Chapter 190: The Ones Who Can’t Be Shaken Off (9)
Halfway through her beer, Rong Rong was interrupted by a not-so-pleasant message. The other person had sent her a picture of an oil painting. In the painting, there wasn’t a single ray of moonlight piercing through the darkness. The wisps of silver were all covered by heavy layers of clouds, and the rolling sea in the quiet night seemed to hide endless waves and torrents, making the viewer feel particularly oppressed and heavy at first glance.
After she had finished looking at the picture, the other person seemed to have timed it perfectly and quickly sent a new message, “Without my muse, baby, my world has lost its light—a day apart feels like three autumns. Baby, are you willing to watch my inspiration dry up?”
Rong Rong: “…”
She really wanted to get the person who kept calling her “baby, baby,” Po Er, an appointment along with Rong Si after she had gotten her appointment. Then they could have a companion in there. When you took medicine, I would bring you water; when you were in treatment, I would accompany you. How great.
She looked at her phone for a long time, until Po Er sent another picture, which showed her face, but she was wearing a leopard print outfit that made people suspect that her work wasn’t pure.
The fabric was very little, and it made people think of summer with just one glance.
“You didn’t like this outfit last time, so this time, I’ve prepared something more suitable for you. Do you like bunny ears? Little cat or little dog ears are also okay. As long as you come over, I promise that I’ll listen to you. Okay?”
Rong Rong was greatly shocked.
Sure enough, someone who could readily pull out a craft knife in public just for suspecting that their partner was cheating wouldn’t just violate one law.
This kind of behavior, under the guise of intimacy, openly collecting this kind of picture that was detrimental to the original owner’s personal image, giving others the feeling that their privacy could be spread at any time, and using this to threaten others to continue to maintain an intimate relationship with her—
Rong Rong, who felt the pain in her heart start to return, couldn’t help but clench the can in her hand, slightly denting the body with a “clack” sound. She felt that she had already found the most suitable way to break up.
After giving Su Mingxiu an apologetic look, she walked a few steps away with her phone and beer. Under the moonlight, she smiled and sent the other person a voice message, “I miss you too. How about I go find you now?”
When she turned back, the smile on Rong Rong’s face had disappeared.
Su Mingxiu felt that her good mood had disappeared completely. She had originally wanted to ask her if she had encountered any trouble.
But seeing that her eyes were clear, as if she had already made a decision, she only said, “Is there anything you need me to help with?”
“Will you ask me to pay you?”
Rong Rong looked at her, also half-testing the answer that had flashed in her mind earlier.
Under the moonlight, the person whose features were blurred by the color blocks was also covered in a layer of hazy light. She was more eye-catching than the other characters who could be seen clearly, “You’ve already paid.”
Su Mingxiu raised the beer can in her hand in her direction.
The light from the moon reflected off the light golden pineapple beer, making Rong Rong remember the way this person had looked when she had received her sunflower earlier. It was strange, even her appearance was blurry.
But why did she seem to be even more dazzling whenever she stood with those seemingly luminous objects?
Half an hour later.
Rong Rong adjusted her hair, making sure that the hairpin that was holding her hair wouldn’t come loose. She also adjusted the micro camera on her button. Then, according to the address that Po Er had sent her before, she knocked on the door of the other person’s apartment building.
The door opened, but she didn’t see anyone. Rong Rong carefully stepped inside. Before she could get scared, she saw the person who was hiding behind the door, trying to give her a surprise.
This time, Po Er wasn’t wearing that exaggerated puffy pink dress. Instead, she had changed into an ancient costume that was from a folk tradition. Rong Rong couldn’t tell which era it was from, but she thought it looked quite good.
Until her gaze landed on the silk ribbon in the other person’s hand.
[Detecting that the skill activation conditions have been met. Would you like to use it?]
Rong Rong: ?
No way, already?
But after seeing the silk ribbon in Po Er’s hand, she realized that she really didn’t have the interest to have any pre-skill interactions with the other person to see how it was all being set up.
So she used the skill without hesitation, and before she fell unconscious, she didn’t forget to remind herself to turn on the full shield mode and turn off the camera.
When she woke up again, Rong Rong saw that her body was covered in paint.
It was as if someone had used her skin as a canvas, recklessly splashing art on her. But she had no interest in admiring it. She just wanted to wash off these mud-like things from her body. So she got up from the sofa, stepped over the broken easel on the floor, and tried to find the bathroom.
“You’re awake?”
The person who had fallen asleep with her at the same time also looked at her with drowsy eyes. When she raised her hand, a thin blanket slipped off of Po Er’s body. Rong Rong looked away and didn’t see the rest of the scene. The person who was lying down felt that her girlfriend who was standing there today seemed to be different from before.
When she woke up, she didn’t want her to hug her, and her eyes didn’t show any dependence, “What do you want to do? I’ll take you.”
Rong Rong said, “Take a shower.”
The person who had been feeling a bit sleepy suddenly woke up completely, “Baby, are you dissatisfied with my performance today?”
Of course, she was dissatisfied.
Rong Rong thought, who would be satisfied if they were transmigrated into this kind of role and met so many dangerous people? She stared at Po Er for a long time, and then returned to the other person’s side, mainly looking through the clothes to find her earlier hairpin and buttons.
