The villain and the male lead were so shippable

The villain was here!

Why did he keep showing up so often?

Gu Luosheng recalled that the villain had mostly clashed with the male and female leads before. She thought he seemed to like the female lead.

Oh, put that way, it made sense that he was here now.

Being stopped only made Shen Zhe angrier. He tried to wrench himself out of the man's grip, only to discover... the other man was stronger.

Shen Zhe's face nearly turned black.

"Who the hell are you? Do you know who I am? I could make it impossible for you to survive in Capital City in a matter of minutes," Shen Zhe threatened furiously.

Oh my...

Hearing that, Gu Luosheng actually admired Shen Zhe's courage.

Oh, right. This was the villain and the male lead's first meeting.

Ye Nanshen was incredibly powerful, but he also kept a very low profile and almost never appeared in public.

So everyone had heard Ye Nanshen's name, but no one knew what he looked like.

[Hehe, go on, say some more. Get Ye Nanshen to kill you.]

[You actually dare mouth off to Ye Nanshen? Hahaha, you're hilarious.]

[Ye Nanshen arrived just in time. This is practically a hero saving a damsel in distress.]

[What do I do? If this happens a few more times, I'm afraid I'll fall for him.]

[No, no, the wise don't fall in love; they build a better China. I need to keep my eyes on the money. Amitabha. Everything is an illusion. Only money will never let me down.]

Gu Luosheng kept trying to numb herself with those thoughts.

Ye Nanshen: ...

Sometimes, he really did feel like dying for a bit.

His corpse felt uncomfortable. He wanted to step out of it for a moment.

"Are you deaf? Can't you hear me talking? I order you to let go!" Seeing no response, Shen Zhe started slapping Ye Nanshen's hand hard.

[Hmm? Why do these two look so shippable together, too? Shen Zhe almost looks like he's acting coy right now...]

Gu Luosheng's inner BL fangirl came online. Her eyes lit up, and an entire drama was already playing out in her head.

Hearing that, Ye Nanshen hurriedly threw the man to the floor in disgust.

He liked Shen Zhe? What kind of joke was that?

He was straight. Very straight, thank you!

"What kind of man hits a woman?" Ye Nanshen took out a wet wipe and cleaned his fingers one by one, as though he had just touched something filthy.

Shen Zhe straightened his tie and resumed his overbearing manner. "What does it have to do with you if I teach some Has-Been a lesson? Are you her lover, or... some pretty boy Gu Luosheng keeps on the side?"

Gu Luosheng: ...

Sometimes, being on her own was genuinely frightening.

Ye Nanshen's eyes darkened, and the temperature around him seemed to drop several degrees. "A lover, a kept pretty boy... This is the first time anyone has called me those things."

"Heh." Shen Zhe laughed. "Then let me educate you today, buddy. Those are the nicer terms. But looking at you, you're probably a male escort, aren't you?"

Gu Luosheng nearly burst out laughing.

This was probably the worst anyone had ever insulted the villain.

Gu Luosheng instinctively edged farther away.

If things really blew up in a moment, she still wanted to stay alive.

Amitabha. You're on your own, Shen Zhe.

Just as Shen Zhe was pressing his attack, Chen Yu came running over. "Sir, I bought a milk tea at thirty percent sweetness, with coconut jelly, mashed taro, and crunchy pearls, and a cup of plain water with nothing added."

After saying that, Chen Yu stood obediently to the side, his expression begging for praise.

But... a few seconds later, Chen Yu suddenly realized... it seemed a little cold.

"Sir, what... is going on?"

Chen Yu asked cautiously.

Shen Zhe was also dumbfounded when he heard Chen Yu address the man as his boss.

Shen Zhe didn't recognize Ye Nanshen, but he knew Chen Yu.

Chen Yu managed this entertainment company and came here often.

Then... this man...

Shen Zhe swallowed and asked in disbelief, "Assistant Chen, what did you just call him?"

"Our CEO. The CEO of the Ye Group, holder of all its shares, the youngest and richest man in Capital City, the capital's crown prince. Everyone who sees him bows down in admiration. Our CEO..."

When Chen Yu introduced Ye Nanshen, he sounded as though he were praising himself. The words flowed effortlessly.

Before he could finish, Ye Nanshen interrupted coldly, "Are you the only one here with a mouth?"

Chen Yu immediately shut up.

Hearing all that, Shen Zhe felt a little dizzy.

"If you're planning to pretend to faint, don't do it here. There are no fans here, and no one's going to save you."

Gu Luosheng helpfully offered him a considerate reminder.

Shen Zhe glared at Gu Luosheng. This was all her fault. Otherwise, he would never have ended up in this situation.

Shen Zhe licked his lips and hurriedly apologized respectfully. "I... I'm sorry, Mr. Ye. I didn't know who you were. This was all caused by that Has-Been, Gu Luosheng!"

Shen Zhe wasn't too worried. He thought an apology would settle everything.

After all, he was the company's star attraction. The company depended on him to make money, so they couldn't do anything to him.

A Has-Been, on the other hand...

Heh.

She was worthless.

He just had to pin everything on her.

"Mm." Ye Nanshen nodded.

Thinking the matter was settled, Shen Zhe happily stepped forward. "Mr. Ye, if you want to blame someone, blame Gu Luosheng. She wants to seduce me and keeps harassing me in every way imaginable. It's unbearably annoying. I..."

Before Shen Zhe could finish, there was a crash as Ye Nanshen raised his leg and kicked him dozens of meters away.

Gu Luosheng's eyes widened. She swallowed. Just now... she thought she had heard bones breaking.

That kick had really landed solidly.

If it had hit her, she would have been a goner.

Shen Zhe coughed violently twice, then spat out two mouthfuls of blood.

Ye Nanshen stepped forward and looked down coldly. "Weren't you having a great time insulting me just now?"

"Mr. Ye... I was wrong. I really know I was wrong." Pale-faced, Shen Zhe lay at Ye Nanshen's feet, struggling as he desperately begged for mercy.

Gu Luosheng watched it all.

Deep in her eyes, there was nothing but shock.

Shen Zhe was the male lead of this novel...

But from what she could see now, he wasn't as powerful as the villain.

Gu Luosheng took a deep breath and suddenly figured it out.

The male lead was still growing. Of course he didn't have the villain's means yet. She couldn't destroy the male and female leads on her own.

Only... by clinging to the villain's coattails could she possibly take them down in one decisive strike!

But... Gu Luosheng narrowed her eyes and looked outside. The reporters would be here any moment. If they saw this, it would be bad for the villain!

Gu Luosheng hurried forward anxiously. "Ye Nanshen, stop hitting him. Let's get out of here."

Ye Nanshen glanced at Gu Luosheng, the hostility in his expression intensifying. "You like a coward like this? He looks malnourished, and... he's completely useless."

"What are you talking about?" Gu Luosheng was so focused on the reporters outside that she had no idea what the man had been muttering about all this time.

She simply grabbed Ye Nanshen's hand.

"Let's go."