Seeing that Ji Shiyou was fine and smiling foolishly at her with his head tilted, Mingyue turned and returned to the villa.
The events underwater made her a little embarrassed, and she was also soaked. She was in a hurry to change her clothes.
Ji Shiyou followed behind her, heading towards the villa.
His clothes were also wet, but he didn't feel it at all.
Because his heart was filled with surprise.
He had said he liked her earlier because he had misunderstood.
Mingyue was apologizing for roughly pushing him away, causing him to injure his neck.
He, however, mistakenly thought Mingyue was apologizing for kissing him underwater.
As for his injured neck, he hadn't realized it yet.
Because ever since the breath transfer, his mind had been occupied with nothing else.
During the breath transfer, although Mingyue was rough, Ji Shiyou enjoyed it. It was his first kiss.
He had always thought kissing was unhygienic, but he never expected it to feel so wonderful.
He still felt lightheaded, savoring the memory.
Furthermore, although he had been controlled and forced into the lake against his will, his consciousness was still present.
Mingyue's desperate act of diving in to save him fully demonstrated that Mingyue still cared for him.
Ji Shiyou, who had been dejected by Mingyue's words yesterday, rekindled his fighting spirit.
"Come here!"
Seeing Ji Shiyou still smiling foolishly outside the bedroom with his neck tilted and without changing his clothes, Mingyue, who had changed and come out of the bedroom, called him in.
Then, with a chop to the neck, she struck Ji Shiyou.
"Why did you hit me? Underwater, I wanted to give you breath.
I didn't intentionally take advantage of you. Later, you were the one holding my head and not letting go, so we kissed.
If you think about it, I was the passive one, you can't blame me."
The sharp pain in his neck brought Ji Shiyou back to his senses. His previous feelings of dejection and surprise vanished.
He reverted to being the astute Nine Nether Yama, who was adept at strategizing.
He thought Mingyue hit him because she misunderstood that he wanted to take advantage of her, so he quickly explained.
"That incident was an accident. Let's both forget about it.
I hit you to treat your neck. Go change your clothes first.
Hurry up. I have something important to discuss with you when you get back."
Hearing Ji Shiyou mention the breath transfer again, a blush appeared on Mingyue's face.
However, she concealed it by pretending to dry her hair with a towel and, turning her back, instructed Ji Shiyou.
This fool, he doesn't even change his clothes. The weather is already quite cold.
He just recovered from a cold; it would be bad if it relapsed, Mingyue thought.
"Another talk!"
The last conversation had left Ji Shiyou with psychological trauma, but he dared not disobey Mingyue's words.
He shook his neck and felt that it had truly recovered, allowing him to move freely without tilting his head and being afraid to move.
Only then did Ji Shiyou realize that Mingyue's strike was to heal him.
So, he obediently took a dry set of clothes, went into the bathroom, quickly changed, and came out.
Like a child who had made a mistake, he sat opposite Mingyue, his heart filled with apprehension.
"First, I saved you when you fell into the water, and you saved me underwater. We are even.
I injured your neck, and I also healed it. We owe each other nothing.
This matter ends here. Let's pretend it never happened.
From now on, let's never mention it again, okay?"
Mingyue first clarified the matter of the breath transfer and the forceful kiss, which she cared deeply about.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Ji Shiyou readily agreed, his eyes revealing his shrewdness. While changing,
he had already planned his pursuit of Mingyue, which would not be abandoned.
This time, he had figured it out. Even if Mingyue disliked him, he would persevere.
Jun Hui had once told him that persistent suitors could win over even the most reluctant women. The dejected Ji Shiyou of yesterday would not reappear.
So now he had only one principle: he would agree to whatever Mingyue said.
But his plan would not stop. This was called responding to change with constancy.
Even if Mingyue proposed divorce now, he would cooperate.
However, his pursuit of Mingyue would not halt in the slightest.
"Next, I need you to be mentally prepared for what I'm about to say. You might not be able to accept it."
Mingyue's expression suddenly turned serious, and her gaze towards Ji Shiyou was filled with worry.
"Go ahead. Don't worry, I'm mentally prepared.
Even for the worst outcome, I will accept it calmly."
Here it comes! Ji Shiyou thought. Is Mingyue going to bring up divorce again?
"First, I must apologize. I have implicated you.
What I need to say is, the Seven Fiends have arrived!
When you fell into the water just now, did you feel like you were being controlled?
That was the Ghost Fiend among the Seven Fiends. He is called the Ghost Fiend because he can control vengeful spirits to kill people.
You were possessed by a vengeful spirit just now, and your body was controlled, which caused you to enter the lake.
But don't be afraid. I have captured the vengeful spirit, and I will protect you.
I will also keep my promise to resolve the Seven Fiends before leaving."
Mingyue had always thought Ji Shiyou was just an ordinary businessman, timid and easily scared.
Because the last time he heard the name "Seven Fiends," he had been terrified.
This time, with the addition of the ethereal vengeful spirits, he would surely be frightened.
But she didn't want to lie to him, so she spoke cautiously.
At the same time, she promised to protect Ji Shiyou, not wanting to frighten him.
"Thank you very much. With you here, I'm not afraid.
If you weren't here, as an ordinary person, just hearing the name Seven Fiends would have scared me to death.
It's great to have you here. I'm not scared at all. Thank you, Mingyue!
So, what should we do next? If you need my cooperation, just tell me.
Also, you said you captured the vengeful spirit just now. Does such a thing really exist?"
Ji Shiyou let out a long sigh of relief. So it was the Seven Fiends who had arrived. He had thought it was about divorce.
To avoid being exposed, Ji Shiyou continued to maintain his persona as an ordinary person, playing along with Mingyue's words and deceiving her.
"You don't seem scared at all, and you're quite calm."
Looking at Ji Shiyou, Mingyue felt something was amiss. Ji Shiyou's expression hadn't changed.
Upon hearing that the Seven Fiends had arrived and that there were vengeful spirits, he remained unfazed.
He was completely unlike last time, when he had been so terrified upon hearing the name Seven Fiends that he had cried and wailed like a coward.
"Isn't it because you're here? Besides, this is the second time I've heard you mention the Seven Fiends.
Having experienced it once, my psychological resilience has improved, which is quite normal.
And I believe you. You won't let the Seven Fiends harm me, so I'm not that scared."
Ji Shiyou was talking nonsense, finding all sorts of excuses to explain himself.
"I believe you. It's good that you're not scared. This way, I can go all out to deal with the Ghost Fiend.
Stay in the room for a while and don't come out. You'll be fine.
Speaking of which, after you fell into the water, there was a light screen protecting you.
Do you know what it is? Perhaps if you utilize it, you'll be safer."
At this moment, Mingyue suddenly remembered the mysterious light screen on Ji Shiyou.