But the playboy persona of Gong No.1 never collapsed. Once the cool beauty fell in love, it became boring, and he got tired of playing. Just as he was about to leave City C, he glanced at his eager cousin and smiled, “You like him? Then he’s yours.”

At this point, William Carter's expression froze, and three question marks slowly appeared in his mind: “???”

So, the year Ethan Brooks graduated from high school, he was tricked by Gong No.1 into going to a rich kid’s apartment, drugged, and almost raped.

William Carter: “……” He suddenly felt very thirsty and wanted a glass of water.

Fortunately, Ethan Brooks was fearless and unstoppable when ruthless. He knocked out the rich kid with a wine bottle and escaped. But when he got home, he received terrible news: his grandmother, worried because he hadn’t come home so late, went out to look for him and was hit by a car, leaving her paralyzed.

This was the last straw for Ethan Brooks. At that moment, the seventeen-year-old boy felt as if he had fallen into an abyss.

His grandmother didn’t die, but the medical bills were astronomical. So after entering college, Ethan Brooks started working part-time day and night. This included working at a club, where he was insulted and harassed, and met Gong No.2.

Gong No.2 was a CEO. The first time he saw Ethan Brooks, he was stunned, because Ethan Brooks looked just like the white moonlight in his heart...

“……”

Fuming, William Carter poured himself another glass of water.

What the hell is wrong with these idiots—if you’re sick, get treated; if you’re not, you’re bound to get sick!

He quickly skipped ahead, since Gong No.2’s tricks were pretty much the same as Gong No.1’s. All in all, it was just one miserable Ethan Brooks.

After another round of physical and emotional torment, William Carter downed two more glasses of water.

The plot finally started to look up when Ethan Brooks returned to the Xie family.

It turned out that Third Young Master Xie had always deeply loved Ethan Brooks’s mother and felt immense guilt toward him. To make it up to him, he gave the entire Xie family to him.

At this point, Ethan Brooks completely severed all romantic ties, gave up on those scumbags, and went abroad.

Three years later, he returned as a true favored son of heaven, the head of the Xie family.

With noble bearing, outstanding looks, and an air of aloofness, he became the new star among Beijing’s socialites, pursued by all the debutantes.

And at this point, Gong No.1 and Gong No.2 started to regret it, and Gong No.3 appeared, stirring up trouble again.

Now, these three, all top dogs in the financial world, faced with Ethan Brooks’s cold indifference, were filled with regret and madness, and finally reached a unified plan—if they couldn’t have him, they’d destroy him. So they joined forces, brought down the Xie family, imprisoned Ethan Brooks, and began a forced love scenario. The theme: “Seize by force.” The comment section went wild: “Wuwuwu, finally!” “I just love bullying beautiful people!” “The dark room, the dark room!”

“Idiots.”

William Carter downed his last glass of water, tossed the crumpled plastic cup into the trash, exited the novel page, and opened his chat with his cousin.

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: You’re done for. Your summer vacation is over.]

Lillian Carter replied instantly.

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: ???]

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: What, what, what is it, bro? Play is play, jokes are jokes, but don’t mess with my summer vacation, wuwuwu.]

William Carter snorted.

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: Don’t cry, little sis, I’m not falling for your tricks.]

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: I finished reading “Gentle Control.” Lillian Carter, my dear, I think your thinking is very dangerous. You urgently need a set of Five-Three to wake up your brain. I’ll tell your mom. Good luck this summer.]

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: [Black man question mark.jpg]]

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: No!!!! Good brother!!!!!! So what did I do wrong this time?]

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: I just read a totally clean crispy duck story!!!]

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: I didn’t donate blood, donate a kidney, or give up my uterus, so why do you say my political thinking is incorrect! Wuwuwu, I think I’m even more miserable than Ethan Brooks]

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: Donate blood, donate a kidney, give up your uterus?]

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: Very good. This summer, I’ll come to your house to tutor you personally, so you can experience your cousin’s burning love in the heat of summer :)]

Lillian Carter broke down. She typed a line, and her anger could be felt through the screen!

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: Henry Clark! You’re so cruel!]

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: Who is Henry Clark?]

[Lanlan Doesn’t Like You: …It’s you. No!!! It’s your future husband!!!!!!!]

Suddenly acquiring a husband, William Carter was both amused and exasperated. This little girl is getting out of hand.

[Song-ge Is Unbeatable: You’re still young, read fewer web novels and do more math problems. I’ve arranged the Tianli 38 sets for you too :)]

Lillian Carter: …Damn it, why?

William Carter closed the chat page with a smile.

Next semester would be senior year, and this girl was still causing trouble.

After going to the bathroom, he came back and lay down to sleep. Before falling asleep, he recalled the plot of that book and shook his head with a snort.

The character in the story with the same name as Lillian Carter mentioned was actually a cannon fodder who appeared for less than two chapters.

Before age six, he was childhood friends with the protagonist. Later, he went abroad for medical treatment. His only role was to reunite with the protagonist overseas, tell him some things from the past, and say, “Your mother loved you very much, don’t hate her,” helping Ethan Brooks let go of the past.

He thought it was just a small episode in his life while recovering.

He never expected that when he woke up the next day, he would find himself inside the book, as this William Carter who appeared in less than three chapters and died young from illness.