Chapter 490 - Proper Palace Intrigue (29) (2/2)

‘He’s Feng Ci.’ Shi Sheng’s hands clenched into fists. Liking him meant accepting everything about him.

‘No! Not in my case.’

“I can feel that you like me.” Ming Jin simply held her, his voice sounding rather down. “So why won’t you accept me?”

Why? Because he hid his malice under a glamourous exterior. You’d never know what was underneath unless you opened it up.

But once you did…what was lurking underneath might be a nightmarish abyss. She’d much rather he was open about his malice.

“Because you’re the type of person I detest the most.” Shi Sheng spoke with emphasis.

Ming Jin was stunned for a moment. “But you like me ah!”

She wasn’t completely unattracted to him. Though he didn’t know what was going through her mind, he knew she liked him.

“Yes, I like you, but that doesn’t stop me from not accepting you.” Shi Sheng pushed Ming Jin away. “If you could become the type of person I like, I’d accept you.”

“What type of person do you like?” Ming Jin asked in all seriousness.

“I like…well, regardless, you don’t stand a chance.” ‘This guy’s personality is already set in stone, no way it’s changing.’

Ming Jin frowned slightly. He suddenly grabbed Shi Sheng’s wrist and pulled her into his arms. “Zhuang Qiong, I’ve already told you: don’t even think about running from me this life.”

He rained kisses down on her, catching Shi Sheng off guard. He knew all of Shi Sheng’s moves by now, so he kept her hands hostage as he tossed her onto the bed. He roughly pulled off her clothes and thrust into her without giving her time to catch her breath.

Shi Sheng curled up in pain, causing Ming Jin’s mind to clear. The person lying beneath him was biting her lip lightly and looking at him with that calm gaze.

That caused Ming Jin to panic and, for the first time, to feel at a loss.

“I’m sorry, I…” Ming Jin hugged Shi Sheng. “I got angry. I’m sorry.”

“Now you know why I detest you?” Shi Sheng spoke calmly.

Ming Jin froze. A moment later, he pulled out and covered her up with the blanket. “I’m sorry.”

He got dressed and left.

[Host, why?] System’s voice appeared.

Shi Sheng remained unmoving, her gaze staring off into space. After a good long while, her lips tugged upwards, “Just treat it as pickiness.”

[But you never cared about others’ personality before…]

“It’s not the same.” Shi Sheng sat up. “I never planned on getting involved, so it was none of my business what they were like.”

[Host, don’t you think it’s too extreme for you to force someone to conform to your tastes?]

“I never wanted him to conform to my tastes, I just…” Shi Sheng paused. “Can’t accept him for now.”

[And if this is Feng Ci’s true nature?]

Shi Sheng laid back down. “Then it’s impossible between us.”

System fell silent. This wasn’t the first time it knew that its Host had a problem. It felt a brief moment of pity for Feng Ci for meeting such a cold, logical, and heartless woman.

‘Master, why can you see through her so well but I can’t read her at all?’

Author’s note:

Little Fairy: I want strawberry-flavoured votes today.

Little Angels: What votes? You still have the gall to ask for votes?!

Little Fairy: Why wouldn’t I?

Little Angels: Explain why you’re not letting them be together.

Little Fairy: My daughter didn’t want to be with him anymore.

Feng Ci: Any swords around?

Little Fairy: …Daughter, help!

Shi Sheng: Where’s my(lz) sword?!

Little Fairy: I’m running away from home! Hmph!