Chapter 64: The Vicious Fake Young Master of a Wealthy Family · 64

Su Wenyu had always thought Shen Yi was the most calm and composed of the three—the one who wouldn’t join them in their nonsense.

But seeing where Shen Yi’s gaze landed on his face, Su Wenyu honestly didn’t know what to say.

Biting each of them one by one was obviously out of the question.

Otherwise, going to the cafeteria for dinner tonight with all three of them sporting teeth marks on their faces—who knew what rumors the other students would start?

As for explaining why he’d bitten Zhou Xu in the first place, Su Wenyu naturally wasn’t going to explain that either.

What if he explained it was because Zhou Xu had shamelessly kabedon-ed him and tried to demand a kiss, and then Xia Yehang and Shen Yi followed suit and came asking to be bitten too?

Setting aside whether Shen Yi would actually do such a thing—

At least Xia Yehang definitely looked like he would.

So no matter how much Xia Yehang pestered him, Su Wenyu refused to give in.

Xia Yehang knew his request was completely unreasonable. But the moment he saw Zhou Xu’s smug expression, Xia Yehang was just consumed with jealousy and envy.

But there was nothing he could do. The teeth were in Su Wenyu’s mouth. If Su Wenyu didn’t want to bite, Xia Yehang couldn’t exactly shove his own face between Su Wenyu’s jaws.

After much deliberation, just as Su Wenyu finished reorganizing his things, Xia Yehang came up with an idea. “How about this: we don’t need you to bite our faces. How about biting my hand instead?”

As he spoke, Xia Yehang extended his hand right in front of Su Wenyu.

Zhou Xu’s gaze instantly shot over like a chilling blade.

If looks could kill, Xia Yehang’s body would now have several extra holes in it.

Su Wenyu was truly at his wit’s end. Though biting Xia Yehang once wasn’t exactly a difficult thing for him—and could even earn him another wave of Villain Value while he was at it—there was a difference between something Su Wenyu did of his own accord and something others demanded he do passively.

Looking at the hand extended before him, Su Wenyu pressed his lips together. “Do you actually like me?”

Xia Yehang froze. His hand, stretched out in front of Su Wenyu, was suddenly unsure whether to pull back or keep it there.

“I really do like you. What’s wrong? Did I do something to make you unhappy?” Xia Yehang asked carefully.

Su Wenyu asked another question. “Do you see me as a normal guy?”

Even if Xia Yehang was slow, he noticed Su Wenyu’s unhappiness now and quickly said, “Of course.”

Su Wenyu shifted his gaze to Shen Yi’s face and asked him the same question.

Shen Yi reacted faster than Xia Yehang. Meeting Su Wenyu’s eyes, he immediately understood why he was upset.

“I’m sorry,” Shen Yi apologized first. “I wasn’t thinking from your perspective. I’m sorry.”

No matter how much they liked Su Wenyu, from Su Wenyu’s perspective, they were just his classmates, his roommates—at most, just suitors.

With that kind of status, getting jealous over a bite mark and wanting him to give each of them one too—from Su Wenyu’s point of view, it was fundamentally disrespectful.

Xia Yehang, though a little slower on the uptake, understood what he’d done wrong after Shen Yi apologized.

He sheepishly pulled his hand back, cautiously studying Su Wenyu’s expression, and said quietly, “I was wrong too. Please don’t be angry.”

Su Wenyu hadn’t expected that before he’d even said anything, the two had already apologized on their own.

It wasn’t that big a deal to begin with. Although Su Wenyu was angry they’d treated him like some kind of ‘object’ to compete over between love rivals, since they’d apologized so sincerely, Su Wenyu’s anger faded.

“Biting him was an accident. I was just furious at the time.” Su Wenyu glanced at Zhou Xu beside him and rolled his eyes. To the other two, he said, “I know you like me, and I’ve clearly rejected you. You can ignore my rejection, fine. But I hope your affection includes at least a basic level of respect for me.”

Zhou Xu’s eyelid twitched.

That wasn’t just directed at Shen Yi and Xia Yehang anymore—it was practically calling him out by name.

Zhou Xu’s lips pressed into a thin line, his gaze towards Su Wenyu involuntarily turning a bit somber.

At that moment, Su Wenyu didn’t spare Zhou Xu another glance.

Zhou Xu had spent two days smugly flaunting the teeth marks on his face, only for Su Wenyu to use it today as an opportunity to mock him. Now, looking at the teeth marks, Zhou Xu was also reminded of what he’d done that day.

Whether it was his earlier confession or the intimate acts that followed, Su Wenyu had indeed rejected him clearly every time.

It was just that Zhou Xu, banking on the fact Su Wenyu had liked him before, assumed he was special in Su Wenyu’s heart. Whether it was that day when he’d relied on his strength to grab Su Wenyu’s foot and press it against himself, or the night before last when he’d pinned Su Wenyu against the wall with frivolous words demanding a kiss—Zhou Xu had thought Su Wenyu wouldn’t refuse, that it was all just playful banter.

Now, stung by Su Wenyu’s words, Zhou Xu fell silent, finally understanding what he’d done wrong.

Respect.

They could use the excuse that it was their first time liking someone and therefore didn’t know the right way. They could blame it on jealousy and rivalry.

But this time, they truly hadn’t given Su Wenyu the respect he deserved.

For a moment, none of the three spoke. Seeing them all hang their heads like they were reflecting, Su Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief.

[From now on, when issuing missions, don’t drag Xia Yehang and Shen Yi into them anymore,] Su Wenyu said to 520 in his mind.

520 was a bit puzzled. [Why? When there’s a faster way to earn Villain Value, why abandon the easy for the hard?]

