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[Effect: Can induce a light hypnotic state in the target, lasting 30 minutes, with a 24-hour cooldown]
Yangli opened her eyes and found Chen Xiao staring at his phone screen, a hint of indifference flashing in his eyes.
She wasn't sure if she was hallucinating, but Chen Xiao's expression clearly showed a hint of ease and smugness.
"Chen Xiaojun..." Yangli mustered her courage and began, "About my husband's debt of 100 million yen..."
Chen Xiao's gaze suddenly turned cold. He put down his phone: "What, you're thinking about your husband now? Why didn't you mention him when we met last night?"
Yangli was startled by this sudden change. "No... I just..."
"If I refuse to give you more time, will you still be with me in private?" Chen Xiao suddenly asked, his eyes sharp as knives.
Yang Li was stunned.
She lowered her head, every detail of last night flashing through her mind—
Compared to her mundane marriage with her husband, everything last night was like a dazzling fireworks display, illuminating her gloomy life.
"How could you be so unreasonable?" Yangli bit her lip, her voice filled with grievance. "You got a good deal but you still won't agree to it."
Chen Xiao suddenly laughed, a laugh that sent a chill down Yang Li's spine. "You're right, I really went too far." He stood up and began to put on his clothes. "Why don't you leave?"
Yang Li was stunned, watching Chen Xiao elegantly button up his shirt, as if to see him off.
Her heart ached as if it were being torn apart; the intimacy of last night contrasted sharply with the indifference of this morning.
"I...I didn't mean that..." Yang Li explained in a panic, but Chen Xiao had already walked to the door and opened the VIP room door.
"Please come in, Mrs. Yangli. Your husband should be waiting for you at home."
Yangli felt a burning sensation in her eyes and her legs went weak.
She walked step by step toward the door, each step feeling like walking on a knife's edge. When her hand touched the doorknob, an unprecedented despair swept over her.
She turned around, knelt down with a thud, and hugged Chen Xiao's legs.
"I was wrong!! I'm sorry, Chen Xiaojun." Tears blurred her vision. "I don't care if you give my husband a chance to be lenient! I can't live without you."
Chen Xiao looked down at her, her upturned face filled with infatuation and pain, the kind of expression of collapse after being completely conquered, which was unexpectedly charming.
"What is it about me that you can't live without?"
"I like Lord Chen Xiao!" Yang Li subconsciously realized that she couldn't live without Chen Xiao's body, but even more so without his charm.
Such a wicked person can be incredibly gentle at times.
But when it gets cold, it makes you crave it even more.
"Really?" Chen Xiao asked softly, his fingers stroking her cheek.
Yang Li nodded frantically, tears soaking Chen Xiao's trouser legs. "Really... please don't send me away..."
Chen Xiao knelt down and cupped her face in his hands: "Alright, prove it to me." He wiped away Yang Li's tears, his voice gentle yet leaving no room for refusal, "Let's go, come with me to find your husband."
Yangli's eyes widened: "What do you want with him?"
"Admit to your husband that you cheated on him and were with him!" A morbid light gleamed in Chen Xiao's eyes.
"You...you're so selfish..." Yangli said, trembling, struggling internally.
Chen Xiao's expression immediately turned cold: "If you have any complaints about me, you are welcome to leave."
Seeing that Chen Xiao was about to send her away again, Yang Li broke down in tears: "No! Don't! I was wrong, I won't say bad things about you anymore... I'll do whatever you say..."
Chen Xiao smiled with satisfaction and pulled Yang Li up, saying, "Good girl, this is the Yang Li I like." He kissed her forehead and said, "Go get dressed, we're going now."
Yangli nodded mechanically and picked up the clothes scattered on the ground.
While getting dressed, she secretly glanced at Chen Xiao and saw him looking at his phone again, with a strange app icon flashing on the screen.
[Hypnosis app starting up... Target locked: Yangli]
[Command Input: Complete Obedience]
Yang Li suddenly felt dizzy. When she came to her senses, her attachment to Chen Xiao became even stronger, and she even felt that it was only natural to do anything for him.
"Is it done?" Chen Xiao asked, putting away his phone.
Yangli nodded, a strangely happy smile appearing on his face: "Alright, let's go."
Chen Xiao put his arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Remember, from now on, you belong to me alone."
Yang Li nestled in his arms like a docile kitten: "Yes, I belong only to Chen Xiaojun."
As the two walked out of the "Moonlight" bar, the sunlight was so dazzling that Yangli squinted.
She didn't know what awaited her, but in Chen Xiao's arms, she felt a twisted kind of pleasure.
Yang Li sat in Chen Xiao's luxury car, his fingers nervously intertwining.
The scenery outside the car window became increasingly familiar—this was the way home, to the apartment where she and Ji Ren had lived together for three years.
"Nervous?" Chen Xiao tapped the steering wheel lightly with his fingers, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Yangli shook his head, then nodded.
