"Host, there's no time. I'll teleport you there first."

A sudden dizziness set off, and Chu Zhuo propped herself up from her seat, hearing the flight attendant's reassuring announcement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our plane is navigating through turbulence during our descent. For your safety, please remain seated and fasten your seatbelts immediately..."

After enduring that bumpy ride, Chu Zhuo opened her eyes and found that everything was still pitch black.

What's going on? Where did he get this? The romance mode has been stable and harmonious since its release, how could it collapse like this?

Chu Zhuo exclaimed in his mind, "001?"

001 replied quickly: [I'm here. Host, the main system of the instance you're in is undergoing an upgrade. All functions will be suspended during the instance's closure. We almost got dragged back into the card pool; it's dark and boring there. I'll take you out to play.]

[The host can first receive the client's memories and timeline, and then I will tell you the client's demands.]

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhuo closed his eyes.

This is a cliché story about the ideal love going abroad, the scumbag seme finding a substitute, and the substitute becoming true love.

The scumbag protagonist is named Qi Yu, and his substitute's surname is Shi and given name is An.

The White Moonlight was the one who commissioned this mission. The White Moonlight had a secret that no one knew: he and his younger brother were one soul and shared one body.

The younger brother was very weak from a young age and rarely went out. So after the younger brother recovered a bit, the client decided to return to the country so that the younger brother could take control of the body and see the world, while the client would go into a deep sleep.

No one outside knew of the younger brother's existence. When the younger brother woke up and returned to the country in his older brother's body, Qi Yu began to pursue him in a high-profile manner... Only then did Shi An realize that he was just a substitute. He was unwilling and tried to keep him, but he was repeatedly hit by Qi Yu's cruel blows. In the end, he was disheartened and left in despair.

However, after Shi An "faked his death," Qi Yu suddenly realized that he had unknowingly fallen in love with this substitute. He tormented his younger brother madly, believing that his brother's existence had blinded him and led to Shi An's "death."

When Shi An finally emerged from the shadows of the past and completely let go of her feelings for Qi Yu, she unexpectedly learned that the gentle and refined "white moonlight" had indirectly disappeared because of him.

Shi Anxin was in a state of utter confusion. Just as he was trying to sort things out, Qi Yu found him and subjected him to a barrage of psychological manipulation. He couldn't figure out who owed whom between him and Qi Yu, and so he lived his life in a daze.

In middle age, Shi An was provoked by Qi Yu's mistress, who was even more like his former love interest than he was. Shi An was in a daze and accidentally slipped and fell down the stairs, and could not be saved.

Since then, Qi Yu has had countless people around him, but he has never married anyone else.

People say he was devoted to his wife. After her death, no matter how promiscuous he was outside, when he returned home, he was just a lonely middle-aged man who had lost his wife.

This tragic love story between a scumbag and his substitute drags the innocent younger brother into it.

The client was forcibly awakened and was horrified to find that his younger brother's soul had vanished without a trace. Overwhelmed with grief, he generated a powerful psychic force.

Chu Zhuo thought for a moment, then asked sincerely, "Can licentiousness and devotion be used to describe the same person at the same time?"

001 choked: 【So our mission is to ruin the reputation of that scumbag Qi Yu.】

[Once the mission is complete, you can play however you like, host.]

The plane came to a stop, and Chu Zhuo took off her blindfold: "Scum deserves to be disgraced. I hate betraying people who are sincere."

In May, Yunjing City was bathed in blue skies and white clouds. Chu Zhuo was leaving the Infinite Flow world for the first time and was filled with curiosity about everything here.

In his memory, Qi Yu found out in advance that the client was returning to China, and he cornered her at the airport. Someone took a picture of the two meeting, which made their love story initially seem like a touching tale.

This time, Chu Zhuo changed the approach, not wanting the client to have any connection with Qi Yu.

The air outside was fresh, and from a distance on the road, there was only one unassuming black sedan parked, matching the client's memory of a means of transportation.

Chu Zhuo opened the back door and got in: "Driver, go to Yunjin Villa No. 5."

The boss's luxury car didn't look like a taxi or ride-hailing car at all. The driver's lips twitched, thinking that it was another person trying to pick him up, and with such a lame excuse.

"Listen to him," Lu Tingzhou suddenly said.

