The Villain Doesn’t Want To Date the Cute Heroine - The Villain Doesn’t Want To Date the Cute Heroine chapter 85

85: Death by Overeating

When Wu Liang arrived at the Observatory Tower, he found the door on the top floor was ajar.

Creak…

He slowly pushed open the somewhat old door and entered the room, the dim light making it hard for him to adjust.

Numerous taut curtains, like giant black umbrellas, enveloped the entire observatory.

The sunlight couldn’t penetrate the curtains, making the environment feel very oppressive and somewhat suffocating.

The dim interior was filled with various astronomical telescopes, all of which were covered in dust.

It was clear that no one had used this place for a long time, which was ironic.

Back when Wu Liang was still playing the game as a gamer, he actually quite enjoyed coming here to stargaze.

The bell tower, the symbol of the entire academy and also its tallest building.

And the observatory was situated right at the top of the bell tower, making it the perfect spot for stargazing.

But since almost no one visited, the students had no interest in it at all.

So much so that the Observatory Tower was repurposed for other activities in the latter part of the game, which he found to be a great pity in the later stages of the game.

“Ning Shuang…”

Surveying the vast exhibition platform, Wu Liang walked deeper inside.

Ning Shuang’s favorite places were undoubtedly the school’s rooftop and the Observatory Tower.

As for why Ning Shuang was so fond of these two places, in her words, it was because of the peace and tranquility.

Being in such places gave her a sense of unfamiliar comfort and relaxation.

Ning Shuang had told him that whether it was the rooftop or here, she always felt very comfortable and free from any worries.

As if detached from the mundane world, one rests in solitude, undisturbed by anyone.

The wooden floor creaks underfoot as Wu Liang awakens Ning Shuang’s phone from its slumber.

The dim light of the screen casts a harsh glow on Wu Liang’s face, piercing in the otherwise dusky room.

Upon seeing Ning Shuang’s lock screen, Wu Liang can’t help but snicker.

It’s a charming pink kitten and a black cat with a rebellious tuft, looking like a little rascal.

The kitten tugs at the black cat’s cheek with its paw, pouting as if in a spat, or perhaps in a playful sulk.

The black cat, in turn, wears a look of disdain mixed with helpless resignation, as if deeming the pestering kitten a fool.

“Could this kitten be representing Ning Shuang herself?” Wu Liang muses with a chuckle, finding the black cat oddly familiar.

Its dead-fish eyes and that absurd hairstyle remind him of someone he knows.

“How can this be right? Ning Shuang is a girl; how could her phone end up with a guy?”

“What if you plan to sneak a peek at Ning Shuang’s secrets? I can’t trust you with that.”

Han Yu’s earlier words echo in Wu Liang’s mind as he idly fiddles with Ning Shuang’s phone.

Indeed, phones often harbor personal secrets, even unknown pasts of others.

“I really don’t know Ning Shuang at all.”

It dawns on Wu Liang that he hardly knows Ning Shuang. All he knows is that she likes to chat with him on the rooftop, boasting and bantering.

She enjoys eating shaved ice with him in winter, hot pot in summer, and chatting about otaku culture on regular days.

Beyond that, he knows nothing of Ning Shuang’s friends, family, past, and so on…

Yet Ning Shuang knows everything about him, treating him as a confidant.

And him? He may call Ning Shuang a friend, but his understanding of her doesn’t even amount to a tenth of what she knows about him.

“If this phone holds Ning Shuang’s secrets…”

Wu Liang looks at the phone in his hand with a complex expression, hesitating before tapping the screen lightly.

Three pink dialogue boxes pop up from the top of the screen, answering them correctly will grant access to the main interface.

“1. It’s so hot, why can summer be this scorching? Question! What should one eat in summer to feel refreshed?”

“2. Those bound by the past have no future—ah, I’m just being melodramatic~~ Question! Who said that people die when they are killed!!”

“3. Why did I even set three questions, it’s such a hassle… Alright, the last question will be simpler, Question! Who do I admire the most?”

“These questions are really…”

Wu Liang stares at the sudden unlock questions on the screen, momentarily stunned.

What kind of mess is this? Is Ning Shuang so casual even with setting her unlock password?

He opens the first question’s dialogue box and, after a moment of silence, slowly types in the word “hotpot”.

“Bingo! The answer is correct!”

“It’s just like her…”

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Wu Liang said with a twitch in his eye, knowing only Ning Shuang as the person who crazily indulges in spicy hot pot during summer.

He opened the second chat box in succession, typing in the name of that righteous companion—Wei Gong Tu Lang.

“Bingo! Two questions correct in a row!”

Such simple success on two questions made Wu Liang a bit proud.

Although he didn’t know Ning Shuang particularly well, he hadn’t spent the year with her for nothing.

“The person she admires…”

After seeing the third question, Wu Liang murmured softly, holding his chin.

Everyone has someone they admire, and Ning Shuang was no exception.

She had many idols—singers, movie stars, figures in the idol industry—many people she looked up to.

But if asked who Ning Shuang admired the most, he really had no clue.

His fingertips rested lightly on the keyboard, tapping gently as Wu Liang fell into deep thought.

But then again, Ning Shuang set these questions precisely because she didn’t want anyone unlocking her phone.

To unlock someone else’s phone and pry into the secrets deep within their heart, such an act…

“Wait, what exactly am I doing now?”

Wu Liang suddenly froze, then let out a self-deprecating laugh.

He actually thought of understanding Ning Shuang through such a despicable method, which was truly laughable.

To flip through someone’s phone without their consent, this behavior was no different from a robber’s.

He had been misled by what Han Yu had said earlier; in fact, Han Yu had no need to specifically tell him what secrets lay hidden in Ning Shuang’s phone.

If Han Yu hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have thought in that direction at all, nor would he have had the idea to unlock the phone’s password.

He needed to carefully review his previous conversation with Han Yu; every detail hinted that he should take the initiative to unlock Ning Shuang’s phone, to peer into the secrets deep within her heart.

Merely because of Han Yu’s few words, he might commit an irreparable mistake.

“Psychological suggestion…”

Wu Liang put Ning Shuang’s phone back in his pocket, his expression becoming somewhat grave.

That girl Han Yu, she’s not simple at all…