Zhou Shuai was furious.
Protect his safety?
Do I really look like his bodyguard?
Damn woman!
Zhou Shuai glared at Luo Xinghe, feeling a sudden jolt in his heart.
Before, Luo Xinghe had been flattering him non-stop, so he hadn’t looked closely.
Now, upon closer inspection, he realized — how could Luo Xinghe be this handsome, and carry himself with such a natural elegance?
Although his clothes weren’t anything special, when compared to himself, they were clearly two completely different types of people.
At a glance, it was obvious even to a fool — Zhou Shuai did look pretty rough.
He really did seem more like Luo Xinghe’s sidekick…
In his twenty years of life, Zhou Shuai had never imagined that he had the potential to look like a lackey.
Luo Xinghe was numb — completely numb.
These two were just talking right over his head like he wasn’t even there.
He couldn’t even get a word in!
And Song Yuwei, too — this was her first meeting with her “Dragon King” husband, and this is how she talked?
Even if everything she said was true, you can’t just say it outright like that!
In the world of “Dragon King” stories, to help readers self-insert into the main character, the protagonist might be very powerful, but his clothing would be ordinary, low-key.
Most importantly, the protagonist wouldn’t be too handsome — just a little better-looking than average — otherwise readers couldn’t project themselves onto him easily.
After all, truly handsome men are rare in reality.
And the thrill of these stories lies in the not-so-handsome guy defeating the handsome rich guys.
The poor guy rising above the rich.
That’s the true “爽感” (pure cathartic satisfaction) of such novels.
Thus, in “Dragon King” stories, the villains are usually dashing, suave young masters from wealthy families.
Or prodigies from aristocratic backgrounds.
Only by defeating such dazzling enemies could the protagonist’s strength shine brightly.
Thus, purely in terms of looks, Luo Xinghe was absolutely top-tier — the school heartthrob, maybe even the city heartthrob level.
Plus, he naturally carried a noble aura.
Compared to Luo Xinghe, Zhou Shuai’s appearance was definitely a level lower.
Luo Xinghe keenly sensed that Zhou Shuai’s attitude toward him had shifted — from being friendly to now full of dissatisfaction.
To avoid provoking Zhou Shuai any further — and also to escape from Song Yuwei — Luo Xinghe chose the simplest solution: go to the restroom.
A tactical bathroom break to solve everything.
After Luo Xinghe left, the atmosphere lightened noticeably.
Zhou Shuai, eager to maintain his gentlemanly image, endured Song Yuwei’s constant mocking without getting upset.
After all, there were no outsiders around.
In Zhou Shuai’s mind,
Song Yuwei was already his woman.
A few jabs from his woman? That’s just playful flirting.
Yes, Zhou Shuai was that confident.
After all, he had been favored by fortune for so many years — lucky encounters, numerous fangirls — even his master once told him he was destined to be the protagonist of this world.
Whatever he wanted, he would get.
After mocking Zhou Shuai for a while, Song Yuwei grew bored.
Having awakened her memories from her previous life, she had only come this time to see if the Zhou Shuai from her memories had changed at all.
And after just a few exchanges, she saw the truth clearly.
As expected…
This man was still the same.
Hypocritical, selfish, pretending to be righteous.
But in reality, whatever he desired, he must possess.
The way he looked at her at first sight — he practically wanted to drag her away immediately.
Even though Luo Xinghe hadn’t provoked him at all, Zhou Shuai was already venting his anger because of a few casual words she said.
How blind I was in my previous life…
How did I ever think a man like this could bring me happiness?
It’s laughable.
As Song Yuwei listened to Zhou Shuai bragging endlessly, she suddenly realized —
Luo Xinghe, who had gone to the restroom, was nowhere to be seen.
Song Yuwei stared blankly and said, “Where’s my husband?”
Zhou Shuai also suddenly stopped his bragging and curiously looked toward the restroom.
By then, Luo Xinghe had already disappeared without a trace.
Without even looking back, he had gone straight home.
