A weak and evil woman was exiled? The beastly husbands risked their lives to protect her

Chapter 191 Sheng Tianze, were you a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in your past life?!
This wasn't the first time Jiang Xinli had suspected that Sheng Tianze possessed mind-reading abilities.

But before, it was just a simple suspicion.

At that moment, her intuition told her that he definitely had mind-reading abilities!

And most likely, it's a mind-reading technique specifically targeting her!

As the girl's beautiful, clear, doe-like eyes gazed at him probingly, Sheng Tianze's deep golden eyes, which were filled with the vast starry sky, became dark and unfathomable.

"Lili—" He withdrew his hand from her waist, his fingertips curling slightly, and gently cupped her fair and delicate face in his palm.

His tone became more serious: "Do you really want to know?"

Jiang Xinli replied earnestly, "Yes."

"Are you sure?" A strange look flashed across his lips.

Jiang Xinli: "Confirmed."

"Then promise me, if I confess, you won't be angry anymore." He then bent his little finger. "Pinky promise?"

"Okay, I'm not angry." Jiang Xinli bent her little finger and hooked it up.

"Alright, I'll tell you." Sheng Tianze hesitated for a second, then lowered his head slightly and gently pressed it against her forehead.

"Sheng Tianze, I don't want to enter your mental sea right now." Jiang Xinli subconsciously turned her head away, but the man had already pressed his forehead against hers and domineeringly bit her lips.

As the soft barbs forcefully penetrated and entangled with her tongue, a clear yet magnetic voice rang in Jiang Xinli's mind.

[Lili, I love you.]
Jiang Xinli held her breath: "."

That was Sheng Tianze's voice, but his lips were pressed tightly against hers at that moment.

What did he say?
[Lili, can you hear my true feelings?]
Jiang Xinli was startled again.

[So, I can hear your thoughts now?!]
[Yes, Lili. We can hear each other's hearts now.]
Jiang Xinli's head buzzed and she was stunned.

Suspecting he has mind-reading abilities is one thing.

But getting confirmation is another matter entirely.

In particular, she could now hear his innermost thoughts.
[Pear, can I have you?]
Jiang Xinli: [I can't breathe.]
Sheng Tianze quickly released her, their foreheads touching. "Lili, now we can hear each other's thoughts."

"This means our relationship is closer than before, you know?"

A person with limited mind-reading abilities can enable the listener to read their own mind in return.

It initiates a one-way, irreversible process.

Once activated, it cannot be deactivated unless the user dies.

Furthermore, this is similar to a small-scale spiritual contract:
We made a pact of life and death, separation and reunion.

In principle, only those who are spiritually compatible and trusting will choose to open the app in both directions.

After activation, the following side effects will occur:
Once the person whose mind is being read dies, the person who possesses the ability to read minds will die immediately.

However, Jiang Xinli was unaware of these side effects.

She pushed him away and asked coldly, "So, since when?"

“From the day you arrived—” Sheng Tianze’s eyes softened, “or, to be precise, from the moment you arrived, my mind-reading ability was activated.”

"The day I arrived?" Shock and disbelief flashed in Jiang Xinli's eyes. "You mean—"

She didn't want to expose herself.

She wants to keep the initiative for herself.

Sheng Tianze didn't hide anything, "Yes, it's the day you said you were thinking you'd be struck by lightning while acting, but suddenly you ended up here." Jiang Xinli gasped sharply and jumped up from his arms.
So, he'd been eavesdropping on me for so long?!
What's the difference between this and being completely naked in front of him from the very beginning after she transmigrated?!

Although the two had already been "frank with each other" countless times.
etc--

Jiang Xinli suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. "So, you actually know me—"

Sheng Tianze understood immediately and calmly nodded, "Yes, I know."

"Sheng Tianze, you're not only a good actor, you're really good at pretending!" Jiang Xinli was both angry and annoyed. "Not only are you good at pretending, you're also really good at enduring!"

"You weren't a tiger in your past life, you were a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!!"

Sheng Tianze didn't know what the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were.

But he knew about turtles.

He admired its calm and composed demeanor, but disliked its tendency to back down in the face of adversity.

A fluffy tail gently wrapped around Jiang Xinli's waist.

“Lili—” The man lowered his noble head slightly, and his dignified and handsome face lost its usual majesty. Instead, a hint of grievance flashed in his eyes. “You said you wouldn’t be angry.”

A pair of fluffy white tiger ears peeked out from the shimmering golden hair.

The white-haired boy's ears twitched slightly. "Besides, I wasn't a tortoise in my past life either."

"In my past life, or even the life before that, I must have loved you, Big Tiger."

“You—” Jiang Xinli was amused by his cheesy pickup line.

She scoffed, "Even now, you still have the nerve to say you love me! Liar!"

“I’m not a liar, and I don’t want to be one.” Sheng Tianze stretched out his long arm and pulled her back into his arms, his furry ears rubbing against her neck. “I just have my own difficulties and unavoidable circumstances for the time being.”

Jiang Xinli suppressed the urge to reach out and rub his ear, snorted coldly, and turned her head away.

“Lili had her reasons, didn’t she?” He raised his handsome face, gazed at her, and asked in a low voice, “But Lili never intended to harm us, did she?”

Jiang Xinli choked.

"It seems that once the seed of doubt is planted, it easily takes root and sprouts in the heart." Sheng Tianze paused, taking a deep breath.

"It's like, once I've used the self-inflicted injury tactic once, every time I get hurt afterward, your first reaction might be, 'Am I using the self-inflicted injury tactic again?'"

“Lili, I’m not a liar.” His voice lowered. “But then I realized that once you tell a lie, you have to tell countless more to keep it going. It’s like a vicious cycle, until we’re forced to tell even more lies.”

"Lili, I know you've been feeling really down these past few days, but so have I."

Jiang Xinli fell silent.

He reached out and put his hand on her shoulder, his eyes sincere as he said, "Lili, let's have an open and honest talk, since we're family."

Jiang Xinli was taken aback. "Our family?"

Sheng Tianze nodded, as if he had made some difficult decision. "Yes."

“The road ahead is still long. I hope that our family can be free of resentment, instead of continuing to walk together with mutual suspicion every day.” Sheng Tianze gently hugged her tighter. “Lili said that even if a broken vase is glued back together, there will still be cracks.”

"But if we restore it to its original state and refire it, it might be harder and more durable than we imagine. Although—"

"This process will be painful. But you must believe that I will always be behind you, always by your side, protecting you."

Jiang Xinli listened to his last sentence with some confusion:
"Sheng Tianze, it's just a matter of mutual honesty, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?"

Sheng Tianze's eyes darkened slightly:
"Lili, you'll find out soon enough."