Why are all the heroines falling for me, the villain?

Suddenly, a fair hand patted Li Zhu's shoulder.

"Hey classmate, we meet again! I knew you'd be here today."

"Holy crap! Who filmed me?!"

His bold idea was instantly shattered, and he jumped up in fright like a startled bird.

My heart was in my throat.

"You freaking have it!"

Li Zhu turned around and saw that it was the pretty girl she had met here yesterday. She breathed a sigh of relief and slowly steadied the fragrant words that were about to spill out.

"You fucking have it, you have it again! How come it's you again? How come you walk without making a sound?"

Like Yuko, are you both pro FPS gamers? Why do you both seem to prefer walking quietly?

"I'm sorry, did I scare you? I didn't know you would react so strongly. I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to."

The girl reacted strongly to Li Zhu, breaking out in a cold sweat, so she immediately apologized.

"..."

If apologies were enough, what would be the point of having police?

And when it comes to apologizing, well, shouldn't you at least show your belly to show sincerity?

Do you even know the rules?

"Oh well, never mind, I know you didn't mean it. I have to go now."

Li Zhu said somewhat dejectedly, waving her hand at her before turning and leaving.

"Eh..."

The girl tried to call out to him, but she lowered her hand halfway through.

She just wanted to know what his name was...

Unfortunately, Li Zhu left in a hurry, leaving only a dashing silhouette.

"He left in such a hurry this time, did I make him angry?"

"No, although he left in a hurry, his reaction was strange; his attention wasn't on me at all."

"It doesn't seem like he's in such a panic because I scared him; there must be something else going on."

The girl watched Li Zhu's departing figure thoughtfully, and she began to recall the details of what had just happened.

"Could it be because of this bulletin board?"

She turned around and walked to where Li Zhu had been, and began to check the notices on it, extracting the information she needed.

"Is it because he saw a message on the bulletin board that he reacted the way he did just now?"

It's no wonder she's ranked number one; Chiyuki Nagakawa's thinking is far sharper than that of ordinary people. With just a few details, she has already pieced together the general truth of the matter.

[Shocking! A mysterious first-year high school student will be specially recruited to the judging panel!]

Looking around, this notice is the most eye-catching one in this area.

"Oh, I see."

"So this is his secret? Could he be that mysterious freshman? Things are starting to get interesting, hahaha."

Criminal psychology has presented some case studies explaining that when criminals commit crimes, they often return to the same places for various reasons shortly afterward.

"I guessed right, didn't I, the mysterious freshman?"

Chiyuki Nagakawa seemed to have gotten the information she wanted, nodded in satisfaction, and walked back the way she came with her hands behind her back.

She chatted happily to herself the whole way.

"You said you're fine, so why are you getting involved with that Kujo guy?"

"Well, if you get criticized by those people, I might be able to say a few words of justice for you."

Just imagining that scene made this slightly cunning young woman excited, a charming smile spreading across her face.

"Don't worry, I'll shout that for you: If you're so good, then do it; if you're not, then shut up!"

This guy was afraid Li Zhu wasn't miserable enough, so he was thinking of adding a few more blows...

……

At this time.

Li Zhu has already gone quite far.

He looked back and, finding no one following him, slowly stopped to catch his breath.

"What a pity, it failed. It was so close."

"This girl came at just the right time. I had already made my move when she patted me on the shoulder."

Honestly, when she was hit, Li Zhu felt like her soul had left her body, and cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead.

"However, she probably hasn't discovered her true purpose yet. After all, she hasn't made a move or said much, so there shouldn't be any flaws."

However, even though Li Zhu thought he had done everything perfectly, he still felt uneasy looking in the direction of the fountain square.

Pfft, someone's underwear has been seen through, yet they haven't revealed a single drop.

"Phew, it's fortunate that I left decisively. Otherwise, if I had stayed there, she might have already noticed something."

"Sigh, I guess I'll just have to go home for now and think of something tomorrow."

Li Zhu wiped away her sweat, quickly regained her composure, and walked nonchalantly towards the door.

Little did he know that a pair of familiar eyes were watching his every move.

……

Chapter Thirty-Five: Hoping He's Alright

Dusk had already blurred the sky, and the sky, once filled with the glow of the sunset, gradually faded and lost its color.

Li Zhu couldn't stop the news of the mysterious new student joining the judging panel, as it had already spread throughout the forums.

As a professional journalist, Takizawa Miho truly deserves her reputation as a master of stirring up trouble; each piece of news she reports is more outrageous than the last.

Others who saw it exclaimed how exciting it was, and their blood rushed to their heads. Li Zhu also felt her blood rush to her head, but her blood pressure was too high, and she had a bit of a headache.

