Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 22
by Little PandaPei Xuezhi’s hand covered Fu Chaoyun’s eyes: “Don’t look, I’ll tell it to you.”
Danmu: 【Ahhhhh!】
System: 【Ahhhhh!】
Although the characters look the same, these two shouts are clearly not the same thing.
The system didn’t expect Fu Chaoyun to suddenly do this to it, the whole system was about to split open!
【Ahhhhh—】
【What are you doing? Flirting with the female lead? I told you to date, not to go find the female lead to date!】
【Wake up quickly, you and her are destined to have no result! I know you like beautiful ones, wait, listen, I’ll introduce better ones to you…】
Fu Chaoyun directly blocked this wordy system that only knows how to say the same thing over and over.
Her gaze fell on Pei Xuezhi, the corridor’s light shone into her eyes, with a special kind of lingering tenderness.
“Miss Pei?” Fu Chaoyun slightly lowered her voice, revealing some charm.
Pei Xuezhi raised her head.
The two people were both in the villa, so it was impossible not to have seen each other for several days, but this was the first time Pei Xuezhi looked closely at Fu Chaoyun’s face after finishing her duty of applying medicine.
Setting aside those despicable scum-like behaviors, Fu Chaoyun indeed had an extremely good-looking face.
Very capable of… bewitching people.
Even without using that impressive family background, or flowery words and clever speech, just using this face to deceive inexperienced omegas, many people would probably take the bait, right?
Perhaps some would even eagerly throw themselves at her.
What a pity.
Pei Xuezhi clearly did not belong to this category.
Having already made a decision, she should have directly and coldly refused at this moment, but when the words came to her mouth, they became, “Hasn’t Fu Li looked for you?”
Danmu: 【Hahaha — as expected of Pei Xuezhi, opening with a deadly question!】
“No.” Fu Chaoyun didn’t bat an eye.
“The truth.”
A crisp and pure gaze swept over, Fu Chaoyun had to admit, “Okay, he did come to look for me…”
Then immediately turning the conversation, she said, “But I refused.”
“Why?” Pei Xuezhi asked again.
Combining memories from two lifetimes, Fu Chaoyun might be unscrupulous when pursuing someone, not minding if others knew, buts he was not a person who would allow others to trample her face [dignity, reputation] mercilessly on the ground.
Now they were recording a variety show, with so many cameras pointed at them, and there were countless viewers watching outside. On the first day, she had already “inappropriately” made the other person lose face several times. According to Fu Chaoyun’s personality, how could she possibly pursue again?
Fu Chaoyun looked at her, seeming to find it a bit strange, “What why or why not, I didn’t want to, so I refused.”
Pei Xuezhi didn’t speak.
“Moreover—”
Fu Chaoyun lightly laughed, “If I accidentally agreed, and then Sister Xuezhi suddenly appeared from somewhere, scaring me, what should I do?”
“Don’t tell me you heard everything again!”
These words were said teasingly. Pei Xuezhi couldn’t help but purse her lips. Only to see her eyelids lowered, revealing a section of her beautiful neck, showing a rare vulnerability in this show due to being in the wrong.
“That time I didn’t mean to…”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Fu Chaoyun quickly admitted fault, and coaxed with kind words, “It was because I spoke too loudly that Sister Xuezhi heard, it’s my fault, it’s all my mistake.”
She paused for a moment.
Fu Chaoyun’s bright eyes looked over, warm and affectionate, as if wanting to drown the other person deeply in this sea of gentleness.
“So Miss Pei, do you want to join me?” She made the request again, “For you, I gave up an entire forest [opportunities], you know.”
“That was your own choice.”
“Of course.” Fu Chaoyun said, “I don’t regret it, so…?”
While speaking, Fu Chaoyun’s eyes looked at Pei Xuezhi, bright as if peach blossoms were blooming. Pei Xuezhi couldn’t avoid it, only turning her head away—
“No…”
Before the words finished, Fu Chaoyun made an “ouch” sound, and her beautiful face showed a pained expression.
Pei Xuezhi frowned slightly, “What’s wrong with you?”
“Old wound reopened.” Fu Chaoyun looked at her, saying very pitifully and wronged, “Sister Xuezhi left me halfway through treating it, now you must take responsibility for it.”
“…”
Pei Xuezhi’s expression suddenly turned cold, “Your wound was just a normal scrape, it would have healed after a week.”
Fu Chaoyun was not embarrassed at all when exposed, still shamelessly telling lies, “Yes, the wound on my body healed, but how about the wound in my heart?”
Pei Xuezhi coldly glanced at her.
Fu Chaoyun also met her gaze without avoiding it, lightly smiling, “…Pay with your body.”
