You Want to Kill Me? I’d Let You

After Ning Shixue spoke, without waiting for Xie Zhaozhou to respond, he pushed him on the shoulder.

Xie Zhaozhou’s Adam’s apple suddenly moved.
His eyes darkened slightly.
He grabbed Ning Shixue’s wrist and pulled him up.
His suit jacket was crumpled by Ning Shixue’s grip.
His tie was also pulled loose and disheveled.

[Whether he can bear to or not, I don’t know. But I suspect someone is trying to seduce me. Wuwuwuwu.]

[If they don’t get married after this, it’ll be hard to resolve. Dammit, they’re already married. Covering mouth crying.jpg]

The hotel manager was completely angry.
Both sides were holding back.
He shouted angrily,
“Deduct points! Deduct points for both!”

This was clearly different from the rules.
After all, it only said you would lose points if you lost.
It didn’t say anything about a tie losing points.

But somehow, the other boxer’s eyes started to glow red.
Ning Shixue shook his head at Xie Zhaozhou.

Anyway, they were still very safe.

The guests stayed in the boxing ring for over an hour.
They all seriously immersed themselves in their roles.
They had thought this part would be boring.
Unexpectedly, it was full of undercurrents.

Even the bullet comments were still wanting more.

[What should I do? I suddenly really want to know who would win if Ningning and President Xie really fought.]

[There’s no way to know now. They both surrendered. Okay, I’ll stop talking. Otherwise, I’ll start shipping again. Crying.jpg]

Ji Xiao’s dad was a pediatrician.
He was very gentle and refined.
I don’t know how the program team trained him to act.
With the stormy atmosphere, it wasn’t out of place at all.

This hotel was clearly also affected by the anomaly.
Whether it was the hotel manager, the staff, or the customers, none of them were quite right.

Now, the NPCs had stopped pretending.
Ning Shixue could feel greedy, peering eyes everywhere in the dim corridor.
The hotel manager looked up.
A red, cold light flashed in his eyes.

He said maliciously,
“Pay up. Don’t think you can stay here for free. If you don’t pay, forget about your luggage!”

[Wow, so it’s a shady hotel.]

[Starting to worry about the kids’ safety. Is Little Mantou also an undercover villain (?)]

“How much?”
Tang He-an asked.

“You’re unlucky,”
the hotel manager said, his posture arrogant, his gaze contemptuous.
“It was free to take refuge last night. But tonight, it’s three hundred. Tomorrow, it’ll be six hundred!”

The program team had started a poll in the live stream.
The bullet comments could use virtual items to tip the guests.
The more exciting the guests’ instance or love-hate relationships were, the more tips they got.

It would then be converted into their money according to the rules.

Ning Shixue had over six hundred now, the most of all the guests.
His votes had started soaring when he was in the ring.

Xu Mengze and Jiang Lin had the least.
They had to pool their money to pay for tonight’s room.

The hotel manager was very impatient.
“What are you all hesitating for? If you don’t want to stay, leave! Let’s see where you can go in this terrible storm, with all those monsters!”

The guests had no choice but to let him fleece them.
Until the hotel manager walked over to Ning Shixue.

“Free last night?”
Ning Shixue asked, slowly wrapping the bandage around his hand, looking up.
“Give me a room at last night’s price.”

Hotel manager: “…”

The bullet comments were dying of laughter.

[Ningning: No one’s pretending anymore, so neither am I.]

[Hunting time.]

[Babe, you’re such a clever babe.]

Ning Shixue didn’t actually want to fight with the NPC.
But he had just tried it.
As long as they didn’t resist the things the NPC forced them to do, like going to the boxing ring, this NPC was just a hotel manager.
They could even leave a bad review if they weren’t satisfied.

Even though he would stare at them with venomous eyes, there was no real harm.

He was just a bit upset about getting points deducted for breaking the rules.
So he made a snarky comment.
Then, before the NPC could get angry, he handed him the money.
The NPC’s face turned red from holding back, but he didn’t say anything.

There were no other tasks that night.
The guests could disperse and look for clues in the hotel.
The storm was getting worse.
The whole city was swaying in the wind and rain.
Thunder boomed in the night sky.

Besides the guests, there were many other people taking refuge in the hotel.
They were wrapped in blankets, looking worried, staring at the storm outside.

The little kids followed Ji Xiao out to find their own parents.

Xie Yaoyao hugged Ning Shixue’s leg.
It was the first time in his little life he had seen such a big thunderstorm.
He was a bit scared.
He squeezed between the baby and Big Daddy.
His chubby little face pressed firmly against Ning Shixue.

