After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Luo Hanfeng's face was still sickly pale, but his injuries had been mostly treated, showing that Xie Mingzhu had put a lot of effort into healing him.

There was a moment of silence.

Xie Xing loosened her grip on the door, blinked her clear eyes, and said with a smile, "We've been through thick and thin together, so it's not appropriate to call you a bastard anymore."

Luo Hanfeng didn't speak. He narrowed his long, narrow eyes and looked at Xie Xing with a quiet, serene gaze.

Xie Xing paused for a moment, then said, "But if this is your quirk, I can reluctantly oblige..."

She held her fingers together, looking incredibly timid.

"You dare?" Luo Hanfeng's face darkened, his gaze towards Xie Xing cold and intimidating.

Xie Xing put his hands behind his back, tilted his head and looked at Luo Hanfeng with some confusion: "So, what is the Seventh Prince doing in my boudoir again?"

"My sister can take better care of you than I can when I hate you."

"Could it be that the Seventh Prince enjoys repaying kindness with enmity?"

After these questions, Luo Hanfeng smiled, a hint of a smile appearing on his handsome, pale face, but there was no smile in his eyes: "To repay kindness with enmity, one must at least have shown kindness."

He got up and was beside Xie Xing in the blink of an eye.

Luo Hanfeng was tall and slender, and standing in front of Xie Xing was like a towering mountain looming over her, causing Xie Xing to involuntarily step back.

His back pressed against the door.

Luo Hanfeng lowered his eyes, pinched Xie Xing's chin with his fingertips, and looked down at Xie Xing's swollen lips, pressing his fingertips against them.

Xie Xing immediately gasped in pain.

She struggled to her feet, her eyes gleaming with anger as she glared at Luo Hanfeng: "What are you doing?"

Luo Hanfeng withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Yesterday, you first tried to tie me up, causing me to bleed profusely. Then, while I was seriously injured, you risked being discovered by dumping me at Xie Mingzhu's courtyard gate..."

After saying that, he looked down at Xie Xing with a mocking gaze: "You said repaying kindness with enmity? Whose kindness? Yours?"

"Xie Wu, I suffered all these injuries to save you."

As Luo Hanfeng spoke, Xie Xing's gaze shifted, and she took a step back. But there was a door behind her, and she had nowhere to retreat. When she heard Luo Hanfeng say that he was injured to save her, she couldn't help but think to herself:

[This is on me too, I didn't even see you.]

Why would you save me? We're not on the same side. I won't go with you even if you save me.

Luo Hanfeng's expression grew even colder.

The young girl in front of him raised her head, slightly lifting her delicate chin, her expression haughty: "So what?"

"You still expect me to save you?"

"Is that so?" Luo Hanfeng reached out and grabbed Xie Xing's slender wrist, pulling her closer. He bent down and stared into Xie Xing's somewhat evasive eyes.

"Xie Wu, I've discovered that you're truly fearless."

With his other hand, he slid down Xie Xing's lips to her neck, lowered his voice, and whispered, "You've taken my poison, aren't you afraid I won't give you the antidote?"

The Half-Moon Poison takes effect once a month on the 15th. The reason Xie Xing is so arrogant now is probably because he has never experienced the power of that poison.

Xie Xing puffed out her cheeks. The two were very close. She raised her head and rammed it hard into Luo Hanfeng's forehead.

"Ugh." Luo Hanfeng covered his head, released Xie Xing's hand, and took two steps back.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xie Xing immediately slipped out of Luo Hanfeng's arms, patting his sleeves in dissatisfaction, "Just talk, why are you touching me?"

"Just because you're powerful doesn't mean you can act like a thug. You're a pervert!"

Luo Hanfeng: "..."

system:【……】

The system paused, then couldn't help but ask: "Is it possible that he was trying to scare you by strangling you?"

Xie Xing immediately showed a disgusted expression: [Pervert!]

Luo Hanfeng: "..."

He glared at Xie Xing with a cold and angry expression: "Xie Xing!"

Xie Xing grabbed a vase from beside the table, his tone menacing: "This is the General's Mansion, how dare you lay a hand on me?"

Luo Hanfeng gritted his teeth in anger.

This damn woman!

"I'll wait until you beg me on the 15th!" Luo Hanfeng said coldly as he sat down on a chair, picked up a cup from the table, crossed his long legs, and said lazily, "The poison takes effect in half a month, which is extremely painful."

“You’re in excruciating pain even from minor injuries, you wouldn’t want to try being poisoned.”

"Be good, Xie Xing."

As he spoke, he was about to bring the teacup to his lips.

Xie Xing didn't like him. She stood aside with her arms crossed, and seeing that Luo Hanfeng was about to drink her tea, she said coolly, "I spat in it."

Luo Hanfeng stopped moving, looked up, and stared at Xie Xing in astonishment.

Xie Xing clasped his hands in front of him and gave him a smile.

Luo Hanfeng: "..."

He put down the teacup with a cold face and, as expected, didn't drink any more.

"Knock down."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Thank you, Xing! Thank you, Xing!"

It's Xie Yuze!

Xie Xing's eyes lit up, but before she could speak, she was pulled into someone's arms, and a large, cool hand covered her mouth.

Luo Hanfeng leaned down and whispered in her ear, his voice devoid of emotion: "If you dare to tell anyone about me, I'll kill you."

Xie Xing: "..."

She blinked, then nodded.

Luo Hanfeng waited a moment, and when he didn't hear her thoughts, he let go of her hand.

He hid behind the screen.

Xie Xing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to open the door for Xie Yuze: "Third Brother?"

Xie Yuze stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the door. The door opened, and a gust of wind blew in. He frowned and asked, "Are you injured?"

Xie Xing responded with an "Eh," and subconsciously shook his head.

Why does your room smell a bit like blood?

Xie Yuze glanced into Xie Xing's room.

Xie Xing looked back blankly, then shook his head: "No."

[These must be leftovers from yesterday, right?]

Xie Yuze's expression hardened.

"Third brother, what do you want with me?" Xie Xing looked at Xie Yuze.

Xie Yuze's gaze remained fixed on Xie Xing's boudoir. He frowned, but for the time being, he couldn't detect anything unusual.

However, Xie Xing's true feelings cannot be ignored.

He wanted to hear more, but his heartfelt words ended there.

"Brother?" Not hearing Xie Yuze's voice, Xie Xing looked at him in confusion.

Xie Yuze didn't reply. Instead, he glanced at Xie Xing's courtyard and said, "With such a big courtyard like yours, you don't have anyone to serve you?"

Why is no one in your yard?

Xie Yuze then realized that Xie Xing's courtyard was basically unattended, and even the cleaning maids were nowhere to be seen.

Xie Xing said, "Caiyue went to buy supplies."

Xie Xing only had Caiyue as his personal maid. This maid was usually very busy, as she had to take care of Xie Xing's food, clothing, and shelter, as well as manage the courtyard.

As for the cleaning maid, you could still see her at first, but later she probably felt there was no point in messing around in Xie Xing's courtyard, so she simply used her connections to transfer her away.

This resulted in Xie Xing's courtyard being almost deserted, making it difficult to detect if someone were to break in.

When Xie Yuze asked that question, Xie Xing realized what was going on.

She thought angrily, "No wonder Luo Hanfeng can just walk into my yard like that, taking advantage of the fact that there's no one else there!"