Flesh payment…
Upon hearing these two words, Pei Xuezhi thought of something unknown, her expression suddenly became somewhat stiff, but her expression control was first-class, so others couldn’t see much else for now.
The livestream audience also watched with amusement.
【Fu Chaoyun is really amazing…】
【With just a few sentences, she opened Pei Xuezhi’s speech box [got her talking], the distant feeling between the two of them these past few days instantly disappeared without a trace.】
【You still don’t know which one is her true personality? Perhaps a thousand faces for a thousand people?】
【You all say Pei Xuezhi firmly controlled Fu Chaoyun, how come I feel like the one truly controlling the rhythm and direction each time seems to be Fu Chaoyun?】
【+1 I also have this feeling, Fu Chaoyun is really an old six! [sly]】
【If Fu Li saw Fu Chaoyun like this, he would probably be in tears immediately…】
【Haha, people who are already out of the game [competition] shouldn’t be discussed anymore.】
【I declare, Chaoyun Muxue yyds! [forever]】
The resolution made just a few days ago seemed to collapse instantly when faced with someone rolling on the ground and making a scene [tantrum] and unreasonably pestering [nagging].
Pei Xuezhi ultimately couldn’t resist this wave of attack. She nodded slightly, “Alright.”
Fu Chaoyun revealed a happy, very beautiful smile.
Pei Xuezhi caught a glimpse of it, then quickly averted her gaze.
“Enchantress.”
Pei Xuezhi said softly, while Fu Chaoyun seemed to sense something and looked up.
“What?”
“Nothing.”
Pei Xuezhi’s expression was calm, as if she truly hadn’t noticed anything.
Fu Chaoyun nodded, appearing to believe her, and didn’t pursue the matter further. Then the two walked side by side downstairs. When they reached the turn in the staircase, she suddenly turned her head back.
In the lamplight, the alpha smiled with curved eyes and brows, with a hint of craftiness [cunning] seeping from the corners of her eyes and lips.
“To avoid harming others, why doesn’t the kind Miss Pei take in this demon that I am?” As she spoke, Fu Chaoyun’s skin was white and lips red, her eyes moving, exuding an alluring charm.
“Little Sister Xuezhi, please trouble yourself to show some charity, and feed the tiger with your body [sacrifice yourself]… hmm?”
Even with a heart as cold and hard as Pei Xuezhi’s, in this moment it was difficult to avoid being bewitched.
Her heart beat lightly.
Because she had an excessively attractive face since childhood, Pei Xuezhi didn’t pay much attention to others’ appearances, but she did have a basic ability to distinguish between beauty and ugliness.
Fu Chaoyun was very good-looking, especially at this moment, so good-looking that she had to recall the pain of her past life to slightly restrain her irregular heartbeat.
Pei Xuezhi withdrew her gaze, once again indifferent.
She said, “Impossible.”
“Aiya, Little Sister Xuezhi has a heart of stone, sure enough I’ve been rejected again…” Fu Chaoyun was still smiling, her smile intense, seemingly not caring at all about this setback.
Pei Xuezhi didn’t speak.
She remembered that in the moment she lowered her head, that person’s eyes curved in a smile, with clear depths in her eyes.
At least this time… she didn’t see in Fu Chaoyun’s eyes that intense, nauseating – obsessive possessiveness.
No self-interest, no purpose.
It seemed she was truly just chatting casually, trying to get her to relax and smile…
That’s all.
【Ah ah ah, Fu Chaoyun is so flirtatious.】
【Flirting is useless, don’t forget that standing opposite her now is – Pei ‘Wooden Block’ Xuezhi!】
【Fast forward to “Pei Xuezhi I hate you, you’re like a block of wood!” x20】
【Laughing so hard!】
【Close once then far once, sweet once then cruel once… In the end they’re back to square one with no progress, damn, I feel like I’m being pulled around by these two! Even my own dating wasn’t this complicated!】
【Think positively, at least now they can talk together, and they’re going to watch a movie together later. CP fans are already very satisfied, take it slow.】
【Speaking of the movie… it’s not the one I’m thinking of, is it?】
【Be bold, it is the one you’re thinking of.】
【Hahaha, sorry I’ve already started laughing…】
【Damn, why is he here again?】
While the danmu were being posted, Pei Xuezhi also saw Fu Li who was waiting in a corner of the living room.
Fu Li saw her coming down with Fu Chaoyun, his expression somewhat nervous, somewhat disappointed, and a bit awkward.
Pei Xuezhi’s behavior was very open and aboveboard. She looked at Fu Li, “Returning the favor once.” Then she said to Fu Chaoyun “See you later” and turned to leave.
