The male supporting character was actually myself.

Mrs. Yin, of course, stayed in her rented apartment, busy indulging in melancholy and sentimentality.

His girlfriend Shu Muyu, his old friend Gao Xuan, and his close friend Xiang Hongbin were among those invited to attend.

A group of young people who hadn't seen each other for a long time got together and had endless topics to talk about.

Only Yin Luoxi, who had been summoned by Xiang Hongbin, sat aloofly to one side, neither eating nor drinking nor chatting with anyone else.

"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?" Influenced by the script, Xiang Hongbin, who still had a good impression of her, handed her a bottle of juice and asked in a low voice, "Did you quarrel with your dad again?"

Yin Luoxi shook her head and said coldly, "Today is also Zigui's birthday."

"Oh." Xiang Hongbin's warm smile gradually faded, his expression turning somewhat cold and his tone carrying a hint of annoyance. "Then you can go find him to celebrate Du Zigui's birthday instead of accepting my invitation to come here."

"I don't want to hurt anyone." Yin Luoxi frowned slightly, her tone tinged with resentment. "Whenever I'm unhappy or sad, talking to you makes me feel better. Hearing your voice..."

Xiang Hongbin, whose defenses were already firmly in place, did not respond, and said in a calm tone, "If you really can't muster any enthusiasm, you should go back first. Everyone had a great time at Jiang Chen's birthday party, and you're just spoiling the fun."

Yin Luoxi: ...

Watching the other person get up and join the game, she opened her mouth but said nothing.

Just as night fell, the campfire was lit, and everyone began a lively barbecue, a sudden commotion erupted.

"What's going on?" Through the iron fence, Jiang Chen could vaguely see several people pushing and shouting under the soft light.

Everyone turned their attention to that direction.

Soon, a security guard came over to report, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Yin, we caught a guy climbing over the wall. We apologize for disturbing you. I'll have someone call the police and take him away right away!"

"Wait!" Yin Luoxi glanced at the other person's somewhat familiar walking posture and a thought flashed through her mind.

She walked up to the iron fence and carefully examined it.

"Sister! Are you Sister Luo Xi? I, I'm Zi Gui!" Du Zi Gui exclaimed excitedly.

After being arrested and detained for two days, he learned upon his release that the hotel had unilaterally dismissed him for forging documents and was also demanding compensation for breach of contract.

Du Zigui, however, felt he hadn't done anything seriously wrong and insisted on demanding his wages.

His thinking was: although my ID was fake, it didn't cause the hotel any loss. Since I was able to work for over two months without being discovered, it proves I'm capable of handling the job!

I didn't get a single day off last month, why shouldn't I get paid?

Unable to reach an agreement, Du Zigui, in a fit of anger, decided to confront the boss!

He's always been lucky. He made some inquiries and learned that one of the owners of the Yisheng Hotel is surnamed Yin, and that someone knows he owns a villa there.

Du Zigui laughed as soon as he heard the address.

My parents do own a villa there, but they rarely stay there, and they don't even remember the exact address.

Combined with the fact that the owner's surname is Yin; that he had just returned from the United States; and that he had seen his mother and sister hurriedly dragging their suitcases on the street that day, he deduced that the Yisheng Hotel must be an investment of his father in Renjin City!

Now the family has returned from abroad and is living in this villa area.

After gathering information, Du Zigui waited for a long time at the entrance of the villa area but did not see his mother and father. So, taking advantage of his familiarity with the surrounding area, he found a place to climb over.

Unexpectedly, I was discovered by security personnel shortly after entering.

After hiding and dodging, they finally managed to get here, only to be blocked.

"Sister, it really is you! I'm so glad to see you!" Du Zigui thought he was going to be taken away by the police again, but unexpectedly, after all the dead ends, he actually saw his sister!

Now you don't have to worry anymore.

He looked at the villa, which was quite different from what he remembered, with intense eyes, and couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of staying there tonight.

"He's my brother, he's here to see me." Yin Luoxi shielded her brother behind her, coldly scrutinizing the security personnel. "You can leave now."

[Mission: Allow Du Zigui to enter; do not pursue the act of scaling the wall to sneak in. Reward: One-time use C-grade item.]

The security personnel hesitated, "Mr. Yin, this..."

"Forget it, since they're looking for Yin Luoxi, you don't need to worry about it." Jiang Chen, who hadn't originally planned to get involved, raised an eyebrow upon hearing the main system's voice, telling them to stop pursuing the matter.

The security captain had arrived by then and, after understanding the situation, asked Yin Luoxi to sign a guarantor's consent form.

To prevent people from sneaking over the wall to steal things here, and then the property management can't find anyone to take responsibility.

"My brother is not a thief!" Yin Luoxi angrily signed the document, threw the paper and pen to the security captain, and coldly cursed, "You bully who relies on his master's power."

Du Zigui felt the warmth of being protected by his sister again. He excitedly hugged his sister from behind and whispered in her ear, "Let's never be apart again, okay?"

Yin Luoxi smiled contentedly, placed her hand on his arm, and said with a soft laugh, "Okay, we'll never be apart again!"

"Thanks, brother." Xiang Hongbin raised his glass to Jiang Chen, his face turning slightly pale as he witnessed this.

