Chapter 49 - 47 Fatty! Wake up!

"Fatty, if you’re really angry, just hit me a few times."

"I’m so fucking..."

"You can’t bring yourself to do it!"

"..."

"Or... you can curse at me a few times instead."

"You..."

"You can’t open your mouth."

"..."

Reaching out, Chen Yu gently stroked the chubby neighbor’s head, trying to soothe his emotions: "Buddy, you need to understand that everything in this world has its own reasons. Do you think I, as your only close friend, would betray you?"

Anger still swirled around the chubby neighbor as he glared at Chen Yu.

"Calm down, brother," Chen Yu said as he tapped his neighbor’s wrist, signaling him to let go: "Even though your superpower gets stronger with your anger, you shouldn’t let anger cloud your judgment. Let me go first, and I’ll explain."

Suppressing the surge of emotions at the bottom of his heart, the chubby neighbor slowly loosened his grip.

"Thud."

Chen Yu immediately fell from midair, crashing onto the bed.

"Don’t give me that bullshit about distorting the truth." Murderous intent flickered in the chubby neighbor’s eyes: "Just tell me, what’s the reason behind all this?"

Adjusting his collar, Chen Yu lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and after thinking about his words carefully, he said, "Fatty, are you angry about what happened today?"

"What do you think?" the chubby neighbor said through clenched teeth.

"Alright then!" Chen Yu sat up abruptly, his expression serious: "May I ask, why are you angry?"

"You fucking screwed me over!" the chubby neighbor pointed to the title above his head "The Scorned by All" and roared: "Why do you think I’m angry?!"

"OK. So why do you think that only I would screw you over?" Chen Yu said with a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth.

"What do you mean?" the chubby neighbor blinked, frowning.

"You know what?" Chen Yu got off the bed and walked around the room with his hands behind his back, speaking confidently: "Even before I came to the capital, I knew you were in danger. Sure enough, as soon as I arrived and saw the state of your life, I was even more certain."

As he said this, the moment he got close to the chubby neighbor, Chen Yu quickly reached out and poked the chubby neighbor’s belly.

"Smack!"

Again, again and again, he was warded off by the neighbor.

"Speak properly if you’re going to talk!" the chubby neighbor shouted, clenching his fist: "Touch my lower body again, and I’ll send you flying with a punch!"

"That’s three inches below the belly," Chen Yu corrected.

"So you’ve finished?"

"No, I’m just getting started," Chen Yu quickly backed off and continued to stroll with his hands behind his back: "Where was I?"

"I’m in danger."

"Oh, right. Kid, do you realize you’re in peril?" Chen Yu’s face turned serious: "A life-threatening crisis is imminent!"

"I haven’t noticed," the chubby neighbor replied, his face cold.

"Exactly! It’s because you haven’t noticed that the crisis is emerging!"

With a broad gesture, Chen Yu walked up to his neighbor, his voice low: "You’re now a person of the upper class, but you have absolutely no awareness of it! You think just because you have a bunch of maids, a butler, a few mansions, and you can invite various members of high society to your parties, you’re one of them?"

"Naive!"

"You must always remember this!"

"For every fortune granted by fate, a price has already been secretly marked."

"The greater the power, the greater the ability, the higher the status, the more likely it signifies a terrifying crisis!"

"There are no fools in this world, OK?" Chen Yu patted his neighbor’s shoulder, with profound earnestness: "Especially those in high society—they kill without bloodshed! Look at those big shots you invited last night, what bank presidents, what corps commanders, what Transcendents... which of them is ordinary?"

"As the saying goes, you can know their faces but not their hearts. Do you understand what’s on their minds?"

"Do you understand their interests and their spheres of influence?"

"Do you understand their complex web of personal relationships?"

"When you were clinking glasses with them, did you ever consider which one of them might be brewing a conspiracy against you?"

"You haven’t. You’re completely blind to it," Chen Yu said with a mournful expression: "My poor, dumb kid! You’re like an undefended child, led around by them with no sense of precaution."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"..." The flames around the chubby neighbor gradually died down, his eyebrows almost knitting together: "You mean..."

"Today, a little commoner like me could ruin you. So tomorrow, what could those powerful figures do? Might they destroy your family and your life?"

Chen Yu forcefully tapped the fat neighbor’s forehead, full of disappointment, "You’re so naive!"

