Chapter 413: Who’s Taking Advantage?

As Cao Han walked out of the police station, he still felt a bit dazed.

He looked at the handsome man in front of him and suddenly recalled that this was the ‘boyfriend’ of the big celebrity who used to live right across from his house.

But why did this guy come to bail him out?

“You should be grateful to have a good sister,” Mu An said with a playful glint in his eyes.

Hearing this, Cao Han’s heart skipped a beat. Anything involving his beautiful and charming sister made him inexplicably anxious.

“Who exactly are you? And what’s your relationship with my sister?”

Mu An deliberately left it half-said, letting the rest be filled in by Cao Han’s imagination.

As for whether Cao Han would misunderstand… well, a misunderstanding would be just fine!

If he didn’t mess with the protagonist’s mentality, how would he make him explode and drop a ton of coins later?

“That’s impossible! I’ve never heard my sister mention you!” Cao Han’s pupils constricted as he exclaimed in disbelief.

He immediately clenched his phone, wanting to contact Gu Qingyu for verification.

Unfortunately, Gu Qingyu was probably on a plane at the moment, so the call couldn’t get through.

Mu An ignored him and instead approached Liu Ziqian, who had just come out of the police station.

“Done with your work?”

“Yeah.”

Liu Ziqian nodded.

She glanced at Cao Han’s head of yellow hair and frowned slightly.

She obviously recognized him as one of the ‘kidnappers.’

Of course, after reviewing the surveillance footage and interrogating the suspects, Cao Han’s involvement was temporarily cleared.

Otherwise, even with someone vouching for him, he wouldn’t have been allowed out.

“He’s a friend’s younger brother,” Mu An offered as a brief explanation.

And that was all he said.

A mere protagonist wasn’t worth wasting more words on.

Liu Ziqian’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

‘Friend?’

As a woman, her intuition told her that the ‘friend’ Mu An mentioned was probably… a woman!

This guy really knows how to attract attention. He already has quite a few beautiful women around him…’

But then she thought better of it and felt she had no right to judge others.

After all, even she couldn’t help but be drawn to this ‘scumbag.’

‘I’ve caught bad guys all my life, but I never expected to fall for this bad guy myself!’

The girl sighed inwardly.

But being ‘caught’ by Mu An was something she was willing to accept.

[Emotional fluctuation from a girl’s heartfelt sigh +30. Congratulations, you’ve earned a reward: [Tenfold Cultivation Feedback Card *1]!]

“Let’s go! We’ll stop by the market first to buy some ingredients for tonight.”

“I’ll definitely show you what a master chef can do!”

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Ziqian took the initiative to link her arm with Mu An’s and pulled him along as they headed out, completely ignoring the utterly shocked expressions on a bunch of coworkers from the station who were secretly watching the gossip behind them.

Cao Han was just as stunned.

He couldn’t understand how Mu An could have so many top-notch women around him.

The former big celebrity, the current police beauty, and maybe even his own beloved sister?

Just thinking about that possibility made Cao Han clench his fists tightly.

“I absolutely won’t let him steal my sister away!”

“Wait, if he’s involved with so many women at once, isn’t that cheating?”

“If I tell those girls the truth, could I save them from disaster?”

“Maybe I could even take advantage of the situation and win a beauty’s heart…”

Thinking about all this, Cao Han’s eyes lit up again, feeling quite pleased with himself.

But then……

Suddenly, the voice of his Strongest Blondie Choice System rang out.

“Due to the host’s weak strength and repeatedly failed to perfectly complete choices, the system, taking pity on the host, specially issues a crippled version of this choice’s reward.”

“Congratulations! You have received the reward — Crippled · Demonic Signature Laugh ‘Jie Jie Jie’ Permanent Custom Version (can instill fear in ordinary people, but must be used with the specific incantation ‘You have already chosen the path to death’ and while wearing a black robe).”

Cao Han: ???

…..

Meanwhile, on the other side, the tips of Liu Ziqian’s ears had turned slightly rosy, soft and pink, quite alluring.

Despite this, she still didn’t let go of Mu An’s arm, holding on tightly.

As if clutching some rare treasure, unwilling to let go, not for a lifetime.

Mu An was helpless.

He could only ‘reluctantly’ feel the softness his arm was touching.

Though not exactly flat, it was probably around the second option on the ABCD scale — easy to grasp with one hand.

“We’ve been away from the police station for so long, and you still don’t want to let go?”

Mu An planned to tease her a bit and farm some emotional rewards while he was at it.

Consider it payment for accompanying her to the market to buy groceries!

Liu Ziqian pouted.

‘Other people want me to hug them and I won’t even do it!’

Her previously good mood was instantly ruined, and she felt a little wronged.

She even had the urge to throw his arm away right then and there.

But… would that be giving him too much advantage?

Plus, with her rebellious streak kicking in, Liu Ziqian hugged even tighter.

‘If he won’t let me hold him, then I’ll hold on even more tightly! That’ll annoy him!’

“You really want me to let go that badly?”

“Or do you feel wronged being held by me?”

Liu Ziqian bared her teeth, smiling with a forced grin.

“Of course, you’re the one taking advantage of me!”

“……”

Angry! Angry! Angry!!!

Is this something a person would say?

Clearly, she was the one being taken advantage of!

Yet Mu An not only didn’t feel grateful, he was actually acting like he was the victim?

If she weren’t no match for him, Liu Ziqian would definitely make sure he knew that this ‘Tyrant Policewoman’ was not to be messed with!

[Emotional fluctuations from a girl’s anger, grievance, and sadness +23. Congratulations, you have received the reward [Cultivation Years +3]!]

More and more grievance welled up inside her, and Liu Ziqian’s beautiful eyes rarely gained a hint of mist.

“If you won’t hold me, fine. After all, I’m just a violent tomboy, not as gentle as the other girls around you…”

However, just as she loosened her grip, she suddenly felt a strong arm wrap around her waist.

In an instant, she was pulled into the man’s embrace, listening to the sound of his heartbeat pounding alongside her own.

At the same time, Mu An’s slightly teasing voice softly sounded in the girl’s ear.

“You’ve been taking advantage of me for so long, now it’s my turn to take advantage, right?”

Liu Ziqian’s face instantly flushed red.

She couldn’t help but look up at the man, her pretty face shy and overwhelmed, the heartbeat in her ears growing louder.

Mu An lowered his head, looking at the girl’s neat short hair, at the once heroic face now full of girlish shyness, at the delicate body pressed close to his chest, at the rare casual outfit meant for a date…

Their faces drew closer and closer.

In the heat of the moment, the girl couldn’t help but close her eyes.

Her moist, tender lips gently touched his. Just as she thought she was kissing happiness, she suddenly sensed something was off.

She opened her eyes and saw that what she’d kissed was only two of the man’s fingers pressed together.

“With so many people watching around, you still want to take advantage of me?”

Mu An smiled playfully.

Liu Ziqian clenched her fists, gritting her teeth as she squeezed out a few words.

“Mu!!! An!!!”

[Feeling like her emotions were being toyed with, the girl is extremely angry and extremely shy. Emotional fluctuation +50, congratulations, you have obtained the reward [Black Tech · Basic Intelligent AI from a Certain Parallel Future World *1]!]