Chapter 429: It Feels Rough When You Touch It Now

Chapter 429: Now It Even Feels Rough to the Touch

Seeing that Shen Que was ignoring her, Wu Yue put down her chopsticks dejectedly and lowered her head.

Wu Yue, "I'm done eating."

Shen Que said without expression, "If you're done, then leave."

Wu Yue was a bit displeased, "I'll keep you company while you finish."

Shen Que shook his head, "No need."

Wu Yue glared at him, "Try saying that again."

Shen Que was truly exasperated—she’d start something but never follow through.

Shen Que lowered his head to eat, determined to ignore Wu Yue.

After both finished eating, Shen Que began clearing the table, keeping up his cold act.

Wu Yue waited until Shen Que finished washing the dishes and informed him matter-of-factly, "From now on, I’ll come for every meal. When you’ve cooked, just message me."

Shen Que scoffed, "I’ve never seen someone mooch so shamelessly."

Wu Yue, "It’s not like I’m freeloading."

After wiping the table, Shen Que leaned casually against it, "Then please pay for your meals, at cafeteria prices."

Wu Yue blinked, "You’re charging me?"

Shen Que nodded, "Yes. Someone took all my assets and then kicked me to the curb. Don’t I need to earn more money to get married?"

Wu Yue felt a bit embarrassed, "I didn’t take them—you handed them over willingly."

Shen Que looked at Wu Yue, then turned away and let out a soft sigh.

He said, "I won’t charge you. You can go."

If she didn’t leave soon, he wasn’t going to be able to hold back.

She wasn’t willing now, yet she kept leading him on—he was about to lose it.

Wu Yue didn’t leave. Not only did she not leave, she walked right up to Shen Que.

Wu Yue looked up at him, "I’m not just here for a free meal."

Shen Que looked down at her. Seeing Wu Yue staring straight at him, Shen Que leaned in closer. As Wu Yue closed her eyes, Shen Que smirked.

How many times did she think this would work? He wasn’t falling for it again!

Shen Que, "You’re right, you’re not freeloading—you’re freeloading and trying to get away with taking advantage of me.

Wu Yue, don’t kid yourself. I’m right here. If you want something, go for it yourself. Don’t expect me to make the first move."

Wu Yue opened her eyes in surprise. The two were very close, mere inches apart, their breath mingling.

Wu Yue took a step back, she was completely flustered.

Shen Que straightened up and his gaze dropped to Wu Yue.

"You said you need seven days of rest, so I'll give you seven days.

From now until the end of these seven days, I won’t lay a hand on you.

If you’re done eating, please leave. It’s really not appropriate for an unmarried man and woman to stay alone in the same room."

Shen Que watched as Wu Yue fled, her face flushed red, his gaze growing increasingly intense.

Shen Que could tell that Wu Yue really liked him like this, wanting to flirt and play ambiguous games with him. No problem, he’d maintain a cold demeanor and play along.

It just so happened that he also felt their previous progress had been too fast, lacking many details of interaction.

Besides, this was just how he was. Vlad had turned the royal court into a complete mess, and with Shen Qingci stirring up trouble, every day he went to that shitty job felt more depressing than a funeral. He wished everyone in the royal court would just drop dead.

Every time he went skydiving or alpine skiing, all he could think about was why the hell he wasn’t dead already.

If it weren’t for Jian Suiyu saying that with his damn attitude he’d never recruit anyone for Blaze in this lifetime, he couldn’t be bothered to put on an act.

Look at Shen Qingci’s slacking ass—wasn’t it just because his face was even more pissed off than him?

Anyone who had spent time with him knew his temper was terrible. He originally thought Wu Yue only liked the facade he put on, and if she liked it, he could keep it up for a lifetime.

But after Mental Power Sharing, he actually discovered that his truest self was what Wu Yue liked the most.

However, given Wu Yue’s personality, if she had seen him like this from the very beginning, no matter how much she liked his face, she would’ve 100% kept her distance.

