One kilometer away from the villa.
The man wearing gloves lowered his binoculars. In his other hand, dangling at his side, he toyed with a bomb detonator.
“It’s all over.”
Gazing at the place in the distance now spewing black smoke, Gong Ze tossed the small device at his feet and crushed it under his heel.
No fingerprints of his would be found on it.
His car was parked in the overgrown grass behind him. Gong Ze got into the car, tossed the binoculars onto the passenger seat, and picked up a stack of forged documents.
He dialed a number:
“Conduct the search and retrieval at the address I gave you. Once the bodies are recovered, have someone pose as a fishing enthusiast and call the police.”
The car’s rearview mirror reflected a pair of pitch-black, icy eyes.
After calmly giving his orders, Gong Ze hung up and flipped through the fabricated ‘truth’ he had put together.
It detailed how the Qin family had colluded with Yan Cheng to murder Sang You’s parents — all the evidence was complete.
Everything the original Gong Ze had done was pinned on the two dead men.
Gong Ze couldn’t let Sang You discover that he was the killer of his parents.
This wasn’t selfishness.
Because after the mission was complete, this body of his would also die — through some other accident.
Gong Ze simply wanted to lessen Sang You’s pain.
Compared to knowing that his own father had been a murderer — that the child of the murdered victim had grown up, taken revenge by killing his father — while Sang You, knowing nothing, had fallen in love with that person, sleeping with him night after night —
The ending Gong Ze had chosen for Sang You, though a lie, would at least prevent a complete mental collapse.
Everyone who knew the truth of what happened back then had been silenced.
Sang You would never know that his gentle father was a killer.
He would never know that his own fiancé was a wicked murderer.
And because the scapegoats — Qin Chuan’s father and Yan Cheng — were dead, Sang You wouldn’t have to live consumed by vengeance, forever seeking to avenge his parents.
The cycle of revenge ends here!
The evil and the suffering end here as well!
Because his enemies ‘got what they deserved,’ Sang You would find some consolation.
And the remaining sorrow would fade with time.
Then…
He would forget me too…
Gong Ze stared silently at the documents in his hands.
The system felt a chill run down its spine. Its Host was just too ruthless — for the sake of his wife, he had eliminated everyone from this world’s plot, leaving only the title.
Gong Ze asked the system, “How much time do I have left?”
The system: [After the mission is complete, you have one week to stay.]
Gong Ze: “What if I spend points?”
The system knew he couldn’t bear to leave Sang You, but regretfully said, [First of all, points are the only way to buy your freedom from the Main God — they’re extremely precious… Host… your points have been frozen as punishment from the Main God. You can’t use them right now.]
“…”
[Host… I know you’re afraid that if you leave, Sang You won’t be able to handle the blow. But you have to leave in the end. It’s just a matter of sooner or later…]
The system truly couldn’t understand.
[In other worlds, you were so rational, so ruthless. Why, in this world — with Sang You — did you suddenly become so emotional?]
Even if Sang You was beautiful, it wasn’t like Gong Ze had never seen a beautiful person before.
The system grumbled, [You two fell in love too quickly.]
After a moment of silence, Gong Ze said candidly, “I’m not entirely sure either. I once suspected the Main God was behind it.”
[Holy crap! You even suspected the Main God?!]
“Mm.”
[…]
Damn — when this man’s heart started to flutter, his first thought was conspiracy?!
The system looked at Gong Ze like he was a freak.
Gong Ze caught its implication and twitched his mouth.
This world was where the Main God had dumped him. Gong Ze had claimed he was slacking off, but in reality, he was on guard against the damned Main God pulling some sneaky trick.
Whenever his feelings for Sang You wavered, Gong Ze had repeatedly and warily tested for any traces of system props being used.
Or whether the Sang You in his eyes had any strange filter, and whether the Sang You in others’ eyes looked the same.
The answer was no.
It was as if he were naturally drawn to him.
To be honest, it was very difficult for Gong Ze to truly let his guard down.
Because Gong Ze was someone who thrived in treacherous, dangerous waters.
Like a wild animal — even when asleep — the moment a twig snaps, his eyes would fly open and he would bolt away.
No matter how close Gong Ze appeared to someone, he never dropped his vigilance.
But when he was around Sang You, Gong Ze couldn’t help but relax.
His mood improved. The corners of his mouth lifted.
He loved the way the young man spoke, loved teasing him.
It was as if they had known each other for a very long time.
So long that just seeing him made Gong Ze act silly, and when their eyes met, he couldn’t help but smile.
They could burst out laughing together without even speaking.
“I can’t figure it out either. To be honest, Sang You isn’t even my type. But I love him…”
A faint trace of confusion and unconscious reminiscence showed on Gong Ze’s face. He murmured, “It’s as if it started a long, long time ago…”
The system couldn’t understand.
It was just a ball with grilled chicken wings!
[Maybe it’s love at first sight?]
Gong Ze frowned and said nothing, neither confirming nor denying.
The system didn’t mind. It continued to nag like an old mother: [But Host, since you want to wait until Sang You lives out his full life and then take his soul with you, you absolutely cannot go against the Main God this time. For your wife’s sake — just say something soft, bow your head a little, okay?]
Hearing this, the longing and vulnerability on Gong Ze’s face vanished instantly, replaced by a knowing, sardonic sharpness.
“Heh… that scheming bastard. He’s dreaming.”
The system: …
Well — you can’t deny his love is clear and his hatred is sharp →_→
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