Chapter 3: Tsk Tsk

When Song Jingyao opened his eyes, he found himself already lying in his own bedroom.

As for how he got back last night, he casually guessed in his mind whether Shen Xiuzhu — with his impressive arm strength — had carried him back princess-style.

The absurd thought amused him immediately, and he casually tossed it aside.

In truth, Song Jingyao was not originally from this world.

More accurately, that referred to his previous life.

From what he vaguely remembered, he seemed to have died accidentally during university, then arrived in this world as a thumb-sucking baby lying in a crib.

As he gradually grew older, his memories of the past life became increasingly blurry until he completely integrated into this world.

Back when he was little, the Song family and Shen family were already very close.

Since he and Shen Xiuzhu were the same age, they naturally played together often.

Shen Xiuzhu had been extremely adorable as a child, with a shy personality.

As the self-proclaimed king of the kids, Song Jingyao had always protected him.

But somehow, Shen Xiuzhu gradually changed.

His aura became completely different.

Outstanding.

Brilliant.

Radiant.

Nothing like the timid child who once clung nervously to Song Jingyao’s sleeve.

Meanwhile, Song Jingyao also developed his own social circle and slowly drifted apart from him.

Then in high school, a plotline suddenly appeared inside Song Jingyao’s mind.

It was a romance novel between a cold CEO and a kind, adorable female employee.

Shen Xiuzhu was the male lead.

They were living inside a book.

Only after so many years did Song Jingyao finally realize—

He had transmigrated into a novel.

And instantly, he understood that overwhelming aura around Shen Xiuzhu was the male lead’s protagonist energy.

The halo effect.

Someone like him, a random side character, could never compare.

Besides that, Song Jingyao also discovered he was forced to follow the character setting assigned to him in the novel.

Only after the plot ended would he gain freedom.

Fortunately, the cannon-fodder male supporting character in the novel was already very similar to his real personality.

Neither liked studying.

Both loved freedom and reckless fun.

The only major difference was probably their sexuality.

The supporting character liked women.

He liked men.

When he first learned about the plot, Song Jingyao refused to believe it.

He deliberately tried doing things outside his assigned character setting.

One day he suddenly turned toward his deskmate with complete seriousness and declared—

“I’ve decided.”

“I’m going to study hard every day.”

“I’ll become a successor of socialism and contribute to the nation’s development!”

His deskmate stared at him like he had seen a ghost.

“Brother Yao…”

“Have you gone insane?!”

Then in the very next second, Song Jingyao’s head exploded with pain.

It felt like someone repeatedly smashed his skull with a hammer.

The kind of pain that made you question life itself.

Song Jingyao instantly threw away the textbook and clutched his head while collapsing onto the desk.

His deskmate hurriedly asked what was wrong.

In a ghostly voice, Song Jingyao muttered—

“My head hurts…”

His deskmate sighed in relief.

“As expected of Brother Yao.”

“You’re not crazy.”

“Getting headaches whenever you read is your true style~”

So really, it wasn’t that Song Jingyao disliked studying.

The problem was that the moment he seriously tried, it nearly killed him.

What else could he do?

Naturally, he could only continue being a useless rich playboy who lived for enjoyment.

Back in high school, Song Jingyao had once secretly liked Shen Xiuzhu too.

Handsome face.

Long legs.

Abs.

Completely his type.

But not long afterward, he discovered the truth about transmigrating into a novel.

And Shen Xiuzhu was the male lead.

In the future, he was destined to fall in love with the female lead.

A completely straight steel man.

There was absolutely no possibility of liking another man.

So Song Jingyao personally extinguished those inappropriate feelings.

He even intentionally avoided being alone with Shen Xiuzhu.

Constantly arguing with him wasn’t just rebellion against authority.

It was also a way to hide his emotions.

Song Jingyao slept until he woke naturally.

Rolling around twice on the soft large bed, he grabbed his phone from the bedside table.

Not in any rush to get up, he sprawled inside the blankets like a lazy salted fish while scrolling through his phone first.

He opened the front camera and pointed it toward himself.

Tilting his head back, he deliberately took a selfie with his nostrils facing the camera.

The photo radiated arrogance and recklessness.

He added the caption—

“Your father is awake.”

Then posted it to Moments.

When you were handsome enough, you could do whatever you wanted.

Even taking photos from a nostril angle still looked ridiculously attractive.

No editing needed.

Soon enough, his useless rich friends started replying.

Rich Brat A: “Father, is your butt okay? Didn’t bloom open, right?”

Rich Brat B: “Is it the apocalypse? Why is father awake so early?”

Rich Brat C: “Father my ass. I’m your grandfather.”

Not long later, Liang Ming — the closest friend among them — privately messaged him.

On the surface, it looked like concern.

But in reality, he just wanted to enjoy the drama and find out whether Song Jingyao fought with Shen Xiuzhu after returning home.

Song Jingyao lazily yawned.

A bit of physiological moisture gathered in the corners of his eyes as his fingers skillfully tapped across the screen—

“Father will kick you straight into heaven to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun.”

After joking around with Liang Ming for a while and scrolling through Weibo and Moments again, Song Jingyao finally got out of bed properly.

He entered the bathroom to wash up.

Then he emerged wearing a damp bathrobe.

After casually styling his hair and changing clothes, he admired himself smugly in the mirror for a while before finally leaving the room and heading downstairs to eat something.

At this point it was already ten-thirty.