He Lin looked around but couldn’t find anything to eat.
He asked the hotel manager,
“Don’t you have any late-night snacks?”

They had been messing around in the boxing ring for a while.
He was hungry.
It was quite physically demanding.

The hotel manager was still very arrogant.
He didn’t even acknowledge them.
Not until he was suddenly held at gunpoint by Ning Shixue.

Ning Shixue was leaning against the back of the sofa.
He was holding a very realistic-looking revolver.
He had found it upstairs just now.
He cocked it, then aimed it at the manager’s head.

Across from the hotel was a dance hall.
Even though the rain was pouring down, the dance hall was still brightly lit in the dark night.
The red neon light reflected on his pale profile.
It made his eye sockets look even deeper.
Those beautiful eyes curved slightly, indescribably cold.

[NPC: What’s going on? No one told me I’d have to risk my life on a variety show???]

[??? Can anyone tell me why he’s so good at this? Do you aliens often go through this kind of instance?]

[I admit, all I can say now is ‘wifey is so hot.’ Wuwuwuwu. Sea otter crying.jpg]

[I can’t take it. I’ll tell you how to chase your husband at the crematorium. You point a gun at him like this, force him to have s*x with you. If you can’t get him, eat the director raw! (just kidding)]

The manager was startled.
But faced with this tough nut, he could only dejectedly take them to get a late-night snack.

“Our hotel serves braised pork ribs, crab roe noodles…”
the hotel manager said, his attitude now respectful.
“And various side dishes. Please enjoy, please enjoy.”

Suddenly, he was this servile.
The guests weren’t used to it.
He Lin almost couldn’t help making a snide remark.
But he was afraid of losing points.

Ning Shixue finally moved the gun away.
His hands were cold anyway.
He was already a bit of a mess.

He crossed his legs, pulled the blanket over himself, and said innocently,
“I actually liked your arrogant look better.”

Hotel manager: “…”

The guests couldn’t help laughing.
Xie Zhaozhou laughed too.
He ruffled Ning Shixue’s hair.
Ning Shixue looked up at him.

[Ningning: I never hold a grudge. I get revenge on the spot. doge]

[Too mean. Could be meaner.]

[But he only acts cute with Brother Xie. He never looks at anyone else like that. Dammit, I admit I’m jealous.]

The hotel manager’s wife, Ji Xiao’s mom, brought them their late-night snacks.
Then she sat on the nearby sofa and chatted with them.
Ji Xiao and the others had already eaten.
The playroom had a lot of little snacks for them.

Ji Xiao ran over to his mom.
He reached out his little hand.
His mom picked him up and put him on her lap.

“What’s really going on with these monsters?”
Tang He-an asked, taking off his police cap.

Ji Xiao’s mom said nervously,
“They appeared last night. They bite. Don’t you police know? In just one night, thousands of people have died. The hospitals are overflowing.”

It sounded similar to zombies.
But their appearance was still normal.
And it didn’t affect their intelligence.

After all, it was a dating show.
The mystery-solving instance wasn’t actually very difficult.
The guests weren’t too anxious.
They looked for clues for a while at night, then went back to their rooms to sleep.

Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King thought he could sleep with the baby.
He didn’t expect the program team to thoughtfully provide a child’s bed.

There was only one carved wooden bed left in the bedroom.
Ning Shixue put the gun under his pillow.
Xie Zhaozhou ignored him, as if he didn’t exist.
He went to take a shower, then came out to sleep.

Ning Shixue also took a shower.
He was wearing a bathrobe.
His pale little legs were exposed.
The bathroom was steamy.
Now, the tips of his ears were bright red.

But he had no choice but to get into bed.

Normally, there was nothing wrong with him and Xie Zhaozhou sleeping together.
But he hadn’t won Xie Zhaozhou back yet.
And here he was, sleeping in the same bed, forcefully burrowing into his arms.
Ning Shixue almost felt like he really was some kind of terrible womanizer.

Xie Zhaozhou’s eyelashes were long but not curled.
Looking up at him like this, his eye sockets seemed cold.

Ning Shixue felt guilty.
His face red, he said angrily,
“What’s wrong? It’s not like we haven’t slept together before.”

