Chapter 37: 2.16

[Pupa: Ding! A hidden plot has been triggered, Zhou Junze and Yang Ronghui's blood relationship.]

[Wait, right here? right now?! Right after I kissed this guy's hand?]

[Pupa: Yes. Prepare yourself, this will be quite plentiful.]

In an instant, the system transferred the plot in Yunyu's mind. Yunyu felt a bit overwhelmed. Slowly, the hidden plot poured into his mind, like a jug of water. Yunyu discovered the plot slowly.

Zhou Jiayi was the heir of the Zhou family, a powerful mafia group that ruled over the city where they lived in right now. However, after the death of his father, the family slowly crumbled due to the lack of central power. Thus, in order to save the family, Zhou Jiayi's mother offered his son to marry the only daughter of the Duan family, the rival of the Zhou family that was rising in power.

The twenty five years old Zhou Jiayi was not pleased with this arrangement at all, he had a long-time girlfriend, Yang Xiang. He was very infatuated with Yang Xiang. Thus, when the arrangement was announced and he would be scheduled to marry Duan Biya the next week, Zhou Jiayi had his first night with Yang Xiang.

He promised Yang Xiang that he would elope with her and ran away, thus Yang Xiang let him plant his seed inside her. However, it seemed that Zhou Jiayi's willpower wasn't strong enough, he finally yielded and married Duan Biya the next week.

Yang Xiang was heartbroken, she left the city and worked in another city, she became a single mother to a handsome baby named Yang Ronghui, Zhou Jiayi's illegitimate son. Meanwhile, Zhou Jiayi and Duan Biya had a child in the same year, Zhou Junze.

Zhou Jiayi still yearned for Yang Xiang, he searched her far and wide, and finally found her. He met her personally and begged her to return to their original city, he even promised to fund Ronghui's education, so he could get the best education.

Yang Xiang knew that she had to take it in order to live a better life, at least to get Ronghui a better education, thus she accepted. And she became Zhou Jiayi's mistress.

Zhou Jiayi decided to put Yang Ronghui to the same school as Zhou Junze. He also kept a tight watch over Ronghui, because Ronghui was a lot more talented than Junze in any way. He never really loved Duan Biya and Zhou Junze anyway.

[… this dog blood hidden plot.]

[Pupa: I told you it will be plenty.]

[Does Duan Biya and Junze know about this?]

[Pupa: Duan Biya knows, but she keeps it a secret from Junze. She wants Junze to study hard and take the mantle from his father soon, or at least take the Duan Family's power with him. Because Duan Biya is the only child of the Duan family.]

[Pupa: Duan Family has been wanting to separate itself from Zhou Jiayu and Zhou family because Zhou Jiayi is currently holding the power of Zhou and Duan family. The Duan family wants to leave the underworld and start clean business on the surface. Zhou Junze is their hope.]

[So, in the original world, Junze and Ronghui divided the power acquired by their dad?]

[Pupa: Yes, that is why the gang war never ends, because Junze and Ronghui divided the family into two, and after they found out that they are half-brothers, they started to hate each other, but still longed for each other even more. Because their love turned out to be In****.]

[... I can't imagine if I'm in Junze or Ronghui's shoes, to find out that you've been dating your own brother.]

[This is a heavy dog blood drama. But I guess, it makes sense why Junze and Ronghui didn't realize it at first. Because Junze takes on his father's facial features, while Ronghui takes on his mother's features.]

[Pupa, tell me, did Ronghui know the whole time that Junze is his half-brother?]

[Pupa: Not at first, because Zhou Jiayu never revealed himself in front of Ronghui. But he called him often to make sure that Ronghui is alright. But now that Ronghui has joined the underworld under the guidance of Zhou Jiayu, he already knows everything.]

[But Junze still knows nothing…]

Yunyu released Zhou Jiayu's hand after he kissed it. He lowered his head nervously, however, he was secretly planning a way to use this hidden plot to save the world.

Zhou Jiayu looked down at the meek Yunyu and scoffed, "Why do you bring shrimp in front of me? If you like men, then at least bring a proper man, not this shrimp. Go get another man or woman."

Junze was used to his father's demeaning words for him, but he got angry when his father mocked Yunyu like this. He brought Yunyu because he wanted Yunyu to feel more comfortable around him and his family.

"Old man, he is my boyfriend, and I am in love with him! Don't you dare try to insult him!" Junze proclaimed loudly, He held Yunyu's hand and pulled him to his mother again. Duan Biya, Junze's mother could only sigh and patted Junze and Yunyu's head;

"Let's eat together, okay?"

Yunyu followed Junze and his mother to eat the food that had been prepared. But Zhou Jiayi snorted rudely and left the dining room, not long after, the sound of the car engine was heard and Junze's father left the house.

The dining table was silent, until Duan Biya opened the conversation, "Please ignore my husband, he is always like that. I am really glad that Junze's boyfriend is the honor student of the school. I was worried that he would date a punk like himself."

"I'm not a punk… anymore," Junze complained, but he still continued eating.

Duan Biya smiled and continued speaking to Yunyu, "Yunyu, I know that you are a hardworking and studious boy, I hope that you can teach Junze how to be a good student. I want him to pass high school and enter a good university with his own ability."

"That is impossible," Junze didn't shy away from the truth. He was not good at studying, although he was quite smart as a kid, he just didn't have the interest to continue his study, mostly because of his father's demeaning words.

He was going to inherit the family anyway, what was the point of studying?

Duan Biya lectured her son more, but Junze ignored it and continued eating. Though, he would sometimes add more food on Yunyu's plate, because Yunyu was still shy to eat a lot, "Eat more, you are too thin, Yunyu."

Duan Biya saw this and she glanced at his son. This was the first time Junze showed his consideration to another person except herself. Although Yunyu was only a boyfriend for him, Duan Biya's instinct told her that Junze's love for this kid was sincere.

After they ate early dinner, Junze walked around the big house, talking about miscellaneous until it was already dusk. Duan Biya handed Yunyu a big box full of freshly cooked food and said, "This is for you, I hope that you can come in often. Junze feels lonely often," she said.

"M—Mother! Don't listen to her! I have a lot of friends!" Junze tried to rebuke his mother, but Yunyu chuckled lightly and nodded;

"I can see that. I will take care of him, auntie. I will return here whenever Junze asks me to, thank you very much for the food," Yunyu smiled and bowed politely.

Junze drove the car with Yunyu sitting beside him.

"Your mother is very nice," Yunyu said.

"W—Well, my mother is a very nice woman indeed. But she is the matriarch of the Duan family, she is a lot scarier when she is working," Junze sighed, "Can you believe it? My mother wants me to study hard, so I can graduate high school and enter a top ranking university with my own ability. What is the use of doing that? I will inherit the family no matter what, it will be a useless achievement."

An idea that Yunyu had planned the whole evening finally matured.

"We are here—" Junze was stunned when Yunyu held his hand on the gear shifter gently. Yunyu stared at him with his clear eyes, which made him nervous, "I—Is there something you want?"

Yunyu was determined to change the plot, if he couldn't save Ronghui, then at least he could save Junze. He stared at Junze deeply and said;

"Zhou Junze, I don't know if you want this or not. But if you can fulfil your mother's wish. I will marry you right after we graduate from university. That is a promise."

[Pupa: Ding! Zhou Junze's Fatemeter increases to 70%.]

[Pupa: Ding! Zhou Junze's Fatemeter increases to 90%. This is the bonus Fatemeter because the host has successfully unlocked the hidden plot, congratulations!]