Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 224

After returning to the Ji family residence, Sheng Nuan went straight upstairs to her room, took a bath, and changed clothes. By the time she came out from soaking in the large bathtub, the servants had already brought in a fruit platter.

She sat on the lounge chair on the balcony, sipping juice and enjoying the distant scenery as the breeze blew softly. She felt utterly comfortable.

Today’s scene should be said to be a warm-up for severing ties with the Sheng family. Next up was dealing with that little sickly second young master of the Ji family.

Preventing him from being overtaken by the evil spirit likely meant she would have to face it head-on… She wasn’t sure if she could handle it.

Whether she could or not, she’d still have to try. After all, it was her mission. Besides, as long as she prevented Ji Rong from being possessed by the evil spirit, even if the little sickly one didn’t last much longer, she could continue living this easy, carefree life without worrying about money.

And it would be the kind of salted fish days that Ji Chengzhou and Sheng Yue would have no choice but to support… Just thinking about it was amusing!

Not long after, another car pulled up downstairs. From her balcony, Sheng Nuan saw it was the little sickly Ji Rong.

The wound on his head had already been treated and was bandaged with gauze, making him look pitiful.

Ji Rong entered the house and immediately ran into Uncle Zhong, the Ji family’s steward. Uncle Zhong paused when he saw the wound on Ji Rong’s forehead, instinctively wanting to say something, but, faced with Ji Rong’s soft and obedient demeanor, he swallowed his words and let out an imperceptible sigh.

Ji Rong offered a small smile to Uncle Zhong and made his way upstairs on his own.

Sheng Nuan, still in her bathrobe, moved back inside from the balcony and saw Ji Rong as he reached the upper floor. She walked over, “Does it still hurt?”

This was also the result of her discussion with customer service: in case she couldn’t defeat the evil spirit, she needed to find a way to repair and maintain a good relationship with Ji Rong. That way, even if she couldn’t complete the task here, she’d at least have a safe way to escape.

It was a good idea to have precautions, just in case…

Ji Rong seemed surprised by Sheng Nuan’s active concern. He paused, then pressed his lips together, shook his head, and softly said, “It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

Then, as if recalling something, he quickly added, “At the banquet, I didn’t realize your sister called me over on purpose. I didn’t mean anything by it…”

Now it was Sheng Nuan’s turn to be stunned.

She hadn’t expected Ji Rong to be the first to explain and apologize.

Despite everything, she had been the one to push him. Now he was apologizing, looking pitiful as he explained himself. He really was… soft and easily bullied.

But Sheng Nuan also knew that while he was weak, he wasn’t one to forget a grudge. Otherwise, in the original storyline, he wouldn’t have crippled the original host and thrown her out for revenge after becoming an evil spirit.

After thinking for a moment, she walked over, threw an arm around Ji Rong like they were bros, and led him to the nearby sofa. “Come on, let’s have a chat.”

Only when she put her arm around him did she realize that the little sickly one was actually quite tall, just a bit on the thin side, and he always had his head down, which made him appear so frail…

Ji Rong was pressed down onto the sofa, looking a bit dazed. “Chat about what?”

Sheng Nuan raised an eyebrow, “About us, of course!”

She sighed. “Look, we’ve been married for quite some time now. During this period, I’ve deliberately mocked you, even bullied you, and you’ve never fought back… You can’t keep being like this!”

Ji Rong blinked, looking a bit bewildered, and asked in a low voice, “You… you did it on purpose? But why?”

He was naturally delicate, with pure raven-black hair and eyelashes, and combined with his innocent, fragile expression, Sheng Nuan almost couldn’t resist the urge to reach out and ruffle him.

With a sincere tone, she explained, “I wanted to test your temper. But now I see you’re just too mild… Ji Rong, you’re the legitimate young master of the Ji family. You need to toughen up!”

If Ji Rong could toughen up, she could use him to deal with Ji Chengzhou and Sheng Yue… let’s see how those two could still disgust her then.

The little household-strategy expert within Sheng Nuan was raring to go, but in the next moment, the legitimate heir of the wealthy family blinked his innocent, puppy-dog eyes at her and asked in confusion, “If I toughen up… what am I supposed to do?”

Sheng Nuan clenched her fists, encouraging him, “Take back what’s yours, of course!”

Ji Rong looked even more confused, “Take back… what exactly?”

Sheng Nuan took a deep breath, “The Ji family’s power! The Ji family should be yours by right…”

As soon as she finished speaking, the little sickly one looked at her innocently. “But I already have everything I need and lack nothing. What’s the point of taking anything back?”

Sheng Nuan: ……

She took another deep breath. “How can you be so laid-back? Come on, let’s think about it again. You see, just because you’re so soft-tempered, your illegitimate brother snatched away the gentle and virtuous Sheng Yue, who was supposed to marry you, and left me, this domineering fake daughter, to marry you… Are you really okay with that?”

Ji Rong answered honestly, “I don’t really care, I won’t live many more years anyway…”

Sheng Nuan was completely at her wits’ end, feeling utterly powerless. “So, are you planning to be a salted fish to the very end and just lie flat?”

Ji Rong smiled apologetically, “Well, that’s just how I am… Don’t be angry.”

Sheng Nuan slumped back on the sofa and waved her hand, “You go. I want to be alone.”

Ji Rong stood up obediently and returned to his room.

Yes, because Ji Rong was not in good health and couldn’t share a room, they were still sleeping in separate rooms even after a few months of marriage.

Sheng Nuan sat on the sofa in the upstairs lounge, feeling helpless about Ji Rong’s salted-fish attitude. Meanwhile, in a nearby room, the same Ji Rong who had looked so innocent and fragile in front of her was now curling his lips into a half-smile.

He glanced disdainfully at the shoulder where Sheng Nuan had placed her hand, then shrugged off his jacket and tossed it directly into the trash bin beside him…

That night, Sheng Nuan slept in her spacious, luxurious bedroom and had a strange dream.

It seemed like a dream, yet felt somewhere between dreaming and waking.

She was fully aware that she was lying on the large bed in the Ji family’s bedroom, yet at the same time, she saw herself suspended above a massive pit.

The pit spanned several kilometers in width and was almost a hundred meters deep. At the bottom coiled a colossal black dragon.

The black dragon was larger than a train, coiled there as if it could shatter mountains and fill seas… Even in her dream, Sheng Nuan was frightened by the sight, her skin crawling with fear.

It was a deep, bone-chilling fear toward an unknown, mysterious, and immensely powerful creature…

At that moment, the black dragon moved.

It moved very slowly, appearing weak, as it gradually lifted its head, its tendrils swaying in the air like a breeze… Then, Sheng Nuan found herself staring into a pair of open eyes.

Golden vertical pupils looked straight at her, and Sheng Nuan felt as if she’d been struck by lightning, plummeting down… then she jolted awake on the huge, soft bed.

Daylight was breaking outside the curtains. Her breathing was rapid, and she was still somewhat dazed.

She asked customer service: “Was I just… dreaming?”

Customer service responded with a hum: “No abnormalities detected. Did something happen, Host?”

Sheng Nuan was silent for a moment. “It’s nothing, probably just a dream.”

But why would she dream of such a massive black dragon…