The System Teaches You How to Be Human

The plagiarism incident created a huge uproar.

In recent years, due to various uncontrollable factors, the domestic focus on copyright issues had grown stronger, undoubtedly a blessing for creators.

This indirectly left Lu Chaoxi with no way to retreat.

For the sake of privacy during this challenge, neither Lu Chaoxi nor Si Yisi would appear on camera, but personnel were specially assigned to monitor the event to prevent either party from engaging in any form of cheating.

“Chaoxi, I believe in you.”

A stunningly beautiful policewoman, another one of Lu Chaoxi’s girlfriends, had been assigned as part of the monitoring team. She quickly noticed Lu Chaoxi’s bloodshot eyes and the unkempt stubble on his face. A subtle thought crossed her mind.

However, in the end, the policewoman attributed all of it to Lu Chaoxi’s heartbreak over seeing his hard work destroyed.

Lu Chaoxi nearly ground his teeth to dust. He forced a twisted smile, a mix of ferocity and anger. He wasn’t afraid of this so-called challenge!

After all, in the “Library,” there weren’t just the contents of Toward Heaven, but also the readers’ comments!

[First Question: Why does the protagonist Gu Chaotian give up avenging the massacre of his village by demonic cultivators?]

Lu Chaoxi answered, [Gu Chaotian didn’t have the strength to contend with the demonic cultivators at that stage. He wanted to gather his strength and avenge them later!]

Si Yisi, looking at the same question, rested his chin on his hand before typing. [Because Gu Chaotian knew that his “parents” and the villagers were fake. They were demonic cultivators who raised him like livestock, intending to devour him at the right time!]

And their deaths at the hands of another group of demonic cultivators were merely the result of a conflict of interest.

[Second Question: …]

Question after question appeared before Lu Chaoxi and Si Yisi at an unimaginable speed!

The audience in the live-stream kept growing and growing, their curiosity driving them to flood into this showdown!

Lu Chaoxi’s hands trembled slightly, and his whole body began to shake uncontrollably. The speed was too fast! He couldn’t keep up with flipping through the comments section in the “Library”!

When the policewoman handed him a glass of water, he slapped it away in frustration. The water spilled across the floor, but Lu Chaoxi had no time to care about his beloved girlfriend. A sense of dread brewed in his heart, like a wild beast about to devour him whole!

The sharp-eyed policewoman froze, realizing that her boyfriend, who swore up and down that he hadn’t plagiarized, now looked like a cornered and crazed animal!

He appeared as though he had reached a dead end!

This was supposed to be an article written by her boyfriend; So why are his hands trembling? What is he so nervously afraid of?!

Meanwhile, Si Yisi remained unnervingly calm from start to finish. He even had the leisure to flash a smile at a nearby viewer.

When the final question ended, both of them simultaneously stopped typing.

But… while Lu Chaoxi panted heavily like an ox, Si Yisi appeared completely composed and relaxed!

The policewoman hesitated before speaking: “Chaoxi, tell me the truth. Is Toward Heaven really your own work?”

A sudden sound of something cutting through the air came at her, and she instinctively dodged Lu Chaoxi’s slap aimed at her face.

“Toward Heaven is, of course, my work,” Lu Chaoxi said, his eyes cold and sinister. “Mine!”

The policewoman stared in disbelief at his raised arm. In that moment, she understood everything!

Lu Chaoxi tried to grab her, this woman who no longer held his favor, but the policewoman had already shoved him aside and dashed out of the room!

Lu Chaoxi frantically paced around the room, his emotions in turmoil. The puppy he often used as an outlet for his anger had disappeared somewhere, and the dark emotions within him grew heavier and heavier…

Meanwhile, online, the comments were overwhelmingly in favor of Lu Chaoxi’s victory.

[If Chaoxi doesn’t win, I’ll live-stream myself eating a keyboard!]

[If Chaoxi doesn’t win, I’ll live-stream myself eating sh*t!!]

[What kind of comparison is this? Look at that Kong Yue! Who knows which corner that shameless leech came out of to ride on the hype!]

The result of this high-profile challenge was revealed shockingly fast!

***

In just a moment, the onlookers who had been following the situation received the publicly announced outcome of the challenge!

The loser turned out to be—Lu Chaoxi!

This conclusion left many people unsatisfied, but the entire challenge had been streamed live, leaving no room for any possibility of cheating!

It immediately turned those who had confidently believed Lu Chaoxi would win into laughingstocks!

The situation reversed in an instant!

From being the center of attention to becoming a figure of ridicule for millions, it only took a moment. Lu Chaoxi now endured ridicule several times worse than Si Yisi had faced!

His Weibo inbox overflowed with private messages, freezing his computer on the very screen that declared his loss!

“Ahhh!!” Lu Chaoxi let out a cry of unwillingness. How could I lose? How is it possible for me to lose? Bastards, bastards, bastards—

They were all bastards!

No, no, this isn’t right. I hadn’t lost. It was just a small mistake, nothing that could possibly shake the empire he had carefully built and that was thriving!

Lu Chaoxi clung desperately to this lifeline, like a drowning man grabbing onto a rope.

[What’s with the whole “the villagers are demonic cultivators” thing? So all the familial affection the protagonist enjoyed at the beginning was fake?! That’s way too cruel!]

[Where are the people who said they’d eat their keyboards? What about the ones who promised to eat sh*t? Hahaha!]

