Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 384

In the lounge, after delivering burn ointment, Xu Yunqian tried to comfort Sheng Nuan, “I told you not to sit near my brother, you wouldn’t listen. Let me tell you, I suspect my elder brother hates women.”

As he spoke, Xu Yunqian sounded quite serious, “Really, I’ve heard that some men who stay in the army for too long end up liking men. My brother has never spared any woman a proper glance… I suspect he might fancy a bunny boy¹.”

“But then again, that’s not right either. Someone once tried using a bunny boy to seduce him, and ended up with his leg broken… Ah, I’m rambling, I’m rambling. Alright, get some rest, don’t worry, everything’s fine.”

After Xu Yunqian finished his rambling, he got up and left. Sheng Nuan eyed the burn ointment on the table and clicked her tongue.

Like men?

So was that why he reacted so strongly just from her touching the back of his hand?

That reaction didn’t seem like something a man who likes men would have… After all, she hadn’t seen disgust in his eyes, only shock and anger.

Just then, customer service reminded: “Host, Xu Zhengqing is here.”

Sheng Nuan’s lips curved upward. Immediately after, there was a knock on the lounge door.

“Come in.”

The next moment, Xu Zhengqing pushed the door open.

Originally, he didn’t plan to close the door behind him, since he wasn’t sure what shocking move this woman might try next… But as soon as the door opened, he saw her sitting sideways, her legs under the qipao a dazzling white.

Other women wore qipaos too, but on her, the garment inexplicably carried a hint of sensual allure.

Xu Zhengqing frowned slightly and, reversing his hand, shut the door.

Considering that she had ultimately been injured by his mistake, Xu Zhengqing asked in a cool voice, “Are you alright?”

He stood a few steps away, his tone distant and cold. Clearly, his asking was out of courtesy, not genuine concern.

Sheng Nuan lowered her gaze and spoke softly, “So what if something’s wrong? I’m just an orphan girl taking shelter in the Xu household. The Marshal can bully me however he wants.”

Xu Zhengqing’s brows knitted tighter… He didn’t want to argue with this woman who twisted things around. He merely said coldly, “You’d better know your limits, especially on occasions like today. Don’t let this happen again, or don’t blame me for showing no mercy.”

Xu Zhengqing had always been stern and imposing. He could hardly believe that this woman would dare pull such tricks on such an occasion.

For this reason, his words were especially harsh.

After he finished speaking, he saw the woman look up with reddened eyes, “If I did something wrong, I can change. Then what about you, Eldest Cousin? After all, you scalded me, so what now?”

She pursed her lips, “Or is Eldest Cousin’s dignity and propriety only meant for others, while you can hurt people at will?”

Change? Would she really change?

Xu Zhengqing remained skeptical… But in that moment, seeing the woman across from him with reddened eyes, stubbornly holding back her grievances, and recalling the patch of red on her fair arm, he decided to give her another chance.

He decided, for now, to trust that she knew her boundaries.

“I didn’t mean to hurt you just now. I apologize,” said Xu Zhengqing, voice flat.

But the other party clearly wasn’t buying it. She averted her gaze and said softly, “If Eldest Cousin truly feels sorry, then don’t do it with such little sincerity.”

Xu Zhengqing frowned, “What do you want?”

Then he saw Sheng Nuan gesture at the ointment on the table, “If Eldest Cousin helps me apply the medicine, I will let bygones be bygones for the bullying today.”

Again?

Xu Zhengqing looked at her, expressionless, with no intention of making a move.

Sheng Nuan sniffled and got up, taking a seat at the small dining table in the lounge, “If Eldest Cousin is afraid of me, then just sit across the table… or is your apology nothing but words, and you feel no guilt at all for injuring me?”

The dining table wasn’t big, but it could serve as a barrier.

Not wanting to get entangled in this issue any further, Xu Zhengqing walked over without expression, took the ointment, and sat down across from Sheng Nuan.

