Chapter 217: Chapter 170: You Think I’m Throwing a Tantrum

His expression didn’t soften at her words. Instead, it grew even more sullen.

Seeing this, Jiang Yunnuan sighed to herself. ’This guy is way too hard to appease, isn’t he?’

Left with no choice, she gave up on the idea of forming a contract and patiently apologized in a pleasant tone.

"Alright, this is my fault. I shouldn’t have tried to form a contract with you with an ulterior motive and made you unhappy. Since you don’t like it, we just won’t form one, okay?"

"How about this? What do you want to eat? I’ll make something delicious as an apology."

As she spoke, she released his neck, intending to leave his embrace. But suddenly, the world spun. The next instant, their positions were reversed, and she found herself pinned against the wall.

His gaze was pitch-black, and his voice was tinged with a barely perceptible anger.

"One minute you want to form a contract, the next you don’t. What do you take me for? Hmm?"

Jiang Yunnuan was speechless.

’He gets angry about forming a contract, but why is he still angry when we don’t?’

’Can someone please tell me just how I’m supposed to appease this guy?’

"Then you tell me what you want. What will it take to make you stop being angry?"

’What did he want?’

Yan Chen didn’t know what he wanted either. There was a strange, pent-up emotion inside him with no outlet, an indescribable frustration that felt awful.

It was an emotion he had never felt before.

He remained silent for a long time, his expression dark and sullen. Jiang Yunnuan blinked, feeling a wave of dismay.

’Sigh, this guy sure is touchy.’

’The way he is now—not speaking, not reacting, just sulking—what was she supposed to do?’

’This stalemate can’t go on forever!’

Jiang Yunnuan narrowed her eyes, racking her brain for a way to resolve the situation. Suddenly, her cheek was squeezed, and his clear, cold voice sounded in her ear.

"Tell me, who do you like the most?"

"You. Of course, it’s you..."

Not daring to hesitate for even a second, she quickly replied, her expression and voice filled with utter sincerity.

"Is that so? Prove it to me."

His voice was low and husky. His eyes were pitch-black as he stared at her intently, his expression unreadable.

Jiang Yunnuan was speechless.

’Wait, how am I supposed to prove that?’

’By performing the Contract Termination with Si Xie and Fu Yuan and only being with him?’

’No, no, no, I can’t do that. For one, they haven’t done anything wrong, and for another, they have no desire for a Contract Termination. Most importantly, they’re already mine. How could I just abandon them?’

"I swear, I truly like you the most. There’s not a single lie in what I’m saying. If there is, then may my powers be sealed forever, may I be abandoned by all, and may I never complete my missions. How’s that?"

After some thought, she raised two fingers and swore an oath with utmost sincerity.

"How insincere!"

His expression was dark and dangerous, showing no sign of softening from before.

Jiang Yunnuan was utterly exhausted. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

’I’ve had it with this guy. I ask him what he wants, he says nothing. I try everything to appease him, and he’s still not satisfied. He’s impossible to please.’

She reached out to push him, but the man before her was as if rooted to the spot; no matter how hard she pushed, he wouldn’t budge an inch.

After several fruitless attempts, her patience ran out, and her temper began to flare.

"Fine, fine, it was insincere! But I can’t think of a better way. If you’re not satisfied, then just pretend I never said a thing. Pretend none of this ever happened..."

Before she could finish, her lips were captured in a forceful kiss.

He narrowed his eyes, gripping her chin. His tongue swept roughly inside her mouth—it was anything but a gentle kiss. It was clear he was still furious.

Jiang Yunnuan sneered inwardly.

’A moment ago, when I wanted to kiss him, he sulkily dodged me. Now he’s the one forcing himself on me.’

But she felt no interest whatsoever.

She didn’t dodge, avoid, or respond. She simply let him kiss her, blinking occasionally as she stared at him, her eyes devoid of emotion.

Her vision blurred for a moment, and in the next instant, her back hit a soft mattress. It was only then that Jiang Yunnuan realized they were back in her room.

A sharp pain shot through her neck, and she winced.

’Damn it, is he a dog or something? He actually bit my neck! It hurts so much, he must have broken the skin.’

"Sss..."

She couldn’t hold back the short, choked-off sound.

However, he didn’t let go. Instead, he bit down even harder, and she couldn’t stop herself from raising a leg to kick him.

"It hurts! Let go!"

At her words, his movements paused, and a flash of coldness crossed his dark, repressed eyes.

’Does it hurt?’

’Hah. Good. I want it to hurt.’

’Maybe a little pain will make her learn her lesson!’

"What on earth are you trying to do? Do you think it’s fun to just stay silent?!"

"If you want to give me the silent treatment, you’re doing it wrong. The silent treatment is when you stay far away, completely ignore me, and pretend I don’t exist~"

"Even a saint has a breaking point, and I have a temper too. I hope you know when to stop and quit being so unreasonable."

She put a hand to her neck, her expression irritable and her voice filled with impatience.

Yan Chen’s fingers tightened. He pressed his lips together and said, "You think I’m being unreasonable?"

"Aren’t you?"

Jiang Yunnuan scoffed and snapped,

"I ask what you want, and you clam up like a stubborn mule, saying nothing and just throwing a tantrum. If that’s not being unreasonable, then what is?"

"I know you’re unhappy, so I’ve been trying to appease you. But I’m not a mind reader, so maybe my attempts weren’t exactly what you wanted~"

"But either way, I’ve been sincerely trying to make it up to you for so long. You have to give me an out, don’t you? Is this just going to drag on forever? Can we not just get past this?"

"Are you planning on acting like this with me forever? Tell me, can we really not get past this?"

Watching her fuming, Yan Chen pressed his lips together. After a moment, he spoke coldly.

"So, I shouldn’t be angry?"

’She treated me like a tool to unseal her powers, and I’m not supposed to be angry?’

Jiang Yunnuan reached up and gently rubbed her temples, feeling a massive headache coming on.

"I never said you shouldn’t be angry. I know I was in the wrong, which is why I apologized immediately and sincerely offered to make it up to you~"

"But there’s a limit to being angry, isn’t there? And there must be a way to resolve it, right? So, I’ll ask again: what will it take for you to stop being angry?"

’She’d tried being nice, and she’d tried being harsh. If he was going to keep up that sulking act, then so be it.’

’She was done trying to please him!’

He narrowed his eyes, his gaze dark and heavy. After a moment, he spoke in a low, quiet voice.

"Kiss me!"

Huh?

What?

Jiang Yunnuan froze, thinking she must have misheard, and stared at him blankly.

"What did you say? Sorry, I didn’t quite catch that. Could you say it again?"

Seeing her reaction, a flash of annoyance crossed his dark eyes. He then lowered his head and gently kissed the corner of her lips.

Jiang Yunnuan finally processed what he had said. A wry, knowing smile touched her lips as she looked at him.

"Downstairs, when I wanted to kiss you, didn’t you dodge me like I was disgusting? Why the sudden change of heart, asking for kisses now???"