Qiao Chuchu took a deep breath and calmly explained to Pei Che on the phone, "I'll be back in three hours at most."
Pei Che's face darkened, his tone resolute: "Where are you going? I'm coming with you."
"Don't co," she said calmly. "I'll be back as soon as possible."
"No," Pei Che's voice was filled with an unyielding harshness. "Who's that man beside you? Your boyfriend? Your crush? Why won't you let us see him? Is there sothing shady about him? Or are you worried about sothing?"
Qiao Chuchu: "Brother—"
"Don't call brother!!" Pei Che snapped. "I'm not your brother! From now on, call by my na!"
Qiao Chuchu: "?"
[Is he serious?]
Pei Che's voice was icy: "Why can't you get out of the car? Is he threatening you? Or do you just not want to upset him?"
...
Qiao Chuchu felt dizzy from the barrage of questions: "He's just a friend. I made plans to go out with him, and I'll definitely be back within three hours."
Pei Che had already gotten into his car, his tone flat: "Get out of the car right now. I'm already on my way to et you."
Qiao Chuchu choked up, firmly stating, "I'm not getting out. I'll go ho after I'm done."
Pei Che's voice suddenly turned fierce: "What's so great about him?! That you'd let Pei Buxian chase after the car like a madman?!"
He demanded, "Do you know how crazy Pei Buxian just acted?!"
Qiao Chuchu: "..."
She could guess.
Pei Buxian had probably cried his way into a car and was now flooring the accelerator to catch up.
Because Pei Buxian was the type to be fiercely assertive, yet also prone to crying uncontrollably when emotionally overwheld.
When he got worked up, he'd do things while sobbing.
Seeing Qiao Chuchu's silence, Pei Che's heart sank: "Tell the truth, Qiao Chuchu. Are you in a relationship? If you are, I'll—I'll get rid of that guy—I an, I'll wish you both well."
Qiao Chuchu: "? No, I'm not. Really, I'm not."
[Did I just hear sothing strange?]
[And why does he keep insisting I'm in a relationship? I really have no interest in romance at all.]
Pei Che let out a relieved breath: "Then tell , what's so great about him that you're so protective of him?"
Qiao Chuchu fell silent, glancing at Ji Yanchuan.
He had straightened up and was sulking on the other side of the car.
She said earnestly, "He's not great at all. He's not even worth a single strand of your hair."
Pei Che was stunned, his anger dissipating instantly: "Really?"
Qiao Chuchu sighed, exhausted: "Yeah."
On the other end of the line, Pei Che seed to be breathing unevenly: "Then why won't you get out of the car?"
Qiao Chuchu's eyes darkened with a hint of nace: "I can't get out. I have sothing to do."
"Tell what it is."
"I can't." Qiao Chuchu's expression hardened.
Pei Che pressed on: "Then explain. I'm listening."
Qiao Chuchu closed her eyes in frustration, unable to hold back: "Pei Che, I said I'll be back in three hours, and I will. You're not Pei Buxian. Can't you just listen to for once?"
Pei Che: "...You called by my na?"
"Didn't you tell to?" Qiao Chuchu glanced back at the cars chasing them, unsurprised: "Don't follow anymore, or I'll get angry."
Pei Che was incredulous: "You're threatening ?"
Qiao Chuchu didn't deny it, staring at the luxury cars closing in: "If you keep following, I won't go ho."
She enunciated each syllable of his na: "Pei. Che."
Pei Che: "..."
The cars chasing them ca to a halt.
Pei Che gritted his teeth, growling through clenched teeth: "Qiao Chuchu, you're taking advantage of the fact that I indulge you. Just wait until you get back. I'll make you regret this!"
Qiao Chuchu's mood unexpectedly brightened: "You scold , but you're still afraid of making angry. You're such a nice guy, aren't you?"
Pei Yuan's breath hitched, his cheeks faintly warm: "Just wait until you get back!"
The bodyguard in the passenger seat was surprised: "We're not following anymore?"
Pei Che, his face red, hung up the phone: "Don't let her notice. Follow them quietly!"
Pei Yuan sat beside him, his long legs crossed, his expression cold: "What did she say to you? Why is your face so red?"
Pei Che, feeling unbearably hot, twisted his neck and said hoarsely, "She just said so things to placate , that's all."
"She placated you, and it made you happy?" Pei Yuan propped his chin on his hand, delivering a haughty verdict—
"Right now, you're like a dog wagging its tail so hard it's practically a propeller."
Pei Che shot him a sidelong glance: "And what are you? A dog that can cook?"
Pei Yuan was montarily stunned, his eyes filling with layers of anger: "Hmph."
Pei Che wasn't about to back down, sneering in return: "Heh."
-
Qiao Chuchu played with her phone, glancing at Ji Yanchuan, who was sulking, and pondered seriously.
If she could steal Xia Xuechun's protagonist aura,
then she could also steal the male lead's protagonist aura.
As long as the aura wasn't gender-locked, she could block the male lead's path and leave him with nowhere to go.
"Where are you planning to take today?" Qiao Chuchu broke the silence. "Didn't you say you had a surprise for ?"
"It's gone now," Ji Yanchuan glared at her, his tone resentful. "You've been so cold and harsh with . Why should I give you a surprise?"
Qiao Chuchu didn't bother arguing: "Fine. Let's end today's eting here. I'll get out."
Ji Yanchuan: "? No way."
Qiao Chuchu pressed the window button: "If you don't stop the car, I'll jump out."
Ji Yanchuan: "??? You'll break your bones if you jump."
Qiao Chuchu: "If I break my bones, you'll pay for it. I'm not afraid of getting hurt."
Ji Yanchuan's temper flared: "Why do you hate so much?! Is that dagger you're carrying ant to kill ?!"
Qiao Chuchu, her head aching from the wind, rolled the window back up: "I carry a knife so I can protect myself quickly and efficiently if you ever try to hurt ."
Ji Yanchuan: "? When have I ever tried to hurt you?!"
Sure, he had once hired soone to assault her.
But it hadn't worked out, had it?!
And he hadn't been exposed. She didn't know about it.
So where was all this hostility coming from?
Ji Yanchuan gritted his teeth, forcing himself to calm down.
The more Qiao Chuchu acted this way, the more he wanted to conquer her.
He slowly moved closer to her, placing his hand on the back of her seat, trying to encircle her in his arms: "You agreed to go on a date with because you like , right?"
Qiao Chuchu grabbed his arm and shoved him toward the window!
He slamd into the glass with a loud *thud*: "Oof!!"
Qiao Chuchu's voice was as calm as death: "If you say I like you again, I'll throw your head out the window."
The bodyguard turned around in shock: "Young master!"
Ji Yanchuan, pressed against the window with his face distorted in pain, his face flushed: "Don't mind !"
He glanced sideways at Qiao Chuchu, struggling to speak: "I was just asking. Why are you being so rough with ?"
Qiao Chuchu held him effortlessly: "Because I don't want you to misunderstand that I like you. So I'm going to show you, physically, how I really feel about you."
"But this is way too physical!" Ji Yanchuan roared. "You've been hitting since the mont we t! If you hate so much, why did you agree to see ?!"
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