Chapter 32: The Spoiled Villain in a Period Novel 32 p1
Shu He: “!!”
Shu He’s eyes widened in panic. He belatedly realized the absurdity of their current situation. Without thinking, he let go of the tie and forcefully pushed Xu Nongqing back.
Xu Nongqing panted, pushed back two steps. He looked at Shu He, his gaze locked on him with obsession. His dark eyes, which had seemed so dead, were now filled with a deep, crazed desire.
“He He.”
He emphasized his words, his tone even a little suppressed and crazy, as he stubbornly asked again, “Am I worthy of you now? What else do you want me to do?”
Shu He looked at him with watery eyes.
If it weren’t for the lingering feelings in his previous words, just hearing this last sentence would have sounded very much like a taunt.
But Xu Nongqing had laid his heart bare, with no detours, no games. He had directly dug out his bloody heart and placed it in front of Shu He, asking him what else he had to do, what else they had to do to get back together.
It was as if if Shu He asked him to build a rocket or an aircraft carrier, he would do it with the same determination as he had with his business.
Shu He slumped into the chair, his pale cheeks flushed from lack of oxygen. He had been kissed until his mind was blank, and he couldn’t answer, only breathing rapidly with moist eyes.
His small chest, hidden under his loose clothes, rose and fell with the speed of his breathing.
For a moment, the room fell silent.
Little Fu sensitively padded across the floor, its tail lowered as it looked at the two of them.
Shu He lowered his head, wiped his tears with the back of his hand, and after a long time, said, “Xu Nongqing, you’ve changed.”
How could he be so crazy now?
He wasn’t like this back in Wang Family Village.
Shu He had no idea that he had the ability to drive people crazy. He was even a little accusatory, while Xu Nongqing just looked at him, his Adam’s apple bobbing dryly. “I have changed. Have I become someone you hate?”
Shu He didn’t answer, his nose red as he retorted, “So you want to get back together?”
Xu Nongqing: “I never agreed to the breakup, so we never broke up.”
It was pure sophistry.
“What couple doesn’t see each other for four years?”
Xu Nongqing: “It hasn’t been four years.”
His voice grew hoarse. “Before we officially met yesterday, I had been seeing you all along.”
Shu He: “?? ”
“Just like I said back then, you went back to the Capital, and I went to do business. I came to find you.”
“Three times a week.”
When he couldn’t help it, he had to see him every day.
These were all things Shu He didn’t know.
Shu He also didn’t know that Xu Nongqing had been there for the past four years. He thought they hadn’t seen each other in four years, that yesterday was a long-awaited reunion.
Hearing this now, Shu He’s eyes unconsciously widened. He looked at Xu Nongqing. Everything in front of him was different from the little villain’s original script.
There was only the Dragon King’s return, no face-slapping revenge.
No bullying, only a scorching hot heart being forcefully stuffed into his hands, so hot that Shu He was restless, his mind slowing down, sitting there in a daze.
Out of his preset scenario, Shu He didn’t know what to do.
In short, his CPU had burned out.
After a moment of speechlessness, Xu Nongqing seemed to have regained his composure.
He closed his eyes, lowered his head, and smoothed out the wrinkled tie that Shu He had crumpled with his fingers. Then, holding the lingering warmth of Shu He on the fabric, all his irrational emotions were contained in his dark eyes.
Xu Nongqing said in a hoarse voice, talking business, “I’m confident that project proposal will succeed. You get 70%, I get 30%.”
Shu He looked up, stunned.
Xu Nongqing: “I’m sorry about just now. I didn’t control my emotions and bit you.”
If he hadn’t said it, Shu He wouldn’t have realized that his philtrum had been bitten several times.
Now that he mentioned it, a slight stinging pain belatedly came from his lips. Shu He touched his mouth, pursed his philtrum, and said with a puffed-out face, “You seem so majestic.”
Xu Nongqing was silent for a few seconds. “What do you mean?”
“I still like the simple feeling you had back in Wang Family Village,” Shu He said. “You were quiet then, not like now.”
Xu Nongqing was silent again.
He lowered his head, his tall figure standing in front of Shu He, impossible to ignore. “You like me when I’m quiet?”
Shu He said sullenly, “I didn’t say I like you.”
Xu Nongqing’s lips pressed into a straight line, and he gave a noncommittal nod. He lowered his eyes slightly and turned his gaze to Little Fu on the side.
Little Fu was wearing a doggy shirt, dressed up gaudily. It didn’t disturb their conversation, just squatted there, panting with its tongue out.
“After you left, Little Fu wouldn’t eat for three days.”
After a while, Xu Nongqing slowly started to talk about what had happened after he left. “I showed it the picture we took back then, told it that the one on the right was you, and told it that it would be able to see you in the future. Only then would it eat.”
Shu He had a very low tear threshold. Hearing this, his almond eyes immediately filled with moisture, and he said pitifully, “I had someone go back to get Little Fu, but you were gone.”
He said in a muffled voice, swinging his legs, which were dangling in front of the chair. For a rare moment, they could speak peacefully and harmoniously. Xu Nongqing silently lifted his eyes, stared at him without blinking, and said in a low voice, “But now, Little Fu is still yours.”
Shu He gave a soft “Mm.”
Little Fu heard its name and barked. It moved to Shu He’s feet and sat down. Xu Nongqing watched, a lot of words swirling in his heart, words that had accumulated over four years.
But he had already been here for half an hour. If he stayed any longer, Shu He’s parents would come up.
