Ah! The Villains I Forced to Turn Evil Can Read My Mind

Chapter 145

Ying Chen sat in Lou Tingsi's living room with a dark expression.

Qiao Chuchu sat beside him, awkwardly fidgeting with her fingers.

Lou Tingsi sat across from them, slamming a gun on the table with a thud, his voice low and commanding: "Miss Qiao, come sit over here."

Qiao Chuchu's mouth twitched as she stood up.

Ying Chen suddenly grabbed her wrist, forcefully pulling her back into her seat: "You don't need to go."

He also pulled out a gun and slapped it on the table: "I have one too."

Qiao Chuchu: "?"

[What is this? A weapons showcase?]

She glanced at the other end of the table.

A phone was placed there, currently on a video call.

On the other side of the video sat several of the Pei Brothers, with some even out of frame because the screen couldn't fit them all.

Weisheng Yucan had completely disappeared.

She probably found these people boring and left.

Qiao Chuchu awkwardly stood up: "Um... I'm a bit tired, so maybe I should leave first."

Ying Chen: "Stay."

Lou Tingsi: "Don't go, wait until we're done talking."

Both spoke at the same time, then glared at each other, letting out a displeased snort.

Qiao Chuchu: "..."

She fidgeted uncomfortably, looking at Lou Tingsi across the table.

Lou Tingsi tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his usual fox-like smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with anger: "Ying Chen, we're old friends, aren't we? You snatched her away without a word. Who taught you those manners?"

Ying Chen leaned back in his chair, his tone mocking: "Oh? Is Qiao Chuchu yours?"

He grinned provocatively: "Does she have your name carved on her? Is she listed as your spouse on the household register? Did she explicitly say she wants to stay by your side?"

Lou Tingsi's smile turned cold.

Qiao Chuchu stared at Ying Chen in disbelief.

What kind of nonsense was he spouting?

Ying Chen spread his hands toward Lou Tingsi: "If there's nothing like that, then we'll just have to compete for her based on our own abilities, won't we?"

He smirked playfully, taunting: "Lou Tingsi, my men brought her to me right under your nose, even in your own home. Is that my fault? Shouldn't you reflect on yourself a bit?"

Lou Tingsi's face darkened like the bottom of a pot, his jaw clenched: "It's my fault."

Ying Chen shrugged smugly: "Good that you know."

Lou Tingsi sneered: "You hired a bunch of professionals to disable my home's security measures. You came prepared from the start. It's my problem that you managed to steal her right under my nose, but you shouldn't have kidnapped Miss Qiao. She's a person, not an object."

Ying Chen laughed carelessly: "If I didn't take her, would you have let her go?"

Lou Tingsi: "?"

Ying Chen twirled the gun in his hand, glancing at the seven people on the video call: "To the Pei Brothers, I'd like to make a complaint. I clearly saw Lou Tingsi being overly familiar with Qiao Chuchu, even patting her head. He even sleeps in the same room as her. I think he's a pervert, so I stepped in to protect Miss Qiao."

The seven Pei Brothers immediately became alert, turning their gazes toward Lou Tingsi.

Weisheng Yucan, who had been preparing something, perked up her ears and scurried behind the seven to watch the drama: "Ying Chen, why didn't you mention this earlier?"

Lou Tingsi took a deep breath, calmly looking at Ying Chen.

Ying Chen twirled the gun, smirking at Lou Tingsi: "We're all men here. Who doesn't know these little tricks?"

Qiao Chuchu decisively raised her hand, speaking seriously: "I need to interrupt. Lou Tingsi did sleep in the same room as me, but he fell asleep on the couch. Nothing happened between us! He even had a nightmare."

Pei Che, on the other end of the call, frowned: "How do you know he had a nightmare?"

"Because he woke me up," Qiao Chuchu explained earnestly: "So I woke him up."

Pei Che narrowed his eyes suspiciously: "And then? What did you two do after you woke him up?"

Qiao Chuchu choked, feeling like this was getting hard to explain.

[If I say Lou Tingsi reflexively hugged me, it’ll definitely cause a huge misunderstanding, right?]

She forced a dry laugh: "Then he woke up, and that was it."

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The other Pei Brothers: "?"

Lou Tingsi awkwardly rubbed his forehead.

Ying Chen looked at Qiao Chuchu with a knowing expression, his gaze playful: "You two experienced the suspension bridge effect. Your heart rates spiked, and you mistook it for attraction. Lou Tingsi is a normal man. After you risked your life to save him, it's impossible for him not to feel something."

Qiao Chuchu frowned in disgust: "So you're saying if I saved you, you'd like me too?"

Ying Chen froze, suddenly remembering the moment Qiao Chuchu swerved her car to help him.

That fleeting glance in the driver's seat.

It really felt like... love at first sight.

His long lashes fluttered as he opened his mouth to retort but found no words. He simply fell silent.

Qiao Chuchu huffed: "No comeback, huh? There aren't that many love-at-first-sight moments in this world. Cut off those romantic nerves of yours and stop overthinking everything."

Ying Chen was speechless, glaring at her in annoyance: "Are you saying you've completely cut off your own romantic nerves?"

"Yes, I burned them all," Qiao Chuchu declared proudly, tilting her chin up: "I'm so detached now that even if ten muscular hunks danced in front of me, I wouldn't bat an eye."

Ying Chen: "?"

Lou Tingsi: "?"

Pei Youchuan hissed, narrowing his eyes: "So you used to watch muscular men often?"

Qiao Chuchu sighed: "Once or twice a month, I guess. I'm a comic artist, after all. How can I draw sexy guys without observing some? I need to feed my readers!"

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Qiao Chuchu felt something was off and looked up to meet a sea of sharp gazes.

Ying Chen side-eyed her.

Lou Tingsi stared at her in disbelief.

On the video call, all seven Pei Brothers squeezed into the frame, frowning at her.

Pei Yuan smiled eerily: "It seems I should investigate how much you spend on male models."

Qiao Chuchu: "!"

She stood up in a panic: "Weren't you all going to chat? I won't interfere anymore. I feel like my body is getting a bit cold, so I'll go to bed now."

Ying Chen yanked her back down: "Don't go. So what if you like looking at handsome guys? It's normal. Who doesn't appreciate beauty?"

Qiao Chuchu plopped back into her chair, staring at him suspiciously.

Ying Chen's emerald-green eyes glinted with mischief: "I like cute, beautiful things too. When I see something I like, I want to possess it. So I understand your fascination with beauty."

"If you have needs, they should be satisfied."

He grabbed her wrist and gently placed her hand on his chest.

Qiao Chuchu: "!"

Ying Chen smirked playfully, slowly guiding her hand down his chest, his gaze predatory: "But from now on, you don't need to look at those inferior products. Once you've seen me, you'll know what true quality is."

"And no one else has seen me."

Ying Chen leaned closer: "If you want to look at me, you'll be the first and only one. For certain reasons, you're the only one who has this privilege with me."

Ying Chen stared at Qiao Chuchu like a snake, gripping her hand as he guided it down his abs, past his belt...