Huang Yuhan flashed her brother a sweet smile and tossed the gasoline can aside with a duang.
There wasn't a trace left of the crazy, unhinged girl from just moments ago.
She had fully transformed into a sugary-sweet little darling, skipping over to Huang Yu's bedside with a gleam in her eyes.
"I knew it. You do love me, big bro~"
Looking at his little sister's lovestruck expression, Huang Yu couldn't see a hint of the blackened, villainous persona she had in the novel.
This was pure fangirl mode.
He sighed helplessly.
"Alright, alright, go change your clothes before you catch a cold."
As he spoke, he handed her his jacket from the bedside, motioning for her to put it on.
"Got it~"
Huang Yuhan slipped into her brother's jacket, inhaling the familiar scent that instantly wrapped her in a sense of warmth and comfort.
Only after a long, satisfied pause did she finally leave the room.
Watching his unpredictable sister finally disappear, Huang Yu let out a long sigh of relief.
After all that chaos, night had already fallen outside the window.
Noticing Han Yuyao still sitting in the chair beside the bed, he gave her an exasperated look.
"What, you're still here?"
"You waiting around to become my concubine or something?"
"Pah! Who'd want to be your side chick, you shameless bastard?!"
Han Yuyao's face flushed with indignation. She snapped back with a huff, "I'm staying to make sure you don't try to run away while I'm gone!"
"Fine, suit yourself."
Huang Yu rubbed his temples, sighing again. Honestly, dealing with these female leads was even more exhausting than dealing with that crooked-mouthed Xiao Zhan.
"Stay if you want. Just don't fart, grind your teeth, or snore in your sleep — I'm trying to get some rest here."
What?! When have I ever done any of that?!Han Yuyao clenched her jaw in fury, silently cursing him to hell.
Meanwhile, Huang Yu began weighing whether he should plead guilty and just hide out in prison for a while.
That serial murder case in Tianhai is only just getting started… and the real killer is a serious psycho.They played the police like puppets — and only surfaced after Xiao Zhan had me taken out.Now that I think about it, if not for that killer, Han Yuyao and Xiao Zhan wouldn't have ended up together either.She fell for that crooked-mouth clown during the hunt for the killer. Ugh.So basically, that psycho ended up being a damn matchmaker? Unbelievable…
The moment Han Yuyao heard Huang Yu's thoughts veer toward the Tianhai Serial Killer case, she kept perfectly still, pretending to sleep while listening intently.
But the next thought she overheard made her skin crawl.
She ends up losing her virginity to that idiot security guard with the diarrhea from earlier today?
Suddenly, Han Yuyao felt an overwhelming sense of dread — and an unexpected surge of wariness toward Xiao Zhan.
But if I confess now, maybe I'll be fine...
Huang Yu continued thinking, carefully running through the timeline in his mind.
Even if I plead guilty and get the death penalty, the actual execution probably won't happen for months.By then, Xiao Zhan's Gary Stu ass will have cleared the whole Tianhai dungeon.I'm just a minor villain. A few months behind bars won't matter. It won't affect the plot — whether I live or die.And when Xiao Zhan finally nabs the real killer and leaves town, I'll stage a reversal and rejoin the action. Perfect!
With that, his conviction strengthened.
Yep, flawless plan. That's settled then!
Han Yuyao, who had been silently listening this whole time, had been hoping to glean some valuable clue about the serial murder case…
Instead, she heard this shameless coward plotting to use her and hide in jail for his own benefit — all while keeping the real killer's identity to himself.
She gritted her teeth in fury, itching to drag him out of bed and beat him senseless.
No. I have to get him to talk somehow.
She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down as she began thinking of how to coax the truth out of him—
"Sh*t! Almost forgot!"
The sudden movement of the hospital bed startled her.
Huang Yu suddenly sat bolt upright, eyes wide with urgency.
"Han Yuyao! Quick, give me my phone!"
"…What for?"
Han Yuyao turned over slowly, feigning a sleepy expression.
"Hurry! This is a matter of life and death!"
"You could at least ask nicely…" she muttered, reluctantly handing over the phone.
She didn't think much of it — Huang Yu was a coward. Other than the Tianhai murders, what else could possibly be "life and death"?
Ignoring her grumbling, Huang Yu took the phone and immediately dialed a number.
Curious, Han Yuyao leaned over to sneak a peek.
The moment she saw the contact name "Little Hei," she exploded.
"What the hell?! Why are you calling my brother?!"
"Don't you dare corrupt him!"
Still dialing, Huang Yu scowled and shot back, "Corrupt him? That little bastard corrupted me, okay?!"
"I was a good kid until he came along!"
It was true. Han Yuyao was a martial arts genius and a straight-A student growing up.
But her younger brother, Han Kun — now that guy was a spoiled rich brat through and through. Just like Huang Yu, he was one of the infamous Four Young Lords of Tianhai.
Back in the day, he'd constantly brag that he was a "raper" without knowing what it meant. He said it for ages until Huang Yu finally couldn't take it anymore and corrected him.
"'Raper' means a rapist, dumbass. You mean rapper — with two P's!"
To make matters worse, Han Kun frequently sold Huang Yu out to his sister, Han Yuyao. Anytime Huang Yu tried to sneak off for some fun, Han Yuyao would somehow show up at the exact spot to drag him back.
Of course, Huang Yu always got his revenge afterward.
Han Yuyao was too strong to fight head-on, but her little brother? Fair game.
So whenever Han Yuyao hit him — he hit Han Kun.A perfect little karmic cycle.
Later, as an apology, Han Kun once promised Huang Yu a "surprise." They skipped class that day and headed straight to a high-end bathhouse.
There, he insisted they try "prostate massage" from the on-site masseuses.
They were detained for three days.Only after the fact did they find out — the bathhouse was owned by the Han family.
When Huang Yu asked why the hell he brought him there, Han Kun pitifully replied, "It was my first time too. I needed backup. Also… I get it for free here."
And of course, when Huang Yu got home, he got a beating from both his family and Han Yuyao.
The only upside? Han Kun often tried to set him up with girls.
…Though Han Yuyao always ruined it every time.
The two of them — Huang Yu and Han Kun — were known as the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix among Tianhai's Four Young Lords.
Despite all the chaos, they both held to a bottom line: never force anyone to do anything.
Unless someone really couldn't resist the lure of money, of course.
Back in the present — the call wasn't going through.
Huang Yu's brows knit in concern. He hung up and handed the phone back to Han Yuyao.
"Go. Now."
"Take your team to the biggest nightclub in Tianhai and find your brother!"
"You need to move fast — or it'll be too late!"
"If you don't want your brother's kidneys harvested and the Han family line cut off completely—"