It's Hard Being the Bad Guy

Chapter 35

In Wen Ai's view, Zuo Yiqing was particularly annoying, repeatedly uttering a blunt "I love you" throughout his lifetime, even until his hair turned white, it still lingered on his lips.

Just before taking his last breath, Zuo Yiqing held Wen Ai's hand, ensuring that Wen Ai wouldn't forget him, and they would still share a bed in the next life.

The long-dormant thorn lurking in Wen Ai's chest finally pierced into his heart, leaving him riddled with wounds, blood oozing out incessantly.

His mission failed, and his memories would soon be silently erased by the rules. Despite Zuo Yiqing tirelessly repeating "I love you" throughout his lifetime, in the end, Wen Ai couldn't remember a single word.

System: "Crossing program activated, preparing to jump to another world."

This time, Wen Ai became a five or six-year-old boy. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a bright bedroom.

Wen Ai hurriedly went to the desk and pulled out a notebook from a stack of picture books, grabbing a pen to record the experiences of the previous world. He wrote several pages hastily, feeling somewhat uneasy. He reached back to flip through the notebook—

Empty.

Everything he wrote was gone.

The system sighed, "Don't be silly, it's useless."

Wen Ai slammed the pencil onto the empty notebook, slid to the floor, and covered his sore eyes with his hands, warm liquid seeping through his fingers.

An Fu was the chairman of the labor union at the Third Knitting Factory, known for his integrity and warmth. He had been dating the accountant in the factory for a year and naturally obtained a marriage certificate.

In the year of reform and opening up, the An family welcomed a crying baby boy. The couple flipped through the People's Daily to choose a name for their son, and eventually settled on An Yun.

In the early 1980s, a new wave of entrepreneurship swept across the country. An Fu quit his job at the knitting factory and opened a small restaurant. Business flourished, and the small eatery grew into a large restaurant. Within a few years, the An family became one of the "ten thousand yuan households." In an era where most families only owned a radio, the An family had a brand-new Panasonic color TV.

An Fu and his wife had always wanted a daughter, but due to the strict family planning policy, they couldn't have a second child. They decided to adopt a little girl instead. After visiting the welfare home, they couldn't find a girl they liked, but they were drawn to a boy instead.

The boy's name is Yue Xiao, seven years old this year, a year older than An Yun in their family. He was raised in the welfare home and was so thin that he hardly had any flesh on his body. However, his frame was large, indicating that he would be tall and sturdy in the future.

"Xiao Xiao, right?" An Fu's wife touched Yue Xiao's dirty face and praised with a smile, "He's got thick eyebrows and big eyes, really handsome."

An Fu was particularly satisfied with Yue Xiao's lively eyes. It was evident that he was sharp-minded. "This is good. Yun Yun has been spoiled by us too much. With a brother to protect her, we can save some worries."

An Fu's wife only took half a day off from the factory. After completing the adoption procedures, she hurried back to the knitting factory. An Fu's large restaurant had someone in charge, so he didn't need to watch over it all the time. He took Yue Xiao to the department store first, buying clothes and household items, and his hands were full of big and small packages.

Yue Xiao had been in the welfare home where the rice jar was always empty since he could remember. He had never experienced this kind of "shopping" before. Despite trying to maintain his expression, his face still revealed his surprise and delight.