After the Secrets of the Passerby Were Leaked, He Was Cherished by the Entire Family of Antagonists-Chapter 94

Huo Jing frowned deeply.

L1 was at a loss, not understanding why the Huo family was reacting so strongly. He could only look at Qin Yao for help.

Qin Yao gave him a reassuring look.

Finally, Father Huo spoke, "Why?"

Mother Huo looked at Qin Yao, then back at L1. Her voice was soft and soothing as she asked, "What happened? Why don’t you want to come back with us? Did we do something wrong?"

L1 opened his mouth, wanting to explain that they hadn’t done anything wrong.

He had left the Huo family for two reasons. First, his observation of the family was complete. Second, he didn’t want to be forced to take any more medicine.

However, as the words reached his lips, L1 hesitated. Mother Huo’s hurt expression made him realize that bluntly stating his reasons might hurt them. He turned again to look at Qin Yao.

Understanding that the little system couldn’t handle the situation alone, Qin Yao smiled and spoke up, "There’s a long explanation behind this, so let me explain."

Father and Mother Huo turned their attention to Qin Yao.

Qin Yao thought for a moment and decided to explain the situation as simply and clearly as possible.

He briefly organized his thoughts and then revealed the truth about L1’s identity.

Explaining L1’s identity was actually quite simple.

But after Qin Yao finished speaking, his explanation seemed hard to believe.

Sure enough, when Qin Yao said that L1 was actually a system sent to the human world to learn about emotions, Huo Yan and Huo Ze both scoffed.

Huo Ze said, "I didn’t think there was anyone in this world more delusional than me. This is ridiculous."

Huo Yan was even more blunt, "Qin Yao, did you make up this story to trick Yiyi?"

Father Huo was confused. "Yiyi?"

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Huo Ze explained, "That’s his name."

Mother Huo looked hurt as she turned to L1. "You didn’t even tell us your name."

L1, for some reason, couldn’t bring himself to meet her gaze. Even though she wasn’t angry at him, he found it impossible to look her in the eye. Instead, he lowered his head and mumbled, "Yiyi isn’t my name."

Qin Yao had chosen to call him that because he thought it sounded nice.

Huo Jing shifted his gaze from L1 back to Qin Yao and asked, "So, are you seriously telling us you didn’t make this up?"

Qin Yao smiled slightly and asked a pointed question, "Uncle Huo, Auntie Lin, did you check the surveillance footage after Yiyi disappeared?"

At those words, Father and Mother Huo froze.

Father Huo looked at Qin Yao, "You…"

Qin Yao continued, "The day Yiyi arrived at my house, I checked the surveillance cameras. I can tell you with certainty that none of the cameras at the Qin family’s old residence captured him, yet he appeared on my balcony."

Qin Yao then asked, "How did Yiyi show up at your house?"

Father and Mother Huo were stunned, as were the three Huo brothers.

That’s right.

How had L1 appeared at their house?

At first, the Huo family had been puzzled.

They had also checked the surveillance footage. None of the cameras outside the villa had captured L1. It was as if he had appeared out of thin air in their garden, and then Father Huo had brought him inside.

They had thought about this before, but every time they tried to find an answer, they couldn’t verify anything.

They had reported him missing right away, thinking that one day they’d find L1’s family. And even if they couldn’t, the Huo family was more than capable of adopting another child, so they hadn’t dwelled on it.

Until yesterday, when L1 suddenly disappeared from the Huo family. No matter how hard they searched, they couldn’t find any surveillance footage of him. When Father and Mother Huo reported his disappearance to the police and mentioned the child who had appeared at their home half a month ago, the police had asked, "What child? Did you report a missing child half a month ago?"

With several questions now in front of them, they had no choice but to face reality.

Father Huo still found it hard to believe. "So Yiyi is really…"

"Yiyi, can you fly?" Qin Yao asked suddenly, smiling at L1.

L1 thought about it and nodded.

Then, right in front of everyone, L1 flew.

With light movements, he glided through the living room on the first floor.

As Qin Yao watched him, a nostalgic look crossed his face. "They don’t belong to our world, so naturally, our world leaves no trace of them. In fact," he paused, looking back at the utterly shocked Huo family, "if he didn’t want to, we wouldn’t even be sitting here discussing him. They are free systems, not bound by the rules of our world."

They were like the wind, the most free force in nature, unrestrained and unbound.

