Stepping out of Bincheng High‑Speed Railway Station, the temperature didn’t feel too cold.
Feng Na kept her head down as she followed closely behind Gao Sijin.
“We’re about to part ways…”
She suddenly tugged at Gao Sijin’s sleeve.
“Yeah, be careful on the road. Let’s meet again in Tokyo next time.”
“Brother Sijin, I don’t want to part from you. I want to be with you…”
Yet Gao Sijin shook his head.
He couldn’t betray his promise to his lover because of lust. That was Gao Sijin’s bottom line.
Just as his aunt had told him, Gao Sijin wanted to live as an upright person.
“How lonely.”
For Feng Na, every second she spent with Gao Sijin filled the air with sweetness.
However, the moment she parted from Gao Sijin, the colorful world would turn black and white again.
“Be careful on the road.”
“Brother Sijin should be careful too. Don’t get attacked by some pervert girl just because you let your guard down.”
“There’s such a good thing?”
“How improper.”
“Next time, I’ll clarify my relationship with you to my girlfriend.” Gao Sijin gently stroked the girl’s golden hair. “That way, you can visit my home when you come to Tokyo.”
“That’s something to look forward to.” Feng Na tilted her head, her gaze playful. “I’ll definitely get along well with Brother Sijin’s girlfriend.”
Whether it was an illusion or not, when Feng Na said she’d “get along well” with his girlfriend, Gao Sijin felt a faint, flickering bloodlust in her eyes.
Especially recalling that day in the coffee shop, the methods Feng Na displayed had genuinely shocked Gao Sijin.
Gao Sijin and Feng Na bid farewell at the intersection.
But about five minutes after she left, Gao Sijin’s phone suddenly buzzed violently.
The cursor on the upper right of the QQ app instantly turned into “99+”.
—Buzz buzz buzz!
It felt like a phone suddenly regaining signal after losing internet for a long time.
“What’s this oppressive feeling…”
Gao Sijin cautiously tapped open the app.
Good heavens.
Yu Qingxue had sent him a total of seven hundred and thirty-three messages. The sheer volume almost made Gao Sijin throw his phone away.
It was damn terrifying, ten times scarier than yesterday’s horror movie.
Gao Sijin first checked the messages from Yu Qingxue.
Snowflake: Sijin, are you in a hotel with that woman?
Snowflake: What do you mean? Do you want to die?
Snowflake: Commit seppuku. I’ll be your kaishakunin. (Kaishakunin: The person who performs decapitation for someone committing seppuku.)
Snowflake: Answer me right now. Damn it, if you lose your chastity, I’ll chop that thing off and feed it to the dogs!
Snowflake: I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have spoken to you in such a harsh tone just now. Can you please reply to me?
Snowflake: Reply quickly!
What followed was a barrage of interrogations that made Gao Sijin’s heart race, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Thinking of that woman wielding a tachi, cleanly slicing wooden stakes in half, Gao Sijin immediately imagined himself being cleaved in two.
The messages continued until four in the afternoon today before they abruptly stopped.
Gao Sijin immediately sent a message to Yu Qingxue.
Ai: I’m sorry. My phone signal was bad earlier, so I didn’t see your messages.
Ai: I’m truly sorry. I’ll go to Tokyo tomorrow…
But after Gao Sijin sent the message, there was dead silence.
Three minutes later, Yu Qingxue replied.
Snowflake: Forget it. I’m done pretending… I’m already tired…
Just then, another person messaged Gao Sijin.
Little Ai’s Fiancée: Hey.
Little Ai’s Fiancée: Gao-kun has always wanted to know my surname, right?
Little Ai’s Fiancée: I’ll tell Gao-kun now. My family name is Tsukiyuki.
Tsukiyuki?
Gao Sijin recalled what Yu Qingxue had mentioned—the Yu family worked for the Tsukiyuki family.
—The Tsukiyuki family is incredibly powerful. They’re the foremost of J-Country’s four monopolistic zaibatsu.
