CH 148

Chapter 148 - Mystery-Flavored Kiss (1)

Xie Yuanqing was shocked speechless by Lu Xingchi's ability. He had expected someone would come to find Bei Nuan and thought it would be the handsome man that took care of Bei Nuan after she got injured in their last life. That Jiang Fei guy. He didn't expect Lu Xingchi to come. Even if Lu Xingchi did come, he didn't think it would make a difference.

Xie Yuanqing had already arranged a lot of people. No matter how fast Lu Xingchi was with his crossbow, it couldn't be faster than a gun.

He didn't expect that he would have to deal with someone with a supernatural ability, and it was such a fierce and domineering ability.

A long time later, Xie Yuanqing signaled to his subordinates. "Go back, it's fine here."

He glanced at Bei Nuan, who was still unresponsive under the flower archway, and quietly asked Lu Xingchi, "You also have an ability? You're reborn too?"

This was a question and a confession. He was indirectly admitting that he had been reborn too.

Lu Xingchi immediately understood. Xie Yuanqing was reborn, and he had been reborn with the ability to beguile people. That's why he knew where the Luo family's first son was.

Xie Yuanqing looked at Lu Xingchi and didn't try to use his ability this time. His beguiling ability took time to take effect. He had to repeatedly use his ability when someone was already in a relaxed state to hypnosis them.

It was impossible for him to be Lu Xingchi's opponent.

His expression became solemn. "Lu Xingchi, let me keep her."

Lu Xingchi remained silent as if he wanted to hear what he had to say.

"Believe it or not, I have a reason for wanting to keep her," Xie Yuanqing said, "I died in the seventh year of the apocalypse. At that time, the human world had completely fallen. The zombie virus had mutated, and of the few remaining bases, they were breached."

"I heard from a reliable friend, who was in a high position, about a woman named Bei Nuan. She had the appearance of an angel, but she destroyed humanity's only hope of making a comeback. I've seen the information. It's her."

Xie Yuanqing calmly looked Lu Xingchi in the eye.

"In the last life, I met your group and let your group go. So this time, my first thought was to find an opportunity to kill her. I tempted her to my house several times, but seeing her innocent self, I couldn't do it. Later on, I gave up on that idea. If I keep her here and under my control, maybe the outcome will be different this time. I'm saving myself and also everyone else."

Xie Yuanqing looked at Bei Nuan from far away. In a sincere tone, he said, "Don't worry. I'll treat her well, as good as I treat Dahua."

Lu Xingchi stared at him. He could tell that he wasn't lying.

The two men were talking in a low voice. During this time, Bei Nuan had slowly focused her eyes in this direction.

She brightly smiled at them and waved her hand. "Hi!"

Then, she tilted her head curiously. With a puzzled expression, she asked, "What are you doing? Why is Xie Yuanqing hanging on the wall?"

Lu Xingchi: "..."

Xie Yuanqing: "..."

***

By the time Bei Nuan's mind had fully cleared up, she was already back in Xiao Ji's home. She was sitting outside on a small stool with her head down. There was a basin of water on the shelf, and someone was pouring a stream of comfortably warm water on her head.

Startled, Bei Nuan asked, "Lu Xingchi, why are you washing my hair?"

"Don't move." Lu Xingchi held her shoulder down. After pouring out the rest of the water in the ladle, he wrapped her hair in a towel and helped her sit up.

"Your hair got wavy, and I want to see if I can straighten it."

While he carefully wiped her hair, he asked, "Why was your hair wavy? Did someone perm it?"

His voice was as calm as ever, but Bei Nuan felt there was a jealous undertone to it. Her mind was a bit foggy. What happened during the past few days felt like a dream. Her memory felt gossamer.

"What happened to me? Did I get sick?" Bei Nuan asked.

Lu Xingchi nonchalantly said, "Xie Yuanqing used his ability to beguile you. You lost your mind and wanted to stay with him in Yao Town."

What?!

Lu Xingchi succinctly gave Bei Nuan an overview of what happened, but he didn't share his private conversation with Xie Yuanqing.

Bei Nuan was shocked. She carefully thought about it. Although her memory was fuzzy, what he said matched what she could remember.

Bei Nuan quickly asked, "What about Xie Yuanqing?"

"You're that worried about him? Don't worry. He's alive and still at the top of the mountain."

How strange. The big boss's rabbit was almost abducted, but he still showed mercy.

Bei Nuan thought about it for a while and figured it out. Yao Town needed someone like Xie Yuanqing. It wouldn't last past a few days without him. Lu Xingchi probably spared Xie Yuanqing for the sake of the bigger picture.

"You still haven't told me. Did Xie Yuanqing tell someone to perm your hair?" Lu Xingchi dried a handful of Bei Nuan's soft and glossy hair and asked again. He seemed very unhappy about her new look.

Bei Nuan thought hard for a long time before she finally remembered.

"It wasn't him. It was Xiao Ji's mom. I washed my hair yesterday. She braided my hair for me when it was still wet. Once my hair dried, it was all wavy!"

Lu Xingchi paused in stroking her hair as if he felt embarrassed.

"What about your dyed shawl? Did Xie Yuanqing give you that?"

"Shawl? Of course not. Xiao Ji's mom gave it to me. Oh right, where is my big shawl?" Bei Nuan wondered.

Lu Xingchi looked even more embarrassed. He vaguely said, "Umm.. it probably fell on our way back… I'll go find it for you later…"