I, The Villain, Just Wanted to Be a Nobody, So How Did I Become the Protagonist? - Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: He Won’t Be Jumping Around for Long

“Ugh…” Su Ling turned her head and buried her face in her arms, quietly sobbing on the desk.

“Chen Tianyou, how could you make the class monitor cry?”

“Yeah! She was just thinking about your studies and didn’t want you to move. Why are you bullying her?”

“Chen Tianyou, that was way too much!”

“…”

The classmates began scolding him one after another.

From his seat in the back, Lin Mo curled his lips into a smirk.

Here it comes! The familiar plot is back again!

Just like before his rebirth, Chen Tianyou was once again bullying Su Ling.

Watching Su Ling sobbing with her head down, Lin Mo felt a twinge of sadness in his heart.

Su Ling was his first girlfriend. Seeing her get bullied by Chen Tianyou—how could his heart not ache?

But Lin Mo knew he couldn’t step in just yet. Only when Su Ling was driven to the brink of despair by Chen Tianyou would his appearance have maximum impact.

At that moment, he would become the light in Su Ling’s life, and she would fall hopelessly in love with him!

Su Ling, just hold on a bit longer. When the time is right, I’ll make my move! Lin Mo thought.

Facing all the classmates’ accusations, Chen Tianyou tried to defend himself innocently, “No, I didn’t… I…”

But his voice was quickly drowned out by the crowd’s scolding.

Even the homeroom teacher on stage couldn’t stand it anymore and reprimanded him, “Chen Tianyou, why are you stirring up trouble again? Hurry up and apologize to Su Ling!”

“Sigh…” Chen Tianyou sighed, then looked at Su Ling. “Sorry, class monitor. I was wrong.”

The teacher walked over and gently patted Su Ling on the shoulder. “Alright, Su Ling, Chen Tianyou already apologized.”

With the teacher’s comfort, Su Ling slowly lifted her head.

Her eyelashes were still wet, her eyes red and puffy—she looked pitiful.

Seeing her like this, Chen Tianyou couldn’t help but space out for a moment.

No wonder she was the campus belle female lead—she really was beautiful. With that tearful look, who wouldn’t be enchanted?

Wait, what the hell am I thinking? Chen Tianyou quickly shook his head.

She’s the female lead! That has nothing to do with a villain like me!

Getting bitten by dogs for a woman? Not worth it!

Forget it, I’d better just focus on class. I’ll find a way to change seats after class.

…

“Hi there, I’m Xia Qiang.” Lin Mo had just sat down when his desk mate greeted him warmly.

Lin Mo looked at the chubby student with the baseball cap and nodded gratefully, quickly reaching out to shake hands. “Hello.”

Xia Qiang could be said to be Lin Mo’s best bro. Ever since Lin Mo transferred into the class, he had taken great care of him and even played matchmaker between him and Su Ling.

Once, Xia Qiang had even been stabbed multiple times by thugs sent by Chen Tianyou while trying to protect Lin Mo. He was hospitalized for months and missed the College Entrance Exam.

After Lin Mo reached the peak of success in his previous life, he never forgot this friend, appointing him as the CEO of a publicly listed company under his own group.

Looking at the honest-faced Xia Qiang, Lin Mo felt deeply moved.

Bro, you’ve suffered too much.

Now that he’d been reborn, he would make sure his good buddy lived a rich and fulfilling life!

Seeing Lin Mo’s teary eyes as he grabbed his hand tightly, Xia Qiang quickly pulled back.

A troubling thought crept into Xia Qiang’s mind: Could it be that Lin Mo was so heartbroken over Cheng Yao that he… turned?

The thought gave Xia Qiang goosebumps.

“Hey, don’t get the wrong idea!” Lin Mo realized he had overreacted and quickly explained, “I just feel like we hit it off at first sight. I hope we can become good friends.”

“Oh, that’s all? No problem! If you need anything, just call me!” Xia Qiang nodded.

“Actually, I really admire you! You liked Cheng Yao for so many years. Even after she rejected you countless times, you still had the courage to confess again and again. That’s what I call a real man!”

“That’s nothing. You haven’t even seen the manlier side of me yet!” Lin Mo smirked.

In his last life, he had won over both of the school’s top campus belles.

Xia Qiang frowned. Why did that sound kinda off?

“Hey, don’t get the wrong idea! I meant something else!” Lin Mo quickly clarified.

“Haha… no worries. By the way, thank goodness you didn’t accept Chen Tianyou’s offer earlier. Otherwise, he probably would’ve taken revenge on you later!”

“Oh? What makes you say that?”

“Chen Tianyou’s one of the top three school tyrants. His character is trash, that goes without saying. Him being so proactive today is definitely fishy. I bet he was trying to pull a hard-to-get move—pretending to give up his seat, but deep down he still wanted to sit next to the class monitor. If you’d accepted, he probably would’ve started holding a grudge and look for a chance to cause trouble. Last time, a male student just chatted a little too much with Su Ling, and he got beat up in the bathroom.”

Damn, this guy really was his best bro—they thought exactly the same way!

Lin Mo couldn’t help but give Xia Qiang a thumbs up in his mind.

“Hmph, he won’t be jumping around for long!” Lin Mo sneered coldly.

In his past life, he personally orchestrated the downfall of Chen Tianyou’s family. He still remembered the tragic look on Chen Tianyou’s face right before he died.

Chen Tianyou was nothing more than a tiny stepping stone on his road to success.

“Shh!” Xia Qiang quickly made a hushing gesture. “You haven’t been in this class long, so you don’t know what kind of person Chen Tianyou is. If he gets pissed, he’ll throw punches without warning. Keep your voice down, or he’ll beat you up too!”

“Hmph, what’s so great about him? He’s just a spoiled rich brat!”

Lin Mo still looked completely unimpressed.

To him, he was the one who truly had the guts. He started from nothing and climbed step by step to the pinnacle of wealth and power.

As for Chen Tianyou, he was just a punk living off his father’s money.

And in the end, all of Chen Tianyou’s wealth would still end up in his hands anyway.

“He’s like a locust after autumn—he won’t last much longer! Qiangzi, just watch how I stomp Chen Tianyou underfoot and make him beg for mercy!”

“Uh…” Xia Qiang was a bit speechless.

As far as he knew, Lin Mo came from a poor family and had been rejected by Cheng Yao countless times. He didn’t seem like someone who could step on Chen Tianyou at all.

“You don’t get it now, but you will when the time comes.”

“Alright, alright, class is starting. If we keep chatting, the teacher’s gonna catch us.”

…

Halfway through the class, Su Ling suddenly heard the sound of snoring coming from next to her.