The good news: My whole family dotes on me, and my three brother-obsessed brothers take turns trying to win my favor. The bad news: In three years, my entire family will be executed, and I can see it coming. The even worse news: The System has bound itself to me, and if I don’t change our fate, I’ll suffer a backlash.
Me: I don’t want to get involved.
System: You don’t have a choice.
Lucky Carp: No, you’re getting involved.
I’m forced to play along, forced to make a name for myself, forced to become the capital’s number one lucky charm. What a pain.
Even more annoying is that young General Xiao Jue sees right through my act at a glance.
“You’re not really cold-hearted. You’re just afraid to care.”
Me: ...What’s it to you?
Xiao Jue: It matters to me. Because I care about you.
At last, she dares to care. But his fate says he won’t live past twenty-five.
“After meeting you, I became afraid to die. But some things matter more than staying alive.”
