Chapter 44 - You Have to Broaden Your Horizons

[July 12th, clear skies. I’m in a great mood today.].

Early in the morning, Chen Fan leisurely started writing his diary, planning to claim his rewards. He was quite fond of the previous rewards: the Unbreakable Diamond Body and Wudang Cloud Ladder Step.

Although he didn’t really need them, just thinking about taking them back home after the reincarnation cycle was exciting.

The following reward—Lightning Technique—was a simple two-word description, but something about it felt off to Chen Fan.

Honestly, Chen Fan didn’t have much experience with ancient martial arts. In later stages, he mainly relied on strategy and rarely fought himself.

For a second-generation rich kid, why would he go through the hardship of martial arts training?

The Lightning Technique added a bit of lightning attribute to Chen Fan’s attacks, and as his internal energy grew, the effect could increase.

Summoning Lightning and thunder might be unrealistic, but paralyzing someone seemed pretty neat.

Still, he had to write his diary:

[Time to go be a boss at the company. Sigh, another day of being rich.].

[Buying luxury cars, dressing extravagantly—that’s the life a rich second-generation heir should have.].

[I wonder when Ye Aotian will come to cause me trouble. Hurry up and recover already, I’ve been waiting for you.].

[Next, he’s probably going to help Lin Qingyue. Soon, I’ll have to go after her company, too. Sigh, no choice—the plot is designed this way.].

[I need Lin Qingyue to experience a minor bankruptcy so that the protagonist can step in. But who should I send to take the fall?].

[Hahahahaha.].

Instantly, the female leads who had woken up became nervous.

Whenever Chen Fan laughed, it was a bad sign. What kind of absurd plot twist was coming this time?

[Pfft, hahaha! Jin Lan cracks me up. Ye Aotian directly told her, “You must be lonely,” and the funniest part is, Jin Lan found him straightforward and amusing.].

[Hahaha, and Ling Yuyan is even funnier. She keeps saying she won’t help the protagonist, but then she helps him make some progress in his training anyway.].

[Oh, right, Zhu Yeqing will be interacting with Ye Aotian soon. The enemy of my enemy is my friend—a little undercover agent, haha. Good luck, I’m rooting for you!].

[Hahahaha.].

This time, Lin Qingyue broke out in a cold sweat.

[With me here, Lin Qingyue, you don’t need to fear Chen Fan. I will never allow my woman to shed a single tear.].

???? What the hell? Am I going to cry? Me, Lin Qingyue, cry?

The upcoming plot revolved mainly around Lin Qingyue and Jin Lan. The core of the story was Lin Qingyue, while Jin Lan was following a parallel line. Once Ye Aotian won over Lin Qingyue, Jin Lan’s storyline would naturally begin.

[I’m really looking forward to Ye Aotian and Lin Qingyue’s date.].

Screw you! I’d rather go out with a dog than date Ye Aotian! Why don’t you say that something will happen between you and me?

Lin Qingyue was furious as she read the contents, her head starting to ache. There was no reason for her to have any interaction with Ye Aotian. She had already distanced herself from him.

Impossible. Absolutely impossible.

In fact, in these types of harem novels, once the word count reaches a certain point, emotional developments were inevitable.

Many were curious. After calming down and regaining her composure, Jin Lan immediately felt this time it was definitely not going to happen.

Women couldn’t deceive other women, and Jin Lan was sure that Lin Qingyue would never get involved with Ye Aotian. Interacting with Chen Fan seemed more likely.

This part of the plot would definitely not unfold.

Zhu Yeqing had a confused expression. This didn’t seem realistic. Jin Lan liked Chen Fan, didn’t she?

Zhu Yeqing was no fool, and she couldn’t have wiped out a small family with a mere flick of her hand if she were.

Jin Lan absolutely liked Chen Fan. No woman would ask a man to accompany her shopping or to beauty salons if she didn’t like him.

This plot was not realistic—absolutely not. Whatever, let’s wait and see how it plays out.

In the living room, Zhu Yeqing spotted Chen Fan. Today, she wore a black qipao, standing in the living room, waiting for him.

Chen Fan came out, took a good look at her, and said, “Not bad. I like you in a qipao.”

“Thank you, young master, for the compliment. What’s the plan for today?”

“We’re going to the company. My mom handed me a company to manage, so let’s go live the high life.”

“Of course, young master.”

“But, remember to get me a bouquet of flowers later. We’re going to the Lin Group first.”

A confession was inevitable. It couldn’t be avoided—he hadn’t blackened yet and was still playing the role of a proper bootlicker. The transformation to a villain would need a trigger, and that trigger was Ye Aotian going on a date with Lin Qingyue.

Once Chen Fan found out about that …

Though every female lead thought it was impossible, the plot was set that way. Whether it would change or not, no one could say.

[Villain arc incoming! I’m finally about to go dark—so excited!].

[I can finally have women of my own, no longer a virgin! I’m so happy.].

[Just wait, Zhu Yeqing. You’ll see how I embrace my dark side.].

[By the way, I wonder how Lin Qingyue will reject me today. I’m really looking forward to it. No, wait—I’ll be even more shameless today. That way, Lin Qingyue will have no choice but to yield.].

[Ding! Congratulations, host. Diary uploaded successfully.].

[Congratulations, host. Reward: The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon*.].

[*A classic text of Chinese medicine attributed to the Yellow Emperor, encompassing health and life cultivation strategies].

????

Something’s off here. You shady system, something’s really off. You just gave me a bombshell of a reward—what are you trying to do? I’m a villain, a bootlicker, a decent person. Why are you giving me such indecent techniques? Whatever, I won’t need them often anyway, no big deal. Better to have more skills than not enough.

Standing proudly outside the tall building, Chen Fan felt satisfied. Now he could throw money around however he wanted, with a straight back.

This time, I’m going to fully embrace my role as a rich young master.