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Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ming Shu didnât plan to learn from the private tutor at all. She just agreed for fun.
However, she was surprised.
Butler Yi was an impressive person.
He seemed to know that she wouldnât bring her books back so he prepared a room full of books all the way from primary school to senior high.
Xuan Ge took a few papers.
âDo these papers. Let me see your standard.â
Ming Shu ate her potato chips. After a few seconds, she hugged her potato chips and inched toward the table.
There was only one chair. Xuan Ge let her sit on it. He walked to the window and stood there.
Ming Shu bit her pen. She canceled the right answers and then randomly answered the questions.
âDone.â
Xuan Ge regained his senses and took the paper.
The room was a little quiet.
After Xuan Ge finished looking through all the papers, he placed them in front of her.
âYou made a lot of mistakes.â
âYes...â She already tried her best to pick the harder questions to answer wrongly so that she wouldnât seem like an idiot.
âThis is a junior high grade one paper.â
Ming Shu: â...â
No wonder it was so simple. She thought that this worldâs standard was like this...
Wait...
Wasnât it written that it was a junior high grade three paper?
âI stopped studying after junior high grade two. Itâs understandable that I got it wrong.â
If I answered everything correctly, you would be useless.
I spent so much effort to make mistakes!
Xuan Ge glanced at her. He placed one hand on the table and started explaining the questions to her.
His head was tilted slightly. He pointed at the paper with his fingers and spoke in a relaxed tone.
He had a natural lazy aura.
Ming Shu couldnât detect any scent from his body even at such a close distance.
He didnât seem like a human. He seemed like an object.
A killer...
The tutoring ended at 8 PM.
Yi Qiao arranged a room for Xuan Ge. He would be staying here from now on.
There was definitely something going on between Yi Qiao and Xuan Ge.
However, after observing for two days, Ming Shu couldnât see what was happening between them.
Yi Qiao and Xuan Ge seldom interacted with each other. If there wasnât any need, they would not talk.
Xuan Ge lived in the villa, but he only appeared during tutoring hours.
This time, my little demon... looks like a human, but heâs actually not.
...
Xuan Ge didnât expect someone to be sitting on the stairs in the dark in the middle of the night.
When he was walking up, he bumped into the person.
Xuan Geâs body tensed up instinctively. He quickly felt for his gun behind his back.
The two people couldnât see each otherâs expression. Only the outline of the head was visible in the dark.
Before he opened his mouth, the person sitting on the stairs said, âAre you a ghost? Why donât you make any sound when youâre walking?â
Are you trying to scare me so that you can inherit my snacks!
Xuan Ge: â...â
Arenât you more suspicious? Youâre sitting on the stairs in the middle of the night!
When Ming Shu spoke, the lights in the corridor came on. Darkness was dispelled.
Xuan Ge stood at the lower steps. Ming Shuâs gaze landed instantly on the dark patch on his waist.
âAre you injured?â Ming Shu sprung up and rushed toward him.
Xuan Ge took a step back. They were at the same height now.
He released his gun and held his waist. He covered the bloodstain.
There was no change in his expression. He didnât even frown.
âA small injury. Iâll be going back to my room,â he said.
Xuan Ge walked around her.
âDonât die in my villa. Itâs hard to dispose of a body,â Ming Shu replied.
Xuan Ge: â...â
âI wonât.â
Ming Shu followed him. âHow do you know you wonât die? What if you die? What if the police suspect that I killed you? Why donât you write a will?â
Xuan Ge: â...â Will she die if she shuts up?
Xuan Ge walked to his room. Ming Shu continued following him.
âMiss Shu Ran, why are you following me?â
âIâm afraid that youâll die.â
â...â
âIâm fine.â
Ming Shu glanced at his waist. The dark patch grew bigger. More blood seemed to be seeping out of his wound.
Xuan Ge remained silent for a moment. He opened the door and went in.
Ming Shu had seen all the rooms in the villa before. There was nothing special about this room. It looked as though no one lived here.
Xuan Ge took out his trenchcoat, revealing the black T-shirt underneath.
He took out a box and passed it to Miss Shu Ran. âSorry to trouble you.â
Ming Shu: ???
That is so impolite of you.
Xuan Ge sat down and unbuttoned his clothes. He seemed to have been stabbed by something sharp. The wound was deep and blood kept oozing out of it.
Ming Shu opened the box. There was a bottle of medicinal alcohol and some simple medical tools.
âWhy must I help you?â
âItâll be troublesome for you if I die here.â Xuan Ge used Ming Shuâs words against her.
Ming Shu looked at his wound. She bent down and attended to it.
When she rubbed the wound with alcohol, Xuan Geâs expression remained the same.
Ming Shu stole glances at him. He was staring into space. It was as though he couldnât feel the pain.
âIs your work so dangerous?â
Xuan Ge looked down at Ming Shuâs side profile.
âItâs still okay. Normally, this will not happen.â
Ming Shu mocked him. âSo this is because you arenât good enough?â
Xuan Ge: â...â
He licked his dry lips. âArenât you afraid?â
Wasnât she afraid of his occupation even when he appeared like this in front of her?
This shouldnât be the reaction of a normal person.
âIâm extremely afraid.â
Xuan Ge didnât see any signs of fear on her face.
What a weird person.
Ming Shu threw the bloody cotton away and applied medicine on the wound. Then, she bandaged the wound.
She needed to lean close to him in order to wrap the bandage around his waist.
She went a few rounds around his waist.
In the end, she tied a knot.
âLet me tell you...â
Ming Shu paused. She looked at the window.
Xuan Ge looked over too. The curtains were drawn. They couldnât see anything.
Almost instantly, Ming Shu pushed Xuan Ge to the floor. The moment they landed on the carpet, bullets shot through the window and the curtain. They flew above their heads.
Xuan Ge heard the girl saying, âAre you an unlucky person like Su Qi? My window glass is expensive!â
Xuan Ge was silent for a moment. He pulled her elbow and dragged her to the side.
He took out a gun and ordered, âHide well.â
The moment he finished speaking, the glass shattered again.
The bullets hit the sofa in front of Xuan Ge.
âDoes the person have X-ray eyes?â Ming Shu squatted behind it.
âSomething like that.â Xuan Ge pulled her further back. âYour bodyguards will come up soon after hearing this noise. Run outside later.â
Ming Shu didnât reply to him. Xuan Ge took it that she agreed.
He released her and moved toward the window quickly.
He knew that it was useless to hide so he pulled the curtains open.
Ming Shu saw what was happening outside.
There was an X on a tree not far away. It was striking.
It was like a lamp in the dark sky.
Ming Shu felt how evil the Apocalypse Pagoda was once again. How could she remain serious? She felt like laughing!
Ming Shu glanced at Xuan Ge. She sneaked toward the door and left the room.
Her bodyguards were running up the stairs.
âYoung Miss, what happened?â