55. Sweet Pain

A chill ran through my body.

Ke Qi imagined that scene, and her body couldn't help but tremble.

"Although it's a bit cruel," she muttered, "she deserved it, Brother Gu did nothing wrong!"

No wonder Gu Ye hates succubi so much.

Who wouldn't hate that?

and.

Ke Qi looked up at him, puzzled, and asked, "Logically speaking, your entire Gu family are all victims who have suffered greatly at the hands of succubi. Why aren't Aunt An, Uncle Gu, and you wary of me or dislike me?"

She lowered her head and listlessly flicked her tail. "After all, I am a succubus."

Moreover, back in S City, Gu Zhao actually said that his elders could accept succubi, which was clearly just to comfort her!

Why should I be wary of or dislike you?

Gu Zhao gently stroked her beautiful horns with his fingertips. "You look like a kind and innocent little succubus. You wouldn't last a minute in the Gu family's power struggles. You're not very aggressive, but extremely cute. You can scare yourself to death before anyone even makes a move."

He smirked. "Is vigilance necessary?"

Keqi: ...

Why not just say she doesn't seem very smart? Why do you have to compliment her?

She said with a hint of resentment, "Gu Zhao, you have such a sweet tongue."

It's so sweet I want to glue him back on.

"Heh~" he chuckled, pinching her fair cheek. "Just kidding."

"Your Aunt An and Uncle Gu met quite a few succubi when they were young. Not every succubus is as vicious as that woman. There are also many kind and beautiful succubi. They are even good friends. It's not fair to condemn the entire succubus community because of this incident."

“But my brother was too young at the time. It’s normal that he would have a trauma and stereotypes after encountering such a disaster on his first encounter with a succubus.”

"But you were still very young then~"

Keqi looked up at him curiously: "You saw your brother being harmed like this by a succubus, shouldn't you also have a great psychological trauma towards succubi? Why did you praise me as cute when you first saw me reveal my true form?"

"I don't really like succubi either."

He looked down at her curled eyelashes and sparkling eyes, "But it's different if it's you."

Keqi blinked: "Huh, why? Is there something special about me?"

Gu Zhao looked at her intently, then reached out and gently brushed the tip of her nose. "Guess~"

Ke Qi tilted her head and thought about it carefully, but finally gave up, "I can't guess."

She was beautiful, but back then, there were countless beautiful girls pursuing him, and there must have been many as beautiful as her, yet he never seemed to be attracted to any of them.

To say she's smart, well, to be honest, she's not that smart, and she's even a bit clueless.

Is she talented?

There are some, but it's not obvious on the surface. Does he have superhuman eyesight?

"Okay, it's late."

Seeing the little succubus engrossed in her own brainstorming, Gu Zhao gently placed her in bed without a word. "Go to sleep, don't stay up late, Ke Qiqi."

He leaned closer, kissed her, and chuckled, "We're going to get our marriage certificate tomorrow."

"Getting the marriage certificate~"

Ke Qi's thoughts returned, her fingers gripping the edge of the blanket tightened slightly, and she murmured, "Your brother will definitely kill me if he finds out."

She spoke very softly, and Gu Zhao didn't hear her. He leaned closer and asked, "What?"

"It's nothing." She smiled at him casually. "Go to sleep."

After saying that, she silently turned around, her face falling as she pretended to go to sleep.

No, she reassured herself.

Just in case, what if?

Judging from Gu Zhao's description, Gu Ye was so cruel to his first love because that woman was too wicked and deserved it.

But she's not that kind of person.

As long as she doesn't hurt Gu Zhao or do anything else that is morally reprehensible, even if Gu Ye doesn't like her, he shouldn't do anything too extreme to her, right?

Clinging to this hope, Keqi gradually drifted off to sleep.

But she soon realized how naive her idea was.

The process of obtaining the marriage certificate on the second day did not go smoothly.

When she and Gu Zhao went there, the staff member in charge of the matter said that there was a problem with the system and they could not issue a marriage certificate for the time being.

On the third day, the system still had problems.

The fourth day, the fifth day...

In short, the system will definitely malfunction whenever she and Gu Zhao go to get their marriage certificate.

The key is when there's a real problem, and you can't find fault with the person.

And, for some reason, Ke Hengyuan has recently started pressuring Ke Qi to get married, ordering her to meet the blind date he arranged, or he will come to the school to catch her in person.

Even when Ke Qi said she already had a boyfriend, he didn't agree. He not only found fault with Gu Zhao in various ways, but also tried his best to persuade her to break up with him.

Meanwhile, her Weibo and Douyin accounts, which have millions of followers, have recently been targeted by a group of people who are spreading rumors and hiring trolls to insult her.

This directly damaged her reputation severely, and she has not received any business orders since then. She has even had to spend a lot of time and money to refute rumors and protect her rights.

Of course, although Gu Zhao eventually helped her resolve all these issues, he, who was already quite busy, became even busier, his sleep time was severely reduced, and sometimes he could only sleep for less than 4 hours a day.

Even so, he still makes time for her every day to take care of her and spend time with her.

But even the best-laid plans can go awry; in areas where he couldn't take care of or protect her, Ke Qi still fell victim to the virus.

It was an ordinary afternoon. Keqi went to class as usual, but on the way, a man wearing a hat and mask rushed out and stabbed her in the arm with lightning speed.

Since then, Keqi's body has undergone some changes.

For example, sometimes, out of nowhere, the original characteristics will suddenly appear.

Once, horns suddenly appeared, scaring a senior student from a music academy half to death.

Ke Qi used her hypnotic skills to brainwash him for a long time before he finally forgot about the incident.

For example, her body suddenly started to smell bad, and anyone who got too close to her would almost faint from the stench. From then on, everyone looked at her with unusual interest.

If Keqi could think of a way, he could still salvage the situation to some extent.

until……

"Gu Zhao, are you alright?!"

Nighttime, Yunjin.

In the brightly lit room, Ke Qi, who had been starving all day, had just kissed Gu Zhao when he suddenly groaned as if he had suffered great pain and fell into her arms.

This is the third time the same thing has happened.

The first two times could be explained as accidental coincidences.

But now, Keqi is witnessing her boyfriend, who is usually the strongest in the world, grow paler day by day and start to have high fevers and dizziness from time to time.

It's like having your life force drained away in a short period of time.

As for who the culprit was who drained his life force, it goes without saying.

She could still tolerate the things that had been done to Ke Qi before, but at this moment, looking at the young man suffering so much pain in front of her, she finally couldn't help but tear up.

"Gu Zhao".

She dared not touch him again, shrinking back like a plague carrier, her soft voice filled with lingering fear, "Let's break up, please don't come near me again, okay?"

"What a load of bull!"

Upon hearing her words, Gu Zhao suddenly lunged forward and hugged her tightly without hesitation.

"Ke Qiqi!"

He held her tightly, even though it felt like a thousand poisonous needles were piercing his bones, he didn't loosen his grip for a second, gritting his teeth and saying, "Break up? Don't even think about it!"

"If you dare mention it again, I'll tear you apart and devour you even if it kills me!"