Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 35

After reading through the simulation, Xu Nian was completely stunned.

No way.

According to the simulation…

Su Qingya would soon take control of the Ferris wheel, go on a rampage, and eventually lock her away in a place with no doors.

There wouldn’t even be an opportunity to use her lock-picking skills.

She would simply be imprisoned there forever.

All because…

She had sung a song.

Xu Nian had never imagined her love songs possessed the power to awaken the heroine’s hidden abilities.

What the hell?

She had no time to carefully analyze the simulation or choose a reward.

The priority was obvious.

She had to stop Su Qingya from losing control.

Going berserk wasn’t inherently good or bad.

But Su Qingya was clearly heading in a very bad direction.

No matter how she looked at it…

Something was seriously wrong with her mental state.

It was almost as though a yandere switch had been flipped.

“Qingya!”

“Wake up!”

“I’m not crazy!”

“I’m really not!”

“I’m not being controlled by a Fluxbeast either!”

“I was just singing a love song for you!”

At this point, Xu Nian no longer cared about the rules.

If she refused to speak…

How was she supposed to bring Su Qingya back?

“No…”

“I can’t lose Nian Nian…”

Su Qingya slowly shook her head.

This time, Xu Nian could finally hear what she was muttering.

Unfortunately…

She seemed completely trapped inside her own world.

Nothing Xu Nian said reached her.

Xu Nian was already taking enormous risks just by speaking.

Yet no matter how many times she called her name…

Or shook her shoulders…

Su Qingya gave no meaningful response.

Xu Nian was truly panicking now.

What should I do?

What do I do?

Her gaze suddenly fell onto her own left hand.

Then she remembered something.

The last time…

A slap had actually worked.

Without hesitation, she struck Su Qingya across the opposite cheek.

The sharp sound echoed inside the cabin.

Su Qingya froze.

The dazed look in her eyes finally cleared.

She stared at Xu Nian in disbelief.

Xu Nian ignored the expression entirely.

Immediately, she pushed Su Qingya onto the floor of the cabin.

Sitting astride her, surrounded by swirling black mist, tears unconsciously gathered at the corners of her eyes.

“You have to wake up!”

She raised her hand again.

But now that Su Qingya’s condition had improved…

She simply couldn’t bring herself to strike her a second time.

In a moment of desperation, she lowered her head instead.

And kissed her.

The sudden kiss stole every breath from Su Qingya’s lungs.

Perhaps because of the lack of oxygen…

Perhaps because of something else…

The chaos clouding her mind gradually subsided.

She instinctively responded until Xu Nian herself began running out of air.

Only then did Xu Nian pull away.

“Nian Nian…?”

“I’m really not crazy.”

“I’m not being influenced by anything.”

“I was just singing.”

“So please…”

“Listen to me properly.”

Xu Nian panted heavily.

Her face was flushed bright red.

She hurriedly wiped the lingering moisture from the corner of her lips with her sleeve.

[Fear Value: 72%]

“I’m sorry.”

“I should’ve explained everything beforehand.”

“That was my fault.”

“So…”

“Please calm down.”

“Okay?”

“Nian Nian…”

“Are you crying?”

“No.”

“I’m not that weak.”

“But you need to regain your senses.”

“If you really don’t want to lose me…”

“Then stop making me worry like this.”

Su Qingya blinked.

“…But.”

“Didn’t we agree not to speak on the Ferris wheel?”

As her fear slowly receded, she gently rubbed the cheek Xu Nian had slapped.

Her beautiful eyes filled with quiet resentment.

The reason she finally spoke was simple.

Xu Nian had already broken the rule first.

If speaking truly carried consequences…

She would rather bear them together.

“It’s my fault.”

“I thought…”

“Since this was the biggest Ferris wheel in the city…”

“You’d be happy if I sang a love song for you at the highest point.”

“And…”

“I figured laughing through the song would be safe.”

“The rules said laughter wouldn’t trigger danger.”

“I should’ve told you in advance.”

Xu Nian deliberately omitted any mention of the simulator.

“…You were singing?”

Su Qingya asked in genuine disbelief.

“…What?”

“Didn’t it sound like singing?”

“…Pfft.”

