NOVPUB“You want to break up with me?”
The man’s voice blew in with the cold wind and made Mu Chengsi shiver. She instinctively tightened her grip on the handle.
Looking up, she saw a man and a woman standing by the rooftop railing.
The man’s overcoat was draped over the girl’s shoulders. His expensive tailored suit made his broad shoulders and long legs even more striking. Even from behind, his perfect figure was evident, exuding an intense masculine aura and a strong sense of security. His fingers resting on the railing were long and powerful—enough to draw attention.
“I already sent you a message, didn’t I? Why are you still asking?”
Hearing the girl’s response, the man turned his head slightly. Messy black hair fell over his forehead, giving him a wild air. His nose was high and straight, his jawline sharp—but now it was slightly clenched. He seemed to be holding something back. A repressed, unreadable emotion lingered in his expression. “Why? Why so sudden?”
The girl kept her head down, silent, holding her phone. Her soft hair slid over her shoulders, hiding her face completely. After a long pause, she finally murmured, “No reason. I just want to break up. Is that not allowed?”
After a brief silence, the man’s hoarse voice came again, tinged with emotion: “Lili, we were fine just yesterday.”
Yu Li’s voice was light. “Bo Jingmo, I heard… you often play games with other female players. I’m not sure if you actually like me.”
The man frowned instantly. “Who told you that crap?”
He stepped forward and grabbed Yu Li’s wrist, sounding anxious. “Lili, don’t listen to those people. I never did those things!”
Mu Chengsi, still eavesdropping: “……”
Heh.
Hehehe.
Then who the hell was it in the instance?
Bo Jingmo, how dare you do it but not own up to it.
Yu Li struggled slightly. She finally lifted her head, her eyes a little red. “Bo Jingmo, how much of what you say is even true? Since we started off as an online couple, doesn’t that mean you could do the same thing with someone else?”
“I’m giving you and your online girlfriends my blessing. Isn’t that good? What’s the point of lying to me like this?”
At her words, a dead silence instantly fell over the rooftop.
The man’s back stiffened noticeably. After a long pause, his raspy voice finally came: “What do you mean, Yu Li? You’d rather believe someone else than me? Who told you this?”
Yu Li let out a cold laugh. “Does it matter who? If these rumors are out there, it means they didn’t come from nowhere. Bo Jingmo, you’ve obviously been hiding something from me.”
“I can explain everything.” He took a step forward, coaxing her in a low voice. “Don’t be mad, okay? Let’s talk at home.”
“No need. Since we’re already breaking up, you don’t have to expla—”
“Yu Li!”
She was cut off abruptly. Bo Jingmo suddenly sounded agitated as he moved closer step by step. “Why won’t you believe me? Why would you trust others but not me? Why?! I never meant to lie to you. I’m serious about you. Why can’t you see that?!!”
Mu Chengsi couldn’t see the man’s expression from her angle, but she could clearly see the sudden change in Yu Li’s face.
The girl kept backing away, fear creeping into her features. Her pupils shrank bit by bit. “Bo Jingmo… you…”
Sensing the shift in atmosphere, Mu Chengsi’s face darkened.
Not good!
Yu Li’s words really did trigger Bo Jingmo!
Her grip on the handle tightened, her fingertips turning white from the pressure. Mu Chengsi’s heart was a tangled mess of fear and panic.
If she went out now, her identity would definitely be exposed.
But seeing Yu Li backed into a corner with Bo Jingmo closing in, she couldn’t hold back. She stepped out from behind the door and shouted: “Bo Jingmo!! What the hell are you doing?!”
Her voice made both people on the rooftop freeze in place. Yu Li’s eyes widened in shock, covering her mouth as she gasped: “Mu Chengsi?! What are you doing here??”
At the sound of that name, the man’s body stiffened, then slowly turned his head. His pitch-black pupils locked onto the intruder, his thin lips moving slowly:
“Mu. Cheng. Si?”
“……”
Crap, crap, crap, crap.
She regretted everything now!!
Mu Chengsi was shaking like a leaf with fear. She forced herself to suppress the terror and quickly walked over to Yu Li, looking Bo Jingmo in the eye as she shouted: “I’m Yu Li’s roommate, Bo Jingmo! What are you doing? Yu Li already said she wants to break up with you! Didn’t you hear her?”
Even though her face looked calm, the tremble in her voice betrayed her inner fear.
Bo Jingmo spoke expressionlessly: “Move. This has nothing to do with you.”
“How does it not? I’m Yu Li’s roommate!” Mu Chengsi took a deep breath. “I’m taking her home now. From now on, the two of you have nothing to do with each other!”
At that, the danger in Bo Jingmo’s eyes intensified. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Mu Chengsi for several seconds without speaking.
The atmosphere turned chillingly quiet in an instant.
Mu Chengsi broke out in a cold sweat under his gaze. She tried to stay composed and was just about to lead Yu Li away when a cold voice suddenly rang in her ear.
“You’re the one who said it…”
Her steps halted immediately.
The man’s voice echoed like a whisper from hell, dripping with madness and hatred.
“You’re the one who told Yu Li those things. That’s why she broke up with me!”
Hearing that, Mu Chengsi’s hand twitched. She instinctively looked up—and met a pair of bottomless black eyes.
Her breath caught. Just as she was about to feign ignorance, she saw him suddenly curl his lips.
“I know who you are now.”
The man let out a low laugh, but his eyes held no amusement. His gaze locked onto hers, voice growing more dangerous and mocking as he said lightly:
“Mu Chengsi, you’re with deva.”
In that instant, Mu Chengsi felt like she’d been plunged into an ice bath.
Her pupils shook violently, her whole body frozen in place as if drenched in freezing water. Her limbs went cold, panic and fear flooding her heart—her heartbeat nearly stopped.
How… how could this be possible…!!
She had clearly used an item to mask the system’s presence—how could Bo Jingmo have sensed it?!
And even if he noticed… how would he know her connection to deva?! No one ever mentioned it in the instance!
Mu Chengsi’s eyes were filled with helpless confusion. Her fingertips trembled slightly as she opened her mouth to argue—but the moment she tried to speak, she realized her voice was already hoarse beyond recognition.
“You… I…”
No, she couldn’t let her identity be exposed!
Bo Jingmo’s eyes grew even colder. “So you’re not going to admit it?”
Mu Chengsi flinched, quickly looking away in fear. What now, what now…
There was no way out.
Mu Chengsi had no idea what went wrong. If she’d known this would happen, she would never have shown herself.
A wave of regret surged in her chest. She clenched her fists tightly.
Realizing it was too late to undo anything, she swallowed hard, lifted her gaze, and asked in a trembling voice: “How… how do you know I’m with deva?”
Was it Wu Bei who told him?
Or had the whole deva thing already been exposed long ago?
At that moment, a thousand guesses flashed through Mu Chengsi’s mind.
But the truth… was something she’d never be able to guess.
She heard a girl’s soft laugh suddenly ring out behind her.
“Because I’m the one who told him.”
