Another Five years have passed, Eugene is now Fifteen years old while Kaizer is twenty and is attending university. Nothing much changes but Eugene can finally go out himself after begging his brother for years. He can also have a friend too as long as he will introduce first to his brother which Eugene doesn't find strange at all.

"Eugene where are you going?"

Eugene patted his friend's shoulder and said, "Just somewhere, I'll come back soon."

"No, you can't, your brother told me you shouldn't go to some strange places. If you don't want your brother to get angry you shouldn't keep things."

"What did brother tell you?"

Hui Chi stiffen and shook his head saying, "Your brother cares about you and told me not to let you go to some strange places without me by your side." with guilty conscience as he can't tell Eugene that the good brother of his is threatening him to watch over Eugene's social interaction and report every single thing that happens within the day.

What Eugene eats.

What Eugene drinks.

Where Eugene goes.

Who talks to Eugene and so on.

Now Hui Chi couldn't help but get dizzy with the list that he was writing on his phone as he almost wrote Eugene's growth diary because of Eugene's lunatic brother who would come to him every day and even call him, threatening that he shouldn't hide something because he'll know.

What's more? His cousin who is a friend of that lunatic is also pushing him to comply with everything, telling him about Eugene's previous condition, medical diagnosis, and past trauma which made Hui Chi pity Eugene so he never dare to leave the person who only had him as a friend. But still, isn't Eugene's brother doing too much of that brother's affection? Why are you so obsessed with your little brother? It's not normal at all.

"Well..."

Eugene sighs: "I'll just go to the faculty to ask about the lesson earlier."

Hui Chi breathed a sigh of relief: "Then come back soon or I'll find you."

Eugene just hummed and walk outside the classroom. Hui Chi who is watching Eugene immediately pulls out his phone and writes where Eugene would go and what is the purpose.

After that, he slumps himself into his chair.

Eugene didn't go out much after coming back home from school because he had a lot of homework to do. After all, he plans to pick a business course and help his brother but he will not join the company, he will create his own and become his brother's business partner. Why? Because it will be a threat in the eyes of others if an adopted son like him enters the management of He Group. It will cause a lot of opposition as they would try to protect the rightful heir who is his brother from being taken advantage of.

Everyone knew how Kaizer doted on Eugene.

It will be bad if Eugene who is rumored to be so spoiled arrogantly snatches things with his brother. Even the relatives of He ignored him and see him as a wolf that would soon bite its owner. It's the worst but Eugene doesn't care as long as his adopted parents don't have that kind of thoughts towards him.

Knock. Knock.

"Young master it's time to go down. Young master Kaizer called and is on the way home. If the young master doesn't see you, he might get angry again."

Eugene close his book and stood up.

He walked out of the door and follow the head butler downstairs.

"Young master, do you want some snacks?"

Eugene sat on the sofa and open the television: "Well, can you bring me some pudding?"

The head butler hurriedly bring him snacks and left him alone in the lounge. Eugene picks his favorite show and watches with gusto while waiting for his brother to come back while eating the pudding that his brother brought yesterday.

It didn't take long before a car engine was heard outside so Eugene immediately stood up and walk towards the door, welcoming his brother.

"Brother~"

Kaizer immediately wrapped his arms around Euegene's waist.

"Waiting for brother or the snacks?"

Eugene glance at the box that Kaizer is holding and said, "I wait for brother and the snacks. Did brother buy the opera cake I want?"

"Of course, I also brought some tiramisu and tart."

Both sat on the couch as Kaizer called the servants to put the cakes on plates for his little brother to eat. Eugend tried to remove his brother's hand from his waist but Kaizer didn't let go but pulled him more to his body instead and whispered: "Be obedient."

Eugene stiffens and lets go of his brother's hand.

"Why do you still treat me like a kid?"

"You're still my baby."

"I'm already 15 years old."

"Good."

Eugene knew that this conversation would lead to nothing so he stop as his snacks already arrived with drinks that the servant especially added. His brother grab the cake plate and feed him while asking him how's school was and as usual who he talked to and where did he go. If someone still gives him letters or pestered him.

Eugene replied honestly.

