Villain – Peeking at the Diary, the Female Leads’ Personas Collapse

Chapter 147

“Her position has already been decided—she has no control over it. Taxes have increased, and this has also brought job opportunities to the area. Given her role, she has no choice but to let things be. What’s there to even think about?”

“I … Father.”

“I personally brought her here to help train you … Are you doubting my judgment?”

What the hell. What the actual hell.

Chen Fan felt like he had just been completely screwed over.

He turned to look at Cao Zijin and said, “Come upstairs with me. We need to talk.”

Cao Zijin grinned and teased, “Aww, hubby, why are you in such a hurry?”

Damn it. Maybe I should just strangle all the female leads to death and be done with it.

…

Inside the room, Chen Fan lit a cigarette. The situation before him was a bit beyond his expectations. Jin Lan did indeed help Ye Aotian, but the emotional connection between them wasn’t actually that deep.

It could only be considered feelings that arose during cooperation.

Moreover, in the later developments, most of the ideas actually came from Jin Lan. Theoretically, if Jin Lan didn’t come up with ideas, the plot wouldn’t be able to proceed.

Many special plot developments required Jin Lan’s input. If Jin Lan came into contact with him—even worse, if their relationship became close—Chen Fan was worried that the subsequent plot would go off track.

The system’s rules were actually very simple. As long as the plot was completed, that was enough.

As for character settings, Chen Fan didn’t really care much. However, as someone who pursued perfection, he still hoped that the character settings would remain somewhat normal. But right now, the character settings had already gone completely off the rails.

Damn it, these people were absolutely ridiculous. Why did it feel like he was the real protagonist instead?

Cao Zijin stood there obediently, looking like she had done something wrong.

“You don’t have to act like this. I still know you very well.”

“Hehe, hubby, you’re not mad, right?”

By now, Chen Fan had gotten used to Cao Zijin taking liberties with him.

Damn, this woman was really something else. She was just too good at this.

Chen Fan said, “I need a reason.”

“I think you and Jin Lan have a misunderstanding.”

Nonsense, if not for the plot, I would just be coasting through life, eating and waiting for death. Of course, there was a misunderstanding. The unfortunate part was that I couldn’t admit it.

“Speak, what’s your point?”

“It’s nothing much, just that Ye Zifeng asked me for Jin Lan’s contact information. It seems like he wants to make her his wife.”

“What does that have to do with me?”

“Didn’t you find him annoying? Why not just take his future wife for yourself?”

Damn it, I actually don’t have a good reason to reject this suggestion.

For a moment, Chen Fan didn’t know how to respond.

This … wasn’t this just forcing him into a corner?

“I’ll handle my matter by myself. I don’t need to go through this route.”

Cao Zijin looked at Chen Fan. Chen Fan silently cursed, then said, “Let’s just go with the flow. I’m tired. If she wants to stay, let her stay. I’m going to have some tea—no one come and bother me.”

Chen Fan chose to escape. This situation was just too much for him to handle. Because if he followed his character setting, he would actually go through with it.

After all, wasn’t he supposed to be the villain?

Cao Zijin smiled but didn’t say anything more.

The reason she arranged things this way was entirely because she felt that Jin Lan wasn’t supposed to be her opponent. But as for the plot, she would figure out a way to perfect it.

Based on the diary’s predictions, Cao Zijin could infer that Ye Aotian and Jin Lan were indeed connected.

Some things required Jin Lan’s input.

So, it was simple. If the plot developed normally, Jin Lan could just go along with it.

There were rules. Jin Lan understood this very well. The so-called rules were that the female leads’ diaries could not be shared among each other. But no one ever said that the female leads couldn’t choose which man to be with.

At least, up to now, Chen Fan hadn’t gotten angry when the female leads approached him.

Which meant that this was permitted. Otherwise, Chen Fan would have already blown up by now.

After some simple reasoning, Cao Zijin more or less figured out Chen Fan’s thoughts. He could come into contact with her, and he might even develop a relationship with her, but as long as the core plot didn’t change, everything would be fine.

If Chen Fan knew what Cao Zijin was thinking, he would probably cough up blood. This woman was just too smart.

So, Cao Zijin had prepared two steps. The first was Chen Tianqiang.

Cao Zijin firmly believed that this novel wouldn’t make Chen Tianqiang too powerful. If he were really that powerful, Ye Aotian would have died in the second chapter, and as it turned out, she was right.

Chen Tianqiang trusted Jin Lan. He also believed that his own judgment wouldn’t be wrong. So, as long as Chen Tianqiang stepped in, Jin Lan and Chen Fan could reconcile.

But at the same time, Jin Lan still had to interact with Ye Aotian. As for whether she would help him or become a spy for Chen Fan, that would be up to her to decide.

Would Cao Zijin ever harm Chen Fan? That was absolutely impossible. Because Cao Zijin had one principle—once she chose a man, then she would naturally devote herself wholeheartedly to him and give everything for him.

This was something she had always told herself.

Moreover, up until now, she felt that Chen Fan was truly remarkable. The more she got to know him, the more she realized that this person was really extraordinary.

He was responsible, and although he always played the role of the villain, the gentleness in his heart was what moved Cao Zijin the most.

That silly big boy—actually, he wasn’t really silly. It was just that when facing girls, he really seemed like a young boy experiencing his first love.

No girl could reject a guy like that. He was simply too charming.

Cao Zijin returned to the living room and said, “Zhu Yeqing, don’t be so hostile. She’s here as a guest.”

Zhu Yeqing snorted, served Jin Lan a plate of steak, and then ignored her. She went to sit on the sofa and started looking at her phone.

Jin Lan said, “Thank you.”

“It’s not really a bother. It’s just that … I need to talk to you about something.”

“Mm, go ahead.”

“I think you still have to get in touch with Ye Aotian. If you don’t, it won’t work. You know what I mean.”

She’s totally exploiting a bug.

By now, Cao Zijin had basically figured out the rules, so when it came to exploiting bugs, she knew exactly what to do.