[I know you’ve slept together. But my suggestion is to do it in front of me. I have a friend who says she needs to know exactly how your child was conceived before she dies. Pervert.jpg]

[Is President Xie incapable? He can really endure this. If he’s incapable, let me do it! Puppy hugging leg crying.jpg]

Ning Shixue hugged Xie Zhaozhou and shook him hard.
Not until Xie Zhaozhou put his arm around his waist and wrapped him in the blanket did he stop.

His head was covered.
He couldn’t see anything.
He vaguely heard his phone ring.

But Xie Zhaozhou wouldn’t let him out.
He even grabbed his wrist, stopping him from hitting him.
He held him tightly.
Ning Shixue’s nose could brush against Xie Zhaozhou’s chest.

“What are you trying to do?”
Xie Zhaozhou finally lifted the blanket and held him in his arms.
But his voice was very cold.

Ning Shixue propped himself up and pulled the gun from under the pillow.
The cold gun was really pointed at Xie Zhaozhou.
His eyes were a bit red.
He was the one pointing the gun at someone.

But he felt very aggrieved.

His voice hoarse, he whispered,
“Make up with me. Or I’ll kill you.”

Xie Zhaozhou’s narrow, dark eyes couldn’t help curving for a moment.

“What’s so funny?”
Ning Shixue asked, embarrassed and angry, glaring at him.

Couldn’t he just act properly?

Xie Zhaozhou’s lips curved.
He pushed the gun away.
With that lazy, annoying air, his voice low and hoarse, he said,
“I didn’t know Teacher Xiao Ning wanted to be my wife this much.”

Ning Shixue was stunned for a moment.
He finally realized what was going on.

He picked up his phone and saw that the director had messaged that due to the especially severe storm, the signal at the film and television city was bad.

The live stream would be interrupted for half an hour.

Ning Shixue: “…”

Xie Zhaozhou held his hand and forced him to point the gun at his own throat.
He made Ning Shixue straddle him.
He asked slowly,
“Do you still want to kill me now?”

Ning Shixue’s face was bright red.
What kind of sickness did he have?
Why hadn’t he told him the live stream was interrupted?

Bastard. Go to hell!

Xie Zhaozhou saw that he seemed really angry, even getting out of bed to leave.
So he put his arm firmly around his waist.
Ning Shixue couldn’t break free.
He was also grabbed by the wrist and pinned down.

“Let me go,”
Ning Shixue whispered angrily.

Xie Zhaozhou not only didn’t let go, he lowered his head and buried it in the hollow of his neck.
He just held him like that and slept.

Xie Yaoyao had already fallen asleep.
He was even snoring very softly.
Ning Shixue was held in Xie Zhaozhou’s arms.
He didn’t really want to struggle.
His fingers threaded through Xie Zhaozhou’s black hair.
The wind and rain raged outside.
He snuggled deeper into Xie Zhaozhou’s arms.

He murmured to Xie Zhaozhou,
“Even if I make you angry, you can’t ignore me.”

“How would I dare,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, his voice low, chuckling softly.
His nose rubbed against his shoulder.

Not quite serious, he said,

“It’s only ever been Xiao Ning getting angry and Xiao Xie having to coax him. How would I dare get angry at you?”

Ning Shixue hugged him and shook him again, saying quietly,
“You always coax me.”

“But I never lie to you,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, lowering his head to kiss him.
“Have I?”

Ning Shixue didn’t speak.
After a few minutes, he finally hummed in agreement.
He knew, of course, that Xie Zhaozhou loved him very much.

In this life, he would meet many people.
But only Xie Zhaozhou would save him every time.
Would go out with him late at night in the wind and snow to find a cookie box.
Would buy him a down jacket many times over.
Would have his hair turn white when he got sick.
Would never tire of filling the void in his heart.

That’s why he deliberately acted spoiled.

Holding him, Xie Zhaozhou couldn’t help his mind wandering.
His hand went under the blanket, touching places he shouldn’t.
Then Ning Shixue pinched his arm hard.

It really hurt.

Xie Zhaozhou couldn’t help closing his eyes.
Then he chuckled softly.
His chest vibrated.

Ning Shixue was a bit annoyed.
Any warmth in his heart was gone.
If he kept being this flirtatious, he might get beaten to death before he ever went gray.

“No more messing around,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, trying to escape her claws.
He grabbed her wrist and held her in his arms.
He lowered his head and rubbed his hair, then patted her back.
“Go to sleep.”

Ning Shixue finally closed his eyes.

When the live stream came back on, Ning Shixue was already asleep.

The bullet comments were breaking down.

Why had it cut off right where it shouldn’t have?

But luckily, not all the other guests had gone to sleep.