After finding the micro camera again and turning it on, she took off the hairpin from her head. Po Er looked at her actions in confusion, “Are you leaving? Baby, I feel like something is wrong with you today. Did something happen?”
Rong Rong found the things and placed them within reach. She also wanted to find clothes to wear, and said somewhat perfunctorily, “No, it’s just…”
She paused and said to Po Er with some worry, “If those pictures that you took earlier were to leak out one day, I…”
Seeing her hesitant look, Po Er got up and hugged her affectionately, her voice warm and comforting, “How could that be? I won’t let you get hurt. I love you so much. I want to be with you forever.”
“Then what if I can’t give you inspiration one day?”
“Are you worried that I’ll abandon you? How cute, baby.”
…
They talked for a long time, but they were all talking about things that were completely irrelevant.
In the end, Rong Rong had no choice but to say that she had been scared by some of the recent news stories and demanded that Po Er delete those indecent photos in front of her. She also asked her to destroy all of the paintings that were related to her.
Po Er smiled and agreed to the first condition. But when she heard the second one, her face changed.
It was very obvious that in her heart, painting and inspiration were above everything else. Rong Rong was just the person who was loved because of that.
After understanding this, Rong Rong was even more certain that her plan would work. She used the same technique that she had used with Tang Yiyi, squeezed out tears, and asked her if she didn’t love her, and why she wasn’t even willing to give her this little bit of security.
“Baby, don’t cry.” Po Er was obviously more patient at coaxing people than Tang Yiyi, the money-grubbing merchant. She first coaxed Rong Rong softly, then went to pour her a glass of water and brought over wet wipes. She also filled a basin with hot water. While wiping off the ink stains on her, she coaxed her, saying that these paintings were her own treasures and that she wouldn’t let anyone else see them. She told her not to worry and to learn to trust her.
Rong Rong: Yeah, right.
She wasn’t here to reason with Po Er. After touching her hairpin, she looked at her with her red eyes and said, “So you’re not willing, right? Knowing that keeping these paintings is a hidden danger for me, you’re still not willing to destroy them for me. You think the paintings are more important than me?”
“How could you think that way? You’re the most important, of course…”
“The paintings and me, only one can remain. Which one do you choose?”
In the end, Rong Rong asked this question.
Po Er’s expression changed again and again, but she suddenly chuckled and leaned close, almost touching her nose, “Baby, you’re really strange today.”
Artists were very meticulous at observing life, which also meant that they were very sharp at capturing details. Even though these often appeared as inspiration, they wouldn’t hesitate to use any means to present them in order to verify this inspiration. So this group of people was also prone to extremes.
Rong Rong’s expression didn’t change. She felt that she was no longer the newbie from before. The person standing in front of Po Er was now Rong Nu Hou Lu Rong, “Is it because I didn’t do what you wanted, so I made you unhappy?”
“Po Er, I’m very scared. If you don’t delete all of this, I think I’m afraid to continue this relationship with you.”
“What do you mean?” The woman narrowed her eyes as she looked at her, “You want to break up?”
In the moment of Rong Rong’s silence, she sighed, as if she had suddenly given up her persistence. All her compromises were in order to salvage the relationship, “Okay, I’ll go burn the paintings. You can watch me personally. Is that okay?”
She reached out her hand to Rong Rong, not even caring if her clothes were in place. Rong Rong had only been looking at her eyes before, but now that the other person was getting up, she couldn’t avoid seeing many things. To be fair, this artist did have the assets to choose the best models. Because Po Er herself was like God’s most perfect work.
Every line was carefully crafted, making people feel that she was sacred, instead of those vulgar things.
But it was also this kind of person with an angel’s face and an angel’s body who had given Rong Rong the first cut in the movie theater. Rong Rong got up with her. There wasn’t much paint left on her body. She tried to fix her clothes for a long time but couldn’t get them right. She put the blanket on as well and tried to leave with Po Er. But she realized that the other person had gone into the room and moved a painting on the wall, revealing a secret room.
The secret room was pitch-black.
What normal person would have something like this in their home?
Rong Rong didn’t go inside. She saw the person who was walking ahead turn around to look at her, “Why aren’t you coming in?”
She was already suspicious enough today.
Rong Rong knew this as well. She exhaled imperceptibly and gripped the micro camera that she had brought. She had only taken one step inside when she suddenly felt like she had been bitten by an ant on her arm. After a slight pain, her whole body went limp, and she fell down.
The person who was walking ahead turned back and caught her while sighing softly, “I didn’t want to do this to you, but you’re too naughty.”
At the same time—
“Knock, knock, knock” a knock on the door sounded.
“Open up, it’s the property management!”
Su Mingxiu had already arrived at the person who was closest to Rong Rong when the infrared camera was shaking. While pretending to be property management and knocking on the door, she didn’t forget to call the police and say that she had discovered that the owner here was committing illegal imprisonment.
After settling Rong Rong, Po Er, who was somewhat confused and had gone to open the door, had already put on a bathrobe, “You’re property management? I’ve never seen you before.”
The enthusiastic citizen, Miss Su, went up and captured this criminal. While waiting for the police to arrive inside the house, she slowly replied, “I’m the light of justice.”
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