Villain – Peeking at the Diary, the Female Leads' Personas Collapse-Chapter 228

Chapter 228

“How so?”

“That person seems to have a grudge against the Chen Family, and it doesn’t seem like a small one either.”

A grudge?

Now things were getting messy.

Ye Ziyue said, “Why does this sound so wrong? Your logic … the head of the arbitration team is from the Chen Family?”

Nangong Qingyan replied, “If you want, I can dig up hundreds of undercover agents in your family. Seriously, for such a big family, yours is the least concerned about bloodlines.”

“Impossible. Our family has always cared about bloodlines.”

Ye Ziyue added, “Oh, please. If I train someone from childhood and swap them out for someone else, what could you possibly find? These things can’t be traced. Every generation’s family head knows about it. Your Ye Family only needs the Ye Family name to survive.”

After hearing this, Ye Ziyue started to shut down completely.

Ling Yuma asked, “What about our Ling Family?”

“What kind of family is that? Never heard of it.”

Damn.

The Ling Family doesn’t even qualify for a ranking?

For Nangong Qingyan, this was the truth. The Ling Family really didn’t have anything worth ranking. Ling Xueyun might be impressive, but her potential was limited.

“Whatever. I’m heading home. Liu Feifei, where the hell are you? You’re not answering my calls.”

Liu Feifei replied, “Keep it down. I’m watching a show here. Hahahaha, it’s so fun.”

Watching what?

At that moment, Liu Feifei started a live stream in the group. The screen showed Ye Aotian and Xiaoyu eating together.

What’s so interesting about this?

Liu Feifei said, “Let me tell you guys something. Sister Cao Zijin, you really don’t know this. Xiaoyu has had too many scandals before, and someone’s got dirt on her. Not much, but it’s there. And that person happens to be right here.”

Right here?

“Who?”

Liu Feifei pointed to a bald guy in the distance and said, “That guy. The one who does boxing. Got it?”

“Holy crap, isn’t that the guy who fought in underground matches? I remember he got some fame from a competition, but then he seemed to run out of resources or something.”

Liu Feifei said, “Resources? They couldn’t promote him. That guy’s ugly as hell. His image was terrible, so the company gave up on him. Back when boxing was at its peak, he and Xiaoyu had quite a few rumors. And I know for a fact that he often borrows money from Xiaoyu because he’s a gambler.”

My God.

Cao Zijin said, “I swear, I didn’t arrange this. I just thought Xiaoyu was decent enough. Sure, she’s kind of a mess, but she’s still a match for Ye Aotian. But looking at this, Ye Aotian’s got it rough.”

“That’s why I said it’s a show. Don’t rush. The fun’s coming. Look, Ye Aotian’s leaving. Wow, so romantic—they even hugged.”

Pfft. Some of the female leads watching the stream burst out laughing.

At that moment, the bald guy approached Xiaoyu, holding his phone and shouting.

It was too far to hear clearly, but in the end, Xiaoyu lowered her head and took the bald guy upstairs to the hotel.

My God.

That was fast.

“Sorry, I couldn’t hold it in. I’m eating here. Don’t show me something so outrageous, even if it’s hilarious.”

Liu Feifei said, “It’s nothing. That bald guy’s no saint either. When he was popular, he threatened a lot of women and even got sued. But for some reason, Xiaoyu always listens to him.”

Ye Ziyue said, “I can probably guess. She’s probably been beaten into submission. After being hit enough times, Xiaoyu got used to it and became afraid.”

“Call the police, what are you thinking?”

This is actually an interesting point in novels. No woman who gets beaten ever thinks to call the police.

“She doesn’t deserve pity. Sigh, but it’s still kind of sad.”

Cao Zijin said, “Pity? I don’t think it’s pitiful. In my eyes, no one has any real significance.”

Everyone gave Cao Zijin a thumbs-up. This woman was truly ruthless. She schemed against everyone, but she was also the happiest because she could love Chen Fan without holding back.

There were softer-hearted girls in the group who felt sorry for Xiaoyu, but in Cao Zijin’s eyes, Xiaoyu’s situation didn’t warrant any sympathy.

