Villain Boss Chapter 157
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 157: A Beauty
It felt as though a ghost was pressing down on her... and this ghost disliked her room for being messy? A burst of anger rushed to her head, and Shen Yao sat up from the sofa in an instant with extremely agile movements.
"You fellow!" She stood up, picked up the clothes hanger thrown casually on the sofa and pointed it angrily at the person leaning against the door. "How did you get in..."
After seeing the man's face clearly, her aggressive tone became softer and softer, finally becoming silent.
Oh my gosh! She restrained her expression and gasped inwardly.
In this world, there were really men who were so good-looking! In an instant, many descriptive words emerged in Shen Yao's mind—as beautiful as jade, elegant and graceful, breathtakingly charming, drop-dead handsome... The point was that although this guy looked bewitching, he didn't look feminine at all.
In short, he was a ravishing beauty.
"Is this your apartment?" The young man smiled gently, looking soft and harmless. "Sorry, I got lost, and it's curfew now, so..."
"You got lost?" Shen Yao was still holding the clothes hanger, but her tone softened subconsciously when she spoke. "Are you a staff member of the base? Are you new here? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Me?" The young man looked around, stood up straight, and introduced himself formally, "My name is Qin Huai. I used to be a member of the Xiling base, but not now."
"Qin... Qin Huai?" This name was so well-known that it would be difficult not to have heard of it. The veins on Shen Yao's forehead bulged, and her mind, which was dazzled by his beauty, began to function normally. "Are you Qin Huai, as in ‘mooring on the Qinhuai River’? Your name is so nice."
The girl said with a sigh, put down the clothes hanger, and sat back on the sofa.
The beauty walked to the opposite side of her, lowering his eyes. "You know me?"
Shen Yao looked confused. "Huh? Are you famous?" Looking at the harmless face of the beauty, Shen Yao followed her inner thoughts and added, "Your name is very nice, and it suits your appearance very well."
Qin Huai seemed to be very satisfied with her answer. He sat down opposite her and stared at her for a moment until she stared back awkwardly, and then he looked away. "You don't seem to be panicked at all about strangers entering your house?"
"I'm panicking." Shen Yao glared at him. "But you've come in, so there's no point in panicking, don't you think?"
She ruffled her messy short hair in annoyance. "If I say I'm panicking, will you leave?"
The beauty shook his head honestly. "No."
Shen Yao rolled her eyes. "Then what's the point of panicking?"
With that, she stood up grumbling and walked toward the kitchen with heavy steps. "Do you want to drink anything? I’m going to make a glass of juice."
Qin Huai leaned on the sofa, not hiding his tiredness. "Thank you."
"Oh." Shen Yao walked around the kitchen with an apple in her arms, and sighed in frustration. She made two glasses of juice and brought them out. "Here."
She put a glass in front of him. "I like to drink it iced, so I didn't ask your opinion and just added ice."
It was up to you whether you wanted to drink it or not.
Qin Huai took it, thanked politely, and took a small sip.
Shen Yao drank the juice leisurely, and looked at the person opposite calmly. Tsk, tsk, he was really beautiful. No wonder he could make girls fall for him and listen to him.
"Hey." After he finished the glass of juice, Shen Yao said, "I can allow you to stay for one night, but you must leave tomorrow. Otherwise I’ll notify the superhuman team to arrest you."
"Why do you want to arrest me?" The beauty looked at her innocently, like a cat that was disdained, looking a little pitiful.
Shen Yao was momentarily stunned. She shook her head hurriedly, and said fiercely, "Of course it's because you aren’t from our base—God knows what your purpose is in sneaking into our base. Maybe the explosion tonight was caused by you."
"Huh?" Qin Huai laughed and sighed. "As I told you, I merely got lost and accidentally broke into here."
Only a fool would believe you, Shen Yao muttered madly inwardly.
"But thank you very much for taking me in for one night." Qin Huai smiled good-naturedly. "I’ll leave tomorrow."
