Chapter 193 - Stamp-Collecting Prince President Xie

Translated by Eve

Edited by Serefina

1. Stamp-Collecting Prince President Xie

Ding, transfer to new world in progress.

444Yiyiyiyiyi! Why isnt there a memory transfer in this world? Wait a second, Host

dada

! Isnt this your world?! ( |||)

Xie He opened his eyes and found himself standing in the white corridor of a hospital. There were nurses and staff members walking in various directions. It was as if he had never left this world.

The previous worlds felt like a dream that had happened in a blink of an eye. The corner of Xie Hes lips raised slightly, causing a faint smile to appear on his lips.

Xie HeYes, it is. Whats wrong, Baby? Smile.JPG

444How is this possible, ah?! Why did we come back to your original world?! ()b Did the main system malfunction? Was there something wrong with the input?!

Xie HeBaby, did you get any mission notifications?

444Give me a secondah, there actually is one!

444The mission for this world is tobe a capture target. The reward for causing the other partys capture to fail isa hundred thousand experience points! ( |||)

Oh my gos.h.!.+

444 really thought that the main system must have malfunctioned. This was too abnormal! Not only did Host

dada

return to his original world, he had even become a capture target this time, and the reward was so high too!

Xie HeIm only worth a hundred thousand experience points? Thats way too little. Im not happy. ?

444I feel like somethings not quite right here.orz

Xie He was about to leave the hospital when he seemed to suddenly think of something. He turned around and stepped back into the room. Lin Ziming had already died. Xie He stood over the bed for a while, a look of deep sorrow in his eyes. He sighed. He left just like that. He died so irresponsibly.

444If he hadnt known that Host

dada

had a Favourability Value of 0 for Lin Ziming, hed think that Host

dada

really loved him, ne. But how would he forget after just ten or so worlds how Lin Ziming had been angered to death?! orz

Xie HeHosts these days love to put on such a pitiful act. They all have that tragic past of being unloved by their parents. Except for pretending to be an idiot in love, they dont bother trying out any other roles. When they die, they only care about making themselves look sad and beautiful. They dont care about how I feel at all. This is my world, ah. If I dont bury them, other people will think Im a coldhearted freak. They come to my world, make a mess of it, leave a mountain of issues and then I have to clean up after them. Im really tired of this, hehe.

444

Xie He pulled out his phone and called his a.s.sistant, Fang Nan. He said, Lin Ziming died. Come help with his funeral arrangements. After all, he dated me for a while.

Give his greedy parents two million as a break-up gift.

444

Xie HeBaby, whats wrong? Smile.JPG

444Host

dada

I want to ask youwhy arent you surprised at all? Youve become a capture target again! Someones going to come to capture you, ah! _(:)_

Xie HeOh, you still feel conflicted over that? Havent I been a capture target this entire time? Whats there to be shocked about?

444(o) Oh?But Host

dada

clearly hadnt been a capture target for a really long time, ah? Was the this entire time referring to before he was bound to a system? Mn, that must be the case.No wonder Host dada was so calm!

444 felt like he understood the situation now. He thought that no matter what was happening, Host

dada

would always be able to make him feel at ease! He didnt have to think about anything. He just had to b.u.t.ter up Host

dada.

O(_)O~

444Mn, in any case, no one can capture you anyway. This hundred thousand experience points is in the bag, lalalala! O(_)O~They were basically handing the money over for free~

Xie HeHehe.

444

Xie HeBaby, when you got the mission notification, was there anything about a time limit or a punishment if I should fail?

444Nope! Maybe theres no time limit or punishment? Wah, thats really great~

Xie HeOh.

444Whats wrong, Host

dada

?(**)

k3010;Xie HekUU1J;Nothing. I like that youre so naive and adorable. k1U642; k3011;

444He always felt like Host

dada

was secretly implying that he was an idiot. QAQ

Xie He left the hospital room again without giving Lin Ziming another glance. He went to the parking lot and found his own car. Xie He sat in the drivers seat and placed his hands on top of the steering wheel. A familiar yet strange feeling washed over him. He was really backk2026;.

His eyes darkened slightly and his lips curled up into an imperceptible, mocking arc.

The main system always liked to exploit loopholes to play little tricks on him. It never gave him comprehensive information. It seemed like a very simple mission, but the notification had kept the most important details of this mission from himthe time limit and the punishment for failure. When these crucial details were hidden, the mission seemed relaxing and pleasant. It was meant to lower his guard.

After all, humans always gave it their all for survival. But what if they were actually the prey and they didnt know that they were being led into a trap?

