439: Chapter 83 Bad Woman? Don't Waste It

Seeing Xia He suddenly fall to the ground in pain and curl into a ball, Chen Duo didn't understand what was happening, but she vaguely guessed it was related to Meng Li. She couldn't help but curve her lips, then replied softly, "I've finished reading all the medical books you gave me."

Meng Li suddenly realized, then said, "Then come with me to the study, I'll get you some more."

"Okay."

Soon, the two arrived at the study.

Meng Li, familiar with the layout, reached for books on the bookshelf.

Chen Duo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who is that woman?"

"Xia He."

Meng Li responded simply.

"Xia He?" Chen Duo tilted her head and let out a soft sound of surprise, "The Bone Scraping Blade, one of the Four Madmen of Quán Xìng?"

"Mm."

Meng Li softly acknowledged. He wasn't surprised that Chen Duo knew Xia He's identity.

The other party was a Temporary Worker for the company before. Despite the special circumstances, she would certainly have learned about some famous Extraordinary People (Yi Ren/Unusual People) during the training process to deal with them.

After a moment, Chen Duo said seriously, "She is a bad woman."

Meng Li's movement of taking the book paused, then he returned to normal, chuckling softly, "I know that."

Saying that, he handed the book in his hand to Chen Duo, "Read these next."

"Okay," Chen Duo agreed.

Next, the two walked out of the study and found Xia He, who had originally been curled up on the ground, eating breakfast at the dining table, but she was grinding her teeth as if she had a feud with the breakfast.

Chen Duo frowned and looked at Meng Li.

Meng Li smiled, "Go upstairs and read your books first."

Chen Duo nodded and went upstairs.

Meng Li walked over and sat on the chair next to Xia He, looking at her and saying with a smile, "I thought you would take the opportunity to run away."

Xia He glared at him, turned her head away, and said nothing.

Meng Li didn't mind. After she finished breakfast, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Xia He subconsciously wanted to struggle, but she was afraid of displeasing Meng Li and suffering punishment again, so she yielded halfway.

Just as she thought Meng Li was going to toy with her again, Meng Li instead tapped her forehead with a finger and withdrew the black and white light cluster he had previously implanted.

Xia He was stunned for a moment, then tentatively generated a thought detrimental to Meng Li, only to find that the terrifying sharp pain did not strike.

This meant the Restriction Meng Li had placed on her was truly lifted!

"Alright, you are free now," Meng Li retracted the black and white light cluster, let go of Xia He, and said with a smile.

Xia He froze, and after a few seconds, she looked into Meng Li's eyes and asked with a complicated expression, "Why?"

She thought she would never be able to get rid of Meng Li and could only become his plaything, but unexpectedly, the other party was willing to let her go just like that.

Meng Li reached out and lifted her chin, gazing at those captivating peach blossom eyes, and said with deep affection, "Because I want you to truly fall in love with me."

Xia He's heart trembled, but on the surface, she slapped his hand away and replied with a cold laugh, "Heh, wishful thinking."

Meng Li touched his chin and agreed, "I think so too, so I was just saying that casually."

Xia He's expression stiffened, feeling her fists clench slightly.

Meng Li noticed her expression was off and immediately teased, "You didn't actually take it seriously, did you?"

Xia He's response was a charged punch.

Meng Li easily caught it.

Xia He swung her other hand to attack again, which was also caught.

She immediately sprang up, throwing herself into Meng Li's arms, her long white legs clamped and wrapped around him, the entire person hanging onto Meng Li, then tilting her head to kiss his lips.

This time Meng Li did not stop her; instead, he responded.

Just as the two were getting deeper, Xia He suddenly clenched her silver teeth, and then...

She didn't taste the expected sweet and bloody flavor; instead, her teeth ached sharply.

This greatly surprised Xia He, and she mentally cursed Meng Li as a monster, while also being very curious about the External Cultivation Technique he studied.

What kind of Cultivation Technique could even strengthen one's tongue!

The thought had just emerged when she felt a sharp pain on her tongue—Meng Li was returning the favor tooth for tooth.

Subsequently, Meng Li's voice was low, "I just granted you freedom, and you immediately turn around to bite your master. Truly disobedient!"

"It seems the lesson from yesterday wasn't enough. Then we'll continue today."

Hearing this, Xia He's vision went black.

...

After an unknown amount of time, Xia He slowly woke up and didn't see Meng Li.

