I used to think Lin Shuya was just a bit stupid. In this chaotic world, she wanted to be a dodder, clinging desperately to any man who could provide her a better life.
Now it seems that she is actually a rather venomous Chinese starjasmine. Every day in front of Si Jiangchen, she cries and acts weak and pitiful. Even after turning into an uncontrollable vampire, she blames Si Jiangchen for it, making him feel guilty. However, as long as she is out of Si Jiangchen's sight, she will show her ferocious fangs and turn everything she sets her eyes on into food for her belly!
"Help!"
Just as I was still hesitating, Lin Shuya on the second floor suddenly let out a shrill scream. She was clinging to the windowsill as if she was about to jump down from the building. "Someone help! Achen, come and save me!"
The shrill scream instantly startled a flock of birds that were about to return to their nests.
The guards outside rushed in. At the same time, Si Jiangchen also entered the courtyard.
He took large steps. Although he didn't run like his attendants, his speed was still very fast. Seeing me sitting in the courtyard, he immediately scooped me up. "What's going on?"
"Ah..."
Only then did I understand why Lin Shuya suddenly put away that overbearing look towards me and pretended to be a victim.
It turned out that being on a higher floor, she had seen Si Jiangchen's car parked in front of the villa.
"Lin Shuya is up to no good on the second floor."
I pushed his chin up so that he could look up. Half of Lin Shuya's body was already hanging out of the window. She was still wearing that extremely form - fitting cheongsam, but now the cheongsam was stained with patches of blood, looking like red flowers blooming on her body.
"Achen!"
Seeing Si Jiangchen and me downstairs, she let go of the curtain in her hand and screamed as she fell.
It seemed that this woman was determined to go all out. She was falling head - first. If no one caught her, she might break her neck on the spot!
"Miss Lin, be careful!"
Si Jiangchen didn't let go of me. One of his adjutants took a quick step forward. He used his back to cushion Lin Shuya's falling momentum and carried her to a nearby bush.
"What happened?"
Si Jiangchen looked at the light - pink gauze curtain fluttering on the second floor. There were not only Lin Shuya's bloody handprints on it, but also several splashes of blood. Under the orange - red setting sun, it looked shocking.
"... Achen, I was imprisoned on the second floor. Suddenly, a man broke into my room!"
The adjutant helped Lin Shuya out of the bush. Only then did I see that her cheongsam had been torn. The slit of the cheongsam, which originally only reached her calves, had been torn up to her waist. The frog buttons on the high collar had also been ripped off, revealing a large expanse of her snow - white neck and chest.
"... He, he grabbed me and was about to assault me. I desperately called the adjutants guarding the door, but... but no one came to save me!"
Lin Shuya cried hysterically. Her tears washed two gullies on the bloodstains on her face. "I struggled to open the window for help and found Du Xinghe sitting downstairs reading! It was her who let that man into my room! It was also her who sent the two adjutants away! She just couldn't stand me being by your side. She wanted me to be insulted by that bastard! She even wanted me to die!!!"
"How stupid..."
I murmured in a low voice.
"Is what she said true?"
Hearing Lin Shuya's tear - filled accusation against me, Si Jiangchen grabbed my chin and forced me to meet his gaze.
"Yes! She's right!"
I took a look at Si Jiangchen and suddenly thought his expressionless face was quite good - looking.
"Woo - woo - woo..."
Hearing my admission, Lin Shuya cried even more pitifully. "I know I'm of low status. Du Xinghe has always looked down on me... But, Achen, I'm truly sincere to you. I don't even ask for any status now. I just want to be by your side all the time, serving you as a maid or servant... Can't Du Xinghe even tolerate me?!"
From my angle, I could just see the upturned corner of Lin Shuya's mouth that couldn't be covered by her messy hair.
She was so proud! She thought her plan to frame me had succeeded!
"That man not only wanted to insult me, he... he also wanted to kill me!"
Lin Shuya took a deep breath and pointed at me accusingly. "Du Xinghe was just sitting downstairs, watching me being defiled!"
"Why?"
Si Jiangchen squinted his slightly upturned peach - blossom eyes. He was waiting for my explanation.
"Because I like you!"
Suddenly, a mischievous interest welled up in my heart. I hooked my palm that was originally on Si Jiangchen's chest around his neck. While saying in a sickeningly sweet tone that even disgusted myself, I tiptoed and "smacked" a kiss on the corner of Si Jiangchen's lips right in front of Lin Shuya.
"..."
On Si Jiangchen's expressionless face, it was as if a stone mask had cracked a gap. His slender eyebrows twitched. He didn't know what other surprising words I would say.
Lin Shuya on the side also didn't expect that a conservative woman like me would flirt with a man in public. For a moment, she stared at me with her mouth wide open in shock.
Si Jiangchen's thin lips were slightly cool but very soft, with a faint smell of tobacco, which wasn't unpleasant.
After kissing him, my eyes began to drift. I was like a child who had done something wrong and didn't dare to look into his eyes anymore.
"... Because I like you, so I listen to you!"
I gritted my teeth and gently leaned close to his ear, continuing in a voice that only the two of us could hear. "You said that in this chaotic world, we can survive by eating evil people. Since Lin Shuya likes to eat people... then I let that heinous man for her to eat. Am I wrong?"
"Um..."
Si Jiangchen's voice was deep, vibrating from his chest. "Is what you said true?"
"Of course it's true. Absolutely true!"
I was eager to raise my hand and swear. "That man from the orphanage sold children to the rich to eat! Five silver dollars for a child! He's more heinous than us zombies!"
"... I'm talking about the previous sentence."
Si Jiangchen tilted his head slightly. His lips just brushed against my cheek. The cool touch made my heart flutter.
"The previous sentence?!... What?"
I was a bit confused about his train of thought! Weren't we talking about letting Lin Shuya eat the evil man?
"You said... you like me!"
Si Jiangchen tightened his hold on me, trapping me firmly in his arms.
"Uh..."
I could feel Lin Shuya on the ground glaring at me venomously with a look as if she wanted to eat me. So, I nodded vigorously. "Yes!!! You heard me right!"
"Good!"
The corner of Si Jiangchen's mouth finally lifted slightly. "Xiaohe, let's get married!"