The Delicate Beauty Grabbed the Cannon Fodder Villain’s Script [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 34
By the time Jian Tao arrived at the bar, everyone was already there. As soon as he entered, he spotted their table at a glance. The main characters at that table had such striking auras that each of them looked exceptionally outstanding.
However, before he even reached them, he could feel that the atmosphere was off. Jiang Shi and Su Wen were having almost zero interaction. Both were puffing on cigarettes and did not even exchange a single look. Only Jiang Chengli was in the middle, constantly trying to adjust the mood.
Jian Tao slowed his pace. Had the two of them gotten into another argument? Before he arrived, Jiang Chengli and Su Wen had been messaging him non stop. At that time, he was in the middle of a video call with Jiang Mu and had narrowly avoided letting him see any flaws. He had thought he was not that important to them, but seeing the main lead and the “shou” in conflict, it seemed they needed him, the cannon fodder villain, to act as a catalyst.
The bar was exceptionally lively today. They had hired a third tier singer to perform, and the response from the crowd was very enthusiastic. The venue was packed to capacity, with many people standing in the aisles. Jian Tao found it difficult to make his way toward the main table. Several people even intentionally blocked his path upon seeing him, only moving away after he scolded them.
Fortunately, Jiang Chengli was sharp eyed and spotted him immediately. He got up and jogged over. Jiang Shi and Su Wen also looked over at the same time. The moment they saw Jian Tao, their cold and tense expressions finally softened.
Jiang Chengli greeted him with a face full of smiles, placing his hand directly over Jian Tao’s shoulder. “Why are you only arriving now? Everyone is waiting for you.”
“I was delayed by some business,” Jian Tao said. He was already getting nervous, his hand thrust into his pocket as he constantly felt the pills inside. He had no mental energy to spare for Jiang Chengli’s physical closeness.
Jian Tao’s face was too magnificent. Even in this smoky and chaotic environment, he remained bright and moving. Looking at him made one’s heart feel numb. Jiang Chengli felt that although he had clearly let go, he still could not help but feel a flutter of excitement when he saw Jian Tao. He was enticed by his appearance and could not resist drawing closer.
His nose slowly approached Jian Tao’s face, sniffing the scent on his body. He felt as if the blood in his veins was about to be ignited. Just as Jiang Chengli was becoming obsessed with this long awaited scent, a sudden roar snapped him back to his senses. He saw Jiang Shi, whose eyebrows were practically standing on end. “Jiang Chengli, what the hell are you dawdling for!”
Jiang Chengli immediately snapped out of it. Looking back at their booth, Jiang Shi and Su Wen’s faces were incredibly dark. Jiang Chengli offered a sheepish smile and an apology, quickly leading Jian Tao over.
This happened to coincide with the singer on stage finishing their set and stepping down. The singing transitioned into rhythmic music, and the venue became less noisy. When Jiang Chengli brought Jian Tao over, he sat down right next to Jiang Shi and pulled Jian Tao to sit beside him.
“Tao Tao, how is married life?” Jiang Chengli asked. This was the first time they could sit down and chat since the wedding.
As soon as this topic was raised, Jiang Shi and Su Wen’s expressions soured completely. Both men almost simultaneously picked up their glasses and took a heavy gulp of alcohol, then stared intently at Jian Tao.
“It is alright,” Jian Tao replied perfunctorily. He looked at the drinks on the table and silently reached for a glass.
Jiang Shi had already irritably tugged at his tie. Knowing Jian Tao was coming today, he had specifically dressed up like a colorful peacock, only for someone to remind him that Jian Tao was already with someone else. This made him unable to resist kicking Jiang Chengli. While Jiang Chengli clutched his leg and cried out in pain, Jiang Shi had already stood up and moved to Jian Tao’s other side. He sat down close to him and asked softly while looking at the drink Jian Tao had taken, “Do you want to drink?”
Jian Tao nodded. “I will have a little later.”
Jiang Shi smiled and immediately brought over some fruit juice. “This makes it taste better and you will not get drunk as easily.”
Jian Tao looked at Jiang Shi in surprise. Seeing him these last two times felt like looking at a completely different person. It was truly bizarre. Could Jiang Shi actually be considerate? He was even gently telling him to mix juice into the alcohol?
