If the original host were being stared at by Chi Zhou like this, she would have already felt terrified. Jiang Xu, however, merely looked at the two men calmly.
They looked worn out from traveling, clearly having just returned from a mission zone.
Chi Zhou was somewhat surprised. He had not expected Jiang Xu to be unafraid of him this time. This was not a good sign. Could it be because she had awakened an ability and felt that she now had something to rely on?
“Is Wife-Head not going to explain?” Chi Zhou looked at Jiang Xu’s hand, clearly hinting at something.
Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow. “My Water-Type Ability?”
A drop of water condensed at her fingertip. She smiled faintly.
“Why should I explain? Isn’t it normal for adults to awaken abilities? Some people awaken early, while others awaken later.”
Chi Zhou was momentarily at a loss for words. He immediately changed the subject.
“Why did Wife-Head go out alone today? According to the schedule, Shen Jue was supposed to accompany you.”
Jiang Xu explained, “His ability is unstable today. He’s advancing from the third to the fourth order, so I had Shangguan Yan take him to the hospital.”
She had actually let Shen Jue go to the hospital?
Has the sun risen from the west?
Was she really this easy to talk to?
However, ninety-nine point nine percent of what she said could not be trusted.
But thinking about how she had helped them out earlier, Chi Zhou could not help feeling as if she had become a completely different person.
Something strange was bound to be going on.
Chi Zhou instinctively moved farther away from her. There was still a playful smile on his face, but deep within his eyes was intense vigilance.
The last time she had been this easy to deal with, it had been because she wanted to trick him into entering the basement and locking him inside.
At the thought of the basement, a strong hatred flashed through Chi Zhou’s eyes.
“You don’t need to be so nervous. I have no intention of doing anything to you two.” Jiang Xu could tell what he was thinking from his expression, so she calmly explained.
Although she knew explaining would probably be useless, it was still better than saying nothing.
Then she asked, “Did you just finish a mission? Did everything go smoothly along the way?”
Jiang Xu actually cared whether their mission had gone smoothly?
Chi Zhou’s probing gaze boldly swept over Jiang Xu, trying to figure out what she was planning.
But Jiang Xu openly let him observe her. Her eyes were clear and bright, without the slightest trace of anything suspicious.
Chi Zhou was baffled.
He deliberately provoked her with his words.
“Of course it went smoothly. As long as I’m not with Wife-Head, everything goes smoothly.”
After saying that, he stared fixedly at her, unwilling to miss even the slightest change in her expression.
Jiang Xu was not angered by his words. She remained calm.
“Good to hear. I’m going to buy some groceries and cook. If you two have nothing else to do later, come home and eat together.”
The moment she said this, not only was Chi Zhou stunned, even the silent Fu Xiuwen looked over.
Chi Zhou blurted out, “Do you think torturing us wasn’t enough and now you want to poison us to death?”
Jiang Xu was so amused by his words that she laughed in exasperation.
“Eat if you want. Don’t if you don’t. It’s up to you.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt an unmistakable gaze watching her.
There was no malice in it, only obvious curiosity.
She followed that gaze and met a pair of beautiful, peach-blossom eyes. She froze instantly.
She had not expected the person watching her to be the female protagonist, Mu Cen.
Mu Cen had a slender figure, well-proportioned muscles, and an exceptionally beautiful and delicate appearance. She naturally carried an air of coolness.
With just one glance, Jiang Xu recognized her as the female protagonist. There was no need to confirm it.
A scene from the novel suddenly flashed through Jiang Xu’s mind.
Originally, when the middle-aged woman had been harassing Fu Xiuwen and Chi Zhou, Mu Cen had stepped forward at the critical moment and helped them out of the situation. That had been the starting point of their falling in love with her.
She had never expected that today, through a series of coincidences, she had ended up doing the female protagonist’s job for her.
Seeing Jiang Xu look over, Mu Cen did not seem embarrassed. She naturally withdrew her gaze and prepared to leave with the several men behind her.
