Chapter 247: Star Mender No. 29
"Do what?" Zhang Yang didn't waste words. He answered her directly with action—that was to force himself on her…
Maybe it was because the erotic scene before him ignited him, maybe desire drove him, or maybe seeing the wounds all over his own body made him completely enraged by Tang Qiqi.
Or, perhaps the biggest reason was that the system had identified her as the M-level Star Mender target.
In short, no matter the reason, Zhang Yang instinctively freed one hand from her restraints, and without much effort—because Tang Qiqi was already completely naked and soaked in the water…
It was effortless—he violated her directly…
"Ah!!!" Tang Qiqi's eyes widened instantly. After a wave of ripping agony, her beautiful eyes filled with tears that streamed uncontrollably down her already wet cheeks.
"I won't forgive you, Zhang Yang!" Feeling Zhang Yang's ruthlessness, yet also feeling an inexplicable strange pleasure mixed with the pain—she completely collapsed.
She hated this bastard from the depths of her heart, but what she hated even more was herself—why was she so shameless? Why, in such a moment, did she not want him to stop?
I'll kill you. I'll tear you into pieces…
She cursed him endlessly in her heart, but it changed nothing. Instead, an overwhelming sense of exhaustion washed over her.
She was so tired she wanted to collapse into the tub and sleep, but when she saw the once-clear water turn muddy—and the faint red drifting over the surface—she went mad again.
Her virginity had been taken by this bastard.
She weakly raised her hand—only to realize the bastard had somehow loosened the arm he'd twisted behind her, giving her freedom again.
But what she saw next: his hands were pressed directly onto the tips of her erect peaks… and not only that, he was shamelessly kneading them.
God… let me die already!
Tears burst again from Tang Qiqi's swollen eyes.
Zhang Yang, whose passion had faded, had already regained his calm.
Seeing the consequences of what he'd just done, he felt irritated and faintly regretful. He hadn't expected that, in a moment of impulse, he would actually rape Tang Qiqi. That had not been his original intention.
Of course, he did want to grope her breasts in the beginning, but he hadn't planned for things to go this far.
Yes, no matter how wrong Tang Qiqi was—she was a killer, but even killers have their dignity. He shouldn't have taken her in such a violent way.
Zhang Yang never considered himself a gentleman or a moral model, but right now, he did feel regret. Touching her wasn't a problem—morally questionable at most—but this…
How was he different from those men who catch a female thief in a store and force her to strip?
But Zhang Yang quickly adjusted his mindset: what else could he do now? The deed was done. The most important thing now was to confirm whether she was the Star Mender he had been searching for.
Since the pot was already broken, he might as well let it shatter completely.
[M-level mission alert: Find the Star Menders Program. Star Mender No. 29 locked. Name: Tang Qiqi. Mission complete. Reward: 30 system points. You now have 68 system points. Title awarded: Promising Youth. Additional selectable rewards: 1. Advanced Shooting Technique, 2. Advanced Cooking Technique, 3. Advanced Acupuncture Technique. Please choose within 5 seconds. ]
"Advanced Shooting Technique? Advanced Acupuncture Technique?" Zhang Yang originally wanted to choose Advanced Shooting, but when he heard "acupuncture technique"…
His heart skipped—acupuncture? Why did that sound familiar?
Didn't Yang Fei mention acupuncture to him today?
Damn… If he learned it, wouldn't that give him another chance to get close to her?
But after only a second of hesitation, he still chose Advanced Shooting Technique decisively…
After all, that was what mattered most to him. Once selected, countless pieces of firearm knowledge, shooting tactics, even maintenance and disassembly techniques flooded his mind. It was useful, yes—but there was a problem: the content barely mentioned sniper rifles… Was the system scamming him? Would he need a separate Advanced Sniper Technique?
Zhang Yang could only accept it helplessly. At least he now felt the instincts of someone who had fought on battlefields, and he suddenly wanted a gun in his hand to practice.
