Hot Search Incoming: The Yandere Heiress’s Wife-Chasing Livestream - Chapter 23

Gu Zhichou didn’t know why.

Even though she couldn’t hear a single sound from Shi Mi, only her own voice filled the air, she never found it boring.

Shi Mi’s gestures and expressions were enough to stir the strings of her heart.

Gu Zhichou was a rather noisy, talkative person.

Yet, when she was with Shi Mi, she didn’t mind the silence.

Gu Zhichou’s mind raced for a moment before she realized what she had just done.

She felt like the sky was about to fall.

Shi Mi’s clothes were mostly undisturbed, except for her lips, which were now flushed crimson from Gu Zhichou’s kiss.

Lying beneath her, Shi Mi raised one eyebrow, as if demanding an explanation.

Gu Zhichou pouted, stammering, “If I said I didn’t mean to, would you believe me?”

Shi Mi gazed into her eyes and shook her head.

Gu Zhichou lowered her gaze, her eyes brimming with tears.

Finally, she helped Shi Mi sit up, averted her eyes, and reached for the cake on the table.

“Fine, I did mean to. And this too—I did it all to get you to come see me.”

Shi Mi turned to look at her, disbelief in her eyes.

She actually admitted it?

Gu Zhichou narrowed her eyes dangerously. “Why aren’t you even a little surprised?”

Shi Mi blinked, then slapped her thigh as if suddenly realizing something.

She took Gu Zhichou’s hand and wrote in her palm:

I’m too surprised.

Gu Zhichou: ……

Why did she feel like this person was just playing along with her act?

She was furious, but she had no grounds to argue.

In the end, she could only huff and drop the matter.

She tore open the bag and pulled out several slices of cake.

“The cake I promised you last time isn’t ready yet, so have this one for now.”

“Speaking of which, have you even tried it yourself?”

Shi Mi shook her head. Hearing her mention last time, she recalled everything she had seen earlier.

Her heart clenched sharply.

She suddenly grabbed Gu Zhichou’s hand, her eyes filled with worry.

Gu Zhichou didn’t notice her expression. She intertwined their fingers and reached for a slice of cake with her free hand.

“Good thing you haven’t tried it. If you haven’t, then…”

Shi Mi thought she was going to be fed, but Gu Zhichou smirked slyly.

“…then you can just watch me eat it.”

Of course she’d say something like that. She’s still holding a grudge from earlier.

Gu Zhichou was about to take a bite when she glanced up and noticed the bullet comments had disappeared.

Strange, when did that happen…?

Lost in thought, she didn’t notice Shi Mi leaning in and taking a bite.

Shi Mi savored the flavor intently.

Suddenly, she understood why Gu Zhichou loved this cake so much.

“You ambushed me.”

Shi Mi met her reproachful gaze and shrugged.

She cupped Gu Zhichou’s face and pressed a kiss to her cheek, her eyes shimmering with tenderness.

Gu Zhichou was stunned by the kiss. She touched her cheek, her ears burning hot enough to boil an egg.

“Kissing me won’t work,” she muttered, still glaring at Shi Mi. “Sneak attacks are against the rules.”

“Do you sweet-talk others like this too?”

Shi Mi smiled helplessly and signed: I only know you.

Gu Zhichou stroked her chin thoughtfully before declaring, “So, you’re saying you only sweet-talk me like this?”

Shi Mi nodded with a smile, the meaning was close enough.

She reached out to take Gu Zhichou’s hand, thinking to herself: I’ve always only had you. And I’ve only recently had the chance to get close to you.

Gu Zhichou, still basking in her cleverness for deciphering Shi Mi’s meaning so easily, suddenly felt a soft warmth press against her lips.

Shi Mi’s face loomed closer, the kiss fleeting but leaving behind the sweet scent of cake.

Gu Zhichou’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she wrapped her arms around Shi Mi’s waist, deepening the kiss.

