Chapter 127 - 126: Guess Who I Am
Jian Yu heard the laboratory door open.
She suppressed her panic, kept her eyelashes from trembling, and her eyes remained still beneath her closed lids.
The door closed, and the presence of another person filled the lab.
Sensing no danger, Jian Yu squeezed the love letter in her hand and slipped it into her Space Ring.
The air was silent. The person made no move for a long time.
Jian Yu couldn’t help but analyze the visitor’s identity in her mind.
’He didn’t do anything shady the moment he came in, which means he’s not here to harm me. Or is he just hesitating about how to start?’
’Based on the love letter, I can temporarily rule out that Feather Clan Person.’
’Also, he dared to come in through the main door. Does he think he doesn’t need to hide from the people Lin Yu left behind?’
’Or did he knock out the two people at the door before coming in?’
’Could it be Ling Yanzhi again?’
Jian Yu decided not to guess anymore, no matter who it was.
’If I call out the wrong name later, I’ll be the one who’s embarrassed.’
’I need to be on my guard. When facing a powerful enemy, my "golden finger" is a bit useless.’
’If it’s someone who dislikes me and is here to cause trouble, I have to find the right moment for a successful sneak attack. I can’t give them any room to breathe.’
THUMP, THUMP.
The footsteps grew closer.
Unsure if she felt fear or excitement, Jian Yu could only sense a menacing quality in the heavy footsteps approaching her ear.
Someone’s fingers gently touched her cheek.
The fingertips were a little cold, the movement calm.
Her hand was taken and lifted.
The touch against her hand was cool and hard. Jian Yu pressed her lips together.
Her fingers must have brushed against his chest. Where her fingertips grazed, she felt the insignia unique to a Chief’s uniform.
At this, the tension in Jian Yu’s heart gradually eased.
She had confirmed long ago that the plot she’d received was different from reality.
The male lead had a strange personality, but he wasn’t the type to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
So, she wasn’t worried about this person, whom she had already identified as a Chief.
Even if it were the one she knew least, Duan Feiye, she wouldn’t panic.
Jian Yu’s fingers remained on his chest, making no further movements.
Boredom began to outweigh her anxiety and panic.
Her thoughts couldn’t help but drift.
’In the plot I received...’
’The female lead wanted to do what others couldn’t or wouldn’t dare to do, walking a "red carpet" of no return, only to end up covered in wounds.’
’In the process of fighting for rights and rallying supporters, the female lead gradually intensified the conflict between the noble class and commoners, inviting bullying from the academy’s aristocrats.’
’The male lead provided her with protection and resources, giving her a chance to breathe and an opportunity to fight back.’
’Jian Yu could still understand these parts of the plot.’
But the fact that the male lead never gave the female lead her freedom in the finale, causing her to gradually fade from the public eye... the more Jian Yu thought about it, the more contrived it felt.
’A hero saving the damsel, bowing down for love, but also imprisonment and coercion, stripping the female lead of her right to choose???’
’The logic doesn’t hold up, and it’s out of character.’
’After spending so much time with them, Jian Yu was certain that Ling Yanzhi and the others wouldn’t act like they did in the plot.’
’They supported her growth, gave her plenty of confidence, and even worried she’d be possessed by a Soul Ghost Body, placing protective items for her in advance.’
’All their little antics, their bickering and competing, their intelligence and consideration... if Ling Yanzhi were to suddenly imprison the female lead, it would be incredibly stupid.’
’Unless the reason for the imprisonment wasn’t coercion and had nothing to do with love at all.’
’However, two of the male leads hadn’t appeared yet, so it was hard to say how the novel would develop later on.’
’Ling Yanzhi and the others’ character settings were generally consistent, though certain traits were clearly exaggerated. But Jian Yu couldn’t guarantee the remaining two characters would be the same.’
"Hahh..."
A man’s ambiguous gasp pulled Jian Yu back from her chaotic thoughts.
’It’s not Ling Yanzhi.’
’But the voice isn’t unfamiliar.’
’Jian Yu couldn’t figure out Sheng Yue’s train of thought.’
’He gives me the cold shoulder when we meet, so why come knock me out in the middle of the night?’