【Why did Pei Xuezhi leave? What does this mean?】
【Pei Xuezhi and Fu Chaoyun were talking while coming downstairs, Fu Li had probably been waiting here for a while, so he likely heard their entire conversation…】
【”Returning the favor once” means, last time she accidentally overheard Fu Chaoyun and Fu Li’s conversation, so this time she’s returning the favor?】
【So cool.】
【This is the confidence of the main wife, so bold, not afraid of someone stealing her man at all?】
【It’ll be interesting when things go wrong (funny)】
【Wait, that’s not right either, this time it’s returning the favor to Fu Li, but what about the part with Qi Changfeng?】
【Qi Changfeng says: You two leave me a spot under the bed, I’m fine just listening to Teacher Fu’s live lesson.】
【Laughing to death!】
Although Pei Xuezhi left first, the atmosphere left for Fu Li was still very awkward. He could only force himself to speak up.
“Um… have you and Sister Xuezhi made arrangements?”
Although the ages were to be announced tonight, guests generally believed Fu Li and Ni Jiaojiao were the youngest, with differing opinions on who was younger.
However, Ni Jiaojiao didn’t seem to want to compete for the title of “youngest”, but Fu Li, with a sweet mouth, happily called everyone “brother” and “sister”.
“Mm.” When facing Fu Li, Fu Chaoyun put away her smile, only casually nodding her head.
Fu Li looked at her, took a deep breath as if gathering courage and said, “I originally didn’t want to say this, but I feel that Sister Xuezhi seems to—”
【Seems to have no interest in you at all!】
【She’s just stringing you along!】
Fu Chaoyun, who originally appeared indifferent, suddenly looked up upon hearing this, her usually gentle beautiful eyes tinged with sharpness.
Fu Chaoyun’s voice lowered, “Speaking ill of others behind their back is not very cute behavior, you know.”
Fu Li’s movement suddenly stopped, then he lowered his head and apologized, “Sorry, I was too emotional just now.”
His eyes were red, but he still kindly and stubbornly reminded, “I just don’t want Sister Yun to… be deceived…”
He both called them sister, he called Xuezhi as Sister Xuezhi, while he called her Sister Yun, this clearly shows the difference in closeness.
“At least, when your Sister Xuezhi is with me, she has never said anything bad about you.” Fu Chaoyun mentioned casually.
【Yes, yes, yes, Pei Xuezhi never targets potential love rivals, she only sends you deadly questions (dog head emoji)】
【Is it my misconception? Why does Fu Li’s tone suddenly sound so gossipy [snarky]…】
【He has always been quite gossipy. Fu Chaoyun clearly has no interest in him at all, giving him no chance from beginning to end, yet he still keeps pushing forward. You all still praise him for being brave and proactive, laughing out loud. If I had such a pursuer who can’t read the atmosphere, I would be annoyed to death!】
【It’s all thanks to Pei Xuezhi’s contrast (dog head emoji)】
【Quickly say thank you to Sister Xuezhi!】
Fu Li was momentarily at a loss for words after being blocked by Fu Chaoyun, feeling extremely wronged, then heard Fu Chaoyun say:
“Since the show started, you seem to have been paying a lot of attention to me…”
Fu Li, as if his thoughts were exposed, his face turned very red, his eyes bright as he looked at Fu Chaoyun, still containing affection.
Fu Chaoyun ignored this, only raising her hand, “Does it look good?”
Fu Li looked up.
Fu Chaoyun had many accessories, often changing to match her daily clothes. Today she wore a bracelet.
The bracelet’s design was very simple, a common chain style, with only an emerald stone attached in the center, appearing simple yet exquisite. The seemingly simple chain also seemed to have a unique design.
The whole thing complemented Fu Chaoyun’s outfit today perfectly.
Fu Li nodded honestly.
“I think so too,” Fu Chaoyun said, “C brand limited edition, if I remember correctly, seems like there are only five hundred in the world? I forgot the exact price.”
“Wow, amazing!” Fu Li was shocked, his eyes widened.
Fu Chaoyun fiddled with the bracelet, the emerald stone shimmered in the light, becoming even more dazzling, yet still not as bright as the person wearing it.
Fu Chaoyun suddenly spoke, “Fu Li, do you like me?”
【??? Direct shot… towards Fu Li?】
【What does Fu Chaoyun mean by this?】
【Pei Xuezhi! Pei Xuezhi, I’m reporting! Someone is cheating outside!】
【I don’t understand ahhh!!】
More explosive than the danmu was Fu Li’s pretty face, which instantly turned bright red, seemingly embarrassed to the extreme, but when facing Fu Chaoyun’s inquiring eyes, he still firmly nodded.
“…Mm.”
The young male omega’s thoughts were completely exposed at this moment.
