After Becoming a Spare Tire, I Was Targeted by the Villain and the Male Lead at the Same Time

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Not to mention Ruan Chenxuan, even Xu Chenghao was startled when he saw someone hanging outside the window. He hurriedly rushed over and opened the window: “This is the sixth floor! Are you trying to kill yourself?!”

Jing Yicheng stepped on the window ledge and jumped in, then coolly said, “If the elevator was working, I wouldn’t have had to climb through the window.”

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Ruan Chenxuan, the culprit of the elevator blockage, remained unperturbed in his heart, and he even felt a bit amused. “Being able to take an unconventional route only shows how extraordinary President Jing’s abilities are. Occasionally showing off a bit is not a bad thing.”

Jing Yicheng chuckled: “I hope you’ll have a chance to show off like this next time.”

Ruan Chenxuan: “I can’t compare to President Jing’s abilities.”

Jing Yicheng: “Good to know! It would have been nice if you had this self-awareness earlier.”

Ruan Chenxuan: “That’s precisely the courtesy and humility that President Jing lacks.”

Jing Yicheng: “Hahaha.”

“…”

Xu Chenghao turned his head to look at Ruan Chenxuan and then turned to Jing Yicheng, speechless.”Look at yourselves, with those pig-headed appearances, and you still have the nerve to tease each other? Have you forgotten which two people went to the hospital this morning?”

Jing Yicheng and Ruan Chenxuan: “…”

“Especially you, Jing Yicheng!” Xu Chenghao waved a small yellow duck pillow and smashed it around, “Don’t you even know if you’re injured? You climbed to the sixth floor window, aren’t you afraid of dying? With all your abilities, why don’t you take a good look at yourself in the mirror and see what your face looks like! Do you dare? Do you dare?!”

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Jing Yicheng sat on the sofa, allowing himself to be pummeled: “I won’t dare anymore. I know I was wrong.”

Xu Chenghao shook the small yellow duck pillow in his hand: “See this? Your pillow, confiscated!”

Jing Yicheng immediately sat up straight. “Why?!”

“Because you looked too ugly after getting hurt, I was afraid it would scare it away,” Xu Chenghao said. “When you’ve healed, bring your medical report and redeem it.”

Jing Yicheng: “…Oh.”

After lecturing him, Xu Chenghao adjusted his clothes and once again became the elegant and composed young master of the Xu family. He politely invited Ruan Chenxuan to come and sit with him.

Ruan Chenxuan smiled in response and followed to sit on the sofa. His expression remained unchanged, but his mind was filled with the scenes he had just witnessed.

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Sometimes, teasing each other doesn’t necessarily mean the relationship is bad; in fact, it can be a sign of a close bond. Just like how good friends can playfully tease and expose each other’s shortcomings, they have no fear because their relationship is strong. Only with strangers or those with average relationships do people act polite, paying attention to their words and actions to maintain their image.

Unfortunately, Ruan Chenxuan realized that in the current situation, Jing Yicheng belonged to the former category, while he belonged to the latter. At least Xu Chenghao would not be worried or care about him, nor would he break through his indifferent and mild facade to get close and playful with him.

But Jing Yicheng could.

The gap between them was not ordinary, and no wonder Jing Yicheng was so arrogant and triumphant in the morning; he had also noticed the disparity between them.

Ruan Chenxuan calmly sipped his tea, pondering how to deal with the pressure Jing Yicheng brought upon him.

Meanwhile, Jing Yicheng, the alert one, sat on the single sofa opposite him, staring at Ruan Chenxuan without moving, as if he wanted to kill him with his gaze. “President Ruan, how come you have time to come back today? It seems like things at home aren’t going smoothly.”

Ruan Chenxuan responded nonchalantly, “Yes, unfortunately, I didn’t meet President Jing’s expectations… What’s even more unfortunate is that although I came back this time just to collect some things, I’ll be moving back to live here again in a few days.”

Jing Yicheng: “It seems President Ruan is not giving up.”

Ruan Chenxuan: “No, I should say I just had an idea.”

Jing Yicheng immediately frowned and stared at him, but Ruan Chenxuan was completely unfazed and smiled back. Their eyes locked in a fierce confrontation, and as the intense battle continued, the atmosphere grew tense.

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Perhaps this was the PK boundary between the villain and the male lead. Every time this happened, Xu Chenghao felt like he was very redundant and shouldn’t disturb their PK… but damn, this was his home! If you have the ability, go PK at your own home!

Xu Chenghao cleared his throat, intending to speak up and stop them, but a ringing tone broke the deadlock first—it was Ruan Chenxuan’s phone.

Ruan Chenxuan immediately looked down to check the call and hung up after a moment. He then stood up and said, “My assistant has arrived, and since the keys are here, I should leave. Thank you, President Xu, for the hospitality despite the previous misunderstandings. If there’s a chance, I’ll treat you to a meal.”

“No need for you to treat.” Jing Yicheng interjected.

“I never said I would treat President Jing,” Ruan Chenxuan retorted, then turned to Xu Chenghao again and said, “President Xu, no need to see me off. I’ll take my leave now.”

Xu Chenghao nodded: “Goodbye, Mr. Ruan.”

Ruan Chenxuan: “Goodbye.”

Once the door closed, Jing Yicheng immediately snorted, “Finally, he’s gone.”

Xu Chenghao kicked his leg: “Since he’s gone, why don’t you leave too? Why are you still hanging around?”

“I haven’t had dinner yet,” Jing Yicheng shamelessly said, “I’m so hungry that I can’t even move.”

Xu Chenghao: “Aren’t you capable? Didn’t you climb out of the window?”

Jing Yicheng: “Yeah, I used up all my strength just climbing up there.”

Xu Chenghao was speechless: “Who taught you all these things? You didn’t talk this much before.”

