Xu Wuning's complexion was already bad, but after hearing what Lu Jingci said, her expression turned even darker.

What's with this fancy stuff? What kind of vibe is it?

He said he knew what she wanted to do. She herself didn't even know what she wanted to do, so what was he presumptuously guessing?

That despicable guy Lu Jingci, his head is full of lewd nonsense, where exactly is he thinking?

Xu Wuning's anger became even more uncontrollable, rising rapidly.

She had truly reached her breaking point with him; she really wanted to kill him.

suddenly.

She loosened her grip on his shoulders, grabbed the gold chain from his ankle, and strangled him.

The moment the cool touch landed on his neck, Lu Jingci's Adam's apple bobbed.

His back was taut like a bow, but his neck unconsciously arched forward, as if trying to break free, or as if he was deliberately offering his fragile throat to Xu Wuning's hands.

Fine beads of sweat had formed on his forehead, and the darkness beneath his eyelashes deepened. He let out another muffled groan, "Ugh."

Seeing his expression only fueled Xu Wuning's anger.

Even though she was choking him, he still maintained that confident "I understand you" expression, as if silently saying: See, you just want to play this kind of game.

Xu Wuning gritted her teeth in anger, so furious that she suddenly pulled him off the sofa and pushed him onto the carpet.

Then she leaned over, stepped on his back, and tightened the gold chain in her hand.

The pulse throbbing on Lu Jingci's neck fell into her palm through the metal; his heart was beating so fast that his blood felt like it was burning.

She couldn't even tell if he was afraid or excited.

He tilted his head back like that, and the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up slightly, but the smile quickly disappeared.

But Xu Wuning captured it clearly.

Is he enjoying himself again? Yes, it's happening again!

She had realized that all the lessons she had taught him were not lessons at all to him.

She was clearly taking her anger out on him, but he was still enjoying it, once again.

It's the same again this time!

This realization only fueled Xu Wuning's anger, adding fuel to the fire. She was so angry she felt like she was about to burst, her veins bulging.

Just as Lu Jingci was anticipating that she would exert even more force in the next second.

Xu Wuning suddenly stopped moving.

She laughed, but the laughter was unusually cold.

She released his neck, stood up straight, and looked down at him. The anger in her eyes seemed to have been extinguished by a bucket of cold water, leaving only ashes of coldness.

After waiting for a long time without any movement, Lu Jingci, lying on the ground, finally realized that something was wrong.

He raised his gaze and met her eyes, which were empty except for an unfamiliar calm.

He had never seen Xu Wuning look at him like that before, as if she were looking at someone insignificant.

In an instant, an ominous premonition surged into his heart.

What's going on? What's wrong with Ningning? It's been strange from the very beginning.

Xu Wuning spoke, her tone devoid of accusation, even her disappointment was subdued, as if she were discussing something unrelated to her:

"Yes, Lu Jingci, you've been playing around all this time. You think it's fun, right?"

"Why don't you tell me what kind of style you'd like to try, and I'll let you try it all at once, okay?"

The sweat on Lu Jingci's back suddenly turned cold.

In that instant, his hands froze, and a sense of unease washed over him, stronger and more intense than before.

He hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Suddenly—

Xu Wuning raised her voice, enunciating each word clearly, and then coldly rebuked, "Why are you pretending to have amnesia?!"

"You think it's hilarious to play tricks on me, don't you?"

The moment the words "pretending to have amnesia" were uttered, the color drained visibly from Lu Jingci's face.

His pupils contracted sharply, and his shoulders trembled violently uncontrollably; his previous composure and ease shattered.

His lips trembled as he tried to remain calm, his voice hoarse: "I...I don't know what you're saying, I don't understand..."

"What do you mean, faking amnesia...?"

Xu Wuning's voice was chillingly cold, sending shivers down one's spine: "Pretending again!"

"I knew it all along. Now that things have come to this, what's the point of pretending? From the first day I returned to the small world, you've been lying to me. Lu Jingci, you're wasting your talent by not becoming a movie star."

"No one has ever dared to lie to me like this before. I don't want to see you anymore. Get out of here..."

When Lu Jingci saw her cold eyes, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his back slumped down. Ningning knew, she really knew.

Oh no, how could this happen?

How did Ningning find out? Why so suddenly?

Not only did he lose his "punishment" reward, he was also completely finished.

What to do? What to do now?

His face was deathly pale. He got up from the ground, shaking his head awkwardly, trying to take Xu Wuning's hand:

"That's not how it is, Ningning, listen to me, it really isn't like that, I can explain..."

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry."

Xu Wuning flung his hand away. She grew angrier as she spoke, took out her key, and unfastened the gold chain around his ankle.

Then she grabbed his shirt and dragged him out of the villa.

"Get out of here! I will never forgive you. Leave my villa immediately!"

Lu Jingci panicked even more. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hair fell messily in front of his eyes. He wanted to struggle, but he was afraid of hurting Xu Wuning. Xu Wuning still dragged him to the door.

Before he knew it, tears welled up in his eyes and streamed down his face. "Ningning, don't be like this, please don't send me away... I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, I'm so sorry..."

Xu Wuning was still angry and pulled him out even harder.

"Leave my house."

Lu Jingci stumbled as she pulled him, his knee hitting the threshold, but he didn't even frown. He just kept murmuring "Ningning" and "I'm sorry" through his tears, his voice hoarse and broken.

The villa's gate was open, and the night breeze blew in.

Lu Jingci instinctively tried to grab her arm, but she shook him off again, and he was shoved away.

He stumbled, his back hitting the door frame. Before he could regain his balance, the heavy door slammed shut in front of him.

A loud "bang" was heard.

Lu Jingci froze for a second, then lunged forward, nearly hitting his forehead on the door, and slammed his palm heavily on the door panel: "Ningning... Ningning, open the door!"

The door remained completely still.

His knuckles tightened, and he clenched his fist, pounding it repeatedly until his hand was red. "Ningning, please, just let me finish, okay? Just one sentence... just one sentence!"

His forehead pressed against the door, tears streaming down his face, his voice trembling as he sobbed, "I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."

"I shouldn't have lied to you, please forgive me, Ningning..."

Xu Wuning's voice finally came from inside the villa; even through the door, her anger hadn't subsided.

"Get out of here right now! Otherwise, I'll call the police and say you're disturbing the peace."

Lu Jingci's head slid down slowly against the door panel, and he curled up at the doorway.

There was no sound from inside the door.

He knocked twice more, the force weakening until his knuckles gently tapped the wood grain, pleading through sobs, "Ningning, please open the door... please don't abandon me..."

"I was wrong... Ningning."

"Ningning..."

The night stretched his shadow long, casting a lonely shadow on the steps outside the villa.

Tonight was supposed to be a treat, so why did it turn out like this?

Just a moment ago, Ningning went to redeem him when he was a child, and when she came back, things suddenly turned out like this. Everything was so unexpected.

His face was as pale as paper. Why was he so unlucky to be caught by Ningning pretending to have amnesia? Was his acting too bad?

Everything is ruined.

The current situation is just like what happened in that dream; he has been kicked out.

No, it's even worse than that day.

Ningning didn't even bring a man back to annoy him; she simply didn't care about him anymore.

It seems he's completely... headed into a "wife-chasing hell" situation...

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