Fu Chaoyun, who had never shown a good face to Fu Li before, suddenly smiled at him now, as if giving him a reassuring pill [idiom meaning to set one’s mind at ease].
Danmu: 【It’s over, it’s over, Pei Xuezhi is the defeated dog!】
The next second.
“But how come I feel that you spend more time looking at this thing than looking at me?”
Fu Chaoyun paused for a moment, then casually teased, “You like it too? Or… do you like it more?”
Instantly, Fu Li’s face lost all color, becoming deathly pale.
“Sister Yun, I’m not! I’m really not!!” Fu Li’s voice was piercingly shrill.
From the start of the program until now, Fu Li had always given the impression of being shy and timid, only showing some initiative when pursuing Fu Chaoyun.
This was the first time his emotions were so intense, no longer just a thin blush of shyness on his face, his neck was also red. If it weren’t for omegas having fine blood vessels, his veins might have been bulging.
He now looked both angry and wronged.
“I just thought it was very beautiful so I looked at it a bit longer, and besides, you were the one who asked me first if it looked good or not…”
Fu Chaoyun wasn’t affected by his attitude at all, and continued with a half-smile, “But as I recall, the previous few times I didn’t mention it, you still looked at it plenty.”
Fu Li was at a loss for words, “That’s because… that’s because it’s really shiny.”
“Is that so…”
“Sister Yun, please believe me, I don’t think that way!” Fu Li said emotionally, pleading.
Fu Chaoyun looked at him steadily for a while, then suddenly waved her hand, “Alright.” She said, “I was just joking, no need to be so nervous, also no need to take it to heart~”
Fu Li immediately let out a big sigh of relief, he patted his chest, looked at Fu Chaoyun and said with a slight complaint, “Sister Yun, you scared me to death.”
“Sorry sorry.”
Fu Chaoyun’s face had a smile, the apology words seemed to have no sincerity, and moreover she raised exactly the hand wearing the bracelet, with the movement, the emerald gently swayed, light refracted onto Fu Li’s face.
Silently… yet as if it was the deepest mockery to someone.
When those three people came down from the third floor, they saw Fu Li sitting alone in the first floor living room, his demeanor quite dejected.
“What’s going on here? What happened?”
Ni Jiaojiao walked in front, seeing the situation she asked with concern, “Fu Li I remember you just went to find Miss Fu…”
She covered her mouth, exclaiming in surprise, “Were you rejected?”
Fu Li raised his head, his eyes red like a rabbit’s. He was seen nodding dejectedly and grievously.
“Sister Jiaojiao…”
Gentleness and kindness have always been Ni Jiaojiao’s labels [characteristics]. Fu Li didn’t need to explain the reason, he just needed to sit there and contentedly enjoy the other person’s comfort.
“How could this happen…” Ni Jiaojiao indeed showed a surprised expression.
Fu Li raised his rabbit-like eyes, “Sister Jiaojiao… am I really not likeable?”
“How could that be?” Ni Jiaojiao indeed took the bait, walked over and comfortingly said with a smile, “Our little brother Fu Li is the most lovable, I believe all the viewers think so, but…”
Ni Jiaojiao suddenly changed her tone, “Miss Fu’s choice can also be understood.”
After several days, the guests have gradually become familiar with each other, and generally won’t address each other by full names face to face anymore.
Especially for three-character names like “Fu Chaoyun”, they usually call her “Yunyun” or “Ah Yun”; similarly, Pei Xuezhi is called “Xuezhi” or “Zhizhi”.
But whether it’s because these two are too beautiful and have too strong an aura, people like Ni Jiaojiao still call them Miss X behind their backs.
The audience doesn’t feel it’s distant when hearing this, on the contrary, it suits those two very well.
Fu Li’s hand that was wiping tears paused.
“Sigh, actually I’ve always felt Miss Fu wasn’t so suitable, but you kept chasing after her, I really couldn’t say anything.”
“Miss Fu obviously likes Miss Pei, these two days they haven’t talked much, it really scared me to death… By the way, you didn’t get a date with Miss Fu, so that means they’ve made up, right?”
As Ni Jiaojiao spoke, the topic changed from comforting Fu Li to shipping the other two.
Fu Li felt frustrated inside, but to maintain his act, he could only nod obediently, “…Mm.”
“That’s good, that’s good.”
Ni Jiaojiao patted her chest, while speaking she cupped her doll-like face with both hands, her eyes almost sparkling with stars, with a look of delight and longing.
“Oh my, they really look so well-matched~ Being together feels so sweet, so sweet!”
“……”
Fu Li remained silent.
Qi Changfeng heard this beside them.
Oh ho~
How could he be outdone!
Qi Changfeng, besides asking Fu Chaoyun for advice on wooing a wife and routinely being wary of Jian Yi stealing his partner, didn’t care at all about Fu Li’s little boyish crush.
