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

Ghost Face looked at Chen Fan, and Chen Fan looked back at her.
“By the way, do you need anything?”
Ghost Face paused and said, “I … I don’t need anything.”
“How can that be? When you’re out and about, you should have something of your own. Zhu Yeqing, where the hell are you?”
Zhu Yeqing brought out a box.
Chen Fan shoved the box into Ghost Face’s hands and said, “Take it. It’s a gift for you. If you’re short on cash or anything, just sell what’s inside. It’s worth money.”
Worth money?
Ye Zimei snatched it right away.
Chen Fan said, “What are you doing? Try touching her stuff again.”
“I just want to see what it is.”
She opened it—holy crap, it was a box of gold bars.
“Don’t overthink it. I just feel like you’re familiar. It’s our first meeting, and I didn’t know what to give. I figured this would be pretty good.”
Ghost Face looked at Chen Fan, lost in thought for a while, but eventually accepted it. The moment she learned her true identity, Ghost Face had felt conflicted.
So, she was a spy, meant to protect Chen Fan, but in the end, she seemed to betray him.
This storyline—hers might be the most tragic.
“Thank you.”
“No need to thank me. If you need anything, just let me know. If you don’t mind, you can even call me big brother.”
“I …”
Ye Ziyue said, “Ghost Face, since Young Master Chen is so eager, calling him big brother won’t hurt.”
Ghost Face thought for a moment and said, “Big brother.”
Then, in front of Chen Fan, she gently removed her mask. Seeing that familiar face, Chen Fan couldn’t help but smile. Sure enough, his gut was right—it was this silly girl.
Ye Zimei’s eyes widened as she stared for a long time, saying, “I never thought the infamous Ghost Face would be a beauty.”
Ghost Face quickly put her mask back on and said, “I don’t know why you’re so nice to me, but I think you’re a good person. If there’s ever anything I can do—as long as it doesn’t involve the Ye family—I can help.”
“Great.”
With that, he saw the three off and went back inside.
On the road, Ye Ziyue looked at Ghost Face and said, “Want to join the group chat too?”
“Sure, but I won’t take sides because of this. I hope you understand—it’s my duty.”
Ye Ziyue nodded and said, “Of course, this is personal.”
After joining the group, Ghost Face chose to lurk. She didn’t want to get too involved in all this. Right now, she was confused enough about her own path, let alone dealing with other people’s issues.
…
In the room, a brief silence fell, and no one expected Ye Aotian to give such an answer.
“I also asked someone to look into it a little. The Ye family—your status, Ye Ziyue, seems very high, and you even receive the most rewards.”
Ye Ziyue quietly looked at Ye Aotian in front of her.
She didn’t interrupt his speech.
“And your leg seems to rank high on the task lists in the underworld. Whoever can heal your leg can gain immense wealth, but it seems like, after all these years, no one has succeeded.”
Ye Zimei, standing to the side, held back her laughter. Is this the plot? Is this the male protagonist’s confession?
In fact, the original story didn’t unfold like this. In the original story, after Ye Aotian went to the Ye family, he happened to see Ye Ziyue feeding fish, and then he took the initiative to help push her wheelchair.
After observing her condition slightly, he realized that he could treat this illness, so he decided to help Ye Ziyue.
And this treatment wasn’t the kind of ambiguous acupuncture that everyone might imagine.
It was a strange ointment, and this ointment became the key to Ye Aotian rising to power once again. With regular use of the ointment, it wouldn’t take long for her to gradually feel sensation in her legs again.
But at that time, Ye Ziyue didn’t stand up. Instead, she chose to remain seated, calmly observing everything.
But now, this part of the plot clearly hadn’t happened. It might happen in the future, but the current situation was indeed a bit speechless.
If she actually accepted it, Ye Ziyue would probably laugh at herself to death.
Ye Aotian had a look of confidence, as if victory was assured, and said, “I wonder if my proposal is acceptable? Since I’m part of the Ye family, it’s reasonable for me to receive some help, right? I can also assist you all.”
Ye Aotian was very proud. After all, he was the protagonist. He was also very confident because he knew exactly where to apply the remedy. Once he was at the table, staying low-key would be meaningless.
The Ye family, one of the ten great families—something his grandfather had dreamed of—Ye Aotian felt he should take it back, reclaim it all.
He also knew he needed allies, and Ye Ziyue, the number one genius woman in front of him, was the most worthy person to strive for.
Ye Zitian said, “Are you sure?”
Ye Aotian replied, “Of course. I believe you’ve heard of my medical skills, haven’t you?”
Ye Ziyue suddenly burst into laughter, laughing unrestrainedly.
Looking at Ye Aotian, she said, “That’s it? Just this one point?”
Ye Aotian said, “Yes, what? Not attractive enough?”
Ye Ziyue said, “To be honest, I do think it’s very attractive. But that was some time ago—I used to think this matter could really draw me in. But now, sorry, I think I already know the answer. Qin City is very interesting. Coming out here once, meeting some interesting people in Qin City, my thoughts have changed.
“That person didn’t say much to me, occasionally even scolded me, but that person was also the one who liked calling me ‘cripple’ the most. Sometimes I wonder, are the ones calling me ‘cripple’ mocking me, or are the ones not calling me ‘cripple’ the ones mocking me? I didn’t understand before, but now I do.
“Facing your own shortcomings head-on—what’s wrong with that? I am indeed crippled, but I, Ye Ziyue, will never stoop so low as to need someone else’s help.”
After saying that, she pushed her wheelchair and left. This time, she didn’t let anyone help her; she pushed the wheelchair down the steps herself.
Though it was bumpy, she moved with determination.
In the room, Ye Zimei sighed helplessly and said, “Brother, you chat with Ye Aotian. I’m going out to accompany my sister; I’m a bit worried.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
As Ye Zimei left, Ye Zitian looked at Ye Aotian and said, “Are you angry with me? Or is it a hostile relationship?”
“There’s … I can’t figure you out. But after learning about the Ye family’s dynamics, I suddenly feel that everyone is quite pitiful. Under these rules, relatives have to turn against each other. It’s really hard to accept.”
Ye Zitian said, “There’s no helping it, but it’s also the reason the Ye family can endure for so long. Ye Zifeng never thought of killing you—I hope you understand that.”
“I know … that’s why I held back too.”
“Hm, I checked as well. But the Ye family currently only has four resource points. When the time comes, if you take Ye Zifeng’s resource point, you’ll need to work hard. I hope that when we compete for the family head’s inheritance, you can surprise me.”
Ye Aotian stood up and said, “Honestly, you’re a really interesting person. I suddenly understand why Ye Zifeng admires you so much. You never play tricks or schemes.”
“Ancient martial arts require our hearts to be resolute. If you want to keep going, you need to understand that only absolute inner strength makes any conspiracy or trickery meaningless. But I still have a selfish wish—I hope you can help my little sister, your second sister, Ye Ziyue.”
Ye Aotian said, “I’ll try to prepare a prescription. When the time comes, I can give it to you. If she can’t accept my kindness, I think it’d be nice if she could stand again through your hands.”