Chapter 2432

【In the process of transmitting plot memories……transmission successful!】

Li Chi's life, from the moment his father suddenly passed away in childhood, was shrouded in an inescapable gloom.

Mother Lin Wanyuan went to Yingguo to make a living, entrusting the young him to Uncle Li Findou's family.

The substantial inheritance left by his father should have been Li Chi's future security, but it became a piece of fat meat easily grabbed by Li Findou's family.

They, in the name of "maintenance fees", seized the villa, swallowed the inheritance whole, and even the living expenses Mother sent from overseas all went into their pockets.

Li Chi lived at home like a transparent yet eyesore shadow, staying in a cramped servant's room, eating leftover food from the table, wearing the old clothes of his cousin—who is also the protagonist uke that Li Donglai had eliminated—and his younger cousin Li Qiang was excessively overbearing.

He had caused trouble, sought help, and rebelled, but none of it worked.

Li Chi could only shrink himself into a hard shell, becoming almost numb to everything outside.

Gradually, Li Chi's personality became increasingly "unlikable", forming a stark contrast with Li Donglai, who enjoyed a comfortable life.

At nineteen, the college entrance exam became the last straw that broke Li Chi.

He exerted all his effort to score far higher than Li Donglai, which was the only thing he could cling to, the hope of escaping this hellish life.

But Li Donglai did not get into university, so the Li Findou family not only wanted to steal Li Chi's university admission slot, but also schemed to use connections to let Li Chi and Li Donglai exchange names.

This made Li Chi utterly desperate.

Li Chi bought rat poison and killed the four members of the Li Findou family. Then, taking only his ID, he escaped this prison.

But fate would not fulfill Li Chi's revenge.

With the timely intervention of childhood friend and protagonist gong Zhou Shuo, the protagonist uke Li Donglai was forcibly pulled back from the Ghost Gate.

Li Findou, Qiu Juan, and Li Qiang all died from the poison.

The fortunate survivor Li Donglai poured all his hatred onto his cousin Li Chi, who had fled to avoid punishment.

He readily took over Li Chi's quota, holding Li Chi's father's inheritance and the money Mother sent from overseas, and entered that prestigious university.

Li Donglai became a pitiful victim—orphaned, with his younger brother tragically dead, and his identity coveted by a malicious cousin.

He and Zhou Shuo fell in love, enjoying the light and warmth that should have belonged to Li Chi.

Meanwhile, the wanted Li Chi bore the stigma of a murderer and began a long, miserable life on the run in the shadows.

No one cared about his past suffering, and no one sought justice for him.

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【Oh~ warm reminder, detecting that no matching identity has been invested in this world, it will prioritize selecting an appropriate scene for the Host and directly invest.】

【For example?】

【Symbiosis.】

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Consciousness felt like being violently yanked out of deep water.

Jin Chen hadn't even had time to adapt when the scene before him slammed into view.

Hey, tacky.

A nouveau riche–style living room, the glittering chandelier swaying making eyes dizzy, furniture polished to an oily shine yet unable to hide a cheap feeling.

The air was filled with the greasy smell of stew, mixed with the smoke odor of a middle-aged man.

Li Findou sat on the main sofa, frowning with a cigarette between his fingers, facing the plump woman bedecked in jewels who was curling her hair and complaining.

"Can't you save a little? You're always up and down at the mahjong table, Donglai is about to start college, and money is needed everywhere!"

Qiu Juan was lowering her head to play with the shiny gold bracelet on her wrist, her fingers rough, she snorted at the words without lifting her eyelids, "What's there to fear? You're still afraid of having no money?"

Li Findou seemed to choke a little, his turbid eyes unconsciously glancing toward the living room corner.

In the corner sat a very thin person, wearing a washed‑white old T‑shirt, so quiet as if nonexistent.

Li Chi lowered his head, his somewhat long black hair covering his brows and eyes, his jaw pale and thin.

He held a book in his hands.

But Jin Chen's consciousness could feel that his attention was not on the book at all.

So this is what symbiosis means—novel.

Even coaxing one's wife counts as cheating.

【Detected the world's plot villain, triggering Blackening Value, currently Blackening Value: 86!】

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

【Warm reminder: during the initial stage of the Host's soul deployment, control of the body in the first half‑month must not exceed one hour.】

Li Findou's gaze lingered briefly on Li Chi, as if looking at a dead object that would not leak secrets.

When they said these words, they also never avoided little mute Li Chi.

"His Mother's side?" Li Fendou lowered his voice a bit.

Qiu Juan finally lifted her eyes, the corner of her mouth twitched, the calculation and smugness in her words almost overflowing, "Don't worry, I'm handling it, her side is easy to fool."

At this moment, Li Donglai on the Sofa was holding a brand-new laptop, playing games; hearing his parents' words, he lifted his head and, facing Li Chi, said: "Li Chi, don't be sad, isn't there still brother being good to you?"

Hearing this, Jin Chen recalled Li Donglai's attitude toward Li Chi in the original plot, feeling amused.

Li Donglai considered himself the only one in this family who was good to Li Chi, so he could continue spending Li Chi's money with a clear conscience.

Jin Chen's gaze followed Li Chi's movements.

He saw Li Fendou pick up the steaming bowl of nourishing soup on the table and gulp it down, glug-glug.

At this moment, Li Chi finally put down the book she hadn't even turned a few pages of, stood up, moved lightly, passed through the Living Room in Silence reeking of oil and calculation, heading for the door to the narrow servants' quarters.

The door shut, the tiny space contained only a bed, an old desk and a simple wardrobe, plus a washroom.

In this great Villa that should have belonged to Li Chi, this is his room.

Li Chi sat at the desk, which was spotless, holding only an old calendar.

He picked up a pen and carefully drew a circle on a date on the calendar.

Jin Chen recognized it; that was the day the college entrance exam results were announced.

The boy's fingertips pressed until they turned slightly white; that circle encircled all his faint hopes.

A clear, gentle voice sounded in Li Chi's mind.

"Xiao Chi, hello."

Li Chi lifted his head, his pupils instantly widened, doubt flashed in his heart, he quickly looked left and right, then blankly scanned the empty room.

No one else was there.

Jin Chen's voice sounded again, "I'm here, I am you."

Li Chi instinctively glanced at the somewhat blurry edge of the square mirror.

The mirror reflected an excessively pale, delicately featured face.

Beneath the disheveled black hair on his forehead were widened eyes from surprise, the depths of his pupils seeming to naturally exude a moist mist, his chin sharp and pointed, carrying the fragile quality unique to youths.

Jin Chen saw Li Chi's Adam's apple move once, his dry lips slightly parting, yet no sound came out.

"Don't be afraid, you don't need to speak; just think in your heart, I can hear you."

Li Chi raised his hand to cover his ears, hearing that unfamiliar voice truly echoing deep in his mind.

Miraculous...

After several seconds, he tried, deep in his consciousness, cautiously, like extending a probing feeler to communicate.

"Who... are you?" that mental voice remained soft and faint, carrying the timidity and confusion from long-term repression.

Jin Chen's heart was also lightly scratched by that soft, gentle voice, stirring tenderness and pity.

He softened his tone, "I am you. Another you. My name is... Jin Chen."