Every Day the Villain Continues to Fail
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"Beep... It has been detected that the host is connected to the world."
"The plot is loading..."
"The plot has loaded."
"The 'Everyday Life of an Elite Private High School' storyline has been unlocked."
"I wish the host a swift recovery. Mission accomplished."
When Ruan Yao opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was an incident of school bullying.
In a large classroom repurposed as a storage room, a skinny boy was cornered and humiliated.
A few high school students in black uniforms stood in front of him, their youthful faces twisted with undisguised malice.
The bright early summer sunlight illuminated the restless dust particles in the air, while thick curtains, partially drawn, split the room into two starkly different worlds of light and shadow.
One boy kicked the teenager, and despite the victim’s attempts to endure it, a muffled groan of pain escaped.
The others laughed uproariously as they watched.
"Isn't he supposed to be the top student? Why is he already giving up?"
"He's such a model student. Bet he's never experienced anything like this before."
Ruan Yao sat at a desk, indifferently observing everything unfolding in front of him.
The light streaming through the window cast strange patterns of half-light and half-darkness on the boy's delicate and handsome face, making his cold and arrogant expression resemble that of a demon from hell.
The mechanical voice of the system echoed calmly in Ruan Yao's consciousness, "The boy in the corner is Chu Lingyi, the protagonist you're responsible for."
"The role you're playing in this world is Chu Lingyi's stepbrother. You are cruel, greedy, and full of envy. During these three years of confined high school life, you mercilessly bullied Chu Lingyi, nearly destroying his life."
"You rely on your family's power to commit your misdeeds, believing that Chu Lingyi has stolen everything from you. But in reality, you're not a child of the Ruan family—Chu Lingyi is the rightful young master. In the end, your identity is exposed, you are expelled from the Ruan family, and you die destitute and starving in the streets."
Ruan Yao sighed inwardly, his clear voice tinged with a hint of complaint, "Why do all my stories end so tragically?"
The system's voice carried a profound helplessness, "In truth, you could have joined the Protagonist Department. However, because you destroyed several worlds early in your career—causing the protagonists not only to fail in falling in love but to become enemies instead—you should be grateful you weren’t exiled to the Logistics Department to deal with rats."
Ruan Yao was a peach blossom spirit manifested in human form. He had been recruited into the Supporting Role Department of the Bureau of Time Management.
His job was to travel to various small worlds, playing side characters with diverse personalities, creating opportunities, and clearing obstacles in the protagonists’ love stories.
Unfortunately, Ruan Yao seemed unsuited for the job. Every time he entered a world, it would collapse. So far, he ranked dead last in the overall performance of the 13th cohort.
Hearing the system's words, Ruan Yao, who had been lying down, immediately sprang up in anger. He would rather be thrown into the ocean to feed the fish than be sent to a dark kitchen to catch rats.
"Then, good luck."
As the system finished speaking, a flood of memories that didn't belong to Ruan Yao overwhelmed his mind.
Ruan Yao was the only son of the Ruan family, the wealthiest family in S City. He grew up surrounded by endless pampering, which shaped his arrogant and conceited personality.
A month ago, Ruan Yao's father brought home an illegitimate child, Chu Lingyi, who was one year older than Ruan Yao.
This illegitimate child was the protagonist of this world, Shou Chu Lingyi.
Ruan Yao despised Chu Lingyi for taking what he considered his, and he hated his father for betraying his late mother, who had passed away at a young age.
Ruan Yao was always cherished and doted on by the family elders and everyone around him. A mere illegitimate child who couldn’t even be seen in public was naturally less important than their legitimate young master.
Thus, Chu Lingyi could only live as a cautious and invisible presence in the Ruan household, enduring a life of shame.
Until two weeks ago, when Ruan Yao's father succeeded in enrolling Chu Lingyi into Lezhi, the most prestigious all-boys private high school in the city.
Ruan Yao, who had always looked down on Chu Lingyi, finally exploded.
Every day, he led his friends to torment Chu Lingyi, even planning to involve the school's bully, Lin Xuan, to further harass him.
Because of Ruan Yao, the protagonist Gong and Shou had the chance to meet. This was the catalyst for the wheel of destiny to begin turning.
