-Chapter 1-
"To force me into an engagement, you really are pulling out all the stops!"
A voice filled with gritted teeth rang in his ears. Lucas Grey opened his eyes in a daze and looked at the stunning woman before him, her expression cold and aloof.
This... is a hospital ward?
The person in the mirror is him?
At that moment, a surge of memories not belonging to him flooded his mind.
Lucas Grey, the good-for-nothing young master of the Grey family, sole heir of the third generation, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Whatever he wanted, he got.
But he had fallen in love with the female lead, Rose White.
After three years of tireless pursuit and receiving no response, he resorted to a foolish move. During a banquet at the White family, he deliberately fell from an upper floor.
He intended to fake an injury for sympathy.
Who would have thought, he ended up swapping places with another Lucas Grey with the same name.
[So, this stunning beauty in front of me is Rose White, the female lead of the popular novel "Return of the Godly Tycoon"?]
[Have I transmigrated into the book?]
[Fuck you, just because I complained once that the brainless simp villain in the book had the same name as me, now I've become the simp myself?]
After understanding the situation, Lucas Grey nearly coughed up blood.
Other people transmigrate and become the protagonist, rising to the peak of life. Why does he have to be the villain?
Just thinking about the plot where "Lucas Grey" gets brutally crushed by the crooked-mouthed Dragon King made Lucas Grey want to cry.
No, he had to stay far away from the female lead, far away from the crooked-mouthed Dragon King.
[Ding. Congratulations, host. Supreme Villain System unlocked.]
[System scan complete. Host perfectly fits the villain profile in the novel "Return of the Godly Tycoon." You are specially invited to play the villain, assist the male lead, and complete the god-tier plot reversal.]
[Once the plot reaches its finale, the host can return to the original world and receive a reward of ten billion Dollar.]
Hold on. As long as he follows the plot to the end, he gets ten billion Dollar?
Damn, if he takes that back to the real world, he could live a life of luxury, never lifting a finger again.
Alright.
This villain role is his. No one can take it from him.
Lucas Grey looked up at Rose White and saw that she was staring at him with eyes full of shock.
His heart skipped a beat.
[What kind of look is that? Don't tell me she suspects something. Could she have figured out that I'm not the original Lucas Grey?]
Rose White took a sharp breath when she heard his thoughts.
From just now, she had been hearing a strange voice.
That voice said she was the female lead of a novel, and something about transmigration.
That was already bizarre enough. But now, this guy said he's not the original Lucas Grey?
What kind of joke is this?
"Lucas Grey, are you talking with ventriloquism? Or did you fall and hit your head when you fell from upstairs?"
Lucas Grey was stunned when he heard that.
[You're the one who hit your head. I just transmigrated and haven't adapted to this villain identity yet.]
[The most urgent task is to get Rose White to agree to the engagement. That way, the male lead can make a grand entrance at the engagement banquet, slap faces, and take Rose White away.]
[But verbal coercion isn't enough. According to the novel, Rose White resisted in every possible way until she was swindled by the CEO of KY Group, leaving her with nothing. Her family nearly went bankrupt, and only then did she reluctantly agree to the engagement.]
[So, I need to pretend to be deeply in love and reinforce my simp persona. Once the White family goes bankrupt, I'll add fuel to the fire and threaten her.]
Rose White's beautiful eyes narrowed. She looked at Lucas Grey in disbelief.
This wasn't ventriloquism.
It sounded like his inner voice.
But why could she hear his inner voice?
No, that wasn't the point. The point was, he said the CEO of KY Group tricked her and nearly bankrupted the White family?
Impossible.
Absolutely impossible.
President Kang was a close family friend of her grandfather's for years. He was very sincere about this partnership. The contract was for ten years, and he even gave up two percent of the profits.
How could he be a fraud?
More importantly, the night of the negotiation, only she, her grandfather, and President Kang were present.
How did this little punk know?
While her mind was a mess and she couldn't sort any of it out, Lucas Grey began acting up.
[Since I need to be the ultimate simp for the female lead, I have to act like a real simp when facing her.]
[Now is the time to test my simp acting skills.]
"Rose, I love you with all my heart. Why can't you accept my feelings?"
"I've pursued you for three whole years. In those three years, I haven't looked at another woman."
"What do you want me to do? Just say it. Even if you want the stars in the sky, I'll pluck them for you."
After saying this, Lucas Grey almost moved himself to tears.
[That was a great performance. Totally Oscar-worthy.]
Rose White's mind was already in chaos. Seeing his fake, affectionate act made her grind her teeth in hatred.
Liar. Scumbag.
If he didn't like her, why toy with her?
If she hadn't suddenly heard his inner voice, she would still be in the dark.
But he kept mentioning this novel, and male and female leads. What did that mean?
If he were just rambling nonsense, then how did he know about the White family's cooperation with KY Group?
This punk must know something.
He said he wasn't the original Lucas Grey and that Lucas Grey was just a villain in a novel, while she was the female lead.
There must be more to the story.
This concerned the fate of the White family. She had to get to the bottom of it.
Lucas Grey continued pretending to be heartbroken, secretly observing Rose White and not missing the slightest change in her expression.
Good. She's frowning.
That means she's angry.
Anger is good.
The more unwilling she is, the more he must cling to her.
That way, at the engagement ceremony, her sorrowful expression will make the male lead's heroic rescue more meaningful.
"Rose, please, marry me. As long as you're willing to be with me, I'll give you the entire Grey family as your betrothal gift."
[The White family is almost bankrupt. What betrothal gift could they possibly offer? Only the male lead can save this sinking ship. Any sane person would steer clear.]
[But so what if Rose White is saved by the male lead? The White Corporation she worked so hard to build over five years still ends up in the male lead's hands.]
[The number one beauty with endless glory at the start of the story becomes a mere background decoration in the male lead's harem before even a third of the plot is over.]
[Such a pity. What a waste of that pretty face.]
Rose White nearly had a heart attack from hearing this.
She had taken charge of the White Corporation at seventeen. It took her five years to win the approval of upper management and triple the company's size.
This little bastard actually said she would end up as a decorative vase in the male lead's harem?
Even the White Corporation would be handed over?
What a joke. The White Corporation was her life's work.
She would never hand it over to anyone.
She bit her rosy lip, flames of anger burning in her icy eyes.
She looked up at Lucas Grey and saw that he was still trying to act deeply in love. A plan formed in her mind.
"Lucas Grey, tonight the chairman of Skybridge Group is celebrating his sixtieth birthday. How about you come with me to attend?"
Her perfectly curved lips lifted into a slight smile.
Little scumbag, you think you're the only one who can act?
Now that I can hear your inner voice, things just got easier.
As long as I talk to you more, I'll definitely uncover the truth.
However, she had no idea that her one sentence was like thunder striking Lucas Grey.
[The villain attending a birthday banquet with the female lead?]
[No way. This wasn't in the novel.]
[The female lead isn't following the script. I must find an excuse to refuse.]
-End of Chapter 1-