Liu Yun was completely unaware of what Ning Xin was thinking. By the time she brought the food to the table, the other woman still maintained that gentle appearance.
But this only made Liu Yun feel even more unsettled. Several times she wanted to say something, only for Ning Xin to change the subject at lightning speed.
Once the two of them had finished their meal, Ning Xin offered her praise.
“Yunyun, your cooking is still as delicious as ever.”
“Alright, I’ll go organize my luggage first. But since things are like this now, let’s sleep separately for tonight, okay? I’ll take the guest bedroom.”
After all, she couldn’t bring herself to sleep with this disgusting woman…
When Liu Yun heard this, she didn’t feel any objection. Instead, she simply agreed.
“That… That’s fine.”
However, just as Ning Xin was heading toward the guest bedroom with her luggage, Liu Yun suddenly thought of Lin Xiu and rushed to block her path.
“Wait, you can’t go in there!”
Ning Xin looked at her with a face full of confusion.
“Why?”
Liu Yun’s heart hammered against her ribs, but her mind began to race.
“Be—Because the guest bedroom hasn’t been used in a long time. It’s covered in dust. Let me clean it up first.”
Hearing this, Ning Xin gave a faint smile.
“Is that all? It’s fine, I can do it myself.”
As she spoke, she tried to move past Liu Yun to continue toward the room.
Liu Yun’s panic intensified, and she hurriedly blocked Ning Xin once again.
Ning Xin pulled back her smile, her expression shifting to one of bewilderment.
“Yunyun, what is wrong with you? Is there something hidden in the guest bedroom that I’m not supposed to know about?”
Liu Yun opened her mouth, but the words wouldn’t come.
Just then, she saw a certain young man stepping out of the bathroom behind Ning Xin as if nothing was wrong. The sight left Liu Yun completely stunned.
Fortunately, she snapped out of it quickly and blurted out, “Of—Of course not. I just felt it wasn’t right to let you stay in the guest bedroom.”
Ning Xin waved her hand dismissively and chuckled.
“What does it matter?”
With that, she carried her luggage into the guest bedroom.
Liu Yun didn’t dare delay for even a second and rushed toward the living room. There, she saw the guy sitting at the dining table, using chopsticks to pick at the leftovers.
“Elder Sister Yun, what should I do? I’m hungry.”
Liu Yun didn’t care about his hunger right now. She pulled him up from the chair and hissed, “Didn’t I tell you to stay in the room? Why are you wandering around?”
Lin Xiu shrugged.
“Believe it or not, if I hadn’t come out, you would have been caught.”
Liu Yun was speechless. She stopped arguing and pushed the youth toward the entrance.
“Anyway, you need to go back. Do it now, before you’re discovered.”
Lin Xiu was somewhat dissatisfied, but he didn’t forget to tease her.
“Elder Sister Yun, with both a husband and a wife, you’re truly a winner in life.”
Liu Yun froze for a moment before gritting her teeth in shame and indignation.
“Shut up! Just get out of here.”
At that moment, the sound of footsteps approached from behind. Liu Yun slammed the door shut immediately.
“Yunyun, who was at the door?”
Ning Xin had come to the kitchen to get a cloth for dusting and asked out of curiosity.
Liu Yun suppressed her internal panic and tried to act natural.
“A neighbor. They came over to borrow some soy sauce.”
A dark glint flashed through Ning Xin’s eyes, but she maintained a calm smile.
“I see. Wasn’t the place next door always empty? Someone moved in?”
Liu Yun nodded unnaturally. “Ah, yes. They just moved back from abroad not too long ago.”
“Is that so? Then I’ll have to introduce myself when I get the chance.”
***
As the sky grew dark, Liu Yun sat in the living room, staring absentmindedly at the television. Ning Xin sat nearby, scrolling through her mobile phone. Neither of them had spoken for a long time.
Liu Yun felt a sense of trance-like detachment from the awkward atmosphere. This version of Ning Xin felt like a stranger to her.
‘Is she still bothered by the fact that I’m a woman?’
‘But that’s only normal, isn’t it? Besides, I’m already a betrayer. What right do I have to say anything?’
Thinking of this, Liu Yun summoned her courage once more to confess everything to Ning Xin.
“Xiao Xin, actually…”
However, just as she spoke, Ning Xin let out a yawn.
“Yunyun, I’m a bit tired from the flight today. I’m going to head to bed first.”
“Ah… Oh, okay. Go get some rest then.”
The words died in Liu Yun’s throat. She could only watch as the other woman returned to her bedroom.
Deep into the night, Liu Yun was curled up under her covers, unable to fall asleep. She let out a long, low sigh.
At the same time, under the cover of the surging night…
Ning Xin opened her bedroom door and walked toward the entrance. She didn’t stop until she reached the door of the neighboring unit. She let out a soft snort.
“It seems this is the place.”
‘Killing him directly would be boring. Maybe I should cut off both his legs first? I wonder if that bitch Liu Yun would be heartbroken?’
That was right. What Ning Xin intended to do tonight was to brutally torture this man, Lin Xiu, for her own amusement.
With her status as an ability user, she had sensed Lin Xiu’s presence during the day.
She hadn’t chosen to expose him then because, as a hunter, playing with her prey in the palm of her hand gave her immense pleasure.
Although her relationship with Liu Yun was a sham in her eyes, the fact that two lowlifes were fooling around behind her back still annoyed her—especially considering the mockery she’d face from the people in the organization!
When had she, the Poison Rose, ever suffered such an insult?
With these thoughts, Ning Xin placed her hand on the door handle. In the next instant, the security door to Lin Xiu’s home turned black to the naked eye until it completely shattered.
What Ning Xin didn’t know was that the moment she moved, the night owl inside the bedroom, Lin Xiu, had already noticed her.
He cast a surprised glance toward the living room and curled his lips into a smirk.
“Interesting…”
Lin Xiu snapped his fingers. Instantly, a Three-legged Crow transformed into a phantom and flew right through the bedroom door!
Ning Xin stepped into Lin Xiu’s living room, acting with reckless arrogance.
In her eyes, Lin Xiu was nothing more than a common rich second-generation heir. Taking his legs would be as easy as pie.
But a moment later, she sensed something. Her expression changed drastically as she struck out violently at an incoming object!
However, the object passed directly through her palm!
“How is this possible?!”
Ning Xin whipped around, coming face-to-face with the golden pupils of the crow.
‘This crow has three legs?’
As the thought flashed through Ning Xin’s mind, her consciousness began to blur…
The bedroom door opened, and Lin Xiu stepped out. Looking at the woman standing frozen in the middle of the living room, a flicker of gravity crossed his eyes.
This woman was an ability user. Was it a coincidence that she and Liu Yun were a “couple”?
No, Lin Xiu didn’t believe in coincidences. He decided it was time for a proper interrogation.