Chapter 63: Introducing Victoria to Natasha

"I was blind before, treating myself like your pathetic lapdog."

The original body owner’s adoration of Natasha had been completely genuine, and Julian couldn’t deny that historical reality.

"But I’m not blind anymore, Natasha. Let me say it one last time: I don’t like you anymore, and we have nothing to do with each other from now on," Julian said, his voice dripping with icy detachment. "I won’t ever bother you again. Didn’t you always complain that my presence was a huge burden?"

"From now on, you won’t have to worry about that ever again."

Natasha bit her lower lip, looking at Julian with an intensely hurt and bewildered expression.

"Julian... how can you talk to me like that?"

"I’ve already told you that I don’t mind you bothering me anymore!" Natasha said, her eyes welling up with red, unshed tears.

"You don’t mind, but I certainly do," Julian replied coldly. "Besides, I already have a girlfriend."

Natasha :"..."

Natasha froze instantly, her eyes widening in utter disbelief. "You... you really have a girlfriend?!"

"That’s right."

Julian looked down at her coldly and added, "Not only do I have a girlfriend, but she is far gentler than you, infinitely prettier than you, and her figure is many times better than yours. In short, she outperforms you in every single aspect imaginable. You can’t even compare to a single one of her fingers."

If Secretary Evelyn and the high-ranking executive board of the Sterling Group were present to hear his words, their heads would undoubtedly be filled with a massive storm of question marks.

President Sterling... gentle?! Young Master Vance, are you out of your mind?!

Hearing Julian declare so directly that he had a girlfriend felt like a cluster of sharp needles piercing straight into Natasha’s heart.

However, once she processed his absurd description of this supposed girlfriend, her sadness quickly gave way to extreme skepticism.

Gentler in personality, even better looking, and with a vastly superior figure?! Is that even humanly possible?!

She was the reigning campus beauty of Capital University! Even in the high-stakes entertainment industry, her appearance ranked at the very top. How could Julian Vance possibly find a woman who surpassed her in every way so easily?

It was obvious—Julian was clearly dissatisfied with her offering to just be his friend, so he had fabricated an imaginary woman and claimed she was his girlfriend just to provoke her and make her jealous!

"Julian Vance, I don’t believe a word of it," Natasha said, biting her lip tightly. "There is no way you actually have a girlfriend."

Julian had always loved her unconditionally, no matter how terribly she treated him. He had consistently acted like a devoted puppy for years. What else could that be if not love pushed to the absolute extreme? As long as she didn’t agree to be with him, Julian could never truly be with another woman!

"Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you," Julian said indifferently.

"I won’t believe you," Natasha insisted, lifting her chin. "Unless, Julian, you can bring that woman out to meet me face-to-face!"

Even if Julian tried to hire an actress, he could never find a girl who fit those impossible standards to play along with him. Once she exposed his lie, she wanted to see what pathetic excuses he would have left!

Julian fell into deep thought.

Actually... bringing Victoria out to meet Natasha wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.

Victoria, being a terrifying yandere, had undoubtedly thoroughly investigated his past and definitely knew all about Natasha’s existence. If he officially introduced Victoria to Natasha as his girlfriend, he could use the opportunity to gain even more of Victoria’s trust and affection. Plus, it would permanently shut Natasha up and stop her from pestering him in the future.

Killing two birds with one stone!

However, he wasn’t entirely sure if a busy corporate titan like Victoria would actually be willing to play along with such a petty request.

"I need to call my girlfriend and ask her first," Julian said calmly.

"Fine! Go ahead and call her!" Natasha sneered, crossing her arms.

Julian is really addicted to his little acting game, she thought. She had to admit that his acting skills were genuinely convincing—if she didn’t know with absolute certainty that his eyes were only on her, she might have actually been fooled by him.

Julian pulled out his phone, walked about twenty paces away from Natasha, and dialed Victoria’s private number.

"Why is my Julian calling me?" Victoria answered on the very first ring, her voice warm and sweet as she smiled over the line.

"Victoria," Julian said smoothly, "there are some people here who refuse to believe I have a girlfriend. I’d like to bring you over to meet them so they can see for themselves. Do you have any time to come?"

