Chapter 15: I Just Need to Take One of Your Kidneys

Though usually busy, Xu Tanxi had read quite a few CEO romance novels. Some authors seemed to be particularly fond of one recurring plot: the media exposing photos of the male lead with a strange woman, leading the female lead to misunderstand their relationship.

Yet, if one wasn’t blind, it was obvious from the atmosphere between the male lead and that woman that their interaction was strained—there was no way it was a secret meeting, an affair, or anything like that.

But no matter how clear it was, the male lead kept his mouth shut, the female lead lacked common sense, and the author refused to listen to reason. The three of them teamed up to treat readers like fools.

Lying in bed staring at the ceiling, Xu Tanxi tried to imagine herself as the heroine in such a story but realized she wouldn’t misunderstand at all. First, she genuinely had no feelings for Shang Hejing, only a physical craving; second, from those two photos, her intuition told her that Shang Hejing and that woman probably didn’t even know each other.

Lost in thought, Xu Tanxi’s mind drifted away.

Ah! Whether they knew each other or not was irrelevant to her. Sleep was far more important.

Outside, moonlight spread like brocade over the lake. The summer night breeze gently brushed past, stars sprinkled across the sky. Xu Tanxi’s breathing steadied as she sank into a deep sleep...

“Snap!”

The room’s light suddenly switched on. Xu Tanxi jolted awake, discovering her hands and feet were shackled, completely immobilized.

Only then did she realize she was lying on a white surgical table. A man stood before her, and despite his mask, she could tell from his cold, sharp eyes that it was Shang Hejing.

But this man was nothing like his usual self.

“When... when did you start practicing medicine? What’s with my hands and feet? Did you tie me up?”

Shang Hejing wore a white lab coat and surgical gloves. In his hand gleamed a cold, silver scalpel as he stared at her without moving.

A chill ran down Xu Tanxi’s spine under his gaze. She struggled hard, but the chains held fast, chafing her skin painfully.

As the man closed in, fear filled her chest in an instant.

“Shang Hejing! What do you want? Let me go!”

“Tanxi, don’t be afraid. I only need to remove one of your kidneys. It’s your good fortune to give one to my beloved white moonlight.”

Xu Tanxi’s eyes widened as she finally understood the situation. She pressed her face close and cursed fiercely—

“I’m Tan your mother’s Xi! Go fluff cotton for all I care! You think calling me all affectionate means I’m close to you? If that’s your blessing, do you want it or not, you ridiculous beast! You dare cut out my kidney for your white moonlight? If you have the guts, make that old mistress come before me. Let’s see if I won’t carve her up too!”

Shang Hejing looked at Xu Tanxi with deep affection, utterly unmoved by her words.

“Don’t be afraid, my knife is quick, and I’ll try to make the cut neat. I know you love beauty the most.”

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