Chu Liuyue smiled.
Yet, her eyes harbored a hint of mockery and coldness.
Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed Yan Qingdu by the jaw.
With a slight pull, she brought his flawlessly handsome face close to hers.
This was the unattainable flower of the university, the student council president, Yan Qingdu.
Once, she had gathered the courage to hand him a love letter, full of expectations for even the slightest response.
But he had merely turned and walked away in cold indifference, his eyes full of disdain and contempt.
As if she were nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust.
Completely unworthy of a second glance.
Chu Liuyue tilted her head back slightly, her red lips parting.
Just as she was about to touch his jaw, she stopped abruptly at the last second.
Her gaze instantly turned freezing cold.
She coldly spat out a few words.
"Don't act like you're in heat!"
With that, she pushed Yan Qingdu away with a sudden burst of force.
Caught off guard, Yan Qingdu was sent flying by the impact.
His back slammed heavily against the wall, the pain making him grimace.
Blood began to seep through the bandages of his simply dressed gunshot wound.
It bloomed across the pristine white gauze, looking exceptionally striking.
He gave a bitter smile, tugging at the corners of his lips.
His tone carried a hint of resentment and grievance.
"What is so good about Zhou Yu'an anyway?"
Chu Liuyue got out of bed and slowly walked over to him, step by step.
She looked down at him from a condescending height.
Her eyes were full of scrutiny.
"Are you jealous?"
"Why."
"Don't tell me you like me. That would be too fake."
Chu Liuyue didn't believe for a second that a man as proud as Yan Qingdu would suddenly fall in love with her.
They hadn't interacted much to begin with. Just because she had grabbed his chin and made him call her Master a few times, he had fallen for her that easily?
She wasn't that naive.
Yan Qingdu cleared his throat.
Pointing at his bleeding wound, he put on a pitiful expression and said,
"Yueyue, it hurts so much."
Chu Liuyue's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her cold demeanor.
A faint smirk curled the corners of her lips,
She said in a frosty tone,
"You deserve it."
"Who told you to shoot yourself."
Yan Qingdu looked completely innocent, staring at her pathetically.
"I thought it would make you a little happier."
Chu Liuyue looked down at him disdainfully, her lips curling up slightly as she leaned closer.
Lowering her voice, she said,
"Do you know what would make me happy?"
"If you just died right in front of me."
Her tone was ice-cold.
Not sounding like a joke at all.
The casual expression on Yan Qingdu's face froze slightly.
He was stunned for a moment.
"Why do you hate me so much?"
Chu Liuyue suddenly smiled.
Her smile carried a hint of realization and mockery.
She lowered her head, staring at him.
"My name is Chu Liuyue. Don't you think this name sounds familiar?"
"Yan Qingdu, we actually met a few times at the research institute."
"At that time, you were a staff member, and I..."
"...was your guinea pig."
Yan Qingdu's expression became somewhat complicated.
He reined in his emotions and stopped pretending.
His sharp gaze swept around.
"You guessed it?"
"Chu Yue."
Chu Liuyue bent down, smiling even more sweetly.
"Yes, the data of all the experimental subjects who entered the research institute would be in your hands."
"So you recognized me from that moment on."
"You also knew that I had plastic surgery, became another person, and even participated in this secret experiment."
"In the past, I was nothing but a tiny speck of dust in your eyes, not even worth a spare glance."
"But now... what is the purpose of you pretending to like me?"
"Senior Yan."
She raised her voice slightly for the last two words.
There was no longer a trace of a smile in her eyes.
Her gaze was icy cold.
"Tsk..." Yan Qingdu smacked his lips.
He spread his hands.
Pulling a seemingly relaxed smile.
"Yueyue is really sensitive."
His gaze became subtle; the way he looked at her was not like looking at someone he liked, but rather like looking at a perfect masterpiece.
He said slowly,
"Why do I like you."
"Because you are my most satisfying piece of work."
The next moment.
The spiritual power in the void formed a large, transparent hand that suddenly grabbed Yan Qingdu by the neck and lifted him slightly.
He instantly felt the air in his chest becoming thinner and thinner.
The force of the hand around his neck grew heavier.
As if with just a slight twist.
His head would snap off.
So fierce.
Yet he felt inexplicably excited, and a strange sense of affection even surged in his heart.
A reckless smile spread across Yan Qingdu's lips, showing no sign of fear whatsoever.
Right before he was about to suffocate.
Chu Liuyue raised her hand and waved it.
The invisible hand vanished instantly.
Suspended in mid-air, Yan Qingdu suddenly fell, crashing heavily onto the floor with a loud thud.
At the same time, the white bandages on his chest were dyed an even brighter red with blood, a shocking sight.
"Cough, cough, cough..." After Yan Qingdu resumed normal breathing, he didn't hold back at all, even curling his lips in amusement. "Yueyue, I knew you couldn't bear to kill me."
Chu Liuyue shot him a sidelong glance.
Her eyes were full of disgust.
She cursed,
"Lunatic!"
She took a few steps forward and arrived at Yan Qingdu's side.
She raised her foot.
Her small black leather boot stepped ruthlessly onto his chest, watching the blood soak through and turn redder and redder.
Her expression was as cold and stern as frost.
"Now, you can speak."
"What were you going to tell me just now."
Yan Qingdu coughed twice and looked up at her, his gaze complex and hard to read.
"Aren't you going to ask me why I didn't accept your love letter?"
"Why I let Gu Man and those people bully you?"
Chu Liuyue chuckled softly.
The pressure of her foot on his chest increased a bit. Seeing his pained expression, she revealed a pleased smile.
She lowered her head and leaned in close to him.
Said,
"It doesn't matter!"
"Those things are in the past and cannot be changed. What matters is now."
"Whether it's Gu Man or you, I will crush you all one by one."
But Yan Qingdu stubbornly circled back to the topic.
He lowered his eyes.
"I know."
"You approached Zhou Yu'an to take revenge on Gu Man."
"Because he is Gu Man's fiancé by arranged marriage."
"But why didn't you approach me? I'm also the unattainable white moonlight in Gu Man's heart." His smile carried a hint of bewitchment.
Slap—
A heavy slap landed on Yan Qingdu's cheek.
The sound was crisp and loud.
Chu Liuyue stared at him with an impatient expression.
"An'an is cleaner than you."
With one sentence, she ended the battle.
Yan Qingdu froze slightly, saying in disbelief:
"Cleaner?"
"How am I not clean?"
Chu Liuyue slowly opened her mouth and said:
"Your heart is not clean."
"You see, you clearly knew that Gu Man liked you."
"And you knew how many girls Gu Man bullied in school just to monopolize you. I was merely one of them."
"I dropped out of school, but what about the others?"
"Your idle standing by makes you an accomplice."
