The Villain Won't Let Me Rule the World - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

It took Gu He a very, very long time to accept that the little brat in front of him was his biological daughter.

A paternity test couldn’t be faked.

The cigarette between his fingers glowed with sparks. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn’t figure out how a daughter had suddenly fallen out of the sky.

An accident from a few years ago-who would’ve thought it had produced a child?

I stared at the thing pinched between his fingers, brimming with curiosity. What was that? It even smoked?

I struggled to climb onto his lap, and Gu He scooped me up in one motion.

Without realizing it, he moved the cigarette farther away.

It was his first time taking care of a child, and he had no idea what I wanted.

I called out to him sweetly, flashing my little canine teeth.

“Daddy.”

“Hm?”

He thought I was about to act spoiled or ask him for something.

Then, the very next second, he heard me say, “What’s that in your hand? I want one too.”

Gu He: “…”

Gu He refused to give it to me. He even stubbed out the cigarette and tossed it far away.

I was unhappy.

“Stingy.”

The corner of Gu He’s mouth twitched. Holding on to his patience, he said, “Kids can’t smoke.”

“I’m not a kid.”

I had lived two whole lives!

Once, I was a once-in-a-century prodigy of my sect-only to turn out to be the great villain of a novel.

I drove a wedge between the male and female leads, kidnapped the female lead, and forced the male lead to cripple his own cultivation.

I was clearly just one step away from killing the male lead and ascending to immortality, but then a bolt of lightning struck me dead from the heavens.

Against my will, I transmigrated into the novel as the daughter of the second male lead villain.

By the time I arrived, the story had already reached its extras. The male and female leads were married and even had a son.

My poor, useless old dad could only spend the rest of his life guarding his wealth.

Luckily, I was here now!

He was a villain, and so was I.

I believed that as long as the two of us joined forces, we would definitely rule the world.

Some lousy male lead? I didn’t take him seriously at all.

Gu He dug at his ear, not taking my words to heart.

Kids were just stubborn like that.

“Yes, yes, yes. You’re not a kid. I am.”

“Then call me Daddy.”

Gu He: “…”

You rebellious child!

Chapter 2

Gu He flipped me over with one hand and was about to spank me, but I seized the initiative and burst into tears first.

I shouted, “A daddy who hits kids isn’t a good daddy!”

That shout was no small matter. Instead, it brought the people outside rushing in.

“Gu He, what are you doing?!”

When Madam Gu heard from the butler that she had a granddaughter, she hurried over at once.

Before she even entered the room, she heard a child’s crying.

Gu He actually dared to hit her precious granddaughter? Rebellious son.

While Gu He was stunned, I climbed down from him and toddled toward Madam Gu on my short little legs.

Madam Gu saw an adorable miniature Gu He run over and hug her leg, and her heart instantly melted.

I puffed out my cheeks, my eyes brimming with tears, and began to tattle.

“Daddy… Daddy… hit me…”

“Waaah…”

Gu He, whose hand hadn’t even touched me: “…”

The little brat was pretty good at tattling.

“Gu He, the child only arrived today and you’re already hitting her. Does that mean you’ll hit her every day from now on?”

“Now that you’re a father, you need to learn some patience. A child just needs to be coaxed a little…”

Madam Gu lifted me up in both arms, her mouth constantly scolding Gu He, while her eyes never left me for even a moment.

She had nearly thought the Gu family line was going to end, but thankfully, a granddaughter had suddenly appeared.

So cute. Those big, round eyes, that pink little mouth.

“She just asked me to call her Daddy.”

This time, it was Madam Gu’s turn to fall silent.

After a long while, she tossed out one sentence: “She’s a child. What’s wrong with humoring her? If she doesn’t know any better, do you not know any better either?”

After Madam Gu left, I scampered back to his side and stood by his leg.

“Daddy, up.”

“Weren’t you just tattling on me?”

Gu He sounded unwilling, but his hands had already pulled me into his arms.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and acted cute.

Men were easy. Just coax them a little.

“I like Daddy the most.”

Gu He was so coaxed by me that his gaze started drifting, and the tips of his ears turned red.

