Was it you that night?
Chapter 174 - 172: Shen Qinghe, let me help you change your face

Chapter 174: Chapter 172: Shen Qinghe, let me help you change your face

It was not until Wu Ke left that Nan Sheng withdrew the coy smile from her face, her eyes turning ice cold.

She felt a presence behind her and turned to see Xiao Chen. Her complexion changed slightly, uncertain when Xiao Chen had arrived behind her or if he had seen her flirting with Wu Ke.

In a rush, she clarified, "Brother Xiao, you misunderstand..."

Xiao Chen said with a faint smile, "Elder Wu shares a similar temperament with you so it’s within reason that you like him. However, he is also a master of the romantic game; you might not be his match."

His nonchalant demeanor drained all the color from Nan Sheng’s face as she said hoarsely, "I don’t know what you’re talking about, Brother Xiao."

Why didn’t Xiao Chen show even a hint of jealousy?

Even though she loved him now, why did he betray her and show affection to Shen Qing?

Shen Qinghe once said she would snatch away anything she wanted from her hands because she knew about her love for Xiao Chen, so did Shen Qinghe steal Xiao Chen from her on purpose?

Remembering the scene where Xiao Chen gifted Shen Qinghe a hairpin, the places where she had been struck by the Black Rope burned as if scalded by fire, the searing pain almost unbearable, as if it had permeated through her skin into her very bones.

Xiao Chen didn’t say anything more. He was about to leave when Nan Sheng suddenly embraced him from behind, "Brother Xiao, can we start over, please?"

She had already lost Yan Changsheng and couldn’t afford to lose him too.

Xiao Chen grabbed Nan Sheng’s wrist and pushed her away slightly, "We have already annulled our engagement; there should be no more physical contact..."

At that moment, Nan Sheng finally lost control of her emotions, "Do you know what Qinghe said to me? She said she would take away anything I wanted in the future. She must be deliberately seducing you, planning to discard you after getting you. She’s seeking revenge on you and me—"

Xiao Chen frowned at her words and interrupted her rash speech, "Qinghe is not the person you make her out to be!"

He wished Qinghe would indeed seduce him, but she disregarded him completely, not giving him a chance to get close. If Qinghe wanted to take revenge on Nan Sheng, that would be his opportunity.

Seeing Xiao Chen still defending Shen Qinghe, jealousy consumed Nan Sheng and she spoke without thinking, "You’re just a tool she’s using to take revenge on me. Do you think she really cares about you?"

Xiao Chen didn’t want to see Nan Sheng make a scene in front of the Simple Residence Courtyard, so he decisively took her away.

Upon hearing the voices outside fade away, Dongfang Wuya, with a cold gaze, asked Shen Qinghe, "Did you seduce Xiao Chen just to get back at Nan Sheng?!"

Shen Qinghe had heard Xiao Chen and Nan Sheng’s conversation and felt awkward, "That’s not true."

Some things she had indeed said, but as for taking Nan Sheng’s man, she had no interest whatsoever. Men that Nan Sheng had been with disgusted her.

As for anything else Nan Sheng wanted, she would certainly find a way to snatch it away.

Dongfang Wuya did not believe Shen Qinghe’s words, "If you didn’t do it, why would Nan Sheng say so? Shen Qinghe, you must not engage in seducing men."

Why wasn’t she seducing him?

The thought flickered and vanished, and Dongfang Wuya suddenly felt very unhappy.

Previously, he thought she was hopelessly in love with him, but now he realized she was actually quite cold-hearted. Did she not love him as much as he thought?

"I swear, I really haven’t done such a thing. Big Senior Brother is Nan Sheng’s fiancé; honestly, men that Nan Sheng has touched, I find them filthy, and I wouldn’t want them even if given to me!" Shen Qinghe spoke bluntly.

Not far away, Yan Changsheng’s face turned deathly pale upon hearing Shen Qinghe’s words.

