Chapter 670: I Cheat on Myself

Chapter 670: Betraying Myself?

After finishing her meal, Wu Yue lay on the bed with a solemn and serious expression.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Wu Yue: I need to talk to you."

"What's wrong?"

"Wu Yue: I might be a little immoral. I see Shen Que’s heart racing, but I also find it quite interesting chatting with you."

"Oh, you like me."

"Wu Yue: ...No, not to that extent yet!!"

"It's fine, I don't mind being your secret lover."

Wu Yue was very serious and shook her head.

"Wu Yue: I realized you only appeared after I had the Psychic Core implanted. Someone might have tampered with my Psychic Core. Even though I feel sorry for you, I still have to remove you from my mind."

After all, she and Shen Que had been through hardships together, loved each other sincerely, remained loyal, and even had a child.

She couldn’t let this relationship be compromised because of a system that suddenly appeared. Since she was now trying to repair her relationship with Shen Que, she had to eliminate the system first.

Emotional infidelity, due to its insidious nature, is essentially more vile and deceitful than physical cheating.

She couldn’t tolerate herself being lost in the thrill of communicating with the system in her mind while facing Shen Que.

"Are you abandoning me?"

"Wu Yue: Yes, just letting you know, surgery’s tomorrow. If you have the means and ability to escape, you’d better run and never come find me again. Otherwise, I’ll delete you on sight."

Shen Que lay on the bed, equal parts exasperated and amused, utterly helpless with laughter.

Of course Wu Yue would like the system—it is his soul. How could Wu Yue not like it?

Not to mention their souls were bound by a pact, and with his mark on her, their psychic energies and souls were completely intertwined, inseparable.

...

In fact, compared to his physical self, it was his soul that Wu Yue found even more irresistible.

Whenever he wanted, he could merge souls with Wu Yue at any time.

Shen Que suddenly smirked recklessly. Taking advantage of Wu Yue’s amnesia, he decided to cause a little trouble.

As soon as Wu Yue finished saying she would delete the system, her mind grew hot. A tremor shot up her spine, and her eyes grew hazy.

"It seems you’ve forgotten—I have ways to discipline you."

"Was I too lenient all this time? Master."

...

A light sweat began to form on Wu Yue’s temples. Uncontrollable, soft whimpers escaped her lips, her voice laced with a breathy, coy tone. She gritted her teeth hard.

"Stop it!"

"Still want to kill me?"

Wu Yue said through gritted teeth, "You're exactly who I'm going to kill!"

As soon as the words fell, Wu Yue's mind went completely blank.

"Still killing?"

Wu Yue's voice grew weak and drained, "No more killing."

The unbearable tingling sensation faded, and Wu Yue cursed under her breath, "Brute."

"Your heart rate just spiked significantly, your dopamine levels spiked—your emotions are clearly..."

"Wu Yue: Shut up!!"

"Wu Yue: If you keep this up, I'll take both of us out."

"Master, if you hadn’t tried to kill me, I wouldn’t have resisted."

The word "Master" echoed in her mind, and Wu Yue felt her whole body grew hot. She pulled the covers over herself, shivering, and forced herself into sleep.

...

Sensing Wu Yue gradually falling into a deep slumber, Shen Que materialized his spiritual energy, enveloping her in an absolute protective embrace, as if he were holding her close through the night.

An invisible kiss brushed Wu Yue’s cheek and the corner of her lips. He smiled, profound and lingering.

Lu Xiu wanted to play the devoted second male lead, did he? Well, he’d just have to out-Lu Xiu Lu Xiu—take Lu Xiu’s role and leave him with nowhere to go.

No one was going to take Wu Yue from him. She could only be his, and his alone.

Even the slightest possibility of her shifting affections—he would eliminate it all, by any means necessary.

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Wu Yue; it was that he had to fight, to seize and firmly hold onto her heart.

Her eyes could only see him, now and always.

...

The next morning, Wu Yue woke up feeling as though she had slept soundly in someone’s embrace all night.

