Chapter 178

"Dr. Zong, is Mr. Ruan going to be alright like this?"

Zong Jieran waved a hand at He Lele and leaned in close to Seeing Ruan Lin's ear. "He Lele is in my bed."

"Touch her and I'll kill you!" Seeing Ruan Lin threw a punch directly, but Zong Jieran dodged it a step ahead.

"Heh... As expected, you only react to things related to you." Zong Jieran wore an "as I thought" expression, teasingly eyeing He Lele.

Zong Jieran adjusted the IV drip speed, then walked over to the sofa and sat down.

"Come, let's chat."

"Mr. Ruan, he..."

"He's fine. Talking nonsense for a while won't kill him. Once the IV is finished and his fever breaks, he can sleep for a bit and then get the hell out."

Upon hearing this, He Lele felt a temporary relief and sat down as well.

"This guy having a fever is boring; it's much more fun when the Qin kid has a fever," Zong Jieran said.

"..." He Lele felt a bit displeased at these words, but said nothing.

"Aren't you curious?"

He Lele shook her head.

Zong Jieran curled his thin lips and stared at He Lele without reservation for a long while.

Possessing a stillness and self-restraint that seemed to have settled over decades, yet gentle as water, able to endure, able to let go, without wild desires or greed. She seemed to have no presence, yet once you got close, you might be swallowed by her soul... truly a woman like a black hole. Quietly staying in some inconspicuous corner, silently absorbing the world.

"They will be played to death by you." Truly satisfying.

Hearing this, He Lele straightened her expression and met Zong Jieran's naked, prying gaze.

"However," Zong Jieran leaned back on the sofa, speaking to himself, "I'm optimistic about it. Do you know? That apartment building of theirs is jokingly called the 'Concentration Camp for Extremes' by us. Seeing Ruan Lin is considered relatively normal among them—"

"Dr. Zong, I'm sorry, I cannot pry into the privacy of the tenants, and I have no interest in hearing things I shouldn't know." He Lele stood up.

"Don't be in such a rush, you should know. At the very least, you want to escape your current situation, right? Then you must understand these men you want to escape. Otherwise, you will only be devoured alive by them over and over."

Looking at the bewitching man's fox-like smile, He Lele struggled. She was indeed exhausted by her current state, but her intuition told her this man was not trying to help her!

"Rest assured, I won't harm you; I'm just a spectator who wants to watch a good show. Where was I? Ah, the Concentration Camp for Extremes. Let me ask you a question: among the five extremes you serve, who do you think is the most extreme?"

He Lele lowered her eyes and thought for a moment.

"Don't bother thinking, you won't guess it. I'll tell you directly: Seeing Ruan Lin and Jiji are the most normal guys in that building. Seeing Ruan Lin is single-minded, Jiji is slick on the outside but very simple in front of his own people. The truly extreme ones are the other three. Do you know about the Qin kid's situation?"

He Lele thought for a moment and shook her head again.

"The Qin kid and Producer Shentu both have severe emotional deficiencies, only Producer Shentu is cold-blooded by nature, while the Qin kid's is due to acquired trauma. You know Du Wei, right?"

"... Yes."

"The Qin kid's parents were national-treasure-level research talents who were rarely home. The Qin kid grew up almost entirely in Du Wei's house, and Du Wei has had a very strong possessiveness since childhood. The Qin kid had no other friends besides Du Wei. This narrow upbringing made the Qin kid's emotional experience very thin. Do you know what this means?"

Before He Lele could shake her head, Zong Jieran revealed the answer himself. "He simply cannot distinguish the meaning of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Later, his parents had an accident—"

"Wait! I don't understand, what do you mean by 'cannot distinguish the meaning of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness'?"

"Heh... it's a bit complicated. In short, for him now, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all very precious emotions, because since his parents' accident, besides Du Wei and music, almost nothing can trigger his emotions. I call his condition 'acquired involuntary cold-bloodedness'."

He Lele couldn't help but frown.

The smile at the corners of Zong Jieran's mouth deepened. "As for Producer Shentu, he is cold-blooded by nature; even a Bodhisattva couldn't save him. Whether you can handle him or not depends on your ability."

He Lele was still thinking about Qin Zhixiu's situation and did not notice the latter part of Zong Jieran's sentence.

"However... I don't think you need to worry too much, because since you can even handle that ultimate pervert, I think..." Wiping out that concentration camp is just a matter of time, right?

Thinking of the good shows to come, Zong Jieran couldn't stop feeling excited. It wasn't that he was setting up his brothers, it was just that this world... was too boring. He really wanted to see what kind of drama would unfold when five extremes fell into the hands of the same woman, especially when this woman didn't want any of them.

Would it be Mu Wei's perversion that was unexpected? Producer Shentu's control suppressing everything? Or the Qin kid's natural talent gaining the upper hand? Or perhaps Seeing Ruan Lin's arrogance looking down on everyone? And Jiji, facing such a woman, his playboy reputation would likely be completely shattered; could he make a comeback?

"Ultimate pervert? What..." He Lele had just wanted to ask when a nurse pushed the door open with an anxious look.

"Dr. Zong, please come and take a look, Old Xiao, he—"

Author's note:

Once I start running the plot, I find~~ two thousand words can't write much plot~~~ especially when I still have to set up the plot... Resting at home tomorrow~ double update~~ trying hard to run the plot~~ love you all~~

Late again by accident~~

☆, (10 Fresh Coins) Chapter 161: Role Reversal

After Zong Jieran left, He Lele waited until Seeing Ruan Lin's fever broke before washing up and sleeping on the companion bed. She never slept soundly whenever she changed beds, and she hadn't eaten much for dinner yesterday, which led to her waking up hungry in the middle of the night and tossing and turning, unable to fall back asleep.