“Little Mute,” she murmured, “I actually don’t like sweets.”

Shi Mi gently stroked Gu Zhichou’s back, as if in response.

I know you want to see me.

But I don’t understand why you want to see me.

Do I mean anything to you?

Gu Zhichou remained unaware that Shi Mi knew about the world’s anomalies.

So, naturally, she wouldn’t reveal it.

Shi Mi could help her change her fate.

Gu Zhichou smiled, deliberately teasing.

“Of course, if you like eating it, then I’ll like eating it too.”

She changed her original words, transforming them into a classic case of “love me, love my dog.”

After all, Gu Zhichou didn’t know how to express herself directly.

Nor did she want to reveal everything.

Shi Mi had never said she liked eating, but she understood Gu Zhichou’s meaning perfectly.

Pride. Stubbornness.

She refused to admit she liked cake because of Shi Mi.

Instead, she phrased it as if she were indulging Shi Mi.

Still, Shi Mi lowered her head, a faint smile curving her lips.

Fine.

This is Gu Zhichou, after all.

My sickly beauty.

Shi Mi was surprised because Gu Zhichou hadn’t appeared at the hospital this time.

The beauty looked healthier and more vibrant than before.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have pinned Shi Mi against the door and kissed her forcefully.

Though it couldn’t be considered forced, since Shi Mi had orchestrated the seduction.

Every move had been calculated perfectly.

Shi Mi hadn’t realized before how much she enjoyed Gu Zhichou’s forceful restraint.

But she loved the interrogation that followed even more.

Watching Gu Zhichou’s flustered and helpless demeanor, with nowhere to explain herself, Shi Mi could only pity her as she finally admitted the truth.

Gu Zhichou’s appearance and personality were utterly mismatched.

Her chestnut-brown curls and alluring phoenix eyes constantly drew Shi Mi’s gaze.

Sometimes she would recline languidly, her half-open collar hinting at an irresistible charm.

Yet this same Gu Zhichou would occasionally stutter when speaking to Shi Mi.

Though she appeared more mature, she loved to bury her face in Shi Mi’s lap like a puppy.

This trait reminded Shi Mi of herself—an outward appearance that belied her true nature.

Shi Mi was more like the rook in chess, symbolizing absolute power.

The strongest piece after the queen.

Yet most of the time, she remained hidden behind the pawns. Unless one dug deep enough, it was impossible to break through the castling defense and capture her king—the true core of Shi Mi’s being.

Shi Mi thrived on subtle manipulation, exploiting others’ imaginations to achieve her goals.

She was cunning and ruthless, especially when toying with Gu Zhichou’s fragile self-esteem.

She desperately wanted Gu Zhichou to revert to her former vulnerability, so that Shi Mi alone would be her sole source of support.

Shi Mi once thought she was afflicted by some strange malady, but she couldn’t suppress these thoughts.

Especially after witnessing Gu Zhichou’s heart-wrenching devastation and physical wounds at the hands of another.

Shi Mi burned with jealous fury.

Little did she know that the Gu Zhichou of the past had lacked true self-awareness.

So when she heard that person mention their “first time,”

Shi Mi’s heart felt like it was being wrung dry by bare hands, a sensation both agonizing and strangely pleasurable.

It left her gasping for breath.

Countless times, she had longed to return to that rainy night, wishing that Gu Zhichou had noticed her then, that his eyes would forever be fixed solely on her.

Shi Mi had nothing.

Thus, her desire for Gu Zhichou was pathologically intense, bordering on the monstrous.

Yet she understood perfectly that someone like her could only ever lurk in the shadows.

Only when the enemy had been lured deep into her trap could she devour all the pieces in one fell swoop.

“Little Mute, you’re ignoring me again.”

Shi Mi kept her head bowed, but at these words, a peculiar smile twisted her lips.

See? It’s so simple.

Gu Zhichou truly harbored not a shred of suspicion toward her.