Chapter 163 - What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

He Yunxiao originally thought that as long as he could raise Fan Ziruo's favorability to 80 and prevent her from liking Chu Fan, he wouldn't have to visit the Fan family, and he would have time to deal with the matter of redeeming Sister Jiang's silver, and everything would go smoothly. In reality, he overlooked an extremely important matter. Chu Chu would come to the Fan residence in the morning to listen to classes, but he forgot to inform Chu Chu that he wouldn't be coming. After Fan Ziruo had the outline for her novel, she began to write. In the morning, she was writing when she suddenly heard the door of the study open. At this time... Fan Ziruo looked up with joyous anticipation, but the person entering the room was not the gentleman she was eagerly awaiting; instead, it was Chu Xiaoxiao. Fan Ziruo felt confused. The gentleman always knocks when he comes. How could he possibly not knock this time? "Miss Xiaoxiao." Fan Ziruo greeted politely but with only a perfunctory smile, lacking genuine warmth. Chu Chu naturally didn't care much for this powerless woman. She opened the door, sat down at her seat, closed her eyes, and didn't want to exchange many words with Fan Ziruo. After about an hour, almost noon, and still without He Yunxiao's arrival, Chu Chu opened her eyes and looked at Fan Ziruo. "Where's He Yunxiao?" Fan Ziruo paused her writing, seemingly happy, and replied to Chu Chu, "The gentleman said he won't come today." "He won't come." "Mm." Chu Chu coldly remarked, "Telling you." Fan Ziruo smiled and replied, "Yes." "You're happy." "Ever since this morning, Ziruo has been in a good mood." Chu Chu's words were as cold as ice and frost. She looked indifferently at Fan Ziruo and said, "Because he told you in advance." Fan Ziruo said, "That's part of it." He wasn't here, and Chu Chu herself had no intention of staying here with Fan Ziruo. She found this woman detestable and would have long been dead if it weren't for her promise to He Yunxiao to let her live until next summer. Chu Chu got up from her seat and said, "You have a good relationship with He Yunxiao." From these few days spent together, Fan Ziruo had gained some insight into the "fickle" personality of Chu Xiaoxiao. Her tone of speech rarely fluctuated, even in her questioning sentences. She didn't modulate her tone to convey a question after the rising intonation of her inquisitive sentences, but continued to speak in a straightforward manner. So, the sentence she just said should be a question—You have a good relationship with He Yunxiao? Fan Ziruo was not one to boast or flaunt her achievements, but facing Chu Xiaoxiao, she felt a desire to outdo her, thinking about how close Chu Xiaoxiao could get to He Yunxiao. There was an impulse within her to show that He Yunxiao was hers. She wanted to say, "He and I have already pledged our troth, he's going to marry me." But in the end, reason prevented her. The formal proposal hadn't come, her father hadn't given his consent, so she had to wait a little longer. Fan Ziruo looked at Chu Xiaoxiao and said calmly, "He and I are friends." When she heard "friends," Chu Chu's inner turmoil calmed down a lot. For someone like He Yunxiao, being "friends" was worth nothing at all. He even emphasized his brothers all the time, making the term "friends" even more worthless. "You're friends with him, but I am not his friend." Chu Chu didn't care to explain to Fan Ziruo, scoffed, and then left. Once out of the study, the meddlesome Chu Xiaoxiao came out to cause trouble. Xiaoxiao: Chu Chu, that woman is so annoying! Xiaoxiao: Not only does she shamelessly look at elder brother, but she also meddles in He Yunxiao's affairs. Xiaoxiao: Why not just kill her? One less trouble. Chu Chu: I promised him to let Fan Ziruo live until summer to see the lotus flowers. Xiaoxiao: You made the promise, not me. I can do it, and you can just watch, right? Chu Chu: No. If you do it, and Fan Ziruo dies, then I would be breaking my promise. Xiaoxiao: You don't find her detestable? When the time comes, I'll do it, and you can pretend you didn't stop me. He Yunxiao likes you so much, he definitely won't blame