Chapter 2012: My Wife Keeps Throwing Herself at Me Every Day 02

As Qiao Yu was being placed in the car, he slammed the door shut with a slap, clutched his heart, and collapsed onto the seat.

Jin Chen, whose face was blown by the door wind: "……"

Xiao You was about to cry, "Qiao… Qiao-ge might be drunk, please… please don't blame him."

Jin Chen glanced at the blurry car window, then turned and got into another car, saying nothing more.

Tonight was a bit too chaotic; he also needed to sort things out properly.

Qiao Yu had the driver turn the cold air to the max, then slumped in the seat to recover.

〖Congratulations, Host, for completing today's Clingy Task; reward: 8 hours of life! 〗

Qiao Yu again clutched his wildly beating heart, looking pitiful, 〖Does it have to be Jin Chen? He's so cold I'm a little scared……〗

〖New Survival Strategy System reminds you: rebirth isn't easy, cherish life, actively complete tasks. 〗

Qiao Yu buried himself in his coat, mourning silently, a bit unable to come back to himself.

Just an hour ago, he was still immersed in the pain of dying in a car crash, when he suddenly encountered this Survival Strategy System, which told him that his world was actually a melodramatic potboiler novel.

Of course, this potboiler only targets the protagonists Tan Du and Ning Tong.

And he, Qiao Yu, is merely a tool‑person villain who provides money and resources for Tan Du's success.

After his self‑awareness awakened, Qiao Yu realized just how deeply he'd been affected by the protagonist's halo, and almost wanted to travel back in time to slap everyone.

As a result, he really did return to today—the very place where the melodrama began—and the price is that he must win over the vigorous life‑value big shot in the book, or else he'll still die.

"Huh……"

Qiao Yu patted his frightened little heart; in this second life, he must stay away from the protagonist and cherish his life!

——

The next morning, Qiao Yu arrived at the set wearing sunglasses and the latest runway shirt, looking like a prince refined down to every strand of hair.

Behind him was Xiao You, holding two high‑end restaurant breakfasts.

The actors were doing a table read; after a long discussion they finally rested, and then Qiao Yu finally strode in late, confident and graceful.

Tan Du, who had ignored Qiao Yu all night, saw the breakfast in Xiao You's hands, his expression eased a little, but he still kept a stern face.

Tan Du closed the script, gently patted Ning Tong's hand, and said to Qiao Yu, "Don't think last night's incident is just over."

The next second, Qiao Yu walked straight past him, having Xiao You place the breakfast on the side table beside Jin Chen.

"Qiao Yu!" Tan Du shouted angrily,

Qiao Yu flicked his sunglasses down with his fingertip, his shimmering eyes glanced at Tan Du, rolled his eyes dramatically, and said, "Mr. Tan, note this: we've already broken up."

Tan Du: "……"

He gripped the script tightly, his heart filled with astonishment.

"Professor Jin!" Qiao Yu pushed the breakfast toward Jin Chen, gave a slight smile, and said, "Thank you for your help last night."

Xiao You perceptively opened the breakfast—steaming hot seafood porridge!

Jin Chen glanced at the spoon almost within reach, then looked at Qiao Yu; a smile flickered in his eyes, but his tone remained aloof.

"Are you sure this is prepared for me?"

Qiao Yu took off his sunglasses, put on a shy fake smile, and said, "Yes! Specially prepared for you~"

He even emphasized the two words "specially".

Jin Chen: "Thanks, but my seafood allergy shouldn't be a secret."

Qiao Yu: "……"

Major screw‑up!

Xiao You shuddered, covering the seafood porridge again, too afraid to lift his head.

"Heh…" someone beside them laughed—Zhang Zhou, the male supporting actor who'd long taken a dislike to Qiao Yu—"I recall Tan Du loves seafood; Qiao Yu, you wouldn't be deliberately making fun of Senior Jin, would you?"

The smile at Jin Chen's lips became harder to read, and he glanced away indifferently.

〖Friendly reminder: the Hug Task has two minutes left. 〗

Qiao Yu's breath hitched; unable to respond to this mix‑up, he crouched and grabbed Jin Chen's sleeve, "Sorry…… I don't know what you like to eat."

