"Lu...Lu Brother Xuan..." Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, laced with a sob.
Lu Xuan closed and locked the door, then slowly walked towards her, looking down at her.
"Did you do as I told you?"
He asked indifferently, his gaze like hooks, raking over every inch of her skin.
Zhang Yining's body stiffened again, her head buried even lower, almost touching her chest. She softly hummed in affirmation, her small earlobes already so red they looked like they might bleed.
"Did you...show it to the front desk?"
Lu Xuan asked again, a hint of playfulness in his tone.
He could imagine the wonderful expression on the front desk lady's face when Zhang Yining, dressed in that battle attire, went to report that she was coming to his room.
Zhang Yining's cheeks instantly flushed crimson, like a ripe apple. She nodded haphazardly, the movement so slight it was almost imperceptible.
"Her...her gaze at me...was so strange..."
Her voice was filled with shame, indignation, and grievance.
"Heh heh, good, very obedient." Lu Xuan chuckled softly, quite satisfied with her submission.
Just then, a slightly languid, yet wary and possessive female voice came from the inner bedroom: "Husband, who is it? So late..."
Zhang Yining shivered all over, suddenly looking up, her eyes filled with terror and disbelief.
Husband?!
There was another woman in this room?!
And...her voice sounded a bit familiar?
She instinctively wanted to grab the doorknob and escape. This Lu Xuan was simply a devil! What exactly did he want to do?
Lu Xuan, however, seemed to have seen through her thoughts. He grabbed her wrist, not with much force, but enough to prevent her from breaking free.
He held her hand, a profound smile playing on the corner of his lips, and led her towards the bedroom: "Since you're already here, what's there to be afraid of? Come with me, maybe you even know her."
"No...no...Lu Brother Xuan, I was wrong, I'll leave first, you two continue..."
Zhang Yining was scared out of her wits, desperately trying to pull her hand back, but Lu Xuan's grip was like an iron clamp.
The bedroom door was pushed open.
Chen Xue was tightly wrapped in a silk quilt, only her small head peeking out, warily looking at the doorway.
When she clearly saw Zhang Yining, who was pulled in by Lu Xuan, dressed revealingly and looking flustered, she was also stunned. Then, the color drained from her face, and she buried her entire head in the quilt, overwhelmed with shame and indignation.
How embarrassing! This Lu Xuan, why did he bring another girl back! And let her see him in this state!
And Zhang Yining, the moment she clearly saw the woman on the bed, her mind went "boom" and became completely blank!
That face, how could she not recognize it!
Chen Xue!
The most beautiful girl in the Finance Department! One of the top ten campus beauties among Yanjing University freshmen!
Someone who was like a star surrounded by the moon on campus!
In that campus beauty ranking organized by busybodies, she had painstakingly only managed to rank thirty-fifth. Compared to a truly favored daughter of heaven like Chen Xue, it was like the difference between clouds and mud.
But now, this high-and-mighty department beauty, actually...actually appeared on Lu Xuan's bed, and even called him husband?!
Zhang Yining felt her worldview shatter.
She stammered, asking in a dreamlike tone: "You...you are...Chen Xue?"
"Oh, don't be shy."
Lu Xuan looked at the two girls, each more awkward than the other, his mischievousness growing. He strode to the bedside and directly pulled off Chen Xue's quilt.
"You're all Students, even if you're not from the same department, you'll be good sisters from now on! We should be sincere with each other, why hide?" Lu Xuan smiled like a cat that had stolen fish.
"No! Husband!"
Chen Xue shrieked, her hands frantically trying to cover her body, so ashamed that tears were about to fall.
Zhang Yining also stared, dumbfounded, her cheeks so red they could bleed. She instinctively wanted to cover her eyes but couldn't help but peek through her fingers.
Lu Xuan's smile gradually faded, and his voice also turned three parts colder.
"I've given you two face, haven't I? Dawdling, do you want to die?"
His eyes sharpened, and his tone was filled with undeniable threat.
"Damn it, do you want me to package and send all those unspeakable dark secrets of yours to the school forum right now, so that all the teachers and Students in the school can enjoy them?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Xue and Zhang Yining both trembled simultaneously, as if drenched with a basin of ice water. All their shyness, anger, and unwillingness instantly turned into bone-chilling coldness and fear.
They looked at each other in disbelief, both seeing a hint of the same horror in each other's eyes—she also had something on Lu Xuan?!
Chen Xue was better off; after all, she had already been 'adjusted' by Lu Xuan. Although she was still resisting verbally, her body dared not make the slightest move of defiance, only looking at Lu Xuan with pleading eyes.
Zhang Yining, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded. She originally thought only she was being held by Lu Xuan, but she never expected that even a prominent figure like Chen Xue had dark secrets in his grasp!
At this moment, the sense of humiliation she felt from being coerced strangely dissipated quite a bit, replaced by an absurd illusion of "we are all in the same boat."
"Lu...Lu Brother Xuan, I...I was wrong, I'll listen to you..."
Zhang Yining was the first to give in, her voice tearful but also showing a hint of resigned obedience.
Chen Xue also bit her lip and whispered, "Husband...I'll listen to you..."
"Good, that's being obedient." Lu Xuan nodded in satisfaction, the frost on his face instantly melting, replaced by his usual cynical smile.
"Come, Xue'er, say hello to Yining younger sister. Yining, don't be reserved either, we're all family now."
...
Four hours later.
Outside the window, the sky was already turning a fish-belly white, and the first ray of dawn shone through the gap in the curtains.
Lu Xuan leaned against the headboard, feeling refreshed, and lit a post-coital cigarette.
He had to admit, this big twisted dough stick was indeed a system product.
The system's prompt sounded at the right time:
"【Detected a drastic change in target character Zhang Yining's mentality, developing deep dependence and fear towards the host. Control value increased.】"
"【Zhang Yining Control Value: 100/100】"
"【Congratulations to the host for perfectly controlling target character Zhang Yining!】"
"【Reward: One BMW M4 two-door coupe (Nürburgring Official Cooperation Limited Edition)! Vehicle has been automatically registered under the host's name, parked in hotel's underground parking B-section, space 007. Car key has been placed in host's pocket.】"
"【Reward points: 200 points!】"
"【Detected host perfectly controlling two high-value targets consecutively in a short period, triggering special stacking reward!】"
"【Special Stacking Reward: 1000 points!】"
"【Current total points: 1659 points.】"
Holy cow! BMW M4 Nürburgring Limited Edition! And 1200 points in the account!
Lu Xuan took a deep drag from his cigarette, savoring the pleasure brought by nicotine and the huge surprise from the system reward, his smile becoming even more unrestrained.
This feeling was even better than being an emperor!