As soon as he said that, Lin Xiao wanted to viciously slap himself. His act had been going so well, but he'd just ruined it.

Even though the room was pitch-black, Lin Xiao could still clearly see the terrifying killing intent that flashed through Shen Jingzhe's eyes.

"You really can see!" Her chilly voice echoed in the room, washing over him with a bone-piercing coldness.

Lin Xiao knew she was angry. Utterly furious.

"See? See what? I just asked why you hadn't taken off your clothes. Did I say something wrong?"

"Hmph! Even now, you still dare to argue? Lin Xiao, you have some serious nerve!" Shen Jingzhe seethed, her voice dripping with killing intent.

Forget it. Lin Xiao's first instinct was to play dumb, to deny everything and hope he could muddle his way through.

But this woman was obviously not so easily fooled. More importantly, a longsword emitting a cold gleam had somehow appeared in her hand, its blade now resting against his neck.

"Alright, I can see!"

Lin Xiao didn't want to admit it, but he had no choice. He was genuinely afraid that if he provoked her further, she would slice his neck open. Then, it would be too late for regrets.

"Hmph, you animal! To think I trusted you so much, yet you keep lying to me, one time after another. Tell me, did you deliberately drag out my detoxification because you wanted to see me without my clothes on?"

"I swear on my life, Shen Jingzhe, that's not what I was thinking! I've already explained this to you. I was mainly afraid that after I cured you, you'd go back to trying to assassinate me and refuse to protect my wife!"

"Bullshit! You think I'd believe your nonsense?" Shen Jingzhe yelled.

Lin Xiao plopped down on her bed.

"Shen Jingzhe, let's be fair. Every time I detoxified you, it was hardly enjoyable for me. You have a fiery, sexy figure, and I'm a virile young man. I nearly got a nosebleed several times! You think it was easy for me?"

"Get lost! Stand over there!"

"No, I'm sitting right here. I want to have a proper chat with you!"

"Hmph, a chat? You mean a chat about how the sword in my hand might find its way into your vital organs?"

"Come on. At the end of the day, I did cure your poison. That makes me your savior, doesn't it? Shen Jingzhe, you can't treat your savior like this!"

"Get lost. You call yourself a savior? What a joke!" she cursed furiously.

"Fine, fine, fine! So I'm a joke. Will you let me go now?"

Shen Jingzhe snorted coldly. "Let you go? Are you daydreaming? I'm telling you, right now I wish I could kill you on the spot!"

Lin Xiao stuck his neck out. "Then kill me!"

"You think I don't dare?" she shouted furiously.

Lin Xiao fell silent.

"Speak!" Shen Jingzhe roared.

Lin Xiao remained silent.

"Have you gone mute?"

"Mhm, I've gone mute!"

The remark almost made Shen Jingzhe laugh, but she held it back. She knew that the moment she laughed, this bastard would take a mile if she gave him an inch. He might even use the opportunity to escape, and she certainly didn't want that to happen.

"Shen Jingzhe, what do you want me to do to earn your forgiveness?"

"You tell me. Don't ask me!" she said coldly.

Lin Xiao's heart leaped with joy. Does this mean she's not going to kill me?

"I'll give you money! However much you want, I'll give it to you!" Lin Xiao offered.

"Hmph, I don't care about that. Besides, I'm not short on money!"

"Then I'll treat you to some delicious food?"

"I don't care for that either," Shen Jingzhe said coldly. "And you think a few small favors are enough to placate me? Enough to make me spare your life?"

"Then what is it you want?"

"You tell me!"

"Dammit, at least give me a hint! It's not like I can read your mind!"

"Hmph. When you were sneaking a peek at me, did you ever stop to think about how I would deal with you when I found out?"

"Shen Jingzhe, I already told you, it wasn't on purpose! Do you have to keep humiliating me like this?"

"You deserve it. You're the one who walked this path, so you have no one to blame but yourself!"

Lin Xiao was getting annoyed. He'd already said it wasn't intentional, yet she insisted on endlessly humiliating him.

Just because a tiger doesn't roar, you think it's a helpless kitten?

"Shen Jingzhe, I'm telling you right now, if you want to kill me, then go ahead and do it. But if you think I'm going to grovel and beg you, letting you humiliate me like this, then you're dreaming!"

"Fine. Then I'll send you on your way!"

As she spoke, Lin Xiao felt the sword's edge press sharply against the flesh of his neck. An icy chill washed over him.

He faltered. This woman was on the warpath. She might actually kill him. He wasn't ready to die yet. If for no other reason, Su Qingning was so beautiful, so enchanting, and he wanted to sleep with her a few more times.

"No, no, no! My dear lady, I was wrong! Please, just tell me what I have to do for you to forgive me!" Lin Xiao said, his voice full of fawning charm.

Yes, he caved. He didn't want to, but he simply couldn't afford to provoke this woman. If it were anyone else, Lin Xiao would have had the situation handled in minutes. But this was the unyielding Shen Jingzhe.

Shen Jingzhe snorted. "Anything?"

"Don't even think about it! Asking me to divorce my wife to marry you is off the table. You can kill me, but I will never divorce my wife!" Lin Xiao said with conviction.

Shen Jingzhe was momentarily stunned, but she quickly sneered, "Don't flatter yourself. Who would want to marry a bastard like you? Qing Ning must have been blind. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had a chance to marry her in eight lifetimes!"

"So what, should I divorce my wife and marry you?"

Her expression hardened. "Get lost! I'd rather marry a dog than a bastard like you!" she snapped.

"What? You're into dogs?" Lin Xiao asked, feigning shock.

Shen Jingzhe was so angry she could have spat blood. "Bastard, are you courting death?"

Lin Xiao smiled. "Alright, alright, calm down. Tell me, what are your conditions? Honestly, as long as it's not too excessive, I'll agree to it!"

To be frank, if Lin Xiao had possessed the ability to see the future, he would never have uttered such a foolish thing. Because of this one promise, his future self would lose a great deal—he would even come close to losing his life.

Of course, that is a story for another time.

"Are you sure?" Shen Jingzhe asked, suppressing the excitement in her heart.

"Of course! I'm a real man, and a real man keeps his word!"

"Fine. I want you to owe me a favor. In the future, when I need it, you must repay it. You must do it no matter the cost!"

"Hold on. What if you ask me to kill my wife? Would I have to do that too?"

"Are you an idiot? Why would I ever ask you to kill Qing Ning?"

Lin Xiao smiled. "Alright, I agree. But let me be clear up front: when I repay this favor, you can't ask me to do anything that goes against my morals!"

"Hmph. As if you have any morals to speak of."

"The hell I don't!"

Shen Jingzhe snorted. "Fine, I agree. Then it's settled!"

Lin Xiao nodded. "Settled. Should we pinky promise?"

"Let's."

Lin Xiao extended his pinky and hooked it around Shen Jingzhe's finger.

Her body trembled slightly at the touch.

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