Bengtie, I'm really not a villain!

Finally, in order to achieve 100% fragmented entries, you've decided...

[Blindfold both Nguyen Mai and Hei Ta]

First, arrange to meet Ruan Mei, then blindfold her.

Although Ruan Mei is a gentle young woman who loves traditional Chinese culture, she has become able to accept these strange experiments under your guidance.

So Ruan Mei obediently put on the blindfold and followed you into the room, looking slightly uneasy.

You tied Ruan Mei up with a rope.

Ruan Mei was a little uneasy, and you comforted her, saying that these were necessary safety precautions for the experiment.

[Then you had Ruan Mei strike a pose like a wild horse parting its mane, and began to perform the "grasping the peacock's tail" and "white crane spreading its wings" moves for Ruan Mei.]

After the torrential rain soaked the bed indoors, you placed the barely breathing Ruan Mei on the bed, letting her catch her breath and regain her strength.

Ruan Mei didn't understand why you suddenly left, but she had heard of a similar experimental method from you, something called "placement," so she obediently followed your instructions.

[You turned around and led the Black Tower out, putting on the blindfold just like the first time you humiliated Ruan Mei.]

Compared to Ruan Mei, Hei Ta, who has already experimented with many methods with you, no longer has any resistance to the blindfold and has even become somewhat accustomed to it.

After numerous experiments with you, the Black Tower has gone from initially hissing at you to now outwardly gritting its teeth but actually obediently following your orders.

So Hei Ta obediently let you lead him into the room, into the room where Ruan Mei was kept.

[Trigger a special storyline and enter an immersive experience]

Chapter Eleven: The Sisters Meet

As Jing Ye opened his eyes, in addition to the strong sea breeze, the gentle fragrance of Ruan Mei and the mysterious and elegant scent of the Black Tower were clearly audible.

Having just finished discussing Tai Chi, Ruan Mei was still slumped over, recovering her strength. Although her long, beautiful legs were quite impressive, she panicked when Jing Ye put in even a fraction of his effort.

Now, Jing Ye is holding a rope, bringing Ruan Mei a good friend who can help her share the pressure—Ruan Mei's good partner and best friend, Hei Ta.

Because she was wearing a blindfold and was exhausted, Ruan Mei seemed unaware of the Black Tower's arrival, only vaguely smelling its scent but not quite sure.

Jing Ye gently shushed Ruan Mei, signaling her to be quiet, while Hei Ta pursed his lips.

Because of the numerous experiments he had conducted with Heita, and the fact that Jing Ye always liked to call on Ruan Mei to help out, Heita had now developed a habit of obeying Jing Ye's orders.

After all, if they didn't comply, they might really be exposed to Ruan Mei.

However, that will soon be unnecessary.

As Jingye knocked down the Black Tower, the experiment with the Black Tower immediately began.

This experiment is completely different from the previous ones. In the past, Ruan Mei's role was always included in the experiments with the Black Tower, but this time the two of them are closer than ever before.

Jing Ye placed the Black Tower directly next to Ruan Mei, so that the Black Tower could easily find Ruan Mei's location with just a turn.

Although Black Tower can't turn things around for the time being with Jing Ye's help, as the experiment begins to make noise, the two gradually realize that something is not right.

Previously, because Black Tower's stamina was too weak, Jing Ye would always slowly guide Black Tower into experimental mode. However, this time, he immediately started with an operation that maximized experimental efficiency.

To put it metaphorically, previously reagents were added to test tubes drop by drop, but this time Jingye simply chose to open the floodgates and release the flood.

As a result, the Black Tower's precious constitution was unable to withstand such a high-intensity experiment, and the test tubes immediately burst open and overflowed!

Ruan Mei, who was blindfolded and secured by ropes, vaguely sensed that something was wrong but was unable to break free. Her face was full of confusion as she listened to the noise.

Although Jing Ye had mentioned the "placement" movement in Tai Chi, Ruan Mei had never heard of the action of violently shaking the object and then splashing a basin of water on it.

