The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 157 (Patreon)

Chapter 157

Ling Chunann opened his eyes to complete darkness, waving his hand in front of him without detecting any light. Given his mastery over the power of darkness, this was an impossibility, leading him to realize, through his abilities, that these eyes were artificial. He was blind. "098, the storyline."

"Yes, host."

Finally in a normal world, Ling Chunann thought upon seeing the background of this world, though this realization was promptly shattered. Not because he was hard to impress, but because the storyline was indeed bizarre.

This was a melodramatic urban romance where the female lead grew up unloved by her parents, with a father addicted to alcohol who became violent when drunk. Ultimately, her mother was left paralyzed trying to protect her, and her father was imprisoned for robbery.

Just when she thought her life would improve, she was involved in a car accident that damaged her eyes, necessitating their removal and replacement.

Typically, such a protagonist would have a devoted male friend, her current boyfriend, who decides to donate his eyes to her. Naturally, the surgery was a success, allowing her to see again. However, upon waking up from the surgery, he was informed that the protagonist was his twin sister, and the sister currently with his family was likely switched at birth by the hospital.

"In this day and age, there's still a plot about babies being switched at birth?" Ling Chunann muttered to himself.

"Host, this is a fictional modern setting. Anything can happen here," 098 explained.

If it were just that, the devoted male friend wouldn't have turned villainous. However, the plot thickens.

It turns out he was not actually a member of the Lu family but was switched at birth by a nurse bribed by Mrs. Lu, who desperately wanted a son before his birth.

Upon discovering this, the head of the Lu family, furious, cast him out now that he was blind. Meanwhile, the female lead, busy romancing the male lead with his eyes, never once looked his way, leading to his downfall. With the money he had saved, he hired a private detective to dig up dirt on her, accidentally uncovering that her DNA test was falsified. She was not the Lu family patriarch's daughter, and even the patriarch was not the legitimate son of the previous head but the illegitimate child of Mr. Lu's father and Mrs. Lu.

After some thought, Ling Chunann finally understood the complex web of relationships in the plot, "So, my current identity is the elder son of the Lu family, with no blood relation to them, and my sister and the Lu family head are also not related by blood. What about the other twin?"

"Host, I just found a doctor's journal. Actually, Mrs. Lu wasn't carrying twins. The supposed twin was a large tumor. Due to Mr. Lu's fearsome reputation and the hospital's dependence on his investment, they had to present two healthy babies, so they removed Mrs. Lu's tumor and brought in an orphaned newborn girl," 098 explained, "It was probably by chance that they ended up switching out the only biological daughter."

"The mission."

098 hesitated before saying, "Host, this mission is a bit unusual."

"What is it?"

"Freestyle. That's all it says," 098 explained, "I've never seen such a mission requirement before. Hold on, I'm checking what this is about." After a few seconds, 098's tone changed, "Host, this is a vacation world."

"A vacation world?" Ling Chunann repeated.

"Yes. As the name implies, this world doesn't have compulsory tasks, but energy points can be directly obtained based on the changes made by the tasker," 098 sounded excited, "Generally, in a vacation world, there are many ways to earn energy points, and they're more abundant than in regular mission worlds."

"When does such a world appear?" Ling Chunann's focus was always different from 098's.

"That... I'm not sure. I've never seen this before, and other systems haven't either." This might be a favor from the main god, 098 thought.

"Mhm." Ling Chunann didn't say much more, "What time is it now?"

"After Lu Jiayan had just replaced the female lead's eyes," 098 said. "You are still in the hospital, and according to the plot, Lu Jiayan is still unconscious at this moment."

As soon as 098 finished speaking, Ling Chunann, who had sat up, lay back down, adjusting the blanket over himself.

Suddenly, the door was gently pushed open, and someone walked in.

"Host, it's Lu Jiayu, your 'twin sister' in this body," 098 explained while considering its host's current blindness and transmitted the appearance of the newcomer.

Lu Jiayu wasn't particularly beautiful but had a pleasant look. Due to the Lu family's preference for males, she developed a gentle yet somewhat timid demeanor, and she didn't resist when she was driven out.

She stood by Ling Chunann's bedside for a while, then adjusted his blanket without saying a word before quietly leaving.