An awkward time.

Too late for breakfast.

Slightly too early for lunch.

While thinking about what to eat, Song Jingyao slowly walked downstairs.

Before long, he noticed a young girl sitting on the living room sofa.

Her shoulder-length short hair framed a pair of sparkling eyes focused intently on the book in her hands.

She was completely immersed in it, as though separated from the outside world by an invisible barrier.

That was his cousin Su Ran.

A second-year high school student.

Because her school was close by, she usually stayed at their aunt’s house during weekends and only returned home during holidays.

As the supporting male character, Song Jingyao was destined to constantly oppose the male lead and compete for the female lead.

Eventually, his family’s assets would shrink drastically until they went bankrupt and fell into ruin.

But Song Jingyao had already lived in this world for over twenty years.

His memories of his previous life were blurry.

Long ago, he had become a true member of the Song family.

Naturally, he couldn’t just watch the family decline.

So he tried his best to alter the plot and change the fates of the people around him.

His cousin Su Ran was one of them.

She had a quiet and introverted personality.

Even speaking to unfamiliar people made her nervous and soft-spoken.

Because of that, she struggled to make friends.

Later in the story, the malicious female supporting character easily manipulated her under the guise of friendship, making her do bad things and indirectly bully the female lead.

Eventually, she became one of the targets the male lead used to slap in the face for the heroine’s sake.

Fortunately, the female lead still hadn’t appeared yet.

There was still time to stop Su Ran from being used.

Looking at Su Ran now, Song Jingyao suddenly noticed her smiling while reading the book.

Not only smiling—

The smile even looked a little… dreamy.

Song Jingyao found it strange.

Nobody smiled that happily while reading textbooks.

Could she be dating already?

Testing the waters, he called out softly—

“Ranran?”

Hearing his voice, Su Ran jumped in fright.

Reflexively, she snapped the book shut with a loud smack and guiltily hid it behind her back.

Her acting skills were terrible.

Anyone could tell something suspicious was going on.

Song Jingyao thoughtfully raised an eyebrow.

Pretending he noticed nothing, he walked over naturally and asked—

“Studying?”

“I’ll ask Aunt Qin to cut some fruit.”

“Want some?”

Su Ran hurriedly shook her head and smiled somewhat ingratiatingly.

“No need, no need.”

“Brother, you can eat by yourself.”

“You don’t have to worry about me.”

Song Jingyao tilted his head and slowly dragged out an “Oh~”.

He turned around as though preparing to leave.

But just as Su Ran secretly sighed in relief, he suddenly spun back around and charged forward in one swift motion, instantly snatching away the book hidden behind her back.

Su Ran froze.

“…!!!”

After blanking out for a second, she immediately exploded into panic and rushed forward to grab it back.

Her expression became unnaturally tense.

After stealing the book, Song Jingyao retreated several steps before glancing at the cover.

Unspeakable Love.

It looked like some tragic youthful romance story.

But the cover featured two men.

One slender and delicate.

The other cold and handsome.

The taller man wrapped an arm around the other’s waist, tightly locking him against his chest as though terrified he might escape.

Just as Su Ran jumped over to snatch it back, Song Jingyao casually pressed a hand against the top of her head and flipped through several pages with one hand.

Instant understanding.

So his little cousin had been secretly reading BL comics.

Song Jingyao skimmed the story introduction and smiled meaningfully.

Su Ran nervously watched every movement he made.

Pressing her palms together pleadingly, she said—

“Brother, it’s just a comic.”

“There’s nothing interesting about it.”

“Oh right, Auntie said we’re going out to eat with Brother Shen and the others later.”

“You should hurry and get ready.”

“Can you give the book back to me?”

“Nothing interesting?”

“Then why were you smiling so happily while reading it?”

Song Jingyao wasn’t fooled that easily.

He casually flipped another page.

Su Ran’s eyes widened in terror.

She was terrified her cousin would see the explicit scenes inside.

If that happened, she was absolutely doomed.

She never should’ve started reading immediately after receiving it.

She should’ve hidden it safely inside her room first.

Usually her cousin never woke up this early.

Ahhhhh!

Unfortunately, Song Jingyao really did see it.

The page he opened showed the top pinning the bottom onto a sofa while lifting his shirt.

Song Jingyao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Internally, he silently marveled—

“These beautiful character designs…”

“These abs…”

“These legs…”

“And this pose…”

“Tsk tsk…”

Although Song Jingyao’s outward persona was that of a playboy, he was actually still completely inexperienced.

The men around him were all straight.

And he couldn’t expose his sexuality.

Even secretly watching gay porn was difficult, let alone actually finding a man to sleep with.

Still, once the male and female leads got together romantically, things would improve.

The novel’s timeline only lasted two years.

And as a cannon-fodder supporting character, his appearances were already minimal.

One year later, he would disappear from the plot and regain freedom.

At that point, wouldn’t finding whatever kind of man he wanted be easy?

Cold and aloof types.

Cute puppy-like types.

Tsundere types.

Warm gentle types.

Black-bellied manipulative types…

Every variety imaginable.

Free for him to choose.

If he wanted, changing men every week or spending all his time at a male host club wouldn’t even be a problem.

One chatting with him.

One feeding him snacks.

One serving tea.

One massaging his legs.

And maybe several muscular men dancing around poles in strip performances.

Completely surrounded and pampered by handsome men.

Tsk.

Just imagining it already felt wonderful.

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