Tick, tick.
"Do you really want to become the best actor?"
"… Who are you?"
It was a childish, timid voice.
Tick. Tick.
“… System, I’m so scared.”
It was still the voice of a child.
"Calm down, use me, and you will succeed."
Tick. Tick.
"System! Did you know that I actually met Senior Tang Hongru today? He's the one who played Zhuge Kongming. I was so excited that I forgot to ask him for his autograph..."
"The lunch boxes on the set today were terrible. The scrambled eggs with tomatoes smelled burnt, so I said I wanted to have dumplings for dinner. But because of that actor's NG, we ended the shoot half an hour late. The dumplings all stuck together, a big failure... "
"... System, why don't you speak?"
silence.
"I, I don't know... Will other systems chat with the host?"
"…Is it not possible?"
So pitiful.
"What should that say? I don't know what the system should say."
Very distressed.
“… Ugh.”
Looks disappointed and sad.
"Well... if the dumplings don't taste good, do you want to buy something else to eat?"
Finally took the first step towards making clumsy small talk with him.
Tick. Tick.
"What is that person doing? Humph... Does he think he is so great just because he has a strong background and many friends?"
"Don't be angry."
"I'm not mad. I have the best system in the world and he doesn't."
Tick, tick.
"System, I'm the youngest nominee for Best Actor! It's great to have you."
“This is what I should do.”
"As long as I'm with you, no matter how far away the place is, we can get there together!"
Tick, tick.
"System, I also want to try what it's like to act without you... Will you be angry? I just want to try and see how far I can go on my own."
“… If I fail, will it affect my future career?”
"… I have no idea."
He looked confused, as if he had done something wrong.
Then the non-existent nerves in the ocean of electrons seemed to twitch and hurt.
"You go ahead and try. If you fail, I'm here. After that we can..."
Tick. Tick.
"I should have known I couldn't do it... Everything is over. Mom, the play, the movie..."
"It's okay, cheer up, it's okay."
"No, I can't do anything. Did you hear what those people said? They stabbed me in the back and said I was a fool. Without the system, I'm a loser. I'll mess up everything..."
"You still have a chance to turn things around, Xiao Xia. So what if Director Gu rejected you? You have Director Ye's phone number, right? Besides Director Ye, there are Director Liu and Director Wang. You won't be left with no options. Stand up now, call the director to admit your mistake, then call Director Ye and ask him if he can give you a chance in the new TV series."
“… Those people even said I was taking drugs, you know? They said I bullied other cast members, that I had a backer, that I made my mom crazy.”
"You can't get rid of the stigma. It stays with you for a while, but not all of it."
"… don't want."
"Hurry up and make a phone call. There are still four months left this year. In these four months, in the first month, you... In the second month, you..."
“… Stop pushing me!”
It was a sudden scream.
"What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? From the age of six to fifteen, I didn't have a single day off. Every day and every night I was acting, studying, and trying to please others. I played so many excellent roles and no one praised me. I messed up a movie and the whole world is blaming me, right? Do I owe them anything? If it weren't for me, someone else would have messed up the movie. Why can they insult me wantonly by saying 'because they have high expectations of me' and keep saying that it's because I failed to meet their high expectations?"
"Have they ever done anything for me because of their so-called 'expectations'? Am I not more sad than them when things go wrong? They keep talking about expectations as if they are my relatives... They are clearly just having 'expectations' for me and being disappointed in me without my permission... They are clearly just moving themselves..."
"Don't be so extreme. As long as you do better work, they will come back..."
"Why do I have to please the people who hurt me? And hope for them to come back?"
It saw the boy in its memory with tears on his face. It had never seen Chi Jixia with such an expression before, so it became even more panicked and more eager to get things back on track: "But if you don't act..."
"Even you... Did you just want to see me complete the task and win the Best Actor award? I almost forgot that you are the system." The boy said, "They want something from me, and you want something from me too."
silence.
There was a long silence.
The boy was tired of crying. He curled up on the sofa and fell asleep. It floated in the sky and suddenly found that Chi Jixia's wrists and ankles were thinner than anyone else's.
He stumbles like a young man and dies like an old man.
