The live stream remained fixed on Jiang Liyue and Pei Ji, but the silence stretched on. It was a long while before anyone posted a comment.
【Um… guys, I have an idea】
【Actually, I have one too】
【Where’s the terrifying boss we were promised? Where’s the ruthless killer who doesn’t blink?】
【I mean, the vibe between my wife and this boss is seriously weird】
【Honestly, it’s kind of sweet. This little human must be too sweet. Shipping these two, hehe】
【No, I won’t allow it. Stay away from my wife! I’m reporting a ghost for abusing his power!】
Pei Ji’s fans refused to give up: 【Don’t ship them recklessly. I think he’s probably planning to lure this human in and kill her. He’s doing it on purpose. He definitely has his own rhythm. It’s all part of the plan】
【Got it, Rhythm Bro, Plan Bro】
【I don’t want to ship them either, but you said this was a terrifying big boss… and he’s blushing】
Jiang Liyue looked away from that faint flush on Pei Ji’s pale face.
He was a little too cute. She suspected this classmate Pei wasn’t a Guiyi at all, but some human who’d wandered into Xingfu Yizhong by mistake.
As they reached the first floor, the lights overhead flickered again. Jiang Liyue let out a soft sigh and turned to look at Pei Ji. “Hey, don’t you think our school’s environment is a bit too shabby?”
“Huh?” Pei Ji didn’t understand what she meant.
Jiang Liyue pointed at the ceiling. “Look, this light’s definitely got a bad connection. The wiring is severely aged. And this wall—it should be repainted. There’s dust everywhere and no one cleans it.”
Finally, she concluded: “If the environment isn’t good, how can everyone study well?”
【Pfft, is my wife just spouting nonsense with a straight face?】
But Pei Ji thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly. “You’re right.”
【Okay, okay, whatever my wife says, you think she’s right, don’t you?】
【Stinking man, stay away from my wife!】
Jiang Liyue hadn’t expected Pei Ji to agree with her random rambling, but his tone was especially earnest, and the way he stole glances at her was a little endearing.
Most importantly, from the fourth floor down to the first, she hadn’t encountered any danger at all.
She clearly remembered that the novel Guiyi Jianglin had mentioned that when lights flickered at night, it meant a Guiyi was approaching.
Didn’t this prove that at least being next to Pei Ji was safe?
It also proved that his strength was definitely greater than the other Guiyi they’d encounter along the way.
Jiang Liyue also remembered this was an A-grade Fuben—already an extremely high-difficulty instance. Newcomers entering A-grade Fubens were basically cannon fodder.
She smiled and probed again: “Classmate Pei, are there classes going on at school right now?”
Pei Ji led Jiang Liyue down to the first floor. Every classroom door along the way was tightly shut, but she occasionally felt the illusion of being watched by many eyes.
“Yes. It’s 9:23 PM now—class time.” Pei Ji told her what she wanted to know without her even having to ask.
He frowned almost imperceptibly. Those covetous gazes on her were disgusting.
Do you Guiyi not turn on the lights during class? Jiang Liyue silently complained, her expression sweet. “I see.”
So those greedy gazes really did exist. The reason she hadn’t encountered any other Guiyi was truly because Pei Ji was beside her.
Even though she hadn’t violated any school rules yet, so even if a Guiyi appeared, it couldn’t harm her for now—but the difficulty of an A-grade Fuben only increased day by day.
Jiang Liyue touched the half-burned white candle in her coat pocket, then glanced at Pei Ji’s profile, a plan forming in her mind.
She clasped both hands behind her back and smiled at him. “Classmate Pei, are you in the same grade as our transfer student this time?”
Pei Ji stared at her without blinking, not wanting to miss any expression on her face.
The night concealed the obsession in his eyes well, so his voice remained steady: “Yes.”
“I see. I don’t know which class you’re in, but I hope we get placed in the same one.” Jiang Liyue paused. “After all, you’re the first person I’ve met at this school.”
Well, possibly not a person.
“We will be.” He said in a low voice.
His voice was so soft that Jiang Liyue didn’t catch it. She leaned in a little closer, her face nearly brushing his shoulder. “What did you say?”
