I Am the Ultimate Villain, So What If I Kill a Protagonist - Chapter 3:

Chapter 3:

Basking in the envious gazes cast by the crowd, Chen Xue was all smiles.

However, the moment her eyes landed on a certain figure, her brows tightly furrowed.

The sight of Chu Yuan’s face made the disgust in her eyes impossible to conceal.

She simply could not understand why her parents insisted on forcing her to marry such a useless simp.

No!

Who was she, Chen Xue? She would never bow to fate.

Marry someone like him?

Absolutely impossible.

“Chu Yuan, come here. I have something to tell you,” Chen Xue said, her red lips parting as she spoke in a commanding tone.

The moment she opened her mouth, Chu Yuan had already guessed what she intended to say.

In the original plotline, Chen Xue had publicly broken off the engagement with him in front of everyone.

The original owner, in an attempt to salvage that unequal engagement, had even knelt in public, begging Chen Xue to change her mind. In return, he received only cold mockery.

That very kneeling had dragged him down from the pedestal.

It allowed these wealthy second-generation elites to see that the young master of the Chu Family in Magic City was nothing special. The awe they once held vanished completely.

It also laid the groundwork for the future alliance between the major families of Magic City and the protagonist to deal with the Chu Family.

But now, the protagonist of this banquet was no longer Chen Xue.

Having made up his mind, Chu Yuan stepped forward with a gentle smile. “Xue’er, today is your birthday. I prepared this gift with great care. It represents my feelings for you. I hope you’ll like it.”

His familiar “simp” demeanor made Chen Xue feel even more disgusted. She waved her hand as if brushing away a plague. “No need, no need. Take your so-called gift away. I’m not interested.”

Chu Yuan smiled.

The rejection was the same as before, though compared to the original plotline, she was almost being merciful.

“Xue’er, this is my sincere intention. Why not open it before deciding?”

Chu Yuan was certain that Chen Xue would have no way to refuse his grand gift.

“This is a gift from Young Master Chu. Miss Chen, you should at least open it. It might be some rare treasure.”

“When Young Master Chu gives a gift, it’s bound to be extraordinary. Let us broaden our horizons.”

“Could it be shares of the Chu Family company? That would be priceless.”

…

The banquet hall instantly became noisy.

The wealthy young masters who wanted to curry favor with Chu Yuan naturally spoke up for him, eager to see what was inside.

Countless eyes turned toward Chen Xue.

Under the pressure, she suppressed her anger and opened the gift box.

Thud!

A dull sound echoed as Chen Xue threw the gift box to the floor.

The anger in her heart could no longer be contained. She pointed at the box and shouted, “Chu Yuan, what is the meaning of this? Are you trying to humiliate me with this?”

The atmosphere shifted abruptly. Chen Xue’s sudden outburst left the wealthy youths stunned.

Curious, they stepped closer to take a look.

Inside the box were not precious jewels, nor company shares, but a lump of dark, unidentifiable matter.

Everyone was utterly confused.

After regaining their senses, they assumed it was another one of Young Master Chu’s creative tricks.

“Chen Xue, what are you doing? I painstakingly prepared this personally. I even cooked it myself. This is Changsha stinky tofu. Yet you treat it like trash. Are you disrespecting me, Chu Yuan, or do you think nothing of the Chu Family?” Chu Yuan shouted, his voice heavy but not angry.

“Chu Yuan, stop trying to twist things around,” Chen Xue snapped.

The fury inside her erupted like a volcano.

She was about to lash out at this shameless simp when something occurred to her. Her tone shifted as she sneered, “Chu Yuan, do you think that by using such a gimmick you can attract my attention? That I’ll suddenly like you?”

“Let me tell you, Chen Xue will never like you in this lifetime. Even if I became a beggar, I would never marry you.”

Only then did the crowd understand.

So this was all a trick from Young Master Chu.

As expected of him, always so creative in winning a girl’s heart.

Unfortunately, it seemed to have backfired.

“Hehe…”

Chu Yuan let out a cold laugh. “Chen Xue, you really think too highly of yourself.”

“Do you know who I am? With a single word from me, the daughters of wealthy families lining up to become my woman could stretch from here all the way to the Huangpu River.”

“I’ll give you one last chance. Kneel down and lick clean the token of affection I gave you.”

“Otherwise, our engagement ends here.”

Kneel down and eat that pile of dark stinky tofu?

Chen Xue’s anger flared. She raised her hand and swung it toward him.

Slap!

A crisp sound rang out.

Everyone was stunned.

Someone had been slapped.

Of course, the one slapped could not possibly be Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan struck first despite moving later, his slap leaving Chen Xue dumbfounded.

“You ungrateful thing. Since you don’t cherish my kindness, I hereby announce that our engagement is null and void.”

“From now on, if you, Chen Xue, dare to call yourself my fiancée or use the Chu Family’s name for your own benefit, I’ll show you what it means when a Thousand-Year Aristocratic Family in Magic City becomes enraged.”

With that, Chu Yuan did not bother to look at her again. He turned and left with Zuo Shishi.

The audience was once again in shock.

They had thought Young Master Chu was merely playing some roundabout strategy to win the beauty’s heart.

They never expected him to be serious.

Since he had declared those harsh words in front of so many wealthy heirs, there was no turning back.

Their fate as a couple was completely severed.

With it, the bond between the Chu Family and the Chen Family was also thoroughly broken.

The wealthy daughters nearby looked at Chen Xue with disdain, mockery, and schadenfreude.

Such a perfect golden son-in-law had been ruined by Chen Xue herself.

Let alone kneeling to eat stinky tofu, if Chu Yuan told them to kneel and eat something even worse, they would not hesitate.

Although the Chen Family was known as the head of the four great families of Magic City, their status was built entirely upon the support of the Chu Family.

A few years ago, the Chen Family had been at the bottom among the four families and had offended many powerful enemies, teetering on the brink of collapse.

It was Chen Xue’s father who had gone to seek help, and only because Chu Yuan had taken a liking to Chen Xue was this engagement formed.

To put it bluntly, the Chen Family had begged desperately for this marriage.

Now that the engagement was broken and the protection of the Chu Family gone, the Chen Family would once again fall into endless trouble.

“Damn it! Damn you, Chu Yuan! Damn that simp! How dare you treat me like this!”

“Chu Yuan, we’re finished! I won’t let you off!”

Chen Xue was so furious she felt her lungs might explode.

To this moment, she still could not understand why the once obedient simp had suddenly turned strong, used the situation to cancel the engagement, and even slapped her.