Jiang Xu hesitated for a moment before calling out, “Miss Mu.”
When she saw Mu Cen stop, Jiang Xu hurried over.
“Has she been possessed by a ghost today?” Chi Zhou watched Jiang Xu run toward Mu Cen and asked Fu Xiuwen, “She actually politely called her Miss Mu. The last time she saw Mu Cen, she wasn’t like this.”
Fu Xiuwen frowned deeply. Clearly, he could not figure it out either.
“Come on. Let’s go see what she’s up to.”
Without giving him a chance to refuse, Chi Zhou grabbed Fu Xiuwen and followed Jiang Xu.
Fu Xiuwen shook off his hand and said impatiently, “I’m not going. I want to go home and sleep.”
After spending nearly two days in the mission zone, Fu Xiuwen’s body was already completely exhausted. On the way back, he had been thinking about where he could find a place to get some proper sleep.
Now that Jiang Xu was not at home, he could take this opportunity to rest.
Knowing that Fu Xiuwen did not even want to look at Jiang Xu, Chi Zhou did not force him. He shrugged and followed Jiang Xu on his own.
Jiang Xu was only 1.60 meters tall, while Mu Cen was 1.73 meters. Standing in front of Mu Cen, Jiang Xu looked as weak as a little chick and could only tilt her head up to look at her.
It was no wonder the original host had disliked the female protagonist so much. With that kind of presence, even many men could not compare. Anyone with a somewhat inferior mentality would instantly have the darkest thoughts in their heart stirred up.
When they saw Jiang Xu running over, several of Mu Cen’s boyfriends immediately became wary, afraid that Jiang Xu would cause trouble again.
Jiang Xu rolled her eyes inwardly.
With Mu Cen’s strength, she could probably lift Jiang Xu up and slam her to death with ease. She really did not understand what these men were so worried about.
When has the original host ever managed to cause trouble in front of the female protagonist without suffering for it?
Mu Cen looked calmly at Jiang Xu.
“Miss Jiang, did you need something?”
Jiang Xu shook her head.
“I just saw you and came over to say hello.”
Of course, even though she had transmigrated here and did not plan to follow the original plot by running to the original host’s family and complaining about everything, she still needed to find her family.
She had to stop the original host’s parents and brothers from carrying out missions in highly polluted areas.
At the very least, with family in this world, she would not be as lonely as she had been before transmigrating.
So she still had to enter the contaminated zones. She just needed to choose the right opportunity and enter fully prepared.
With the plot from the original novel in her mind, Jiang Xu definitely could not let her five husbands escort her again.
Looking at their current attitude, even if she tried to please them, they would still become unpredictable variables.
She did not want people who harbored ulterior motives toward her around her.
She planned to set them free and divorce them.
If she could not afford to provoke them, she could at least stay away from them.
This novel revolved around the female protagonist. The people around her were also all high-level ability users.
How could Jiang Xu not cling to such a powerful ally?
“Heh, Miss Jiang, what kind of trick are you playing this time?” One of Mu Cen’s boyfriends, Xiao Yan, sneered.
Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow.
“Oh? I thought you had been staring at me because you wanted to say something to me.”
Xiao Yan was rendered speechless. His expression immediately darkened.
“Who would want to talk to you? With a vicious woman like you, even looking at you once makes me feel dirty.”
“Xiao Yan!” Mu Cen glanced at him. “Don’t talk nonsense.”
Xiao Yan was somewhat unwilling, but he still obediently shut his mouth.
“Sorry, Miss Jiang. He just has a sharp tongue. He means no harm, so please don’t take it to heart.”
Mu Cen apologized to Jiang Xu on Xiao Yan’s behalf, then explained, “I was looking at you just now because I felt that you seemed different.”
As she spoke, she glanced at Chi Zhou behind Jiang Xu.
“Knowing how to protect your own husband is a good thing.”