Although after the world added ABO elements, all omegas regardless of male or female could get pregnant and give birth, and female betas could too, but the pregnancy rate was much lower than omegas.
Male omegas could also be called delicate and soft, but Qi Changfeng really wasn’t interested in this type!
Right then, he quickly displayed an alpha’s boyfriend power, went to put his arm around Ni Jiaojiao’s shoulders and said dotingly, “You have me, don’t envy others.”
Ni Jiaojiao immediately showed a shy smile, instantly the topic was diverted, the two people again started to be sticky and mushy [lovey-dovey].
Fu Li: “……”
Certain that he couldn’t get any feedback from Ni Jiaojiao’s side, Fu Li again cast his gaze on Jian Yi who was calmly drinking tea to the side.
The other person was the nice guy of the villa, but unexpectedly Jian Yi noticed his gaze, looked up and also smiled at Fu Li, “I agree with what Jiaojiao said, it’s really great that they could reconcile.”
“……”
Fu Li’s mouth corner twitched slightly.
He forgot, you are the head of the CP couple fans!
Among the three people present, not one was willing to cooperate with Fu Li’s performance, in the end he could only silently exit the scene by himself, continuing to feel wronged alone.
【My goodness! Ni Jiaojiao’s words… For a moment I suspected she did it on purpose, but her expression was again damnably innocent, it also seemed like an unintentional critical hit?】
【Natural black is good~! [natural cluelessness]】
【Jian Yi is really clear-headed, feels like he has no interest in dating, daily just eating melon [slang for watching drama unfold] and shipping CPs, a breath of fresh air in the villa. On the contrary, Qi Changfeng, looking cool and quite domineering, is actually love-brained [overly romantic/smitten]?】
【An Alpha who is love-brained is really interesting, haha.】
【To be honest, every time I see Qi Changfeng flirting with Ni Jiaojiao, I feel like I’m watching a domineering CEO idol drama, and the CEO is the extra greasy [cheesy/cringeworthy] type.】
【Qi Changfeng is enraged!】
Some people also noticed some different things.
【It’s not my imagination, I’ve noticed Fu Li seems really disliked in this villa.】
【First Fu Chaoyun, then Ni Jiaojiao, Jian Yi… uh, maybe Qi Changfeng and Pei Xuezhi who treat him as invisible are actually the most friendly to him.】
【What kind of hell joke is this?!】
【I had this feeling before, now it’s confirmed. He calls everyone “brother” and “sister” intimately all day, but his relationships are not as good as that unsociable “Miss Fu”.】
【Fu Chaoyun’s words earlier almost made this clear, right? Saying it’s a joke, but there wasn’t any joking intention in her eyes at all!】
【I thought from the beginning that Fu Li’s liking for Fu Chaoyun came too strangely and quickly. So it turns out he had already seen from her clothes and behavior that Fu Chaoyun has a good family background. Did he come on this show just to find a rich partner?】
【His motives are too strong.】
【In choosing a partner, picking good qualities over bad ones, strictly speaking this behavior can’t be said to be wrong, right? We can only say he’s too rushed, his approach is a bit unsightly. Isn’t Fu Chaoyun also attracted to Pei Xuezhi based on looks?】
【Thought of a new meme – Not for fame or fortune · Pei Xuezhi :)】
【Haha I’m going to die laughing in this livestream room sooner or later!】
After a while, Pei Xuezhi and Fu Chaoyun came downstairs together to join the others.
Fu Li had just experienced “misunderstanding” and “wronging”, so now he was lowering his head not wanting to flatter Fu Chaoyun anymore. Of course, the latter also had no intention of caring about him.
However, he heard Ni Jiaojiao say from the side – “What a match!”
Fu Li: “……”
Over there, Qi Changfeng had already started setting up the projector in the living room – in a high-end villa, all equipment was naturally fully equipped.
Qi Changfeng, as an alpha, loves to show off very much. At first everyone was a bit uncomfortable with it, but later they found that this “class leader” arranged everything quite well, so they felt at ease leaving some trivial matters to him.
Anyway, he himself was also very happy doing it~
This activity was also his suggestion. The six people would first gather together to watch a movie, to build up the atmosphere. Around 9:30, it would be just right to announce personal information.
Fu Chaoyun was also looking at him.
She felt that Qi Changfeng’s brain and execution ability… it would be a waste if he didn’t go work as a planner for the program team!
