Chapter 1: Terrified by You

chapter 1: Terrified by You

"Stop! If you dare to step out of this house today, don't ever come back! As far as I'm concerned, the Huo family has no son like you!"

A voice filled with threats woke Ye Leyao from his sleep.

Ye Leyao opened his eyes and looked around in confusion at the few people present before him, quickly regaining his senses.

Eighteen years ago, Ye Leyao had transmigrated into this world. Just now, his memories had awakened.

Originally, he was a college student who, after staying up for two consecutive nights reading novels, accidentally died from overexertion. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a world where multiple novels had merged.

A flood of memories rushed into his mind, making Ye Leyao's head spin and his eyes bulge. Before he could sort through them, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Before Ye Leyao could ponder further, an angry voice sounded from the doorway—

"The same old trick again. Dad, is threatening me all you know how to do? I..."

Ye Leyao lifted his gaze and recognized the person in front of him—his second older brother, Huo yan.

Before Huo Yan could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the young man beside him, who said with a slightly aggrieved tone, "It's all my fault. Uncle and Auntie, please don't blame Brother Yan. Brother Yan, don't argue with Uncle and Auntie because of me... I... I can take care of myself."

Ye Leyao sized up this unfamiliar man. He wore a loose, thin shirt, and on his refined face were tear tracks that hadn't yet dried. His eyes were red-rimmed, and a red teardrop mole at the corner of his eye stood out, giving him an appearance of suppressed grievance.

In an instant, Ye Leyao understood the man's identity—

Wasn't this the main character of 'Running Away Pregnant, the Old Love Regrets Later'?

The red teardrop mole at the corner of his eye was described from beginning to end by the novel's author, leaving a deep impression on Ye Leyao.

If Su Rui was here, then...

Ye Leyao's gaze slowly shifted to Huo Yan beside him, his pupils widening slightly.

Could it be what he thought it was?

Huo Yan couldn't bear seeing Su Rui's tears. Seeing his beloved in such a pitiful state, his heart ached unbearably. "Xiao Rui, this has nothing to do with you; you don't need to feel guilty. I never wanted to get engaged to the Chi family anyway. It's better if we can use this opportunity to break off the engagement."

"How could it not be related to me?" Su Rui's eyes were red, his voice small and aggrieved, one hand gently touching his small belly. "If it weren't for the child in my stomach... how could things have escalated like this between you and your family?"

Huo Yan's gaze fell on Su Rui's abdomen, the pain in his eyes intensifying. At the same time, he seemed to have made up his mind as he spoke, "Xiao Rui, rest assured, I will take responsibility for you and the child."

Upon hearing Huo Yan's words, Father Huo became even angrier, his chest heaving violently.

Mother Huo also showed anger on her face, but her good upbringing prevented her from saying anything harsh. Instead, she turned her gaze away in frustration and annoyance.

Huo Jing, the eldest brother of the Huo family, who had been sitting silently on the opposite sofa without speaking, finally spoke up at this moment, "Second Brother, breaking off the engagement with the Chi family is a minor matter, but are you really going to sever ties with the family because of a man?"

Connecting several key words, Ye Leyao finally understood what was happening today!

Good news: his current identity was the adopted son of the wealthy Huo family, ensuring a life of no worries about food or clothing.

Bad news: the entire Huo family were villains in the novels, each meeting a miserable fate!

And the scene unfolding before him was precisely an important plot point from the novel 'Running Away Pregnant, the Old Love Regrets Later'.

'Running Away Pregnant, the Old Love Regrets Later' was a novel from Lüjiang about a husband regretting his actions.

This type of novel had a melodramatic and cliché plot, but it was irresistibly entertaining!

'Running Away Pregnant, the Old Love Regrets Later' was no exception.

The story first tormented the victim before tormenting the perpetrator, ultimately leading to a bittersweet happy ending for both.

When Ye Leyao read the novel, he did so merely to pass the time. Little did he expect that the deeply affectionate male supporting character would become his opportunistic second brother.

Whether in films or novels, the role of the male supporting character often revolved around the word "affectionate."

Naturally, Huo Yan was no different.

At this point in the plot, the main characters were having a falling out, and Su Rui, the main victim, was at a dead end. He sought help from Huo Yan, who had harbored feelings for him since university.

And Huo Yan lived up to his reputation as "affectionate." Not only did he break off his engagement with the Chi family for his white moonlight, but he also clashed with the Huo family and even gave up his flourishing acting career, all for the sake of keeping his white moonlight, Su Rui.

But when did the deeply affectionate male supporting character in novels ever met a good end?

After a series of mutual torment between the main characters, Su Rui didn't firmly choose Huo Yan, the deeply affectionate supporting character. In fact, to escape Huo Yan's "pursuit" sooner, he even schemed with the male lead to ruin Huo Yan's reputation.

The novel's ending was that after the child was born, the white moonlight's family of three took their child to a supermarket for a variety show, coincidentally encountering Huo Yan, who was slaughtering fish at RT-Mart.

Recalling the novel's ending, Ye Leyao's expression twisted momentarily, unable to resist criticizing it inwardly:

"The ending of this novel is too cruel, isn't it?"

The sudden sound startled everyone present, causing the Huo family members to pause.

Mother Huo was the first to turn her head toward the source of the sound—Ye Leyao.

