Hold on, the system and I have never been angry

Ji Lianhuai did not answer. He held the pendant in his hand, walked to the bedside, took out the one that Lu Jinchao had stuffed under the pillow, and compared them. "They are exactly the same."

"You have a really good eye." Lu Jinzhao's face darkened, "Qiansui, isolate this ward, block the sound transmission inside and outside the room, and shut down all recording and video equipment."

Chitose hasn't reacted yet: "What's going on?"

"It only took Ji Lianxing a moment to open the door and rush in. None of the three of them saw the amulet in my hand, but Ji Lianhuai was the only one who saw it?"

"Oh my god, this is really scary when you think about it!" Qiansui opened his mouth wide and urgently turned on the shield.

Ji Lianhuai did not respond to the sarcasm, and said slowly: "Seven years ago, I went to Binxiang for a trip, and an old lady I had never met stuffed this into my hand. In a blink of an eye, the old lady disappeared, and I put it away without taking it seriously. Since I got this, I often have heart pain. I have seen many doctors, and they all said that I am healthy and have no lesions. I also tried to throw this thing away, but no matter how far I threw it, it would still return to my hand... I always thought I was crazy. Until today, this thing appeared in your hand, and you have the same symptoms as me."

"I don't know what you mean by these words. However, I know a lot of other things." Lu Jinzhao said calmly, "For example, you asked your brother to transfer to my high school so that you could monitor me nearby; you gave me the black box of the courtyard house near your home at the Tianyan Annual Meeting for the same purpose; you gave me your pet parrot to tip off others; you adopted my sister to contain me... It's not enough for you to do all these, and now you send someone to follow me?"

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from you. I admit that I doubt you." Ji Lianhuai paused and continued, "Since the first time I saw you at the West Street Bar, I always felt uncomfortable every time I saw you. And I only felt this feeling from that old lady seven years ago."

"I have tolerated you for a long time." Lu Jinchao threw off the quilt and got out of bed at lightning speed, grabbed Ji Lianhuai's neck, and forced him back to the wall in three steps. His tone was unprecedentedly cold: "I have been pretending to be ignorant because your parents treat Xiaoxing sincerely and you two brothers treat her well. Don't go too far."

Ji Lianhuai was startled by his sudden action for a moment, and his back hit the wall heavily. Fortunately, the VIP ward used soft paint, so he was not injured. Ren Lu Jinzhao pinched him and coughed: "I'm sorry for what happened before. But I came here today to join forces with you."

"Tell me what you know." Lu Jinzhao's eyes were cold, and his fingers were secretly exerting force. Lian Qiansui had no doubt that if Ji Lianhuai said a wrong word, he would really break his neck.

Ji Lianhuai quickly calmed down: "I believe there is a mysterious power in the world that is beyond the limits and understanding of human science, and you should have this power."

Lu Jinzhao neither admitted nor denied it, he tilted his head and raised his chin slightly: "Continue."

"I always thought that the mysterious person gave me this 'amulet' in order to get something from me. So I invited many monks and famous experts to identify it. They said that I had a good fortune and was blessed with great luck, and this thing could absorb my luck and transfer it to other people. I sent people to look for the old lady for seven years, but to no avail. It was as if she appeared out of thin air and then disappeared."

"Until the day you showed up, I thought I had found it. Even if you are not the real you, you must be related to the mysterious man."

"From that day on, I started investigating you. The more I investigated, the more suspicious I became. I didn't believe that a poor orphan with no known family background and a weak and sickly body could suddenly transform himself, get into a top-notch school, become a well-known anchor, and go from being a poor boy who couldn't afford mineral water to becoming a top-tier star in the entertainment industry."

"I even used my connections to look over your college entrance examination papers. Seeing that you really got the top spot based on your own strength, I began to think that I had found the wrong person. The master said that transferring luck can only make the beneficiary's luck become particularly good, and it cannot change what is innate."

“I think if you are a true genius, you don’t need to rely on other people’s luck to achieve success.”

"I didn't expect to adopt Xiaoxing. My mother has always wanted a daughter, and she likes Xiaoxing very much, but I did have my own selfish reasons for agreeing to her adoption. I know you have a good relationship with her, and I thought that as long as she is under my nose, I will make you feel a little bit afraid."

"Today, the person I sent to monitor you sent me a photo of the amulet that Ruan Kangsai gave you. I recognized it at first sight. It was the same amulet as the one I had. Then I heard about your injury, which was exactly the same as mine. After thinking it over, I decided to give it a try and talk to you."

Chitose shrank behind her host: "Is this the mindset of a business war winner?"

"This is the first time I've heard you say so much." Lu Jinzhao released his hand, turned around and sat back on the bed, smiling: "You believe me so much, what if I'm really the mastermind behind all this, and all this is just a show for you?"

