Chapter 3: Can I stay?

She sat up on the soft bed and caressed her throbbing head. She looked around and gasped in shock.

'This is not my room!' She clenched her hair with both hands.

"My head is aching so bad! Just where am I?!" She groaned in

frustration.

Lin Feiyi looked at the window and the royal blue and white curtains that were wide open. She could see that it was already morning and still raining heavily. The sky is cloudy, dark, and gloomy.

It was raining heavily that she could hardly see anything outside. But she could see that it was flooding.

Lin Feiyi decided to get up.

Her feet touched a pair of soft gray slippers that looked like a man's slippers because of the big size.

Lin Feiyi continued to look around.

The room was spacious but not much furniture are inside. Only a king-sized white soft bed, a blue Persian rug with gold embroidered patterns, a white drawer, a large oval mirror, and a golden lampstand were inside. But the furniture is expensive and durable.

The room was painted royal blue while the cute french windows were colored white.

She went to the mirror and took a look at herself. She stared at the mirror in horror.

"When did my clothes change? Who changed it?" Lin Feiyi looked at the short black nightgown that reached her knees.

She staggeringly opened the door. She closed it right after going out of the room.

She looked at the long corridor filled with expensive European paintings.

She continued to walk until she reached the long clear transparent glass stairs with a smooth ebony wood handle.

She walked down the stairs and a handsome man drinking hot coffee while looking at the gigantic french windows was what greeted her.

His flawless side profile made her heart skip a beat. His side angle was showing off his chiseled jaw, tall nose, and prominent sharp chin.

Qin Zichen could feel that someone was staring at him. So he looked behind his back and saw Lin Feiyi standing at the stairs with her left hand on the ebony handle.

Qin Zichen showed a gentle and sweet smile.

Qin Zichen gently placed the cup in his hand at the living room's glass table.

The living room was decorated exquisitely and grandiosely.

Red and black curtains cover half of the gigantic golden french windows.

French vase on top of the glass table.

A long black couch surrounded the glass table, Red squared pillows and round golden pillows sitting on top of the couch were neatly arranged.

A bright golden chandelier was plastered on the ceiling that lighted up the whole living room.

A flat long screen tv is plastered on the white wall.

Qin Zichen sat on the long soft gothic couch and motioned Lin Feiyi to sit.

Lin Feiyi was reluctant to come close and she was slowing down as she walk.

She gently sat on the couch and grabbed the royal red pillow and covered it on her lap.

"Did you have a good sleep?" Qin Zichen asked with a soft tone.

"I did." She replied shortly with a cold expression. She crossed her arms and raised her left brow.

"How did I get here? What happened? And who changed my..." Qin Zichen answered before she could finish it.

"You were drunk yesterday, you begged me to take you with me. I have no choice but to bring you here. As for your clothing, I didn't have female clothing in here so I decided to dig into my Mom's closet. The old aunt changed it for you." He answered with a bright smile on his face.

"Are you sure it's the old aunt?" Lin Feiyi's eyes held doubt.

"Yes"

"then where is she?" Lin Feiyi asked with her eyebrow raised.

"she had to go back to her hometown since her son is getting married. She left when the rain stopped temporarily." Qin Zichen still smiled despite being glared at.

"if you are lying to me, I'll make you regret it. I'm Lin Feiyi, the young miss of the Lin Family." Lin Feiyi threatened Qin Zichen with a cold tone. She covered her upper body with her hands.

Qin Zichen only chuckled which puzzled the furious Lin Feiyi.

"Do I have the right to complain too?" He paused then continued "My first kiss got stolen then I got bitten on the neck" He smiled brightly

"What?!" Lin Feiyi gasped in horror.

She tried to search her memories and finally remembered what she did last night.

She looked at Qin Zichen's smiling face. Her face turned crimson red.

"Y-You! You will not say anything but what happened last night." She spoke in a cold voice.

"Don't worry! I never intended to tell everyone about it. By the way, you must be hungry."

........

The maids served the food on the long dining table.

