ISWTDB Ch25 [Arc 2]

Chapter 25: The Disabled Brother of the Wealthy Male Lead (1)

Opening his eyes again, Ying Zhao found himself back in the system space. Rubbing his eyes and looking at the pure white space, Ying Zhao tried hard to calm the sadness of watching his lover’s life fade away before him.

However, he also felt somewhat relieved because when his lover’s soul fragment broke free from the small world and his memories returned, he told Ying Zhao that he felt very happy.

Luckily, he had spent his lover’s lifetime with him.

His lover had once waited and sacrificed so much for him, so now, it was his turn to protect his lover. He was determined to ensure that his lover lived happily in every world!

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao’s eyes became resolute. Clenching his fist, he recalled the warmth that the soul fragment had brought him, taking a deep breath to hold back his tears.

Seeing Ying Zhao’s tear-filled eyes, Xiao Bai crawled over worriedly and asked with concern, “Host, are you okay?”

Ying Zhao, with tears in his eyes, still tried his best to smile at Xiao Bai and shook his head, saying, “I’m fine.”

Xiao Bai nodded and considerately said, “Host, you can rest in the system space for a while. We can enter the next world after you’ve adjusted your emotions.”

Hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Ying Zhao took a deep breath and closed his eyes again. He worked hard to adjust his emotions and then opened his eyes after a moment.

Reaching out to touch Xiao Bai’s forehead, he said softly, “Don’t worry, Xiao Bai, I’m really okay now.”

Although he was eager to go to the next world and meet his lover immediately, Ying Zhao remembered the awkward situation when he first entered the small world and still asked Xiao Bai to first transmit the next world’s plot to him.

Xiao Bai blinked at Ying Zhao’s request, feeling that this was somewhat different from the process he was told during system training.

However, as a mature system, Xiao Bai felt that he must maintain his professional image in front of the host. So he tried hard to suppress his inner panic.

Straightening his body, he nodded solemnly to Ying Zhao and said, “Alright, Host, I will now transmit the plot of the next world to you!”

Immediately, Xiao Bai’s gray vertical pupils turned red, and a large segment of the plot poured into Ying Zhao’s mind.

Although the previous world was chosen as a cultivation world to approach Ying Zhao’s origin world and help him adapt quickly by consuming part of the energy, entering a new world still required starting from a lower-level world. After reading through the plot, Ying Zhao found that the world he was about to enter belonged to a modern elite family setting.

In that small world, his name was Ying Zhou. He was a genius mechanical engineer and also had high achievements in the field of biological research.

Originally, Ying Zhou was merely a purely science-obsessed genius admired by everyone. However, his misfortune began when he met the world’s male protagonist, Lin Ze.

As the male protagonist of the small world, Lin Ze was naturally a prominent noble son of an elite family. Ying Zhou and Lin Ze grew up together, but when Ying Zhou was in his teens, he went abroad to study, and the two were separated since then.

To Ying Zhou, Lin Ze was just a childhood playmate, at most a very good friend. But to Lin Ze, Ying Zhou was the white moonlight in his heart.

Lin Ze had a bit of a playboy nature. Although he had no ill intentions, he inevitably carried some bad habits.

So when he saw Meng Jiaqi, who bore a 60% resemblance to Ying Zhou, at a bar where he was having fun with friends, he developed other thoughts about Meng Jiaqi.

Meng Jiaqi came from a poor family but was a student at the prestigious Saint Lin Academy. He worked part-time at the bar to support himself and was considered diligent. Initially, Meng Jiaqi resisted Lin Ze’s pursuit, but he soon succumbed to Lin Ze’s expensive gifts and sweet words.

Meng Jiaqi mistakenly believed that Lin Ze genuinely liked him, so naturally, like a prince and a pauper falling in love, the two got together.

After they got together, Lin Ze and Meng Jiaqi quickly moved in together. At first, Meng Jiaqi didn’t know he was a substitute for Ying Zhou, until six months later, when Ying Zhou returned to the country to continue his research project.

Seeing that the main character had returned, Lin Ze naturally lost interest in the substitute and completely forgot about Meng Jiaqi, going directly to pursue Ying Zhou.

After not hearing from Lin Ze for a long time, Meng Jiaqi felt something was wrong and, after some investigation, found out he was just a substitute for Ying Zhou.

Seeing Ying Zhou, who was a visiting professor at Saint Lin University and admired by everyone, Meng Jiaqi felt angry and resentful.

He thought Ying Zhou already had so much, why did he have to take away his lover too? So he found Ying Zhou and told him about his relationship with Lin Ze.

