Shen Yuqing suddenly opened his eyes from the back seat.
Huh? What’s going on?
Why is the male lead’s cold heart warming up?
He asked: [What happened?]
The system took a while to respond, stammering:
[Host, I don’t know.]
Shen Yuqing raised an eyebrow. [You don’t know?]
The system quickly explained:
[My energy comes from the World Heart pool. Something’s wrong with this world right now. The World Heart needs a lot of energy to maintain itself, so I can only draw a little. Because of that, sometimes I can’t access some information points.]
Shen Yuqing choked at that long explanation.
He now had one good news and one bad news.
Good news: He had a cheat code.
Bad news: It was useless.
He felt his temple throbbing when the car suddenly stopped.
The driver in front said, “Young Master, we’ve arrived.”
Shen Yuqing opened his eyes and looked out.
A luxurious villa stood before him, brightly lit.
As soon as the car stopped, the gate opened from the inside.
He got out, and a servant came forward to take his belongings.
Shen Yuqing hesitated for a moment but quickly handed them over.
He asked, “Is my brother home?”
With the system’s help, Shen Yuqing roughly understood the Shen family’s current situation.
Their parents were semi-retired and often abroad.
The main person in charge of the company now was Shen Zhen.
His wife—Shen Yuqing’s sister-in-law—was a well-known designer. They had twin children, a boy and a girl.
The servant replied, “Yes, they’re home.”
Shen Yuqing pressed his lips together.
Looks like a tough battle was coming!
He took a deep breath and stepped into the house.
But before he could see clearly, the system’s alert came first:
[Target: Pei Yiyan
Corruption Value: 80
Affection: -65
Mission Progress: 1%
Current Status: Not Awakened
Host, this is your fiancé.]
Shen Yuqing’s eyes landed on the man sitting on the sofa, chatting with Shen Zhen.
The man wore a dark green loungewear set, sitting sideways to the door, chatting and laughing with Shen Zhen.
Their attention quickly turned to the sound of Shen Yuqing entering.
Pei Yiyan turned his head but didn’t look at him immediately—
It was only after a moment that his gaze followed the sound and landed on Shen Yuqing.
Shen Yuqing felt his temple pulsing.
Pei Yiyan—his blind fiancé.
He had just dealt with one big shot, and now another one appeared!
Even a workhorse needs rest!
Shen Zhen frowned when he saw him standing at the door. “Come here.”
Shen Yuqing walked over.
Shen Zhen said, “Do you know what time it is?
Yiyan has been waiting for you.”
Shen Yuqing looked at Pei Yiyan on the sofa.
Now face-to-face, he could observe him more clearly.
Pei Yiyan’s green loungewear matched him well.
There was a white cane leaning against his right leg, helping him move around.
Shen Yuqing cleared his throat, unsure what to say.
Shen Zhen continued, “Yiyan, it’s getting late. You should go upstairs and rest.”
Shen Yuqing was secretly happy. “Then, brother, I—”
Before he could finish, Shen Zhen shot him a look and said in a calm tone:
“I have something to say to you. Stay.”
Pei Yiyan still had a gentle smile.
“Okay, Brother Zhen. I’ll head upstairs first.”
He picked up his cane and stood.
Only then did Shen Yuqing notice he walked with a slight limp.
The system chimed in:
[Five years ago, Pei Yiyan was in a car accident with his parents.
They didn’t survive. He was badly injured—his eyes, glands, and legs were affected.]
Shen Yuqing felt a wave of sympathy, but then the system added:
[Don’t worry, he’ll recover later.]
[…Can’t you just say everything in one go?]
Shen Yuqing rolled his eyes.
Pei Yiyan slowly made his way upstairs.
Once he was gone, Shen Zhen finally said, “Kneel.”
Shen Yuqing immediately dropped to his knees with a thud and quickly explained:
“Brother, it’s a misunderstanding, really. You know me—I wouldn’t dare drug anyone!”
Shen Zhen looked at him, and the anger in his eyes lessened.
He said, “You knew Yiyan was coming today and still came home so late.”
Pei Yiyan’s situation in the Pei family was a bit awkward.
So after the engagement was announced, the Shen family invited him to live with them.
But the Pei family didn’t want to let him go so easily.
They agreed he would stay half a month at each house.
Shen Yuqing stayed silent.
He didn’t know about this, but the original host did—
And he had done it on purpose.
Shen Zhen saw him lowering his head and pretending to be obedient. He waved his hand.
“Forget it. But I’m warning you—if I catch you doing something like this again, I’ll break your legs. Get up.”
Shen Yuqing slowly stood up.
Shen Zhen added, “Your card has been reactivated, but with a spending limit. Use it wisely.”
Then he went upstairs.
Shen Yuqing’s light brain beeped.
It was a bank message showing the card’s limit.
He glanced casually—then his eyes widened.
Whoa, who sets a limit in the tens of millions?!
Now he understood why the system said Shen Yuqing was spoiled at home.
He looked broke, but he was actually a rich second-generation heir.
He turned off the screen and thought,
There really are a lot of interesting things in this interstellar society.
He went upstairs and, following the system’s directions, found the original host’s room.
But as soon as he opened the door—
Pei Yiyan was already sitting quietly inside.
Shen Yuqing immediately retracted his foot.
[What’s going on? Why is Pei Yiyan in the original host’s room?]
The system replied:
[They’re engaged. Isn’t it normal to share a room?]
Still, it explained further:
The original host didn’t like this fiancé.
He didn’t like him before, and now that Pei Yiyan was “crippled,” he disliked him even more.
But their mothers were old friends.
After Pei Yiyan was left alone, the Shen family felt sorry for him, so they pushed the engagement.
The original host was upset and tried everything to make Pei Yiyan break off the engagement himself.
Shen Yuqing was about to ask how exactly the original host made trouble when he heard footsteps.
He turned to see a servant coming up with a straw basket covered in a silk cloth.
He had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the servant stopped in front of him and said:
“Young Master Shen, the item you ordered has arrived. I’ve disinfected it inside and out.”
Shen Yuqing took the basket, not sure what was in it, and casually nodded.
“Okay.”
The servant left.
He looked down at the basket and, after hesitating a bit, finally entered the bedroom.
Pei Yiyan remained seated in the chair, holding his usual posture.
Shen Yuqing didn’t know what to say.
He set the basket down, and just as he was about to leave, he accidentally knocked off the silk cloth.
It fell to the ground.
Shen Yuqing glanced into the basket.
Handcuffs.
Whip.
Gag…
His eyes went wide.
What the heck—
You people are wild!
