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

At the dining table, after everyone had some drinks, they started talking nonsense. Naturally, Chen Fan slipped away, feeling that if he kept hanging out with this group, he’d end up ruining his reputation.
Using an excuse, he hid in a corner and started playing on his phone.
“By the way, when is Ye Aotian going to your Ye family?”
Ye Ziyue said, “He’s probably almost there by now. After meeting the head of the Ye family, they can start handling the formalities. It’s very normal; these things are common in the Ye family.”
Cao Zijin said, “Your family is really ruthless, huh.”
Ye Zimei said, “I’ve got some explosive news. Wanna hear it?”
Everyone turned to look at her.
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s about Ye Aotian’s mother.”
Chen Fan gave a helpless smile. This character would indeed appear.
Ye Aotian’s father was very powerful. As you know, in most novels, the protagonist’s parents are absolutely among the most formidable of the formidable.
Ye Aotian’s father was strong but was harmed by schemes and conspiracies. The novel’s main storyline was quite clear. The early part focused on revenge at the orphanage, followed by the thread of enmity with Chen Fan. Then there’s his grandfather’s obsession with the head of the Ye family. But that wasn’t the main point. The main point came at the later plot.
The later plot revolved around who exactly harmed his father, which then pulled in even more family-related conflicts.
As long as you want to find hatred and main storylines, you can keep digging indefinitely.
This involved a woman surnamed Mei.
The description of Ye Aotian’s mother was somewhat tragic. Back then, the death of Ye Aotian’s father left this mother without any support, and she became a target for countless people to seize.
In the end, Brother Di’s father defeated many competitors and married her. And they had Brother Di. Because back then, Ye Aotian’s father’s status was just too powerful, so much so that after his death, his wife became a target for many despicable people.
As for why she married Brother Di’s father, the novel didn’t elaborate much. It only briefly mentioned that the woman represented the face of Ye Aotian’s father. When he was alive, it was impossible to challenge him.
Defeating Ye Aotian’s father could only be done after his death, to reclaim a bit of pride. And this woman surnamed Mei represented an even more mysterious family: Plum Blossom Manor.
This was an existence that surpassed the top ten families. Unfortunately, Plum Blossom Manor had already disowned her. Of course, later on, the protagonist definitely took his mother back to reclaim her heritage.
The love and hate stories here were quite complicated. Roughly speaking, Ye Aotian’s father and Brother Di’s father were good brothers. Then, Brother Di’s father, in the process of “taking care” of her, ended up making her his wife and had a child.
A husband dies, and a wife remarries—this was actually quite normal. There’s no need to remain a widow forever. But Brother Di couldn’t accept it.
After all, Brother Di had to call Ye Aotian “brother.” The reason Brother Di was so strong was partly because he was a martial arts fanatic, and partly because he was very young.
In the later plot, this guy had quite a bit of screen time. He’d even join the protagonist to storm Plum Blossom Manor.
The older the family, the more poetic their name.
“Brother Di’s mother? Is she Ye Aotian’s mother?”
Everyone looked at Chen Fan. Chen Fan said, “So what if it’s Brother Di? Am I supposed to be scared?”
Chen Fan naturally wasn’t afraid. After all, he was the fearless villain who was not afraid of heaven or earth. This kind of small matter was nothing. His talent was to live a long life.
Cao Zijin said, “Well, how should I put it? Calculating the timeline, isn’t this a bit too fast? Could Brother Di really be Ye Aotian’s biological younger brother?”
Ye Zimei said, “No way. He’s definitely a child of the Di family, no doubt about it. As for why she remarried so quickly, who knows? Maybe there’s another reason. Or maybe she fell out of love. Nobody knows. Back then, the matter seemed to have been completely suppressed, and no one was allowed to mention it. I just happened to catch a hint and made a guess.”
Chen Fan inwardly grumbled a bit and said, “Are you guys done drinking?”
“Honey, have a bit more wine.”
“No more drinking. Drink, drink, drink—all you know is drinking. One day you’ll drink yourselves to death. I’m going back to pack. I’ve got to move tomorrow.”
In the novel, the protagonist changed settings—small city, big city, then competing on a national level, and finally on a global stage.
These were very common writing tropes, and Return of the War God indeed followed this pattern.
Qin City was the starting point, then it moved directly to the Magic City for development. Of course, the female protagonists would follow along. These were all very normal things.
If you didn’t follow, people would criticize you later for abandoning the female protagonists or something. As the longest-surviving villain, Chen Fan naturally followed along to change maps.
However, Chen Fan directly inherited a huge company. Unfortunately, this time Chen Fan didn’t squander it, thanks to Cao Zijin’s help. The company was developing quite well, but it couldn’t compete with Ye Aotian, who was practically cheating.
This face-slapping moment was when Chen Fan thought he’d made it, only to turn around and find that Ye Aotian had already become a towering tree.
“Alright then, we won’t bother you. We’ve got a lot to deal with back home.”
Chen Fan took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Hanxue.
Li Hanxue looked at it, folded it neatly, and put it away.
After seeing the group off, Chen Fan went upstairs to rest, waiting for the next day.
Outside the villa, Ye Ziyue looked at the prescription and said, “Is there nothing else to add?”
“There is. It says if possible, when you’re able to move, walk around more. If you haven’t been active with your legs all these years, it might take a long time. But if you’ve been massaging them regularly, you’ll recover quickly.”
“Well … I’ve been doing that.”
Ye Zimei said, “Sis, you can finally stand up. Doesn’t that mean …”
“It’s nothing. I owe Chen Fan a favor.”
Li Hanxue said, “Chen Fan added that this matter shouldn’t be spread.”
Meanwhile, in the Magic City, in a villa, Brother Di, who had just returned home, said excitedly, “Mother, I saw the brother you mentioned.”