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Ah! The Villains I Forced to Turn Evil Can Read My Mind-Chapter 236
Qiao Chuchu took a deep breath and calmly explained to Pei Che on the phone, "I'll be back in three hours at most."
Pei Che's face darkened, his tone resolute: "Where are you going? I'm coming with you."
"Don't come," she said calmly. "I'll be back as soon as possible."
"No," Pei Che's voice was filled with an unyielding harshness. "Who's that man beside you? Your boyfriend? Your crush? Why won't you let us see him? Is there something shady about him? Or are you worried about something?"
Qiao Chuchu: "Brother—"
"Don't call me brother!!" Pei Che snapped. "I'm not your brother! From now on, call me by my name!"
Qiao Chuchu: "?"
[Is he serious?]
Pei Che's voice was icy: "Why can't you get out of the car? Is he threatening you? Or do you just not want to upset him?"
...
Qiao Chuchu felt dizzy from the barrage of questions: "He's just a friend. I made plans to go out with him, and I'll definitely be back within three hours."
Pei Che had already gotten into his car, his tone flat: "Get out of the car right now. I'm already on my way to meet you."
Qiao Chuchu choked up, firmly stating, "I'm not getting out. I'll go home after I'm done."
Pei Che's voice suddenly turned fierce: "What's so great about him?! That you'd let Pei Buxian chase after the car like a madman?!"
He demanded, "Do you know how crazy Pei Buxian just acted?!"
Qiao Chuchu: "..."
She could guess.
Pei Buxian had probably cried his way into a car and was now flooring the accelerator to catch up.
Because Pei Buxian was the type to be fiercely assertive, yet also prone to crying uncontrollably when emotionally overwhelmed.
When he got worked up, he'd do things while sobbing.
Seeing Qiao Chuchu's silence, Pei Che's heart sank: "Tell me the truth, Qiao Chuchu. Are you in a relationship? If you are, I'll—I'll get rid of that guy—I mean, I'll wish you both well."
Qiao Chuchu: "? No, I'm not. Really, I'm not."
[Did I just hear something strange?]
[And why does he keep insisting I'm in a relationship? I really have no interest in romance at all.]
Pei Che let out a relieved breath: "Then tell me, what's so great about him that you're so protective of him?"
Qiao Chuchu fell silent, glancing at Ji Yanchuan.
He had straightened up and was sulking on the other side of the car.
She said earnestly, "He's not great at all. He's not even worth a single strand of your hair."
Pei Che was stunned, his anger dissipating instantly: "Really?"
Qiao Chuchu sighed, exhausted: "Yeah."
On the other end of the line, Pei Che seemed to be breathing unevenly: "Then why won't you get out of the car?"
Qiao Chuchu's eyes darkened with a hint of menace: "I can't get out. I have something to do."
"Tell me what it is."
"I can't." Qiao Chuchu's expression hardened.
Pei Che pressed on: "Then explain. I'm listening."
Qiao Chuchu closed her eyes in frustration, unable to hold back: "Pei Che, I said I'll be back in three hours, and I will. You're not Pei Buxian. Can't you just listen to me for once?"
Pei Che: "...You called me by my name?"
"Didn't you tell me to?" Qiao Chuchu glanced back at the cars chasing them, unsurprised: "Don't follow me anymore, or I'll get angry."
Pei Che was incredulous: "You're threatening me?"
Qiao Chuchu didn't deny it, staring at the luxury cars closing in: "If you keep following, I won't go home."
She enunciated each syllable of his name: "Pei. Che."
Pei Che: "..."
The cars chasing them came to a halt.
Pei Che gritted his teeth, growling through clenched teeth: "Qiao Chuchu, you're taking advantage of the fact that I indulge you. Just wait until you get back. I'll make you regret this!"
Qiao Chuchu's mood unexpectedly brightened: "You scold me, but you're still afraid of making me angry. You're such a nice guy, aren't you?"
Pei Yuan's breath hitched, his cheeks faintly warm: "Just wait until you get back!"
The bodyguard in the passenger seat was surprised: "We're not following anymore?"
Pei Che, his face red, hung up the phone: "Don't let her notice. Follow them quietly!"
Pei Yuan sat beside him, his long legs crossed, his expression cold: "What did she say to you? Why is your face so red?"
Pei Che, feeling unbearably hot, twisted his neck and said hoarsely, "She just said some things to placate me, that's all."
"She placated you, and it made you happy?" Pei Yuan propped his chin on his hand, delivering a haughty verdict—
"Right now, you're like a dog wagging its tail so hard it's practically a propeller."
Pei Che shot him a sidelong glance: "And what are you? A dog that can cook?"
Pei Yuan was momentarily stunned, his eyes filling with layers of anger: "Hmph."
Pei Che wasn't about to back down, sneering in return: "Heh."
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Qiao Chuchu played with her phone, glancing at Ji Yanchuan, who was sulking, and pondered seriously.
If she could steal Xia Xuechun's protagonist aura,
then she could also steal the male lead's protagonist aura.
As long as the aura wasn't gender-locked, she could block the male lead's path and leave him with nowhere to go.
"Where are you planning to take me today?" Qiao Chuchu broke the silence. "Didn't you say you had a surprise for me?"
"It's gone now," Ji Yanchuan glared at her, his tone resentful. "You've been so cold and harsh with me. Why should I give you a surprise?"
Qiao Chuchu didn't bother arguing: "Fine. Let's end today's meeting here. I'll get out."
Ji Yanchuan: "? No way."
Qiao Chuchu pressed the window button: "If you don't stop the car, I'll jump out."
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Ji Yanchuan: "??? You'll break your bones if you jump."
Qiao Chuchu: "If I break my bones, you'll pay for it. I'm not afraid of getting hurt."
Ji Yanchuan's temper flared: "Why do you hate me so much?! Is that dagger you're carrying meant to kill me?!"
Qiao Chuchu, her head aching from the wind, rolled the window back up: "I carry a knife so I can protect myself quickly and efficiently if you ever try to hurt me."
Ji Yanchuan: "? When have I ever tried to hurt you?!"
Sure, he had once hired someone to assault her.
But it hadn't worked out, had it?!
And he hadn't been exposed. She didn't know about it.
So where was all this hostility coming from?
Ji Yanchuan gritted his teeth, forcing himself to calm down.
The more Qiao Chuchu acted this way, the more he wanted to conquer her.
He slowly moved closer to her, placing his hand on the back of her seat, trying to encircle her in his arms: "You agreed to go on a date with me because you like me, right?"
Qiao Chuchu grabbed his arm and shoved him toward the window!
He slammed into the glass with a loud *thud*: "Oof!!"
Qiao Chuchu's voice was as calm as death: "If you say I like you again, I'll throw your head out the window."
The bodyguard turned around in shock: "Young master!"
Ji Yanchuan, pressed against the window with his face distorted in pain, his face flushed: "Don't mind me!"
He glanced sideways at Qiao Chuchu, struggling to speak: "I was just asking. Why are you being so rough with me?"
Qiao Chuchu held him effortlessly: "Because I don't want you to misunderstand that I like you. So I'm going to show you, physically, how I really feel about you."
"But this is way too physical!" Ji Yanchuan roared. "You've been hitting me since the moment we met! If you hate me so much, why did you agree to see me?!"