I Was Supposed to Simp for the Female Lead for Three Years to Earn an Armory, but She Took It Seriously - Chapter 1:
Chapter 1: A Mistake
“What did you say? Mistaken identity?” Zhou Cheng shouted, “I groveled before that damn woman for three years—three years! Do you have any idea how humiliating those three years were for me?” He clenched his fists, his voice rising with fury, “According to the plotline, in just three days, my entire family will be executed, and now you’re telling me it was all a mistake?!”
Zhou Cheng’s composure shattered completely.
Three years ago, he transmigrated into the past and became the only legitimate son of the Grand General of the Empire. He had wealth, power, and soldiers at his command, but his achievements outshined the ruler and made the Emperor wary. It wouldn’t be long before the entire General’s residence would be eradicated.
Fortunately, he had bound to a strategy system.
As long as he succeeded in pursuing Lin Jiaoyun, he would be rewarded with a portable space of 100,000 square meters. With such a space, keeping the General’s residence safe would no longer be a problem.
For that goal, Zhou Cheng abandoned his pride, lowered his status, and humiliated himself to please Lin Jiaoyun like a dog.
Because she once said, “A man must stay clean and pure,” he broke off his engagement with his fiancée.
For the past three years, he hadn’t even taken a single concubine. He didn’t dare to keep any female attendants and even replaced his personal maid with a male guard.
Lin Jiaoyun believed money would tarnish her purity.
So every time she accepted a gift from Zhou Cheng, she would act conflicted and reluctant, pretending to be noble and above worldly concerns. On one hand, she criticized his offerings as being tainted with the stink of copper coins, and on the other, she secretly showed them off to her close friends.
She accepted his unconditional devotion and pursuit, but still went out at night with other noble sons, constantly flirting. While claiming, “I’m not that kind of woman,” she always ended up giving them emotional hugs whenever she was moved.
Originally, Zhou Cheng had endured all this just for the space.
But now?
Now the system was telling him he pursued the wrong person?
The system’s robotic voice echoed in Zhou Cheng’s mind: [Host, please remain calm. Due to an error on this system’s part, compensation has been initiated]
“Compensation?! My entire family is about to be executed, what good is compensation?!”
[Target change: Lin Jiaoyun is replaced with Cheng Xianyi. Successfully pursuing Cheng Xianyi within three days will grant the 100,000 square meter portable space.]
[Compensation: Material Mall Card.]
[Note: The material mall contains all modern items, including firearms, missiles, food, spices, and more. The host can use points to purchase required materials from the mall.]
[How to earn points: Physical contact with Cheng Xianyi.]
[Would you like to confirm the new target?]
So, all he had to do was hug and cuddle with Cheng Xianyi, and he could earn points? Points that could be exchanged for firearms, bombs, and modern materials?
Zhou Cheng was stunned, frozen in place.
It wasn’t that he was enticed by the rewards… but of all the people they could’ve chosen, why Cheng Xianyi?!
That was his former fiancée—whose dignity he had completely trampled.
Because Lin Jiaoyun was jealous that Cheng Xianyi was the top female scholar in the capital, Zhou Cheng had stomped all over Cheng Xianyi’s pride. He allowed Lin Jiaoyun to snatch away her landscape painting that took six months to complete. He allowed her to smear Cheng Xianyi’s reputation.
There were so many humiliations…
Cheng Xianyi must hate him to death by now.
How could she possibly fall in love with him again?
Impossible.
“Accept? Accepting means certain death!” Zhou Cheng looked around the vast General’s residence in despair. He wanted to curse a thousand times but ended up whispering, “It’s over. We’re done for.”
Cheng Xianyi was the proudest noble lady in the capital, and he had hurt her again and again. Now, forget having a favorable impression—she probably wanted to tear him apart.
However—
[Ding!]
[Strategy target changed to Cheng Xianyi!]
[Ding!]
