I Transmigrated Into a Villain and All the Heroines in This Novel Have Systems?

Chapter 36:

Lin Chuan’s decision to accept Xia Tian as his secretary wasn’t solely because of her beauty.

Though that was part of the reason, it wasn’t the most important factor.

With his current status, getting beautiful women was as easy as snapping his fingers.

What he truly valued was Xia Tian’s capability.

In the original novel, she was one of the most crucial figures supporting the protagonist, Qin Chao, in his rise to power—second only to Lu Chaoge.

Having a woman like her as his secretary would save him a lot of trouble.

He had already gone through the key plot points from the original story and formed a rough plan.

According to the timeline, Qin Chao’s massive business empire began with an acquisition.

Soon, a company named Pangu Technology would face a financial crisis.

In the original plot, Qin Chao had spent three billion to acquire the company.

At the time, many people thought he was an idiot throwing money away. He even became a laughingstock in the Zhonghai business circle.

But no one could have predicted that shortly afterward, as the metaverse concept surged in popularity, Pangu Technology—having already made deep investments in metaverse research—would ride the wave and see its valuation skyrocket dozens of times over.

What was once an insignificant company no one paid attention to eventually grew into a hundred-billion-dollar giant.

Although Lin Chuan had intercepted Qin Chao twice before, those were minor disruptions.

Pangu Technology was the real prize.

If he could snatch this opportunity, not only would he secure his place in the Lin family’s succession battle against Lin Hai, but even Lin Qiangdong would have to think twice before forcefully backing Lin Hai.

But acquiring Pangu Technology would require at least three billion.

Even with all his current assets—including the wild ginseng—he didn’t even have fifty million.

He still had a long way to go.

But before that, he needed to make some preparations.

“If you want to be my secretary, it’s not impossible…”

“Really?!”

Xia Tian was overjoyed, thinking she was about to complete her main quest.

But then Lin Chuan added, “But being my secretary isn’t that easy. I’ll give you a small test. If you pass, I’ll accept you.”

“A… a test?”

Xia Tian felt uneasy.

Could this guy be planning to make some perverted demand?

If that was the case, should she agree?

If she refused, she wouldn’t be able to complete her system mission.

But if she accepted, it would go against her principles.

A true dilemma.

However, she was clearly overthinking.

Lin Chuan wasn’t thinking in that direction at all. Instead, he simply gave her a straightforward task. “I’ll give you ten million. Use it to register a technology company and find a good office location.”

“That’s it?”

Xia Tian was confused.

She thought it would be something difficult, but this was way too simple.

“What else did you expect? You weren’t thinking I’d ask for some kind of special favor, were you?” Lin Chuan couldn’t help but laugh at her reaction.

Xia Tian’s face turned slightly red—because, yes, that was exactly what she had thought.

She had completely misjudged him.

“Alright, boss! I’ll go register the company now!” She quickly got into her role, treating Lin Chuan with the utmost respect.

“No rush. Let’s eat first. We can handle this after the meal.”

With that, Lin Chuan led Xia Tian back the way they came.

Along the way, they passed many other restaurant guests.

When these people saw a stunning beauty like Xia Tian acting so respectfully toward Lin Chuan, their gazes filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

But instead of restraining himself, Lin Chuan casually wrapped his arm around Xia Tian’s slender waist.

She visibly tensed up for a moment but didn’t resist.

Just like that, the two of them returned to their private dining room under the envious stares of the crowd.

…

Meanwhile, at the Zhonghai Detention Center.

“Mr. Qin, don’t worry. I’ve already contacted my lawyer—we’ll be out of here soon.”

Lin Hai flattered Qin Chao like an eager lapdog.

“Lin Chuan is just trying to annoy us. He can’t keep us locked up for long.”

“Hmm, I know.”

Qin Chao nodded, but his gaze darkened as he looked at Lin Hai.

Before this, he had learned about Lin Chuan from Lin Hai’s own descriptions.

According to Lin Hai, Lin Chuan was nothing but a useless, uneducated playboy.

But today, Lin Chuan’s actions had been calculated and decisive—completely different from the fool Lin Hai had described.

“Mr. Qin, how do you think we should get back at that bastard once we’re out? He actually dared to throw us into a detention center—I won’t let him get away with it!” Lin Hai gritted his teeth in anger.

Seeing this, Qin Chao frowned.

Misjudging Lin Chuan’s personality could be chalked up to a mistake.

But Lin Hai’s reaction now was downright stupid.

After everything that had happened, instead of reflecting on what went wrong, he was still obsessing over petty revenge?

From start to finish, they had been completely outmaneuvered by Lin Chuan.

And yet, Lin Hai still insisted that Lin Chuan was just a dumb playboy?

Ridiculous.

On top of that, Lin Chuan—Young Master Lin himself—had personally called the police, prompting the police director to handle the case.

Did Lin Hai really think just hiring a lawyer would make everything go away?

Was he naïve or just plain stupid?

Seeing Lin Hai still rambling about how he’d make Lin Chuan pay, Qin Chao felt irritated.

If this guy can’t bring me any real benefits, then as soon as we’re out of here, I need to stay as far away from him as possible.

But Lin Hai didn’t notice the change in Qin Chao’s expression. He continued ranting, “That worthless bastard humiliated us like this—I’ll make him wish he was dead!”

Qin Chao nodded absentmindedly, but deep down, he felt even more annoyed.

“Shut up! You wanna get beaten?”

Just then, a few burly men who were locked up in the same cell shouted impatiently.

They were covered in tattoos, broad-shouldered, and clearly from the underworld.

Qin Chao’s eyes turned cold at the interruption.

Slowly, he stood up and walked toward them.

“The hell do you think you’re—AH! Stop! Let go!”

“Hit him! Ahhh! Big bro, please! Have mercy!”

“HELP! He’s gonna kill us!”

…

On the other side, after finishing their meal, Lin Chuan and Xia Tian left the restaurant.

Since Xia Tian needed to handle the company registration, Lin Chuan let her take his Audi A4L.

As for himself, he booked a ride and headed to Lu Chaoge’s company.

According to the original plot, Lu Chaoge’s health supplement company was developing a new medical skincare product.

This product required high-quality wild ginseng as an ingredient.

At this exact point in the story, Qin Chao was supposed to have found the wild ginseng and sold it to Lu Chaoge.

Not only did he gain thirty million in cash, but he also won Lu Chaoge’s favor.

But now, because of Lin Chuan’s interference, the plot had once again changed course.

This time, he was the one selling the wild ginseng to Lu Chaoge.

And as for the so-called “protagonist of destiny”?

Right now, he was still rotting in a detention center.