Chapter 165 For the sake of appearances

Xie Shiyuan noticed her distraction, and a nameless restlessness surged in his chest.

Did she really love her dead husband that much?

What use is that useless man?

He was short-lived and couldn't even protect her, leaving her to kill someone and go to jail herself.

Why would you still care about a man like that? What's so special about him that's worth caring about?

The thought that she had approached him because her face resembled his fueled her anger even more.

It almost burned Xie Shiyuan to ashes.

How can I completely possess her and make her have only me in her heart?

Should we lock her up, confine her in a room where it's just the two of them, and only have her with us day and night?

Xie Shiyuan grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't resist biting Jiang Liyue's lips and tongue, but in the end he couldn't bear to use force, so he could only nibble at them repeatedly.

She said with a resentful tone, "Even now, you're still thinking about him?"

The subtle, ticklish sensation between her lips and tongue finally pulled Jiang Liyue back to reality.

She snapped out of her disbelief and realized what Xie Shiyuan was talking about.

She looked up, and because of the angle, some of the faint light shining into the room from the small window finally shone on Xie Shiyuan's profile.

In the dim light, Jiang Liyue could vaguely see some of his expression.

His handsome face was tense, and his deep eyes held a chillingly intense emotion, as if he wanted to devour her.

He stared at her intently, as if he wanted to swallow her whole in one gulp.

Jiang Liyue realized that he actually took her joke in the interrogation room yesterday seriously and thought that he was a substitute.

No wonder he didn't show up again after leaving the interrogation room yesterday; no wonder he ran away last night; no wonder he ignored her repeated requests for lights in the room tonight.

She originally thought she looked like her deceased husband and was afraid of being used as a substitute.

That's why he simply doesn't show himself in front of her, but only secretly watches her from behind through the surveillance camera.

Why do I feel like laughing?

Xie Shiyuan released Jiang Liyue and found that she still didn't say anything, which made him a little flustered.

He clenched his fist in the darkness before saying with difficulty, "I'm sorry, Yueyue, I was too impulsive just now."

“I know you still miss your deceased husband. Since you say I look like him, why can’t you just treat me as him?”

Jiang Liyue, who was thinking about how to organize her thoughts and explain the misunderstanding about the "stand-in" to him: ...Huh?

What a wonderful example of substitute literature!

[The final boss of the dungeon willingly became a substitute for love; I told you pure love is invincible!]

This isn't just being love-struck, it's the ultimate love-struck persona! Even when I watched the live stream from Prison 01, I didn't realize the cold-blooded warden was love-struck.

[Just arrived in the live stream... So, does the player really have a deceased, beloved husband?]

[Pfft, Yueyue is just a drama queen. She can come up with hundreds of different backstories, and only the boss actually believes them.]

[My goodness, I'm starting to fall in love with the boss! Who wouldn't love a love-struck guy who's willing to be a substitute?]

Viewers in the live stream may be misled by Xie Shiyuan's words.

But after so many instances, how could Jiang Liyue not know how terrifying her man's possessiveness was?

Don't be fooled by his generous words now. If she really had a husband who died young, this man would probably dig up his grave and scatter his ashes.

only……

Jiang Liyue became interested, blinked slowly twice, and finally spoke slowly with her eyes lowered: "But, this is not fair to you."

"Yueyue, I'm doing this willingly. Don't worry about it being unfair to you." His voice was low, seemingly carrying a hint of grievance and pleading.

But just as Jiang Liyue had thought, his seemingly calm eyes were already concealing a storm that was about to destroy everything.

Xie Shiyuan's face was tense, and in that dim light, he looked like a demon crawling out of hell.

If it weren't for the look in his eyes that seemed to want to devour her whole, Jiang Liyue would have truly believed it.

Just thinking about how this man, so possessive that he would get jealous even if she just glanced at someone else, could actually say such a humble and submissive thing made Jiang Liyue burst out laughing.

Are you really that happy? Just because you agreed to be a stand-in...

Xie Shiyuan's expression grew even uglier; he wished he could find that man and tear him to pieces.

So what if he's dead? He'll have a hundred ways to...

As Xie Shiyuan's thoughts grew increasingly dangerous, Jiang Liyue finally couldn't resist reaching out and cupping his face in her hands.

It was a pity that the cell was too dark, otherwise she would have liked to see his expression more clearly.

It must be really interesting to be so angry you're about to explode but have to pretend to be calm.

However... never mind, she was worried that too much stimulation would drive him crazy.

In the end, it will be her who suffers, and her back will also be affected.

"Xie Shiyuan, I find you kind of cute," Jiang Liyue said with a smile, cupping his face in her hands.

Xie Shiyuan's anger was interrupted, and a moment of confusion appeared in his eyes.

Why did Yueyue suddenly praise him?

Jiang Liyue regretfully couldn't see his expression again: "Could you turn on the light in the cell first, and then we can talk slowly?"

This is so dark, it's not a normal atmosphere for chatting, is it?

Upon hearing this, Xie Shiyuan's expression, which had just improved slightly because of her praise, darkened again.

As expected, she still wanted to see her own face...

Seeing Xie Shiyuan remain silent and make no move, Jiang Liyue guessed what he was thinking and almost laughed in anger: "Do you think you can keep me from seeing you forever?"

It's not impossible. All we have to do is lock her in a dark house and have him by her side forever, right?

Xie Shiyuan had a dangerous thought.

His silence seemed to indicate something, which angered Jiang Liyue so much that she gently patted his face with the hand that was touching it.

"Stop having such dangerous ideas. If you dare to lock me up in this dark place for the rest of my life, I'll never speak to you again."

Xie Shiyuan felt a pang of panic, but he still kept his voice steady and tried to appear calm: "Yueyue, don't be like this, wouldn't it be better to be good?"

“Warden, you’re the one who’s been naughty right now.” Jiang Liyue smiled slightly. “Turn on the lights first, or you can leave.”

As she spoke, she made a gesture as if to let go of the hand that was touching his face.

Xie Shiyuan noticed her movement, quickly reached out and grabbed her, and after a moment of silence, agreed: "Okay."

The next moment, the lights in the cell came on.

Having spent so much time in darkness, Jiang Liyue instinctively closed her eyes when suddenly there was light.

Then it blinked several times before opening its eyes after it adjusted.

Before her stood Xie Shiyuan's cold, stern face, right under her nose.

He was still wearing that black uniform, which made his face look very pale under the brim of his hat.

Beneath thick eyelashes lay a pair of dark eyes, staring intently at her with an almost obsessive intensity.

Jiang Liyue was initially a little angry about Xie Shiyuan's stubbornness, but after seeing his face...

She decided to forgive him for the time being.