Chapter 40:
Chapter 40: Did the Villain’s First Kiss Get Stolen by the Heroine?:
The next day.
Chen Lang, based on the plot in the novel, estimated that Ye Chen should be working at the entrance of Nanjing University by now.
However, to be certain, Chen Lang drove his sports car to Nanjing University to confirm it for himself.
From a distance, he spotted Ye Chen in the security booth.
Satisfied, Chen Lang drove straight to Ye Chen’s rented apartment.
It was an old residential building.
After parking his car, Chen Lang walked around to the back of the building, ensuring there were no surveillance cameras nearby. Then, with the aid of the Chiyou Battle Physique, he quickly scaled the water pipe and leaped onto the balcony, easily prying open the window and entering Ye Chen’s rented room.
“Where is it? The novel mentions it’s hidden in a box under the bed?”
“Haha, found it!”
Chen Lang picked up a mask with a fierce and menacing face.
In the underground world abroad, this mask was the symbol of Ye Chen, also known as the War God Satan. Moreover, later in the novel, this mask would reappear when Ye Chen uses it to show off in Nanjing City.
With the mask in hand, Chen Lang restored everything to its original state and quietly left the apartment.
As night fell, in the early hours of the morning, the world grew silent.
The window of Tang Xiaofu’s parents’ bedroom was quietly opened, and a shadow slipped inside.
Chen Lang, wearing the Satan mask, first stood by the window without moving, allowing his eyes to adjust to the dim light in the room. The breathing of Tang Xiaofu’s parents was steady, indicating they were in a deep sleep.
Chen Lang approached the bed and hovered his hand above Tang Xiaofu’s mother’s injured leg.
The Chiyou Battle Sutra activated, and his inner energy transformed into a flow of qi, which moved back and forth around Tang Xiaofu’s mother’s injured leg. This was a technique from the Chiyou Medical Arts, known as Qi Manipulation Detection.
After completing the examination, Chen Lang breathed a sigh of relief.
The system had indeed provided something reliable; the Chiyou Medical Techniques could genuinely heal. Furthermore, the method was quite similar to the one Ye Chen used.
Chen Lang activated the Chiyou Battle Technique, channeling his inner energy into Tang Xiaofu’s mother’s leg, clearing the blocked veins. Then, he took out silver needles and began to operate according to the methods described in the Chiyou Medical Technique.
…
“Phew!”
After completing the procedure, Chen Lang exhaled in relief.
It was a success!
This kind of all-encompassing treatment was quite exhausting, and just as Chen Lang was about to remove his mask to wipe away the sweat, he heard a faint noise at the bedroom door, causing him to freeze in place.
Tang Xiaofu, dressed in pajamas, was standing still at the door.
Damn, he got careless!
Since it was his first time using the Chiyou Medical Technique, he had been too absorbed in the process and didn’t even notice when Tang Xiaofu appeared at the door! This is exactly what he didn’t want to happen!
Fortunately, he had stolen Ye Chen’s mask in advance!
Chen Lang held onto the principle of doing good deeds anonymously; if he were discovered, his villain persona would be ruined!
Luckily, with the mask as a cover, this incident could be pinned on Ye Chen.
As Tang Xiaofu, dressed in cartoon pajamas, silently approached him, Chen Lang stood frozen by the bed.
What should he do?
Should he just run away?
And why did Tang Xiaofu’s expression seem so strange?
A mysterious man in a terrifying mask appearing in her home in the middle of the night, yet she wasn’t scared?
She even seemed to be looking at him with a strange expression, almost… affectionate?
Was she sleepwalking?
Tang Xiaofu walked right up to Chen Lang and stood still, looking up directly into his eyes hidden behind the mask.
The dim light from the streetlamp streamed through the window, casting a soft glow on the two standing by the bed.
In the faint light, Tang Xiaofu’s eyes were filled with a complex mix of emotions—gratitude and affection intertwined with self-doubt and confidence.
She suddenly reached up and gently lifted Chen Lang’s mask.
Oh no, was she going to take off his mask? No way!
Chen Lang quickly raised his hand to hold Tang Xiaofu’s soft, delicate hand.
“Shh…”
Tang Xiaofu placed a finger on her lips, signaling him to keep quiet so as not to wake her sleeping parents. Then she leaned close to Chen Lang’s ear and whispered,
“Just a little bit…”
In the moment when Chen Lang’s mind was thrown into disarray by her breath, the mask was already lifted to his nose, exposing his lips.
Danger!!!
She couldn’t recognize him, right?
In a moment of quick thinking, Chen Lang crooked his mouth, trying to imitate Ye Chen’s signature wicked smile. But just as he pushed the limits of that smile’s curve…
Oh no!
Chen Lang felt his lips stiff!
This wasn’t a move an ordinary person could pull off!
Chen Lang was sure his smile looked awkward now.
But then, in the next moment, Chen Lang was completely stunned, his mind going blank!
Because a pair of soft lips pressed against his.
Tang Xiaofu’s breath, even through the mask, was warm and sweet. The kiss was gentle and brief, like a dragonfly touching water, and in an instant, it was over.
Chen Lang, in a flurry, pulled down his mask and clumsily escaped out the window.
He ran quite a distance through the neighborhood, still feeling a numb sensation in his heart.
Looking back at the old residential building under the dim light of the streetlamp and the moonlight, Chen Lang rubbed his lips.
Damn! That was his first kiss!
And it got stolen by the heroine just like that???
Back at the villa, Chen Lang lay in bed, drifting into a colorful dream.
The next morning, when Chen Lang woke up, he finally recovered from the shock of being kissed.
Reflecting on last night’s operation, it was a success overall, despite a small unexpected event. The success was that he had healed Tang Xiaofu’s mother’s leg. The unexpected event was that he lost his first kiss.
But looking at it now, it seemed that the relationship between Tang Xiaofu and Ye Chen was progressing well!
Tang Xiaofu must believe that she kissed Ye Chen!
After all, only Ye Chen could use silver needles to heal her mother’s leg!
How could a good-for-nothing rich second-generation like him know anything about medical skills?
Sigh, he was worried that their romantic subplot was falling apart, but it was actually progressing just fine! She even initiated the kiss when she thought he was Ye Chen!
So, as the villain, enjoying some of the protagonist’s perks?
Chen Lang touched his lips.
Honestly, it wasn’t bad at all.