"Brother~"
Helena once again handed over a slice of the cut steak, eagerly anticipating Luo Wei's reaction.
At first, Luo Wei was a bit suspicious that Helena might have poisoned the food...
But upon further reflection, he realized Helena was seriously considering keeping him imprisoned in this dark old mansion.
To prevent him from escaping, she had even arranged the house to be like a prison...
So there was no real reason for her to poison him to death.
Even so.
Despite this, Luo Wei had no appetite to eat, even though Helena's cooking skills were truly as good as she claimed.
Under the influence of various emotions, the food tasted like chewing on wax to him.
"Is it delicious, brother?" Helena asked, full of expectation as she looked at Luo Wei.
"It's good," Luo Wei said, chewing only a few bites before forcibly swallowing the steak.
"It's really delicious..."
Helena smiled even more happily and reached out with another piece of vegetable.
"Try this! You need a balanced diet, can't just eat meat~"
Luo Wei stared at the vegetable held before his eyes, then looked at the smiling Helena, feeling that her mood had calmed considerably.
So he tentatively said:
"Brother is actually not hungry anymore, brother is full."
But unexpectedly.
Helena's face changed in an instant.
The atmosphere in the dining room suddenly dropped by several degrees.
[Helena]
[Affection: 100]
[Pollution level: 72↑]
Luo Wei was shocked to find that the pollution level had actually increased a bit.
"Bro-ther!" Helena said with a gloomy face, her lips pursed, and even her arms showing slight twisting movements.
This was a sign that she was about to mutate...
"Don't waste food!" She stared at the long dining table and said word by word: "These things, you must! Eat them all up!!"
"Huh?" Luo Wei was startled. Is this going too far? Such a big reaction?
He could only smile helplessly.
"Okay, okay..."
"Eat, eat, eat!"
Luo Wei wanted to cry but had no tears as he picked up a plate and swallowed hard.
How could he possibly eat so much?
But under Helena's gloomy gaze, he had to eat even if he didn't want to.
He couldn't let her detect that thought in his mind, only this way could he...
Secretly wait for an opportunity.
To control her when she least expects it.
Seeing Luo Wei obediently eating, Helena's expression softened considerably.
[Pollution level: 71↓]
Dinner continued in silence.
After eating the steak and bread, Luo Wei felt like he was about to burst.
But fortunately, Helena shared some of the pressure.
He ate while secretly glancing at Helena.
Helena had moved her chair to sit beside Luo Wei, like a supervisor.
Of course, while supervising, she was also eating.
Luo Wei noticed that she ate very quickly, even faster than himself who was being forced to eat.
And she ate very cleanly, each plate ending up spotless in the end.
This reminded him of some past events...
In previous storylines, Helena was also this capable of eating, her small frame seeming to contain a stomach leading to another dimension.
And every time she ate, she would show an extremely joyful and satisfied expression, just like now.
This should be related to her childhood experiences. Her time wandering the streets had a big impact on Helena.
That day, Luo Wei had picked up this small, starving child in the lower city of Saint Callen.
In the dark and filthy slums, her first line was:
"I'm so hungry..."
This child, abandoned by her family as a monster, had escaped from the orphanage and was constantly being pursued by agents of the Special Affairs Department. As a result, she often went from one meal to no meal, with hunger and cold filling the first half of her life.
That's why she had such a crazy obsession with food, especially hot food.
Thinking of this, Luo Wei looked at Helena, who was stuffing food into her little mouth non-stop, and his emotions became somewhat complex.
If not for what happened before, the two siblings sitting quietly at the dining table eating like this would actually be quite a heartwarming scene.
However...
The heart-wrenching pain was still fresh in his mind, and every time he thought about it, Luo Wei's chest would ache faintly.
His sister was a monster.
An out-of-control, alien monster who had once killed him.
In her current state, if it happened once, it would undoubtedly happen a second time.
Luo Wei's life was not in his own hands, but entirely at her whim.
He hated this feeling, and he also hated this selfish "love".
So he absolutely could not allow feelings of sympathy to arise!
Luo Wei's hand involuntarily moved slightly towards his pocket.
"Brother... are you unable to eat anymore?" The dining table suddenly fell silent, and Helena quietly looked at Luo Wei.
"Is the food I made not tasty?"
"No, that's not it..." Luo Wei quickly withdrew his hand and reached for the borscht on the other side.
"Hehe, brother just... just wanted to take a breather..."
"Eating non-stop is very tiring, you know." He smiled, trying to lighten the atmosphere.
Helena didn't dwell on this topic, however. She wiped her mouth with a napkin, then gave Luo Wei a somewhat meaningful look.
Luo Wei was thoroughly examined by her gaze, making his hair stand on end.
Had she discovered something?
"Brother, don't you like living with Helena?" She tilted her head slightly, wearing an innocent yet sweet smile.
