Accidentally Turned a Tragic Romance Plotline into a Sweet and Pampering One [Transmigration] CHAPTER 1
Chapter 1
Lin Zheng slowly opened his eyes. After the darkness, he saw a white ceiling, and he seemed to hear voices nearby.
“He’s awake! Lin Zheng’s awake! Quickly call a doctor!”
What’s going on? He had only encountered a violent rainstorm while taking his younger brother to school. Why did he open his eyes in a hospital?
Oh, he remembered. That rainstorm was severe; he had only managed to send his brother to safety before being swept away by the floodwaters.
It’s great to be alive. Feeling relaxed, Lin Zheng felt his eyelids grow heavy again.
Whatever, since he’s still alive, he’ll just sleep again.
Thinking this, Lin Zheng closed his eyes.
When he woke up again, silence had returned to his ears.
He looked around; the ward was empty. Reaching up, he found the oxygen mask was gone from his face.
Just as he was wondering what was going on, he heard two men talking at the door.
“It’s all your fault! You insisted on dragging that kid into the car. Now he’s awake and then fell asleep again. We don’t know when he’ll wake up. If he tells the Zhao family after he wakes up, we’re done for!”
“You coward, didn’t I tell you not to worry? That kid doesn’t have any weight in the Zhao family; he’s just an adopted son.”
“Even if he doesn’t have any weight, he’s still from the Zhao family, and we can’t afford to offend them!”
“Don’t worry, even if we can’t hide it from the Zhao family, we’ll just say he injured himself.”
“Is he that stupid?”
“Relax, he’ll definitely listen to me.”
Lin Zheng was listening to the two men’s conversation, completely confused. What was going on? What car? What Zhao family?
Were they talking about him?
“By the way, I saw Young Master Gu from the Gu family visit yesterday. When did Lin Zheng become so close to him?”
“You mean Gu Lin?”
“Yes, I thought I was seeing things. It’s obvious to everyone that Lin Zheng likes that Young Master Gu, but doesn’t that Young Master never pay him any attention?”
“Probably because of the Zhao family. After all, Gu Lin and Lin Zheng’s older brother were high school classmates, and the Zhao and Gu families are old acquaintances.”
Gu Lin? Zhao family?
Based on the men’s conversation and his current situation, Lin Zheng organized his thoughts and came to a dumbfounded conclusion—He’s transmigrated into a novel??
Lin Zheng had previously read a sweet romance novel. The male protagonist (gong) was named Gu Lin, and there was another character with the same name as him—a miserable cannon fodder receiver (shou).
The cannon fodder receiver in the book was taciturn, socially awkward, frequently bullied, and had a ten-year unrequited love for the ruthless male protagonist, Gu Lin.
Looking around and connecting it to the conversation at the door…
No way, he really transmigrated into the body of the miserable cannon fodder with the same name?!
This was a sweet romance novel, but only between the two main characters. For him, it was a tragic romance.
Because of the plot, he briefly dated the male protagonist, but as required by the plot, after the male protagonist and the main receiver fell in love, he would be cruelly abandoned by the male protagonist, then ridiculed by everyone, heartbroken, and driven away to live a miserable life alone.
At this moment, the reason he was in the hospital was because two days ago, his cousin Shi Ying had called him to a race car event. Shi Ying ignored his protests and dragged him into the car. The car crashed into a hillside, and Shi Ying only suffered minor injuries due to protective gear, but Lin Zheng hit his head and was in a coma for two days.
Shi Ying is his cousin.
And Gu Lin, mentioned by Shi Ying and his friend, was the male protagonist in the original novel.
Lin Zheng checked the timeline. At this point in the story, he should be in a relationship with Gu Lin.
An unknown underground relationship.
In that case, it wasn’t strange that Gu Lin would visit him.
Although it was a relationship, it was no different from being a widow. Gu Lin didn’t like him, and they hadn’t had any physical relationship, not even a kiss.
Halfway through his thoughts, the ward door opened.
“What the hell? When did you wake up?”
Lin Zheng looked at the speaker’s ears; the left ear had two flamboyant earrings.
So flashy, it had to be Shi Ying.
