Why Are the Psychos Obsessed with a Mere NPC?
Chapter 34: This Is It, Exactly Like in a Novel

Chapter 34: Chapter 34: This Is It, Exactly Like in a Novel

"Stop, Xi Yu... It’s so ticklish..."

"Stop squirming."

"Stop... stop it."

Her toes curled, but there was no escape. Her eyes were weak, holding a hint of a plea.

She squirmed, her voice thick and syrupy, her ragged breaths an unwitting invitation.

The look in Ling Yanzhi’s eyes shifted in an instant.

He seized her hands, pinning them apart, and lowered his head to chase her lips, kissing and biting at them.

Jian Yu panted softly, the corners of her eyes flushed a stunning, vivid red.

’How can a man with such an infuriatingly handsome face do such lewd things?’

’His shoulders are so broad... his legs are so long... he’s so rich...’

The man’s intense desire for control sent a thrill through Jian Yu.

’It’s just that this position is a little uncomfortable, and I don’t really like being forced to laugh.’

’My sense of boundaries is just an act. I’m waiting for them to rip this disguise away completely, to close the distance between us until it’s a negative number.’

Jian Yu was well aware of her own devastating appeal. Even without doing a thing, a few struggles combined with a tearful voice could easily pique a man’s interest.

But right now, she was tired. Too lazy to put on a show.

She decided to seize back control.

’But why did the Dean’s never-fail tactic suddenly stop working?’

Her pitiful whimpers failed to stir any compassion in the men.

All she could do was shut her mouth and desperately hold it in.

They coaxed her gently, desperate for her to make a sound.

Not until her limbs went limp and the pleas for mercy spilling from her lips faded to a whisper was she finally released with a show of pity.

’This is it. Exactly like it was written in the novel.’

Spiritually sated, Jian Yu nestled lazily in Ling Yanzhi’s arms, her eyes drooping weakly.

She chose to ignore the repeated apologies of "Baby, I’m sorry" whispered in her ear.

She was starting to get a feel for their limits. Now, she just needed to figure out how to make them yield to her in the future.

She liked being passive, but she couldn’t stay passive forever.

’Get angry? For someone powerless like me, anger would only make me look like an even easier target.’

Jian Yu thought for a while but still couldn’t figure out how to tame them.

’The stories I’ve read are all in the forced-love genre; I’ve never read any ’dog-taming’ novels.’

’Guess I shouldn’t have been such a picky reader.’

Jian Yu pressed her lips together in disappointment, her long lashes trembling. She was afraid that once Professor Lin’s medicine wore off, this frail body of hers wouldn’t be enough to keep them interested.

’Three hundred million isn’t enough. Advanced interstellar medical equipment is expensive, and so are black market entry passes. And the medicines that haven’t reached the open market are nearly impossible to buy, even with money.’

At this thought, the weariness on Jian Yu’s face deepened, lending a touch of melancholy and sorrow to her fair features.

She suddenly radiated an inexplicably heavy, world-weary aura.

"Baby?" Xi Yu looked at her, his expression helpless.

It was as if someone had brutally seized his heart and crushed it. The pain was intense.

"If you’re angry at him, baby, then don’t be angry at me, okay?" Ling Yanzhi said, planting an anxious kiss on the corner of Jian Yu’s mouth.

His eyes filled with concern. "Next time he acts like this, I’ll help you teach him a lesson."

’One detestable man, offering to teach a lesson to an even more detestable one.’

Jian Yu was secretly smug about her own charm. Even after swindling three hundred million out of Xi Yu, he hadn’t accused her of being a gold digger.

And now Ling Yanzhi was taking her side, offering to help.

Jian Yu suppressed the smile that threatened to form on her lips. She lifted her eyes timidly. "I’m a little cold."

Her dress only came down to her knees, and her legs were still resting on Xi Yu’s hands.

Ling Yanzhi enveloped her in a blanket, pulling her, blanket and all, into his own embrace.

Xi Yu, surprisingly, withdrew his hands.

’Did I manage to tame him? I achieved my goal without even trying.’ Jian Yu tried to retrace her steps, searching for the key.

’I can’t find it. I’m completely clueless.’ She was a bit bewildered.

Her puzzled little face sank into the blanket, making her look as if she were wearing a small, fur-trimmed cloak.

Adorable and docile.

Even through the blanket, Ling Yanzhi could imagine the soft, smooth feel of her skin beneath his hands.