After washing up and getting dressed, the drone from the previous night appeared again, delivering her breakfast.

The aroma of seafood porridge filled the air, and in that instant, Wu Yue was overwhelmed with guilt.

She was such a terrible person—she really didn’t want to stray, but she couldn’t control her racing heart!!

After finishing her meal, a knock came at the door. Wu Yue opened it to find Lu Xiu standing outside.

Wu Yue,... another one. This was already more than she could bear.

Lu Xiu smiled gently. "Let’s go, Yue Yue. I’ll take you to the Order Officer Meeting."

Wu Yue nodded and followed Lu Xiu a few steps before hesitating. Considering that Lu Xiu had never openly declared his feelings and had silently watched over her, she couldn’t be too blunt.

Wu Yue could only say, "Lu Xiu, you should think more about yourself sometimes."

Lu Xiu’s eyes flickered, an irrepressible joy shining within them. He smiled warmly. "Yue Yue, don’t overthink it. All of this is what I willingly choose to do."

Wu Yue nodded, her expression resigned.

What could she say!? She couldn’t possibly say, "Stop liking me, I’m a terrible person who falls for everyone I meet, and I’m even having an emotional affair right now!!"

After all, he never actually said he liked her—how could she shamelessly just launch into a rant like that!?

And Wu Yue’s expression, in Lu Xiu’s eyes, clearly showed that she couldn’t stand up to Shen Que and had no choice but to reluctantly reject him.

She even told him to think about himself—she was finally moved by his efforts!

All the way, Lu Xiu was in an unusually good mood. No matter what Order said to him, he tuned him out.

Order: She’s deceiving you! Think about the past! Why has her attitude suddenly changed this time?

Lu Xiu: I’ve seen countless times when she tried to deceive me without showing it, but this time it’s clearly different. She genuinely feels compassion for me.

Order: Wake up!

Lu Xiu: Butt out. You don’t understand emotions at all. I have my own pace.

Order: ...%&*￥……&%&……

Wu Yue and Lu Xiu entered the Order Officer meeting room together and sat facing Shen Que.

Shen Que looked at her, and the moment their eyes met, her guilt and unease came over her in a wave.

Zhou Chuan began running the daily meeting. Wu Yue quietly lowered her head, avoiding Shen Que’s burning stare.

Shen Que: Do you already like me this much?

Wu Yue: Not at all. No communication unless necessary. Thank you.

Shen Que: You clearly enjoy talking to me.

Shen Que: If I had a physical form, what would you want me to look like?

Wu Yue couldn’t help but have Shen Que’s face pop into her mind. Afterward, she leaned on the table, buried her face in her hands, and let out a silent groan.

How wicked... she was truly being utterly wicked.

The entire meeting felt like a dream to Wu Yue—hazy and surreal. She kept her mind completely blank, not daring to let it wander, afraid she’d become even more wicked.

As she stood up to leave, Shen Que suddenly called out to her:

Shen Que: You’re coming with me to the Disorder Forbidden Land.

Lu Xiu glanced sideways at the two and smiled at Wu Yue. "Yue Yue, tomorrow is your ceremony to become Order Chief. Today, I’ll walk you through the operational procedures of the Order Realm and the daily duties of the Order Chief."

System: Please complete the task: [Familiarize yourself with the operational procedures of the Order Realm and the daily duties of the Order Chief]. Task reward: 300 points.

System: Put the matter of romancing the male lead aside for now. Only by mastering the Order Realm’s operations can you achieve your great female lead’s rise.

Feeling the gazes of everyone around her shift from covert to blatantly excited, Wu Yue, once again the circus monkey, "..."

A love triangle showdown!! The overbearing male lead’s glare made her scalp tingle!!

Wu Yue finally looked at Lu Xiu hesitantly and said, "Okay."

As the word left her mouth, she caught sight of Shen Que in her peripheral vision—his expression cold as he turned and walked away.

A pang of guilt hit her instantly...

Ah... the guilt grew even stronger...