Chapter 1
The author who wrote this book must be insane!
Absolutely insane!
Qiao Chuchu stood on top of the high-rise building, trembling with fear, her calves spasming uncontrollably.
The System excitedly said: [Jump down, host! Jump down and everything will end! End your fate as the villainous supporting character, and receive billions in after-tax assets instantly, with a luxurious mansion on the Bund waiting for you!]
Qiao Chuchu's inner fear was instantly overwhelmed by the dazzling prospect of immense wealth.
Yes!
She would be rich!
Rich enough to even keep handsome men as her sugar babies!
Qiao Chuchu looked toward the rooftop entrance.
Seven handsome men slowly approached her, their expressions grave with a hint of disgust, afraid of provoking her to jump.
The man at the front exuded an imposing aura and spoke coldly: "Qiao Chuchu, get down here. Stop making a spectacle of yourself."
Qiao Chuchu: "?"
Although she had done many terrible things, she was about to die, yet he told her to get down?
Qiao Chuchu feigned anguish: "I'm about to die and you're still so cold to me, big brother, you're heartless!"
Pei Yuan looked at her coldly, his dark eyes filled with ominous gleams: "This isn't your first suicide attempt. Us being here is already giving you face."
Qiao Chuchu was stunned.
Indeed.
In real life, she was an orphan born with a genetic disease and abandoned at an orphanage.
Despite living optimistically and saving money for treatment, she still died.
The System gave her a chance to transmigrate into this world of one woman and multiple men.
She transmigrated into this novel world when this body was three years old.
On her first day after transmigrating, her birth parents died.
But her adoptive mother, who was also the mother of Pei Yuan and his brothers, adopted her.
Her adoptive mother was her birth mother's best friend. After her parents' death, the adoptive mother, grief-stricken, raised her to adulthood.
In her previous life, she had never experienced what having a family felt like.
But here, she was the precious pearl of the Pei family.
Just as the novel described, her seven brothers doted on her immensely!
Though they had no blood ties, their relationship was stronger than blood.
She was truly happy.
When she was ten, her adoptive parents died in a plane crash.
Her eldest brother Pei Yuan, not yet of age, became the Pei family's successor candidate. All her brothers carried heavy burdens, yet she remained their precious pearl.
She was willing to share their joys and sorrows.
But she was merely a bound tool.
If she didn't comply, she would die, and suffer all sorts of punishments.
She had to drive her brothers to become dark and sensitive towards all women, paving the way for the female lead.
She didn't know what kind of novel she had transmigrated into, but she felt the author must be seriously ill!!
Weren't supporting characters' lives worth anything?
Her brothers would become twisted because of her, both loving and tormenting the female lead, dying in the grand finale.
And she was destined to die today.
The System urged: [Host, say your lines, quickly say your lines!]
A sudden feeling of reluctance rose in Qiao Chuchu's heart as she gazed deeply at the seven men before her.
After being bound by the System, she had always acted against her will.
Trampling their gifts underfoot, turning like into dislike, deliberately making them despise her.
But that was never truly her.
Today, she could finally make her own choice.
Qiao Chuchu felt relieved as she looked up at the starry sky: "Brothers, I'm sorry, but after this, you'll never see me again."
Pei Yuan's expression gradually turned to astonishment.
Qiao Chuchu suppressed the sourness in her throat and forced her professional, grotesque smile: "You'll always be my brothers. I'll die before your eyes, so you'll never forget me for all eternity."
She looked back at the "endless abyss" behind her.
[Holy crap, it's so high! I don't want to jump! Will I be splattered all over?!]
[But after I jump, I'll become a billionaire in another world! Just endure it!!!]
Pei Yuan: "?"
What did he just hear?
The third brother beside him shook his head in confusion: "Am I hearing things? I thought I heard Qiao Chuchu's voice in my head."
Pei Yuan looked at him in shock.
The seventh brother was stunned: "I heard it too, something about becoming a billionaire!"
Standing at the height, Qiao Chuchu couldn't hear their discussion due to the strong wind. She shouted: "I'm leaving, brothers!"
The seven men watched her in shock.
For some reason, she felt their expressions seemed to contain something else.
She smiled tearfully with reluctance: "Goodbye forever."
[With billions in assets, I'll be a happy rich lady, never having to be controlled by others. Although my brothers will meet tragic ends... well... it won't be my concern anymore. Goodbye, this novel world.]
Qiao Chuchu closed her eyes and gently leaned backward.
Memories flooded her mind like a slideshow.
She remembered running toward her seven brothers with open arms on tiny legs.
Now she was falling from the rooftop.
She would never see them again.
Qiao Chuchu closed her eyes, a tear sliding down her cheek as her body fell backward, experiencing free fall.
Suddenly, her falling body jerked to a stop, both arms seized by powerful grips!
She opened her eyes in pain, meeting Pei Yuan and her other brothers' somewhat maniacal expressions!
"Tell us more about how we'll meet tragic ends?"
Qiao Chuchu: "?"
[Did I accidentally say my thoughts out loud?]
Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow sharply.
Inner thoughts?
These were her inner thoughts?
He exchanged glances with his brothers as they deliberately pulled her up.
The System urgently said: [Host, struggle! If you miss this timing, you won't be able to return!]
Qiao Chuchu came to her senses and tried to slap Pei Yuan's face: "Let me die!"
Pei Yuan ignored her as he and his brothers carefully pulled her up.
[What's wrong with these people?! I've been so horrible yet they still want to save me?]
[Although I'm reluctant to leave, I want those billions more!!!]
For some reason, she felt their grip on her tighten even more!
Qiao Chuchu was pulled up looking ashen-faced.
Aliali: 674af0d8c4f3f33ac49b0a11She knelt on the ground, looking at their immaculate leather shoes before raising her head in a daze: "You saved me, you must care about me, you love me, you want to marry me."
Pei Yuan frowned in disgust: "Say more and I'll shut your mouth."
Qiao Chuchu retorted: "How will you shut it? With your sexy lips?"
Pei Yuan: "...Go ahead and jump."
Qiao Chuchu: "Gladly!!"
She immediately made a flying leap toward the stairs!
Pei Xun reacted quickly, pouncing to catch her and pinning her to the ground!
She was pressed down like a ball under him!!
Qiao Chuchu wailed in despair: "Help! Please just let me die!"
[If I don't die now, I won't be able to return! How can I survive in this world if I can't go back! I've offended all of them beyond redemption!]