The Reborn Villain Is Surrounded by the Female Leads! - Chapter 3:

Chapter 3: A Panel? What’s Going On?

Inside a luxurious villa.

Gu Wanqing lay on her bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

All day, her mind had been filled with Lin Ao’s departing figure that afternoon.

“He… agreed…”

“He looked so pained at the time. Did he really have me in his heart?”

The thought startled her, and she shook her head violently.

“No, no, no. I’ve known Lin Ao since childhood. There has never been love in his eyes. Xiao Fan was right. In his eyes, there is only profit. Our engagement was nothing more than a bargaining chip he could use.”

Gu Wanqing gave a bitter smile.

Lin Ao was outstanding. As the legitimate eldest son of the Lin Family’s main branch, he was also famously known in Jianghai City as a cold, abstinent male idol.

He was the object of pursuit for countless socialites.

After graduating, he took over the company’s various operations and once again brought immense wealth to the Lin Family.

The Lin and Gu Families were longtime family friends. Their grandfathers had arranged their engagement when they were children. In truth, Gu Wanqing had quietly developed feelings for him since childhood and had always liked Lin Ao.

After growing up, she had even tried to confess her feelings to him.

But what she received was always a cold gaze and indifferent words.

“I know we already have an engagement. Whether we like each other or not doesn’t matter. I still have other matters to deal with right now. I’ll get back to work.”

That sentence from Lin Ao had completely shaken her.

On top of that, Xiao Fan kept whispering in her ear that Lin Ao only cared about profit. He was a work machine. He was marrying her for the Gu Family.

And so, the scene that happened that afternoon took place.

Xiao Fan was a newly hired security guard at her company. He was young and possessed extraordinary martial skills.

One time, when she left work late and was harassed by hooligans, he saved her.

It was a completely normal situation. If the boss was being harassed, wasn’t it natural for a security guard to drive them away?

For some reason, Gu Wanqing and Xiao Fan inexplicably became good friends. She found herself telling him many things.

The so-called Son of Destiny was no joke. If he let out a fart, you would still think it smelled good.

Gu Wanqing sighed.

A resolute expression appeared in her eyes. Then let’s cancel the engagement.

“Ding—!”

Her phone on the bedside table rang.

She picked it up and glanced at it, thinking it was a work report, and casually set it back down.

She turned off the light and closed her eyes, about to sleep.

Wait. Why did I just see Lin Ao’s name?

She quickly picked up her phone again and opened the message. The sender was indeed Lin Ao.

This was the first time he had ever sent her a message.

As she read the contents, the corners of her mouth twitched.

“I thank your big-headed ghost!”

Gu Wanqing casually typed a “1” and pressed send.

She tossed the phone back onto the bedside table, pulled the blanket over herself angrily, and went to sleep.

…

At the Lin Family estate, Lin Ao had downloaded a short video app.

This was the first time his phone had ever contained entertainment software.

Finally, he no longer had to live like the old “Lin Ao,” whose mind was filled only with work and schemes.

“Hahaha, this is too funny!”

“Haha, this one’s not bad either!”

“Hiss… this app shows this too? But it’s still not as good as the black stockings my company employees wear.”

For the first time using the app, Lin Ao felt as though he had opened the door to a brand-new world. He could not stop. Absolutely could not stop.

Just then, his phone popped up with Gu Wanqing’s reply: “1.”

Lin Ao felt deeply gratified. It seemed that his politeness had worked perfectly. This was a great start to showing how nice he was.

…

The next morning at 7:00.

Lin Ao was called downstairs for breakfast by his mother.

He came down yawning, with two dark circles under his eyes.

“Playing with distractions ruins one’s ambition. I told myself I’d sleep after one more video, and then it was already morning.”

He muttered to himself while groggily eating breakfast.

“Didn’t sleep well last night?”

Li Wanyu looked at him with concern. Could there really be something wrong with his health?