Jing Yicheng glanced at him but remained silent.

Xu Chenghao: “…”

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Impossible, it can’t be him! He’s not like this!

Xu Chenghao, feeling guilty, forcibly changed the subject and suddenly threw the little yellow duck pillow into his arms, getting up and saying, “Let’s eat!”

Jing Yicheng took the opportunity to pat the little yellow duck pillow, reluctantly placed it back on the couch, and followed him into the dining room.

It seemed that Auntie had gotten used to Jing Yicheng joining them for dinner. Lately, she’s been preparing food for two people and even some fruits for after the meal.

Xu Chenghao rearranged the dishes, placing the bland ones in front of Jing Yicheng, warning him, “You’re all beaten up, looking like a pig’s head. You can only eat these, got it? Don’t touch my side!”

Jing Yicheng nodded silently.

Seeing him obedient, Xu Chenghao sat down again, satisfied, and started eating.

While eating, Jing Yicheng suddenly said, “The project is almost over.”

Xu Chenghao responded with an ‘mn’, not immediately catching on to the meaning.

After waiting for a while without a response, Jing Yicheng looked up and said, “Have you forgotten our agreement?”

Xu Chenghao glanced at him, “What agreement? I forgot.”

Jing Yicheng immediately put down his chopsticks and said seriously, “We agreed that when the project is close to completion, we would determine whether we’ll be enemies or friends. It’s only a few days away from the project’s end. Aren’t you going to say anything?”

Xu Chenghao paused, then put down his chopsticks, thinking for a moment. He vaguely remembered that the antagonist had indeed said something similar two or three months ago.

Xu Chenghao: “Ah… I remember now.”

Jing Yicheng fixed his gaze on him.

Xu Chenghao picked up his chopsticks, smiled at him, and said, “If you want to be friends, then keep eating. If you want to be enemies, go out through the window. It’s your choice!”

Jing Yicheng’s eyes lit up instantly, pleasantly surprised, “You agree?”

Xu Chenghao: “Are you going to eat or not?”

“Eat!” Jing Yicheng could never refuse. He quickly picked up his chopsticks and continued eating. Even though the food was bland, it felt like he was eating something delicious, making him extremely happy.

Although their relationship had already improved, the moment it was officially confirmed, the emotions of excitement and happiness burst forth like a fountain, spreading throughout his body, making him feel overjoyed and excited. He almost wanted to spin 360 degrees in place to relieve his emotions.

Finally, he had washed away the original sin of the three chili peppers!!!

And… this was his first real friend!

Jing Yicheng couldn’t control his expression, the corners of his mouth were lifted, and he couldn’t stop smiling, to the point where his face felt stiff.

Face swollen like this, and still smiling, does it really not hurt? Xu Chenghao looked at him, his expression becoming ferocious as well, and said with disdain, “Alright, alright, you’ve eaten and spoken enough, go back and rest now. Tomorrow, if you’re not going to work, I still have to go.”

Jing Yicheng gave a light cough and started to control his emotions. He stood up with a deep expression and said, “Then I’ll leave first.”

Xu Chenghao called after him from behind, “Wait…”

Jing Yicheng: “No need to see me off!”

Xu Chenghao angrily said, “The window is on that side! Use the door!”

Jing Yicheng: “…”

—

After all the fuss, Xu Chenghao finally managed to send away the idiot Jing Yicheng. As he washed up, he grumbled in his heart about how this guy seemed clever, but the more he interacted with him, the dumber he appeared, like a child with an incomplete mental capacity…

Xu Chenghao paused in his actions, wondering if this guy might be the cool and badass villain with an explosive core as described in the novel. The mentally challenged child = the gloomy villain?

Looking at it this way, if the mentally challenged child gained powers and acted according to his own preferences while disliking others touching his things, it seemed quite fitting.

Xu Chenghao: “…”

Forget it, he shouldn’t think about it anymore.

Xu Chenghao gave up on his imagination and quickly finished washing up before lying back on the bed, hugging a small yellow duck pillow and gazing at the little yellow duck flower pot on the bedside, waiting for the arrival of the “Little Pepper 3.0” mission.

Late at night, the familiar peppery scent, the familiar sound of the system’s notifications…

【Ding – Feedback Successful】

【Little Pepper Mission Updated Automatically to Version 3.0. Mission Requirements: The host must grow 100 peppers within one month after the mission is activated. Harvesting beyond the time limit is not allowed. [A complimentary pack of low-grade pepper seeds with a 30% success rate is included.]】

【Ding – Little Pepper reminds you that the 30% success rate for the pepper seeds means that there is a 40% chance of failure, a 30% chance of obtaining deformities, and a 30% chance of success after planting the seed.】

【Ding – Little Pepper reminds you that with the increase in success rate, the growth cycle of the little pepper also synchronously lengthens. Starting from this mission, the growth cycle of the little pepper extends to two days of seedling, two days of flowering, and two days of yielding. Please harvest on time and do not forget.

【Ding – Please begin your mission.】

Xu Chenghao looked at the small bag of pepper seeds in his hand and carefully digested the just-received information. As he had speculated, the number of upgrades for each mission is increased by adding a zero at the end. This time it’s a hundred, next time it will be a thousand, then ten thousand. His decision to build a greenhouse was right.

The only downside is that the growth cycle of the little pepper is now prolonged. However, with the success rate increased to 30% and the failure rate reduced by 10%, the chances of success have greatly improved. He hopes that he can complete the mission this time!

 

 

The author has something to say: The third mission begins √

 

T/N: Congratulations to JYC for successfully making his first friend!!! I’m so emotional. It feels like my mentally disabled child finally got someone to understand him . XCH has got himself a handful though lol… imagine babysitting a grown-ass man