Mu Anxiao hadn't expected Ouyang Ye to reveal his 'strength' in this manner after her statement. Looking at him, a sense of crisis suddenly washed over her. Driven by this feeling, she shifted her gaze to the dirty-faced man who was staring intently at Ouyang Ye. Before she could speak, her thoughts were pulled back by Ouyang Ye's call of "Mu Anxiao." "What are you doing?" she asked, worried Ouyang Ye might seize the opportunity to attack, and moved her gaze away from the dirty-faced man.
The dirty-faced man also turned to look at Mu Anxiao at this moment.
"I've discovered a problem," Ouyang Ye said calmly.
"What do you want to say?" Mu Anxiao had a premonition that Ouyang Ye wouldn't say anything pleasant, but seeing his inexplicably angry expression, she couldn't ignore him. She had no choice but to ask.
"I've found that you seem to be more polite to other men than you are to me." Ouyang Ye was jealous.
"What?" Mu Anxiao was surprised by Ouyang Ye's question.
"Tell me," Ouyang Ye said, full of jealousy, glancing at the dirty-faced man, and continued, "What exactly is your relationship with this fellow?"
"You are..." Mu Anxiao said, suddenly finding Ouyang Ye amusing. "Are you jealous?" She couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye quickly averted his gaze. Just as he was about to speak, the girl spoke before him, "Are you from the demon realm?"
At this, Ouyang Ye's brows furrowed, and he turned his head in sync with Mu Anxiao to look at the girl. Ouyang Ye asked, "Why are you asking that?"
"Although I haven't interacted with demons from the demon realm, I have seen their demonic arts. At first, I thought my demonic arts weren't practiced enough. Now that I see this," the girl said, narrowing her eyes, "I understand. You are not human."
At this moment, what the girl said sounded like an insult to Mu Anxiao. Especially seeing the girl's earnest expression as she speculated on Ouyang Ye's identity, she couldn't help but laugh.
Subsequently, Ouyang Ye's expression stiffened. He immediately ignored the girl opposite him and looked at Mu Anxiao again. "..." He intentionally remained silent.
At this time, Mu Anxiao also sensed Ouyang Ye's gaze. She quickly stopped her teasing and raised her hand, waving it in front of his face, saying, "Continue."
"If you keep laughing, you'll regret it," Ouyang Ye warned, glaring at Mu Anxiao before turning his attention to the girl.
The girl glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "Who are you, exactly?"
"I'm not exactly anyone special. It's the same as I said, if you keep asking," Ouyang Ye was angered, his attitude colder than before, "I'll take your life."
"Alright." The girl was sensible, intentionally glancing at the dirty-faced man again and saying, "Can you leave that man to me?" Although she didn't know Mu Anxiao's true 'identity,' judging by Ouyang Ye's sudden angry attitude, she was convinced... his anger must stem from the dirty-faced man.
Therefore, this also presented an opportunity for her.
Ouyang Ye: "..." He showed no reaction.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao had figured out the girl's intention to curry favor with Ouyang Ye. She let out a cold snort, completely disregarding Ouyang Ye's emotions, and said coldly, "You really know how to seize opportunities."
Hearing this, the girl, with a spectator's mentality, shifted her gaze from Ouyang Ye's face to Mu Anxiao, asking, "What do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? This is a matter between us men, you..."
"Shut up." Ouyang Ye interrupted coldly, reaching out and pressing down on Mu Anxiao's head.
Mu Anxiao was truly displeased with Ouyang Ye's command. "Why should I listen to you?" she said, glaring at Ouyang Ye, then looking at the girl opposite her and continuing, "What happens between us has nothing to do with you, a monster. Also, I warn you, don't set your sights on that guy anymore, or don't blame me..."
"Shut up." Ouyang Ye said again, then removed his hand from Mu Anxiao's head and grabbed her arm.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao completely ignored Ouyang Ye's actions, continuing to stare at the girl and saying, "Or don't blame me for being impolite." After saying that, she finally turned to look at Ouyang Ye.
"Mu Anxiao, you're really testing my patience." Ouyang Ye gritted his teeth.
"How am I testing your patience? If that guy loses his life, you..."
"Shut up." Ouyang Ye's eyes widened.
The dirty-faced man realized... that Ouyang Ye's 'anger' was actually all because of him. So, to prevent Ouyang Ye from getting angry, he quickly said, "Don't be angry. Anger hurts the body. Let's talk things through, okay?" As he spoke, he glanced at Mu Anxiao, who was desperately trying to save him.
Mu Anxiao knew that Ouyang Ye was jealous, and the reason she was so nonchalant was precisely because she didn't want Ouyang Ye to... deepen the misunderstanding. But unfortunately... the dirty-faced man was a 'savior' who was just adding to the chaos.
Mu Anxiao felt extremely speechless, but even so, she couldn't let him get hurt.
Therefore, at the moment Ouyang Ye was about to raise his hand to harm the dirty-faced man, she bravely pulled his hand. "..." She didn't know what to say. Tilting her head up, she met his gaze directly.
Ouyang Ye frowned, "What do you want to say?"
"I... I don't want to say anything. You..." Mu Anxiao dared not look at the dirty-faced man and asked with intention, "What do you want to do?"
"You like him, don't you?" Ouyang Ye's words were startling.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao sneered.
Ouyang Ye was stunned.
The dirty-faced man was also stunned.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao curled her lips and said with disdain, "Ouyang Ye, are you out of your mind? I, Mu Anxiao, am the type of person who falls for anyone I meet? Oh," she put a hand on her hip, "I see now. In your eyes, I'm really that cheap."
In fact, she had been waiting for Ouyang Ye to respond like this, because only then could the dirty-faced man be kept safe. This incident also made her realize... that Ouyang Ye was a 'big vinegar jar.' Similarly... she saw that he was genuinely interested in her.
Thinking of this realistic truth, her disgust for Ouyang Ye deepened.
Likewise, Ouyang Ye had gone through all this trouble precisely to hear Mu Anxiao say something like this. Now that he heard her say it, his attitude shifted 360 degrees, "In my heart, you are always precious." He smiled.
"Don't disgust me," Mu Anxiao said bluntly, glancing at the dirty-faced man, who was tense and afraid of 'losing his life.' She cleared her throat, "That guy is just a normal person. If you continue to obstruct me, I promise I'll hate you."
"I don't care." Ouyang Ye's eyes were filled with amusement.