Hearing that what Eugene said is the same as the report given to him by Hui Chi, Kaizer sighed and patted his little brother's head.

Eugene lowered his head.

At night, as usual, his brother would enter his room and sleep with him. This time Eugene really feels more uncomfortable than in the past because he's a teenager now but his brother still treated him like a child. Also, they're both men, no matter how many times he was harassed in those previous worlds he experienced, this time is just too embarrassing.

It's harder to endure than those times he was forced.

After all, he knew his brother only treated him as his little brother and just close to each other because of the trauma that they experienced together.

Mother He finally realizes that something is wrong with her son so she tried her best to meddle and get Eugene to live his life without the control of his eldest brother. However, Mother He found it hard to be done, especially whenever her son looks at her with anger.

She's afraid, she regrets tolerating her son's weird behavior.

Now, she couldn't look at her adopted son without feeling embarrassed and guilty so she avoid going home like her husband. She buried herself in work and only makes calls to ask how are they and transfer money right after.

"Brother."

"Hmm?"

"Mom send another money, I already have too much in my account and I'm not using it. No matter how I tell her I don't need it she will still send me a large amount."

Kaizer snorts: "Let her, you deserve it."

Eugene frown.

He hadn't seen his mother for so long and even if her mother come back, she will go straight to her room to rest or something and go to his father's office to deal with business matters. In the end, he wasn't able to spend time or even talk to each other face-to-face.

What happens?

Eugene put his hand on his beating chest and couldn't help but turn pale.

He wouldn't get abandoned, don't he?

Mother He and Father He started to get strange. In the past, they would go home to spend time with them but now they rarely come back, and even if they did...he will be ignored.

"Brother..."

Eugene clutches his brother's clothes tremblingly.

He's afraid.

Why? What to do? Even if his adoptive parents don't say it, he can feel it.

If that would be the case, wouldn't it be better for him to leave so he won't be hurt too much if he gets thrown out of the house? Just why? Why when he thought he could live better that this would always happen? Does he have no right to be happy? 

He do everything but still wasn't enough.

His effort is still not enough to make people stay.

"Why do you look so pale? Is your body hurting? Should we go to the hospital?"

Eugene shook his head.

"N-No. I just feel cold all of a sudden, it's not a big deal."

Kaizer frown and remove his scarf, putting it on Eugene's neck, layering Eugene's own scarf: "Brother? It's covering my face, why give me your scarf? It's cold, you need to wrap yourself too."

Kaizer fix the scarf and said: "I'm fine, as long as you don't catch a cold."

Eugene arrived at the school and Hui Chi greet him as usual, introducing some games to him and telling him about the trending topic on the internet. Hui Chi said that he studies too much and he needs to unwind or instead of getting smarter he'll become mentally ll for overthinking. This made Eugene remember his worries so he couldn't help but agree to Hui Chi to go to some arcades later after school, setting aside his studies.

The lesson as usual are boring.

Eugene couldn't help but slump his head on the desk thinking how can he start building his career once he entered college.

Staring nowhere in a daze, Eugene started to act strange which caused Hui Chi to be worried. This time, the arcade only had a few people so can freely move and play.

Eugene is feeling something new.

This is the first time he entered an arcade and couldn't help but get amazed by how many machines is there for you to play. With Hui Chi, he learned how to operate some machines and buy tokens, and exchange points.

Hui Chi: "Here, I gave this to you."

Eugene held the stuffed toy that Hui Chi got from the claw machine and hug it tightly.

"Thank you, Hui Chi."

Hui Chi just wave his hand.

"Let's go home, I'm afraid your brother will be angry."

Eugene fidget and grabs Hui Chi's hand saying, "I-I want to play more. Can I play more?" he doesn't want to go home yet because he's enjoying the place. Besides, why would his brother get mad if he returned late? He is already a high school student, he shouldn't get stuck in the mansion and do homework every day.

His brother...

His brother probably won't get mad if he explains properly.

"Are you sure?"

Hui Chi couldn't help but feel unsettled about his friend.

"Hmmm," Eugene nodded his head: "I will explain to my brother, besides he will probably return late today because he has an appointment with his friends."