“This had better be the last time.”

Just then, his assistant walked in.

“President Gu, this is an invitation from Jiang Group. Next week is the young master’s birthday banquet.”

My ears perked up as I shamelessly eavesdropped. Jiang Group? Wasn’t that the male lead’s company?

Talk about twisting the knife. He already had a kid, and he still wanted to invite the villain who loved but could never have her to come admire the fruit of their love.

I looked at him sympathetically, then strained up on tiptoe and patted his head.

So pitiful.

For some reason, Gu He suddenly felt like he was being treated like a dog. When he was little, his family had kept a golden retriever, and he had patted it exactly like this.

“What is that look in your eyes?”

Gu He pinched my cheek, completely baffled.

I did not answer his question.

“Dad, do you want to cultivate immortality?”

Gu He: “?”

Assistant: “?”

Had her brain rusted over?

The room went instantly silent. I, however, kept chattering away, passionately explaining my grand ambitions to the two of them.

“As long as you learn to cultivate immortality, the two of us can join forces and unify the world. Jiang Group, Wang Group-whatever they are, we’ll flatten them with a wave of our hands. Then you can step on the male lead and take back the person you love.”

The assistant stood off to the side, looking like she wanted to say something but didn’t dare. She tugged at my sleeve, but I flung her hand away.

I did not notice in the slightest that the face of the man in front of me was growing darker and darker.

“What Heavenly Dao? What destiny? It’s nothing but a lie used to deceive the people below.”

“Even if there’s only a sliver of hope, we have to learn to rebel!”

“Oh, right, they have a kid too. If Dad can’t bring himself to do it, that’s fine. I can.”

I patted my chest, reassuring him that he could leave it to me.

“When the time comes, give him a knife and a piece of candy, and let him choose one.”

“If he chooses the knife, it means he has murderous intent. Such a child must not be allowed to live. If he chooses the candy, it means he’s unfathomably scheming. Such a child must not be allowed to live.”

“If he chooses both, it means he’s greedy. Such a child must not be allowed to live. If he chooses neither, it means he’s rebellious by nature. Such a child must not be allowed to live.”

I laid it all out with flawless logic. The two of them, by contrast, were terrifyingly quiet.

Something was wrong. Very wrong. Why did it suddenly feel chilly behind me?

I subconsciously rubbed my butt. For some reason, it felt like it hurt a little, even though Dad clearly hadn’t hit me just now.

When I looked up, I saw Gu He staring at me with a sinister expression.

A bad premonition flashed through my mind.

Someone was trying to harm me!

Gu He picked me up one-handed like a little chick.

The assistant fetched a feather duster from the side and presented it with both hands.

“President Gu, children’s values still need to be cultivated from a young age. Otherwise, they’ll grow crooked.”

I scoffed at that, saying disdainfully, “I am someone who is going to rule the world. What I say goes!”

“You’re Dad’s subordinate, which means you’re my subordinate too. Subordinates should obediently listen to their boss!”

“Is that so?”

Gu He’s gloomy voice drifted over from behind me.

That day, my dream of ruling the world was shattered.

As Gu He hit me, he asked, “Still want to rule the world?”

“Of course!”

I would not yield. Nothing could shake my resolve.

Since Dad had abandoned kindness, he could not blame me for abandoning loyalty.

On the battlefield, there were no fathers and daughters.

I stretched out my hand. “Sword, come!”

One second passed. It did not come.

Three seconds passed. It did not come.

Ten seconds passed. It still did not come…

I looked down and saw Little Wooden Sword lying quietly on a nearby table.

It was as if it were saying to me, “I’m going to sleep first. Do whatever you want.”

Then not only did Little Wooden Sword not come, Gu He kicked it even farther away.

My precious! My heart ached so much!

I had miscalculated. Right now, I was only an ordinary person, and my sword had also turned into an utterly ordinary Little Wooden Sword.

In the end, Gu He threatened me with Little Wooden Sword’s life, and I had no choice but to temporarily give up on my dream.

He asked me again.

“What is your dream?”

“To… rule… oh no, to become a successor to socialism!”