Chapter 10: That Boyfriend
“What is justice?”
In front of him was a barren land. The reddish-brown ground looked like it had been soaked in blood, and even the few weeds that grew there were a strange, bright red.
A man with black hair and black eyes walked forward slowly. His face, which could not clearly be called male or female, still carried his usual cold expression. His long black hair moved slightly with each step.
“Cough…”
Unlike that man, he was badly injured, so badly that he could barely speak.
But in front of this man, he had never lowered his head, and he could not lower it.
What is justice?
In the past, he could confidently say, ‘I am justice. What I say is justice!’
But now… he couldn’t.
“How miserable… barely holding on like this.” The man showed a trace of confusion, as if he couldn’t believe that someone once so strong had fallen to this state.
“Why did you choose to abandon me back then? For that woman? Or for your justice?”
The man raised his long, pale fingers and made a slight gripping motion.
As if something invisible grabbed his neck, his body was lifted into the air along with the man’s movement.
“And now, where is your justice? Where is your pride?”
The force around his neck grew tighter and tighter. His already blurry mind became even more unclear, and for a moment, he felt as if everything around him was just an illusion.
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Click, click!
With the final punctuation typed, Mu Le looked at the chapter on her computer, over 3,000 words, and finally let out a sigh of relief.
Because of certain reasons, her current condition was very poor.
Something that usually took her one hour had now taken almost two and a half hours. She kept stopping and starting, and her thoughts were not smooth at all.
“God’s Domain” was the novel she was currently writing, and it was doing quite well on the website.
Now that her saved chapters were gone, she had no choice but to sit down and write to keep up with her schedule.
But for some reason, what was supposed to be a scene where the main character cleared up a misunderstanding with his best friend… had become darker and darker as she wrote.
Was she really turning the best friend into the final boss?
Thinking about the readers in the comments who kept asking for the main character and his best friend to end up together, Mu Le went silent for a few seconds.
She suddenly realized… the female lead didn’t have much presence at all!
“…Your dad is about to send you on a blind date, and you still have time to write?”
On the side, seeing Mu Le lost in her own world again, Xiao Yuze kindly reminded her of this harsh reality.
Sure enough, the moment he finished speaking, Mu Le’s body froze.
Then, as if she had suffered a heavy blow, her whole body seemed to lose energy.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yuze shook his head with a helpless smile. “...Do you want to try talking to your dad? He spoils you a lot, maybe he’ll let you decide.”
“You know what my dad is like,” Mu Le sighed softly, lying on the desk.
Hearing this, Xiao Yuze paused for a moment.
Mu Le’s parents had divorced when she was very young for some reason, and she had been raised by her father, Mu Cheng.
Because of that event, a deep shadow was left in Mu Le’s heart when she was young.
It’s no joke, parents’ decisions can affect a child’s whole life.
After her parents divorced, the once cheerful and optimistic Mu Le slowly became quiet and distant from others.
At the same time, because Mu Cheng was very busy, he didn’t have much time to spend with his child.
Although he loved Mu Le, the emotional support a child needs… he didn’t give much.
For a long time, Mu Le either lived alone or with a nanny.
Growing up in that kind of environment, it was easy to imagine what her personality became like.
Shy, reserved, not good at talking to others, always living in her own imagined world.
Of course, if you became close to her and she saw you as “one of her own,” you would see a completely different side of Mu Le.
In the end, she was just a homebody who rarely went out.
Later, Mu Cheng realized this problem and understood how serious it was.
But unfortunately, people can’t go back to the past. By the time you realize something, it’s often already too late.
Without meaning to, they had caused Mu Le deep harm, harm that could not be fixed.
Now, Mu Cheng believed that the most important thing was to find someone who could take good care of Mu Le, so she wouldn’t feel lonely anymore.
For other things, Mu Le could act cute and get away with it.
But for this matter, her father would not give in.
Mu Le knew her father meant well, but only she herself could understand how troubled she felt right now.
As for why her father didn’t approve of Xiao Yuze… there were, of course, other reasons.
“So what should we do? Maybe… Lele, you could just try going on the blind date?”
After a moment of silence, Xiao Yuze spoke carefully. But when he said it, there was a bit of irritation in his heart that even he didn’t notice.
“No way!” Mu Le shook her head hard. “I’m still confused about suddenly turning into a girl, and now you want me to go on a blind date with a stranger?! Just thinking about it is scary…”
“…That’s true.” Xiao Yuze rubbed his nose and gave a helpless smile. It really was too much for her.
So what now?
Should they tell Mu Cheng that his “daughter” was actually a son who turned into a girl, so a blind date was impossible?
Yeah… Mu Le definitely didn’t have the courage to say that.
And Mu Cheng was not like Xiao Yuze. Even if they said it, he probably wouldn’t believe it.
More likely, he would think it was just an excuse Mu Le made up.
Honestly… it was quite frustrating.
Alright, enough talk, so what should they do?
“Ah! I’ve got it!”
After a few minutes of silence, Mu Le suddenly stood up from her chair and looked at Xiao Yuze with bright eyes.
Her gaze was so strange that Xiao Yuze couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
“…What? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Comrade Xiao Yuze.” Mu Le took a deep breath, her expression serious. “I officially inform you that starting tomorrow—no, starting now, you are my boyfriend.”
Xiao Yuze: “…Huh?”
“Isn’t this a classic plot?” Mu Le waved her finger.
“One person is forced into marriage, so they ask a close friend to pretend to be their partner.”
“…You’ve read too many romance novels, haven’t you?”
After hearing her explanation, several black lines appeared on Xiao Yuze’s forehead.
“When a brother is in trouble, who else but you?”
Mu Le completely ignored his doubt and nodded to herself in satisfaction. Those cliché romance dramas were actually useful after all.
“Alright, even if I agree, do you think your dad will really believe it?” Xiao Yuze pressed his forehead, feeling helpless.
“That’s why,” Mu Le said seriously, “it’s time to test your acting skills, Comrade Xiao Yuze.”
Xiao Yuze: “……”
Can I take that back?