Chapter 136 : Chapter 136
136. You’re the Challenger
Yi Ning put on an innocent, clueless look.
“What do you mean ‘it’s already over’?”
As a member of an evil organization, her face was naturally as thick as a city wall.
Pretending not to understand Lu Zheng’s words, forcibly continuing the previous topic as if nothing happened—this was child’s play to her.
“Don’t spout nonsense. If you chickened out, just admit it.”
Yi Ning straightened her back, deliberately tilting her chin up, continuing her taunts.
As long as Lu Zheng showed even the slightest sign of resistance or rebuttal, she could drag him into a muddy debate, using her shamelessness, mental preparation, and vast experience to crush him.
This battle with Lu Zheng was a rooster fight in which she could never back down, and Yi Ning was confident she would be the best rooster.
At worst, they’d just end up going to a hotel together!
What was there to be afraid of?
Given that guy’s personality, even if they went, it’d probably just end with them playing games all night, with her stealing every wave of minions and kill.
And even if they didn’t play games...
She could just kick Lu Zheng’s little head, escape while he was in mourning for his “father,” and then post rumors about Pixel Mask online.
The future was bright!
Yi Ning felt quite pleased with herself.
Unfortunately, this “resolved, determined strike” had little effect.
Lu Zheng’s expression didn’t even change as he nodded casually at Yi Ning.
“If you say so, then sure.”
A look of “I won’t argue with a fool.”
He gave up.
While Yi Ning was pondering how to continue the topic, Lu Zheng wasn’t just sitting there eating.
He was here to end this conversation.
He wasn’t stupid; he knew Yi Ning was only acting like this mischievous imp because she found it fun, wanting to see him embarrassed and flustered—pure childish fun, purely for her own amusement.
So all he had to do was not act embarrassed, right?
If he kept a calm front, Yi Ning wouldn’t get the continuous positive feedback she needed and would eventually stop.
Kids, after all, would give up once they lost interest.
Lu Zheng lowered his head, calmly lifted his rice bowl, and behind the bowl, the corners of his mouth curved slightly.
Heh~ Grandpa’s going full slacker mode.
Let’s slack it out~
Say whatever you want, I’ll just pretend not to hear it.
From now on, he will be immortal and unstoppable!
Naturally, this reaction annoyed Yi Ning.
“Heh~”
She could easily guess Lu Zheng’s thoughts.
Wasn’t he just trying to hide in his turtle shell to avoid her teasing?
Did he really think hiding would make him invincible?
He was seriously underestimating the power of the most super cute genius evil scientist in history!
Yi Ning puffed out her cheeks, propped her face with both hands, and looked up at Lu Zheng with a pitiful gaze.
“Hey~ aren’t you being too heartless?”
Not only that, but she also let out a coquettish whine, like a pleading kitten, while under the table, her bare foot, freed from her shoe, began brushing against Lu Zheng’s calf.
Hmph!
She’d spent most of her life as a man; how could she not know what men liked? Paired with Lu Zheng’s favorite foot play, she didn’t believe he could hold out!
Trying to be a turtle?
Just watch her channel Red-Cap Ancestor’s spirit and stomp on Lu Zheng’s shell!
No!
Not just stomp it—she would stomp him and farm 99 lives off him!
“Mm!”
Faced with Yi Ning’s relentless assault, Lu Zheng naturally found it hard to resist.
He was never good at hiding his expressions, and this was a direct strike on his weaknesses. How could he withstand it?
Damn it, was he really going to lose today?
No, he couldn’t lose!
Lu Zheng desperately recalled Yi Ning’s original male appearance, overlaying it onto the current Yi Ning in his mind to resist her wiles using this “evil method.”
Evil methods lived up to their name, working instantly.
The fluttering in Lu Zheng’s heart gradually calmed.
But evil methods were, after all, evil—how could there be no side effects?
“Ugh!”
Overlaying Yi Ning’s original appearance was too damaging, defying the natural order, and Lu Zheng couldn’t handle the backlash.
A metallic taste rose in his throat, and he barely managed to swallow it back down.
“Hehehe~”
Seeing Lu Zheng’s pale face, Yi Ning proudly lifted her head, her smugness growing even more.
A mere Lu Zheng, daring to compete with the bright moon?
Just another mortal born before the era of Yi Ning!
She pushed further, taking off her other shoe and using both feet to rub against Lu Zheng’s legs under the table.
Hehehe~ How does it feel now? Hm?
Yi Ning’s smug smile grew, and her movements became even bolder, her feet moving up toward Lu Zheng’s thighs.
Of course, Yi Ning only dared to test the waters. Anything further was a bit much for her.
Unfortunately, perhaps because she didn’t dare go further, Lu Zheng’s embarrassment gauge never reached the level she desired.
“Mmm~”
Yi Ning grew a little displeased.
Especially when she saw Lu Zheng calmly adapting to her under-table harassment, wearing a composed expression, her mood soured further.
What’s with that smug look?
Thinking my skills are mediocre?
Damn it!
You’re the challenger here!
Her sweet smile took on a dark edge.
Time to deploy the final plan!
Yi Ning casually glanced around to ensure no one was watching, then flicked her finger near the chopsticks.
Clack.
The chopsticks fell to the floor with a crisp sound.
Yi Ning glanced around again, scooted to the edge of her chair, and quietly slipped under the table.
Tug, tug.
Feeling something different, Lu Zheng, who had been zoning out to calm himself, instinctively looked down at the tablecloth, stunned, and at another tug, lifted the cloth.
Under the table, Yi Ning’s small head appeared.
Not only that, when she saw Lu Zheng lift the cloth, Yi Ning deliberately curled her right hand into a circle, licked her lips with her tongue, and gave him a sultry, half-lidded look.
“I—”
Lu Zheng was so shocked that his soul nearly left his body. He quickly dropped the cloth and glanced around to see if anyone had noticed.
Luckily, no one nearby was paying attention.
At the same time, Yi Ning whoosh crawled back out and sat down beside Lu Zheng again.
Of course, she crawled out from the side.
Yi Ning didn’t have the guts to crawl out from between Lu Zheng’s legs, and even while pulling on his pants under the table, she made sure to stay far from his legs.
But this didn’t stop her from feeling incredibly pleased with herself.
Yi Ning scooted closer to Lu Zheng again, placed a hand on his shoulder, leaned her ear close to his, and in a deliberately low, magnetic voice launched her final attack:
“Hey~ why don’t you tell me the truth?”