Ch82.3 - I Love You

Translator: FireFoxWinterWolf

Editor & TL Checker: Luoshenhua

When he woke up, he was in another room. There was a wardrobe, a bedside table, and the furnishings included basic furniture. The ceiling chandeliers created a warm tone, unlike the room where he was previously locked up, which was nothing more than a cage.

When the door opened, Jian Dan walked in with his shirt slightly wrinkled. The hair on his forehead was no longer meticulous but was rather messed up, and his face was a little haggard.

Chen You made out a picture of regret from the man’s appearance. He asked the system, “What happened after I fainted?”

“A lot of things have happened,” the system responded.

Chen You asked, “Such as what?”

The system continued “Quite a lot, just some common routines, you know.”

Chen You dug up the plot of a dog blood drama that he once saw in the real world. “When he came in and saw me lying in a pool of blood, he was stunned. After a while, he stumbled towards me, knelt on the ground and held me tightly in his arms. With red eyes he called my name again and again. His voice trembled as he said as long as I woke up, he’d promise me anything.”

The system, “…Give me a break.”

Chen You, “Haha.”

At that moment Jian Dan opened his mouth, “Why did you do that?”

“I don’t know.” Chen You opened his eyes and lied, “During this time, I tried to make myself well behaved but no matter what I do, it’s useless. I could see that Senior wasn’t happy.”

His eyes drooped in disappointment, “So I thought, if I die, Senior might be happy…”

“Then you should have scratched the aorta with that glass fragment.”

Jian Dan put his hand on the side of Chen You’s neck and pressed his fingertips on the position of his artery. “Here it is. As long as you cut it, blood will gush out. In a matter of minutes, the blood in your body will run dry.”

Chen You, “…” This isn’t how it’s supposed to go, Boss.

He swallowed his saliva. He saw his left wrist had been treated and wrapped in gauze, indicating that the person still cared about him.

Jian Dan questioned, “Does it hurt?”

Chen You didn’t dare continue the conversation. He couldn’t guess what direction it would develop in at all.

In Jian Dan’s eyes, he seemed to be at a loss from fear. The look in his eyes was complicated, “Gu Sheng, is my happiness really that important to you?”

Chen You nodded, “En, very important.”

Jian Dan asked in a low voice, “Why?”

Chen You looked up and said, “I like Senior. I love you very much.”

Jian Dan, “Oh.”

Oh, what a ghost, ah. Laozi didn’t take the initiative to confess once in 800 years, but it was dismissed with one word? Chen You was very upset. He pursed his mouth and turned his head to one side.

“Have a good rest.”

Jian Dan added, “If I see you attempt something like this again, I’ll throw your body into the mountains.”

Chen You, “…” What a nuisance.

“Ding.”

Chen You was startled by this abrupt sound, “What’s wrong? What’s the matter?”

The system told him that the latest task progress was now 7.9 Evil Value.

Chen You was taken aback, but when he finally managed to react he laughed. This single cut took 2.1 Evil Value, cost-effective ah. “Why don’t I do it again? Jump off a building and hit a wall or something.”

He thought of something and backtracked with a sad face, “No. Just now Jian Dan said if I do it again he’ll throw me away.”

The system retorted, “2.1 is your confession, not the wrist cutting, you idiot.”

Chen You’s face twitched fiercely. Forget the first phrase. What’s the meaning of that word at the end? Do you want to sever diplomatic relations?

“Wait, ba. It won’t take me long to finish this task.”

After a good start, the latter portion would be much easier.

Jian Dan was like an airtight jar. Now that he’d been pried open, it was just a matter of time before all the candy inside fell out.

Chen You finally saw the first light of dawn that the system had spoken of. He set his mind at ease. In passing, he told Jian Dan all the honeyed words he had never before said in his life, even getting goosebumps whenever he said them.

By the time the first snow fell, Jian Dan’s Evil Value had changed from 7.9 to 7.5, reduced by 0.4.

In addition to this change, Chen You could also move freely at certain times. He was excited, and he who was excited would seek death. “Senior, can I surf the internet?”

Jian Dan raised his eyelids, “The internet?”

Chen You hurriedly explained, “Double Twelve is coming soon. I’d like to stock up on a few cases of diapers and see if there’s any discounts on anti-urine pads.”

Jian Dan chuckled, “You’ll live.”

The night before Double Twelve, Chen You was in Jian Dan’s study waiting for the clock to hit midnight.

Jian Dan was looking through documents. “There’s still time tomorrow. What’s your hurry?”

Chen You was very experienced, “The diaper company is engaged in promotional activities. The first 200 who place an order will receive a twenty percent discount after receiving the goods.”

As soon as he finished, he saw Jian Dan take out his wallet and hand him a thick stack of bills. “Take this. It’s eighty more. Go to sleep.”

Chen You, “…”

Jian Dan squinted, “Don’t want to go? You’re not being well-behaved, aren’t you?”

Chen You said, “I want to be here with you.”

Jian Dan said, “Then be quiet, don’t talk, and don’t walk around either.”

Chen You made a sound of victory and leaned against the desk.

Jian Dan looked down at the document. After a while, he suddenly closed the file, threw it aside and pulled the young man onto his lap…

More than an hour later, Chen You sat on the chair and watched Jian Dan sort out the documents with a black face. He had peed twice on the desk, so one could imagine the state of the things on the desk.

“Senior, you can clean up. I’ll go to bed.”