"I received a report from Xiao Zhu, saying that he had observed you for a semester and found that you treat people well. You were even willing to help the hooligans at the school gate. He thought you were not someone who would do anything bad to others. I asked him to return to his studies abroad and look for the possibility that the mysterious person was hiding abroad. I later asked Xiao Xing, and she said that you were a warm and kind person and her favorite brother."

"You can say that you acted all this out on purpose to confuse us, but from what I've observed, your acting skills are far from this level. If it was Yan Shangzhang, it might be possible. Besides, even if Xiaozhu and Xiaoxing were to make a mistake, my parents wouldn't. They can feel pity and love for you because you have your own personal charm." Ji Lianhuai said firmly, "I believe in their judgment."

Chitose said, "This guy is really good at making nice words."

"No, who are you talking about as a bad actor!!! You are not allowed to say that about my Chao brother!!!"

Lu Jinzhao was silent for a moment, "What would happen if the people in the small world knew about your existence?"

Chitose scratched his head and said, "It won't be a big deal, as long as the management department doesn't find out. If they do, just spray this kid with amnesia spray on his forehead and he'll be fine."

"That's fine."

"What do you mean? You just trust him so much???"

"Since he is a decent man, I can give him a little trust."

"I don't understand. How do you know he's a gentleman?"

"Suppose it was you, rich and powerful, who could kill a possible enemy silently, and no one would suspect you, would you let that person go?"

Qiansui shook his head without thinking: "Of course not, I'm not a fool! Of course I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go! Anyway, no one will doubt me."

"That's why I say he's a gentleman. If our situations were reversed, I would have killed him countless times."

Lu Jinzhao's smile remained unchanged: "Thousand years old."

"Here I come!" The black cat appeared out of nowhere in Lu Jinzhao's arms and rubbed against him like a spoiled child.

Seeing the black cat that could talk and teleport, Ji Lianhuai showed disbelief for the first time on his calm face, "Monster?"

Qiansui stood on the bed on his two hind legs like a human, with his front paws on his chest and his tail swinging back and forth on the bed sheet. He said angrily: "You are the monster! I am the system! Do you understand the system?"

"I've heard of it. It's very common in online literature. I considered this possibility when I was investigating the truth." Ji Lianhuai looked at Lu Jinzhao again: "So you, are human...?"

Qiansui patted his chest and assured: "My host is 100% pure human!"

Lu Jinzhao stroked the cat and described it calmly: "In short, I am a soul from another parallel world. I was resurrected in Zhou Ye's body and treated your place as a holographic game. But I found that there seemed to be other players here, and the GM (game administrator) might be hunting me and my system. Do you understand what I mean?"

Ji Lianhuai was stunned for a few seconds, as if he had digested this information, and nodded slowly: "So, the person who gave you the amulet is very likely to also have the system, right?"

"Bingo!" Lu Jinzhao snapped his fingers: "Talking to smart people is easy."

Qiansui took out an agreement and put it in front of Ji Lianhuai: "Sign it."

Ji Lianhuai read the contents at a glance. It was a share transfer and confidentiality agreement. He had to keep his mouth shut about today's conversation and not mention it to anyone, not even the Ji Lian family. Not only that, he also wanted to separate Wangshu from Huanyu and change it to Lu Jinzhao holding 100% of the shares, but all operating costs would still be paid by Huanyu Group.

The cost is his, and the profit is all Lu Jinchao's. It is a 100% unequal treaty. Ji Lianhuai smiled and shook his head, signing his name. "Is this the sincerity of cooperation you want?"

"It's also to make you pay a little for what you did before." Lu Jinzhao put away the contract and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction: "This little money is just a drop in the bucket for you, right?"

"You won't take any loss at all."

Lu Jinzhao: "You can eat as much as you like."

Chitose agreed: "We don't eat it anyway."

Ji Lianhuai thought of a sentence like "like a man like a cat", and then he drove the thought out of his mind. He coughed lightly and said, "What if I accidentally leak your information?"

Lu Jinzhao stroked his chin with his index finger: "You can try it now."

Just as Ji Lianhuai was about to open his mouth, he felt a slight electric shock that paralyzed his entire body and made him unable to speak. It took him a while to recover and he smiled, "It's a very convenient function."

"Let's talk about this 'amulet'. Ruan Kang has been controlled by me. He pointed out that Huo Zhou of the Huo Group instructed him to do it."

Lu Jinzhao nodded: "It is true that he gave the amulet to Ruan Kang, but Huozhou...from the two times I have met him so far, I don't think he is a smart person. Whether there is another mastermind behind this remains to be discussed."

"I feel the same way. Huo Zhou is a womanizer and extravagant. He loses nine out of ten investment projects. The only time he won was because of his special assistant. But he doesn't know how to judge people, and the special assistant got angry and left. His father Huo Bufan still refuses to give him power. I heard that he has recently taken a fancy to your childhood sweetheart and is pursuing her vigorously."

"Stop. Her name is Fang Yin. She's not my childhood sweetheart. She's herself."

