Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“System notification: Today is an important day. Please be vigilant.”
The system seemed particularly diligent today; Li Yuebai received the notification early in the morning.
“Xiao Ye!” Li Yuebai hurriedly called out, “Listen!”
“Listening.” Ye Qing was brushing his teeth in the bathroom, calmly waving his hand.
They only knew the general outline of the original owner’s previous life’s experiences; the specific details were given to them by the system depending on its mood.
For example, how exactly the original owner, Ye Qing, was possessed by a dormant entity and turned into a vampire— this process had never been revealed by the system before.
Soon, the entire process appeared in their minds like an unfolding scroll.
Around this time in the previous life, a distant relative of the original owner, Ye Qing, passed away.
The original owner of Ye Qing’s personality was different from other children from birth. He was particularly aloof, uninterested in many things, and disliked playing or making noise. Born into a wealthy family where his parents each had their own agendas and schemed against each other, unlike the harmonious and warm atmosphere of ordinary middle-class families, and where the family was constantly at odds over inheritance, the original owner of Ye Qing had virtually no concept of family warmth. Only his great-aunt was different.
This old lady was quite different from the rest of the family, often ridiculed as a “country bumpkin” and a “foolish old woman with no knowledge.” She was naturally optimistic, didn’t like to scheme, didn’t like to compete, and didn’t care about money. She lived a contented life, loved children, and treated all the children in the family equally, never treating Ye Qing coldly because of his personality.
When Ye Qing was about seven years old, his family faced some trouble. His mother suspected his father of having an affair with a nanny, so she kicked all the nannies out of the house and decided to personally select new ones. For several months, Ye Qing was thus left without anyone to care for him. So, his great-aunt took him in to stay with her temporarily.
Although Ye Qing was still quiet and didn’t show much affection to his great-aunt, he knew that the feeling was completely different. The time he spent at his great-aunt’s house made him feel safe and warm, much more natural than when he was with his parents.
For a long time afterward, when Ye Qing recalled his childhood, the first thing that came to mind was his great-aunt’s balcony. In the afternoon, sunlight streamed through the embroidered curtains onto the wooden floor. His great-aunt, with her gray hair tied in a bun, would sit in a wicker chair embroidering, humming an old-fashioned opera tune, and occasionally chattering to Ye Qing about random things… She never forced Ye Qing to do anything he didn’t want to do.
The original owner of this body, Ye Qing, also spent his 7th birthday at his great-aunt’s house. Although he was only 7, he was already tired of birthday cakes, candles, parties, balloons, ribbons… and everything else. So he told the old lady beforehand: “I don’t want to celebrate this birthday; I just want to be alone and undisturbed.”
On his birthday, the old lady pulled a set of classic gun models from a box and gave it to him.
Ye Qing had always liked cold, hard firearms, but his parents always thought they were too dangerous and wouldn’t allow him to touch them. He thus had to bury this interest and never told the old lady a word. As a result, the old lady somehow figured out his preference.
His parents had always organized birthday parties according to their own preferences, forcing him to obey. Only his great-aunt genuinely wanted him to have a happy birthday.
Therefore, over the years, the original owner of this body, Ye Qing, had always had a special affection for the old lady.
Now, the old lady had passed away. At over eighty years old, it was considered a happy death, but for the original owner of this body, it was a heavy blow.
At this time, the master-disciple relationship between the original Ye Qing and the original Gu Xisha was also very special. However, due to the vast differences in their personalities and life experiences, the conflicts became unprecedentedly intense.
Ye Qing already had a nihilistic complex and suffered from symptoms similar to depression. The old lady’s death was a huge blow to him, exacerbating his nihilistic tendencies— in fact, outsiders couldn’t see it at all, including his colleagues who saw him every day; they only noticed that he was quieter than before.
But Gu Xisha could see it. Gu Xisha was always observant, especially towards his beloved disciple, and could naturally sense Ye Qing’s emotional changes.
Moreover, while Ye Qing maintained a good facade in front of others, he couldn’t help but relax his tense nerves and reveal a vulnerable side when alone with Gu Xisha.
If an observer knew everything, they would clearly see that their feelings for each other were special, but they themselves were unaware of it.
Fate played a cruel trick; and their feelings for each other led to a series of tragedies.
Gu Xisha noticed Ye Qing’s unusual behavior and immediately became tense.
He feared that Ye Qing would commit suicide.
In fact, most people in the world were unaware of the dangers of depression, mistakenly believing that “depression is just a bad mood, just weakness, and you can get through it.” Gu Xisha, due to his profession, had witnessed many suicides among those with depression and knew very well that this physical illness couldn’t be cured by psychological adjustment alone.
Therefore, he began to consciously or unconsciously keep a close watch on Ye Qing.
