klisemfg Chapter 334: The male protagonist of this soul-swap story is quite rebellious.
Chapter 334: The male protagonist of this soul-swap story is quite rebellious.
He Chengyi remained silent, and his agent seemed to take his silence as a sign of compromise, finally saying, "Think it over before you come to me."
Then he hung up the phone.
He Chengyi thought for a while before putting down the phone he was holding. Then he finally noticed that something was wrong with his hand; it wasn't his hand at all!
These delicate hands are clearly a woman's hands!
Then he saw a woman's face on the black phone screen. She was very beautiful, but... it looked like him!
He inexplicably turned into a woman? It's very likely that she's the Wen Yu that the person just mentioned.
He Chengyi stared at his phone screen, making no rash moves; his expression was frighteningly calm.
After a long while, he finally put down his phone. Instead of trying to find a way to further confirm his current identity, he glanced at the bag on the bedside table.
That should belong to Wen Yu.
He reached for the bag, opened it, and found a makeup mirror.
He smashed the makeup mirror without expression, then picked up the sharpest and most handy shard and plunged it into his wrist.
【ah--】
A piercing scream rang in his mind, making his head buzz.
[Host, stop! What are you doing?]
He Chengyi was only stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his composure, his tone completely calm, "Suicide."
After saying that, he raised his hand again, and the blood-stained shards of mirror stabbed at his wrist once more.
The system was going crazy and shouted urgently: "You haven't turned into a woman! Stop it!"
The shard in He Chengyi's hand stopped above his bleeding wrist.
Fearing he might go berserk again, the system quickly said, "I'm not lying to you! Although you're currently using Wen Yu's identity, your body is still your own. What you're seeing is just an illusion."
He Chengyi didn't say a word, and gave himself another slap on the wrist.
[Aaaaaaah—Host! I really didn't lie to you! Please let me finish!]
The system's tone was incredibly humble.
[You and Wen Yu were supposed to swap souls, but if you did, you would die, so you didn't! You being Wen Yu now is just an illusion, I swear!]
He Chengyi finally put down the shards of mirror, but ignoring his bleeding wrist, he asked in his mind: "What are you?"
The system cautiously replied, "I am the Matchmaker System. Don't worry, I won't harm you."
"Ha... So I'm not in this state because of you?"
Matchmaker System: ...I'm even worse off, okay?
The original script was that He Chengyi and Wen Yu would become connected due to this accident, and their souls could be exchanged at any time.
At a crucial moment, He Chengyi used his talent to slap Wen Yu in the face to those with ill intentions, helping her shed the "pretty face" label and reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry.
Wen Yu helps He Chengyi ease the conflict between him and his family, manage his interpersonal relationships, make him realize the beauty of the world, redeem him, and teach him to love the world.
Then, over time, the two developed feelings for each other and naturally came together, living happily ever after.
Unexpectedly, a problem arose right from the first step.
The soul swap is impossible to succeed. If it were to forcibly swap the two souls, He Chengyi would die in a heartbeat.
In the end, it had no choice but to spend expensive points to exchange for items that allowed it and the female lead to transform into each other's appearances and instantly teleport, achieving the same effect as swapping souls.
God knows, it's just an intern matchmaking system that's binding a host for the first time!
They haven't earned a single penny, but they've already incurred a huge debt. That's really something.
I thought that once the soul-swapping step was resolved, everything would proceed smoothly according to the script.
It doesn't need to show its face at all; it just needs to swap He Chengyi and Wen Yu's souls at crucial moments and then watch them fall in love on their own.
Who knew He Chengyi would be so rebellious!
Are all people who are suicidal really this scary? They'll just kill themselves at the slightest disagreement?
It dares not provoke He Chengyi at all, for fear that if he really dies, its mission will fail immediately, it will not only incur huge debts, but it will also affect its promotion.
It said cautiously, "Host, you don't need to be so resistant. Wen Yu is your destined partner. You two are a match made in heaven and will be together sooner or later."
He Chengyi lowered his eyes slightly, his tone cold, "Then I'm truly sorry, but I prefer unconventional methods."
If it were truly a predestined fate, why would it need external intervention?
Matchmaking System: ...
Why is it so unlucky? On its first time binding with a host, it encountered such a troublesome one.
Fortunately, Wen Yu is quite easy to manage; she doesn't need to show up or guide us at all, as she's already following the script on her own.
[Host, would you like to call a doctor to treat your wrist injury?]
He Chengyi remained silent.
The system asked in a more cautious tone: [Host, what are you thinking about?]
I want to die.
system:!!!
Didn't I already tell you that you're using your own body right now?
Are you uncomfortable with how you see this? Then I'll show you the real you, but others will only see an illusion, okay?
As soon as it finished speaking, He Chengyi realized that his hand had returned to normal.
[Host, please, please let the doctor bandage you up!]
After the system's persistent pleas, He Chengyi took pity on the injury and found a doctor to treat the wound on his wrist.
Seeing that he finally listened to him for once, the system was almost moved to tears.
But it soon discovered that He Chengyi had given up.
Despite being identified as Wen Yu, she had no intention of learning about Wen Yu herself, even though Wen Yu was a celebrity and a quick online search would reveal a lot about her.
He wasn't afraid of being exposed or having people discover that he wasn't Wen Yu!
This won't do.
The system had no choice but to tell him about Wen Yu's situation.
Wen Yu is quite popular now, but she doesn't have any representative works, has a lot of haters, and is often called a "pretty face." However, this also shows that she is genuinely beautiful, and she is naturally optimistic and loves life, which complements you perfectly.
Your "soul swap" and entry into each other's lives can be seen as mutual redemption.
He Chengyi lay motionless on the hospital bed, coldly snorting:
[Mutual redemption? I need her for redemption? What can she do for me?]
[You've been rambling on and on without saying what she's capable of, so she's just a pretty face! Can she help me with meetings, or with negotiating deals?]
She just makes a mess of my life!
What do you mean by perfectly complementary? If we put it this way...
He turned his eyes to the person who appeared at the ward door. "Well, we complement each other too! Look, she's standing, I'm lying down; she's a woman, I'm a man; she's full of energy, I'm lifeless. Is there anyone more complementary than us?"
system:!!!
[Host! Wake up! This is Song Yunqing, Wen Yu's rival! She's all here to see you make a fool of yourself!]
He Chengyi said in a flat tone, completely indifferently, "Oh...you see, she loves to see me make a fool of myself, and I'm happy to be seen like that. We complement each other perfectly!"
System: ...I just wanted you to have a relationship, it's not like I'm going to kill you, why are you so resentful?