gu Rong was gradually exhausted in the confrontations, but he still cared about the family relationship between him and Gu Rong, until something happened some time ago -
Because he could never beat or defeat Gu Yanchen, Gu Rong's behavior became more and more extreme, especially when he found out that Gu Yanchen might have a relationship with the Ye family, he could not help himself, so on the day when the Ye family was planning a banquet, he set a trap for Gu Yanchen - he wanted to spread rumors about Gu Yanchen and the Ye family's illegitimate daughter, not the Ye family's legitimate daughter.
The Ye family has two daughters. The eldest daughter, Ye Wanqing, is outstanding in ability and can stand on her own. The other younger daughter, Ye Shiyu, is not valued in the Ye family because of her illegitimate daughter status. She is also very jealous of Ye Wanqing and is almost in the same mood and situation as Gu Rong. So when Gu Rong came to her privately, she and Gu Rong hit it off right away.
However, Gu Rong did not expect Ye Shiyu to be so bold.
He just wanted others to see Ye Shiyu and Gu Yanchen staying in the same room in an unclear manner. After all, Ye Wanqing was proud and arrogant, and she was unwilling to touch anything that Ye Shiyu had touched.
But when Gu Rong and his men accidentally broke in, they found that Ye Shiyu's clothes were disheveled, and it turned out that something really happened between him and Gu Yanchen.
Things got bigger than expected.
However, in the eyes of outsiders at that time, Gu Rong's goal was achieved.
And perhaps in order to bind themselves to the Gu family, the Ye family also seems to be fanning the flames - wanting Gu Yanchen to completely admit the matter.
But the problem was that Ye Shiyu hadn't succeeded at all, so at this point, it was impossible for Gu Yanchen to ignore the matter. His reputation was damaged, and not only did he thoroughly investigate the whole thing, he also completely disregarded the face of the Ye family and Ye Shiyu, and eventually forced the Ye family and Ye Shiyu to come out and clarify and apologize, and Gu Rong was also called to the office.
Obviously, since Ye Shiyu has come out to apologize, Gu Yanchen must also know about Gu Rong's involvement.
Gu Yanchen has always behaved properly and been strict with himself. What he can't tolerate the most is this kind of dirty water throwing. And this matter is actually related to his younger brother. It has touched Gu Yanchen's bottom line and made Gu Yanchen unable to find any excuses for Gu Rong's actions - this younger brother must have been alienated from him a long time ago.
So right now, Gu Yanchen doesn't want to give Gu Rong any more chances.
He is finally going to punish Gu Rong.
Yes, yes.
01 Kuang Kuang nodded: [At this point in time, the host is about to openly oppose the male protagonist! ]
Although they had been competing against each other and fighting for power before, there was still a certain gap and difference between them and completely breaking up. At least they could maintain a superficial compromising attitude - that was the case in Gu Rong's opinion. But when Gu Yanchen no longer just accepted the challenge, but really wanted to turn against him, Gu Rong became angry and embarrassed, and his behavior would only be crazier than before.
Gu Rong couldn't help but sigh: "In the last world, I could still be considered a villain, but in this world, I'm just a cannon fodder who constantly causes trouble for the hero and then constantly gets slapped in the face by him?"
01: [Because the male protagonist's identity as a younger brother makes it easy for him to cause trouble. 】
Gu Rong: [As a clown, it is also very convenient to highlight the excellence of the male protagonist. ]
01 chuckled: "But the conditions for leaving this world are also very simple. The host must discover his fake identity and completely lose his right to compete for power. After the host fully inherits the Gu family's business and his position is stable, and no one dares to covet his power and status, the host's mission will be successful. Simple, isn't it? 】
Gu Rong: [This "no one" refers specifically to me.]
[Ouch~~]
01 Twisting his round body: [Host, why don't we draw cards first? In this world, you can draw cards on your own.]
As he spoke, three cards with only the backs of the cards suddenly appeared in front of Gu Rong. They had intricate patterns and a mysterious aura.
This was the first time Gu Rong saw card equipment.
