Chapter 9

"Isn't this a bit much?"

Lu Chengwen was about to go crazy: "I haven't done anything, and I don't plan to do anything bad. Why does the protagonist come here? The author should have some sense, right? If the antagonist hasn't done anything bad, why does the protagonist come to pick a fight?"

System: "Oh, I see. You don't plan to do anything to Leng Qingqiu?"

"I have defective products worth over 600 million yuan in my pharmaceutical factory that I need to destroy overnight. What can I do to her? I don't have the time!"

System: "Oh, I see. That's... let me check... Xu Xuejiao is there... So, you plan to act on both female leads at the same time, huh? I understand, you want to increase the difficulty for the protagonist Long Aotian. Understood! By the way, that's a smart move!"

"You're kidding me! I don't plan to do anything to anyone. I just need to destroy the medicine! The medicine! The defective medicine!"

System: "Is that so? That doesn't make for a good plot. We hope you can be more proactive and have more malicious intentions towards the female leads. That way, the protagonist's plot can develop better."

"You listen to me!" Lu Chengwen tried to stay rational and reason with the system: "Let Long Aotian start or not, I won't move again! I have no interest in the female leads, any of them. I'll deal with them both tomorrow, and I won't drag it out!"

"Deal with? You mentioned the word 'deal with.' I understand! You plan to act on both major female leads tomorrow, and it will be completely insane, utterly wicked, and inhumane, right?"

Lu Chengwen cried:

"Miss, please let me off! I've died six times, and each time was so miserable. Can you just let me survive for a while? I won't touch either of them. Can you make them stop following me around? I'm not the protagonist! Shouldn't their free time be spent with the protagonist Long Aotian... you know, all kinds of ambiguous... all kinds of eye candy? In the end, the plot has already collapsed on the first day, and you guys are directly responsible, right?"

"Host, you're mistaken. Actually, everything here, every person, event, and thing, is real. We only exist as observers and supervisors. The only thing we can do is assist with your plot progression, ability enhancement, and limited communication. We can't control what the protagonist or the female leads do, where they go, or who they get close to, and we have no interest in controlling them."

Lu Chengwen suddenly calmed down and began to analyze.

"Real? Everything is real? That means... I must have done something... to make them deliberately get involved with me... But that's not right, I haven't done anything!"

"I want to break off the engagement with Leng Qingqiu, but she refuses. She came to me last night."

"Xu Xuejiao... When Long Aotian tried to do something bad, I stopped him. Could she have found out? But that's not right, she shouldn't know. In the pharmaceutical factory... she seemed very sure that I would destroy the defective medicine..."

The system interrupted: "By the way, surviving the first day will allow you to claim the first-day big gift pack!"

"The first-day big gift pack, full of good things, great value! The first-day big gift pack will help you on your path to self-destruction, allowing you to fully engage in the conflict with the protagonist and enjoy the ultimate thrill before being killed, dying without regret and smiling in the afterlife!"

Lu Chengwen shook his head: "You're really a dog."

...

After settling Leng Qingqiu in a clean guest room and letting her sleep, he called Zhao Gang and rushed to the pharmaceutical factory.

If I die, so be it.

If the King of Hell wants me to die at midnight, the system won't let me live until dawn.

But if what the system says is true, then this is a... real world?

The system is a group of highly intelligent beings above this world? They don't interfere or forcibly change the logic and operation of this world, is that what you mean?

No matter what, let's get through today first. The first-day big gift pack sounds good, it got me all fired up. Although it seems to be hoping for my death, I need to get it to have the right to survive.

Long Aotian, I'm against you!

You want to kill me?

I don't believe it. If I don't do anything bad and kneel before you, would you have the heart to kill me?

...

The process went smoothly.

Under the supervision of several parties, batches of finished drugs were fed into the shredder, turning into waste, which was then collected by a third party as scrap.

Lu Chengwen supervised the entire process.

Xu Xuejiao also stayed up all night, supervising the entire process.

Xu Xuejiao was very serious, not missing any details, and the other responsible parties were the same.

Everyone was tense and knew what it meant.

Lu Chengwen watched the last batch of medicine turn into waste, and a calm smile appeared on his face.

"Phew, I guess I did something good, right?"

Lu Chengwen thought to himself:

"Regardless, this batch of medicine has been destroyed, so no one will be harmed. If I'm going to die in this world tomorrow, at least I did something meaningful today."

"It's worth it!"

Xu Xuejiao, standing nearby, looked at Lu Chengwen's profile, shocked by his thoughts.

Is this guy going to die?

Is he about to die, so he suddenly turned good?

That's impossible, he's Lu Chengwen, with a professional team of private doctors monitoring his family's health. If someone had a major problem, the team wouldn't have been so quiet!

What's going on?

But, this guy... when he gets sentimental, he looks like a melancholic prince.

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"President Xu."

"Ah?" Xu Xuejiao quickly turned around.

The engineer nodded approvingly: "It's all done."

