Winning the male lead

In the small worlds of the Alliance, it was common for characters to develop self-awareness and then rebel or flee. Guardians like Le Tian were tasked with maintaining the stability of these worlds.

They all shared a common belief and pride—never, under any circumstances, could they allow their personas to collapse.

Guardians like them were, in strict terms, external forces. The fluctuations in their personas could have a massive impact on the world they were in, especially when interacting with key figures. If they made the world feel off-balance, that world was on the brink of collapsing.

Le Tian had caused the collapse of several worlds, so he understood this very well.

He was also a top-tier expert when it came to maintaining his persona and the stability of the world, having experienced countless worlds.

“Uncle!” He gathered all his strength and shoved Shen Lixing away, wiping his lips in shock. “Are you crazy?”

Shen Lixing had already braced himself, but he was still unable to accept Le Tian’s rejection. The domineering part of his personality immediately took over, and his expression darkened. At this point, talking was pointless; actions spoke louder than words.

He grabbed Le Tian again, holding him tight in his arms, and kissed him forcefully.

Their lips and teeth clashed violently. Le Tian bit down hard, tearing open the corner of Shen Lixing’s mouth, then shoved him away and stumbled downstairs.

Shen Lixing didn’t chase after him, but wiped the blood from his lip corner. The bright red blood stained his fingertips. He smiled. Run? Can you really escape?

Le Tian, sniffling, ran downstairs, then turned and dashed back upstairs under the surprised gaze of the servants. He grabbed the car keys, jumped into his beloved red sports car, and drove off.

Inside the car, he leisurely opened his playlist. The system, still in a self-imposed shutdown, suddenly spoke: “I thought you’d given up on the mission.” It didn’t expect him to still have some conscience and reject Shen Lixing.

Le Tian pretended not to hear.

The system continued on its own, “Your decision was rational. Choosing between satisfying personal desires and spiritual exile, choosing the former would be too foolish. As one of the Alliance’s top guardians, I commend your professionalism.”

Le Tian: “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re really thinking. We had an agreement for a strategic partnership, but the moment my orientation came up, you flipped on me. How fragile was that bond? Tsk, tsk, so disappointing. I can file a discrimination complaint against you.”

System: It felt a helpless frustration, as if being falsely accused by a villain but having no way to refute it… “I was wrong.”

Le Tian generously responded, “It’s okay, every sincere relationship has its ups and downs.”

The red sports car aimlessly cruised down the highway, and after some time, Le Tian drove it all the way to the dock.

The fiery red private yacht was still docked at the small pier. He sat in the car, gazing at the golden-lettered logo above, and said meaningfully, “So that’s what it means.”

L&T was not Le Tian’s name but “Li & Tian.” In Shen Lixing’s heart, whether Le Tian was his nephew or not, he essentially belonged to him, just like the luxurious yacht before him.

Le Tian stared at it for a moment, then got out of the car and boarded the yacht, comfortably lying down on the deck.

The system, confused, asked, “Aren’t you going to find the female protagonist?”

Le Tian calmly responded, “Why would I?”

System: “?” It thought he had finally decided to set up the female protagonist with Shen Lixing, but Le Tian didn’t seem to have any intention of doing that.

He pulled out his phone and opened Yu Miao’s Weibo. She had changed his background to one with cherry blossoms in the sky and two hands intertwined. Le Tian casually said, “Yu Miao likes Xu Tao, right?”

System reminded, “Xu Tao is not qualified.”

Le Tian shrugged, unfazed, “As long as she likes him, that’s enough.”

The system didn’t expect this Le Tian, who had destroyed worlds starting from the second male lead, to still have some sympathy for the female protagonist. It had heard that he had wanted to destroy the world because he couldn’t have the female protagonist’s love. While it was now clear that Le Tian’s orientation had changed, it couldn’t rule out the possibility that his feelings had changed due to a blow he had suffered.

Le Tian, hands behind his head, lay back and squinted up at the sun. He seemed to have understood the system’s silence and said with distant eyes, “Everyone has the right to make their own choices.” Then, he grinned and added, “If you’re moved, make sure to arrange for me a high-status role in the next world.”

The system sighed, “If you keep going like this, there won’t be a next world for you.”

Le Tian didn’t respond. He was waiting, waiting for a reason that would force him to return to Shen Lixing’s side.

Living a life without wealth is meaningless. Uncle, don’t make your little sweetheart wait too long.

A servant ran up to the balcony and told Shen Lixing that Le Tian had run off, exaggerating his sobbing as he described it in detail.

The servant had discovered the letter in Le Tian’s pocket earlier, and she was especially worried about him. She feared that he ran off again, something bad might happen. “Sir, please go find young master… Sir, what happened to your mouth?”

The injury on his lips was nothing serious, just a slight sting. Shen Lixing reached up to touch the wounded lip casually and said, “It was from young master’s bite.”

The servant froze on the spot.

Shen Lixing calmly went downstairs. He had to bring his little waste back.

Since Le Tian kept saying he would accept anything for Yu Miao, he decided it was necessary to test whether he meant what he said.

Le Tian had been sunbathing for a while before retreating into the cabin of the yacht. The yacht was usually well-maintained, and the bar was fully stocked with drinks. He opened a bottle of soda to satisfy his hunger. He had run off so quickly that he hadn’t had breakfast, so now he could only wait for Shen Lixing to force him back and feed him.

As expected, Shen Lixing worked quickly. Le Tian had barely taken two sips of his soda when his phone rang, showing the rehab center as the caller.

He lazily put it on speakerphone. “Hello?”

The staff at the rehab center sounded anxious, “Mr. Shen, just now, a Mr. Shen came and demanded we kick out the patient you left here.”

The patient was Yu Miao’s severely ill mother.

Le Tian frowned and said, “Don’t mind him, I will continue paying for the fees.”

“But… that Mr. Shen just bought our rehab center…”

Le Tian: …

The joys of the wealthy are so simple and dull.

Le Tian was silent for a moment, then spoke to the person on the other end of the phone, “I understand, don’t do anything yet. I’ll handle it.”

“Okay.” The staff member sighed in relief, glad the task assigned by the new boss was completed, bringing them one step closer to the annual “Best Employee” award.

Le Tian took a sip from his soda-filled goblet and sighed, “Ah, there’s nothing I can do. Shen Lixing is forcing me to go back, so I have to endure it for now.”

System: “…You did that on purpose…”

Le Tian deliberately resisted Shen Lixing, purposely showed his deep affection for the female protagonist in front of him, and even deliberately made the system compromise.

He put down the goblet, adjusted his nightgown, and spoke in a high-pitched voice, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand. I’m just a little bunny cornered and helpless, okay?”

System: Damn, big elephant.