Pinned against the wall, Li Wangshu was a little confused.
Weren’t we just walking normally? How did I suddenly get pinned against the wall?
“Yueyue… that’s your nickname? It’s really cute.”
He Yu’s warm, commanding presence surrounded her ears.
“So, Yueyue… you’re an adult now, right?”
Li Wangshu tried to struggle for a moment.
His arm felt like reinforced steel wrapped around her. The difference in their strength was simply too great.
Realizing it was pointless, she immediately gave up.
She looked up at He Yu.
His eyes naturally seemed full of affection—the kind of eyes that looked loving even when staring at a dog.
“Your eyes are beautiful.”
“You like them?” he asked. “How about I dig them out and give them to you?”
Using the most seductive tone imaginable, he said something horrifying.
But Li Wangshu was someone he couldn’t charm or frighten.
“I wouldn’t like them anymore if they weren’t alive.”
“Really? Then stay with me, and you can look at them every day.”
He lowered his head until their faces were inches apart. His lips seemed only a moment away from kissing hers.
Li Wangshu felt her cheek grow a little warm.
“So you like high school girls? I’m not one anymore. I’m starting university.”
“A high school girl?” He raised an eyebrow. “You think I’m some kind of pervert?”
“Weren’t you the one who brought two girls with you last time?”
“Tsk. You know what really happened. Someone set me up.”
“But you brought them into the room while you were still sober.”
“Now that’s just unfair.”
“When I was drinking, the room was full of men. Those two girls came afterward. I was about to leave when I saw them, but that’s when the drug took effect.”
She stared into his eyes.
All she could see was sincerity. She couldn’t tell whether he was lying.
“Hmm… alright. I believe you.”
“You believe me that easily?”
“Yes.”
She paused.
“Can you let go now?”
This man was far too aggressive.
She disliked the feeling of being controlled.
“Your scent is very pleasant.”
He leaned closer and inhaled softly.
“It calms me down. What should I do? I don’t really want to let go.”
Li Wangshu turned her head slightly, trying to put a little distance between them.
“But this is uncomfortable. The wall is pretty hard.”
The next second, their positions changed.
He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
“How about now?”
One of He Yu’s hands rested on her waist, gently rubbing it a couple of times.
With a completely expressionless face, Li Wangshu asked,
“So, President He… is this sexual harassment?”
“If it is, what are you going to do?”
He smiled lazily.
“Call the police? If you’re planning to call them, it might already be too late.”
His movements became even bolder.
“Because before they arrive… I could do a lot more.”
He wanted to see how much longer this young woman could keep her composure.
Unfortunately…
No matter how much he flirted, her stone-faced expression never changed.
“Does bullying girls make you feel accomplished?”
Li Wangshu pressed down on his wandering hand.
“If you keep this up, I’ll avoid you every time I see you from now on.”
“…”
He Yu looked at her completely emotionless face for a long moment before finally letting go.
“Don’t you think you’re a little too serious and rigid?”
“I’ve always been this boring.”
Li Wangshu straightened her clothes.
“Weren’t you going to treat us to dinner? Let’s go.”
…
The dinner was pleasant for everyone.
Although He Yu was written as the villain in the novel, he was, after all, a successful businessman. Whenever he wanted to, his emotional intelligence allowed him to handle any social situation with ease.
By the end of the meal, Li Wangshu’s parents had already started treating He Yu like an old friend despite their age difference.
They affectionately called him “Xiao He” over and over.
The two of them even agreed to stay in Beijing for another two days before returning home.
…
That night, back in the hotel room, Li Wangshu voluntarily called Ji Lian out.
“I’ve noticed something.”
“When you’re around He Yu, you’re unusually quiet.”
She was nothing like the energetic ghost she became whenever the Ji family appeared.
Ji Lian rubbed the corner of her clothes and lowered her head, looking like a bullied young wife.
“Don’t tell me… you’re afraid of him.”
Li Wangshu found that strange.
Wasn’t one of Ji Lian’s wishes to marry He Yu?
To her surprise, Ji Lian nodded.
“Then why do you still want to marry him? Do you actually like him?”
Ji Lian froze.
Confusion briefly appeared on her face.
After a long silence, she slowly spoke.
“I… don’t know…”
“When we first got together, neither of us liked the other.”
“But later… he slowly taught me many things.”
“For example, how to deal with Ji Mo in the most effective way.”
“We worked together.”
“We repeatedly plotted against them.”
“Several times, we nearly succeeded in getting that scumbag and that bitch killed…”
“When I died… he rushed in and said he would avenge me.”
“And afterward… he died while avenging me.”
“I just… feel like I owe him.”
Li Wangshu couldn’t help thinking:
So this is the friendship born from two villains committing crimes together?
“If that’s the case, couldn’t we repay him another way?”
“You don’t have to marry him.”
“No!”
Ji Lian’s attitude suddenly became firm.
“The only way is to marry him.”
“Only then can He Yu completely take control of the He family.”
“Otherwise… he’ll die even earlier.”
“And even more miserably.”
“And…”
“And what?”
“In my previous life… I wasn’t a good wife.”
“I want to make it up to him.”
“But I’m the one who was reborn, not you!”
Li Wangshu was getting annoyed.
“I don’t want to marry that shameless pervert who sexually harasses people.”
“I don’t care! I’m not listening!”
The ghost covered her ears and started throwing a tantrum.
“If you have feelings for him, wouldn’t it bother you to watch me date him and marry him?”
“It wouldn’t.”
Ji Lian stopped making a fuss, but what she said next was even more infuriating.
“I just want him to be happy.”
“I think… you’d do a much better job than I ever could.”
“The rules have already been set.”
“They can’t be changed.”
“Whatever you say now is too late.”
Li Wangshu gritted her teeth in frustration.
“And besides…”
“When you two are together…”
“Pink bubbles appear.”
Ji Lian poked her fingertips together as she spoke irresponsibly.
“You’re actually kind of cute together.”
This ghost wasn’t just missing a few screws.
She was a hopeless romance shipper.
Li Wangshu let out a cold laugh.
“People who ship every couple they see will only end up hurting themselves.”