The first chapter and the author's note both contain a friendly reminder: please do not be misled by subjective speculation. This is not a stock-picking story; the female protagonist is fickle ...
Chapter 132 PUA
Gu Zhi's pupils shrank sharply, his eyes filled with shock, and he even paused for a moment.
He hurriedly shook his head, his voice trembling with unease, and desperately tried to explain.
"Sister, I wasn't acting, I really wasn't..."
"I didn't control my emotions when I said those things. I was so afraid that my sister didn't care about me... that's why I said those stupid things!"
"I won't hurt my sister..."
As Ruan Yi watched the man's distraught explanation, her smile deepened, but it was tinged with mockery.
She interrupted Gu Zhi, tightening her grip on his hair and forcing him to tilt his head back even more forcefully.
"Can you please stop talking to yourself?"
She ran her fingertips along the ends of his hair, her tone casual.
"Don't you find it ridiculous to keep emphasizing that you won't hurt me?"
Gu Zhi's expression had completely lost its former imposing manner.
"You said you love me and want to keep me by your side."
"Have you considered my wishes? You're forcing me to do things I don't like. Isn't that harming me?"
She watched as Gu Zhi's eyes gradually darkened, her tone becoming increasingly sarcastic.
"Gu Zhi, I feel ashamed to even mention your love. Other people's love is so intense that I can't bear to even frown at it."
"Is your love about keeping me by your side, even if I'm sad, it doesn't matter?"
"Tell me, isn't your love inferior to others'?"
The man hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, but as his Adam's apple bobbed, Ruan Yi suddenly leaned down, her warm breath brushing against his earlobe.
"So, Gu Zhi, you don't love me enough at all. You don't even love me as much as Fu Jingchen does."
The girl's voice was as soft as a whisper, yet every word pierced the heart.
She straightened up, a smile on her face.
"Look, you can't even do one-tenth of what others love about me, so why do you think I'd choose you?"
"Compared to others, you're simply not good enough."
These words were the final straw, completely breaking the man. His pupils dilated, all the composure he had maintained vanished, and tears fell without warning.
It wasn't feigned grievance, nor was it a show of weakness seeking pity; rather, it was a dense, overwhelming pain welling up from the depths of my heart.
He froze, his arms tightening around Ruan Yi's legs, and he broke down in a tumbling, incoherent explanation.
"No... Sister, it's not like that."
"I love my sister the most, more than anyone else! It was my fault, I used the wrong method, it's all my fault that my sister is unhappy..."
The man began apologizing incessantly, repeating himself like a nagging murmur.
"I'm sorry, sister... I can change! I can learn that kind of love..."
"How about I become the way my sister likes...?"
Seeing his appearance, Ruan Yi's last bit of hesitation disappeared. He and Gu Zhi could no longer make things clear.
As a child, she was always taught by her mother to be kind, but now she realizes that when she's surrounded by perverts...
If she continues to be kind, her entire life will turn into a short erotic novel.
At the very least, we must prevent this pervert from harming others again.
"You say you love me very much, then you have to prove it to me, right?"
Gu Zhi suddenly looked up, tears still in his eyes, but instinctively grasped at this lifeline and nodded vigorously.
"I can prove it to my sister!"
"Alright then."
Ruan Yi's fingertips gently traced his cheek, her movements exceptionally tender.
"From now on, don't expect any emotional reciprocation from me. Just be there when I need you, no matter when or where—"
She paused, her voice slow and deliberate, carrying a deliberate cruelty.
"For example, when I'm bored, or, for example, in bed."
"Don't have any other expectations until I believe you truly love me."
Gu Zhi's body stiffened, and the color drained from his face instantly, leaving only an unbelievable pallor.
The man was very clear-headed, understanding how vague and unrealistic the standards she set were, but when he looked into the girl's seemingly soft but cold eyes, his heart ached as if it were being squeezed.
Is this humiliation? But he's even more afraid of losing her.
All he could do was wallow in his pain.
A few seconds later, the man seemed to have exhausted all his strength, but he still nodded forcefully, his voice hoarse.
"good."
"I'm willing to do anything my sister needs... The person who loves my sister the most is me..."
Ruan Yi released her grip on his hair, gently touching his face with her fingertips, without saying a word.
The man seemed to have received permission, and immediately moved closer, burying his face in her lower abdomen, his arms tightly around her waist, tears seeping through the fabric and gradually soaking her clothes.
Ruan Yi lowered her eyes and looked at the desperate man in her arms, almost laughing.
The person who once tried to control her is now the one being manipulated.
Some truths can only be understood through personal experience.
When you easily hurt others, one day you will be hurt in the same way.
Ruan Yi opened the car door and sat directly in the driver's seat.
She had previously said that Gu Zhi would drive her home, but given how badly the man was injured, she still didn't do so.
Who knows if Gu Zhi would want to commit suicide with her?
The man groaned softly in pain as he pulled on the seatbelt, but then he became surprisingly weak, displaying more strength than anyone else when he hugged her and knelt down.
Ruan Yi leaned over the center console and reached for Gu Zhi's seatbelt. His shoulder was still injured, and any slight movement would cause him pain.
Just as Ruan Yi's fingertips touched the seatbelt buckle, the man suddenly reached out and grabbed her waist, humming as he pulled her into his arms.
