Chaрtеr 8: A Bеautiful Doll Whо Кills Withоut Вlinking—Наs Ruan Ruаn Тurnеd Dаrk?
Su Ruanruan’s bеautiful dark eyеs shimmеred with tеаrs, brimming with еmоtiоn until theу оvеrflowed оnсe mоre in her eхcitеment.
She had оncе prауed in that рrison-like little rооm, wishing tо visit thе night market аnd hорing tо have Gu Jinzhоu by hеr side. Tоday, bоth wishes had сome true!
Gu Jinzhоu lоwеred his hеаd to kiss Ruan Ruan’s еyеlids, his vоice gеntle as hе said, “Littlе сrуbabу, why arе you shеdding tеаrs again?”
Su Ruanruan replied with a thiсk nаsal tone, “I’m just toо hаppy, Вrоther Jinzhou. You have no idea how overjoyed I am.”
You also don’t know what this means to me.
It means a new beginning.
Gu Jinzhou’s heart ached inexplicably, as if torn apart. “I’ve let you down, my Ruan Ruan. From now on, wherever you want to go, I’ll accompany you, okay?”
“You said it yourself!”
Hand in hand, the two made their way through the bustling crowd and roadside stalls, arriving at a restaurant named ‘Yue Xiao Yue.’
The moment Gu Jinzhou stepped into the shop, his cleanliness obsession flared up.
He wiped down the stool before letting Su Ruanruan sit, then proceeded to clean the table.
It was already spotless.
Su Ruanruan watched him helplessly.
Soon, a waiter came out to serve the food.
Su Ruanruan’s eyes widened. “Uncle Hao?!”
During her school days, she often visited a Cantonese-style restaurant for morning tea. The head chef there was Uncle Hao, a chef of national banquet caliber. What was he doing in a small, humble eatery like this?
Uncle Hao smiled warmly. “Miss Ruan Ruan, long time no see. President Gu went to great lengths to invite me here to cook today.”
Su Ruanruan grasped Gu Jinzhou’s hand. No wonder he had suggested coming to the night market—he had planned this all along.
Of course.
Gu Jinzhou was not only disciplined but also meticulous. If he had made a mistake before, he would never repeat it.
Su Ruanruan said, “Thank you, Uncle Hao.”
Uncle Hao replied, “You’re welcome, but you should really thank President Gu.”
Su Ruanruan puffed out her snow-white cheeks. “I won’t thank him! This is what he should do!”
Uncle Hao laughed heartily. “So fierce—can President Gu handle it?”
A faint smile appeared on Gu Jinzhou’s refined face as he replied in a clear, unhurried tone, “She’s usually very well-behaved, but even a little kitten has her moments of temper. A little pampering is all it takes.”
Uncle Hao didn’t quite understand but laughed again before returning to the kitchen to continue his work.
Su Ruanruan pinched Gu Jinzhou’s thigh through his dark black trousers, her shy, misty eyes glaring at him.
How dare he make such suggestive remarks in public!
‘A little pampering’ didn’t mean indulgence or reasoning with her—it meant continuing until she admitted her mistake.
In the past, when Ruan Ruan made a mistake, Gu Jinzhou would patiently explain things to her, make her write a letter of apology, and if she repeated the mistake, he would sternly spank her. But after just a couple of swats, Gu Jinzhou would soften at the sight of Ruan Ruan’s tears, shifting from disciplining her to apologizing to her—without fail, every single time.
But after they officially started dating, the true nature of this big wolf, Gu Jinzhou, was revealed!
“Gu Jinzhou, did you pick me up because you wanted a child bride?”
“No,” Gu Jinzhou replied, his narrow, deep phoenix eyes filled with amusement. “You were abandoned just three days after you were born. The first time I saw you, you were all wrinkled and ugly.”
“You’re the ugly one! You’re the ugly one! Then why did you pick me up?”
“That was the first time I ever showed kindness, and the only time.”Aside from his absolute loyalty in love, Gu Jinzhou also gave his only shred of conscience to little Ruan Ruan upon their first meeting.
Gu Jinzhou pulled out a tissue and gently wiped the sauce from the corner of her lips, then lightly pressed his forehead against hers, his low, husky voice coaxing softly.