Perhaps, in the course of their lives, humans would never be able to hold onto them.

So why not let them be free from the start?

This was why Qin Yao had never hoped to meet the system that had once helped him again.

As unbelievable as the truth was, seeing L1 fly made it impossible for the Huo family to deny it.

They no longer insisted that L1 return to the Huo family. Instead, they told L1 that if he ever wanted to see them again, he was always welcome, and that the Huo family would always be his home.

Even as she left, Mother Huo held L1’s hand and gave him some serious advice, reminding him that while learning about human emotions was important, he had to be careful not to be deceived.

After all, there were too many people in this world, and not all of them were good. Some might have bad intentions toward L1, so he needed to learn to discern the difference.

If he was ever unsure, he could always ask them or ask Qin Yao.

Because they would never harm him.

Father Huo and Huo Jing also gave similar advice to L1.

Even the still-awkward Huo Yan and Huo Ze gave L1 a few words of their own.

But what they didn’t know was that L1 had already learned this lesson before meeting them.

However, L1 didn’t plan on telling them that. He simply nodded and indicated that he understood.

Before they left, L1 sincerely thanked them.

From that day on, L1 began living at Qin Yao’s house.

To be precise, L1 only stayed at Qin Yao’s house at night. During the day, he either went to the Huo family’s house for meals or went out to observe other side characters.

As the regulatory bureau’s most outstanding system, L1 quickly adapted, even to the human social skills he had never encountered before.

In just half a month, L1 had observed many of the side characters.

He soon discovered that each of them differed from the brief descriptions he had of their personalities in the plot.

Humans were complex.

A person’s character couldn’t be fully described in just a few lines of text.

To truly understand someone, you had to spend time with them and observe them over the long term.

In short, it required time.

And over these past two weeks, the thing that brought L1 the most joy was returning to Qin Yao’s house every night.

Although he still didn’t fully understand the other side characters and the protagonist, he knew Qin Yao’s schedule like the back of his hand.

Whenever Qin Yao came home, L1 would land on his balcony right on time.

Sometimes, he’d arrive a few minutes early, but more often than not, he’d arrive just as Qin Yao got home.

One time when Qin Yao was late, he told L1 that

if he ever arrived early, he didn’t need to wait—he could open the floor-to-ceiling window and come inside on his own.

But L1, being polite, said he couldn’t enter Qin Yao’s house without permission, so he would stubbornly wait on the balcony until Qin Yao opened the door for him.

After that one attempt, seeing L1’s persistence, Qin Yao didn’t mention it again.

However, L1 gradually noticed that Qin Yao started coming home more and more punctually. In fact, there were a few occasions when L1 arrived early, and the floor-to-ceiling window was already open. Inside, the room was filled with the sweet aroma of oat milk.

Ever since Qin Yao realized L1 had a special fondness for oat milk, he made sure to prepare a cup for him every time he came over.

L1 was delighted.

As spring slowly arrived, the balcony’s large windows were no longer shut.

One evening, when L1 flew onto the balcony, ready to head straight inside to find Qin Yao, he noticed that the layout of the balcony had changed.

The snowman from winter had long melted, and in its place stood a small table and a rocking chair. The sunniest spot on the balcony was now filled with blooming flowers.

L1 recognized the flowers. Humans called them roses, but they were actually a variety of Chinese roses.

April was the perfect time for roses to bloom in full splendor.

Hearing the movement on the balcony, Qin Yao came out holding a cup of oat milk and a piece of chocolate cake. He placed them on the small table and asked L1, "How do you like it?"

L1’s eyes widened slightly. "Is this for me?"

Qin Yao smiled and nodded. "Yes."

L1 responded honestly, "I like it. It’s beautiful."

Qin Yao chuckled, "That’s good."

He then asked, "Have you been busy lately?"

L1 nodded, as he had been spending his time observing a protagonist who was abroad. Traveling back and forth took up some time.

L1 had been in the human world for almost two months, and during this time, he had started to grasp some of the nuances in human conversations.

For example, he could tell now that Qin Yao's question had a hidden meaning. L1 smiled and asked, "Are you asking because you have something in mind?"

Qin Yao laughed, "It seems you're starting to understand me better."

L1 grinned and climbed onto the rocking chair, finding the height just perfect. As he sipped his oat milk, he asked, "So, what is it that you want to ask me?"

