It was a dark and windy night, perfect for murder.
Li Wu sneaked into Jiang Xun’s room.
His door was unlocked, and the room was pitch black.
Relying on her familiarity with the layout, Li Wu quickly felt her way to the bedside.
She figured he should be asleep by now.
That afternoon, she had even specifically ordered the bodyguards to keep a close eye on Jiang Xun and make sure he did not leave the villa. Unexpectedly, Jiang Xun had not even left this room.
Apart from the housekeeper bringing him a meal once, the door had remained closed the entire time.
Who knew what he had been doing there?
Li Wu and the evil little butter had spent the entire night discussing a meticulous and foolproof plan called Love Grows with Time.
Whatever happened, they would get him first and worry about the rest later.
Li Wu reached the bedside and gently lifted the corner of the blanket with her little hand. She raised one leg, preparing to slip beneath the covers…
“Click.”
A crisp, short sound shattered the silence, and the room suddenly lit up.
The glaring light illuminated every corner of the room.
There was nowhere for her to hide.
Li Wu’s body stiffened. Her little head slowly turned toward the sound, and she saw Jiang Xun standing silently in the corner, staring at her like a ghost.
Her scalp went numb.
Why wasn’t he in bed at this hour of the night? Why was he standing there?
Li Wu froze, but her mouth reacted faster than her brain.
“You might not believe me, but I was worried you’d catch a cold, so I came to check whether you had kicked off your blanket…”
Jiang Xun said nothing.
Li Wu blinked rapidly and gave two awkward little laughs.
“Hahaha, I was just joking with you.”
Jiang Xun remained expressionless.
“Wasn’t that funny?”
The moment Jiang Xun put on that stern expression, Li Wu immediately lost her nerve.
She clasped her hands together, lowered her head, and obediently sat on his bed as she explained in a tiny voice, “Actually, I came here to repent. I think I went too far today. Not only did I hit you, I also locked you up here…”
As she spoke, she secretly raised her eyes and glanced at Jiang Xun from the corner of her eye, carefully observing his reaction.
Seeing her sneaky expression, Jiang Xun found it ridiculous.
The corners of his lips slowly curved upward as he asked in an unhurried tone, “Then let me go.”
“That won’t do.”
She pouted and said aggrievedly, “One thing has nothing to do with the other.”
If she let him go, she would be shocked into a Pikachu.
Jiang Xun said nothing more.
As soon as the air fell silent, the atmosphere became awkward.
Li Wu felt that this would not do. She had to liven things up.
Pretending to be hot, she raised a hand and slowly tucked her long hair behind her ear, revealing her slender, fair neck.
“I’m so hot~”
“Mm.”
“Help me cool down.”
Jiang Xun lifted his eyes and replied indifferently, “The air conditioner is already on.”
She threw him a flirtatious look.
“But I’m still so hot.”
Jiang Xun looked completely detached and desireless.
“Oh.”
Oh? And then?
That was it?
Li Wu’s brain short circuited. What did he mean by that?!
Come on, mouth, say something!
She had clearly come here to seduce him, yet all she could manage were these dry, meaningless lines.
“Come over here.”
Li Wu became annoyed. She slapped the bed hard and pointed to the empty space beside her, ordering fiercely, “Sit here. I have something to tell you.”
Jiang Xun obediently walked over and sat beside her.
Li Wu: “Take off your shirt.”
Jiang Xun’s expression froze.
Li Wu raised her fair little face. Her eyes were clear and innocent, and she looked as though she had not a single bad intention.
“What are you thinking? I’m worried about your wounds.”
She took out a bottle of medicine. “I even brought medicine. Let me put some on you.”
Fortunately, she was clever enough to prepare a backup plan.
Seeing this, Jiang Xun hesitated for a moment.
He slowly turned around, facing away from her, then stiffly removed his shirt and exposed his entire back to her.
The marks left by the belt crisscrossed across his back. Several of the heavier blows had broken the skin, leaving wounds of varying depths with small patches of dark red blood.
Li Wu winced just looking at them.
Thinking about how carelessly she had acted that afternoon and how hard she had struck him, she could not help feeling guilty.
No wonder the male lead would eventually become yandere and kill her without mercy.
She asked softly, “It must hurt a lot, right?”
