Even Me

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Ren Suo, who had been petting the cat, instantly froze.

He silently lowered his head and met the orange cat's gaze. Then the fat orange cat turned around, wiggled its butt at him, showing off the spot that had once held two little balls but was now smooth, flat, and empty. Finally, it leaped away with all its strength.

With even the orange cat fleeing as his shield, Ren Suo pressed his legs together and sat rigidly upright, glancing toward the upper right corner as his throat produced a strange tremble. "Oh... um... well..."

Qiao Muyi sighed and stood up. Ren Suo shuddered. She sat beside him, and Ren Suo shuddered again. He instinctively wanted to move away, but forcibly restrained himself, ordering himself to suppress the panic in his heart as he met the gaze of the officially certified "Calamity Witch" with as much composure as he could manage.

She simply tilted her head and looked at Ren Suo, tucking her lovely hair behind her ear. Perhaps noticing his discomfort, she curled her lips into a slight smile, her brows and eyes brimming with seductive charm. She placed a hand on Ren Suo's shoulder and said calmly, "Little Suo."

"Mm." Ren Suo relaxed slightly. That had just been Young Master Mu's show of intimidation; surely they could still have a proper conversation. Ah, Young Master Mu really had a unique way of greeting people...

Qiao Muyi leaned a little closer, staring into Ren Suo's eyes. Her gaze was full of thoughts left unsaid as she spoke in a lingering tone. "I really don't want to see you become a corpse."

Ren Suo instinctively began circulating "Gauze Robe," but then he suddenly discovered that his cyclone had been sealed!

His cyclone had been