Ji Lianhuai was silent for a moment: "I've learned your lesson. I'll find someone to keep an eye on Huozhou and tell you as soon as there's any movement."

"Okay. Leave this with me. I'll take it and study it." Lu Jinchao took the two amulets and asked Qiansui to take them back to the system space. He ordered Ji Lianhuai to leave: "It's getting late. You should go back first. I'll ask Qiansui to pass on a message to you if there's anything."

As a son of luck, Ji Lianhuai had been smooth sailing since childhood. He had never been treated so badly in his life, even by his elders. But he couldn't get any negative emotions: "Okay, I'll come back to see you."

"Don't come. I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow morning."

Ji Lianhuai straightened his collar to cover the finger marks on his neck: "Got it."

He walked to the door, and Lu Jinchao suddenly called him: "By the way, there is one more thing."

Ji Lianhuai turned around: "What?"

"Don't let Xiaoxing know that you are taking advantage of her. She had a hard life as a child, and now she is living a happy life with great difficulty. Don't let her know that your kindness to her is conditional."

"I promise you. But...you knew I agreed to adopt her for a purpose, so why did you agree?"

Lu Jinzhao looked out the window: "I hope Xiaoxing can grow up in a wealthy family, both materially and spiritually. With loving parents, a healthy family education, the courage to move forward, and someone to back her up. She can become whoever she wants to be when she grows up."

"Your family just happens to be the one with the best overall conditions among the candidates."

"I'll have to leave sooner or later."

Ji Lianhuai was a little surprised: "Leave?"

"Just like the ending of a fairy tale is often only about the princess and the prince getting married, and the heroic story only ends immediately after the protagonist defeats the boss, I will leave after achieving my goal and will not spend too long here." Lu Jinzhao shrugged: "Even if you have no affection for Ji Lianxing, it is good to have the guilt for using her. This guilt will make you want to treat her well to make up for it, and this is the result I want."

Ji Lianhuai was slightly stunned: "Is that so."

Qiansui suddenly remembered something: "Wait, don't leave yet! You won't take the courtyard back!"

"No. It was originally used for the lottery. Consider it as an apology to you."

After seeing Ji Lianhuai off, Lu Jinchao took out his iPad and pen from the system's portable space and asked Qiansui to copy all the PSD files that he had completed and unfinished in his previous life. He clicked on one of the unfinished works and began to write furiously.

"Other people get anxious by smoking, drinking, and going to clubs, but you get anxious by starting to paint???"

"I'm not anxious, I just haven't painted for a long time and my hands are itching."

"Alright, alright." Chitose found a blue cube box to store the two 'misfortune charms' and added a few layers of sealing items. "I'm really impressed. Who on earth would use such a vicious thing to harm people? And it even harmed my brother Chao. If I find out, I'll make him pay!"

"Can you identify the mastermind with this thing?"

Qiansui smiled awkwardly: "It can only sense the aura of you and Ji Lianhuai, but not the person being transported..."

"Yeah, it's okay. I was just asking casually."

A message popped up on the iPad:

Xing Yang: "Brother Chao, there are reports online that you fell off the wire during filming. Is that true?!"

Chu Yao: "Which hospital are you in now? We'll come to see you!"

Lu Jinzhao replied directly: "I'm fine, I will be discharged tomorrow morning. This place is quite far from the school, and it's not convenient to go back and forth. You guys stay in the dormitory, don't worry about me."

The door of the ward was opened, and Fu Jingnian appeared at the door panting. He was still wearing a suit and handmade leather shoes that looked very expensive, and he looked very dusty. God knows how scared he was when he learned that Lu Jinzhao was injured while hanging on the wire, and he hurried over, leaving behind all the guests.

Thinking of this, Fu Jingnian hurriedly used the glass reflection at the front door as a mirror to tidy up his hair, fearing that his hairstyle would be ruined and he would not look handsome anymore.

"Why are you here?" Lu Jinzhao put down his pen and closed the iPad's cover. He subconsciously looked at the wall clock, which showed that it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

"I heard that you fell down while filming..." Fu Jingnian held Lu Jinzhao's shoulders with both hands, looked him up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, you are okay."

Lu Jinzhao couldn't help laughing: "Has the news reached you yet?"

Fu Jingnian suddenly thought of something and lifted his quilt: "The upper body is fine, are the legs okay?"

"Just look, who is the good guy who comes up and lifts the patient's blanket?!" Qiansui was furious: "You are playing a hooligan on my host, right? I'll get a flower pot and smash you to death!"

Lu Jinzhao reluctantly got out of bed and turned around, the hospital gown hanging on his body made him look indescribably lazy: "I'm fine, I can be discharged after a checkup tomorrow."

"Okay, okay." Fu Jingnian was relieved: "I see you didn't ask for a companion, I'll stay and keep you company tonight."

Chitose: “???????”

"Brother Chao didn't ask for a companion because he's fine! He doesn't need a companion! You're smashing the abacus beads on my face!"