“Oh, I was experiencing the ups and downs of life last night and accidentally stayed up too late.”

Lin Ao answered casually, thinking that watching short videos really was experiencing the ups and downs of life.

“You silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? If you feel unwell, go to the hospital. And what about Wanqing? Did you ask her out?”

Li Wanyu cared most about this matter. It concerned her future daughter-in-law.

“I did. I arranged for her to come over at 8:00 this morning.”

Today would determine the direction of his future. How could he not arrange it?

“Why so early? Are you asking her to come for a meeting? Girls like to sleep in. What were you thinking?”

Lin Dong looked at Lin Ao with disappointment. He managed himself so strictly, but when it came to dating, he understood nothing about girls.

“Alright, alright. Let the young people handle their own matters. We’ll head out and leave the place to them.”

After breakfast, Li Wanyu pulled Lin Dong out of the house, so they would not disturb them.

Lin Ao thought to himself, isn’t this basically a meeting?

We’re holding a conference to cancel the engagement.

After breakfast, Lin Ao grew sleepy again and forced himself to sit in the living room, dozing off.

Why is she taking so long to arrive?

…

“Miss Gu, this way please. Young Master has been waiting in the living room since early morning. You can go straight in.”

A servant led Gu Wanqing into the living room to see Lin Ao.

She entered and saw Lin Ao sitting alone on the sofa, supporting his chin with one hand while dozing.

His complexion looked haggard, with deep dark circles under his eyes.

Gu Wanqing froze.

“He… looks like he didn’t sleep at all last night. Did he spend the whole night thinking about me canceling the engagement?”

She walked softly over to him.

Squatting down in front of him, she looked at the tired man.

“I’ve never seen Lin Ao like this. He has always been proud and cold. Judging from his reaction yesterday and how he looks now, canceling the engagement must have truly hurt him. These dark circles… did he really stay up all night?”

As she thought this, she shook her head again.

She had come today to formally discuss canceling the engagement. He had clearly said that liking or not liking each other did not matter. In his eyes, emotions did not exist.

Give up, Gu Wanqing.

Yet her hand could not resist the urge to touch his face.

Just once. The first time and the last time.

After today, they would have nothing to do with each other.

This was also the first time Gu Wanqing had ever touched Lin Ao.

Her palm moved gently, lightly pressing against his sharply defined face.

At this moment, Lin Ao looked his best. In sleep, his expression was soft, and his cold eyes were nowhere to be seen.

The instant Gu Wanqing touched him, it felt as though a faint electric current passed through her palm.

Suddenly, her vision went dark, and a flood of information poured into her mind.

At the same time, a trace of red energy dissipated from both her and Lin Ao into the air.

When she opened her eyes again, before she could even sort through the information in her head, she saw a transparent information panel appear above Lin Ao.

“?”

Gu Wanqing rubbed her eyes hard.

She leaned closer to look.

“What is this? A hallucination?”

She rubbed her eyes again, but the panel was still there.

She focused on it and read:

[Name: Lin Ao]

[Appearance: SSS]

[Personality: Internally complex.]

[Hidden Attributes: Tsundere, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, zero resistance to women’s tears.]

[Relationships: Father: Lin Dong; Mother: Li Wanyu; Fiancée: Gu Wanqing (Pending Confirmation).]

[Current Status/Thoughts: So sleepy. Want to sleep in bed.]

[Favorability: 60.]

[Heartbeat Value: 90.]

[Current Objective: Cancel engagement.]

[Rationality Index: 50.]

[All data updated in real time.]

“…”

Gu Wanqing stared blankly at the information.

Then a notification window popped up.

[Congratulations on breaking free from the Path of Destiny!]

She waved her hand vigorously through the panel and discovered that her palm could pass straight through it.

By accident, she slapped Lin Ao across the face.

She immediately noticed that the data on the panel changed.

[Current Status/Thoughts: Shocked.]

[Heartbeat Value: 130.]