Chapter 177. Cute Liar

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Arc 9: Real World.

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Chen You discovered that his father’s attitude towards homosexuality had changed significantly on the day his father came to his bedroom to talk about the severely damaged plants in the garden, and accidentally knocked over the trash can, spilling several T onto the floor.

To be honest, it was quite awkward.

This is what they call being caught red-handed, it’s too late to cover it up now.

After a few moments of stunned silence, Chen You quickly kicked and stomped on the T under the bed. He was already covered in sweat. To make matters worse, another person involved came out of the bathroom, saw him hiding the T, and strode over. He half-squatted down, grabbed Chen You’s foot, carefully picked up the deformed T, threw it into the trash can, and then reached for the ones under the bed.

Chen You，“……”

Li Yan frowned, “You have to throw it in the trash can, not on the ground.”

Damn it, you remember that so clearly? Don’t you even know what that is? What kind of occasion is this? I don’t even dare to look at Dad’s face. Chen You’s mouth twitched, and he wanted to jump off the building with his pig teammate.

Li Yan didn’t understand. He went to get the tissue box, took out a few tissues and wiped up the things that had spilled on the floor. He also told Chen You to take off his shoes, “They’re dirty.”

Chen You rolled his eyes at the ceiling as his shoes were forcibly taken away, wishing for God to save him.

Chen Weidong watched the whole thing, and after a long while, he finally said, “Youyou, you really need to pay attention to your personal hygiene.”

Chen You was dumbfounded, “…Huh?”

Chen Weidong said, “If the shoes get dirty and the person walks around the room, the carpet has to be replaced, which increases the workload of the servants and makes the room smell messy.”

Chen You then put on a bewildered expression and said, “Okay, I’ll definitely be more hygienic from now on.”

Chen Weidong glanced at the person who was wiping his son’s shoes, his eye twitching slightly. He didn’t say much and left, but as he reached the door, he added, “Come downstairs when you’re finished, we still need to discuss the garden in more detail.”

Chen You kicked the person in front of him, saying, “Dad has gone out.”

Li Yan looked up at Chen You for a few seconds, then grabbed his leg, hoisted him up, and threw him onto the bed.

Chen You felt the ceiling in front of him shake. He glared at the suddenly excited man, “Why did you throw me like that?”

Li Yan’s eyes lit up, “Dad’s gone.”

Chen You raised his foot to kick the man who was pressing down on him, but his leg strength was no match for the man’s wrist strength, and he was easily pinned down. He moved backward and cursed angrily, “Playing, playing, all you know is playing! How many times have you done this morning? Do you think I’m an inflatable doll?”

Releasing his grip on Chen You’s ankle, Li Yan sat on the edge of the bed and said in a muffled voice, “I want to play more.”

Chen You regretted it terribly.

Two days ago, he cleaned this person up, and for a moment he couldn’t restrain his own little trickster heart.

Then a rather brutal situation unfolded. This person, who hadn’t even learned to walk yet, suddenly learned to fly, immediately knocked him to the ground, slammed him onto the floor tiles, and bang him mercilessly. His pleas for mercy were completely useless.

Chen You was covered in bruises and dared not go downstairs. Firstly, he was afraid of frightening his father, and secondly, he had finally managed to build a positive image for his father, and he couldn’t let it be ruined.

He stayed in his room for two days, and it took him a while to recover.

God knows how worried he was that his father would burst in, pull back the covers, and find himself turned into a rag doll.

If that scene really happened, and Li Yan and his father were to fight, he wouldn’t have to worry about which side he was on, because he would kick the bucket first and bite his tongue to commit suicide.

Chen You glanced at the man and tossed him a large teddy bear, saying, “Here, play with it.”

Li Yan tossed it away in disgust, “I don’t want it, I want you.”

Chen You paused in his anger, then snorted, a smirk creeping onto his face, “Dad wants us to go downstairs and do some chores first. We can play later.”

Li Yan said, “I don’t want to do anything.”

Chen You glanced sideways and snorted, “Then you can stay in the room by yourself. I’m going out.”

He got out of bed, slipped on his slippers, and walked forward. Hearing the footsteps following behind him, he started humming a song, looking incredibly smug.

It was late August, the sun was shining, and if you went outside for a while, you would feel breathless and sweat profusely, turning into a complete couch potato.