He's come to terms with it.

If things don't work out, we'll cling to the student council and take it one step at a time. If all else fails, we'll just remake it—no, if all else fails, we'll transfer schools, away from worldly desires, free from worries.

You know what, this idea actually has some potential. Maybe I should give it a shot and end up having to transfer schools, which would be great.

As he pondered the implementation plan, he walked slowly until it got dark before returning home.

Just as Li Zhu was about to take out her phone, open the forum, and show off her skills after putting down her backpack, Yu Zi's message arrived.

Ding-dong-

[Li Zhu, are you home yet?]

[Just arrived, how about you?]

[I'm already home, so I thought you'd arrive soon, which is why I sent you a message.]

[That's quite a coincidence.]

Are you living alone now?

[Peeping behind the door.jpg]

Yuko asked.

[Yeah, Mom has to work overtime, so I'm home alone.]

Rinzu shifted to a more comfortable position and lay on the sofa chatting with Yuko.

[Are you all alone now? That sounds nice.]

[Wiping drool.jpg]

"Um, what does she mean by wiping her drool like that?"

"Is she envious that I'm home alone? Or does she mean something else?"

He started getting confused again. Every time he chatted with Yuko, the messages she sent would inexplicably veer off course in the end...

Li Zhu always felt that there was something hidden in her words, but she just couldn't figure out what it meant.

He sighed, thinking to himself, "I'm really getting old. I can't keep up with the normal thinking of high school girls anymore..."

So far, these messages all seem quite normal.

Let's look at it from a different angle and see what it's like on Yuko's side.

at this time.

In the upscale apartment building near Li Zhu's house, behind the floor-to-ceiling windows of the balcony, a furtive figure was peering excitedly into Li Zhu's room through binoculars.

Not long ago, she used this telescope to watch intently as Li Zhu walked into the house, and then picked up her phone to send him a message.

That's how Li Zhu received the message, and the two started chatting like close friends.

However, who could have imagined that this seemingly ordinary chat was actually a man-made coincidence?

I've finally figured it out; all the women around Li Zhu have extraordinary skills.

……

Actually, Yuko had asked the head maid to rent this apartment suite several weeks ago. As for the purpose of renting the suite, only Yuko knew.

Because the servants of the Sakurai family never interfered in their masters' affairs; they only needed to follow orders.

Normally, the head maid would bring several maids to take care of Yuko's daily life, but they would leave as soon as they were done, without interfering with each other.

Speaking of which, the Sakurai family is quite strange.

Yuko's father, Sakurai Tsukasa, rarely returns home more than five times a year. Her older sister, Sakurai Aoi, attends a private elite academy next to Ouran High School, but she also rarely comes home.

Only the timid and obedient Yuko remained in the empty house, living day after day like an empty shell.

For Yuko, it was better that they didn't go home, at least she wouldn't be scolded, so she used to willingly enjoy the moments of peace brought by loneliness and emptiness.

However, even this youngest, well-behaved daughter of the Sakurai family has started running away from home every few days.

The empty mansion that belonged to the Sakurai family had no owner; it seemed that the family had long since ceased to exist in name only, and no one cared about it anymore.

Yes, Yuko has changed; she is no longer satisfied with that lonely and cold "home".

Now, she has found her own happiness.

In her secret base, which belonged only to her, the view she desired was laid out before her, almost completely unobstructed.

And so, Yuko enjoyed the thrill of voyeurism while deriving sweet satisfaction from her conversations with Riyu.

In fact, she had always been aware of the situation. She understood that secretly following someone and blatantly spying on them from a distance was somewhat inappropriate.

She had also considered that if she were exposed, Li Zhu might be afraid of her and hate her.

But so what? She was more afraid that Li Zhu would leave her.

Now that things have come to this, she can't go back, and she doesn't want to change back either; perhaps this is just her nature.

She just likes this feeling.

Don't you think that secretly watching your crush from the shadows and tirelessly following them is a very pleasant and romantic thing?

For sixteen years, from the day Yuko recovered from her illness, she finally discovered that expressing love could be so romantic. She learned from Riko how to change herself and how to love.

All these changes stemmed from the arrival of that man.

It's fair to say that without him, Yuko might still be the same cowardly Yuko, silently enduring oppression.

No, maybe she's already been rescued by the male protagonist according to the game's plot and added to his harem.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first, just like Li Zhu never expected that he would be transported into this damn game...

Riri's arrival was unexpected, but to Yuko, he was like a hero riding on auspicious clouds, rescuing her from the depths of despair in her life with unparalleled grace.

Sometimes she would think that this was probably fate, and maybe all the suffering she had endured before was for the sake of meeting him.

The current Yuko Sakurai cannot live without Riki.