It had taken so much effort to stabilize Zhou Shuai, and then Song Yuwei had suddenly appeared, saying all kinds of nonsense.
She instantly ruined Zhou Shuai’s impression of him, dragging it down to rock bottom.
Couldn’t the male and female leads just focus on developing their relationship?
Why did they have to drag an outsider like me into it?
And Song Yuwei too.
Normally, as a young lady of a prestigious family, she was poised and graceful. So why did she look at Zhou Shuai now with such disdain, as if he were her sworn enemy?
Big sister… you’re going to get someone killed acting like this.
According to the logic of Dragon King novels:
No matter how much the female lead misunderstands the male lead, they always end up with a sweet, happy ending.
And if someone else caused misunderstandings between them, that person would absolutely become cannon fodder — getting smacked to death by the crooked-mouthed Dragon King over some trivial matter.
Even if the female lead did something terrible to the male lead, he would ultimately forgive her magnanimously, and the two of them would live a shamelessly happy life together.
Meanwhile, the cannon fodder who got in their way?
Yeah, the grass on their grave would be growing tall.
To avoid worsening the conflict between Song Yuwei and Zhou Shuai because of himself, Luo Xinghe had no choice but to escape under the pretense of going to the restroom.
After Luo Xinghe left, Song Yuwei also found an excuse to leave.
Zhou Shuai wanted to continue bonding with Song Yuwei, but since she wasn’t playing along, he couldn’t force it.
At that moment, Song Yuwei sat solemnly in her car, her expression grim.
I’m sure of it.
Luo Xinghe also knows Zhou Shuai.
And they have met.
But she wasn’t sure if Luo Xinghe knew everything about their previous lives.
Judging from how Luo Xinghe deliberately destroyed the Luo family…
It could be temporarily concluded that Luo Xinghe knew only the earlier part of the story.
Interesting… so interesting.
This encounter had provided her with an abundance of information.
At the very least, it was clear that Zhou Shuai didn’t know the plot, nor did he recognize her or Luo Xinghe.
But in this life, Luo Xinghe had actually made contact with Zhou Shuai first.
I suppose Luo Xinghe is preparing to prevent the Luo family’s destruction by Zhou Shuai.
Is he trying to build a relationship with Zhou Shuai in advance?
Sigh…
Song Yuwei couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
Did Luo Xinghe really think Zhou Shuai destroyed the Luo family just to steal a woman?
How naive.
Zhou Shuai came to Feng City to unite the major families in preparation to fight against the hidden aristocratic clans.
Did he really think that by selling off all the Luo family’s assets, Zhou Shuai would just let him go?
There’s no way Zhou Shuai wouldn’t notice such a huge move — transferring billions of assets abroad.
No, wait…
Song Yuwei suddenly realized something.
The reason Luo Xinghe sold off all the assets and moved them overseas was because he didn’t have memories of the later parts of his past life.
By then, Luo Xinghe had already been killed by Zhou Shuai.
So he had no idea just how massive and terrifying the forces behind Zhou Shuai truly were.
No wonder…
Now she could confirm it: Luo Xinghe only remembered the events before the fall of the Luo family.
Now she fully understood.
The annulled engagement, the food delivery job, the selling off of the family fortune — all of it was to confuse Zhou Shuai and try to escape the grudges of their past life.
Song Yuwei finally understood the current situation completely.
With a smile on her face, she returned to the Song family home.
Meanwhile, Luo Xinghe, after giving Luo Xingyun a lecture, hurried out again.
He had to continue his plan to ruin his own reputation.
Since trying to cozy up to Zhou Shuai hadn’t worked, he had to think about how to cancel the engagement instead.
There was still time — after all, Zhou Shuai hadn’t yet gotten together with Liu Ruyan and the others.
Luo Xinghe called Huzi.
“Everything settled? I’ll be heading to Xinghe Nightclub tonight.”
Huzi laughed and said, “Don’t worry, Young Master. When it comes to getting things done, you can count on me.”
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