She was the villain—how could she have the kindness of a female lead?

At that moment, Chen Fan was taking a walk with Li Hanxue.

Of course, Ye Aotian’s side was much more tragic. He was texting Xiaoyu, and though her replies were sporadic, Ye Aotian thought it was fine this way.

“You don’t usually like to talk?”

Li Hanxue said, “I don’t know. We don’t need to talk. I don’t like talking.”

“Then what do you like?”

“I don’t know. I just know to follow orders.”

“Oh, so would you kill me in the future?”

“Probably not. My master hasn’t given me that order.”

Chen Fan suddenly laughed and said, “What if your master tells you to kill me one day? What then?”

“I don’t know. I can’t think of why. You give me the answer.”

“Then you definitely can’t hesitate. You have to try hard.”

“You really want to die?”

“Yeah, I’m in a hurry.”

In fact, in every reincarnation, Chen Fan would meet this girl. The first time he saw her, she was wearing a very, very ugly mask.

The novel describes this girl as extremely, breathtakingly beautiful. Some even speculated that if she were the female lead, no other woman would stand a chance.

She’s the kind of girl who’s stunningly gorgeous, exudes a cold and aloof aura with her mask on, but when she takes it off, her eyes always carry a hint of sorrow, making her irresistibly charming.

She loves swords and kills with a sword.

It’s not an ancient sword but a modern, retractable one.

She’s like a girl straight out of an anime or an ancient painting.

But very few people have seen her true face.

…

Perhaps this section was meant to develop Ye Ziyue’s character, which is why she wasn’t given much screen time. The intention was there, but in the end, it was mostly abandoned.

However, since she was a character created by the author, Chen Fan was given a brief passage to describe her.

By chance, Chen Fan saw her face and was utterly shocked. Such breathtaking beauty was absolutely otherworldly. But for Chen Fan, a girl like this was merely a fleeting dream, nothing more.

And that was it.

In the novel’s setup, Chen Fan would fall in love with others besides Lin Qingyue. It was initially thought that this girl might be one of them, but that idea was ultimately scrapped. After all, giving the villain too many women wouldn’t do—it would steal the protagonist’s spotlight, wouldn’t it?

So, in the end, it was established that Li Hanxue’s master had a grudge against the Chen Family.

This made Li Hanxue Chen Fan’s adversary, adding a bit of emotional torment. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Someone who once swore to protect him ended up siding with the protagonist to oppose him. But this felt a bit too harsh, so the subsequent story about Ghost Face was kept minimal.

She appeared briefly and then left. She was treated merely as a subordinate.

In truth, this was something Chen Fan cared deeply about—a woman who wouldn’t affect the plot’s direction, someone who would gradually fade away, but a girl only he could remember.

He definitely liked her a lot.

“You seem like you really like me, don’t you?”

“Yeah, you’re pretty smart. I do like you,” Li Hanxue said quietly as she took off her mask. “Looking at my mask must be tiring for you, huh?”

“It’s fine. I’m used to it.”

“Then can you make me stronger?”

Chen Fan paused, then said, “Why do you want to get stronger? No one’s trying to hurt you.”

“I don’t know. I just want to be stronger. I feel like I should protect you, guard you.”

“Really? Alright, if you’re serious about protecting me, I’ll make you stronger.”

Li Hanxue nodded and said, “Okay, I promise. I’ll talk to my master about it. I won’t let you down. I don’t think my master would want to harm you. It’s probably for some other reason.”

Of course, he doesn’t have a grudge against me personally—just against the Chen Family.

It was somewhat similar to Zhu Yeqing’s situation.

Gaining resources from the Chen Family, then moving to the Ye Family, and finally feeding false information to make the Chen Family gradually lose—that was her master’s plan.

“So what do I need to do? Are you going to give me a new cultivation technique?”

Chen Fan didn’t actually know how to teach people. He didn’t understand cultivation techniques either.

He figured if she improved a bit, that would be enough.

As for how much to improve or what level of strength, Chen Fan wasn’t sure himself.