It was the next morning. The sun was shining.

Slightly opening her eyes, Murong Xue looked at the somewhat familiar roof, and the disconnected pieces of memory came flooding back. The last thing she remembered was Yang Feng taking her away.

But how come she woke up in Shangguan Mo’s bedroom?

Murong Xue was startled and jumped up from the bed. Although she did not see any traces, she could not recall what happened after that.

She felt alright. Did she just have a good sleep last night…?

Murong Xue ran to Shangguan Mo’s study and asked with some apprehension, “Shangguan Mo, last night, I…”

Looking at her coldly, Shangguan Mo still felt a gust of anger tumbling inside him. When he arrived there yesterday, he almost killed both Yang Feng and Murong Xue for that kind of scene at first. But after he kicked away that man and took a closer look, he found Murong Xue passed out.

Covering Murong Xue with the sheet and holding her in his arms, Shangguan Mo just ignored Yang Feng on the ground and got back to his manor immediately. And Shangguan Mo called the doctor. Then the doctor confirmed that she was drugged.

D*mn it. Which daredevil hurt the woman he loved? He was thinking about the way the man would die.

Shangguan Mo’s stare chilled Murong Xue to the bone. Yesterday, what the hell happened yesterday? “Well…”

What did she want to say? How could this stupid woman be so careless? Shangguan Mo really did not want to talk to her right now, “Get out!”

Seeing Murong Xue break into a run and instantly be out of his sight, Shangguan Mo was pissed off and speechless.

How about asking Yang Feng about what happened? But… Forgot it! She had to figure it out. Or she would be mired in unease. Murong Xue pulled out her phone and found many missed calls, from her mother, Yang Feng, and Mo Aili. It was over! Her mother must have been very worried.

She called her mother back immediately, “Hey, mom, I’m sorry. I missed your call last night.”

“What’s going on, you silly girl? The party was not over but you were gone. Tell me where you went?” Zhang Keren was really worried last night. Her daughter suddenly disappeared halfway through the party, and none of her calls was answered. She almost went to the police today.

“Mom, I was set up at the party yesterday. Fortunately, my friend took me away. Otherwise, the consequences might be catastrophic.” Murong Xue thought it was better to tell the truth and let her mother take precautions.

“What? You… Where are you now? Are you alright? Who is this friend? Mo Aili was here yesterday looking for you…” On hearing Xue being set up, Zhang Keren knew what was going on immediately. Who was behind this? How dare he not take the Murong Family seriously?

“Mom, how can I answer all those questions? Don’t worry. I’m fine, okay?” Even if something had happened last night, she could have only settled for that. Murong Xue consoled herself with the thought. As for Fang Shihua, she would not let him get away with it. How did he get in without her invitation?

“Then answer one by one.”

“I’m at a friend’s house, but you haven’t met him yet. Maybe next time there’s a chance for you to meet. I’m really fine.” Murong Xue reassured her mother again and again.

“So, tell me. Do you know who is behind this?” Zhang Keren was relieved by Xue’s assurance. Fortunately, everything seemed to be okay.

“I think I know. Mom, leave this to me. I will take care of it myself.” Murong Xue’s eyes shone cold.

“Well, be careful then and come home when you are free.”

“Got it. Bye.”

Then Murong Xue dialed Mo Aili, who must have been very anxious and made nonstop calls last night.

“There you are, you b*st*rd!” Mo Aili’s roar came from the other end of the line.

Murong Xue put the handset away from her ear in case she would suffer burst eardrums, “Sorry. But I’m speaking to you now.”

“What happened to you last night? I went to the party but didn’t see you there. Who would have missed her own birthday party? I was bored to death!” Mo Aili could not stop complaining.

Not knowing why, Murong Xue could not help laughing.

“Hey, what are you laughing at? Listen…”

After half an hour, Murong Xue hung up the phone. Most of the time was her listening to Mo Aili’s complaints.

And then, Murong Xue stared at Yang Feng’s phone number and pressed the dial key after a long hesitation.

The other side picked up the phone very quickly, “Hey, Xue, where are you? Are you okay?” Yang Feng’s worried and urgent voice came over.

Gripping the phone tightly, Murong Xue answered, “Yang Feng, I’m fine. I’m wondering… Yesterday… Did anything happen between us yesterday?”

Yang Feng thought of her enchanting look last night and felt going red in the face. Nothing happened yesterday. Tempting as she was, he refrained himself from impulse because he knew Murong Xue. If he did anything, he would become a stranger to her forever. Thinking of this, he claimed calmly, “I’ll take the responsibility, Xue.” Even though nothing happened, he wanted to take the chance to present himself.

