Chapter 39 Li Xiao's Independent Side Story - Obsession (Twenty-Four)
Yu Qingzhou watched Li Xiao for a moment—
Seeing that the other person was soundly asleep, he felt relieved and went to the table to open the accounts that had not yet been settled.
He looked at it very carefully, occasionally making a few marks on the paper.
Therefore, they didn't notice at all when the boy woke up.
Until a pair of hands suddenly pressed down on his shoulders from behind, the cool fingertips brushing against his warm neck, stirring up a sudden, subtle shiver.
Yu Qingzhou was startled and was about to turn around when a familiar voice behind her stopped her in her tracks.
"—It's me."
It's Li Xiao.
Yu Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, because as long as the soul contract existed, Li Xiao would not be able to truly harm him.
Even so, what the other party did just now was still somewhat excessive.
Yu Qingzhou dislikes having any form of close contact with other people.
Xun Xun once commented that he was more territorial than some wild beasts.
Upon closer examination, however, Yu Qingzhou did not have any obsessive-compulsive disorder or similar issues.
He dislikes getting close to others, or being approached by others, mostly out of a sense of vigilance—not wanting to unintentionally find himself in a passive position.
—I don't want to be the one being controlled.
For Yu Qingzhou, values, morality, and even her own life are things she can flexibly give up, but this is the one thing she cannot compromise on in the slightest.
Therefore, the boy's sudden approach from behind without warning and his reaching out his hand can be considered as crossing Yu Qingzhou's bottom line.
Not to mention, some time has passed since the boy revealed his identity.
But those hands were still firmly pressed against Yu Qingzhou's neck, binding him along with his spiderweb-like hair to the narrow space behind the table.
A gentle breeze wafted across her face, carrying the sweet scent of pastries that was almost childlike.
At this moment, however, a sense of unspoken oppression was added.
In any case, a harmless joke will only achieve its best effect if it is kept to a minimum.
So it's pointless to keep going like this...
Just as Yu Qingzhou was about to speak to remind Li Xiao, the latter's voice rang out again from behind. It was a slightly hoarse, youthful voice, with a soft nasal tone that indicated he wasn't fully awake yet.
Li Xiao's tone was soft, like a child murmuring in a dream. Yet the words he uttered carried a hint of coldness.
He asked softly, "Will you kill me?"
"..."
Yu Qingzhou was taken aback by the sudden question and didn't reply for a moment.
Li Xiao then repeated it again, tirelessly.
He said, "Will you kill me, Yu Qingzhou?"
As he spoke, Li Xiao moved closer, almost completely encircling Yu Qingzhou in his arms.
Fortunately, Yu Qingzhou was distracted by the question earlier and didn't notice that the two of them were in a rather ambiguous position.
So there was no deliberate attempt to correct anything.
Li Xiao saw it all but said nothing, a faint smile flickering in his dark eyes.
It was just as fleeting as a shooting star.
Why are you suddenly asking this kind of question?
"..."
"Did you have a nightmare just now?"
I was perfectly fine before I went to sleep, but when I woke up, it was like I was possessed.
Yu Qingzhou reasonably deduced that the other party was having a nightmare.
But Li Xiao was adamant and insisted on getting an answer from him.
Yu Qingzhou was getting annoyed by the questions, and with Li Xiao pressing down on her with his upper body weight, she was really finding it hard to take it.
"Won't."
As soon as she finished speaking, the pressure on her shoulder suddenly eased for a moment, but before Yu Qingzhou could even exhale, Li Xiao pressed on relentlessly.
"Really? But how can you prove it?"
"..."
Yu Qingzhou considered herself to have a fairly good temper, but even she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy upon hearing such words.
calm--
Even if it's just because the other party just completed a big deal.
Yu Qingzhou silently asked himself, then took a deep breath and tried to speak in a gentle tone, "Then may I ask, what reason would I have to kill you?"
"reason……"
Li Xiao murmured the word repeatedly, as if he had just realized that there was such a thing, and for a moment he fell into a great confusion.
Yu Qingzhou also took the opportunity to break free from the other party's restraints, turned around and looked directly into the boy's chaotic eyes.
Then, emphasizing each word, he said, "Yes, there should be a reason for doing something as thankless as murder, right?"
Li Xiao stood there, the chaos in his eyes gradually subsiding, and he gradually became clear-headed from that half-dreaming, half-awake state, seemingly having been persuaded.
Finally, the boy's emerald eyes flickered, and he returned to his usual demeanor. Meeting Yu Qingzhou's scrutinizing gaze, his lips moved as if he were about to say something.
Just then, a soft knocking sound came from the door.
Both of their eyes were simultaneously drawn to the commotion at the doorway.
Yu Qingzhou got up and went over first. At this moment, he guessed that the person delivering dinner should have arrived.
Unexpectedly, when the door was opened, it wasn't the old woman who usually brought meals who appeared, but Xun Xun's smiling face.
"Ta-da! Isn't this unexpected and a pleasant surprise?" the woman said, shaking the red lacquered food box she was carrying like a treasure.
Seeing this, Yu Qingzhou's real thought was, "Don't spill the soup."
Moreover, having just experienced Li Xiao's series of unusual actions, Yu Qingzhou is now somewhat allergic to the word "surprise".
"Why are you here? Where are the people who were here before?"
"I wanted to visit Cousin Yu, so I took the day off. You don't mind, do you?" Xun Xun asked softly, blinking her charming eyes.
Yu Qingzhou felt goosebumps all over listening to the other party's affected tone.
This woman is mostly quite normal, but she occasionally acts out like this, catching Yu Qingzhou off guard and giving her a real headache. And lately, it seems to be getting worse…
It's one thing to play along when necessary, but there's no one else around right now.
"There are no outsiders here, you... don't need to do this."
Facing a woman, though not a truly weak woman, Yu Qingzhou ultimately couldn't bring herself to say anything unpleasant.
Hearing Yu Qingzhou's words, Xun Xun stepped forward and leaned against the doorframe. She pulled out a handkerchief from somewhere, lightly covering her lips and feigning shyness, saying, "Cousin Yu, are you already considering me your wife? Although we are indeed a perfect match, we are not yet officially married. Xun'er never expected you to be so impatient—"
Xun Xun was engrossed in her performance when, unexpectedly, Yu Qingzhou slammed the door shut right in front of her.
—What a man who doesn't know how to cherish women.
Looking at his empty hands, Xun Xun scoffed lightly. He made a few pretentious, reluctant shouts towards the door, and when he felt he had the desired effect, he turned and walked away without looking back.
Yu Qingzhou finally managed to send that female bodhisattva away.
Turning back into the house, still holding the food box in her hand, she suddenly met the boy's dark eyes.
That look—
Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd caught someone in the act of adultery.
Just as Yu Qingzhou was about to say something to break the awkward atmosphere, she suddenly heard the boy say, "What if it's for her?"
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