Reborn to Redeem: Their Abusive Love-Chapter 83: Possess you

Xu Si froze.

Pei Zhen leaned back on the spacious sofa, looking up at her, and downed the glass of wine again.

He knew—

Xu Si pursed her lips but didn’t relax in the slightest due to his indifference or his continuing to drink.

On the contrary, this made her realize more clearly that he hadn’t found out after tasting it; he had known from the start, yet he still drank it.

What kind of emotion was this? The man even seemed surprised that it wasn’t poison.

How crazy.

It was as if he would have swallowed it without any change in expression even if it were poison.

Xu Si felt her body stiffen. She walked to the edge of the sofa, her voice tinged with a hint of confusion.

"If you knew, why did you still drink it?"

"Didn’t you say it was specially prepared for me?" he said nonchalantly, his rebellious nature evident.

Xu Si stopped in her tracks because of his words. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

A sour feeling began to well up in her heart.

At this point, there was no turning back. Her mind raced, trying to think of other solutions.

Suddenly, she felt her palms growing sweaty and a wave of heat wash over her. She wasn’t sure if it was his bewitching eyes or the subtle effects of the drug forcing her body and mind into disarray. She slumped unsteadily onto the sofa. Despite the cold weather, she started to blush, her heart raced, and her breathing grew labored and heavy as she tilted her slender neck back, gasping for air.

The wind stopped, the halo around the moon mocking.

Looking at Pei Zhen again, Xu Si discovered he seemed to feel the same.

But his self-control was strong. Aside from a slight redness at the tips of his ears and his breathing slowing a little, there was nothing unusual about him.

She knew she might have taken the wrong medicine. It was a mistake that shouldn’t have happened under normal circumstances, but she hadn’t had the spare time or opportunity to identify it carefully, resulting in the current situation.

She wanted to go out and find a doctor.

But her gaze fell on the man’s delicate collarbone and couldn’t move away.

"Pei Zhen..." She opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.

Her voice actually trembled, with an indescribable, almost coquettish quality.

And she was a bit thirsty.

She licked her lips and moved a little closer.

"Hmm." The man’s voice was more seductive than usual. Fighting the building heat and a cold sweat, he looked down as if nothing was amiss. "What exactly is this drug you gave me?"

Xu Si felt like crying but had no tears, her voice dry. "I don’t know. I thought it was the fever medicine from the other day."

Now it seemed it really wasn’t that simple.

"Since you’re the one who administered the drug, then you can endure its effects too."

Pei Zhen seemed to smile. After a moment’s consideration, perhaps unable to bear seeing her like this, he stood up. Even he staggered a few steps, his bare feet moving slowly, step by step, exuding an air of nobility tinged with a hint of depravity. His pale hand landed on the metal faucet, and the sound of trickling water brought a cool sensation.

Xu Si seemed unable to bear it.

Actually, the drug’s effects weren’t overwhelmingly strong; one could endure it with enough willpower.

But that was only if the man in front of her wasn’t so incredibly tempting.

The desire lurking deep inside, once unleashed, could no longer be contained.

She had been drawn to Pei Zhen’s physique and looks from the very beginning. His was the kind of beauty that hit all her aesthetic preferences perfectly, so stunning it took her breath away with a single glance.

It was only her sense of morality that had suppressed these feelings, causing her to deceive her own heart.

Now, with the stimulant, the seed of desire began to take root and sprout, climbing from her heart along her blood vessels to her mind, hijacking Xu Si’s sober reasoning.

With this thought, Xu Si felt even thirstier.

She picked up the mineral water that Pei Zhen had just been drinking, finished it, and her mouth also began to burn.

Every breath she exhaled was warm.

"Xu Si, come here."

Pei Zhen stood in the bathroom, beckoning to her.

The usually aloof and composed Xu Si actually stood up and walked towards him.

Seeing those serene eyes, she resisted.

The man leaned against the doorframe, his voice gentle. "Go in. Soak in the water, just as you are, clothes and all."

Her gaze, burning hot, watched the man’s pale fingertips.

Xu Si bit her lip. Enduring again.

She constantly reminded herself: This is her great-nephew.

Stay calm.

Don’t be like a mindless beast driven by lust.

Slipping off her coat, still in her black dress, she submerged her feet into the water. The cool sensation, however, could not quell her desire.

She looked at the man again.

Her gaze was like that of a wild wolf eyeing a long-coveted, delectable treat.

In this situation, Pei Zhen didn’t force anything; coercion held no interest for him. After doing all this for Xu Si, seeing her face flushed as red as if it were about to bleed, he bit the inside of his cheek and prepared to leave to call a doctor.

The next second, a loud SPLASH shattered the silence.

A pair of soft, damp hands grabbed him.

Grabbing his collar, she took advantage of his weakest moment and, with heavy steps, dragged him onto the enormous bed, her tender fingertips tearing at his clothes.

Pei Zhen’s eyes grew hazy, losing focus for a moment. He caught her restless hands, his voice extremely hoarse,

"Xu Si, you..."

They locked eyes.

At some point, her gaze had learned to bewitch. Her red lips and bright eyes were glistening with allure, her voice as soft as flowing water as she whispered,

"I can actually endure it. I see very clearly who you are, and I don’t want to be this beast. Don’t move. Turn your face away."

But even as she said this, her fingers continued to tug at the perfectly textured white fabric of his clothes.

Pei Zhen took a deep breath and turned his face away. His pale, slender fingers clutched his own clothes, holding on tightly. The corners of his eyes were red from the effort of resisting the drug’s effects and Xu Si’s seduction.

Xu Si paused, then chuckled softly. "What am I going to do? Seeing you like this makes me feel like I’m taking terrible advantage of you, like I’m bullying you."

His voice, ethereal and desolate, reached her, "Xu Si, get off me."

Denied what she craved, her body felt as though it were being slowly tortured.

Xu Si’s voice, normally crisp, was now a low murmur. "Damn it. The way you look right now, with that face... you’re clearly seducing me. I have to go."

She pressed against the man’s firm muscles, planning to get up, but her head spun and she started to fall back.

The next second, a pair of strong yet gentle hands supported her head.

"Be careful."

In the darkness, she opened her eyes and saw a face that was utterly raw and pure.

Only then did she realize her hands had already climbed onto the man’s narrow waist and taut abdomen. Her grip tightened, yet the sensation paradoxically grew softer, as if she were embracing nothing but air.

She wanted to kiss him.

The moment Xu Si had this thought, a sensation as if her skin were being flayed inch by inch compelled her to act. Her eyes, simultaneously clear yet drowning in emotion, shimmered with a liquid light. Gazing at him hazily, she spontaneously kissed his delicate lips, her cool, alluring self pressing against him as she said,

"If I must be a beast, then so be it."

"Azhen, just consider this me bullying you. I’ll make it up to you later."

In the silence, it was unclear who was laid down, or who was pushed over.

The night severed the flow of time.

Laying bare the human form.

In the bathroom, the sound of running water, which seemed to toy with one’s heart, began to speed up and slow down erratically.

The bright, amber lamp in the lounge area flickered a few times, its light wavering between dim and bright.

...

During a lull, Xu Si, drenched in sweat, lowered her gaze. The man’s most intimate whispers reached her ears. Her eyes cleared for an instant, only to immediately cloud over with surrender again.

Afterward, with her mind emptied, her soul and body felt utterly wrung out.

No one would regret this moment.

She only remembered witnessing the most perfect sight in the world.