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

“If you want to earn your certificate, you’ll have to follow protocol. I expect to see results. Even if you don’t practice medicine in the future, don’t embarrass us. Otherwise, I won’t allow you to be affiliated with the school.”
Chen Fan nodded, understanding the principal’s intentions. Both he and Ye Aotian were expected to study and take exams, though their academic paths would differ somewhat due to their companies. The school would be glad to have its name associated with their companies, as long as they made a reasonable effort.
“Alright, that’s all for now. Chen Fan, you can go. I have a few words to say to Ye Aotian.”
Chen Fan left the office, giving Jin Lan a hard look as he did. Jin Lan just rubbed her temples.
Just as Chen Fan finished writing, his phone rang.
“What is it? Killed someone again?”
“No, nothing like that. Aren’t you at school now? I arranged for someone to show you around since you’re unfamiliar with the campus …”
“You have too much free time?”
“My daughter can show you around. If you don’t want her to, forget it.”
“Are you sure you want me to meet your daughter?”
“I can’t protect you on campus, so my daughter is the best option for your protection. What, are you afraid she’s ugly?”
“No, it’s just … You being so nice suddenly feels odd. You’re not planning something against me, are you?”
“Forget it, goodbye.”
“No, no, Aunt Tao, I was wrong.”
“Try again.”
“Sister Tao.”
“Wrong again.”
Chen Fan’s face darkened, “Tao Xiaoyao, have some dignity. Just because you’re powerful doesn’t mean you can push me around.”
“Forget it, then.”
“Sister Tao.”
“Good boy. Hurry up, my daughter’s very pretty.”
Chen Fan often wondered if all ancient martial artists were a little crazy. In this novel, it seemed that everyone with high combat skills had a childlike personality.
With renewed enthusiasm, Chen Fan headed to the girls’ dorm.
To be fair, he was quite good-looking, with the natural charm of a young aristocrat. Despite this, he had no interest in romance, only in keeping the plot on track.
After scanning the area, he still hadn’t seen Tao Xiaoyao. He felt like he’d been deceived again. Then, a girl tapped him on the shoulder and said, “Hello, I’m Mu Jinli. Welcome to the College of Pharmacy.”
She was about 1.7 meters tall, with a well-toned body from martial arts training. Dressed in a simple tracksuit with her hair in a ponytail, she looked beautiful and athletic. It was clear she’d just finished her morning exercise, with a slight sheen of sweat on her forehead.
“Where’s your mom?”
“She went off to have fun somewhere. I don’t know. But she told me to take good care of you. You’re Chen Fan from the Chen family, right?”
“Yes, that’s me. Never expected to be in the company of a beauty.”
Mu Jinli laughed, “You’re quite funny. I bet girls must love you.”
Was it just his imagination, or was this girl really a high-level player? In his memory, Mu Jinli didn’t have much to do with him, and she was described as cold, giving people no face. However, this girl was smiling at him, even teasing him. It must be because of her mother.
Surely, no female lead would be interested in a villain, right?
“Mom said it’s your first time here, so she asked me to show you around.”
“Thanks. By the way, I’m a bit hungry. Shall we grab something to eat?”
“Well, no restaurants are open at this hour, so let’s go to the cafeteria. The food there is great.”
The plot was back on track. So far, everything seemed to be going smoothly.
Hopefully, no unexpected changes would occur.
***
Mu Jinli, a girl as vibrant as a red koi fish, was one of the novel’s most righteous and noble characters in Chen Fan’s mind.Though her mother was an assassin, Mu Jinli persistently stuck to her own path of kindness.
At night, she would fight criminals, earning money by helping the police capture fugitives. All the money she earned was donated to children in remote mountainous areas.
But despite such a noble character setting, she ended up falling for Ye Aotian. Chen Fan had long suspected that the author might have impulsively set her character up this way without a thought-out plan, only to later forcefully tie her to the protagonist.
Novelists often did things like that, as he knew all too well.
Watching Mu Jinli’s ponytail swing as she walked, Chen Fan couldn’t help but feel unsettled. She seemed like the most “normal” character he’d encountered. She wasn’t overly talkative, showed no odd behaviors, and didn’t act too familiar with him.
But that very normalcy made Chen Fan feel something was off.
The diary updates were always seen by the female leads immediately.
Lin Qingyue, who was eating, laughed so hard she clutched her stomach at Chen Fan’s commentary. She’d read novels and seen discussions of similar situations — a girl falls for the protagonist simply because he confessed when no one else dared, and then she overlooks all his flaws.