【Is this what Fu Chaoyun meant by watching a movie together?】
【Really… convenient.】
【If it’s shabby just say it’s shabby, the person above should speak more directly, don’t be polite!】
【Oh yes, at this stage the guests cannot leave this villa, so what on earth was I expecting in the first place!】
【No wonder Pei Xuezhi agreed so quickly, it turns out it’s not a romantic date at all, it’s just employee team building, and it’s the mandatory kind!】
【Pei Xuezhi, how are you going to repay what you owe me here!】
“What do you all want to watch? How about a romance movie?” Saying this, he also mentioned the name of a classic romance movie.
Qi Changfeng asked casually, but his gaze was clearly directed at Ni Jiaojiao. The others could all read the atmosphere and tactfully didn’t interrupt.
“This one? I’ve seen this one before.”
“No problem, then you can choose another one.” Qi Changfeng smiled dashingly.
“Wow~ then can we watch a horror movie?” Ni Jiaojiao looked at him, eyes sparkling.
Qi Changfeng’s confident smile suddenly froze.
“I’ve always wanted to watch horror movies, but I always feel scared when I’m alone at home. Now with so many people watching together, I’m finally not afraid~”
Ni Jiaojiao looked at Qi Changfeng with admiration, and also a bit shyly, “Besides, now you’re by my side.”
Qi Changfeng was still frozen.
“Are you… scared?” Ni Jiaojiao seemed to just realize this, she frowned, very considerately, “If you’re scared, we can change to something else…”
“How is that possible!” Qi Changfeng hurriedly interrupted, and repeated again, “Haha, it’s just a horror movie, how could I possibly be afraid?”
“That’s great~” Ni Jiaojiao showed a sweet smile.
“I’m mainly concerned that others don’t like it.” Qi Changfeng said, while casting his gaze towards the other people present.
“Haha, then what does everyone say?”
Pei Xuezhi with her classic cold face: “I’m fine with anything.”
Jian Yi smiled gently, “I quite want to watch it, with many people, the atmosphere is just right.”
Fu Li… Fu Li was immersed in his own sadness, and didn’t answer.
Qi Changfeng could only finally look at Fu Chaoyun. Fu Chaoyun clearly read an SOS of panic from the other’s eyes pretending to be calm and brave—
Brother, save me!
Received.
So, Fu Chaoyun smiled slightly, “I’ll listen to Zhizhi.”
Qi Changfeng: “…………”
Pei Xuezhi turned her head to look.
Fu Chaoyun sitting beside her now looked especially well-behaved, her smile not as sweet as the petite and delicate Ni Jiaojiao’s, but very relaxed and at ease, easily making people let down their guard.
Pei Xuezhi, Little Sister Xuezhi, Miss Pei… now there was another new form of address – Zhizhi.
The scariest thing was, from her initial rejection to now pausing slightly, she had tacitly accepted this form of address.
Habit… so scary…
Yet a certain someone still had no self-awareness, after angering Qi Changfeng she turned back to look at her, a pair of eyes bright and dazzling.
“Little Sister Xuezhi, are you scared?”
Oh, now she’s calling her Little Sister Xuezhi again.
Pei Xuezhi looked at her once, her gaze cold and distant, as if she had already seen through Fu Chaoyun’s thoughts.
She snorted lightly, “I’m not afraid of this.”
“That’s great!” Fu Chaoyun’s expression was actually very delighted.
Pei Xuezhi looked over, unable to figure out what medicine she was selling in her gourd [meaning: what she’s up to].
“I’m scared!”
This sentence Fu Chaoyun said with confidence, while speaking, she also moved closer to Pei Xuezhi’s side, almost habitually acting coquettishly, “So later I’ll have to trouble brave Zhizhi to protect me.”
Pei · delicate omega · Xuezhi: “……”
Although Qi Changfeng had a thousand unwillingnesses, the movie still started.
In the end it was a somewhat old zombie-themed film, with some age, the picture quality was inevitably a bit worse, but it excelled in creating a horror atmosphere.
Moreover, in recent years horror suspense films often have plot twists at the end, saying everything was a false illusion, which is also rather uninteresting.
Pei Xuezhi had seen Fu Chaoyun’s skill of speaking human words to humans and ghost words to ghosts [adapting her speech to different people], didn’t believe it at first, but as the movie progressed, discovered it was true.
The movie started by trying to raise the audience’s interest, directly arranging a scene of zombies chasing people and ripping out hearts.
To match the core theme of romance, the program team had renovated the villa beforehand, making it as convenient as possible to create ambiguity, for example the sofas on both sides of the hall were now changed to loveseats.
Ni Jiaojiao and Qi Changfeng, Fu Chaoyun and Pei Xuezhi each occupied one; Jianyi and Fu Li, the lone individuals, sat in the main seats in the middle.
As soon as that pale-faced zombie appeared, Pei Xuezhi felt the person beside her seem to tremble slightly.
She couldn’t help but turn her head.