Even a normal host would be punished for failing, let alone him.

Xie He drove home. He lived in a villa located in the most expensive district. It was simple and elegant in design but you could tell it was a lavish home from the details. After all, he had the money and he liked to enjoy himself. He had never been one to wrong himself.

444Host

dada

, is this your home~ Im so curious.

Xie HeYes. Do you like it, Baby? Smile.JPG

444I like it. Its awesome. ()

Xie HeCome, Ill let you admire my treasures. ?

Xie He went to the second floor and opened the door to his study. His study was huge, a full two hundred square meters. The most eye-catching thing in the room was the bookcase that spanned an entire wall.

Xie He walked over to his desk and sat down. He pulled open a drawer and took out a stack of photos. The photos were all of Lin Ziming. There were solo shots of him, as well as some with Xie He in them. The young man in the photo hadnt become ill yet. His smile was as radiant as the sun. Xie He stroked the photos and spread them out onto the desk.

I took these with Lin Ziming before he died. When he had just approached me, he had been very docile and cute. I really liked him. There was a nostalgic look in Xie Hes eyes. He carefully picked through the photos and chose three that he thought were the best, placing them in front of him.

444Host

dada

.QAQSo this was Host

dada

s treasure, ah.So did Host

dada

actually like Lin Ziming? But he hadnt said it out loud because of his stubborn nature? 444 thought that he could see Host

dada

s true feelings, ne. He couldnt quite believe it.Yingyingying, it was so sad. But Lin Ziming had already died and wouldnt come back, ah! According to 234, he had sent 78 complaints to the main system back to back using the most malicious words possible, cursing the system for letting him encounter such a freakish capture target. The fact that the person Host

dada

liked was this kind of person made 444s heart ache. /(o)/~~

At this moment, Xie He pulled out a black marker and wrote something on the back of each photo: 100.

444Host dada, what are you doing? QAQ

Xie He smiled. He stood up and went to the middle section of the bookcase, opening up the lowest shelf. Inside was a safe protected by a biometric fingerprint lock. Xie He opened up the safe. There were thirteen alb.u.ms neatly fitted inside. He pulled out the alb.u.m numbered 13 and sat back down at his desk. He caressed the alb.u.m, looking reminiscent. These were all my lovers.

As he said that, he flipped the alb.u.m open and inserted the three photos of Lin Ziming labelled 100 at the back of the alb.u.m. He then wrote down docile, cute, Favourability Value 3 stars in the notes column before throwing the rest of the photos in the trash.

444

Xie He spoke, his low, elegant voice echoing through the room as his slender fingers slowly flipped through the alb.u.m. Baby, all of these are my special treasures. Except for you, no ones ever seen these before. Dont you feel honoured?

444Very honoured.Was this some kind of unusual collecting hobby? Shaking.JPG

Its only been a few days since I last saw them, but it feels like its been several lifetimes. I really miss them. Xie He looked a bit melancholic. He flipped through the alb.u.m while explaining each picture to 444.

This is

Host number 99.

His appearance really fit my tastes. He was also a university student. He was youthful and lively. He was really energetic in bed. Mn. He died in a car accident.

This was Host number 88. Isnt he handsome? He was a big celebrity, but he was quite careless. He didnt even notice that I had installed a surveillance camera in his room. He acted like a lofty, unreachable flower on a cliff, but would pick at his feet when alone.Ai, if it wasnt for that, Id have loved him a bit more.

Oh, this one had quite the personality. Host number 86. He had probably seen too many

angsty storylines.

He was the son of a small business owner. His fathers business encountered some difficulties and so he fearlessly came all the way to me, wanting to sell himself to me. I had thought that he was a very diligent actor, so I had agreed. But he wanted something more. Tut tut. Let me thinkI think he jumped to his death. He had said that if I didnt love him, hed let me watch him die.

And theres also this one.

Xie He didnt talk about all of them. He chatted with 444 about the ones he was interested in. Each alb.u.m encompa.s.sed a year. Very quickly, they finished looking through twelve of them. 444 was already on the verge of falling apart. In the end, he just laughed hollowly, feeling like hed already become numb to it.

Xie He simply thumbed through the alb.u.m before putting it back. He locked the safe up again, a gentle smile in his eyes. These are all precious things theyve left me. I think its quite interesting that theres so many people who love me so desperately. Life is truly filled with endless delights.

444O(_)O~He thinks that his host shouldnt be given the President tag but the Villain tag. The more of a coldhearted freak someone is, the less they want other people to know that they are indeed, a coldhearted freak.

