The Spoiled Little Beauty is Always Abusing the Protagonist [Quick Transmigration] 18

Chapter 18: The Spoiled Villain in a Period Novel 18

At some point, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

The wind grew stronger, so cold it was bone-chilling, but it couldn’t extinguish the raging fire that had suddenly erupted in Xu Nongqing’s heart.

He looked at Shu He, his dark eyes deep and distant. He suppressed the bobbing of his Adam’s apple, his entire body as if frozen in place.

So much so that he couldn’t utter a single word.

The fingers Shu He had placed on Xu Nongqing’s face couldn’t help but move.

He was a little cold.

He should have said it inside.

Thinking of this, Shu He lowered his hands and turned to leave. From behind, Xu Nongqing suddenly grabbed his hand, pulled him inside, and closed the door.

The wind was blocked, but his hand was still not released.

One cold, one hot, stuck together, held tightly.

Shu He turned around, his beautiful almond eyes reflecting Xu Nongqing’s slightly tense expression. The other person held his hand, his low voice emerging from his scorching throat, word by word:

“Why do you ask?”

“Wang Zhi said it.”

Shu He said slowly, “Wang Zhi said you want to make me your wife. Is that true?”

Xu Nongqing stared at him, his breathing seeming to grow a little heavier.

In the past, he had never been able to understand what Xu Nongqing was thinking.

But now, Shu He could feel Xu Nongqing’s turbulent emotions. Even the hand holding his had tightened considerably, so much that it hurt a little.

Shu He pressed his soft lips together, the small dimples on his cheeks faintly visible.

He looked at the person in front of him, his pale brow furrowed slightly, his voice a little weak as he said, “It hurts.”

Only then did Xu Nongqing seem to snap back to his senses and suddenly release his hand.

He took half a step back, looking at Shu He with an unreadable expression, his voice a little hoarse. “Then, what do you think?”

So cunning!

He threw the question back to the villain.

Shu He fiddled with the corner of his clothes. In those few seconds of pause, his clever brain had already prepared all his lines.

He was so pleased with his own cleverness that his cheeks turned a little red. He blinked a couple of times and looked at Xu Nongqing, belittling him, “Who knows about you? Although you hate me, maybe it’s because you see that I’m not to be trifled with. You’re usually nice to me, and I appreciate that about you.”

“But maybe Wang Zhi was wrong.”

“After all, you’re so poor, how could you have the ability to talk to me? You definitely wouldn’t dare to have such thoughts, right? Besides, I don’t want to live a hard life. Even if you’re not bad-looking…”

Shu He mumbled, but his words were inexplicably ambiguous, even making it hard to discern his specific intentions.

At least, the system didn’t understand.

At a time like this, he should be doing his best to belittle the protagonist and laugh at his wishful thinking.

Praise was praise, and belittling was belittling. Mixing the two together greatly diminished the effect.

The system observed, took two pictures of Shu He, and prepared to teach him what to do in such a situation when it had time.

After these words fell, Xu Nongqing stared at Shu He for a long time.

A subtle change appeared on his handsome face, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he stopped, only saying, “You’re right.”

Shu He changed the subject. “Wang Wanwan’s aunt’s family has a dog that gave birth to six puppies. Can you go buy one for me?”

Xu Nongqing was already standing by the door.

Hearing this, he opened the door, carefully blocking the gap with his body so that Shu He wouldn’t be hit by the cold wind.

He grunted in acknowledgment and turned his back, so Shu He could no longer see his expression.

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Shu He hummed a little song and sat down by the charcoal fire.

He leaned over and took The Complete Guide to Villainy from the table, carefully wrapped his scarf around his neck for warmth, and then lowered his head, his pale cheek rubbing against the fluffy scarf as he read by the fire.

The system habitually took a picture.

Taking advantage of the free time, its cold, electronic voice sounded: 【Why didn’t you just laugh at the protagonist’s wishful thinking just now?】

Shu He flipped the book to a certain page and stopped.

He said proudly, “The Complete Guide to Villainy says…”

The system instantly understood Shu He’s meaning: 【…】

But it wasn’t necessary to be so…

Practical.

“The Complete Guide to Villainy says that being a villain can be done not only by belittling and mocking the protagonist, but also by taking a different approach.”

