Chapter 49 Be a Traitor

"This is not a place for you," Ye Qingyu warned from the doorway.

"Really?" Pei Ci moved closer to Ye Qingyu, a gesture that suggested an embrace. The seemingly fierce but actually cowardly cat instinctively took a few steps back, and Pei Ci seized the opportunity to slip into the room.

"Smack."

She closed the door.

"Breaking into someone else's residence without permission," Ye Qingyu said quietly. "Is this how a young lady should behave?"

“I thought you already understood my temperament.” Pei Ci blinked slowly. “I’m sorry.”

There wasn't a trace of apology on his face.

She began to survey Ye Qingyu's living environment. It was a suite, with the living room right inside the entrance. There wasn't much furniture—just a sofa, a coffee table, and a desk for studying. Besides the furniture, Pei Ci noticed that the living room was filled with a lot of medicine.

Some items were brand new and unopened, while others were mostly used. The living room was filled with the smell of disinfectant mixed with medicine. For a moment, Pei Ci thought she had returned to her hospital room.

"So many medicines?" Pei Ci picked up the medicine jar that had accidentally fallen to the ground. She had seen this medicine jar at Kenlin before. Sometimes she would use this medicine when the pain was too much during treatment. It was quite effective; it would almost immediately relieve the pain. However, she used this medicine less often afterward.

This medicine can only be produced by the Zhou family.

"Did Jinglin give this to you?" Pei Ci asked.

Ye Qingyu neither answered yes nor no, but stared at Pei Ci, seemingly thinking about how to get rid of her.

Pei Ci, without any hesitation, threw the half-empty can of medicine into the trash can. "This medicine is effective at relieving pain, but it is somewhat addictive. Don't use this medicine in the future."

Seeing that Ye Qingyu didn't move, Pei Ci scanned the entire room, throwing all the medicines she could see into the trash can. The already empty room felt even emptier. Pei Ci seized the opportunity to say:

“Ye Qingyu, Jinglin doesn’t care about you at all, otherwise he wouldn’t have given you this kind of medicine. From now on, Lu Ran and I will take care of your medication, and this kind of thing will never happen again.”

After saying this, Pei Ci observed Ye Qingyu's expression.

Ye Qingyu lowered her head, her expression completely hidden in her eyes. At this moment, she uttered her first words since entering, "This wasn't given by Jinglin."

"Huh?" Pei Ci's eyes widened. If it wasn't Jing Lin who gave it to her, then who else could it be?

Ye Qingyu is an orphan.

Could it be one of the second male leads?

As she was recalling the plot in her mind, Ye Qingyu skipped over the topic and asked, "So what exactly are you doing here?"

Pei Ci pursed her lips. Putting the matter of the second male lead aside for now, the most urgent task was to deal with the relationship between Ye Qingyu and Jing Lin.

She sat down next to Ye Qingyu, took out her phone, opened a video call, and handed it to Ye Qingyu.

The video was clearly surveillance footage, but it was exceptionally clear; you could see every single hair. The scene was in a spacious, bright living room, where Jinglin was lounging on the sofa with his legs spread wide, talking on his phone.

The room was quiet, and the sound from the surveillance video was very clear.

"Oh, I'm not coming. I have a girlfriend now, so I have to stay chaste." Soon, after saying something on the other end, Jinglin's expression relaxed, and a smile appeared on his lips. "Well, I'll still come."

"You're saying I don't like her?"

"Of course I like her. She's a beautiful and excellent little mouse. She fawns over me as soon as you show her a little kindness. It's so interesting."

Jinglin covered his mouth and laughed, seemingly amused by the other person, his eyes glistening with tears. "Alright, alright, no matter what, you have to wait until I'm tired of playing with it."

“At least for now…” Jing Lin drawled out the last syllable, “I like her so much.”

After saying that, Jinglin hung up the phone, resuming his usual gentle and frivolous smile.

After playing the video, Pei Ci explained to Ye Qingyu, "Ye Qingyu, this is what I saw on the surveillance camera after Jing Lin came to my house."

