Chapter 106 - What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

He Yunxiao, don’t zone out… Even if He Yunxiao is lost in thought, he can still comprehend that these two protagonists are using the pseudonyms "He Yunxiao" and "Fan Zi Ruo." He really wants to ask Fan Zi Ruo if she is adding personal elements into her novel or if she's adding the novel into her personal affairs. He Yunxiao can also understand Fan Zi Ruo's actions. After all, her favorability rating is already at 75. From her perspective, it's normal to have some affection for oneself. Originally, when her favorability rating was low, she was not easily affected, but as the favorability rating increased, she now seems to be influenced by He Yunxiao's emotions at any time. It’s just a measly 5 points away from being able to test the power of the Soul-Eating Pill, but for some reason, the system has been stubbornly keeping the favorability rating at 75, and it hasn’t budged for quite a few times. Looking at Fan Zi Ruo’s difficulty level being marked as “difficult,” He Yunxiao considers that maybe she has encountered some bottleneck and needs some "tools" to continue increasing the favorability rating. But the stubborn system is not providing any hints, so he has to figure it out on his own. So, he is currently at a loss. He Yunxiao suddenly thought of something outrageous. Is the reason the system isn’t giving any hints because I never asked? System? Why is Fan Zi Ruo’s favorability rating stuck? 【Fan Zi Ruo’s status: Unresolved emotional knot.】 Goodness, it really is because I never asked! System, what does "unresolved emotional knot" mean? 【She has something on her mind.】 What's on her mind? 【…】 He Yunxiao: … It seems like the system has outsmarted him. He Yunxiao refocuses his scattered thoughts and brings his attention back to reality. At this moment, Fan Zi Ruo is still looking up, asking slightly ingratiatingly if she can call the the female lead Fan Zi. Since He Yunxiao is aware that Fan Zi Ruo has an "emotional knot," he certainly won't make her feel uncomfortable anymore. He thinks she can call herself whatever she wants and include whatever personal elements she desires, as other than the two of them, no one else understands the true meaning behind these names. "Sure. Of course, you can call her Fan Zi." Seeing He Yunxiao agreeing, Fan Zi Ruo's cunning plan succeeds, and she smiles slyly. As He Yunxiao looks down at Fan Zi Ruo, he suddenly feels that in his presence, she increasingly resembles the innocent and clueless Little Zi Ruo from before. She becomes more lively, casual, and no longer maintains the dignified and beautiful appearance of a young lady. He Yunxiao recalls that it's not only Fan Zi Ruo, but Du Meimei and Chu Chu are also the same. Could it be that in this world, all seemingly "cold" people are actually just unfamiliar with others? Once they become familiar, no matter how they behave in front of others, they cannot pretend in front of their close confidants. [T/L: No shit , Sherlock] After confirming her name, Fan Zi Ruo seems to have found inspiration. She picks up a brush and wildly scribbles on the individual character sheets, filling them up in no time. He Yunxiao is dumbfounded. At the time when he was designing character sheets, he would spend half a day thinking of a name and then take about a week to finalize the various character settings. Compared to Fan Zi Ruo, he truly is slow. Former He Yunxiao: Oh, I'm useless. Current He Yunxiao: Great! I'm useless! After fifteen minutes, Fan Zi Ruo hands the two character sheets, written like calligraphy, back to He Yunxiao. "Master, please take a look. Are these character sheets acceptable?" He Yunxiao doesn't stand behind Fan Zi Ruo this time but returns to his seat, earnestly looking over the sheets. As far as a romance novel is concerned, character sheets are the most crucial element. They can be described as the soul of a book. So, faced with what Fan Zi Ruo gave him, He Yunxiao is extremely careful. Name: Fan Zi Role: Female lead Appearance: Incomparably beautiful Personality: Outgoing, amorous Desires: Health, safety And so on. Looking at this character sheet, he feels as though he has been gender-swapped. Especially in terms of appearance and personality, it's extremely similar to himself. He eagerly opens the character sheet for the male lead. Name: He Xiao Role: Male lead Appearance: Handsome Personality: Mature, composed, not fond of jokes Desires: Skilled in martial arts Goodness, Fan Zi Ruo's gender swap! Even though Fan Zi Ruo hasn't started writing the plot yet, He Yunxiao is already eagerly looking forward to it just based on these character sheets! "Master, is Fan Zi Ruo's character sheet workable?" "It’s more than workable! When will you start writing?" "Master, you haven’t taught me how to write a plot yet." He Yunxiao realizes that indeed he hasn't taught her how to write a plot. By this point, he has only taught her how to name characters, write character sheets, and include what readers want to read. Regarding plot writing, He Yunxiao himself is not very proficient. Whilst he's contemplating how to articulate this, there's a hurried sound of footsteps outside. Thud thud thud! Urgent knocking on the door, accompanied by the anxious voice of a maid. "Miss! Are you still there?” Fan Zi Ruo remains unperturbed by the maid's emotions and calmly says, “I'm here. Come in and speak." The maid enters, panting and with flushed cheeks from running. "Miss, the second afternoon class today is the one you have to attend. Miss Du went to class and found you weren’t there, so she came back specifically to remind you." He Yunxiao looks at the maid, then at Fan Zi Ruo, realizing that in this kind of situation, most people would be agitated, yet Fan Zi Ruo remains unaffected. She doesn't even change her expression. Calmly, she says, "Understood. You can leave now." After the maid leaves, Fan Zi Ruo expresses apologetically, “Master, I forgot that I had to attend class this afternoon, despite asking you to teach me.” He Yunxiao truly doesn’t care about attending classes. After all, he only goes to class to be with Miss Yuhe. He says, "We're both late, and yet Miss Ziruo is still so composed." Fan Zi Ruo looks at He Yunxiao, and without the composure she had shown to the maid, she unconsciously becomes anxious and speaks at a faster pace. "Master, let's go." He Yunxiao nods, and the two of them retrieve the books needed for class and a box of ink, then head out together. As they walk to the school, He Yunxiao walks ahead and opens the wooden gate for Fan Zi Ruo. Fan Zi Ruo simply nods and walks through the gate, not waiting for He Yunxiao. He Yunxiao holds the latch looking at Fan Zi Ruo, realizing that before when he opened the gate for her, she was polite and wanted to wait for him. He feels that she’s less courteous this way. After a while, when Fan Zi Ruo didn't see He Yunxiao catching up, she turned back and called out to him. "Master! Why are you walking so slowly!" He Yunxiao snaps out of his thoughts and waves at her with a smile, "I'm coming!"