When I Grew Tired of Him, My Gentle, Reserved Husband's Eyes Turned Red - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I stared at the words floating before me, utterly bewildered.

What male lead and female lead?

And what did they mean by “two rods of snake”? Who counted snakes in rods?

Before I could figure out what any of it meant, everyone around me burst into laughter.

“You really think Lawyer Fu would let you keep a college boy on the side? If he took you to court, he’d sue the panties right off you. I bet you wouldn’t dare!”

Embarrassed and furious, I shot to my feet, my face burning. “Who says I wouldn’t dare? I’ll find one right now!”

I pulled out my phone and opened Taotao to filter through the listings.

The next second, someone snatched my phone away.

“Li Mu isn’t the type to fool around. Don’t be a bad influence on her.”

Fu Xunfang’s voice was pleasant and cool, like a clear spring flowing over stone.

Just then, a flood of comments surged into view, filling my entire vision.

[What does he mean, “bad influence”? The male lead knows perfectly well that the female lead is tired of him and wants a taste of something new. His heart is practically shattered, but he’s still pretending to be generous…]

[This creepy, brooding male ghost is so delicious! I love this kind of male-mommy vibe!]

What kind of nonsense was this?

I was still grumbling inwardly when a sharp pain in my wrist snapped me back to reality.

Fu Xunfang was smiling as gently as ever, but his grip was so tight he nearly crushed my bones.

Grimacing, I wrenched my hand free.

“It was just a joke. Why are you taking it so seriously?”

My friends in the private room clinked their glasses together.

“Exactly!”

“It was only a joke!”

Fu Xunfang stared at the hand I’d shaken off. His eyes darkened, but his voice remained perfectly rational. “Xiao Mu, it’s late. We should go home.”

[The female lead still has no idea he’s going to force himself on her the moment they get home. Tsk, tsk~]

[With his snake tail, she won’t be getting out of bed for three days and three nights… Hehehe. Li Mu, you lucky girl.]

What?!

The moment I saw my own name, my eyes went wide with shock.

Were Fu Xunfang and I the male and female leads those comments were talking about?

Fu Xunfang came from generations of scholars and had a perfectly pure bloodline. How could he possibly be a beastman?

Besides, he was clearly ascetic and indifferent to sex. He was never enthusiastic in bed, and every time we did it, it felt like he was merely going through the motions.

Most ridiculous of all was that nonsense about him being some creepy, brooding psycho who would force himself on me…

He had been the model child and top student praised by every adult since he was young. How could that possibly be true?

The pressure of a hand on my shoulder interrupted my thoughts.

The next moment, Fu Xunfang escorted me out of the private room.

Once we were in the car, he leaned over to fasten my seat belt.

The comments had left me too uneasy to sit still, so I tested him. “No. I’m not going home tonight!”

He paused.

“Why not?”

“I found a shed snakeskin at home a couple of days ago. I think a snake got inside-and I hate snakes more than anything.”

Before I even finished, I noticed his entire body go visibly rigid.

Even the gentle smile in his eyes froze.

The comments were telling the truth!

He really was a snake!

My scalp prickled with terror.

I threw open the car door and bolted. “I’m staying with Qingqing for a while!”

I’d been terrified of snakes ever since I was little!

Those scarlet, flickering tongues… those cold, gleaming scales… the way they slithered around and constricted their prey… They were horrifying!

More comments flew into view.

[The female lead ran away? Can she see what we’re saying?]

[The creepy male ghost is crying now. She’s definitely going to be dragged back, locked in a dark room, and taught a very harsh lesson.]

Fu Xunfang was crying?

When I ran out of breath, I stopped and glanced back to see if he’d left.

I turned around-and met a pair of pitch-black eyes.

My heart stopped.

He had been right behind me the entire time!

“Got you.”

His hand shot out and clamped around my wrist.

His gaze was dark and damp, like rotting vegetation mired in rain-soaked black mud. His eyes were red-rimmed, as though he were desperately suppressing the emotions churning inside him.

“Liu Qing hasn’t even returned to the country yet. You can’t even lie properly, but you still want to sneak a taste of someone else. You really are… far too wicked.”

A violent shudder ran through me.