Especially when Jing Ye began directing the Black Tower to conduct even more intensive experimental operations.

Even the Black Tower, who was used to keeping quiet, couldn't uphold the principle of silence in the experiment and couldn't help but turn on the experimental speakers.

It was this sound system that made Ruan Mei freeze in place!

At this moment, Black Tower, who was blindfolded, was completely unaware that Ruan Mei, who was standing very close to her, could hear everything she was doing during her experiment.

Because Jing Ye said something to her:

"Ruan Mei isn't here, so you don't need to worry about the sound."

"Let the sounds of the experiment play; it's okay."

Perhaps it was because Jing Ye always had Ruan Mei appear near the Black Tower during the experiments, but never broke through that barrier, that led to a misunderstanding in the Black Tower's mind:

She mistakenly believed that Jing Ye was a good person who kept his promises, and that Jing Ye would never let Ruan Mei find out about her relationship with him.

So when Jing Ye signaled to Hei Ta that he could make the experimental sounds at will, Hei Ta no longer controlled the volume.

The sound, which was like singing and also like howling, played wildly after the reagents in the test tube reacted, echoing throughout the room.

At this moment, Ruan Mei finally stiffened and became convinced of what had happened—

She was now certain that what she had just found hard to believe was indeed the Black Tower beside her.

Meanwhile, Black Tower still didn't realize that her best friend was right next to her, only inches away, and could hear everything clearly. Just as the experiment reached its most crucial point, Jing Ye suddenly removed her blindfold!

"?!"

The black tower was startled when his deprived sight suddenly returned, at the most crucial moment of the experiment.

Although regaining her sight brought Black Tower some relief, at that moment she felt a sudden unease, a sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.

After so many days of experimentation, Black Tower was convinced that Jing Ye was a complete villain, and that this guy's evil intentions would not be spared halfway out of pity or soft-heartedness.

Therefore, the act of suddenly removing the blindfold at this moment seems very strange.

As Black Tower had predicted, the very scene that caused his heart to stop was right before his eyes!

It wasn't until Jing Ye removed his blindfold that Hei Ta was shocked to discover that the familiar person was right in front of him!

Although Ruan Mei was not wearing that elegant cheongsam at this time, even though she was blindfolded, Hei Ta could still recognize her!

However, the scene that Ruan Mei presented to Black Tower shocked Black Tower's eyes!

Is this really the Ruan Mei that Heita usually knows?! She's usually so virtuous, so quiet, so beautiful...

Why does it look like this?!

In an instant, the Black Tower was enraged amidst shock and disbelief!

"You scumbag!! You promised you wouldn't lay a hand on Ruan Mei?!"

However, the Black Tower's anger was useless; all its anger was stifled by the pull of the rope.

Having been completely outmaneuvered by Jing Ye, Hei Ta gritted his teeth, then stared uneasily at Ruan Mei's blindfold, revealing his fear at the motionless Ruan Mei.

"She...she's asleep...right?"

"She didn't hear...she didn't notice, did she?!"

Regarding the Black Tower's terrified question... Jing Ye's answer was...

"I'm not quite sure either, why don't you go and take a look?"

Jing Ye chuckled softly in Hei Ta's ear, feigning ignorance despite knowing the answer—a familiar, wicked quirk—but never before had Hei Ta felt so uneasy and terrified!

Despite knowing that Jing Ye couldn't possibly be so kind, and knowing what Ruan Mei's presence here meant, Black Tower still clung to a last glimmer of hope.

I hope Jingye can hold onto his last line of defense, and I hope he doesn't cross the boundary that would drive Black Tower to despair and collapse.

Maybe, maybe it's just Jing Ye's usual wicked sense of humor, maybe it's really just one of the little experiments he did to scare Ruan Mei after she fell into a coma.

Although everything Ruan Mei had experienced was enough to shatter Black Tower's last hope, she still clung to a sliver of illusion.

