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

He even began to reflect on whether he, as a boyfriend, had fulfilled his responsibilities and obligations, whether he had done anything wrong, and whether he had overlooked any details...

Not long ago, he had decided to cherish her and spend his life with her.

"Ugh……"

Everything eventually turned into a heavy sigh.

Sleepless nights are always hard to get through.

In the stillness of the night, one's thoughts are stretched out infinitely, and even the slightest movement becomes extremely jarring, making a deep-seated nerve incredibly sensitive.

The shell inside people's hearts is no longer as hard as it appears in public; it softens briefly, so sometimes helplessness and confusion show on people's faces late at night.

……

Chapter Seventy-Three: I'll give you a million dollars, but leave my daughter!

As usual.

Li Zhu is a habitual early riser. Even though he didn't rest well last night, he didn't dare to go back to sleep today because it wasn't the weekend.

If you sleep for just one more minute, you might wake up half an hour later, and you'll definitely be late.

Today, Mom said that she was transferring classes and time was too tight, so she made an exception and didn't have time to take Lizhu to school.

Anyway, the school is not far from where Li Zhu is currently living, only a few kilometers away as the crow flies, although the actual walking distance may be a bit longer.

As soon as I stepped outside, I noticed that the dark clouds in the sky were thick and low, giving me the feeling that it was going to rain. A gray sky always brings a sense of unease.

However, it's good that it's raining, at least that's what Li Zhu thinks.

Although he hated wet shoes, he now hated the sports festival even more.

There's no way around it; the refereeing profession is extremely dangerous for him. Yesterday was only his third day as a referee when he fell into a coma. If he continues, who knows when he might die.

More than ten minutes later.

Li Zhu has probably reached the final stage of her journey to school.

Just cross this busy intersection and turn the corner, and you'll see the magnificent Ouran High School.

But as he looked across the street to the other side, he spotted an unexpected person in the crowd.

It was impossible not to notice her; a beautiful woman in a black and white maid outfit stood quietly with her hands clasped in front of her, looking out of place among the crowds of people rushing to work.

No matter how hurried the people coming and going were, they couldn't help but cast surprised glances at her.

Is this person dressed as a maid standing on the street filming some strange TV drama?

Some people might think that way and then search everywhere for the camera.

"I remember she was the head maid of the Yuko family, right?"

While waiting at the red light, Li Zhu curiously glanced around a few times.

There's a saying that goes, "When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."

Almost the instant Li Zhu noticed her, she also noticed Li Zhu.

Then those calm, cool eyes fixed on Li Zhu, their gaze no longer aimless.

"Is she observing me too?"

Li Zhu only needed to make eye contact with her once, and the hairs on his body immediately stood on end. He didn't know how to describe the feeling. At that moment, he felt as if he had been locked onto by some highly sophisticated futuristic robot, which was a bit creepy.

"Is she deliberately standing here? Is she here for me?"

Li Zhu suddenly realized this, because the head maid had been watching him the whole time.

Then, the green light turned on.

He felt a little uneasy, but he still walked straight over.

With so many people around, and her not being a wild animal, she's not going to eat me, is she?

Just go for it.

"Good morning," he greeted the head maid with a smile.

The head maid didn't say a word, she just looked up at him, her pretty face as cold as ice, like a freshwater lake in late autumn, without a ripple.

This scene is just like when you muster up the courage to greet a classmate you're not very familiar with, only to be completely ignored.

Damn, this is a bit awkward.

Never mind, it seems they weren't looking for me. Let's just pretend nothing happened.

After the initial awkwardness subsided, Li Zhu thought to herself, "I can stand however I want, why should I make things awkward for myself?" and went to school.

"My master asked me to pass on a few words to you."

Just as he was about to leave, the maid's mouth moved, and her cold words drifted lightly into Li Zhu's ears.

"What did you say?" Li Zhu turned to look at her.

"You're far from qualified to be the son-in-law of the Sakurai family. If it weren't for the fact that you're still somewhat useful, you should have disappeared from this world the day you met Yuko."

A deep, resonant voice came from the maid's cherry-like mouth.

What the hell!

Li Zhu watched as her cold face mimicked the gloomy, disgusted expression of a middle-aged man, complete with her deep voice. He was startled by the maid's actions.

Does this maid mean she's a human repeater? Could she really be a robot?

"Was it Yuko's father who said that?" Riyu wasn't stupid; she could tell from the tone that it was Yuko's father.

"Hmm." The head maid replied in her usual indifferent tone.

I've been looked down upon.

"What does he mean by that? Does your master have the ability to foresee the future?"

“Just because I’m not qualified now doesn’t mean I won’t be qualified in the future. Besides, I’m dating Yuko, not him, so why should he interfere with us?” Li Zhu tried to speak to her calmly.

"The Sakurai family is far more terrifying than you imagine. Don't overestimate yourself," the maid said, hearing Riki's somewhat angry tone.

"Oh."

Li Zhu felt it was utterly absurd; the kind of plot that only appears in melodramatic TV dramas was actually happening to him one day.

[I'll give you a million dollars, leave my daughter!]

That's roughly the feeling.

Of course, the plot doesn't actually go exactly that way.

Riki was indeed threatened by the head of the Sakurai family, who told him to stay away from Yuko.

