Chapter 373 - 374 This Rascal!

Ye Xingbei was furious.

This scoundrel!

She would rather bite her tongue than ask, just to spite him.

But after lying there for a while, tossing and turning restlessly, she realized she probably wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight without getting an answer. The one likely to be dead from frustration wouldn’t be Gu Junzhu, but herself.

After some thinking, she thought, since he had already taken much advantage of her, she didn’t mind if he did so once again. The more, the merrier after all!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Having mentally prepared herself, Ye Xingbei climbed on top of Gu Junzhu, kissing his Adam’s apple tenderly, charmingly whispering, “Fifth Master…”

Gu Junzhu’s Adam’s apple moved slightly. Besides a certain part of him that immediately stood to attention, the rest of him went weak.

Gu Junzhu pinched her face, his voice somewhat husky, “They all say you’re the light of the stars, noble and holy. If those who praise you could see your seductive appearance now!”

An enchantress to the bone, absolutely lethal!

Ye Xingbei’s delicate white finger slid down from his forehead, cheek, lip, and came to rest on his Adam’s apple where she gently stroked. Her voice was as sweet as honey, “Fifth Lord of Gu, you need to know when to stop, playing with fire can be dangerous!”

She spread her hand to his neck, quickly changing her expression to a ferocious one, giving him a bite, “Tell the truth! If you dare to threaten me again, I won’t hesitate to commit marital homicide!”

“Marital homicide?” Gu Junzhu could not restrain a laugh, shaking uncontrollably, “I like the sound of that! Even if it’s marital homicide, it’ll still be marital. As long as it’s marital, I’m good!”

Ye Xingbei: “…Scram!”

Successfully having teased the little fox until she was speechless, the Fifth Lord of Gu felt satisfied. He massaged her neck, pacifying the little fox whose fur was about to explode with irritation, “The one who switched your chocolate was Leng Peini!”

Despite having mentally prepared herself that it was either Shi Qianling or Leng Peini, Ye Xingbei couldn’t help but feel a pang in her heart.

She had always kept her distance from Shi Qianling and Leng Peini.

Whenever they bullied her, she never dared to fight back, bearing every humiliation and insult.

Who made her have no one to rely on, having lost her parents, and living under others’ roofs?

She had already been incredibly tolerant, so why wouldn’t Leng Peini let her go, even going as far as to wish her dead?

Was there any deep-seated hatred between them that could justify Leng Peini going so far as to attempt to kill her?

Seeing her bitter expression, Gu Junzhu held her tightly, one hand stroking her cheek, “Didn’t you prepare yourself for this? Why are you so sad?”

“I simply don’t understand,” Ye Xingbei shook her head with a bitter smile, “There’s no old scores to settle between Leng Peini and me, so why does she want me dead?”

“Perhaps because the cost of committing the crime is low,” Gu Junzhu ran his hands over her smooth skin, enjoying the soft feeling under his hand, before responding casually, “Her swapping your chocolate is merely a trivial matter. Even if you were to die from hypoglycemia, and someone found out the chocolates were switched by her, she wouldn’t face any legal ramifications. It’s not as if there’s a law stating that causing someone’s death by switching chocolates is a punishable crime. Even if you died, it would just be chalked up to bad luck.”

“What’s more, it’s hard to trace such a small act as switching a few pieces of chocolate! If she succeeds, you die, and she faces no punishment. If she fails, she experiences no loss. She despises you and has an opportunity to harm you without risking anything to herself, so why not give it a shot?”

“But…” Ye Xingbei said, bitterly: “There’s no conflict or hatred between us. Out of respect for Brother Lan and Brother Li, I always steer clear of her and Shi Qianling, never daring to offend them. How could they…”

Ye Xingbei felt terribly wronged and didn’t want to continue..