Bengtie, I'm really not a villain!

You accepted everything without hesitation, ignoring the increasingly lowered face of the firefly beside you.

At age 12, as you grew older, your parents began to forbid you from playing with the town's children and ordered you to stay home and study aristocratic matters.

And just like that, you temporarily lost contact with Firefly.

At 18, you unexpectedly encountered Firefly again during a trip.

By the age of 18, Liuying had blossomed into a beautiful and graceful young woman.

Her delicate and smooth face, beautifully curved legs, and firm, full breasts are all features that captivate countless young men.

However, the firefly encountered a predicament.

She stood beside her drunken father, enduring the scolding and reprimands of several shop owners.

Her drunken father was even more disheveled than you remembered from your childhood.

"I'm sorry, I really don't have any money right now. I'll make it up to you in a few days..."

"My father will make up for everything he stole from you and the money he owed for drinks..."

"And he'll pay back his gambling debts too..."

[You hear Firefly, her face flushed, apologizing for her useless, alcoholic, and gambling father.]

[Liu Ying's melodious voice was incredibly delicate. Although it seemed like this wasn't the first time she had apologized like this, she still couldn't help but clench her small fists.]

After all, this happened in broad daylight, on the bustling streets of the town.

Liu Ying didn't understand what she had done wrong, or why she had to clean up the mess left by her drunken, gambling-addicted father.

With so many people passing by, Liuying could only silently endure the scolding and complaints, unconsciously murmuring apologies.

As for her father… Liu Ying glanced at the man, who reeked of alcohol and seemed delirious, her eyes dimming.

It's obvious that we can't count on him at all.

You hear the other shop owners still arguing incessantly, seemingly unwilling to let the fireflies go.

You hear that this isn't the first time Liu Ying's father has done this, and that he hasn't paid back the money he owes for months.

The shop owners clearly didn't believe that Liuying could repay her debts.

[Your choice is——]

1. Pay off the firefly's debts

2. Pretend you didn't see it and leave.

Jing Ye looked at the plot of the villain simulator with a mocking smile and couldn't help but sneer.

When Liu Ying was a child, she was bullied and taken advantage of by him. Instead of being angry, her father tried to match him with Liu Ying and demanded money from her. That's when Jing Ye discovered what kind of scum this guy was.

He's clearly a gambling addict and good-for-nothing. He's indifferent to the young firefly for a little gambling money, and even treats her as a bargaining chip to befriend the noble child.

As fellow scumbags, how could Jing Ye not notice the stench of Liu Ying's father?

I bet every time this scoundrel takes money from him, he immediately gambles it all away.

As for buying some good food for Liuying or supplementing the family income, don't even dream about it.

This kind of scoundrel is beyond redemption; he's destined to die in casinos.

If it weren't for the fact that as I got older, my family forbade me from continuing to have contact with fireflies, that useless scoundrel would probably still be sucking my blood.

Once they catch someone who might be able to make a fortune, this kind of scoundrel will pester them relentlessly.

Even if he maintained contact with the firefly and continued to let that scoundrel suck his blood, he probably still couldn't fill this bottomless pit.

Situations like this, where fireflies are so embarrassed they want to disappear, will still occur.

After all, gamblers are greedy parasites; filling the gaps in their previous debts will only lead to greater profits.

Therefore, in Jingye's view, helping Liuying repay her debts now is a completely useless act.

Do you really think that by making up for that scoundrel's mistake this time, he will treat Liu Ying well and turn over a new leaf?

Ha ha.

Jing Ye couldn't possibly help such a scoundrel, so his choice was—

You chose to stay out of this matter.

[You stopped several shop owners from harassing Liuying, and kicked the drunken, good-for-nothing man next to Liuying away.]

The shop owners who were pressing for payment were startled by your actions.

The good-for-nothing man you kicked and who collapsed in the alley is still limp, incoherent from drunkenness.

You grabbed a bucket of water and splashed it on the guy's face, finally bringing this good-for-nothing to his senses a little more.

When Liu Ying's father regained consciousness, he was somewhat shocked and frightened to see you dressed in aristocratic attire.

However, after discovering that you were the aristocratic child who often played husband and wife with Liuying when you were little, this scoundrel suddenly put on a fawning smile.

The other party seems to be trying to get close to you and ingratiate themselves in order to extort some money from you.

[But before this scoundrel could open his mouth, you kicked him in, shutting up all his useless nonsense.]

You ignored the groans of this worthless man and gave orders to the mechanical servants around you.

"Tie this guy up, tie him to the back of the car, and drag him all the way home."

[At your command, your mechanical servants gagged and tied up Firefly's father, attaching him to the back of the carriage, ready to depart at any moment.]

You ignored that scoundrel's pleas for mercy and led Liuying into the car.

The shop owners, seeing your aristocratic attire, dared not utter a sound, only watching this scene in shock.

[Liu Ying was also shocked by this sudden scene, but after being led into the car, she recognized you.]

Although many years have passed, and you have become handsome and elegant under your parents' guidance, Liu Ying still recognized you at a glance as the child who had taken advantage of her back then.

[Liu Ying didn't understand why you suddenly appeared, nor did she understand your motives. She could only cautiously inquire, "Um... my father..."]

[In response, you simply gave a sum of money to those shop owners and told them to divide the debt between Liuying's father and themselves.]

"If you want to pay off your father's debts, then come with me obediently."