The living room was cool with the air conditioning on. A popular ancient costume fantasy drama was playing on TV. The male lead and female lead had just met for the first time in their lives. The plot was getting exciting when a small yellow figure moved around in front of the TV.

“Laifu, come here, don’t bump into the TV cabinet.”

When Chen Weidong saw his son come downstairs, he asked him to take the yellow puppy away, “I don’t know if it’s because of the weather, but Laifu has developed several red rashes around its ears.”

Chen You hurriedly went to check, stroking the fur around the yellow puppy’s ears. Sure enough, there were some, and a few of them were even festering, “Dad, when did this happen? I didn’t see it a few days ago.”

Chen Weidong said it happened yesterday, “How about we wait a couple of days and see if it gets better? If not, we’ll take it to the hospital.”

Chen You couldn’t wait two days. He immediately picked up the phone to dial a number and inform Lin Fuxing, “Dad, I’m taking Laifu out for a while. We’ll discuss the garden plants when I get back.”

Chen Weidong shook his head. His son was very nervous about the yellow puppy and the little golden snake. Sometimes he even had the illusion that he had two grandsons.

When Chen You changed his shoes, he saw the man doing the same, so he ordered, “You stay at home and don’t follow me. I’ll be back soon.”

Li Yan insisted, “Let’s go together, I want to come along.”

Chen You turned around and shouted into the living room, “Dad, you need to keep an eye on him!”

Chen Weidong leisurely sipped his tea, picked up the little golden snake and placed it on his arm. It didn’t feel good to touch in winter, but it was different in summer, very comfortable, even better than air conditioning, “Don’t call your dad, I can’t watch over.”

Chen You, “…” Neither of them is easy to deal with.

Left with no other option, Chen You had to have Li Yan accompany him and have the driver take them to the hospital.

Lin Fuxing’s hospital was a bit far away, and it’s too hot to ask him to come all the way here. If Li Yan were still the same Li Yan as before, that would be fine, but now Chen You is in charge, so he’s embarrassed to call him home.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Chen You took the yellow puppy to the dermatology department for a checkup.

Dean Lin Fuxing stood in the corridor, chatting with Li Yan. To be precise, he was the one talking while Li Yan looked out the window at the sky. In short, they were having a chat.

“I see you’re doing quite well now, and I’m happy for you.”

Lin Fuxing smiled and said, “To be honest, I didn’t envy the old you, but I do envy the current you a little.”

He raised an eyebrow, “That kid Chen You, although he’s quite a bit younger than you and me, sometimes we can learn something from him, don’t you think?”

“That time you had that accident, it was truly terrifying. Heaven probably feared you’d cause it trouble, that it couldn’t control you, so it sent you back. That’s what saved Chen You, otherwise, he would have been no different from a madman. Even if his father prevented him from going to extremes, he would have engaged in many self-harming behaviors, living a life that was neither human nor ghost.”

“Ultimately, his love for you, from our perspective as outsiders, is both frightening and awe-inspiring. “

Lin Fuxing stretched and put his hands into the pockets of his white coat, “Why don’t I have your good luck in meeting someone like Chen You? Maybe I could have had a good experience too.”

Li Yan, who had been looking at the sky, turned his gaze to Lin Fuxing and said in a very unpleasant tone, “There’s only one Chen You.”

For a brief moment, Lin Fuxing saw the past Li Yan in those unfathomable phoenix eyes. Then he couldn’t help but laugh. How silly, the core is still the same. Some things remain unchanged, such as domineering and possessiveness.

“That’s true.”

The door to the consultancy room opened, and Chen You came out carrying the yellow puppy.

Lin Fuxing turned around, and the person next to him strode forward at a speed as if afraid someone would snatch away his beloved treasure. He shrugged, suppressing a laugh. Love makes people happy, and it made him, who had been single for several years, want to be in a relationship. He had forgotten the pain of past wounds.

“How is Laifu? What’s the problem?”

Chen You said it was an allergic reaction. He went to get medicine and said goodbye to Lin Fuxing, “Lin DaGe, come visit us sometime. Call Hu DaGe too, and I’ll cook you something delicious.”

