Chapter 170 - What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

After Nan Zhu's explosion of good feelings, He Yunxiao had been restraining his emotions towards her. However, these pent-up feelings burst out completely after the beauty beneath him slowly closed her eyes. His breathing became heavier and heavier, and He Yunxiao struggled to hold onto his last bit of reason. "Nan Zhu, I want to marry you." After He Yunxiao said these words, the world seemed to freeze and the air solidified. It was not until a gentle consenting answer pierced through the frozen air like lightning that He Yunxiao knew what Nan Zhu's response meant. Similar to Ziruo's acceptance in the past, this was a sign of an engagement. With the personalities of the female leads, once they agreed, they would never change their minds. However, unlike Ziruo, Nan Zhu still had unresolved issues in her heart. After his confession, her good feelings had steadily risen but stubbornly stuck at 75, making further progress difficult. The constant refresh of the good feelings messages by the system sobered impulsive He Yunxiao. His desire to possess Nan Zhu also subsided. Nan Zhu, like Ziruo, was a very traditional woman in the Qi country. Even though He Yunxiao could use his high good feelings to breach their defenses before marriage, he didn't want to do that. At least, he didn't want to be the one to take the initiative. If he did, it would imply a tinge of coercion, which would be a big regret in the future. It could even form a new knot in their hearts and hinder the further increase of good feelings. As the antagonist, he had to continue with a passive strategy as if treading on thin ice. However, with the beauty before him waiting for his favor, He Yunxiao felt embarrassed to leave without doing anything. After some thought, He Yunxiao leaned down and lightly touched Nan Zhu's lips, like kissing a flower petal, taking her first kiss. Meng Qingrou originally thought He Yunxiao's actions would be rough and lasting, just like when he held her hand. So, when she felt the touch on her lips, she instinctively tensed up, tightly closed her eyes, and prepared for the next contact. However, to her surprise, there was no further contact, and instead, she heard He Yunxiao's laughter. "Nan Zhu, are you still asleep? Did I wake you up?" Meng Qingrou, who blushed at even a simple kiss, was laughed at by He Yunxiao, making her face even redder. She hurriedly sat up from the chair, straightened her hair and clothes, her face blushing as she looked at He Yunxiao with irritation and resentment. Bullied and laughed at after the fact. Hmph, I won't talk to you. Meng Qingrou snorted, turned her face away, and ignored He Yunxiao. Seeing Nan Zhu throwing a tantrum again, He Yunxiao remained silent and simply sat next to her, trying to grab her small hand. Nan Zhu was no match for He Yunxiao, and after a few rounds, her hand was caught by him. But this time, while He Yunxiao wanted to intertwine their fingers, Meng Qingrou resisted and chose to close her hand. He Yunxiao didn't rush; he tickled her hand with his fingertips, making her laugh and relax. Taking advantage of this, he caught her hand between the relaxed fingers. Once He Yunxiao caught Nan Zhu's hand, he tried to appease her, "Nan Zhu, are you still angry?" Meng Qingrou's irritation was vented in the struggle over her hand. However, feeling that she had been bullied by He Yunxiao all day, she also adopted a firm attitude and said, "Angry." "How can Nan Zhu not be angry?" "You are not allowed to scold me in the future." "Alright, as long as Nan Zhu doesn't make mistakes, I will never scold you again." "Even if I make mistakes, you can't scold me." He Yunxiao's expression changed. "Hmm?" Seeing him like this, Meng Qingrou, who was originally confident, immediately lost her confidence. Blinking her big eyes, she skillfully said, "Mistake." Seeing that she had been teased, Meng Qingrou gritted her teeth and tried to reprimand He Yunxiao. However, as He Yunxiao frowned, Meng Qingrou, who was still on the verge of anger, immediately became docile and even actively tried to please him. He Yunxiao couldn't help but laugh again. This time, he was met with an unreasonable flurry of small fists. In the midst of their play, a knock on the elegant room's door interrupted them, and the waiter outside said, "Mr. He! Ah, ha, ha, the lamb is here." He Yunxiao: ... Why did he suddenly want to change restaurants to eat? The waiter opened the door to deliver the food, then stood there with a large basin of meat in his hands. He Yunxiao looked at the frozen waiter and thought he might have been struck by a pressure point technique. However, when Nan Zhu shrank behind him to hide, he understood that it wasn't the waiter's fault. She had forgotten to put her veil back on after it was brushed off. The protagonist's halo was truly terrifying. A small character like the waiter in the story couldn't resist it. He Yunxiao blocked the waiter's view before saying, "Hey!" The waiter suddenly came to his senses, apologized, hastily put down the meat, and left without explaining what had happened. Luckily, He Yunxiao had some experience from previous visits, so he knew how to handle it. He Yunxiao first lit the charcoal stove provided in the restaurant, then brushed the oiled iron grill and placed it on the stove to roast the meat. Next, he cut the large piece of lamb delivered by the waiter into smaller pieces with a knife, skewered them with bamboo sticks, and placed them on the grill to cook. Although he could have roasted the meat directly, he chose to use the iron grill for Nan Zhu's safety. In order to involve Nan Zhu, He Yunxiao handed over the task of grilling the meat to her. "Nan Zhu, take the bamboo stick and place the meat on the iron grill. Flip it later so it doesn't burn. Oh, this bottle contains spices, and that one is chili. Use them according to your preference." Meng Qingrou agreed and then hurriedly grilled the meat on the iron grill. He Yunxiao focused on cutting and skewering the meat into smaller pieces, which would cook faster, reducing Nan Zhu's workload. While grilling the meat, Meng Qingrou also asked about the waiter's situation. That clever waiter had seemed dumbfounded for a moment, which was quite scary. "He Yunxiao, what happened to that waiter all of a sudden?" "Nan Zhu, you're too beautiful, and you scared him." Meng Qingrou: ??? He Yunxiao didn't know how to explain. He couldn't just say that she had a 'protagonist' aura and that it had affected the waiter. In He Yunxiao's inclusive aesthetic, each of the female leads had their unique beauty. There was no absolute standard for beauty. Even if Nan Zhu was slightly more beautiful, which was only by a tiny bit at best, the pedestrians, including the shop waiter, though also affected by Ziruo's presence, were relatively normal. However, when he took Nan Zhu out, the pedestrians, including the shop waiter, were not quite normal. There was no difference in beauty, the only divergence was the protagonist's halo. Nan Zhu's protagonist's halo might be more assertive, similar to Chu Fan's. She had stayed at Linyin Palace before, and everyone was familiar with her, so they didn't notice it. Li Jin was the only one not familiar, and he was completely immune to the protagonist's halo, so he wasn't suitable for comparison. He Yunxiao couldn't help but sigh. Bringing Nan Zhu out this time had been full of surprises. He never expected an unexpected issue with the protagonist's halo. Would there be any other 'surprises' this afternoon? It couldn't be, could it? Today had been full of unexpected occurrences; it was enough. Tl. Soothsayer.io