Chapter 1572: The Fake Young Master Is About to Be Pampered by the Real Young Master 02

"What are you doing?"

A voice with great texture, cold and detached, came from the doorway; Zhou An instinctively closed the drawer, and the next second the room light was turned on. Jin Chen stood in the doorway, frowning as he looked in, his indifferent brows and eyes showing a hint of suspicion.

"I… I saw your door wasn't closed and your computer was on; isn't it because you were worried your score wasn't saved?" Zhou An pointed nonchalantly at the notebook beside him, "By the way, where did you go?"

Didn't the book specifically mention that Jin Chen was in rehearsal at this time and almost had a romantic encounter!

"Yu Xing's room."

Jin Chen spoke briefly, took the notebook, glanced at it a few times, closed it, and said, "Saved, thanks."

"Tsk, you're just roommates, what's there to thank." Zhou An lowered his head, glanced again at the drawer, still unwilling, his eyes darting a few times as he asked, "By the way, I found a part-time job at a music hall outside school for the winter break; I plan to go for an interview in a few days."

"We both got in through recommendation; you know I don't have anything to hold up the scene. You have a jade pendant bracelet, right? Can you lend it to me to wear?"

This really isn't a good excuse, but in an emergency Zhou An couldn't worry about much.

"Sure." Jin Chen nodded, pulled open the drawer, "Pick one yourself."

Zhou An: "……" You're still being generous.

"So many… you… you're wearing different styles?"

Jin Chen: "No, there are nine imitations, afraid of losing them."

Indeed, that's the case!

Zhou An's palms sweated slightly, unable to contain his excitement, "Can you lend me the real one? I'll return it in a few days."

Jin Chen picked through the pile of jade pendants, chose one that looked better and more translucent for Zhou An, and reminded him, "Keep it safe."

"All right, all right, don't worry!" Zhou An took the jade pendant and left, afraid something might happen.

Jin Chen watched him leave; under the loose sweater cuff, he wore a jade pendant bracelet that was hard to notice.

【Hahaha, he definitely didn't expect all ten to be fakes; the protagonist top is going to suffer!】

Jin Chen then took out two more and knocked on Yu Xing's door.

"Wear these for the next few days; if anyone asks, say they're my Christmas gift."

"Alas, thanks, Brother Chen!"

——

Two days later, Fanxing University Christmas party.

Besides the main hall for performances, each college held its own themed party in different banquet halls.

Jin Chen and Yu Xing were students from the Music College scheduled to perform, not in the banquet hall; Zhou An let out a huge sigh of relief, relieved that in the book his body was merely a background character and wasn't selected.

You should know that Zhu Suisheng, the Zhu family's false young master, is also from the Music College; Zhu Chengde will surely come to accompany him, making tonight the perfect opportunity to acknowledge kin!

Sure enough, amid a small gasp, Zhou An saw the Zhu family parents accompanying Zhu Suisheng to the event.

"I already said I don't want to come; with this time I might as well go back to sleep."

Zhu Suisheng wore a moon‑white suit, looking like a medieval little prince beloved by all; he linked arms with Shi Qian, his delicate brows furrowed, "Mom, you've been fooled by Dad again."

"You need to blend into the group setting, and let Dad see where you study." Zhu Chengde followed behind his wife and daughter, holding a wine glass and sighing, "Good thing we didn't let the dean accompany you; otherwise these kids would be nervous."

The other students and parents who heard this: "……"

Thanks for the invitation, I'm already nervous.

Zhou An took the opportunity while getting dessert to walk past the three Zhu family members approaching; as he brushed past another classmate and lowered his arm, the jade pendant bracelet fell to the floor, making a clear sound on the marble.

The girl heard the noise, picked it up, but seeing Zhou An completely unaware as he walked forward, she called out loudly, "Hey, classmate, you dropped something."

Just then, the Zhu family members saw it.

"This…" Shi Qian's beautiful eyes widened, staring fixedly at the jade pendant on the bracelet, her gaze full of disbelief.

She turned and exchanged a glance with Zhu Chengde; both of their expressions showed a momentary blankness.

"Thanks." Zhou An just came back to take the bracelet, wiped it carefully like a treasure, and whispered, "Good thing it wasn't lost."

Shi Qian was even more stunned; her body reacted faster than her mind, she quickly took a few steps to catch up with Zhou An, "Child, where did your jade pendant come from?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Suisheng's expression shifted slightly, he frowned and looked at the somewhat bewildered Zhou An, a bad premonition suddenly arising in his heart.

The surrounding students and parents also looked over, drawn by Shi Qian's remark that clearly hinted at something.

Almost instinctively, Zhu Suisheng grabbed Zhu Chengde's arm; Zhu Chengde soothingly patted him and smiled at the onlookers, "Hehe, my wife just took a liking to this jade style; we couldn't win it at the last auction."

"Yes… that's right." Shi Qian forcibly suppressed her shock and invited Zhou An to sit in the side lounge.

Inside the lounge, Zhu Suisheng sat beside his father, watching his mother talk to this person who had suddenly appeared, feeling both wronged and dissatisfied as well as afraid.

"I've had the jade pendant since I was little." Zhou An replied.

But he displayed his confusion and just‑right restraint well; after all, before transmigrating he was somewhat of an actor, so even Zhu Chengde, immersed in shock, didn't notice anything.

"And your parents—do they know you have a jade pendant?" Shi Qian, holding back her growing excitement, continued to ask.

"Sorry, I have no family; I'm… admitted to Fanxing through recommendation."

Zhou An answered with his head lowered, yet he didn't miss Shi Qian's expression of surprise and pity.

"No family—how have you gotten by all these years?" Shi Qian's eyes reddened a little; deep down she had already decided this child before her was her long‑lost biological son.

Sure enough, it's the book's setting; as long as it fits the plot it won't go off track—who knows relying solely on a jade pendant to recognize kin is what kind of brain‑dead setup.

Zhou An couldn't help but complain in his mind, as if he could already see the Zhu family's fortune beckoning to him.

Bang—

After Zhu Suisheng left, he suddenly slammed the door, diverting Zhu Chengde and Shi Qian's attention. "Shengsheng!" Shi Qian shouted anxiously, but there was no response.

Zhu Chengde immediately chased after him, "I'm going to look for Shengsheng, you……" "No, I can't rest easy." Shi Qian couldn't possibly let her precious son storm off angry; she too couldn't worry about much else.

"Child, take this business card; we'll come look for you tomorrow." Shi Qian hastily said a few words, then rushed out after him.

At this moment, Zhou An's heart was overcome with great panic.

This panic wasn't self‑generated; it came from the character deviating from the original story setting.

As he left the lounge, he saw someone quickly depart from the doorway corner; he felt a bit tense and gave chase, but couldn't catch up.

"Hello, junior, are you lost?"

"A person in a student council uniform inquired, and the aloof youth in a suit beside him instantly drew Zhou An's gaze."

"His favorite character in this book is Jiang Wen, the student council president of Fanxing University."

"I... I'm not lost."

"Zhou An withdrew his gaze, his fingers twitching despite himself; his expression stayed gentle and innocent as he said, 'I just came out from that private room over there—I wanted to watch the show.'"

"We'll take you there; it just happens to be your music college's turn."

"Jiang Wen listened to his friend speaking beside him, and also did not refuse to go with Zhou An; his slightly lowered eyelashes hid the light in his eyes."

"〖The relative-recognition segment has ended; the system automatically matched the book's protagonist Zhou An, granting the Host this world's mission: pursue the True Young Master of a wealthy family. 〗"