Chapter 46 Chapter 46
The manor immersed in darkness appears particularly dark and mysterious compared to the solemnity of the daytime.
Qiao Yanrou was invited into the villa by the housekeeper, who kept persuading her all the way: "...Mr. Xue is not a bad person, he won't hurt you." But Mr. Xue often does things in a confusing way, and no one knows what he wants to do.
Qiao Yanrou responded politely. She didn't know what Xue Yu was trying to do. At the moment, the most important thing was to take it one step at a time and find a chance to escape from the manor.
She was arranged to live in a room on the right side of the second floor. The decoration inside was gorgeous, which was very different from her room outside the manor.
Qiao Yanrou looked around without any joy. She came to the balcony. There was a high wall not far downstairs. She could vaguely see the fire power that Xue Yu had set up. It was impossible to start from the wall.
She racked her brains, thinking of a way to escape. Xue Yu was very wary of her escaping. She had only spoken a few words to Xue Yu. What on earth could have made him want to confine her in the manor? He was not like Fu Chuqing or Ji Yuanchen, who had once possessed her.
This made her feel very confused. First of all, she ruled out the possibility that he fell in love with her at first sight. She was weak, so it was impossible for him to be attracted by her because she was so weak. Apart from that, she really couldn't think of any other reason for him to do this.
Although she was temporarily trapped in the manor, Qiao Yanrou did not treat herself badly. She ate and drank the fruits and food that were brought in, and after taking a shower, she lay on the soft bed and had a good sleep.
She was awakened by the sound of birds pecking at the balcony railings, with occasional bird calls coming in.
Qiao Yanrou rubbed her eyes and half sat up. Only when the sleepiness subsided did she remember where she was.
She lay in bed in a daze for a while, then got out of bed reluctantly to wash up.
The servant knocked on her door and called her through the door to come downstairs for breakfast.
Qiao Yanrou didn't want to go downstairs to have breakfast, but the manor was strictly controlled by Xue Yu and she couldn't get out. The only one who could change the situation was Xue Yu.
As long as she leaves the manor, the high walls surrounding the base will not be able to stop her from leaving the base without Xue Yu's fire ability. Speaking of this little skill of climbing the wall, we have to thank Ji Yuanchen, it is so useful.
After washing up, she walked out of the room and went downstairs, deciding to find an opportunity to leave from Xue Yu.
In the restaurant downstairs, Xue Yu was having breakfast and seemed not to notice her arrival.
Qiao Yanrou sat opposite him, looked at him, picked up the chopsticks and ate breakfast.
Xue Yu's manners were elegant while eating, but Qiao Yanrou didn't care whether he was elegant or not and quickly finished her breakfast in small mouthfuls.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?" She didn't understand the purpose of his actions, and she couldn't break through him, so she couldn't leave the base.
Xue Yu looked up and saw that she was still wearing her hat and black-framed glasses. He put down the napkin in his hand.
"Don't be nervous, I want to have a relationship with you," he said.
Qiao Yanrou was very direct: "That's your business, I don't want to do it."
Xue Yu's expression remained unchanged. He showed no shame or anger. Instead, he smiled at her and said, "It doesn't matter. This doesn't hinder my interest in you."
Qiao Yanrou felt a headache. If she had known this, she should have left the day before yesterday. Xue Yu seemed even more difficult to deal with than Shen Luohan and Fu Chuqing, and was obviously more cunning.
"If I remember correctly, we haven't said a few words in total, right?" She didn't understand why he had such a strong interest in her. He even didn't let her go out of the manor and strictly prevented her from leaving.
He drank the boiled water in the cup and replied to her nonchalantly: "You are not mistaken."
"It's not difficult to be interested in you." His tone was casual, but he spoke the truth.
"Are you afraid that I'm interested in you?" If so, it will further arouse his desire to explore.
Qiao Yanrou: "Of course, after all, there is a big gap between our strengths, so it's not suitable."
Xue Yu: "Are you afraid of this?" This was something he had not expected.
She nodded gently: "I'm not suitable for you, so can you let me go?"
Xue Yu smiled and said, "Strength is not an obstacle, I don't mind." This meant that it was impossible to let her leave.
Qiao Yanrou: “…I mind.” She didn’t want to develop feelings with him. The shelter outside the base was more tempting than him.
Instead of getting angry, Xue Yu chuckled softly: "If you are so afraid of me, how could I eat you?" But... it's not impossible.
Qiao Yanrou felt that he was like an iron wall and extremely shameless. No matter what she said, he refused to let her go.
"Can I go out for a walk?" She continued to test without giving up.
Xue Yu placed the water cup he was playing with on the table: "No."
Qiao Yanrou: “…”
"When I'm no longer interested, I'll let you go." He didn't seem to care much about her, but was just curious about why Fu Chuqing was obsessed with her.
Qiao Yanrou was too lazy to waste time with him, so she quickly stood up and walked out of the villa.
Xue Yu watched her leave without stopping her. No matter how hard she searched, she would find nothing in the end.
Although she didn't find the exit yesterday, she didn't give up looking for a way out today. She didn't believe that the manor was guarded so tightly every day, there must be a time when they were lax.
In front of a French window somewhere on the second floor of the manor, Xue Yu looked down at her as she wandered around the wall. Her stubborn look made him laugh. Was she so afraid of living in the same place with him?
