RWWAI 6

Chapter 6: Why on Earth Does a Scumbag Deserve Rebirth?

"And I'm not Qi Lu, either."

He dropped a nuclear bomb right in front of me and genuinely looked like he still planned to go to sleep!

How could I possibly accept that?!

I rushed forward in a single bound, grabbed him by the lapels of his robe, and roared, "You better give me a proper explanation right now! No sleeping!"

Before this, no matter how furious I got, I had only ever yelled at him. This sudden burst of physical aggression seemed to genuinely terrify this fake Qi Lu. Wearing a look of total panic and exhaustion, he finally spilled the beans about his true identity.

It turned out his name was Luo Fan, and just like me, he was a modern person. His profession was a delivery driver, leading a simple life with no bad habits (or so he claimed).

The day he transmigrated was the exact day Qin Miaomiao entered the household. The moment he woke up that day, he found himself inside the commandant's estate. Right in front of him were those same glowing bullet-commentary subtitles, breezily explaining his past life. Once the plot summary finished playing, the system just left him to fend for himself.

Just like me, it wasn't until he uttered that line in the front hall—"Are you... holding up alright?"—that he discovered the system would automatically "polish" and translate his dialogue. That was why he had worn such a bewildered look back then.

After laying all this out, Luo Fan looked at me pitifully and asked, "Can... can I go to sleep now?"

Me: "Huh?"

Pouting, Luo Fan explained, "Yesterday, the moment I transmigrated, I was suddenly forced to marry a complete stranger. I was so terrified I hid in the study the entire night and didn't dare sleep at all..."

Perhaps because both of us were modern folks, the system temporarily suspended its "translation" function, making conversation much more convenient.

Looking at his visibly drained and exhausted state, I let out a sigh and said, "Sleep, go ahead and sleep!"

Whatever was left to discuss would just have to wait until tomorrow.

Luo Fan instantly flashed an expression of profound gratitude, closed his eyes, and plunged straight into dreamland.

As for me, lying back on my own bed, I felt a deep sense of bewilderment brought on by this sudden, absurd plot twist.

According to the original prompts, the reborn Liang Jingjing was clearly supposed to shine brilliantly, make her deadbeat ex-husband regret his choices to his core, and ideally subject him to a miserable, agonizing existence.

But now that Qi Lu wasn't even Qi Lu anymore, what would be the point of me living like a radiant sun?

I glanced over at Luo Fan, who was sleeping surprisingly soundly on the floor, and let out a helpless, bitter chuckle. Given his timid, submissive demeanor, not only would he fail to feel any remorse, but he'd probably cheer me on!

What on earth does the system actually want us to do?!

Waking up the next morning, I figured that since two out of the three people in this commandant's estate were "undercover agents," what was even the point of keeping up any pretense?

So, I simply had the servants bring breakfast straight into my bedchamber so Luo Fan and I could eat and chat at the same time.

As for Qin Miaomiao, she could just feed herself over at the Jiaoyue Pavilion for now. Anyway, the current "Qi Lu" didn't much feel like facing her either.

Gazing at the table full of lavish dishes, I asked, "I forgot to ask you yesterday... how on earth did you figure out I wasn't Liang Jingjing either?"

Luo Fan took a bite of braised pork knuckle and replied, "Yesterday morning, you used flatbread to dip into the meat soup. People in this era don't really eat like that, so I asked the system."

My eyes widened instantly as I shrieked, "You can talk to your system?! Didn't you say it left you to fend for yourself?"

Luo Fan looked back at me in equal confusion, saying, "The bullet comments don't prompt me on what to do, but if I ask it questions in my head, it basically always answers. You... you can't?"

I immediately fired a question into my mind at the system: Will you answer me?!

Yet nothing greeted me except absolute stillness—not a single glowing letter in sight.

Furious, I jumped to my feet and yelled, "Why the hell am I not allowed to do it?!"

Luo Fan could only look at me in a mix of terror and utter bewilderment, because he had no clue why either.

Well, no matter—that wasn't going to stop me.

As long as Luo Fan could ask, I could use him to extract whatever answers I wanted out of the system.

So, turning to Luo Fan, I demanded, "Tell me, why on earth does a greedy scumbag like Qi Lu deserve to be reborn? In the previous life, didn't he get to have both Liang Jingjing and Qin Miaomiao?"

With an awkward expression, Luo Fan muttered, "Well... in the previous life, he felt he had wronged Qin Miaomiao far too much... Because of his indecisiveness, both of Qin Miaomiao's children ended up born of a concubine. Even after... ah, I mean, after Liang Jingjing died and Qin Miaomiao was elevated to the status of a legal wife, in the eyes of high society, they were still ultimately born of a concubine and considered a notch lower..."

I helplessly nodded and said, "Looks like... we're still going to have to get a divorce. Sigh... And here I thought as long as I steered clear of all this romantic entanglements garbage, I could just live a pampered, luxurious life forever!"

Luo Fan's expression grew even more awkward as he whispered, "No... we can't get a divorce..."

I: "Huh?"

Lowering his head—clearly too cowardly to look me in the eye—Luo Fan weakly explained, "Qi Lu's plan... was probably to wait until Qin Miaomiao's child is born, and then have you adopt them, making them legitimate heirs in name."

Hearing this, I slammed my hand against the table and roared in rage, "What the actual hell! Qi Lu this piece of trash—his ultimate regret from his past life was actually feeling like he didn't bully Liang Jingjing enough? Is there any justice left in this world?!"

Yet, looking at it from Qi Lu's perspective, Liang Jingjing perhaps couldn't entirely be called a good person either.

Based on the intel from Luo Fan's side, it turned out that back then, Liang Jingjing's parents had done a great favor for Qi Lu, and Liang Jingjing had always harbored a crush on him. The Liang family had essentially leveraged that debt of gratitude to forcefully coerce him into marrying Liang Jingjing.

Cruelly, fate made him cross paths with his true love only after his marriage, which meant from beginning to end, Qi Lu's sole unwavering commitment was securing the best possible future for Qin Miaomiao.

The original Liang Jingjing's grievances were entirely real, and being worn down until she died a slow death was also true; but in the past life, her ruthless suppression of Qin Miaomiao had been equally real.

Viewed through a modern lens, Liang Jingjing's actions might have been understandable, but under the constraints of this historical era, she was nothing more than a jealous shrew who refused to make room for a concubine.

Every ounce of effort and forbearance she poured into the Qi family ultimately transformed, in Qi Lu's eyes, into acts of throwing her weight around and refusing to let go.

From the very beginning, Liang Jingjing had never held a single chance of winning.

Simply because she had fallen in love with a man who did not love her back—not even an ounce.

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