Chapter Fifty: The Tears of Yuniko

Ming Tian had originally thought that Yu Nizi was here to bother An Luo, but never in his wildest dreams did he expect something like this to happen.

“Let me explain, I... I...” An Luo, flustered as ever, began to stammer, unable to utter a single coherent word after a long struggle.

“I won’t listen! I won’t listen!” Yu Nizi’s voice sounded clearly on the verge of collapse, screaming hysterically, “How am I any less than Yin Chan? If you’re willing to have me, we can leave right now, far away; Ming Tian, my adoptive father, none of it will matter. Young Master An Luo... I’ve done so much for you, why are you still unmoved by me?”

Heavens, why does everyone around me seem like the protagonist of some novel, while I’m stuck in this miserable role?

Ming Tian, eavesdropping, felt so envious he could have bashed his head against the wall.

Even though my heart belongs to Xin Zhu, she’s never made such promises to me! An Luo, what on earth makes you so attractive? How is it that Yu Nizi is so infatuated with you? Do ancient women really adore this kind of rugged man? What kind of taste is that?!

“Miss Yu, I’m sorry.” An Luo’s voice was laden with guilt, his tone dropping several pitches lower. “No matter what, the only one I’ve ever loved is Miss Yin Chan. Even if she doesn’t reciprocate, I would never betray her.”

Are you some sort of romantic sage?!

Ming Tian thought, glancing upward. Under the bright moonlight, he could clearly see that Yin Chan, who was also eavesdropping, was blushing.

Hey, buddy!

He quickly rubbed his eyes, thinking he might be seeing things, but then realized she truly was blushing, her breathing slightly quickened.

What are you shy about?! Buddy! You’re a man! Sure, your body’s female, but your mind is pure masculine! Isn’t this a bit too eccentric?!

What kind of twisted plot is this?! An Luo, you being a romantic is one thing, but Yin Chan, why are you blushing? Are you really bending that way? When I first met you, all those wild remarks in the back mountain—have you swallowed them all now?!

“I don’t care!” Yu Nizi’s voice suddenly intensified. “Tonight, I must have you!”

With that, Ming Tian heard the sound of two bodies crashing onto the hazelwood bed inside.

“Miss Yu, you... don’t do this... I... men and women... men and women shouldn’t touch so freely!” An Luo tried to resist, but Ming Tian could distinctly hear that his fragmented sentences were due to Yu Nizi kissing him.

My 36k ultra-premium dog ears are deaf now!!!

Heavens, what am I even listening to? How did I end up eavesdropping on such indecent matters? This kind of shameless act is simply...

So unbelievably exciting!

All complaints swept aside, Ming Tian, still a normal man, began listening intently to the sounds inside.

No matter how strong a man is, he’s powerless before a beautiful woman... except for one part.

Ming Tian finally confirmed this truth.

An Luo, though resisting, was obviously pinned by Yu Nizi. He kept protesting, yet Yu Nizi’s kisses made him moan.

A screeching sound echoed. Ming Tian looked up and saw Yin Chan’s face dark as iron, her eyes wide, fingernails scratching four long marks into the wooden door.

Alright, buddy, you’re definitely bent now; if not fully, then at least a little. I guess I have to accept this reality.

“You like me, don’t you? Look, you’re reacting already...”

“Yu Nizi... Miss, please don’t; I can’t betray Miss Yin Chan.”

“Then tell me, what is this?”

“I... don’t force me!”

“I will force you! If you don’t like me at all, then kick me out!”

No sooner had she said it than Yu Nizi started kissing An Luo again.

It felt as if this peerless beauty had transformed into a wild beast, while An Luo became a delicate flower.

The room was filled with Yu Nizi’s wanton sounds!

“No... I can’t!” At last, An Luo could no longer endure and acted: “No, you mustn’t!”

Then came a loud thud, like the sound of someone being kicked.

Ming Tian jumped, quickly pulling Yin Chan aside as they rolled away.

A split second later, the door was slammed open!