Chen You yawned and exited the room casually, regardless of the mess in the study.

Jian Dan pinched the bridge of his nose. What the hell is that kid? Why do I hesitate again and again even after making a decision, and ultimately leave him around instead of cleaning up this loose end that might cause trouble in the future?

He gripped the edge of the desk and shook his head with a smile. What am I even thinking about? I’ll just keep him.

The original owner’s birthday was the third day of the twelfth lunar month, that is, December 31st. Chen You used his identity, so he had to portray his demeanor differently on this day, as if he had a desire to talk but restrained himself, full of expectations.

Jian Dan went to work as usual and came back early in the afternoon.

When Chen You saw that Jian Dan was holding a cake box in his hand, he blinked and wanted to eat.

Jian Dan took off his black coat, turning his head with a smile, “I like fruit pudding very much.”

Chen You had an inexplicable foreboding.

Why would you say that when buying someone else a birthday cake? That’s equivalent to buying it for yourself.

Chen You suddenly thought of a possibility, and consequently his entire being was petrified.

Nevertheless, Jian Dan wasn’t psychotic to the point of no humanity. He turned on the air conditioner before he asked Chen You to undress, which was already pretty good. It was impossible to ask too much of him.

After making all the preparations, Jian Dan took a two-hour video with his camera.

By the time Jian Dan said, “Gu Sheng, you can eat the cake,” Chen You was completely paralyzed and his entire body was covered in cake. What a load of crap, ah.

Jian Dan had barely finished the video before he sat down to enjoy it, wearing an excited, cheerful mien.

Chen You used his finger to swipe a piece of cream from his chest before putting it in his mouth. Sweet, he wept silently. He remembered that once this task is complete, the system said he would have a chance to choose. In the next world, he really wanted to be an ordinary person instead of being special.

Why is it so difficult to have an ordinary body…

All of a sudden, a buzzing vibration occurred. Chen You stopped eating cream and looked towards the source of the noise. Jian Dan picked up his cell phone, his complexion changing briefly.

He guessed that it was Zheng Ze. When the assistant and the senior management of the company called, the other party didn’t act like this.

Hearing Jian Dan’s words, Chen You’s conjecture was confirmed. He walked away consciously even though he already knew what he shouldn’t know. It was hard to tell if hearing and seeing more would make it more difficult to survive.

Zheng Ze on the other side of the phone was in the hospital. He said he needed a sum of money and asked Jian Dan if he could get it for him.

Jian Dan stood at the window. “How much?”

Zheng Ze recited a number, “Old Jian, I know that this amount of money isn’t small. Ah, you shouldn’t have much liquidity in your hand.”

Jian Dan reassured, “It’s okay, take the money first. Uncle’s health is important.”

Zheng Ze sighed, “Old Jian, fortunately I have you.”

Jian Dan, “Ah-Ze, if one day I need your help, will you give me a hand?”

“Do you even need to ask?” Zheng Ze loyally said, “As long as it’s within my capabilities, I’ll do it.”

Jian Dan said with a smile, “I’ll transfer the money to you by ten tomorrow morning.”

Zheng Ze animatedly asserted, “I’ll buy you a drink when I return to the country.”

“Oh, by the way, I asked a colleague to check. There’s no information about Gu Sheng using his ID in another area. I’ll let you know when I find his specific address.”

At the end of the call, Jian Dan stared at the name on the record and let out a laugh, “You’re such a busybody…”

On the twentieth night of the twelfth lunar moon, Chen You got up to pee to find there was no one in the room. He recalled talking to each other for a while before going to bed, “Where’s Jian Dan?”

The system replied, “He’s talking to his family, ba.”

Chen You was fiddling with his earrings at the moment and didn’t hear clearly, “What?”

The system said it had no idea.

Chen You reluctantly spent ten thousand benevolence points to get the key to open the door. He stealthily crept out into the dark corridor. There was no sound to be heard.

When he noticed that the light was on downstairs and the door wasn’t closed, he walked down the stairs. He didn’t see Jian Dan in the living room but instead caught a glimpse of a hundred yuan note on the floor at the door.

Chen You approached it and realized it was paper money for the dead.

To be honest, it would be creepy if he saw it in the bright light of the real world, let alone in a mountain villa that only appears in horror movies while it’s still the middle of the night.

“Go back to your room and sleep. You shouldn’t care about what that man does, it has nothing to do with you.”

Chen You murmured, “I’d better go and have a look. Just need to be careful to not make a disturbance. If this is an opportunity to understand something in the other person’s heart, then I can’t afford to miss it.”

After that, he retreated, “No, it’s too risky. Jian Dan is a psycho, he can do anything.”

Chen You hesitated and held onto the paper money. He had an idea in mind, “To go forward or to retreat.”

The paper money left his hand, thrown into the heavens, and then slowly floated down to his feet.

It was face side up.

Chen You swallowed a mouthful of saliva. It was Heaven’s decision.

He zipped his coat to the top and shrank his chin inside the neckline, revealing his big eyes that swept around warily.

In the middle of the night it was very humid and cold.

Chen You sighed. From a distance, he could see a fire in the forest, which was very eye-catching in the dark.

He subconsciously looked for his only colleague, “444, are you there?”

The system coldly responded, “Not here.”

Chen You said, “…I’m going. Give me your blessing.”

The system said, “Good luck.”

After composing himself, Chen You headed towards the fire. When there was some distance, he stopped abruptly and watched as Jian Dan burned paper money.