Chapter 31

The clean, polished marble floor looked as if a typhoon had swept through, utter chaos.
Porcelain shards were scattered everywhere, and food sauces splattered in all directions, turning the floor into a palette of colors.
The expressions of the other three people present also resembled a palette, shifting between shades of green and white.
After smashing the dishes, Shen Xiao's smile remained intact as he leisurely looked at the man across from him, his eyes filled with provocation.
Situ Yi had been pampered and admired since childhood, whoever sought to befriend him would bow and scrape, flattering him endlessly. Today was the first time he had encountered someone who dared to humiliate him like this, especially in front of a woman he cared about.
This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.
The next second, he abruptly stood up, ready to explode: "You..."
In that split second, countless thoughts flashed through Shen Yu's mind, but all of them converged into one clear idea: she absolutely could not let the two of them fall out at this moment!
As soon as this thought crossed her mind, she reacted even faster than Situ Yi. She shot to her feet, glared fiercely at Shen Xiao, and snapped angrily, "I hate you so much!"
With that, she stomped her foot, stormed off to open the door, and left without looking back.
Shen Xiao was stunned for two seconds before his expression darkened. He quickly stood up and chased after her.
With his long legs, he caught up to Shen Yu in just a few strides. "Stop right there!" he commanded.
Shen Yu turned and glared at him again. "No!" she retorted, deliberately quickening her pace into a light jog toward the elevator.
Shen Xiao’s gaze instantly turned fierce. He caught up in a few steps, grabbed her, and in one swift, practiced motion, lifted her and slung her over his shoulder.
"Ah!! I hate you, I hate you! Put me down!" Shen Yu kicked her legs frantically, struggling with all her might.
Shen Xiao, annoyed, freed one hand and smacked her bottom hard, smack, "Behave yourself!"
Shen Yu: “…”
Wahhh, this lunatic actually spanked a lady in public...
As the siblings noisily made their exit, the atmosphere in the private room grew suffocatingly tense.
Yuan Yue had been petrified by everything that had just happened. Though she’d mentally prepared herself, knowing Shen Xiao was a deranged villain, knowing and witnessing were two entirely different things. She was practically scared out of her wits! How had Sister Yu managed to survive by his side for over three months? If it were her, she’d have died of fright eight hundred times over!
Lost in her daze, Yuan Yue didn’t notice that Situ Yi had already pulled her onto his lap.
It wasn’t until he spoke into her ear, "Is a lunatic like that worth keeping as a friend? Cut ties with her now!" that she snapped back to reality.
Yuan Yue retorted irritably, "I’d cut ties with anyone before cutting ties with Shen Yu!"
Then, coming to her senses, she began struggling again. "Did I say you could touch me? Let me go!"
Situ Yi chuckled softly and said, "Not only will I touch you, but I’ll also use my mouth."
With that, he pinched her chin, captured her lips with his, and kissed her as if he wanted to devour her.
Yuan Yue pushed against him with all her strength, but he only held her tighter, even slipping a hand under her clothes...
Wahhh... Mom, there’s a big pervert bullying me here!

Shen Yu was carried downstairs like a sack of potatoes, hauled all the way to the parking lot, and finally tossed into the passenger seat.
Though the seat was cushioned, the impact still left her dazed. When Shen Xiao got in on the other side, she couldn’t help but grumble, "I’m not a sack! Do you have to carry me like that? My intestines are about to be squeezed out!"
Seeing that she hadn’t fastened her seatbelt, Shen Xiao leaned over without a word and buckled it for her. A faint smirk played on his lips as he listened to her complaint. "Don’t worry," he said, "if your intestines pop out, I’ll just stuff them back in for you."
Shen Yu: “…”
After fastening his own seatbelt, Shen Xiao started the car. Once they were on the road, he spoke leisurely, "That friend of yours is Situ Yi’s woman, right? Keep your distance from her from now on."
Shen Yu flared up instantly. Now he even wanted to control who she could be friends with!
"She’s my good friend. Why can’t I hang out with her?"
Shen Xiao shot her a sidelong glance. "That Situ Yi is clearly no good. Someone like that isn’t worth associating with. Cut ties with her now!"
Shen Yu: “…”
You’re a major villain yourself, what right do you have to say someone else is no good??
Recalling what had just happened in the private room, Shen Yu felt another wave of frustration. She and Han Xiaobing had acknowledged their kinship, and she thought life would get a bit easier from then on, at least she would have someone trustworthy to help her on the path to preventing Shen Xiao from turning to the dark side.
Given the relationship between Yuan Yue and Situ Yi, she had even naively believed that, with their efforts, the two men might become friends, thus avoiding the life-and-death struggle in the end.
But she was still too naive.
Shen Xiao was a terminal case of lunacy!
Just moments ago, Situ Yi had clearly shown signs of softening; it was obvious he genuinely cared about Yuan Yue. Yet, right at that moment, Shen Xiao had to have one of his episodes, clearly pushing the two of them into opposing positions.
He didn’t even need external help, Shen Xiao was perfectly capable of jumping into the fire all on his own!
That was what infuriated Shen Yu the most!
So she decided that for the next few days, she would unilaterally give Shen Xiao the cold shoulder! He shouldn’t think she was easy to bully, letting him push her around and do whatever he pleased!
With that thought, Shen Yu pursed her lips coldly and turned to look out the window.
At first, Shen Xiao didn’t pay much attention. It wasn’t until the car stopped at a red light that he noticed Shen Yu was unusually quiet. Leaning over to look at her, he saw she was staring out the window and couldn’t help but ask, “What are you looking at?”
Shen Yu ignored him.
