Trusting the Young Master's Character — Self-Delusion Works Too
Trusting the Young Master’s Character — Self-Delusion Works Too
When Su Qingge said all this, she had actually thought it through carefully.
She was a very clever woman.
Especially since her other soul carried wisdom from a past life, advising her and devising strategies in many matters.
The pressure Gu Changge exuded was simply too heavy. Sometimes his expression was cold and indifferent, looking down upon everything.
Other times he carried a playful air of toying with all living beings — truly impossible to read.
He was nothing like Ye Chen, who was pure as a blank sheet of paper.
But it was precisely because of this that Su Qingge felt uneasy.
She had no choice but to demonstrate her utmost sincerity.
The Mysterious Nine Maiden Physique — once such a supreme Human Cauldron constitution was exposed,
she would absolutely be targeted by countless old monsters.
Revealing such leverage to Gu Changge was also her way of showing she dared not harbor any disloyalty.
Su Qingge knew that with Gu Changge’s shrewdness, he would understand all of this.
So now it all depended on how Gu Changge would react to everything.
“The Mysterious Nine Maiden Physique — such a fine Human Cauldron constitution, and you just told me about it like that?”
Gu Changge’s voice was flat, betraying no emotion.
Su Qingge lowered her head, her voice very soft. “Young Master Gu’s character — Qingge trusts it deeply.”
Those words were, of course, mere pleasantries.
What upright character could Gu Changge possibly have?
Deep scheming, impossible to read — he seemed more like a villain.
Anyway, she couldn’t see any “character” in him.
“You don’t mean a word of that.”
Gu Changge gave a derisive chuckle.
Su Qingge pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Gu Changge swept a glance over her.
The female lead, crafted so vividly and admirably, stood before him in this state.
Her features were exquisitely beautiful.
Eyes like autumn waters, brows like distant hills.
Silky dark hair, a lovely face white and luminous, shimmering with a moving luster.
Her face also carried a trace of nervous unease.
Honestly, he was no Liu Xiahui.
In Su Qingge’s situation, he had neither persuaded nor coerced her.
It was purely mutual willingness.
Perfectly natural and justified.
“System, in a case like this where she delivers herself to my door? If I devour her, I won’t suffer Negative Fortuity, right?”
Of course, Gu Changge still asked the System first.
The heavens and earth were vast, but his little life mattered most.
As long as his life wasn’t endangered, he couldn’t be bothered with what Su Qingge was actually thinking inside.
Protagonists follow their hearts.
He was the villain — of course he followed his lower half.
Before, he’d wanted to forcefully pluck the melon but feared Negative Fortuity.
Now the melon had delivered itself to him.
“Based on the female lead’s current Fortuity state, she has not yet truly submitted to the Master. If relations occur, there is a high probability of suffering Negative Fortuity.”
The System explained.
Fine. He should have expected this outcome.
Damn heavens, damn Fortuity.
Far off in the east, the River Crab Divine Beast was quietly watching everything.
The matter went as Gu Changge had expected.
Of course, not the slightest change showed on his face. He still said indifferently, “Regarding the Mysterious Nine Maiden Physique, Gu will pretend he heard nothing today. If Saintess Qingge wishes to move Gu with this, then please see yourself out.”
“Miss, please conduct yourself with dignity.”
His expression held three parts perfectly measured indifference, and three parts of the disdain of “I am devoted solely to cultivation — female leads and the like can all scram.”
Tsk tsk tsk.
At this moment, even Gu Changge was somewhat impressed by his own acting skills.
If the System had a mind of its own,
it would absolutely be cursing him out as shameless right now.
Who was it just now drooling over her body?
“Young Master Gu...”
Those words left Su Qingge somewhat stunned, her breathtakingly beautiful face filled with astonishment.
Coming here today, she had actually prepared for the worst.
Though she wasn’t very willing — it was even somewhat humiliating.
But there was no other way.
Yet Gu Changge’s words had completely dumbfounded her.
Though more than anything, she felt a wave of relief in her heart.
“This Gu Changge really is impossible to figure out — I can’t guess his thoughts at all...”
At that moment, the voice of her other soul sounded in her mind, sharing the exact same thought.
“Young Master Gu didn’t take advantage of someone in a vulnerable position. It seems I wronged him before...”
“With such character, it seems I was the petty one.”
After taking her leave and exiting the great hall, Su Qingge couldn’t help but think quietly to herself.
Her whole mood had, for some reason, brightened considerably.
No longer lifeless and gloomy like before.
Thinking it over carefully, that day in the great hall, Young Master Gu hadn’t actually done anything wrong, had he?
That night she went to his palace, he hadn’t paid her any mind at all — couldn’t even be bothered to acknowledge her.
Wasn’t being deep and calculating perfectly normal?
She herself was usually quite scheming too.
Thinking of this, Su Qingge suddenly felt a bit guilty.
Why had she prejudged Gu Changge as a bad person?
“Ding — Su Qingge’s opinion has changed. Fortuity points increased by twenty. Fatums increased by one hundred.”
Meanwhile,
in Gu Changge’s mind, the System’s notifications kept ringing.
Hearing these notifications, he was actually somewhat speechless.
Was Su Qingge filling in the blanks herself, strategizing herself into his arms?
Well, a botched plan turning into a success worked too.
He just hadn’t expected that his method of gaining Fortuity points would come from the female lead herself.
But regardless,
today’s haul had earned him a hefty pile of Fatums.
A bloody profit, no losses.
Four hundred.
Two hundred.
One hundred.
All told, he’d farmed a total of seven hundred Fatums.
Ye Chen’s Fortuity points had also decayed down to three hundred-something.
For this Fortuitous One, it was an absolutely catastrophic day.
Gu Changge was in a fine mood.
He wasn’t in a hurry to spend the seven hundred Fatums, planning to save them until the System Shop opened to see what was inside.
Though he didn’t lack Transcendent techniques,
stronger Transcendent techniques and such — wouldn’t those be nice?
And now that preparations were nearly complete, it was about time to make a move against Ye Chen’s master.