Gu Xisha’s personality was already quite strong, and he became even more strict in matters of life and death. This excessive interference made Ye Qing very uncomfortable.
Ye Qing had always been indifferent to his own life and death; and he hoped Gu Xisha would respect his choices. Simply put, he wanted Gu Xisha not to stop him when he really wanted to die, but to let him die freely.
Gu Xisha, of course, resolutely rejected this suggestion. Thus, the two fell into a strange state of antagonism, mentally tormenting each other every day.
At this critical juncture, a new case occurred.
This time it was a high-profile criminal case that shocked the entire city— the Yongfeng Company robbery. More than a dozen robbers armed with guns broke into the Yongfeng Company headquarters and took all the employees hostage. Yongfeng Company dealt in antiques. The robbers, driven by greed, took the risk— a simple yet significant case.
Given the urgency, Ye Qing, as a key member, was naturally assigned to the scene.
Gu Xisha, however, unilaterally ordered him: “Don’t go.” He argued that someone with depression shouldn’t be in this profession, especially since the situation was too dangerous; he might lose control and do something unimaginable.
But Ye Qing, based on his self-awareness, concluded that even if he lost control, he would only harm himself and wouldn’t affect the mission.
Seeing he couldn’t control him, Gu Xisha offered: “I’ll go in your place, or I’ll go with you.”
Ye Qing simply smiled wearily and said: “Don’t do that. I’m not your son.”
Ye Qing knew all too well that this mission was indeed dangerous, and he couldn’t let Gu Xisha go.
Gu Xisha was the complete opposite of him; he would seize any opportunity to save a life, regardless of the chance. He valued life itself, whether it belonged to others or himself. Such people always considered protecting others as a perfectly justifiable duty, but do I have the nerve to accept it so readily? Why should they risk their lives again because of me? As for someone like me, who doesn’t even care about their own life, I’m the one who should be facing danger the most.
What happened next was likely that the original owner of Ye Qing used some extreme measures to lock Gu Xisha at home and went off to carry out the mission alone.
Then, during the mission to rob Yongfeng Company, the original owner of Ye Qing was unexpectedly bewitched by a dormant vampire hidden in an antique warehouse, committed suicide, and was subsequently possessed by the dormant vampire.
“So, don’t go!” Li Yuebai jumped out of bed, ran to the bathroom sink with a pained expression, and grabbed Ye Qing’s shoulders, shaking him vigorously: “Have you learned your lesson? Have you learned your lesson?”
Ye Qing was a little dizzy from being shaken and could barely hold onto the toothbrush handle.
“I finally understand! It’s all your fault!” Li Yuebai felt he had grasped a key point: “Listen, Xiao Ye, the reason Gu Xisha’s character suffered so much is all because of you!”
“It wasn’t me, it was the original owner.” Ye Qing calmly stated his innocence: “Besides, the original owner’s actions weren’t excessive. He was just carrying out his job duties when he encountered an accident and was possessed by a dormant entity. This… no matter how you look at it, the original owner was innocent.”
“So far, the original owner, Ye Qing, has only become a vampire.” Li Yuebai said, “But he is the male protagonist of this world, and all the conflicts are concentrated on him. As long as he becomes a vampire, Gu Xisha, as his closest person, will inevitably be torn apart by the ensuing raging waves of conflict… Don’t ask me how I know, it’s like this in all works. The protagonist encounters a misfortune first, then triggers a series of chain reactions, and the closest person must die or suffer a fate worse than death…”
“So, as long as I don’t get possessed by a dormant entity in this life, everything will be fine?” Ye Qing put the toothbrush and water glass back on the shelf.
“That seems to be the case for now.” Li Yuebai frowned. “In short, we absolutely cannot become vampires.”
“The robbery at Yongfeng Company happened this afternoon.” Ye Qing checked the notification in the system. “I can ask for leave in advance and notify the Municipal Bureau and the National Security Department to prepare for the response.”
“Hmm, our disadvantage in the previous life was that we didn’t know there was a dormant entity hidden in Yongfeng Company’s antique warehouse.” Li Yuebai said, “Now that we know, dealing with it won’t be too difficult.”
After a pause, Li Yuebai asked again, still worried, “Um… Xiao Ye, do you still have suicidal tendencies?”
“Not as severe as the original owner.” Ye Qing smiled. “Don’t worry.”
“The old lady… passed away?” Li Yuebai recalled that he seemed to have seen Ye Qing answer the phone at home these past few days.
“Yes.” Ye Qing nodded.
“You must still be a little sad, right? After all, you have the memories of the original Ye Qing…” Li Yuebai sighed. “How should I put it, just from the system’s description, I feel she was a very charming lady… After we successfully solve all the problems in this life, let’s visit her grave.”
“Okay.”
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