"Well, it's good but don't you need to message your brother first?"

Eugene clench his fist and shook his head.

If he does that, he's sure his brother won't allow him and even fetch him in this place in an instant. He doesn't want Hui Chi to see him being dragged home because it's embarrassing as a fifteen years old boy to be treated strictly like what a father would do to his daughter.

"Well, I have no problem but are you really sure it's fine?"

"Don't worry too much."

Hui Chi couldn't help but curse Eugene's brother.

Eugene and Hui Chi play more and unexpectedly enjoy too much and forgot about the time. If it weren't for the call of the head butler, Eugene wouldn't notice the time so he hurriedly bid goodbye to his friend as the car sent by the head butler arrived in just a few minutes.

The car driver look so nervous and hurried ushered him inside the car.

Throughout the journey, Eugene feels uneasy.

So when they arrived, Eugene hurriedly step out of the car.

Eugene is expecting the head butler to greet him but he saw no one at the door so he steps inside himself and saw a mess on the floor full of broken things like vases, cabinets, and even the coffee table and television. This scene made his heart beat fast as he raised his head to see his brother sitting on the couch with a gloomy face and the head butler is just standing with his head lowered while some servants are kneeling with their heads on the ground.

"Brother."

Eugene avoided the mess and walk towards his brother nervously.

Seeing Eugene, Kaizer immediately stood up and grab his little brother's hand with red eyes, asking..."Where did you go?!"

Eugene frown.

"B-Brother let go, It hurts."

"I'm asking you where did you go?!"

Eugene trembled and lowered his gaze, not wanting to see the scary expression of his brother: "I-I just go to an arcade with Hui Chi, we had fun and failed to notice the time s-so I----"

Eugene's words were cut off when his brother grab the stuffed toy he was hugging and tear it apart without effort causing a surprise: "Brother!"

Eugene was caught off guard and he trembled as he watch his brother throw the now-tattered doll on the floor and step on it.

"With Hui Chi? Had fun?"

Kaizer gritted his teeth and drag Eugene upstairs aggressively which surprise everyone and they immediately shouted and beg the young master to calm down. Even the head butler tried to help Eugene but was pushed by Kaizer causing the butler to kneel and beg Kaizer to think twice with his head hitting the floor a few times.

"Young master place calm down."

"Young master you can't!"

"Young master..."

Eugene's hearing buzzed as he heard the anxious scream of the servants as he was dragged upstairs by his brother. Though the servants look worried and are begging, no one tried to come after them after the head butler was hit by his elder brother so in the end Eugene was pushed inside his room with his brother standing outside telling him...

"You're not allowed to go out of your room without my permission."

"I will be the only one bringing your meals."

"If you dare to step out, I'll fire all the servants in this mansion. Think about it Eugene, many will lose their job because you are being disobedient."

"B-But brother---"

"I don't want to hear any excuses."

Eugene stretch his hand and was about to grab his brother's clothes and beg when he was pushed further inside his room and could only watch his brother close the door and lock it outside which puzzle him. Just when did his room have a lock from the outside?

"Brother!"

Eugene immediately crawls and bangs the door helplessly...

"Brother I'm sorry! Don't lock me, please! I won't do it again! Brother!"

Eugene repeatedly bangs the door but despite his cries and begging, he didn't hear his brother's footsteps, coming near to open the door for him and hug him. It looks like, this wasn't a threat, he was really punished by his brother because he came home late.

Eugene trembles and look around.

His room is full of CCTV and this is the first time he looks at those cameras with fear.

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➊ Copyright 2022
➋ The writing is horrible. The logic is chaotic. Perfectionists should be careful.
➌ [Highlighted] Basically the paranoid shou villain hurting the female protagonist in the name of love and gets retaliated by the male protagonist and main villain, ended up transmigrating to another dimension in realization of his wrongdoing and decided to be a good person to pay back his past life sins. However, he was killed and travel back to his past only to wish for redemption.
➍ This story is self-abuse (basically the protagonist drowning in his past and can't get over it).
➎ 1v1 HE, a mix of sweetness and bitterness.