"But… can you hug me just once?"

Jin Chen fell into an inexplicable silence for a few seconds, also not seeing any connection between the two.

But seeing Qiao Yu's eyes about to redden, a faint itch sparked in Jin Chen's heart; he lifted his hand and patted Qiao Yu's shoulder, "Sure, but… why?"

Before he could answer, a sweet‑scented little Qiao appeared in his arms.

〖Congratulations, Host, for completing today's Hug Task; reward: 10 hours of life! 〗

〖Today's Task 2: In front of at least five people, personally feed the task target water. 〗

"Professor Qiao, have you had enough hugs?"

Jin Chen's low, teasing voice entered Qiao Yu's ears, a tingling sensation spreading from his ears to his spine, startling him into standing up; his ears inexplicably turned red.

"Enough hugs…… no, I mean, let me order you another breakfast." Qiao Yu pinched his own earlobe, face flushed, thinking, Jin Chen, every part of you is a weapon.

"No need, I've already eaten."

Jin Chen watched Qiao Yu look relieved, his fingertip idly tapping the side table, and said, "If Professor Qiao doesn't mind, I can let the bamboo eat it."

Don't even think about letting the protagonist's lover get this bowl of porridge.

"No problem, certainly no problem—I'm just habitually… anyway, I bought the wrong thing."

Qiao Yu shuddered as if disgusted, "I'll never eat seafood porridge again."

Beside him, Tan Du: "……"

He looked at Qiao Yu with near‑astonishment, as if something was slipping out of control.

Just last night we broke up, and today Qiao Yu is flirting with Jin Chen—what the hell is this?!

But recalling what Zhang Zhou had just said, and that bowl of porridge, Tan Du furrowed his brow, thought it over carefully, and ultimately concluded that Qiao Yu was just throwing a tantrum.

Losing his temper indiscriminately.

"Qiao Yu, let's talk."

Tan Du saw Jin Chen enter the private lounge, stood up to take Qiao Yu's hand, but the latter dodged away.

"What are we talking about." Qiao Yu eyed Tan Du warily, his brow furrowed.

Tan Du held back his temper: "This isn't the place to talk; let's briefly go over last night's matter, don't delay the filming schedule."

Damn protagonist top, don't even think about using protagonist halo to confuse me!

Qiao Yu retreated half a step, glanced behind him, and exclaimed, "Ning Tian fell!"

Tan Du turned around instinctively, met Ning Tian's bewildered gaze, and in the blink of an eye saw Qiao Yu already several meters away.

Tan Du: "..."

Ning Tian bit his lower lip, at a loss, and said, "Brother Tan, or should I go apologize to Teacher Qiao?"

"No need," Tan Du's face suddenly turned cold, "I'll see how long he keeps making a fuss."

Qiao Yu found a corner to read the script.

This drama is titled 《Spirit Immortal Record》, a dual male lead drama, invested by Cloud Joy Group.

The protagonist is naturally Tan Du, who is currently being promoted, playing the righteous and brave senior apprentice brother Rong Zheng of the immortal cultivation sect.

The other protagonist is Ning Tian, playing the junior apprentice brother Xu Tong, who has many romantic scenes with Tan Du.

As a secretly investing party, Qiao Yu plays merely the demonic cult sect leader Wen Mei, a bewitching slut who loves Rong Zheng but cannot have him.

It also coincidentally matches the original novel's plot.

Qiao Yu grew so ruthless he even criticized himself, flipping the script over and over several times, gradually becoming numb.

Jin Chen is a surprise cameo role, playing the mysterious master Qingjue Immortal Venerable of the two male leads.

As the demonic cult sect leader, Qiao Yu only has the following plotlines in the drama: Wen Mei takes a liking to the male lead, seduces him, the seduction fails and he fights the orthodox sect, then continues to seduce the male lead.

From beginning to end, he has no opposing scenes with Jin Chen at all.

Qiao Yu, heartbroken, decided——change the script!

The investors just need to be more tough!