"Just... do what you want to do."
"Are you angry?" the boy asked cautiously.
"No. I am your system, and of course the system must always accompany the host."
So it’s okay to act willfully and foolishly.
It’s also okay to take part in cheesy idol dramas as a pastime.
After watching a popular TV series, I suddenly wanted to join a boy band. I could show off my acting skills for fun. I could use my cheat code to play tricks on my teammates. I could also act like a kid who hasn’t grown up even though I’m 20 years old.
It is the system, he is the host, and between them lies a contract that cannot be separated even by death. It is a secret that only the two of them can share.
But now he not only wants to get rid of it, but also tell their secret to others.
drop-
The memories end at this moment.
Against the backdrop of pure black, tiny, colorful electron particles gathered into an ocean. Amid the surging waves, a larger "wave" slowly rose from the ocean.
A human body.
A human figure.
The figure had long thin arms and legs. He staggered to the shore of the ocean. At the end of the shore, another figure stood there, waiting for him.
What was surprising was that the figure was not an adult. He was slender, wearing a school uniform, and looked to be a boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old.
Gu Ruchao.
It’s Gu Ruchao’s shadow.
"That's great, you figured it out, right?" said the boy.
The figure looked at him. It had no facial features, just a blurry silhouette made of electron particles. This scene should have been terrifying. But the boy was not afraid at all. He looked at the other person's form with interest, and finally said: "You look exactly like Chi Jixia."
What? Do I have to take on the other person’s appearance to transform into a human form
"Are you planning to turn him into a consciousness and imprison him in his brain, and then take over his body?" the boy said, "This plot... um, "The Yandere System Falls in Love with Me"? Very exciting, Tiandao will like it."
"No," the figure said, "I don't want to do this."
The humanoid had not yet fully mastered the virtual vocal cords, so it spoke a little haltingly. But the boy stood beside it, patiently tilting his head to listen to it finish.
The attitude turned out to be tolerant and gentle.
"So what do you want to do?" the boy asked.
The figure said, "I don't know."
silence.
There was a long silence.
The human figure was still thinking. The boy showed no sign of impatience. The human figure sat down on the illusory shore, and he also sat down beside the human figure. The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder facing the vast electronic ocean, like a pair of lonely good brothers.
"It's so lonely, isn't it?" The boy used his feet to slap the electronic water. "This electronic world is so big, but you only have him."
Humanoid: "…"
"Why did you conjure up an electronic ocean and a coast? When did he tell you that he wanted to go to the beach, right?"
The figure said, "You, know why."
The boy smiled, with dimples on the corners of his mouth: "Of course I know. Because he is the only one in your world."
The humanoid fell silent. Then, the boy saw the electronic ocean begin to churn and roar.
The waves came like a tsunami, with the force of destroying everything, and were going to turn everything into ruins. Such a violent and fierce electronic ocean was enough to scare everyone, but the boy just sat there, motionless as a mountain.
Just as humans have their human friends, monsters also have their monster masters.
The humanoid voice was cold: "But he betrayed me."
Just this one sentence.
"Everyone will grow up except Peter Pan." The boy hugged his knees and said, "Peter Pan can't leave Neverland. What can you give him?"
silence.
The boy's voice seemed to have some kind of magic: "Leave him on your Neverland and let him be your Peter Pan forever."
silence.
The boy patted the figure's shoulder. He stood up and walked out along the beach. The figure said, "You... and I, think differently."
The boy turned around and said, "Because I don't need to resonate with the NPCs, nor do I need to use my reflection in their eyes to identify myself."
The figure suddenly spoke again: "Do you also feel like you are trapped on an island?"
The boy said nothing. He pursed his lips and looked up at the sky, but the corners of his lips began to tremble.
"Do you want to know how the world sees you? Do you want to know how it controls you?"
…
Yu Rongshi: "Shall we leave now?"
Yi Wan: "Maybe in a while. Besides, everyone in the Rainbow Group is..."
Yu Rongshi smiled: "Excuse me for leaving first?"
Yi Wan said coldly: "I always feel that nothing has happened tonight, which is too unreasonable for this scene. I have a bad feeling."
