The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 38 (Patreon)

Chapter 38

Half an hour ago, Yuan Chengyuan followed Duan Chengyuan to the study.

"Please, have a seat," Duan Chengyuan sat down behind the desk.

Yuan Chengyuan stood nervously in front of the desk, not daring to move under Duan Chengyuan's gaze. "Uncle Duan, what can I do for you?"

Duan Chengyuan pushed some documents towards Yuan Chengyuan. "Take a look."

"Sure." Yuan Chengyuan, somewhat puzzled, took the documents. At first, he was confused by the photos and explanations. But as he flipped through them, his eyes widened in disbelief.

As the younger son in the family, Yuan Chengyuan naturally received less attention, especially after he became rebellious. He understood this, but he still held some admiration for his brother Yuan Chengyang. However, he never expected that Yuan Chengyang would conspire with Yuan Jiayu to harm him, and Yuan Jiayu wasn't even his sister.

The evidence collected by Duan Chengyuan was comprehensive, leaving Yuan Chengyuan no choice but to believe it. Despite always referring to Yuan Jiayu as an illegitimate child, Yuan Chengyuan had never doubted her authenticity, as his parents couldn't possibly mistake their own daughter.

As for Yuan Chengyang, Yuan Chengyuan had never considered competing with him. He didn't like studying from a young age, while Yuan Chengyang excelled in academics and had a good personality, being the epitome of a good child. Yuan Chengyuan knew himself; he was rebellious and had a bad temper, treating everyone poorly and performing poorly academically. So, since he was young, Yuan Chengyuan assumed that his older brother would take over the family business in the future.

Yuan Chengyuan's hand trembled as he held the documents, and he remained silent for a long time. His expression changed repeatedly. "Why?"

"You can go back and verify the authenticity. If you need anything, I'll help you," Duan Chengyuan said, crossing his hands on the table. "People cannot remain naïve forever."

Silence spread between the two. After a while, Yuan Chengyuan seemed to have figured something out. He took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Duan Chengyuan. "Thank you, Uncle Duan." Yuan Chengyuan was not foolish; on the contrary, he was very clever. This time, Yuan Chengyang and Yuan Jiayu's actions seemed not to have caused much harm, but without Ling Chunann and Duan Chengyuan's presence, given his personality, he might have left home on the spot. If he had been caught by those kidnappers, he really didn't know what would have happened. However, "Uncle Duan, why are you helping me?"

"It's not me," Duan Chengyuan waved his hand. "Go on, then."

After leaving the room, Yuan Chengyuan still couldn't get Duan Chengyuan's words "It's not me" out of his mind. If it wasn't him helping him, then who?

But he didn't have time to think about it. He immediately bid farewell to Ling Chunann; he still needed to go back and confirm.

"Why did he leave?" Xiaoyuanlin was puzzled and somewhat disappointed. It was boring for her if such an interesting person left; she would be alone again.

No wonder she thought like that. Look, Duan Chengyuan appeared again and took Ling Chunann away.

Sighing with a pillow in her arms, Xiaoyuanlin looked lonely at the lively little dragon on TV and couldn't help but laugh. "It turns out my little brother Yuanlang also likes such innocent cartoons."

"Thank you, Dad," Ling Chunann's first thing upon returning to his room was to thank Duan Chengyuan.

"If my baby likes him so much, Dad will be jealous," Duan Chengyuan said with a stern face.

"My favorite is still Dad." Ling Chunann hugged Duan Chengyuan's neck, his voice soft and sweet. After saying that, he kissed Duan Chengyuan's face shamelessly and boasted, "Dad is the best!"

098: "…Host, being cute is shameful."

Ling Chunann: "Choosing another path when knowing what works best is what only foolish people do."

"Huh?"

"So, it's better not to reason with things that being cute can solve."

Ling Chunann's method was obviously effective. Duan Chengyuan, who had just shown a sour expression, immediately smiled happily. "Dad loves his baby the most, too."

After witnessing the shameless mutual confession of the two, 098 remained silent for a long time. Finally, it asked, "Host, how did you know you would increase by 10% just now?"

Even it couldn't foresee such a thing happening. How could the host know?

At this moment, Duan Chengyuan had already begun to deal with the day's affairs, and Ling Chunann was habitually snuggling in his arms, closing his eyes with a peaceful expression, appearing to have fallen asleep. 098 wasn't sure if Ling Chunann had heard its question.