Anyone who isn't blind can tell that these two are definitely not ordinary siblings!

It's likely that before the switch incident was exposed, the two, living under the same roof, had already developed feelings for each other, but were just using the guise of sibling affection as a cover.

It's fucking disgusting to think about!

"Ugh!" The little white cat covered its neck with its paws, looking disgusted as if it wanted to vomit. "I was suddenly stuffed with a mouthful of dog blood, how disgusting!"

Overjoyed, Du Zigui burst into tears and said in a mournful tone, "Since returning to that wretched home, my living conditions have plummeted."

Du Pingping was sentenced to life imprisonment;

All Du Rui does is ask me for money, and all she does is have fun. I have to study and work to earn money, and the little I manage to save is often stolen by her.

But she's my own sister after all, what can I do?

Chapter Twenty-Five: Jiang Chen's Summary (Translation)

Du Zigui wiped away his tears and cried, "There's really no other way. We have to sell our small restaurant. We don't even have a place to live anymore."

Du Rui came to me asking for money, and when I really didn't have any, I would borrow from friends and colleagues, often ending up in a lot of debt.

But we simply don't have the money to pay it back.

To avoid creditors, they often move in the middle of the night.

I persevered through this ordeal, carrying the entire burden of the family on my shoulders.

I have to wash Du Rui's clothes, clean her shoes, and even bring her meals, and I also have to work hard to earn money.

But the manager of Yisheng Hotel went too far!

I just wanted the job, so I forged the certificate, but she said I was in breach of contract and wouldn't even pay me last month's salary!

I worked so hard, but she looked down on me because of my educational background.

Would I really want to skip high school?

If that terrible thing hadn't happened back then, I would definitely have gotten into high school, finished college, and even studied abroad like you!

Why blame me?

I've tried so hard to live my life, why are they so cruel!

[Mission: Confront Du Zigui to provoke Yin Luoxi's protective instincts. Reward: One-time use C-grade item.]

"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Jiang Chen, who was sitting with his legs crossed and slightly drunk, clapped his hands, drawing the attention of everyone who was immersed in his grief.

Influenced by the protagonist's halo, they all felt that Du Zigui was quite pitiful, having suddenly fallen from a life of luxury to the bottom.

"He just went on and on with all that sentimentality, let me summarize and translate it." Jiang Chen said with a playful smile, "After taking over my comfortable life, it's hard to go back to simplicity. Du Zigui is very dissatisfied with the life that originally belonged to him."

However, he also took the initiative to cover his sister Du Rui's expenses for eating, drinking, and having fun.

Taking on a job you're not qualified for will only result in you being unable to repay your debts and having to move out in the middle of the night to avoid your creditors.

It sounds so pitiful.

But I think the creditors are the ones who are more pitiful!

Out of trust, someone lent you money, and Du Zigui, what did you do?

You can't pay back money if you don't have it, and you're so self-righteous about it?

Can you imagine how desperate a creditor feels when they find their home empty and can't find you?

The money they kindly lent you might be their savings of several years.

But you didn't even apologize, you just ran away!

It's only right to pay back debts, Du Zigui, you're actually a deadbeat!

And you keep saying you need to work hard, but how exactly are you working hard?

I have your two months of work records at the Yisheng Hotel: eavesdropping on customer calls; leaving your post without permission thirteen times; and each time you encountered a customer who spoke a foreign language, you asked a colleague to cover for you because you were not capable enough, but you sneaked off to non-work areas to harass the housekeeping staff.

Violating regulations by contacting clients privately twice;

When Manager Jin caught you and criticized you for this incorrect work attitude, you still had the audacity to ask him to take back what he said and say that you didn't affect anyone. Is this what you call working hard?

It's a classic case of fraud that you create fake documents to apply for a job when you clearly don't meet the requirements.

The hotel has already sued you for this, and there is clear evidence that you are unable to communicate with guests in a foreign language, which seriously affects the hotel's service image.

I think what you're saying about working hard is fake; what you really want is to use the Yisheng Hotel platform to find a rich woman to support you, right?

Otherwise, why would he meet with two female guests in their forties or fifties in private?

"Yin Jiangchen, shut up!" Yin Luoxi shouted angrily, pointing at him. "You're the culprit!"

"You're the one who brought the cuckoo to this state!"

"Oh?" Jiang Chen looked at her coldly, playing with the wine glass in his hand and laughed: "Did I take the initiative to switch him and go to a poor family to be abused?"

Was it my fault that his grades were so bad that he couldn't even get into high school?

Did I teach him to borrow money, not pay it back, and then move out overnight?

Or should I have him forge his graduation certificate to flirt with rich women and ask them to take care of him?

Yin Luoxi, do you have any shame?

He caused my misfortune; I am the victim!

Du Zigui enjoyed fifteen years of comfortable living and even had all his illnesses cured. If it weren't for the switch, Du Pingping wouldn't have had the money to treat his illnesses, and Du Zigui wouldn't have even lived to be three!

After all, it was a family dispute, and no one else felt comfortable speaking up for them.

But when he looked at Yin Luoxi and Du Zigui, whose relationship was clearly not normal, his eyes showed a hint of contempt.