Chapter 2166: You Are My Only Color 01

【……Transmitting to a new world, transmission successful!】

Wen Jin, the weirdo known to everyone in Cloud City.

Born into the Wen family, a trillion-dollar conglomerate, as the proper second young master, he had no interest in seizing power, yet he managed the unwanted, messed-up companies with relish.

His mother was a renowned artist, but he inherited none of her talent; instead, he was born with a genetic defect that, according to doctors, left him able to see only black, white, and gray.

But in other respects, he possesses an unexpected perseverance.

It's just that, as a teenager, relatives gossiped that he was born to ruin his mother's reputation; Wen Jin promptly gave them a beating, and despite his genetic defect, he went on to enter the nation's top art academy, later even becoming a nominal professor there.

Wen family's external relatives also rumored that Wen Jin was mentally abnormal, his moods unpredictable and his behavior reckless; he acted on whims without considering consequences, nor did he care about the trouble he might bring to the Wen family.

These are what outsiders know.

But what they don't know is.

Wen Jin, in fact, has secretly already grasped many of the Wen family's businesses and connections, and is even covertly developing underground industries, only one step away from the Wen family's power holder.

The problem lies here.

The protagonist, the top Gu Xi, Chief Executive Officer hired by the Wen Clan Third Group, openly opposes Wen Jin, but is actually Wen Jin's own plant placed in the group.

The purpose is to conceal the truth.

But as time passed, Gu Xi, as a friend, often felt Wen Jin was overly impulsive; as a subordinate, he felt his decisions were also flawed, making him utterly unfit to hold power.

Once there were differing intentions and disagreements, contradictions surfaced.

At first they were only minor disagreements, until Wen Jin discovered that Gu Xi had made deals behind his back that were detrimental to the 'grand plan,' and even showed a tendency to ally with other members of the Wen family.

Wen Jin then revoked all of Gu Xi's privileges and began clearing out these disobedient subordinates around him.

At that same time, the protagonist, Wu You, got dragged into their conflict; to defend his boyfriend, he mocked Wen Jin as a naturally blind person, and Wen Jin used him as a tool to retaliate against Gu Xi, nearly having his eyes gouged out by Shengsheng.

So how did he save his eyes? Naturally, by using the most important fingers of an art student as a trade.

After that, Gu Xi and Wen Jin became irreconcilable enemies; he could not defeat the madman, but the protagonist's halo would not allow the villain to become too strong, causing Wen Jin to truly develop a mental illness, and he ultimately died by suicide.

【Now transmitting original body's plot memories……transmission successful.】

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Jin Chen sat in the back of the lecture hall, lowering his head to sketch the scenery outside the window on his sketchbook.

Sunlight streamed through the window onto his cheek, outlining his handsome contour; the curve of his jawline was just right, drawing glances from many outside the class.

This was a general lecture; the professor hadn't arrived yet, and his three roommates beside him were naturally slacking off.

"Hey, Chen bro." Zhao Pei sidled up with a buzzcut, leaning into Jin Chen's side, "Insider info, do you want to know? Old Master Song has gone abroad to attend an art exhibition."

"Tch, I thought it was something else." Shen Qiu pushed him away, "Isn't this known to the whole academy?"

"I haven't finished yet; apparently, for these two weeks, substitute professors have been coming, and that previous professor was just a nominal one, occasionally supervising online competition practical training."

Zhao Pei generously shared the gossip, "An unnamed insider says that professor is especially handsome!"

"Huh, huh huh, I think I saw him!" Yun Liu, seeing the side profile of someone holding a book through the window, hurriedly patted Shen Qiu, who was slacking off playing games, "Please, don't play."

Jin Chen stopped his pen, casually rubbed his pencil-dusty slender fingers, and lifted his gaze toward the front door.

Suddenly, the lecture hall door was pushed open, and a slender figure walked in.

He wore a simple black windbreaker, his frame tall and slender, with sharp bony features.

His features were so exquisite they could almost be described as "splendid and lush," yet his whole presence exuded a cold, aloof aura, utterly out of place in this lively classroom.

The classroom fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked up toward the podium.

Someone whispered, "Who is this? A newly arrived professor? He's so handsome…"

Wen Jin stood on the podium, his gaze sweeping over the classroom, aloof, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

However, the moment his gaze landed on the back row, his pupils contracted slightly, and his heart felt as if lightly struck by something.

Wen Jin wasn't wearing his custom glasses today; everyone and everything in the lecture hall remained the uninteresting black, white, and gray to him.

Except for that youth in the back row.

Wen Jin stared at Jin Chen for a long time, until Jin Chen lifted his head and their eyes met.

Jin Chen then politely smiled, lowered his head, and continued drawing.

Wen Jin, however, curled the corner of his lips, finding it extremely amusing.

【Detected this world's plot villain, triggering Blackening Value, currently Blackening Value: 100!】

【Mission requirement: clear Blackening Value, change the villain's tragic ending!】

【Host, please note: in the later plot, the villain almost indiscriminately harms people; please quickly reduce Blackening Value below 90 to escape the dangerous state.】

Jin Chen rubbed the pencil, lightly pressing his tongue tip against his cheek, also finding it quite interesting.

Zhao Pei lively slapped Jin Chen's shoulder, "Chen bro, I feel the substitute professor is staring at you—could it be that the reputation of you good students has spread this far?"

"I don't know." Jin Chen said.

Wen Jin gave no self-introduction and directly began the lesson.

His voice was low and tinged with cold, carrying an undeniable authority.

Although the students didn't know him, they were all cowed by his aura and dared not whisper.

About fifteen minutes later, Wen Jin posed a question.

He stood before the podium, hands braced on the desk, his gaze sweeping over the classroom.

The classroom fell into silence; no one dared to answer lightly.

Wen Jin's question was too tricky, even somewhat philosophical, leaving people puzzled.

Wen Jin's gaze fell again on Jin Chen, his tone light: "The student in the third-to-last row wearing a white shirt."

Jin Chen lifted his head, somewhat surprised: "Me?"

Wen Jin: "Yes, it's you."

Jin Chen: "……"

Although he was being called on in class, even if his wife asked him something, he didn't really feel like answering.

Jin Chen stood up, thought briefly, answered somewhat vaguely, but it couldn't be called a wrong answer.

Wen Jin looked at him, his eyes deepening a bit more with meaning: "Not bad. Come to my office after class."

Jin Chen froze for half a moment, but still nodded: "Okay, professor."

The other classmates weren't surprised; after all, Jin Chen was a top student in the major, and it would be strange if a day went by without the professor's favor.

Only one person's expression changed slightly.

Wu You sat on the professor's other side, looking somewhat worried at Jin Chen, then glanced toward the podium.

When his gaze met Wen Jin's, who held a hint of interest, Wu You's heart tightened sharply, almost unable to breathe from the pressure.

Since joining the company internship, he also learned from Gu Xi about Wen Jin's true nature, and usually tried to avoid him if possible.

But he never expected that Wen Jin would actually be a professor at their college.

Someone like Wen Jin... actually being a professor.

Wu You couldn't help but break into a sweat for Jin Chen.