However, Murong Xue mistook the signal and her face paled. So yesterday they… So she was with Yang Feng last night. But why did she wake up in Shangguan Mo’s bedroom this morning? “Yang Feng, you mean last night we…”

“It was my fault…” He shouldn’t have let her be taken away by others.

“…” No wonder Shangguan Mo glared at her like that before.

Murong Xue didn’t hear what Yang Feng said at all after that. All she was thinking about was the way Shangguan Mo disposed of people, which was really creepy.

Could she play a pitiful face? He would not be that brutal to bully a pitiful girl. She did not mean to do it. She was unconscious. He couldn’t blame it all on her. A cutie like her shouldn’t be bullied.

Murong Xue decided to stick to the strategy of playing a pitiful face. She closed the bedroom door and lay on the bed, staying inside.

In the afternoon, Shangguan Mo felt something was wrong. Murong Xue stayed upstairs all day today. What was she doing? Upon this thought, he closed the documents in hand and left for the bedroom.

With the door closed, a bad premonition crossed his mind. Shangguan Mo pushed open the door and gave a sigh of relief when seeing Murong Xue was in the bed.

When he came closer, he heard her weeping. Within a few quick steps, he straddled the bed and lifted the quilt. She was crying and her eyes were red swollen. Heartbroken, he cuddled her up and comforted her in an incredibly soft tone, “What’s wrong? Why are you crying like this?”

Murong Xue’s teardrops rained more heavily, “Ah, I… Yesterday… Ah, I really didn’t mean to…”

Shangguan Mo gently kissed the tears on her cheek and comforted her, “Okay. Don’t cry. I know it’s not your fault. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t be cold-faced to you.”

“Ah… I’m ashamed to face people now.” How should she face Yang Feng in the future? She even slept with him…

Why was she ashamed to face others? He got it! “Don’t worry. No one knows about last night.”

“Someone knows…”

“Then I’ll have him killed.” Thinking of that man last night, a gust of anger was triggered inside Shangguan Mo, who wanted Yang Feng to be torn apart now.

Murong Xue was startled by his hair-trigger temper. It was not Yang Feng to blame but people who were behind this. It occurred to her that Shangguan Mo could be the best candidate to punish them for her.

“Ah, I was drugged yesterday, and I almost died there.” She was his girlfriend, wasn’t she? Even if he only treated her like a pet, he would not allow such a disgrace.

“Don’t worry. I’ll get him punished tomorrow. The Yang Family, right? It seems that they are not needed in A province anymore.” His cold eyes shone with a hint of killing.

Ah? He got the wrong person! “You… Ah…”

Ah? The weeping escalated to a loud cry. She was really aggrieved. Seemingly wiping out the Yang Family alone could not compensate for her suffering. The Yang Family would be sent to the slave market in the Black Triangle.

“I’ll take care of the Yang Family now.” Shangguan Mo got up and was ready to settle the score.

Murong Xue stopped crying and hurriedly pulled him back, “It wasn’t the Yang Family. You misunderstood me.”

Ah? Shangguan Mo was confused.

“It wasn’t the Yang Family. It was Fang Shihua and his accomplices. But I don’t know who his accomplices are now.” She explained it to him in a hurry.

“Who is Fang Shihua? Well, you aren’t crying now?”

“Ah…” The teardrop attack started immediately.

Shangguan Mo remained silent.

And Murong Xue told the truth.

He finally figured out the context. Since they were bold enough to have their hands on her, he would let them know the taste of death. Xue told him just to give them a lesson, but he found it far from enough. Humph! She was so kind that she didn’t want them to die. So he would do it secretly. He would just keep them alive. But he knew thousands of ways to make their life worse than death.

Also, he knew she was playing a pitiful face although he did panic for a while when he first saw her tears. The cunning look in her eyes gave her away.

It was the little game of his girl. How could he not go along with it? Wasn’t this some kind of fun?

Shangguan Mo was in a rare good mood and Murong Xue in his arms was seldom docile like this. A brighter smile was hanging on his face.

Deep inside, Shangguan Mo understood that Murong Xue did not love him back, but it was not a big deal. He believed that as long as they were together, they would start a family and raise their kids, and she would fall for him as time went by.

However, Murong Xue did not think through this right now. In light of the miserable emotional failure in her last life, she had decided that she would not fall in love with someone easily. Only in this way could she avoid suffering the same tragedy.