“Jinglin lied to you,” Pei Ci said.

She patiently awaited Ye Qingyu's reaction. This was from a surveillance camera, and it was Jing Lin himself who said it; there was no reason to suspect it was fabricated. Besides, Jing Lin's words were so outrageous. Pei Ci felt that no matter how much Ye Qingyu liked Jing Lin, they would still break up.

I might be sad for a long time.

This is a good opportunity for her to spend more time with Lu Ran.

But Ye Qingyu's reaction surprised Pei Ci once again. After watching the video, Ye Qingyu decisively pressed the delete button, cleanly deleted the video, and then returned the phone to Pei Ci.

"I understand, you can go back now," Ye Qingyu said calmly.

ah?

Why are you so calm?

Is this a relationship with a jerk?

Pei Ci couldn't sit still any longer. "Aren't you angry?"

“I’m angry,” Ye Qingyu replied.

She's playing games again. Pei Ci was really annoyed by her inarticulate and evasive attitude, so she asked directly, "When are you going to break up with him?!"

Ye Qingyu pursed her lips. "Miss, even if he's a scumbag, I won't break up with him."

Pei Ci pursed her lips. She simply couldn't understand why Ye Qingyu was still acting this way, even after Jing Lin's condition. A surge of irritation welled up within her, and when Ye Qingyu urged her to leave again, she grabbed Ye Qingyu's collar and slapped her without a second thought.

This completely stunned Ye Qingyu, while Pei Ci's grip on her collar tightened, until her knuckles turned white.

"Ye Qingyu, are you really that shameless? You can have any man you want, why are you so fixated on such a scumbag? Where is your pride? Where is your dignity? Are men really that important to you?"

After being verbally abused, Ye Qingyu's cheeks burned, and the skin on her neck burned even hotter. The intense pulling sensation made her feel like she was being pulled up from drowning. Her eyes darkened, and she forced a smile, "Yes, Miss, that's how I am. So what if I'm this lowly?"

"But what does that have to do with you?" Ye Qingyu looked at Pei Ci with a deep gaze. "Do you think you're a savior? You're just imposing your will on me. Have you really seriously considered my situation and my circumstances?"

They always inexplicably come up to you.

Make friends.

Help her vent her anger.

She even asked Lu Ran to apologize to her.

He's so self-absorbed and arrogant, trying to control her life. How is he any different from that guy?!

Ironically, she couldn't muster the same amount of hatred, which was truly laughable.

However, Pei Ci could no longer hear what he was saying, nor did she know why she was angry. She grabbed his collar and pulled him forward, then grabbed his neck and bit him hard.

"hiss!"

Ye Qingyu frowned. "Are you a dog in disguise?"

"Let go!" She reached out to pull Pei Ci's head, her strength actually quite considerable, but she dared not pull too hard, which only fueled Pei Ci's growing agitation. Releasing her teeth, Pei Ci licked the blood that had seeped out, then bit down hard again.

Ye Qingyu had a very pleasant fragrance. After taking a bite, she continued biting down her neck to the center.

There was a scabbed scar there, rougher than the smooth skin elsewhere. Pei Ci, her hair disheveled, bit down on that patch of skin and tore at it with her teeth.

Ye Qingyu could no longer resist and reached into Pei Ci's mouth, which had not yet closed, to pry open Pei Ci's teeth.

This method had some effect, and Pei Ci loosened her grip. However, her hand was still pulling on Ye Qingyu's hair, and the two bodies became entangled in that instant.

Ye Qingyu's sofa wasn't very big, and after a few tugs of entanglement, they both fell to the ground.

"Hmm."

Even if she wasn't at the bottom, the impact made Pei Ci scream.

The air grew increasingly humid and sticky, mixed with a strong, pungent medicinal scent. Ye Qingyu's neck was almost unsightly, covered in broken skin and bleeding teeth marks. His face was contorted, and he had no choice but to wrap the still-moving Pei Ci completely in his arms.

"That's enough, Miss." Ye Qingyu was already exasperated, unable to even muster any more anger. While wiping the blood from Pei Ci's chin, she said, "Does this mean I'll get this way if I don't go along with you?"