Lin Xuan fell in love with Chu Lingyi at first sight, and their relationship blossomed. Ruan Yao, as the clown, served only as a tool to advance their romance.
Once the memory transfer was complete, Ruan Yao officially entered this world.
The stagnant time slowly began to flow again.
Chu Lingyi clutched his stomach, which had just been kicked, his forehead furrowed in anger and resentment.
This was only his second week at school. The morning had gone smoothly, but when the results of the weekly tests were announced in the afternoon, his foolish younger brother couldn’t resist bringing people over to "teach him a lesson."
He lowered his head, his eyes dark. He was powerless for now and had no chance of winning against Ruan Yao, so he could only let him do as he pleased.
But just wait until I gain power.
Chu Lingyi panted as he looked at everyone who had joined in tormenting him under Ruan Yao's orders with hatred.
He wouldn’t let them go!
A boy sitting at a distant desk with his arms crossed seemed to grow bored of the scene before him and suddenly jumped down from the desk.
The white sneakers he wore kicked up a fine layer of dust.
The boy, whose features were bright like spring flowers, slowly walked toward Chu Lingyi with his arms crossed.
As Ruan Yao approached, the surrounding students automatically moved aside.
Countless heated gazes were fixed on Ruan Yao's snow-white cheeks.
Ruan Yao seemed oblivious to the attention.
Though shorter by a head compared to Chu Lingyi, he radiated an imposing arrogance as he stared him down.
A subtle gleam, like stars in the night sky, flickered in the boy’s dark eyes.
“You’re nothing but a lowly illegitimate child, yet you dare to attend school here with me.”
His slender, porcelain-white fingers gripped Chu Lingyi’s chin, his eyes narrowing as he spoke with a mocking tone, “As long as I’m here, you’ll never know peace.”
A faint fragrance wafted from Ruan Yao’s pale neck, teasing Chu Lingyi’s senses.
Chu Lingyi lowered his head, looking weak and helpless.
But deep inside, cruelty was stirred by that faint fragrance.
Though this foolish younger brother was useless, why did he suddenly seem more attractive?
Chu Lingyi shook his head, finding it odd. Why would such disgusting thoughts suddenly surface?
Before him, this arrogant Ruan Yao was nothing more than a spoiled rich kid who relied on his family’s power to bully others.
Only his pretty face stood out.
Ruan Yao held up a test paper—it belonged to Chu Lingyi.
A transfer student from another school, yet Chu Lingyi had achieved outstanding scores on his first test, quickly drawing the envy of classmates and the favor of teachers.
As the jealous cannon fodder, Ruan Yao couldn’t bear to see the protagonist outperform him.
That was why, as soon as the results were announced, he couldn’t wait to lead his lackeys to block Chu Lingyi.
According to the plot, he was supposed to tear up the test paper and force Chu Lingyi to eat it.
But Ruan Yao whispered to the system, slightly distressed, “It would be bad for his health if he ate it. We also need to ensure the protagonist’s safety.”
The system nodded. “The plot will grant you leeway for various performances; you can choose another way to humiliate the protagonist.”
Ruan Yao sighed in relief after receiving the system’s approval.
After all, it was hard for a devil like him, surrounded by people fawning over him, to convincingly play the villain.
Calmly, Ruan Yao raised the test paper and lightly tossed it to the ground.
Chu Lingyi’s eyes couldn’t help but follow the test paper marked with bright red scores.
His naturally upturned lips pressed into a tight line.
The slender figure of the young man seemed to tremble slightly with anger.
Ruan Yao’s rosy lips curved into a faint smile. “From now on, at school, you’ll be my dog. You’ll do whatever I say. Do you hear me? So what if you scored well on the test? What do you think that will accomplish? Do you think Father will look at you because of this score?”
He slapped Chu Lingyi’s face lightly with a mocking tone, his voice soft yet provocative:
“We’ll see.”
Crossing his arms, he walked away with his group. Chu Lingyi was left standing miserably in the shadowed corner.
The early summer sun shone brightly outside, but the place where he stood felt cold, utterly devoid of hope.
