Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Could It Be You Want to Offer Yourself?

Hearing Jiang Shi Yue say that, Fu Qing Han’s hands still didn’t stop. He also didn’t look at Jiang Shi Yue again, speaking as if it were nothing.

“Indeed, it’s confusing. Jiang Meng Qing’s eldest daughter, Jiang Shi Yue, rarely appeared in public from childhood to adulthood, and because of health reasons, she took leave from school for years. Yet a girl with such a simple lifestyle can do these things. It really is hard to make sense of.”

His tone didn’t sound like he found it hard to make sense of at all.

Jiang Shi Yue let out a long sigh. She lowered her eyes slightly, her almond eyes blinking once or twice, and frowned as if a little troubled. “Sigh, so you really did investigate me. I’m your life-saving benefactor, you know.”

“Precisely because of that, I should investigate you even more thoroughly. Otherwise, how would I repay your kindness?” Fu Qing Han answered calmly, without the slightest guilt.

If anyone else were present, they would probably think Jiang Shi Yue was judging a gentleman with a petty mind.

Jiang Shi Yue gave a noncommittal chuckle. Her almond eyes shifted slightly, and the curve of her lips looked beautiful, her dimples faintly visible. “Since you’re saying that, then as your life-saving benefactor, can I ask for anything I want?”

At that, Fu Qing Han’s refined brows and eyes seemed to carry a faint smile. He stopped what he was doing and asked instead, “Could it be you want to offer yourself to me?”

Jiang Shi Yue: [I just want you to shut up, and you want to offer yourself?]

A small crack finally appeared in her expression. She had to admit she actually thought for a moment about whether it was doable. A man this good-looking… it didn’t seem like she would lose out.

But it was just a joke. No one would take it seriously.

Jiang Shi Yue turned to Fu Qing Han with a bright smile and spoke naturally. “Actually, I think you’re a smart person, so you should understand why I came this time, right?”

Fu Qing Han lifted his eyes slightly. The curve at his lips rose faintly, then vanished without a sound. He only said one word: “Okay.”

One word. His voice was cold and thin like a mountain spring, yet steadying like jade falling to the ground.

With just that, Jiang Shi Yue understood what Fu Qing Han meant.

He would keep her secret.

It was strange. She had only met this man twice, and “stranger” could still describe him.

Yet she trusted him for no reason.

Everyone was unique, even without the existence of mental power.

Jiang Shi Yue could clearly feel that his aura carried almost no warmth. Wherever he was, time itself seemed to freeze – calm as water, cool and detached as wind.

He was clearly close, yet also felt very far away.

But somehow, that made him feel steady and reassuring.

Jiang Shi Yue clapped her hands with a smile. “I was going to design a Plan B.”

Fu Qing Han spoke evenly. “You wanted to kill me.”

Jiang Shi Yue shook her head quickly. She spoke with unusual sincerity. “Killing you would be easy, but the follow-up would be too much trouble. And I’m a person with no moral flaws at all, so how could I do something so evil? But…”

She paused, then sighed with relief, “If you leaked my secret, that would also be pretty troublesome. But I can’t exactly kill someone to silence them… Luckily you’re cooperating, so I don’t have to waste my brain on Plan B anymore…”