Lin Zheng now confirmed he wasn’t dreaming; he had indeed transmigrated into a book…
Shi Ying walked towards the bed and said to his friend, “See? He’s perfectly fine.”
Then, he turned back, completely lacking the proper attitude towards a patient. He looked at Lin Zheng with a contemptuous gaze. “Listen up, if Auntie asks, say you crashed the car into the hillside yourself. Got it?”
Lin Zheng, who had been immersed in the absurdity of his life, immediately calmed down after hearing Shi Ying’s words.
Although he already knew the plot, Lin Zheng still felt speechless.
“Who are you? Do you think I’m your father? I have to listen to everything you say?”
“??” Shi Ying, who had been unexpectedly confronted.
Probably not expecting Lin Zheng to dare talk to him like this, Shi Ying was caught off guard for a few seconds. Then, he frowned, anger etched on his forehead: “Do you know who you’re talking to?”
They had attended the same high school, and Shi Ying had bullied the original owner frequently. He was so confident because he had bullied him in the past and believed he would listen to him now.
According to the original plot, that’s exactly what happened.
But now, sorry, I’m not following the plot.
“It seems you don’t understand yourself very well, idiot.”
Lin Zheng appeared docile but spoke with a tone that was guaranteed to infuriate Shi Ying.
Shi Ying was about to grab Lin Zheng’s collar when his friend quickly stopped him, “Okay, Shi Ying, don’t bother with him.”
Fighting was one thing; ending up in the hospital was another. If they continued, his friend was afraid of getting into trouble.
Shi Ying naturally understood this, but he had originally thought that Lin Zheng’s weak personality would never dare to defy him. He hadn’t expected that after the car accident, he had changed and dared to disobey him.
Shi Ying didn’t want to escalate the situation further. He thought that even if Lin Zheng told their aunt, as long as he explained things to their aunt first, she might not believe Lin Zheng.
Thinking this, Shi Ying pulled away from his friend and was about to leave, but he was stopped by Lin Zheng.
Lin Zheng leaned against the wall, arms crossed, watching him. “Hey, you’re leaving already?”
Shi Ying turned back and glared at Lin Zheng.
Lin Zheng didn’t care. “I’ll tell you something before you leave.”
Shi Ying didn’t seem to care.
“Do you know that there is a hidden camera on the tree next to the starting point of your race car track?”
Upon hearing this, Shi Ying froze.
Lin Zheng hadn’t gotten into the car willingly; he’d been dragged in by Shi Ying.
“With your ability, you probably can’t delete the recording, but if I want to, I can always use it as a victim to retrieve the recording. You understand, right?”
After saying this, Lin Zheng gave Shi Ying a harmless smile.
Lin Zheng rested in the hospital for a few days, using that time to calm his chaotic thoughts, reviewing the plot, and planning his own course of action.
He didn’t know how long he would stay here, maybe a few days, maybe a few months, or maybe a lifetime, but regardless of how long, he was here now, and he had to plan for the future.
Shi Ying was very proud. Even without using the Zhao family to pressure him, this time the evidence was clear. If he went to the police station, his fragile ego wouldn’t be able to take it. The original owner had been afraid to resist him, but he had nothing to fear.
He was not a good person.
Furthermore, according to the original plot, Shi Ying had caused him trouble many times, so taking care of Shi Ying early would clear the path ahead.
Thinking this, Lin Zheng received a message from Shi Ying.
[Discharge procedures are done. Come downstairs to pick it up.]
That little brother was quite efficient.
Lin Zheng had always disliked the smell of disinfectant in the hospital. After staying for more than a week, he wanted to leave. His body was fine, and there was no reason to stay.
After packing his things, he went downstairs. Lin Zheng took the discharge papers from Shi Ying, ignoring his livid face, and left.
In the taxi, after giving the address, Lin Zheng began to observe this new world.
Advertisements were everywhere, some of which might belong to the Zhao family.
