Fang Zhiyi quickly grabbed her: "Did you forget about the male lead?"
Xue Wanning suddenly realized and sat back down.
Fang Zhiyi hadn’t expected that, as the villainess, she’d actually have a moment of standing up for justice.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Yue raised her hand, her wrist was seized.
"If you dare hit her, I’ll make sure you regret it."
"If you dare hit her, I’ll make sure you regret it."
Fang Zhiyi spoke the exact same words as Gu Mingyu, and Xue Wanning looked at him in surprise.
Fang Zhiyi shrugged: "Same old cliché. Haven’t you read novels before?"
Xue Wanning shook her head: "Books put me to sleep."
The two of them watched as the girl got slapped and then stormed off angrily.
"They’re holding hands again, look, look! They’re holding hands again!" Xue Wanning kept nudging Fang Zhiyi with her elbow. Rubbing his sore shoulder, Fang Zhiyi chuckled helplessly: "I see, I see."
Who would’ve thought Xue Wanning was such a gossip fiend?
"Wow, it’s like a soap opera," Xue Wanning said, her face full of intrigue.
The two whispered back and forth, with Xue Wanning occasionally giggling softly, completely unaware that Gu Mingyu had already noticed them.
Just as Fang Zhiyi and Xue Wanning finished their hushed conversation, they looked up to find someone standing in front of them.
"Can you two keep it down? This is a library!" Gu Mingyu’s expression was stern.
Fang Zhiyi sighed inwardly. Barely escaped the cafeteria drama, and now this?
Xue Wanning shot to her feet, and Fang Zhiyi quickly stood up too, ready to hold her back if needed.
"Excuse me, you two were way louder than us just now," Xue Wanning retorted, locking eyes with Gu Mingyu. Huh, this guy was pretty handsome—more mature than the one from the cafeteria.
Fang Zhiyi’s heart skipped a beat. His gaze drifted past Gu Mingyu to Qin Xiaocao, who was buried in a book at the back. He clicked his tongue: "Seriously, your girlfriend doesn’t even care, so why are you making a fuss?"
Gu Mingyu froze. Girlfriend? His heart pounded, and a grin slowly spread across his face. "Just keep it down," he muttered before turning to leave. As he walked away, he caught sight of the melon seed shells on the table and frowned. No manners—who eats melon seeds in a library? But he didn’t say anything, just hurried back to Qin Xiaocao.
Xue Wanning stared after him until Fang Zhiyi nudged her: "Still staring, Miss Xue?"
Snapping out of it, Xue Wanning sighed. "What a shame. How does that Qin Xiaocao have so much charm?"
Fang Zhiyi shrugged. "No idea. Maybe it’s just fate."
Xue Wanning walked off, sighing dramatically, with Fang Zhiyi trailing behind, cursing inwardly. The heavens must be insane, forcing the villain role onto them just to spice up the protagonists’ story!
Luckily, Xue Wanning quickly returned to her usual self, dragging him out for dinner and some shopping. Before parting, she even shoved a bag of pastries into his hands.
"Take these back for your sister."
Watching Xue Wanning get into her car, Fang Zhiyi felt a pang of gratitude. Say what you will, but the villainess treated him well.
Back in his rented apartment—he could’ve stayed in the dorms, but he had to take care of his sister—he asked her a few casual questions about her day before starting dinner.
Still, he couldn’t shake the unease. After today, would Xue Wanning still get dragged into the main couple’s drama?
The next day at school, he immediately spotted a fuming Xue Wanning.
"What’s wrong, Miss Xue?" Fang Zhiyi had a bad feeling.
"You’re just in time! I’m so mad!" She stomped her foot.
She’d arrived early, waiting for Fang Zhiyi at the gate, when Qin Xiaocao suddenly came running—as if fleeing someone—without looking where she was going, crashing straight into Xue Wanning and knocking her to the ground.
But Qin Xiaocao didn’t even apologize before bolting. Just as Xue Wanning stood up to yell, someone else grabbed her, asking if she’d seen a short girl. Xue Wanning recognized him—it was that simp from the cafeteria yesterday.
In a foul mood, she snapped at him, and Fu Jingxuan recognized her too. They exchanged a few heated words before he ran off, leaving her fuming.
"That Qin Xiaocao is seriously messed up!" Xue Wanning grumbled.
Fang Zhiyi tried to calm her: "Let it go, Miss Xue. Think about how she acted yesterday."
Xue Wanning thought for a moment. "Just as rude!"
"No, don’t you think there’s something… off about her?" Fang Zhiyi tapped his temple.
After a pause, Xue Wanning gasped. "You’re right! I didn’t notice before. Is she… not all there?"
Hesitating, she added, "Do you think Fu Jingxuan knows?" Her expression turned strange.
Fang Zhiyi rolled his eyes. Seriously?
"More importantly, Miss Xue, aren’t you curious why one’s running and the other’s chasing?"
Xue Wanning blinked. "Oh, right?" Instantly, her face lit up with gossipy excitement.
"Let’s go!" Fang Zhiyi motioned for her to follow.
He didn’t have to get involved, but after thinking it over, abandoning her felt wrong. Might as well bring her along.
After some twists and turns, they actually found the pair. Qin Xiaocao stood with her head down, nervously wringing her hands.
"Xiaocao, why? You promised to watch the fireworks with me last night!"
"Jingxuan, I—I was studying with Mingyu, and by the time I remembered, it was too late…"
"Gu Mingyu? Again?" Fu Jingxuan’s voice rose, making Qin Xiaocao flinch. He immediately softened. "Xiaocao, why do you always spend time with him? Am I not good enough?"
"No, no! It’s not like that! We’re just… just friends…"
Unbeknownst to them, two people crouched in the bushes nearby, wide-eyed.
"Holy crap, it is a soap opera!" Xue Wanning whispered.
Fang Zhiyi nodded vigorously.
"Miss Xue, I’ve figured it out—if we follow Qin Xiaocao, we’ll never run out of drama."
Xue Wanning was thrilled. As a rich heiress, her usual hobbies were shopping and spending money, but this kind of real-life drama? Priceless!
"Zhiyi, starting tomorrow—no, today—keep an eye on Qin Xiaocao. Update me whenever there’s gossip."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
