A sketch comedy? Chen Fanâs interest was piqued. What happened to the literary tone?
When Mu Jinli glanced around, the only free guy left was Chen Fan. If she played Snow White, then Chen Fan would be her prince, which seemed far better than Ye Aotian in the role.
âOkay, Iâll be Snow White. Who will play the prince?â
All at once, a bunch of guys raised their hands eagerly, shouting, âMe! Me! Iâll do it!â
Mu Jinli was speechless. Were they all rivals?
Just then, a voice said, âIâll do it.â
Ye Aotian had arrived, walking up to Mu Jinli.
She practically saw stars from frustration.
Chen Fan looked at Ye Aotian and sneered, âYou? Worthy of the role?â
Ye Aotian countered, âOh, and you think you are? Do you even know anything about drama?â
âEven if I know nothing, Iâm still better than you. Donât worry; Iâll play the prince.â
Chen Fanâs thoughts raced.
Mu Jinli fixed a stare on the club president. âI think Chen Fan would be more suitable as the prince.â
Chen Fan nearly cursed in frustration. Ye Aotian looked at Mu Jinli, a mix of shock and confusion. Was the Chen familyâs influence truly so powerful that even here, on school grounds, she would still follow their orders? Protecting a bad guyâwas it worth it?
âActually, Ye Aotian, thereâs still another role we need help with,â the club president chimed in.
âWhat role?â
âWe need a witch. Youâd just need a bit of makeup; itâs no big deal, right?â
Chen Fan nearly burst out laughing.
Even Mu Jinli couldnât hold back her laughter.
Ye Aotian, looking at her, smiled wistfully. âSo, you can laugh. You look beautiful when you do.â
Itâd been ages since Chen Fan had heard such cringe-worthy dialogue. Though the timing was a bit awkward, it somehow still felt cool. After all, he was the protagonist.
âBy the way, just so you know, in the story, Snow White and the witch end up together in the end.â
Mu Jinli was floored.
***
Upon hearing the entire plot, not only was Chen Fan stunned, but Mu Jinli and Ye Aotian, who were there, were equally dumbfounded.
âWhoa, are you a genius or what?â Chen Fan exclaimed.
The club president replied, âYou guys didnât know the plot, do you?â
All three shook their heads.
How the heck would they know?
Who could have imagined that the story was like this? Snow White was actually in love with the Queen, but they couldnât be together because of societal pressures.
In the end, Snow White left.
Later, she met the 7
in the forest.
Yes, the 7
. The Queen confronted Snow White again, asking why they couldnât be together, only to find that Snow White was already living with the Prince.
Their days were filled with sweetness.
Then the Queen, disguised as a witch, gave Snow White a poisoned apple.
In the end, Snow White fell.
The Prince kissed Snow White and woke her up, but Snow White, missing the witch, went back to her.
Chen Fan was utterly disappointed with this world.
In fact, Chen Fan was worried before coming here. He even considered calling the main character and telling him, âYou better come; Iâm on a date with your girlfriend, and sheâs amazing.â
But he dismissed the idea, as it would be a dead giveaway that he was a transmigrator, wouldnât it? But if he didnât say anything, would this part of the plot still happen?
Chen Fan had two plans in mind: even if the scene didnât play out, he still needed to provoke the main character. After all, how else would the main character shine? A main character without a dramatic entrance wasnât a main character.
But now that the plot was actually falling into place, Chen Fan initially thought, if he was truly playing the Prince, wouldnât this become his storyline?
However, when he found out it was Ye Aotian and Mu Jinli together, he understood.
This setup would surely fuel the main characterâs hatred. Indeed, the worldâs revisions are perfectâthis enmity is guaranteed to be intense.
âAll right, now that everyoneâs familiar with their lines, letâs go on stage and perform. Remember to act well.â
With no other choice, Mu Jinli reluctantly agreed.
Everyone changed into their costumes, and Chen Fan sat in the backstage, as the first half of the play had nothing to do with him. Watching it was quite amusing.
The narration began.
âIn the forest lived 7 lively dwarves â¦â
Then, familiar music began playing, and many students in the audience burst out laughing, unabashedly enjoying themselves.
As the narration continued, the two female leads, Ye Aotian and Mu Jinli, entered the stage.
âWe can never be together.â
When Ye Aotian, dressed as a witch, appeared, the audience erupted.
Everyone started cheering, âWow! Who knew it would be a love story between Snow White and the witch?â
âBut I love you deeply.â
Ye Aotian said with such sincerity that Chen Fan, watching backstage, nearly laughed out loud
Meanwhile, Ling Yuyan, watching from the audience, was perplexed and began to think hard, but she just couldnât figure it out. This scene was actually being broadcast internally, so only a few people were watching. It was mostly shared among students. But a few other female leads had found the livestream.
Lin Xinyue watched, glancing at Ye Aotian dressed as the witch, muttering to herself, âSeriously? This is allowed?â
While reviewing her observation notes, Lin Qingyue realized that when the pairing was made, it wasnât the two characters being together. Thatâs when she sensed the plot was already changing.
Lin Qingyue knew these female characters from the diary very well.
If Mu Jinli still chose to be with Ye Aotian after reading the diary, then there was seriously something wrong with her brain.
But she hadnât expected the plot to unfold like this. If the donation channel were open, she would have to throw in a lot of money.
But there was still business to attend to.
âDid you find the people?â
The new secretary nodded. âYes, we arranged for two very strong individuals to get in through some connections.â
âGood. Make sure they go all out, ideally leaving him with permanent damageâas long as he doesnât die.â
âUnderstood. Um, boss, may I ask a question without seeming too presumptuous?â
âSpeak.â
âWhy do you hate Ye Aotian so much? Werenât you always annoyed with Chen Fan?â
Lin Qingyue responded, âGive me a reason not to like Chen Fan.â
âWell, he ⦠isnât he just a rich kid living off his familyâs wealth? Why would you â¦?â