Chapter 561: Chapter 561: You Just Want to Have Me

Taking advantage of someone when they can’t think clearly, coaxing them to spill their hearts out, is incredibly addictive.

Xie Qingci loves to hear her speak of love without hesitation, asking repeatedly, unable to stop.

"Did you ever think I would come find you?"

"Huh? I did hope for it."

"What were you thinking when you saw me during the audition?"

She swayed her head for a moment, reciting like a chant, "What must come will come, debts of sin must be paid, when will the cycle of karma ever end."

"...Alright, don’t turn your head, you’ll get dizzy later."

Yu Xia then leaned on his arm and stood up, pulling away to stare at him, her expression suddenly becoming very serious.

Xie Qingci raised an eyebrow, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have words written on my face?"

She didn’t speak immediately, cupping his face with both hands, looking him over from left to right, and even gave it a gentle pat.

Luckily, she didn’t hit hard, or else he would have gotten slapped.

After examining enough, she frowned and said, "Tell me the truth, did you get plastic surgery?"

"...What do you mean?"

"You must have seen my poster on the street, took a liking to me, then found out my preferences and had surgery to look like this, right? Standing across the street for half an hour was on purpose, wasn’t it? You just want to seduce me and get me."

She said it with such seriousness, as if it were perfectly normal for some man to go to lengths, even getting plastic surgery, just to seduce her.

Xie Qingci’s eyelid twitched.

"How come I never noticed you’re so narcissistic?"

Yu Xia patted his face like a rascal, "Shut up, stop being hypocritical, face your own heart."

Xie Qingci: "..."

Amused and exasperated, he pulled her into his arms and, imitating her, gave her face a playful pat.

"I should be telling you that."

If it were possible, he’d open his heart for her to see, it’s she who is being hypocritical.

Yu Xia frowned, pushing his hand away.

"Why are you touching my face? These little tricks won’t win me over."

"...Then may I ask what tricks would work?" He mimicked the earlier move, glancing down at himself suggestively, "Chest muscles?"

Bringing this up was okay until mentioned, but then Yu Xia couldn’t help but glance over and honestly swallowed a bit.

Though her brain wasn’t exactly running away with logic, the function controlling her mouth was indeed numbed a bit, making her voice thoughts she usually buried deeply.

"Is it, like mine?"

Xie Qingci was a bit behind her pace, "What’s like yours?"

"Will it—like women who’ve had kids, have—um?"

Her mouth was suddenly covered by a large hand, staring at him blankly with blinking eyes.

Xie Qingci’s face was already covered in black lines, closing his eyes, taking deep breaths to suppress the burning embarrassment.

Such an absurd idea is something no sane person would voice; she must truly be drunk.

Yu Xia kept blinking, her long eyelashes fluttering, grabbing his hand and giving it a bite.

"Why are you covering my mouth? I just wanted to ask."

Being bitten again, Xie Qingci didn’t care about the pain, pinching her cheeks shut so she couldn’t speak, gritting out, "No!"

Talking to a drunkard about this was foolish; taking action was best.

He grabbed her waist, picking her up to carry her to the bedroom.

"Remember what you promised me? Better to settle debts early and be free sooner."

Yu Xia leaned on his shoulder, her hands not idle, pinching his earlobe, then slipping down the back of his collar, tracing along his spine groove.

That hand digging across the trench stopped Xie Qingci at the bedroom entrance, breathing heavily, he darkly said, "Do you want to die in this room?"

Yu Xia felt no fear; she held infinite curiosity for things without truthful answers.

Touching his ear, pinching his neck, then cupping his face, she rubbed, nose to nose, her bright eyes reflecting his face.

As if whispering a secret, she lowered her voice, her lips nearly brushing his.

"Will you show me quietly, please?"

"...No." Even the veins on his forehead twitched.

"Why not?" Yu Xia straightened abruptly, her brow furrowed seriously, almost causing Xie Qingci to lose hold, "Who are you going to show if not me? You seduced me first, now playing coy, what’s the deal?"

Having faced her antics too many times, Xie Qingci saw it as role-playing, continuing to carry her inside.

"Because you lost, you have to listen to me."

Yu Xia stared blankly, thinking a moment, then was seated at the bedside.

Xie Qingci turned to the wardrobe to fetch something, as soon as he tugged a robe out, his clothes were pulled at.

He looked back at Yu Xia sitting behind him, pulling at his clothes incessantly.

"Is it really not okay? But I really want to see."

She even made a sulking sound after saying it.

Still with her makeup and hair in place, she looked perfect and pretty, squatting behind him like a clueless kitten, her coquettish act truly irresistible.

Xie Qingci closed his eyes with a heavy sigh, troubled by his wavering resolve.

Seeing no response, goal-driven Yu Xia shook his clothes again.

Finding he remained silent, just watching her with no words.

Convinced "DIY for a better life," she fiercely stood, directly reaching over.

"Not showing, huh? I’ll look for myself. Leading on but rejecting too much isn’t good, I advise moderation."

A ruthless look of bullying a good family man.

Pushed back into the wardrobe he opened, Xie Qingci grabbed her along too.

They tumbled into Xie Qingci’s clothing area, only some loungewear hung above, leaving plenty of space, falling in, displaced clothes returned, hiding them in the narrow space.

This time, Yu Xia succeeded.

Forcing a look at what she wanted, holding Xie Qingci’s neck to keep him from rising. Not only did she stare closely, she gave an evaluation.

"It’s indeed a bit different. Can I touch it?"

"...You said you’d only look." His voice now muffled, like a secluded maiden unnoticed by the world.

Yu Xia didn’t think her advancing behavior was wrong, righteously saying, "A man’s words aren’t true, nor are a woman’s. And if I’ve looked, what’s a touch? I’m not going in."

Xie Qingci: ...Where the hell did she learn such nonsense.

In this cramped, dim space, he couldn’t see her expression, intending to grab her hand, caught off guard by a sneak attack.

Seconds later, his mind was blank, resting in the wardrobe corner, his whole body slightly trembling as if electrified.

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ps:

Yu Yue: Aunt, turns out we’re really similar