"How could that be?" Luo Wei immediately denied.
He was a bit confused, why would Helena suddenly bring this up? Had she discovered his "premeditation"?
"That's good..." Helena looked around the empty house.
This two-story Western-style house only had the two of them, indeed feeling a bit desolate.
Helena hugged her arms, her small body curling up, giving an impression of lacking security.
"Although Helena is by brother's side, I feel that brother must still feel lonely..."
"Lonely?" Luo Wei frowned, not knowing what kind of trick she was trying to pull.
Helena stared into Luo Wei's eyes, her lips suddenly curling into a strange smile.
"Although brother never says it..."
"But brother actually misses them very much, right!"
Luo Wei's heart tightened. This was a devilish test!
The last time it was because of this question that she suddenly lashed out and killed.
"Them? Who are they?" Luo Wei immediately laughed, "Brother only needs Helena, that's enough!"
"Oh~" Helena smiled meaningfully, "Really?"
"Really!"
"Oh..." Helena stood up and went back to the kitchen, seemingly looking for something.
"That's good, I thought brother would still miss being surrounded by girls like before..."
"Haha... how could that be possible..." Luo Wei laughed awkwardly.
However, as Helena walked over carrying a black object, Luo Wei's smile instantly vanished.
Thud!
That heavy, pitch-black spherical object was tossed onto the floor by Helena as if throwing away garbage.
As this thing slowly rolled towards Luo Wei's feet.
A strong smell of blood wafted over.
At this moment, when he clearly saw what was at his feet, even if Luo Wei's acting skills were superb, he could no longer remain calm.
His pupils constricted, tension instantly spreading through him.
It was a human head.
A woman's head!
The head slowly came to a stop at Luo Wei's feet, its eyes staring fixedly at him, filled with fear and unwillingness.
He recognized this person.
It was his female classmate who sat next to him...
"Brother, guess what I was doing earlier?"
"When I was out buying groceries, I ran into that classmate of yours~"
Helena looked at Luo Wei's shocked expression, smiling with unusual happiness.
"This girl really liked you, didn't she."
"When I met her, she was even greeting me~"
"She must have been trying to get close to you by pleasing me!"
As Helena said this, she glanced at the severed head with disgust.
"Hehe, what a stupid and lowly woman, actually daring to have designs on my brother!!"
"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!"
She cursed almost maniacally, her once clear eyes gradually filling with bloodshot.
She even stomped on the severed head.
The head exploded with tremendous force.
The smell of blood became even stronger, making one nauseous.
After venting her emotions, she looked at Luo Wei, her frenzied state noticeably calmer.
Helena lovingly caressed Luo Wei's slightly trembling cheeks.
"Brother promised Helena that from now on, he would stay with me, forever by my side..."
"From now on... those women will never disturb us again..."
In the dim restaurant, Luo Wei's expression was flickering in the firelight, indistinct.
"Brother?"
Seeing Luo Wei silently lowering his head without a word, Helena started to laugh.
"Does brother want to say something?"
"Brother?"
Finally, Luo Wei moved.
He clenched his fists, trying to stop his body from shaking.
An indescribable, complex emotion swept through his entire being.
He met those terrifying eyes, with only one thought in his mind.
Monster.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
wed him to see the innate talent, destiny, and future of those he invested in. The greater the destiny of his target, the richer the rewards he would reap. Then he discovered that the aloof girl next door, his childhood sweetheart, possessed the highest-grade crimson destiny—a future destined to reign supreme as the Empress of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Lately, she seemed troubled, pondering how to unlock her sealed meridians and unleash her talents ahead of time... — — — My name is Ying Bing, one of the Nine Heavenly Sovereigns, titled the Phoenix Empress, reigning invincibly over the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. I have been reborn and bound to a Peerless Genius System, where ranking first among my peers grants me rewards. [Would you like to activate the Punishment Mechanism?] [Upon activation, rewards will increase, but after the rankings are announced, you must carry out the "Punishment of the Defeated" on the top-ranked individual.] Ying Bing: "I can’t very well punish myself, can I?" — — — Years later. Ying Bing: "Can’t you let me win just once?" Li Mo: "First, call me 'husband' properly—I didn’t hear it clearly last time."
iving with nine beautiful women. [Ding! Welcome back to the Joyous Sect, Host…] Lin Yu: ??? I’m clearly in a shared rental, but you’re saying I’m in the Joyous Sect? Watering plants is now [Tending to Spiritual Flora]? Cooking becomes [Researching Elixirs]? Making the bed turns into [Setting Up Formations]? A gentle and innocent auntie, twin classmates, a mysterious hacker girl on leave, a severely socially anxious artist, an elementary school Chinese teacher, a community hospital nurse, a pet shop owner, an antique clock restorer… This system… is kinda interesting.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"