Chapter Sixty-Six: Reunion

Jiang Hu???

Mo Nian Nian shuddered all over. Hadn’t he just finished a battle? How could he have returned so quickly?

“My master knows everything now, but I still prefer the name Mo Hu,” he said.

Jiang Hu drew close to her, his breath barely perceptible as it enveloped Mo Nian Nian.

She felt panic rise within her, unprepared for how to face Jiang Hu.

She barked sharply, “Let go of me! I made myself clear three years ago. There’s nothing between us. I don’t ever want to see you again.”

“My master is truly heartless. Yet I think of you day and night.”

He held her captive, deeply inhaling the scent lingering on her.

Obsession flickered in his eyes.

He thought of her ceaselessly, to the point of madness.

“Let go, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

“Strike, master. To die by your hand would be my honor.”

He stood defenseless, a look of satisfaction glowing in his gaze.

Mo Nian Nian: ???

Is Jiang Hu insane?

She tried to pry herself free, but Jiang Hu tightened his arms around her waist with all his strength.

No matter what, he refused to let go, and Mo Nian Nian began to worry that if she hit him any harder, he might truly die at her hands.

That would mean the mission’s failure, once and for all.

She was exasperated. “Jiang Hu, don’t push me into a confrontation.”

“Tear it apart, master. Tear whatever you wish.”

Strangely, Mo Nian Nian saw anticipation in Jiang Hu's eyes.

This leading man was clearly deranged.

“Jiang Hu, you've become a prominent figure now. Surely you don’t want the whole world to witness this scene?”

Jiang Hu pondered for a moment, the anticipation in his eyes deepening. “That way, everyone will know I belong to my master.”

He even seemed intent on making a scene.

Mo Nian Nian’s face flushed with fury. She really wanted to kill him and be done with it.

He knocked over the teacup on the table, eager for others to witness the spectacle.

If anyone happened upon them together, their names would be spoken side by side.

The mere thought made Jiang Hu’s heart race with longing.

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“Miss?” Bai Shao heard the commotion and knocked on Mo Nian Nian’s door.

Mo Nian Nian, feeling stifled, replied, “It’s nothing, I just broke a cup. Go rest for now.”

She sent Bai Shao away, then glared at Jiang Hu, growing more furious. “What on earth do you want?”

“I only wish to stay by your side,” Jiang Hu looked at her with deep affection and obsession, gently breathing in the fragrance of her hair.

Goosebumps crawled across Mo Nian Nian’s skin; her gaze grew colder. “Jiang Hu, let go!”

He sensed her genuine anger and, reluctantly, released her.

Mo Nian Nian struck back with her elbow.

Jiang Hu did not dodge. He took the blow head-on.

He furrowed his brow, discomfort apparent, yet his gaze remained fixated on her with unwavering devotion.

“Why are you here? We severed ties long ago.”

Her face was icy, her words merciless.

Jiang Hu’s eyes darkened, pausing for several seconds before forcing a smile. “It doesn’t matter. Even if you don’t want me, I am yours. I will always follow you.”

“I don’t need you,” Mo Nian Nian replied, her voice even colder, staring straight at him. “Jiang Hu, your behavior is distressing.”

She never liked him. From beginning to end, her only goal was the mission, and perhaps she had treated him better for various reasons along the way.

But she knew clearly, it wasn’t love.

Better to make that clear now.

Better to sever ties cleanly, lest the future be plagued with endless entanglement.

Every word she spoke was like a dagger thrust into Jiang Hu’s already battered heart. He had waited so long, dreamed of this reunion, only for it to turn out like this.

Was it because he was a slave that she didn’t like him? Did she see his love as filthy?

But he had given everything to her.

He lowered his eyes, concealing all his thoughts.

“It doesn’t matter. If you don’t like me, it doesn’t matter.”

He had a lifetime to win her heart.

His gaze grew feverish, tinged with sickness. She would not escape him.

Mo Nian Nian felt her skin crawl beneath his stare. “Leave. I’ll pretend tonight never happened.”

This wretched leading man—she couldn’t beat him, and scolding him had no effect. He might even secretly delight in it, increasing his malice. For now, she truly had no way to deal with him.

“You truly don’t want to see me?” Jiang Hu’s voice dropped, his expression unreadable.

“Of course. I hope you disappear as far as possible.”

Jiang Hu smiled. “I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.”

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Soon, he would possess her entirely.

He eagerly awaited that day.

Jiang Hu held in his hand the half-eaten peach Mo Nian Nian had left behind. He raised it to his lips and bit down where her teeth marks remained.

He stared at Mo Nian Nian as though he were devouring not the peach, but her herself.

Before her eyes, he finished the peach, gnawing it clean.

He set the pit on the table, his gaze half-lidded, filled with longing and satisfaction. “So sweet. Wait for me, master. I’ll return soon.”

He left before Mo Nian Nian could explode.

He came and went like a shadow, his strength several times greater than three years ago.

Mo Nian Nian was on the verge of bursting with rage!

What kind of wretched leading man was this?

She remembered Jiang Hu in her previous world, when he acted so forward with her, he had said the same kind of things.

The memory made her want to kill him instantly.

Especially when she saw the peach pit he left on the table, she nearly lost all reason.

[Doesn’t he mind that it’s dirty??]

She had eaten most of it, and he finished it without hesitation?

Mo Nian Nian was furious and indignant.

The system cowered, afraid to speak. Knowing Jiang Hu’s personality, far from being repulsed, he was probably delighted.

Ah, such a fine leading man, and now utterly twisted.

[This is unbearable. You deal with it.] Mo Nian Nian slumped over the table.

Her only thought now was to kill Jiang Hu; she no longer cared about the mission.

The system hurriedly pleaded, [Don’t! Host, the leading man may be a bit much, but he’s never done anything to wrong you. He even saved your life. Besides, if you give up now, the mission will truly fail.]

Thinking of the mission, Mo Nian Nian wilted again. Ah, it was just too hard, really too hard.

Fine, perhaps she could think up another solution.

She refused to believe she couldn’t handle a little darkened leading man.

Since Jiang Hu was obsessed with love, perhaps she could help him find someone. The one she sent before didn’t suit him, but that didn’t mean others wouldn’t.

Mo Nian Nian’s spirits lifted. In the middle of the night, she woke Bai Shao and gathered information on all the eligible noblewomen in the capital, carefully sifting through them.

This time, she couldn’t pick someone like Lin Fu again.

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