At noon, in the large villa, Cao Cheng, who had been busy all morning, finally returned to his home after being away for several days. [Note: Cao Cheng lives alone to escape his parents’ control.]
The moment he stepped inside, he heard the maids standing on both sides of the entrance greet him, “Young Master.” Almost instinctively, Cao Cheng spread his arms, enjoying the sinful luxury of a capitalist as the two maids helped him remove his coat… ahem, just a simple removal of his outerwear.
Then he lifted his foot, allowing the maids to assist him in changing his shoes.
Just as Cao Cheng was sighing inwardly about how such a decadent lifestyle could easily make one lose even the most basic ability to take care of oneself, he suddenly heard a crisp voice call out, “A Cheng.”
Following the sound, Cao Cheng’s gaze immediately landed on Su Jinhe, who was standing at the staircase.
She clearly hadn’t expected him to return so suddenly. At that moment, the petite Su Jinhe was dressed in a loose white home outfit with white slippers. From a distance, she almost looked like she was wearing mourning clothes. Her black hair fell casually over her shoulders.
Perhaps because she had been forced to stay at home for the past few days and not allowed to go out, she looked aggrieved. Her eyes were slightly red, and her soft pink lips were faintly pouted, appearing moist and delicate.
Her small, exquisitely pretty face, not even the size of a palm, seemed on the verge of tears, making it especially easy to stir a sense of… no, not possessiveness, but protectiveness.
If it had been the previous Cao Cheng, he wouldn’t have even spared her a glance.
But the current Cao Cheng simply couldn’t stand seeing a girl being wronged and on the verge of tears. At that moment, he decided to comfort her.
He waved at her casually before walking toward the sofa.
That simple gesture alone made Su Jinhe’s eyes curve into crescents. The grievance on her face instantly melted into a smile. The smile pulled two small dimples at the corners of her lips, making her appear even sweeter.
Even though Cao Cheng had just gone through several intense “battles” last night and was already exhausted, he should have felt nothing today. Yet, he still almost…
Thump, thump, thump…
A series of hurried footsteps sounded.
Sitting on the sofa, Cao Cheng looked at the small figure in front of him, who still wasn’t even as tall as him, that little “potato” Su Jinhe, and fell into deep thought.
Maybe… I shouldn’t comfort her after all.
Completely unaware of Cao Cheng’s inappropriate thoughts, Su Jinhe instead blushed under his gaze. It was mainly because this was the first time Cao Cheng had looked at her so seriously.
And his gaze felt somewhat familiar to her, almost the same as how he had looked at that car model last month…
This made Su Jinhe both nervous and shy. She hid her small hands behind her back, clenching them until they turned pale.
Trying to ease the atmosphere, she timidly spoke, “A… A Cheng, what have you been doing these past few days?” Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
Her voice was soft and gentle, tinged with a hint of caution. The moment Cao Cheng heard it, his heart softened instantly.
Although in just these few days he had already gone through countless “battles” and his resistance had greatly increased, he still couldn’t handle it. He really couldn’t!
“Nothing much. Just eating, drinking, and going out for a stroll whenever I felt like it,” Cao Cheng replied, completely changing his previous attitude toward her. He concealed the original body’s gloom and brutality, and even gave her a bright, sunny smile.
[Ding! Su Jinhe’s favorability toward the host +3, current total favorability: 79 (Admiration).]
Hearing this, Cao Cheng’s smile became even brighter, as if he had stepped into an entirely different kind of world.
If that was the case, shouldn’t he do what one would do in such a world?
With that thought, Cao Cheng patted the seat beside him. “Really? Alright, enough about that. Don’t just stand there, come sit.”
“Ah? Oh…” Su Jinhe responded, slightly confused.
Her expression looked a bit blank. After all, ever since she had grown up, she had never seen Cao Cheng like this. She had seen something similar more than a month ago, but just a few days ago, he had been extremely cold toward her.
This left Su Jinhe puzzled.
Did I do something wrong?
However, under Cao Cheng’s gaze, she didn’t dare to think too much and obediently sat down beside him.
Still, she couldn’t suppress her curiosity about why his attitude toward her had changed again. So she secretly raised her slightly flushed, delicate face to look at him, wanting to understand the reason.
While she was secretly observing him, Cao Cheng was also looking at her, still pondering the same question in his mind…
[Ding! Facing the female lead Su Jinhe, please make another choice.]
[Option 1: Maintain the status quo, continue to keep Su Jinhe confined here and do nothing while waiting for the plotline to end. You will be despised by the system.]
[Option 2: Gradually increase her favorability like the protagonist, and then… Although you will still be despised by the system, you will receive the skill “Mastery of Various Firearms.”]
[Option 3: I will become a true villain! (?ω?), reward: 2 Villain Aura points. (May reduce Su Jinhe’s favorability.)]
Cao Cheng was speechless.
The first option could be ignored outright.
The second option seemed tempting. With the Cao Family’s wealth and influence, it wouldn’t be difficult to secretly obtain firearms. But this was Great Xia, what use was “Mastery of Various Firearms” here?
Thermal weapons might pose some threat to ordinary people, but to cultivators, they were nothing more than empty intimidation, completely useless.
So Cao Cheng dismissed the second option as well.
As for the third option… it said it might reduce her favorability, right?
Then didn’t that also mean it might increase it?
Cao Cheng decided to take a gamble.
From bicycle to motorcycle.
He decisively chose option three.
“Xiao He, have you been feeling bored staying at home these past few days?”
Looking at the handsome and “sunny” Cao Cheng in front of her, Su Jinhe couldn’t help but purse her lips.
Although she was well-fed and well-treated here, and could get anything she wanted just by asking the servants, there was no one to talk to. If she wanted to chat with someone, she had to wait until night.
During the day, her friends were all at work, only having time in the evening.
Of course she felt bored.
More importantly, the task given to her by Cao Cheng’s parents was to keep an eye on him and contact them immediately if anything happened.
But now, let alone watching Cao Cheng, she couldn’t even step out of the villa gate.
And she didn’t dare tell his parents about this, because when Cao Cheng left, he had threatened her, saying, “If you dare tell my parents about this, I’ll find a way to drive you out!”
But she didn’t want to leave, so she could only obediently stay here.
Now, looking at the “sunny” Cao Cheng before her, after hesitating for a long time and gathering her courage, she nodded. “Mm… it is quite boring.”
“Xiao He, do you want to go out?” Cao Cheng asked with a bright smile. At the same time, he reached out and gently held her slender, slightly cool, boneless-like hand.
Su Jinhe looked at him and seemed to think of something. Her face flushed red, and she became flustered. She nervously bit her lower lip with her teeth, her eyes misting over slightly.
At that moment, she looked exactly like the female lead in certain scenes.
“I… I…”