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Chapter 213 Getting to Know the Male Lead

“Indeed, because the male protagonist acts like a normal person, no one who has just met him will suspect that there is anything wrong with him.” System WQBYRZM said, “As a person who speaks clearly and logically, and is good at disguising himself, the male protagonist successfully deceives everyone and makes everyone think that he is a normal person. Only in certain aspects will he show paranoia, making people realize that he may be a little mentally ill.”

“In cases like Bai Xinyi’s, he believes that since Bai Xinyi was kind to him once, he shouldn’t be kind to other people.”

"What kind of logic is this?" Lu Renkui complained.

“It’s really outrageous,” the system WQBYRZM said, tapping on the blue screen. “But he has his own set of logically consistent methods. No matter how you try to break it down, he can always find another aspect to support his logic and fabricate specific event details to make himself appear weak in the eyes of outsiders.”

“He treated Bai Xinyi the same way before.”

"Is it mentioned in this article as well?" Lu Renkui asked.

“Yes, it is,” the system WQBYRZM said. “It’s a side story. I recently discovered that this recorder has written nine side stories, which describe the male protagonist’s despicable acts as a mental patient, how he attracted Bai Xinyi’s attention, and how he planned to kill Bai Xinyi.”

"Huh? Wait a minute, Bai Xinyi's death is related to him?" Lu Renkui was stunned. "Didn't he die from a worsening of his Hanahaki Syndrome after seeing the news of Bai Xinyi's wedding?"

“Yes, he used his death to push for Bai Xinyi’s death.” System WQBYRZM brought up a blue screen with her summary of the side story. “Let me tell you exactly how the male lead did it.”

"First, Bai Xinyi greeted him when he was a child, so he thought that Bai Xinyi was interested in him. In order to get Bai Xinyi's attention, he deliberately provoked a few children."

"The children initially didn't want to pay him any attention, but then the protagonist picked up a clod of dirt from the ground and threw it at one of the children's clothes."

"The child who got hit was wearing newly bought clothes, so he got angry and chased after the male lead to hit him. The male lead used this opportunity to hide behind Bai Xinyi and get closer to her."

"Bai Xinyi's parents witnessed the entire process of what the male protagonist did, so they intentionally separated their daughter from him."

"Later, when they realized that the male lead seemed impossible to shake off, Bai's parents sent Bai Xinyi abroad to study."

"After sending Bai Xinyi abroad to study for a few years, Bai Xinyi asked to return to China. Bai's parents also felt that the male lead should forget about Bai Xinyi, so they brought Bai Xinyi back and tried to get Bai Xinyi to communicate with the boy they liked—Bai Xinyi's future husband."

"But because they did not investigate in advance, they did not find that Jiang Hai was also in this school and in the class they transferred Bai Xinyi to."

"After they found out, Bai Xinyi's parents transferred her to another class. They also picked her up and dropped her off at school, so Jiang Hai could run into Bai Xinyi, but they could only see each other very rarely."

"Despite the fact that they met very few times, Bai Xinyi's parents were still quite worried because they thought the male lead was too scheming. In addition, their family was in the same circle as the male lead Jiang Hai's family, and they had heard about some of the things the male lead had done."

"Including but not limited to—hitting a child with a steel bar, repeatedly throwing objects from high-rise buildings, randomly picking someone online to cyberbully them, and so on."

"After learning through some means that the male protagonist had Hanahaki Disease, the white-haired father and mother told the male protagonist's parents about it, and the male protagonist had to drop out of school as a result."

"During his leave of absence from school, the male protagonist was not idle. He found Bai Xinyi's online accounts on various social media platforms through various means and stalked Bai Xinyi's daily life."

"Good heavens," Lu Renkui thought to touch her forehead to see if she was sweating, but then she realized that she was a spirit and couldn't wipe her sweat, so she put her hand down. "How did the male lead murder Bai Xinyi? He clearly died before Bai Xinyi."

"The original text states that the male protagonist died on the day of Bai Xinyi's wedding due to the worsening of his Hanahaki disease, but in reality, news of Bai Xinyi's wedding had already spread throughout their circle several months earlier."

"The male protagonist doesn't want Bai Xinyi to marry someone else, so he decides to kill her, but he doesn't want to do it himself."

"Just as he was agonizing over this, he saw the female lead."

"The male lead always knew about the female lead's feelings for him. In addition, the female lead and Bai Xinyi were somewhat similar in many ways. So the male lead used the female lead as a substitute for Bai Xinyi, while also training her to be the knife he would use to kill Bai Xinyi."

"The male lead has always suffered from Hanahaki Disease. He used to relieve it with medication. After learning that Bai Xinyi was getting married, he calculated the date, stopped taking the medication, and planned to have his symptoms worsen and die on the day of Bai Xinyi's wedding."

"Furthermore, during the time the male lead was dating the female lead, he intentionally told her that he was using her as a substitute for Bai Xinyi, and he also left various clues to tell her that he died because of Bai Xinyi."

"As he expected, the female lead entered Bai Xinyi's wedding with a knife, slashing at everyone she saw, and finally stabbed Bai Xinyi to death."

“It seems the male lead has a bigger problem,” Lu Renkui thought. “This guy can’t be kept in check by just dropping out of school and going home. He can easily pretend to be a normal person, fake that he’s recovered, and then go out and cause trouble again.”

“It’s going to be quite difficult. Will he turn his attention to Ying Meihua?” Lu Renkui asked.

"He will focus some of his attention on Ying Meihua, because you and Lu Changge are currently closest to Bai Xinyi. He hopes that Bai Xiying will not have any other classmates around her, and that he is the only one she needs. Bai Xinyi's parents will find out in two weeks that the male lead is also in this class."

"So, host, you will have to stay here for at least two more weeks. Only after Bai Xinyi's parents transfer her to another class will the male lead gradually shift his attention to Bai Xinyi's friends in other classes."

"Oh, I see," Lu Renkui said, indicating that she understood. "But the male lead might still cause trouble, right? Is there any way to completely eliminate him from the situation?"

"Hmm, you should send him home and make him drop out of school, and then have Jiang Hai's parents send him abroad," the system WQBYRZM offered a response.

"Ah, that's a bit difficult, let's forget about it." Lu Renkui chose to give up, and then began to think about how to make Jiang Hai stop focusing his attention on them as much as possible.

"Wait a minute, does Bai Xinyi know that Jiang Hai likes her?" Lu Renkui thought of a question.

"Ah, she doesn't know."

"Oh, I see. So if Bai Xinyi had known earlier that Jiang Hai liked her, would things have changed?" Lu Renkui asked.

"You want to put those two together?" System WQBYRZM was shocked.

“Do I look like such a despicable person?” Lu Renkui slapped the system WQBYRZM on the head. “Since Bai Xinyi doesn’t know Jiang Hai’s true colors, then let her know. Let her understand how Jiang Hai sees her. According to Bai Xinyi’s thinking, she will definitely stay away from him, and she will also tell her parents in advance that Jiang Hai is in her class.”

"We have to get Jiang Hai to take his leave of absence earlier, and then tell Lan Xingtu about it. Lan Xingtu probably won't miss the chance to meet with Jiang Hai," Lu Renkui thought.