Wen Ning realized that compared to a full-blown freak like Bo Yan, she was barely a freak in the making!
Why wouldn't this guy play by the rules?
Didn't he hate the original owner so much that he would frantically wash his hands whenever she touched him? What was he getting at now, saying he could fall for her?
But Wen Ning quickly calmed down.
Just as she had been certain Bo Yan wouldn't say he liked him, this guy was probably certain she wouldn't dare chop off a finger!
Of course she wouldn't dare! She wasn't a raging freak like Bo Yan, cutting himself with a knife at the drop of a hat!
Her brain practically spun fast enough to throw sparks before Wen Ning finally came up with something!
First, she glanced at the military knife by her feet, then looked up at Bo Yan.
Seeing him watching her with a nonchalant expression, clearly ready to enjoy the show, Wen Ning gritted her teeth. Wearing an expression that declared, "Today, I'll die a hero's death for love! Nobody stop me, Wen Baochuan!" she bent down to pick up the knife.
When Bo Yan saw her actually reach for the knife, his gaze flickered, but he didn't stop her.
Those eyes of hers, which had begun making him feel "uncomfortable," told him she wouldn't dare.
She had always bullied the weak and feared the strong, and she was cowardly and afraid of pain.
Even if she picked up the knife, she probably wasn't planning to cut off a finger, but to plunge it into his body.
At that thought, one corner of Bo Yan's mouth slowly curled upward, his eyes filled with disdain and mockery.
If she tried to kill him in a moment, he could take the opportunity to dispose of her himself in self-defense...
Wen Ning had no idea Bo Yan was already planning how to kill her. Completely immersed in her performance art, she picked up the knife, took a deep breath, then pressed it against her little finger.
The blade was sharp. The instant it touched her little finger, a thin line of blood appeared.
At last, the look in Bo Yan's eyes changed.
His expression sharpened.
Was this crazy woman actually going to hurt herself?
Bo Yan couldn't care less whether Wen Ning lived or died. It was just...
The image of this woman kicking Bo Xubai several times surfaced in his mind, along with the scene of her telling everyone that Bo Xubai had struck first...
Bo Yan knitted his brows in irritation.
If she wanted him to like her, then, just as she had said earlier, he would have to become a dog anyone could toy with. Otherwise, even if he died, he would never like her!
Seeing Wen Ning about to slice down, Bo Yan grew flustered for once. Almost instinctively, he reached out and grabbed the military knife.
Wen Ning had never intended to cut herself. She wasn't sick in the head. Why would she cut off her own finger?
She had only wanted to make her performance a little more convincing.
Who knew Bo Yan would interrupt her before she'd even been acting for two minutes? She hadn't even had time to work up the emotion.
But it seemed she didn't need to anymore.
Because this lunatic, Bo Yan, had grabbed the blade itself!
"Drip, drip."
Bright red blood rolled down his wrist onto the back of Wen Ning's hand, then slid off her hand and splashed onto the floor.
Bo Yan looked at her with an indifferent expression.
Wen Ning's breath caught. Her first reaction was actually: This guy's blood is warm.
"Are you crazy?!" Seeing more and more blood flow while he showed no sign of letting go, Wen Ning hurriedly released the handle.
Once she let go, Bo Yan casually tossed the knife aside.
Seeing how completely unconcerned he was about his wound, Wen Ning was utterly speechless. With a stern face, she went to fetch the first-aid kit.
But the instant she reached out and touched his injured right hand, he bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on!
"Get lost! Don't touch me!"
Wen Ning jumped at his shout, wondering just how the original owner had abused her husband before. All she'd done was touch the back of his hand, and he had reacted this strongly.
A few minutes earlier, Wen Ning would definitely have seized the chance to play up her freakish simp persona and forcibly treat his wound.
But the blood pouring from his right hand had her heart pounding with alarm, leaving her no time to worry about any persona. She put the wound-care supplies in front of him. "Then do it yourself. I'll go see why Doctor Xie isn't here yet."
With that, she turned and went outside to look for Doctor Xie.
Bo Yan was left alone in the room, staring blankly at the wound-care supplies laid out before him.