Yu Nizi, her clothes in disarray, wearing only her undergarments, flew out from the room, rolling three or four meters on the ground.

Clearly, An Luo had restrained himself at the critical moment and kicked her off the bed.

But Ming Tian was utterly stunned.

An Luo, she told you to kick her and you really did? Bro, if I told you to eat dirt, would you do it? And, seriously, are you really gay? Not only do you reject such a beautiful woman, you actually have the nerve to kick her out?

An Luo rushed out, standing at the doorway, staring at Yu Nizi, sweat beading on his face, his eyes wide with lingering fear as if regretting his excessive force.

Yu Nizi lay on the ground for a long time, unmoving, almost as if she were dead.

“Miss... Miss Yu?” he probed tentatively.

No response.

“Miss Yu, I’m sorry, I... I didn’t mean to, I...” An Luo was flustered, barely able to string his words together.

This made Ming Tian panic as well, considering An Luo’s terrifying strength...

Hey, you didn’t kick her to death, did you?

Even Yin Chan didn’t dare breathe.

The scene was plunged into a deathly silence.

“Ugh... cough, cough.”

After a while, Yu Nizi finally stirred.

This frail woman used her slender, trembling hands to prop herself up.

Her flowing hair hid her eyes, obscuring her expression.

But for some reason, Ming Tian no longer felt like joking.

Clearly, Yu Nizi radiated a razor-sharp aura of murderous intent.

“Why... why...”

Yu Nizi’s voice turned furious, her low tone saturated with overwhelming resentment.

“Miss Yu, I...”

“Shut up!!!!”

Like a madwoman, Yu Nizi’s hysterical roar made An Luo shudder.

She lifted her head; the face that should have dazzled the world was now contorted with rage.

Due to the angle, the first thing she saw was Ming Tian and Yin Chan in the corner, and in that instant, her already twisted beauty transformed into the visage of a demon!

Her eyes, burning crimson with fury!

“An Luo... I’ll ask you one last time... do you love me, or not?!”

Her words, like a final ultimatum, made it clear Yu Nizi wanted an answer.

From An Luo’s vantage, he couldn’t see Yin Chan, but this didn’t affect his determination.

With his head bowed, that resolute face was tinged with guilt.

“I’m sorry... no matter how many times you ask, I only love Miss Yin Chan.”

His words crashed into Yu Nizi’s shattered heart like thunder on a clear day.

In that moment, Yu Nizi broke.

“Heh heh... heh heh heh... hahaha... ahahahahahahahahaha!!!!”

She threw her head back, howling madly, “Then why did you save me that day on the street?! Why didn’t you just let me be kidnapped? Why did you save me? Wasn’t it because you loved me?!”

This woman...

Ming Tian felt a trace of disdain toward Yu Nizi, thinking she was far too self-centered, too presumptuous, and...

What kind of twisted logic is this? How does a kind act of saving you become interpreted as love? If possible, let me perform a cranial surgery on you, I’m truly curious how your nerves differ from mine.

Besides, who falls in love with someone at first sight? No matter how beautiful you are, it’s the same.

“That’s because...” For a moment, even An Luo, as dense as he was, knew this wasn’t something he ought to say, but he couldn’t help himself: “Because you called for help. Of course I had to save you. Not just you—if it had been anyone else, I would have saved them too.”

Her heart, crushed.

An Luo’s words abruptly halted Yu Nizi’s laughter.

After a brief silence, Yu Nizi’s expression returned to normal in a bizarre way.

But it was clear her once bright eyes had lost their sparkle.

She glanced at Ming Tian, at An Luo, and finally fixed her gaze on Yin Chan.

“So this is your answer.”

Her tone was devoid of emotion, but the deep pain beneath was unmistakable!

It was the sort of pain that erupts like a volcano, impossible to suppress.

A single tear fell from the corner of her eye, and only one.

“I understand now... It’s because of these people around you that you won’t come with me... I understand... hahaha... It’s fine, I forgive you... Young Master An Luo, once I hold power over the court, you’ll be mine sooner or later...”

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