Chapter 183 Day 15 of Transmigrating into a True and False Young Master Novel

Chapter 183: Day 15 in the Fake Heir Novel

Song Xinghai gave a stiff smile. "An Yi, is there something you want to see me about?"

An Yi's gaze returned to Song Xinghai, whose face was tense, his tone calm. "I do have something to talk to you about."

The cheerful guy looked at An Yi, then back at Song Xinghai, whose expression was unusual—clearly not angry, only embarrassed. He scratched his head, sensing an awkward vibe but unable to pinpoint it.

Song Xinghai took a deep breath and forced a smile at his friend. "Um... Duan Yi, I have something to take care of, so I might need to leave first..."

The guy named Duan Yi was curious but also saw Song Xinghai's discomfort. He quickly nodded. "Oh, okay, go ahead. We can go over the materials later."

With that, he hurried away.

Song Xinghai was silent for a few seconds. "Did you come here to pick a fight?"

An Yi looked at him, puzzled. "When have I ever caused you trouble? Besides..."

"I wouldn't track you down just to give you trouble," he said flatly. "You're not that important."

Song Xinghai's cheeks flushed red instantly, then quickly drained of color. His fingers clenched unconsciously.

Song Xinghai kept his head down as he followed An Yi out of the classroom building. They walked in silence to a quiet café outside the school gate.

After sitting down in a booth by the window, Song Xinghai ordered a coffee and held the iced coffee cup in both hands.

He looked at An Yi, who was casually browsing the menu across from him. "Then what is it that you want to talk to me about?"

He hesitated, then hurriedly assured, "What I said yesterday still stands. I won't join the Song Group, and I won't take any shares. I..."

"I'm not here to talk about that," An Yi interrupted him. He closed the menu and ordered an Americano from the waiter.

After the waiter left, An Yi turned his gaze back to the uneasy Song Xinghai.

Sunlight streamed through the glass window, casting soft shadows on his perfectly sculpted profile. Song Xinghai thought An Yi... was really good-looking.

"Are you free in the next few days?" An Yi asked.

Song Xinghai snapped back to reality, hesitated, then nodded. "Hmm... classes are basically over, I'm mainly preparing my graduation thesis..."

"That's good." An Yi's tone was flat. "Come with me to my hometown tomorrow."

Song Xinghai was stunned, taking a moment to process. "Hometown?"

"Yeah." An Yi picked up the coffee the waiter had just brought, gently blowing on the steam. "Your biological parents' graves are still there, right? It's been so long, haven't you ever thought about going back to see them?"

Song Xinghai's eyes widened. He never thought An Yi would bring this up!

Based on both the memories An Yi had inherited and the original story, Song Xinghai had never once mentioned his long-dead biological parents; it was as if Song Chengye and Lin Wan were his real parents, while the rural couple were deliberately forgotten and buried.

Even in the original novel, the original owner, who later turned mad and paranoid, still remembered to regularly go back to sweep the graves and pay respects to the adoptive parents who had raised him despite all the hardships.

In contrast, Song Xinghai's attitude of completely cutting off ties, as if the poor couple who gave him life never existed, seemed to An Yi—

Wasn't he supposed to be innocent and kind?

An Yi looked at Song Xinghai's shocked and flustered expression, smiled faintly, and lowered his head to take a sip of the bitter coffee.

The smile was still gentle, but it made Song Xinghai break into a cold sweat.

Song Xinghai felt completely exposed under his gaze. A mix of immense shame, panic, and inescapable embarrassment washed over him.

Under An Yi's clear and penetrating gaze, he felt utterly inferior, not even having the courage to look up and meet his eyes.

He had never thought about paying respects to his biological parents, or rather, subconsciously he had been avoiding this topic that represented his true origin and past.

"I..." Song Xinghai's voice was dry and hoarse, barely able to form words.

An Yi set down his coffee cup with a crisp clink, ending his struggle, and asked directly, "Are you going?"

Song Xinghai slowly nodded.

"Then it's settled." An Yi's tone was calm. "We'll head out this afternoon."

Song Xinghai was taken aback. "So soon?"

An Yi squinted and smiled at him. "It's a long distance, and I have something to do in three days."

Song Xinghai knew what An Yi had to do in three days and swallowed back the bitterness.

Comments section:

"...The MC is way too submissive to An Yi..."

"I went back and checked. It seems only at the very beginning when An Yi first appeared, the protagonist was still very calm... How to put it, you could even sense a hint of pride in his words."

"That's true. I only noticed it when I went back to read it. The first time I read it, I just thought the protagonist was very composed and had no hostility towards the suddenly returned true young master..."

"Exactly. I also went to take a look and analyzed it sentence by sentence. It feels like An Yi turned into a completely different person after that first appearance. At first, he was very anxious."

"Oh! I saw a passage. Before, I only felt good siding with the protagonist, but now it feels off... It was clearly a banquet to celebrate An Yi's return, yet the protagonist was the one surrounded by friends, the center of attention."

"I saw that too. An Yi was just standing in the corner staring..."

"The reason An Yi changed so much is that after staying in the Song family for a while, he saw the true faces of those around him and figured out how to deal with them?"

"...Fuck! Fuck fuck fuck!!!! Go check the story details page!"

"Ahhhhhhhhh! I'm back after reading! @Author, you! You you you!!!"

"Total reversal!"

"What is it?"

"The author switched protagonists! An Yi became the protagonist! The 'protagonist gong' column is now a question mark! Gu Xinou's status as protagonist gong has also been deleted!"

"???? Wait, can authors even do that?"

"Is the author changing it because An Yi's popularity is much higher than Song Xinghai's now?"

"I disagree! How can they switch protagonists?! I'm not reading anymore!"

"Exactly! What kind of crappy practice is this!!"

"I agree! I like An Yi!!!"

"..."

An Yi's movements paused. Hmm?

The author switched protagonists? He became the protagonist of this book?

This was a first.

Even back in the Du Guyuan arc, when the MC got captured, the author just dropped the story instead of switching protagonists.

Oh well, doesn't matter. It doesn't affect me.

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