However, that person wouldn't even give a million, and he acted all arrogant, implying that Li Zhu should get lost. He had no class.

"I'm just passing on your message; your attitude is irrelevant to the Sakurai family."

The maid's words sounded like those of an arrogant noblewoman, implying that her opinions and actions were irrelevant to whether you accepted them or not, because she simply looked down on you.

“Yuko is my girlfriend. I promised to take care of her for the rest of my life. Unless Yuko herself breaks up with me, no one can change my mind.” Riya laughed angrily.

As a time traveler, with the knowledge he gained in his previous life, he could easily earn a decent living, if not become famous and achieve instant success.

He was confident that he could bring happiness to Yuko.

"I forgot to tell you, the second young lady has already transferred schools and will no longer be attending Ouran High School."

The head maid continued to drop a bombshell with a blank expression.

"Huh? What does it mean that she transferred schools? Was it her own wish or her father's?" Li Zhu asked in surprise, her eyes wide.

Although he asked that question, he was actually more inclined to believe that it was Yuko's father's doing.

Damn, they can't be that ruthless, can they? Just pull a transfer order?

"Both," the maid blinked and said calmly.

"Both? How could Yuko possibly agree to such a strange request? She often tells me things like, 'I'll haunt you even as a ghost,' she..."

Li Zhu looked incredulous and wanted to say something more.

But Yuko is someone else's daughter. What if her father doesn't like him as her boyfriend? So he felt that if he continued to talk, he would only seem a bit weak.

The maid gazed at him silently, maintaining this posture ever since Li Zhu saw her.

"Speaking of which, these days it's not so fashionable to disobey one's parents, is it? Aren't people now advocating for children's freedom to date?" he said somewhat anxiously, but the maid in front of him remained unmoved.

"Imagine, a few years later, Yuko is married. Her child is annoying, her husband is someone she doesn't really like, and every day after get off work she comes home to this boring man with no desire to communicate, yet she still has to cook for him every day. Her child is disobedient and she has to discipline him, and she has no desire to see her husband. The pressure of life surrounds her, and she wants to jump off a building but doesn't dare to. At that time, will Yuko's father regret not letting us be happy together?"

The head maid frowned slightly, the hypothetical encounter the young man described reminding her of her own mother.

"The second young lady asked me to give you a letter. You'll understand once you read it."

The head maid took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and took out a slightly wrinkled pink envelope from her skirt.

Li Zhu hurriedly took it.

"This is……"

He recognized it at a glance as the envelope Yuko had given him during her first confession, though he hadn't accepted it then. Now, seeing it again, he felt a mix of emotions.

After giving her instructions, the head maid walked away gracefully in her black high heels.

Li Zhu stood at the crossroads, clutching the envelope, staring blankly at her departing figure for a long time.

Then, he lowered his head and looked at the envelope in his hand, looking somewhat dejected, as if most of his strength had been drained from his body, and murmured in a daze.

"You didn't even give me a chance to talk before you left?"

……

Chapter Seventy-Four: Where Does the Road Lead?

yesterday evening.

As soon as Yuko entered the house, she found her father sitting in the living room with his eyes closed, seemingly waiting for something.

Yuko's father was a tall, middle-aged man with his hair neatly combed and his suit impeccably tailored. His square, thin face and narrow features gave him a sinister look.

She greeted her long-lost father with some nervousness.

"I've completed the transfer procedures for you. Go to the Elite Private High School tomorrow and be with Aoi."

Sakurai Sho opened his eyes, completely ignoring Yuko's greeting. His deep voice rang out, and his first words had a commanding tone.

Yuko's face turned pale. Sure enough, her father's visits always brought her unexpected "disasters," but she didn't expect that this time he was coming for Riki.

"Huh? Why? I don't want to transfer schools."

She almost instinctively spoke up to resist her father's words.

This was the first time in over a decade that Yuko had asked her father "why" and expressed resistance towards him.

Because once she transfers schools, it means she will never see Li Zhu again, so how could she not care or resist?

"As a member of the Sakurai family, all you need to do is obey orders."

"Hmph, and besides, do you want me to count how many stupid things you've done lately?"

The man sneered, and his gaze toward Yuko suddenly sharpened, making him look like a fierce eagle.

As soon as the man finished speaking, the head maid stepped out from behind him and added a casual remark.

"Second Miss, we have reported everything you have done since you started school to the master, so please stop your futile resistance."

Her words were like a final knife stabbing into Yuko's heart as she lay dying.

Yuko's eyes widened, her expression blank and astonished. She stared at the head maid's cold and serious face, as if questioning why she had betrayed her.

Yes, the head maid was involved in all the preparations she made for Riku, but Yuko always instructed them to keep it a secret, and they all agreed.

Yuko naturally assumed that maids, being servants, would not disobey her orders.

But she forgot that the true master of these maids in the house was not her, but the father who had made her live in fear since childhood.

Yuko's eyes lost their light, and she kept muttering to herself, "I can't live without Riyu, I can't transfer schools..."

If she and Zhu were to part ways like this, she would rather die.

At this thought, her face turned even paler, and those terrible negative emotions began to erupt from the depths of her heart, tightly binding her. She couldn't help but clutch her skirt.

The man took in Yuko's expression, and as if he had thought of something interesting, a strange smile appeared on his lips.