When she saw Ye Hao's face turn red, she softly said, "Do you feel a bit weak?"

Ye Hao pretended to genuinely feel weak and said, "Seems like it, don't know why, all of a sudden I feel lacking in strength."

Hearing Ye Hao's words, Xiao Keke sighed in relief, stood up, and poured Ye Hao a large glass of wine before saying, "Drink! You might not have the chance to drink again in the future."

Ye Hao feigned ignorance and asked, "Why won't I have the chance to drink next time? Are you leaving Peng City, class leader?" As he spoke, Ye Hao pretended to go limp on the couch, his acting very convincing.

Even Xiao Keke was almost fooled by Ye Hao's performance.

"Leaving Peng City is inevitable for me, but even if I don't leave, we wouldn't have the chance to drink again." Xiao Keke was still struggling inside with whether to kill Ye Hao. If she didn't, she couldn't explain to her family, nor could she face her brother because he was crippled by Ye Hao.

Her brother was Xiao Yu, and she was the young lady of the reclusive Xiao Family. Although she was the lady, the Xiao Family always favored males over females, so she had no real status there, which was why she left to study in the mundane world as a regular girl.

Xiao Yu had tried to assault Fang Ni, which triggered Ye Hao's wrath, leading him to cripple Xiao Yu.

But because Xiao Yu was her brother, and her family entrusted her with the task of killing Ye Hao as revenge, she was compelled to take action against him.

However, deep down, she didn't want to harm Ye Hao; despite having no feelings for him, his humorous and kind nature had long marked him as a good person in her heart.

She was inherently kind, just wanting a stable life, not wanting to be caught in too many whirlwinds, but being born into such a family forced her to do things she didn't want to do.

"How could that be! Even though we have to leave Peng City for college after the exams, I believe we'll meet again and have a drink." Ye Hao said as he pretended to faint.

"Heh, there's no chance, Ye Hao, I'm sorry." Xiao Keke took a swig and said.

"How come there's no chance? And why say sorry! You didn't wrong me!" Ye Hao mumbled.

"I'm sorry to you, if I wasn't born into such a family, I wouldn't have to act against you. I hate why my family forces me, even after I've left, they still push me to do things I dislike! Even though you crippled my brother, I don't hate you. Because he was a playboy, always coming to the mundane world looking for pretty women, and if he couldn't have them, he'd use force, harming no less than ten women over the years. Yet I had no power to stop him. Instead, I'm grateful to you for crippling him, saving many women from catching his eye." Xiao Keke finished and gulped a large glass of wine.

Ye Hao finally understood why Xiao Keke did what she did after hearing her out.

Xiao Keke was a woman of the Xiao Family, and Xiao Yu's sister, but disliked the family's ways, thus left to study in the mundane world.

Coincidentally, Ye Hao had crippled Xiao Keke's brother Xiao Yu. The Xiao Family knew of the classmate relationship between Xiao Keke and Ye Hao, so they wanted to use Xiao Keke to cripple or kill Ye Hao in revenge for Xiao Yu.

"Oh? Things you don't want to do? What do they force you to do?" Ye Hao asked, still lying limp on the leather couch.

"They force me to kill you. If things go wrong, they'll prioritize their safety and blame everything on me. I hate why I was born into such a family." Xiao Keke cried, her tears like rain on pear blossoms.

"Do you want to kill me?" Ye Hao's voice was calm, not blaming Xiao Keke for wanting to kill him.

Because it wasn't truly Xiao Keke's wish, she wanted to stay away from that family, avoiding any ties, but being a woman of that family compelled her to act.

"I don't, not at all, but I can't not act because even if I don't, they'd kill you, so I have to cripple you, at least leaving you alive." Xiao Keke said, stood up, and took out a dagger from her bag.

"If you don't want to kill me, why cripple me? Is there a difference between crippling and killing me?" Ye Hao asked.

"Crippling you lets you live, but killing means you'll never exist." Xiao Keke said while moving closer to Ye Hao.

At this point, Ye Hao stopped pretending, sat up, and smiled at Xiao Keke.

Xiao Keke was stunned for a moment, then widened her eyes and asked, "You didn't take my dispersing medicine?"

Ye Hao shrugged and smiled, "Nope."

"Then why...did you pretend to be weak?" Xiao Keke saw Ye Hao sitting there calmly, confirming that he hadn't taken the dispersing medicine...

"I wanted to see what our kind-hearted class leader planned for me! I thought you might drug me and take my virginity! It scared me, my little heart kept pounding." Ye Hao joked to ease the awkward tension with Xiao Keke.

Xiao Keke turned red but remained silent, sitting quietly on the couch.

"Class leader..." Ye Hao called out.

"I don't deserve to be your class leader, I even thought of crippling you." Xiao Keke buried her head in her legs, knowing she couldn't cripple Ye Hao because he was skilled in National Martial Arts, and she, although trained, was only at the first level.

"Heh, you didn't really want to cripple me, you were just forced." Ye Hao replied with a smile.

"Even if I was forced, I did think of crippling you, proving I'm not a good person, I should be punished." Xiao Keke said.

"The one needing punishment is the Xiao Family, you don't need to blame yourself too much. Let's consider today just a drink between us, I don't blame you! I will definitely demand an explanation from the Xiao Family one day." Ye Hao said solemnly.

However, Ye Hao felt sympathetic towards Xiao Keke, after all, a girl coming alone to Peng City to study and live a normal life must have faced unimaginable hardships.

But Xiao Keke persevered and lived happily. At least in Ye Hao's eyes, she was a kind, loving, and lively girl.

This kind of girl shouldn't have to live so exhaustedly...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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