Chapter 227: Wang Haoran Looks Up, Su Yan Looks Down

“System, look at that guy named Xu Liang!”

“He has a Reversal Face-Slapping System!”

[Host, that’s correct!]

“He’s a minor villain aiming to reverse and slap the protagonist!”

[Host, that’s correct!]

“And he’s here to steal our business! System, what should we do?!”

[Host, take him down!]

“…Change the phrase.”

[Deal with him!]

“……”

“System, can you speak properly!”

“It’s ‘handle him,’ i mean, what to do with him!”

At this moment, on the second floor, Wang Haoran was watching Xu Liang downstairs, intensely discussing with his system.

“His system… wasn’t it described as a ‘Survival System’ in the introduction? How did it get identified as a ‘Reversal Face-Slapping System’?”

[Playing tricks on its host! Some systems like to do that!]

[Just like some systems lie to their hosts, claiming to be a ‘Villain Roleplay System,’ making the host follow the plot to play a qualified villain, promising rewards and a return to reality after the story ends.]

[But in reality, it secretly conveys the host’s thoughts to the female lead’s mind, or turns them into a diary for the female lead to read!]

“…And then the host says, ‘The plot is collapsing!’ and ‘The female lead’s character is collapsing!'”

[The system still responds, ‘No big deal, just follow the plot!’]

“Exactly! And the system enjoys watching the drama unfold!”

“……”

“……Survival System, I remember you previously…”

“—Didn’t you also tell me to play the villain?!”

“And follow the plot!”

“Were you thinking the same way?!”

[……]

[Host, don’t be angry!]

[This system has reformed for justice and become a good system!]

“……Alright, I’ll trust you this time, Survival System!”

“Do you have the capability to deal with Xu Liang’s system?”

[Absolutely! This system is a super AI system! Dealing with that artificial idiot is a piece of cake!]

“……Really? Don’t boast!”

“If it’s not doable, we’ll use physical methods and unplug it!”

[Host, this system is not boasting!]

[Host, wait a moment, watch this system uncover that artificial idiot’s underlying logic for you!]

After a few seconds, the system’s excited and triumphant voice sounded again.

[Host, confirmed!]

[That artificial idiot is indeed the ‘Reversal Face-Slapping’ system, just as you identified!]

[Its underlying logic is based on a file named ‘Urban Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King.txt,’ in which ‘Long Ao’ is set as the protagonist, and ‘Xu Liang’ is set as a lackey of the female villain Chen Muyu.]

[As long as Xu Liang, the host, completes events in ‘Urban Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King.txt’ that originally belonged to ‘Long Ao,’ like showing off or flirting with girls, he will receive rewards!]

[It has nothing to do with ‘survival!’]

“…Indeed, if he really wanted to survive, he could just run to another city! Why would he entangle himself with the protagonists?”

Wang Haoran quickly skimmed through the system’s provided ‘Urban Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King.txt,’ feeling very speechless.

“……Long Ao, this guy, actually wooed the eldest daughters of three out of the four major families, and then they teamed up against the top Chen family.”

“And I, Wang Haoran, am once again a rich second-generation licking dog villain! Damn it!”

“Is ‘licking dog’ and ‘rich second-generation’ and ‘villain’ inseparable??!!”

However, now the real plot was centered around ‘Villain Lackey’ Xu Liang as the protagonist of ‘Reversing the Protagonist as a Female Villain’s Lackey.’

The ‘male lead’ Long Ao had turned into a villain, while the so-called ‘female villain’ Chen Muyu became the female lead, with the rest of the female leads retaining their identities.

“So, will it turn into Xu Liang wooing all the eldest daughters of the four major families and slapping Long Ao in the face?”

[Very likely.]

“…Xu Liang using the script’s foresight and system assistance to target Long Ao…”

“And we use our information advantage to target Xu Liang… it’s like a nesting doll…”

“System, what if there’s someone behind us targeting us?”

“And then the person targeting us gets targeted by someone even more powerful!”

“An endless cycle!”

[…]

[……Host, such philosophical questions are best not thought about too deeply.]

“True.”

After finishing, Wang Haoran thought about being portrayed by Xu Liang’s artificial idiot system as Su Yan’s licking dog, feeling very indignant.

“Yan’er, can you do me a favor?”

“What kind of favor?” Su Yan was very curious.

“I… I don’t want to hold back tonight, so I need your help!”

“….”

Su Yan couldn’t understand, pondering for a while, she finally asked, “Darling, do you want me to stand guard for you tonight?”

“No, not tonight, now!”

“Besides ‘no,’ you misunderstood ‘tonight’ and ‘hold back’!”

“And the sentence should be like this—’Tonight, no holding back, troublesome!'”

Wang Haoran explained while pointing with his finger.

Su Yan fully understood.

Her face immediately turned red.

“Darling… now, here?”

Right now, the banquet downstairs was bustling with excitement.

Although they were in a room on the second floor, and as long as they kept a low profile, no one could see through the window, Su Yan still felt shy.

“Of course, Yan’er, come on!”

“…Okay.”

Finally, Su Yan nodded.

She had no intention of refusing.

Under the gaze of Chen Ranni and Zhou Yingying, she gently lowered her head.

Then, she tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear.

***

At the banquet.

On the second floor, Wang Haoran was gently stroking Su Yan’s head while watching Xu Liang downstairs.

Xu Liang, on the other hand, was watching Long Ao in the middle of the crowd on the first floor.

His Miss, Chen Muyu, being the representative of the Chen family, was naturally surrounded by many people ingratiating themselves with her. So, as a lackey, Xu Liang stood in a corner, secretly observing the entire banquet.

At this moment, he was marveling at the power of the protagonist’s halo.

“No wonder he’s the male lead, the favored son of the Heavenly Father!”

“Originally, Su Yaoguo was supposed to invite guests only for his 70th birthday celebration.”

“But without the secret photo event, to push the plot forward and deepen the protagonists’ relationship, they even lowered Su Yaoguo’s intelligence!”

“Using the bizarre reason of ‘recovering from an injury, so holding a banquet to celebrate’!”

“If I didn’t know the plot, I’d think you’re trying to collect gifts!”

Although the reason for holding the banquet was different, gifts were still given, so Xu Liang felt the plot would still unfold.

He scanned the area and indeed saw Li Laotaiye, who would be humiliated by Long Ritian.

As for the expert on ancient paintings, Xu Liang didn’t know who it was.

But that didn’t matter.

“I’ll let you show off during the painting segment.”

“When Li Laotaiye falls ill, I’ll step in!”

Xu Liang was very confident because, after learning the ‘Hundred Poisons Manual,’ he was well-versed in various pharmacological knowledge.

He also knew about the powder Long Ritian used on Li Laotaiye.

So, to interrupt Long Ritian’s show-off, Xu Liang had secretly given Li Laotaiye a little something.

“Haha, when the time comes, Long Ritian, you’ll struggle with Li Laotaiye but fail to cure him!”

“Then everyone will think you’re taking revenge for Li Laotaiye making things difficult when you presented the painting!”