Lin Fuxing’s mouth watered as he thought of the dishes he had eaten last time, especially the enoki mushroom and tomato soup. The taste was absolutely unforgettable. He glanced at the person in front of him, who was lively, mischievous, unruly, loved small animals, was kind and innocent, could cook and cause trouble, and was proficient in singing and dancing. He was as good as a TV, entertaining.

Most importantly, that kind of pure emotion is not usually visible, it is always hidden behind laughter and playfulness.

It’s rare to find someone who meets all these conditions, Li Yan is truly blessed.

Shortly after leaving the hospital, Chen You called Lin Fuxing, “Lin DaGe, what did you say to Li Yan?”

Lin Fuxing asked from the other end, “What?”

Chen You said that as soon as Li Yan got into the car, he grabbed his hand and wouldn’t let go, squeezing it incredibly tightly.

Hearing this, Lin Fuxing wanted to roll his eyes. Both people had already left, but they still called him to send him dog food. What else could he do besides accept it? “Maybe jealous? Try to appease him.”

Chen You was baffled. How could an idiot be jealous? Did he even know what jealousy was? He glanced over and saw the man with a dark face, clearly unhappy. He looked genuinely jealous.

That’s incredible.

Chen You stroked the yellow dog with one hand to comfort it, because the negative energy emanating from both parents could affect the child’s growth, potentially leading to personality disorder, which is very serious and not something to take as a joke.

Li Yan tightened his grip on the hand in his palm, “Don’t call that person again, he’s no good.”

I’ve told you so many times, he’s your childhood friend, how come you can’t remember? Chen You asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

Li Yan said, “He also wants a Chen You.”

“……”

Chen You finally realized who was behind the man’s jealousy, “It’s his fault. Next time, we’ll beat him up together.”

Li Yan nodded.

The driver in front had a blank expression, deaf and blind, yet he was driving with great concentration.

After returning home, Chen You told his father about Laifu’s situation and planned to change its living space. After finishing this, he would take care of the flowers and plants in the garden.

His father is willing to live here entirely because of the charm of the flowers and plants.

Chen You asked the butler for more details and learned that it was Li Yan who had assisted his father last week in administering pesticide, and had applied too much.

Chen Weidong slammed his teacup down, then paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, saying, “Son, what did I tell you? Li Yan is out of his mind, he can’t do anything right, yet you insist on making him do it!”

Chen You quickly asked his father to sit down and handed him a teacup, saying, “Calm down, calm down.”

“Dad, when I was little you always taught me to be a good person, a kind person, to be willing to help others, to lend a helping hand to those in need and help them get out of their difficulties.”

Chen Weidong guessed what his son was going to say, and he had a headache.

Chen You put his hand to his mouth and lowered his voice, saying, “Li Yan doesn’t have the intelligence of an adult now, he’s about the same age as a three or four-year-old child. We can’t give up on him at this time.”

Well, there’s no need to drink the tea anymore, Chen Weidong said, “Son, your father, I, and that person have different paths and principles and cannot work together.”

Chen You’s mouth twitched, “Actually, it’s because you haven’t spent enough time together. Really, Dad, believe me. As long as you spend more time with Li Yan, you’ll definitely change your opinion of him.”

Chen Weidong looked over and saw the one who had caused great damage to his beloved flowers and plants was munching on an apple. He munched on several a day, his teeth are really good, “Dad has reached this point, I’m not forcing you to go on blind dates, get married, or have children. I haven’t put you in a difficult position or made you consider any extreme choices. But don’t have too much hope in me either, the idea of you two getting married is even more impossible than gold falling from the sky.”

Chen You quietly left the sofa and went to eat an apple with his man, side by side.

When children make mistakes, parents should criticize, criticize, and criticize again, and the consequences should be borne by the parents. Don’t ask why, that question is obviously idiotic.

The next day, Chen You got up early and went to the garden to help the hired gardener salvage the flowers and plants.

Usually, Chen You sleeps while hugging a teddy bear, and Li Yan holds him, forming a triple six formation on the bed. If he were to get up, the formation would inevitably be disrupted, and Li Yan would also wake up.

Li Yan, who hadn’t had enough sleep, had double eyelids and was squatting in the garden, in a bad mood. He wanted to go back and take another nap. Every now and then, he would ask Chen You, “Have you finished your work?”

Chen You raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his face. Damn it, it’s not even cool this early in the morning, “Can’t you see I’m digging in the dirt?”

