Wu Ma couldn't refuse Mingyao, and coupled with a sudden stomach ache, she reluctantly agreed.
Mingyao took a breath while holding the milk, then strode towards the study. Standing in front of the heavy study door, her heart tightened slightly.
Immediately afterwards, she cleared her throat, composed herself, and gently knocked on the door twice, saying in a high-pitched voice, "Master Pei, I've come to deliver the milk."
She stood at the door for a while, and when there was no response, she knocked twice more, but still there was no sound.
"Then I'll open the door first."
Mingyao greeted Pei Siyu inside, then, with a heavy heart and holding her breath, carefully turned the doorknob.
Opening a crack, a cold wind carrying the scent of sandalwood rushed in, bringing a tremendous sense of oppression.
The temperature is a bit low at night, but Pei Siyu's study shouldn't be this cold.
Mingyao mustered her courage and stepped into the icy study.
The study is decorated in an antique style, with tables, chairs and bookshelves made of sandalwood, so much so that the room is filled with a strong sandalwood fragrance.
She had been here once in her past life, but the shock she felt upon entering again was just as profound.
The walls are filled with books arranged neatly according to color, thickness and size on sandalwood bookshelves carved with birds and beasts, and next to the bookshelves hangs a master's ink painting of a Siberian tiger.
Mingyao carefully placed the milk on the carved desk and looked around.
Pei Siyu was nowhere to be seen in the large study, no wonder no one responded.
I had originally planned to use the milk delivery as an opportunity to talk to him and explain things, but he wasn't there.
Just as she reached the door, the doorknob suddenly started turning.
The moment Mingyao's fingertips touched the doorknob, she recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.
She gasped and took two steps back, looking nervous.
The door opened before Mingyao's flustered gaze, and Pei Siyu's cold face came into view.
Pei Siyu was about to come in when he noticed Ming Yao standing at the door and frowned.
His usually stern face darkened visibly when he met Mingyao's panicked gaze.
Their eyes met, and the surrounding temperature plummeted to below zero.
In particular, the cold light shooting from Pei Siyu's eyes was like a bone-chilling cold water being poured over Mingyao's head, chilling her to the bone.
"Master Pei."
Mingyao suppressed her unease and panic, forcing a smile.
She winked at Pei Siyu, wringing her hands, "I came to deliver milk, but you weren't here, so..."
Before she could finish speaking, Pei Siyu's cold, emotionless voice exploded in her ear, "Aunt Wu."
Aunt Wu rushed over in a panic, and when she caught sight of Mingyao with her head down in the study, her tense face immediately turned ashen.
She crouched low, head bowed, and said tremblingly, "I'm here."
Pei Siyu looked at Wu Ma expressionlessly, his obsidian-like eyes, set in their sockets, swirling with anger and flashing with a sharp, piercing cold light.
"Is Aunt Wu getting too old and forgetting all my rules?"
His voice was calm, yet chillingly cold.
Aunt Wu shivered and quickly said, "No, I... I had my stomach upset, that's why I asked Miss Su to bring it."
"It won't happen again."
Pei Siyu warned coldly, "There must be no second time!"
"yes."
Aunt Wu hurried into the study and took out the cooled milk. "I'll go change it right away."
Mingyao stood stiffly in place, her face pale and her body ice-cold.
Why did it change?
In her past life, the only time she entered the study was to deliver coffee to Pei Siyu, which is no different from the current situation.
That time, Pei Siyu only warned her a few times and didn't get so angry, nor did he involve Wu Ma.
Could it be that her second life changed the established reality, triggering a butterfly effect?
Having lived this long, she has never made a mistake in front of Pei Siyu. Coupled with her experience from her previous life, she should be able to win him over even more easily. So why is it that...?
Just as Mingyao was in a state of confusion, a cold, sharp light approached.
Mingyao couldn't help but shiver, a strong sense of unease welling up from the bottom of her heart.
"Su Xueya, do you really enjoy seducing me with such despicable means?"
Pei Siyu's magnetic voice was like a sharp thorn, piercing through Tong Biyao's ears.
Her heart leaped into her throat, and her doe-like eyes, inexplicably bright and lively, stared intently at the man who had suddenly appeared several times larger in front of her.
Pei Siyu's dark, inky eyes reflected Mingyao's frightened expression.
"Master Pei, that's not how it is."
Mingyao's voice trembled; she was truly frightened by Pei Siyu this time.
His anger came suddenly, leaving her completely bewildered.
She disappeared into Pei Siyu's unfathomable black eyes, and her already cold body was covered with an even thicker layer of frost.
Mingyao took a few steps back to distance herself from Pei Siyu, who was standing close by, her eyes flushed crimson. "I never intended to seduce you."
Once Mingyao regained a sliver of clarity, she truly couldn't understand what had seduced Pei Siyu.
"Fine, I'll grant your wish."
A few cold, eerie words floated in the air, making Mingyao hear them somewhat unreal. "What?"
What... granting a wish?
Seeing Mingyao's bewildered and confused expression, Pei Siyu's lips curled into a mocking smile.
The next second, a burning palm covered Mingyao's lower back, and then her body was uncontrollably slammed into Pei Siyu's broad chest under the powerful force.
Mingyao's mind was in complete chaos, and she had completely lost the ability to think.
She was like a puppet being manipulated, at the mercy of others.
Pei Siyu increased the pressure on his hands, and Mingyao's upper body pressed tightly against Pei Siyu's body.
Unlike the icy aura he exuded, Pei Siyu's body was burning hot, like a furnace.
Just getting close was enough to melt Mingyao's heart.
"Master Pei, what are you doing?"
Mingyao stared blankly at Pei Siyu, only to see a hint of amusement on his usually cold face.
The man stared intently at Mingyao, whose face was wrinkled and brimming with tears, and his most primal desires were aroused.
His bony hands climbed up Mingyao's neck.
Her neck was very thin; one hand could just barely encircle it.
The soft touch gave Pei Siyu a momentary illusion, making him feel as if he were holding a ball of cotton instead of a neck.
Mingyao was scalded by the intense heat emanating from Pei Siyu.
Pei Siyu did not answer Mingyao, but lowered his head, his slightly cool nose brushing against Mingyao's cheek and neck.
The scorching breath, like a heat wave, swept over, leaving a tingling, slightly electric shock-like sensation wherever it passed.
Mingyao's face turned bright red under the heat, and her body became increasingly hot, just like a boiled shrimp.
The man's sudden agitation frightened Mingyao.
She pressed against Pei Siyu's chest, soft and weak, with a hint of feigned resistance.
At this moment, Pei Siyu was like a ravenous beast, ready to tear Mingyao apart and devour her.
"Master Pei, no."
Mingyao was pinned to the desk by Pei Siyu, and when she met Pei Siyu's eyes burning with lust, her heart skipped a beat.
She didn't want to be in this place at this time!
Mingyao suppressed the panic in her heart, her lips twitching slightly, "Does Master Pei have an interest in me?"
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