Hearing the sound of a throat bobbing and someone swallowing, Jian Yu stopped her wild thoughts and continued to play dead.
Her fingers were guided upward.
’Clothes, clothes, and more clothes.’
’So many buttons?’
’Oh, they’re unbuttoned.’
’I’m touching his neck... collarbone... face.’
"Ngh..."
Sheng Yue’s voice was strained, his breathing controlled.
Jian Yu kept her eyes shut tight.
’If I open my eyes now, it’ll be awkward for both of us, right?’
The breathing by her ear, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, was so tantalizing it made her ears tingle.
"Master, Pei Yin is here," reported Yin Jiu, who was keeping watch.
Sheng Yue’s movements froze.
He gently squeezed Jian Yu’s hand before carefully setting it down.
The laboratory returned to a tranquil, deathly silence.
Jian Yu opened her eyes.
A slight curve touched her lips, her expression a little exasperated.
’He ran off.’
"Is she still inside?" Pei Yin’s voice sounded from outside the door. "You’re no longer needed here. Go on back."
His voice was lowered several-fold, but Jian Yu heard him crystal clear.
The familiar medicinal scent washed over her again.
’Seriously? Why do they all love sneak attacks?’ Jian Yu felt a brief wave of dizziness.
Pei Yin was too fast.
In an instant, he was inside the lab, standing behind Jian Yu.
A black cloth flashed before Jian Yu’s eyes, and her vision was covered.
A large hand wrapped around her waist, scooped up her legs, and lifted her onto the lab bench.
"Hiss, you’re still running an experiment?" Pei Yin noticed the active lab equipment.
He looked at Jian Yu, her eyes closed, her face soft and well-behaved.
"I came too early. If the experiment goes wrong, you won’t blame me, will you, baby?"
Pei Yin started operating the equipment.
He grumbled under his breath, "The Incubation specialization really can’t get by without me. How many years has it been, and they’re still giving students this kind of lab assignment."
Jian Yu’s breathing softened.
’I don’t get what Pei Yin is here for, but if someone’s going to do my homework for me, I’m more than happy to let them.’
’Besides, the assigned experiment wasn’t very difficult.’
’After failing the first time, she had been planning to find a chance to try operating both instruments simultaneously after this was over.’
RUMBLE.
It was the roar of the equipment shutting down.
Her ankle was grabbed. Jian Yu fought back her embarrassment and didn’t kick him away.
’She was actually a little self-conscious about people looking at her feet.’
’Although Xi Yu, with his endless stream of compliments, had managed to get her to go from just tolerating it to actually enjoying it a little.’
"Ahem." Pei Yin coughed twice.
Clearly, he was adjusting a voice changer.
Jian Yu guessed what was happening and couldn’t help but press her lips together to hide a smile.
"Waking up so soon?" Pei Yin asked, puzzled, when he saw the curve of her lips.
He brought Jian Yu’s legs together and locked them to the rail at the end of the lab bench.
Moving around to her front, he pulled her wrists together and pinned them above her head.
A faint, fresh fragrance covered her mouth and nose, and Jian Yu’s mind grew even clearer.
She was still thinking about what lines she should say when her mouth was covered.
"Mmph?"
Her struggles were weak, and a pink flush crept into the corners of her eyes.
After a long time, her mouth was freed.
Pei Yin’s voice was breathy. "Tell me, why haven’t they come to save you yet?"
His fingers traced over Jian Yu’s neck.
The hem of her skirt was in disarray, revealing a small section of her fair, delicate calf.
Jian Yu played along, her voice filled with feigned terror. "Who are you?"
"I’m baby’s favorite person." Pei Yin pulled down the side zipper on Jian Yu’s skirt.
His fingers slipped inside, caressing and gently kneading her waist.
He leaned down and kissed the corner of Jian Yu’s lips, a hint of wicked amusement in his tone. "Guess who I am. If you guess right, I’ll let you go. How about it?"
Jian Yu’s mouth fell slightly open, her breathing chaotic.
She thought long and hard before speaking. "Yanyan?"
’With the previous one, it wasn’t on purpose.’
’This one, she hoped to make him really angry.’