Lin Yang felt a chill run down her spine under Xu Chengzhi's serious gaze. She swallowed nervously and continued to play dumb, "Do you have some misunderstanding about Lu Xiangxi?"

"Misunderstanding?" Xu Chengzhi grabbed the phone from the bedside table, but instead of turning on the screen, he played with it in his hand. "Do you believe that if I send a text message, all the information about Lu Xiangxi will instantly be sent to my email?"

With the Xu family's power, how could one not have faith?

Lin Yang didn't say anything, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously drooped down.

Stopping from playing with his phone, Xu Chengzhi leaned down and extended his well-defined right hand, bringing it close to Lin Yang's stiff expression. "Besides..."

He paused deliberately, carefully tucking a stray strand of Lin Yang's hair behind her ear. "Two years ago, she tried every means to get into my bed."

Holy crap?!

Then why the hell are you telling me you don't know Lu Xiangxi?

Feeling deceived, Lin Yang felt as if a fly was stuck in her throat; her face showed shock and disgust.

Lin Yang slapped away his hand that was about to land on her face, her polite smile vanishing instantly. "You know everything? Or is there something you're pretending not to know?"

Just how deep is Xu Chengzhi's cunning?

Why not keep pretending instead of suddenly revealing all this to her now?

Looking at Xu Chengzhi in front of her, Lin Yang was reminded of the tragic death of the original owner in her previous life, which made her so afraid that she just wanted to run away as soon as possible.

Although Lin Yang did not show any physical fear, her pupils were clearly contracting.

This subtle gesture clearly caught Xu Chengzhi's eye.

“Yangyang, I just want to protect you.” He continued to reach out his hand.

He wanted to soothe Lin Yang's emotions; he didn't want to see Lin Yang afraid of him.

But little did he know that his actions would only further fuel Lin Yang's fear of him.

She almost reflexively jumped back a considerable distance, and only when the distance made her feel slightly more at ease did she dare to speak again, "Protect me? I'm not the Lin Yang who used to love wearing princess dresses. I don't need your so-called protection at all!"

Moreover, she is no longer the original Lin Yang.

She's just an unlucky girl who got caught up in a melodramatic love story!

"Yangyang, do you hate me?" Xu Chengzhi's eyes were filled with desolation, and his hand, which had been hanging in mid-air, slowly withdrew.

Like a child who has made a mistake but doesn't know why.

Lin Yang froze, her fingertips slowly tightening as she clenched her palms.

Did I really overreact?

He just didn't tell himself the truth about his past with Lu Xiangxi.

Besides, don't you yourself keep a lot of things from him?

Lin Yang took a step closer to Xu Chengzhi, "Then...then you, didn't you and Lu Xiangxi have something going on for a while?"

To be honest, Lin Yang's feelings are a bit complicated right now, but she is still trying her best to adjust her emotions and understand the ins and outs of this matter.

She felt like an idiot. What if Xu Chengzhi and Lu Xiangxi really had something going on all along?

Doesn't this prove that the memories given by the system are correct, and that her previous arguments that Xu Chengzhi wasn't a scumbag were all a joke?

"No, I didn't even let her into the room." Seeing Lin Yang's complicated expression, Xu Chengzhi assumed she was doubting the credibility of his statement.

He then raised three fingers as if swearing, "I swear, I am absolutely still a virgin, you believe me!"

"Who...who cares if you're a virgin or not!" Lin Yang stammered, not understanding how the topic had veered off course.

"You, isn't this what made you angry with me? Silly girl~" Seeing that Lin Yang was no longer angry, Xu Chengzhi was in a good mood and started teasing her again.

"No! Who's angry! And don't call me an idiot!"