Shu He lowered his head and rubbed his wet lashes. He heard the man’s hoarse voice, the same words as when they had parted yesterday.
“See you tomorrow.”
What do I do…
Shu He was in a daze, not sure if he should still stab the protagonist in the heart.
The protagonist had already risen, and his mission was only one step away from completion. Saying nasty things probably wouldn’t be of much use anymore…
That’s right! I still have The Complete Guide to Villainy to look at!
Thinking of this, Shu He immediately stopped swinging his legs, looked up at Xu Nongqing, his moist almond eyes sparkling. “I won’t see you tomorrow.”
Xu Nongqing said, word by word, “You will.”
Shu He pouted, stood up, and pushed Xu Nongqing out. But he didn’t expect Shu’s mother to be coming up the stairs at this moment. Hearing the noise, her expression changed from natural to confused, and she looked at their actions with suspicion.
Xu Nongqing had come up to persuade Shu He.
She and her husband both thought this project proposal had great potential. In addition, Xu Nongqing had just explained his current business plan to them. His clear and strategic manner was simply amazing. This child was limitless.
If they were profit-oriented businessmen, they would definitely not hesitate to cooperate with Xu Nongqing.
But both of them were loving parents.
So they didn’t want to hide their cooperation with Xu Nongqing from Little He. Xu Nongqing knew their concerns and volunteered to go upstairs to persuade Shu He.
Shu’s mother was naturally hesitant, vaguely worried about the falling out Little He had mentioned. She also couldn’t ask Xu Nongqing directly, so she had to beat around the bush and ask indirectly.
Xu Nongqing probably saw through it and told them in a calm voice that there was no falling out, just a misunderstanding, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding with Little He.
Hearing this, Shu’s mother naturally no longer refused and actively told him where Shu He’s room was.
Now half an hour had passed. Shu’s mother thought it was about time and wanted to come up to see the situation.
But she didn’t expect… to see this scene.
Are they still fighting?
Shu’s mother’s gaze towards Xu Nongqing was filled with inquiry.
On the contrary, Xu Nongqing’s expression had returned to calm and was not flustered by this. He lowered his eyes slightly, his handsome brow showing a humility towards his elders, and nodded politely to Shu’s mother. “It’s getting late. I’ll be going.”
Shu’s mother paused for a few seconds and said, “I’ll see you out.”
“Thank you for your trouble.” Xu Nongqing politely declined. “Little He wants to talk to you.”
Shu He leaned against the door and stared at him.
“Alright then.” Shu’s mother was no longer polite and simply stood to the side.
Before leaving, Xu Nongqing turned back to look at Shu He. His eyes were dark, and his gaze, which was like a physical touch, landed on Shu He’s face, so scorching it was as if he were licking and kissing him. It made Shu He tense up, and at the same time, he couldn’t help but think of the scorching, deep kiss in the room just now.
He had just gone crazy, but now he looked like a normal person, not at all like that obsessive, stubborn person.
Act.
Who can out-act the protagonist?
Shu He pouted and looked away, not meeting Xu Nongqing’s eyes. Only then did Xu Nongqing gently lower his head, walk down the stairs, and leave the Shu family’s house.
His back was tall and slender. He was wearing a suit, and when he deliberately suppressed his emotions, his expression was hard to read, not at all like he had been in the past.
Shu’s mother felt a sense of nostalgia. The traces of time were now tangible. Who would have thought that the young man who only knew how to farm back then could have come this far? And she didn’t know what had motivated him to persevere until now.
Shaking her head, Shu’s mother followed Shu He into the room. She was very curious about what the two of them had talked about for the past half hour. “Little Bao, about the project proposal, do you think we can cooperate?”
System: 【No.】
Just as Shu He was about to answer, he heard the system say this. He asked with confusion, why.
The system’s electronic voice was icy cold: 【What if he’s lying to you? Just like how you toyed with his emotions back then, he’s also putting on a deeply affectionate act to deceive your emotions and get back at you.】
The system proposed a new possibility.
A possibility that Shu He had never thought of, but for some reason, he felt it made a lot of sense.
That’s right… how could someone be deceived like this and still not repent, following him down a dark path?
You have to know that this type of Dragon King comeback protagonist has the strongest desire for revenge.
Shu He remembered that he was very difficult to raise when he was little. He had to be accompanied, otherwise he would cry. His parents had given him a lot of interesting books to distract him, and they were all filled with this kind of story.
Some protagonists were particularly ruthless and even wiped out the villain’s entire family!
In any case, looking through all the books, he had never seen a protagonist like Xu Nongqing.
Shu He was lost in thought for a long time. Shu’s mother waved her hand in front of him. “Little Bao?”
“Mom.” Shu He came back to his senses, his almond eyes filled with a little moisture. “You guys should decide. I don’t understand business.”
“He said the grudge between you and Little Xu was a misunderstanding. Was the misunderstanding cleared up just now?”
Shu He nodded slightly.
“That’s good.” Shu’s mother prepared to look at the project proposal with her husband again. “Then Mom will go downstairs first. Remember to come down for dinner.”
Shu He nodded again.
After she left, the system finally spoke faintly: 【You should have refused. Have less to do with the protagonist.】
Shu He moved to the desk, opened the drawer, lifted the thick stack of newspapers on top, and took out his treasured Complete Guide to Villainy from the bottom.
“I know.”
Shu He nodded seriously.
He opened the book, his delicate cheeks puffing out slightly. “But I also feel that he’s not acting.”