Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Xingguang still had that tone of voice that carried prickles.

Jiang Heng looked at her with unfamiliar eyes and said, ”Looking at you now, I can’t help but wonder if the person you were when you dated me was also an act.”

Xingguang snapped her fingers. ”Congratulations, you guessed it right.”

At this, Jiang Heng’s eyes darkened slightly. ”So, you’re saying, Xingguang, you never loved me, right?”

Xingguang found it amusing and said, ”Have you ever seen a girl who truly loves someone remain indifferent during the relationship?”

Leaning against the wall, Xingguang’s radiant face showed hints of wanton and roguish spirit, and she said with a faint smile, ”When I like someone, I’ll seize any chance to kiss them. May I ask, have I ever kissed you, even once?”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng furrowed his brows. ”So, you’ve been play-acting with me all along?”

”Yes.” Xingguang shrugged and said, ”If I don’t play along, how else can I figure out your real intentions?”

Xingguang found it laughable, ”You wouldn’t think that a simple gesture from you would make me naïvely believe that you truly loved me, right?”

Xingguang was clear-headed and calm, saying, ”The son of the richest man in West Continent City—what delicacies haven’t you indulged in? Why would you suddenly fall for me at first sight for no reason?”

Knowing that Xingguang had been clear-headed from the start, Jiang Heng was genuinely surprised. ”Xingguang, you really surprise me.”

Xingguang was smart and beautiful, young and carefree, having the frankness and courage that Bai Xuan lacked.

Over the years of play-acting with Xingguang, Jiang Heng wasn’t completely untouched by feelings for her, but he was always clear-headed and loyal to Bai Xuan.

Yet suddenly discovering that Xingguang never loved him or even felt a heartbeat for him, Jiang Heng’s pride started to stir up. ”Ha, not a heartbeat for me, but for that man named Huo Zui?”

”Yes.” Xingguang shot Jiang Heng a taunting smile and said, ”Not only did my heart move for him, but I also proposed to him.”

Jiang Heng narrowed his eyes, finding it unbelievable, ”You actually proposed to a man?”

The Xingguang he remembered was always reserved and clear-headed in relationships, far from a ’love-struck fool.’

Jiang Heng couldn’t imagine what level of affection it would take for Xingguang to disregard societal norms and propose to a man.

Is that man called Huo Zui really that great?

”Yes, while dating you, I was cold and indifferent, even wiping my forehead clean with a wet wipe when you kissed it, but I went and proposed to another man.” Xingguang laughed wickedly, asking Jiang Heng with interest, ”A little interview, Mr. Jiang, are you feeling very frustrated?”

Jiang Heng’s face darkened, cursing, ”Cheap!”

He walked past Xingguang.

Just as his left foot landed, he heard Xingguang taunting, ”Where am I cheaper than Mr. Jiang?”

Xingguang lifted her eyelids, gazing with a soft smile at Jiang Heng’s side profile, speaking with rising and falling tone, ”Mr. Jiang, you traveled far and wide to deceive me for my blood to save your true love, Ms. Bai Xuan’s life. Your deep sentiment truly moves heaven and earth.”

”And suddenly discovering you thanked the wrong benefactor, repaid the wrong debt, favored the wrong person. While you were deceiving innocent girls emotionally for your true love, your benefactor suffered greatly at her hands.”

”Do you say you’re cheap, Jiang Heng?”

Jiang Heng suddenly turned, his eyes bloodshot, glaring at Xingguang, anger and suspicion rising simultaneously as he asked, ”How do you know?”

Xingguang tilted her head and said, ”To kill, you must first attack the heart; to take revenge, you must first investigate the enemy’s past. Jiang Heng, if you were more patient during your early acquaintance with Bai Xuan and dug deeper, you’d find Bai Xuan wasn’t that little girl from the past.”

”The suffering Bai Xi faced, you partly contributed to it.”

Jiang Heng suddenly roared, ”Shut up!” He refused to admit that his negligence indirectly caused Bai Xi years of suffering.

Xingguang chuckled lightly, ”Fool.”

”You’re courting death!” Jiang Heng suddenly threw a punch towards Xingguang’s chest.

Xingguang had anticipated this, extending her arms and spreading her fingers, accurately locking onto Jiang Heng’s arm aiming to hit her.

Xingguang’s fingers were slender as if boneless, yet when she grasped Jiang Heng’s wrist, he felt an excruciating pain like his wrist bones were crushed.

”Ah!” Jiang Heng groaned, his face, leaner by twenty pounds, turned instantly pale.

Jiang Heng was astonished by the immense power Xingguang wielded.

”Xingguang, what kind of creature are you really made of!” Why did she have such destructive power?

Xingguang pressed her fingertips harder, Jiang Heng clearly heard the sound of his wrist bones splintering. Xingguang gave Jiang Heng a hard push with her palm, and only then released him.

Jiang Heng staggered back, his body hitting the opposite wall of the corridor, his arm trembling incessantly in pain.

”Ever watched Ultraman?” Xingguang shook her hand, sneering, ”I’m made of light, are you surprised?”

Jiang Heng: ”...”

Fang Jinsu and Director Zhen walked out of the room laughing, noticing Xingguang and Jiang Heng standing together, tension crackling between them.

Director Zhen’s face changed dramatically, cautiously asking, ”Are you two catching up?”

Fang Jinsu noticed Jiang Heng’s continuously shaking arm, glanced at Xingguang with surprise.

Was this the work of Teacher Xu?

At this moment, Cheng Xizhou also came over with Bai Xi.

Jiang Heng saw Bai Xi, gritted his teeth, and tried to control his arm from shaking. ”Yes, we’re catching up.” Jiang Heng gave Xingguang a hostile glare before leaving.

Director Zhen and the others surrounded Xingguang, concerned if she was alright.

Xingguang said, ”I’m fine, just a bit hungry, I must have several bowls tonight.”

Eating well, to be better prepared to fight.