novelraw Chapter 55
Chapter 55
Chapter 55: The Half-Month Deadline, Time to Pick a Fight!
For the next half month, Lin Tai lived an extremely laid-back life. With no plot to follow, he stayed at home, enjoying Hecate’s massages and living freely and leisurely. Ever since Charlotte moved into his house, Lin Tai had been quietly observing her. However, during this half month, apart from persistently pestering him while he enjoyed his idle lifestyle, Charlotte didn’t seem to do anything out of the ordinary.
After analyzing Charlotte’s behavior, Lin Tai came to a conclusion: Charlotte was likely trying to make Ye Bai jealous, which was why she insisted on staying at his place.
Compared to Charlotte, Lin Tai felt that his sister, Lin Ziyue, was more noteworthy. During these two weeks, Lin Ziyue stayed home almost every day, neither going out nor working, which left Lin Tai quite frustrated. He later found out that Lin Zhentian had given Lin Ziyue a three-month leave.
This was utterly absurd—Lin Ziyue, a workaholic, taking a break?
Still, compared to the other heroines, Lin Ziyue’s behavior was much more stable. At least she wasn’t randomly adding drama to his life, which Lin Tai found quite comforting. The only thing that troubled him was that Lin Ziyue had started learning to cook—and her food was genuinely terrible. The first time he tried it, he nearly threw up.
As a result, whenever Lin Ziyue cooked, Lin Tai would hide. But Lin Ziyue was relentless, insisting that he try at least one bite each time, refusing to give up until he did.
Lin Tai felt utterly miserable. As a villainous side character, he was already used to being slapped in the face by the protagonists. Now, he had to endure being fed poison as well… This was simply lawless!
Besides Lin Ziyue, Lin Tai also noticed that Hecate had been unusually well-behaved over the past half month, not sending a single message to Ye Bai. In his previous life, Lin Tai remembered Hecate reporting to Ye Bai daily, betraying him while secretly digging into the details of the kidnapping of Ye Bai’s parents.
This left Lin Tai conflicted. Was this undercover heroine, planted by the villain’s side, slacking off?
At first, Lin Tai thought he wasn’t giving her enough freedom, so he deliberately arranged for Hecate to go out alone. To his surprise, Hecate was utterly speechless—she showed no intention of passing on any messages. She acted like a true maid, diligently taking care of his daily needs and occasionally changing her appearance in ways that made it hard for Lin Tai to stay composed!
As for the kidnapping of Ye Bai’s parents, she hadn’t mentioned a word, let alone investigated it. This heroine was seriously neglecting her duties!
Lin Tai was genuinely anxious watching this unfold!
Apart from that, the original plot continued to progress. The internet was flooded with news about Lu Ziyan, a rising star director in the Chinese entertainment industry, whose debut film Blazing Detective was about to start shooting. The press conference had already taken place.
The male lead was a complete newcomer, but many still remembered him as Ye Bai, the “Three-Second God” who had caused a stir online not long ago. After the full video was released, Ye Bai’s title as the “national heartthrob” didn’t hold up. Netizens mocked him as the “Three-Second God,” implying his charm lasted only three seconds.
This nickname was clearly a jab at Ye Bai, but it still served as decent publicity for him.
Compared to Ye Bai, the female lead had a much bigger reputation—Su Qingyan, the national goddess! Almost everyone online knew who Su Qingyan was. In just three years since her debut, she had starred in dozens of films, each one a classic. She portrayed her roles so perfectly that she was considered a legend, winning Best Actress awards at major film festivals year after year. Combined with her divine beauty, she was a genius actress with both talent and looks, earning her the title of national goddess.
Su Qingyan didn’t need hype—wherever she went, she naturally drew attention.
With Su Qingyan’s involvement and Lu Ziyan’s reputation as a genius director, Blazing Detective had already captured nationwide attention before filming even began.
Blazing Detective was generating massive buzz, and Lin Tai, having seen the news, knew his part in the plot was coming up. According to the original story, Lin Tai was exposed by Lu Ziyan and spent seven days in detention, where he met Zhao Gang, who then became his lackey. After leaving detention, Lin Tai, filled with hatred for Lu Ziyan and Ye Bai, was egged on by Zhao Gang to go to the film set to cause trouble.
With a van, Zhao Gang, and a dozen lackeys in tow, Lin Tai followed the plot and headed to the film studio where the crew was located.
When Lin Tai arrived at the set, filming hadn’t started yet, but the male lead, Ye Bai, and the director, Lu Ziyan, were already there, giving instructions to the actors who had arrived.
Lin Tai led his group of lackeys and marched toward them aggressively.
“Lu Ziyan!” Lin Tai took the lead, striding directly toward Lu Ziyan.
“Why are you here?” Lu Ziyan turned around and saw the boy she loved approaching her with a stick in hand.
For a moment, Lu Ziyan was lost in thought. She remembered a similar situation in her past life, where she felt extreme disgust toward Lin Tai, finding him repulsive just by looking at him. Back then, seeing Lin Tai show up with a group of thugs to cause trouble only made her despise his behavior more.
Now … perhaps because love blinds, Lu Ziyan found Lin Tai increasingly handsome—roguishly charming. If she could, she’d love to make a movie tailored for Lin Tai, capturing his every move with her camera.
“I’m here to get revenge, of course!” Lin Tai recited his lines according to the original plot. “… You made me lose face in front of Shihan!”
Lin Tai coughed lightly. The original line in the story was supposed to be, “You got me locked up in detention for seven days and made me lose face in front of Shihan.” But he suddenly remembered that he had only spent one day in detention before being bailed out by Lu Ziyan and a few others. He nearly slipped up and said the wrong line.
As a professional villain, he had almost messed up!
Thinking about this, Lin Tai genuinely got angry. It was because of these heroines adding their own drama that he nearly flubbed his lines.
So frustrating—these irresponsible heroines!
“So, how do you plan to get revenge?” Lu Ziyan showed no awareness of being provoked. Instead, a smile crept onto her lips. This was just too cute, wasn’t it?
She had keenly noticed Lin Tai’s brief hesitation just now, realizing he was struggling to find an excuse. That hesitant expression only made her like him more. She knew Lin Tai was kind at heart and would never actually lay a hand on her.
Besides, if he was really here to cause trouble, would he bring just a few lackeys? Didn’t he know the set had security?
So, Lin Tai was just here to put on a show and scare them a little.
Lu Ziyan saw right through it!