Volume 1 Chapter 23
by Need_More_SleepVolume 1 + Chapter 23: No Title
“Hmph, do you really think treating her well would work? I can give her anything she wants, yet she refuses to listen! She won’t reply to my messages, and every time she sees me, she runs away. If I don’t use some force, how am I supposed to catch her?”
Nalan Xia was prideful to the extreme. All her life, others had only ever looked up to her, countless people had pursued her.
Whether in appearance, family background, or ability, she considered herself second to none.
And yet, after finally allowing herself to fall for someone, that person turned out to be ungrateful, constantly opposing her at every turn. It was infuriating.
If she wouldn’t obey, then she would simply have to be taken and “disciplined.”
“But Qian Zexing is afraid of you, do you understand that? In her eyes, you’re unreasonable.”
I spoke calmly, trying to appeal both to reason and emotion.
“Your background is nothing like ours ordinary people. You were born surrounded by admiration, with everyone catering to you, you have every reason to be proud. But Qian Zexing only wants an equal relationship. Only by lowering yourself can you truly reach her heart.”
“No matter what, she will be mine in the end. No one can stop that.”
She brushed a strand of red hair behind her ear, twirling it lazily around her fingers. Her dark eyes were filled with possessiveness.
This is bad. I had thought Nalan Xia was just a hidden yandere.
Turns out, I was wrong. She wasn’t a yandere, she was simply… Unwell.
A queenly kind of madness, pride taken to the extreme, stubbornness beyond reason, and overwhelming possessiveness.
In her world, anything she desired already belonged to her, and could only belong to her. Like a queen, she believed she controlled everything.
Even though I thought she had a problem, I didn’t dare say it outright.
But our eldest was different. She didn’t hold back at all and exploded in anger, “What the hell is wrong with you, are you insane or something?! I’m telling you, as long as we’re here, you won’t lay a finger on Third!”
Nalan Xia’s expression darkened. Her grip on the glass tightened unconsciously before she slammed it hard onto the table.
Cracks spread through the glass from top to bottom, then with a sharp crack, it shattered.
A few fragments flew into her hand, slicing open several thin cuts across her pale, slender palm.
What was most terrifying, however, was the way her phoenix-like eyes locked onto us.
“No one… speaks to me like that.”
As she spoke, she extended her tongue and slowly licked the blood from her fingers. The crimson made her lips look even more dangerously alluring.
The moment she slammed the table, Su Guo and I had already clung to each other in fear.
I was barely holding it together, my legs were trembling uncontrollably. Su Guo, on the other hand, had tears welling up, her whole body shaking.
Our eldest really was amazing… I thought in awe.
Even facing such a terrifying woman, she stood her ground without moving an inch, not even blinking, truly a fearless leader.
Then… she slowly sat down.
“L-leave… leave me a spot. My body won’t move anymore…”
Huh?
She then trembled as she leaned over and clung to me, her forehead drenched in sweat, her short brown hair slightly damp.
And just like that, the three of us huddled together like little chicks. I was stuck in the middle, tightly squeezed by the two of them, unable to move.
This is bad. Even the Boss has folded, who’s going to save us now?
“Oh, that reminds me, my family owns a talent agency. They happen to be lacking some ‘special’ idols… the kind meant for certain unspeakable arrangements. Cute ones that attract creepy men and women. How about I make you all disappear and send you there? What do you think?”
A strange smile appeared on Nalan Xia’s face, making us even more terrified.
“W-we’re not interested in being idols…” The Boss said, shivering.
“If you send us there, you’ll lose money, the company will go completely bankrupt…” I wasn’t trembling! At most… just slightly shaking…
“Wuu…” The Fourth trembled even harder.
“Heh, don’t want to go? Then hand over Qian Zexing.” She tapped her finger against the table, threatening us.
“I-is there… any other choice?”
“No! I’ll give you one minute. After that, I’ll make the call and have someone take you away.” She pulled out her phone, ready to dial.
Even though we were terrified, we didn’t want to betray Third.
Second by second, time slipped away. I racked my brain desperately, trying to find a way out of this awful situation.
I have to protect everyone.
“Oh? Seems like your mouths say no, but your bodies are eager to go where I suggested. Then I’ll grant your wish!”
“Nalan Xia!” At that critical moment, I shouted at her.
“Looking at you like this… you’ve never experienced real love, have you? How pitiful, you don’t even have a single person who truly loves you.”
“What!?” Nalan Xia’s pupils shrank. My words made her expression darken further, her anger threatening to burn me to ashes.
Boss and Fourth tugged nervously at my clothes, trying to stop me.
I gently patted their hands to reassure them. “It’s okay, trust me.”
Then I stood up and looked at Nalan Xia with determination.
“So many people pursue you, but have you ever truly felt happiness from the bottom of your heart? They’re only drawn to your looks and your status.”
“Even if you genuinely like Qian Zexing, if you try to imprison her just to keep her from leaving, when she doesn’t love you, even hates you, then in your hands, she’ll only become an emotionless doll.”
“Don’t you want her to truly fall in love with you? To willingly stay by your side, to listen to you, to comfort you when you’re sad, and laugh with you when you’re happy?”
“Do you want a lifeless doll called ‘love’? Or a real relationship that brings joy to both you and Qian Zexing? I believe someone as smart as Sister Xia can make that choice.”
“Or is it that someone as superior as you… doesn’t even have the ability to make the one you love truly love you back?”
“Why not try… pursuing her properly?”
My words struck her one after another like a relentless barrage, each sentence hitting straight into her heart.
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