Even hybrid monsters have their day

Seeing a suspicious blush appear on her face, Qiu Pi smiled gently, unaware that a hint of doting affection had seeped into his smile.

He called out towards the kitchen, "Zhang Ma, give Miss Geng another bowl of rice."

While he wasn't paying attention, Geng Miaowan, under Xu Ruwen's surprised gaze, put the note that had just fallen out back into her pocket, and then resumed her posture as if nothing had happened.

After finishing her meal, Geng Miaowan went straight back to her room and didn't come out again until around 10 p.m.

Qiu Pi was reading in his study, but his mind was actually preoccupied with Geng Miaowan's unusual behavior that evening, as if she were hiding something from him. His usual gentle expression was gone, and his handsome brows were slightly furrowed. Just then, a knock on the door pulled him back to reality.

"Come in." Not entirely unexpectedly, Geng Miaowan walked in from outside. In this villa, at this time, no one but her would knock loudly on his door, nor would anyone dare to knock on his door.

Geng Miaowan closed the door behind her and slowly walked to his desk, standing there looking like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Is something the matter?" He looked up at her, puzzled. His deep eyes, hidden behind those exquisite gold-rimmed glasses, seemed to blur under the light.

Geng Miaowan nodded and placed a piece of paper on his desk. "I found this in the yard this morning."

Qiu Pi stared at her face for a while before slowly shifting his gaze to the note. He wondered if her unusual behavior today was all because of this. He reached out and picked up the note, his long, slender fingers slowly unfolding it. The doubt on his face gradually turned into surprise.

He closed his eyes, skillfully concealing his anger, before reopening them to look at her. With a hint of question, even bewilderment, he asked, "Why did you show me this?"

It was an hour later when Geng Miaowan came out of Qiu Pi's study and returned to her room. Xu Ruwen was sitting in her room. Seeing her come in, he asked, "Where have you been?"

She glanced at him indifferently, then walked to the window and sat down on the large sofa.

"I asked you where you went?" he repeated. He wasn't angry, but his disapproval was obvious.

"Don't you already know? Why are you asking?"

"You..." Xu Ruwen quickly came up to her, pointed at her and opened his mouth, then turned around and sat heavily on the sofa next to her. "You really gave him the note?"

He had some reservations when she first mentioned the plan, but when he saw her put the note away at dinner, he assumed she had changed her mind. Unexpectedly, she turned around and personally delivered the note to Qiu Pi.

Seeing her nod, he couldn't help but raise his voice. "Do you know that what you're doing will kill him!"

Geng Miaowan sighed deeply, leaning back on the soft sofa, her voice filled with helplessness, "I had no other choice. If he knew, he would probably understand."

"If you were in my shoes, would you understand?"

She paused, then closed her eyes, as if unwilling to contemplate the scene. After a long while, she finally spoke softly, "You're not going to tell him, are you?"

Xu Ruwen was taken aback. A flash of anger and embarrassment crossed his face. "Geng Miaowan, is that how you see me?" As her contracted beast, even if he disagreed with her decision, he never considered betraying her.

What she said was an insult to his character, no, it was an insult to his demonic nature.

Geng Miaowan sensed the anger in his voice. She hadn't meant anything by what she said, but it did sound like she suspected him of distrust. Although he hadn't initially followed her willingly, he hadn't done anything outrageous since. On the contrary, he always put her first and thought of her in everything he did.

Thinking about it, she suddenly realized that what she had said might have been a bit too much. She opened her eyes and looked at him; it wasn't hard to see the dissatisfaction in his handsome face, as well as a hint of hurt.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that,” she said sincerely. “I just… felt that you’ve been getting a little too close to him lately, and I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to bear it.”

Xu Ruwen had indeed been getting quite close to him during this period. After getting to know him, Xu Ruwen felt that he was a pretty good person, not as cynical and uneducated as he appeared. On the contrary, he was a responsible and capable person.

On the contrary, he always felt he couldn't see through what was hidden behind Qiu Pi's smile. Therefore, compared to Qiu Pi, he was more inclined to believe Peng Yuxian.

She must have seen through his thoughts to say that, Xu Ruwen thought, and snorted, "Fine, what can I do? I'm a man."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Geng Miaowan smiled gently, then her expression turned serious. She whispered to him in her mind, "But we need to think of a way out for him..."

The next evening, Geng Miaowan took Xu Ruwen out. They didn't take the villa driver's car, but walked to the bus stop not far from the villa and waited for the bus.

Today she wore a pale yellow dress, a simple style that looked elegant and graceful. Her long hair was styled into a loose bun on top of her head, making her look young and full of vitality.

When I arrived at the hotel, it was just getting dark.

Peng Yuxian opened the door and saw Geng Miaowan dressed like this. He was immediately impressed; indeed, beautiful people look good in anything. His good mood vanished completely when he saw Xu Ruwen standing behind her. "Why is this guy here too?"

"if not?"

He noncommittally stepped aside to let her in, then closed the door behind him. As Geng Miaowan passed by him, a faint, sweet scent emanating from her lingered in the air.

Peng Yuxian took a deep breath, a faint smile on her face. She completely ignored Xu Ruwen, who had followed her in.

Xu Ruwen didn't care about his attitude. He found a place to sit down and took out his phone to play.

On the table in the hall, exquisite dishes were laid out, with a huge bouquet of roses in the center, taking up more than half of the table. He walked over, picked up the bouquet, and handed it to her, saying, "This is for you."

Why did you send me flowers?

He raised an eyebrow and said, "Giving flowers to a beautiful woman, why ask so many questions?"

Geng Miaowan noncommittally accepted the flowers, and he led her to the table, pulling out a chair. Once she was seated, he turned and sat down on the other side, picking up a knife and fork and cutting a small piece of meat onto her plate. "Try it," he said. "This was specially prepared by the best chef in our country."

She forked a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, exclaiming, "Beef? You still have beef?"

"Is it good?" he asked, cutting off a small piece and putting it on her plate.

Geng Miaowan felt this was a bit strange, so she took the knife and fork from his hand. "I can do it myself." (To be continued.)