Chapter 20: It Hurts So Much, Big Brother~
Hearing Mu Yi’s words, Gu Zhiren fell silent. He subconsciously adjusted his sleeve with his left hand, then asked in a low voice, “So what do you want?”
“Of course I want you to be my… my boy… boy, boyfriend!”
Because the words went against her true feelings, Mu Yi became nervous and even stuttered.
“This way, you can supervise my writing properly, and I’ll have motivation to write. A beautiful girl won’t have to worry about my writing efficiency anymore.”
Gu Zhiren slightly raised his eyes, taking in Mu Yi’s hopeful expression. Soon, her face turned red, and her wide eyes started to shift around nervously.
He had already seen through her plan, to use this crooked method to drive him away.
He felt quite disdainful about it.
“You’ve really thought this through. Properly supervising your writing?”
“Yeah. Isn’t supervision between lovers the most proper kind?”
Mu Yi lifted her chin, puffed out her chest slightly, and blinked her bright eyes.
“What you need isn’t ‘proper’ supervision. If you don’t want others to supervise you, then you should rely on your own hands and your own hard work to prove that you’re disciplined enough.”
Gu Zhiren frowned slightly as he spoke.
Right now, online novel writers still weren’t widely recognized as a formal job. But even so, since someone chose this career, it shouldn’t be treated differently from other professions.
With such a careless attitude, no matter what you do, you won’t succeed.
“But I am disciplined. I update 2,000 words every day, with good quality too. What more do you want from me?”
Mu Yi looked at Gu Zhiren calmly, but her tone gradually rose without her control.
“And besides, I already said it, I’m saying all this because I like you. Stop changing the topic, okay?”
She lowered her eyes slightly, her shoulders trembling a bit. Her cheeks puffed out as if she felt shy, not daring to look at him anymore.
“You’re making this really awkward, you know?”
Hearing that, Gu Zhiren’s frown deepened sharply. He was almost unable to suppress his anger.
“You said you like me, right? Then prove it to me.”
“Huh? You want me to prove it? Sure! I can go to the balcony right now and shout to everyone in the neighborhood that I like—”
Mu Yi spoke quickly, but before she could finish…
Suddenly, Gu Zhiren grabbed one of her hands and pushed her forward against the wall. In the next moment, both of her wrists were held tightly by one hand, raised high above her head.
Huh?
Mu Yi was completely stunned.
Before she could figure out what was happening, a familiar sound reached her ears.
The sound of a belt being undone.
She instinctively looked toward the source, only to see the man behind her really pulling off his belt.
At that moment, countless indescribable scenes flooded her mind.
As someone who read and wrote many adult-themed stories, Mu Yi was far too familiar with what might happen next, being forced into intimacy, being messed up in all kinds of ways.
She could even imagine over a thousand different scenarios.
She never expected that one day, she would become the main character in such a story.
And not just any character.
The female lead.
At that thought, Mu Yi’s heart skipped a beat.
The reality she had always tried to avoid suddenly struck her mind hard. Her thoughts went blank for a moment, and she forgot how to think.
“Do you still like me like this?”
Hearing that, Mu Yi suddenly came back to her senses. She didn’t even think about her original plan anymore. Instinctively, she tried to break free from the man behind her, whose presence carried a strong masculine aura.
She didn’t want her pants to be pulled down. She didn’t want to end up in a mess as a woman in front of a man.
But before she could act…
Gu Zhiren’s folded belt had already come down, hitting her through the thin layer of her jeans.
Smack!
“Ah, that hurts!”
The pain made Mu Yi’s mind clearer. Thinking back to what Gu Zhiren had said and what he was doing now…
Ah…
She understood.
He wasn’t trying to do anything like that with her. He was just trying to scare her.
And he was clearly angry.
Realizing this, Mu Yi suddenly had an idea.
Gu Zhiren didn’t strike a second time right away. He tightened his grip on the belt, waiting for her reaction.
But she still spoke stubbornly, with a slightly playful tone.
“Mm… since I’ve decided to like you, I’ll accept everything about you. If you want to bully me, then go ahead.”
“Someone once said, ‘Hitting is pain, scolding is love.’ Gu Zhiren, go ahead and show your ‘love’ with that belt!”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren paused in thought.
But not for long.
He immediately swung the belt again, striking her hard. With each smack, her clear, bell-like voice echoed through the room.
“Big brother, don’t hit so hard…”
“Big brother, if you hit harder, it’ll really break…”
“It hurts so much, big brother~”
Gu Zhiren ignored her completely.
Like disciplining a disobedient pet, he didn’t have much emotion behind it, just frustration that she refused to improve. Meanwhile, the “pet” kept crying out non-stop.
Only when her legs became too weak to stand did he finally stop, frowning.
“If you hit me this hard, how am I supposed to sit and write later? Are you planning to make me sit on your lap instead? You’re really… so bad.”
Hearing that, Gu Zhiren tightened his grip on the belt again. He had underestimated her.
“You’re really bold when you talk. Just to make me give up supervising you, you’re willing to use any trick.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the white-haired girl let out a soft huff, turned her head, and looked at him with a wronged expression.
“I didn’t! I worked so hard to prove it. Just because my love is clumsy, are you going to pretend it never existed?”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren let out a deep breath. He could no longer suppress his anger, though he still tried to keep his voice from getting too loud.
“Instead of being a light novel writer, you’d be better off as an actress…”
At this point, he couldn’t hold back anymore. His voice rose sharply, almost like a shout.
“Why don’t you just change careers?!”
“I…”
Mu Yi froze, startled by his sudden outburst.
She swallowed, then quietly encouraged herself and forced the courage to look into his eyes. She felt she was very close to success.
He was already this angry, there was no way he would still stay to supervise her, right?
Just one more push.
She would win.
“If you don’t like me, you can just reject me. Why ignore my feelings like this? Don’t you know that doing this—”
Before she could finish, Gu Zhiren suddenly reached out, wrapped an arm around her waist, and in one motion turned her around.
At the same time, he closed his eyes and kissed her lips.
The sudden action made Mu Yi’s eyes widen in shock, and her mind went blank once again.