In the early morning, Lu Cheng slowly opened his eyes.
He was about to stretch and enjoy this rare moment of tranquility.
Suddenly!
He felt a very slight, almost negligible rustling movement coming from the side of the bed!
Immediately after, a familiar scent, carrying a faint girlish fragrance, quietly approached his face!
Lu Cheng's heart tightened, but his face showed no trace of it.
He maintained his steady breathing, as if still sound asleep... The next second!
He suddenly opened his eyes!
Only to see... his adorable younger sister, Lu Xuan, had, at some unknown point, quietly sneaked into his bedroom!
At this moment, she was sitting obediently on the side of his bed, like a curious kitten, her pair of clear, innocent, and beautiful large eyes, completely free of any dust, staring fixedly at him without blinking!
A sweet, innocent smile, as beautiful as the morning light, still graced her lips!
"Good morning, Big Brother!"
Lu Xuan's voice was soft, sweet, and a little husky, with the unique laziness and nasal tone of someone who had just woken up, like the sweetest cotton candy, making one's bones go half numb upon hearing it.
"Did you sleep well last night? Did you have any dreams?"
She tilted her small head, blinking her innocent big eyes, and continued to ask in an extremely naive and innocent tone:
"Xuan'er had... a very, very long dream last night!"
"I dreamed that Big Brother was surrounded by so many, many older sisters wearing beautiful dresses!"
"They all wanted to snatch Big Brother! Xuan'er couldn't chase them away no matter what!"
She said these words with such innocent charm.
But to Lu Cheng's ears, it made him feel a mix of helplessness and amusement.
This little girl... is getting clingier and clingier!
And... the content of her dream, isn't it a bit too real, too close to life?
It's almost ninety-nine point nine percent similar to his real experiences on many previous nights!
Does she really have some kind of premonition ability?
Or is it... just simply that what one thinks about during the day, one dreams about at night?
Lu Cheng rubbed his somewhat throbbing temples, his face showing the expression of an older brother towards a mischievous sister, both helpless and doting.
He sat up, his tone a mix of helplessness and indulgence, and said:
"Xuan'er, why did you run into Big Brother's room?"
"You're already so grown up, yet you're still like a child, crawling into Big Brother's bed every day. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan immediately pouted her pink lips, her face showing a wronged expression.
She stretched out her two slender, fair arms, like an octopus, tightly embracing Lu Cheng's arm, and affectionately rubbed her fluffy little head against Lu Cheng's shoulder, whining:
"Oh! Big Brother's bed is bigger! It's softer!"
"And... and Xuan'er gets scared sleeping alone, especially after having a nightmare!"
"Only when I'm next to Big Brother, smelling Big Brother's scent, can I sleep soundly!"
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Cheng with her watery, sincere big eyes, as if every word she said was a truth from the bottom of her heart... And just as this scene of deep sibling affection was unfolding at Lu Family Manor.
At the other end of Modu, inside the palace-like luxurious villa of the Ji Family.
Young Master Ji Family, Ji Bochang, who had just experienced the failure of his villainous debut.
Ever since Lu Cheng had forcibly interrupted his perfectly orchestrated face-slapping plot at the entrance of Song Corporation last time.
His hatred for Lu Cheng was like a surging river, continuous and unending, like the Yellow River overflowing its banks, unstoppable!
Lu Cheng! Sooner or later, I will also let you know what true despair is!
He lay in his own massage bathtub, enjoying the attentive massage and feeding services from two beautiful young ladies in cool maid outfits beside him.
At the same time, in his mind, he frantically recalled the plot of the "original work," trying to find a breakthrough to turn the tables and fiercely retaliate against Lu Cheng.
Suddenly!
His brain, which had become somewhat abnormal due to multiple reincarnations, was struck as if by a bolt of lightning!
A crucial "plot detail" that he had overlooked for a long time suddenly surfaced!
Lu Cheng!
That's right!
In the original work, wasn't he a complete and utter super invincible simp?
That's right! Absolutely right!
He remembered very clearly!
The character setting of Lu Cheng was simply that of a functional villain, designed to highlight Qin Yu's awesomeness and righteous image.
He was clearly a powerful second-generation rich kid, yet he insisted on being a simp for someone else.
To pursue Gu Qingcheng, that aloof ice-cold female CEO, he went to extreme lengths!
Sending flowers, cars, luxury homes, showing concern, running errands, on call 24/7!
He was even more obedient than a pug!
More filial than a biological son!
But what was the result?
Didn't he still hardly ever even touch Gu Qingcheng's little hand?
Gu Qingcheng's attitude towards Lu Cheng had always been lukewarm, indifferent, and even carried a hint of undisguised annoyance and disdain!
Thinking of this!
Ji Bochang excitedly leaped up from the massage bathtub.
Splashing a wave of foamy, ambiguous water.
He excitedly slapped his thigh, his face revealing a brilliant smile, full of wisdom and triumph, as if he had discovered a new continent.
Lu Cheng, you like to ruin my good things, don't you?
Alright! Very good! Excellent!
Since you won't let me be comfortable, then I will definitely not let you have an easy time either.
You won't let me pursue Song Zhiyi, then I'll go after your unattainable, unlovable, and unapproachable goddess of a first love—Gu Qingcheng!
I will, right in front of you, win over the ice-cold goddess you yearn for but can't even touch, make her throw herself into my arms, and be devoted to me.
I want to make you taste it too!
How incredibly exhilarating it is when the woman you love is stolen by another man!
The more Ji Bochang thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more smug he felt!
He seemed to already see the beautiful scene of himself successfully winning the beauty, then, in front of Lu Cheng, being intimate and affectionate with Gu Qingcheng, and finally making Lu Cheng vomit three liters of blood and die on the spot.
Having made up his mind, he immediately took action!
He didn't even bother with the foam and water droplets still clinging to his body, and climbed directly out of the bathtub.
He waved his hand grandly at the two beautiful maids beside him, who were startled and dumbfounded by his sudden astonishing move!
"Dress me, Young Master!"
He called his subordinates and ordered them to immediately investigate Gu Qingcheng's whereabouts.
Soon, his subordinate came back trembling to report:
"Young Master Ji... Miss Gu Qingcheng is currently... at Modu University Affiliated Hospital, for a check-up!"