As Chu Zhuo was about to finish writing the story, he suddenly heard a male voice beside him and turned around.

The man had handsome features, deep-set eyes, and a sharp, well-defined jawline. He stared at him expressionlessly.

Chu Zhuo realized what was happening and said, "Sorry, I didn't notice anyone was inside. I'll go down now."

My hand was on the handle, but the car door didn't budge.

Chu Zhuo turned around in confusion: "Sir?"

"We can go together. I'll go to Yunjin Villa too." Lu Tingzhou forced a somewhat awkward smile, clearly not one he often displayed.

Chu Zhuo exclaimed in surprise, "Really? That's such a coincidence! My name is..."

001 Timely Reminder: [The original owner's surname was Shen. To facilitate the host's task completion, the surname will remain the same as the client's, but the given name will be replaced with your own.]

"Shen Chuzhuo." The boy's eyes curved into crescents as he extended a slender, white hand.

The man seemed to fall silent, remaining motionless for a long while, which gradually aroused Chu Zhuo's suspicion.

If I'm not mistaken, this is how we greet each other nowadays, right?

The driver cleared his throat, and it was his turn to speak: "Our boss doesn't like to have contact with..." people.

Lu Tingzhou gently squeezed Chu Zhuo's fingertips with a gentlemanly gesture, his voice deep: "Lu Tingzhou."

The driver slowly closed his mouth: "..."

So, was the boss's previous coldness due to the fact that none of the people he encountered were impressive enough?

Working behind the boss, the driver had seen many of the boss's suitors, but none of them were as outstanding as the young man in front of him.

Her forehead was round and full, and her large, doe-like eyes sparkled with a lively light, making her exceptionally captivating. Her nose was straight and firm with smooth and well-defined lines, and her lips were exquisitely shaped. Overall, her face was exquisitely beautiful, like a fairy who had stepped out of a mirror.

The boy was slender, yet possessed a formidable strength. Even seated in the car, his long arms and legs and well-proportioned physique were undeniable.

Chu Zhu guessed the driver's unspoken question: "You don't like contact with people?"

"I just don't like interacting with strangers. We've exchanged names, so we're not strangers anymore." Lu Tingzhou lightly changed the subject. Just then, Chu Zhuo's stomach started growling, so he suggested, "Are you hungry? If you're not in a hurry, why don't you go get something to eat first?"

Chu Zhu tilted her head: "Do you recommend any restaurants? I haven't been back to Yunjing City in a long time, I don't know which restaurants are good."

Chu Zhuo could sense that this person meant no harm and was subtly trying to please her; they seemed somewhat familiar.

Players in the instance send him flowers, food, and strange gifts in order to gain his favor and exchange them for various items or increase his luck.

Is Lu Tingzhou also on a mission?

"First Stroke" was originally a humanoid item card, created as the highest-level and extremely rare UR-rank card. It remained undrawn in the infinite card pool for a full eleven years, making it incredibly difficult to obtain. Even the SSR version has been drawn nearly a hundred times, not to mention the SR, R, and N versions.

The infinite flow world has existed for a long time, and its internal dungeons have all been based on themes of horror, terror, adventure, torture, and gore for a long time, leaving most players exhausted.

The main system couldn't stand its world being full of lifeless players, so it decided to create a separate romance instance.

In the romance instance, all NPCs can be romanced.

NPC favorability can increase luck or be exchanged for items.

After the main system completes the "Reuse of Waste" instance, he is assigned to the romance instance as the biggest boss, making him an NPC who can be romanced.

The initial favorability rating of the big boss is more valuable than that of any other NPC, so countless players try to win his favor every day.

"Yes, Shangyu Pavilion, the food is quite good, shall I take you there?" Lu Tingzhou asked, seemingly asking a question but hiding the subject, actually subtly guiding Chu Zhuo to agree with his words.

No one knew he was so nervous he could barely breathe.

Lu Tingzhou returned from a business trip abroad today. His driver picked him up at the airport and should have left more than ten minutes ago, but something inexplicably held him back, making him stay where he was.

Just as Chu Zhuo stepped out of the airport, Lu Tingzhou turned his head, and a male figure outside the car window came into his view.

Chu Zhuo rubbed her rumbling stomach and smiled, "Thank you, you're such a kind person."

Lu Tingzhou: "..."

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