Rules of the Unusual: My Yandere Husband Pretends to Be Innocent Online

Xia Xiaoqin fell silent.

After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice low and unreadable, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Okay, then please help me."

"Liu Ruyan, I'll give you a chance."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's face instantly broke into a smile.

She jumped up in ecstasy, brushed the dust off her knees, and her voice was filled with barely suppressed joy.

"Sister-in-law, I genuinely want to help you. After all, we've been through thick and thin together!"

"You've come to the right place this time! I know all those people. I locked them up in the sheepfold for two days, and I know exactly who's hiding where."

As Liu Ruyan spoke, she reached out and took Xia Xiaoqin's hand, her gesture incredibly sweet.

Xia Xiaoqin did not dodge and let her lead the way.

So the two of them walked one after the other through the kitchen hallway and turned into a narrow alley.

After walking for a while, Liu Ruyan stopped and gestured towards a tightly closed wooden door.

"Right here." She lowered her voice. "There's someone hiding inside, a high school girl. She's very timid, but she trusts me a lot."

After saying that, Liu Ruyan loosened Xia Xiaoqin's sleeve, took two steps forward, and knocked on the door.

"It's me, Liu Ruyan. Open the door quickly, no one's coming to arrest us."

Liu Ruyan's voice was soft, incredibly warm, and extremely alluring.

"Open the door and let me back in. Didn't we agree to hide together and look out for each other?"

A rustling sound came from behind the door.

Then, with a creak, the door opened a crack.

Liu Ruyan turned around, her red lips curving upwards, and grabbed Xia Xiaoqin's wrist, trying to pull her into the doorway.

"She's taken the bait, sister-in-law! Hurry inside! We'll tie her up and take her back to the sheepfold!"

Xia Xiaoqin did not move.

She stood still, her wrist held by Liu Ruyan, but she remained completely still.

Immediately, Liu Ruyan looked at her suspiciously a few times and urged her on.

But Xia Xiaoqin laughed. First, she covered her face, her shoulders started shaking, and finally she laughed so hard she was doubled over, as if she had never heard anything so funny before.

Liu Ruyan's smile froze on her face.

"Sister-in-law... what are you laughing at?"

The laughter stopped abruptly, and a deathly silence filled the air.

Xia Xiaoqin slowly raised her head, her voice low and melancholy. Her two unfocused eyes stared blankly at Liu Ruyan, like a calm ancient well.

"Liu Ruyan, you're still the same as before, both shameless and wicked."

"I'm the sheep that got caught, aren't I?"

Liu Ruyan loosened her grip slightly, her expression becoming somewhat subtle.

But she still pretended to be affectionate, moving closer to Xia Xiaoqin and hugging her tightly.

"Sister-in-law, what are you saying... I really want to help you."

Xia Xiaoqin lowered her head and smiled again.

She suddenly raised her other hand and slapped it hard in the direction of Liu Ruyan's voice.

The slap was crisp and loud, and Liu Ruyan was knocked to one side, covering her face and staring wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Sister-in-law! Are you crazy?! Why did you slap me?!"

Liu Ruyan loosened the quilt covering Xia Xiaoqin and screamed hysterically.

She simply couldn't believe that the kind and gentle Xia Xiaoqin of the past had actually slapped her across the face!

But Xia Xiaoqin shook her hand as if she had fanned something dirty.

Then, the girl's voice turned completely cold, chillingly so.

"Liu Ruyan, do you really think I'll be fooled by you again? I'm the sheep—the moment I enter this room and close the door, I'll turn from a human into a sheep, because only sheep seek refuge in shelters!"

"And your mission from the beginning wasn't to hide, but to lure me into becoming a sheep, and then, without my knowledge, bring me back to the sheepfold! That way you could obtain my human identity!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Xiaoqin suddenly raised her foot and kicked Liu Ruyan with all her might.

That kick landed squarely on Liu Ruyan's stomach.

Liu Ruyan screamed and fell backward, stumbling and crashing into the half-open door.

Before Liu Ruyan could react, Xia Xiaoqin quickly grabbed the doorknob and slammed it shut.

With a bang, the wooden door slammed shut.

The girl pressed her hands against the door and heard Liu Ruyan's heart-wrenching screams coming from inside.

Immediately afterwards, a cold voice exploded in her mind.

[System notification: Player "Liu Ruyan" has been confined to the shelter.]

[Identity confirmed: Sheep]

"Aaaaaah! No! I don't want to turn into a sheep!"

Liu Ruyan screamed hysterically, then looked fearfully towards the door.

Xia Xiaoqin was waiting for her outside, her expression gloomy.

Just as she thought, this game was a word game!

Sheep are the ones who need to hide.

The hunter stood outside the door.

Then, Xia Xiaoqin smiled faintly.

"Liu Ruyan, do you know that I used to take good care of you in the team because I thought you were younger than me? But in the end, you killed me in the most humiliating way, broadcasting my death live, and even spreading rumors that it was my lover who ordered it."

"My kindness doesn't mean I'm stupid, much less incompetent! How do you think I'll get my revenge on you?!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's breathing became rapid.

—When the strange tales first descended upon Jinghai City, it was Xia Xiaoqin who saved her and took good care of her in the group.

However, in order to survive better, she betrayed Xia Xiaoqin.

But you can't blame her, can you? Everyone looks out for themselves!

"Xia Xiaoqin! What can you do to me? I'm not coming out. In three hours, you'll be the one who dies, not me! You're blind; living in this apocalypse is a waste of your life... Birds die for food, people die for money, I'm not wrong!"

Outside the door, Xia Xiaoqin laughed.

Then the girl said slowly and deliberately, "Yes, then I didn't do anything wrong—next, I'm going to set you on fire. Your only fate is to come out or die."

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps faded into the distance.

Hearing the menacing footsteps, Liu Ruyan's eyes widened.

She simply couldn't believe that Xia Xiaoqin was going to set her on fire.

Unable to stop herself, Liu Ruyan began to cry and plead.

"Sister-in-law, I was wrong! Didn't you want to know about Lu Yang? I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything! I saw everything!"

But there was no sound from outside the door.

Liu Ruyan carefully pressed her ear to the doorway, and after hearing that there was really no sound, she smiled.

Xia Xiaoqin is such a fool! Doesn't she know she could escape?

Liu Ruyan opened the door without hesitation, intending to take the opportunity to escape.

But the moment the door opened, a pair of empty, well-like eyes stared intently into the air behind her.

"Are you out?"

Listening to the sound, Xia Xiaoqin slowly raised her hand.

A wood-chopping knife was pressed against Liu Ruyan's throat.

"It's good that you're out. Don't make things difficult for me, you bitch."