Chapter 121: I Want to Be a Good Person

“Do you know that Chu Ning originally planned to use you as a sacrifice to enhance his own power? Our encounter was never a coincidence; it was premeditated from the start!”

“Even guiding you to the villa in the northern suburbs was part of fulfilling the deal between Chu Ning and me. There is never any inexplicable kindness in this world; everything is carefully plotted.”

Wang Jinkai felt a bit relieved after voicing these buried thoughts. This was not because he was turning over a new leaf, but because expressing it allowed him to calmly deal with the person before him.

He gave a faint, self-mocking smile. When had he become the kind of villain who needed to confess before killing? When he and Chu Ning committed their misdeeds, they thought such people were fools!

Giving the side representing justice time to find an opportunity to turn the tables was undoubtedly a foolish act. They swore they were nothing like that and laughed about it for a long time.

Wang Jinkai’s vision grew blurry as he began to reminisce about the past. Suddenly, a piercing pain struck him—he knew it was that damn X-07 clawing away at his heart again.

After abandoning his conventional body, his heart was hidden deep within his body by X-07 to avoid enemies targeting his weak spot for a fatal strike.

“Hah, truly worthy of you, Chu Ning!” Wang Jinkai snapped out of his daze. His admiration for Chu Ning had never waned. Chu Ning was excellent at avoiding past mistakes!

Having learned the dangers of delay, he never wasted words before enemies unless he needed to buy time. According to Chu Ning’s mindset, once someone was an enemy, there was no need to say more—better to avoid unnecessary displeasure.

Chu Ning felt baffled and wrongfully accused. What did “worthy of you” mean? He hadn’t done anything! He was simply standing there as an observer, enjoying the story Wang Jinkai was telling.

Finally catching someone willing to share what kind of person they once were, Chu Ning was not about to interrupt this passionate performance. He couldn’t very well ask someone he knew well, “What kind of person am I?”

That question was too difficult to ask aloud. If he asked, it would seem abrupt. Without a reasonable explanation, he feared being treated like a rare creature on display!

“Look! There’s a traveler over there!”

The image terrified Chu Ning. He did not want to be equated with zoo animals, losing his freedom—that was a price he could never bear.

Chu Ning honestly found it absurd—how could someone’s innocence be slandered out of thin air? He turned to Tanya, whose eyes were glazed over. This was clearly her fault, so why blame him?

Someone so big went unnoticed—she really deserved a pair of eyes. She was truly blind!

Wang Jinkai sneered coldly and continued to recount past events in his own way. He was not going to let Chu Ning’s scheme succeed; the opponent’s attempts to stop him only made him more determined to do the opposite.

“In truth, the deal between Chu Ning and me lasted a long time, and you were the final item in that transaction. Upon discovering you had been reincarnated as a ghost, I quietly stole the other party’s achievement.”

“In other words, I freed you from their control and sent you willingly to the northern villa as the last bargaining chip, heading into Chu Ning’s territory!”

Wang Jinkai exhaled heavily and said with some sentiment, “It’s actually quite laughable—I suddenly had a terrible thought…”

“Retire from this life!” Tanya eagerly guessed.

“You’re not wrong. A villain like me shouldn’t hope to enjoy a peaceful old age, but you know, some things happen and can’t be changed…”

“Because of love, right? A woman who made you change everything, leading you to overturn your past decisions,” Tanya said, blinking her eyes at Wang Jinkai. She was especially curious about their love story.

The diary entries Tanya had found were incomplete and couldn’t form a coherent story. This made her extremely eager to know what happened next—after all, gossip was human nature.

Wang Jinkai’s expression stiffened instantly. He felt something was off—how did she always guess his thoughts? Did she have mind-reading powers? That would be terrifying.

“Heh, don’t look so grim. Your diary was pretty well written—I never expected you to be this kind of person!” Chu Ning sneered at Wang Jinkai. From Wang Jinkai’s expression, it was clear he didn’t know they had read his diary.