He pressed the shovel down on the soil, “Get out of the way. Don’t stay next to me. You’re blocking the wind. I feel hot and annoyed just from your breathing.”

Li Yan replied, “Okay.”

After Chen You finished planting another plant, he looked around and realized the person was really gone. Had he been too harsh in his words?

You too, why are you arguing with a child? Chen You mentally slapped himself. Just as he was about to go to the living room to check on the situation, he saw the person who had left come back, carrying a bottle of cola, which was for him to drink.

How wonderful!

Chen You felt a surge of pride, like seeing a son growing up.

After finishing in the garden, Chen You drank the last sip of his cola, then took Li Yan to wash his hands, went upstairs, closed the door, and let him do his thing.

Downstairs, Chen Weidong and the butler were playing chess. One game was finished, and then another was started. Last time, they finished two games upstairs, but this time it would probably take longer.

Chen Weidong was worried about his son’s health. Although he was young, it wasn’t good for him to be so unrestrained all the time.

The butler said, “Master has a sense of propriety.”

Chen Weidong scoffed. Who would believe that? Judging from Li Yan’s behavior after he lost his mind, it was clear he was even crazier before he lost his mind. He sighed, unable to understand what his son saw in the other person.

If he had to pick a guy he likes, he thinks Pang Yilong is pretty good.

People of the same age can get along well and have things to talk about. People who are older than each other will have a generation gap.

When Chen You heard his father mention the generation gap, he burst into laughter, leaning against Li Yan and laughing uncontrollably until he was nearly doubled over, “Hahahaha—”

Chen Weidong looked at Li Yan, who didn’t seem to mind his son’s ADHD-induced madness. He even protected his son with his arm, his face full of doting affection. His eyebrows twitched, and his dissatisfaction seemed to lessen a little.

“Stop laughing. Dad is talking about serious matters. What’s so funny?”

Chen You wiped away his tears, “Ai Dad, it’s funny because you’re speaking in such a serious tone. I have so much to talk about with Li Yan, and he’s not much older than me.”

He admitted that at first there was a generation gap between him and Li Yan, who was still Qin Feng. There was no way around it, their status, power, and age were too different. He was Sun Wukong, and Li Yan was Buddha. Li Yan could crush him into dust with a flick of his finger.

Forget about communication, even standing face-to-face, they couldn’t have a normal conversation.

But things changed later. The deeper they delved, the more they understood each other, and the more they understood each other, the deeper their connection became. Over several lifetimes, their relationship became excellent, and it will continue to be excellent.

Not long after, as usual, Chen Weidong was forced back to his room to sleep by his son’s clingy behavior.

Chen You tugged at the man watching cartoons and said, “Say goodnight to Dad, quick.”

Li Yan stared intently at the TV, which was showing 《Boonie Bears》. XiongEr(Bramble) was craving honey, so he went to get some from a beehive, but ended up being chased all over the forest by a swarm of bees.

Chen You pulled the man’s ear, “Not going to say, huh? Then I won’t let you hug me tonight.”

Li Yan immediately turned around and called out to Chen Weidong, who was almost at the door, “Dad, goodnight!”

Chen Weidong paused, “You should both go to sleep early too.”

It wasn’t until the door closed that Chen You came to his senses. The teacher was right, perseverance leads to victory.

See? Reading more books and listening to your teachers is very helpful.

Before going to sleep, Chen You, as usual, called out to the system. He had been doing this every day since Li Yan woke up, and it had become a new daily routine, alongside having sex, “Old 4, are you there?”

There was no sound in his brain.

Chen You rolled over, listening to the man’s snoring, and continued, “I can recite the lyrics of that song backwards now. Can you tell me if there’s a secret in the lyrics or the melody?”

“The lyrics are really too ordinary, not fancy at all, very simple and crude, but the melody is very different, very beautiful, and very easy to listen to. Listening to it late at night is especially peaceful, and that feeling is particularly good, so I guess it’s the lyrics.”

What seems impossible is often the truth.

Chen You smacked his lips and gave the man a kiss on the chin. Then, the large hand on his waist tightened, pulling him into his arms. Even though the man’s eyes were closed and he showed no signs of waking up, he was very possessive of what was his.

What exactly did Old 4 want to tell him…?