Don't rush out, or you may come back to find your house is missing.
Yu Rongshi said: "You are the youngest in your group, but you are like everyone's housekeeper."
Yi Wan gave him a cold look. Yu Rongshi actually saluted and said, "I'm the housekeeper's driver."
… Why did Yu Rongshi suddenly become as wild as a young man? The hair on Yi Wan's head stood up a little, and he felt that Yu Rongshi's mood suddenly became particularly good.
Even after he had just met Huimiya... Wasn't Huimiya his enemy
Weird.
"Once their home court is resolved, we will go to our home court." Yu Rongshi said again.
Why it's us
Yi Wan came down from the balcony. He caught a glimpse of Ding Biehan hiding behind the curtains and he was gone.
I don’t know how much Ding Biehan heard about everything that just happened... Yi Wan suddenly felt so scared that he started thinking again.
… I can’t let Ding Biehan’s thinking be interrupted by skipping work tonight, he thought worriedly.
When I turned around, I saw Chi Jixia standing on the other side like a wooden man.
Yi Wan: …
Where is the male lead's home court? Why are the two male leads here to watch him
"System? System?"
There was no response in my mind for a long time.
"Brother Chi, what are you doing standing here?"
It turned out that Yi Wan came.
"Ahem, nothing... Are you familiar with Xie Ziyu?" Chi Jixia covered up, "Why did he come to you?... Isn't it because you are in love with Yu Rongshi?"
What is this, stealing the wife of your mortal enemy
Yi Wan: "Not familiar with him. And Yu Rongshi is not my boyfriend."
Huh? Not your boyfriend
Chi Jixia's voice softened unconsciously: "Then be careful with him, idiot. Although Xie Ziyu doesn't seem to have expressed any interest in men, he is a pervert."
Yi Wan: "Pervert? Not just a rapist?"
Chi Jixia: "Well, this is a very strange thing to say."
Seeing that Yi Wan's expression didn't change from beginning to end, Chi Jixia felt that he still had to explain it in detail.
Chi Jixia has some connections and has seen the case of Xie Ziyu that shocked the whole country.
The case involved more than a dozen girls. Most of them were juniors who admired Xie Ziyu. In the eyes of outsiders, Xie Ziyu used his status to seduce the girls into spending a night with him, and then abandoned them cruelly. But Chi Jixia happened to know the clerk who sorted the case files, and knew that the truth was even weirder than this.
If it were just the above, this case would probably be a common case of sexual exploitation with forced and deceptive nature. But the actual situation is even stranger than this. In addition to the fact that the girls could not produce evidence, there is another very strange point: only a very small number of them actually said that they were sexually harassed.
The remaining girls were victimized in various strange ways: one girl was asked to tell her life story. When the girl said that she was wrongly accused of stealing money and was left with a great psychological trauma, Xie Ziyu actually comforted her - he did nothing, and even asked her to go home early. However, the girl was caught by the security guard the moment she left the hotel, and the security guard searched her bag and found Xie Ziyu's wallet. The girl cried and said that she didn't do it, but no one believed her. The mocking eyes of Xie Ziyu and everyone in the hotel made her on the verge of collapse. She even tried to prove her innocence by self-harming in front of everyone.
When the girl talked about this in court, she was choked up and couldn't speak. For her, being wrongly accused of stealing money in her childhood can be said to be a shadow of her life. Recalling this incident brought her a huge blow.
—Of course, the court later went to the hotel to collect evidence, but found that the video footage of that day did not show this incident. Someone also testified that the girl was clearly in her own apartment that day and did not go out at all.
There are many strange accusations like this. Chi Jixia read them and felt that Xie Ziyu was a particularly perverted psychopath. For some reason, he only went crazy with young women aged 16-23, not men or women of other ages. It was like he was doing some kind of defense-breaking experiment. This unpredictable feeling made Chi Jixia feel that he was very unsafe.
When he said this to Yi Wan, Yi Wan looked thoughtful: "Ah... there are also these details."
Yi Wan didn't know it clearly before, but now that he heard it, he felt even more strange.
