I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 522 I Love You I Don't Need to Feel Inferior
When vision was obstructed by darkness, Chen Jinzhi's voice sounded even more heart-pounding.

Su Chengyi nodded, then hugged her slender waist and pressed her into his arms.

"I want to see the legendary beautiful female ghost with my own eyes."

His words sounded very much like the lecher in the storybooks. Chen Jin subconsciously wanted to stand up, but he was holding her waist and she couldn't move.

She had no choice but to maintain this posture and whispered in his ear:

"If it were in ancient times, you would be the kind of stupid scholar who would be haunted and have your life taken away by ghosts."

"Well, that's possible."

Su Chengyi said seriously.

"She is clearly a beauty, why is she a demon?"

This is a sentence from "Painted Skin" in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Wang Sheng met a beautiful woman on the road and brought her home to make her his concubine.

A Taoist priest told Wang Sheng that he was surrounded by evil spirits. Although Wang Sheng was suspicious, he refused to believe it, so he thought:

How could such a beautiful woman be a demon? The Taoist priest must have wanted to make money from her.

"After returning home, Wang Sheng saw with his own eyes a green-faced ferocious ghost who spread human skin on the couch and painted it with a paintbrush. After the painting was completed, he put on the human skin and transformed into the appearance of a woman."

"Wang Sheng was so frightened that he crawled to the Taoist priest for help. The Taoist priest felt that the monster was pitiful and could not bear to kill it, so he gave him a whisk and asked him to hang it on the door."

"I originally thought that the Painted Skin Demon would retreat after seeing the whisk, but I didn't expect her to stand at the door for a long time before leaving in anger.

When he came back, he was even more furious and broke open his whisk, broke into the house, cut open Wang Sheng's chest, took out his heart and left.

Chen Jinzhi has seen the movie "Painted Skin" but has not read the original novel.

I found what he said very interesting, so I laughed softly and my warm breath fanned into his ear.

"Then?"

"Afterwards, the Taoist priest arrived and killed the Painted Skin Monster, who had already changed her appearance. Wang Sheng's wife begged the Taoist priest to save Wang Sheng, but the Taoist priest said that his power was not enough and asked her to ask someone else for help."

"But the man was a dirty beggar, singing and dancing on the road, with snot running down his nose. When he saw Wang Sheng's wife, he started yelling, "Does the beauty love me?" and other similar words, and then he hit her with the dog-beating stick in his hand, and finally, he coughed up phlegm and spit, and told her to eat it."

"She ate it?"

Chen Jinzhi couldn't help but ask, there was no such heavyweight plot in the movie, most of the plots were just the intrigues between the Painted Skin Monster and the original wife.

Su Chengyi nodded, said "hmm", and continued:

"Despite this, the beggar just laughed at her and left in style. Wang Sheng's wife had to return home in vain, hugging his body and crying bitterly.

At this moment, she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, as if something was stuck. She vomited it out with great effort, and it turned out to be a beating heart, which fell into Wang Sheng's empty chest.

As a result, the body gradually regained temperature, and by dawn, Wang Sheng was alive again.

After telling the ending, Su Chengyi said with a smile:

"Excuse me, classmate Chen Jinzhi, what lesson does this story teach us?"

Chen Jinzhi was silent for a while, thinking about something, and then replied:
“This story tells us that those who covet beauty and are fickle-minded will not have a good ending.”

"cough!"

Su Chengyi didn't expect that he would get himself involved in a story and choked and coughed.

Chen Jinzhi laughed and reached out to stroke his chest to help him calm down.

“It feels very immersive, huh?”

"how could be."

Su Chengyi recovered and said with a tough face.

He freed one hand to tuck the quilt at the side, and then put his palm over her arm.

"Is the air conditioning on low over there? Why are you so cold?"

"It's okay. It's just my physical condition."

Chen Jinzhi raised his chin and leaned it on his shoulder.

"I thought you two would chat till late at night."

Su Chengyi said casually as he smelled the lemon scent of shampoo on the ends of her hair.

"She was very tired. She forced herself to chat with me for a while before falling asleep. She was still talking about me in her dreams."

"What are you talking about?"

"Jinzhi unnie, look, look, I told you, there are so many handsome men!

You, you! The one wearing the vacuum suit over there, come and dance Trouble Maker for me~"

Chen Jinzhi imitated Jeon Eun-yeon perfectly, with a smiling tone.

".What kind of messed up dream did this guy have?!"

Su Chengyi sighed.

"Before I heard you talk about the original novel, I thought that just like in the movie, the Painted Skin Demon truly loved Wang Sheng."

Chen Jinzhi brought the topic back to the story.

"In fact, everyone has their own unique perspective. You can interpret this story however you want."

Su Chengyi thought about it and continued:
"You see, Wang Sheng was attracted by the beauty and hid the Painted Skin Demon in his study, and often met with her.