Qin Yao smiled again. "It's not something I want to ask. I ran into Huo Yan today, and he mentioned you haven’t visited the Huo family in a few days."

L1 took a bite of the chocolate cake, his cheeks puffed with food as he explained, "I’ve been flying abroad recently."

Qin Yao was surprised, "You’re observing people from other countries too?"

L1 thought to himself, ‘Not exactly,’ but he couldn’t tell Qin Yao the truth.

After all, the person he was currently observing seemed to be Qin Yao’s cousin.

So L1 simply said, "I’ll visit Huo Yan tomorrow. Is he still filming?"

Qin Yao nodded. "Yes, and I need to visit the set tomorrow as well. I can take you with me."

L1 readily agreed. "Okay."

After finishing his cake and milk, L1 headed to his room.

To be precise, it was the guest room in Qin Yao’s suite.

When L1 had decided to stay at Qin Yao’s house, Qin Yao had prepared a bedroom for him right next to his own.

The room was spacious. Although it didn’t have a large balcony, it had a bay window, and L1, being small, enjoyed sleeping on the windowsill.

But tonight, he preferred the rocking chair outside on the balcony.

When Qin Yao came out of his study, he found L1 lying on the rocking chair, gently swaying.

A smile flickered in Qin Yao’s eyes as he approached. "Did you take a bath today?"

L1 immediately frowned. "I’m a system, I don’t need to bathe."

Besides, he absolutely hated water!

When he stayed with the Huo family, if it hadn’t been for the butler helping him, he would never have bathed on his own!

Qin Yao chuckled helplessly, "But you also said that your current body is human. Humans need to eat, rest, and, of course, take baths."

L1 pouted. "But I can use a cleaning solution from the point store."

Qin Yao knew what he meant by that. The cleaning solution was essentially an instant cleanser.

L1 had been using it the entire time.

But what about when he was at the Huo family’s house?

Suddenly, Qin Yao asked, "Are you afraid of bathing alone?"

L1 immediately retorted, "Of course not! I’m an all-powerful system. Why would I be afraid of bathing?"

"Then why don’t you go bathe?" Qin Yao said.

L1 shook his head, "No."

Qin Yao grinned, "I’ll help you."

L1 hesitated.

Although he didn’t particularly like water, and was a bit apprehensive about it, the feeling of warm water flowing over his body was quite comforting. Letting Qin Yao help him…

It didn’t sound too bad.

L1 nodded.

Qin Yao smiled and turned to run the bath for L1.

Of course, "helping L1 bathe" only meant preparing the bathwater and handing him towels and clothes.

L1 was an independent system and could handle bathing on his own.

But perhaps because of his nature as a system, he had an innate resistance to water since his creation.

L1 wasn’t afraid of water; he just didn’t like it. So, having Qin Yao nearby made him feel more at ease.

After enjoying a nice, warm bath, L1 felt completely relaxed, almost to the point of drowsiness. In the end, it was Qin Yao who pulled him out of the bath.

Half asleep, L1 barely reacted, recognizing that it was Qin Yao. He mumbled softly, "I didn’t… get any water in."

Qin Yao laughed quietly.

The young man’s voice was soft and gentle, like a whisper in L1’s ear, making him feel especially secure. "You didn’t get any water in. Go to sleep."

And with that, L1 fell soundly asleep.

The next morning, after drinking the oat milk Qin Yao had prepared for him, L1 accompanied Qin Yao to the film set.

L1 had been to this set before, so as soon as they arrived, he remembered that there was a supporting character he needed to observe.

Taking advantage of the fact that Huo Yan hadn’t arrived yet, L1 told Qin Yao he wanted to explore a bit on his own.

Qin Yao nodded and didn’t stop him.

However, Qin Yao’s assistant was concerned, asking repeatedly, "Are you sure we shouldn’t send someone with him?"

Qin Yao simply smiled.

He knew L1 was a system, so he had no reason to worry.

But the others didn’t know that. To them, L1 was just a five-year-old child. How could they let him wander around the set alone?

Yet, Qin Yao reassured his assistant, "There’s no need. Let him explore on his own for a while. He’ll come back when it’s time."

The assistant sighed, feeling helpless. After all, if Qin Yao said so, what could he do?

Meanwhile, L1 was weaving through the crowded set.

His small five-year-old body made him nearly invisible among the busy crew members, who rushed back and forth, almost bumping into him several times. But L1 was quick to react, dodging before anyone could run into him.