The table was filled with a lot of food enough to feed 10 families.

Lin Feiyi gazed at the food on the table.

"You don't like them?" Qin Zichen asked

"No, They're my favorite. How did you know?" Lin Feiyi said looking at him with a confused expression.

"Really?" Qin Zichen started chewing on the vegetables.

'I never thought that she and Mu Shuang'er had the same preference for foods.'

[But she and Lin Feiyi are two different people. I assure you that, host]

'I know, I'm just saying'

Qin Zichen stared at Lin Feiyi.

They even had the same eating habits.

Lin Feiyi kept her head down the whole time. She knows that Qin Zichen is staring at her.

[Beep! 1- deducted from 4% Favorability: 3%] the system notified.

'Does he like me? Did he stalk me? How did he know my favorite food? He's a little annoying. Did he know I hate being stared at?' She frowned then raised her head and looked at Qin Zichen 'I barely know the guy. I didn't even know his name.'

"What is your name? I introduced myself to you yet you didn't even tell me your name." Lin Feiyi put up a cold and arrogant expression. She crossed her arms while looking at him.

"Qin Zichen" He answered

"Qin Zichen." She lowly muttered under her breath but Qin Zichen could hear it.

'Why was the name familiar?'

She didn't know where she heard the name but it felt familiar to her.

She finally gave up thinking and continued chewing on her food.

A screen floated in front of Qin Zichen that only he could see.

Name: Lin Feiyi

Age: 25

Birthdate: April 7, 1994

Height: 170.18 cm

Dating status: Engaged

Role: Villainess

Health: 91%

Intelligence: 91%

Charm: 99%

Beauty Appearance: 99%

Talent: 97%

Money and Power: 90%

[Blackening rate is 80%]

.......

It rained the whole day and Lin Feiyi didn't feel like doing anything.

She only stayed in the guest room the whole day. She either watches Netflix or sleeps.

Lin Feiyi was watching Netflix on tv when she heard her stomach grumbling.

She didn't want to leave the room but she didn't have a choice.

She held onto the glass doorknob hesitating whether to open it or not.

She didn't know why she feel nervous when she was in the same room as Qin Zichen. Although he loved smiling, he had a cold and intimidating aura. She could feel that for no reason.

'He wasn't that bad. He is more attractive than Harris.' She then shooked her head. 'No, Harris is the most perfect man I have ever known. I'm the only one who deserved him. Not that An Meiyou B*tch.'

She sighed and finally decided to open the door. She opened it and Qin Zichen's smiling face greeted her. Lin Feiyi flinched in surprise.

"Miss Lin, It's time to eat."

"Okay." she lifted the corners of her mouth faintly.

........

Lin Feiyi had finished eating. She filled her empty stomach with her favorite foods. Thus, she was happy.

She went to the living room and saw Qin Zichen sitting on the couch watching tv.

He was wearing a white knitted sweater. He kept smiling from time to time as he watched the tv. The living room was dimly lit but the Tv's lights were lighting his face.

He looked gentle and handsome and it gave Lin Feiyi a fluffy and comfortable feeling in her heart.

For no reason, she felt that Qin Zichen is giving her a familiar warmth. Her heart skipped a beat.

Lin Feiyi sat 1 meter away from him. Qin Zichen had noticed her presence and he looked to his right.

"Qin Zichen." she softly called in a low tone.

"Miss Lin, do you need something?" He smiled as he lowered the volume of the tv.

"C-can I.." she stuttered as she kept fidgeting with her fingers.

Qin Zichen stared at her with anticipation.

"Can I stay here for a week? I can't let my parents know that I went home one week before my actual flight." She said reluctantly and forced a smile.

"Yes, you can." Qin Zichen replied with a smile.

"Thanks," she spoke in a low tone

Qin Zichen nodded his head and continued watching.

'Does this guy love to smile so much? He had been smiling the whole day.'

Qin Zichen did love to smile. His Imperial mother taught him to smile even though a lot of problems and troubles would be thrown at him.

