An unknown small planet.
Inside a shabby rented room, a person lay fast asleep on the bed.
Two knocks sounded at the door: “A-Yu, come out for dinner.”
After two more knocks, the person on the bed finally stirred awake, mumbling groggily, “Not eating. Head hurts.”
Silence followed outside the door; likely the other person had gone to eat alone.
However, the awakened individual no longer felt like sleeping. He sat up on the bed, shoulders slumped, with a bandage wrapped around his forehead.
Further down was his emaciated frame.
He sighed, then couldn’t help muttering, “Why did the injuries have to follow me too.”
The system in his mind chuckled: 【Host! You’re awake!】
Shen Yuqing rolled his eyes, his head still dizzy, and simply lay back down.
He replied: 【Should I have stayed asleep waiting to die?】
The system said: 【Don’t say that…】
It was actually feeling a bit guilty.
Shen Yuqing pressed: 【Now explain what exactly happened?】
Back then, while rushing over, Shen Yuqing had asked the system if the falling incident could be avoided. The system had firmly stated no the person who fell could be changed, but the event itself couldn’t be prevented.
So, as he approached, he considered all possible outcomes and realized only by falling himself could the benefits be maximized.
If Song Wangzhuo fell, it would be exactly what Song Lejin wanted. If Song Lejin fell, without follow-up attacks, he’d likely only suffer serious injuries but the Song family would never let those present off the hook, especially Song Wangzhuo.
Then there was that alpha Song Lejin had called over clearly a slippery character. If he took Song Wangzhuo’s place, it wouldn’t lessen Song Lejin’s hatred and might backfire, leading to more unpredictable schemes later.
In the end, Shen Yuqing concluded the only solution was for him to be the one “pushed” down.
With the system as his cheat, falling would at most mean some injuries and bed rest, but Song Lejin would have no way to explain himself, and the Shen family would never let him off.
On his way there, Shen Yuqing had planned out the entire sequence of events and timed Song Lejin’s outburst perfectly.
Even when Song Lejin tried to pull back at the last moment, Shen Yuqing grabbed his wrist and fell backward deliberately.
Everything happened too quickly for anyone to react. Only Song Lejin and Shen Yuqing knew the truth.
To everyone else, it looked like Song Lejin had pushed Shen Yuqing.
Now Song Lejin would get a taste of being unable to voice his grievances.
After the “push,” the system did help him avoid vital injuries. What Shen Yuqing didn’t expect was that the impact would knock both him and the system out of the original host’s body.
When Shen Yuqing woke up, he found himself in a void with only a small electronic screen, the system that had been in his mind.
The system said its energy wouldn’t last much longer. Since the mission wasn’t completed, he had to return to this world. Before Shen Yuqing could even react, his vision blurred, and when he woke up again, he was back in this rented apartment.
At first, he had checked his face this time, it was his original face and body.
When he first arrived, Shen Yuqing had asked the system about it, but back then, the system didn’t have enough energy. After briefly explaining the background of his current situation, it quickly went offline.
His current identity was that of a student a top student, in fact who had just earned an exchange opportunity to Silino Academy. However, in his excitement, he had missed a step on the stairs, fallen, and injured his head.
The system said: [Host, do you remember how you were constantly drowsy before?]
Of course, Shen Yuqing remembered. He had gone to the hospital and even had the system check him, but there was nothing wrong with his body. He asked: [I told you to explain what was going on. Why are you bringing this up now?]
The system replied: [I am explaining. The reason you were constantly drowsy was because of Shen Yuqing the original owner. His soul was still inside this body.]
Shen Yuqing frowned: [What?]
The system continued: [When you first transmigrated here, the original owner wasn’t dead. We merely bound and suppressed his soul. Once the mission was completed, we would extract your soul, allowing the original owner to wake up again. But we underestimated the resilience of his soul. Your drowsiness was caused by his soul awakening and fighting you for control of the body.]
