3 a.m.

Jiang She washed away the blood and lay on the bed for a long time.

Xu Manzhi's words kept echoing in his mind, and he had a persistent feeling of being in a dream.

My eyelids feel heavy.

But he still couldn't fall asleep.

My ears were subconsciously listening to the sounds outside.

I don't want to miss a single thread.

Until this moment, he heard a familiar footstep.

At the end of the corridor.

The door creaked softly, and then a stealthy sound echoed through the darkness.

inside the house.

Jiang Pengyue, lying on the bed, was so nervous she was about to explode.

She tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

During the day, Zhou Xiangqun had also privately met with her, asking her to do everything she could to lure Xu Manzhi into the trap and make up for her mistake last time...

Wang the Leper is too stupid.

Unreliable.

Therefore, this time he decided to take charge himself.

He arranged to go boating on the lake together, then added something to Xu Manzhi's food, showering her with sweet words, insisting that he get her pregnant before the wedding...

They got married after she became pregnant.

He will never be able to hold his head high as a human being.

Jiang Pengyue was shocked and terrified.

She had a misconception.

This man is too cunning. If he were to target her, she would most likely find it difficult to escape his schemes. And if he finds out the truth later, would he use the same tactics on her?

Besides, she also felt a sliver of hope.

If Zhou Xiangqun knew that his real wife was not Xu Manzhi, but himself who was of average appearance, he might just settle down with her and not feel uneasy or resort to tricks.

She kept thinking and thinking until she fell asleep.

Until around midnight, she felt a hand wandering aimlessly over her body.

"No~~"

Jiang Pengyue subconsciously stopped her.

She was fast asleep.

Every movement resembled an unconscious reaction during sleep.

But that man never seemed to let her go, repeatedly acting recklessly, even becoming more and more outrageous, almost crossing the line of what she considered the most shameful thing in her dreams.

She cried out in agony, "No~~~"

"Yueyue, I truly love you."

In her dream, Jiang Pengyue saw Zhou Xiangqun confessing his love to her.

He grabbed her hand and said fiercely, "Yueyue, I only dealt with Xu Manzhi. She meant nothing to me, just a symbol. You are my true love. Let's be husband and wife and live a long and happy life together."

Jiang Pengyue was in a difficult position.

She said with difficulty and shame, "But we haven't had a wedding yet, and we're not husband and wife in the conventional sense. You have to marry me before I can be with you. Otherwise, how can I face others?"

Zhou Xiangqun is in great pain.

He grasped her hand and said in a sorrowful tone, "Yueyue, as long as you nod, I will agree to anything you ask, even if it means betraying the whole world, I will have no regrets."

Jiang Pengyue's self-esteem was greatly satisfied.

She asked shyly, "So you don't like Xu Manzhi anymore?"

Never!

"Really? Really?"

"What do you want me to do for you to believe me? Is it really like this?"

"ah--"

Jiang Pengyue shouted.

She dodged, covered her eyes, and stomped her foot hard.

"You're being indecent. Stop this. You can't be so reckless before the wedding. What if I get pregnant? Wouldn't I be the one getting married because of the pregnancy?"

Jiang Pengyue gripped the edge of her boxer shorts tightly with one hand.

She was shy and hesitant, seemingly wanting to refuse but also feeling embarrassed.

These scenes, so moving to Zhou Xiangqun, left him completely captivated.

He couldn't bear to see his little darling suffer, so he forced a sigh of relief and said, "Don't worry, I won't cross the line, and I definitely won't touch you at all. Trust me..."

Outside the door.

Jiang was so angry that she trembled.

He turned and went to the kitchen, hastily grabbed a cleaver, and rushed upstairs without a care, intending to die together with the beast inside.

Damn it.

Damn it.

He endured it for more than ten years.

No matter how beautiful Yueyue is, he can't bear to touch her.

That bastard dares to be so insolent.

Ahhhhhh—

Jiang She wanted to kill someone.

He kicked open Jiang Pengyue's door and raised his knife to slash at the bed.

"ah--"

A painful wail came from the bed.

Jiang She sensed something was wrong.

He reached out and tugged at the cord of the bedside lamp.

"Second brother, are you... are you crazy?"

Jiang She turned around.

He looked completely bewildered.

Standing at the door was none other than Jiang Pengyue, holding an enamel mug; and the person whose neck he had just severed with a cleaver was none other than the family's maid, Xiaoxian…

No, no.

That's not how it works.

He was trying to kill a beast.

How did she turn into a fairy in the blink of an eye?

"Yueyue, you, you're not—"

"Second brother, I couldn't sleep at night and kept asking Xiaoxian to keep me company. Why did you kill her? Waaah, if I were the one lying in bed, wouldn't I be the one who died?" Jiang Pengyue said, losing control of her emotions.

She covered her face and cried.

At this moment, the commotion alerted the Jiang family.

"Yueyue, what happened?" Jiang Hejun came upstairs wearing a dark blue coat, followed by a sleepy Jiang Mingda and Gu Meiyun.

When they rushed into the house and saw the scene inside, following Jiang Pengyue's shouts, they were all terrified.

"Are you crazy?"

"Jiang She, are you sick?"

"Are you tired of living? Why did you go to Yueyue's room and kill Xiaoxian?"

Everyone in the room was utterly shocked.

Gu Meiyun was the first to react.

In her panic, she quickly shushed herself and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "Luckily, there are no outsiders. Second brother, wash the kitchen knife..."

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