Feeling the soreness coming from all over her body, she cursed Meng Li as an animal while laboriously sitting up and gulping down water from the bedside table.

After replenishing the lost moisture, she walked into the bathroom.

After washing up, Xia He, wearing a bathrobe, came out to look for clothes and found a set laid out in the wardrobe, complete with everything from innerwear to outerwear, with a card and a note on top.

She frowned and opened the note.

["I'm going out with Chen Duo. You can leave on your own after you wake up. There's some money on the card; the PIN is six sixes."]

Paying her off after all that trouble? Meng Li, you bastard, you actually treated me like a toy!

Xia He instantly flushed with anger and punched the wardrobe, then quickly shook her hand, tears welling up in her eyes.

One reason was anger, the other was pain.

Looking at the wardrobe again, it hadn't suffered the slightest damage.

After calming down, Xia He gritted her teeth and said, "You want me to leave? I refuse to!"

Having said that, she didn't even change her clothes, walking towards the dining room in her bathrobe and slippers.

Despite her anger, she still needed to eat.

But until she finished eating, Meng Li had not returned.

She thought for a moment, went back to the room to change, and sat in the living room watching TV.

She watched until dusk when she heard the sound of a car pulling in.

Xia He immediately turned off the TV, sat on the sofa with her arms crossed, and stared at the door.

A moment later, Meng Li and Chen Duo walked in carrying large and small bags.

Seeing Xia He, Meng Li looked surprised, "You didn't leave?"

Xia He looked aggrieved, "You toss and turn someone until they're half dead, then turn around and tell them to leave. What a heartless man you are."

Meng Li pouted, turned to Chen Duo, and said, "Go put away the clothes you bought while shopping first. I need to talk to her."

"Okay." Having successfully achieved her wish of shopping freely, Chen Duo was in a good mood and agreed with a smile, carrying the clothes upstairs.

Meng Li walked over and sat opposite Xia He, saying with a smile, "What, still want to bite me?"

"I've tried biting every place that should and shouldn't be bitten. I can't hurt you."

Hearing this, Xia He's face turned red, and she secretly cursed him as a pervert, then threw the card in her hand toward Meng Li.

Meng Li casually caught it and raised an eyebrow, "Not enough?"

Xia He instantly got angry, lunging at Meng Li like a she-wolf pouncing on prey and pinning him onto the sofa, grabbing his neck and yelling angrily, "Bastard, you actually treated me like a toy!"

Meng Li pinched her cheek and said seriously, "No."

Xia He didn't believe him, snatched the card back, and questioned him through gritted teeth, "Then what does this mean?"

"Support between friends," Meng Li replied solemnly. Then he stood up, held her in his arms, and continued, "Since things have gone this far, I'll tell you the truth. Initially, I did have the intention of keeping you by my side as a pet—to be precise, a plaything."

"But later I thought about it and felt it was meaningless, so I changed my mind."

This was the truth. With his current ability, making someone lose their self and become completely obedient to him wasn't difficult, but such a person would be no different from a mechanical puppet.

And there were plenty of various mechanical puppets in this manor; they held little attraction for him.

Then, Meng Li added, "I didn't expect you to actually take it seriously and be reluctant to leave."

Xia He: I didn't, I'm not, you're talking nonsense!

Before she could blurt out the words, she was captured by Meng Li's subsequent words.

"Since that's the case, how about we be friends?"

"Be friends?" Xia He frowned, not quite understanding. The topic shift was a bit too large.

"Yeah, friends who can face the trials of fire and water together," Meng Li said with a sincere expression.

Can face the trials of fire and water together...

Xia He's eye twitched, and her fists clenched slightly.

Meng Li's words continued, "As for the money on this card, it's purely a gesture of mutual support between friends. Before, you couldn't even afford to fix your car, and later I checked and searched your entire body; you were indeed penniless."

"So, use this money first. Just remember to pay it back when you earn some in the future."

Xia He was speechless.

You're actually quite kind!

She really wanted to slap Meng Li across the face, but after a second thought, she held back.

Because Meng Li wasn't thick-skinned or tough-fleshed, but his physical strength was definitely sufficient. Never mind his face, she couldn't even injure his most vulnerable parts.

If she slapped him once, perhaps she would be the one in pain.

Moreover, Xia He carefully considered Meng Li's words and realized that their relationship was indeed a bit like...

"But I'm from Quán Xìng."