Chapter 129: Volume 1_Chapter 129   Tenant (17)

Volume 1_Chapter 129   Tenant (17)

She took off her soaked coat, turned on the living-room air conditioner, and the icy rainwater condensed into droplets on the hem, dripping onto the floor; she had barely stood there when a puddle formed under her feet.

So cold.

The note was handed to her again.

"What happened?"

Jiang Zhi beamed: "Mm, I solved a big problem today; from now on I can stay at home."

The girl's smile held no falsehood, only genuine feeling.

Seeing this, Song Wei also felt happy for her.

Jiang Zhi saw he lingered, and mischievously said: "I'm all wet; I'm going to take a shower—do you want to join?"

Song Wei took a long while to understand her meaning, his face quickly flushing; he fumbled and fled the room in embarrassment.

Jiang Zhi gave a light laugh, closed the window, and went into the bathroom.

After a hot shower, the chill left her body; she blew-dry her hair, leaned against the headboard, and fulfilled their agreement.

But after singing for just over an hour, she grew so sleepy she couldn't keep her eyes open, collapsed onto the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Next door, Song Wei heard her sleeping breaths, pressed his forehead against the wall, mimicking her breathing as his chest rose and fell.

What does it feel like to sleep?

He had never slept since birth; lying in the icy coffin was merely to appear like a normal person.

No breath, no heartbeat, not even warmth.

In this lonely world, an overly long life only adds more emptiness.

Only she made him feel that being alive was pretty good.

"Zhi… Zhi…"

He opened his mouth, his voice low and hesitant, yet unusually earnest.

He tried again and again, in the pitch-black night, striving to call her name.

——

Jiang Zhi, who had slept until noon the next day, comfortably stretched and rolled a few times on the soft bed.

This feeling is like summer vacation: the teacher assigned lots of homework, and you finished it all on the first day of break.

Endless joy.

She knew that after the instance ended, she would have to face the sick, perverted villain again.

She had to win him over, and also grind that damned Hatred Value.

There wasn't a single day off.

Still, the Punishment Instance is nice—she had completed the task, just needed to wait for the instance time to end.

She might as well rest well these few days.

Jiang Zhi ordered a meal, humming a tune as she went to wash up.

After washing up, she heard a knock at the door, went to open it, and saw more than ten black-clad people crowding the entrance, hostile.

Jiang Zhi's heart tightened; it was already too late to close the door.

"Help!!!"

She shouted at the top of her lungs to the neighbor.

The leader of the black-clad men snorted coldly, as if mocking her overestimation of herself.

Even if everyone in the building came to rescue her, it would be useless.

Just as he was about to order his subordinates behind him to seize her, he turned back—all his underlings had vanished, leaving only a man with snow-white hair shrouded in black cloth.

Song Wei didn't wait for his reaction, grabbed his throat with one hand, knocked him out, and flung him away.

A group of black-clad men suddenly appeared on the street, the surroundings unfamiliar, they had no idea where they were.

Over here in the apartment building.

Jiang Zhi relaxed upon seeing the man, lightly patted her chest, and murmured, "Too scary."

A note was handed to her.

"I will protect you."

Jiang Zhi looked at the words on the note, curled her lips into a smile, and said, "Thank you, Song Wei."

Song Wei liked watching her smile, and once again felt fortunate that his eyes were covered by the black cloth, allowing him to stare at her openly.

After bidding him farewell, she returned to her room, and the food delivery arrived shortly after.

She ate her lunch, thinking about the group of black-clad men just now.

No need to guess; she knew exactly where those black-clad men came from.

But she couldn't figure out why Shi's father wanted to seize her.

Was it because she was close to Shi Xuan? Or for some other reason?

Jiang Zhi knew clearly that those people would come again.

She couldn't leave this place; she could only wait.

Waiting for the final seven days to pass.

Fortunately she was acquainted with the Vampire next door; otherwise, relying on herself alone, she would have been snatched away just then.

This Punishment Instance really is tough.

If she wanted to find the culprit, she had to get close to Shi Xuan, but once she did, the nightclub boss Shi's father would not let her go.

Interlocking, step by step a deadly trap.

The system won't let her clear the instance so easily; besides finding the culprit, she must also win over the Vampire and avoid being imprisoned by a pervert.

Jiang Zhi withdrew her thought that the punishment world wasn't bad, and she held her forehead and sighed.

After leaving, I don't want to come back.

Just coming in once makes you shed a layer of skin.

Jiang Zhi hid in the rented house for six days, but on the last day she was still seized by the black-clothed people.

Father Shi was too scheming; after he learned that a vampire protected her, he brought over a vampire just like Song Wei, a strong one from the same vampire family—though not a match for Song Wei, it was enough to restrain him.

Tape sealed her mouth, rendering her unable to speak, as they bound her and lifted her onto the carriage.

Her eyes were also covered with black cloth, and she remained quiet in the rear compartment until she felt the vehicle stop, when she was lifted out for transfer.

Soon after, the black cloth over Jiang Zhi's eyes was jerked open; bright light stabbed her eyes, tears welled at the corners, and she lowered her gaze, accustomed to the light.

"To catch you, I really went to a lot of trouble."

A cold, malicious voice came from before her.

Jiang Zhi lifted her blurry eyes and barely made out the man sitting not far ahead.

The man had short-cropped white hair, his face lined with years, faintly revealing his youthful handsomeness; a ferocious scar at the corner of his brow resembled a coiling dragon, terrifying.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with Shi Xuan?"

Jiang Zhi's face was blank with confusion, her body trembling with fear, "What are you saying... I don't understand."

Father Shi tugged at the corner of his mouth and coldly said, "You don't need to feign ignorance; that night in the alley, wasn't it him who killed a guy named Le Zhou for you?"

Jiang Zhi knew all pretense was child's play in his eyes, so she dropped the act and said expressionlessly, "I have no relation with him."

Father Shi gripped his cane tightly and struck the ground hard.

The black-clothed people around stepped forward, surrounding her with killing intent.

"If you don't tell the truth, there will be no good fruit to eat."

Jiang Zhi's face turned pale as she lowered her gaze and said, "I just paid him a bit more attention; after that night I haven't seen him."

"I really have no relation with him; I don't know what you want to ask."

Father Shi unsteadily rose to his feet, leaning on his cane, his eyes sharp, and said, "If I throw your corpse before him, what will he do?"

Jiang Zhi knew that only she could save herself now, and her eyes darted quickly.

The more perilous the situation, the calmer she became.

She thought and said, "Then he would only want to kill you even more."

Father Shi let out an "oh" and asked, "Then what value do you have?"

Jiang Zhi took a deep breath and countered, "It depends on whether you want Shi Xuan dead or alive."

Father Shi rubbed his brow, his face grim, and said, "Let him... die!"

During this time, the boy painstakingly plotted to kill him, having several times escaped from danger, almost being killed by his son personally.

Jiang Zhi lifted her eyes and said unhurriedly, "Then I can let him die."