Qiao Yanrou searched the manor thoroughly, leaving no corner untouched, but naturally, she couldn't get out, just like yesterday.
When she looked up, she saw the man standing in the French window on the second floor. Their eyes met, and he waved at her casually.
Qiao Yanrou glared at him, calling him a scoundrel. Knowing that she couldn't get out for the time being, she didn't continue wandering outside and walked into the villa.
Xue Yu received her glare, but instead of getting angry, he raised the corners of his lips. It was even more interesting to see this. He even wondered if he had lost his charm, which made her avoid him so much.
Throughout the whole day, Qiao Yanrou pretended not to see him when she saw him in the villa. She didn't say hello and ignored his conversation. She ate and drank as usual, because she couldn't treat herself badly.
She thought that this would make Xue Yu quickly lose interest, but unexpectedly it would arouse his desire to conquer.
At dinner time in the evening, Qiao Yanrou sat opposite Xue Yu and ate her dinner in silence.
Xue Yu looked at her with a smile in his eyes, and put down the napkin after finishing the meal.
"How about this, as long as you stay with me for ten days, I will let you go." Xue Yu said slowly.
Qiao Yanrou didn't expect him to say: "Really?" After spending the past two days together, she didn't dare to believe what he said.
"But there is one condition. You can't avoid me anymore," he demanded.
Qiao Yanrou agreed: "Okay, it's a deal." Ten days passed quickly.
Xue Yu looked at her with a meaningful smile, but did not agree with her.
Early the next morning, there was a knock on her door. Qiao Yanrou rubbed her eyes, got up from the bed and opened the door. In front of her was Xue Yu with a swaggering smile.
Qiao Yanrou looked at him with sleepy eyes, which made Xue Yu want to rub her head.
"Change your mind and let me leave?" Her voice was still sleepy.
"Get up and run with me." He approached her with great energy and raised his hand to rub her head twice, which was more touching than he thought.
She was a little confused and sleepy. His words went around in her mind for a while and she muttered, "I'm sleepy. I won't go." After that, she turned around and walked back to her room, threw herself on the bed, rolled up the quilt and fell asleep.
Xue Yu finally softened his heart and stopped disturbing her sweet dream, closing the door silently.
When Qiao Yanrou woke up, she remembered that he had called her up early in the morning and asked her to go jogging with him. She got a headache when she thought of Xue Yu. She really didn't know what he wanted to do.
She went downstairs to have breakfast. Xue Yu saw her and greeted her: "Good morning."
"Good morning." He replied casually, sitting down without any hesitation and eating breakfast in small bites.
"How did you sleep last night?" Xue Yu had finished breakfast and watched her eat with interest.
Qiao Yanrou thought about it seriously and then nodded: "It's okay." She had a dreamless night. Strangely enough, Fu Chuqing hadn't appeared in her dreams for a long time. He was too bad in her previous dreams.
"Is there anything you want to do today?" he asked casually.
Qiao Yanrou paused with the chopsticks in her hand and looked up at him. She hadn't spoken yet.
He added lightly, "Except leaving the manor."
Qiao Yanrou continued to eat breakfast in silence: "No."
Xue Yu was amused by her reactions. She was really quite interesting.
"Don't you have to go out and be busy?" Qiao Yanrou was curious about this. She had no idea about his strength, she only knew that he had fire-related abilities, but she was very clear that the person who could become the person in charge of the base must have more than just fire-related abilities.
There seems to be no mention of "Xue Yu" in the original text. I don't know whether she has no impression of him or he really did not appear in the original text.
"The number of zombies has dropped dramatically recently, so I don't need to take any action."
Qiao Yanrou nodded hesitantly. She didn't know what happened to Ji Yuanchen, Bai Xiaoyan and the others. The last zombie wave should not pose a threat to them.
So much time has passed, it's impossible for Ji Yuanchen to still be looking for her.
Xue Yu saw that she was distracted and thought she was thinking about Fu Chuqing. He interrupted her with some displeasure: "Do you have water-type abilities?"
Qiao Yanrou listened to his lazy tone and came back to her senses: "It's just the beginner level."
"Do you want to improve?" He threw out the bait. Who wouldn't want to improve their abilities? Almost no one with abilities would remain unmoved.
Qiao Yanrou shook her head and refused: "I don't want to." In fact, it was not that she didn't want to, but she was too clear about the peak of her strength. Ever since she came here, she had used her supernatural powers in eight hundred different ways, but there was no sign of improvement.
She guessed that this was the peak of her strength and she couldn't go any higher.
Xue Yu was often surprised by her reactions, and this time was no exception. She was so weak yet still unwilling to improve her abilities?
"Don't you have confidence in yourself?"
Qiao Yanrou originally wanted to shake her head to deny it, but then she thought that what he asked was correct.
She thought for a few seconds: "I can feel that the peak of superpowers can only reach this level."
Her words aroused Xue Yu's curiosity. Naturally, he didn't believe it. How could someone be so weak and stable?
"I'll help you improve."
Qiao Yanrou thought that maybe the way she improved her strength was wrong.
"Okay, let's give it a try." This matter will only benefit her and not harm her, so there is no need for her to refuse.
The day passed quickly under Xue Yu's guidance. Until late at night, her strength remained stable and even thunder could not shake it.
Even Xue Yu was silent. He had never seen a psychic as weak as her. Logically speaking, any psychic who used the method he taught would more or less improve their strength, but she remained unchanged.
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