In other words, the diary in the villa wasn’t left as evidence for them. Realizing this, Chu Ning smiled sincerely—this was an unexpected gain!

So Chu Ning deliberately said things to provoke Wang Jinkai, hoping to disrupt his thoughts and make him blurt out more secrets he wasn’t aware of. People tend to say reckless things when panicked. Chu Ning chuckled inwardly.

He had no idea how to comfort someone; sometimes it might backfire. But when it came to quickly angering someone, Chu Ning was quite adept.

“You actually casually read someone else’s diary?” Wang Jinkai shouted fiercely. He couldn’t bear his secrets being known by others, especially those written in his diary.

“Uh, sorry! But could you please continue your love story? I really want to know what happened next. Please!” Tanya asked eagerly, driven by her curiosity. It was cruel to have the story cut off halfway.

As for Wang Jinkai’s reproach about reading someone else’s diary, Tanya felt no guilt. Their actions weren’t unethical; in fact, they helped Wang Jinkai.

To put it nobly, they were gathering criminal evidence, seeking valuable clues. When they searched, they believed Wang Jinkai was dead—and they were right.

At that time, Wang Jinkai was indeed in a state of death. Their actions were justified, and it was their duty to find the real culprit for their friend.

The only blame lay with Wang Jinkai’s untimely resurrection. Had he died properly, none of this would have happened.

Tanya knew her thoughts weren’t entirely correct, but since Wang Jinkai’s actions were even less appropriate, she felt no remorse.

“You…” Wang Jinkai was speechless. He wasn’t confident enough to record his story after reincarnation, fearing that he might leave no trace of his life.

He deeply regretted not destroying the secret diary about his feelings in time. He had no intention to share this—it was something that had embarrassed him to death.

“Sure enough, villains all have the habit of keeping diaries!” Chu Ning jabbed, smiling proudly at Wang Jinkai. He especially enjoyed seeing Wang Jinkai’s troubled expression—it made him feel better.

“Did you record any diary entries there? Could you tell me in detail? If possible, I’d love to read it to broaden my horizons,” Tanya asked enthusiastically. She found herself becoming addicted to reading diaries because they depicted a world that might be the truest fairy tale.

Chu Ning’s face darkened instantly. He lowered his voice, urging Tanya that it was time to sleep. They had been together long enough to understand each other.

From Chu Ning’s guilty behavior, it was clear he had made a mistake no villain should make. He silently thanked his lucky stars that his diary was hidden where no one could find it.

Otherwise, it would be a massive social disaster, making a complete mess and embarrassing everyone. No one wanted their diary publicly exposed, their past indiscriminately judged.

Wang Jinkai raised an eyebrow, realizing Chu Ning also kept a diary. Suddenly, everything made sense to him.

“Could you continue telling us what happened next? It would be especially helpful in tracking the target, especially since you had close contact with them. If you’re willing to share your past, you might even get a ten-million-dollar reward!” Tanya threw caution to the wind in her eagerness to know the story. She didn’t consider that there was only one prize and who would give it up was an unsolvable problem!

Even if they reached consensus and formed a loose alliance as before, it would inevitably fall apart. Overcoming greed was harder than reaching the heavens!

Tanya knew about Wang Jinkai’s emotional entanglement with the target, but since he was a thorough villain, he couldn’t be bound by feelings. A true villain sacrifices everything for profit!

“No. I don’t want others to know our past. You’ll never know what happens next in your life,” Wang Jinkai said darkly, staring seriously at Tanya.

“Aren’t you still a villain? That’s ten million dollars! Are you really willing to just give up?” Tanya challenged him.

Faced with her questioning, Wang Jinkai fell silent, never mentioning the past with the target. A long silence followed before he said regretfully,

“Sorry, I want to be a good person. You’ll have to find someone else.”

Tanya was incredibly agitated. Recalling Wang Jinkai’s deceit, she found it hard to calm down.

“You want to be a good person? Please, that’s never going to happen in this life!” Tanya scolded Wang Jinkai angrily. She couldn’t stand his pitiful plea to change when she was trying to be a villain herself!