บท 3: Chapter 3: Uncaring of Death, Too Heartless 3

"Ah, it's Mr. Mo. I wonder if you could help this humble girl with a favor. If you assist me this time, I will surely repay your kindness in the future." Qu Tan'er cast him a beseeching look, speaking slowly, as if not in a hurry, but... heaven and earth could testify, she was desperate now. If she stayed any longer, she wouldn't have to worry about surviving the jump but rather about dying within that large courtyard behind her. "What is it? Is it very important?" Mo Liancheng asked with a faint smile. "It's not really a big thing, just..." "If it's nothing, then I won't be staying." With that, he made to turn away. "No, wait, you..." In her anxiety, Qu Tan'er almost spat out a curse. Realizing the situation she was in, she forcibly suppressed her fury. Damn it, was this man blind? Couldn't he see a delicate beauty like her clinging to the wall? Hurriedly, she said, "I've been here by this wall for quite some time now. Could you help me down? I would be endlessly grateful." "No." "Why not?" She was stunned. "Men and women should not touch each other." "There is no one here. You are overthinking this." Damn it, this wretched man, if he kept talking nonsense, she would jump down and crush him. However, watching his expression, it was clear he was one of her kind. Indeed, he was another pretentious bastard. Her first impression was confirmed. "My conscience won't allow it," Mo Liancheng said as he crossed his arms, watching her like a spectator, clearly intending to do nothing. "You..." Damn your conscience, you fool. Suddenly, "The fourth young lady is missing! Quick, bring her back!" Qu Tan'er was about to say something when she heard frantic footsteps behind her, followed by those voices. It was not them who should panic now, but her. She urgently looked at Mo Liancheng, "Please..." "Ah! The fourth young lady is here! Quick, she's trying to escape again." A servant spotted her and started shouting. "Damn these people..." Qu Tan'er cursed under her breath. As her gaze shifted back to Mo Liancheng, her expression softened, and she said tenderly, "Please, Mr. Mo, catch me when I jump. That way..." "Why should I catch you?" "Huh?" His question left Qu Tan'er speechless. Of course, she knew he had no obligation to catch her. But damn it! He was a man, and she was a beauty. Since ancient times, what normal man would watch a beauty fall without doing anything? She decided to take a gamble! Gritting her teeth, she prepared to jump, using all her feminine wiles. "Mr. Mo, please wait! Just catch me first and then..." "Hug—" Mo Liancheng hadn't even finished speaking when Qu Tan'er had already taken action. Almost a seamless performance, without any hesitation, she aimed for the perfect landing spot, as if she had meticulously planned it. The only flaw was miscalculating the actions of a certain moving person. And then... regret. Thump! Qu Tan'er fell catastrophically, her face planting into the ground. Her whole body splayed on the ground, she ate a mouthful of dirt, unable to get up for the moment. At the instant she fell, she was speechless... Because, at the moment she jumped, Mo Liancheng had deliberately moved his body to the side.