I, the Villain, Accidentally Killed the Protagosint!

Chapter 13: Naturally, a Villain Should Do Whatever He Pleases—The More Despicable, the Better

“Oh? Is President Xia the one inviting me?”

Zhang Chen raised his brows slightly.

As for this fiancée of his—

He truly wasn’t very interested.

Beautiful, sure, but not very bright.

In the original plot of the comic he had written, this eldest daughter of the Lin family was the typical silly, sweet, and slightly arrogant girl.

Naïve and simple-minded, kind-hearted but not to Zhang Chen’s taste.

On the contrary, the current matriarch of the Lin family, the true head of the Lin Group, was someone Zhang Chen found quite intriguing.

“Since President Xia has personally invited me, of course I’ll give her this face.”

Zhang Chen agreed readily.

He didn’t have much fondness for Lin Xi, but there were several hidden plotlines tied to the Lin family.

Especially ones connected to the comic’s protagonist, Ye Fan, and certain opportunities that would aid him.

“Send me the time and place. I’ll be there on time.”

After speaking, Zhang Chen hung up the call.

He had no interest in chatting further with his fiancée, Lin Xi.

On the other end of the line—Anyone with eyes could see the grievance on Lin Xi’s face.

First, her call was hung up.

Then, when she called back and finally got through, Zhang Chen’s cold attitude left her at a complete loss.

The key was the strong feeling of disparity.

“Xiao Xi, did Zhang Chen agree?”

Seeing her daughter pout with grievance, Xia Yanbing could roughly guess the reason.

She smiled, shook her head, and asked.

Lin Xi snorted lightly: “Yeah, he agreed!”

Upon hearing that Zhang Chen had agreed to come, Xia Yanbing finally sighed in relief.

As for certain things, she also knew that going too far was counterproductive.

Everything had to proceed step by step.

“In the past, Zhang Chen tried everything to please you, and you acted indifferent. What now? Is he losing patience with you?”

“Mom! Who cares about him! Now that he’s acting like this, it’s even more to my liking!”

…

After hanging up, Zhang Chen’s lips curled into a smile.

He hadn’t expected Lin Xi to call him.

And it turned out to be because the current head of the Lin Group wanted to invite him.

“Xia Yanbing, Lin Xi’s nominal mother, the current leader of the Lin Group.”

Zhang Chen knew everything there was to know about this person.

Before this call, he hadn’t thought much of it.

But now that the call had come, it gave Zhang Chen some new ideas.

“The Lin family is one of the key forces behind Ye Fan’s early rise. I need to find a way to cut off the ties between them!”

Zhang Chen wanted to destroy Ye Fan.

That meant severing all his opportunities, networks, and anyone or any force that could potentially aid him.

If he could destroy them, he would.

If he could snatch them, even better.

For instance, the female lead Xing Lingyun—Zhang Chen had already managed to bring her under his banner before Ye Fan even had a chance to meet her.

And even went one step further—conquering her crystal.

“Next will be the Lin family! And the Demon-Slaying Division.”

Zhang Chen recalled the rough plot he had originally written.

In the early stages, Ye Fan’s two biggest supports were the female lead Xing Lingyun and, in fact, the Lin family!

One in the open, one in the shadows!

A two-pronged strategy!

And Ye Fan’s connection to the Lin family began precisely with his fiancée, Lin Xi.

So naïve she could be used by others without even realizing it.

Very quickly, Zhang Chen sketched out a rough plan in his mind to target Ye Fan.

“Last night’s deep interaction with Xing Lingyun should have damaged Ye Fan’s protagonist luck, but that’s not enough.”

Zhang Chen liked to leave nothing to chance.

If not 100%, at least an 80-90% certainty.

“This kind of ‘Child of Destiny’—as long as he’s not killed off once and for all, he’ll encounter lucky breaks and grow faster than a rocket.”

Although Zhang Chen had already ambushed Ye Fan without his knowledge, and learned that Ye Fan had somehow fallen down the stairs last night and broken his leg, giving him reason to believe Ye Fan’s protagonist luck had been damaged, he still decided to sever all of Ye Fan’s early supports!

Leave him no chance to turn the tables, then finish him off in one strike!

“The Lin family and the Demon-Slaying Division. Plan it well, give Ye Fan a huge surprise.”

Once the plan was set, Zhang Chen began arranging things immediately.

There was still time before nightfall.

Plenty of time for him to operate.

On the way, Zhang Chen thought about the follow-up while chatting with Xing Lingyun.

Relationships needed nurturing.

Only Zhang Chen had the capital to endure this.

Anyone else wouldn’t have been able to handle it.

At first, Xing Lingyun seemed a little hesitant, playing hard to get.

But in the end, she tacitly accepted it.

After all, as a yama*, she was inherently drawn to human Yang energy.

[*demonic creature].

And ever since she had fallen and turned demonic, she had been consumed by despair and resentment, destined never to live like a normal person.

Zhang Chen had given her hope.

“Help me with something.”

While tactically maneuvering, Zhang Chen spoke up.

His tone left no room for negotiation.

Xing Lingyun knew this wasn’t good.

But she couldn’t suppress her craving for Yang energy.

That was the instinct of a demonic being.

Ordinary people couldn’t withstand it—even being close to her would affect them.

And without absorbing Yang energy, her wounds would never heal.

So Zhang Chen’s appearance— especially last night’s experience— left her with almost no resistance to him now.

She nestled against Zhang Chen’s chest with an air of infatuation and greed.

Hearing his request, Xing Lingyun hesitated and said, “I only know how to kill.”

“No need for that. I just need you to lend a hand.”

Zhang Chen leaned close to Xing Lingyun’s ear, whispering his plan.

Then, gazing at her alluring yet cold, goddess-like face, Zhang Chen admitted that he was not someone with particularly strong self-control.

Since he was thirsty— he quenched his thirst first.

The taste was sweet, leaving him wanting more.

…

Ye Fan felt like he must be cursed.

For no reason at all, he had missed a step while walking downstairs— and ended up with a broken leg!

At this moment, in an old residential district in Jiangdong, a young man in his early twenties, looking sunny and cheerful, was limping down the stairs supported by a sweet and innocent-looking girl around eighteen or nineteen.

“Brother, are you sure you don’t want me to go with you?”

Ye Yiyi’s face was full of concern.

“It’s no big deal. Don’t underestimate your brother over something like this.”

Ye Fan shook his head. “It’s easy to get to the hospital. I can manage on my own.”

“But…”

“It’s fine. Go back and focus on studying. Didn’t you say you wanted to get into my university? Work hard!”

Seeing Ye Fan insist, Ye Yiyi finally agreed to stay home.

She knew her brother cared about her.

After all, she had been sickly since childhood, her health frail and prone to illness.

“Then be careful.”

“Go back upstairs quickly. It’s windy outside—you’ll catch a cold.”

“Got it.”

Soon, a ride-hailing car arrived downstairs.

Ye Fan waved, leaning on his crutch as he got in.

He had no idea— before he called the car to go to the hospital for his leg injury, everything he and his sister had done had been observed by people secretly watching them.

And that information had already made its way to Zhang Chen.

“Sure enough, there’s no time like the present. The opportunity is right in front of me.”

Seeing that Ye Fan had gone to the hospital alone, leaving only his sister at home, Zhang Chen couldn’t help but smile.

As the original author of the comic, he knew Ye Fan inside and out.

What were Ye Fan’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities?

What did he care about most?

It was very simple.

That old, ancestral copper mirror from the Ye family!

And his one and only sister— Ye Yiyi!