When Sheng Nuan extended her arm onto the table, he paused, then opened the bottle, dipped his hand in the ointment, and applied it to the reddened area on her arm.

Her arm was slender, and her skin smooth like the finest silk…

As his finger passed over the wound, he heard the woman hiss. She complained unhappily, “Eldest Cousin, are you taking this chance to vent your anger?”

This hurt already? How squemish.

Xu Zhengqing lifted his eyelids to glance at her, “If you’re afraid of pain, then remember this lesson.”

While he spoke, his hand involuntarily pressed harder. The next instant, the woman cried out in pain. Hidden under the table, her foot suddenly kicked him, “Be gentler!”

Xu Zhengqing’s movements halted. He slapped down the ointment and reached out to grab the offending foot, his face turning livid.

This woman truly had guts, daring to kick him?

Sheng Nuan’s foot hurt from his grip. Seeing that he was really enraged, she immediately apologized, “I was wrong, Eldest Cousin, I won’t dare do it again.”

After that, she weakly added, “Who told you to press so hard…”

Xu Zhengqing’s lips pressed into a tight line, his eyes cold.

She apologized as casually as drinking water, without the slightest sincerity… This woman was simply infuriating.

Xu Zhengqing flung Sheng Nuan’s foot away, stood up, gave her a cold glance, and strode out.

Sheng Nuan clicked her tongue and withdrew her foot, spotting several finger marks on her ankle. She pouted.

What strength… so rough.

Xu Zhengqing had already prepared that if Sheng Nuan dared to continue behaving recklessly, he would make her leave the Xu family home… Even if he had to arrange another place for her to stay, he would not allow her to remain in the Xu residence.

But it seemed as if was really scared by him. All of a sudden, Sheng Nuan became well-behaved.

She no longer looked at him with those blatant, suggestive eyes every time. She even spent less time at home.

Aunt Liu reported with delight, “Young Master, these past few days, the Second Young Master and Miss Sheng have been going out as a pair, and they seem much closer.”

Xu Zhengqing responded with a faint “Mm.”

So she still had some sense…

He didn’t know that Sheng Nuan was busy with business.

A string can’t remain taut forever. She also feared truly provoking that rigid man to the point of no return… Conveniently, some business dealings arranged through Xu Yunqian had shown promise. Sheng Nuan took him along to visit a future major client.

Smith Lawn of D Country.

During the conversation, when Xu Yunqian saw Sheng Nuan speaking fluent foreign language with that bearded foreigner, he looked on in astonishment, utterly dumbfounded.

After leaving, he couldn’t help asking, “Didn’t you attend a traditional girls’ school?”

The kind that teaches the Three Obediences and Four Virtues², and the Four Books and Five Classics³ for women… The thought of it still scared him.

Sheng Nuan gave him a sidelong glance, “Can’t I study outside of school?”

Xu Yunqian: ……

He found it both puzzling and impressive.

Smith was staying in a temple outside Yunzhou. After leaving the temple, Xu Yunqian drove Sheng Nuan back to the city.

But midway along the road, suddenly, someone darted out from the side and threw himself in front of the car… Xu Yunqian slammed on the brakes, and saw the person, covered in bl00d, pounding on the car window.

“Save me, I’m…”

Xu Yunqian cursed under his breath, jerked the wheel, and stepped on the gas to drive away.

Yunzhou might look prosperous on the surface, but he knew these were not peaceful times. With just the two of them, it was best not to meddle in other people’s business.

Sheng Nuan also didn’t bother, the two showing great tacit understanding.

But just as the car turned a corner and was about to go on, a group of people appeared ahead… They wore black short jackets, faces masked in black cloth, holding guns, with murderous intent in their eyes.

“Brother Hu, there’s someone there, what now?” one asked.

The bald man holding a gun in the lead looked at the two people inside the car, a vicious glint in his eyes, and gritted his teeth, “Kill them all!”