As Hei Ta finally stood before Ruan Mei, he tremblingly removed the blindfold...

Ruan Mei's beautiful, wide-open eyes, filled with disbelief, appeared before the black tower.

And so, the best of friends, Heita and Ruanmei, stared at each other's reflections in their eyes, lost in deep thought.

Chapter Twelve: Utterly Shattered

When Heita shakily removed Ruan Mei's blindfold and saw those familiar eyes wide open, she froze.

Just as Ruan Mei froze upon hearing Hei Ta's voice, Hei Ta also stopped breathing at that moment.

All past efforts seemed to have been in vain, all the sacrifices made to prevent Ruan Mei from being defiled by Jing Ye had been rendered meaningless at this moment, creating a joke in this instant.

Even in that deathly silence, Black Tower could almost hear deafening laughter echoing in her ears.

As she and Ruan Mei stared intently into each other's eyes, their trembling gazes exchanging countless emotions—shock, confusion, questioning, anger, and even sadness.

I remember the times I discussed scientific research with Ruan Mei, talked about our life ideals, drank tea and chatted together. Although we occasionally disagreed, we shared many moments of mutual appreciation.

All the unspoken understanding and warmth between good friends were present in this moment.

As Ruan Mei's blindfold was removed, and as Jing Ye forced the Black Tower to pour a bucket of warm water over Ruan Mei's head, everything collapsed and shattered.

Just as Hei Ta and Ruan Mei were stunned into silence, that demonic whisper rang out again behind Hei Ta:

"How was it... your best friend? Did the chance encounter feel good?"

"Ruan Mei, so moist~"

Finally, this whisper shattered Black Tower's last shred of hope, jolting her from her bewildered questioning and pulling her back to this awe-inspiring moment.

The tears that Hei Ta hadn't shed even when Jing Ye dragged her to do experiments countless times flowed down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string at this moment.

"I clearly know... I know you're a piece of scum..."

"I know you can't keep your promise, I know you can't let Ruan Mei go..."

"I...I was so stupid, really..."

Even as Black Tower broke down, murmuring and weeping, Jing Ye did not let her off the hook.

After all, how can such a serious and meticulous thing as an experiment be abandoned halfway? It must be carried out continuously.

At this moment, when only the experiment was still going on and making crackling sounds, Ruan Mei was also unable to digest and understand everything in front of her.

Why is her best friend Heita here? Why is she conducting this experiment with Jingye... and it seems like this isn't the first time, they're so skilled at it?

Why are you doing this in front of her? Why are you tying her up like this?

What was Black Tower just saying? Was it because he did all this to prevent Jing Ye from attacking her?

So, what did she become to Jing Ye?

Not only her, but she and Black Tower were just tools used by Jing Ye to satisfy his own selfish desires.

Even the genius Ruan Mei couldn't understand this moment. Although she had guessed what had happened, the profound feeling of betrayal caused the light in her eyes to dim.

Betrayed by the Black Tower? Her best friend snatched away the first person she ever liked? No…

Betrayed by Jing Ye?

Yes, she was betrayed by Jing Ye.

Perhaps from the very beginning, when Jing Ye approached her, it was all for this moment?

Ruan Mei instantly realized this, and the light in her eyes dimmed considerably again.

Was it all for... humiliation? To humiliate the Black Tower, and incidentally, to disregard her dignity as well?

In Jing Ye's eyes, Ruan Mei and Hei Ta were both... just...

Is it just a "strange object"?

Thus, with her eyes completely vacant, Ruan Mei allowed the shocking scene before her to continue.

Jing Ye, whom she once liked, forced her former friend to keep pouring cold water on her, drenching her like a pitiful drowning rat.

………………

When Jingye left the immersive experience, she felt refreshed like never before.

Compared to having to keep it a secret from Black Tower before he could make a move against Ruan Mei and trying every means to prevent Ruan Mei from discovering Black Tower and his experimental site, it was definitely more comfortable and enjoyable to be honest with him like this.