"Indeed, honor is good."

"Benefit is also good."

"But if it’s not yours, can you take it?"

"Do you have the strength of a top scorer in the college entrance exam? Did you just brazenly accept it?"

"Ah, today I came to gild you, to prop you up as the top scorer in the college entrance exam. Is it possible that in just a few hours, you’ll shed your skin?"

"What if tomorrow some Transcendent comes along, also seemingly offering you a lot of benefits, then turns around and sells you out—will you still have a chance to turn things around?"

"..." The fat neighbor fell into complete silence, his face changing unpredictably.

"You have to be clear about your current identity, you are a Transcendent! A person at the peak of power! You damn well need to have the thinking to match that status!"

"Mr. Zhou Xun once said, ’The higher the position, the heavier the words, the greater the authority!’"

"Because of your influence, more and more interest groups will inevitably surround you."

"Under the entanglement of these wolves and tigers, every single move you make, every word you utter, will be infinitely amplified! Will be infinitely exploited!"

"Do you know how your title of top scorer in the college entrance exam came to be?" Chen Yu laughed. "I went to the head officer, and he, without even thoroughly investigating my background, rigged the process for you."

"What is that?"

"That is power! That is the influence you, as a person, can bring about. It can radiate to many people, change many people, manipulate many people, and even… kill many people. And you might have no idea about the process or outcome from start to finish."

"In ancient times, many emperors just had to show their dislike for someone, and that person would mysteriously die."

"Many Crown Princes from ancient times never even thought of usurping the throne, yet were pushed into rebellion by various forces around them."

"That’s the principle!"

"Now here comes the question," Chen Yu’s tone grew even darker, "right at this moment, how many people are there, just like me, using your influence to achieve what they want to achieve?"

"Or to put it another way, right now, how many people are using your influence to dig a huge pit for you, aiming for your complete destruction?"

At these words, like thunder, exploded in the fat neighbor’s mind.

"Be careful with your words and actions! Be careful with your words and actions!" Chen Yu said earnestly, "You’re not the naive person you used to be. Think about serious matters every day in your head! You don’t have to soar to the heavens, but at least you damn well need to protect yourself, right?"

The fat neighbor bowed his head, breathing rapidly, "..."

"Look at what you’ve been floating into these days, living in a big villa, hiring pretty maids, throwing parties… Your head is filled with enjoyment. You just think about experiencing the pleasures of your status, but do you even look at the sharp blade hidden beneath its beauty?"

"Why do you think I set you up with this college entrance exam thing?"

"I’m trying to wake you up!"

Chen Yu grabbed the fat neighbor’s head and shook it madly, "Wake the hell up! Even I can set you up! Stop floating in the clouds!"

"..."

"...Chen Yu, I understand now."

Pushing away Chen Yu’s hand, the fat neighbor stood in silence for a while, his face gloomy, "I truly didn’t realize how dangerous my situation is right now."

"Realizing it now is not too late," Chen Yu sighed, "Being disgraced is actually a small matter. The internet has no memory, and neither do the people in society. They’ll forget about this college entrance exam thing in the blink of an eye. But this experience, you’ll never be able to forget."

"Yes," the fat neighbor nodded forcefully.

"I hope that in the future, whenever you get carried away with pride, you’ll think of today’s events," Chen Yu pointed at himself, "An ordinary person, can seem to help you but actually set a trap for you. Those big shots are definitely even more fearsome."

"I got it, there’s no need to repeat," the neighbor said.

"Of course, it’s not really your fault," Chen Yu’s tone shifted, "After all, you came from an ordinary background and don’t understand the undercurrents of high society. But the ability to recognize your mistakes and make generalizations from one instance is your biggest advantage. You need to grow!"

"Chen Yu, how should I grow now?"

"Come closer, I’ll teach you."

The fat neighbor immediately stepped forward, pressing his ear to Chen Yu’s mouth.

Chen Yu, with the speed of lightning and the sound of a bell, extended his index finger, aiming it close to the fat neighbor’s lower abdomen.

"Pop."

Quickly reacting, the fat neighbor naturally swatted it away.

"Could it be..."

The fat neighbor’s eyes sparkled, slowly realizing: "Is the key to my growth in my groin?"

Chen Yu: "..."

Chen Yu: "You can’t grow anymore."

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