Soon, L1 slipped through the crowd and sensed the supporting character he wanted to observe nearby. He was about to turn the corner when—

With a dull thud, L1’s forehead collided with someone’s body. A sharp voice immediately followed, "Where did this kid come from? Do you even know what you—"

L1 felt his body lift off the ground—not by his own doing this time, but because he had been grabbed by the collar.

His brow furrowed in irritation, but before he could struggle, a male voice interrupted, "Yu Bai, put him down."

Yu Bai?

L1 glanced up at the man holding him by the collar, his frown deepening. He knew Yu Bai. He hadn’t expected to run into him while looking for Song Zhehan.

Yu Bai wasn’t an easy person to deal with.

In fact, Yu Bai had caused a great deal of trouble for Qin Yao in the past.

Yu Bai scowled at the man behind L1 and snorted, "Song Zhehan, you always like to play the good guy, don’t you?"

Song Zhehan?

L1 tried to turn around to get a look at him, but Yu Bai’s grip on his collar kept him in place.

Song Zhehan’s voice came from behind, gentle and amused, "Yu Bai, he’s just a kid. No need to be harsh."

Yu Bai scoffed, "Which part of me looks like I want to argue with a kid?"

Then, Yu Bai released his grip on L1’s collar—but instead of setting him down, he simply let go while L1 was still in the air.

L1 reacted quickly and could have protected himself, but someone else was even faster.

Song Zhehan caught L1 before he could hit the ground.

"Little kid, you okay?" Song Zhehan asked as he set L1 back on his feet.

L1 turned to look at him.

Song Zhehan raised an eyebrow, and after a moment of realization, a gentle smile appeared on his face. "Why are you staring at me like that? Do you know me?"

L1 nodded.

Song Zhehan’s smile grew wider. "Are you one of my fans?"

L1 shook his head.

Song Zhehan’s smile instantly faded, his expression changing in an instant. "Then there’s no need for me to pretend."

L1 watched as Song Zhehan’s face quickly turned cold,

thinking to himself, ‘This is Song Zhehan’s real personality.’

But L1 didn’t find his personality all that unpleasant.

So, L1 said, "You don’t need to pretend."

Song Zhehan smirked, clearly uninterested in explaining himself to a child. He simply ruffled L1’s hair and said, "Who cares if I’m pretending or not? I helped you out, didn’t I? Aren’t you going to thank me?"

L1 responded, "Thank you."

Song Zhehan smiled again.

This time, L1 noticed that it was a genuine smile.

Song Zhehan then asked, "Whose kid are you? Are you an extra on set? Why are you wandering around?"

Before L1 could reply, Song Zhehan continued, "I don’t really want to deal with you, but if I leave you alone and someone else sees you, they’ll accuse me of being two-faced. What a hassle."

"I shouldn’t have agreed to this fake persona my agent suggested. What was I thinking?"

Even L1, who was usually slow to pick up on emotions, could tell that Song Zhehan was in a bad mood.

Yet, despite his mood, Song Zhehan still wore a big smile as he crouched down and picked L1 up again. "Come on, let’s go find your parents."

L1 frowned slightly. He didn’t like the forced smile on Song Zhehan’s face.

He opened his mouth to say something, but the restrictive program he had set for himself prevented him from speaking.

In this world, each character in the storyline had their predetermined fate.

As a regulatory system, L1 was not allowed to interfere with anyone’s fate.

So, even though he knew that Song Zhehan wasn’t a bad person, L1 couldn’t intervene in his life.

Over the next six months, L1 observed many protagonists and supporting characters.

These included supporting characters like Zhou Zijian and Wen Xiangyue, as well as protagonists like Liu Yan and Shen Chong.

All four of them were good people and mostly aligned with the personalities described in the plot.

But there were also protagonists and supporting characters whose personalities were drastically different.

For example, the protagonist Zhao Wei was completely unworthy of Ning Xu.

And Lu Bo, to use a human term, was a complete scumbag.

As L1 continued to observe more and more people, he began to understand what Qiu had meant about humans.

Humans were incredibly complex.

But among these complicated people, some were particularly endearing.

Soon, autumn passed and winter came.

L1 welcomed his second New Year in the human world.

And with that, the main storyline of world A20231007 was about to begin.

L1 suddenly realized that he really didn’t like the upcoming main plot.