Chapter 41: The Villain Senior Brother Is About to Turn Dark, the Psychotic Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [41]

Chapter 41: The Villain Senior Brother Goes Dark, the Unhinged Junior Brother Plays Blind [41]

In the end, it was Bai Yan who gave in first, which really ticked him off.

But he didn't have much time to dwell on why Ye Beiyu had so much damn energy.

For now, he could only stare at the extra chain around his ankle, mulling it over.

Ye Beiyu had taken off somewhere, leaving him stuck on this bed.

A cold glint flickered in Bai Yan's eyes. He dropped his gaze and let out a quiet, mocking chuckle.

[717, the trick you gave me isn't working.]

717 seemed to want to say something, but Bai Yan was getting impatient. He looped his finger around the chain, face cold.

[You saw it too—he broke the rules first. It's only fair I do something back.]

717 could tell Bai Yan was in a foul mood right now.

But he didn't dare say anything.

After all, the whole "Bai Yan should act weak and soften up" plan was his idea.

But things weren't going the way he'd pictured at all.

[Strange, where the hell did I mess up... The male lead obviously likes him a lot. He's already in this state, and his request wasn't even that much. Why isn't the male lead playing along?]

717 couldn't help muttering to himself.

He really couldn't figure it out.

A dark shadow flickered across Bai Yan's eyes.

He didn't deny what 717 said—even if Ye Beiyu wanted payback, he wouldn't need to go this far.

But what did it matter if Ye Beiyu liked him?

One was a villain, the other a protagonist—they were always meant to be on opposite sides from the start.

That was a fact that couldn't be changed...

Just as Bai Yan was figuring out what to do with these chains, the door to the bedchamber was pushed open.

Bai Yan looked up and saw who else but Ye Beiyu walking in.

A faint chill crept into Bai Yan's eyes, but Ye Beiyu, drawing closer, didn't seem to notice his bad mood.

Ye Beiyu strolled over and sat down next to him, holding a bowl of porridge in his hand. He looked at Bai Yan and said with a smile:

"Senior Brother, eat something first."

"You really think I can eat right now?"

Bai Yan said flatly, turning his head away, unwilling to look at Ye Beiyu.

"But Senior Brother still needs to eat. Are you mad?"

Ye Beiyu's gaze landed on the chains, and the smile in his eyes grew deeper.

"But I'm just returning the favor. Besides, Senior Brother, do you really think I'm that easy to trick?"

"Senior Brother, I know you better than anyone else. Naturally, I also know that everything you said yesterday was just to sweet-talk me."

Ye Beiyu paused, then changed his tone. "If I let you go, you'd leave without a second thought—maybe even kill me. Right?"

Hearing that, Bai Yan just turned his head to look at him and said:

"Since you know all that, why still do this... just to mess with me? Is it fun?"

"Of course, it's to see Senior Brother make the first move. Senior Brother making the first move... is just as fun as I imagined."

Ye Beiyu's lips curled slightly, a glint flashing in his eyes.

He thought Bai Yan would get mad at those words, but Bai Yan just gave a faint "mm" and looked away again.

[Jerk! How dare he! This is too much!]

717 was fuming in the system space, cursing up a storm.

Bai Yan didn't give a damn. He just found 717 annoying, frowned, and cut the connection.

After all, no matter what Ye Beiyu was up to, he'd already absorbed a good chunk of luck.

Getting luck this way was way better than forcing it through other means—at least it wouldn't be easily noticed.

It was just that Ye Beiyu was way too much of a handful...

Not getting the reaction he'd wanted, Ye Beiyu felt a bit let down, but he spoke again:

"Senior Brother, you should still eat something, or your body won't last."

"I don't—mm..."

Before Bai Yan could finish, his brow furrowed as he instinctively pressed a hand to his lower stomach.

His face went pale instantly. Frowning hard, he slumped weakly to the side.

Ye Beiyu casually pulled him into his arms, looking a bit helpless.

