The Birth Of A Villainess

Qu Xing Xu was all smiles after seeing the maids didn't even hesitate to leave. He stood in front of Lin Xiaofei and raised his eyebrows.

"You look like you swallowed something bitter. What happened?" His eyes landed on Lin Xiaofei who narrowed her eyes at him.

"Nothing." Lin Xiaofei calmly said as she carefully put the box on the table behind her. She remained composed hen she moved, afraid that Qu Xing Xu would take notice of the box and ask her about it.

However, Qu Xing Xu was never the kind of person who would hold his tongue and his eyes were quite trained to notice every tiny detail around him. And especially, towards the woman he fancied, no matter how small the movements she took, he would notice it immediately.

"What are you hiding from me?" Came Qu Xing Xu's question.

Lin Xiaofei stilled before resuming her calm expression on her face as she said, "I'm not hiding anything. You must have seen wrong."

"Really?" He raised an amused brow at her. "I doubt that box behind you would say the same."

Lin Xiaofei bit her inner cheeks.

"If you already know. Then, you don't have to ask since I won't show it to you." She informed him beforehand. The hand that was holding the box tightened around it. She can't possibly let him see the letters that were filled with adoration for him.

Qu Xing Xu stepped forward to her and replied, "But I'm curious."

Lin Xiaofei glared at him before she turned around. She wanted to place the box far away from him but Qu Xing Xu stopped her as he held on her elbow.

"Qu Xing Xu, what exactly are you doing? Weren't you supposed to wait for me in the Qu residence?" Lin Xiaofei chose to change their topic.

Seeing that she deliberately trying to escape, Qu Xing Xu played along with her.

He raised his hand to touch her hair and stared at her eyes. "That's right. But I was afraid you'll get cold feet and run away."

"I wouldn't do that." Lin Xiaofei said to him.

"Of course you won't.", The contract between them was already established but Qu Xing Xu wanted to be sure that his fear wouldn't be realized. "But I want to be sure. That's why I came to personally pick you up and bring you to my home."

Lin Xiaofei frowned at him. She wondered whether he took the wrong medicine this morning for him to act like this.

Honestly, Qu Xing Xu didn't need to come and pick her up as she would naturally do her end of the bargain. She already signed the contract with him and will keep her words for as long as he would keep his.

But Qu Xing Xu still chose to come anyway, leaving her speechless at his unpredictable actions.

Seeing that she didn't open her mouth to say anything, Qu Xing Xu stared at her while she was being quiet.

Because Qu Xing Xu came abruptly, Lin Xiaofei wasn't dressed well and was only wearing her middle clothes. She was probably thinking that she need not rush to go to his residence and so, she took her sweet time to do what she wanted.

Not like he minded her taking her last day in her courtyard but still, he wished she would be as enthusiastic as she was when she was scheming others with the fact that she would finally live in the same house with him.

He flicked a finger my on her forehead and said, "What are you thinking so deeply about? Is it the box in your hand?"

Suddenly, the topic that Lin Xiaofei wanted him to forget was put in the platter.

Lin Xiaofei glared at him as she held on her forehead. He didn't use a lot of strength to flick it but she still felt the slight stinging pain that came after.

"I already told you it's nothing and it's none of your business anyway." Lin Xiaofei snapped at him. She wished she could beat him up if only he wasn't great at martial arts.

However, because Lin Xiaofei only showed this side of her to him, Qu Xing Xu found her angry look adorable, and the desire to pinch her cheeks entered his mind. But for fear that if he really did that, she would throw a fit and end up not coming with him to his home, Qu Xing Xu chose to stop himself.

Anyway, once she entered his home, he wouldn't have to stop his urges to tease her, right?

With that in thought, Qu Xing Xu said, "You say it's none of my business but who knows if that box is given to you by someone." He leaned his face forward and made her look only at him, "And by someone… I mean by a man."

Lin Xiaofei's eyes widened at his word. She found him frightening at how he could know things. Although the box wasn't given to her by a man, the contents of it was definitely for a man.

"You look surprised. Did I guess it right?"

"No!" Lin Xiaofei let go of the box and used her hand to hold both of his arms in an attempt to stop him from reaching his hands towards the box behind her.

With her sudden actions, Qu Xing Xu stiffened when he felt her cold hands on him. He stared at her for a while before smiling brightly, "Now, that makes me more curious about what's inside the box."

Lin Xiaofei closed her eyes tightly as she gritted her teeth, "Won't you just let it go?"

"How can I?" He kept his smile on his lips as he said, "My bride is keeping something from me. I can't just pass up and not know who's the bastard that dared to give you that thing, right?"

Lin Xiaofei was speechless at his words. She wanted to say something to make him give up but they heard the voice of her maid coming from the other side of the door.

"Young miss, we're done packing. Should we head out now?"