Villain Young Master Doesn't Want to Fall in Love with the Cute Domineering Female Lead Chapter 14

After that, the seed transformed into this giant potted plant, bearing the fruit of wisdom and symbolizing intellect.

Compared to the grand halls of ancient times, this place was a bit simpler, but no less elegant.

Within this vast library, towering scholar sculptures stood sentinel at its four corners.

During more relaxed times in the world, many students considered this the best place to pass the time.

As Wu Liang and his companions stepped into the library, perhaps because it wasn't a time of leisure, there were especially few students today.

On the entire first floor, only a handful of people could be seen scattered at tables, engrossed in their reading.

In the silent space, the only sounds were the rustling of pages and the beating of everyone's hearts and their breathing.

"Looks like there aren't many people today," Rat grumbled, tilting his slightly stiff neck.

It made sense, though. It wasn't a time for leisure, so it was almost strange that anyone would be at the library.

"So big..." Nan Zhu stood frozen, his eyes wide.

This place was almost the size of a gymnasium; it was truly exaggerated.

Even though he had prepared himself to be surprised before arriving, seeing it with his own eyes still left him utterly astonished.

"It really is huge..." Even Wu Liang felt a sense of unreality upon seeing the scene before him.

He had known the library was massive from playing the ACG dating game.

But when playing from a god's-eye view, he couldn't truly grasp the grandeur and immensity.

Only by standing here himself could he clearly feel the terrifying financial power of Huihuangxing Academy.

"Boss, don't you come here often?" Rat looked at Wu Liang, puzzled.

His boss was really prone to being surprised today, first the gymnasium, then the cafeteria, and now the library.

He wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt like his boss was acting like a country bumpkin today.

"These students? Please present your student IDs, and I'll register you," a part-time student working at the front desk approached the three of them with a digital tablet.

Her gaze lingered on Wu Liang and Nan Zhu's faces for a moment before she looked at Rat beside them with a hint of confusion.

"Oh, okay." Rat obediently took out his student ID and swiped it on the tablet.

With a beep, Rat, whose identity had been successfully verified, entered the hall.

"Huh? Boss? Why aren't you two coming in?" Rat asked, confused, having already entered the library hall and seeing Wu Liang and Nan Zhu still standing outside.

"I didn't bring it."

"Me neither," Wu Liang and Nan Zhu said almost in unison.

"Without student IDs, you are not permitted to enter the library freely," the girl said with a smile, looking at Rat who had entered the hall alone.

Without swiping a card, entry into the library was impossible, so these two students would have to leave.

"Huh?" Rat stared blankly at Wu Liang and Nan Zhu.

For a moment, he even suspected that his boss had deliberately set him up.

"Well, Mr. Rat, why don't you wait here for a bit? We'll go look around elsewhere and come find you," Nan Zhu said with an awkward smile. He hadn't expected Rat to act so quickly.

Before he could stop Rat, the other had already swiped his card and entered.

Given that he had entered, he would have to read for a while before coming out. That was the school rule at Huihuangxing Academy, and Nan Zhu couldn't do anything about it.

"You're the one calling me Rat! That's a name only Boss can use. Are you just going to call me that?"

"And you did that on purpose, didn't you! You definitely did it on purpose! Just to separate me and Boss!"

Rat shouted in exasperation, his face flushed. This was clearly the pretty boy's scheme.

That guy knew the library's rules perfectly and deliberately staged this scene just to get him away from his boss.

This guy named Nan Zhu definitely had ulterior motives regarding his boss.

Damn it! I didn't expect to make a mistake after all my careful planning and let this guy slip through.

"Student, please maintain quiet in the library. It's quite troublesome for me if you disturb other students."

"If you intend to keep shouting here, I might have to take some stronger measures."

The girl walked up to Rat with a dark expression and a gentle smile.

However, the killing intent radiating from her made Rat tremble all over, forcing him to obediently shut his mouth.

"I... I get it..."

Rat muttered softly, covering his mouth and not daring to look at the librarian in front of him.

How could this woman be so terrifying? The killing intent she exuded was absolutely genuine...

"Alright, Rat, you just stay here for fifteen minutes."

"I'll take him outside for a quick look around and come back to pick you up."

Wu Liang said, rubbing his forehead with a headache.