Back then, during the quest instance when it was just the two of them in the middle of the night, she crawled out of her tent, saw his cold expression, and almost turned around to run away on the spot.

When Wu Yue interacted with his persona as the Chiyan Captain, she had always felt in complete control of the emotional pace.

But the way she just fled in a panic clearly showed she was scared—she was totally into him like this.

Even when they confirmed their relationship, despite all he said and did, it was only when his true nature was exposed that Wu Yue finally gave in.

But since Wu Yue insisted on dragging out something that could’ve been resolved in one day to seven days, he was going to blame her for all those extra six wasted days.

After seven days, whether Wu Yue had had enough of playing games or not, he was going to claim everything—both the rewards from this S4 and his compensation for accompanying her.

....

Wu Yue ran back to her room, her face burning red, buried her head in the pillow under the covers.

She frantically pounded the pillow, unable to hold back the urge to scream. Oh my god, if she had known earlier that Shen Que was like this, she would never have dared to recruit him back then.

He’s her perfect guy—Shen Que like this is totally her dream guy ahhh!!

From his looks to his personality, everything is exactly her type. The well-behaved, obedient version she could easily handle, but this cold, sarcastic, expressionless, domineering lunatic—she’s about to crack under pressure any second now ahhh!!

If full score is 10, she could easily handle 6, 7, or 8. But suddenly it’s jumped to 100—she’s starting to feel like this whole thing is a scam ahhh!!

It’s completely beyond her expectations. Before, when he occasionally got angry and showed this side, it blew her away. But now that he’s like this all the time, she really can’t take it.

She no longer thinks Shen Que is clingy. Now she really misses the clingy, obedient version of him, but it’s obvious Shen Que has no intention of keeping up the act with her anymore.

He’s known since Haikuang Town what she likes about him. Now he’s determined to win her over, charm her, make sure Wu Yue can never leave him. His true nature is completely exposed...

Wu Yue is now super regretful. Why did she have to say she’d go eat with him every day? If Shen Que stays like this, her dominance in this relationship is seriously in jeopardy!

Wu Yue is completely lost. What should she do now?

Wu Yue chickened out. Even when Shen Que contacted her again to go eat dinner, she played dead the whole time.

"Shen Que: Come eat."

When he didn't get a reply after a moment,

"Shen Que: ?"

"Wu Yue: I'm not eating, I'm skipping dinner—dieting."

"Shen Que: You said it yourself—from now on, you want me to call you for each meal."

Wu Yue ignored him.

A moment later,

"Shen Que: You don’t need to diet. You feel bony already. Any skinnier and you’ll be nothing but a skeleton."

Screw this "bony to the touch" nonsense!!

Wu Yue was fuming!!

Hah, so he’s finally showing his true colors! All that previous acting so into her must have been an act, right?!

Wu Yue jumped up. No way—she’s the Alliance's top commander! How could she let Shen Que make her look bad like this?!

She looked around the room and spotted the photo of Shen Que’s parents that hadn't been taken yet.

Walking up to the photo, Wu Yue bowed respectfully. "Sorry, Uncle, Auntie, it’s all because Shen Que’s mouth is so nasty. Can’t blame me."

She grabbed the photo, swung the door open forcefully—only to find Shen Que standing right outside, totally surprising her.

Seeing her all worked up and bristling, Shen Que couldn’t help but want to laugh. Suppressing a smirk, he asked:

"How exactly is my mouth nasty?"

Wu Yue refused to take the bait. She thrust the photo of his parents into his hands.

"You left your parents’ photo at my place. Here, take it back!"

The whole move was bold and seamless—Wu Yue gave herself a full 100 points in her head. Having let off steam, she turned to go back inside and slam the door.

Shen Que glanced at the photo of his parents and thought:

See? Your daughter-in-law is something else. Can’t blame me for teasing her—she’s just too feisty.

Before Wu Yue could slam the door in his face, Shen Que gripped the door panel and yanked it wide open.