Ying Zhou, who was only dedicated to his research and not very interested in romantic matters, naturally did not want to get involved in others’ relationships.

So after learning about Meng Jiaqi and Lin Ze’s relationship, Ying Zhou immediately rejected Lin Ze’s pursuit.

Lin Ze, knowing that Meng Jiaqi was the reason for his rejection, blamed Meng Jiaqi and angrily broke up with him.

After being abandoned, Meng Jiaqi tried to pester Lin Ze in various ways, but Lin Ze ignored him. Until one time, Meng Jiaqi pestered Lin Ze again in public and was taught a lesson by Lin Ze’s gang of friends, he finally stopped.

However, after completely leaving Lin Ze, Meng Jiaqi found he could no longer return to his past. He had already gotten used to the luxurious life while dating Lin Ze.

Although Lin Ze had given Meng Jiaqi a lot of money before they broke up, it was not enough for Meng Jiaqi, who had adapted to a lavish lifestyle, to squander.

He could no longer return to his shabby dormitory and live his past impoverished life, nor could he accept that his classmates no longer looked at him with envy.

So Meng Jiaqi went astray. For money, he became a male escort. Initially, he did it secretly but was eventually discovered by his classmates.

Meng Jiaqi’s reputation was ruined, leading him to further self-destruction. Ultimately, he died of a drug overdose at a chaotic party with a group of addicts.

Meng Jiaqi’s death was extremely disgraceful, but the story did not end there. After his death, Meng Jiaqi was reborn and returned to his sophomore year.

At that time, he had just started working at the bar and had not yet met Lin Ze. Filled with resentment towards both Lin Ze and Ying Zhou, Meng Jiaqi decided to take revenge on them.

This time, when Meng Jiaqi encountered Lin Ze again, he did not succumb to Lin Ze’s advances. Instead, using his knowledge of Lin Ze’s preferences from his previous life, he quickly became his friend.

Lin Ze, seeing Meng Jiaqi not bending for money, genuinely developed feelings for him. Under Meng Jiaqi’s guidance, the two remained very ambiguous.

Having worked as a male escort for a long time in his past life, Meng Jiaqi understood well the notion that the unattainable is the most desirable. So, he kept Lin Ze hanging, waiting for the right moment.

When Ying Zhou returned again, Lin Ze’s attention shifted back to him. It was then that Meng Jiaqi realized he still deeply loved Lin Ze.

He could forgive Lin Ze as long as Lin Ze stayed by his side. However, he could not tolerate Ying Zhou. He felt that all the tragedies in his past life were caused by Ying Zhou.

He firmly believed that if Ying Zhou had not appeared, he and Lin Ze might have lived happily ever after. So, when Lin Ze invited Ying Zhou to a gathering with old friends, Meng Jiaqi followed along.

Taking advantage of a moment when no one was watching, Meng Jiaqi found an opportunity to drug Ying Zhou. He then threw Ying Zhou to a group of lowlifes he had arranged in advance and took many photos.

When Ying Zhou woke up, he was utterly panicked by the situation. A group of police officers burst into the room, arresting everyone involved in the drug-fueled party.

Ying Zhou was taken to the police station as a suspected male escort, but given his distinguished family background, the police released him after identifying him and conducting a drug test, discovering he had been drugged.

Although Ying Zhou felt deeply traumatized, he tried to calm himself. However, the photos had already spread across the campus.

When Ying Zhou returned to Saint Lin Academy, the scandalous rumors were rampant. Even Lin Ze believed Meng Jiaqi’s words, thinking Ying Zhou had a chaotic private life and was a disgraceful person, turning instead to Meng Jiaqi.

Ying Zhou did not want to pay attention to the rumors and locked himself in his lab. However, the school, considering its reputation and the rumors, suspended his classes.

Not only that, but the school also withdrew all his research equipment and funding, which was a heavy blow to Ying Zhou, who cared most about his research.

Despite Ying Zhou’s tragic situation, Meng Jiaqi felt it was not enough. He always worried that Lin Ze would return to Ying Zhou. So, he orchestrated a car accident that ultimately took Ying Zhou’s life.

“So, the original host, who was merely an innocent researcher immersed in his work and not well-versed in social affairs, was killed by Meng Jiaqi?” Ying Zhao frowned after understanding the whole plot, feeling very displeased.

It was absurd that Meng Jiaqi blamed all his hatred on Ying Zhou.Clearly, it was Lin Ze and Meng Jiaqi’s so-called love game, yet the innocent Ying Zhou was the one who suffered. Meanwhile, the scumbag couple lived happily together.