novelraw Chapter 59
Chapter 59
Chapter 59: Brilliant Ideas
Ye Bai lay on the ground, blood pooling from his lower body, and the set descended into chaos. The security guards instinctively huddled together, intimidated by Hecate’s ferocity. They knew they were no match for her.
The “Three-Second God” lived up to his name—looking impressive for barely three seconds before being taken down. He fought with flair, but in a flash, Hecate had him floored.
The security guards, ordinary folks, knew they’d likely end up like Ye Bai if they tried to intervene. They didn’t dare act. Should they call the police? They weren’t sure, as Lu Ziyan hadn’t given any orders, and Hecate, the fierce goddess, was glaring from the sidelines.
Hecate, unfazed by the situation, calmly picked up a thermal lunchbox from the ground and presented it to Lin Tai. “Young Master, try this. Miss Ziyue made it for you this morning.” She opened the box, conveniently blocking Lin Tai’s view to shield her kind-hearted boy from the bloody scene.
“Lin Ziyue again!” Lin Tai snapped back to reality, seething inside but unable to show it. He could only glare at Hecate to vent his frustration.
The mention of Lin Ziyue’s name sent a shiver of dread through him—a conditioned reflex. Lin Ziyue loved cooking, but her food was awful, and she insisted he eat it. If it weren’t for maintaining his persona, he’d have chewed her out long ago.
“Yes, Miss Ziyue said you must take a bite and give feedback so I can report back to her,” Hecate said, suppressing a chuckle at Lin Tai’s startled expression.
She had deliberately asked Lin Ziyue to make the pastries that morning, giving her a pretext to show up at the set. Without a valid excuse, she risked arousing Lin Tai’s suspicions.
The process was simple—she told Lin Ziyue that Lin Tai wanted pastries, and Lin Ziyue, overjoyed, got to work in the kitchen.
Truth be told, Lin Ziyue’s cooking skills left Hecate speechless. Her culinary efforts would only push Lin Tai further away.
Hecate wasn’t worried about being arrested. She had thousands of ways to escape, but most importantly, she trusted that Lin Tai would bail her out from detention.
“I have to eat it?” Lin Tai groaned. So, Lin Ziyue was involved in this too!
His mind raced with suspicions. Could Hecate’s appearance here not be a coincidence but intentional? Connecting the dots—Lin Ziyue’s early return to the country and other events—it all clicked.
No wonder Lin Ziyue came back early! She must have already been in contact with Ye Bai. And why would a successful businesswoman suddenly start learning to make pastries? He had been baffled by her odd behavior before.
Now it made sense—she was probably in love, trying to win Ye Bai’s heart through his stomach with her pastries.
The worst part? She wasn’t just practicing her baking—she was forcing Lin Tai to eat her toxic creations.
So infuriating! As the villainous side character, he had to watch the heroine and hero flirt sweetly while he suffered in the background.
These past few days of eating her pastries had nearly traumatized him. Villainous side characters really had no rights!
As for Hecate, no wonder she’d been so well-behaved lately—she must have switched to someone else to contact Ye Bai. Clever move. These two heroines were cunning, and he almost didn’t see through it.
No wonder Hecate’s kick earlier had precisely avoided vital areas, hitting just beside them. It looked like a gory mess, but it was merely a superficial injury—maybe a fractured bone at worst, leaving Ye Bai limping.
With Hecate’s acting skills, it was probably just a flesh wound.
Even so, Lin Tai couldn’t help but think Ye Bai was ruthless toward himself. That kick, though not life-threatening, must have hurt like hell! His male functions were likely intact, but the risk was nerve damage—potentially leaving him “out of commission” for months or even years.
The male lead was indeed the male lead—ruthless even to himself. Lin Tai had to give him that!
Ye Bai’s acting was on par with his own. The shock on his face when he saw Hecate was so natural that even Lin Tai almost fell for it.
If he hadn’t figured out it was part of their plan, he might have believed it.
This acting could rival his own!
But why would the male lead sacrifice so much?
Lin Tai recalled that in the original novel, Ye Bai’s goal was to win over the Lu and Su families. Now, with him being carted off to the hospital, how could he achieve that?
Suddenly, a spark of realization hit Lin Tai. Could they be sending Hecate to fake taking him to the hospital, with the real plan being to prop up Lin Ziyue to inherit the family business?
Then, when the Lin family faced devastating blows from the Su and Lu families, Ye Bai could seize the opportunity to inject his capital into the Lin family, fully breaking into the Chinese market.
The more Lin Tai thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Lin Ziyue still had familial ties with Lin Zhentian, so she wouldn’t let the Lin family fall completely. So, they devised a compromise: use Ye Bai to revive the Lin family, helping him while ensuring the Lin family’s survival—a win-win!
The only one sacrificed in this plan was Lin Tai, the villainous side character.
Well played! The male lead and heroines were teaming up to scheme against him, the villain.
Though the process had changed, the outcome of the plot remained the same: Lin Tai would flee, and Ye Bai’s capital would infiltrate China.
Realizing this, Lin Tai nodded with a sense of relief. It seemed he wasn’t far from returning to reality!