Before the Taoist discovered Wang Sheng's abnormality, the Painted Skin Demon had many opportunities to kill him and eat his heart. But she never did so. "

"After Wang Sheng knew her true identity, he placed the whisk at the door and did not allow her to approach. She stood at the door for a long time and finally broke the whisk and risked being killed by the Taoist priest in order to take Wang Sheng's life."

"Perhaps she knew the truth was exposed, and Wang Sheng was afraid of her and would not have sex with her again, so she killed him."

Su Chengyi reasoned like this.

"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio: Painted Skin" was adapted into "A Domineering Female Ghost Falls in Love with Me".

"Well, what you said does make some sense."

Chen Jinzhi pondered for a while and nodded. The thin bones of her jaw rubbed against Su Chengyi's shoulders a few times.

Su Chengyi's ears were a little itchy from being rubbed by her, and he said with a smile:

"But Wang Sheng's wife was so deeply in love with him that she was willing to save the life of this unfaithful man, regardless of the humiliation.

If it were me, I would just let him die. If he loves beauties so much, he might as well follow that Painted Skin Demon and become a happy ghost couple in the underworld."

Chen Jinzhi burst out laughing, then shook his head and said:

"You say that only because you are not Wang Sheng's wife. You are just a gossipy neighbor who sits on the wall and watches the show!"

"If you were Wang Sheng's wife, would you do the same as her?"

Su Chengyi tilted his head, trying to see her expression clearly.

However, the light in the room was too dim, and he could only hear Chen Jinzhi's soft breathing in the darkness.

After a while, she whispered:

"Yeah, of course I would."

Although her voice was very soft, her tone was very firm, and Su Chengyi couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"Even if the beggar refuses to help me in the end, I will cut open my heart and give it to him."

Chen Jinzhi said slowly.

She really thought so, and if she were in the situation, she would really do so.

She even preferred this bloody ending to the happy ending of loss and recovery.

"Then you will become the most famous love-struck fool in the storybooks and become a great joke for all eternity."

Su Chengyi suddenly reached out and held her face, using a little force with his fingers.

It was hard to see clearly in the dark, but given her physical condition, there must have been a red mark on her face.

Chen Jinzhi did not cry out in pain and his breathing remained steady.

Su Chengyi felt a little upset for no reason, but he couldn't really do anything to her, so he could only sigh.

"But I don't think I will play the role of Wang Sheng's wife."

Chen Jinzhi suddenly grabbed his fingers and said with a smile.

"Ok?"

Su Chengyi responded in confusion.

"If I were the Painted Skin Demon, and you returned home in a state of anxiety after being warned by the Taoist priest, and happened to see me reveal my true face, an ugly monster with bared fangs, what would you do?"

Chen Jinzhi asked.

This is a bit like the common death question in love, the kind that girlfriends often ask when they are being unreasonable.

If I turned into a caterpillar, would you still love me?
If I become a spider and you become a praying mantis, will you break reproductive isolation to be with me?

If you had a girlfriend when you met me, would you break up with her for me?

And so on, each one is more outrageous than the last.

Thinking about it this way, the question asked by Chen Jinzhi is very reasonable!
And it is normal to have some associations after listening to this story.

Su Chengyi thought of this and answered according to his own thoughts:
"I'll make you put on the painted skin quickly."

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"Just kidding." In this emergency, Su Chengyi still shook his head and continued:

"I would probably ask if you really have to hurt people."

"What if it is?"

"So how many people have you harmed so far?"

“This is how I ate my way here.”

Chen Jinzhi said seriously.

".You're quite good at eating!"

Su Chengyi thought about it, then changed the angle and asked:
"Could it be that you were planning to eat me from the beginning?"

"Of course~"

Chen Jinzhi was inexplicably amused by this question, and Su Chengyi was also infected and laughed, and then heard her say:

"I wanted to eat you, but you were so stupid, I couldn't bear to do it."

Su Chengyi touched his chest, shook his head and said seriously:
"Ms. Chen Jinzhi, if that monster said something like this with a painted skin like yours, I don't think anyone would turn around and look for the Taoist priest."

"How dare you."

Chen Jinzhi bit his collarbone lightly, and when she felt that it was enough to leave a shallow tooth mark, she stopped in time.

"Teacher Su, do you think that if Painted Skin is not a demon that harms people, will Wang Sheng still love her? Or is he still just attracted to her because of her beauty?"

She changed her address back to "Teacher Su", which meant she was back to the perspective of an observer.

"Is this question addressed in the modified movie version?"

Su Chengyi recalled the scattered fragments in his mind.

"It seems like he realized at the last moment that the person he really loved was his first wife, right?"

"Yes."

Chen Jinzhi nodded.

"Even though his wife was framed by Painted Skin as a demon responsible for multiple murders, he ultimately chose to live and die with her."

But she went on to say:

"Let's just discuss the characters in the original story."

