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Jiang Ruining is drinking soup.

The pure, natural, and pollution-free eight-mushroom soup was so delicious that it made her eyebrows fly off; it was several times more delicious than the Junzitang soup she had eaten before!

It is suspected that the food we eat in modern times was all artificially raised in greenhouses.

Suddenly, I let out a startled cry.

Startled, she shuddered and spilled soup on her hands, making her wince. She quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe it off.

"Why are you scaring me again!" She held the red burn mark on her hand right in front of his face, her angry tone tinged with a hint of coquettishness, almost like a spoiled child: "Look, it's all red!"

Xiao Che slapped away her soft, white hand: "You think you're scared? I think you're just trying to extort me!"

He heard her coquettish voice in his ear, and then noticed the smudge of oil on her lips. He felt disgusted, but his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

"She doesn't look like a daughter of a prominent family at all!"

Jiang Ruining withdrew her hand speechlessly, blowing on it to herself: "What do you care if I look like you or not? I'm not marrying you!"

A dangerous glint flashed in Xiao Che's cold eyes.

Jiang Ruining's imposing manner instantly vanished, and she muttered under her breath, "So what if you have power! You're unreasonable!"

Xiao Che: "Truly remarkable."

Jiang Ruining: "..."

Really speechless.

"Why are you getting so angry out of nowhere! Aren't you afraid of arousing suspicion?"

Xiao Che snorted coldly, got up and went back to bed, leaning against the pillow to read a book.

"water!"

Jiang Ruining put down the bowl of mushroom soup she had just picked up.

I poured him some tea and took it to him.

As soon as you pass the screen, you see a picture of a beautiful woman with a cool and languid demeanor.

Xiao Che leaned slightly to the side, the collar of his inner robe slightly raised, revealing half of his pale collarbone. His dark hair was loosely tied with a dark blue ribbon, a few strands of which strayed out, brushing against the blood-red mole at the corner of his eye, and falling lazily down his chin, softening the cold and fierce aura in his expression.

The hand holding the book casually rested on the pillow, the metacarpal bones slightly taut, the joints distinct and smooth, the thin, cold skin with faint blue veins appearing and disappearing, making the whole person both alluring and beautiful.

"I'm injured!"

Jiang Ruining withdrew her gaze, which had been greedily admiring his good looks: "...???"

What do you mean? Let her feed it?

When I was playing chess and flipping through books, I was not doing very well, but then I got injured again.

But there's nothing we can do; he's still the boss in this world for now, and we can't afford to offend him.

I tolerated it and offered smiling service.

Xiao Che glanced at it, then refused to drink: "It's hot!"

Hot ass!

Holding the water glass, how could Jiang Ruining not know if it was hot or not?

He took a deep breath, resisted the urge to give him chin clots, and gently blew on the tea.

She fed it to him again, saying, "The temperature is just right!"

Xiao Che took a sip and then stopped drinking.

"Stay here and serve them!"

Jiang Ruining refused; only a fool would want to stand next to him!

"I haven't finished my soup yet! Just call me if you need anything, and I'll be right there."

Xiao Che said disdainfully, "You've gotten so fat you're practically unrecognizable! Who would want you?"

Jiang Ruining nonchalantly curled her lip: "Your Highness, you weren't born to be someone's stepping stone, and I wasn't born to marry someone! Even if I want to lose weight, it's for my own health and my own aesthetic sense, not to cater to some man's taste!"

Xiao Che scoffed: "A bunch of excuses! You can't even control your appetite."

Jiang Ruining raised her index finger and shook it: "If I gain weight, I'll lose it. Until I reach my desired weight and figure, I can control my cravings. No matter how delicious the food is in front of me, I absolutely won't touch it!"

"Those in positions of real power are bound to have uncontrollable desires. We're all equally matched, so let's not look down on each other."

Her words were like a fine breeze, desperately trying to seep into the gaps in the protective wall that Xiao Che had built.