Ning Shixue woke up in the middle of the night to a noise outside.
He opened his eyes and saw Xie Zhaozhou wasn’t there.
So he put on his clothes and went out to take a look.
He Lin was standing in the corridor.

“What’s wrong, Director He?”
Ning Shixue asked him.

He Lin’s face was a bit pale.
“Shen Yi ran into a monster. Someone was in our bedroom at night.”

Shen Yi had gotten up to use the bathroom.
He didn’t hear anything.
Not until Shen Yi shook him awake did he realize she had run into a monster on the way to the bathroom.
She lost another life.
He came out to look for the monster, but there was no one in the corridor.

Ning Shixue suddenly got a bit worried about Xie Zhaozhou.
Seeing that Xie Yaoyao hadn’t woken up, he put on Xie Zhaozhou’s suit jacket and went out to look for him.

At night, monsters not only hurt people, but also try to destroy their last safe zone, which was this hotel.

Ning Shixue walked down the corridor.
The lights gradually dimmed.
It was so dark he could barely see the path, only relying on the light from the rainy night.
As he passed the electrical control room, he bumped into someone.
He couldn’t see the person’s face.
Their figure was very blurry.

This was closest to Tang He-an and the others’ room.
He thought it was Tang He-an.
He instinctively moved to attack.

After all, the monster was among the guests.
Maybe Tang He-an was the monster, coming out to attack at night.

But as soon as he swung his fist, he smelled that rose perfume, diluted by the rainy night.
Ning Shixue’s wrist relaxed.
He let go of his strength.
His wrist was grabbed and twisted behind his back.
He didn’t struggle.
He let Xie Zhaozhou pin him against the wall by his back shoulder.

The guests could find things in the hotel to defend themselves.
Xie Zhaozhou had found a Swiss Army knife.
Of course, it wasn’t sharpened.
The tip was even purposely blunted to avoid injuring the guests.

Ning Shixue could feel the cold blade against his back.
It traced down the line of his spine.
His eyelashes fluttered.
His cheeks burned.
His breathing became a little heavier.

But Xie Zhaozhou never said anything explicit in front of others.
And he never did anything too extreme.

Besides, the live stream was on now.
The blade just stopped in the middle of his back.
The threat was far greater than the flirtation.

Ning Shixue wasn’t sure if Xie Zhaozhou was the monster.
As he was walking, he had seen a shadow flash by at the end of the corridor.
But it was too far away.
He couldn’t chase it.
He had paused, then run into Xie Zhaozhou coming out of the control room.

Xie Zhaozhou could also be out looking for the person.

Just as he was about to ask Xie Zhaozhou, the program team suddenly gave a task prompt.
The monster had used a skill on them.
Each couple had to have another point deducted.
That meant they had to kill each other again.

The task prompt came through the hotel’s speakers.

Instinctively, people looked up to find the source of the sound.

Ning Shixue took the opportunity to elbow Xie Zhaozhou.
He grabbed his wrist and turned the blade around.
The tip of the knife was now pressed against Xie Zhaozhou’s lower abdomen.
Xie Zhaozhou’s red lips curved.

The corridor had night-vision cameras.
Even though it wasn’t very clear, the bullet comments were still shipping it like crazy.

[@director, can you just make a movie like this for me? No matter what the plot, it would probably be really good, right? Crying.jpg]

[I still don’t know why my delicate, helpless wife is so good at fighting (?)]

Late at night, there were messy footsteps of monsters outside.
I don’t know how many extras the program team hired.

Ning Shixue was holding Xie Zhaozhou’s wrist.
But after all, the knife wasn’t in his hand.
Xie Zhaozhou could easily fight back.

He moved his hand up along Xie Zhaozhou’s wrist, holding his hand.
His fingers slipped between his.
He held the Swiss Army knife with him, interlacing their fingers.
Leaning on his shoulder, he asked,
“Are you going to kill me?”

His moist peach blossom eyes glowed in the night.
The moisture in his eyes shook.

He was very close to Xie Zhaozhou.
Almost leaning against his chest.
It was a position where he could tilt his head up and kiss him.

[Help… why is he so good at this? Who could resist? President Xie didn’t lose unfairly.]

[Foul! Foul! What’s the difference between this and seduction!!!]

[Thanks. Even if I were the monster, I’d be crazy with desire.]

“…I won’t,”
Xie Zhaozhou seemed to smile in the darkness.
He held his hand and stabbed the blood bag he was carrying.
His voice softened.
He said to him,
“You go.”