444Yi, wait a second! ( |||)How did you know that they were hosts? And youve known this since more than a decade ago?! Oh my G.o.d, he just realized this.Host

dada

had collected thirteen whole alb.u.ms, ah! How did he know? Those hosts would never have exposed their true ident.i.ties. If they had, they would have suffered very serious punishments! Furthermore, the main system used the soul-transfer method. Their bodies belonged to original inhabitants of each world. They also had the original inhabitants memories. How did Host

dada

know that they were hosts?

Xie He smiled. He tapped the desk gently with his fingers as he explained things to 444 in his mind.

Xie HeThats easy. Anyone who came to obtain my love using any and all means possible only to die in the end is a host that had come to capture me. This is because their goal is to make me love them and they cant stay in this world with me. Furthermore, not everyone is a skilled actor.Every time one of them dies, I put our photos into the alb.u.ms.

Xie HeTheres more than a hundred people who have liked me and pursued me. But there are exactly a hundred people within this number who either died or disappeared. It fits the accomplishment the main system had given me in the beginning: reject 100 hosts. This means that there were no errors in my judgement. Smile.JPG

444He should praise Host

dada

for being so amazing, but why did he suddenly feel a bit upset? He couldnt smile. _(:)_

Xie HeAlso, Baby, something you said wasnt entirely correct. I didnt know that they were all hosts from the start. But after it happened time and time again, I had started to wonder if there was something off about this world. Why did I exist? Although Im a charming, extraordinary Mr. Perfect, it shouldnt have been enough to make so many people love me to the point of dying because of me? If they loved me, why did they leave me like that? Theres always a reason for illogical phenomena like this.

Xie HeIf this was a game and the objective is to win my love, then obviously, its up to me to decide who deserves to win the prize. Its really such a pity that there hasnt been anyone that Ive felt to be worthy of the reward. In any case, its up to me to decide whether my life is a tragedy or a comedy. ?

444Host

dada

. QAQ

444You shouldnt love them! I support you! They dont love you at all! Lin Ziming was so despicable, ah. He cursed Host

dada

like that after going back.

Wuwuwuwu

. Luckily Host

dada

hadnt really fallen in love. Otherwise, itd be so sad if he had been tricked into loving someone unworthy of his love, only to be left here all alone.

yingyingying

.

Xie HeIts fine, ah. Although they dont love me, they made my life fun and I had a good time physically. I got to see marvellous, varied performances too. I was really pleased. And Ive always been willing to play along with them.

Xie HeBesides, its every man for himself. If they didnt do this, theyd be punished. I understand how they feel. ?

444

Xie He left the study and went to wash up. He then changed and lied on his bed. He let out a content noise. Home still feels the best. Goodnight, Baby.

444Goodnight, Host

dada

!

The next morning, Xie He was woken up by his ringtone. The call came from Fang Nan, his a.s.sistant. The other had called Xie He relentlessly before finally managing to wake Xie He up. Xie He answered the call. A frantic tone came through the other end. President Xie, whats wrong?! Are you okay?! Are you still alive?!

Xie He: .

Xie He coughed quietly. Im fine. Im doing great.

Fang Nan was worried. You have a meeting to preside over today. Did you forget? Bosss memory had always been exceptional. He had never messed up like this before. Xie Hes absence worried Fang Nan deeply. Thats why he had called so persistently.

Xie He thought about it for a while before finally remembering that there was such a thing today. He had transmigrated through twelve worlds so he hadnt fully adjusted to coming back here yet. He had forgotten about this meeting a long time ago.

Xie He said, Oh, I slept in today. Cancel it. Well hold it another day.

Before Fang Nan could come up with what to say, Xie He hung up.

Fang Nan: .

444Host

dada

, you dont plan on going to work? ()b

Xie HeBaby, the company wont go bankrupt just because I take a day off. Is it bad to give myself a day off, considering how rare it is for me to be home?

444

Xie He took a few days off. Every day, he would cook exquisite meals for himself. He would then go for a walk. Although his world was a very ordinary world and was a lower plane world according to the main system, it was the dearest world to his heart.

He relaxed for several days before finally deciding to return to work.

444 was really nervous the whole time. He suspected everyone.

444Host

dada

, why hasnt the capturing host appeared yet?He felt really fl.u.s.tered.

Xie HeDont worry. Hell appear sooner or later. I just have to wait. Smile.JPG

444But how will you be able to tell who he is? Is he already around you? We dont know, ah. After all, you can only tell that hes a host after hes died. The enemy knows who you are but you dont know who they are! _(:)_

Xie HeBaby, its really easy to tell. Let me give you a little demonstration. ?

