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Chapter 348 Die for Love
Following the trail of Kong Shun and Fei Kong, Tang Zhao uncovered many traitors who were loyal to Cao Cao but not to Han. Tang Zhao swiftly dismissed them all and then poached them with high salaries to clean up the mess they left behind.

After a month of non-stop work, the Tang Group was finally able to continue its smooth sailing.

Tang Zhao twisted his sore neck, raised his hand to pick up the coffee cup, and found it empty of coffee.

With the intention of stretching his muscles, Tang Zhao did not call his secretary in. Instead, he took his coffee cup to the tea room to pour himself some coffee, where he ran into Su Yue, who was also there to get some coffee to keep him going.

"Why do you look so listless? Have you been working overtime lately?"

"No," Su Yue's eyes were bloodshot. "I didn't sleep a wink last night." Before Tang Zhao could ask why, Su Yue confessed everything. "The novel I was reading had a bad ending."

Su Yue is a typical workaholic. Her biggest hobby outside of work is reading novels, and she gets very immersed in them.

She not only immerses herself in the protagonist's world, sharing their joys and sorrows, but also showers the author with tens of thousands of yuan in red envelopes when she gets carried away. Of course, she also sends the author razor blades to violently urge them to update their work.

They are the kind of fervent readers that novelists both love, hate, and fear.

"Which novel?" Tang Zhao joked. "I'll check it out online too."

"It's the most popular novel recently, 'The Legend of Rouyin'," Su Yue said sullenly. "The main characters are named Gu Ci and Tang Zhao."

Tang Zhao's smile froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. "Isn't it called 'The Legend of Rouyin'? Why isn't the main character named Rouyin?"

"The author has drastically changed the plot. The original female lead, Bai Rouyin, and male lead, Emperor Mingwu, were heavily criticized by netizens! The author directly made the second male lead the male lead and paired him with a female lead who has a system cheat."

Su Yue said with a strange expression, "It's quite a coincidence that the female lead not only has the same name as the boss, but also has the same personality."

She exclaimed dramatically, "Boss, boss, that author must be a huge fan of yours, so she wrote you into her work as the female lead!"

Tang Zhao smiled and brushed off the question, "You just said the ending was a tragic one?"

Su Yue also felt that her idea was a bit unrealistic, and casually followed Tang Zhao's topic, saying, "That's right, the female lead returned to the modern world, and her ancient body died because it no longer had the female lead's soul. The male lead was heartbroken, and after observing the 49-day mourning period for the female lead, he was buried in the tomb with her coffin and committed suicide for love."

The coffee spilled out; although it wasn't very hot, it scalded Tang Zhao so much that he couldn't hold the handle, and the coffee cup fell to the ground and shattered.

"Oh! Boss, are you alright?" Su Yue hurriedly pulled out a tissue to wipe the coffee off Tang Zhao's white suit.

"Stop wiping," Tang Zhao said, taking off his suit jacket and throwing it into the trash can. "And then what?"

"What do you mean, 'then'? Oh, the novel!" Su Yue scratched her head. "There's no 'then,' they all just died."

Tang Zhao forced a stiff smile. "This ending is a bit rushed!"

“Who says otherwise!” Su Yue said, taking out her phone to call the cleaning staff. “I really don’t know what the female lead was thinking! Anyone with eyes can see that the male and female leads like each other, so why did she abandon the male lead and go back to the modern world?”

"If there were any people or things in modern times that she would cherish, that would be one thing, but does she have any?"

Su Yue said bitterly, "My parents favored boys over girls and even wanted to sell me for money. The only teacher who was kind to me has already passed away. She does have a company that she worked hard to build, but she could have worked hard to build it up in Da Yu!"

With the male protagonist's family as a backer and his own abilities, he can get whatever he wants, so why is he so obsessed with returning to the modern world?

"Gold is easy to come by, but true love is hard to find," Su Yue murmured. "If the female lead misses out on the male lead, will she ever meet another man who loves her so much that he's willing to die for her?"

Tang Zhao's mind was filled with memories of her experiences with Gu Ci, and she felt dazed.

I'll never meet him again.

Tang Zhao returned to his office, dejected, and mentally summoned, "System!"

I am here, host.

"What's the deal with 'The Legend of Rouyin'?" [It's what the host heard; the author rewrote the plot, so it's more accurate to call it 'The Legend of Tang Zhao' now than 'The Legend of Rouyin'.]

"But I'm back in the modern world."

[The story ends badly precisely because the host chose to return to the modern world.]

"Gu Ci, will he really die?"

【meeting】

"Why not let the author give him a happy ending?"

[Host, the moment you enter the book, the world within it ceases to exist solely on paper, and the story's direction is no longer determined by the author. Every character you encounter becomes a living, breathing human being with their own thoughts.]

[To be buried with you is Gu Ci's choice, and even the author cannot change it.]

Tang Zhao clutched her chest and bent over, gasping for breath. The thought of Gu Ci dying for her made her feel like she couldn't breathe.

How foolish, really, is it worth it for her?
Gu Ci felt it was worthwhile.

Tears streamed down Tang Zhao's face. She wiped them away and made a decision in an instant.

Can I go back?

The system did not answer.

"I want to go back."

[Host, are you sure? ]

"I'm certain!" Tang Zhao said firmly. "If Gu Ci dies because of me, I will never have any joy in my life again."

The system beeped twice. [Three days later is the final seven days of "Tang Zhao's" reign; that's your deadline to return.]

"Okay!" Tang Zhao reached out and pressed the call button. "Attorney Fang, come to my office."

After hearing Tang Zhao's instructions, Tang Group's chief lawyer, though finding it unbelievable, professionally agreed and drafted the share transfer agreement the next day.

Su Yue didn't react until she had stamped her fingerprint on the contract. It was Zhou Li who asked first, "Boss, you gave the shares to me and Su Yue, what about you?"

"Me?" Tang Zhao pressed Su Yue to sit in his usual spot, then turned and left with a flourish. "I have my own place to go!"

"Boss!" Su Yue cried out in disbelief.

"Now, you're the boss!" Tang Zhao pushed open the door and drove away from the Tang Group building without looking back.

Inside the Tang family villa in Jing'an District, the old butler and servants, each holding a thick red envelope and a check, bowed deeply to Tang Zhao before leaving with their luggage, their eyes red.

Tang Zhao watched the last servant leave, closed the door, went upstairs to her bedroom, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes.

"I'm ready."

A buzzing sound, like an electric shock, came from the system in Tang Zhao's mind. He felt his consciousness becoming increasingly hazy until he finally fell into complete darkness.

The Great Yu War King's Mansion, Bi Dan Courtyard.

The corridor was adorned with dazzling white flowers and banners, and the courtyard was filled with paper effigies of boys and girls. Four maids, representing spring, summer, autumn, and winter, knelt before the coffin, their cries shaking the heavens. The guards of the General of the Nation knelt outside the courtyard, silently shedding tears.

Zhao Zhao is back in Chongqing!