“You! You deserve to die! I’ll kill you a thousand times! Even a thousand times won’t be enou—”

The girl raised her arm. Driven by rage, she tried to slap Chen Yaoyi across the face. But her lifted hand just wouldn’t come down.

It was the first time she’d ever felt the urge to kill someone. It was all this guy’s fault. All his fault. It was because of this butler that she’d ended up this miserable.

If he hadn’t threatened her last night, she might’ve already slept with Xia Tianle. If he hadn’t threatened her again today, things wouldn’t have turned into this... this mess.

Anger and unwillingness mixed on Lu Zixuan’s pretty face. In the end, though, it all sank into sorrow.

And in the end, the person by her side was actually the main culprit who had set her up.

Could it be that everyone around her was this kind of person? Was dying really the bet—

“Because you’re a puppet, you don’t deserve to be treated like a person.”

It was as if Chen Yaoyi had seen right through Lu Zixuan’s self-destructive thoughts. He looked straight into her eyes.

“Hm?”

Her murky, hollow eyes lifted and met Chen Yaoyi’s burning gaze.

“Ever since our first real conversation last night, you’ve given off this feeling that nothing matters. That anyone is fine.”

“Me?”

“That’s right. You’re used to being ordered around. So even if I order you around, it doesn’t matter to you, right?”

“What gives you the right to make me listen to someone like—”

The moment those words left her mouth, even Lu Zixuan was startled. She was actually angry.

Thinking about it carefully, every time she faced this man, some instinct inside her seemed to get driven out into the open. She could actually show herself.

“Why not? Even Xia Tianle can order you around however he wants. And those other two, that Lu-something and that Zhiyin-ge. Didn’t you listen just because they said a few words?”

He was talking about the past. Chen Yaoyi had read the files. Lu Zixuan had once been fooled by those two. They asked to borrow money, and she lent it. Even now, they still hadn’t paid back the twenty thousand, and because of that, Lu Zixuan had been scolded and beaten by her parents.

“Y-you, how do you—”

“Don’t ask. I just know everything.”

Chen Yaoyi looked at her trembling body and continued with his plan.

“Not only that, I also know which hand you use when you fantasize about Xia Tianle. I know what kind of scenes you like to imagine most. I also know—”

“Shut up! Don’t! Don’t say it!”

The girl’s cheeks flushed bright red in an instant. To stop Chen Yaoyi from exposing everything, she used the last of her strength to lunge forward and reached out with both hands, trying to cover his mouth.

But her center of gravity was unstable, and her body was too weak. Instead, she fell straight onto him.

Their faces closed in at once. Lu Zixuan’s nose was already brushing against Chen Yaoyi’s.

The smell of alcohol. The scent of perfume from both of them. Her silver hair spilled across Chen Yaoyi’s body. The soft fullness of her chest pressed tightly against his firm pecs.

Curled up in Chen Yaoyi’s arms, the girl’s alluring body looked even smaller and more fragile. The corner of Chen Yaoyi’s lips lifted slightly. He reached out and wrapped his arm around the girl, who was just about to get up and flee, locking her hard in his embrace.

“No! You! What are you trying to do?! In broad dayli—”

“You’re actually excited, aren’t you? Right here, at the cafeteria entrance. Someone could come by at any moment. What if we get seen? That’d make you even more excited, wouldn’t it?”

Chen Yaoyi leaned close to the girl’s ear. First, he blew a warm breath against it. Then he whispered softly.

One hand circled her slim waist. The other grabbed the back of her head and forcibly pulled her face closer.

“Y-you-you! What kind of nonsense are you—”

“Your face is really hot. Your body too, isn’t it? Say, why don’t you just become my woman? I won’t order you around. You can act spoiled with me. I’ll treat you well. Better than anyone—”

Chen Yaoyi pulled out one of his usual tricks and hugged the girl tightly.

“No! Do you even know what you’re saying?! I’m Tianle’s fiancée! I can’t—”

She braced both hands against Chen Yaoyi’s chest and tried to break free from his embrace like that. But she realized she didn’t have enough strength. A sharp pain also shot through her right hand, so she had no choice but to give up.

At the same time, she noticed something strange about her own body.

She was craving Chen Yaoyi.

Whether it was the memory of last night messing with her, or today’s events shaking her up, Lu Zixuan’s body was yearning intensely for Chen Yaoyi as a man.

His embrace felt strangely like it could awaken some instinct inside her. And Lu Zixuan actually couldn’t resist the way that instinct rippled and overflowed—

“Come to the Xia house again tonight, okay? Xia Tianle’s going out again tonight with Liu Yiyi. That’s the plan for today. After eight, no one will be home.”

His voice was light, but in the girl’s mind, it rang out like a heavy bell.

Chen Yaoyi was the butler, so of course he knew the situation at the house. Tonight really was a pretty good chance.

“Y-you-you-you! Why are you suddenly saying this?! You have to understand—”

“It’s fine. There’s no class tomorrow. He won’t be coming home. I’ll properly show you what a man is. And while I’m at it, I’ll let you see something good.”

“Hm?”

“You’re a masochist, so I won’t go easy on you tonight. But other times, I’ll respect what you want... You won’t be a puppet anymore. You’ll become a complete Lu Zixuan...”

After saying that, Chen Yaoyi blew against the girl’s ear again, making her body go weak. For a moment, she had no idea how to respond.

The blond used “Hypnotic Charm.” The effect was outstanding!

“I... I can’t... I won’t fall for it...”

“If you don’t agree, you know what’ll happen, right...”

Chen Yaoyi continued stroking her hair, from top to bottom, careful and gentle.

No one had ever treated Lu Zixuan this gently before. Her family had always been unhappy that they only had one daughter. Naturally, they had only ever raised her as a tool. They had never praised Lu Zixuan, so—

“I won’t... You’re a li—”

“You’ve already worked very hard. Come to me tonight and relax for a while. It’ll be quick...”

Chen Yaoyi showed the results of having read her file eighty times over. As if unwilling to let go, he held her tightly, pressed close to her cheek, and told her he was right here by her side—

“Come on. Eight tonight. Go to the Xia house. Use your usual excuse, then go to the room from last night...”

He hadn’t even touched anywhere inappropriate, so why was her body so hot? Why did Chen Yaoyi’s words sound so right to her? Why did she want to agree!?

No. No. I’m Xia Tianle’s fiancée! I’m his woman. I’m going to marry him! I can’t be fooled by trash like this! Absolutely not!

I’m Lu Zixuan, the eldest miss of the Lu family. Lu Zixuan, the future lady of the Xia family. Lu Zixuan, ranked first in the grade at this school! I’m Lu Zixuan! I can’t do this! I can’t be tricked!

“O-okay... I’ll definitely go...”

XxxxX