Jiaojiao, You Don't Want To... [Yandere Reverse Harem Novel]

Chapter 8 (1/2)

The ancient manor appeared even more eerie in the darkness, the large, round moon seemed to take on a cold, blue hue as it shone over the verdant mountains.

In the study on the first floor of the manor, a projection was playing on the screen.

Jiang Yuancheng’s suit jacket was off, revealing the gray waistcoat and shirt underneath. His hand rested on the table, beside a glass of reddish-brown liquor. A cufflink tightly bound his arm, revealing the beautiful shape of his muscles. The butler stood behind him, bowing his head, “Mr. Jiang, these are all the recordings we could find.”

He finished speaking and pressed play.

The recording was made up of several videos, each a few minutes long, which had been processed by the butler, highlighting the key content. The first scene was Wen Zhijiao getting out of the car, captured by the internal recording of the front seat. When zoomed in, it could be seen that there were no marks on her neck. The second scene was Wen Zhijiao getting into the car, Pei Ye followed and then, after announcing his name, the partition rose, blocking the recording of the back seat. At this time, the technology zoomed in on her neck and took a screenshot indicating that there were still no marks. The third scene was when they were almost at the manor, the driver opened the partition and asked a question. At this time, Wen Zhijiao seemed a little dazed and confused, tears still hanging on her face, and there were red marks on her neck.

When the video ended, it came with a report that “no AI modification traces were found after inspection.”

Jiang Yuancheng took the controller and zoomed in on the scene in the third segment of the recording. She sat in the car, the light from outside fell on her face, her lips seemed to tremble slightly. She looked particularly helpless and pitiful.

He stared for a long time, feeling his breath grow heavier, “Delete Pei Ye from the visitor whitelist.”

Jiang Yuancheng thought for a few seconds and said again, “Gu Ye and Xie Guanhe’s names should be deleted too.”

If before, he was worried about her being coveted and didn’t want them to have any contact with her, nor did he want her to have any contact with the outside world, now he felt that he should be more worried about the groundless malice of these beasts.

Jiang Yuancheng’s hand eventually didn’t reach for the glass, but grasped the cane that was placed beside it. He felt a sharp ringing in his ears, his blood was awakened by the ringing, surging through his body, anger and a desire for destruction rose together.

The butler said, “Mr. Pei called, saying that he’s on his way to the ancestral home now, he won’t be in City A for the next few days. But he’ll be back next week, and he said he’s hosting a small party, asking you, Mr. Gu, and Mr. Xie to definitely attend.”

Jiang Yuancheng didn’t speak, he just raised his hand. The butler understood and left.

Jiang Yuancheng replayed the short video repeatedly, the liquor in the glass was drained sip by sip. His sunken, deep eyes twitched slightly. His fingers rubbed the rim of the glass repeatedly, his head tilted unconsciously. Slowly, he closed his eyes.

She must have been very scared then. No, no, no, now is the time to be scared.

If Wen Zhijiao could answer him, she would definitely say that.

At this moment, she was about to jump out of her skin, she had walked around the entire room eighty times.

What should I do? What if Pei Ye doesn’t admit it? What if Jiang Yuancheng comes back and questions me? Not only would I not be able to explain it, it would make Jiang Yuancheng go crazy, and it might even give Pei Ye, who already has a grudge against me, a chance to target me!

No, maybe Jiang Yuancheng wouldn’t go after Pei Ye for me?

Just as Wen Zhijiao had this thought, she heard a knock on the door. Jiang Yuancheng’s voice came from behind the door, muffled, and softer.

“Jiaojiao, can you come down for dinner? Don’t starve yourself.” ()

He paused before saying, “I’ll deal with Pei Ye later.” ?()?『Come to [] to read the latest chapter. Complete chapter』()

Deal with him later? You don’t even think it’s a big deal, do you?

Wen Zhijiao rolled her eyes, then immediately got up from bed. She strode to the door and yelled through the door, “Whatever! But I don’t want to see you now, nor do I want to see your friends, and I don’t want to hear you talk about our engagement, our future! Jiang Yuancheng, while I’m thinking about choosing a good day for us, you suspect me, your friends mock me, I really don’t understand—”

She swayed her body, making her voice sound choked, “What do you even consider me to be…”

Wen Zhijiao pressed against the door, listening carefully to the sounds outside. A few seconds later, she heard a heavy sigh.