Sadly, the original owner’s existence in the Zhao family was simply as a childhood playmate of Zhao Qi, Zhao family’s only son. Zhao Qi was weak as a child and studied at home before junior high school. That was when the original owner was adopted by the Zhao family parents and became the little follower of the young master Zhao. Zhao Qi wasn’t a good kid either; he treated his playmate as a pet. His moods changed frequently. When he liked him, he would keep him close; when he didn’t, he would abandon him on the road, often beating and bullying him. In the end, the entire Zhao family knew that the new young master had no status, and naturally developed a dislike for the outsider who didn’t work but lived comfortably.
The taxi’s sudden brake brought Lin Zheng back to reality.
He looked at the driver, dumbfounded, “What happened?”
Why didn’t anyone here seem to understand the importance of safe driving?
Shi Ying was like that, and so was the driver.
The driver stuck his head out to look. “There seems to be an accident ahead.”
Lin Zheng looked in the direction the driver was pointing. Several cars were blocking the road, and he could see police officers in uniform in the gaps.
A traffic accident?
Curiosity led Lin Zheng out of the car. After seeing the full picture of the accident ahead, he was stunned.
This was no traffic accident; this was a serious hostage situation with a knife to someone’s throat!
“That guy robbed a bank and ran away. The police chased him, and he grabbed a man who had just gotten out of a car as a hostage. The knife was so sharp and scary; I was afraid he would cut the man’s throat.”
Lin Zheng heard someone nearby speaking in the local dialect about what was happening ahead.
Lin Zheng looked over.
Lin Zheng felt a pang of guilt. Seeing the man who was being held hostage, he had a moment of wickedness and thought, thankfully, the knife was to his neck and not his face.
That face was too striking.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the face was so superior that not framing it for people to admire was a waste.
Lin Zheng considered himself to have seen many handsome men, but none could compare to this one.
The man wore a trench coat over a suit; his clothing and figure were outstanding.
Even in this situation, he remained calm and indifferent. His fair skin, a pair of naturally drooping peach blossom eyes, were calm and unruffled, as if he had encountered a commonplace incident on his way to work.
What incredible mental fortitude.
The police seemed to be negotiating with the criminal. At some point, the criminal’s hand holding the knife seemed to loosen, but the next second, the criminal’s temples bulged with veins, the knife pressed firmly against the man’s neck, and bright red blood dripped onto the blade.
Lin Zheng’s heart clenched, and everyone around him gasped.
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Lin Zheng seemed to see the man subtly curl his lips.
Then, ignoring the knife to his neck, he grabbed the criminal’s wrist with his gloved right hand and pulled the criminal’s shoulder with his other hand. In the blink of an eye, Lin Zheng saw the criminal subdued on the ground, his arm twisted at an unnatural angle by the man, his face contorted in pain and ferocity, the bloody knife already kicked aside. At the same time, the police quickly stepped forward and apprehended the criminal.
Even after the man stood up and straightened his clothes, Lin Zheng remained stunned. He looked at the bloody knife on the ground, then at the man whose expression remained calm throughout, and thought, That’s a ruthless man.
Suddenly, the man looked in his direction, and Lin Zheng made unexpected eye contact with him across the crowd.
The moment their eyes met, Lin Zheng’s heart contracted. The eye contact didn’t last long, only two seconds, before the man turned to say something to someone who looked like an assistant. The assistant spoke to the police, and then they left.
After a while, Lin Zheng came to his senses.
Hmm? What was that look he gave me? Does he know me?
“Oh dear, it’s all right, he’s lucky to be alive.”
“Right? Look who he is. He’s both lucky and famous.”
It seemed that everyone around knew this man. Lin Zheng was curious and asked a woman nearby, “Auntie, who is that person?”
The aunt, with short curly hair, turned to look at him in confusion, “You don’t know who he is?”
Lin Zheng shook his head.
The aunt pointed to the tall building not far behind Lin Zheng. Lin Zheng looked in that direction and heard the aunt say, “That whole area belongs to that… group, you know? That person, he’s the eldest son of the chairman of that group. He’s the most capable of all his sons. He’s young, but he’s already on that… rich list. His name is… oh, Gu Lin.”
Lin Zheng froze. “Gu…Lin?”
Gu Lin, the male protagonist in the book, and his boyfriend who had no feelings for him.
