Chapter 81 - What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

He Yunxiao: Chu Chu, how is it? She's blushing. I'll be able to handle it right away, so you don't have to do anything. Chu Chu: Hmph. Having comforted Chu Chu, He Yunxiao finally felt relieved. For the time being, there was no need to worry about her making a move on Fan Ziruo. But just as he was reveling in this, Fan Ziruo's favorability began to plummet rapidly. 【Fan Ziruo's favorability decreased from 70 to 60】 【Fan Ziruo's favorability decreased from 60 to 50】 He Yunxiao: ? Wow, her favorability rises and falls so quickly! At least it hasn't dropped back to the original level; it has increased by 5 points. He Yunxiao understood. Combining it with his observation of Fan Ziruo waking up from sleep last time, he realized. This girl, when awake, is truly awake, and when dazed, is genuinely dazed. Earlier, because she felt embarrassed by his touch, she lost her composure instantly, causing her favorability to rise rapidly. Later, when her senses returned, her favorability naturally dropped. At this point, Fan Ziruo had already withdrawn her delicate hand. Without much expression, she stood straight, just as usual, with one key difference: her favorability, which was previously at 38, had now increased to 50 after this episode. Fan Ziruo, whose favorability had increased, after cautioning He Yunxiao to be careful with his words, sat down quietly to read. At first glance, she seemed even more unfamiliar than before. He Yunxiao was unfazed. Regardless of how Fan Ziruo pretended, favorability was a genuine indicator. Chu Chu: She's ignoring you. Looks like you failed. He Yunxiao: Chu Chu, you don't understand this. She's just shy and doesn't know how to handle our relationship, which is why she seems distant at first. Chu Chu: Are you mocking me? He Yunxiao was speechless. He didn't know when it started, but Chu Chu became extremely sensitive to his words. She always extrapolated various inexplicable meanings from them. If she weren't Chu Chu, and anyone else, He Yunxiao would think the girl was secretly in love with him. But unfortunately, this was the great demon Chu Xiaoxiao's personality, always ready to talk about "killing" at any moment. How could she, of all people, possibly have a crush like a young girl? Not to mention Chu Xiaoxiao was the only "real" female lead in the original novel, who would only love the protagonist Chu Fan. He Yunxiao patiently explained to Chu Chu through a message: Each has their own expertise. Lady Chu's martial arts are unrivaled, and I only know a little more about those wicked women than Lady Chu. If I don't even have this small advantage, how can I face Lady Chu to do anything? Chu Chu: You don't have to say you're worthless. At least, sometimes you're not afraid of even the Soul-Eating Pill. He Yunxiao: Chu Chu, are you complimenting me? Chu Chu: Shut up. … The morning passed quickly with He Yunxiao and Chu Chu's banter. As it was almost lunchtime, Chu Fan and Chu Xiaoxiao ended their visit for the day and bid farewell to the members of the Fan family, returning home. After Chu Fan left, He Yunxiao also bid farewell to Fan Ziruo and went home for lunch. Today, Fan Ziruo and Du Yinyun accompanied He Yunxiao back. He regretted not being able to have a taste of Du Yinyun before the meal. As the most notorious "womanizer" in the entire Yinjing, he was indeed quite eager for her. Young and vigorous, with complete limbs, he was not celibate like a eunuch, after all. Add to that the terrifying Soul-Eating Pill... Although he hadn't tried it yet, just thinking about it horrified He Yunxiao. He could only thank his stars that he was in the Qi Kingdom, a legitimate son of a marquis. Otherwise, with a single wife, he would suffer a lot. Although there's an old saying that goes "There isn't bad soil, only tired bulls," this didn't apply at all to the Soul-Eating Pill. Bulls who ate the Soul-Eating Pill wouldn't tire. They were like nuclear-powered ploughs. Given his thoughts, He Yunxiao suddenly didn't want to treat the Soul-Eating Pill yet. He wondered how the progress was on the antidote from Nanzhu's side. If he obtained the antidote first, he would have to postpone eating the pill until the end. After all, trying out the "nuclear-powered" aspect of the Soul-Eating Pill was essential. Otherwise, why eat the pill at all? He Yunxiao thought about when to test the Soul-Eating Pill. Currently, there were three female leads with favorability above 80: Du Yinyun, Jiang Wuyou, and Meng Qingrou. Jiang Wuyou had said, "Wait and I will give you the silver later." As for Nanzhu, nothing was concrete as she hadn’t even fixed the betrothal yet. So the most likely candidate would be Du Yinyun. But Du Yinyun... Thinking of Du Yinyun gave He Yunxiao a headache. Du Yinyun was too obedient. So obedient that He Yunxiao couldn't discern whether she was willing or unwilling... The Qi Kingdom was not modern society. In the Qi Kingdom, if a woman was willing to give her body before marriage, it carried great risk. Even if eventually betrayed, the disgraced reputation and ruined body didn't matter. He Yunxiao knew that if he asked, Du Yinyun would definitely agree. However, since he hadn't married her yet, touching her before marriage may be purely out of obedience rather than willingness. He naturally cared deeply about her feelings, and if she didn't want to, they could wait until after they were wed. So, due to Du Yinyun's excessive obedience, He Yunxiao couldn't be sure if she genuinely wanted it. Hence, he couldn't consider testing the Soul-Eating Pill on her... Fortunately, there was still Mrs. Yuhe and the antidote girl. He Yunxiao estimated that the task of testing the Soul-Eating Pill was likely to fall on them. Motivated suddenly! He hurried back home after finishing his lunch early. He didn't want to visit the Fan residence so soon, and in his free time, he even took the initiative to study the martial arts secret books in the marquis's residence. This unusual behavior startled Zhang Jingxian. "Master, have you inquired with Physician Wei? What exactly is wrong with Xiaozi?" Zhang Jingxian was curious. "My lord," Zhang Jingxian, looked at He Yuanhao, who understood her meaning. Old Marquis: “Physician Wei said that this kid has excessive vigor of blood and energy. He should exercise more and practice martial arts, eat fewer tonics, and there's nothing serious.” Zhang Jingxian was surprised: "Excessive vigor of blood and energy?" She and He Yuanhao glanced at each other. And He Yuanhao, understanding her thoughts, said, "I will meet the Empress Dowager and Princess Xiaoyue tomorrow and formally propose to marry Princess Nanzhu." Zhang Jingxian nodded and said: "When I took Xiaozi to visit the Empress Dowager, she liked him a lot. There shouldn't be any other obstacles to this marriage. It's up to you to ask, and Nanzhu will come over." Years of experience in battlefield told He Yuanhao that marrying Nanzhu might not be so smooth. This feeling was baseless, and He Yuanhao couldn't explain it. He sighed and said, "Let's hope for the best."