C3 From Today Onwards You Are Mine!

"You're talking nonsense!"

Leh Jiu was on high alert, despite not being in a laboratory. The unfamiliar surroundings made her wary.

Si Nanzhi's eyes twinkled with amusement as he teased, "Have you already forgotten what happened just a few hours ago?"

At his words, Leh Jiu's eyes widened in shock, and she gasped, "It was you?!"

The scoundrel who had forced himself on her in the alley!

With a self-satisfied smirk, Si Nanzhi boasted, "How could you forget this handsome face?"

"..."

It had been pitch-black earlier; who could tell what he looked like?

But now, seeing him clearly, she had to admit he was strikingly attractive.

His features were refined and beautiful, as if sculpted with precision, flawless in every aspect. His skin was pale as snow, and his slender eyes were bewitchingly captivating.

Yet, his aura was darkly charismatic, not effeminate, and he radiated a potent masculine presence that bespoke an innate nobility.

"Where are we? What do you intend to do?"

The room's lavish decor far surpassed the laboratory she had been in before.

From the incident in the alley, Leh Jiu surmised that Si Nanzhi was no ordinary man.

With his power, she realized it was futile to even think of holding him accountable.

She might as well consider it a loss to a stray dog.

"Is this how you speak to your lifesaver?"

Si Nanzhi shamelessly shifted from being the indebted to the benefactor.

The two men who had died in the scuffle clearly weren't sent by that old man. Remembering her reaction, it was evident they were after her.

Leh Jiu was aware that without Si Nanzhi, she would have been recaptured, especially since she was at the end of her strength and couldn't have run far.

"But I also helped you. We're square."

Leh Jiu's voice was faint, her gaze averted, and her ears tinged with red. She was too ashamed to openly acknowledge this kind of help.

He had saved her, but at the cost of her virtue!

"Square?" Si Nanzhi arrogantly twisted the truth, "You slept with me, tarnishing my innocence, and now you say we're square? Do you think my favors are so easily taken?"

Leh Jiu looked up sharply, her clear eyes meeting his, her cheeks flushed with indignation.

"You're the one who took advantage of me!"

How could he accuse her of being a thief?

Si Nanzhi's eyes gleamed mischievously as he arrogantly declared, "Who witnessed it? Let me tell you, not only can you not clear your name now, but you also owe me compensation. Got it?"

"…"

Leh Jiu glared at him, her cheeks puffing up in anger, turning a shade of red.

Her swollen cheeks were so white and tender that they looked irresistibly cute, almost begging to be touched.

And Si Nanzhi did just that.

His coarse fingertips grazed her soft cheek.

The sensation was delightful.

It was soft and squishy, reminiscent of a perfectly steamed bun.

Pop.

Leh Jiu deflated like a balloon, staring at Si Nanzhi in stunned silence.

His touch had caught her off guard, leaving her face flushed with embarrassment.

"You, you, you…" Why did he touch her!

She struggled to articulate her thoughts.

Si Nanzhi's eyes sparkled with amusement as he hooked her delicate chin with his finger and leaned in close, leaving only inches between them. In a bold and commanding tone, he declared, "Remember, from today on, you belong to me."

The nerve of him, to claim she was his!

Leh Jiu's lush, curled eyelashes seemed to accentuate her eyes, which were bright and dark, resembling two exquisite glass beads that twinkled and shone with a captivating luster.

Even in her anger, she maintained an air of pristine beauty that was simply mesmerizing.

Si Nanzhi inwardly marveled at the purity of this little bunny that had seemingly hopped into his life, so innocent it stirred his heart, yet he harbored a desire to taint it.

He held Leh Jiu's chin gently, his fingertips caressing it as he gazed intently at her face, innocent and pure, and inquired, "What's your name?"

Leh Jiu pressed her red lips together, fixing her gaze on him, remaining silent.

"Si Nanzhi."

Si Nanzhi revealed a sly grin. "That's my name."

He thought to himself, this little one still expects me to introduce myself first?

Sure enough, a moment later, Leh Jiu parted her red lips and announced, "No.9."

"Hmm?"

Leh Jiu blinked, reiterating, "My name is No.9."

From the moment they stepped into the laboratory, the drug test subjects were stripped of their names, known only by numbers. She was No.9, Drug Test Subject No.9.

Leh Jiu had lost most of her memories, retaining only the three years she spent in the laboratory as a drug test subject.

She couldn't remember her identity, how she ended up in the laboratory, or why she had become a drug test subject. But she was certain it wasn't of her own free will. All the drug test subjects in that lab had been either kidnapped or deceived.

Leh Jiu just didn't know which category she fell into.

Si Nanzhi gazed into her clear black eyes for several seconds, a playful smirk forming at the corner of his eyes, which gleamed with unrestrained desire. His voice was deep and resonant as he asked, "Are you playing games with me?"