“……W-Well, I guess that makes sense?”
Meng Wange didn’t have Zhang Ma or a driver to help her like Su Wanli did. Not only would she have to explore Yunsheng County alone in an unfamiliar place, but she’d also have to pick suitable spots to visit together and strike up conversations with strangers. Going through all that would definitely drain her energy…
Just imagining it gave Su Wanli a faint headache.
Fine, she’d just have to tough it out this once and lighten Meng Wange’s burden a little.
[By the way, the pose you and the Heroine are currently striking doesn’t quite conform to our Villainess Code. Your Female Villain Value is steadily decreasing. Please adjust accordingly.]
Hearing the System’s cold voice and feeling the soft, warm breath from Meng Wange against her ear, Su Wanli’s cheeks flushed slightly. She turned her head to the side.
“C-Cough, cough… A-Alright, that’s enough! Let it go!”
She silently slipped out of Meng Wange’s embrace, took a few steps toward the bed, and let out a light cough.
“If you don’t want to carry the luggage, fine. No need for these cheap tricks. I never planned on having you move those things anyway. I just came to check where your room was before heading down to get the driver.”
“Is that so?”
There was a faint, barely noticeable smile in Meng Wange’s voice.
“Then, during the time you were helping me drive off the kidnappers, Mr. Jin was waiting downstairs the whole time?”
“Not really. I told him to find a place to rest and wait for me to message him.”
Su Wanli turned around and pulled out her new phone, facing the window. But before she could open her contacts, a slender hand snatched the metal rectangle from her grasp.
“…So that means there’s no one waiting for us downstairs right now, and there’s no rush, right?”
From behind Su Wanli came the soft sound of Meng Wange’s laughter.
Then, the gentle rustle of fabric.
The next moment, a pair of arms wrapped around Su Wanli’s waist from behind—softly, yet with an undeniable firmness.
“…”
Su Wanli’s body froze instantly.
She could clearly feel a warm body carrying a faint fragrance pressing tightly against her back.
Meng Wange’s cheek rested lightly against her shoulder, and the soft, light brown strands of her hair brushed against Su Wanli’s neck with every breath.
“Miss Su, perhaps you haven’t realized it yet, but we are currently alone together in one room.”
Meng Wange’s voice carried a hint of lazy indolence, yet it also held a deliberately lowered, magnetic quality that made one’s body instinctively tense.
“And this isn’t the Su Residence. This is a small inn in a remote county.”
Not the Su Residence, but a remote inn.
And she was currently in a position where she couldn’t fight back…
Meaning this was a—a kidnapping!?
“M-Meng Wange, what are you trying to say?”
Without realizing it, Su Wanli’s tongue was starting to stumble.
“L-Let go of me right now! What do you think you’re doing!?”
Meng Wange didn’t release her at Su Wanli’s shout. Instead, she tightened her arms like a large feline clamping down on its prey’s neck.
“Exactly what you’re feeling. I’m trying to hug you from behind.”
“I know what you’re doing!! I’m asking you why—how dare you—!”
Su Wanli struggled for a moment, only to find that Meng Wange’s strength was far greater than she had imagined. She couldn’t break free on her own.
“…Miss Su, have you forgotten?”
Meng Wange’s nose brushed faintly against the side of Su Wanli’s neck, sending an electric shiver through her body.
“Something you once promised me.”
“…Huh?”
Su Wanli felt her brain had turned into complete mush.
“W-What did I promise you? I never allowed you to hold me like this… trap me like this!”
“Then let me help you remember.”
Meng Wange smiled faintly, resting her chin gently on Su Wanli’s shoulder before tilting her face so that her warm breath cascaded entirely onto Su Wanli’s ear.
“‘If you think I’ve done something for you, would you be willing to sleep with me tonight?’”
That was the words Meng Wange had said to her in the car on the way home the night of the evening banquet.
“B-But I never agreed to that! And didn’t you change your mind later, saying you only wanted me to return that hairpin!?”
Meng Wange let out a soft laugh against Su Wanli’s ear.
“Is that really how it was? But I distinctly remember you saying, ‘So that’s all it is? I thought it was something serious.’ Doesn’t that imply you agreed?”
With that, Meng Wange paused briefly, letting a hint of innocent grievance seep into her tone.
“Could it be that just because I didn’t ask you to fulfill it immediately, you’re planning to go back on your word?”
“Y-You insatiable creature!”
Su Wanli hadn’t realized before that Meng Wange could be this shameless.
“Opportunities like this are rare, Miss Su.”
Meng Wange ignored Su Wanli’s loud protests. She tilted her head slightly, her tone as light and easy as if she were proposing a simple, casual suggestion.
“On this afternoon’s journey, I noticed that the sea breeze in Yunsheng County is quite harsh. If it’s like this during the day, it’ll be even worse at night.”
“If we sleep together, we can take care of each other. But if we sleep separately, and you catch a bad cold like I almost did, tomorrow’s travel plans will be ruined.”
“So, for the sake of your health, I think it’s better if we stay in the same room.”
“Y-You’re just twisting my words! My health is perfectly fine! I’m not going to catch a cold just because you say so!”
“Is that so?”
Meng Wange’s tone suddenly turned sharp. Her arms, still wrapped around Su Wanli’s waist, began to move slowly upward until her fingertips pressed against the left side of Su Wanli’s chest.
“…Then why is your heart beating so fast right now? Isn’t that a sign of physical discomfort?”
Seeing that unruly fingertip at her chest, Su Wanli felt all the blood in her body rush to her head.
“I-I’m just…”
At this point, she couldn’t care less about maintaining the dignity of a villainess. Su Wanli spun around abruptly, pushed Meng Wange away, and pointed at her nose with a voice that was harsh but lacked real conviction.
“M-Meng Wange, don’t push your luck! I-I’m just…”
A warm, metallic-tasting trickle began to slowly flow down from Su Wanli’s nose.
Taking advantage of Su Wanli’s push, Meng Wange let herself fall back onto the soft, large bed. Her school uniform jacket fell crookedly to the floor.
She lay sideways on the bed, propping up her delicate, flawless face with one hand.
The white shirt she wore, with its nine buttons undone, slipped to the side with the movement, revealing her smooth, pale lower abdomen and a large expanse of snow-white skin on her chest.
“Mm, I’m listening, Miss Su.”
Meng Wange gazed back at Su Wanli with those clear eyes, a faint smile playing on her lips, without blinking.
“What’s the matter?”
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