“Thanks for the compliment.”
“In that case, I have nothing to hold me back anymore. I’ll take the woman for myself, and as for the man … hahaha, I’ll claim him too. Let’s take our time with this—I love slowly tormenting people.”
“Mm, I also enjoy opponents with a bit of taste.”
After Ye Zifeng left, Cao Zijin tidied up the table. Liu Feifei leaned over and asked, “Sis, what was that idiot babbling about?”
“Nothing much, he was just declaring war.”
“Ha, he looks like someone who’s going to die young. That guy’s definitely short-lived, hahaha.”
Cao Zijin said, “Obviously. You said it yourself—short-lived, so there’s no running from it.”
After lunch, there weren’t many scenes left to film.
This part required two women to appear together.
It was mostly just simple dialogue—just a quick run-through was enough. The rest of the work involved some fight scenes.
With advanced technology, most of it could be done with CGI, so there wasn’t much to worry about, though they still had to do some basic scene coordination.
By around 3 PM, the female lead’s scenes were wrapped up, and both Cao Zijin and Liu Feifei clocked out and left in a hurry.
Only Ye Zifeng and Ye Aotian remained on set.
Ye Zifeng leaned in close to Ye Aotian’s ear and whispered, “Do you think the people around you are truly loyal?”
“Whether they are or not is for me to decide. I don’t need you trying to sow discord.”
Ye Zifeng smirked, “Oh? Then you’re really pitiful. I used to think the women around you would be beautiful. That way, taking them from you would be fun. But now that I see for myself … just Xiaolan? Seriously? Your taste is terrible.”
This villain was really crossing the line.
Ye Aotian felt that Ye Zifeng was insulting him, but there was nothing he could do about it. At that moment, he couldn’t hold back—he just couldn’t endure it anymore.
It was that feeling of “Well, since I’m already here, I might as well do something, right?”
What was he supposed to do? Let the girl say, “Alright, I’m leaving then?”
“Heh, if there were women around you, I think it’d be quite fun to snatch them away too.”
Ye Zifeng said, “Then there’s no rush. Take your time and wait. Let me give you some advice—Ancient Martial Arts is the core. Your focus is already misplaced. But luckily, you weren’t born into our Ye family. If you were, you’d have been eliminated a long time ago.”
Meanwhile, in his room, Chen Fan yawned. He felt like more and more people were gathering in his place. Tao Xiaoyao was playing video games on one side. The twins were watching TV and flipping through magazines.
And then there was Zhu Yeqing—who, when she had nothing to do, would just stare at him.
That gaze … it was as if the moment he nodded, she’d pounce on him and devour him whole.
I swear, I feel like I’m in real danger right now.
[Ye Zifeng is here. That means Feifei is probably about to get into trouble. This part of the story is actually pretty ridiculous.]
[Honestly, I don’t get what the author was thinking with this plot. Is it just to make Feifei prove her loyalty? That doesn’t make any sense.]
[Whatever, kidnapping this character is probably just the author’s twisted humor. It doesn’t really have much to do with me.]
At this part of the diary, a few women frowned.
They also felt author was being ridiculous. Seriously, if someone’s getting kidnapped, shouldn’t it be a female lead?
Why was it Feifei instead?
Wait a second—damn it. They had overlooked one thing. If Chen Fan were the one doing the kidnapping, then fine, whatever. But if Ye Zifeng was the kidnapper, things might not go so well for them.
Sure enough, they couldn’t judge other villains by Chen Fan’s standards.
But the protagonist should rescue Feifei, right? After all, Feifei had slept with the protagonist’s man.
At this thought, the female leads couldn’t hold back their laughter.
Honestly, this was probably something only Cao Zijin could come up with. If it were someone else, they definitely wouldn’t be able to pull it off.
[But … I remember there’s also a “homewrecker” character in this arc. This woman … how should I put it? She seems kind of absurd.]
[She’s a supporting female character, right? She’s probably going to appear soon. I think Ye Zifeng plans to plant her next to Ye Aotian as an undercover agent, and then Ling Xiaoyun ends up falling for her.]
[Gotta admit, Ye Zifeng really has some tricks up his sleeve.]
What the hell. This was ridiculous. Why?
Ling Yuyan finished reading and let out a sigh.
Why? What did my big brother do to deserve this? Why would he fall for a homewrecker? That wasn’t right. This couldn’t happen. The Ling family was still counting on her brother to carry on the family line. Why did it have to be a homewrecker?
Or was she like Xiaolan—a supporting female character?
[Hmm … This girl doesn’t seem to have a great reputation in the industry. If I had to compare, Xiaolan actually seems more innocent.]
Damn it. Was even this turning into some kind of competition? Why? Is that really necessary? This was seriously too frustrating.
Ling Yuyan immediately sent a message to Chen Fan.
“Chen Fan, you bastard! You damn bastard! You’re never going to find a wife in the future!”
“Are you crazy? Why are you suddenly cursing me out?”
“I don’t care! I just want to! When people get scolded, they get mad, right?”
“And I’m not supposed to get mad? What kind of logic is that?”
“Whatever! I just feel like you’re a terrible person! You big villain! Wuwuwuwu!” Ling Yuyan was so mad she started crying.
Her big brother didn’t even have a diary. She didn’t believe her brother was some kind of “female lead” or whatever. But seriously, why did he have to get stuck with a character like that? Even if he ended up with a widow, that would have been better than this.
But you actually set up this kind of character … What did my big brother ever do to deserve this? Don’t tell me he ends up with Ye Aotian in the end—if that happens, my big brother’s just a damn rebound guy.
[It seems … this woman was sent to seduce Ye Aotian? Hmm, this is kind of a mess, I can’t remember exactly. This part doesn’t really concern me anyway. Whatever, I’m too lazy to care.]
Aaaaaaahhhh! You better remember!
Ling Yuyan was about to lose her mind.
Big brother, I’m begging you—just remember it, okay? Please, don’t do this. If you keep this up, our Ling family is doomed.
But honestly, this wasn’t Chen Fan’s fault.
Chen Fan truly couldn’t remember—because his principle was always: If it has nothing to do with me, I don’t bother thinking about it.
Ling Yuyan silently picked up her phone and called her brother.
The moment he answered, he asked, “Why are you crying? Tell me, what happened? Who bullied you?”
“Brother, I need to ask you something. Please answer me honestly.”
“Mm, go ahead. What is it?”
“It’s actually a simple question. Bro, what are your thoughts on your future wife?”
“Well, I’ll just deal with it when I meet her. There’s nothing to think about right now. If I haven’t met her yet, what’s the point of thinking about it? What’s wrong with you?”
Ling Yuyan said, “Hypothetically speaking … what if she’s someone like Xiaolan?”
Ling Xiaoyun replied, “No way. Do you think your big brother has such bad taste? No chance. I would never go for someone like Xiaolan. I’m not interested in that type of woman.”