Su Chengyi thought about it and followed her words:
"Maybe. Even if I just love her painted skin, it's still love after all. It's possible that because I love her appearance, I force myself to ignore the fact that she is actually a demon."

"Such a fragile love."

Chen Jinzhi murmured.

"But yes."

She changed her mind and successfully convinced herself.

"Even if he truly fell in love with Painted Skin, he would eventually give up being with her because of her identity as a demon."

“How come you see?”

Su Chengyi asked rhetorically.

"Because he has a virtuous and kind wife and a rich family fortune. How could he give up all of this because of his illusory feelings for a monster?"

Chen Jinzhi said leisurely.

"By abandoning the Painted Skin, he can return to his original life without any impact.

If he insists on being with Painted Skin, he will have to endure the cold eyes of the world. In more serious cases, his wife and children will be separated from him and his relatives will not recognize him.

And from then on, no matter where he went, he had to hide and be careful.

He was afraid that a Taoist priest would suddenly appear from nowhere, draw his sword and execute his little monster with justice.

You say, with so many troubles, who would choose the latter? "

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For a moment, Su Chengyi felt that what she said seemed to make sense.

This is not the story of "The Legend of White Snake". Before Xu Xian fell in love with Bai Suzhen, he was just a little medicine boy. He had no original wife, and no happy and prosperous life.

While he was thinking seriously, Chen Jinzhi leaned on his shoulder and sighed softly.

"what happened?"

Su Chengyi turned his head and looked at her in the dim light.

Chen Jinzhi was silent for a while, then said in a half-joking tone:
"If I think about it carefully, I seem to have been a troublesome person like that."

"Why do you say that?"

Su Chengyi frowned and asked seriously.

He even leaned over and turned on the lamp on the bedside table. Chen Jinzhi was dazzled by the sudden light and subconsciously closed his eyes.

Su Chengyi reached out and covered her eyebrows in time. Although his movements were gentle, his tone was still serious.

"Why are you suddenly saying you're in trouble?"

When he covered her face with his hand, most of Chen Jinzhi's face was blocked, and only the curve of her mouth could be vaguely seen.

"Teacher Su, you need to remove your filter on me first, and then we can continue our discussion."

"Okay, I've taken it off."

Su Chengyi blinked to show his cooperation.

"Teacher Su, think about it, I have such a family background, and I have encountered many strange troubles since I was a child.

There was no good growing environment, no so-called family accumulation. "

"Because of these reasons, my personality is certainly not going to be very good.

So far, many of my apparent good qualities have been fake.”

"First of all, I'm not good at communication. I keep everything I'm thinking to myself. The side of me that I show is just the side I want you to see."

“And, for most things in this world, I don’t really care.

Sometimes, I am shocked by the indifference I inadvertently reveal. "

Having said that, Chen Jinzhi pursed his lips, as if he wanted to sigh again, but he held it back.

“There are very few things that interest me. Even eating and drinking are just a necessary burden for me to survive.

That means you won’t have much appetite for eating with me.”

"Besides that, I've recently felt that I often have some extreme thoughts.

Well... I wanted to give an appropriate example, but in order not to scare you, I will skip it.

If you think about it carefully, people who grew up in such an environment must have certain psychological problems.

I am at an age where I need to establish my values, and I am teaching myself, so I may not have a sound personality. "

This is simply becoming more and more exaggerated.

Su Chengyi put down the hand that was blocking her.

Chen Jinzhi opened her eyes, her amber pupils looking particularly beautiful and fragile under the warm yellow light of the desk lamp.

“So, even though you might like me and think it’s not bad to date me.

But if we're really talking about a marriage partner, someone to live with for the rest of your life, I'm probably the type that would be excluded."

She said this in a serious and confident tone, and it was obvious that this was the fact she believed.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, this statement is indeed difficult to refute.

If we put aside the settings in dramas and novels and really talk about marriage partners, most people just want stable happiness.

There aren't so many dramatic plots in reality. Ordinary people just want to live an ordinary life. Chen Jinzhi has always had a bloody physique, and obviously will not be included in the list of "suitable marriage partners".

So, when Chen Jinzhi said this, her expression was very calm, as she had already accepted the reality.

Although this was not her fault, she had to bear the consequences.

"I knew what you said before I fell in love with you."

After a long silence, Su Chengyi calmed himself down and looked into her eyes.

"But I still like you, don't I?"

"That's what I said, but"

Su Chengyi didn't wait for her to finish her words and continued:

"The story between us is not like the Painted Skin story, because before I fell in love with you, I already knew that you were a little monster disguised as a human."

"Besides, you are Iris. Do you know how many people are waiting in line to date you? I don't need to feel inferior because I like you."

Su Chengyi once again made a very inappropriate comment.

Chen Jinzhi raised his head in his arms and gave him a helpless look as if he was looking at a fool.

Su Chengyi took the opportunity to hold her face and said seriously:

"I hope you understand that I love everything about you equally. And you have always been in my plans for the future."

(End of this chapter)