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Song Ci was just a poor student, but as soon as he entered the working world, he landed the role of a stand-in because he looked like the young master's unattainable first love.
Then the young master's first love returned from abroad, and the young master's older brother told him to get lost and stop tempting their rich, gullible second young master.
As the saying goes, when you're unlucky, even drinking cold water can make you choke. Song Ci was just that unlucky. He'd barely gotten home when disaster struck. At death's door, he was saved by a System that fell from the sky.
The System used its life-saving favor to blackmail him: "Dear, go pursue Xie Yan. He loathes you. The resentment between you will taste absolutely delicious."
And so, Song Ci was reborn a year earlier... The System was completely useless. A year ago, he'd already spent five years as someone's stand-in. How was he supposed to pursue Xie Yan under those circumstances?
As the head of the Xie family, Xie Yan had money, power, and good looks. He lacked for nothing, except that he was extremely cold and had nothing but contempt for romance.
He hated people talking about love in front of him more than anything, especially pretty boys like Song Ci.
Then one day, Song Ci, who had always avoided him, suddenly started going out of his way to get close to him, trying every trick in the book.
Including, but not limited to, taking him home when he was drunk, making him thoughtful brunches, and all kinds of seduction with his good looks.
Before meeting Song Ci, Xie Yan ate only one meal a day. After meeting him, even that unhealthy eating habit changed.
Song Ci was just too considerate. He was as gentle as a spring breeze, and every time Xie Yan spent time with him, he felt a little light-headed. His naturally cold demeanor softened more and more.
To complete his mission properly and avoid seeming like he was two-timing, Song Ci quickly broke things off with Xie Yan's younger brother and successfully moved into Xie Yan's home.
After realizing Xie Yan no longer hated him as much as before, Song Ci gently pulled him into his arms and asked with a smile, "There's something I've been wondering about for a long time, Mr. Xie. Why did you let me move in?"
He'd only meant to tease him, but Xie Yan blushed and told him to stop asking...
That's when Song Ci learned that Mr. Xie, so aloof and intimidating in public and so influential in high society, was actually so easy to embarrass in private. Holding hands embarrassed him, a hug embarrassed him, and even a few sweet words embarrassed him. The contrast was striking.
The longer they were together, the more Xie Yan changed from a cool and dignified domineering CEO into a clingy, spoiled kitten who wanted to stick to Song Ci no matter what he was doing.
The two of them were all sweet and happy, but the System sensed something was wrong. It was starving to death.
The System fed on resentment. The reason it had bound itself to Song Ci and sent him to pursue Xie Yan, who hated him, was so it could feast on resentment.
Instead, the Host it had bound and the target of the Host's conquest were both completely abnormal. The former was as emotionally stable as a capybara, while the latter turned into a sticky rice ball whenever someone touched him. With these two together, all the System got to eat was their lovey-dovey antics!
Theme: Don't play both sides