After a long while, just when 098 was about to give up, Ling Chunann suddenly spoke up, "Yuan Chengyuan is a member of the Yuan family and is qualified to compete for the family inheritance."

"But let's not talk about whether he wants to compete or not. Even if he does, he'll have to wait until he takes over the family head position for it to make any sense," 098 replied.

"Before today, he might not have sought it, but it's different now," Ling Chunann said. "And with Duan Chengyuan's help, he'll definitely succeed."

"Why would Duan Chengyuan suddenly say he wants to help him?" This was the most puzzling aspect for 098. The host seemed to have never discussed anything about tasks with this man.

"I indeed haven't told him about it. Otherwise, the identity of the tasker would be exposed. Apparently, you haven't received my notification of a violation," Ling Chunann's voice remained calm.

098 was even more puzzled now and couldn't wait to know the answer, asking again, "So why?"

Without hesitation, Ling Chunann answered, "Because he's as smart as I am."

"What kind of rubbish answer is that?" 098 almost wanted to crack open Ling Chunann's head to see what was inside.

Indeed, Ling Chunann had never mentioned anything about tasks or taskers to Duan Chengyuan, but he had hinted to Duan Chengyuan. Though not overt, his attitude didn't conceal his fondness for Yuan Chengyuan. Taking Duan Chengyuan to the Yuan family last time also carried a certain implication; he paid special attention to the female lead, so Duan Chengyuan would definitely investigate her, thereby involving the male lead.

Therefore, today's conversation was within Ling Chunann's expectations.

However, Ling Chunann naturally wouldn't mention these things to 098. He just sighed lightly in his heart and fell asleep.

At this moment, Duan Chengyuan looked down at Ling Chunann's profile, then softened his actions.

On Monday, Yuan Chengyuan didn't come to school. Ling Chunann slept on his desk all day. It wasn't until the end of the school day when a round-faced girl called out, "Duan Yuanlang, school's over."

After saying that, she turned and ran out of the classroom, whispering softly as she ran, "So cute, why is he so cute!"

Ling Chunann blinked, finally waking up, feeling his empty stomach and looking at the lunchbox on his desk. "098, did you call me at noon?"

098: "Host, since noon, I've called you a hundred and eighty-two times, but you never woke up." It suspected that there might be a blocker between it and the host, but it was unlikely. Except for the main god, no one could block the connection between it and the host, so it was only possible that Ling Chunann had blocked its voice himself.

Just as 098 was debating whether to suggest Ling Chunann undergo another detailed physical examination, Ling Chunann suddenly spoke up, "098, have I grown taller?"

098 was startled, then realized it couldn't judge height from Ling Chunann's body length. "The last time we measured your height was last week. According to your growth rate in recent years, it will take at least another month to grow one centimeter taller."

Ling Chunann didn't say anything, nor did he refute 098's inference. Letting Duan Chengyuan carry him into the car, they returned home safely. However, as Duan Chengyuan had a wound on his arm, Ling Chunann was awake again. He rarely stood up and got out of the car himself.

Then Ling Chunann saw Yuan Chengyuan squatting at the door looking dejected.

Seeing Ling Chunann, Yuan Chengyuan's eyes lit up, and he hurried over, "Duan Yuanlang." His eyes were bloodshot, but there was a determination in his voice that was terrifying, "I'm here to see Uncle Duan."

Ling Chunann looked a little puzzled and turned to look at Duan Chengyuan.

Approaching, Duan Chengyuan nodded to Ling Chunann. "Come in."

After returning home, Ling Chunann let go of Duan Chengyuan's hand and closed the door with a slightly resentful look from Duan Chengyuan.

098: "Host, aren't you curious about what they'll talk about?"

"Not really," Ling Chunann said. "Most likely, Yuan Chengyuan learned about his tragic experience, vowed to defeat the male lead, and came to thank Duan Chengyuan. So, this task is almost finished, and I don't need to worry about it."

"...The host's reasoning is quite sound."

The next task is how to prevent the male and female leads from getting together and how Xiao Yuanlin can find happiness. *Thoughts* Bunny *Net*

But for now, Ling Chunann's biggest concern is still his own height. The reason he probably refused Duan Chengyuan's request was also likely for this reason. He stared at the screen of the measuring device for a dozen seconds and finally spoke up, "I've grown three centimeters in a week..."

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