What is the purpose of the Gray Palace
Chi Jixia: "Anyway, you should be careful of that pervert. Who knows if he will suddenly change his target, like suddenly want to torture you like this... just like..."
He was stuck for a long time, unable to find anything that Yi Wan was particularly concerned about, and finally said, "Take your salary card away?"
Yi Wan looked at him dimly.
The corner of the banquet hall is a high-risk area for accidents. The two talked mysteriously in the corner for a while. Just as they were about to leave, they heard a voice from the other side: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely get the opportunity to sing the theme song..."
An Yeyun
Chi Jixia: "Our party is really lively."
It turns out that what An Yeyun wanted from the beginning was not the opportunity to perform. It seems that it is good for the male protagonists to join the same boy band. When any male protagonist's own villain starts to use his power, it can be seen by the eyes and ears of other male protagonists.
However, An Yeyun was so confident that Yi Wan could not help but suspect that the other party's conspiracy had already taken shape. If An Yelin got into trouble, the reputation of the entire Hongtuan would also be affected.
… It’s so hard to get a salary safely in a boy band.
Yi Wan looked around carefully, especially looking for An Yelin among the crowd.
"What are you doing here?"
Chi Jixia went over and patted An Yeyun on the shoulder. An Yeyun was startled and said, "You are..."
Chi Jixia: "Don't say you don't know me. I'm your brother's teammate. You should have seen my TV series, right? Why, you want to sing the theme song too? But sorry, this is a job opportunity for our Rainbow Group, we can't let an outsider like you take it away."
Yi Wan came over and patted his shoulder: "Brother Chi..."
You act like a vicious lady.
And quickly find out what conspiracy An Yeyun has prepared.
An Yeyun said: "I don't think I've watched your TV series..."
Chi Jixia: "How is that possible? You've seen "Wushuang", right? Or "xxxx"? You've seen this, right?"
Yi Wan: …
Serious matters cannot be left to Chi Jixia.
Yi Wan didn't expect to get anything out of An Yeyun. He scanned the hall, trying to find some clues. Finally, he saw An Yelin on the other side of the hall diagonally opposite.
An Yelin finally managed to get rid of the other CEOs. He was talking to the producer. The producer must have appreciated An Yelin very much. An Yelin was so happy that his face turned red. Yi Wan knew that this producer was a good person. He was also well-known in the industry for loving his wife and children and keeping himself clean...
Where might the pit be dug
Yi Wan walked towards the two of them and scanned the surroundings carefully.
His eyes finally stopped on one thing.
Two untouched glasses of champagne on the small table.
Maybe this is it!
The producer left at this time because another person suddenly walked towards An Yelin.
Lu Beimo.
As soon as Lu Beimo arrived, the atmosphere between the two people was a bit tense. There is no need to go into details about the specific conversation, but it was also to ask An Yelin not to be too aggressive, and to ask An Yeyun for peace. An Yelin looked at him coldly, and finally moved his lips.
Maybe if he doesn't bother me, I won't pay any attention to him.
Yi Wan walked towards the two of them quickly. Lu Beimo then raised a glass of wine and handed another glass of wine to An Yelin, saying, "Okay, let's drink these two glasses of wine and let's write off our grudges."
Cancel your head, cancel it.
When will this bloody plot of false accusations, drinking the wrong wine, getting into the wrong bed, creating misunderstandings, and running away with the baby stop!
Yi Wan can already see the future after drinking this glass of wine... When Mr. Lu wakes up, he sees An Yelin in bed. So he is furious, thinking that this good boy was drugged by the evil An Yelin, and that this accident was 90% caused by the other party's deliberate seduction rather than his own inability to control himself. An Yeyun led the reporters to rush in, and the photo was on the headlines. The stock price was crying, Brother Liu was roaring, and his performance was also declining. An's father and mother were overjoyed, forcing An Yelin and Lu Beimo to marry to save the An family's stock price. The Lu family was also happy to see it happen, because An Yelin was pregnant with Lu Beimo's child... and so on.
