Tian Dong scrambled up from the floor, his face twitching and contorting in pain, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably. He stared fixedly at Jiang Nuo, venomous resentment all but spilling from his eyes.
"You did that on purpose! You absolutely did!"
He knew there were ghosts here, yet he refused to save me!
"Tian Dong! Watch yourself," Yang Xiaoxiao warned, glancing at the camera.
"Fuck off! You're all the same!"
Tian Dong seemed to have lost all reason. He viciously kicked over the table in front of him and pointed at Jiang Nuo, hurling abuse.
"Why weren't you the one the ghost hurt?! You're definitely still holding on to those old grudges!"
"All I did was take a few of your advertising jobs! Didn't you deliberately expose my facial implants on that variety show?! We were already even, so what right do you have to keep holding a grudge?!"
The other guests froze. Was this really something he could say out loud...?
What??? Holy shit! I remember this! Tian Dong actually stole Jiang Nuo's advertising jobs...
Fuck, I remember too. Jiang Nuo got dragged on the trending searches for a whole week, and Tian Dong's fans went absolutely feral insulting him... So he'd stolen his advertising jobs... Poor guy.
Tian Dong must be under some kind of influence!! Jiang Nuo is not the victim here!!
Jiang Nuo blinked.
What stolen advertising jobs? What implants?
That was a little too long ago for him.
He barely reacted, but Si Yan grew angry. His deep, narrow eyes turned toward Tian Dong, his voice cold and low.
"You..."
He was interrupted.
"Jiang Nuo, you cold-blooded, heartless monster!"
Tian Dong no longer concealed any of the venom in his heart, much less feared Si Yan. He completely lost control of his tongue.
"No one will ever want to be your friend! You're a selfish piece of shit!"
"Why aren't you the one suffering?!"
Something he said made Jiang Nuo's indifferent expression freeze. His gaze flickered, and his memories reeled back to a certain scene.
-"Jiang Nuo!! You got Xiao Zuo killed! All he did was gouge out one of your eyes! Why didn't you warn him there was a monster here?!"
-"No one will ever want you as a teammate! You're too selfish! Get out! You're not welcome on our team!"
His left eye began to ache faintly again.
Jiang Nuo clenched his fists and tilted his head, his gaze settling on Tian Dong's contorted face.
How... irritating.
Why did he have to bring back this particular memory?
A cold, eerie aura spread around him. Under everyone's astonished gazes, Jiang Nuo slowly walked toward Tian Dong.
His gaze grew colder, a sinister madness faintly surfacing within it, yet the corners of his lips gradually curled upward, wicked and unrestrained.
"Do you think... you won't live to see tomorrow?"
Tian Dong felt as though a bloodthirsty wolf had fixed its sights on him. He instinctively backed away. "You... what are you going to-Aaaah!"
He was seized by the collar and slammed violently into the wall.
Before his brain could process it, he was slammed into it again, the vicious blows landing with heavy thuds.
His forehead split open, blood streaming down his cheeks in a horrifying sight.
Even the wall shed fragments under the impacts.
Jiang Nuo still showed no intention of letting him go. Wearing a cruel smile, he gripped his chin and forced his head up, tightening his fingers.
"If you're this bad at talking, perhaps I should cut out your tongue."
He seemed to be genuinely considering the feasibility.
Everyone on either side of the camera froze.
The cameraman was terrified, but did not dare stop filming.
Lin Yu's eyes filled with shock. He could not believe this Jiang Nuo was actually so... insane.
What a ruthless man.
He glanced at the camera, stepped forward, and urgently tried to stop him.
"Jiang Nuo! Have you gone mad?! Tian Dong will die! Murder is illegal!"
Another scream answered him.
Without stopping what he was doing, Jiang Nuo turned to look at him, a smile lingering on his lips, unmoved.
That look sent panic through Lin Yu.
He doesn't care whether it's illegal at all!
Everyone shared that thought at this moment, their fear deepening once again.
Si Yan abruptly stepped forward and slowly approached, his voice a little weak, as though yielding.
"Jiang Nuo..."
He called out very softly.
But Jiang Nuo still looked over.
Pressing his fingertips against the arm Jiang Nuo was using to beat Tian Dong, Si Yan lowered his lashes, his voice soft and gentle.
"Jiang Nuo... stop hitting him. You'll dirty your hands."
He was not trying to persuade him to spare Tian Dong.
He truly felt that if Tian Dong died, it would dirty Jiang Nuo's hands. It was not worth it.
That pleased Jiang Nuo immensely.
He turned his gaze back to Tian Dong, who was already barely breathing and utterly incapable of resisting. Some blood had already dripped onto his hand.
It really is dirty.
Jiang Nuo casually tossed him onto the floor.
But the violent agitation within him was not so easily soothed.
He caught the hand Si Yan had resting on his arm and turned, pulling him along.
Si Yan's lashes fluttered faintly, as though he had guessed something.
Yet a faint anticipation stirred within him. He tilted his head aside, exposing his pale, slender neck.
Good. So obedient.
Jiang Nuo pinned his hand against the wall, lowered his head, and bit into the skin of his neck, easily tasting the blood imbued with spiritual energy.
The sharp pain lasted only half a second. Si Yan felt the strange sensation of his blood being sucked out, his fingertips trembling slightly as he clung tightly to Jiang Nuo's back and let out a soft hum.
He felt no aversion. He even enjoyed it a little.
Drink some more...
At least it could make him feel that this wretched, broken body was useful.
Everyone: "..."
From their perspective...
Jiang Nuo had tossed aside the half-dead Tian Dong, seized Si Yan, pinned him against the wall, and kissed him.
And it wasn't even on the fucking mouth.
Could they air this?
Lin Yu's gaze darkened, and he took a deep breath.
This shameless shipper is stunned... You two... are so in love.
I fucking jumped out of my seat!! What is up with Jiang Nuo?! This is so fucking hot...
Si Yan, you... why are you enjoying it so much...? As a fan, I really have nothing to say...
Jiang Nuo is a psycho!! He nearly beat Tian Dong to death!
How could Tian Dong's fans possibly sit still? He had only thrown a few insults around. Only a lunatic like Jiang Nuo would blow it this far out of proportion!
But they remembered... Jiang Nuo had never been like this before. Where had that timid fool gone?
So all the fan groups began digging through Jiang Nuo's old videos, determined to find the reason.
Perhaps embarrassed by so many eyes on him, Si Yan tucked his pale cheek toward Jiang Nuo's shoulder.
The searing killing intent slowly subsided. Jiang Nuo gradually regained his senses and licked the wound with the tip of his tongue, making it heal rapidly.
Then he raised his head and met the pale-faced Si Yan's eyes.
Si Yan bit his lower lip, his narrow eyes shimmering as though filled with water, his voice trembling slightly.
"...It hurts a little."
Jiang Nuo rubbed his head, then unwrapped a candy from his pocket and fed it to him. His gaze inscrutable, he asked quietly, "You're not afraid of me, then."
"I'm not."
Tasting the sweetness, Si Yan tilted his head against his shoulder and nuzzled his cheek against him, but the look hidden in his eyes was obsessive.
"I like you..."
He deliberately softened those words so that only the two of them could hear.
Jiang Nuo lowered his eyes, looking pleased.
He really had gotten himself a treasure of a mission target.
He squeezed the back of Si Yan's neck again, as though soothing him.
"Still have any strength?"
"A little." Si Yan answered very quickly.
He glanced at the petrified crowd and straightened up, though he remained pressed close to Jiang Nuo.
Yang Xiaoxiao was so excited that her nails were practically leaving marks in her palms.
Her ship was so in love!