He had been so intimate with Nan Sheng before; in Qinghe’s eyes, he must be one of those dirty men, right?

Even though she never said it, he must have already been tainted in her eyes.

Back at Shaonian Tower, his Heart Demon could no longer be suppressed, and it jumped out to speak to him, "Since she already detests you so much, why not simply take her body first and then imprison her? Even if she loathes you, once she becomes your possession, you can still have her..."

Before the Heart Demon could finish, Yan Changsheng pierced it with a sword, and its illusion instantly vanished without a trace like a bubble.

He collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

He couldn’t let the Heart Demon control him; he couldn’t harm Qinghe. If he were to fully succumb to the demon one day, he would have even less right to be with Qinghe...

Inside the Simple Residence Courtyard, Dongfang Wuya felt that Shen Qinghe’s face was becoming more and more unpleasant to look at and suddenly suggested, "Shen Qinghe, how about this lord helps you change your face?"

The Shen sisters were both startled, exchanging fearful glances.

It was at this moment that Shen Zhiyao finally remembered—the man before them was also a crazy male protagonist. Although he had saved her life, as well as Elder Shen’s and Qinghe’s, and usually treated Qinghe like a precious jewel, he was insane!

Who knew what he would do the moment he was not pleased?

Shen Zhiyao subtly pushed Shen Qinghe behind her and forced a slight smile, "Qinghe’s face is quite nice as it is, there’s no need for Mr. Wuya to trouble himself. It’s getting late, perhaps Mr. Wuya should go back and rest early?"

Yet Dongfang Wuya was still considering the possibility of Shen Qinghe changing her face, "I do have a Face-changing Pill here; why not try eating it?"

As he spoke, he truly pulled out a bottle of elixir and dragged Shen Qinghe from behind Shen Zhiyao.

Shen Qinghe looked at the elixir being forcefully placed into her palm and felt like crying without tears, "Does my face offend Uncle so much?"

"It truly is quite an eyesore," Dongfang Wuya didn’t say that perhaps it was this face that attracted trouble; it might be better to change it, and maybe if she changed her face, Yan Changsheng and Xiao Chen would stop thinking about targeting her.

"But, but Qinghe’s face is what her parents gave her, how could she change it so casually?" Shen Zhiyao hurriedly intervened, "Her face looks quite nice, it’s best not to change it."

As she spoke, Shen Zhiyao even kicked Shen Qinghe, urging her to fight for her own face.

Shen Qinghe quickly agreed, "Elder sister is right, I quite like my own face."

She was afraid that after eating the Face-changing Pill, the birthmark between her brows would disappear, and she wouldn’t be able to cultivate anymore, which would be a matter of life and death.

Dongfang Wuya frowned as he looked at Shen Qinghe’s face for a long moment, finally turning away.

The Shen sisters let out a sigh of relief together, when just at that moment, Dongfang Wuya turned back, coldly staring at Shen Qinghe for a long while before instructing, "Stay further away from Xiao Chen in the future!"

"Okay!" Shen Qinghe quickly agreed.

As long as they didn’t change her face, everything else was negotiable.

Dongfang Wuya stared at Shen Qinghe’s face for a good while longer before walking away silently.

Shen Zhiyao breathed a sigh of relief, "That scared me to death; I thought Mr. Wuya was going to forcibly change your face. Your face is so beautiful, it would be such a pity to change it."

In fact, it was her face that she could consider changing; perhaps she could get an even more beautiful one.

Shen Qinghe’s heart was also "thumping" wildly, and just then, Shen Zhiyao took the Face-changing Pill, full of curiosity, "Could it be that eating the Face-changing Pill really can change one’s face? If I have enemies in the future, wouldn’t I be able to escape disaster by taking the Face-changing Pill?"

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Sister Zhiyao: Every male lead has issues; it’s quite frightening.

Little Sister Qinghe: Silently cultivating.