"Understood."

The leader of the drug administration went to shake hands with Lu Chengwen.

"President Lu, I know making such a decision requires great courage and moral support. No one knows what kind of storm the Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory will face tomorrow. But as a pharmaceutical professional, I want to represent all of us and express our highest respect and gratitude for your decision."

Lu Chengwen smiled: "It's not as serious as you think. At worst, the factory will close, and I'll be cursed by the media."

The leader laughed and patted Lu Chengwen's shoulder: "We'll wrap up here. If you need anything, contact us."

"Thank you, everyone has worked hard."

It was almost dawn.

A streak of dawn light was slowly rising on the horizon.

Lu Chengwen was exhausted.

On the first day of his arrival, he had avoided two direct conflicts with the protagonist Long Aotian; met both major female leads twice, maintaining distance and trying to sever any ties.

Although not entirely successful, he was still alive and had his legs, which was good news.

The people who had worked overtime were leaving, starting their cars to go home and rest.

Lu Chengwen, exhausted, walked to his car. At that moment, Director Zhang approached him: "President Lu."

"Oh, Director Zhang, I'm so tired, can we talk tomorrow?"

Director Zhang smiled bitterly: "I just have one thing to say."

Lu Chengwen was extremely frustrated; he really didn't have the energy to deal with these people.

"Fine, fine, just say it, I'm exhausted."

"Thank you." Director Zhang bowed deeply, his eyes moist, and smiled: "I'll resign tomorrow, you don't need to worry."

Director Zhang turned to leave, but Lu Chengwen called him back: "Wait. Why resign?"

"I..."

Lu Chengwen understood; this time he had "caused" a loss of several hundred million, so he wanted to resign.

Lu Chengwen smiled: "Director Zhang, you are the stabilizing force of our Ninth Factory. If it weren't for you today, I can't even imagine the consequences. You can't resign. If you leave, who will inform me in the future? Who will help me correct my mistakes? Even if you hate me and think I'm a bad person, you must have some feelings for the Ninth Factory, right? Those patients, those who need truly good and effective medicine, need you to stay and help them."

Director Zhang couldn't believe these words were coming from Lu Chengwen's mouth.

He was shocked and deeply moved.

"President Lu, I sincerely say that I misunderstood you before. I apologize. Today, you really opened my eyes. From now on..."

"Enough, enough, enough..." Lu Chengwen said: "Director Zhang, I really don't have the energy to accept your apology or gratitude. Rest well, and continue working tomorrow. I'm exhausted, let's talk tomorrow. I've had a terrible day."

"Okay, then, rest well."

Lu Chengwen exhaled, and Zhao Gang gave him a thumbs up: "Young Master, you're amazing! Your performance was just right."

Lu Chengwen was expressionless: "Really?"

"Absolutely, Oscar-worthy performance, Old Zhang was almost in tears!"

"Shut up, drive."

"Yes!"

At that moment, a familiar voice sounded: "Brother Chengwen, leaving already?"

Lu Chengwen had already opened the car door and turned to see Xu Xuejiao standing nearby, having been there for a while, and had seen his conversation with Director Zhang.

"You're quite good at winning people's hearts." Xu Xuejiao said: "Now Director Zhang will probably admire you to the ground."

Lu Chengwen rested his forehead on the car door frame for five seconds, then lifted his head: "Whatever you want to do, let's talk tomorrow. I'm not doing anything today. If you have the nerve, let Long Aotian come and kill me now!"

"Why do you always mention that person?" Xu Xuejiao yawned: "It's already dawn, have breakfast with me."

Lu Chengwen looked at her and shook his head, calmly saying: "Tomorrow, after the press conference. Either you transfer all your shares to me, or I'll transfer all my shares to you. From then on, we'll never see each other again, and we won't recognize each other. Okay?"

Xu Xuejiao didn't know what was wrong with this person. What had she done to offend him?

Why is he so annoyed with me?

Xu Xuejiao felt hurt.

From a young age, boys who wanted to play with her were countless, all praising her beauty and intelligence.

Why does this guy look at me like I'm a pile of dog poop?

Xu Xuejiao was upset: "Why are you suddenly so annoyed with me?"

Lu Chengwen opened the car door: "I don't know, it doesn't matter, goodbye."

He didn't wait for a response, got in the car, and closed his eyes: "Zhao Gang, go home."

Watching Lu Chengwen's car drive away, Xu Xuejiao felt extremely wronged.

This guy must have a problem!

When we were young, he always tricked me into thinking he would be my doctor. How can he treat me like this now?

You want to stay away from me? I'll stick to you! Annoy you to death!

Lu Chengwen got home, took off his coat, threw it on the ground, and fell straight onto the bed, falling asleep.

The sun was high in the sky.

Lu Chengwen finally started to wake up, his arm moved unconsciously and landed on a soft mound.

Hmm?

He grabbed it a few times, it was quite soft.

What is this?

He opened his eyes.

I'm dead.