Mu Nancheng loosened his grip on Yu Tang's fingers, took a large step back before standing still, his eyes almost wide open.
"How...how is that possible?" he retorted. "If I had done it, why wouldn't I remember anything at all?!"
Yu Tang slowly straightened his clothes, pointed to his head, and sneered, "Didn't I just say that you're mentally ill? It's normal that you can't remember?"
"I'm so sorry that I'm trying so hard to hide it so you won't feel guilty, because I'm afraid that if you find out, it will ruin our relationship."
"And what do you think you're doing? You actually suspect me of having an affair with someone else?" he said to Mu Nancheng. "Don't you ever think about it? I like you so much, how could I possibly do something like that with someone else besides you?"
Mu Nancheng stared blankly at Yu Tang, not taking it to heart when the other man said he was mentally ill.
I felt as if all the blood in my body had frozen in that instant, and now it all burst forth again in a flash.
Yes, in these two simple houses. Besides him and Yu Tang, who else would visit on New Year's Eve?
Moreover, the villagers no longer looked at them strangely.
But most people keep their distance and dare not get close easily.
In this case, there are traces on Yu Tang's body as evidence.
Given the tone of the other party just now, it's pretty much confirmed that he was the one who did it.
A blush spread across his entire face; his emotions were changing so rapidly that Mu Nancheng felt his breath becoming hot.
He lowered his head and asked again, "Was it...did I really do it?"
“Yes, yes, yes…” Yu Tang walked closer to him and tapped his forehead: “It was you, you big mosquito who only knows how to chirp ‘chirp chirp,’ who did it.”
Feeling the warmth of the man's fingertips, Mu Nancheng wished he could bury his head in the ground.
Before he could get his wish, his chin was grabbed by a hand, forcing him to look up and meet Yu Tang's gaze.
Seeing the boy's panicked and bewildered gaze, Yu Tang raised an eyebrow and asked Mu Nancheng, "So, what do you plan to do now?"
In an instant, the guest took the lead.
Yu Tang perfectly turned the tide, transforming himself from the one being questioned into the one questioning.
Xiao Jin cheered wildly in his mind: [Wow! Host is awesome!]
Yu Tang smiled, moved closer to Mu Nancheng's face, and lightly kissed the corner of the boy's mouth before moving away and continuing to ask him, "Shouldn't you take responsibility for what you've done?"
"You're an adult now, you should be responsible. If you don't give me a reasonable answer, I will look down on you..."
An ambiguous exchange of breaths filled the air as the man spoke these words in a low, husky voice.
It was as if hot oil had been poured into Mu Nancheng's heart, which was already burning with scorching heat, making him lose all sense of direction.
He stammered, "Answer... reply... what reply?"
Seeing that he had taken the bait, Yu Tang's smile deepened. He said to Mu Nancheng, "Answer me first, do you like me?"
Although Xiao Jin had already told Yu Tang that Mu Nancheng's favorability rating had already exceeded sixty.
But perhaps due to his combination of arrogance and repressed passion, Mu Nancheng never formally confessed his feelings to Yu Tang.
Yu Tang felt that if the two of them were dating, there should be some sense of ceremony.
Now that the opportunity has come, he naturally wants to make this brat admit that he likes him.
Mu Nancheng stood frozen in place.
He was well aware that his feelings for Yu Tang were different.
She couldn't stand others saying bad things about Yu Tang and didn't want this man to get hurt.
She always wanted to kiss Yu Tang, and seeing the marks on his body made her jealous and angry.
And every time I gaze into Yu Tang's eyes, which are filled with his gaze, I feel my heart race.
The care he had never received before was all given to him by Yu Tang.
She was faced with the tenderness that a man displays in every aspect of her life, and the words of love that she expresses to him at the drop of a hat.
How could he not be tempted?
But he was never really used to expressing that type of emotion.
Now that he's been forced into this situation, all he can do is close his eyes, turn his face away, grit his teeth a few times, and finally admit, "I like it..."
Yu Tang was amused by his appearance and laughed.
He forcefully turned Mu Nancheng's face towards him, his tone commanding, and said, "Look at me and talk to me."
Mu Nancheng had no choice but to open his eyes and meet Yu Tang's smiling eyes, momentarily lost in thought.
The mask of arrogance has been shattered.
As if he had rehearsed it countless times, he naturally said what followed: "I like you."
Reaching out to embrace the man before him, Mu Nancheng repeated, "I like you."
"I only like you..."
Yu Tang's heart softened immediately.
He said to Mu Nancheng, "Now that we are mutually in love, you can't get rid of me anymore."
"If we encounter any difficulties in the future, we'll face them together. Don't try to shoulder them alone, understand?"
