Master Xiao Kisses His Little Darling to Tears (22)

Hua Mi lay in Yan Jiu’s arms, feeling dazed from his kisses, yet her mind was occupied with other matters.

"Jiu-Jiu, is it you who is broken, or is the male lead broken?" She stared at the blackening value, which had returned to normal, completely unable to make sense of it.

[No issues detected. Could it really be a bug? Let me run another self-diagnostic!]

The next day, the blackening value suddenly spiked to 100% again, only to fall back to its original state when he came home in the evening.

After several days of such wild fluctuations, the system also felt something was seriously wrong. This time, it reported the issue to the main system for a check, yet still, nothing was found.

Some time later.

As Hua Mi walked toward the school gate after class, she felt the path today was unnervingly quiet. A clear vacuum zone had formed to the left of the gate.

A tall, robust man leaned against the wall, a cigarette burning between his fingertips. The chilling aura he radiated was completely out of place with the youthful atmosphere of the campus.

His eyes were as sharp as a hawk’s, filled with a terrifying, piercing coldness. Beneath his high-bridged nose, his thin lips were pressed into a straight line, as if carrying immense authority.

Just by standing there, anyone could tell he was trouble.

Students instinctively steered clear of him, keeping as much distance as possible, terrified of accidentally provoking someone they shouldn't.

The timid ones subconsciously hid behind their companions, eyes filled with fear. Those slightly bolder, who intended to pretend to be calm and continue their conversations, found their voices trembling uncontrollably until their words stuttered and faded into silence.

Under the shroud of this man's presence, despite the distance, people didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Curious, Hua Mi looked at the protagonist of this vacuum zone and discovered a familiar figure.

"Lord Jiu?" Hua Mi’s eyes lit up when she saw him, and she ran over with delight.

The man whom no one dared to approach now had a young girl running straight toward him.

Hua Mi's appearance was quite conspicuous at that moment. As a newly crowned school goddess with high popularity, she instantly became the focus of everyone’s attention.

They watched, wide-eyed, as this delicate little white flower voluntarily threw herself into the arms of the menacing devil.

Hua Mi could see no one else but him. She dove into his embrace and tilted her head to look at him. "Why are you here, Lord Jiu?"

Yan Jiu caught her. Though his aura remained intimidating, he treated her with a subtle difference.

"To pick you up."

He leaned down slightly to take the bag from the girl’s hand, using the motion to press a kiss to her lips.

Hua Mi did not pull away, her eyes flickering. Although Yan Jiu held an unspent cigarette in his hand, there was no scent of tobacco on his breath.

She tipped her head back, submissively letting the man kiss her, both of them enjoying this brief moment of tenderness.

Because they were in public, Yan Jiu did not linger; after a brief kiss, he took her hand and led her to the car.

Their interaction was just like that of a sweet, ordinary couple. After they left, the school forum exploded.

Some speculated about Yan Jiu’s identity; others wailed that their goddess was taken. Most were astonished that a girl as fragile and tearful as Hua Mi would choose such a powerful and terrifying man.

Once in the car, Hua Mi was pulled onto Yan Jiu’s lap. She reached out to extinguish the cigarette between his fingers and leaned in to kiss his lips. "Did you come to see me for something, Lord Jiu?"

"I’ll be picking you up from now on." Yan Jiu nibbled on her lips, whispering. Seeing her extinguish the cigarette, he didn't react, only kissing