Under your cold command, Firefly obediently shut her mouth and sat beside you, but her gaze remained fixed on the groaning old man being dragged behind the car.

As the vehicle started, you and Liuying dragged her father along, silently listening to the wails and pleas for mercy coming from behind the car.

[When passing by Liuying's house, the rope that scoundrel was tied to the car broke, and the man tumbled and fell right at his doorstep.]

The car kept driving away, and you couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the indistinct voice of that jerk behind you, whether he was cursing you, thanking you, or trying to curry favor with you.

You bring fireflies back to the manor.

Although Liuying felt uncomfortable with your harsh treatment of her father and found it somewhat unbearable to watch, she was still mostly grateful to you.

The firefly, expressing her deepest gratitude to you, was unaware that your gaze towards her was filled with greedy desire.

You led the fireflies, all the way to the dark basement.

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Chapter Forty-Four: Dog Leash

[The firefly didn't realize why you were leading her all the way to the dark basement.]

After entering your manor, although Firefly seemed like a country bumpkin in the city, her gaze was mostly fixed on you.

Although the beautiful flowers and magnificent buildings around them were extravagant beyond what Liuying could imagine, especially the technological feel that was completely different from the town,

[In your manor, the many high-end machines that only nobles can use are completely unimaginable to a commoner like Liu Ying.]

However, the fireflies always stayed obediently by your side.

Her heart is filled with nothing but gratitude for you.

[Liu Ying is very grateful to you for rescuing her from today's predicament.]

In her expression of gratitude, Liuying didn't deliberately omit the fact that you paid off her debt.

"Thank you so much for what you did for my father today. I'll pay you back the money in a few days."

"My workplace will pay me in a few days, please be patient for a few more days..."

The firefly spoke cautiously to you, repeatedly promising that she would repay your kindness.

Even though you indicated that Liuying didn't need to pay back the money, she stubbornly pouted, insisting that it was necessary.

[The stubborn firefly pouted her little lips, making her delicate face even more adorable.]

Compared to her useless father, Liu Ying is clearly much more innocent and kind.

[It's clearly a small amount of money for you, but Liuying is still determined to repay you, which is completely different from her useless, blood-sucking father.]

It's hard to imagine how that useless person could raise such adorable and innocent fireflies.

You chuckled softly, neither commenting nor agreeing with Liuying's insistence on repaying the money.

After all... you know that Firefly has no chance of repaying the money.

The beautiful qualities and adorable pout of the firefly only intensify your desire to possess it.

[And the firefly hadn't noticed the greedy desire in your eyes, nor the way you licked your lips.]

[When the fireflies saw you, they started talking non-stop. Although we hadn't seen each other for many years, they treated you like a long-lost friend.]

"Long time no see, I almost didn't recognize you. I didn't expect you to have become so amazing..."

Liu Ying was amazed by the changes in you. She couldn't believe that you, who used to fight with the children all the time, were now so handsome and powerful.

[After thinking about it carefully, Liu Ying realized that it was indeed unusual for you to have been constantly fighting with the town's children, given that you were originally from a noble family.]

[When those days were mentioned, Liuying seemed to recall the playhouse games where you monopolized her role as your wife, and her face flushed slightly.]

"It sounds strange... but the time I spent with you was the happiest time of my life."

As Liu Ying recounted her childhood, her eyes suddenly dimmed.

"My mother passed away when I was very young, leaving only my father, my sister, and me in the family."

"My father probably still loves my mother deeply; I often see him paying respects to her."

"However... even during the memorial service, my father was muttering about gambling."

[“I always heard my father promise in front of my mother’s memorial tablet that he would never gamble again once he won back his principal and interest, and then win enough money to live on.”]

["Sometimes I still hear my father laughing at my mother's memorial tablet, saying that if he wins a few more gambles, he can live a carefree life for the rest of his life."]

Looking at Liu Ying's backstory in the villain simulator, Jing Ye could only sigh in despair.

Poor firefly, not only did she resemble her mother, but she also ended up with such a rotten father.

Thinking about it carefully, I realized that I only met that scoundrel, Liu Ying's father, and I didn't see anything about Liu Ying's mother.

What would it be like if Firefly's mother were here?

Was it Liuying's father's alcoholism and gambling that killed Liuying's mother, or was it her mother's death that drove her to her current depraved state...?

It does not matter.

That scumbag has already harmed Firefly, and that's very important.

From what Liuying said, we can tell that her useless father had some feelings for her, but not many.

According to the information revealed by Liu Ying, her good-for-nothing father was heavily in debt from gambling, yet he still refused to find a proper job and live a good life, clinging to the hope of turning his fortunes around through gambling.

Even if these envious gamblers manage to turn the tables, what good will it do? They'll lose it all back sooner or later.

According to Liu Ying, her good-for-nothing father had apparently won some money gambling for a period of time, which helped him cover his previous debts.

But so what? This good-for-nothing is still dreaming of getting rich through gambling.

Sure enough, the final result was exactly what happened in the villain simulator.

Liu Ying's father daydreamed about getting rich, but in the end he could only resort to drinking and stealing, leaving Liu Ying to clean up his messes.

Just as Jing Ye had thought, this kind of scoundrel was a complete gambler.

What Jingye found interesting was that Liuying had a younger sister...

Jing Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, like a hunter who had discovered the prey's fatal weakness.