But before the system could finish speaking, the situation took a sudden turn. Jiang Chengli suddenly turned around, grabbed Xing Xiaoya by the neck, and squeezed hard.
With a soft "crack," Xing Xiaoya's slender neck snapped, like a broken tree branch.
Everyone present was stunned by what they saw. No one expected that just a second ago they were discussing their relationship, and the next second the man turned around and snapped Xing Xiaoya's neck.
However, before these ladies could even scream, everything around them froze.
Jiang Chengli only had time to withdraw his hand before his vision was plunged into darkness. At the last moment, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and he was in a very pleasant mood.
In reality, he knew that killing Xing Xiaoya would be pointless; only he would remember, and everything would return to normal afterward. It was all for nothing.
But after hearing the so-called system say those words, a strong sense of dissatisfaction welled up in his heart.
Even if breaking his neck was a waste of time, he still wanted to do it, just to at least vent his anger.
Xu Wanying's eyes widened. This time she could see clearly, and from a very close distance, she didn't even miss the expression on Jiang Chengli's face.
That was definitely not love, but a twisted hatred, so intense that he wanted to kill Xing Xiaoya to vent his anger.
A moment later, everything returned to normal. Xing Xiaoya was still standing there unharmed, looking at Jiang Chengli with lingering affection, and the man hadn't broken her neck.
The surrounding ladies were once again engrossed in their discussion, still speculating about the nature of their relationship and how far it had progressed.
It was as if the murder just now was just an illusion.
Xu Wanying kept a close eye on them. Xing Xiaoya seemed perfectly normal and obviously didn't remember what had just happened, but Jiang Chengli was completely different.
He actually pulled out a handkerchief and carefully wiped his fingers, completely ignoring the ladies' scrutinizing gazes and heated discussions.
He wiped very meticulously, cleaning every nook and cranny of his fingers and fingertips. He even rubbed so hard that red marks appeared on the back of his hands because his skin was too pale, which clearly showed his disgust.
Most people didn't understand his sudden action. After all, after entering the hall, he only clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, and then did nothing else. He didn't even drink a sip of tea. What did he mean by wiping his hands here?
The system, now back online, started asking: "What's wrong with Jiang Laosan? He's allergic to air pollution; he keeps wiping it, it looks so disgusting. Does he think that bowing to the ladies has dirtied his hands?"
Xu Wanying blinked; that couldn't be the reason.
He wiped his hands like that probably because he had just choked Xing Xiaoya and felt his hands were dirty.
Therefore, regarding the incident of her neck being snapped, everyone present, except for herself, including Jiang Chengli, remembered it.
After she transmigrated into this body, she only met Jiang Chengli three times in total.
Aside from the first misunderstanding, on the two other occasions when I saw him, he was killing Xing Xiaoya, and his behavior last time also indicated that he remembered the murder.
Clearly, he desperately wanted to kill Xing Xiaoya. When Xu Wanying wasn't watching, he must have tried countless times, but each time he failed.
"No, System, he doesn't love Xing Xiaoya; on the contrary, he hates her very much." Xu Wanying couldn't help but voice her innermost thoughts.
[Huh? Host, what nonsense are you spouting? How could he not love her? Jiang Laosan is head over heels in love with Xing Xiaoya, even willing to sacrifice his life for her. Are you just comforting yourself? Are you feeling resentful because you think your husband loves other women more, and then you're hypnotizing yourself?]
The system simply didn't believe it; it didn't even know why Xu Wanying could say such a thing.
It had clearly told her many times that Jiang Chengli was a devoted second male lead whose mission was to protect Xing Xiaoya and to give up everything for her.
Jiang Chengli, however, suddenly looked up.
He couldn't help but narrow his eyes, his mind filled with doubts. What had Xu Wanying discovered? Why did she speak with such certainty, and why did she directly deny the artifact's words, guessing his true thoughts?
Something must have happened in between.
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