[Detected affection level of Cheng Xianyi toward host: 1,000,000,000,000%. Affection value above 100% counts as success!]
[Ding!]
[Strategy successful. Distributing 100,000 square meters of portable space… Distributing Material Mall Goldfinger Card… Distribution complete. This system’s mission is now complete. Unbinding from host. Wishing host all the best.]
Zhou Cheng: ???
Zhou Cheng: !!!
He shouted three times in his mind, but the system didn’t respond. Instead, a black card engraved with strange patterns appeared in his palm.
Then everything went dark before his eyes.
His soul drifted into the space.
He looked around but couldn’t see any edges. Inside this space, time and air were completely still.
That meant no matter what food he stored inside, even after 100 years it wouldn’t spoil.
This sudden surprise made Zhou Cheng’s entire body tremble slightly. The space was now his!
But… how had he completed the strategy when he hadn’t even started yet?
“An affection level of 100 counts as eternal love. The system said… Cheng Xianyi’s affection reached billions!! One hundred means she’d love me to the death, never abandon me. So billions…”
Suddenly, Zhou Cheng thought back to all the past details.
No matter how unreasonable his requests were, Cheng Xianyi had always agreed. No matter how he insulted or hurt her, her gaze toward him was always filled with a love and reliance etched into her bones.
But… for that damn woman, he had left Cheng Xianyi wounded all over.
Zhou Cheng had really believed it was over, that this strategy would be a complete failure. He never imagined Cheng Xianyi loved him so deeply.
“Fourth Brother?”
“Little Brother… Zhou Cheng!”
A sudden voice jolted him back. Zhou Cheng quickly withdrew from the space and collected his thoughts.
Looking up, he saw his second sister standing there, her expression complicated. She wore a light purple translucent silk dress. Her slender waist was barely concealed by the gauze, making her already beautiful face appear even more delicate and alluring.
Seeing Zhou Cheng dazed, Second Sister looked at him in disappointment. “You’re thinking about that Lin girl again, aren’t you?”
“Why can’t you see through her true nature? She’s vain and greedy for power and wealth, yet pretends to be pure and detached from worldly possessions.”
“If she were really that noble, why did she clearly ask for the Celestial Jade Glass Phoenix Crown from the pawn pavilion?”
“Do you know how much silver the General’s residence has spent over these three years… Forget it. Pretend I didn’t say anything. Take the Phoenix Crown and give it to Lin Jiaoyun if you want.”
She turned away, clearly not wanting to say anything more.
The pawn pavilion was like a modern auction house. Every piece of jewelry and treasure there was one of a kind and incredibly valuable.
Because Lin Jiaoyun once said, “The Celestial Jade Glass Phoenix Crown is so extravagant. Why make such luxury? If converted into silver, how much grain could it feed the common folk?” Zhou Cheng had taken it to heart.
He immediately ordered someone to buy the crown with silver and then presented it to Lin Jiaoyun, praising her for not being vain and insisting she take it as a favor.
“Where is the Phoenix Crown?” Zhou Cheng asked anxiously.
Second Sister glanced at the main hall. Before she could speak, Zhou Cheng was already rushing out.
His movements were so eager and urgent that her heart ached just watching him.
Little brother, oh little brother.
Do you know that the entire General’s residence has been drained of silver just to buy gifts and keep Lin Jiaoyun happy?
Do you know that Father and Mother haven’t bought new clothes for half a year, and even the daily meals have been cut down by three dishes just to support you?
When will you finally wake up…
“Second Sister! Get a carriage ready for me—fast! I’m taking the Phoenix Crown out now!”
Was Lin Jiaoyun really that important?
Did she really enchant him that deeply?
That Phoenix Crown, worth thousands of gold, was Father’s three months’ salary.
Second Sister’s eyes reddened as she thought of it… but little did she know, starting today, her brother—who once had eyes only for Lin Jiaoyun—would no longer spare her a glance.
Because this time, his destination… was the Cheng family.
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