Kaleidoscope

001.2 | Gratitude For Saving Me

Upon opening his eyes for the second time in this world, Qi Sying was greeted by the sight of himself in yet another white room. The difference is that he was able to immediately recognize the type of room in which he was staying.

After perceiving numbing pain in his left hand, Qi Sying made a short sigh. He doesn't have to turn his wrist to see that he has a dextrose line attached to it. Using his right arm, he soothed the area from his brows up to his temples in a gentle manner.

The discomfort is still present, but it can be tolerated for the time being.

"System, what just happened?" He inquired after double-checking that he was the only one in the room.

[Host fainted. You were sent to the hospital by your co-workers. Anytime later, you would have died. You have been sleeping for half a day.]

"Half a day?" Qi Sying rubbed the inside of his brows together. "What's going on?"

[I am waiting for host to wake up. Do you want to receive the memories of the original soul?]

Qi Sying hummed. "Will it be painful?"

[Probably.]

"Eh, what do you mean by probab-"

He is still not done with his question but the answer already fulfilled his doubt. The owner of the body had lived for twenty-three years. The memories of those twenty-three years were compressed in a small file that was injected to his mind.

It is only the beginning that is painful. Once the memories began to recede, the information flooded into his mind like a river. Waves of information sorted by importance appeared before his closed eyes, providing him with a snippet of the original person's entire life.

Qi Sying felt as if years had passed, but it had only been a few seconds. When he finally opened his eyes, he felt as if he had always owned the memories.

Jun Zihao is the name of the original body.

Jun Zihao is the fifth son of the affluent Jun family. Though they were not the highest shareholders of the industry, their prestige is still recognized due to their contribution since the previous dynasty.

He has four older brothers, all of whom are elite in every way, from looks to their skills and intelligence. This caused many people to look at them like idols and worship them like gods. The father and mother could only proudly compliment their excellent sons.

Jun Zihao, on the other hand, is a tad different.

He didn't have the sensible and mature temperament, instead, he is more vibrant and spirited. He was fawned with attention, often tolerated by his parents and brothers.

Because he was the youngest, he wasn't expected to do much work. As a result, when the youngest master grew up, he became a wastrel, squandering money on frivolous items, displaying an impulsive, arrogant, and uncaring temperament.

At first, the family assumed it was just a phase. None of the four brothers had this phase, they had no idea Jun Zihao was veering off course. They didn't want to control him because they all wanted to give him a free and happy life.

But this freedom just brought the youth straight to the wrong path. Children in his age were easily influenced by the adults. He admired his brothers but they were always out to do work. Thus, his attention was shifted towards his upperclassmen that were part of a gang and joined them.

This is the most difficult period in Jun Zihao's life. He prefers to be out on the streets with his delinquent friends than to be in school. Even though he is still not old enough to drink, he would go home late smelling booze. He even had his ears and tongue pierced and wore vulgarly decorated accessories.