[M-level mission alert: Star Mender Program. Capture Star Mender Mission. Target: Tang Qiqi. Requirement: loyalty reach 90 points. Current target loyalty: −20 points. Mission suggestion: acquire loyalty through tactics such as kissing, touching, love, gratitude, money, sleeping together, marriage, etc. Reward: M-level reward. ]
"Damn… minus twenty…" That showed how terrible her impression of him was. It was a miracle she hadn't killed him already. And expecting her loyalty to reach 90? Impossible.
Yang Jing's loyalty had been 82—but that was a month ago. Even now, it hadn't reached 90, otherwise the system would have alerted him that the M-level mission was complete.
Tang Qiqi, with negative points, was a burning landmine. She might kill him long before her loyalty reached zero. He couldn't kill her. Only she could kill him. This was a nightmare.
Fortunately, she didn't know he had this whole Nuwa System.
Tang Qiqi didn't attack immediately—perhaps because she had no strength, or perhaps because she realized she couldn't beat Zhang Yang and resisting was pointless.
But one thing was clear: her eyes were full of hatred.
Zhang Yang's clothes were completely soaked, but he still rolled them up.
Preparing to run.
He didn't see any suicidal intent in her eyes, and since she couldn't escape, he believed the two of them needed time—time to calm down.
"I'll take responsibility for what I should!" Zhang Yang said firmly at the door. Then he grabbed a towel, wrapped himself, and ran out. Whether she heard him or not, he couldn't tell.
Returning to his room, he washed up and changed clothes. It was already around 2 a.m. He pulled up all surveillance footage of Tang Qiqi from the fifth floor and made a copy. Then he deleted the segment of himself forcing her—it wasn't something he wanted seen. If Xu Danying ever accessed it, he'd be dead.
After copying, he opened the saved file. Watching from the end backward, he saw Tang Qiqi acting extremely calm. First, she dismantled the bathroom camera—proving the system was correct.
Tang Qiqi had indeed discovered the camera in the heater.
She must have spotted something suspicious right before stepping into the tub. Realizing someone was watching her, she chose to fake fainting in order to ambush Zhang Yang with a lethal strike.
She chose midnight because people are most relaxed then. And being naked would attract the majority of Zhang Yang's attention. The plan was perfect.
Unfortunately for her, even the tightest plan has a flaw. She never expected Zhang Yang to have the Magic Eagle Eye Surveillance System guiding him. The moment he turned to look at the computer, the system detected that her expression before falling was fake.
Zhang Yang originally didn't plan to go down, but he feared the system might be wrong. If it was, she would die—and everything would be over. So he still went, but fully prepared.
Despite being prepared, it was still dangerous. If Tang Qiqi had any real weapon, the outcome might have been different.
After saving the file in a hidden folder, Zhang Yang connected to the fifth-floor data feed to check her current state.
To his relief, she was quietly eating the food Sister Wang brought. After finishing, within minutes she began yawning and soon fell asleep on the desk.
Zhang Yang frowned. Was it the food? Or was she pretending again?
He checked the system analysis. Based on her breathing and eye movement, the system concluded she was truly asleep.
Zhang Yang opened her door, carefully carried her to the bed, removed her coat, tucked her in, tidied the room a bit, and left quietly.
The moment he tossed the trash, someone behind him whispered.
"Yangzi, why aren't you sleeping this late?"
The voice was familiar—Xu Danlu.
"Mm. You're still up?"
"Mm!" Xu Danlu walked up from behind, wrapped her arms around his waist, and pressed her cheek against his back. "You don't blame me, right?"
"The drug in the food—was that you?"
"Mm. I told Sister Wang to do it. Someone who still thinks of bathing at a time like that clearly isn't planning suicide. Her state showed no desire for death. I figured she must have one or two things more important than dying."
"After you went to find Ao Tian, I dug into her background. I might be right—this is likely tied to her foster father's death. If she wants to pursue it, she must stay alive. And to stay alive, she must eat…"
"Then why knock her out?"
"You should know the answer." Xu Danlu smiled.
"Eh…" Zhang Yang looked back at her mysterious smile. "What is it?"