Chapter 15 Sweetheart

A hand braced against Tang Chuxia's forehead, preventing her from continuing to lean on his shoulder.

Gu Beihuai clenched his back teeth, his voice lowered in a warning, "Tang Chuxia, have you forgotten the relationship between us?"

Tang Chuxia covered her neck with a bewildered expression, pressing against his fingertip, "What relationship? Isn't it the relationship between a brother and sister?"

After saying that, she even added convincingly, "Of course, if you want to add one more word, I wouldn't mind!"

From clueless innocence to seductive charm was only a moment's transition.

Gu Beihuai doubted whether his eyes were deceiving him.

He didn't listen closely, only captivated by her changing expressions, and subconsciously asked, "What word?"

Tang Chuxia released the hand gripping her neck, and raised her hand to grasp Gu Beihuai's finger that was against her forehead, easily moving it away. Then, she leaned in slightly towards Gu Beihuai's ear.

The warm breath sprayed on the tip of Gu Beihuai's ear, causing the sensitive nerves to jump subconsciously, a burning sensation spreading down from his ear tip.

Luckily, Tang Chuxia wasn't so teasing, but instead gently parted her lips and said, "Of course, it's 'sweetheart brother' and 'sweetheart sister'!"

Boom—

Gu Beihuai felt as if a mushroom cloud had exploded in his mind.

It left him somewhat dazed.

Just like the first time he saw the mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion rising.

He sharply turned his head to look at the woman so close to him, her eyes were full of cunning, her lips slightly parted, exhaling warm breath, with a glimpse of her rosy tongue mischievously hiding behind her teeth.

If not for the overly obvious scars on her neck, it would be an irresistibly charming scene.

Tang Chuxia saw the look in Gu Beihuai's eyes, quite frightening indeed.

But she wasn't scared, instead, she found it interesting.

Indeed, he was the man her sister secretly admired, an unattainable man, not because she didn't dare to pursue him, but because the distance was too far, only able to admire him from afar.

Yet this man, who was like a male god in Tang Wanqiu's heart, was not taken seriously by Tang Chuxia at all. She was even filled with the desire to pull this man to her side, make him fall from his pedestal, and bloom completely just for her.

She liked this process.

The sense of achievement was mesmerizing to her.

So her fingers played on Gu Beihuai's palm, without the slightest worry that Gu Beihuai might lash out at any moment.

"Sweetheart brother, doesn't that sound nice?"

Tang Chuxia said, eliminating the one-centimeter distance between their noses, the touching tips of their noses, though not even a square centimeter in area, still made Gu Beihuai restless.

He reversed his hand to grasp Tang Chuxia's mischievous fingers.

"Tang Chuxia, do you realize what you're saying?"

If not for his strong willpower, he might have hit her by now.

Tang Chuxia's affectionate eyes were overly focused, and laughter emerged slowly from her throat.

When she tried to move even closer, Gu Beihuai pinched her shoulder, preventing any further movement.

Truly a heartless man.

She had been so forward, yet he could still remain unfeeling.

It really gave Tang Chuxia a sense of defeat.

How could a man not cooperate like this?

She sighed softly, her only option was to withdraw.

Leaning against the headboard, she lazily watched Gu Beihuai, whose already upset expression became even worse.

"If you won't let me call you 'sweetheart brother,' then what do you want me to call you?"

Her sore throat only worsened, Tang Chuxia coughed lightly.

Suddenly, Gu Beihuai drew closer to Tang Chuxia, pushing her against the headboard, his finger pressing against her lips.

"Shut the hell up!"

Blood was surging uncontrollably, his mind filled with the laughter of this woman; Gu Beihuai felt he was going insane.

He desperately wanted to control this different emotion that was slipping out of his grasp.

And just then, Gu Nanzhi happened to come back.

Seeing the posture of the two, his eyes widened, and he almost crushed the egg in his hand.

"Brother, how can you be so excessive! You're bullying Xiaxia again while I'm not here, aren't you?"

Gu Nanzhi quickly caught on and rushed over to pry Gu Beihuai's hand off Tang Chuxia's lips, and after checking Tang Chuxia all over to make sure there were no new injuries, he finally felt relieved.

Turning back, he looked at his own brother with accusation.

"Brother, you're such an asshole. Xiaxia almost went to King of Hell Hall, and you still had the heart to lay a hand on her. Are you even human?"

Gu Beihuai: …

He was completely speechless.

Tang Chuxia's eyes crinkled with laughter, not bothering to hide her amusement.

Her gaze towards Gu Beihuai was unmistakably mocking and playful as she boldly lifted her chin.

Gu Beihuai closed his eyes, wanting to storm off, but thinking of Tang Chuxia's peculiar behavior brought him back to his senses; he sat down nearby, ignoring Gu Nanzhi.

Gu Nanzhi huffed coldly, seeing that Gu Beihuai didn't retort with harsh words, which slightly improved his mood.

He then continued to roll the egg over the bruises on Tang Chuxia's neck.

Madam Tang also brought over some medicinal soup.

Tang Chuxia eyed the dark, strange-smelling medicinal brew and instinctively tried to dodge it, but Gu Nanzhi held her down.

"Xiaxia, they say that good medicine tastes bitter, but it's good for your health. Drink up!"

Her expression, tinged with schadenfreude, was more terrifying than Pan Jinlian administering medicine to Wu Dalang.

Madam Tang also said, "That's right, and after you finish, we'll give you some candied apricots!"

Tang Chuxia: …

She wasn't a three-year-old child, and besides, the medicine was too horrifying.

Finally seeing Tang Chuxia with the expression he enjoyed, Gu Beihuai felt much better and couldn't help but tease, "Are you scared?"

Tang Chuxia: …

Only a three-year-old would fall for such provocation.

"Who's scared! Even if you're scared, I'm not!"

Yet she really did rise to the bait.

Gu Beihuai nodded towards his chin, signaling her to drink up!

This time neither Madam Tang nor Gu Nanzhi scolded Gu Beihuai; apparently, even though his words were not kind, Tang Chuxia obviously responded to this approach.

Holding her nose, Tang Chuxia downed it in one gulp, her tongue going numb from the bitterness, and her whole face wrinkled like a bitter melon.

Madam Tang quickly stuffed a candied apricot into her mouth, but this apricot wasn't sweet; it was extremely tart.

Now with both bitterness and sourness flooding her mouth, salivation overwhelming, she felt somewhat dazed.

Gu Beihuai, with his usual malice, taunted, "Is that all you've got, Tang Chuxia? You're actually afraid of taking medicine!"

Tang Chuxia gritted her teeth, her fiery gaze directed at Gu Beihuai.

For the first time, she understood why the original host disliked Gu Beihuai so much. This kind of sharp-tongued man deserved a good punching, like a punching bag.

She was struggling to keep her temper in check, to prevent herself from losing control and lashing out.

Outside, Father Tang was calling for Madam Tang while Gu Nanzhi was coaxing Tang Chuxia, urging her not to stoop to Gu Beihuai's level.

"No, I'm not willing to let it go!"

After declaring this, Tang Chuxia climbed up from the bed and pounced on Gu Beihuai.