His warm breath instantly enveloped her neck, and he buried his head in the crook of her neck, his lips rubbing against her skin incessantly.
Ruan Yi did not resist; her fingertips could touch his taut muscles. After a few seconds of silence, she finally spoke.
Do you think I'm willing right now?
Gu Zhi froze, slowly releasing his grip on her waist, but his fingertips still lingered on her waist.
The tip of his tongue gently licked the skin on the side of her neck that he had just kissed, leaving a slight dampness.
"I just couldn't help it when I saw my sister caring about me."
Ruan Yizhi got up and sat back in the driver's seat, his hand on the ignition switch but he didn't move.
She turned her head to look at Gu Zhi, her brows slightly furrowed.
"Take good care of your wounds when you get back. I don't like ugly scars."
The bitterness in the man's heart was instantly melted away by her words.
Even when the girl "tortured" him, it was like she was using a hook; the colder she was, the more he would miss her the next second when she softened.
The more resolute she was, the more willing he was to give her this just-right amount of heartache.
How could I not be completely under my sister's thumb? I will always love my sister, and my love for her will only grow stronger.
Gu Zhi leaned back in the passenger seat, his fingertips unconsciously caressing the warmth of her embrace.
Ruan Yi opened the phone she had previously retrieved from Pei Lian.
As soon as she turned on the computer, the screen was filled with dense information, but she was prepared for that.
She first opened the chat window with Fu Jingchen, typing with a hint of coquetry.
"I'm fine. I went shopping after the check-up and got a quick beauty treatment. I forgot to check my phone. Am I going to have to work overtime at NovaVoy again tonight and not be able to come home?"
He paused, then added a reassuring remark.
"I'm already on my way home, I'll be there soon, don't worry~"
The moment the message was sent, the man stared at his phone screen, his fingertips still hovering over the display that had just updated the location data.
The moment the girl's device was turned on, he received a location notification, showing a route from the suburbs back to the city.
It was more than an hour's drive from their home, which was completely different from the place she described as "shopping and getting beauty treatments".
Fu Jingchen's eyes darkened instantly, his breathing became heavier involuntarily, and his hand under the table slowly clenched, his knuckles turning white, causing the documents on the table to tremble slightly.
But a few dozen seconds later, he suddenly let go, his fingertips gently stroking the intimate note on the screen, his fingertips typing out a reply that was still full of tenderness.
"Okay, be careful on the road."
"If you get tired from shopping, grab something to eat so you don't go hungry."
"I'll try to come back to be with you as early as possible tomorrow."
When Ruan Yi saw the reply on the other end of the phone, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but a sense of guilt welled up in her heart again.
She really didn't want to test Fu Jingchen.
Ruan Yi gently bit her lip, making a silent resolution.
Once all these troubles are resolved, no matter what, as long as Fu Jingchen doesn't intend to kill her, she will definitely make it up to him.
Suppressing her thoughts, she finally opened Fu Wang's messages. The man's messages were coming in quick succession.
Fu Wang went to the hospital but couldn't find her, so he kept searching everywhere, but he was unlucky and couldn't find the area where Pei Lian was.
A long list of emotionally charged concerns, the latest being
"I will love you and the children very much!"
Ruan Yi looked at the child, frowned helplessly, and replied.
"Let's meet and talk. Send me your address."
The message was sent out and the other party replied with their location instantly.
Immediately afterwards, the input box popped up again, indicating that Fu Wang was about to send a bunch of random messages.
Ruan Yi didn't wait any longer, exited the chat window, and put her phone back in her pocket.
She raised her hand to start the car and glanced at Gu Zhi in the rearview mirror. Ever since she lowered her head to reply to the text message, his gaze had not left her, carrying his usual deep and mysterious look, but without the oppressive feeling of the past.
Ruan Yi felt no guilt. In her opinion, the two of them had already made things clear, and there was no need to avoid it anymore.
The silence didn't last long before Gu Zhi spoke first, his voice soft but precise as he stated her itinerary.
"Are you going to see that Fu Wang?"
Ruan Yi gripped the steering wheel, her tone indifferent.
"You don't need to know."
After a few seconds of silence in the carriage, Gu Zhi spoke again, his voice carrying a barely perceptible tension at the end.
"I want to know what my sister thinks of him?"
"Is he...like me?"
Ruan Yi stared at the traffic ahead, pausing for a few seconds.
“It’s different. I won’t bother with him anymore after this is over.”
The moment those words were spoken, Ruan Yi clearly felt the person beside her relax a little.
Gu Zhi's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped some answer. Not satisfied, he leaned forward again, his voice filled with a greedy confirmation.
"That's good. I'm different from others. It's enough that my sister is bothering me."
Ruan Yi kept looking ahead while driving, and after two seconds she replied, "Yes, it's different."
She glanced at him sideways, her eyes filled with undisguised disdain.
"Fu Wang can still be saved, but you can't."
"I'd like to run you over with my car and make you lose your memory. It would be good if you could live a normal life, but what if you remember and go back to your old self... so you don't end up harming other girls."
The man not only didn't find the words offensive, but his eyes also lit up with a smile, and even the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Gu Zhi leaned closer, his voice low, with a hint of defiance in his defense.
"Even if I lose my memory, there won't be anyone else."