[Just saying quietly, I’ve always thought Lu Chaoxi seemed unreliable. He dabbled in every field, and now look, he’s sunk his own ship!]

Soon after, a heavyweight figure stepped in.

Tagging Lu Chaoxi on Weibo, they posted a simple statement, [Never forget your original intentions. Acknowledge your mistakes and correct them.]

***

Si Yisi’s eyes darkened slightly as he read it. Glancing at this influencer, who still subtly sided with Lu Chaoxi, he suddenly let out a cold laugh.

A dying fish always struggles a little before it breathes its last.

So what if Lu Chaoxi had connections? What could they amount to?!

It’s nothing more than a few feeble, dying flails of a fish out of water!

The influencer’s intervention subtly shifted the narrative, and the comments were deliberately guided to argue that while Lu Chaoxi had been overly ambitious and made mistakes, his past achievements shouldn’t be erased.

People make mistakes, they said. What matters is the ability to correct them!

Gu Haoyue, seeing these comments, nearly threw her phone in anger the next moment!

“Correct mistakes? What do you mean by correcting mistakes?! If this hadn’t been exposed, what kind of horrific online abuse would my younger brother have endured?!”

Gu Haoyue called Si Yisi and cautiously asked, “Changkong, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, Sis,” Si Yisi replied with a calm voice, devoid of any suppressed emotions. He said pointedly, “Plagiarists can’t be arrogant for long.”

Gu Haoyue responded, “As long as you’re okay… that’s good.”

After hanging up, she immediately called Lu Chaoxi, her voice cold as ice. “Let’s break up, Lu Chaoxi. There’s no point in us being together anymore.”

Without hesitation, Gu Haoyue swiftly dismantled her phone case, removed the SIM card, crushed it, and immediately canceled that phone number. She even had her assistant gather everything in her home related to Lu Chaoxi and dump it in the trash outside his door!

Forced by public opinion to apologize, the now soulless Lu Chaoxi saw that scene and began shouting and smashing everything in his villa!

His voice was dark and sinister, like that of a ghost. “Anyone who opposes me, humiliates me, or disrespects me—I’ll make sure to get my revenge on every single one of them!”

I, Lu Chaoxi, am the absolute protagonist of this world!

***

System 1314 dragged the puppy’s body to find Si Yisi. She transferred some pictures and videos to him and asked, “When are you planning to take action against him?”

“It won’t be long now.”

Why did Lu Chaoxi think he could brush this matter under the rug so easily? He was probably dreaming of staging some sort of comeback! Little did he know, this was only the beginning.

The higher you rise, the harder you fall. Since Lu Chaoxi dared to act this way, he had to bear the full brunt of the consequences he had brought upon himself!

The next day.

At Minghua University.

Si Yisi spotted Lu Chaoxi’s figure rushing past and overheard some students whispering about him.

“That’s Lu Chaoxi, isn’t it? I heard he plagiarized.”

“But he just strayed a little! Those previous books of his were great. I liked them! So what if he plagiarized one? It’s not like the earlier ones were plagiarized…”

Such comments were infuriating. Si Yisi could feel the soul of Gu Changkong burning with anger inside him. Pressing a finger to his lips, he made a silencing gesture.

“Quiet down. Their opinions will change.”

After all, not only did he have a major gift prepared for Lu Chaoxi, but he also had another for those who thought, ‘Plagiarism is fine as long as the work is enjoyable.’

This was his gift to Gu Changkong, the host.

Si Yisi entered the classroom for this lecture and picked a seat near the front.

This particular class at Minghua University was unique. It was designed to encourage lively interactions between teachers and students, where students could challenge the teacher’s authority, and the teacher would counter with reasoned arguments to defend their position.

Coincidentally; or rather, deliberately, the teacher for this session was none other than Lu Chaoxi.

This arrangement was, of course, the result of Si Yisi’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering. It was all part of setting the stage for the coming storm!

In truth, students weren’t usually very enthusiastic about challenging their teachers. Who wanted to risk defying authority? Especially when the teacher standing at the podium was Lu Chaoxi.

But Si Yisi raised his hand.

He was called upon and stood up, introducing himself, “My name is Gu Changkong…”

Gu Changkong?

Lu Chaoxi’s expression darkened immediately. He realized this was none other than the younger brother of his ex-girlfriend, Gu Haoyue.

Lu Chaoxi’s face turned even colder in an instant. He might not be able to deal with Gu Haoyue for now, but could he not handle a mere brat?

Lu Chaoxi had always been the type to take out his anger on others, though his ability to disguise this tendency had, so far, kept it from being noticed.

“Gu Changkong, what would you like to ask the teacher?”

Si Yisi smiled faintly, his tone calm as he began, “I also go by another name online; Kong Yue. So, Teacher Lu Chaoxi, I’d like to ask you…”

Kong Yue!

Most of the students there knew exactly what that name represented. When these two sides met, what would the plagiarized author have to say?

Si Yisi continued speaking, his voice carrying a sharp emotional undertone, “Are the works you claim to be yours truly your own creations?”

“Or are they, in fact, the products of lowly, underhanded plagiarism?”

His voice wasn’t loud, but the cutting nature of his question pierced through like a blade aimed to stab Lu Chaoxi in the heart right there in the classroom.

The room fell into a stunned silence. The stillness was so absolute that even the sound of a pin dropping would have been crystal clear. Only Si Yisi’s voice echoed through the quiet classroom.