Shen Yao yawned. "I’m glad then." She was going to go back to her room. "I'm going back. Make yourself at home."
Qin Huai stood up, made a casual gesture, and watched Shen Yao go back to her room.
She turned back to look at him when she reached the door. "Let me warn you. Don't think about attacking me during the night, I'm not to be trifled with. I’ll definitely beat you up."
Qin Huai nodded. "Yes, yes. I only like beautiful things. You don't have to worry."
Shen Yao, "..." What did that mean? Did he mean she wasn’t good-looking?
Were good-looking people now beginning to despise ordinary-looking people openly? How overboard!
She snorted heavily and slammed the door shut.
……
During the night, Shen Yao, who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, opened her eyes, stared at the ceiling for three seconds, and then sat up swiftly.
After listening at the door for a while, there was no movement outside.
"He’s probably asleep..." Shen Yao was unsure. "Should I go out and take a look?"
She opened the door and walked into the living room.
The young man slumped on the sofa with his eyes closed and his breathing even, seemingly sound asleep.
Shen Yao walked around in front of him twice to make sure he was really asleep.
"Hehe, one should be careful about drinking the juice in my house." She squatted in front of the sofa and poked the young man's face as if to vent her anger. "Tsk, this face is so pretty. What a pity..."
She stood up and walked toward the door.
But before she could open the door, a sighing voice came from behind her. "It's so late. Where are you going?"
Shen Yao's whole body froze. Without hesitation, she opened the door and ran out.
She had just taken two steps when her collar was grabbed by him. The young man's gentle voice sounded like the whisper of a devil, so close at hand. " Why are you running? I won't eat you."
"Let me go!" Shen Yao kicked him. "If you don't let go, I'll call for help!"
"Call for help?" A hint of mischief flashed in the man's eyes. "I know this line is cliché, but it's quite appropriate at this moment."
He smiled faintly and whispered softly, "You can scream as much as you want, but no one will come to save you even if you scream until your voice turns hoarse."
Shen Yao struggled even more violently. "Don't try to scare me!"
"I'm not trying to scare you." He explained patiently, "This floor is covered by my psychic power. Your voice can't be transmitted and people outside can't hear it."
Shen Yao, "..."
"I know you drugged the juice, but ordinary sleeping pills don't work on me, so I couldn’t be bothered." Qin Huai let go and admired Shen Yao’s distress after learning the truth. "I also know that you’re from the laboratory. You know my identity, and you know that the explosion tonight was caused by me. The words you said just now and the things you did were all an act for me—I know it all, I merely didn't expose you."
Seeing her expression stiffen little by little, Qin Huai added leisurely, "To be honest, it's interesting to watch you act."
The man was still mumbling. Shen Yao looked around, and grabbed the fire extinguisher on the wall to throw it at him. "Asshole!"
Facing the fire extinguisher thrown by the girl, Qin Huai's eyes flashed with impatience.
He didn't dodge, but said lightly, "Don't move."
Shen Yao's whole body froze, and her clear pupils lost focus instantly.
"Put down the fire extinguisher."
The girl was like a puppet. She obediently put down the fire extinguisher, and stood there motionless.
Having restrained Shen Yao, Qin Huai touched her fluffy hair. "Be good, go back to sleep."
She responded in agreement and walked toward her room.
Qin Huai stood at the door, and waited until she lay down on the bed, then he closed the door and sat back on the sofa.
Outside, it was heavily guarded now. He probably wouldn’t be able to leave Xiling base in the next few days. Fortunately, he had a place to stay temporarily, but... this woman's identity was a bit troublesome.
As a laboratory staff member, she was under Si Xu's nose every day. If the mental interference was too obvious, Si Xu would soon find out that something was wrong. But if she didn't go to work for several days, it would also attract other people's attention, especially in this special period when he just attacked the laboratory building.
Sigh, if he had known it would turn out this way, he would have left the city directly after delivering the gift.
What a misstep.
