After everyone was reborn, I was strictly disciplined.

"Not going home?"

For the first time ever, the system's mechanical voice was tinged with an overwhelming disbelief, and the tone gradually deepened.

The system's round shape solidified beside Xie Xingran, and a pair of astonished eyes appeared on the ball of light, staring at Xie Xingran in disbelief.

It finally couldn't contain itself any longer, its tone tinged with a helpless urgency:

"Why don't you go home? Don't you miss your family and friends? They're all sad, they miss you so much..."

As he said this, those images involuntarily surfaced deep within the system's consciousness.

When Xie Xingran left that world, his family was devastated when they saw his cold body covered with a white sheet.

The eldest brother, Xie Yanfeng, slumped to the ground, his fingers trembling as he gripped the edge of the white cloth. His sister-in-law, Ji Wangshu, leaned against the wall and wept bitterly, gasping for breath several times. Her wisps of hair at her temples were wet with tears and clung to her pale cheeks. Even the usually robust old man, Xie, had tears in his eyes, his withered hands caressing the coffin as he called out his childhood name again and again.

His nephew, Xie Weiyao, was plunged into severe self-blame and guilt, and had no choice but to see a psychologist.

Those people truly cherished Xie Xingran and loved him to the core.

"In no mood."

Xie Xingran's response came without hesitation, his tone cold and indifferent. He glanced at the empty space, his expression utterly indifferent.

"Why would I go back? That world doesn't even have spiritual energy; you can't even get close to the threshold of cultivation. Life there is bland and tasteless. How can it compare to the interest of this world?"

"Riding the wind on a sword and cultivating immortality through breathing exercises is much more comfortable than staying in that gilded cage."

"What about your family?"

The system's voice suddenly rose, carrying a desperate urgency, as if trying to pull him back from this obsessive thought.

"Your brother and sister-in-law loved you so much. Do you know how many sleepless nights they've endured since you left? Do you even understand how heartbroken they are?"

"Shut up, you're so noisy."

Xie Xingran abruptly covered his ears, his refined face filled with annoyance. His brows furrowed, and he flung his hands away, his tone full of impatience.

"Of course I know they love me, but so what? Can they grant me immortality? Can they accompany me to travel across mountains and rivers, and fly to the heavens on a sword? They can't."

He sensed the spiritual energy around him, a hint of smugness mixed with resentment in his eyes:

"What's more, they only ever control me, my clothes and food, my travel and daily life. I have to report to them wherever I go, and if I don't do something right, they cut off my credit card and my allowance."

"I had absolutely no freedom in that house! I have no desire to go back to such a place."

"And then there's all that endless studying—finance, management, etiquette—I have to learn everything! It's driving me crazy, it's so annoying!"

"You brought this on yourself!" The system's voice completely broke down, its mechanical tone mixed with an almost screaming emotion, as if it were disappointed in its own shortcomings.

"Have you ever seen a rich young master attend a banquet for the first time dressed in a tacky, outlandish outfit, with dyed green hair and an extravagant necklace?!"

"They care about what you wear because they're afraid you'll cause gossip and embarrass the Xie family? No, it's because you were dressed too lightly that time, ran out to play in the dead of winter, and got a high fever for three days!"

The system's voice was clear and distinct, carrying a hint of heartbroken accusation.

"They're feeding you not because they're mistreating you, but because you've always had a weak stomach. Eating anything greasy or raw will cause you stomach aches, vomiting, and diarrhea for days. They're just worried about you suffering!"

"You forgot that you drove without a license, racing a sports car on a mountain road, causing a chain-reaction accident with over a dozen cars crashing together. Luckily, you escaped unharmed, but what about those you caused? They're lying in the hospital, and you still think you're incredibly lucky, showing no remorse whatsoever!"

"They suspended your card because you spend all your time in bars and casinos, losing millions in one night, and even associating with shady people and getting involved in addictive substances!"

"They're making you report your whereabouts because the parties you attend are all mixed up, and they're afraid you'll be taken advantage of or get into trouble!"

The system scrolled through Xie Xingran's growth records, and those details he had forgotten, one by one, revealed the painstaking efforts of his family.

"Are they wrong to force you to study? Which person who loves you doesn't want you to be able to stand on your own two feet, to be self-reliant and independent in the future, instead of being a parasite dependent on your family for the rest of your life?"

"Whatever Xie Weiyao studies, you study. You think they're being biased? They've never cared whether you're a legitimate child or not, they've never treated you like an outsider!"

"Your sister-in-law had already planned that once you finished your studies, she would hand over her company to you to manage, so you could have your own career. But what have you done? You've never been willing to put in the effort, always coming in last place. When have you ever tried to prove yourself?"

"Shut up! What do you know, you worthless system?"

Xie Xingran's secret was exposed, her face flushed red, and a surge of resentment welled up inside her. She stubbornly retorted, but her eyes were already reddening.

"They're control freaks, they just don't want me to have a good time! On the surface, they treat me and Xie Weiyao equally, but in reality, they just want to use me as a foil to highlight how outstanding Xie Weiyao is and how worthless I am!"

At this point, his voice trembled, his eyes reddened completely, and hot tears rolled down his cheeks without warning, shattering on the ground.

"Xie Weiyao studied finance, always ranked first in his exams, and stood on the stage to receive awards, enjoying immense prestige."

"I can't concentrate on my studies, so I can only get the worst grades, get criticized by the teacher, and be pointed at and talked about by others."

"And yet he hypocritically came over and offered to teach me. Do I need him to teach me? He's just showing off because he's a legitimate child and his parents are business elites!"

"How did this get back to being related to identity?"

The system was completely baffled. "What does this have to do with children born in wedlock? You all receive the same educational resources!"

"How can it be alright?"

Xie Xingran burst into tears, tears streaming down his face and soaking his collar. He choked back sobs, as if he had suffered a tremendous injustice.

"His parents are both business elites and graduates of world-renowned universities, with exceptional intelligence. He inherited their talents and learns everything quickly, which is to be expected. But what about me?"

He raised his hand to wipe away his tears, his voice filled with self-pity: "My father was almost seventy years old when he had me! At that age, how good could the quality of his child be?"

"I'm already pretty good enough that I didn't grow up to be a deformed monster, or have three heads or three hands! Why are they so demanding of me? Why are they comparing me to Xie Weiyao?"

Tears continued to stream down his face. He squatted on the ground, his shoulders shaking with sobs, as if the whole world had failed him. He choked back tears, repeating:

"They just don't love me, they never really loved me..."

In the void, the system's consciousness fell silent. The mechanical voice lost its previous urgency and anger, leaving only a heavy sense of powerlessness and deep confusion.