As the powerful CEO of the massive Sterling Group, Victoria’s time was literally worth tens of thousands of dollars per second. Going out of her way just to prove her identity to some irrelevant university student was a complete waste of time and technically beneath her status.

Julian genuinely wasn’t sure if she would agree.

Before Victoria could answer, Julian quickly added, "Victoria, if you’re too busy, then please don’t worry about it—"

"No, I have time," Victoria interrupted with a soft, delighted smile.

Her Julian was actively taking the initiative to introduce her to others as his official girlfriend! She couldn’t be happier to accept, so how could she possibly refuse?

"When is it?" Victoria asked gently.

Julian replied, " Next Monday evening at seven o’clock."

"Okay," Victoria agreed without a moment’s hesitation. "I will be there right on time."

Julian hung up the phone and walked back to where Natasha was waiting.

Natasha raised her chin arrogantly and sneered, "So? Your imaginary girlfriend didn’t want to come, did she?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Of course she wouldn’t, Natasha thought smugly. Because she doesn’t exist in the first place!

Julian looked at her calmly and replied, "No, she agreed."

"What?!"

Natasha froze, completely stunned. That’s impossible! How could anyone possibly agree? Where could Julian Vance even find a woman like that on short notice?!

"Next Monday evening at seven o’clock," Julian announced coldly. "Meet us at the Heart Whisper Cafe near campus."

"Fine!" Natasha crossed her arms tightly, her high heels clicking against the pavement. "I want to see just how incredible your ’girlfriend’s’ figure and looks really are!"

When Monday evening arrived and Julian failed to bring anyone out, she was going to watch him break down and confess everything—maybe he would even drop to his knees and beg for her forgiveness!

"Julian Vance, Monday evening at seven o’clock—see you there!" Natasha turned on her heels and walked away briskly.

Julian watched her retreating figure and shook his head in amusement.

He couldn’t help but feel deep doubts about the original body owner’s terrible taste in women. However, he couldn’t completely blame the original owner—in the original novel, he had been written as an exceptionally tragic extra who was ruthlessly used, betrayed, repeatedly abused, and ultimately met a horrifying end.

The original owner’s life could be summed up in one word: tragic! Or two words: extremely tragic!

But now that I’ve taken over this body, I will never let any of those pathetic plot points happen to me again.

The placement exam ended that Friday afternoon. There were still four subjects left to take, which would continue the following Monday morning.

After finishing his tasks for the day, Julian returned straight to the luxurious Rose Manor. He happily resumed his pampered, lazy lifestyle—lying comfortably on the plush sofa while attentive servants fed him fresh fruit whenever he opened his mouth.

Six servants hovered around him, catering to his every minor whim.

"Ah, so comfortable!"

"This is the absolute peak of human existence!"

"This kind of life is just too amazing!" Julian sighed with pure satisfaction.

Living as a pampered, useless rich boy was truly an elite experience. If only there wasn’t a annoying system constantly trying to ruin his peace and force him to act out villainous plot points.

Suddenly, a familiar mechanical chime echoed directly inside his head:

[Ding! Given that the host has stopped resisting Victoria Sterling, and is fully willing to be her cherished man, we hereby inform you of a major plot development! In five days, the Municipal Government will officially release a notice announcing the construction of a massive, top-tier key educational complex—integrating elite primary, middle, and high school levels—directly adjacent to the New York Residential Area!]

Julian’s eyes lit up instantly upon hearing the announcement.

If an elite, top-tier educational complex was being built right next door, the New york Residential Area would immediately transform into a prime school district property! The market price of all housing units in that area would instantly double—if not triple!

Not bad! Not bad at all!

This time, he managed to secure an extremely valuable piece of insider information and a massive financial reward without having to perform a single annoying villain task!

"System, look at that—you actually do have a bit of a conscience after all," Julian chuckled inwardly.

The System felt deeply wronged by his words.

It had always been a system of pure conscience! It didn’t actually want to punish its host either, but the host insisted on being a pampered prince, staying cooped up inside the Rose Manor, and doing nothing but eating, drinking, and idling his days away!

If the host didn’t go out and cause trouble, how was the novel’s dramatic plot supposed to progress? If a novel’s plot was completely bland and peaceful, no readers would pay to read it, and how could anyone make money then?! It had been forced by its programming to push the host toward conflict!😁