Chapter 133: He Is Being Completely Direct with Her

Jiang Sui was momentarily stunned. She looked at Lu Ye before her, his gaze unwavering as it fixed directly on her.

Lost in his words, it took her a while to come back to herself.

"Do you... feel like I've changed from before?" Jiang Sui asked.

Lu Ye’s expression shifted slightly as he looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

"You didn’t like me before, right?" Jiang Sui asked again.

Lu Ye’s eyes flickered briefly.

"Then why is your attitude toward me different now?" she pressed.

She couldn’t mistake what he’d just said—he was being straightforward with her.

Having navigated the complexities of love and relationships for many years, though she had passed through countless encounters without a single attachment, she could read the dynamics between men and women clearly.

Lu Ye’s behavior suggested he had developed feelings for her.

But did he know he had changed at his core?

His eyes lowered slightly. "Before and now... they’re different."

Jiang Sui studied his expression intently, unable to resist asking, “Have you... remembered anything? Like dreaming about your past life? Or do you feel there’s something unusual about you?”

Confusion flickered in Lu Ye’s eyes, then he shook his head.

"Why would you ask that?"

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Jiang Sui fell silent.

Was Lu Ye really that man?

Could such a coincidence truly exist?

He had no memories, yet each time, he ended up as her rival, a stumbling block in her path.

There must be a deep-seated grudge between them.

“Sui Sui.” Lu Ye called her name again, his gaze deep and unfathomable like a dark pool.

Jiang Sui leaned closer to his face, her exquisitely delicate features magnified before him.

He could clearly see the flawless, porcelain skin that could be broken with a snap of the fingers, the refined makeup lending her an ethereal allure, her curled lashes distinct and blooming like sunflowers in her eyes—utterly beautiful.

His throat moved as he swallowed, and the fingers he had stretched out involuntarily curled tighter.

After a moment’s glance at Lu Ye, Jiang Sui stepped back.

“Hmm, if I ever remember, I’ll ask you,” she said, her tone tinged with a hint of nonchalance.

After all, he was nominally her husband now; their relationship didn’t need to become too strained.

Besides, she hadn’t yet discovered anything harmful from this man.

This life was different from the last.

In her previous life, her fate had been entirely in the hands of a tyrannical emperor.

Within the palace and court, one misstep meant death.

To survive, she had no choice but to eliminate that mercurial emperor.

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This life, however, their relationship no longer involved life-or-death stakes or political intrigue.

It was merely a matter of her fifty-billion inheritance.

So their interactions were relatively harmonious.

Yet Lu Ye frowned slightly at Jiang Sui’s words.

“I’m going upstairs to rest now,” Jiang Sui said. “Just treat this place as your own home. If you need anything, call someone... Oh, this is actually your home, so feel free.”

With that, she withdrew her hand and quickly turned to go upstairs.

Better to leave quickly—who knew what else this man might say.

Lu Ye did not stop her; after she hurried upstairs, he simply watched her room’s direction.

Once inside, Jiang Sui immediately closed the door behind her, her expression somewhat strange.

“Could Lu Ye be using his charm on me again?” she murmured softly.

“What if he simply wants to be with you?” the system countered.

Jiang Sui replied indignantly, “If it’s simply to be with me, then it’s just that he wants to sleep with me!”

System: “...”

Perhaps there was some truth to that.