Jiang Yuancheng said, “What do you want?”

Wen Zhijiao pinched her nose, “You’re right, I shouldn’t have gone out. I won’t leave the room anymore, as long as I’m here, I won’t be choked or insulted, and no one will think I’m not worthy of you, or think I have ulterior motives. I can’t see even a little bit of your sincerity towards me.”

She squeezed out a few tears, breathing hard, “You don’t even care about choosing the engagement date, what’s the point of talking to you? You just know how to rush things!”

“Why do you have to see the so-called master, to calculate those dates, I’ve told you a thousand times, there won’t be any problems!” After a long time, Jiang Yuancheng’s low voice sounded, “Forget it, you don’t want to see me, I’ll leave.”

Soon, she heard footsteps outside the door, he was leaving.

Wen Zhijiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yuancheng was in the wrong now, she felt that if she persisted for a few more days, he would agree to her other demands.

In the following days, Wen Zhijiao launched a grand game of hide-and-seek. As long as Jiang Yuancheng was home, she would absolutely not leave her room or eat. If she saw him downstairs, she would immediately turn around and run back to her room. Fortunately, every time she didn’t eat, the servants would bring an extra meal, so she wasn’t starving.

However, after almost a week of persistence, this morning, Wen Zhijiao couldn’t hold on any longer. Because the master was arriving at the airport this afternoon, and Jiang Yuancheng still hadn’t agreed.

The only good news was that Wen Sui had to go to a summit in another city, which meant that he would probably come with her parents for the engagement, so she wouldn’t have to pretend to be a loving couple with Jiang Yuancheng for now.

Breakfast had been delivered for about ten minutes, Wen Zhijiao had no appetite at all, she held the bread and stared blankly.

No way, did I do something wrong?  Will I really have to stay in my room for the rest of my life?

Just as she was thinking this in despair, she heard the sound of a key turning in the door lock outside.

“Click—” The last lock was unlocked.

Jiang Yuancheng opened the door, and all he saw was the food tray on the bedside table, the bedroom was empty. He froze, his gray pupils dilated, and he immediately went into the room to search, shouting, “Jiaojiao? Jiaojiao?! Wen Zhijiao!”

His steps became unsteady, he opened the cupboard door, opened the bathroom door, pulled open the drawers, and finally pulled open the curtains. The next second, he saw Wen Zhijiao sitting in the curtains, holding a piece of bread and eating.

Jiang Yuancheng moved, half-kneeling down, his body fell on Wen Zhijiao, tightly embracing her.

She didn’t pay any attention to him, her mouth was still chewing.

Jiang Yuancheng pinched her chin and whispered, “Wen Zhijiao!”

Wen Zhijiao didn’t speak, she didn’t chew either, there was no sound at all.

Jiang Yuancheng gritted his teeth, a few seconds later, he said, “Speak.”

In the corner between the curtain and the window, they were like the most intimate lovers, their bodies pressed together, even their breath was intertwined.

Wen Zhijiao felt his finger rubbing against her corner of her eye, and then, a very soft surrender, “As you wish, if you want to invite someone, invite them, choose a… day you like. Don’t hide, and also…”

A few seconds later, he raised his hand, supported himself on the window sill and got up, his voice trembling slightly, “Don’t ignore me.”

Wen Zhijiao’s lips curled up slightly, she whispered, “Then have you had breakfast? Don’t starve yourself.”

Jiang Yuancheng’s gray eyes curved slightly, without a smile, “I’m not eating. I have something urgent.”

He finished speaking and leaned down again, holding Wen Zhijiao’s head, he kissed her forehead. Their skin touched each other, the hot breath of their breaths dyed a faint warmth on their faces.

Wen Zhijiao’s fingers touched his face and smiled, “Then you shouldn’t starve either, it’s bad for your health.”

Jiang Yuancheng’s hand held hers, feeling her body temperature with his cheek, he nodded.

After Jiang Yuancheng left, Wen Zhijiao stretched and gave herself a thumbs up.

I knew it, persistence is victory!

Pei Ye’s small gathering was held at his own villa. His villa was luxurious and modern, a four-story building, covering an area of 20,000 square meters.