The Cold and Ruthless Supporting Male Lead

After the male supporting character, Zhang Haiku, found the child, he took great care of him. He had even contacted the police, but no one came forward to claim the child. Once he realized the worst-case scenario might be sending the child to an orphanage, Hai Ku silently took the child home.

Abandoned from birth, the child had poor health from the start. For the sake of the child, Zhan Haiku even returned to his birthplace, a small village outside the city. Fortunately, the neighbors had a child of a similar age, and seeing how pitiful the situation was, they fed his adopted child breast milk for a while.

Returning to his small village from the city, his main goal was to use his connections to get the child added to his household registration.

At that time, the village’s news was fairly isolated. Hai Ku claimed that Zhang Xiaobao was a child born outside, and that the child’s mother had run away. This type of situation wasn’t rare in the village, so no one suspected anything about the child. While there was some idle gossip, most people only thought the child was pitiful.

The child grew up safely and healthily until it was time for school. He then took the child back to the city.

However, children in CEO novels were always exceptionally clever and lively, handsome from a young age, and either very energetic and outgoing or cold and mature like little adults, with IQs reaching 280.

Zhang Xiaobao, the child he adopted, was no exception. By the time he was 5, he had already developed the composure of a little adult. He was very considerate and never asked where his mother was. Although he sometimes acted spoiled like an ordinary child, he never caused the original owner any worries.

Children’s worldviews were still quite right, and when the original owner saw that, he even wrote a long review praising the child.

But, of course, this was a domineering CEO novel, and it couldn’t just be about the male supporting character raising a child. The original owner’s role was simply to raise the child.

The main plot appeared 10 years later when the female lead returned from America. By this time, she had already reached success in her career and was no longer the small, insignificant girl who couldn’t match the male lead.

However, after spending 10 years abroad, the one thing she couldn’t forget was the child she had abandoned. After experiencing the coldness of human nature, she remembered the child she had left behind 10 years ago.

So, the female lead calmly opened a company in China and began searching for the child she had abandoned.

The plot unfolded with this coincidence. As her company started to stabilize, she saw the original owner taking Zhang Xiaobao to the amusement park.

With just a glance, the female lead immediately recognized the little boy who looked almost exactly like the male lead and was about the same age as her own child.

Upon returning home, she had someone investigate, and it was confirmed that the child was her biological son!

Of course, by this point in the plot, the male lead was also supposed to appear. The little temptress, after running for 10 years, couldn’t escape so easily. Naturally, this led to a rivalry in the business world, sparking more clashes.

After concluding a business deal, the female lead shed two tears and told the male lead that they had a son who had been lost for 10 years and was now 10 years old.

***

Hai Ku: “……” I’m going to beat you, you *#$%@!!

In order to fix the earlier plot twist where the female lead abandoned her child, the author spent almost fifty chapters writing about how the female lead and male lead took the child back and raised him.

Although Hai Ku had thought the plot was dragging when he first read it, the dragging wasn’t what frustrated him; what irritated him was that the whole thing was ridiculous!

Because in the process of bringing the child back, the male supporting character, Zhang Haiku, was a complete oddball!

Zhang Xiaobao was supposed to be an extraordinary little treasure. He was already 10 years old, had a high IQ, and even as a child, he knew some important lessons.

When the female lead first came to visit, he had already directly rejected her and clearly told her, “My only father is Zhang Haiku, and my mother is already dead.”

How could the female lead accept that? She went mad, found the male supporting character, Zhang Haiku, and bombarded him with a bunch of excuses about how hard her life had been abroad. She claimed that abandoning the child had been unavoidable. Now that her life had improved, it would be better for the child to be with his father and mother.

In short, she forcibly turned a Mary Sue CEO story into a melodrama.

When the original owner saw that, his eyes almost went blind. If it weren’t for Zhang Xiaobao, he felt he wouldn’t have stuck around for so long.

This male supporting character was a fool!

In order to fix the plot of abandoning the child, the author forcibly turned Zhang Haiku into a saint. Even though Zhang Xiaobao repeatedly rejected her return, the original owner still coaxed him, trying to change his mind. After fifty chapters of effort, Zhang Xiaobao finally reluctantly returned to his parents.

By the time Hai Ku saw this part, he had already given up on the novel. What a fool of a male supporting character! He actually sent away the child he had raised himself.

The impression was so deep that when Hai Ku first saw this world, he immediately chose it without hesitation.

