The male supporting character was actually myself.

"This is our home, get out!"

"You have no written agreement now, so get out of our house with your gang of scoundrels!"

"Get away! Don't touch me, I won't leave home! I will never leave!"

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Just as the courtyard was in an uproar, the fluffy little dumpling suddenly jumped up and exclaimed, "Host, we haven't completed the mission of burning down the manor yet, and the main system has already started the countdown!"

"Big brother, do you need my help? It's getting late, and everyone's starving and waiting to go back for the celebration banquet." Jiang Chen glanced at the three-minute countdown and frowned.

I originally wanted to resolve this more carefully, but who knew the woman's family would be so unhelpful.

Especially Ruan Xiangqin, why did she come out to acknowledge the male lead with tears streaming down her face and a mournful expression? If she could disrupt the script team's rhythm, she might be able to easily get away with this. Burning down the perfectly good manor would be a waste of resources and manpower, and would not benefit anyone.

But she wouldn't jump out; instead, she hunched over and hid in the back like a complete idiot.

Li Dongchen was further enraged by Li Jiangchen's provocation. He absolutely could not let Li Jiangchen laugh at him! The head manager of the bank, the steward, and Lieutenant Li were all watching coldly. How could he compete with Li Yexiao if he couldn't even handle such a small matter?

"You've been occupying the bank's property and land for so long and you're still not satisfied?" He thought fiercely, snatched the torch from the hand of the shop assistant next to him and threw it into the thatched cowshed next door. "I'll burn down this damn Qinya Manor and see how you dare to stay here shamelessly!"

The fluffy dumpling was stunned for a moment, its whiskers even sticking up. Then it happily bounced around and showered the host with compliments, "Congratulations, host! The protagonist performed the show for us and completed the mission! As expected of the host I chose, he did a series of amazing things and the protagonist became a complete idiot!"

Hehehe~ Now the protagonist has successfully shouldered the hatred. Once he gets Zhang Ziqiu's engagement annulment settled, their love-hate entanglement will be none of our business anymore, right?

"That depends on how the script team modifies the plot. I hope they can understand my efforts in helping them revise the script and try not to involve me in too many scenes later."

"Meow~ There's still one task to complete: taking control of the money exchange. Host, keep up the good work!"

One person and one system were whispering to each other, while over there the fire raged and instantly turned the cowshed into a fireground.

Seeing his cowshed on fire, Ruan Fannan jumped up and down, crying and cursing, but he didn't even think about putting out the fire.

Apart from Ruan Xiangqin, who was still stunned like a fool, the other siblings hugged each other and cried bitterly without even raising their heads.

The money shop clerks were naturally not in a hurry to put out the fire. After all, it was the young master who set the fire. Who would dare to go without his orders?

The autumn wind was bleak, and the mountain villa was located on the mountaintop, right in the wind's eye. So, in the howling wind, the fire in the cowshed quickly spread to the side rooms and the main house.

"Is there any water nearby? Hurry and put out the fire!"

Almost instantly, flames shot into the sky and spread. Jiang Chen barely had time to react. Seeing that they were still struggling, he shouted and jumped off his horse, rushing forward to direct his subordinates to put out the fire.

The people who were originally at the back suddenly rushed over, looking for water and throwing sand with shovels, trying to save the long stretch of houses that were connected together.

The twelve-year-old girl stared blankly at the raging fire for a long while, then suddenly ran into the house, shouting, "The doll Mom gave me is still inside!"

"Stop them! No one is allowed to approach the fire!" Jiang Chen caught up and casually used his soul weapon to pull the little girl back and throw her next to Ruan Fannan.

Seeing the house engulfed in flames, Li Dongchen knew he had made a grave mistake. Feeling uneasy, he was forced to retreat further by the intense heat of the fire. The bank clerk also followed suit and left the courtyard.

Just a few seconds ago, the two sides were at odds and pulling at each other, but now they were mixed together in a peaceful atmosphere.

Apart from Jiang Chen and about twenty subordinates trying to put out the fire by splashing water, the entire manor was shrouded in a heavy silence.

"Oh no, host, we don't have any fire-extinguishing tools to use." The fluffy little thing squatted on his shoulder, scratching its ears anxiously. It took out a button and then stuffed it back in. Then it pulled out an infinite water-flowing showerhead to test it, but the water flow was too weak. Finally, it helplessly shrugged and said, "Forget it, there's no hope."

He looked at the mountain villa, which was now completely engulfed in flames, and waved his hand to signal everyone to leave. "It's no use. The fire is too big to be put out. Everyone, get out."

Anyway, the person was already stopped outside and the mission was successfully completed. Since no one died as originally planned, it was a forced change of fate for the female lead's family.

"Where's my little sister? Where did she go?" Ruan Xiangqin suddenly exclaimed, hurriedly grabbing her younger brother and asking, "Wasn't she just with you?"