—You shouldn’t ask it like that. You should ask what the Tsukiyuki Zaibatsu doesn’t do. Aside from illegal work like drugs, weapons, and ammunition, the Tsukiyuki Zaibatsu does everything, from ramen to rockets, from eggs to satellites. They do it all.
—Let me tell you a secret, Sijin. The ones actually ruling J-Country in the shadows are precisely the Tsukiyuki family.
When Yu Qingxue spoke of that so-called Tsukiyuki Zaibatsu, a radiance of reverence flickered across her expression.
It was the gaze of someone admiring the strong.
If Little Ai’s Fiancée’s surname was Tsukiyuki, then her relationship with Yu Qingxue… could it be…
Ai: Is your name Tsukiyuki Rio?
Little Ai’s Fiancée: Yes. So clever, my dear Gao-kun.
Little Ai’s Fiancée: I originally didn’t want to tell you my name so soon. I wanted to wait until you arrived in Tokyo to reveal it. But now I’ve changed my mind.
Little Ai’s Fiancée: Tonight, let us spend our wedding night together, enjoying this wonderful evening. I can’t endure it any longer.
Little Ai’s Fiancée: Hey, my dear Gao-kun. No, my dear Tsukiyuki Nishiki. Become my possession and stay with me forever and ever~♥
Fear stems from the unknown. Gao Sijin’s legs began to tremble involuntarily.
Why did she choose this moment to confess everything?
And what did staying with her forever and ever mean?
Gao Sijin did like yanderes.
But for some reason, every organ in Gao Sijin’s body was sending out extreme danger signals.
His phone vibrated again. Gao Sijin pulled it out once more.
Snowflake: Picture.jpg (A photo of a man’s back whose height, build, and clothes are completely identical to Gao Sijin’s.)
Snowflake: I’m~ coming~ to~ catch~ you~
Just as Gao Sijin’s brain tried to process the meaning behind the messages Yu Qingxue had just sent,
a snow-white hand rested on Gao Sijin’s shoulder.
“AAAHHHHH!”
Gao Sijin jumped in fright.
Turning around, he saw a woman with a high ponytail dressed in a vintage British-classical-style head maid’s long skirt. A cold, sadistic smile emerged on her lips.
“Long time no see. Was it fun getting a hotel room with another woman last night?”
“Qingxue, let me explain.”
“What’s there to explain?”
Something hard pressed against Gao Sijin. Looking down, he saw it was actually a stun gun.
Gao Sijin was so terrified he took to his heels and bolted, not caring about anything else.
Yu Qingxue didn’t mean to chase him. Instead, a faint smile emerged on her lips. Like a cat toying with a mouse, she paced forward slowly, step by step, unhurried and elegant, like a true maid.
By walking alone, she couldn’t possibly be faster than Gao Sijin.
Gao Sijin spotted a taxi parked near the train station entrance. He yanked the door open and roared.
“Driver, to the Red Plum and Green Bamboo Residential Area! Someone’s chasing me! Hurry!”
“Ah, Gao-kun, you came to find me on your own? I’m so happy~♥”
Only then did Gao Sijin realize a girl dressed in a black kimono, beautiful feet in wooden geta, with a hime-cut hairstyle was sitting in the back seat.
He immediately wanted to flee, but it was already too late. Gao Sijin was yanked into the car by her merciless iron grip. The car doors locked instantly right after, and escaping from the vehicle was no longer possible.
Gao Sijin looked at her. She was an ancient-style beauty who seemed as though she shouldn’t exist in the modern era. On that exquisitely sculpted face were two dark-crimson beautiful eyes, like a demon sword drawn and tasting blood.
Now, those soul‑capturing dark-crimson eyes were fixed on Gao Sijin as if locking onto prey.
Gao Sijin gulped.
“You…”
“This humble one is your wife, eternal and unchanging, in this life, your past life, and even the future. Tsukiyuki Rio. Let us savor the sweetest love in this world.”
Gao Sijin spotted the phone in the girl’s hand.
The avatar was Saigyouji Yuyuko’s avatar, the username was Little Ai’s Fiancée, and the screen still displayed the chat history from just moments ago with Gao Sijin.
It had to be said, she was much more beautiful in person than in photos—and much more dangerous.
