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

“No, no, no, it really was my fault. I didn’t realize you were direct members of the Ye family.”
The implication being: if it weren’t for the Ye family’s reputation, he wouldn’t care whether they lived or died.
Ye Ziyue said, “Young Master Chen, I think … I’ve said it many times already, there’s really no need to apologize.”
Chen Fan said, “No … I have to apologize. And I need to do something about it, or I’ll feel guilty. I won’t even be able to sleep peacefully.”
Ye Ziyue’s face darkened as she looked at Chen Fan. If she didn’t know he was a transmigrator, she’d probably have lost her temper already.
This was the most fundamental form of insult.
Ye Ziyue thought for a moment and said, “Fine then, Young Master Chen. I have just one request.”
“Go ahead.”
“Could you carry me back to the villa?”
Ye Zimei’s eyes widened as she looked at her older sister.
Chen Fan said, “No problem at all.”
With that, he picked up the wheelchair and started heading toward the villa.
Ye Ziyue said, “Not the wheelchair.”
Chen Fan looked at Ye Ziyue awkwardly, glaring at her in frustration.
Ye Ziyue’s gaze was firm as she looked at Chen Fan. He sighed helplessly, then reached out, picked her up in his arms, and walked toward the villa.
“Though I don’t know why, I think I’ll still fulfill Beautiful Ye Ziyue’s request.”
“Thank you … I just wanted to see if you’re really staying pure for Lin Qingyue.”
“It’s not that. Love is mutual. I know Lin Qingyue doesn’t like me, but I’ll still reserve my right to like her.”
Ye Ziyue held onto Chen Fan and said softly, “Young Master Chen, why are you so gentle with Ghost Face?”
“Uh … I don’t know. Maybe it’s like seeing a family member? Just a feeling. I’ve always done things based on my instincts.”
“Then that’s Ghost Face’s good fortune. But I wonder, could Ghost Face be a spy the Chen family planted in the Ye family?”
The girl was an orphan raised by the Chen family as a deathsworn. Pretty much every family has people like that. And these people only show themselves when there’s no other choice.
Ghost Face’s job was to protect Chen Fan—otherwise, with how much trouble he stirred up, he’d have died long ago. It wouldn’t take many chapters for someone to kill him off.
But Chen Fan remembered all the moments she protected him. She was indeed a female lead, but later, she betrayed him because the arbitration team ended up under Ye Aotian’s command.
Ye Aotian wouldn’t become the head of the Ye family but instead would take over as captain of the arbitration team. He would gain control over the Ye family that way.
It was also the most powerful armed group Ye Aotian would acquire.
Playing a huge role in the future.
Leaving behind an empty Ye family.
A simple statement that also conveyed the Ye family’s eventual decline. As for what happens later, the Ye family barely shows up anymore. The protagonist’s challenges grow bigger, requiring stronger enemies.
It’s a common flaw in urban novels, isn’t it? As soon as martial power comes into play, the story starts drifting toward cultivation.
Some readers even joke that the author not having the protagonist fly off Earth is the greatest respect paid to the urban genre.
“A spy? Our Chen family’s that impressive, huh? Even planting spies?”
Actually, Ye Ziyue had long suspected this. She’d always doubted the arbitration team, thinking there might be spies. But over the years, the Ye family held strong precisely because they weren’t afraid of spies.
If you can’t control the Ye family even with spies around, then you don’t deserve to be the head. That’d be embarrassing.
Likewise, other families send spies, and the Ye family does the same. Everyone’s just spying on each other.
“Hmm, guess I overthought it. Young Master Chen, are you curious about what Ghost Face looks like?”
“Not really. Right now, I’m curious about you.”
Ye Ziyue paused and said, “Curious about what?”
“You’ll get married and have kids someday, right? With your condition, how are you going to marry a guy? What if you can’t have kids?”
Ye Ziyue said, “Young Master Chen’s joking. My legs are gone, not my ability to be a woman.”
“Oh … okay, I was just curious. What’s wrong with asking?”
Ye Ziyue forced a smile and said, “Hmm … it’s fine. Everyone’s curious sometimes. That’s normal.”
Chen Fan nodded and said, “By the way, why do you tie your hair in a braid?”
“I just think it looks nice, so I braid it.”
“Oh … got it. Can I play with your braid sometime?”
“No, Young Master Chen. Please respect me.”
Ye Ziyue’s style leaned toward the student look from the Republic of China era. Back then, students mostly had two hairstyles: long hair worn loose or a casual braid draped over the shoulder.
No fussing over it—just a simple hair tie to bundle it up. It gave off a strong scholarly vibe.
“Smile more in the future. It’s actually pretty nice.”
Ye Ziyue said, “Hmm, thank you for the advice, Young Master Chen.”
“Yeah, it’ll make it easier for you to get married. Good for your future.”
Ye Ziyue snapped, “Put me down, Young Master Chen. You’ve gone too far. Insulting me over and over—what’s your deal?”
“Oh, you know I’m insulting you? I thought you were a Buddhist with that kind of patience. So, should I really drop you?”
“Try it.”
Without another word, he let go, dropping her straight to the ground.
…
Ye Ziyue, who had fallen to the ground, stared fiercely at Chen Fan and said, “You … why …”
“You’re the one who told me to let go, and now you’re asking me? Didn’t you tell me to release you?”
“So, you just let go for real?”
“Yeah, I’m very obedient.”
“Don’t you know what a woman means when she says ‘no’?”
Chen Fan played dumb and said, “I don’t know, what are you talking about? Oh, the signal’s bad, I didn’t hear you just now. Speak louder.”
Cao Zijin tugged at Chen Fan’s arm. Chen Fan sighed helplessly, picked Ye Ziyue up, and said, “Are you that delicate? It’s just a fall.”
“You don’t know about my legs?”
Chen Fan said, “Your legs are injured, so you can’t fall? That’s some weird logic.”
Ye Ziyue looked into Chen Fan’s eyes, staring intently.
“Why are you looking at me? I won’t fall in love with you.”
Ye Ziyue said softly, “Thank you, I’m really grateful to you.”
“Oh, okay.”
Though he couldn’t figure out why she was thanking him, his apology was done, and the rest wasn’t his concern anymore.
The plot was settled, and he was satisfied.
After settling her down, Chen Fan immediately left.
Ye Ziyue said, “Where are we resting?”