Thinking of the sex addiction that he had passively extracted in the previous world, Gu Rong couldn't help but laugh meaningfully. Although he had been practicing his mental power in the later period and could use mental power to suppress the hidden diseases in his body, after he was with Lu Yu, his physical needs sometimes became a kind of interest, which was not too difficult to accept.
After all, Gu Rong had no choice at the beginning.
But being able to be a hobby is one thing.
Extracting abilities to strengthen the supporting male character's traits, serving the male lead, and becoming the key for the male lead to control him when necessary... This kind of thing is another matter entirely.
So now, facing these cards, no one can tell what Gu Rong is thinking.
However, Gu Rong simply drew one of the cards.
The card was turned over, and the words "Mind Reading" were written on it.
Gu Rong: [Mind reading?]
01 waved his little thong and cheered: "Host, this ability is great! This will make things more difficult for the hero! Although this mind-reading ability can only be used by the user to specifically designate one person to read, and the effective range is only within five meters, as long as the hero is designated as the person to be read, the host can know what the hero is thinking!"
[In this way, at a critical moment, it might be possible to turn the situation around that is unfavorable to the host.]
Gu Rong raised an eyebrow: [Will that allow me to finally step on the male protagonist and gain the power and status he will have in the future?]
Uh-huh...
01 scratched his head: [Of course this is not possible. Besides, the host is already in a very disadvantageous position. This mind-reading ability can only help the host prolong the battle.]
Gu Rong: So why did he insist on prolonging the battle and torturing himself? Just to make the male protagonist stand out more thoroughly?
Tsk, even if Gu Yanchen is also Lu Yu, he won’t do it.
“Knock knock.”
There was a knocking sound on the table, a warning.
Gu Rong raised her head and met Gu Yanchen's serious and stern face. It was obvious that the other party was a little impatient, and even her usually expressionless face revealed a look of annoyance.
It can be seen that Gu Yanchen has really lost patience with his younger brother.
I believe that in the future, he will no longer give in to Gu Rong's excessive demands just because of their "brother" status.
Gu Rong also flipped through a few pages of the action guide of this world. The subsequent plots were all about him being slapped in the face. There was no so-called brotherhood between the two of them, and they couldn't even maintain the most basic peace. Until Gu Rong's identity as a fake young master was discovered, he was kicked out of the Gu family, completely lost his power and status, and lost the qualifications to oppose Gu Yanchen.
......I really want to capitalize the word "miserable".
Gu Rong suddenly had an idea and looked at the card in front of him with the words "Mind Reading" written on it.
Then he asked softly: [01 Ah, why doesn't this card ability pass directly to me? ]
01: [The host has to stick it on himself. Once you stick it on, you can gain this ability.]
Oh, I see.
Gu Rong listened, his eyes gleaming even brighter, but when he spoke again, his tone was a bit worried: [But what if this card accidentally gets stuck on someone else?]
[Is this also possible? ]
01 said innocently, "Yes, if the host doesn't operate properly, it's possible. Then there really won't be anything we can do. So the host must be careful. You can use your mental power. The host's mental power is already very condensed, so it's perfectly fine to operate the card and stick it to yourself. No problem!"
That's great.
Gu Rong exclaimed in admiration, then, as if thinking of something worrying, continued to ask: "But if this mind-reading skill accidentally gets passed on to someone else, and I can't take it back, then if that person assigns me to read their mind, I'll be able to hear our conversation? Wouldn't that expose us—"
[No~]
01 Xiao Qu Qu placed her hands on her hips and said proudly, "The connection between me and the host is undetectable by telepathy! I'm a very advanced system. It's just telepathy. Before I speak to the host, I'm programmed to automatically activate a barrier protection function, completely preventing any third party from detecting it!"
Gu Rong was filled with admiration: [Then I feel relieved.]
【Um? 】
Before 01 could react, he saw the card that had been flipped over in front of him move.
It seemed like this was the first time he'd used his mental power on this kind of card energy, so the operation was a bit clumsy. But the next second, the card that had been flying towards Gu Rong suddenly whooshed away—with lightning speed, as if transformed into a streak of light, it instantly stuck to Gu Yanchen and quickly merged into his body...
[Huh?]
01 opened his mouth, dumbfounded.
Gu Rong: [Ah, why are my hands shaking?]
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