After getting married, Lu Beimo still couldn't forget his sister-in-law An Yeyun. He didn't allow An Yelin to go out to work, which led to the disbandment of the Rainbow Group. Maybe three years later, maybe seven years later - the length of time depends on how strong An Yelin's vitality is, Lu Beimo gave a divorce agreement. After An Yelin left, Lu Beimo suddenly realized it, but she had died in the fire... Stop it! You damn association!
"easy… "
Someone in the crowd grabbed his arm, it seemed to be Ding Biehan.
Yi Wan: "Wait for me, I need to take care of something."
An Yelin looked at the glass of wine coldly. Lu Beimo raised his eyebrows and said, "No way, don't you know how to drink?"
The pretentious look of this handsome man really piqued his interest. He didn't think he didn't know about his dark history of singing in underground bars when he was a teenager.
Why pretend to be innocent? It must be to attract his attention.
An Yelin really couldn't drink. To be honest, as an underground singer, he was a little allergic to alcohol.
He then picked up the glass and said, "I don't like this kind of wine."
"So what kind of wine do you like?"
An Yelin said: "It depends on who you drink with. If I drink it with you, it will taste bad."
Lu Beimo: "Are you trying to attract my attention on purpose?"
An Yelin: … It feels like I’ve eaten a piece of shit.
An Yelin now knows how to get along with these CEOs. If he doesn't interrupt them, they will keep nagging. So he frowned and said, "Drink it, and don't bother me anymore."
He raised his glass to drink... and then someone grabbed his wrist.
"He can't drink this glass of wine." Yi Wan said in a clear voice.
Yi Wan's sudden appearance startled both of them. An Yelin was stunned for a moment, and then his voice softened as he asked him, "Why are you here?"
Yi Wan said, "Yelin is allergic to alcohol. He can't drink this wine. Mr. Lu, if you want to please your new friend, that's fine, but you can't force others to drink."
Lu Beimo frowned and sneered, "Here comes the flower protector... An Yelin, I'm telling you, I'm being polite by inviting you to drink this glass of wine. Don't force me to make things awkward. You do have a lot of suitors, but their combined influence in the fashion industry is not as great as that of the Lu family. This glass of wine must be emptied today."
The conflict between the few people attracted the attention of the people around. The middle-aged and elderly people were in another area. Most of those standing here were young people who were looking for fun and some of Lu Beimo's followers. Lu Beimo said to Yi Wan, "How about you help him drink?"
"Hey, it's just a small matter, why are you arguing?"
"Just drink it, just give Mr. Lu some face."
"Stop arguing. If Director Ye sees that we've caused so much trouble on our first day here... You don't want the Rainbow Group to have such a reputation, do you?"
The last person who spoke up was obviously unhappy with the Hongtuan for a long time. He was trying to escalate the situation. Yi Wan knew that his group was now at the center of the storm and was surrounded by several people.
Far water cannot quench a nearby fire. It looks like today is not going to end well...
He saw Ding Biehan walking towards them, looking a little impatient with waiting.
...
Ding Biehan wouldn't hit anyone...right
Then someone took the wine glass away from his hand.
"It's just this little thing, aren't you bothered?" Ding Biehan drank the wine in one gulp and threw the glass to the ground.
Ding Biehan, who has always been on the edge of a knife, hates this kind of nagging the most. A small conflict will be exaggerated for a long time. Now he has seen that the whole world is hanging on the edge of a knife, and these people are still gathering here to waste time for a glass of wine. It is really intolerable for him.
"Yi Wan, let's go. I have something to ask you." Ding Biehan said.
Yi Wan: …
An Yelin: …
Lu Beimo: …
This guy named Ding Biehan is really pure and unpretentious... Lu Beimo looked at him with amazement in his eyes. Was he trying to attract his attention on purpose
Chi Yixia who saw all this from a distance: ! !
Ding Biehan glanced at everyone and said, "Why are you all looking at me? Don't you have anything else to do?"
His eyes were so cold and windy that several people didn't dare to look him in the eye and lowered their heads.
Ding Biehan ignored Lu Beimo's gaze and said to Yi Wan, "Okay, let's go."
Then he said to An Yelin: "You should go back earlier too... Yi Wan, why are you staring at me?"
… Ding Biehan, as an infinite flow player, should have some magic resistance, right