[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain":3,"chapter-i-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain-i-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain-chapter-287":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1868887,2476,"Chapter 295: Beauty or Beast?","i-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain-chapter-287",287,"\u003Cp>“Ancestor… if you’re not here to punish me, then…” Shao Wanwan finally relaxed once she was sure she wouldn’t be disciplined. Her voice softened as she asked the question lingering in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stuff I told you to bring. Did you?” Wang Haoran asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!” she nodded with exaggerated earnestness, quickly producing several thin, flat pouches—each only about two fingers wide. She respectfully handed them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Haoran accepted them without a word. “That’s all. You can go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Ancestor. This subordinate takes her leave.” She gave a proper bow. But when she straightened up again, her heart jolted—he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a sound. Not a shadow. She hadn’t even sensed his departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were barely half a meter apart… and I didn’t feel a thing…The sheer mastery of it made Shao Wanwan’s reverence deepen all over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Wang Haoran returned to the set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filming was still underway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi, on the other hand, was just a background actor today. She had a quick appearance, then wrapped up early. With no more scenes and the leading men all busy, no one was paying her any attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like her, used to being the center of male attention, the sudden lack of admirers felt… unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left with nothing to do, she wandered back to the extras’ break area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quiet. Most of the other background actors had gone to watch filming, leaving the room empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi welcomed the peace. She sat down, pulled out her phone, and started scrolling through Douyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a few swipes, her eyelids grew heavy. She leaned back into the chair… and drifted off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea how long she’d slept before she slowly stirred awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checking her phone, she saw that only twenty minutes had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… she felt groggy, like she’d been asleep for hours. Her limbs ached dully, and an unexplainable discomfort lingered across her whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she brushed it off and got up, heading back to the set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as she walked, she found herself craving attention again. She’d gotten too used to being doted on by pretty boys. The silence felt unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the filming area, she was disappointed to find that Gu Nanfeng and Shen Yixing were still mid-shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Beige? Still on the phone. Seriously—what kind of call lasted half an hour?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, he was the CEO of a hundred-billion-yuan group. Busy was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d just have to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment, another handsome guy strolled by. He wasn’t part of the shoot and clearly had free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, Li Yunxi’s eyes lit up. She raised her chin and called out dramatically, “Walking right past me like that… trying to get my attention, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Haoran stopped mid-step, turned, and deadpanned, “There’s only one path here. I’m just passing through. Don’t flatter yourself. I’m really not interested in you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi tilted her head, as if she’d seen through his soul. “Playing hard to get? You think I can’t tell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snorted and added, “Forget it. That tactic doesn’t work on me. If you really want to pursue me, be straightforward about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pursue you? Why not just call it simping at this point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Haoran sneered inwardly, then said aloud, “You think a bit too highly of yourself. You really think you’re beautiful?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi lifted her chin higher, smug. “Look at my eyes, my lips, my nose, my face shape. This isn’t beautiful?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Haoran’s voice dripped with scorn. “I only acknowledge natural beauty. Anyone caked in makeup? Automatically disqualified.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi’s smile froze. “I look good without makeup too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Haoran smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t take it. “Don’t believe me? Fine, watch closely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi was confident in her natural looks. Determined to prove him wrong, she stormed off, returned with a bottle of cleansing water and cotton wipes… and started removing her makeup right there on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than a minute later, she looked up again, face bare. “Now. Say it. Am I beautiful or not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Haoran stared at her. His expression… odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this counts as beautiful,” he said dryly, “then there really are no ugly women left in the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi’s face fell. “You’ve either got no taste… or you’re just lying through your teeth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the crowd around her. “Hey! Do I look like an ugly woman to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding extras had already started whispering. Now, faced with her bare face, they couldn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you’re Li Yunxi?” one of the extras—someone who’d worked with her before—asked hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obviously! Can’t you tell?” Li Yunxi frowned. Her makeup and bare-face difference wasn’t that dramatic, was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actress stared a second longer, then, recognizing her voice, gasped, “You—your bare face is… hideous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi’s expression turned cold. “Xiao Zhen, are you seriously that jealous of me? I thought we were friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Zhen just shook her head solemnly. “You should really put the makeup back on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that supposed to mean?! Where am I ugly?” Li Yunxi shot back, growing defensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhen had no idea how to answer… so she said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi, now fuming, looked to the other extras. “What about you? You all think I’m ugly too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“UGLY!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chorus of voices rang out—dozens of extras speaking in perfect unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re all blind!” Li Yunxi snapped, voice rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god, have you never looked in a mirror after putting on makeup? You don’t know how much of a difference it makes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah! Being ugly isn’t your fault, but scaring people sure is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is some next-level makeup sorcery. Damn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, I almost lost my appetite for dinner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, no one wanted to say anything. But once Li Yunxi started going off on them, the crowd couldn’t help but push back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person’s comment she could ignore—but with everyone saying it, it started to sink in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I didn’t clean off all the makeup properly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled Xiao Zhen aside. “Did you bring a makeup mirror?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhen nodded and handed one over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunxi took it, stared into the reflection…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was shocked speechless. The woman in the mirror had dull, lifeless eyes, dry cracked lips, speckled freckles, and rough skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. No way. This isn’t real. Must be dirt.She rubbed her face hard, making her cheeks sting. But the flaws didn’t disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AHHHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lost it, shrieking so loudly it pierced the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that exact moment… her three knights—no, her three simps—came charging in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them had dropped everything the moment her scream rang out, sprinting at top speed like Olympic sprinters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xixi! Don’t be afraid! I’m here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who dared to bully Yunxi?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yunxi, Brother Lu is here to protect you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three voices echoed across the set, full of passion and blind devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read on CrimsonScrolls.net\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-10T05:40:46.403Z",1,"novelbin.me","19f5a3c02778c2d5614134f6c1831b88f392bce02f79b748e5ff386272d63359","i-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain-chapter-288","i-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain-chapter-1",428,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-rich-second-generation-villain-cover.jpg"]