No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

Shi Qiao lay face down with her head completely buried in the blanket, and her body temperature wouldn't come down.

When Pei Jingnian touches her right side, she rolls to the left; when he touches her left side, she rolls to the right.

"Don't touch me! I'll apply the medicine myself in a bit! I don't need you!"

Pei Jingnian simply pulled her, blanket and all, into his arms. "So cold, wife. You kept saying you liked me yesterday, and even called me 'old...'"

Shi Qiao popped out and forcefully covered Pei Jingnian's face with a pillow.

She adopted a stance that she wouldn't change her name unless she suffocated Pei Jingnian.

"Pei Jingnian, what you did yesterday was coercion, understand?! It was coercion! It wasn't my choice!"

"You took advantage of someone in distress and harassed an innocent woman. One day, you'll be struck by lightning!"

Pei Jingnian reached out and moved the pillow off his face, then wrapped his long arm around Shi Qiao, who had finally escaped her predicament, and pulled her into his embrace.

"Hmm... So that's how bad my wife thinks I am."

Shi Qiao punched Pei Jingnian, "Yeah, bad guy, big bad guy, the most invincible perverted big bad guy in the universe."

Pei Jingnian fiddled with the cap of the ointment and replied, "Then could you allow this invincible, perverted, and utterly wicked man to apply some ointment to our respectable woman?"

He swiftly rolled up Shi Qiao's trouser leg and mischievously, but very lightly, poked the bruise. "That big bad guy has done something wrong. Let him make amends by serving some respectable women, how about that?"

"Otherwise, respectable women will never be able to forgive such a villain."

As he spoke, he made half a heart shape with his hands over his chest, saying, "Even the heart of a big bad guy can break."

Shi Qiao looked at Pei Jingnian's expression, then stubbornly turned her head away, "Childish."

But her body obediently surrendered to Pei Jingnian, and she did not resist when he applied the medicine afterward.

After it was over, Shi Qiao continued to enjoy the "big bad guy's apology" and was carried to the dining table.

The table was covered with large pieces of meat and fish; it was unclear when Pei Jingnian had prepared them.

"Eat first, honey, I'll heat up some soup."

After saying that, Pei Jingnian casually put down another dish of Kung Pao Chicken and went back to the kitchen.

Shi Qiao had just woken up and didn't have much of an appetite. In addition, Pei Jingnian hadn't been to the table yet, so she felt embarrassed to eat alone without paying attention.

I decided to play on my phone for a while while waiting for Pei Jingnian to simmer the soup.

She rubbed her still sleepy eyes, yawned, picked up her phone, entered the password, and unlocked it.

After scrolling for ages, trying to find her time-killing gadget, I came up empty-handed.

She then realized that her own phone was still on the bedside table, and that she was now holding Pei Jingnian's phone.

hiss.

How come this guy even has the exact same password as her?

Oh well, all phones are the same, they can all play sheep games.

She found WeChat and was about to open the mini-programs when she noticed a profile picture suddenly appear at the top of the message list.

There was no note; it was a black profile picture.

It seems like they sent a lot of messages and even set it to Do Not Disturb.

On this page, you can see his latest post, which is—

[Young Master Pei, all their information has been collected, including...]

The second half of the message can only be viewed by entering the chat interface.

Them? Information?

Shi Qiao swallowed her words, her curiosity driving her to hover her fingertip over the profile picture frame, while her peripheral vision guiltily swept over Pei Jingnian's back.

So, two little people started fighting inside Shi Qiao's head, one named Angel Qiao and the other named Demon Qiao.

Angel Qiao: You can't do that, it's a violation of privacy to look at someone's WeChat without their permission.

Devil Qiao: How can Shi Qiao, as Pei Jingnian's girlfriend, be called stealing? That's such a harsh thing to say! This is called checking up on him! It's a sign of affection, don't you understand?

Angel Qiao: But Shi Qiao, you don't want others to look at your WeChat without permission, do you?

Devil Clever: So if there's nothing wrong with this, why did Pei Jingnian set this person to Do Not Disturb?

Devil's Cleverness: I only have one old self, how could I wrong her?

Devil Clever: It's just a glance, it won't cost me anything!

Devil Qiao: Besides, Pei Jingnian put his phone here and set the password to Shi Qiao's birthday, wasn't it so that Shi Qiao could see the phone?

What Angel Qiao said next was no longer important; Shi Qiao had completely merged with her dark side.

Just treat it as a routine check-up.

It's normal between couples.

She turned slightly to the side, trying to cover up the truth by supporting her head with one hand, putting Pei Jingnian's phone in a blind spot.

Upon opening it, a PDF was sent by Xiao Hei on the other end.

[“Young Master Pei, all their information has been collected, including their family background. It's worth mentioning that Ruan Ruan's family is in the media industry. They made their fortune by threatening celebrities with hush money from obsessive fans. Their newspaper mainly uses sensationalism and false rumors to gain attention…”]

Shi Qiao read on, bit by bit, feeling somewhat dazed.

[Then, we sent people today to deliver food and water to those three to maintain their basic vital signs. However, I still suggest you take action sooner rather than later. Yesterday, we found a note on one of them that cried for help.]

[Regarding Xia Heng, Attorney Jin has fully accepted and is following up on the matter. He will keep you updated on the progress to ensure that he and his family have no chance of survival in their original city.]

Shi Qiao was startled and subconsciously licked her dry lips.

She recalled Xia Heng's words about Pei Jingnian's dirty methods, and she also remembered how she had wanted to take revenge on Ruan Ruan and the others but had never been able to find them.

So, it's all Pei Jingnian's fault...

She inexplicably recalled that in junior high school, due to the pressure of studying and unstable hormones, she would occasionally break out in pimples and was called a "pimple girl" by some immature boys.

Teenage girls naturally care about their appearance, and when Shi Qiao heard these nicknames, she felt like the sky had fallen.

He stayed in his room for two whole months and didn't go to school.

It was around that time that her grades, which were originally above average, suddenly plummeted to below average.

When she returned to school, every boy who had called her "Ma Zi" wrote her a long handwritten letter and bowed to apologize.

She assumed the boys had suddenly become wise, so she cursed them a couple of times, didn't accept their apology, tore up the letter, and left.

There are many more such cases.

Were all of these things done by Pei Jingnian?

In other words, Pei Jingnian's true feelings were never just empty words?

Did he really have human blood on his hands because of her?

Footsteps came from the kitchen. Shi Qiao immediately reacted by swiping her phone to mark it as unread, and then pretended to be calm as she opened Sheep.

Pei Jingnian sat down next to Shi Qiao, removed the skin from the surface of the steamed fish, and placed the tenderest part of the fish belly into Shi Qiao's bowl.

"Honey, why aren't you eating?"

Pei Jingnian obediently stepped forward, a smile still on his lips.

Buzz buzz buzz, Pei Jingnian's phone vibrated again, it was a typhoon warning from the weather station.

[It is expected to make landfall along the harbor coast as a strong typhoon next Tuesday, with winds expected to gradually increase to force 10-12... Please pay close attention to local weather warnings and take precautions against strong winds and rain.]