Seeing Jian Tao dazed, Jiang Shi poured the juice into the drink and handed it to him. “Try it?”
Jian Tao swallowed his saliva and blankly took the glass. He took a large gulp. It was indeed delicious. The taste of the juice masked much of the alcohol, though half a glass was his limit. Any more and his body would not be able to handle it.
Seeing Jian Tao drink the mixture he had made, Jiang Shi’s eyes lit up with excitement, though he maintained a gentle and friendly smile on the surface. Jian Tao felt a bit uncomfortable being watched like that. He was more accustomed to the irritable Jiang Shi; the current version did not even feel like him.
While he was lost in thought, his shoe was suddenly stepped on. It seemed intentional. The other person’s foot was constantly rubbing and pressing against his toes. Although it did not hurt, once he realized what was happening, it felt somewhat suggestive.
Jian Tao frowned and looked over. He saw Su Wen looking at him with a normal expression, but the eyes behind those lenses were exceptionally deep. Just then, Su Wen picked up his glass, and Jian Tao caught a glimpse of the bell tied around his wrist.
It was the very bell that Jian Tao had personally put on him. The skin on Jian Tao’s body instantly turned hot. He pulled his foot back, his toes curling inside his shoe. He remembered the day Su Wen licked his foot and the sound of the bell swinging against his neck. It was like a haunting obsession. Now, whenever he thought of it, his face could not stop burning.
These two were starting to use him as the middleman for their spite again!
At this moment, Su Wen seemed to act intentionally, as he constantly shook the bell on his hand. This caused Jian Tao’s shoulders to hunch up. Jiang Shi, noticing his abnormality, leaned in to ask concernedly, “What is wrong?”
They were very close. Jiang Shi obsessively inhaled the scent on Jian Tao. This scent that belonged to Jian Tao made his pores tremble. He had to suppress himself with all his might to prevent himself from losing control. He had not seen him for a long time.
Jian Tao felt surrounded by discomfort and tension. His hand remained in his pocket, constantly feeling the two pills. His fingertips were covered in sweat. Fortunately, at this time, the singer on stage came over to greet Jiang Shi and Jiang Chengli. They often played music together and seemed to have a good relationship. Coincidentally, Su Wen got up to go to the restroom. The attention of the remaining two people at the booth was diverted, and Jian Tao felt the timing was right.
He immediately took a new glass of wine. Although he was nervous, his movements were very swift because he had practiced the technique of drugging a drink over a hundred times at home. After the medicine was slipped in noiselessly, cold sweat broke out on Jian Tao’s forehead.
He instinctively looked at the people around him. Just as he was about to relax, his gaze met Jiang Chengli’s. The other man had a fox like smile on his face. He touched Jian Tao’s sweaty cheek. “Tao Tao, what is wrong with you?”
Jian Tao’s voice was practically trembling. He instinctively brushed Jiang Chengli’s hand away and said, “Nothing is wrong.”
“Oh,” Jiang Chengli responded knowingly. He reached out to take a glass of wine. Just as he was about to drink it, Jian Tao realized he had picked up the very glass that had just been drugged.
Jian Tao immediately snatched it away, beads of sweat appearing on his face from tension. “What are you doing? This is my drink.”
“Hmm?” Jiang Chengli looked confused as if he did not understand. “Is your glass not over there?”
“This one has juice added to it. I felt the alcohol content was too low, is that not allowed?” Jian Tao said righteously, though he felt incredibly guilty inside.
“Oh,” Jiang Chengli nodded in understanding. He reached out to ruffle Jian Tao’s hair. “Fine, fine. Our Tao Tao wants to drink something stronger.”
Saying this, Jiang Chengli took another glass and clinked it against the one in Jian Tao’s hand. “We have never clinked glasses before. How about this? I will finish mine, and you can drink as much as you like?”
For a moment, Jian Tao thought Jiang Chengli had seen through his secret. But seeing his normal expression, he felt perhaps he had not. At this point, he was caught in a difficult position. If he was found out now, he might never have another opportunity to drug them in the future.
Thinking of this, Jian Tao gritted his teeth and clinked his glass against Jiang Chengli’s, taking a gulp. Jiang Chengli smiled and downed his entire glass. He then stroked Jian Tao’s hair and spoke intimately into his ear, “Tao Tao, your technique is too poor. You can only fool someone as careless as Jiang Shi. Unfortunately, you cannot fool me.”
