Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 229: If He Threatens You, Just Kill Him
Suddenly, Song Lianhe felt an arm wrap tightly around her waist. She was lifted into the air and, in the blink of an eye, found herself standing in a tree.
Her face went pale with fright. She instinctively threw her arms around the man’s waist, her cheek bumping against his chest as she squeezed her eyes shut.
Zhou Cangyan raised an eyebrow, a wild smile playing on his lips.
He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Don’t let go if you don’t want to fall."
Although she suspected he did it on purpose, Song Lianhe dared not risk her own safety. She cursed him in her heart, but her hands only clung to him tighter.
The man froze for a moment, then chuckled.
’Still as afraid of death as ever.’
Song Lianhe didn’t dare to move. She slowly opened her eyes and glanced down.
The sight made her immediately snap them shut again in terror.
’Oh my god, it’s so high!’
"Why did you want to kill Zhou Junlin?"
the man suddenly asked.
Song Lianhe froze. ’Did he rush back because he heard about my plan?’
"I..." Feeling guilty, she avoided his gaze, her eyes darting everywhere.
’It was true that at this stage of the story, Zhou Cangyan was still supposed to be stirring up trouble. But the plot had already deviated from the original novel. Zhou Cangyan hadn’t fallen for the female lead; instead, he’d married her, the villainess. That meant his conflict with Zhou Junlin shouldn’t have escalated to a life-or-death struggle yet. And besides, she had tried to kill his own nephew!’
’So it made sense for him to ask.’
Song Lianhe mulled it over for a moment before saying slowly, "I... I just want to survive."
She kept her head down, not daring to look at him.
"But his existence is a threat to me."
Song Lianhe silently added in her head, ’And to you, he’s an even bigger threat!’
Even without looking, she could feel his gaze fixed on her.
"I see."
"Huh?"
She looked up, bewildered. "You... You’re not angry?"
Zhou Cangyan quirked a corner of his lips. "Is there anything in this world more important than one’s own life? If someone’s existence is a genuine threat to you, then killing them is the simple solution."
He spoke so casually, as if killing someone were as simple as eating a meal or drinking water. Song Lianhe stared at him, stunned, for a long time.
She licked her lips and asked cautiously, "But he’s your nephew..."
The smile on Zhou Cangyan’s face grew colder. He raised a hand, tilting her chin up to meet his gaze. "And you are my wife."
His words only made Song Lianhe feel even more unsettled.
’Objectively, Zhou Cangyan felt no affection for the Zhou family. Still, she couldn’t believe she was important enough for him to completely disregard the bonds of kinship.’
Zhou Cangyan could tell what she was thinking with a single glance. The hand on her chin tightened. "Listen to me, and listen well. There is never anything wrong with wanting to live. Even if the one threatening your life is me, you don’t need to hesitate. Just kill me."
"..." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
’Easier said than done!’
’As if she would dare!’
’Besides, it’s not like he would just lie down and let her kill him!’
’Striking first to gain the advantage—now that was more in line with his villainous style.’
Zhou Cangyan’s ears twitched. "Someone’s coming," he said calmly.
As he spoke, he pulled Song Lianhe into his arms.
Song Lianhe’s heart seized. She didn’t dare to move, her own arms hugging him even tighter.
’She knew it was hardly the time, but she couldn’t help but marvel at how slender his waist was!’
Song Lianhe’s arms instinctively tightened around his waist, as if she were trying to measure its circumference.
Zhou Cangyan raised a slight eyebrow. He discreetly reached a hand behind his back and tapped the back of her hand twice, a silent warning for her to behave.
Just then, Zhou Junlin appeared, carrying a wild rabbit.
He came to a slow stop. When he couldn’t see her anywhere, his expression changed abruptly.
"Miss Song?"
"Lianhe!"