Chen You fell asleep with a head full of questions. He had a dream in which he was standing on the roof of a building, his feet on the edge of the railing. The next moment, it felt like someone pushed him, his center of gravity shifted forward, his head fell down, and he plummeted to the ground floor, crashing into a flower bed.

The flower branches in the flower bed were crushed, but Chen You managed to stand up by supporting himself on the ground, completely unharmed.

Chen You suddenly opened his eyes, it was broad daylight.

He stared at the ceiling. The dream was strange, how could he have survived jumping off a building? Could it be because he was dreaming?

He always feels like he is thinking off-topic.

Or, how about he try to think even more outside the box?

Not the dream, the problem lies with the world, which is why he didn’t die…

That doesn’t seem right either. It would be best to ask Old 4 if there’s any connection between the dream and that song.

A handsome face was blocking his view of the ceiling. Chen You pushed the face aside, then sprang to his feet in a single movement, “Xiao Li, prepare the carriage to the bathroom. I need to pee.”

Li Yan looked at the outstretched hand, then lowered his head and kissed it.

Chen You didn’t need to wash his hands anymore, next came his face and neck. Look, what a unique way to save water, though it’s not something that can be easily shared with other

When his father fainted and he came out to the world, Chen You in order to allow his father to recover in peace, turned off his phone, Weibo, and group chats, cutting off all contact with his relatives and friends. Just as he was about to face the situation, Li Yan got into trouble. More than a month has passed, and he still hasn’t returned to his normal life.

In the morning, Chen You turned on his phone and scrolled through the chat of his relatives’ group, university group, and high school group. People were still discussing things in the groups these past couple of days, it must have been very lively a month ago. He didn’t care, he just scrolled through it and then went to his dorm’s group chat, where everyone was showing as online.

Chen You sent a hehehe emoji: Are you there? When can we get together for a meal?

When he sent the message, he was very nervous, wondering what his friends would think of his homosexuality, and whether they would, like some people, believe that gay people are promiscuous, have AIDS, and are likely to spread the disease.

There was a moment of silence in the group chat, maybe a second or two, then Zheng Shuai appeared, posting OMG I’m so startled I’ve got a fear-boner meme : Holy crap, who is this? My family’s Youzi? Is that for real? Could his account have been hacked? Come, come, come, let’s verify with a secret code!

Wang Yao appeared at almost the same time as him: I went downstairs and ran ten laps to calm down.

Chen You’s heart, which had been hanging in suspense, settled down. He grinned, jumped around on the sofa like an idiot, leaned back into Li Yan’s arms, and while eating the pear that Li Yan fed him, he sent a nose-picking emoji in the group chat : Surname Zheng, you have a fear–boner? I’ve never seen one before. And you, surname Wang, you run ten laps? You probably ran around a tiny sapling, didn’t you?

Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao ：……

Next came the barrage of emojis, memes and a flurry of questions, why, when. Even through the screen, Chen You could feel the resentment of being abandoned. Those two said he wasn’t being a good friend, and he accepted it, because they had promised to stick together through thick and thin, through all kinds of difficulties.

However, coming out is different from other things. He was in a state of confusion at the time, had no idea what to do, and was also afraid of losing his XiongDi.

Chen You: You two can set a time. I’m unemployed, so any day is fine with me.

Saturday evening at 7 pm, at a buffet restaurant.

Chen You met up with Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao. They hadn’t seen each other for more than a month and had gone through a lot in between. Now that they had officially graduated, they both had a deep sense of having been through many years in society, accompanied by a sense of vicissitude.

When someone in the dorm comes out, their friends and classmates will ask questions. Chen You knew that during that time Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao must have been under a lot of pressure because of him. He was about to apologize when he was stopped.

Zheng Shuai said, “Don’t disgust us.”

Chen You said, half-jokingly, “You really don’t want to hear? This is a rare opportunity, I rarely get so sentimental.”

Zheng Shuai glanced at him and said, “Have some mercy, don’t make us spend money and then not even have an appetite.”

Wang Yao swallowed hard, “I haven’t even had lunch, I’ve been waiting for this meal.”

Chen You，“……”

They missed the farewell dinner, so they made up for it with this meal.

The three of them sat at a table, chatting away over various kinds of seafood.