Xie He went to his office and called in his a.s.sistant Fang Nan. Fang Nan was a young, lively fellow. He had worked for Xie He for many years. He was very capable and reliable. Xie He really appreciated him.

Fang Nan thought that there was something off about his boss taking these few days off, but he couldnt say what it was. He asked respectfully, What did you need me to do?

Xie He sized him up meaningfully and then suddenly said, I like you.

Fang Nan was taken aback before a look of utter fear emerged on his face. He quickly took several steps back, leaving more than ten metres between himself and Xie He. He nearly burst into tears! He hugged himself and shook his head incessantly, No, no, no, dont like me. Please do not like me! I already have a girlfriend! Were going to get married soon! We already have a kid!

Only Heaven knew just how frightening Boss G.o.d of Death const.i.tution was! All of his exes had died unnatural deaths! On average, Boss would be questioned by the police once every few months. If it wasnt because he had a dedicated gold-ranked team of lawyers and PR team, with Xie Hes ident.i.ty, status, and his messy love life, he would be even more well-known to the tabloids than any major celebrity! But despite this, some people who knew the facts actually thought that Xie He was actually some kind of sick pervert and that he purposely killed his exes! Or that maybe there was some G.o.d of Death halo around him!

It was too scary!

Although Fang Nan believed that Xie He was innocenthe knew that his boss wasnt that kind of person and that Xie He had not killed those peoplehe still wanted to live! He had already helped Boss arrange many funerals. The most recent one was only a few days ago!

Xie He took in Fang Nans quaking appearance and sighed sadly. I was just joking. I wanted to ask you what time the reception was tonight.

Fang Nan looked at Xie He cautiously, still feeling uneasy, afraid that Xie He really did have some kind of unspeakable intention towards him. No matter what, he would not submit! But it really did look like Xie He was just joking.

It was fine, it was fine.

Fang Nans expression turned back to normal and he laughed. Eight oclock.

Xie He nodded. Got it. You can leave.

Xie HeSee, Baby? Hes definitely not the capturing host. At least, not right now. Smile.JPG

444o()o

Xie HeBut if one day, he were to start seducing me and trying to get into my bed, then he might be one. You can never expect when someone familiar, or someone unfamiliar whether it be someone you like or hatewill suddenly be taken over by a host.

444Scared.JPG

Xie HeIts okay. You get used to it. ?

444

Xie He leisurely completed some work before going home to change. He was going to attend a charity gala.

b.a.l.l.s like this were normal occurrences for Xie He. There were many people here trying to get a sugar daddy/mommy here. With Xie Hes background and appearance, he was a famous eligible bachelor in this world. However, no one came to try to seduce him. Everyone knew that another one of President Xies boyfriends had died a few days ago. He was most definitely not in a good mood.

Actually, Xie He was in a fabulous mood. It felt really good to come home. Therefore, he magnanimously donated a large sum of money and chatted with his old friends without restraint. They talked about which of the newest commercial developments seemed to have good prospects, which companies were most worthy of being invested in, as well as which celebrities they could have fun with.

Midway through their chat, it started to get noisy around the entrance. It seemed like someone important had come. They turned to take a look. President Yu was surprised. I didnt think Mr. Lu would come. When did he come back to the country? No one heard news of this.

President Zhao said, Mr. Lu came back? So he was still alive, ah. Its been so many yearsI remember that all news regarding him stopped appearing after that plane crash. I thought he had died.

Someone else said, He didnt die, he didnt die. I heard that he had been recuperating abroad. He didnt come back after that.

Everyone chatted enthusiastically. Lu Ting was the topic of everyones discussion right now. But suddenly, President Yu made an awkward smile. He turned to tell Xie He, President Xie, sorry. After so much time, theyve all forgotten that Mr. Lu had been one of President Xies boyfriends, ah!

He was the only ex-boyfriend still alive!

Xie He took a sip of wine. He gave a faint smile. Its fine. You guys continue. Ill go say h.e.l.lo.

After saying that, he pa.s.sed them and left.

President Yu, President Zhao, and the rest of the crowd: .

Xie HeBaby, I told you that you didnt have to worry. Hed appear on his own. Smile.JPG

444What??? Appear??? [email protected][email protected]

Eve: ML has appeared~ Also Im crying at Fang Nans panic and XHs cursed love life. Also feel a bit bad. It must suck to realize that basically none of the people who came after him actually loved him. Or cared about his feelings. Aka what XH did to the past MLs of the last twelve worlds. No wonder hes so jaded.

sere: back to the original world!! Wowow get ready to meet ML. ?