He had specifically called Rat because he didn't want to be alone with the male protagonist of this game.

But now, Rat had managed to get himself taken out of the picture.

"Then... that's fine..."

Rat looked at Wu Liang with a crestfallen face, full of resentment.

Finally, he shifted his gaze to Nan Zhu, who was smiling. This damned womanizer, even though he was a man...

『Outside the Library』

"Then let's go. Is there anywhere else you'd like to see?"

Wu Liang glanced at Nan Zhu and said indifferently.

"There's nothing in particular. I'm just a bit interested in you, Wu Liang."

"I've heard some rumors about you from classmates and Teacher Ye."

Nan Zhu, walking ahead, turned around to look at Wu Liang behind him.

A smile of amusement appeared on his delicate face, looking somewhat eerie.

"And then?"

Wu Liang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. This feeling of being stared at like prey made him uneasy.

Was this the aura suppression that came with being the so-called male protagonist?

"I don't think you're the scumbag the rumors describe."

Nan Zhu shrugged casually and looked away.

He had already heard about Wu Liang's way of dealing with people, but from his current observation, those rumors seemed to exist solely to slander him.

"Is this why you specifically sent Rat away? You actually had the library's nameplate with you, didn't you?"

Wu Liang crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes. This Nan Zhu didn't seem as simple as the game's setup suggested...

Chapter Twenty-Two: "Nan Zhu" Seems a Bit "Purple"

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, carefully scrutinizing Nan Zhu. Unlike in the game, the other party was not simple but rather meticulous and vigilant.

If the Nan Zhu in the game's setting was a naive and adorable puppy, then the current him was more like a cunning old fox.

Wu Liang stroked his chin, pondering. He had indeed arrived in the ACG dating game "Who is Your First Goddess ~ Love Rhythm."

However, the personalities of these characters seemed to have changed somewhat from their original selves, all having undergone some alterations.

"Come to think of it, this isn't so bad."

Wu Liang suddenly grinned. If he were to follow the game's plot that he already knew, could that even be considered a challenge? It would be child's play.

Although he didn't know what Nan Zhu was planning, these unexpected changes were clearly much more interesting.

"You had the library's nameplate with you all along. You sent Rat away specifically to tell me this?"

Wu Liang cracked his neck. He actually felt a bit nervous facing Nan Zhu.

In a sense, the man in front of him was his Grim Reaper a year from now.

To avoid his inevitable death, Wu Liang needed to close the distance between himself and Nan Zhu.

"I just wanted to know what kind of person this delinquent Young Master from the rumors truly is."

"But from what I see now, that delinquent Young Master seems to be just an ordinary person who is ostracized and a bit cold."

Nan Zhu spread his hands and shrugged casually.

Wu Liang wasn't as unapproachable as the rumors claimed, nor was he as hot-tempered.

Those rumors were the complete opposite of Wu Liang's behavior and conduct; they could even be said to have been created specifically to smear Wu Liang.

This had piqued his interest in Wu Liang. What kind of person would lead to such strange rumors?

"Why are you so interested in me? We've only met once in that alleyway."

Wu Liang couldn't quite figure out what this Nan Zhu in front of him was thinking.

And he wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt like this Nan Zhu was a bit strange somewhere.

Indeed, the Nan Zhu before him did have a face almost identical to the male protagonist in the game, but if one looked closely...

"What do you think if I said I wanted to sword fight with you?"

Nan Zhu lowered his head and thought hard for a while, then suddenly looked up with a bright smile.

"I'll give you a kick and send you home."

Wu Liang's eye twitched. This wasn't right, this was too not right.

This Nan Zhu, who spouted all sorts of "famous quotes" the moment he opened his mouth, was too different from the shy male lead in the game.

Even though they had almost the same face, in terms of their inner selves, they were two completely different people.

"That's quite cruel."

Nan Zhu glanced at Wu Liang with disdain. He really couldn't take a joke at all.

Did he really think he wanted to sword fight with him? He was just trying to liven up the atmosphere.

"That's called self-defense."

Wu Liang himself didn't know why he was bickering with Nan Zhu here.

He just found himself involuntarily led by the nose whenever he spoke with the other party.

This feeling of being passive made Wu Liang very unhappy, especially considering the other party was a man.

"Alright, it's about time to head back, otherwise your number one lackey is going to explode."