Mu Nancheng nodded close to Yu Tang's face, his hair brushing against Yu Tang's skin and making her itch.
Yu Tang felt increasingly that the boy, whose fur had been stroked, was beginning to transform into a large dog. He patted Mu Nancheng's hair with satisfaction and was about to push him away.
Then Mu Nancheng spoke again, saying, "I don't remember. Can we try again?"
Yu Tang: ?
"Hahaha! Sure enough! It's time for my favorite show again!" In just a day and a half, Xiao Jin was almost laughing his head off. He gloated and said: "If we calculate it this way, one villain comes back once, and if they all come back, one time each, that's ten times."
Afterwards, they'll each get jealous and pressure you to agree to their demands, and then the number of times will increase...
Yu Tang: Just shut up already!
Xiao Jin laughed and slapped his thigh: 【Hahaha!】
Not intending to pay him any more attention, Yu Tang twitched her lips, gently pushed Mu Nancheng away, cupped the boy's face in her hands, and said to him earnestly, "Nancheng, your brother is already very tired. Next time, okay?"
Mu Nancheng recalled the scene he had seen before; the people in the video clearly looked like they were enjoying themselves.
But then he remembered that he had only ever seen men and women together, never men and men together, and his expression changed immediately. He asked, "Wouldn't it be tiring for men and men to be together?"
Seeing that he believed her, Yu Tang immediately put on a great performance and put on a tired look: "Yes, it's tiring for men to be together, and the one who is suffering will be in a lot of pain and discomfort."
Hearing this, the fire in Mu Nancheng's heart seemed to be extinguished by a bucket of cold water. He helped Yu Tang sit down, his expression tense and guilty: "I'm sorry, I didn't know I would hurt you. I was just too jealous, that's why I said what I just said."
"If you're tired, just rest. I'll take care of everything else. From now on, I'll..."
I wouldn't have done what I did last night without your permission.
After realizing their own feelings, villains usually become obedient and easy to talk to.
The same applies to Munan City.
He poured water for Yu Tang, then forced Yu Tang to go back to her room to rest, and afterwards took over all the housework. It was as if he was truly atoning for his "rude behavior" yesterday.
Yu Tang lay comfortably on the kang, watching Mu Nancheng bustling around with a smile, and said to Xiao Jin: See, Xiao Jin, isn't this the key?
Xiao Jin: [...]
Chapter 25
Died for the villain for the eighth time (25)
The two spent the Chinese New Year in Sanyu Village.
He entrusted the chickens in the yard to the village chief, packed his luggage and belongings, and officially set off for City D.
After the village chief Wang Zhong first met Yu Tang and said some inexplicable things, he never showed any unusual behavior again.
Moreover, when the villagers spread rumors about Yu Tang and Mu Nancheng, he stepped in to help Yu Tang suppress the gossip.
Overall, he's a good person who isn't foolish.
Before their departure, Wang Zhong brought some villagers who had previously spoken with Yu Tang to see them off.
His gaze fell on Mu Nancheng, and his expression changed slightly.
He asked Yu Tang, "Tangzi, are you really sure you want to take this path?"
Yu Tang met his gaze for a long time before replying, "I don't need anyone to worry about which path I choose to take in the future."
"Wherever he is in the future, I will be there too. This is a promise I made to my future self."
After saying that, he didn't care whether the other person understood or not, and pulled Mu Nancheng next to him onto the bicycle and left the village.
On the way, Mu Nancheng couldn't help but ask, "Tangtang, what did you mean by what you just said?"
During this time, he had gotten used to calling Yu Tang by his childhood nickname, just like his previous foolish self.
And the more they shouted, the more energetic they became, and the more comfortable they got with it.
It's as if he has imprinted this name on his soul; it's an incredible feeling.
He asked Yu Tang, "What is the promise you made to your future self?"
Yu Tang rode his bike, thought for a moment, and asked Mu Nancheng in return, "Do you believe in reincarnation?"
"Past lives and present lives?" Mu Nancheng frowned. "What kind of time is this? How can you still have such feudal ideas?"
Yu Tang couldn't help but laugh, never expecting Mu Nancheng to say that.
He said half-jokingly, "Hey, use your imagination a little more! Don't you think the concept of past and present lives is quite interesting?"
"What's the point? It's all so mystical." Mu Nancheng said, "Old Master Mu is a Buddhist, but I'm not."
"I think there are no such strange and supernatural things in this world, let alone gods and Buddhas."
"As a human being, the only person you can rely on is yourself, and I only believe in myself..."
At this point, Mu Nancheng paused, tugged at Yu Tang's sleeve, and said, "Now there's also you."
Yu Tang was stunned for a moment, then felt a warm feeling in his heart.
He really admires the villain's personality—once he expresses his feelings, he goes all out to tell him that he likes him.