Before long, Wen Ning returned with Doctor Xie.
Like the family doctors in all domineering CEO novels, Doctor Xie was not only young but also possessed outstanding looks and unquestionable skill.
However, Wen Ning had no time to care what Doctor Xie looked like. No matter how handsome he was, he couldn't be better-looking than the main villain, whose looks were the novel's established ceiling.
Doctor Xie looked as though he had been here more than once.
Wen Ning had run into Doctor Xie on the way upstairs.
Doctor Xie knew his way around. After entering and seeing Bo Yan covered in wounds, he even let out a long sigh.
Wen Ning glanced at Doctor Xie in surprise.
She had thought Doctor Xie was on Bo Yan's father Bo Xubai's side, but judging by this, did Doctor Xie seem to have some affection for Bo Yan too?
"Sorry for the trouble, Doctor Xie. Please treat the wound on his hand first." Wen Ning had only been distracted for a moment before hurriedly addressing Doctor Xie.
When Doctor Xie entered, he had only noticed Bo Yan's bloodied face. Only after Wen Ning spoke did he see that the blood from Bo Yan's right hand had already stained the bedsheet beneath him red.
He hurried over and grasped Bo Yan's right hand, asking gravely, "What happened? Did you get into a knife fight?"
He was clearly asking whether Bo Yan had gotten into a knife fight with Bo Xubai.
This time, Bo Yan didn't resist and let Doctor Xie stop the bleeding.
At Doctor Xie's question, he listlessly glanced toward Wen Ning.
For some reason, Wen Ning felt a little guilty, but she quickly straightened her back. What did she have to feel guilty about? He was the freak who had grabbed the blade himself!
Her fleeting change of expression did not escape Bo Yan's eyes.
Strangely enough, seeing her look so unconvincing and unsure of herself suddenly put Bo Yan in a much better mood.
He scoffed at the guilty-looking Wen Ning, then casually brushed off Doctor Xie. "No. I accidentally bumped into something just now."
Doctor Xie laughed in exasperation. "How? Did the knife grow legs and bump into you?"
Bo Yan: "..."
"Pfft."
An abrupt laugh broke the silence. Bo Yan raised his eyes coldly toward the person who had made the sound.
Wen Ning: "..."
Wen Ning looked solemn. "Honey, don't go bumping into things again. It'll break my heart."
Bo Yan: "..."
Doctor Xie: "???"
Doctor Xie was dumbfounded. He turned to look at Wen Ning as if he had seen a ghost.
Then he remembered that this young lady was a lunatic. Last time, he had merely said a few words in Bo Yan's defense, and this crazy young lady had nearly smashed his head open with the first-aid kit.
Remembering the two stitches on his forehead, Doctor Xie shuddered and hurriedly turned back around, lowering his voice to ask Bo Yan, "What's going on?"
Since when had the Wen family's young lady cared so much about you?
And "honey"??
He was getting goosebumps all over!
Bo Yan swept an expressionless glance over Wen Ning and said coldly, "She's sick in the head. Ignore her."
Hearing Bo Yan say, "She's sick in the head," Doctor Xie sucked in a breath and frantically shot looks at the foolish boy!
Stop talking, kid! This young lady can hear you! You're used to getting beaten by her, so you're not afraid, but I am! Watch out, or this lunatic will unleash her powers and beat me up too!
But whether intentionally or deliberately, Bo Yan said flatly, "What, are you sick too? Is your eyelid cramping?"
Doctor Xie: "..."
Doctor Xie sucked in a sharp breath!
Doctor Xie held his breath and braced himself!
With nothing left to live for, Doctor Xie closed his eyes and began calmly waiting for the lunatic to unleash her powers!
Yet even after a long wait, Wen Ning didn't launch into a torrent of abuse, much less smash the first-aid kit over this fool's head!
Instead-
"Honey!"
That thunderclap of a "honey" exploded beside Doctor Xie's ear!
Before Doctor Xie could even cover his head, he heard Wen Ning declare thunderously, "Are you asking to be kissed again?! Believe it or not, if you say I'm sick in the head one more time, I'll kiss you to death!"
With that, she puckered her lips and moved toward Bo Yan!