"Energy points +10."

098's notification sounded.

Ling Chunann: "?"

"It's probably because this is a deviation from the original plot, providing some benefits to the antagonist, hence the addition of energy points." 098 explained, somewhat puzzled itself.

Then, 098 realized this world was like a goldmine for scoring points, with Ling Chunann able to increase his energy points by doing just about anything.

When it was time for Lu Jiayan to wake up according to the plot, Mrs. Lu entered the room and burst into tears upon seeing Ling Chunann sitting up, "Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Ling Chunann shook his head and smiled at her, "Mom, what happened to me? Where is this? Why is it so dark?"

The woman cried again, "Wuu, it's all my fault for letting you go out alone. Do you know? You and your sister were in a car accident, and then your, your eyes... wuu wuu wuu..."

This was all orchestrated by Lu Jiayan, who, as the devoted male friend before his downfall, wouldn't tell the female lead he had donated his eyes to her. So, he and the doctor conspired to tell everyone both had injured their eyes in the accident, which wasn't suspicious since they were involved together, showing his thoughtful consideration.

"Sister?" Ling Chunann feigned confusion.

"Yes," Mrs. Lu cried even harder, "The DNA test results are in. Yuanyuan is indeed your and your dad's biological daughter."

"What?!" Ling Chunann abruptly sat up, incredulous, "She is my sister?"

"Yes, Xiaoyan, what's wrong? Aren't you happy?" Mrs. Lu was pleased to have found her biological daughter, and since Lu Jiayan hadn't mentioned having a girlfriend before, she assumed they were just friends.

This revelation was a bolt from the blue for the original Lu Jiayan, but Ling Chunann remained unusually silent. Mrs. Lu, thinking his mood was affected by his eye injury, advised him to rest well before leaving.

"Energy value +500."

Ling Chunann was silent for a moment before calling out, "098."

098 snapped to attention, "Host, what do you need?"

"Turn off the notification sound, unless it's an increase of ten thousand energy points or more."

"Right away, host." 098 quickly responded, "But..."

"Hm?"

"Nothing." 098 answered promptly.

Typically, nothing good follows "but," and 098 was no exception. It thought, given the current world's trend of gaining ten to a few hundred points at a time, an increase of ten thousand points was virtually impossible, meaning Ling Chunann might never hear its notification sound again.

With his ears finally at peace, Ling Chunann was happy to relax. He took out a mobile phone from the drawer beside him, unlocked it with his fingerprint, and pressed the lower right corner of the screen by memory.

It was a simple mobile game that the original body's owner played daily. Despite being mocked by the female lead for this habit, it didn't deter him from playing.

Listening to the game's sound effects, Ling Chunann turned the volume up before starting the first level.

At that moment, a tall man in a military uniform walked through the hospital corridor.

The nurses looked at him in awe, hesitating whether to inquire about his destination but ultimately deterred by his imposing aura.

The man walked purposefully toward the room at the end of the hallway.

Ling Chunann, enjoying his game with 098's guidance, was interrupted when the door opened, and a very familiar presence stood before him.

"What happened to your eyes?" A cold voice laced with concern came from the man.

The two seemed quite familiar with each other, but Ling Chunann, flipping through Lu Jiayan's memories, found no recollection of this voice. Trusty 098 timely transmitted the man's appearance and identity to Ling Chunann, who realized, even if he could see, the original body wouldn't recognize him, having never met despite knowing the name. He responded with confusion, "Who are you?"

The man seemed surprised by the question, "My name is Lu Linfeng, you should call me Little Uncle."

"Oh, you're Little Uncle." Ling Chunann had an epiphany, "I heard you've been missing for twenty years. Father must be very happy you're back."

The man didn't respond but touched the corner of Ling Chunann's eyes, "What happened to your eyes?"

"It's just a minor injury; it'll heal soon," Ling Chunann said.

"Are you hungry?" The man suddenly asked.

"No." Ling Chunann hadn't expected his visit so soon, but indeed, he felt no hunger.

"Hm, I'll step out for a bit," Lu Linfeng said.

Ling Chunann smiled at him, "Go ahead."

Then, Ling Chunann felt a warmth on his lips followed by fading footsteps.

098: "Host, he took advantage of you!"

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