A barely perceptible, strange ripple stirred within the abyss.

"Get out! Don't get in my way!"

Jiang Ruining shook her head and left.

That pervert is truly a pervert. He gets angry for no reason at all. If you were his subject, you'd either be exhausted or scared to death!

I sat back down at the table and continued drinking my soup.

It's cold now, it doesn't taste as good anymore.

unhappy!

He called Yunmi in to tidy up.

She nestled back on the couch and picked up the embroidery that the original owner had only half-finished.

That was a small gift for her father and brothers who were about to return home.

According to the original owner's memories, she was currently embroidering a roc, but from the outsider's perspective, it looked more like a majestic, plump pheasant flapping its wings!

It's no longer a question of whether it's ugly or not; it's a compliment to the species itself.

But since it was the original owner's wish, I decided to finish embroidering it for her and send it out.

I hope... I won't be disliked.

hiss!

It's hard to say!

She was very engrossed in her work to pass the time, trying not to embroider too badly, because if she were to lose face now, it would be her who would lose face, not the original owner of this body.

Xiao Che quietly looked at the folded paper that had been brought in by someone and at some unknown time.

I didn't hear a sound for a long time.

He looked up and glanced outside the screen.

The rosy light of the evening glow filtered through the window curtains, enveloping her in a hazy, focused, and elegant silhouette. The next second...

She spread her arms, groaned listlessly, "I'm exhausted," and then plopped down on the ground.

"..." is not the material for elegance!

The fingers with distinct knuckles tapped lightly twice on the edge of the bed.

A very faint sound came from under the eaves of the back house.

The back window was silently pried open a crack, and a small dark figure slipped into the room.

Jiang Ruining closed her eyes to rest, one leg on the couch and the other dangling, swinging back and forth.

An hour of embroidery is more tiring than a whole day of work in front of a computer!

I was drifting off to sleep.

I heard heavy breathing.

She thought it was a malevolent spirit trying to torment her again.

He took a deep breath, a standard smile curving his lips, and opened his eyes.

Ok?

Didn't you come?

After getting off the bed, he walked barefoot behind the screen, peeked inside, and took a look.

The person was still leaning to one side while reading.

He didn't move. There was no one else in the room, so where did the breathing sound come from?

I suddenly felt a bit of coolness on my ankle.

Jiang Ruining felt a chill run down her spine, and the hairs on her body stood on end!

He stiffened his neck and lowered his head.

The moment I saw what it was, I went numb, and my vision went black in waves.

snake!

A black snake, its scales shimmering in the cool white light filtered through the window screen, was pressed against her ankle, its head raised, flicking its tongue at her!

"Oh my god! Where did this monster come from! Help, help me!"

Screaming is an instinct.

Jiang Ruining is afraid of snakes.

I saw it on TV and on my phone, and it gave me nightmares.

He kicked the black snake away, howled, and vomited violently. He ran behind the screen and quickly jumped onto the bed.

Xiao Che and ghosts, Xiao Che is terrifying!

Xiao Che and the snake; the snake is terrifying!

They scrambled inside, burying their heads in the man's arms, trembling, their faces even paler than when they had a high fever: "Ugh~ There's a snake! So ugly... Ugh~"

Xiao Che raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

He glanced at the other side of the screen.

The little black snake was kicked against the wall and fell to the ground. It was probably quite frightened. It darted into a corner and disappeared without a trace.

He reached out and grabbed her collar: "Don't you really want to go out?"

Jiang Ruining clung tightly to his neck: "This is my bed!"

Xiao Che was almost suffocating from her choking: "...Let go!"

Jiang Ruining curled up almost her entire soft body against him, burying her face in his neck, her main idea being that as long as she couldn't see the snake, it was as if the snake couldn't see her either!

"I don't!"

Xiao Che suddenly gasped, his lazy, cool voice now husky: "Don't move!" He paused, his voice becoming increasingly unsteady, "You're pressing on my wound!"