“It actually…”

“…wasn’t bad.”

Xu Nian immediately glared at her.

“That expression doesn’t look like someone who thought it sounded nice at all!”

She wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

Laughing through a song was already a hundred times more embarrassing than normal singing.

On top of that…

She had wasted an entire simulation attempt trying to earn another one.

And almost triggered the Love Fluxbeast’s hidden trap.

It was unbelievably unlucky.

“Comfort me.”

Su Qingya spoke softly.

Both cheeks were now slightly red from the earlier slaps.

Xu Nian didn’t hesitate.

After all…

She really had hit too hard.

Leaning down once more, she gently extended her tongue and carefully licked the spot she had struck.

The black mist surrounding them slowly dispersed.

Sunlight returned.

At the same time…

Su Qingya completely abandoned the idea of obeying the Ferris wheel’s silence rule.

To hell with it.

[Fear Value: 32%]

Then—

[Fear Value: 59%]

Xu Nian immediately noticed the change.

The lower number belonged to Su Qingya.

Her own had gone back up.

Which meant…

All of Su Qingya’s previous efforts had essentially been reset.

“Nian Nian.”

“What do you think the Love Fluxbeast’s ability actually is?”

Xu Nian shrugged.

“No idea.”

“But who cares?”

“A weak little Fluxbeast like that?”

“If it dares show itself…”

“Our doubles team will beat it up together.”

“Confidence is admirable.”

Su Qingya laughed softly.

Then she noticed the Ferris wheel was almost back at ground level.

She released Xu Nian from her embrace.

“You slapped me twice.”

“I’m not letting that go.”

“When we get home…”

“You’re going to compensate me properly.”

“…Compensate you?”

Xu Nian’s face instantly turned bright red.

“A-as you wish.”

“You can do whatever you want.”

Su Qingya chuckled.

“Then I forgive you.”

The apology.

The forgiveness.

Neither of them took it too seriously.

It was simply another little game between them.

A way to reassure each other.

When they stepped out of the cabin…

The attitude of the pink-uniformed employee had changed completely.

Fear was now plainly visible in her eyes.

Although Xu Nian had stopped Su Qingya before things escalated…

Anyone who sensed that terrifying aura understood exactly how dangerous the situation had nearly become.

“H-have a pleasant day.”

“H-here are your tokens.”

“Please accept them.”

She respectfully handed them over.

Su Qingya accepted the tokens.

But instead of leaving, she walked directly toward the employee with Xu Nian beside her.

Since she had already decided to oppose the Love Fluxbeast…

There was no point pretending otherwise.

Once someone stopped worrying about getting out cleanly…

Being bold became much easier.

“What ability is hidden inside this Ferris wheel?”

The employee trembled.

“N-nothing too complicated…”

“Anything spoken inside the cabin…”

“Is treated as a confession of love.”

“The listener will accept it.”

“Even if they were complete strangers before.”

“That master enjoys harvesting the emotional energy produced when love first blossoms.”

“If the riders are already lovers…”

“It simply deepens their relationship.”

She answered honestly.

The lingering aura of fear around Su Qingya terrified her so thoroughly that resistance never even crossed her mind.

“Tell your master something.”

Su Qingya’s voice turned cold.

“Feeding on love between couples or affection between family members is one thing.”

“But don’t pull innocent strangers into this.”

“Otherwise…”

“One day I’ll drag it out myself and kill it.”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

“I’ll definitely pass the message along!”

This issue had crossed Su Qingya’s bottom line.

The ability was simply too unethical.

Fortunately…

Nothing had happened between her and Xu Nian.

But what if the employee had succeeded in separating them?

What if some random stranger had confessed to Xu Nian just because she was pretty?

And the ability had activated?

Wouldn’t she have been cheated on right in front of her?

It was outrageous.

People who stole someone else’s partner deserved to die.

At that moment…

Su Qingya was incredibly grateful she had remained vigilant.

Coincidentally…

Xu Nian reached exactly the same conclusion.

Partner-stealers deserved to die.

Could that Love Fluxbeast secretly enjoy NTR or something?

After a brief silence, Xu Nian added,

“…Actually.”

“We should probably just drag it out and kill it.”

“Ehhhhhh?!”