America's Greatest Villain: I Defeat Magic with Magic

Looking at the tycoon's daughter beside him, who was brazenly planning to use her position to line her own pocket, Chen Yuan found for the first time that her haughty arrogance was actually somewhat charming.

$9 may not seem like a lot, but it's still very attractive to an ordinary family like Chen Yuan's.

Then, Vivian continued:

"Although Vanderbilt is dead, the political legacy and community resources accumulated by his Life Sciences Institute charitable foundation should not be wasted."

"Chen, I need your Rongding Pavilion to replace the charitable foundation. This will not only help me completely control the discourse on charitable funding for the School of Life Sciences, but also make your restaurant a charitable star of USC."

She turned to look at Chen Yuan, her eyes filled with ambition.

"This is an absolutely win-win situation."

Vivian's request was reasonable, and could even be described as offering Chen Yuan very favorable terms for cooperation.

If Rongding Pavilion can become a top-tier charitable organization within USC, it will greatly benefit Chen Yuan's reputation.

However, in Chen Yuan's view, every time this woman put forward a new idea, there was always a deeper layer of calculation hidden behind it.

For example, when he was asked to go to the student council to discuss the "cooperation pilot" with Rongding Pavilion, he prepared two agreement documents in advance.

The real purpose of inviting him to the Neptune's Trident Club for the new semester party was to deal with Vanderbilt.

So what is her real purpose at this moment?

As the neon lights flashed by outside the window, Chen Yuan noticed that Vivian had already changed out of her business attire from the conference room.

Instead, she wore a wine-red silk dress that perfectly hugged her figure, which was probably her usual home attire.

At this moment, she seemed to have shed her dignified and noble elite facade in public.

She was completely relaxed, nestled in the spacious leather seats of the Maybach, her long legs elegantly crossed, casually swirling a half-empty glass of champagne in her hand, her azure eyes slightly hazy with intoxication.

Looking at the visually striking scene before him, Chen Yuan felt a sudden alarm bell ringing in his mind!

As a qualified villain, he knew very well that there are no free benefits in the world.

"Could this woman be trying to use me against one of her political enemies again?"

Chen Yuan's brain considered countless possibilities in a fraction of a second and quickly arrived at the only conclusion for breaking the current impasse:

In this situation, we can only rely on the system's prompt panel to get a glimpse of Vivian's true intentions!

Although Vivian has never shown any hostility towards Chen Yuan, the system has never been effective against her.

However, in such a private setting, there are various ways to anger a haughty heiress from an old-money family.

Considering that there was a female bodyguard sitting in the front row who might draw her gun at any moment, Chen Yuan chose the safest option.

He didn't respond to Vivian's suggestion about collaboration, but instead unabashedly shifted his gaze from Vivian's eyes to her long, crossed legs.

Although the long skirt covered most of the view, the beautiful outline of the calves could still be seen through the slit in the skirt.

Her two feet were resting on the special footrests, swinging gently, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.

Why is the result different from what was expected?

Just as Chen Yuan frowned, pondering how to further provoke the other party...

"despair"

A soft sound suddenly broke the silence of the carriage.

Vivian carelessly kicked her red high heel off the mat on her left foot.

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed...

After a long while, he forced himself to suppress the turmoil in his heart, turned his gaze away, and met Vivian's ambiguous smile.

Her head was still clean and tidy, with nothing on it.

Her eyes held a hint of intoxication and a touch of amusement.

"Do you know that, Chen?"

"Apart from Diana and my parents in the front row, no outsiders have ever ridden in this car."

This announcement, which was both dismissive and offensive, and directly included him as "one of their own," sent chills down Chen Yuan's spine.

Looking at the enchanting woman in front of him, who was not only immune to physical magic, but also had the upper hand and was controlling him from a higher level.

Chen Yuan felt, unusually, utterly defeated.

Seeing Chen Yuan's helpless yet forcedly composed profile, Vivian laughed with delight, like a Persian cat that had just pulled off a prank.

"The $9 grant will be deposited into your company's account after the first week of school."

"I look forward to working with you in the future."

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully used despicable means to induce a desperate avenger to publicly shoot and kill a respected philanthropist, causing extremely negative consequences. Reward: 100 Villain Points]

[Ding! Detected that the host used manipulation to cause the shooting death of a college student philanthropist dedicated to public welfare, and misappropriated the philanthropic resources. Reward: 100 Villain Points]

[Ding! Detected that the host acted in an ungentlemanly manner when facing a lady. Villain points rewarded: 50 points]

Faced with Vivian's suggestion of "cooperation," Chen Yuan instinctively wanted to refuse.

But she gave far too much.

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The next day was Sunday, and the day after that was the official start of the semester at USC.

But Chen Yuan didn't rest. Even Su Nian, Hu Dan, and Anna, who were also students, came to the store as usual.

"Didn't you attend the college's back-to-school party?"

As closing time approached, Chen Yuan leaned against the cashier's counter, watching the girls cleaning up.

As is USC tradition, each college holds similar events before the start of the new semester to help students adjust their mindset and prepare for the new term.

However, Su Nian and Anna shook their heads in unison.

Su Nian had only been in the United States for six months. Although she had no problem communicating in the language, there was still a huge gap in their lifestyles and party culture.

A traditional, obedient girl like her naturally wouldn't like attending American student parties filled with alcohol and noise.

Anna, on the other hand, is a typical homebody who prefers to stay home editing videos rather than going out to parties.

However, because the video he filmed last time was very successful, Chen Yuan was extremely generous in paying him $500.

So Anna moved her workplace to an empty storeroom in Rongding Pavilion, where she would occasionally come out to clean.

After all, communicating directly with Chen Yuan would help improve the quality of the videos, and Anna's income would also be higher.

Hu Dan frowned, and asked in return with some doubt:

"A new semester party? I don't think our university has that kind of event."

Chen Yuan suddenly realized that Hu Dan was studying at a regular state university, so her daily life was naturally not as colorful as that of a private university student.

However, the advantage of state universities is that they have fewer courses and relatively more lenient requirements for exams and credits.

Chen Yuan looked at the employees in front of him and quickly began to make plans in his mind.

Having agreed to collaborate with Vivian, I will definitely focus more of my energy on the school going forward.

Although I can still come to Rongding Pavilion every night, I can't stay in the store for long periods of time during the day.

Therefore, he urgently needs to promote a sufficiently loyal and experienced employee to serve as the acting head of the restaurant's daily operations.

However, Yang Qiu's time here was too short, and Emily was always pursuing her Hollywood dream, so she couldn't work full-time most of the time.

Old Cao and Zhou Xingye spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and Old Ma doesn't seem very reliable.

Sister Liu is in charge of human resources and administration, and she's already busy enough.

After much deliberation, only one person remained as the most suitable candidate.

So he turned to Hu Dan, who was wiping the tables and chairs, and said:

"Hu Dan, I'm planning to officially promote you to Lobby Manager of Rongding Pavilion. From now on, when I'm not in the restaurant, you'll be in charge of all front-of-house operations. What do you think?"