Su Wenyu went into the bathroom. He washed his hands and also splashed some water on his face. Looking at his reflection in the mirror—identical to how he looked in the real world—he answered: [I used to think the same as you. After all, Villain Value can eventually be exchanged for Points, and Points are my lifeline.]

520 asked: [Then what changed your mind? Just because of this bite mark?]

520 was, after all, just a system. Although it had human-like emotions, its essence was still data. It couldn’t understand Su Wenyu’s thoughts on an emotional level.

Su Wenyu was silent for a moment, then said: [It’s not just this reason. It’s more like what you said before—I’ll have to leave this small world eventually, and I don’t even know when.]

Pausing, Su Wenyu chuckled softly and continued, [Zhou Xu is the mission protagonist. Interacting with him is unavoidable. But as for the other two, there’s no need to do things that could easily be misunderstood, to avoid leaving too much devastation when I go, or making them sad.]

520 was surprised: [Just that?]

Su Wenyu’s smile faded.

Of course, it wasn’t just that. More so, it was when Su Wenyu saw them willing to humble themselves over a single bite mark, practically begging him to bite them too, that he fully understood the depth of Xia Yehang’s and Shen Yi’s feelings for him.

Before, when Su Wenyu heard them say they liked him, he hadn’t really taken it to heart.

After all, they hadn’t known each other that long at the time. Su Wenyu thought even if there was affection, it couldn’t be that deep.

As many people said: love at first sight is mostly just attraction to a face.

Su Wenyu had known since childhood that he was good-looking. When he was younger, people often mistook him for a girl. When they said they liked him, Su Wenyu chalked it up to them liking his face.

But now, as they spent more time together, Su Wenyu increasingly understood that their treatment of him wasn’t solely because of his face anymore.

Though Su Wenyu didn’t understand what there was about him to warrant such affection, since he now clearly understood the true depth of their feelings, Su Wenyu naturally didn’t want to exploit that affection anymore—using them to complete missions and earn Villain Value.

To put it plainly, though he’d only been in this small world for a few months, he’d learned more in those months than in twenty years of his real life.

Su Wenyu wanted them to respect him. And he, in turn, had to learn to respect them.

[Anyway, no matter what tasks come in the future, no matter how hard, even if I can’t use them, I’ll still do them seriously,] Su Wenyu said to 520. [I know completing missions is the most important thing, and I will work hard to earn Points and Villain Value. So can you please stop involving them?]

The way missions were issued was based on 520’s system calculations, picking the right moment to act—its very purpose was having Su Wenyu’s actions impact Zhou Xu to yield Villain Value.

Since Su Wenyu didn’t want to involve Xia Yehang and Shen Yi anymore, 520 wouldn’t refuse.

After all, with the Villain Value and Points Su Wenyu had accumulated so far, he could leave this small world at any time.

Compared to other Villain Systems, 520 possessed a bit more… human touch, though it didn’t know where it came from. It sighed and said: [I understand what you mean. But missions that don’t involve them will definitely be harder. There’s nothing good about a Villain’s missions. Can you accept that?]

520 actually still hoped its Host would do a few more simple missions to earn some Points, then leave this small world properly at the right time.

In the original storyline, the Original Host had done many villainous things targeting Zhou Xu. Beyond mockery and insults, there was framing, hiring people to beat Zhou Xu up, spreading rumors and slander—all things Su Wenyu hadn’t touched yet.

520 actually felt that with Su Wenyu’s personality, he wouldn’t be able to do what the Original Host had done to Zhou Xu. Because even though he had no romantic feelings for Zhou Xu, the two had been together for so long and were brothers on top of that. Even if Zhou Xu was just his friend, 520 felt Su Wenyu would soften.

That’s why 520’s previous missions had all been borderline—using honey traps or leveraging love rivals against Zhou Xu. It understood Su Wenyu’s personality and had adjusted accordingly.

But Su Wenyu had now made up his mind, insisting on cutting Shen Yi and Xia Yehang out of it.

Seeing this, 520 didn’t try to dissuade him further.

However, to let Su Wenyu know that a real Villain’s mission wasn’t so easy, 520 issued one in a timely manner: [Host Su Wenyu is to overturn Zhou Xu’s meal tray at dinner this evening.]

For the original Su Wenyu, overturning Zhou Xu’s tray would’ve been an incredibly minor matter.

Back then, the Original Host had hated Zhou Xu’s guts—never mind publicly overturning his tray, he’d done far worse.

It was just that in the storyline, Zhou Xu had endured it all because both his adoptive and biological parents pleaded with him not to hold it against ‘Su Wenyu’.

It wasn’t until Zhou Xu approached his senior year, began officially working with Su Duanhong in the Su family business, and after graduation rapidly rose through promotions thanks to his superior skills and business instincts—within five short years reaching a point where even Su Duanhong had to sigh at how the new generation surpassed the old—that he officially made a move against ‘Su Wenyu’.

By then, ‘Su Wenyu’ was already insignificant. But Zhou Xu still cut him off completely from the Su family and banished him abroad.

Abroad, some things couldn’t simply be refused. With the enticement and coercion of those around him, ‘Su Wenyu’ got involved with things he shouldn’t have. Unable to quit and unwilling to be controlled by it, he ultimately committed suicide, his heart still filled with hatred for Zhou Xu.

Su Wenyu now didn’t know much about the follow-up to the main plot. 520 had never revealed much to him either.

But there were things 520 had told him.

For example, Su Wenyu’s final ending in this world would be like that of all villains who reap what they sow—a miserable end.

Now, 520 wanted to see whether Su Wenyu, at dinner this evening, would actually dare overturn the tray onto Zhou Xu.