Zheng Shuai encountered problems in his love life. As planned, he brought his online girlfriend home after graduation, hoping to let his parents get to know her better. Well, this interaction led to trouble.

Zheng Shuai’s girlfriend is the type to talk about everything. When Zheng Shuai’s parents asked her, they found out about her family situation. She has a XiaoShu who was paralyzed in a car accident years ago. He never got married and has been living with her family ever since. A couple of years ago, she also gained a Didi.

When Zheng Shuai’s parents talked it over, they were shocked to find that their son would not only marry a wife, but also gain Xiao Shu and a son.

That won’t do, not even if they’re dead.

With his parents interfering, Zheng Shuai’s relationship with his girlfriend became strained, and their breakup was inevitable.

Wang Yao’s problem wasn’t a romantic one, it’s work-related. He works at a TV station, and many of his colleagues got their jobs through connections.  Normally, it wouldn’t be a problem, everyone goes their own way, and it doesn’t affect him or anyone else.

But some people just have to stir up trouble, making fun of Wang Yao’s appearance. Once or twice is understandable, but three or four times, or several times a day? What kind of behavior is that?

Wang Yao is fat, but he’s just carrying extra weight, he’s not a complete slob. After getting into two arguments, he decided to join the ranks of those trying to lose weight, aiming to develop a six-pack, V-cut abs, and all sorts of defined muscles to dazzle those people and make them envious.

After listening, Chen You talked about his own situation, saying that he wasn’t taking on any acting roles, wasn’t going out to look for work, and was just staying at home, playing with his dog and walking his snake.

Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao said in unison, “Walking snake?”

Chen You then showed them the photos, saying, “How about it? Isn’t he beautiful? My son.” People should dare to think. He thought to himself, people should dare to dream. He figured that the little golden snake might have hatched from that snake egg, and due to the turmoil in the data network, it ended up with him. After all, the snake’s dad was a virus, so anything was possible.

Snakes are a species that some people like, but even more people dislike.

Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao both belong to the latter category, slippery and icy cold, which is terrifying to think about, “Youzi, be careful, don’t get bitten.”

Chen You said it was fine, that it was non-toxic.

Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao didn’t believe it. The more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is—this saying is definitely not nonsense.

After the three of them finished one round of food, they went to eat another. Every time they ate at a buffet, they never lost money. This skill is not something that ordinary people can do.

Pang Yilong was absent, so Chen You asked them about his news abroad.

“I contacted Old Pang when you were holding your press conference.”

Zheng Shuai peeled a lobster shell and said, “He changed his number without telling any of us. It’s obvious he’s parting ways with us.”

Without hesitation, Chen You replied, “I saw off Old Pang at the airport the day he left the country.”

Zheng Shuai, being a bit observant, sensed something amiss in this matter, “Damn it, Old Pang made Youzi see him off at the airport alone without telling us. What’s this? Are they having a secret meeting?”

The speaker didn’t mean any harm, but the listener took offense.

Chen You threw the crab leg aside and said, “Secret meeting my ass? LaoZi has a boyfriend, and Old Pang had a girlfriend. How can we have a secret rendezvous? You two tell me.”

Zheng Shuai chuckled dryly, “It’s just a joke, why take it seriously, right, Old Wang?”

“You’re the one who can’t control your mouth.” Wang Yao handed over the large crab leg he was holding, saying, “Youzi, we can’t let Old Shuai keep talking nonsense. Here, this big, juicy crab leg is for you.”

Zheng Shuai，“……”

Chen You ate the meat from a crab leg and said, “To be honest, before I came out to the world, I wanted to come clean with you guys many times, but I didn’t dare. Am I a coward?”

Zheng Shuai, “Coward.”

Wang Yao, “You’re such a coward, you deserve a beating.”

Chen You sighed, fuck, how was LaoZi supposed to know he’d be so lucky? None of XiongDi left.

After leaving the buffet restaurant, Chen You offered to drive Zheng Shuai and Wang Yao home. However, when they saw the person getting out of the car, they immediately shook their heads vigorously, “No need, no need, we’ll take a taxi. Goodbye, Youzi.”

They left immediately, as if afraid that even a slight delay would cause them to be remembered by the important figure. They didn’t realize that this important figure wasn’t the same as before, nowadays, a simple piece of candy would be enough to make him smile.

Chen You’s face twitched, “Why did you come down?”

