Sitting in the passenger seat, Xia Wan pulled down the vanity mirror on the sun visor and leaned forward to look at the redness and swelling on her left cheek.
Before she transmigrated here, she was the apple of her parents' eye.
From childhood to adulthood, her parents never had the heart to lay a finger on her.
I never expected the fathers here to be so ruthless!
Her fair left cheek was red and swollen, and her beautiful eyes were slightly distorted by the bulging muscles. She breathed out softly, and the stinging pain on her face was unbearable.
She sighed deeply and forced herself to accept her fate.
If the Xia family hits her again, she won't be polite.
Cui Ziqi's already icy expression turned even colder after hearing her sigh.
Feeling extremely annoyed, his sensitive nature prevented him from wanting Xia Wan to show even the slightest sign of displeasure.
His heart began to pound wildly again.
His fingertips, gripping the steering wheel, were white and veins were bulging; his eyes, staring straight ahead, were faintly red.
'Sizzle—'
The screech of brakes suddenly rang out, and Xia Wan was propelled forward by inertia before being pulled back by the seatbelt and slammed heavily against the back of the seat.
My head is spinning.
She cried out and raised her hand to cover the back of her head. As soon as she made a movement to her mouth, it pulled at her swollen left cheek, causing a sharp pain.
For a time, she felt like she was living a life worse than death.
Hearing heavy breathing beside her, Xia Wan subconsciously looked over.
Cui Ziqi was seen hunched over, leaning slightly on the steering wheel, head down, breathing heavily.
Ignoring her own condition, she asked anxiously, "Cui Ziqi, what's wrong?"
'Damn system, does Cui Ziqi not have a driver's license? Why is she so scared just driving?'
The book doesn't describe every aspect of his life.
She doesn't fully understand Cui Ziqi either.
The system didn't speak, and Xia Wan called out several times, but the system didn't respond.
Xia Wan had no choice but to give up calling out.
She unbuckled her seatbelt and leaned forward to pat Cui Ziqi's back to help him feel better.
But as soon as his hand touched Cui Ziqi's clothes, he seemed to be startled. He suddenly grabbed Xia Wan's wrist and twisted it hard, causing Xia Wan to scream in pain.
"Ouch! Ouch! Let go!"
As soon as Xia Wan spoke, Cui Ziqi threw her hand away as if it were a hot potato.
Xia Wan clutched her reddened wrist, tears welling in her eyes from the pain.
Fortunately, Cui Ziqi let go quickly, otherwise her hand would have been ruined!
Cui Ziqi turned slightly to the side. His scarlet eyes had returned to normal. He pursed his lips, and a cold glint remained on his angular face, but it gradually faded when he met Xia Wan's tearful eyes.
He lowered his eyes, a hint of guilt flashing across them for the first time.
Seeing him like this, Xia Wan swallowed the blame that welled up in her throat.
Did he just have an attack?
"Cui Ziqi, I'm fine now."
She spoke softly, her gentle tone reassuring him, her clear eyes showing no fear whatsoever.
Cui Ziqi looked up at her, his long, curled eyelashes casting shadows that made his dark, dazzling pupils appear even deeper. Yet, as sunlight streamed through the windshield, his luminous pupils trembled slightly in the cool air.
He remained silent for a long time, seemingly lost in his own thoughts.
Xia Wan mustered her courage and leaned forward, waving her hand in front of Cui Ziqi's eyes.
Cui Ziqi suddenly grasped her hand, the force of which was so gentle it could be described as tender.
His warm fingertips gently stroked her wrist, but when he looked up, his eyes were icy cold.
"get off."
"ah?"
Before Xia Wan could react, Cui Ziqi had already let go of her hand, turned around, and got out of the car first.
Xia Wan looked at the closed driver's door with a puzzled expression, casually turned her slightly aching wrist, and muttered to herself.
"Shouldn't you apologize to me now?"
After getting off the bus.
She then realized that the car had entered a residential area in the city center and was currently parked in front of a building.
The building is majestic, surrounded by lush greenery that has been carefully manicured.
The building's lobby is luxuriously decorated, with the four large characters "Haiquan Community" printed on the wall.
This is the most luxurious residential area in Lincheng, bar none.
One unit per floor, built along the Yujiang River that runs through the city, in a prime location with strong security measures; even the property management downstairs is staffed by international bodyguards.
Xia Wan followed Cui Ziqi up to the twentieth floor.
Cui Ziqi recorded Xia Wan's fingerprint and said after entering the room, "You will live here from now on. If you need anything, I will have someone bring it to you."
Xia Wan nodded, then, realizing what she meant, asked, "Don't you live here?"
Cui Ziqi glared at her irritably, but there was not a trace of murderous intent in her eyes.
"Female hooligan."
He said coldly, threw a leather bag into Xia Wan's arms, and turned to leave.
Xia Wan instinctively caught it, curious about what was inside the purse.
Ignoring Cui Ziqi's complaints, just as he was about to look through it, the system that had just stopped suddenly came back online.
[Host, you're so naive! How could you let such a great opportunity slip by?]
Xia Wan was taken aback, then snorted coldly.
'Damn system, you wouldn't come out when I called you, and now you're here to lecture me? Are you asking for trouble?'
[The host's third task is now being issued: leave the male supporting character at home for more than two hours. Task activated! If the host fails the task, he will be subjected to electric shock.]
'Why is there a punishment now?'
Xia Wan was indignant, but the system froze again, refusing to respond no matter how much she shouted.
All she could do was scream in her heart, "A thousand horses are galloping!"
Just as Cui Ziqi was about to open the door and leave, Xia Wan quickly shouted loudly.
"Wait a moment!"
Cui Ziqi paused, then turned to look at her.
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