Chapter 4 If you don’t complete the task, you will be punished


[Host, remember this: beyond the storyline, the world is vast.]


“What does that mean? Can you be more specific?”


[Host, you must understand that the novel's storyline does not describe every hour of every day. Moreover, you are just a side character, so the storyline involving you is relatively sparse. This means that as long as you don't violate the system's rules, you are free to do as you please during the times when you are not part of the storyline.]


“But won’t this affect the development of the plot? After all, I’m living in what feels like a real world.”


[It naturally could, which is why you have the opportunity to change your ending. For example, today you jumped off a building, and Qin Chengyu saved you. This event was not part of the novel’s original storyline. It will inevitably affect Qin Chengyu’s impression of you.]


Nian Jinsui sneered, 

“Of course it will. He saved me, making him my lifesaver. But in the future, I’ll have to follow the storyline and mistreat him, repaying kindness with cruelty. He’ll surely hate me even more.”


[That was merely an example. The system only requires you to play your role and ensure the smooth progression of the main storyline when necessary. As for what you do outside the storyline, the system has no authority to interfere.]


“What if I don’t perform the tasks well?” 

Nian Jinsui cautiously asked. 

“I don’t mean I won’t try, but what if, let’s say… my acting is bad and I mess up? I won’t die because of that, right?”


[As long as the system detects that you are actively attempting to complete the tasks, your qualification to experience the character will not be revoked. However, if you slack off or fail to meet the storyline’s requirements, you will face punishment based on the situation.]


“Punishment?” 

Nian Jinsui quickly followed up. 

“What kind of punishment are we talking about?”


[Considering your current identity as an Omega, punishments may include but are not limited to intense physical pain, weakness, or the onset of heat.]


Nian Jinsui weakly raised his hand, making an international-friendly gesture: 

“You’re the worst.”

Fortunately, the system couldn’t see Nian Jinsui flipping it off.


Having abandoned thoughts of dying, Nian Jinsui reflected on how he had survived the painful loss of both fathers in recent years. 

Since he now had a chance to change his fate, he wasn’t about to waste it.


“System, I feel like you’re a good system. Can I call you Xi lü from now on?”


[No.]


“Okay, Xi lü.”


The system , Xi lü: …


[Does the host have any other questions?]


Nian Jinsui thought for a moment. 

“I do have one question I just can’t figure out.”


[Please ask.]


“I, Nian Jinsui, a strong Alpha, transmigrated into a delicate Omega. How is that reasonable?”


Xi lü: …



Once he cleared his thoughts, Nian Jinsui felt his stomach growling with hunger. 

He glanced at the bowl of porridge on the nearby table, swallowing involuntarily.


This body was far too weak—just a fall into water had left him with a fractured ankle. 

He missed his strong, muscular original self dearly.


No, once his leg healed, he’d start training immediately. 

He’d regain his eight-pack abs and become an Omega with abs!


Thinking of the abs he had worked so hard to build, now vanished without a trace, Nian Jinsui sighed mournfully.


My abs!


At that moment, the door opened, and Qin Chengyu walked in. 

Nian Jinsui’s sigh echoed clearly in the room.


Qin Chengyu smirked silently. 

As expected, this Nian Jinsui was nothing more than the capital’s infamous love-struck fool.

For the sake of a man who didn’t love him, he sighed and sulked, even attempting suicide. 

Pathetic.


Without revealing his thoughts, Qin Chengyu stepped into the room and said, 

“Young Master Nian, I’ve asked Mr. Nian to go home and rest. I’ll stay here tonight to take care of you. Let me know if you need anything.”


Nian Yixin, still shaken from the day’s events, appreciated Qin Chengyu’s reliability and trusted him to stay and care for Nian Jinsui.


Nian Jinsui felt uneasy under Qin Chengyu’s gaze.


According to the original storyline, this man would be the one to kill him…

Why did he have to share the same name and fate as the foolish and reckless Nian Jinsui in the novel?


Could he really follow the storyline and mistreat Qin Chengyu in the future?


Despite being forced into an Omega’s body, Nian Jinsui still carried the soul of an Alpha! 

As a 25-year-old adult, how could he bully a younger, weaker Beta?


As Nian Jinsui debated whether to say something to Qin Chengyu, 

his stomach broke the silence with an embarrassingly loud growl.


Embarrassed, Nian Jinsui flushed, while Qin Chengyu remained calm. 

“Young Master Nian, have some porridge.”


“Thank you,” 

Nian Jinsui said politely, though his heart suddenly remembered the novel’s characterization of him.


Arrogant, condescending, and dismissive, Nian Jinsui in the novel never thanked people he looked down on. To him, their service was only natural.


However, the system didn’t reprimand him, and he remembered its rule: 

outside the storyline, it wouldn’t interfere with his actions.


In the original plot, the novel’s Nian Jinsui would still be sulking alone in his room at this point. 

No storyline required him here.


Finally relieved, Nian Jinsui realized he didn’t need to overthink how to act with Qin Chengyu right now. 

Those cursed plotlines could wait until they happened!


Relaxing, he added, 

“Also, thank you for saving me.”


As a civilized, well-mannered youth, he couldn’t ignore Qin Chengyu’s lifesaving efforts.


Qin Chengyu, surprised by the courteous response, gave a faint 

“You’re welcome” 

before helping Nian Jinsui sit up. 

He placed a small table over the bed, retrieved the porridge from a thermal bag, and set it up with chopsticks and a spoon.


“Young Master Nian, the temperature is just right. Please eat while it’s warm.”


Starving, Nian Jinsui eagerly took a spoonful and realized it wasn’t just plain porridge but one enriched with egg and meat—perfect for restoring his weakened body.


This level of attentiveness didn’t feel like it came from a wealthy tycoon at all.

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