The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 4

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Mobei-Jun sat straight up on the bed, eyes shining with blue light like an overcharged battery about to explode. Shang Qinghua had thought up his lines long ago. He beat his chest and stomped his feet, saying with deep expression, “My king, you’re finally awake—” Mobei-Jun was unmoved, looking at him coldly. “Do you remember who I am?” Mobei-Jun didn’t respond. Shang Qinghua felt not a bit of embarrassment. Delightedly entertaining the possibility of amnesia, he barreled onward. “We met on a little road just a moment ago. I said I would follow you for the rest of my life, my king, as close as—” Mobei-Jun cut him off. “Why were you hugging me just now?” “…as a little padded jacket…” Shang Qinghua started. “What did you say? I did what just now?” “You were hugging me.” A sudden realization, thunder from a clear sky. Sleeping in this damn heat was like being baked in a furnace, and Mobei-Jun’s body temperature just happened to be cold. In a muddled state of sleep, Shang Qinghua had subconsciously moved toward the cooler side of the bed, and the closer he got, the cooler and more comfortable he’d become. No wonder he had dreamed of a giant popsicle around which he’d happily wrapped his four limbs like an octopus as he licked and cried happy tears. Shang Qinghua carefully peeked at Mobei-Jun’s face and neck. Seeing no unusual shine of moisture upon them, he couldn’t resist letting out a thankful prayer. “Your body was ice-cold,” he said cautiously. “I was afraid you weren’t goi...