Pregnant With The Pup Of A Wealthy Old Man - Chapter 3

“Confession of Assassin A” is a suspense drama where Shen Yunxing plays the role of a struggling teenager named Xu Fei. Despite being accepted into his dream university, Xu Fei can’t afford the tuition fees.

Xu Fei is an ambitious person with big dreams, so he starts working to earn money since his family can’t support him.

At the age of eighteen, carrying his only clean and undamaged woven bag from home, he sets foot in an unfamiliar city.

However, things don’t go as smoothly as he thought. On the second day in the new city, a thief breaks into his shabby hotel room, stealing the five hundred yuan he had hidden on his person.

For Xu Fei, this is like a bolt from the blue.

Later, he lives by scavenging for some time until he meets Huo Xiaotian, played by Lu Bai, a rich second-generation young man. With Huo Xiaotian’s help, he becomes a food delivery rider, navigating through the unfamiliar city.

But fate seems to favor him. Just half a month later, he accidentally witnesses a murderer disposing of a body, and he becomes the target of a relentless pursuit.

Xu Fei is a genuine rural kid – shy, introverted, and not very brave. Even a compliment from a girl about his appearance leaves him blushing for half a day.

Such Xu Fei is pursued and released by a cat-and-mouse killer, enduring this torment for three months. Not only does he not suffer a mental breakdown, but he also uses his intelligence to help the police solve cases, leading to the arrest of the murderer. He becomes a hero praised by everyone…

Shen Yunxing closes the script for quite a while, feeling a bit dazed.

Is this character No. 18?

Apart from the characters Xu Fei and Huo Xiaotian having names, the rest of the characters are named Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu, Zhao Liu, and so on.

Even the recurring main antagonist, the serial killer, is only referred to as “the killer” without an actual name!

“Wait, isn’t this drama called ‘Confession of Assassin A’?”

How is this a confession? This is clearly the heroic autobiography of the young Xu Fei!

Shen Yunxing blinks, feeling his thoughts muddled.

After a moment of daze, he reopens the script and realizes many strange aspects.

Due to his family situation, Xu Fei has been a target for bullying by classmates since childhood. Normally, someone in his position would develop a twisted personality due to prolonged bullying, but Xu Fei remains optimistic and even pays for the medical expenses of someone who insulted him. However, that person not only isn’t grateful but even reports Xu Fei to the teacher for hitting him.

These are scenes mentioned in Xu Fei’s diary.

Xu Fei has a habit of writing a diary, where he wrote:

[Fri Clear,

I want to get along with my classmates, but it seems like they don’t like me. They say my hair is too long, and I look scary and sinister, like a murderer.

I feel so wronged; I just haven’t had the money to get a haircut.

I’m actually very easygoing. Even the stray cats in the neighborhood think so. Although they’re dirty, I don’t mind. I even take them to the river to bathe, but every time I come back, there’s one less.

Did they find me too rough, so they ran away?

Don’t worry, I’ll be gentler next time.]

Shen Yunxing finds it strange, furrowing his brows as he continues reading.

[Wed, Overcast

It’s going to rain. I went to see the kitties and brought them steamed buns, but they seem afraid of me and resist my approach. I watched from the side carefully and found that Little Black had injuries, and Little Yellow had a lame leg.

I was furious. Who hurt them?!

Unforgivable!!]

The diary ends with a large “X” marked in red, making it distressingly apparent.

Shen Yunxing’s heart races; he covers his chest and can’t snap out of it for a long while. It’s only when the screenwriter notifies everyone to gather and read the script that he wakes up from his daze.

Now he finally understands – Xu Fei is, in fact, Assassin A.

The director and the screenwriter confirm his guess.

“Indeed, Xu Fei is the killer. Due to the prolonged bullying, he developed a split personality. The script you received is about his relatively kind persona. I didn’t give you the other script because the contrast was too stark. Plus, since it’s your first time acting, I didn’t want it to affect you. I didn’t expect you to figure it out.” Director Qin chuckles.

Director Qin was already quite satisfied with Shen Yunxing, and now he’s even more pleased.

“Director Qin, isn’t this role Male No. 18?” Shen Yunxing hesitates and asks.

“Hahaha, you’ve been tricked by Director Qin!” The screenwriter, a young lady, laughs, “Yunxing, you’re the legitimate male lead in our crew, personally chosen by Director Qin.”

Shen Yunxing blinks, surprised and excited.

He originally thought he was here to play a supporting role, but he unexpectedly landed the male lead role. How could he not be excited?

“Director Qin, this character is my image of Xu Fei!” The young lady screenwriter points at Shen Yunxing, amazed and delighted. “No wonder you never gave up; aside from your good looks, this shy and naive expression of yours is exactly like Xu Fei’s!”

“It wasn’t in vain that I waited for so long.” Director Qin nods in satisfaction.

Two minutes later, everyone gathers.

With the script in their hands, Shen Yunxing finally realizes that Director Qin arranges actors’ roles in reverse order to communicate that no role is more important than the other. All roles must be treated seriously.

Shen Yunxing thinks the same way and respects Director Qin even more for it.

The temperature in the mountains is indeed quite cool. By six or seven in the evening, it’s already dropped to the teens in temperature.

While other actors are shivering in thin jackets, hugging themselves, Shen Yunxing is wearing a thick sweater, holding a cup of hot milk tea, his expression extremely content.

“You brought such a thick sweater; you didn’t bring a down jacket too, did you?” Lu Bai scrutinizes him for a while and can’t resist teasing.

Shen Yunxing looks up at him, feigning surprise. “How did you know I brought a down jacket?”

“…”

Lu Bai is both exasperated and regretful. If he knew that someone in the crew brought a down jacket, he wouldn’t have stopped his mom from packing one into his suitcase. It’s affecting his aura, and if it gets worse, he might even start retching at the smell of fish…

Lu Bai sneakily glances at Shen Yunxing’s flat belly.

The current state of his brother is exactly the same as when his elder sister was pregnant at sixteen!