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

She was such a tall and slender person, but at this moment she shrank to a tiny size, like a homeless stray cat, thin and disheveled, licking her wounds alone in a corner.

It turns out that the quiet, unassuming girl who always silently endured the bullying and grievances wasn't incapable of crying; rather, she had long been accustomed to silently shedding tears alone in a corner, letting her tears overwhelm her entire body.

A certain string in Li Zhu's heart was touched. He originally thought that with his secret help, the little nobody could live peacefully and wait for her prince charming to arrive.

But the result was that the nobody just watched helplessly as he, despite his self-righteous and meticulous efforts, was hurt all over.

It has to be said that Li Zhu really underestimated human malice.

Whether it was regret for his dereliction of duty or dissatisfaction with the actions of those people, an unnamed fire ignited in Li Zhu's heart. His anger made him clench his fists, and his whole body trembled slightly. The helpless tears of the little nobody stirred up some dark memories hidden deep in Li Zhu's mind.

Anger did not break Li Zhu's rationality; instead, it made him extremely calm. He understood that directly retaliating against them would only backfire on the nobody.

So he made a decision that would solve everything once and for all: he went straight up to the third floor to find the principal who had helped him.

As it turns out, a principal who cares so much about his students would never sit idly by and wait for his fate.

In the principal's office, beneath Li Zhu's calm exterior lay a torrent of molten lava. He recounted, word by word, a seemingly insignificant yet deeply moving story about "friends," with utter sarcasm.

From that day on, those students who bullied the nobody disappeared without a trace in Ouran High School Host Club, and no one dared to bully the nobody again.

However, Li Zhu was not entirely satisfied with how the matter was handled.

That's too lenient on them.

He doesn't consider himself a particularly good person. He adheres to the principle of "I won't offend others unless they offend me, but if they do, I will retaliate tenfold." If he were to handle the situation, he would have to repay the pain these people inflicted on others tenfold.

The principal is too kind.

After that, he officially took over the "job" that the male lead should have done, silently watching over her, helping her, and moving towards the goal of Plan A.

Then one day, this silly boy actually discovered his existence, which broke the balance and caused a turning point in the plot.

That can't be right. How could this silly kid have found me? Could it be that the principal told him?

Li Zhu was puzzled, but she didn't bother the principal.

He was right; it really was thanks to the principal's vigorous promotion...

……

His exposure has brought a host of problems.

Not to brag, but once he takes off his disguise, his looks are arguably on par with the male lead. I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, some nobody might fall for him.

We need to keep our distance.

Sometimes, what you fear most is what happens. What good is keeping your distance if someone doesn't care and just confesses their feelings to you right to your face?

It almost led to a dark turn later on...

Oh, my irresistible charm!

"Shimazuga can't even get out of here, do you expect me to help you conquer all the remaining female characters?"

Of course, Li Zhu was just joking. He's just a nobody and he's already causing so much trouble. He doesn't want to get involved in the more troublesome things that are going to happen.

I will resolutely follow the right path of not provoking the female lead!

As she spoke, Li Zhu recalled the fear she had felt when she was controlled by the game.

You have no idea how awful this game is. It even has the nerve to call itself "Sweet and Healing Romance: I Am the Harem King." Pfft, it would be more like "Dark and Depressing Romance: I Am the Game Reboot King."

"Game heroine, my foot! You don't know those women. They're two-faced, each one more bizarre than the last. Playing a dating game is like a palace intrigue. One wrong move and either the heroine goes berserk and turns evil, causing the game to be wiped and restarted, or the male lead gets killed by the heroine or by his rival..."

Just then, the phone rang.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Li Zhu answered the phone with a resentful look on his face, his tone still somewhat dissatisfied. Don't misunderstand, he was dissatisfied with the game.

But the next second, after hearing some news, he frowned, looked extremely anxious, and without caring about anything else, immediately got up and rushed out the door.

"What?!!"

"I'll be there right away!"

Li Zhu's mother had an accident.

Chapter Seven: Little brother, you better not get caught by me.

"Doctor, how's my mom? Is she alright?!"

Rin rushed to the hospital and saw his mother, Rin Ayako, lying unconscious on the hospital bed, her head and abdomen wrapped up tightly. She looked very ill. He asked anxiously.

"Are you a relative of Risako?" a doctor wearing black-rimmed glasses asked.

"Yes, I am her son."

