Jian left the school, picked up by a chauffeur at the gate in a fancy car, and it drove away without a second's delay.
Bian, who had been waiting for a long time, could do nothing but hide behind a bush and bite his lips in frustration. "He stole my life. It was supposed to be mine."
Just sixteen years ago, he was in his world, living the normal life of a broke teenager. He didn't have a cent to his name but carried a mountain of debt. He had to work tirelessly to pay off the interest on that. Every morning, he would wake up at 5 and sleep at midnight. He never had proper rest.
When he was working at the small shop, he would gaze out at the fancy cars driving past without a worry in life. He would grit his teeth and watch them.
Reading books was his only hobby that relieved him. Through books, he could live as someone else, a life where he didn't have to work himself to the bone.
When he was reborn in one, he was the most ecstatic of all. But when he realized he was just a side-character villain, he couldn't stand it.
He wanted it all. He wanted the Wang family. He wanted the fame of being the prince of the alien race. He wanted to marry the alien general. He wanted it all!
Sadly, he was reborn as the wrong twin.
It didn't stop him, though. He made it his life's goal to steal everything Jian in the book deserved. He wanted to be the main character.
And for years, it had worked. He had worn down Jian's self-confidence. He had stolen everything of his. Until now.
The broken bird had grown wings and broken free of his control.
Jian became a variable.
"He cannot exist anymore... He must not exist."
He chewed through his nails in frustration.
"It's him, right?"
"Yes, he moved to the city with his grandfather."
Two men were hiding opposite him, gazing at the car that zoomed past them. Bian frowned as he watched them.
"He is from a powerful family. We can't kidnap him!"
"We must. He's worth a lot!" they both argued in hushed voices.
Bian raised a brow. He quickly walked up to them.
"Shut up!" The bulky man quickly muffled his companion. They both gazed at Bian with wide eyes. "Why does this one look like him?"
"He's my twin," Bian said with a soft smile.
They both looked shocked and then quickly put on an act. "We're just kidding. We didn't mean that... We... we were leaving."
"Why leave so soon?" Bian called out to them. "I'll help."
They both froze.
"I'll help you kidnap my brother."
The next day, the three waited by the gate. The two grown men were sweating and fidgeting anxiously.
"So what's the plan, kid?"
"Something very simple." Bian quickly removed his long coat. Inside was the private school's uniform. He arranged his hair just like Jian's. "I'll take the Wang family's car and leave. When my brother comes out, he'll have no option but to walk home. That's your window. Knock him out and throw him in that truck. Call me right after you've succeeded. Got it?" He plucked one of the men's phones from his hand.
"Why don't you give us your number?"
"Oh... Sorry, mine is broken," Bian said with a smile, dodging the question.
The Wang family car arrived. Bian quickly got out of his hiding spot and adjusted his clothes. He walked up to the car, and when the chauffeur wasn't looking his way, he pretended to walk out of the school gates.
He knocked on the window gently.
"Young master!" The driver got down in a hurry and opened the back door for him. "I'm sorry, I didn't realize you would come out this early."
"It's okay. I'm not feeling well. Let's get home soon," Bian said as he quickly sat in the car, his heart pounding loudly in his chest.
As he had planned, the driver didn't suspect a thing. He quickly drove off to the mansion.
A bright smile grew on Bian's face. "Now it's mine. The Wang family is mine. Even if I have to live as Jian, I will! I want it all!"