Jian Tao’s heart jumped. Oh no, he had been found out! What was worse was that he did not expect the medicine to be so potent. His body began to feel hot, and his head grew dizzy.
Then he heard Jiang Chengli continue, “Tao Tao, I am so sad. Why was that medicine not for me? I was so looking forward to what you might do to me.”
Jian Tao was so angry that he spat in Jiang Chengli’s face. Jiang Chengli chuckled and slowly stuck out his tongue to lick away the moisture on his lips. “It is sweet.”
Jian Tao took a deep breath and could not help but curse, “Pervert!”
At this time, Jiang Chengli leaned in closer. Jiang Shi was busy chatting with the singer with his back turned, while the two behind him were engaging in small movements under the dim lights. Jiang Chengli approached Jian Tao and kissed his lips. It was just as he imagined: soft, moist, and incredibly enticing. He clearly did not want to provoke him, yet he could never control himself. Even a single kiss would be enough to leave no regrets.
“Tao Tao, you only had one sip, so you will be fine. I will not tell anyone. This is our secret. How does that feel?” Jiang Chengli whispered seductively.
Jian Tao’s eyes were misty, and he could only give a soft groan in response. He had truly underestimated Jiang Chengli. This man usually appeared gentle and polite, but Jian Tao had forgotten that when he first arrived in this world, he had characterized him as a person with a bad heart—a clever, wicked fox. It was just that he disguised himself too well, and Jian Tao had become careless.
The two were extremely close, their breaths interlaced. Jiang Chengli’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he said, “As payment for keeping the secret, Tao Tao, stick out your tongue and let me kiss you.”
Jian Tao’s head buzzed. At this moment, Jiang Shi turned back to look at him and said with a smile, “Tao Tao, I plan to release the song Starry Sky on music platforms so more people can hear it.”
Jian Tao had no mental energy to listen to anything about songs. He gave a random nod of agreement. He then saw Jiang Shi turn back to discuss music production issues with the musician. At this time, Jiang Chengli picked up Jian Tao’s hand and rubbed it against his lips. “There is always a price to pay for having someone keep a secret, is there not?”
Jian Tao’s eyes grew red, and tears overflowed from the corners, only to be licked away one by one by Jiang Chengli. Then, as if in surrender, he opened his lips and stuck out the tip of his red tongue. It was immediately caught by Jiang Chengli, who sucked and toyed with it.
Jian Tao, however, frowned. Was it not said that Jiang Chengli was romantic and affectionate? His kissing technique should be very skilled. Why was he so clumsy and devoid of technique now, even biting him occasionally? Jian Tao felt confused, but only for an instant, because he increasingly felt his head spinning. He felt the medicine’s potency must be too great; he had only had one sip and yet he ended up like this.
If this continued, it would be dangerous. If he could not complete the task today, there was always tomorrow or the day after. If his drugging was discovered, he would have no chance at all.
“I am sorry, Tao Tao. It is my first time kissing someone,” Jiang Chengli whispered unclearly. However, he seemed to have a natural talent and gradually improved. Jian Tao was kissed until his whole body trembled. It felt like a long time before he was released, saliva overflowing.
Once released, Jian Tao panted on the sofa. His body grew increasingly weak. He hurriedly took out his phone, his fingertips trembling as he sent a message to Lu Jingze, asking him to come pick him up.
When Su Wen returned, he felt Jian Tao’s state was not right. He stepped forward and touched his forehead, which was a bit hot. “Young Master, what is wrong? Do you have a fever?”
Jiang Shi instinctively turned his head and slapped Su Wen’s hand away, touching him himself. “It is a bit hot. He was fine just a moment ago.” He muttered. He had been looking back every now and then. Jian Tao had been facing away from him the whole time, and he had not forced him to do anything, so he had not noticed anything wrong. He had just finalized the details of the song and was waiting for it to go online. He planned to add two sentences to the song’s intro as his confession to Jian Tao.
At this time, Jiang Chengli licked his lips. “Tao Tao is fine. He just had two extra sips of wine.”
Hearing Jiang Chengli say this, Jian Tao felt relieved. He also said, “I am fine. Someone is coming to pick me up, so I will be leaving first.”
