Villain – Peeking at the Diary, the Female Leads’ Personas Collapse Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Upon reading Chen Fan’s diary entry, Mu Jinli fell into deep self-reflection, feeling intense guilt. She never imagined things would turn out this way. She’d only heard about a play at the drama club that morning and thought it might be fun to watch.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fan did create sothing impactful, though not quite the legendary Life-Prolonging Decoction, which was more of a diluted version of the sa. But this ointnt Chen Fan made—while it seed crude—was sothing more practical and appealing to a broader audience. Unlike the Life-Prolonging Decoction, which one would hope never to need, Chen Fan’s ointnt was sothing both n and won could use.

Clearly, Chen Fan knew dicine, and his claim of “forgetting the formula” was just an act. In contrast to Ye Aotian, who broadcasted his successes for all to see, Chen Fan was low-key and subtle. Chen Fan’s reserved nature frustrated her further, as she noticed Ye Aotian’s every little success seed to demand the world’s attention.

Now, she regretted not reading Chen Fan’s diary entry earlier. Had she done so, she would likely have avoided the drama club and gone sowhere else. However, it was too late to change her plans.

Then again, if Ye Aotian didn’t know, then tonight’s outing would be just her and Chen Fan, and the storyline might be safely avoided. Mu Jinli now found herself increasingly wary of following the novel’s original plot. After all, if it proceeded as Chen Fan’s diary predicted, things could go disastrously wrong.

Her irritation grew whenever she thought about the protagonist.

At that mont, her phone rang, and the voice on the other end was annoyingly familiar.

“How did you get my number?”

“I’m the assistant teacher, kind of like a substitute teacher. Isn’t it normal to have your number?” Ling Yuyan replied smugly.

“That tone of yours is irritating. What do you want? If you’re calling, I’m sure it’s for no good reason.”

“Oh, it’s nothing serious. I just happened to let Ye Aotian know that you’ll be going to watch a play tonight.”

“Are you nuts, Ling Yuyan? If you’re so bored, why don’t you go catch so criminals?”

“Haha! How did you know I was bored? I did overeat a bit, and I’m sitting in my room right now using the new dicine. Just figured it’d be fun to watch so drama tonight.”

“Only kids want to watch plays. Real tough guys prefer sothing more intense.”

“Just imagine, though, if Chen Fan and Ye Aotian were both fighting over you in the drama club. Now, that would be a scene worth watching. I am a genius!”

“Goodbye.” Mu Jinli hung up the phone, fuming. There was no way Ling Yuyan didn’t know the plot’s developnt. She was doing this on purpose, just for the thrill.

That was Ling Yuyan for you. She was curious about everything and constantly overflowing with energy. It wasn’t just that Chen Fan found her “sassy” or anything; it was her endless energy. She was the type who, if left alone, would constantly find new ways to entertain herself. In a relationship, that energy would turn to endlessly bothering her boyfriend if she got bored.

As for her rivalry with Mu Jinli, it stemd from their polar personalities: one embodied absolute righteousness, the other gleeful chaos. As the saying goes, the righteous and the wicked cannot coexist.

In the novel’s storyline, Ling Yuyan didn’t care about the consequences for the other female leads. Just because they were all female leads didn’t an they were on the sa side.

She was simply curious about how the plot would play out tonight.

[A simple knight saves the princess, who then awakens from his kiss.]

[The novel’s author certainly has an imagination, but it’s funny.]

[Won’t Lang Qingfeng just explode? Later, soone will have to rough up the protagonist for him, but where can I find soone reliable?]

This part of the plot had two “showoff” monts. The first involved the play, where everyone would see the male and female leads as a perfect match. The second involved Lang Qingfeng hiring soone to beat up the protagonist, only to have the protagonist teach them a lesson, thus proving his strength. The question now was where to find soone.

Chen Fan called Tao Xiaoyao.

“Busy?”

“Training so people. What’s up?”

“Do you know any decent fighters at school? I need a few for tonight.”

“Yeah, sure. How strong do they need to be?”

“Enough to put up a fight. They should be fit and strong so they won’t get injured too easily.”

“Got it. Soone will contact you later.”

Seeing the diary update, a few other female leads sprang into action. Although they wouldn’t help each other outright, if it involved beating up the protagonist, then by all ans, they would band together. The chance didn’t co around often, so they couldn’t let it slip.

By 7 in the evening, Chen Fan waited quietly outside the girls’ dormitory for Mu Jinli. To his surprise, she approached him from behind and tapped him on the shoulder.

“Hey, Chen Fan, been waiting long?”

Chen Fan turned around. She wasn’t in her usual athletic wear; instead, she was dressed in a princess gown, paired with white sneakers. Her hair flowed freely, with no extra accessories. She exuded a certain ethereal charm that left everyone in awe.

For a mont, Chen Fan was stunned, but he quickly recovered. Damn, he was a villain—what was he doing getting thoughts about the female lead?

Mu Jinli noticed the look in his eyes; it was the gaze of soone interested. Strangely, the warmth of that gaze left her feeling pleasantly flustered. Being admired by soone like Chen Fan wasn’t bad at all. He was capable but unpretentious.

“Chen Fan, do you have soone you love?”

Caught off guard, Chen Fan was montarily confused by the romantic question. “Once, yes. But now, it’s turned to hatred.”

Chen Fan regretted his response the mont he spoke it. Why did he get so emotional? Was the script influencing him?

“Was it Lin Xinyue? Everyone says she’s the most beautiful woman in the city. What do you think?”

“I don’t like her; I only hate her. I worked so hard, but she slipped through my fingers like sand.”

What the hell? How did he let himself say such sentintal nonsense?

“Oh, then between and her, who do you think is more beautiful?”

“Of course, you’re more beautiful …”

Chen Fan almost slapped himself. Why did he say that? The truth was that Mu Jinli was lovely in her way, and perhaps because he hadn’t interacted with her much in previous story cycles, he wasn’t used to her. He often saw her in the storyline but rarely interacted with her directly.

Mu Jinli chuckled, “Thanks. Although I know it’s a lie, my friend told that if a guy says you’re the prettiest in front of you, he’s definitely lying.”

“Your friend sounds clever.”

“She can be quite a character. Anyway, let’s go.”

At the drama club, a group was anxiously preparing backstage. The play had a few parts, including a witch and the dwarfs, as well as a prince. But curiously, both the prince and princess were missing.

“Damn it, they flaked on us!” the club president complained.

“What’s wrong?” Mu Jinli asked, feigning ignorance. She glanced around, seeing that Ye Aotian wasn’t there—things seed okay so far.

“The main actors aren’t here. We’re short on people. How about playing the lead, Snow White?”

“? Could I?”

“Sure! Snow White doesn’t have many lines, and there’s a lot of room to improvise. We’re going for a sketch-cody style.”