In order to survive, she forced herself to have a happy ending with the yandere villain.

Qiao Wanwan looked at the man opposite her, illuminated by the candlelight, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

She secretly took out a tightly wrapped package from behind her back and handed it to him.

"Aze, this is for you."

"... "

Xie Ze frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, when the woman called him "Aze" so affectionately.

Looking at the package in her hand, she asked with a puzzled expression:

"what is this?"

The woman smiled and placed the item on his desk as she spoke to him:

"This is a gift for you."

"Gift?"

"Ah."

Xie Ze looked at the extra 'gift' on his desk with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

He stretched out his slender fingers to cover the package.

At this moment, the woman hurriedly reached out and pressed down on the package, preventing the man from touching a corner.

"... "

The man's deep gaze fell upon her.

Qiao Wanwan gave an awkward laugh.

I felt inexplicably awkward, since these were erotic clothes.

She's an outsider watching here; it's so embarrassing for her.

Therefore, she had to give Xie Ze a sedative beforehand to prevent him from misunderstanding.

"Aze, I won't waste any more words. Let me explain this gift to you first."

She let go of her hand and pointed with her slender finger at the package she had put down.

He said seriously:

"Here's an outfit I'm giving you. You can wear it when you go to the hot springs with Gu Chaomu. It's key to cultivating your 'brotherly bond' with him. I hope you make good use of it, Aze. That's all I have to say. Take your time looking at what's inside. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, the woman turned and ran away.

With a "bang," Xie Ze's door was closed by the woman, and she left.

They didn't even give Xie Ze a chance to ask a single question.

"... "

The man's eyes held an unfathomable tenderness, his long eyelashes gently resting on the package.

He reached out and gently touched his forehead, chuckling softly.

They were all confused and puzzled:

That woman actually came all the way here to give him a gift?

I originally thought that the word "gift" would never be associated with him in his life.

But now he has received a gift from the woman he dislikes the most.

This was the first time he had ever received a gift in his life…

A warm feeling welled up inside him, unlike his usual cold demeanor; he felt comfortable and at ease.

He stared at the gift, somewhat curious.

What can cultivate the "brotherly bond" between him and Gu Chaomu?

What kind of brotherhood does he need to cultivate? How come I don't know?

Xie Ze slowly extended a pair of slender, fair fingers and untied the delicate bow that bound the package.

The plain brown fabric was untied by the man and slowly slipped down.

What's inside is revealed.

Xie Ze paused in his hand.

She stared at the jewelry and the sheer, almost transparent gauze dress inside, momentarily stunned.

With a single finger, he gently lifted the thin veil, his deep-set brows furrowing in deep thought.

Is this... definitely something for him?

Isn't it Qiao Wanwan's clothes?

But why is this outfit only an outer jacket?

Xie Ze couldn't understand it at all.

He saw a piece of white paper inside the package with the words 'inner wear' written on it.

"... "

Xie Ze began to suspect that Qiao Wanwan might have given him the wrong outfit.

Or perhaps, she was trying to seduce him?

So you secretly showed him this set of sheer, transparent gauze beforehand?

The man's face stiffened, and a dark glint appeared in his cold, mocking eyes.

He immediately put the clothes back into the package, restoring it to its original state.

The package was stuffed into a box and left untouched.

the other side.

Back in her room, Qiao Wanwan lay on the bed, her heart pounding with excitement.

The clothes were finally delivered.

Now we'll have to see when they go to the hot springs.

Qiao Wanwan's mind was filled with thoughts of how to help Xie Ze win over Gu Chaomu.

She'll have to sneak a peek at it then.

Hey!

The door creaked open.

When Chunxia returned, she saw her young mistress lying on the bed, her trembling body secretly laughing with excitement.

Miss, are you giggling again?

Hey!

The symptoms haven't gotten any less severe along the way.

...

Early in the morning, a group of people finished breakfast.

Gu Chaomu and Zhou Xinyue were then taken by Zhou Jiang to the martial arts competition arena of the manor.

This spacious venue is divided into several areas, including a training ground and a competition arena.

Various cold weapons and concealed weapons are available, and everyone can take them for training, which is very convenient.

Early in the morning, many people lined up, waiting to go up to the arena to test their martial arts skills.

On the arena, the martial arts masters, testing their skills, fought fiercely, with the white-clad warriors and the black-clad warriors locked in combat, neither giving an inch.

In the end, a young swordsman dressed in white was slapped off the stage by the man in black.

Many of the martial arts enthusiasts who watched applauded and cheered.

"Good good."

Following behind Zhou Jiang, Gu Chaomu looked at her peers shining brightly on the stage and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Senior Zhou, who is that?"

Zhou Jiang stopped and looked in that direction, a thought forming in his mind.

He said to the younger generation behind him:

“Let’s listen to what others have to say.”

"Okay senior."

Gu Chaomu and Zhou Xinyue walked to the crowd near the arena and listened to their heated discussion:

"This guy is amazing. He fought more than a dozen people in a row without losing. And he didn't even stop to catch his breath."

"Yes, this must be the young master of the Gongsun family."

"I was wondering who it was. It's him. Gongsun Yu, whose internal energy has reached the peak of the seventh level. No wonder."

"it's him!"

Gu Chaomu overheard their conversation.

Only then did he realize that the young man on the stage had already reached the peak of the seventh level of internal strength, which meant he was much stronger than him.

Internal energy is indeed easy and simple at the beginning. But it becomes increasingly difficult to break through later on. A martial artist who can utilize the tenth level of internal energy is the number one martial artist in the world.

Even now, Cheng Chen, who ranks first in the martial arts world, only possesses 90% of his internal strength.

For someone so young to have internal energy at the peak of the seventh level, one can imagine how strong he is.

Gu Chaomu's internal energy has been stagnant at the sixth level, making it difficult for him to break through.

Other methods are needed to solve this problem.

He looked at the black-clad young master who stood imposingly on the arena with a hint of envy.

He lightly brushed the dust off his clothes and nonchalantly called out to the people below:

"Anyone else want to come up and defeat me? Then come and try."

"this…"

"Who would dare to go up there? It would be a waste of effort. Going up there would only result in getting beaten up."

"Yes, he's that powerful. And he has a family backing him up; we can't afford to offend him. Who would dare to challenge him?"

However, some people look down on Gongsun Yu, who is protected by a powerful family.

Feng Laosan, who had just arrived at the villa with Gu Chaomu and the others yesterday, grabbed his sledgehammer and shouted rudely.

"Since none of you dare, then let me do it!"

"Oh?"

The young man in black robes on the arena produced a folding feather fan from who-knows-where.

With a "whoosh," the folding fan opened.

He looked at the burly man walking up in front of him, his eyes gleaming and his lips slightly upturned.