[Beep! 3+ added to 3 Favorability 6% Favorability]

'Why 3 plus only?' Qin Zichen asked the system

[Because the villainess is still in love with the male lead. She can't bring herself to like another guy. Let alone be friends. You're lucky enough that she gave you 6% favorability]

'Oh! Is that so?'

[Yeah]

"It's the new drama that they aired." Qin Zichen said with a monotone voice. He wasn't that excited about the drama.

Lin Feiyi looked at the tv.

Lin Feiyi heard about it from Mother Lin. An Meiyou was the female lead of the drama.

Mother Lin had been talking about it non-stop ever since the first episode was aired.

Lin Feiyi clenched her fist. Her eyes flashed with darkness and killing intent.

[Beep! Lin Feiyi's blackening rate is going up 81% 83% 89%..]

[Host she's blackening! Do something.]

"Do you like An Meiyou? I don't like her but I also don't hate her." Qin Zichen commented.

Lin Feiyi's clenched fist loosened and looked at Qin Zichen's smile. She regained her senses and forced a smile.

"Me too." Lin Feiyi's eyes curved into crescents as she forced a smile.

But Qin Zichen didn't miss the contempt in her eyes.

[Beep! Lin Feiyi's blackening rate is going down 82%]

'Thank goodness, the blackening rate stopped.' Qin Zichen sighed in his heart.

Qin Zichen grabbed the remote and changed the channel.

The channel changed and it played a movie. The movie was a teen comedy-romance. Every scene is just so funny that Qin Zichen kept laughing.

Lin Feiyi kept a stoic expression as she watched the movie. She admits that it's funny. She was holding back a burst of laughter because she was too embarrassed to let Qin Zichen see her laughing.

'What if I laugh like crazy? Will he laugh at me? I can't ruin my image.' She thought.

Qin Zichen grabbed the glass and delivered it to his lips. He just realized that it is empty when he didn't feel the water on his lips. He was about to get up when Lin Feiyi said she would get the water for him.

"You sure?" Qin Zichen asked.

"Yes." Lin Feiyi then turned her back and went to the kitchen.

She opened the refrigerator and grabbed the glass pitcher. She poured cold water into the glass. She put the glass picture back in the refrigerator.

As she held the glass in her hands, she felt that the glass was slippery. She accidentally slipped her hands and the glass fell.

"Ah!" She yelled painfully.

The glass shattered on the black marble floor. It shattered into thousands of pieces and it pierced her little feet.

Qin Zichen heard the scream.

He immediately rushed to the kitchen and saw Lin Feiyi not moving. She only had a painful expression on her face.

"It hurts!" She cried painfully.

Immediately, Qin Zichen carried her to the living room. He took the medkit from his room.

Thankfully, there are no sharp shards that pierced deeply. It only scarred her little feet.

Qin Zichen only had to clean the wounds.

He kneeled in front of Lin Feiyi and held her calf. He lowered his head and started dabbing the cotton into her wounds gently.

"Ah, it hurts." she softly moaned.

Qin Zichen felt that Lin Feiyi's voice had turned coquettish. But, he doesn't care.

Lin Feiyi also felt surprised by her coquettish voice. Her face turned bright red. Thankfully, Qin Zichen didn't raise his head. She looked away but her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Qin Zichen's handsome face.

Since Qin Zichen was close to her, he could smell a sweet pomegranate scent.

Qin Zichen loved pomegranate and was quite enjoying the sweet scent.

Lin Feiyi too could smell Qin Zichen's minty and manly scent. She had never been closed to the opposite gender.

Qin Zichen was focused on Lin Feiyi's feet. He was touching her feet gently. Lin Feiyi felt a little ticklish from his touch.

He wrapped it with gauzes and bandages.

"It would be fine after days, don't worry!" Qin Zichen assured her with a smile on his face.

"T-Thanks." She smiled back but faintly.

[Beep! 3+ added to 6 Favorability 9% Favorability]

'This man is taking care of me more than my fiance does.'

Qin Zichen smiled even more. He was excited to finish the mission and to go back.