Tao Yu was stunned, then her expression worsened. Did this man have no shame? Still flirting with her at a time like this! She pushed hard, but Yue Linze cleverly released her hand at that moment. She almost fell from the momentum and instinctively grabbed his arm, looking like she was throwing herself into his embrace.
The path in the grove was not flat, and the spot where Yue Linze stood was somewhat slippery. Her grab made him lose balance, and they both fell to the ground. Unlike the previous time in the pit, Tao Yu landed on Yue Linze’s body, unharmed. However, Yue Linze’s hand, which had cushioned the fall, was cut by a stone on the ground.
Yue Linze lay flat on the ground, saying calmly: “This time, I’m definitely not taking advantage of you, right?” When saying this, he wasn’t as playful as before, nor did he take the opportunity to hold her. He just lay there, indifferent to the pain in his hand.
Tao Yu’s mouth moved, about to retort, when she saw the bright red blood on his palm. Her heart contracted, and she frowned: “Your hand is injured. Hurry and go to the medical room…
She was about to get up, but Yue Linze pulled her back, burying her face into his clothes once again. Yue Linze held her down, preventing her from moving: “If you have no feelings for me, why do you always miss the point and make me misunderstand?”
The previous times were like this too. He clearly felt that she treated him differently from others. Every time he got into a fight or was injured, her heart would tighten, and her facial expressions had never deceived him.
It was precisely because he felt she was special to him that he gradually shifted his gaze to her, and then could no longer look away. And every time after she desperately denied it, when he realized the so-called reality, she would always use small favors to revive his heart.
“Ensuring the personal safety of prisoners is what every prison guard should do,” Tao Yu’s head was pressed down by his hand. After struggling twice, she could only explain in a muffled voice through a layer of clothing, “Moreover, you were injured because of me. I have a responsibility to take you to the infirmary.”
“…Responsibility,” Yue Linze sneered, releasing his restraint on her. When Tao Yu raised her head, he suddenly pulled her up, and their bodies were tightly pressed together by gravity, uncontrollably creating certain contacts.
Tao Yu was furious: “What are you doing?!”
“No need to take me to the infirmary. I’ll repay your responsibility in another way,” Yue Linze said coldly, grabbing her collar and kissing her.
Tao Yu’s eyes suddenly widened, and she began to pound him. However, Yue Linze was like a madman. The more fiercely she resisted, the deeper and more savage his kiss became.
Tao Yu’s lips were initially painful, and eventually had a faint bloody taste. She angrily retaliated, and a rust-like taste began to spread between their lips.
Finally, Tao Yu furiously pulled out her police baton and shocked him. Yue Linze suddenly awoke, pushing Tao Yu away, ending this entanglement that could hardly be called a kiss.
Tao Yu still struck him with her baton. After being electrocuted, Yue Linze’s body quickly curled up, with small blue veins emerging at his temple, and a thin layer of sweat quickly covering his face.
Sitting on the ground and panting, Tao Yu looked at his painful appearance and felt somewhat regretful. She shouldn’t have used such force. But this regret didn’t last long. After touching her still-bleeding lip corner and remembering how he had pushed her out earlier, her sympathy for him immediately disappeared.
He said he liked her, but if she hadn’t braked in time earlier, her head might have been split open from hitting a tree. Tao Yu gave a cold laugh.
She should have left decisively, leaving him a heartless back. But seeing him curled up on the ground, a trace of compassion arose in her heart. This compassion was not because he was this world’s alternate personality, and his death would be detrimental to the main personality, but a pure, non-utilitarian compassion.
She hesitated, sitting on the ground, conflicted about Yue Linze nearby. Fortunately, Yue Linze recovered quickly and soon could sit up and yell at her: “Are you stupid? Always using a police baton, can’t you live without it?”
Yue Linze was introverted and complex. Whether it was the previous alternate personality or the main personality, or the person before her, Tao Yu had never seen Yue Linze’s face so angry. She was momentarily stunned, and after recovering, she retorted: “You kissed me first!”
“You use a police baton just because I kissed you? Why electrocute me?!” Yue Linze angrily questioned. His lip wound was no lighter than Tao Yu’s, still seeping blood. “Don’t you know we’re connected? Don’t you know about human body conductivity?!”
Tao Yu was stunned. She thought he was angry because she beat him, but it was actually… Her heart instantly became complicated. Facing Yue Linze’s angry gaze, she couldn’t help but apologize: “Sorry…”
“Don’t do it again,” Yue Linze glanced at her sideways and stood up, reaching out to pull her up.
Tao Yu immediately let go after standing firm, not wanting to provoke him further.
Yue Linze sneered, and seeing her lip wound, said nothing more.
Tao Yu organized her complex inner feelings, coughed, and lowered her eyes: “Let’s pretend today never happened. Don’t be stubborn anymore. If I truly liked you, I wouldn’t bear to say things that would hurt you. You’ll understand this when you meet someone who really likes you.”
Yue Linze’s smile faded, staring at her steadily.
Tao Yu was somewhat annoyed, running a hand through her short hair, making it messy: “Forget it. Explaining to you is useless. Just remember one thing: we’re impossible. Not because of identity or anything else, just because I’m not interested. I’m leaving.”
The more hurtful the words spoken at this moment, the easier future guidance would be. But after the police baton incident, Tao Yu couldn’t say those words. She could only weakly repeat her thoughts, then glanced at him and left.
She hoped he would figure it out himself to avoid future greater pain.
Yue Linze stood still until she crossed over and walked towards the main road. Only then did the hostility in his eyes begin to surge. Her calm words were more cutting to him than angry, unfiltered speech.
“Let me remind you,” Yue Linze’s voice sounded from behind, causing Tao Yu to unconsciously stop. Hearing that she hadn’t continued leaving, the corner of Yue Linze’s mouth raised a faint smile, “If you leave like this, consulting me will cost you next time.”
His words were frivolous, but Tao Yu inexplicably heard a hint of heartache, which made her own heart start to feel uncomfortable. Although her footsteps involuntarily slowed because of his words, she still rationally lowered her head and left.
As soon as she left, Yue Linze’s face darkened. He stood alone for a long time. When he emerged from the woods, he had become the Yue Linze who cared about nothing.
Tao Yu lowered her head and quickly ran back to the upstairs dormitory. After closing the door, she breathed a sigh of relief and went to the bathroom to look in the mirror. Seeing her wounded mouth, she cursed silently, regretting that she had bitten Yue Linze. Now both of their mouths were like this, and anyone could see what happened.
She stared blankly in the mirror for a long time before reacting and calling Old Chang: “Hey Old Chang, I want…”
“I was just about to call you. Tomorrow’s group rehearsal is now your responsibility. Old Liu, that damn drunk, is hanging on an IV in the medical room right now and probably won’t be able to get up tomorrow!” Old Chang cursed and hung up the phone.