Su Wen was surprised. “You are not coming with me?”
“No,” Jian Tao said dizzily. “I want to go home. I asked him to come pick me up.”
“I will take you back,” Jiang Shi said concernly.
“I brought a driver as well,” Su Wen said. As he spoke, his eyes met Jiang Shi’s. Their mutual hostility was self evident.
Jian Tao’s head ached from their arguing. The only person he trusted now was Lu Jingze, whom he could settle things with using money. Fortunately, he heard a familiar voice. “Brother Tao, I have come to pick you up.”
Jian Tao felt like he could finally relax. He looked toward Lu Jingze, while also feeling a hint of curiosity about how he had arrived so quickly. Everyone present also looked at Lu Jingze, their expressions varying. At this time, Lu Jingze helped Jian Tao up. “I am sorry, brothers. I will take Brother Tao back first.”
With that, he led Jian Tao out. However, before they had gone two steps, they were blocked by Jiang Shi. The veins on his forehead were bulging. The image of the two of them kissing in the car last time was still fresh in his mind. He could not stand this brat taking Jian Tao away right under his nose.
At this moment, Jian Tao suddenly glared at him. “Do not block the way. I am in a hurry to get back.”
Seeing Jian Tao’s fierce look, Jiang Shi instinctively moved aside. It was as if a lion was afraid of a cat, or perhaps he was truly afraid—afraid that Jian Tao would ignore him forever like before.
Finally, no one stopped the two from leaving. Jian Tao leaned almost all of his weight onto Lu Jingze. His head grew increasingly dizzy, and he could no longer speak clearly. After Lu Jingze got him into the car, he fell into a deep sleep in the passenger seat. Lu Jingze drove him back.
After parking, Lu Jingze saw that Jian Tao showed no signs of waking up, so he carried him out and all the way upstairs. He brought Jian Tao back to the apartment he had bought for him. Jian Tao woke up for a brief moment in the middle of the journey. He opened his eyes and closed them again, muttering, “I have to go home.”
Lu Jingze ignored him. He placed him directly on the bed and said with a light laugh, “Brother Tao, you did not tell me where your home is. I did not know the way, so I could not send you back.”
Lu Jingze raised his hand to caress Jian Tao’s sleeping face, his gaze gradually becoming obsessive. In truth, he had lied to Jian Tao. He probably knew where his home was better than anyone. Not only that, he had tracked Jian Tao’s daily movements perfectly. He wanted to see him so much that he was always following him, seeing who he met and what he did. Sometimes, because of those people, he was driven mad with jealousy.
He moved closer to Jian Tao’s lips, kissing him over and over. “I like you so much, Jian Tao.”
Jian Tao was woken up by his own thirst. He felt like his throat was about to go up in flames. His body was becoming increasingly hot and feverish, and there was a familiar tingling sensation that made him gasp involuntarily. When he slowly opened his eyes, the surroundings were dim. The warm yellow nightstand light only illuminated a small part of the darkness.
He saw a figure leaning over him, moving constantly, while he felt waves of heat hitting him. Jian Tao was startled. He turned on the lamp. As the light came on, Lu Jingze looked up and gave a blurred smile.
“You,” Jian Tao was so shocked he could not speak. Sweat dripped from his face, and his eyelashes trembled.
Lu Jingze’s throat bobbed as he swallowed. His lips were glistening as he smiled at Jian Tao, his voice raspy. “Brother Tao, do you still like it?”
Jian Tao tried to hide. He felt extremely embarrassed. “No more.”
Lu Jingze leaned forward to kiss the dazed boy. “Brother Tao, I really like you so much.”
Jian Tao was in a daze, his brain a mess. However, in the next second, both of them looked toward the door at the same time. Jian Tao was terrified and panicked, while Lu Jingze was confused. Someone was prying at the door of his house, seemingly using a chainsaw. It was simple and crude.
Jian Tao was scared to death. He immediately hid under the covers and did not dare to come out. However, at this moment, he realized that his clothes had actually been taken off!
A moment later, a flurry of footsteps sounded. Someone broke in—more than one person. The sound of leather shoes on the floor was exceptionally frightening. In the next second, a familiar voice filled with hidden anger rang out. The voice was restrained and suppressed, as if it wanted to kill. “Jian Tao.”
It was Jiang Mu’s voice.