Li Yan’s face was tense, and he was very unhappy, “I ate all the apples.”

Chen You was completely dumbfounded. Why was he still feeling that familiar, chilling feeling? He quickly laughed and said, “Wow, that’s amazing! You’re so awesome!”

Li Yan insisted, “You said you’d come back after I finished three, but I ate four and you didn’t come back, and five and you still didn’t come back.”

Chen You didn’t know what to say. How was I supposed to know you will eat so fast? He suddenly opened his eyes and asked, “How many did you say you ate just now?”

Li Yan remained silent.

Chen You pursed his lips. I’m done for, he’s really angry. He glanced at the man’s stomach, then patted it like he was checking a watermelon, “Is your stomach bloated? Let’s go home. You need to take some medicine.”

Li Yan shook off his hand.

Chen You，“……”

He tugged at the man’s sleeve, “Okay, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have eaten crayfish and crabs by myself while you ate an apple in the car. Next time, I’ll take you with me wherever I go.”

Li Yan glared at him, “You’re lying, you’re a liar.”

Upon hearing this adjective, Chen You paused, his expression softening. “Yes, yes, I’m a liar, I’m disgraceful, I have no shame.”

Li Yan frowned, “Cute liar.”

Well, whatever you say is fine. Chen You smiled and took the man to buy things. He ignored the stares of the people around him and followed him closely, not moving an inch. That wonderful feeling came over him, he felt like he had the whole world.

As soon as the weather turned cool, shedding the sweltering summer and embracing autumn, Chen You got busy with one thing-–-writing a script.

He wasn’t writing fiction, he was writing about his experiences in several worlds other than the simple one that had already been filmed. He planned to contact Hu Wei and Lin Fuxing after he finished writing it. One was a top agent, and the other was a film and television company owner. They would definitely be able to help him fulfill his wish.

Even when he gets old and his memory fades, these works will still be there, and he can put on his reading glasses and look at them.

That’s what Chen You thought.

At the age of twenty, he was thinking about life in his seventies and eighties. He didn’t find getting old to be an unacceptable thing. Everyone will have that day, and besides, he had people to grow old with.

However, there’s something quite strange. Chen You asked the system many times why he completed the simple task in the fifth world instead of the fourth, but of course, he received no reply.

He guessed that Old 4 might have been demoted and was not happy in his new job, and needed time to adapt. Currently, no one else had been assigned to take over system number 444, so his calls went unanswered.

To find out the details, he has to wait for the Old 4 to appear.

Writing his own stories, Chen You wrote at a speed of 5,000 to 10,000 words per hour, completing one book a week. By late autumn, he had finished all of them.

When Hu Wei and Lin Fuxing received the call, they looked at the scripts on the table, flipping through one after another, both of them shocked. No screenwriter could pull out so many scripts at once. They found it hard to believe that a non-professional, inexperienced outsider could do it.

“Did you really write all of these yourself?”

Chen You nodded, “Mm.”

Hu Wei and Lin Fuxing exchanged a glance, still unable to believe it. Although they hadn’t looked at the scripts in detail, and had only skimmed through them, thought they were pretty good. When they went to see Li Yan, he was fighting with a little golden snake and a yellow puppy, clearly unable to offer any help.

Based on their understanding of Chen You, he wouldn’t do something like buying someone else’s script in private and then claiming it as his own.

So, it’s true.

Hu Wei took a deep breath, “I’ll take it to a few investors we’ve worked with before.”

“OK.”

Chen You thought to himself, it would be great if Li Yan could recover. He probably couldn’t spend even a fraction of his fortune in this lifetime, so there’s absolutely no need to look for investors.

Lin Fuxing crossed his legs, “Chen You, are you going to act it yourself?”

Chen You said, “It depends.”

He said with a smile, “I not only want to make it into a film, but also into an animation with sound.”

As he spoke, Chen You put away all the scripts except for the one numbered 1, which was his first mission world, “Let’s start from this one.”

Hu Wei was efficient and reached an agreement with investors for Chen You in less than a week. There was only one condition, his cutie could act in any role, not for fame, but just to experience the life of an actor and feel the atmosphere on set.

Upon hearing this, Chen You said he wanted to see the photos. He stared at the photos Hu Wei had sent, his eyes practically popping out of his head, “Then then then, he is going to play the role of Xia Hong!”