She didn't know what to say. Last night felt like a dream, and now she was about to face the cruelest reality—confessing her betrayal to her husband.
“Don’t worry,” Chen Xiao said, freeing one hand to place on her trembling knee. “I’m here.”
These words, which should have brought comfort, instead made Yangli even more uneasy.
She stole a glance at the young man beside her—he looked so young, yet he exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.
Sunlight streamed through the car window, illuminating his sharply defined profile and outlining a dangerous aura.
The car stopped downstairs at the apartment building, and Yangli's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of his chest.
"Do...do we really have to do this?" She tried to back down one last time.
Chen Xiao turned off the engine, turned his head and looked directly into her eyes: "Don't you want to prove your loyalty to me?"
Yang Li bit her lower lip.
She certainly wanted to—strangely enough, this desire even outweighed her fear of the consequences.
Since last night, something has taken root and sprouted inside her, twisting her reason and morality.
"I...I think so," she finally answered softly.
Chen Xiao smiled with satisfaction, got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, and gentlemanly opened the car door for her.
Yang Li took a deep breath and took a step. Her legs were weak, and she had to hold onto Chen Xiao's arm to keep her balance.
As the elevator ascended, Yangli stared at the constantly changing floor numbers, her mind flashing back to the moments of her three-year marriage with Jiren—dinners where they were like strangers, nights when they slept in separate rooms, his late-night outings that he never explained... and a month ago, on that night that changed everything, Jiren knelt on the ground and confessed to the 100 million yen debt he owed.
"We've arrived." Chen Xiao's voice brought her back to reality.
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Yangli stood in front of her own door, her finger hovering above the doorbell, hesitant to press it.
Chen Xiao didn't even glance at her, and directly reached out and rang the doorbell.
Footsteps came from inside the door, and Yangli's breath almost stopped.
The door opened, and Ji Ren, dressed in his pajamas, stood in the doorway. He visibly relaxed when he saw Yang Li: "Where have you been? I've been on the phone all night—" His gaze fell on Chen Xiao, and his voice trailed off.
"Chen Xiao? How come you're with my wife?" Ji Ren asked, frowning.
Chen Xiao smiled and extended his hand: "Chen Xiao, I am your debtor. Watch your tone."
Ji Ren's face turned deathly pale instantly.
He mechanically shook hands with Chen Xiao, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two: "You two...how come you're together..."
"Aren't you going to invite us in?" Chen Xiao's tone was as relaxed as that of a friend visiting.
Ji Ren stepped aside, and Yang Li, with his head down, quickly walked into the living room.
She dared not look her husband in the eye.
The three of them stood in the living room, the atmosphere so heavy it was almost suffocating.
“So,” Ji Ren broke the silence, his voice hoarse, “Mr. Chen is here to discuss the debt?”
Chen Xiao leisurely looked around, his gaze finally landing on Yang Li and Ji Ren's wedding photo on the wall: "Not entirely." He turned to Yang Li, his eyes encouraging, "Yang Li, tell him."
Yangli looked up and met Ji Ren's puzzled gaze.
Her lips trembled, but no sound came out.
"Yangli?" Ji Ren took a step closer. "What happened?"
"I..." Yang Li took a deep breath, suddenly feeling a strange force surge into her heart—as if something was urging her to tell the truth, "I slept with Chen Xiao! Just last night!"
. ..... ....
Ji Ren staggered backward, knocking over a vase on the coffee table. The sound of shattering glass was particularly jarring in the silence.
"What...what did you say?" Ji Ren's voice trembled.
Yang Li felt a strange sense of relief, and words poured out like a flood: "I said I betrayed you! With Chen Xiao! I've been with Chen Xiao from last night until this morning!"
Ji Ren's face turned from white to red, and veins bulged on his forehead: "Are you fucking crazy? He's my creditor! And he's a high school student!"
"So what?" Yangli heard herself say, her voice sharp and unlike her own. "At least he sees me as a woman!"
Chen Xiao chuckled softly, a laugh that thoroughly enraged Ji Ren.
He charged at Chen Xiao, fist raised high: "You bastard!"
Chen Xiao easily dodged the attack, then pushed Ji Ren away, sending him crashing to the ground. Yang Li was astonished to find that Chen Xiao's movements were incredibly fast—he had anticipated Ji Ren's attack almost the instant he made his move.
"Don't get excited, Mr. Ji." Chen Xiao looked down at the man on the ground. "I'm here to bring you good news."
Ji Ren struggled to his feet, his eyes burning with anger: "What good news?"
“That 100 million yen,” Chen Xiao said slowly, “does not need to be returned.”
Ji Ren was stunned: "What?"
“The condition is,” Chen Xiao walked to Yang Li’s side, put his arm around her waist, “your wife is mine from today onwards.”
Yang Li nestled in Chen Xiao's arms, her heart pounding.
She should feel ashamed, she should resist, but at this moment she only felt a twisted excitement.