Chapter Seventy-Eight: I Want to Eat My Brother

Mok Nian-nian was brimming with confidence.

In this little world, she was absolutely going to succeed in making Jiang Hu sick to death of her.

Ha, if only she’d known Jiang Hu was scared of this sort of thing, she would have started doing it ages ago.

In this little world, there was no way, no way at all, she was ever going to botch things with Jiang Hu.

The driver from the Mok family took Jiang Hu back to where he lived, and Mok Nian-nian gave him a reluctant, tearful farewell.

She gazed at him with pitiful eagerness. “Brother, could you give me your contact information? I promise I won’t leak it.”

Jiang Hu was about to refuse when he caught sight of his manager peeking from behind a tree. At once, he changed his mind.

He smiled faintly. “Of course, my little darling.”

Then he deliberately moved a little closer so Mok Nian-nian could scan his code.

Mok Nian-nian was overjoyed. “That’s wonderful. I’m so happy.”

Jiang Hu kept smiling, but his sideward glance stayed fixed on the manager in the distance, and his eyes turned colder and colder.

“Then, Brother, get some rest early. I’m heading back now.” Mok Nian-nian even mimicked something she’d just learned and made a little heart with her fingers.

“Be careful on the way, little darling.”

The two of them acted their hearts out, each trying to disgust the other first.

After they parted, both of them simultaneously made faces of utter revulsion and greasy distaste.

Jiang Hu pressed a hand to his brow, pretending not to notice the manager.

The manager called out to him, “Brother Hu, why are you back so early?”

Jiang Hu answered casually, “Nian-nian’s family is strict. She has a curfew.”

“So that’s it.” The manager went on, “How did things go with Miss Mok tonight?”

Jiang Hu curved his lips slightly. “Very well. Nian-nian invited me to her home another day.”

The manager’s eyes lit up. “Good, good! Brother Hu, you have to seize this chance! That’s the Mok family!”

A family said to have risen from the mines, so wealthy that no one had ever managed to tally their assets.

A bit tacky, perhaps, but wealth was what mattered.

The manager turned right around and reported the matter to the people behind him. Jiang Hu’s mouth held a mocking smile, while the light in his eyes grew chillingly cold.

These people were no different from wolves, tigers, and jackals. He was finding this world more and more disgusting.

On the other side, Mok Nian-nian was in high spirits, even humming to herself.

Since meeting Jiang Hu, this was the first time she had ever felt so unburdened.

What a marvelous feeling.

Jiang Hu, this world can go to hell. At last, she could quietly chip away at his malice value.

[System, what’s the male lead’s malice value now?]

[Still ninety.]

[All right, no problem. It can go down.]

As long as Jiang Hu didn’t cling to her, nothing about the task was difficult.

Mok Nian-nian was full of confidence.

She had found out Jiang Hu’s upcoming schedule and spent money lavishly, making sure he suffered no grievance at all while also greatly increasing his exposure.

Jiang Hu’s popularity among the public rose yet another step.

Unfortunately, that malice value did not budge in the slightest. Mok Nian-nian remained on tenterhooks, terrified that at any moment he might lose his mind and drag everyone around him down with him.

She also had to keep playing the role of an ancient and die-hard fan, sending Jiang Hu messages on schedule every day.

She had practically worn out every possible compliment.

Sweetness comes in a hundred ways: candy, and missing you ninety-nine times a day.

I don’t know who the song was singing about, because all I hear is you.

You are the third kind of beauty, between moonlight and snow.

She even sent things like wanting to hold him, wanting to see him every day, wanting to stay by his side forever.

She was truly giving it her all, using up the compliments of a lifetime all in this one place. And yet Jiang Hu never replied with even a single word.

Through the screen, Mok Nian-nian could still feel just how thoroughly sick she made him.

Mok Nian-nian was delighted and smug, her mood better than ever before, as though all the heaviness that had been pressing on her heart had finally dispersed.

As usual, she opened Jiang Hu’s chat and began drafting today’s installment of rainbow-flattering praise.

Look at this! How good she was to Jiang Hu. Her compliments were not copied and pasted; she typed them out one character at a time.

Even she was moved by herself.

Before she could send it, Jiang Hu’s message suddenly arrived: Nian-nian, I’m waiting for you at the Grand Feast Hotel.

Mok Nian-nian: ???

Had that bastard suddenly changed his nature?

No, that didn’t seem right. By now he should already hate her so much that he wanted to retch at the sight of her. How could he possibly still be asking her out?

That did not fit Jiang Hu’s personality at all.

Mok Nian-nian nudged the system. [System, what’s going on with Jiang Hu?]

[The male lead was called back by one of his enemies. I don’t know what they discussed, but the male lead looks very grim.]

So that was it. That explained why Jiang Hu had suddenly changed his tune.

It turned out he was treating her like a tool.

But that was fine. She loved being a tool. She had no objections if Jiang Hu treated her as one for the rest of her life.

Mok Nian-nian immediately typed out a reply: Sure, I’ll be there right away. Wait for me, Brother. Heart.

She would not give up a single chance to disgust Jiang Hu.

Only after sending it did she slowly gather her things and head out.

By the time Mok Nian-nian arrived, only Jiang Hu was left there. But the system reminded her that Jiang Hu’s enemy was spying from upstairs.

Mok Nian-nian acted as if she knew nothing, and hurried toward Jiang Hu. Her eyes were bright. “Brother, what did you call me here for?”

Her gaze shone as though a pool of stars had fallen into it.

Jiang Hu smiled gently. “Can’t I ask Nian-nian out to play if there’s nothing the matter?”

Mok Nian-nian put on a look of shy delight. “Of course you can. As long as it’s you, Brother, I always have time.”

To show closeness, Jiang Hu pulled out the chair beside her and, as if unintentionally, stroked the top of her head with affectionate familiarity.

Mok Nian-nian even wondered whether he had actually touched a single strand of her hair. Jiang Hu’s disgust toward her in this world made the whole thing feel almost novel to her.

She resolved to make him dislike her even more, so she could complete the task in peace.

That bastard even wanted to use her. Hmph.

Suddenly, Mok Nian-nian lunged forward and hugged Jiang Hu. “Brother, I’m so, so happy. This is the first time I’ve ever eaten with you.”

“Just being with you, Brother, even the air tastes sweet.”

Jiang Hu’s whole body went taut, and Mok Nian-nian could even feel his mood sink a little lower.

If not for the person watching from upstairs, he would surely have pushed her away long ago.

Thinking of that, Mok Nian-nian grew even happier. She rubbed against his shoulder twice, creasing his clothes.

Jiang Hu gave an awkward laugh and helped her straighten up. “Let’s eat first. What would Nian-nian like?”

“You.” Mok Nian-nian had used up so many rainbow compliments by now that such words came naturally. The moment she said it, she realized it was wrong and hurriedly corrected herself. “I mean, whatever Brother eats, I’ll eat too.”

“Then all right.” Jiang Hu forced himself to remain calm and ordered two Western dishes.

Though he hid it well, Mok Nian-nian could still sense the contempt and loathing beneath it.

Ha, it was all because she understood Jiang Hu too well. Look at how childish he was being. It didn’t matter. She would keep at it.

Mok Nian-nian continued to gaze at Jiang Hu with tender affection, her voice so sugary it could strip a layer of gooseflesh from anyone who heard it. “Brother, what have you been doing these past few days?”