Three days after he beat up the male lead, he witnessed just how powerful the plot really was. From a hacked footage, he learned that the beaten up Gu Feng actually ended up being saved by Tang Lan. Now he was being nursed to health by Tang Lan, a scene which happened in the plot two months after Na Yu's supposed death.
Jiang Li sighed.
'In the memories I received, Tang Lan and Gu Feng went through a lot as they chased after the criminal codenamed 'R' who kept pushing people to commit suicide.'
'As for the culprit, Feng Ru is a powerful ghost who can move things around, possess people, and even inflict physical injuries to them if she is very angry. But because the leads have some sort of talismans with them called fate and plot, they didn't die from her attacks, but instead survive and grow fonder of each other as they go through hardships numerous times.
'Hands-up. F*cked up plot!'
'Now I know that it's not a coincidence Tang Lan escaped the prison around that day. It's actually for this!'
The original set up was that Feng Ru injured the male lead when he tried to save his brother. But now, even though it was Jiang Li who did most of the beating, since the villainess was still somehow involved, it managed to autocorrect everything and gave opportunities for the two leads to encounter each other.
Why was this world so desperate to have its leads end up together? He doesn't know. All he's aware of was that it was so amazingly damnable. If this world's creator was really an author from a faraway dimension, he would like to meet her and beat her up!
Tang Lan brought the passed out male lead into a rented apartment in the suburbs. For some time, Jiang Li mentally debated whether to send her location to the police. The male lead was too good for the mental writer and deserved a proper human being for a romantic partner. This was why if possible, he really wanted to tear them apart. However, in the last minute, when he checked on the two personally from a distance and saw how disheveled and crazy-looking Tang Lan was, he had no choice but decide against it.
'Damn, I somehow need to do something about this female lead.'
Jiang Li finally realized that while there might be no danger to his life since he could protect himself, it was hard to say what would happen to the world and everyone else once Tang Lan suddenly dies with such an unstable state of mind.
System: ... Right. Those granted favor by fate, no matter at what point in their lives, could potentially harm the world if they die insane and with great resentment in their hearts. Hallelujah, host! You finally remembered! Took you so long, damn!
...
When nighttime came, Jiang Li was annoyed to hear from the team leader handling their band that they had to dine with some unfamiliar faces after a performance at a government hosted party.
However, what irritated him the most and had his mood sunk so low was that a few hours later, he suddenly found himself waking up in an unfamiliar room.
"Tch. Someone drugged me without me knowing?"
Seconds later, it struck him that when he left the table to take care of his nature business, he passed out at a corridor leading to the breakroom due to extreme headache and muscle pain. Usually, he would experience that late at night before going to sleep so it was kind of annoying that it suddenly relapsed while he was outside.
"Who brought me here?"
He had looked around earlier and saw the place was like a presidential suite filled with high-end decorations. It was alarming of course, since apart from knowing there was no way the company would book him this kind of room, he discovered that he couldn't summon any strength from his limbs. Jiang Li suspected he did pass out on his own but then someone malicious brought him here and then drugged him.
The sounds of water from the shower room made his pupils dilate. A slight opening was purposely left to allow sounds to escape from there, making unwanted guesses flood his hazy mind.
Ask for help? His phone was nowhere in sight. Escape? The door and windows were obviously locked.
'Damn! What the heck?!'
'Wasn't a scene like this supposed to happen only to female leads?' A guess crossed his mind, and if possible he wanted to dismiss it as nonsense. However, if a young good-looking man suddenly landed in this kind of situation, what else could the reason be apart from he was kidnapped and a middle-aged lady or man wanted to do something gross to him?
"..."
'Fine, this is what I get for striving so hard to be wanted by many. Now I'm doomed to be raped.'
He unmuted the system for a minute and though he confirmed it was still useless, it at least managed to relay to him that it was Tang Lan who plotted all of this against him. The woman wanted to retaliate. She hoped to see him humiliated. Then through livestreaming the disgusting act about to happen, she wanted him to lose his career!
'Wow, so efficient. I'm caught off-guard.'
'But want me to ruin me?
After digesting all the information, a laugh came out of his mouth. It sounded quite pleasant to the ears, courtesy of his voice that had already captured the hearts of many. Yet his eyes darkened and flashed with killing intent when they gazed into a spycam he saw near the window.
At the same time that a snowy fat leg appeared from the shower room, a shadow-like figure also formed next to the luxurious bed.
'It's decided then, once I come out of here, I won't be so merciful anymore and just kill that b*tch!'