The villain always wants to suck me bald [Quick Wear] Chapter 10
Little Stand-in 10
There are thousands of catmints in the world, how could a cat just happen to like me?
Mu Zhi consciously forgot about the changes in the buff that doubled the effect after he became a spirit. Thinking that Lu Changshu was there to help watch over him, he happily began to inquire about related matters, "Does your cat have any snacks he likes to eat?"
"I have a lot in my bedroom, I can give them to him."
Lu Changshu never thought much about this kind of thing, so he frowned and said, "He doesn't like it very much."
"What a pity," Mu Zhi said a little disappointedly, but on second thought, he cheered up and said, "But we have to let him try it, just in case he likes it!"
He didn't know why Mu Zhi was so interested in him, but Lu Changshu still said tactfully, "He won't like it."
As if hurt by his continuous denials, Mu Zhi frowned and turned his head away, "You are not him, how can you make the decision for him?"
Sorry. I really am him. Being stared at like that, Lu Changshu could only chuckle and compromise, "Okay, then you can try."
After getting permission, Mu Zhi happily lay back down, and at the same time began to imagine his wonderful life with a cat indirectly.
Only halfway through his thought did he slowly remember the plan he had just communicated with the system.
"By the way, didn't I tell you to stay home obediently?" Mu Zhi slowly picked up the topic that he had forgotten for a long time.
Lu Changshu didn't say anything, but turned his head and looked at him quietly. Although the suggestion given by the system was for Mu Zhi to make a deal with Lu Changshu.
The pre-requisite for the deal to be concluded was that Lu Changshu had to propose something. Now that the request was made, Mu Zhi agreed to it first in a moment of haste.
Mu Zhi, heartbroken at the loss of his bargaining chip, pursed his lips slightly and, with drooping eyelashes, asked, "Did I also agree to one of your requests?"
Lu Changshu hadn't fully grasped the initial incoherence of his words, but now, after hearing the second half, he understood somewhat.
"Yes," he nodded.
As if encouraged by his response, Mu Zhi's voice rose a little. "Since I agreed to your request, shouldn't you agree to mine in return?"
As Mu Zhi spoke, his voice became more confident and assertive. "So you have to promise me to stay home."
He stared at Lu Changshu with wide eyes, his expression tinged with a hint of expectation. "You're playing dirty," Lu Changshu ruthlessly exposed his intentions.
"I didn't," Mu Zhi knew he was in the wrong, but he still raised his head and threatened, "Hurry up and agree, or I'll be rude to you."
It's not common to greet someone before committing a crime. Lu Changshu pondered this, then asked lazily, "How do you want to be so rude?"
Would he lock me up as usual, or would he be forced to do an English test in front of me to piss me off?
The little double had only two methods, and after weighing the pros and cons, Lu Changshu decided that the test method was probably the more brutal.
Mu Zhi, however, had recently found time to finish reading "100 Things a Vicious Cannon Fodder Must Do," and had even requested a few more books from the system. He now had a good understanding of the Vicious Cannon Fodder character.
So, he coughed and said, with a feigned ferocity, "I'm going to lock you up in bed and film a bunch of short videos of you. If you don't obey, I'll post them all online!"
Okay, that was a surprising idea.
Although Mu Zhi often spoke nonsense, Lu Changshu bet that was not only would he not be able to lock him up, but he wouldn't even know what the short videos were about.
Seeing that Lu Changshu's silence had lasted much longer than usual, Mu Zhi asked with a hint of excitement, "Are you scared?"
"If you are, then agree quickly, or I'll throw you to bed tonight." Perhaps feeling the effect was noticeable, Mu Zhi added, ecstatically, "I'll make it so you can't stop even if you want to, and you'll have no choice but to cry and beg me."
His instincts told him that if he didn't react, the young man might say something even stranger. So Lu Changshu couldn't help but sigh and resigned himself to his fate, "Then I promise you."
Great!
Seeing the other party succumb to his intimidation, Mu Zhi cheered inwardly, patted his shoulder, and said soothingly, "As long as you're obedient, I'll treat you well and won't do those terrible things to you."
After all, as the book says, a blow should be followed by a sweet treat, and this back-and-forth can greatly strengthen the other party's obedience.
Lu Changshu didn't want to say anything more. Seeing Mu Zhi still enjoying himself after finishing his speech, he rubbed his brow and said politely, "Watch less nonsense lately. After all, the exam is coming up soon."