The sudden shout startled everyone standing outside the gate. Flames were raging inside the courtyard; outside, carriages and people were numerous, making the Ruan family's group stand out conspicuously.

Everyone else helped look for the person, but Li Dongchen turned around abruptly when he heard the familiar, bell-like voice and saw the beauty he had been longing for day and night standing right next to him!

Ruan Fannan... Ruan Xiangqin...

This moment was like a thunderbolt from the sky, leaving Li Dongchen completely dumbfounded!

Is Qinya Manor the home of my dream lover? Is Ruan Fannan the father of the girl I fell in love with?

WTF! What the hell did I do tonight?

“My little sister cried and asked for the rag doll that Mother gave her.” Ruan Yunfei pointed at the fire and said in a trembling voice, “Then she ran away, and I didn’t see where she went.”

The little dumpling was so angry that her fur stood on end. "You're nine years old, not nine months old! Other nine-year-olds are already helping with chores and earning money to help support their families. You didn't even say anything when there was danger. Are you stupid?"

"Not a single person in this family is mentally sound."

Jiang Chen waved his hand to stop his subordinates who wanted to rush into the fire to save people, and said coldly, "A twelve-year-old child doesn't know any better. The fire is so big, why would he want to go in? What could be more important than his own life?"

Similarly, our brothers' lives matter too; there's no need to waste our lives on such a clueless guy.

Even if we risked our lives to rush in and rescue them, we probably wouldn't get a good reputation. What's the point? Everyone, step back and stay away!

Ruan Fannan broke free from the crowd's attempts to stop him, jumping up and down and crying out, "Help! You are all cold-blooded devils! You knew such a small child was in the fire, yet not a single one of you was willing to help! Don't be afraid, little girl, Daddy's here!"

Zhang Mingyuan tried to pull him back but couldn't. The old man cursed as he rushed into the fire.

Jiang Chen grabbed Zhang Mingyuan, who was still trying to chase after them, and said, "It's too dangerous up ahead. There's no need to make a pointless sacrifice for this kind of deadbeat."

"You...you're all inhuman!" Ruan Xiangyun watched as her father rushed into the fire but no one came to help. She scratched at Jiang Chen but was blocked by Zhang Mingyuan. She immediately cursed, "Murderer! Cold-blooded murderer!"

"Oh God, God, open your eyes and see these wicked people! They burned down our house and tried to kill my father!"

Lieutenant Li, who had been observing coldly, snorted coldly with an iron face: "I never imagined there could be such unreasonable scholars in the world. Tonight has truly been an eye-opener. Even if you set fire to the cowshed and then the main house, it is still the property of the Li family's bank. Your family members can't be stopped from rushing in."

"Ruan Fannan died in the fire today because your little sister was so ignorant and careless. What does it have to do with anyone else?"

“Lieutenant Li, there’s no reasoning with them.”

Jiang Chen, who was inexplicably blamed, smiled bitterly and said, "You see? This is how my reputation as Li Yexiao came about. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Ruan Fannan ran into the fire because his youngest daughter was ignorant; if he died, she would be the murderer. Would this unreasonable family really consider their younger sister the murderer of their father? Of course not; in their eyes, everyone else is wrong, not themselves.

Faced with an unacceptable reality, I needed to vent my anger and find someone to extort money from, so I slapped my thigh and decided to pin the blame on me.

Well, it's no wonder your gigolo fathers don't work to support their families; when they run out of money, they sell their properties to maintain their extravagant lifestyles.

It's no wonder you're so old and don't even have a job. You just eat, laze around, and play all day without earning money to support yourselves, living off your savings.

I don't blame my whole family for being deadbeats, owing money and being chased by debt collectors at our door.

No wonder my little sister went crazy and ran into the fire.

In the end, all I could think of was blaming my subordinates for failing to stop him, or even for not rushing in with him to their deaths. This is the Ruan family's upbringing—unreasonable and shameless!

Ruan Xiangyun was pushed and shoved by Zhang Mingyuan, and lay on the ground crying.

Ruan Xiangqin stared blankly at her dream lover, unable to accept the blow of reality. When she heard Li Jiangchen bluntly expose their little thoughts, she felt her cheeks burning and didn't know how to refute them. She could only look at Li Dongchen with tears in her eyes, full of affection and despair, and say sadly, "I was really blind to have regarded you as a confidant!"

I thought I had found a love as beautiful as my father and mother's, and that we could become a match made in heaven, but I never expected you..."

"So you really just accuse others without thinking, huh?" Jiang Chen clicked his tongue, shook his head, and sighed. "Your little sister rushed into the fire, and Father went in to save her. If we, the debt collectors, don't help, we're considered heartless. How can you three siblings have the nerve to curse others while hiding so far away?"

Brother, judging from her tone, it seems like she's having an affair with you.