you. Chu Chu paused, her delicate face blushing for a moment, then she regained her composure and continued walking. Chu Chu: I don't need his liking. Xiaoxiao: Is that the point? Isn't the point to kill Fan Ziruo? Don't get the point wrong, Chu Chu! Xiaoxiao sighed. Ever since Chu Chu started liking He Yunxiao, she had become increasingly foolish. Not like me, Xiaoxiao, who has always been clever, even though I like elder brother so much, it doesn't affect me. Thinking of Chu Fan, Xiaoxiao remembered that they needed to discuss borrowing her body with Chu Chu. Their agreement was for Chu Chu to be present when facing He Yunxiao, while Xiaoxiao would take over at other times. Now Xiaoxiao wanted to see He Yunxiao, so she had to ask Chu Chu for some time. But Xiaoxiao also knew that Chu Chu was very resistant to this and didn't want to lend her any time at all. She had mentioned it many times before, but Chu Chu didn't budge. It was a boring time on the way back from the Fan residence's study to the living room. Technically, it was Xiaoxiao's turn to control the body, but this kind of boring time didn't matter to whoever controlled it, so even if Chu Chu controlled the body and walked, Xiaoxiao didn't mind. However, when they reached the living room and saw Chu Fan, it wouldn't be boring time anymore. Xiaoxiao would have to take over. Halfway, Chu Chu stopped walking. Chu Chu: Tell Chu Fan that we're going out. Xiaoxiao: Chu Chu, are you going to find He Yunxiao? Chu Chu: I'm going to relax. Xiaoxiao grumbled: Aren't you going to find He Yunxiao? Chu Chu: Relaxing. Chu Chu was still being stubborn even in this situation! Xiaoxiao refused: If you admit to going to find He Yunxiao, I'll help you tell elder brother. Chu Chu: You tell Chu Fan about our relationship, and I'll talk to him about repairing our relationship. Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up: If I tell elder brother we're going out, you lend me your body for a while, and I'll go talk to He Yunxiao myself. Chu Chu: No. Xiaoxiao: If you don't, I won't tell him. Just sit honestly beside elder brother! Don't go anywhere! Chu Chu: If you don't tell, I'll talk to Chu Fan myself. Xiaoxiao recalled that last time she let Chu Chu speak with Chu Fan, it directly destroyed ten years of sibling affection! Xiaoxiao urged, "Don't, don't, don't! Don't act rashly! Let's discuss it!" Chu Chu: I'll talk to him myself. Xiaoxiao: Alright, Chu Chu, I'll talk, I'll go and talk with elder brother. Don't be rash. Chu Chu: Mm, you go ahead. The control of the body returned to Xiaoxiao, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She wouldn't dare to let Chu Chu face Chu Fan again. Last time, facing him had already destroyed their ten-year sibling relationship. If she were to face him again, there would be no chance left for her and her brother. But soon Xiaoxiao realized something. Wasn't she supposed to face Chu Fan? Did Chu Chu even have time to face Chu Fan? Xiaoxiao: Chu Chu, you're not allowed to grumble! You only have time to face He Yunxiao and no time to face elder brother! You can't talk to elder brother at all! Chu Chu:... Xiaoxiao proudly said, "When you see He Yunxiao, let me take over. Otherwise, I won't discuss going out with my brother. We'll just sit beside him together. No one can find He Yunxiao." Chu Chu: No. You won't even do that? This girl is too protective of her territory! Xiaoxiao: I just need the time for a cup of tea, just a moment. Chu Chu: Half a cup of tea. Xiaoxiao: ? In the end, Xiaoxiao had no choice but to reluctantly agree, "Fine, fine, half a cup of tea it is." Xiaoxiao went to talk to Chu Fan and managed to convince him to let her go out. Chu Fan not only agreed but also handed over a portion of his recent earnings from the Iron Eagle Gang and the elder's token of the Iron Eagle Gang to his sister. After passing these items to his sister, Chu Fan said meaningfully, "Xiaoxiao, be safe when you go out, and if anything happens, show this token. The people from the Iron Eagle Gang will come to protect you. Also, don't always spend Brother He's money, it makes you look ungrateful." Xiaoxiao: ? How did my brother know I wanted to find He Yunxiao? Tl: Soothsayer.io