Song Lianhe was so nervous she barely dared to breathe. She lay obediently against Zhou Cangyan’s chest, consciously keeping her breathing even. She knew that in the early part of the story, the hero, much like the villain, would hide his true abilities. In reality, his Martial Arts were in no way inferior to Zhou Cangyan’s.
’Isn’t that how it always goes in the TV dramas? Martial artists have sharp senses and incredible hearing. The slightest sound wouldn’t escape their ears!’
A leaf brushed against her cheek as it fell. It tickled, but not daring to make any sudden movements, she instinctively rubbed her cheek against his chest.
Perhaps he too was afraid of her giving them away, because Song Lianhe felt Zhou Cangyan’s arm tighten, caging her in his embrace. Her face was pressed so firmly against his chest that she could barely breathe.
It wasn’t until she pinched the flesh of his waist that he flinched slightly and slowly loosened his hold.
Song Lianhe could finally catch her breath. She looked up and shot him a glare.
’Was he trying to suffocate me?!’
Zhou Cangyan’s gaze, however, was fixed on the ground below.
Song Lianhe followed his gaze and instantly held her breath—
Zhou Junlin was right beneath them!
Zhou Cangyan’s eyes were half-lidded as he coldly watched the man still standing below.
Slowly, he shifted his gaze back down to the woman pressed against his chest.
Their chests were pressed so closely together that they could feel each other’s heartbeats. Hers, in particular, was racing absurdly fast, as if it were about to leap out of her chest at any second.
Zhou Cangyan’s brows rose in amusement, and then he actually lowered his head.
Song Lianhe’s eyes flew wide with alarm. ’What is he doing?!’
She could only watch as Zhou Cangyan lowered his head, bit by bit, until his ear was pressed against the left side of her chest, half his face resting against her—
Song Lianhe sucked in a sharp breath, completely frozen, stiff as a statue.
Zhou Cangyan kept his face pressed against her chest, listening as her heartbeat grew faster and faster...
THUMP-THUMP-THUMP—
He was very satisfied that its rhythm was changing just for him.
’Excellent.’
Song Lianhe had completely forgotten about the man below. At this moment, her entire focus was on him!
’What is he trying to do?!’
Her chest was soft, and with every breath, he inhaled the unique, faint fragrance of her body, mingled with the scent of medicinal herbs. It was hers alone.
Zhou Cangyan pressed his cheek against her soft bosom, the corners of his mouth curved in a persistent smile.
Song Lianhe was furious, her shame turning to rage. ’If Zhou Junlin weren’t right below them, she’d stick him with a needle and make sure he could never ’get it up’ again for the rest of his life!’
The man below seemed to sense something. Slowly, he began to lift his head...
Song Lianhe was so frightened her heart suddenly started to race, thundering like a war drum.
Zhou Cangyan narrowed his light brown eyes and, as if completely unconcerned, slowly began to straighten up.
"What do we do? What do we do?"
Song Lianhe kept her voice to a whisper, her mind racing. ’Rather than us both getting caught, it’s better to save Zhou Cangyan first!’
Her mind made up, her gaze sharpened. With surprising boldness, she moved to shield Zhou Cangyan with her body. "I’ll protect you!"
The man behind her froze.
Song Lianhe was prepared to reveal her position.
’If Zhou Junlin asks what she was doing, she’d just say she was starving and climbed the tree to catch a bird!’
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and was about to jump when an arm shot out from behind and stopped her.
At that very moment, a woman’s scream echoed from the distance—
"AHHH!"
Zhou Junlin’s expression changed. Without a second thought, he used his Qinggong to dart off in the direction of the scream.
Song Lianhe stared blankly at the scene. ’He just... left like that?’
A moment later, she felt herself become weightless as Zhou Cangyan leaped down from the tree with her, landing softly on the ground.
"He... Where did he go?"
Zhou Cangyan glanced in the direction Zhou Junlin had disappeared.
"Weren’t you trying to kill him?"
Song Lianhe: "..."