Chu Lingyi silently clenched his fists at his sides, not even noticing the pain of his nails digging into his palms. He only felt a lingering chill, and the faint, pleasant scent of sunshine from Ruan Yao seemed to hover at the tip of his nose.
The fragrance was so intoxicating that it seemed to warm his cold body.
“Ruan Yao… Ruan Yao…”
He muttered the name softly.
His expression was hidden in the shadows, very strange.
Ruan Yao proudly thought to himself, "Tong, Tongzi, how do I look now?"
The system, still immersed in the plot and unable to pull itself away, responded enthusiastically: "This is very cruel, Chu Lingyi must really hate you."
"Yes." Ruan Yao snorted proudly.
"Right, I watched a lot of TV dramas and learned a lot when I kidnapped the protagonist in the previous world."
The system praised him sincerely.
"By the way," Ruan Yao asked, "let’s see if the protagonist’s dislike level has increased."
In this world, as a cruel cannon fodder, Ruan Yao not only had to make the protagonist and the enemy fall in love, but also had to fill the protagonist’s disgust value towards him.
The system carefully extracted Chu Lingyi’s emotional fluctuations. As a series of data, the system couldn’t fully distinguish Chu Lingyi’s dark emotions, so everything was classified as negative.
The system quickly calculated and, upon seeing the results, was surprised: "Now the disgust value is 85, it was only 60 points before."
Ruan Yao’s eyes brightened; it was too easy to increase the disgust level in this world.
"Does this mean if I suppress him a few more times, Chu Lingyi’s disgust value for me will reach 100?"
The system replied honestly: "But according to the world’s rules, the growth of the disgust value from one method is limited. We must find another effective way to make the protagonist hate you."
Ruan Yao confidently said: "Don’t worry, I have a plan."
After kidnapping the protagonist in the previous world, Ruan Yao hid in a small villa, doing nothing. He went to the system to exchange CDs for many crazy TV dramas, including 'The Temptation of Returning Hometown' 'Billionaire Bride' 'The Return of the Young Master' and so on.
Ruan Yao took notes eagerly while watching, consciously learning many basic operations of cruel cannon fodder.
Just waiting for the opportunity to put them into practice.
"Ruan Yao, what are you doing?"
The childish voice of the boy suddenly rang in Ruan Yao’s ears, pulling him back from his deep thoughts.
He was a boy with wheat-colored skin and fox-like eyes.
Ruan Yao quickly searched his memories and realized that the boy in front of him was one of Ruan Yao’s close friends, Yu Che.
He was also the one who kicked Chu Lingyi for him earlier.
Ruan Yao laid his head on the desk with a slight sense of helplessness: "It’s nothing."
"You’re still not thinking about your brother, huh?" Yu Che looked at Ruan Yao, his gaze as gentle and soft as jade.
Ruan Yao’s tone suddenly turned cold: "It’s none of your business."
Yu Che tried to persuade him, seemingly wanting to please: "If he makes you unhappy, doesn’t that make me unhappy too? Isn’t that my business? Can I help you with something?"
Ruan Yao’s natural yellow eyes were always filled with tears, making people feel itchy just by looking at them.
"What can you do?"
He looked at Yu Che suspiciously.
Yu Che then leaned closer, a bit too close.
Yu Che’s breath almost sprayed across Ruan Yao’s face.
Ruan Yao didn’t like being too close to others, so he moved back slightly, uncomfortable.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly." Yu Che said calmly, "I can only tell you if you come closer."
Ruan Yao raised his long eyebrows.
They were sitting in the last row of the classroom, but almost everyone’s eyes were instinctively focused on Ruan Yao and Yu Che.
They looked at Ruan Yao with obsession, while their gaze at Yu Che was filled with jealousy.
Jealous because he could talk to Ruan Yao, jealous because he could be so close to Ruan Yao.
Ruan Yao seemed to have a bad temper, but in reality, he was so pampered that he was too naive and trusted everyone’s words.
Yu Che asked him to come closer, and Ruan Yao really leaned in.
If looks could kill, Yu Che would have been stabbed to death by the other students’ eyes.
He pursed his lips and smiled, his lips almost touching Ruan Yao’s face.
"Lin Xuan will be back."
Ruan Yao’s eyes, which were slightly droopy like a cat, suddenly widened.
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