However, Shen Yuqing had cheat abilities, while the original owner was just an ordinary person. Even if his soul was resilient, it couldn’t overpower the cheat.
But that fall had given the original owner the perfect opportunity to reclaim his body. As an external soul, Shen Yuqing was immediately ejected.
Fortunately, the world’s energy pool had stabilized by then, and the system had stored enough energy otherwise, it would have been a complete disaster.
Shen Yuqing frowned: [So that’s what happened. But why does this body look exactly like my original one?]
[Because it is your body.] The system explained: [We couldn’t find a suitable temporary vessel, so the mainframe made an exception and transmitted your body here as data.]
[But I died, didn’t I?] Shen Yuqing was puzzled. [How could it be transmitted here?]
[Actually, you weren’t completely dead in your original world. They were still performing emergency resuscitation. The flow of time in this book’s world is different from your original one. You can think of it like the saying, “A day in heaven is a year on earth.”]
Shen Yuqing stared at the ceiling. So that’s how it was.
He had always thought his original body was gone. In his past life, he had been an orphan if he had died, the hospital would have handled everything.
If they had contacted the orphanage director, maybe she would have come to claim his body.
Shen Yuqing raised his hand and examined his palm: [But if my body disappeared, wouldn’t they notice?]
A comatose person suddenly vanishing that would be terrifying to think about.
The system hesitated for a moment. Shen Yuqing lowered his hand: [Speak. Why are you stalling?]
“In their memories, you have already passed away, and the funeral arrangements have been completed,” the system said. “Originally, we were supposed to erase their memories of you, but I didn’t have enough energy, so this was the only modification I could make.”
This meant Shen Yuqing no longer had any chance of returning.
Shen Yuqing pondered for a moment: “If this hadn’t happened, would I still have died?”
“Yes. According to the original trajectory, three days after the emergency treatment, you would have been declared dead due to failed resuscitation,” the system replied. It had merely moved the timeline forward slightly.
“Alright then.” Shen Yuqing was surprisingly at peace with it. Gaining a second chance at life wasn’t a bad deal.
The system observed Shen Yuqing’s reaction. Seeing that he wasn’t angry, it relaxed slightly. “I admit I didn’t handle this perfectly, but at the time, the energy I had stored simply wasn’t enough to sustain you until your original world’s timeline reached your death.”
The situation had been too sudden, leaving no time to request backup from the main system. It had to make quick decisions.
Shen Yuqing hummed in acknowledgment. “I’m not blaming you. I was alone anyway it doesn’t matter where I live. But there’s one thing I’d like you to do for me. I’ve saved up some money in my account over the years please give it to the orphanage director.”
“Understood,” the system replied. “By the way, Host, given the special circumstances of your current identity, we’ve advanced part of your reward. The funds have already been deposited into your bank account and are available for withdrawal anytime.”
Shen Yuqing raised an eyebrow. “Now that’s good service.”
Even the most capable person couldn’t work without resources. Without money, he’d have been in trouble.
His head still felt dizzy. Calculating the time, he realized he’d been bedridden for quite a while, recovering over the past few days. It was only yesterday that he’d finally been able to get out of bed.
Moreover, Shen Yuqing noticed that not only had the injuries from his fall followed him, but even the scars on his arms had transferred over.
Now they were just ugly marks he’d need to buy some scar removal cream.
Shen Yuqing mentally mapped out most of what he needed to do.
Just then, there were two knocks on the door, and the same voice from earlier called out, “A-Yu, time for your medicine.”
Shen Yuqing snapped out of his thoughts. “Come in.”
The door opened, and a young man with delicate features entered, carrying a bowl of medicine.
Before Shen Yuqing could even marvel at the kindness of strangers, the system notification chimed in his mind.
[Target: Chu Ningbai
Blackening Value: 90
Favorability: 0
Status: Awakened
Plot Progress: 0%]
Shen Yuqing couldn’t help but curse under his breath.
Damn it, couldn’t he at least get a few more days to recover?