"Didn’t you say your roommate messaged you back?" Xi Yu asked, his tone sullen.

He wanted to snatch her back, grab the back of her head, and kiss her fiercely, but he was afraid of scaring her and could only force himself to hold back.

’It’s obvious. Ling Yanzhi has won her heart more than I have.’

’Right now, on my Love-Rival Level, the insufferable Ling Yanzhi ≈ that damned Sheng Yue.’

Xi Yu changed the subject stiffly. "Let’s see the reply. She might know something."

"Oh," Jian Yu said. She realized that after all this drama, they had completely forgotten about the Dean’s cryptic words.

She deliberately didn’t remind them, secretly delighted at the thought of replying to the Dean later when she was alone.

She only tapped open the reply from the ’female lead’ for them to see.

Xu Jianjuan: If you don’t want to die, don’t go back. I’ve warned you. Whether you listen is up to you.

Two seconds later, two more messages arrived.

Xu Jianjuan: If you don’t take tomorrow off, watch out for Xu Shaoqing.

Xu Jianjuan: On second thought, just take the day off. They won’t necessarily care if you live or die.

Them?

Ling Yanzhi’s eyelids lifted slightly. His neatly manicured finger poked Jian Yu’s almost pathologically pale cheek.

"This ’they’... is she referring to me and Xi Yu?"

Xi Yu also assumed she was talking about him.

But then, two more messages came through.

Xu Jianjuan: Don’t get attached to them. Ling Yanzhi has his eye on you and is interested only because he saw a photo of his good friend holding you.

Xu Jianjuan: That’s just how despicable men are. The moment you get into trouble and Ling Yanzhi sees Sheng Yue just watching coldly from the sidelines, that little bit of interest he has in you will vanish instantly.

Jian Yu stared at the messages, lost in thought.

’It looks like the female lead really was reborn. And she harbors a deep hostility toward the male leads.’

’So, does this mean that even though I asked the system for a background character identity close to the female lead, I won’t get to ship her with the male leads?’

’The female lead really loves her freedom. She’d rather be bullied than have anything to do with the male leads.’

"Are you and your roommate very close, baby?" Ling Yanzhi’s arms tightened around her. ’How dare this person slander me, dragging my name through the mud.’

Jian Yu blinked. "So-so."

’The female lead had targeted me, trying to push me in front of the nobles for their entertainment to draw their fire and take the heat off herself. I haven’t forgotten that.’

’So what’s the female lead’s game now? Is she afraid I’ll get angry and use the male leads to get revenge, so she’s trying to get on my good side beforehand?’

’But judging by these messages, the female lead clearly doesn’t expect me to successfully latch onto the male leads for support, much less use them for revenge.’

’To be more precise, it seems the female lead doesn’t believe for a second that Ling Yanzhi and Sheng Yue would actually fall for me.’

Jian Yu wanted to talk to the female lead alone. She also realized that if she wanted some time to herself, this was her opening.

She raised her head and proposed, "I need to go back to the dorm."

"No." Xi Yu knelt before her, grasping one of her hands.

He spoke, enunciating each word. "Baby. You. Can’t."

His tone was icy, his expression terrifying.

’He knelt so fast... but wait, he’s kneeling?’

Jian Yu was dumbfounded, staring at him in a daze.

"Playing pitiful," Ling Yanzhi sneered.

However, he also wouldn’t allow Jian Yu to return to her dorm.

Ling Yanzhi’s face was cold, his refusal obvious.

"I’ll investigate the matter with the Qin Family, and I’ll be more thorough this time. If you have questions for your roommate, we can have her come here."

He had absolutely no favorable impression of Xu Jianjuan now. ’What a nosy roommate with no sense of boundaries.’

Xi Yu remembered he’d already had someone send an invitation to Qin Xianzhao.

Too lazy to scroll through his contacts, he found the "Beast Taming Elite Challenge" group chat and opened a direct message with the group’s admin.

"Or, I can have someone bring Qin Xianzhao to you?"

Jian Yu didn’t mind being carried around; she was too lazy to walk, anyway.

But for even a quick trip back to her dorm to become a monumental task? She wasn’t happy about that.

’It’s irrational to argue with psychos.’ The clever Jian Yu chose to compromise.

"If you take me back to the dorm, I’ll just say a few words to her and leave with you right after."

She played the sympathy card. "The stuffed doll the Dean gave me is still in the dorm. I have to hug it to sleep, or I won’t be able to fall asleep at night."