I may have been weak, but for my sister, I learned how to become strong.
…
Lu Ye stood back upright, "Wait… the male protagonist…? You must be kidding me, right?"
He pointed at himself, "Me…? I'm a man, totally straight, and you're telling me to seduce the male protagonist? You're 100% joking with me…"
[I, the mighty system, told you before… originally, I'm supposed to be connected to your sister Lu Yu, and she's the one who's supposed to do this task. But now you took her spot, so you're gonna replace her to do this task. So good luck, host, if you still want your sister to come back to this world…]
Those last words sound a bit threatening in the eyes of Lu Ye, although the system didn't mean it in this way.
Lu Ye doesn't actually judge the idea of men falling in love with other men, as it's a matter of personal freedom, and he has no right to judge anyone for anything. He didn't have any particular feelings about seducing the male protagonist instead of the female protagonist, because he wasn't even 100% sure if he was heterosexual or homosexual, since he had never fallen in love with anyone before. He just found it hard to accept that he had to do something like this, especially since he believed that he was straight in his past life, but if it's for Lu Yu, he guesses he can accept anything.
"Fine, I'll do it. At least give me his information so that I know where to find him," he said while furrowing his brows.
[So the male protagonist of this novel is called Jiang Shian, the founder & CEO of the Jiang Corporation, a billionaire at the age of 28, cold-blooded and untouchable on the surface, but actually can be easily soft-hearted and holds compassion. He is said to be a genius in the eyes of partners, and is the dream lover of thousands of females.]
"...Very rustic… and why did I feel like I heard this description multiple times before? I remember it was from my sister's web novels, which she's been hiding from me since middle school?"
[Again… please ignore these details… that's just how the story goes; let us just move on. Now I will transfer the memories of this body to you. You might feel a little uncomfortable at first due to the sheer volume of information, but don't worry.]
Lu Ye was just about to ask the system what the next steps are; suddenly, he felt a headache, and then the flood of memories hit him.
[Data Transmitting…]
[Transmission Complete! Memory Loaded Successfully!]
The owner of this body is also called Lu Ye (maybe it's because the system wants to make things easier), one of the illegitimate sons of the chairman of the Lu Corporation. He has grown up at the orphanage these years, and was just brought back by the Lu family a few days before Lu Ye took his body. Lu Ye (original) thought that once he was brought back, he would have a home and no longer need to work so hard just for survival, but he was wrong. His return didn't bring in warmth, instead, Madam Lu had a fierce argument with Father Lu because of his existence, and although Father Lu was the chairman of the Lu Corporation, he was actually a classic 'phoenix man' who climbed his way up because of Madam Lu's family, so he doesn't have the courage to offend Madam Lu, such that he was kicked out of the Lu family. The little money that he saved for years through washing dishes in restaurants and carrying bricks at construction sites was all spent after a few nights in the hotel.
And then… he died because of hunger, such that the Love Strategy System was able to find an available body to place Lu Ye in. His only remaining dream was simply to have enough to eat.
The little chibi system puts its hands on its hips, speaking with outrageous arrogance.
[It took me so much time and effort to find you such a great body, you're gonna have to repay me by doing more tasks. The main story hasn't begun yet, so you still have time.]
Lu Ye was still immersed in the lingering sadness of the original owner's (of this body) emotions, but was suddenly interrupted by the system. He raised his eyebrows a little and said, "Isn't my task just to… to seduce the male lead? Looks like you're not that honest…"
The little chibi system circled around him again, then said indifferently—
[It's just some extra tasks surrounding Jiang Shian, since you're already gonna be seducing him, there's no problem doing other tasks about him either.]
"For example…?"
[For example, unlocking the Doki doki! Version of the Love Strategy System!]
Lu Ye's lips twitched slightly, feeling a bit speechless, with some hope that it's not what he thinks it is to be, "Doki doki! Ummm… can I choose not to unlock this version? I'm fine with the normal one, seriously…"
The little chibi system shook its head, confused.
[You humans are so weird… this is the premium version of the Love Strategy System, you could get a lot more Doki doki! Points with it.]
"Then what is that… ummm… Doki doki! Points for?", while asking, Lu Ye's ears are turning red at a really fast pace.
[You could look at this first…]
The system didn't notice his change in attitude. After saying this, it waved its small hands slightly, and a light-pink screen appeared in front of Lu Ye.
[Basic Status:
Name: Lu Ye
Age: 23 years old
Doki doki! Points: 0
Height: 6'2''
Stamina: 2/10 (you're about to die without eating anything in the next two hours)
Strength: 4/10 (a little stronger than worm, but not much)
Agility: 3/10 (why did I even expect you to have this?)
Intelligence: 6/10 (higher than I thought, I guess that's the only advantage you have, if it counts as one)
Charisma: 6/10 (maybe useful for the task, who knows)
Luck: 8/10 (good job, you should be proud of this)]
"These are my stats? So those… ummm… Doki doki! Points are used for raising my stats?" Lu Ye gazed at the screen in front of him with curiosity, subconsciously ignoring the feedback given by the system.
[Correct. Every 10 Doki doki! Points can be used to exchange for one attribute point. But not only that, there's an in-game store provided by the system. Each task you complete, you earn a corresponding number of Doki doki! Points, which can be used to exchange for items in the store.]
It was as if the system sensed Lu Ye's curiosity in opening the store; it continued speaking.
[You don't need to unlock it right now. You have zero Doki doki! Points at the moment, so there's no point for you to look at things that you cannot claim. If you want to buy things, then do your best to obtain more Doki doki! Points. You can click on the task section on the left side of the screen and start your journey! I, the mighty system, will guide you to the very peak of your romantic destiny!]
Lu Ye fell silent, decided to ignore the system's occasional outburst, lifted up his hand and clicked on the task button on the screen. Immediately, massive letters in bright pink appeared right in front of him, just as if they were about to jump right at him.
[Doki doki Love Tactics!
Pretend to accidentally fall into the arms of Jiang Shian, look straight at his eyes for three minutes to attract his attention, and let him notice the cute side of you!
Time Left: 72 hours
Reward: 30 Doki doki Points
Punishment: None (I told you, I'm a good system! :3)]
Lu Ye sighed again. As expected, he doesn't want to do any of these tasks. If it weren't for Lu Yu, he would rather just lie down and accept fate.
But at least not every task is mandatory; although he's still not sure if this system is a good one, it's still a chance for him. No matter what happens in the future, he hopes to at least save Lu Yu's life, even if the cost might be his own.
—This is the promise he made with his brother.
—Would he be happy to see his little brother now becoming more and more like him?
Lu Ye slowly walked towards the window, sizing the building across the hotel— the headquarters of the Jiang Corporation. That's where the male protagonist is now, and he'll have to raise Jiang Shian's affection level to 100% to save his little sister. He would do whatever he could to ensure that Lu Yu could live happily in her world.