After being teased by Mu Zhi, Lu Changshu even felt more comfortable with the idea of continuing to tutor him in English.
Today was already Tuesday, and there were only less than four days left until the exam on Saturday.
This horrific news instantly brought Mu Zhi back to reality. The excitement on his face vanished completely at these words, and even the way he held his pen was filled with reluctance.
"So fast," he whispered.
The person around him were still in high spirits after returning to normal. Lu Changshu was tempted to sneer several times at the other person's basic grammatical errors, but seeing the other person's innocent and obedient appearance, he swallowed the words back.
So much so that Pei Nan, who was currently representing N&S in the handover between the two companies, was suddenly flooded with sarcastic replies from his partners and friends.
"You're asking this question. Did you even go to college?"
"If we hadn't graduated together, I'd suspect you paid for your degree."
"Such logical questions and incompetence, I really feel sorry for you for all the years of tuition."
Pei Nan: ?
No, he just sent Lu Changshu a document and asked a few questions about the price. Why was he suspected of having given birth?
(TL: Pei Nan felt a sense of incredulity, anger, and pain at the accusation made against him.)
[You have short legs: What's wrong with you, you bastard?]
Lu Changshu glanced at the message on his phone, poking at the screen expressionlessly.
[N: Tell the truth.] He didn't care what the other person said next.
After replying, Lu Changshu placed his phone upside down on the table. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked, "Did Fu Lan tell you about what happened recently?"
Mu Zhi was flipping through his test paper, checking his answers. He paused, then asked, "Are you talking about the latest trending topics?"
City A has been buzzing lately.
The incident started with a short essay published by an unknown influencer. It described the injustices of a family's illegitimate son oppressing the eldest son. The essay, which exaggerated the eldest son's beauty, strength, and tragedy, and the insults he faced after returning to China, successfully garnered sympathy from many netizens.
Within a day, he deleted the essay and uttered an ambiguous sigh, something like "Capitalism is silencing us."
His story had barely ended when several other influencers released the same recording, their accompanying captions seemingly lamenting the hidden secrets of wealthy families.
But their existence was even shorter, this time being deleted before even a day had passed.
Neither incident was particularly noteworthy, but the coincidence of timing drew widespread attention online.
Online discussion intensified, and some, through meticulous comparisons, unexpectedly discovered a clue.
The subject was a minor celebrity, a seemingly unattractive actress, beautiful but lacking acting skills. Her recent role was being panned in various editing sessions.
An editor, struck by a familiar voice, compared the celebrity's distinctive voice to her own, essentially confirming the identity.
With this clue, netizens rushed to the individual's Weibo account overnight, discovering that the celebrity had recently been in City A and had been close to the second young master of the Lu family.
Lu Changshu's presence in City A was no secret. While his upbringing had been low-key, and the Lu family had suppressed numerous matters over the years, it was inevitable that some insiders would be privy to his activities.
Through leaks from social media outlets and insiders seeking to capitalize on the situation, the story became widely known.
So, the young men and women who had thought that paying someone to delete the recording and essay would be enough to clear everything up were now feeling restless after waking up from a nap.
Lu Xun was the most uneasy of them all.
The Lu family had been on a tear recently, having finally secured a position as the primary administrator for a government project through immense hard work. If the online rumors were to spread further, not only would the Lu family be terminated from their contract, but their reputation would also be tarnished.
Lu Xun spent a whole day suppressing the trending topics. He first declared that he didn't know the celebrity, then, taking advantage of Lu Changshu's silence after his defeat, he posted a statement specifically addressing his friendly relationship with Lu Changshu.
"He's my brother, and he'll always be my brother." Mu Zhi still remembered being nearly horrified by Lu Xun's brazenness when he read those words, and even now, he frowned at the thought.
How could someone be so shameless?
Lu Xun, through a series of tactics, even leveraging numerous family connections, finally settled the matter completely the next day.
But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, someone posted the full recording of the drinking party online while he was having dinner at home that evening.
This twist in the story sent netizens reeling like wildebeests hopping around in a melon field, unsure which piece to eat first.
By now, the ironclad recording had essentially confirmed the truth, and public opinion was overwhelmingly one-sided.
"It's spectacular," Mu Zhi exclaimed. "Even Weibo crashed."
(End of Chapter)
(Translator's note:
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