Chapter 180

Ruan Qing felt a lump in her throat, suppressing her anger, and instead looked pitifully at Ling Xi, saying, "I don't know how to grill, could you grill me a few skewers?"

Look! I'm being ostracized by this group. I'm still your savior. Won't you have a change of heart and stand up for me?

Wang Tao snorted coldly. Before he met Rong Rong, he had seen many similar scenes. Back then, he was foolish enough to stand up for her. Now he knew the woman's true colors and just felt disgusted by her.

Rong Rong opened her eyes wide and watched the two of them with great interest, as if she were watching some kind of performance.

"I'm sorry, I won't grill meat for other women." Ling Xi's voice was gentle and polite, but it carried a hint of aloofness.

Ruan Qing gripped her wrist tightly, barely managing to maintain the expression on her face.

She glared accusingly at Ling Xi, as if to say that Ling Xi was ungrateful. She had taken care of him for so many days, and now what was wrong with asking him to grill a few skewers of meat for her?

Unfortunately, Ling Xi remained unmoved and calmly went about his business.

Rong Rong watched the whole thing unfold, secretly marveling at how unpredictable Ling Xi truly was. After finishing the last bite of meat, she smacked her lips with lingering satisfaction and said to Wang Tao, "More!"

"It'll be ready soon!" Wang Tao enthusiastically flipped the meat skewers in his hands, his high spirits even stronger than the fire in front of him.

Rong Rong stared longingly at Wang Tao's actions, like a kitten obediently waiting for food. Suddenly, a skewer of grilled meat appeared in front of her.

The surroundings fell silent instantly, except for the crackling of the burning firewood.

Rong Rong looked up and met a pair of deep, mysterious eyes, darker than the night sky.

It was Ling Xi. He had a faint smile on his lips and handed the meat skewers towards Rong Rong.

Rong Rong reached out and took it, and Wang Tao's pig-like scream rang out instantly, "How come you arrived late, but you grilled it faster than me? Impossible! You didn't grill it properly, did you?"

"Rongrong, you absolutely mustn't eat that, it'll give you a stomachache!"

Rong Rong looked down at the meat skewers in her hand; they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside—no problem.

Ling Xi chuckled, opened his palm, and a cluster of flames appeared in his palm.

"You used your superpowers to grill meat?" Wang Tao exclaimed, then smacked his head. "What an idiot! How could I not have thought of that?"

Rong Rong gave Ling Xi an appreciative look. The minds of the strong are indeed useful. Then she tentatively tasted the meat skewer in her hand. It was cooked just right!

A strong person is a strong person. They can use their superpowers flexibly as soon as they awaken them, and the key is that they have such strong control over them.

Xiao Mingxu and Yin Wang looked at Ling Xi with a newfound caution, knowing they had another formidable rival.

Ruan Qing couldn't hold back any longer and screamed, "Didn't you say you wouldn't grill meat for women?"

"It's not for other women," Ling Xi emphasized calmly. "Rong Rong is no stranger."

Rong Rong raised an eyebrow, her eyes holding a meaningful look. Ling Xi remained unfazed, as if he hadn't just said anything ambiguous.

"Wow! You're even more outgoing than me!" Wang Tao exclaimed.

Rong Rong's smile deepened. Originally, she had no feelings for Ling Xi, but now she found it quite amusing that Ling Xi had made Ruan Qing cry.

Ruan Qing wanted to replicate the original owner's path, but the original owner's success was not simply due to saving one or two people. It was because the original owner had his own shining qualities that he gained everyone's love and help.

Rong Rong laughed heartily, and Ling Xi instantly noticed Rong Rong's dislike for Ruan Qing.

His eyes flashed, and he secretly moved a little further away from Ruan Qing.

Ruan Qing didn't pay attention, and only said in a sharp voice, "Don't forget what you promised me? I'm the one who saved you!"

"I will naturally repay the debt of saving my life, but as for other things... one should not be too greedy!"

Ling Xi smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. His willingness to repay a debt of gratitude didn't mean he was willing to be blackmailed.

Ling Xi appears to be a refined and cultured man, but in reality, he is a born rebel.

In the original world, it was because the original owner saved people without expecting anything in return, and was open and honest, that she gained Ling Xi's favor, and that Ling Xi took the initiative to help the original owner several times.

Now, Ruan Qing has just stepped on Ling Xi's landmine, and with Rong Rong as an added variable.

With Rong Rong around, Ling Xi's own wishes had to take a backseat, let alone those of others.

Ling Xi glanced at Rong Rong silently, suddenly feeling a bit irritated. He wanted to sever his entanglement with Ruan Qing as soon as possible. He knew that it was a big taboo to be entangled with other women in front of the goddess!

"Don't worry! I'll repay your kindness twofold!"

Ling Xi was cold and indifferent, and Ruan Qing blushed. She could tell that Ling Xi wanted to get rid of her, as if she were something dirty.

The current situation is just like when they met Rong Rong in the resort area. They worked hard for several days but ended up with nothing!

Moreover, Ruan Qing had a premonition that similar situations would become the norm.

She finally couldn't help but turn around and run back to the car. She didn't understand how she had let her life turn out like this.

As Rong Rong watched Ruan Qing's retreating figure, she felt that before she had even exerted her full strength, Ruan Qing was already experiencing the life that the original owner of the body had once led.

It has to be said that Ling Xi is quite savvy, taking the initiative to come to her side.

Very well-behaved!

Rong Rong suddenly felt an urge to pat the other person's head as a gesture of affirmation; her hand itched slightly.

The more Rong Rong thought about Ling Xi, the more he resembled a well-behaved, handsome, and gentlemanly big dog in her eyes. Unconsciously, Rong Rong stretched out her paw towards him.

However, he was stopped halfway through his hand. Yin Wang naturally grabbed Rong Rong's hand and brought it to his face, wiping the oil off her hands.

Ling Xi narrowed his eyes, only now turning his attention to the others. It was this glance that made him realize that the person wiping Rong Rong's hands was dangerous.

This person clearly has antisocial personality disorder; he is extreme, unstable, and terrifying.

"What are you trying to do hiding next to Rong Rong?" Ling Xi asked coldly, his demeanor completely different from his gentle self just moments before.

Ling Xi is now like a sword drawn from its sheath, its cold gleam fully revealed.

"Does Rong Rong know you're a serial killer?"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.

Yin Wang suddenly looked up and met Ling Xi's gaze directly.

He was still holding Rong Rong's hand, and Rong Rong could feel that Yin Wang's body was as stiff as a stone.

The air at the scene froze instantly.

"A serial killer?" Rong Rong's soft voice rang out gently, revealing that she was still somewhat bewildered.

"I didn't!" Yin Wang retorted instinctively, and the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

In reality, Yin Wang had never actually killed anyone, but he had simulated such a scene countless times in his mind during those long years in the basement.

He could no longer distinguish between what actually happened and what he imagined. His memory was in complete disarray! His mind was a whirlwind of confusion!

So, was he a serial killer? Yin Wang wasn't sure, but subconsciously he believed he was.

Yin Wang is very smart, so smart that he can grasp information that most people cannot with just a computer, and he figured it out on his own.

He quickly realized that he seemed to have been exposed. He froze, then slowly raised his head, staring intently at Ling Xi with his bloodthirsty and murderous eyes.

He deserves to die! He's the one who tore off his mask!

His violent emotions surged forth once more. Yin Wang, who had become increasingly docile and less prone to madness thanks to Rong Rong, was about to completely lose control.