"Fuck!"
"Isn't the Carefree Sect Master me?"
Just as Su Bai was wondering about it, the original owner's memories surged through his mind, making him freeze before crying out in shock.
The original owner had spent every day indulging in pleasure, living a life of utmost comfort. Clubs, bars, and campus—the three points of his routine. He wandered through a sea of beauties and spent every night in revelry!
His friends in the circle had directly nicknamed him the Carefree Sect Master. Cigarettes and alcohol never left his side; every day was spent drowning in luxury and excess.
The Carefree Sect's Vice Sect Master was one of the original owner's friends from that circle, a like-minded lackey who got up to no good with him. His background was equally impressive.
He was the rich second-generation heir of the Zhang Household, one of Suzhou's Four Great Families. His name was Zhang Tianci. Though he was younger than Su Bai, he had no fewer tricks up his sleeve—if anything, he had surpassed his predecessor.
"As expected of a rich second-generation heir! I've really had my eyes opened today!" Su Bai could not stop marveling as he recalled everything. Rich people really knew how to have fun!
But why was Zhang Tianci calling him now?
Narrowing his eyes, Su Bai felt a trace of doubt. He answered the call, and the moment he put the phone to his ear, an excited roar rang out. "Brother Su, you're fucking incredible!"
Su Bai instantly frowned and hurriedly pulled the phone away. This guy was way too loud. And what the hell did he mean by incredible?!
"The news about you crushing the Xiao Household, beating up Xiao Fan, and going to their door to break off the engagement has spread throughout the whole circle! Why didn't you call your brother for something this exciting?!"
Zhang Tianci's booming, thrilled voice immediately rang out, leaving Su Bai stunned. He had never expected the news to spread so quickly.
After the Xiao Household had been humiliated like that, shouldn't they have suppressed the news?
Had the Xiao Household completely given up, or did they have some other scheme?!
"Tianci, how did you find out?" Sensing that something was off, Su Bai narrowed his eyes and asked in a grave tone.
"Huh?"
Zhang Tianci froze for a moment before quickly replying, "It's being talked about everywhere! The Xiao Household is even shamelessly crying about how your Su Household used its power to bully them. It's absolutely disgusting!"
So there really was a problem. The Xiao Household wanted to smear the Su Household through public opinion!
A sharp glint flashed through Su Bai's eyes, followed by a trace of disdain. Fortunately, he had already guarded against this move from the Xiao Household. They wanted to paint themselves as victims? How laughable!
Just as the corners of Su Bai's lips curled upward, Zhang Tianci impatiently continued shouting, "Brother Su, you should've called me today! Xiao Fan is no good person. I've wanted to beat the crap out of him for ages!"
"When he was working on those new energy vehicles, he approached my sister to discuss a partnership. But he really just wanted to mooch off the Zhang Household's automobile factory, and he even called it a win-win collaboration!"
"Pah!"
At this point, Zhang Tianci could not stop himself from spitting, making his disdain and resentment toward Xiao Fan plain to see...
"My sister accidentally fell for it, and what happened then?!" Zhang Tianci abruptly changed direction, roaring with frustration and indignation. "That little bastard made it sound nice, but he used the Zhang Household's manpower and resources, only for that son of a bitch to take the lion's share in the end! Does he think the Zhang Household is full of idiots?!"
As he spoke, Zhang Tianci suddenly slammed a fist into his thigh, clearly filled with dissatisfaction. It seemed he was extremely unhappy with Xiao Fan, the protagonist.
But when Su Bai heard that, his eyelids began twitching wildly. With Zhang Tianci's attitude, wasn't he obviously on the protagonist's opposing side in a novel?
So I became a villain, and the Carefree Sect's Vice Sect Master became the villain's lackey. We're both destined to be cannon fodder!
"..."
Thinking that, Su Bai's face darkened. The villains had already stepped forward—one was himself, and the other was Zhang Tianci!
Still, he understood what his lackey meant. The Zhang Household worked in the automobile industry and owned its own factories. The future development of the plot would most likely involve his lackey's family.
Besides, this lackey had an older sister. She might end up becoming part of Xiao Fan's harem, with the entire Zhang Household handed over to him. And as a cannon-fodder villain, Zhang Tianci would probably die a miserable death...
"Damn it! Their relatives die at the protagonist's hands, yet these female leads turn around and love the protagonist to death. This plot is way too bullshit!"
Thinking that, Su Bai could not help complaining again, rolling his eyes. But since he was the Carefree Sect Master, he would definitely protect the safety of the Vice Sect Master under his command.
Just then, after Zhang Tianci finished angrily cursing Xiao Fan, he changed the subject again and said in a somewhat furtive tone, "By the way, Brother Su, since you didn't think of me when you went to break off the engagement, now that Sister Ruoxue has called it off, why not consider me?"
Su Bai:???
Well damn. Not only did this kid hate the protagonist, he fucking wanted to steal the protagonist's woman too. If he didn't die later, heaven itself would not allow it!
As Su Bai stared blankly, Zhang Tianci's sleazy voice continued, "Look at me. I'm quite a handsome talent myself. Besides, haven't you always been interested in my sister? I'll help set you two up, and you can be my wingman!"
"If it works out, I'll call you brother-in-law, and you'll call me brother-in-law. We'll become one big happy family—wouldn't that be wonderful?" His voice grew more and more excited as he spoke.
But Su Bai was completely speechless. As expected of a villainous lackey. His ability to daydream in broad daylight is truly top-tier. But sorry, as the Sect Master and your big brother, I won't casually hand my sworn little sister Su Ruoxue's happiness over to you!
"Get lost!"
So Su Bai bluntly spat out those words, unconsciously raising his middle finger. Zhang Tianci was not angry when he heard it. Instead, he chuckled. "Got it! Just wait a moment, Boss!"
Then the phone screen lit up. Su Bai discovered that Zhang Tianci had switched on the video call. The big fellow waved at Su Bai, then immediately curled himself into a ball and rolled away into the distance, fully committed to doing whatever he was told.
Abstract enough, stupid enough. Truly worthy of being a villainous lackey!
Seeing this, the corner of Su Bai's mouth twitched. He helplessly shook his head. Everyone, tell me—if all my lackeys are idiots, how am I supposed to defeat the protagonist?!
Still, it was enough that this lackey listened to him. With him overseeing everything in the future, the villains would have their moment to shine and trample Xiao Fan, the protagonist, beneath their feet!
"Brother Su, I've rolled away!"
Before long, after rolling around a few times in the video, Zhang Tianci eagerly came back. He leaned close to the camera and casually said, "Oh, right! Brother Su, to celebrate you beating up that idiot Xiao Fan and venting some of your brother's anger!"
"Same old place tonight. Recently, I met a freshman beauty from Suyi University. She does gymnastics—pretty and proud. She barely wants to pay attention to me. Brother Su, are you interested in getting to know her?"
After speaking, Zhang Tianci raised his brows with a flattering expression, like a little lapdog. Su Bai helplessly nodded, then hung up. It's a waste for Zhang Tianci to be the Carefree Sect's Vice Sect Master. The Sect Master position should go to him!
But a freshman campus beauty from Suyi University?
Just hearing that made alarm bells ring in Su Bai's heart. After all, in urban novels, campus belles were an unavoidable presence!
Could she be...
A female lead blessed by fate?!