He let out a soft sigh. "Senior Brother, be good. Right now, you don't get to refuse."

Bai Yan felt the restless hand on his waist but was powerless to stop it. He simply closed his eyes and suddenly let out a low laugh.

He had almost forgotten—there was still a Twin Gu Worm inside his body.

Bai Yan grabbed Ye Beiyu's wrist, tears falling from the corners of his eyes, his laughter growing deeper and more subdued. His voice weak, he said:

"Ye Beiyu, I underestimated you."

Indeed, the villain could never defeat the protagonist.

But the luck he had absorbed was enough.

Bai Yan lowered his gaze, his trembling lashes veiling the darkness and satisfaction in his eyes.

Yet on the surface, he still wore that pale, indifferent expression, leaving a deep mark on Ye Beiyu's wrist.

Ye Beiyu kissed the corner of his eye and said softly, "Senior Brother, I told you—I'm never letting you go."

"Be good, and you'll suffer less."

"But Senior Brother, you really do look beautiful when you cry."

Ye Beiyu's fingertips twitched slightly, his words carrying a hint of something unreadable in his tone.

A beauty crying really is a sight to behold.

His control was impeccable—he wouldn't truly hurt Bai Yan, but he'd make sure Bai Yan felt something.

As Bai Yan had said, pain makes you remember. He wanted to keep him by his side forever, to snuff out any thought of running away.

Ye Beiyu's eyes turned dark and cold.

Bai Yan stared at the bowl pressed to his lips.

"If Senior Brother wants me to feed you another way, I'm happy to."

Ye Beiyu's words drifted lightly past his ear.

Bai Yan was silent for a moment, then downed the porridge from the bowl. Only then did he look up and shoot him a cold glare.

"You can leave now."

"Leave? Where would I go? I'm not going anywhere—I just want to stay by Senior Brother's side."

Ye Beiyu said with a beaming smile, looking all innocent and harmless.

It reminded Bai Yan of the harmless facade this man had once put on in front of him.

Bai Yan's tongue pressed slightly against the roof of his mouth—indeed, this brat was too good at pretending. He'd rarely been so wrong about someone.

"Oh, and Senior Brother, while you were away these past two days, your people ran the demon realm pretty well. Why not let them keep at it? What do you think?"

Ye Beiyu set the bowl aside, wrapped his arms around Bai Yan's waist, and hoisted him onto his lap in one motion.

Bai Yan didn't struggle—he knew it wouldn't do any good. Hearing Ye Beiyu's words, he just smiled.

"Looks like you've got it all planned out. But they won't trust you."

"They don't need to trust me—as long as they trust you, that's all that matters."

Ye Beiyu smiled. Bai Yan wanted to say more, but then he remembered how this man had once transformed into a fox, and in the end, he didn't push it.

"One more thing—the seal on the demon realm broke, and a bunch of demons got out. Your subordinates want to know what you're planning to do now. So, what do you say, Senior Brother?"

"If I tell you, will you actually do it?"

Bai Yan rattled the chain on his wrist as he spoke, a cold, mocking look in his eyes.

He was a prisoner now, wasn't he? Couldn't Ye Beiyu just do whatever he wanted? Why bother asking with such fake sincerity?

"Of course. Whatever Senior Brother wants to do, I'll help you. But you can't leave me—otherwise, I'll go crazy."

Ye Beiyu watched Bai Yan raise his hand, showing off the chain on his wrist.

He leaned in and pressed a kiss to his fingertips.

Bai Yan's fingertips twitched, and he pulled his hand back, cursing inwardly—this world's male lead was a total lunatic!

As he met Ye Beiyu's deep, dark eyes, Bai Yan suddenly hesitated.

Was it a good or bad move, provoking a madman with even stronger protagonist luck than anyone he'd dealt with before...

But whatever—it didn't matter. He didn't have much time left in this world, anyway.

Bai Yan began pondering the possibility of draining Ye Beiyu dry while he still had time.

Probably... doable?