"Don't worry, your mother is fine and will wake up soon. Come and sign some papers first," the doctor reassured her calmly.

"Oh, okay." Hearing the doctor's words, Li Zhu breathed a sigh of relief.

I just heard on the phone that my mother accidentally fell from the building and was unconscious. Luckily, the neighbor took her to the hospital in time, which scared me so much that I rushed over. Phew, thankfully she's alright.

Li Zhu took the form, glanced at it briefly, and was about to sign it when she felt something was wrong, so she looked at the form carefully again from the beginning.

"Doctor, is there a mistake on this bill? All the costs are clearly listed on it, so why is the total zero?"

"You mean this? Someone already paid for it for you."

Who paid?

“That pretty young girl in room 401 on the fourth floor seems to know your mother. She told us to hurry up and complete the formalities so that all your bills would be put on her tab.”

When Li Zhu heard this, she felt a little strange. She hadn't had many friends growing up, and her mother was always busy with work. Even if they knew some people before, they had all moved away and naturally had no contact with them anymore.

Besides, the medical expenses are quite high. Who could be so generous?

"ok, I get it."

Li Zhu first went to the ward to see her mother and stayed for a while. Seeing how attentive the nurses were to her, she decided to go and meet the kind person in 401.

It wasn't until Li Zhu went up to the fourth floor that she realized this kind person was quite influential.

The fourth-floor wards of this hospital are private luxury rooms, and only the very wealthy and powerful can stay there. Coincidentally, that girl was staying in room 401, which completely confused Li Zhu.

"Such a powerful figure? Who exactly is she?"

Li Zhu became increasingly curious.

"Forget it, no matter who she is, since she has been kind to me, I must thank her properly."

"Hey, what are you doing standing in front of my grandfather's hospital room?"

Just then, someone gently patted Li Zhu on the shoulder, and at the same time, a clear and melodious voice, like that of a lark, came from behind.

As Li Zhu turned around, she saw a tall girl with shoulder-length pigtails, her fair face adorned with heavy, slightly wild yet uniquely beautiful smoky makeup, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, her school uniform short-sleeved shirt rolled up to reveal her navel, her school uniform jacket tied around her waist, and ripped denim shorts.

Her outfit was that of a delinquent girl, with a roguish and rebellious air, which choked Li Zhu in the way of what she was about to say.

Wait, this person looks familiar. Isn't this...? Then, an incredibly familiar name came out of Li Zhu's mouth.

"Hinata Kotone?"

"Huh? How do you know my name?"

"No, even in this state, how can you still recognize me?" Hinata Kotone pointed to her face, her mouth slightly open, her heavily made-up face showing disbelief.

"No one has ever been able to recognize me after I've changed my clothes. Who are you?" Hinata Kotone immediately took a step back, her face full of vigilance.

She was always careful about her disguises. In order to prevent people from recognizing her identity, she wore heavy makeup, pigtails, and a sexy outfit. Her manner of doing things and speaking was completely different from her original well-behaved image.

Every time she goes out to play with her girlfriends, she always chooses a suitable and secluded place. When she comes back, she quickly goes into the laundry room to remove her makeup and change her clothes.

Without anyone noticing, she transformed back into the excellent, self-disciplined Hyuga Kotone that everyone liked and admired.

She even dared to say that if her wild and unrestrained side were shown in front of her beloved grandfather, he wouldn't recognize his precious granddaughter.

If it weren't for seeing this guy standing suspiciously at the door of my grandfather's hospital room, and out of curiosity, I would have come over and asked him about it without removing my makeup.

I never expected that he, an outsider, could see through my true identity at a glance.

Hinata Kotone felt a pang of regret. It was all her fault for taking a chance, thinking that with this makeup, no one would recognize her. Now, her secret was exposed...

Wait, could it be that he...?

"I get it, you've been stalking me, haven't you? You perverted stalker!!"

Li Zhu watched as Hinata Kotone's facial expressions changed repeatedly, until finally, she narrowed her eyes and stared at him before suddenly saying these words.

Then she took a few steps back, crossed her arms, and looked at him with even greater vigilance, her eyes filled with three parts confidence, five parts disgust, and two parts excitement.

Li Zhu: "???"

Li Zhu is speechless. Do I look like a stalker? So you've been imagining things for so long and come to such an outrageous conclusion?

"You're overthinking it. The doctor said a girl in ward 401 paid our medical bills, so I went to thank her properly." He sighed helplessly.