The sudden closeness of her scent made Pei Ji’s pupils flush red with agitation. That scent of her soul made him want to pull this human into his arms.
But he couldn’t. Humans were very timid—what if he scared her?
Pei Ji forcibly suppressed the longing in his heart and repeated himself: “We’ll be placed in the same class.”
“Hopefully.” Jiang Liyue moved a little farther from him, much to Pei Ji’s reluctance, and confidently declared, “After all, my grades are pretty good. If we end up in the same class, I can even tutor you. We’ll study together and improve together.”
Anyway, Pei Ji doesn’t know her grades. Jiang Liyue felt no guilt whatsoever as she made it all up on the spot.
Pei Ji’s expression froze for a moment, and after processing what she had said, his face flushed even redder with sudden excitement.
Did she just say she wanted to be with him? Didn’t that mean she wanted to date him?
Wasn’t this too fast? Weren’t humans supposed to be reserved? Should he accept her offer?
Pei Ji’s face showed hesitation.
She had said she wanted to be with him—if he rejected her, she would definitely be sad, after all, Yueyue looked so small, weak, and adorable.
Meanwhile, Jiang Liyue was completely unaware of the Guiyi’s wild fantasies beside her.
She felt she had laid enough groundwork and turned to look at Pei Ji: “So we should be considered good friends now, right? Good friends…” should help each other.
At the same moment, Pei Ji gazed intensely at Jiang Liyue: “Alright, I agree.”
“Huh?” Jiang Liyue was mid-sentence when he suddenly interrupted her, and she widened her eyes in confusion.
Her eyes were somewhat round, with thick, long lashes, and when she opened them wide, she looked like a cute doll.
What did he agree to? The thing about being good friends and protecting her? But she hadn’t even finished speaking yet!
“Yueyue, I’m sorry.” Pei Ji said, looking at her with guilt, his pitch-black pupils filled with infatuated love.
Why was he apologizing again? He wasn’t deciding to eat her again, was he? Jiang Liyue realized she truly couldn’t understand a Guiyi’s thought process, and she tightened her grip on the candle.
Pei Ji, on the other hand, took a step closer to her. Because of the proximity, Jiang Liyue could feel his cold, piercing aura, as well as those pitch-black eyes staring intently at her.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have made you confess first.” Pei Ji hung his head in frustration. “I… I thought you humans were all reserved, so I wanted to take things slowly.”
As he spoke, a red glint flashed in his eyes again. “I didn’t expect you to say you wanted to be with me. Actually, I liked you the moment I first saw you—your scent, the sound of your blood flowing, and your beautiful eyes, I want to collect them all.”
“Yueyue, do you want to see my heart? Can I give it to you?”
Are you sure this is a confession and not a death notice?
She absolutely did not want anyone’s heart!
Jiang Liyue met Pei Ji’s pupils, which had turned blood-red from excessive excitement, and the black mist unconsciously seeping from his body, and felt that things had gotten far too absurd.
But seeing the blush on his excessively pale face, she paused.
Although she didn’t know what Pei Ji had misunderstood, what would be the consequence of rejecting a Guiyi’s confession?
Jiang Liyue didn’t want to find out.
But she couldn’t help thinking of a question.
After a brief silence, Jiang Liyue blinked in confusion twice: “Classmate Pei, does our school allow early romance?”
Could this be a means for the Guiyi to lure her into breaking school rules? Jiang Liyue had to stay vigilant.
After all, the Fuben hint had said she was just a student.
【What is this doing? Is this what I came to watch? Change the channel, change it right now!】
【Wife Yueyue: Pei Ji, let’s study hard together】
【Pei Ji: My wife said she wants to be with me, I’m in love!】
【Hahaha my wife is still so unwavering, only thinking about the Fuben, not seduced by this stinky man】
【Pei Ji, the crime of stealing my wife is irreconcilable—wife, stay away from this dog of a man】
【Hey, Mr. Rhythm from earlier, come out—was this also part of the murderous, merciless Guiyi boss’s plan?】
【Let me translate this confession for everyone: the Fuben boss’s power source is His heart, so what He meant by confessing was—】
【I am willing to offer you everything I have】
【So this terrifying existence you all talked about is actually just a lovesick fool?】