Why are you all trying to win over me, the male supporting character?

Lu Chengzhou took out his keys and prepared to open the door.

Just then, he heard a very faint hum.

Immediately, their movements froze.

The groaning was accompanied by a hissing sound of pain.

The sound originated from the corner of the staircase between this floor and the floor above.

From Lu Chengzhou's angle, he couldn't see anyone, only a dark shadow.

Another light in the hallway has gone out, and it just so happens to be the light at the junction of these two floors.

Lu Chengzhou's heart sank.

He took out his phone, turned on the front-facing flashlight, and walked forward.

The hissing sound became even more pronounced.

It was a girl's voice.

After walking up more than ten steps, he saw Jiang Aiyu curled up in a ball, hiding in a corner.

She was soaking wet again.

Her wet hair, dripping wet and draped over her body, covered most of her face, giving her a somewhat horror movie-like appearance.

Hearing footsteps, Jiang Aiyu turned around and glanced at them.

Upon seeing that it was Lu Chengzhou, a glimmer of light appeared in her empty eyes.

"teacher……"

"It's so cold tonight."

"I...I want to go home."

"but……"

“My father said I’m not allowed to go home tonight and that I have to stay here and reflect on my actions.”

"It's so cold, so very cold..."

Jiang Aiyu murmured that it was cold.

His face was already blue and purple from the cold.

His lips trembled as he uttered indistinct syllables.

When Lu Chengzhou approached her, he felt an unusual chill.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that Jiang Aiyu's clothes were still covered in frost!

Although we're already transitioning into the cold season, it shouldn't be so cold that people get covered in frost, right?

Where did you go?

"Ice storage."

Lu Chengzhou took off his coat and covered her with it.

With a little effort, I pulled her up.

Jiang Aiyu's body temperature was noticeably lower than his.

Touching the warm body, she unconsciously leaned closer.

She was still trembling as she nestled in Lu Chengzhou's arms.

What are you doing in the icehouse?

"Father... wants me to go to the icehouse to reflect on my actions..."

How long did you go?

"About...ten minutes, I don't quite remember."

This left Lu Chengzhou bewildered.

"Do you have to listen to your father in everything? You're dressed so lightly; if you stay in the freezer for too long, you'll freeze to death!"

These words made Jiang Aiyu momentarily dazed.

She lowered her head and clutched the edge of her clothes tightly.

"Shouldn't I listen to my father?"

"Listen to what is correct, and firmly reject what is wrong!"

Lu Chengzhou's tone became slightly harsher.

After he said it, he quickly realized that Jiang Aiyu was not like normal people; she had a serious problem with emotional cognition.

This may be related to the fact that she was controlled by her father for a long time.

I wonder what her sickly father was trying to raise her as.

Even if someone is just a tool, they shouldn't be treated like this, right?

Lu Chengzhou helped her to his home.

He made her sit on the sofa.

"Quickly change out of your wet clothes and wear mine!"

129. It's the feeling of love.

Next, Lu Chengzhou learned the whole story.

Jiang Aiyu's father is the root cause of everything.

His body has lost its freedom, but his ambition is clearly still galloping.

Over the years, he endured humiliation and hardship, and raised his daughter into a top-notch tool, all so that one day she could become a figure with the highest power and wealth in Yicheng.

However, his plan fell apart after the Meng family got involved.

He blamed all his failures on his daughter.

Paradoxically, he placed all his hopes on his daughter.

Therefore, he would often make his daughter punish herself, so that she would hate herself, lose her self-awareness, and live forever in his shadow and under his control.

When he returns to Yicheng one day, he will continue to use this pawn to serve him.

Jiang Aiyu always treated his words as if they were sacred decrees.

Perhaps because she had been used to obeying others since childhood, she had long lost the ability to make her own judgments.

She was praised by her father from time to time for being "sensible," listened to him recount the hardships they had endured as they depended on each other, and heard him weep bitterly. At the same time, she was also punished by her father from time to time, verbally abused by him with extremely foul language, and treated with the same disgust he showed her as if she were garbage.

Let alone the fact that she is a patient with an emotional disorder, even a normal person would be driven crazy.

……

Jiang Aiyu was sitting on his sofa, her mind completely blank.

It wasn't as cold as it had been before, and her body was no longer trembling.

Lu Chengzhou brought her a clean set of clothes and handed them to her.

"Just wear these for now."

After handing her the clothes, he stopped paying attention to her and went to the kitchen to make her a cup of brown sugar ginger water.

Jiang Aiyu slowly moved her arm.

She slowly took off her coat, then her shirt, leaving her in only a thin bra.

She tried to unhook the back of her bra, but her wrists were too stiff to reach around to the back.

Therefore, we had no choice but to give up for the time being.

She started trying to take off her skirt and stockings again...

There were several very obvious bruises on his fair legs.

However, at this point they no longer transmit pain; they are merely a shocking sight.

She could hardly remember which punishment had given her the bruise.

Moonlight streamed into the room through the window.

With a "click," the living room light flickered and then went out.

Fortunately, the bright moonlight still shone in the room.

The girl under the moonlight slowly stood up, barefoot, and walked towards the kitchen.

Lu Chengzhou was slicing ginger.

He didn't notice that the living room light was broken.

Similarly, he didn't notice that the girl, wearing only underwear and barefoot, was slowly approaching him like a ghost.

By the time he realized someone was behind him, his waist was already being hugged by a pair of bruised arms.

"cold."

Jiang Aiyu rested her head against his back.

Holding him felt like holding a very safe and secure plush bear.

Lu Chengzhou paused in his movements.

He could clearly sense that the person behind him was dressed very lightly.

Between the two, a process called "the transfer of energy from one object to another, or from one part of an object to another, under conditions of no work done but only a temperature difference" is taking place.

Ok……

In short, heat transfer.

Of course, now is not the time to delve into physics.

As time went on, Lu Chengzhou not only didn't feel cooler, but actually felt hotter than before.