She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Jiang Ruining didn't hear him at all, only caring about using him as an isolated island to avoid snakes, shaking her head like a rattle-drum: "Don't throw me off! Get your things away quickly!"

Xiao Che could only reach out and press down her kicking legs, but he stopped as soon as he grabbed them.

After the tumbling and crawling, her skirt and underpants were twisted and mangled, revealing a large section of her calves, which were slippery, hot, and taut, unconsciously reminding him of the intense struggle that day, when her legs had been stretched out like that...

While pondering, he increased the force.

"girl!"

Yun Mi, who was outside the door, was terrified when she heard the scream. She rushed in, duster in hand, but then the sound caught in her throat, and her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, "...Ah!"

Help!

How dare her daughter lie on top of the Regent!

Jiang Ruining looked up, her gaze sweeping over the corner where the snake had been. She shuddered again and immediately buried her face back: "There's a snake! Quickly... ugh... find it and throw it in the mountains! It's either me or it here! Find it! Ugh~"

Seeing the Regent's stern face, Yun Mi dared not move, fearing that he might suddenly abandon her young lady and she wouldn't have time to catch her!

Xiao Che's light amber eyes swept indifferently over the maid who stood there like a wooden post, his voice as indifferent as ever: "Aren't you going to go find her!"

"Oh! Oh, oh..." Yunmi, worried about her mistress, dashed into a corner to search, saying, "This servant will look for her right away!"

Xiao Che glanced at the cowardly little guy on his body who didn't dare to move.

moment.

He tapped lightly on the edge of the bed twice.

The little black snake slithered out from the corner, raised its head, and swam behind Yun Mi, who was rubbing her bottom against the bed.

Yunmi dusted herself off several times, but saw no sign of the snake, so she got ready to get up.

She felt something hitting her butt.

Looking back.

A man and a snake, their eyes locked.

Yun Mi was startled.

With a roar, it grabbed the little black snake by its vital spot and glared at it fiercely: "You're provoking me!"

The little black snake was caught in its vital spot and lost its ability to struggle. Its body was limp, and its pupils trembled slightly. It looked even more panicked than Jiang Ruining.

Yun Mi smugly hummed, waving her hand through the screen: "Got it! Don't be afraid, Miss, I'll send someone to throw it far away right away!"

Xiao Che spoke slowly and deliberately: "That's an obsidian serpent, and it's very vengeful. If you hurt it, the other serpents in its clan will retaliate."

"Oh? Is that so?" Yun Mi loosened her grip on the little black snake slightly and stuffed it into a cloth bag. "I won't harm it. I'll have someone release it into a deserted mountain!"

Jiang Ruining waved her hand forcefully.

He immediately pulled his hand back.

It seems that as long as you're unsure if you've thrown it too far, it might pop up at any moment.

"Hurry, hurry!"

Yun Mi sighed and immediately opened the door and went out.

The door closed softly.

Xiao Che felt the trembling, tense little coward relax slightly.

Lower your eyes.

All I could see was the messy back of her head and the hot breaths coming from the crook of her neck.

Jiang Ruining listened intently.

You can still hear breathing.

"Why is there still a breathing sound? Did a snake come over to his house?"

Her voice was very soft, close to Xiao Che's neck, trembling slightly: "What you heard was Master's breathing."

Jiang Ruining blinked: "Really?"

look up.

Staring at the spot where I had just been burying my head, it seemed... it really was!

"Listen, is there any other unusual sound coming from inside the house?"

She stared warily at the edge of the bed, unaware that her half-supported posture revealed glimpses of her full curves beneath her loosely draped clothes.

Xiao Che's gaze swept over him, then he closed his eyes.

His wicked sense of humor kicked in again: "The obsidian snake has an incredibly keen sense of smell. It's smelled you, and it's smelled your maid's scent too. It can find you no matter how far away you are. Even if you throw it out of the capital, if it holds a grudge, it will definitely come looking for you within three days!"

Jiang Ruining's expression went blank. She turned her head and stared intently at him: "It broke into my house, why should it hold a grudge?"

Xiao Che smiled: "You kicked it away!" He added, "Maybe it'll bring its whole family to come looking for revenge."

Jiang Ruining regrets it a million times!

That kick was wrong.

But at that moment, my mind wasn't working at all; it was all instinct!

The thought of the little black snake coming to her door again, breathing in her ear, while she was sleeping soundly made her... wish she could faint and never wake up again.

But I just can't get dizzy.

I tried to swallow the nausea.

Unable to hold back, she let out a tremendous "Ugh!" at Xiao Che, her body went limp, and she "crashed" back onto him.

Xiao Che groaned, his pale face flushing red: "Jiang Ruining! I'm going to kill you!"

Jiang Ruining was afraid of him, but even more afraid of snakes.

If it weren't dark, she would want to escape from the room that Xiao Hei had crawled through right now, immediately!

She grabbed his collar, pleading pitifully, "Is there any way to stop it from coming after us? Help me!"

Xiao Che gritted his teeth: "Get down! You've touched my wound again!"

"Just bear with it!" Jiang Ruining blurted out, "I'll go down right away once you figure out a way to stop the snake from retaliating!"

In all his years of life, no one has ever dared to grope Xiao Che like this!

"..."

Who would have thought she was so afraid of snakes that she wasn't even afraid of him anymore, and he became her human cushion!

What's most infuriating is that he actually couldn't stand this little coward's restless movements!

"If you move again, I'll throw you into the dragon's lair!"

"No, no, no! I was wrong!" Jiang Ruining froze, no longer daring to move, and of course, there was no way she would go down: "Find a way to make sure the person who took the things doesn't come back to me, I'll repay you!"

Xiao Che should have just thrown her down, but the pressure on his wound was so painful that he couldn't muster any strength.

There was nothing we could do but let her lie there like that.

I don't know how much time passed.

Yunmi came in again: "Miss, the servants have already released that thing into the mountains in the northern suburbs. They gave it very good instructions, making sure they didn't hurt it at all, and even fed it some delicious beef! The servants said it ate it and seemed quite happy with it."

"I also had snake repellent sprayed inside and outside the courtyard. The old folks in the manor said it was very effective and that no more snakes would come in."

"Don't worry!"

Jiang Ruining could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The faint melody that rang in her ears made Jiang Ruining's heart tighten again. She immediately stopped rolling down and silently curled back up against him.

"Those inside can't get out either! One can get in, but who knows how many more are hiding in the corners!" Xiao Che's hand gently moved over her ankle, then suddenly squeezed it tightly.

Jiang Ruining screamed in fright.

Kick your legs hard.

But they were tightly bound and couldn't break free even a little!

Feeling the vibration in her chest, she finally realized that what was wrapped around her ankle was not a snake, but the hand of this guy who looked up!

She propped herself up, glaring at him who was grinning from ear to ear. Unable to yell at him, she was so angry her chest ached. She punched him several times, yelling, "Xiao Che! What deep-seated hatred do you have for me that you're trying to scare me like this?!"

Xiao Che had practiced martial arts since childhood, and his body was taut and rigid. Her little bit of force was just fancy footwork and couldn't hurt him at all!

He gently applied pressure with his hand holding her calf.

"You dare call me by my name? You've got some nerve. Seems fearless. Go down and get some sleep!"