Subtle Influence

Jiang Huaiyue immediately pulled the blanket over and covered Shen Wuxiao.

Then, she busied herself and looked down.

As she looked, Jiang Huaiyue's mind went blank with a buzzing sound.

Her ears felt deafened, unable to hear anything.

Her lips trembled, and she felt a bit weak.

Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at the striking crimson stain on the bedsheet.

This scene deeply pierced her heart!

The sliver of hope she had held onto vanished completely.

She couldn't hold back any longer, covering her face with her hands and sobbing.

Shen Wuxiao, who was only pretending to be unconscious, felt helpless.

He could only take it for now and explain the process later.

With this connection established, she couldn't possibly see him as just a friend anymore.

Furthermore, in her understanding, he was unaware of what had happened.

Jiang Huaiyue had no idea what to do.

At this moment, she was filled with helplessness.

After crying for a long time, Jiang Huaiyue finally stopped.

She wiped away her tears, tidied her messy hair, and slowly got out of bed.

Next, she picked up a pair of scissors.

Shen Wuxiao was startled. Damn, is she going to castrate me!

But thankfully, his worry was unfounded.

Jiang Huaiyue only cut off that piece, put it away, and then got dressed.

After getting dressed, she left the room directly and sat on the sofa in the living room.

Shen Wuxiao also opened his eyes. He glanced to the side.

There was a hole in the bedsheet, but nothing else had changed.

About ten more minutes passed before Shen Wuxiao got out of bed and put on his lower garments.

His upper body was still bare.

He grabbed his clothes and ran out of the room as if fleeing.

He happened to see Jiang Huaiyue sitting on the sofa, looking utterly dejected!

Shen Wuxiao asked nervously, "Yue'er, are you alright? Did those people do anything to you?"

Looking at Shen Wuxiao's anxious expression, Jiang Huaiyue felt she had no reason to blame him.

She couldn't fault him for any of this.

Moreover, if it weren't for him, she might have been taken away.

What awaited her then was self-evident, and she would have truly broken down.

Jiang Huaiyue shook her head, but her voice was weak, "I'm fine!"

Shen Wuxiao breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "It's good that you're okay!"

"I... I don't know what happened. When I woke up, I was in your room, and I wasn't dressed."

Jiang Huaiyue's face involuntarily flushed.

But she still forced out a clumsy excuse: "It... it was those two people. They... they said they needed to keep evidence, so..."

Shen Wuxiao's jaw dropped. "Holy crap, what kind of fetish is that? They knocked me out and then did that!"

But Shen Wuxiao seemed to take it in stride, plopping down on the sofa. "I'm a grown man, it doesn't matter. As long as you're okay!"

"I was too careless this time. I didn't expect that trying to gather information would attract experts."

"It's also my fault for being useless and not protecting you. Thankfully, the terrible thing didn't happen. I need to be more careful from now on."

Jiang Huaiyue didn't speak, just looked at him, her beautiful eyes holding a hint of resentment.

But she couldn't say anything. This matter was too absurd.

Was she supposed to tell him that while he was unconscious, her body had been inexplicably taken?

Jiang Huaiyue couldn't accept this fact so quickly.

She didn't want to talk right now, so she just said to Shen Wuxiao, "I'm a bit tired. I'm going to rest."

Shen Wuxiao nodded. "Go ahead. Don't worry, I'll stay guard here!"

Jiang Huaiyue didn't respond but walked unsteadily back to the room.

Finally, she closed the door and locked it.

Back in her room, she couldn't help but curl up on the bed, tightly covering herself with the blanket.

But within the blanket, the scent of Shen Wuxiao was incredibly clear.

That refreshing, soul-stirring scent stirred her already chaotic heart!

Jiang Huaiyue didn't want to overthink things at the moment. She simply turned onto her side, staring blankly ahead.

But the more she tried not to think about it, the more the previous scene filled her mind.

It simply wouldn't leave her.

While she was angry, she also blamed herself for being so careless.

To help Lin Fan gather information, she had sacrificed herself.

Thinking of Lin Fan, she now felt an indescribable mix of emotions.

She and Lin Fan were comrades, and they also shared feelings that went beyond that of comrades.

Jiang Huaiyue knew she had feelings for Lin Fan, otherwise, she wouldn't have traveled all the way to Zhonghai.

Between them, there was really just a thin veil.

But now, everything had vanished in an instant.

Jiang Huaiyue's thinking was traditional; she placed great importance on her first time. Even though she had feelings for Lin Fan, it was destined to be impossible.

She had already given herself to the guy outside. Even if he didn't know, she couldn't pretend she didn't know.

She could fool herself, but she couldn't fool her own heart.

Jiang Huaiyue was truly exhausted. Gradually, her eyelids grew heavy, and she slowly drifted off to sleep.

When she woke up, it was already evening.

She had slept for several hours.

Jiang Huaiyue got up and quickly washed up.

She walked out of the room, which was empty, with no one in sight.

As she walked towards the sofa, she saw Shen Wuxiao sitting on the swing in the courtyard.

He was swaying back and forth, lost in thought.

Seeing this scene, a hint of relief appeared on Jiang Huaiyue's pretty face.

As Shen Wuxiao had thought, Jiang Huaiyue truly couldn't treat Shen Wuxiao as just a friend anymore.

Even if it wasn't to the extent of liking or loving him, a barrier between them had definitely been broken.

It had invisibly brought them closer!

Jiang Huaiyue rubbed her temples and checked the time. It was almost dinner time.

She didn't want to be idle; when she was idle, she would overthink things.

So, she walked into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and found that there were still quite a few ingredients, and they were fresh.

She took out some meat and vegetables, soaked the rice, and decided to cook herself.

Jiang Huaiyue was a woman of many talents: she could grace a ballroom, manage a kitchen, excel in both academics and martial arts, and possessed unparalleled wisdom.

Even when she was on the border, she didn't have many opportunities to cook. Outside, they ate rations or food prepared by the mess hall.

Shen Wuxiao, outside, naturally sensed what was happening inside.

He felt very pleased.

She was already cooking, so how far away was it from calling him "husband"?

Moreover, tonight he had an excuse to stay here and deepen their relationship.

"System, have I obtained Jiang Huaiyue? Where are my reward points?"

"Ding, based on the progress, this is only halfway there. If the host doesn't mind me being noisy, you can choose to receive half the points now and the other half after completion."

"Then let's forget it. Give them all at once, it feels like an installment plan."

"Alright, host. They will be settled together later. It's not just one-sided plunder of points, there are other things too."

"Okay!" Shen Wuxiao replied.

He was truly eager to gain a lot of points.

There were too many good things in the Mall, and he wanted them all.

Especially some great divine abilities. Although he couldn't use them now, possessing them and not using them was a different concept from not having them at all.

The path of martial arts was incredibly long, and Shen Wuxiao knew that he was in a high-martial world.

For ordinary people, Grandmasters from Rank Seven to Rank Nine Stage Nine were the ceiling.

But only those who walked the path of martial arts knew that Grandmasters were just the beginning.

Besides, he wasn't even a Grandmaster yet; he was just a Master at Rank Six, Stage Five.

Merely level sixty-five.

As for things like splitting mountains and seas, he couldn't do them at all right now.