“I’m sorry.”
Jiang Xun’s body stiffened slightly when he heard her apologize.
He was not sure whether the proud young lady was actually apologizing, but he was certain that there was nothing wrong with his ears.
The young lady had really said those three words, I’m sorry.
After a pause, Jiang Xun replied as though nothing had happened, “It doesn’t hurt.”
“I…”
Li Wu wanted to say something, but she did not know what she could say.
She had no idea what would happen in the future. Today, the system had only made her whip him. Tomorrow, would it make her take a knife to him?
When that happened, what could she do to minimize the damage?
The uncertainty made her mind a complete mess.
As she applied the medicine, Li Wu said mournfully, “Jiang Xun, do you really hate me that much?”
Jiang Xun lowered his head without denying it.
The wounds on his back burned painfully, but the girl’s hands were somewhat cool. Her unintentional touches soothed the physical pain.
That comfortable touch made him both resentful and addicted to it.
“Could you not hate me…?”
The young lady’s resentful voice drifted into his ears again.
Jiang Xun truly felt that she was acting strangely.
During the day, she treated him like a dog, yet at night, she gave him a sweet treat.
He disliked saying things he did not mean, so he chose to remain silent.
Seeing that Jiang Xun was not responding, Li Wu felt that she still had not been sincere enough to move him.
She steeled herself, raised a hand, grabbed her own thigh, and twisted it hard.
The force she used was enough to make her howl like a slaughtered pig, and tears instantly streamed from her eyes.
“Wu Wu… It’s only natural that you hate me. After all, I treated you like that today…”
Jiang Xun did not turn around, but he could hear the pitiful sobs of the young lady behind him.
He knew perfectly well.
The young lady was putting on another pitiful act and manipulating him.
But simply crying loudly for a few moments was not enough.
The young lady said miserably, “Jiang Xun, turn around and look at me.”
Jiang Xun obediently turned around.
Li Wu looked at him with tear filled eyes.
“Do you think I’m pretty?”
Jiang Xun lowered his eyes and looked at her.
She was beautiful in the traditional sense of the word.
Bright, striking, and exceptionally attractive.
Because she had grown up in a wealthy family, she had been exceptionally well cared for. Her skin was snow white and delicate, as though a gentle pinch might squeeze water from it.
Even when she cried, she had a moving, pitiable beauty that made people feel protective toward her.
“Pretty.”
His tone remained completely even.
Li Wu shifted closer to him, deliberately emphasizing her curves as she gave him a flirtatious look, her voice becoming coy.
“Then am I sexy?”
Jiang Xun did not even look at her.
“Sexy.”
He was like a robot!
He still had no reaction?!
Li Wu grew anxious. She suddenly leaned forward and wrapped both arms around his head, pulling it against her chest as she scolded him.
“Take a good look!”
Jiang Xun’s mind went blank for a moment.
“…”
She was already wearing nothing more than a thin strappy dress, leaving her slender neck, rounded shoulders, and…
She was far too scantily dressed to look at directly.
Out of courtesy, Jiang Xun had deliberately avoided looking.
He had not expected the young lady to be so unpredictable, turning hostile the moment her mood changed.
Now she was practically suffocating him.
A large expanse of snowy white swayed before Jiang Xun’s tall nose, leaving behind only four words in his mind.
Sweet and soft.
His handsome face flushed bright red, and he actually found himself unable to push her away.
The young lady released him first.
“How was it?”
A sly, foxlike smile appeared on her face.
“You can see clearly now, right? Am I sexy?”
Jiang Xun came back to his senses. He swallowed hard, his throat dry, but could not manage to say anything.
Li Wu leaned closer to him and tilted her head slightly, her expression puzzled.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you mute?”
Because she was so close, he could see even the fine, delicate hairs on her face with perfect clarity.
An indescribable sense of intimacy and ambiguity surrounded them.
Jiang Xun hurriedly held his breath and turned his head slightly away, but the tips of his ears had already turned red.
“I…”
His throat felt painfully tight, as though something were lodged there. He changed the subject and asked, “Does the young lady have anything else? If not, I’m going to sleep.”
“Sure, sure.”
Her eyes lit up with anticipation.
“I happen to want to sleep, too. Then let’s sleep together.”