He was determined to protect his precious son!

***

“Dad, did you hear what I said? You need to pay the 50-yuan class fee…”

A small push on his elbow made Hai Ku immediately realize that he had crossed over. There was also a child now.

Zhang Xiaobao’s voice was soft and childish, his chubby little face serious, looking just like a little adult.

Without hesitation, Hai Ku took out 50 yuan from his pocket, feeling a bit excited since he was ‘a father for the first time.’ “Sorry, Xiao Bao, Dad was just thinking about something else.”

“Are you talking about that strange woman who stopped us on the street last time?” Zhang Xiaobao carefully placed the 50 yuan into his backpack and zipped it up.

The moment Hai Ku arrived in this world, it was just when the female lead, Ning Yourou, had stopped them on the street to ask about the child’s age. That same night, Ning Yourou went back to investigate the last 10 years of Zhang Haiku and Zhang Xiaobao’s lives. According to the plot, in a few days, she should be coming to their house.

“Mm.” Hai Ku nodded and continued, “Xiao Bao, I want to ask you something.”

Putting his small backpack aside, Zhang Xiaobao placed his hands on his knees, looking at Hai Ku with serious eyes, like he was listening attentively. “Go ahead.”

Hai Ku was charmed by his little mannerisms and thought to himself that the long review he had written about this little treasure back then was not in vain.

“If I told you that I’m not your biological father…” Hai Ku said hesitantly.

These words might make an ordinary 10-year-old child upset, but Hai Ku had studied this little treasure carefully, so he knew his emotional and intellectual resilience was different from that of an average child. Ning Yourou would be coming in a few days, so Hai Ku decided to tell him the truth in advance, giving him a psychological preparation.

“I already knew.”

“Huh?” Hai Ku was taken by surprise.

“Dad, stop thinking about all these random things. I’m already 10 years old. I’ve learned so many things,” Zhang Xiaobao said as he stood up and patted Hai Ku’s shoulder with his small hand, comforting him. “I only have you as my father. Don’t worry, when I grow up, I’ll earn money and take care of you!”

Hai Ku: “…”

Although he was touched, why did he feel no sense of accomplishment?

Zhang Xiaobao looked at him with an expression of indifference, even comfortingly patting Hai Ku’s face again. “Alright, I’m going to school now. Dad, I want scrambled eggs with chives for dinner tonight. Let’s go to the market after school. Don’t overthink it, okay? You’ll get old.”

Hai Ku: “…” Truly, this was the character I genuinely liked…

Zhang Xiaobao’s elementary school was right inside the neighborhood. Hai Ku originally intended to take him there, but after he entered fourth grade, Xiao Bao didn’t want Hai Ku to send him anymore. He only asked him to pick him up in the evening after school.

The real reason was that he wanted Hai Ku to rest more. Hai Ku’s work was done entirely on the computer, so he didn’t need to go out much, which made it easier for him to take care of his child. However, when the workload was heavy, he would sometimes work overnight.

Yesterday, he had just pulled an all-nighter. After the child went to school, Hai Ku’s physical state fully manifested.

After setting the alarm for Xiao Bao’s school dismissal, Hai Ku threw himself into bed.

***

This district house had been bought by Zhang Haiku a long time ago with a loan. He had started planning it when Xiao Bao was about 1-year-old, and he had just finished paying off the mortgage last year. Right now, there wasn’t much money on hand, but it was enough for their father-son expenses.

The novel didn’t provide much detail about the male supporting character, Zhang Haiku, but once he entered the world, some of the details that hadn’t been described in the story could be seen.

When the alarm rang, Hai Ku got up, tidied himself up, and then went downstairs.

It only took about 5 or 6 minutes to walk to the elementary school, and by the time Hai Ku arrived at the school gate, he already spotted the female lead in the corner.

There was a scene in the story where Hai Ku, after noticing the strange woman, went over to talk to her.

But now, Hai Ku was completely uninterested. If she wanted to stand there and watch, let her. Anyway, his son was still on his household registration.

“Dad!”

Hai Ku smiled with the expression of an old father, wrapping his arm around Zhang Xiaobao’s shoulder and walking toward the market. “Let’s go! We’re going to buy some groceries!”

Ning Yourou watched her son’s receding figure, her gaze dimming. If I hadn’t abandoned the child back then, the one walking to the market with him now would be me, wouldn’t it…