“Baby, although we aren’t related by blood, you grew up with me since childhood. If you truly can’t accept becoming my wife, I will take care of you forever in the name of your brother—never marrying, never having children, silently protecting you.”
By day, he was Ruan Ruan’s brother; by night, he climbed through her window into her room.
For Gu Jinzhou, this posed no difficulty at all.
Su Ruanruan was deeply moved, yet she couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t quite right.
After finishing their meal, the two decided to stroll through the night market a bit longer before heading home.
Their tightly clasped hands, for some unknown reason, suddenly came apart—as if their noses had been wiped away without anyone noticing.
Su Ruanruan and Gu Jinzhou were swept along by the crowd, separated and pushed in two different directions.
“Ruan Ruan! Wait for me right there!”
Su Ruanruan felt her entire body turn cold, her beautiful face frozen in shock.
The novel’s plot would go to any lengths to force her away from Gu Jinzhou!
“What a pretty little sister.”
“Her skin is so tender!”
Two thugs blocked Su Ruanruan’s path.
A slender-armed, delicate-legged young girl was no match for two thugs.
If this was the price she had to pay for staying by Gu Jinzhou’s side…
Su Ruanruan pulled a fruit knife from her bag and without hesitation stabbed it into one thug’s shoulder.
“Ahhh! You bitch, you dare stab me with a knife!”
“Damn! You stabbed my brother! You asking for death, huh?”
Immediately after, Su Ruanruan pulled out another fruit knife, her beautiful, innocent eyes fixed intently on the other thug, resembling a beautiful yet murderous doll from a horror movie.
“I’m sorry, I don’t want to hurt you, but you shouldn’t have blocked my way. You’ll all end up dead.” Her ethereal, sweet voice made the atmosphere even more eerie and bizarre.
“Ghost! There’s a ghost!” The two thugs screamed, scrambling away and disappearing without a trace.
Su Ruanruan let out a sigh of relief, her fingers trembling with lingering fear.
She was terrified.
But she didn’t want to die; she wanted to live a good life with Gu Jinzhou.
Because the novel’s plot aimed to separate Su Ruanruan and Gu Jinzhou, her phone, which she had placed in her bag, was stolen. She had no choice but to return to the Yue Xiao Yue restaurant.
Fortunately, Uncle Hao was still there.
Su Ruanruan borrowed Uncle Hao’s phone to call Gu Jinzhou.
“Brother Jinzhou, I’m at Yue Xiao Yue restaurant. Come find me here directly.”
Five minutes later, Gu Jinzhou arrived at Yue Xiao Yue, his hair disheveled and eyes bloodshot, immediately wrapping Su Ruanruan in a tight embrace.
“Are you hurt, Ruan Ruan? Can you say something to me?”
“I’m not hurt. I even stabbed someone. If you can find them, send them to the police station and compensate them for their medical expenses.”
The NPCs in the novel weren’t easy either—not only did they fail to threaten her, but one even got stabbed by her.
Gu Jinzhou’s voice turned cold and ruthless: “I’ll find them. Everyone who hurts you will pay the price.”
Inside the Maybach.
Su Ruanruan felt she was becoming more and more like a villainess. She looked at the man clinging to her.
“Gu Jinzhou, if I become really bad, will you still like me?””How bad have I become?” Gu Jinzhou took a nibble of her soft, squishy cheek, finding it a bit addictive, and proceeded to nibble several more times. The tender flesh he had personally raised was truly different.
“Um—”
Su Ruanruan was stumped, unsure how to answer.
Gu Jinzhou: “Try cursing me first, let me hear it.”
Su Ruanruan: “Big bad guy! Stinky pervert! Little piggy!”
“…”
The refined and elegant man fell silent for a long while before his hoarse, cool voice replied helplessly, “That does sound really bad.”
Had he raised Ruan Ruan too innocently? She couldn’t even curse properly, acting all cute like she was trying to be adorable.
Even when she cursed in bed, her vocabulary was limited—pointing at him and calling him a bad guy, or pointing at a certain part of him and calling it a bad thing. Sometimes, when she wanted it herself, she would shyly act coquettish and say she wanted the bad thing. But such moments were few and far between in all their years together. Gu Jinzhou treasured each one and always hoped that Ruan Ruan, his little fairy, would take pity on him.