Ah! The Villains I Forced to Turn Evil Can Read My Mind-Chapter 17: Qiao Chuchu, from today onwards, you will lose your freedom to be alone

What does it feel like to return to a home that hasn’t been visited for seven years?

Qiao Chuchu stood awkwardly at the door.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance, so familiar, but everything in the room had changed.

She stood there at the door, unsure of what to do.

Pei Youchuan lightly patted her back and teased, “What’s wrong? Don’t know where to find your slippers? Do you need your dear third brother to help you?”

She glared at him and bent down to look for the shoe cabinet.

As soon as she opened it, her pink slippers were still at the top.

Bought seven years ago, the position hadn’t changed.

Qiao Chuchu quickly changed into them.

Pei Youchuan smiled beside her, “Good girl, well done.”

Qiao Chuchu: “...”

【Idiot.】

Pei Youchuan’s eyes darkened, as if he was competing with her, pulling her by the arm and dragging her into the living room. “I brought Qiao Chuchu over!”

The living room was already full.

Her brothers were sitting, each looking at her when she entered.

Their expressions were dark, filled with the aura of interrogation.

Qiao Chuchu instantly felt like she had stepped into some strange, secretive organization.

One where she could be silenced and killed at any moment.

Meanwhile, Pei Youchuan had the audacity to place his hand on her shoulder, smiling wickedly as he whispered into her ear, “No need to thank me~”

She clenched her fists!

【This bastard!!】

Pei Youchuan laughed aloud and sat down in his spot, crossing his legs, leisurely watching her.

Pei Yuan sat in the center, coldly staring at her. “What are you waiting for? Sit down.”

Qiao Chuchu braced herself and looked at the only spot left for her.

It was right in the middle of the living room.

She was surrounded, 360 degrees of being watched like some kind of monkey.

She steeled herself and sat down.

The intense gazes from every direction felt even sharper now.

Qiao Chuchu felt as though her bottom was being pricked by needles. She jumped up quickly. “I think I’ll just stand!”

【This is too scary, surrounded by them like this, I feel like a pig waiting for slaughter.】

Somehow, she heard someone laugh.

Qiao Chuchu dazedly looked up.

Everyone was watching her with calm, composed expressions.

Qiao Chuchu: “...”

【Are they laughing at me?】

Pei Yuan paused for a moment, quickly suppressing the corner of his mouth. “Qiao Chuchu.”

Qiao Chuchu nervously stared at him.

Pei Yuan said seriously, “From now on, you’re going to live with us. We’ll take turns watching over you, making sure you don’t try to kill yourself again.”

“That means...”

Pei Yuan crossed his arms over his knees and said in a heavy tone, almost like a judge delivering a verdict, “From now on, you’ll lose the freedom to be alone.”

Qiao Chuchu: “Eh?”

Eh??!?!?!?

She was stunned. “Big brother, I’m a huge fan of Sài! I’m also a perverted brother complex case, didn’t you all hate being around me? What if being with you all makes me... I... I might lose control of my beastly nature, what then?”

Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow, intrigued. “Then let your beastly nature run wild.”

Qiao Chuchu: “?”

Pei Yuan rested his chin on his hands, looking at her seriously. “We’ve already thought it through. Since you genuinely like us, enough to try to end it all when you can’t be with any of us, maybe we can try something.”

Qiao Chuchu: “?”

Pei Youchuan grinned. “Yeah, after all, legally we have no adoption ties to you. Even though you’ve been living here since you were three and we’ve been together for twenty years, you’re still under the same household registration as your biological parents. Once you break through this mental block, marrying us isn’t impossible.”

Qiao Chuchu’s legs went weak.

She plopped down onto the chair and muttered, “Tell me the truth, are you really getting insurance on me?”

Pei Yuan’s eyes darkened. “Let me repeat this again: our family’s financial situation doesn’t need any insurance fraud. If you say it again, I’ll get mad.”

Qiao Chuchu: “...”

【Why is that?】

【What the heck is going on here?!】

【Is this seriously driving me crazy?!】

Pei Youchuan leisurely watched her. “Qiao Chuchu, are you so happy that you’re going mad?”

【I’m not happy, damn it!】

Qiao Chuchu took a deep breath and looked at them seriously. “Actually, just now when I jumped off the building to commit suicide, I had an epiphany. I’ve embraced Buddhism, and I don’t like you all!”

Pei Yuan raised his eyebrow, not surprised. “So you don’t have those feelings for us anymore?”

Qiao Chuchu nodded seriously. “I was really stupid back then. I could have gone after so many good men, but I chose to chase after you seven. I must’ve been blind.”

Pei Yuan: “? That sounded a bit awkward.”

“You don’t need to be awkward, bro!” Qiao Chuchu took a big step forward, grabbing his hand. “Big brother, in my heart, you’re my mom.”

Pei Yuan: “?”

She then walked up to Pei Che. “Second brother, you’re my dad!”

Pei Che: “...”

She walked up to Pei Youchuan.

Pei Youchuan was expectantly waiting: “And what am I?”

Qiao Chuchu: “You’re a donkey.”

Pei Youchuan: “?”

Qiao Chuchu straightened up, took a deep breath, and bowed 90 degrees!

“I want to apologize to everyone!”

“I shouldn’t have had those strange feelings for you all. I promise I won’t do it again, and I hope everyone can forgive my past actions.”

“From now on, you all go your way, I’ll go mine. We’ll maintain our past relationship, no interference, no interruption, only sending sugar oranges during holidays. That’s it, goodbye.”

Qiao Chuchu turned and ran!

Pei Yuan pulled her back. “To hear you say that, I’m truly relieved, Qiao Chuchu.”

Qiao Chuchu turned around in surprise, struggling a few times but still couldn’t break free.

How was he doing this, twisting her arm while talking to her seriously!

Pei Yuan easily held her wrist. “From now on, the seven of us will take turns staying by your side, helping you recover the sibling bond we lost over ten years.”

Qiao Chuchu: “?”

【I already said I don’t like them!】

“Since you don’t like us, it’s the perfect time to restore the bond we once had.” Pei Yuan smiled ominously. “We’ll get back those lost ten years. Do you agree?”

Qiao Chuchu was too shocked to speak.

【I feel something’s wrong, but I also feel like, no matter what I say, they aren’t letting me go.】

Pei Yuan laughed.

Yes.

He wouldn’t let her go.

Seven years ago, he had driven her away because he was cold-hearted.

Now, he wouldn’t let go.

Of course, he wasn’t ready to forgive her yet, as the grudges had lasted too long.

Keeping her close was a way to save himself, and also a process of re-adjusting.

Pei Yuan tightened his grip and said slowly, “I like your honesty, but I don’t like your avoidance. Since you said I’m your mom, then please behave like a ‘daughter’ toward me.”

Qiao Chuchu froze. “But I don’t know how to behave toward a mom.”

Pei Yuan smiled kindly, raised his hand, and gently stroked her head. “I, your ‘mom,’ don’t ask for much. Just listen to me. Understand?”

Qiao Chuchu: “...”

Pei Yuan’s eyes flashed coldly. “Understand?”

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Qiao Chuchu’s breath caught in her throat. She nodded repeatedly. “Understood.”

Pei Yuan’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. He patted her head lightly. “Good girl. Stay with your second brother. The rest of us are going to the banquet.”

Qiao Chuchu hesitantly looked at Pei Che.

Pei Che sat on the couch, his legs crossed, looking at her coldly.