Pei Ci had almost regained consciousness by this time. Hearing Ye Qingyu's words, she looked at her quietly.

"Fine." Ye Qingyu completely gave in. She forced a smile and said, suppressing her annoyance, "I really don't like Jinglin."

Pei Ci was taken aback.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Perhaps eager to escape the atmosphere, Ye Qingyu pushed Pei Ci aside and went to open the door while Pei Ci was still in a daze.

The door slowly opened, and everyone inside and outside was startled, then frowned.

Jinglin was right outside the door.

He waited outside the residential area for a long time, but no one came back. After thinking for a moment, he decided to come up and check.

As soon as the door opened, Ye Qingyu was there. But what Jinglin noticed most were the bruises on her neck. They stretched from one side of her neck to the other, like scattered rose petals, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

This is clearly the young lady's doing.

Three years ago, he had the privilege of seeing him once. It was Lu Ran, a tall man who was lying on the sofa with his clothes in his mouth, revealing his resilient and powerful waist.

The girl lying on top of him had hair as black as ink spread out, her slender fingers holding a cigarette. The smoke drifted away, blurring his vision. Only a single scarlet dot stood out clearly.

When she pressed it against his skin, a fierce look appeared on Lu Ran's face.

In the end, he simply touched Pei Ci's sweaty hair with his palm.

That must be really exciting.

Such pain, yet such a vivid sensation.

Jing Lin felt a strange connection with Lu Ran, allowing the burning heat to penetrate Lu Ran's body and imprint itself on his soul.

Now, that person has changed to Ye Qingyu.

Ye Qingyu is clearly a girl.

But it still subtly made him feel uncomfortable.

He ignored Ye Qingyu, pushed her aside, and went into the room. Pei Ci had already tidied herself up when Ye Qingyu opened the door, but her hair was not as smooth as usual, her face was pale and delicate, her eyes were slightly red, and her lips were so moist they were bleeding.

Presumably, when he bit Ye Qingyu, his mouth came into contact with her blood.

Damn it.

Jing Lin's amber eyes darkened. He sat down in front of Pei Ci, casually loosened his collar, and exposed his clean, white neck to her.

He frowned, seemingly troubled. "Miss, I think there's something on my neck. Could you help me remove it?"

The more he spoke, the closer he got, his neck turning pink.

If only he could take a bite.

Jinglin's heart pounded like a drum.

Unfortunately, Pei Ci only lingered on his neck for a few seconds before looking away and turning to the person behind him.

"Ye Qingyu, what did you mean just now?" Pei Ci asked.

Ye Qingyu also came over. She knew she had to make things clear today, otherwise this young lady would do all sorts of unexpected things. So she said:

“Miss Pei, you can understand it as me being attracted by the Jing family’s status and wealth.”

After saying this, Ye Qingyu clearly saw the surprise on Pei Ci's face. She continued, "There's nothing surprising about it. After going through so much, it's best to make yourself feel comfortable. That's why I accepted Lu Ran's compensation back then."

"but……"

“In fact, this is who I am. No one stays the same forever,” Ye Qingyu said. “I don’t care what Jinglin thinks of me, so you don’t need to persuade me to break up.”

At this point, Ye Qingyu felt that she had made herself very clear.

However, after a moment of silence, Pei Ci's face showed a puzzled expression.

“Ye Qingyu, if that’s the reason…” Pei Ci said, “Then why didn’t you choose Lu Ran?”

"He is clearly the optimal solution."

Ye Qingyu was taken aback.

Just then, Jinglin, who had been watching the show for a while, slowly raised his hand.

He decided to become a traitor because he wanted to be worthy of the reward.

Anyway, since Pei Ci doesn't reject him, he's not so eager to get rid of Lu Ran anymore.

"Young Miss, I know why."

Under Ye Qingyu's icy gaze, Jing Lin said with a smile, "Because Ye Qingyu has never forgiven Brother Lu."

"Everything she did was to get revenge on Lu Ran. Nothing more."