Earlier Fu Chaoyun was still pretending to be calm, but when in the movie the person was fleeing and the zombie still caught up, about to pounce and rip out the heart to eat the flesh, Fu Chaoyun’s face had already turned as white as it could be.
Completely unable to conceal it.
Fu Chaoyun’s weakness?
Pei Xuezhi’s lips curved slightly.
She turned her head again, acting as if nothing happened. Throughout the whole process, Fu Chaoyun did not notice her action of secretly looking at her.
Afterwards, Pei Xuezhi picked up the prepared mineral water bottle beside her. When she twisted the bottle cap, the noise made was a bit too loud. Their seats were connected, so even a little movement would be especially noticeable.
Fu Chaoyun was indeed startled and instinctively looked over—
“What was that sound!?” But it was Qi Changfeng’s voice that came, very loud, clearly trying to give himself courage.
It must be said that shouting loudly at this time was indeed effective. Even Fu Chaoyun’s fear was dispelled a lot. She was now looking towards the source of the sound—Pei Xuezhi sitting beside her.
At this moment, the curve of Pei Xuezhi’s lips dropped again, slightly pursed, appearing very unfriendly.
“I’m drinking water,” Pei Xuezhi’s voice was cold. “Anything else?”
Qi Changfeng was only sometimes a bit thick-headed, not completely foolish. Besides being startled, he also heard that Pei Xuezhi’s tone was not very happy, and he blamed himself for overreacting.
“No, nothing…”
Just then, in the movie, the zombie had already pulled out that person’s heart and was eating it mouthful by mouthful. Ni Jiaojiao leaned closer to Qi Changfeng along with the plot development. “Oh my, so scary~”
“Jiaojiao, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid…”
Qi Changfeng comforted her repeatedly. The commotion seemed to have subsided.
Fu Chaoyun also heard the noise from in front. She thought for a moment, then also leaned towards Pei Xuezhi, imitating Ni Jiaojiao’s tone.
“Zhizhi, so scary~”
Pei Xuezhi’s face was expressionless. She did not act as affectionate as the couple in front, but only handed the popcorn bucket beside her to Fu Chaoyun.
Fu Chaoyun: “…”
It must be said, this really distracted her attention. Fu Chaoyun tasted a bite and felt the flavor was not bad.
“Where did this come from?”
“Ni Jiaojiao gave it.”
The three people on the third floor came downstairs earlier than Fu Chaoyun and the others. It was probably made at that time. They made quite a lot, and later also gave a bucket each to Fu Chaoyun and Pei Xuezhi.
Fu Chaoyun ate two pieces before remembering the serious matter.
“Zhizhi, I’m scared~” she repeated again.
Pei Xuezhi glanced at her, “If you’re scared, eat more popcorn.”
“…”
【Cold and heartless, insensitive…】
The system advised earnestly in Fu Chaoyun’s head, 【Without her female protagonist status, she’s almost useless… Oh, she has a pretty face too, but beauty can’t be eaten as food.】
【Host, listen to me, listen to big brother, we can’t handle this one, change to another!】
Fu Chaoyun ignored it, crunching down on a piece of popcorn, as if biting on the system’s intangible head.
【…】 The system chose to retreat.
Qi Changfeng had just been affectionate with Ni Jiaojiao for a while. Although he felt a bit better, he was still feeling timid deep down.
Hearing the conversation of the two people behind him, he asked Ni Jiaojiao with a stiff face, “Is there still popcorn?”
“Ah? Yes, there is.”
“A-also give me some.”
“Okay.”
Ni Jiaojiao’s smile was sweet, but maybe because the room’s light was too dim, she always seemed to have a bit of shadow.
【Damn, Ni Jiaojiao’s natural dark side is confirmed, right?】
【The hidden dark side is real, whether it’s natural or not is still unknown.】
【Horror movie, the atmosphere is well set… everything is perfectly arranged! I was still waiting for some sweet romance scenes, but never expected that the scared ones would be Qi Changfeng and Fu Chaoyun?】
【Damn! How is this love drama supposed to continue?!】
【To be honest, Fu Chaoyun is such a scoundrel! I wouldn’t be surprised by anything she does now, but Qi Changfeng… tsk tsk tsk, usually so straightforward and manly, I really didn’t expect him to be so cowardly.】
【He himself doesn’t seem to realize it yet? Ni Jiaojiao is truly not scared at all, she’s enjoying it like Jian Yi!】
【Above comment, she’s actually enjoying watching Qi Changfeng trying to act calm while being scared.】
【Poor Qi Changfeng being played by Ni Jiaojiao .jpg】
【Speaking of which, just now Pei Xuezhi was also trying to scare Fu Chaoyun on purpose, right? Unexpectedly, Qi Changfeng jumped out.】
【Losing money on a bad hand!】
【Congratulations to Qi Changfeng for receiving a cold look from Pei Xuezhi.】
【But it’s a shame such a good opportunity was missed…】
【Don’t rush, this movie has only shown the opening credits, the good show is still to come!】
The plot was still ongoing. In the living room, besides the movie’s original sound, there was the crackling sound of eating popcorn rising and falling, as if two big rats were being kept.
