Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Pei Du pushed open the door to the cubicle and looked inside. The layout of this cubicle was almost identical to the others. The edge of the toilet was wiped clean, indicating that someone had cleaned it.

Pei Du didn't notice anything amiss. He turned slightly to the side, and just as his right leg stepped out from above, something flashed before his eyes.

Pei Du narrowed his eyes and looked back in the direction of the flash, discovering something lying next to the trash can.

Hidden in the corner of the cubicle, hidden by a trash can. If it weren't for the overhead lighting and the perfect angle that Pei Du unintentionally created, he wouldn't have even noticed its existence.

Pei Du squatted down and picked up the thing that had fallen there, discovering it was an earring.

It must have been left by the woman who played with Ling Yu in this cubicle today.

Pei Du looked at the earrings in his hand. The design was ingenious, the whole piece was light, the ring-shaped fixing part was made of gold wire, and a square jade pendant in red agate hung below.

Pei Du wasn't very knowledgeable about earrings, but just by looking at the color of the red jade, he knew these earrings were quite expensive. The fact that a woman could wear earrings made of such high-quality jade also indirectly indicated that she was of extraordinary status.

Pei Du stared at the earring for a few seconds, his fingers tracing the surface of the jade pendant. The more he looked at it, the more familiar the earring seemed.

He seems to have given An Jia a similar pair of earrings on her eighteenth birthday.

An Jia was a young lady from a wealthy family at that time. She liked the elegant and noble color red, so Pei Du specially asked someone to find her the finest red jade and made a pair of earrings for her.

The back of the earrings was also finely engraved with An Jia's birth date.

Pei Du turned the earring over and looked at the top of the red jade. Wherever his eyes fell, he saw a line of numbers vaguely engraved there: 10.26.

An Jia's birthday.

Pei Du: "..."

An Jia, wearing the earrings Pei Du gave her, was having sex with Ling Yu in the bathroom. Afterwards, Pei Du kindly gave her information and left, and An Jia even thanked him in return.

Looking back on what happened that afternoon, Pei Du suddenly realized that he was being cuckolded.

How could someone who's just a walking ATM be treated like this?

Pei Du's expression was indescribable. He stuffed the earring into his pocket and then immediately messaged his lawyer, asking him to draft two agreements to dissolve the engagement as soon as possible.

Pei Du had actually thought about this for a long time. He was sexually frigid and didn't have a particularly strong desire to get married. An Jia was his fiancée, arranged by his deceased parents. Later, An Jia's family fell into poverty and incurred huge debts, so Pei Du couldn't just ignore her.

But that's not a reason for An Jia to treat him like an ATM.

Pei Du originally thought that An Jia's failure to break off their engagement and accept Sheng Shixian's advances meant that she had tacitly accepted their relationship. He never expected that An Jia had another boyfriend besides the two of them.

Pei Du was speechless. An Jia's character seemed like a heartthrob. As the female lead, she would be entangled with Sheng Shixian for decades to come, and Pei Du had no reason to become cannon fodder between them just because of a marriage contract.

But how did Ling Yu manage to get involved?

Pei Du had barely heard of Ling Yu's name in his previous life, let alone knew about his ambiguous relationship with An Jia.

Sheng Shixian alone was enough to cause Pei Du trouble.

Pei Du couldn't figure it out. He wanted to put an end to his relationship with An Jia and just wanted to get out of this relationship, which he didn't know was a love triangle or a love quadrangle.

Pei Du stood up and took one last look at the bathroom. The old utensils were neatly arranged in their original places, and many places were rough with rust.

Pei Du did not linger and turned to leave.

*

There was much more to do in the lab than Pei Du had imagined. He had planned to go home from work within three hours, but when he got to the door, he realized it was already past 7:50 p.m.

Five or six hours have passed.

The house was pitch black. The villa was located in a remote area, with no other buildings along the way. The surrounding vegetation was lush, and the streetlights on both sides cast long shadows of Pei Du into the darkness. Insects chirped and whispered among themselves from somewhere.

Pei Du opened the door. He used to live alone in this house, and every time he opened the door, it was empty and dark. He tidied his things while walking inside by muscle memory and turned the doorknob.

"Shua-"

The crisp clanging of chains echoed through the house. Pei Du paused, then turned on the light control button beside him, instantly illuminating the entire hall.

Sheng Shixian sat on the sofa like a statue, his head lowered, his long, slightly curly black hair falling down to cover most of his face.

The locks on his wrists and ankles were tight. He hunched over, his injured right leg straight and his other leg bent, maintaining an uncomfortable sitting position for a long time.

Pei Du entered and immediately turned on the button, instantly illuminating the previously dimly lit room. Sheng Shixian, startled, merely narrowed her eyes, then pursed her red lips, remaining silent.

Seeing the tight lines of Sheng Shixian's jaw, Pei Du guessed that Sheng Shixian was probably not in a good mood.

They had agreed to play a game for three hours, but Pei Du locked him up for almost six hours. It would be a miracle if Sheng Shixian was still in a good mood at this point.

"Sorry, I had some things to take care of this afternoon and came back late." Pei Du bent down and untied the chains binding Sheng Shixian's hands and feet. He stretched the chains to allow Sheng Shixian more freedom of movement. "How about I treat you to ribs tonight?"

Sheng Shixian didn't react. After the chain was lengthened, he rubbed his slightly sore wrist with his hand, maintaining his posture with his head down, concealing the unseen calculation brewing in his dark eyes.

Pei Du couldn't discern his thoughts, so he moved closer and asked again, "Want some?"

Sheng Shixian slowly stopped massaging his wrist. He glanced at Pei Du out of the corner of his eye, then suddenly grabbed his sleeve and pulled it down hard. His face, which had been expressionless until now, was revealed. Sheng Shixian's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

Pei Du was caught off guard by Sheng Shixian's sudden outburst. He lost his footing and was dragged to the edge of the sofa by Sheng Shixian, who was holding onto his clothes tightly.

"Sheng Shixian!" Pei Du grunted. He gripped the corner of the sofa and saw Sheng Shixian pressing his body up and climbing towards his neck with a purpose.

Pei Du sensed something was wrong. He pressed his palm against Sheng Shixian's face and pushed him back, pressing so hard that the veins on the back of his hand bulged. Sheng Shixian ignored him, his nose touching the skin of Pei Du's neck, his breath already reaching above his Adam's apple.

If he bit down like that, Pei Du would surely die. A dark cloud rose in Pei Du's eyes, and he changed direction, reaching his hand towards Sheng Shixian's throat as well…

"eat."

Pei Du's fingertips paused. He lifted his eyelids and saw Sheng Shixian's magnified face.

Sheng Shixian pressed down on Pei Du, incessantly sniffing the scent on both sides of Pei Du's neck like a wild beast. His nose would occasionally touch Pei Du's skin, then quickly move away to find the next unchecked spot to continue sniffing.

From the neck to the collarbone, down to the chest, and finally to the lower abdomen. Sheng Shixian grabbed Pei Du's belt and pulled him down, as if he wanted to search him from head to toe.

"It stinks," Sheng Shixian concluded.

Pei Du: "..."

“How can it not stink when I’m cleaning toilets outside?” Pei Du made up a story. He pressed Sheng Shixian’s head down and pushed him aside. “Don’t put your weight on me.”

Sheng Shixian turned his head to the side, but after a few seconds he turned back to look at Pei Du.