Shen Xiao frowned, reached out to pinch her chin, and tried to turn her face toward him. But Shen Yu slapped his hand away harshly and turned her face back to the window.
Shen Xiao: “…”
The car behind them kept honking, so he started driving again.
After that, no matter what topic Shen Xiao brought up, Shen Yu refused to engage, keeping the back of her head turned to him.
When the car pulled into their yard and came to a stop, she opened the door, jumped out, and headed straight into the house without looking back.
Uncle Li was in the yard, weeding his vegetable patch. The newly arrived black cat was sprawled lazily on the grass, basking in the sun, while the husky lay beside it, nudging it with its snout and licking it incessantly. The black cat, annoyed by the licking, swiped a paw at it.
Only after Shen Xiao got out of the car and pressed the automatic lock did Uncle Li approach and ask, “What’s wrong? Is the young lady angry?”
Shen Xiao didn’t answer, just snorted coldly and walked inside.
Uncle Li was puzzled but, after a moment’s thought, went back to weeding.
The siblings had been getting along better lately, and now they even knew how to bicker with each other. That was good, it made the place feel more like a home.
Uncle Li thought this with a sense of satisfaction.
After entering the house, Shen Yu went straight upstairs to her room. On the surface, she was throwing a tantrum with Shen Xiao, but in reality, she wanted to hurry back and exchange information with Yuan Yue.
So she locked the door and quickly sent a message to Yuan Yue: [How did it go? Is Situ Yi very angry?]
But after sending the message, the other party took forever to reply.
This girl! Earlier in the private room, she had so earnestly pledged her loyalty, saying she’d follow her from now on, and now she couldn’t even be bothered to reply to a message!
Shen Yu pouted, tossed her phone aside, and lay down on the bed to space out, wondering what she should do next.
Shen Xiao’s villainous persona was already deeply ingrained in his bones. Changing him would be incredibly difficult, and with his confrontational personality that challenged everyone and everything, he was practically inviting trouble.
Even the male lead wasn’t spared from his sharp tongue, wasn’t that just asking for death?
It was so frustrating!
Lost in her thoughts, she eventually drifted into a hazy sleep. When she woke up again, two hours had passed, and her phone was beeping with WeChat notifications.
She picked it up and opened the app to find that Yuan Yue had sent several messages.
[Sister Yu, I just saw your message.]
[I’m already home. Situ Yi… wasn’t really angry. Because I offered myself as a sacrifice!]
[Oh my god, he pinned me down on the bed for two hours. Is that guy a robot or something?]
[I’m hiding in the bathroom to send you this message.]
[Sis, maybe you should just leave that psycho. He’s terrifying, even worse than Situ, that pervert!]
[Sis, what are you doing? Wow, Situ Yi is actually looking for the key to open the door!]
It’s over, he’s not done with me yet. Sis, let’s talk again in two hours…"
The messages stopped there, probably because she had already been dragged back to bed by Situ Yi.
Shen Yu took a deep breath. She never expected Situ Yi to be like this in private. As Yuan Yue put it, he was simply worse than a beast. She’d even heard that he had all sorts of tricks in bed, tormenting Yuan Yue half to death every time.
Shen Yu sighed. That poor girl Yuan Yue, back when she was Han Xiaobing, she had never even held a boy’s hand, and her first kiss was still intact. But after transmigrating, not only had she been taken advantage of by the male lead, Situ Yi, but she was also constantly subjected to all sorts of things…
Thinking about it, while Shen Yu sympathized with her, she also felt a sense of relief for her. At least Yuan Yue had transmigrated as the female lead. Though she suffered a bit, she was destined to have a happy and perfect ending with the male lead.
If she had ended up as Bai Muqing or Bai Muyu, that would have been truly tragic!
So, the one in a worse situation now was actually Shen Yu herself. Trying to prevent a villain from turning to the dark side was really difficult!
Since she had decided to give Shen Xiao the cold shoulder for a few days, no matter how much he tried to tease her afterward, Shen Yu remained lifeless and unresponsive. She wouldn’t talk to him, wouldn’t smile at him, and even when he grabbed her to feed her something, she would just eat silently, quiet as a ghost.
Their interactions seemed to revert to how they were before she transmigrated.
This infuriated Shen Xiao. He absolutely hated this lifeless version of his sister! She was like a soulless ragdoll, utterly boring!
One day, after Shen Xiao returned from work, he saw Shen Yu sitting on the front steps, watching the Husky and the black cat play. He walked over and sat down beside her, asking, "Didn’t you want to give the black cat a name? Have you decided on one? What is it?"
Shen Yu ignored him, staring blankly at the Husky. The cat wasn’t really keen on playing with the Husky, but the silly dog couldn’t tell and kept happily chasing after it.
Shen Xiao suppressed his impatience, took a deep breath, and spoke in an uncharacteristically gentle tone, "If you won't give it a name, then I will."
Shen Yu continued to ignore him.
Shen Xiao clicked his tongue and said, "Let's call it Xiaobai!"
Shen Yu: “…”
Naming an all-black cat "Xiaobai” (Little White), truly a sign of a lunatic!
During dinner, Shen Yu came down from the third floor and entered the dining room, only to find Shen Xiao unexpectedly absent.
Uncle Li brought out two bowls of rice and said to her with a smile, "The young master isn't eating at home tonight."
Shen Yu raised an eyebrow, took the bowl, and was about to start eating when Uncle Li added, "The young master asked me to tell you that he's going on a date with Bai Muqing tonight for a fancy dinner."
Shen Yu: !!!
He had to specifically tell her he was going on a date, this lunatic was definitely doing it on purpose!