Shu He was so pleased with his own cleverness that he couldn’t help but want to wag his parents’ tails. His eyes were sparkling. “You can also toy with the protagonist’s emotions!”

“Brother 1, do you know what toying with emotions means? It means I pretend to be with the protagonist, and then break up with him after he’s deeply in love with me.”

Shu He said, “Xu Nongqing didn’t admit whether he liked me just now, but I feel like he’s a little interested. Although I don’t know why he would like someone who bullies him… but I think the mission can definitely be completed!”

System: 【…】

Objectively speaking, a genius.

This method was indeed genius.

But for some reason, it didn’t want Shu He to pretend to be in a relationship with Xu Nongqing.

The system’s cold, electronic voice deepened slightly. 【You have a lot of time.】

【There’s no need to rush.】

【And there’s no need to wrong yourself.】

Hearing this, Shu He’s sparkling eyes widened in surprise. The system thought he was going to say he wasn’t wronged, but the next second, this little villain, who looked like a wronged bun, said in a small voice, “But I’m already very wronged living here.”

“I’ve never lived in such a small house in my life.”

“If I hadn’t come here, I would have never even seen a cockroach.”

“When the mission is complete, I’m going to live in a big house. I’ll only be wronged for at most…” Shu He propped the book on his lap and counted on his fingers. “At most a few more months.”

A few months. Could he win Xu Nongqing’s affection in that time?

He was a little hesitant.

“Yip, yip…”

The sound of a puppy came from the door.

Shu He’s thoughts paused. He quickly turned around and was pleasantly surprised to see Xu Nongqing walking in with a small mutt.

“So cute!”

Shu He went over and took the puppy from Xu Nongqing’s hands. The puppy had just been born and was very small. The moment it smelled Shu He, it started whining and licking his face.

It seemed to like him very much.

Xu Nongqing looked coldly at the mutt, which had been silent in his hands just now, and said, “It’s too small. You can’t raise it.”

“Then can I send it back to eat every day?” Shu He thought for a moment. “I’ll give the big dog’s owner money.”

Xu Nongqing: “Mm.”

Shu He’s attention was completely on the dog. The puppy was very lively, yelping with its weak puppy voice.

After playing with it until evening and finishing dinner, Shu He remembered that he still had to build a snowman.

He leaned against the window and looked out. “Xu Nongqing, you said you would build a snowman for me. You weren’t lying, were you?”

Xu Nongqing cleared the bowls from the table. “Now?”

“Yes.”

After a pause, Xu Nongqing stacked the bowls, then opened the door and walked out.

He looked decisive, even asking Shu He how big he wanted the snowman to be. Shu He, wrapped in his scarf, followed him, clutching his clothes to block the wind, his soft voice tinged with a nasal tone. “I want it to be as tall as me.”

Hearing this, Xu Nongqing turned his head to measure Shu He’s height.

The light from the house and the moonlight shone on the yard. The light was not very bright, only enough for Xu Nongqing to see the part of Shu He’s face that was exposed.

The pale face was a little flushed from the wind, and those eyes, illuminated by the thin moonlight, met his.

It inexplicably reminded Xu Nongqing of their conversation during the day.

His voice lowered a little. “There’s probably not enough snow.”

Shu He let out a disappointed “Ah.” “Then just use what you have.”

Xu Nongqing lowered his eyes and silently went to gather snow. Before long, he had made two snowballs, one large and one small. Shu He really wanted to participate, so he secretly reached out, wanting to place the small snowball on top of the large one.

But his movement was in sync with Xu Nongqing’s.

Xu Nongqing’s cold hand pressed on the back of Shu He’s hand. He was afraid of making Shu He cold and instantly pulled his hand away, also quickly pulling Shu He’s hand away from the snow.

Shu He was stunned for a moment.

He looked at him obediently, his eyes filled with a bit of confusion. The tip of his nose was a little red from the cold, and his lips were pursed and also red.

Very obedient.

So obedient that it reminded Xu Nongqing of their conversation during the day again.

He couldn’t be sure what Shu He meant by those words.

After a long moment, Xu Nongqing’s dark eyes fixed on Shu He. He reached out and grabbed Shu He’s sleeve, pulling him towards him.

In the cool air, their breaths intertwined for a moment as they drew closer.