The person in the photo was Xia Hong himself, exactly the same.

Chen You swallowed hard and asked Hu Wei if he could get him a phone number, “Xia Hong’s role isn’t big, but it’s very distinctive. I’d like to talk to him.”

Hu Wei said it was impossible, “That’s Mr. Zhang’s little lover, very precious. Where am I supposed to meet him? You can talk to him in person when he joins the crew, but I have to warn you, you can only talk, not touch. He’s very delicate.”

Chen You could only wait.

It couldn’t be Xia Hong, could it? He slapped himself, that person was from the task world, how could he possibly come to his real world? That’s ridiculous.

Chen You hung up the phone, still staring at the photo. It looked so much like him, so incredibly similar.

If Xia Hong is indeed Xia Hong, then could Xiaojin be his snake child?

When Li Yan was still Chang Qin, in order to change the fate of being destroyed, he broke the main program during his escape, and it was not fixed after being repaired.

So the mission world overlaps with the real world?

Holy crap, I’m overthinking again!

Chen You subconsciously poured out a few pills, and before swallowing them, he discarded the extra one according to the dosage.

He needs to be with his father and take care of Li Yan, so he can’t keep taking medicine haphazardly, he needs to get his health back on track.

Chen You’s eyes hurt from looking at the photos, so he deleted them and went to his bedroom. As soon as he entered, he heard crying coming from inside.

Wailing like ghosts and howling like wolves as if they were about to die.

Chen You walked to the computer desk, craned his neck to take a look, pretty good, fool Li! After I only showed you how to use the computer and open folders on the E drive twice, you can now do it yourself!

He touched the man’s hair, you decided to be the smartest fool.

The movie is in high definition, and both the sound and picture quality are superb.

Therefore, every little detail in the movie will be clearly exposed and laid bare before the audience.

Chen You bent down, put his arms around the man’s neck, and leaned on his shoulder, saying, “It’s so dark, can you actually stand to watch this?”

Li Yan pointed and said, “This one looks good.”

Chen You looked at what the man was pointing to—the black collar around the male protagonist’s neck. Not bad, he’d grasped the key point of a movie, he had a bright future ahead of him.

He clicked his tongue, “You like it? I’ll buy you one.”

Li Yan said, “I want to buy it.”

Chen You touched the man’s neck, scraping the prominent Adam’s apple. He has to buy an adjustable one. He said, “I’ll check online.”

He didn’t let Li Yan get up. Instead, he put his hand on the table, grabbed the mouse with one hand and pressed the keyboard with the other, minimizing the movie window and dragging it to the bottom left corner.

“I have a lot of movies on that hard drive, and they’re all organized by category, from smallest to largest. Don’t mess them up, or it’ll be difficult for me to reorganize them, okay?”

Li Yan stared at the computer screen, pointing to a collar, “Buy this.”

Chen You said, “Don’t rush, I’m looking into it. Even though we’re not short of money, we can’t just spend it recklessly. We still need to compare prices from different vendors.”

He scrolled down with his mouse, looking for similar items to click on and read the reviews, mainly focusing on follow-up comments and negative reviews. If there were no negative reviews, he would look at the pictures.

One shop had quite a few negative reviews, and Chen You felt that the one review shopkeeper had received was very unfair.

The negative review read: I put the collar on my boyfriend while he was asleep, and I couldn’t resist taking him out for a walk. He broke up with me. It’s all the collar’s fault, and this store’s fault (omitting two or three hundred words of profanity). I’m so angry, so furious!

The shopkeeper replied: On this day next year, I will burn you a collar.

Chen You was overjoyed. After browsing the reviews for a while, he decided to order from this store. He inquired and found that it was located in the same city, so if he placed the order today, it would arrive tomorrow.

Bought it.~

Chen You paid the money first, then looked at the product description. The chain was retractable, and the collar was adjustable in size. He figured if he and Li Yan stopped playing together, it can also be used for Laifu, very practical, “I’ll take this one, and this one too.”

Li Yan pointed to several packages, which Chen You bought them all, “Is there anything else?”

Li Yan shook his head. He turned off the ancient movie and turned on a modern one, watching it intently, looking like he was studying diligently.

Chen You，“……”

For some reason, he suddenly regretted buying those things.

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