[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-43":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Told to Play a Warlord, You Say You Don't Eat Beef?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2203872,3829,"Chapter 43: A shocking reversal! Completely swallowed by darkness! [Please send flowers!!]","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>【My god... my heart aches so much....】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Arthur’s brain damage was very likely caused at that time!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【How could there be such a mother...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Does this mean Arthur’s tragedy for these decades was all caused by his mother?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This... is too cruel for Arthur!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【There were already so few people who were good to Arthur... and now they tell him his mother abused him since he was a child, and that’s why he’s been so miserable for decades??】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I can’t even imagine how sad Arthur must be right now....】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【If I were him, I would have been driven crazy three or four times already...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tidal wave of comments flows by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers are heartbroken by Su Chen’s plight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has clearly been trying so hard to live and work,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet he is subjected to the malice and mockery of fate time and time again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in this city is so cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual sustenance Su Chen seeks is collapsing one by one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At work, framed by colleagues he thought were kind, he lost his livelihood as a clown, a job that brought joy to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his dreams, his idol mercilessly trampled and mocked his performance, denying his life as a comedian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In family, the fatherly love he thought he would have never appeared, and instead, the mother he depended on became the sinner who indirectly ruined his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the community hospital where Su Chen could pour out his heart—even if the social worker never really listened—had its budget cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen cannot even find one person to whom he can reveal his inner secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The viewers cannot imagine, after suffering so many tragic blows,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just how strong Su Chen’s heart must be to persist through these continuous strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pouring rain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s figure walks step by step toward his apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t bother with an umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to those continuous blows, this rain\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>actually makes Su Chen feel a bit more comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least under the washing of the rain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he can still feel the cold and the pain, and feel his own existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And watching Su Chen rush to the apartment even while drenched in rain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the viewers understand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is seeking comfort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeking the last harbor where he can hide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His last spiritual sustenance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the apartment hallway,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen is soaked through, every strand of his messy hair dripping with water, as he walks step by step toward Sophie’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the music at this moment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is heavy and eerie, making all the viewers feel extremely uneasy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is as if something major is about to happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the current pace of the movie... could something have happened to Sophie too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the heavy music,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen slowly opens the door to Sophie’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the accident that made all the viewers alert does not happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking at the warm daily necessities of Sophie and her daughter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen reaches out to touch them gently, his eyes full of longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his heart, which had grown cold in the heavy rain, is soothed by this daily warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless viewers cannot help but let out a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart that had been hanging in the air is finally put down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the on-the-verge-of-collapse Su Chen can still find some comfort in Sophie’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The love lacking from his mother can also be filled by the warmth here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly sitting on the sofa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s breathing eases slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a low gasp comes from behind him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen, Sophie appears, wearing pajamas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... at this moment, Sophie’s face is full of terror!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god... what are you doing here?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got the wrong apartment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie’s tone is trembling, her attitude cold, as if she is terrified by Su Chen’s appearance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as all the viewers are stunned, not understanding why Sophie’s attitude has shifted so drastically,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seeing Su Chen not reply, Sophie continues to ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your name is Arthur? Right? You live at the end of the hall?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m begging you to leave... my daughter is sleeping in the next room...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie’s pleading words are like a heavy hammer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>smashing fiercely into the hearts of all the viewers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do these words... mean?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t she already confirmed her relationship with Su Chen?! Why do her words now... sound more like she is seeing Arthur for the first time?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers’ minds are in a mess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on the sofa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen hangs his head, expressionless, and says in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I’ve had a really bad day...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is as if these few words were squeezed out from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen can barely even maintain the strength to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mental world is on the verge of complete collapse, and this last sentence sounds more like he is begging, hoping to receive Sophie’s comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want me to call someone? Is your mother home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie asks nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these are words of concern, they undoubtedly push Su Chen closer to the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sofa,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen slowly turns his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looks at Sophie with an extremely sorrowful and melancholic gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly raises his right hand, making a gun gesture, and points it at his own temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action... is the same one Sophie made when they first met in the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is even more like the bond of their many encounters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>accompanied by heavy drumbeats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen seems to remember something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenes from his memories begin to replay before all the viewers’ eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the scenes where he appeared with Sophie, the scenes of their dates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these drumbeats, in the blink of an eye, there is only Su Chen talking and laughing to the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time he invited Sophie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time he walked the streets with Sophie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the companionship in the hospital!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beginning to end.... there was only Su Chen alone!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the viewers feel their scalps tingle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shudder runs deep within their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beginning to end....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was only Su Chen alone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie... does not exist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the Sophie who accompanied him, encouraged him, and eventually became his lover... was all just Su Chen’s fantasy!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the live stream room, in front of the screens, all the viewers’ faces are left with nothing but shock!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reversal... is too shocking... or rather, horrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking at the terrified Sophie,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen also remembers everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face is filled with gray defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tidal wave of despair slowly drowns him, suffocating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the pillars supporting his mental world... have collapsed with a roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness swallows him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Arthur no longer has any reason to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third update! Double the word count! Today’s three updates are worth six regular ones!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book should be officially released tomorrow during the day!! I just hope the readers can support the first subscription!! Please!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first subscription is incredibly important to any author!! Even if it’s just subscribing to one chapter!!! I will work my fingers to the bone writing whatever movies you want to see later!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1217,"2026-06-17T06:33:32.085Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1ed54f7cab0a5d0575fee58efcfed3c84b906439844d413c8a51f0267b1d213c","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-44","you-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-chapter-42",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-play-a-warlord-why-are-you-refu-cover.jpg"]