Chapter 214

Half of the other person's face was in shadow, their eyes lowered as they quietly looked at the ground, seemingly deep in thought.

Jiang You's heart pounded, and he felt a chill slowly rise from his back.

She didn't know where this feeling came from, but she subconsciously called out, "Theodore."

The other person didn't speak or even move, their expression still smiling, but their gaze remained fixed on her.

Her gaze wasn't intense, yet something enormous silently crouched down and began watching her from the shadows.

Jiang You: "Aren't you coming? It's already late at night."

The space was so quiet it felt stagnant. The clock on the wall ticked slowly, one tick after another.

Theodore's lips twitched slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips, and he said, "I'm here."

Theodore turned off the light. Jiang You lay on the left, thinking about Theodore's ambiguous smile just now. It wasn't a smile, but more like a beast licking its fangs, silently announcing the ownership of its prey.

Theodore seems a bit strange tonight. Could he be possessed by something evil?

Her body trembled as she thought about it, and she said in a trembling voice, "...Theodore, are you still you?"

Theodore: "......"

Theodore's silence terrified Jiang You to the extreme: "...Theodore?"

"Shut up, you're so noisy! If you make another sound, I'll throw you out the window, you dead cockroach."

Ah, that feels good. This is the real Theodore! Jiang You felt relieved.

The person beside him quieted down, seemingly asleep, while Theodore kept his eyes open, still deep in thought.

Although his brother entrusted him with choosing a bride, it seemed too unfair to his brother to select a woman who was brainless, short, and seemingly unevolved.

...Oh dear, it's just a toy after all. Why think so much about it? You must be out of your mind to want a dead cockroach as your bride.

Thinking this, Theodore's agitation didn't subside at all.

I'm not used to this feeling; it's something I've never had before, something uncontrollable, a feeling of wanting to destroy the unfamiliar feeling at its root.

Theodore squinted in the darkness, his fingers twitching slightly as he considered killing the toy, yet reluctant to part with his new one.

Hesitatingly, a warm body pressed against her. Theodore paused, then pushed Jiang You away in disgust, telling her to move away.

The other person wouldn't let it go, turning sideways and placing one leg on his lap like an octopus, clinging to him.

The calm breath hit his neck, and Theodore's pushing motion suddenly became somewhat clumsy.

He took a deep breath, reacting slowly, and finally pulled Jiang You off him.

Theodore turned his head to look at the sleeping Jiang You. He was completely clueless, short, and had flaws in every way. Now, he also had a bad sleeping posture.

His translucent golden eyes were full of disdain.

Just as dawn was breaking, Jiang You was woken up by the pressure. When she opened her eyes, the magnificent walls made her feel slightly bewildered.

After blinking, she realized she had been kidnapped and brought to a castle on the island.

Theodore, wake up!

Theodore hugged her tightly from behind, burying his head in her neck, half of his body pressing down on her.

No wonder I couldn't breathe properly after falling asleep.

"Theodore?" Jiang You looked at the clock on the wall and twisted his body. "Wake up, we're supposed to meet at seven, it's six-thirty now."

Because of her size difference, she looked like she was nestled in Theodore's arms. Jiang You blushed with embarrassment, but then, remembering that the other person was a woman, he instantly stopped blushing and his heart stopped racing.

As she struggled, Theodore slowly woke up, his bewitching eyes glazed over, seemingly still not fully recovered, but his grip on her remained tight, unwilling to let go.