It came to another very scary plot point.
Fu Chaoyun was truly scared! In an instant she couldn’t even care about eating popcorn, and directly reached out to cover her eyes.
Pei Xuezhi seemed to be watching the movie, but actually kept part of her attention on the side. Fu Chaoyun’s popcorn was placed on her knee, and as she trembled, it looked like it was about to spill. A slender delicate hand then reached over to steady it.
Pei Xuezhi looked over again –
Fu Chaoyun’s fingers were very beautiful. Even though the room’s lighting was dimmed to create the horror movie atmosphere, her fair skin color could still be seen.
The back of her hand was slim and snow-white, her ten fingers slender and long, with distinct but not overly prominent knuckles. Her fingertips were neatly trimmed, in a pretty oval shape.
She hadn’t done any of those fancy nail decorations. Just then the projection screen in front lit up a bit, and that light shone on Fu Chaoyun’s hands, making her nails give off a faint pink glow.
Cute and healthy.
Pei Xuezhi could feel someone was trembling, yet was both scared and curious, covering her eyes with her hands but propping open gaps between her fingers, peeking through that tiny gap to follow the plot developments.
“Miss Fu, are you really that scared?”
To avoid disturbing others, Pei Xuezhi kept her voice very low when asking, cool and slightly dark, uniquely alluring.
Even if her voice is very pleasant to hear, in this atmosphere, it has a built-in frightening effect, and speaking in a breathy voice is even scarier!
Fu Chaoyun shivered again in fright, already similar to the startled Qi Changfeng from earlier.
Suddenly remembering the person next to her was Pei Xuezhi, she then turned her head.
Under the dark light screen, Pei Xuezhi’s clear face became softer, and now Fu Chaoyun was very scared, instinctively wanting to rely on the person beside her, immediately nodding obediently to Pei Xuezhi.
Pei Xuezhi laughed lightly, “Miss Fu’s courage is really small, for…” for an alpha [left unsaid].
Because the ABO genders will be announced next week, Pei Xuezhi swallowed these words, her tone flat, changing to a different way of speaking.
“If you’re scared, don’t watch.”
Fu Chaoyun looked at her, then turned her head to look at the reflecting light screen, feeling pitiful and weak.
“But, but I want to watch.”
Pei Xuezhi didn’t speak.
“I’m curious~”
“…”
What a death-seeking alpha.
“Or Zhizhi can move closer to me, stick close so I can feel your warm body temperature, then I won’t be scared~!” Someone’s brain moved quickly, making an even more outrageous request.
“Impossible.” Pei Xuezhi coldly refused.
Fu Chaoyun: “…QAQ”
The person in the movie let out another scream, Fu Chaoyun shuddered, and covered her eyes – but still peeking through a small gap, turning her head to look again.
Pei Xuezhi casually glanced, this time it was a group of zombies with fierce faces entangling the main character.
She let out a light sigh in her heart.
“Close your eyes,” Pei Xuezhi said.
It was meant as a kind reminder, but someone who heard it pretended not to hear, obviously both unskilled and eager to play [watch].
Pei Xuezhi took it all in.
The next second.
A hand covered Fu Chaoyun’s eyes, double encryption [extra protection].
“What are you doing?”
Fu Chaoyun was eager to watch the plot, with no time to appreciate this beautiful hand, she reached out to pry it open, she still held a grudge, and as soon as she opened her mouth, it was a tsundere mumbling.
“You won’t give me ‘tie tie’ [physical affection], so don’t bother with me! Hurry and take it away, if I miss this part, I won’t be able to connect later!”
“Anyway, anyway, it’s just watching a horror movie, it won’t scare anyone to death.”
Perhaps truly scared, Fu Chaoyun’s voice carried a hint of weakness, not at all domineering, more like a cat coquettishly appealing to its owner.
Light fell into Pei Xuezhi’s eyes, instantly, those eyes as black as obsidian also became brilliant.
A moment later.
Letting out a light sigh, only helpless compromise remained.
“Don’t watch anymore.” Pei Xuezhi’s voice sounded by Fu Chaoyun’s ear, made indistinct by the atmosphere carrying a bit of gentle and lingering hoarseness, like a soul-devouring sea siren.
“I’ll tell it to you.”
I really appreciate the translator for putting definitions to the idioms.