"Young lady, your father and younger sister are still missing in the fire, their fates unknown. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to be talking about love and being a perfect couple right now?"

The most crucial and emotional moment of their genuine encounter was abruptly interrupted by him, and Li Dongchen immediately became furious and embarrassed, "Mind your own business!"

"I...I have to go save my dad!" The female lead, Ruan Xiangqin, was overwhelmed with shame after being rebuked. She turned to run into the fire, crying pitifully, but Li Dongchen grabbed her wrist. "No! It's too dangerous, you can't go!"

"But my father and younger sister are still inside. I can't just stand by and watch them be in danger and abandon them."

"The fire is too big; going in now would be suicide!"

"Even if I die, I want to die with my home and my family..."

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The two of them were just talking and trying to create a forced emotional scene, which made the little white cat roll her eyes. "Can't they do something useful? If they really wanted to save people, they should at least put out the fire with water. Can emotional tears and spittle put out the fire? Or can they move the heavens to let her father and little sister escape from the fire unharmed?"

"I never expected the Ruan family to be so ruthless. Father and my younger sister are in grave danger, while the other children are just watching coldly. The eldest daughter is even putting on a dramatic show of love and hate. Brother, don't forget that you started this fire. Don't fall for her honey trap and give her the chance to avenge her father."

Jiang Chen used his soul weapon to search for survivors in the fire and poured cold water on them again, saying, "Even I, a bystander, have been labeled as the murderer of my father. You did it yourself, so maybe the Ruan siblings have already planned how to lure you in and then avenge their father."

Moreover, no matter how beautiful a woman's appearance is, she can't hide a cold-blooded and vicious heart.

If she can treat her own father so heartlessly, what will happen if you encounter danger in the future...? Tsk tsk tsk, maybe she'll personally add more firewood to the fire so it burns even brighter and turns you to ashes sooner!

Upon hearing this, Li Dongchen's face turned pale, and his right hand, which was gripping the beauty's slender and delicate wrist, involuntarily loosened its grip.

"You...you're spouting nonsense!" Ruan Xiangqin never imagined that she, who had always been kind-hearted and wouldn't even harm a little bird, would be called a poisonous woman by her father's killer. With tears in her eyes, she pointed at Li Jiangchen and said in a trembling voice, "You're too terrible. My father was right, you are a demon!"

"Oh, so be it. Anyway, your father and your little sister are in the fire, their fates unknown. What does that have to do with me?"

Chapter Twelve: An Unintentional Act Leads to a Success

"Li Jiangchen, shut up!" Li Dongchen roared furiously. "Stop stirring up trouble here. Do you want Xiangqin to die for nothing? You'd be happy if you forced her to her death, wouldn't you? We were just collecting debts, why did you have to cause someone's death?"

Jiang Chen shrugged and turned to look at Lieutenant Li, lowering his voice to say, "I'd appreciate it if Lieutenant Li could testify for me that these messy things tonight have absolutely nothing to do with me."

"You can't reason with a damned devil. I've seen both young masters' behavior and I know perfectly well what's going on." Lieutenant Li gave the eldest young master, who was holding onto Ruan Xiangqin's wrist and refusing to let go, his naturally poker-faced expression revealing no emotional fluctuation.

In the midst of the tug-of-war, a figure covered in flames suddenly "flew" out of the fire.

"Hurry up and save people!"

"Put out the fire! Put out the fire! My god, how did it manage to get out? That's incredible!"

"With that kind of energy, there's nothing you couldn't do to support your family, why did things have to come to this?"

"We didn't bring a doctor with us, what should we do?"

"Mr. Zhang is skilled in medicine, please bring Mr. Zhang over quickly..."

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Those at the front were Jiang Chen's subordinates. Upon seeing this, they rushed forward to help extinguish the fire on Ruan Fannan's body, and Zhang Mingyuan also hurried over to check on his injuries.

Even the person closest to it didn't notice that a thin, silvery line flashed by in the firelight.

"Meow~ Host, with such a huge fire, this old man must be burned to ashes, right? It's really not easy for him to escape." The fluffy ball squatted on his shoulder, covering its eyes with its paws, too scared to look.

Someone had already carried the little girl, whose face was covered in soot, to the side. She was clutching a small rag doll tightly in her hand, crying loudly, whether she was frightened or hurt.

Zhang Mingyuan hurriedly stepped forward to check the pulse, then shook his head and sighed, "It's no use, the person is already gone."

"father!"

Only then did Ruan Xiangqin and her siblings crowd forward and weep together beside Ruan Fannan, who had long since died.

"The Ruan family is ruined and fallen into decline." The head manager of the money shop sighed as he lifted the sedan curtain and saw this scene. "Seeing Father engulfed in flames, none of the three siblings dared to step forward. They had to rely on others to put out the fire. They were too selfish and cold-blooded. It is a misfortune for the family to raise such children!"