How did I end up running into her here? I'm very grateful to her, but she's also a big problem. Sigh, I shouldn't have said her name. Li Zhu mentally slapped herself.

Hinata Kotone, one of the heroines in this dog game, is a second-year student in Class A of Ouran High School. She has excellent grades, outstanding appearance, and as the class disciplinary committee member, her abilities are beyond doubt.

Moreover, she is known for her strictness in doing things, being strict with herself, and always maintaining a meticulous attitude in front of others, making her a role model for many.

With her dignified and aloof goddess image, she gained a large following at Ouran High School and became a very popular beauty. However, it is worth mentioning that even though so many people admire her, no one dares to confess their feelings to her.

Unlike Hina Arisu-sensei, who ignores suitors, Hyuga Kotone not only rejects them outright but also reads aloud in front of others what they say about their love, thus crushing the self-esteem of these arrogant suitors.

Although this is her quirky sense of humor and something that some people who are dissatisfied with her have been criticizing, who can resist the charm of such a decisive, stunningly beautiful, and aloof young woman?

However, she has a deeply hidden secret: the goddess who is a role model for everyone is actually a wild and unrestrained hot girl in private.

If Li Zhu hadn't played this game, who would have thought that the decisive and impartial disciplinary committee member at school, and the obedient girl in front of her family, was secretly involved in car racing, drinking, gambling, and karaoke with a group of similar obedient young ladies?

It really proves the saying that your goddess is even wilder than you in private.

But it's not about playing wildly in that way; kids, don't get the wrong idea.

It's actually about a group of young ladies who were strictly forbidden from doing this or that by their families since childhood. In the end, they couldn't stand it anymore and secretly went to experience these new and exciting things without their families' knowledge.

Secretly putting on heavy makeup, going to a bar for a few drinks, skateboarding on the street, driving around, singing karaoke to vent—these are all very exciting and rebellious things for them.

Li Zhu felt that these young ladies had never experienced the harsh realities of society. The group of people with Hinata Kotone were all self-righteous and incredibly naive. Those entertainment venues were a mixed bag, and they would eventually suffer the consequences and learn their lesson.

In the original storyline of the game, they did indeed encounter a big problem later on. However, fortunately, the all-powerful male protagonist was there. He not only saved them but also won over Hinata Kotone, allowing her friends to turn over a new leaf.

It must be a coincidence that we met before each other; it couldn't be that fate was sending me to ambush you...

'I need to find a way to escape quickly; I absolutely cannot get involved with the second female lead!'

"You're that aunt's son? Really? I don't believe it."

When Hinata Kotone heard that Riki had come to thank her, a hint of smugness rose in her heart, but she still said arrogantly.

"Whether you believe it or not, I still have to return the money to you. Here, it's three thousand four and a half dollars. Count it and see if the amount is correct."

"No need. I once fell while skateboarding by the roadside, and that lady took me to the hospital. I didn't know who she was at the time, and I never had a chance to thank her."

“I happened to run into her at the hospital this time, so I’m returning the favor. Besides, this little bit of money is nothing to me, so you can keep it.”

Hinata Kotone's tone has a Versailles feel to it.

Li Zhu's lips twitched, and without any further pleasantries, she put it away.

It's so good to be rich. I hope one day others will say the same thing about me: "This guy just has a few bucks, what's he showing off all day?" Li Zhu couldn't help but think to herself.

"Ahem, that's fine then. Thank you again for your help. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Li Zhu bowed slightly to her.

"It's nothing, no need to thank me so much, you can go ahead with your work." Faced with Li Zhu's bow, Hinata Kotone felt a little embarrassed and waved her hand haphazardly, letting Li Zhu go first.

Then she happily removed her makeup.

Wait, did I forget something?

"Oh right, that guy still hasn't told me how he recognized me at a glance?! Oh dear, I forgot to ask his name too!" Hinata Kotone slapped her long, slender thigh and said regretfully.

After the transformation, her personality and emotions seemed to become much richer. She was no longer as aloof and serious as she usually was in public, but she also seemed to have become a little dumber.

"However, that guy seems to be wearing Ouran High School uniform. Hmph, little brother, don't let me catch you."

……

Chapter Eight: You're being unreasonable.

The next morning, Mom woke up, but the doctor said she needed to rest for two more weeks, so Li Zhu took the opportunity to suggest that she take leave to take care of Mom.

Naturally, my mother vehemently rejected the idea.