Ye Leyao was the child of her best friend. When Ye Leyao was five years old, her best friend and her husband died in a car accident. The five-year-old Le Yao was taken in by Mother Huo and raised as her own son.

Although Ye Leyao had turned eighteen last month, he still had a childlike nature.

At that moment, one hand was propping up his chin while the other held his phone, his handsome brows furrowed. Clearly, he hadn't listened to a single word of their conversation, completely absorbed in his own world.

Mother Huo looked at him helplessly yet amusedly, and some of her anger toward her second son dissipated.

Naturally, Huo Yan also heard Ye Leyao's words just now, but at that moment, he had no time to spare to worry about what Ye Leyao was doing.

The reason he had notified Huo Jing to return home today was in hopes that Huo Jing could speak up for him. However, he never expected that not only did Huo Jing fail to speak on his behalf, but he also resolutely sided with their parents.

Now, he was even being pressured by his parents.

The last shred of hope Huo Yan had for his family was extinguished. He turned to look at Huo Jing, his face filled with disappointment. "Brother, it's not me who wants to abandon you; it's you who wants to abandon me."

If it weren't for the relentless pressure from Father and Mother Huo, how could Huo Yan have thought of leaving with Su Rui?

Did he not want to stay at home with Su Rui? It was because Father and Mother Huo didn't accept Su Rui...

"Ah, I said it before, love-struck people don't make sense."

That familiar voice sounded again.

This time, even Huo Jing couldn't help but turn his head to glance at the teenager on the sofa.

Ye Leyao held his phone, seemingly playing with it, but in reality, he was quickly jotting down the plot he knew in his notes app. As he listened to the gossip, he couldn't resist silently criticizing:

"The best course of action now is to perform a love-struck brain removal surgery on Second Brother. Otherwise, when he really goes to RT-Mart to kill fish and sees his first love with her family of three, he might offer to kill the fish for free."

"Oh, wait, killing fish at RT-Mart is already free. Given the Second Brother's level of being love-struck, he'd probably pay for the fish too and personally escort them out of the supermarket."

Father and Mother Huo's pupils constricted slightly.

Huo Jing furrowed his brows.

They hadn't misheard.

From just now until now, Ye Leyao hasn't opened his mouth to speak.

But that voice was indeed Ye Leyao's.

What was going on?

After Huo Yan finished speaking, he had been waiting for Huo Jing's response.

To his surprise, instead of Huo Jing's reply, he heard Ye Leyao's criticism.

Huo Yan didn't want to bother with Ye Leyao, but the words were truly unpleasant. He finally couldn't resist turning his head. "Ye Leyao, if you have nothing to do, go back to your room and read your books!"

What nonsense about first loves and RT-Mart? Why would he go to RT-Mart to kill fish?

Ye Leyao paused in his typing, innocently lifting his head, his face full of confusion.

What happened? What happened?

How did the conflict suddenly involve him?

"I didn't provoke Second Brother, so why is he spewing fire like a dragon everywhere?"

As Huo Yan wondered why he was being compared to a fire-breathing dragon, he was about to speak when suddenly, in a flash, he realized something—

Just now... Ye Leyao didn't seem to have spoken, did he?

Huo Yan's eyes widened in astonishment.

On the other side, Father and Mother Huo, as well as Huo Jing, became even more certain that Ye Leyao hadn't spoken.

Then what they had just heard—could it be Ye Leyao's thoughts?

This bold conjecture startled all the Huo's present.

The entire Huo residence suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

The Huo's silence wasn't long, but it wasn't short either.

This brief, strange atmosphere made Su Rui the first to feel awkward and uncomfortable. But every person in this room was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

So he could only look at Huo Yan with red-rimmed eyes again. "Brother Huo Yan... or should I leave first?"

Huo Yan snapped back to reality upon hearing Su Rui's words. Seeing the tear stains at the corner of his eye, he came to his senses slightly and was about to speak to comfort him when an ill-timed voice interrupted—

"Look! Truly a pure, flawless, delicate white flower bottom. This perfect blend of fragility and grievance is right on point, impressive acting!"

Huo Yan's rising emotions instantly fell again. He almost couldn't maintain his expression, turning his head to glare at Ye Leyao irritably.

Ye Leyao happened to be looking down at his phone, missing Huo Yan's glare.

Su Rui didn't receive any response or comfort from Huo Yan. The original sliver of grievance in his heart was suddenly amplified. He couldn't hold back his embarrassment and turned around. "I... I'll leave first..."

"Hold on—"

"Huo Yan!" Huo Jing sternly reprimanded.

Huo Yan paused, not turning back. "Brother, you don't need to persuade me. I've made up my mind. Since you can't accept Xiao Rui and my child, there's no need for me to stay at home anymore!"

With that, Huo Yan was about to chase after Su Rui.

At this moment, Ye Leyao could no longer contain his sharp outburst—

"Ahhhh—No way, no way, my love-struck Second Brother doesn't know that the child in his first love's belly isn't even his, does he?!"

"When did that become his child? It's the protagonist's child!"

Huo Yan stumbled.

There was a loud thud as he fell to the ground.

Ye Leyao was startled by the sound, his eyes widening in confusion.

"Why did Second Brother trip while walking normally?"

Father Huo/Mother Huo, Huo Jing: "……"

I'm just scared by you.

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