Picking Up Fragments in PUBG

Chapter 166: Picking Up Sesame, Losing the Watermelon

The atmosphere suddenly turned quiet.

The two of them lay on the ground, with Li Shengxue on top of Jiang Siming.

Their position was quite ambiguous, with their faces only about five centimeters apart.

"Ah!"

Realizing the situation, Li Shengxue screamed and immediately got up from Jiang Siming. In the process, she accidentally tugged open his robe.

Seeing Jiang Siming's perfect physique and muscles underneath, Li Shengxue felt even more embarrassed, her face turning red as she quickly stepped back several meters to distance herself from him.

"Are you alright, Mr. Jiang?"

Li Shengxue remembered that she had landed a punch on him earlier and asked with concern. She knew very well how powerful her punches were.

Jiang Siming, who was about to get up, clutched his chest and responded weakly, "I'm fine, I can manage."

Saying this, Jiang Siming secretly pinched his own chest a few times, causing a purple bruise to appear.

Li Shengxue hurried over to check and felt immensely guilty.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang. I was too heavy-handed."

Despite being a sharp detective, she was fooled by Jiang Siming's acting skills, as he had the abilities of an award-winning actor.

Jiang Siming realized the usefulness of his **Actor Skill**, thinking it would be perfect for charming women; they'd be totally deceived by him!

"No worries. It was just a sparring match. It's normal to accidentally hit each other, *cough cough*."

Acting seriously, Jiang Siming thought he'd perfected his performance.

Li Shengxue felt even more guilty and came over to help Jiang Siming up.

Jiang Siming slowly stood up, then pretended to slip, and they both fell back onto the floor.

This time, their positions changed, with Jiang Siming on top.

Feigning innocence, Jiang Siming pretended not to notice as he struggled to get up, appearing apologetic.

But 'due to' the injury on his chest, he couldn't get up no matter how hard he tried.

At this moment, Li Shengxue, pressed under Jiang Siming, was out of breath, feeling both embarrassed and anxious. But seeing how hard he was trying to get up, she felt even guiltier about her earlier 'misstep.'

"It's okay, Mr. Jiang. Take your time... I'm not in a hurry…" Li Shengxue turned her head away as she spoke, her blush spreading from her cheeks down to her neck.

"No need, I can manage." Jiang Siming 'staggered' as he finally managed to stand up.

His acting was impressive, flawless, and top-notch.

Only then did Li Shengxue get up from the floor, though her clothes had become a bit disheveled.

"Mr. Jiang, let me help you downstairs to apply some medicine," Li Shengxue offered kindly.

Although she was a bit puzzled about how powerful her punch had been, Jiang Siming's performance was convincing. Plus, he had pinched himself hard enough to leave a deep, large bruise on his chest.

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Seeing this, Li Shengxue had no doubts and only thought about taking him downstairs for treatment.

"Thank you."

Jiang Siming leaned on Li Shengxue's shoulder and was helped step by step down the stairs.

Back in the living room, Li Shengxue helped Jiang Siming onto the sofa. She fetched the family's first-aid kit, took out a bottle of bruise medicine, and began carefully applying it to him.

Her delicate hands gently massaged the bruised area on Jiang Siming's chest, making him enjoy it so much he almost let it show.

Unfortunately, the pleasure didn't last long, and it was soon over.

"How do you feel now, Mr. Jiang?" Li Shengxue asked.

"Much better, thank you, Officer Li," Jiang Siming replied, though he was tempted to experience her careful massage again.

However, he reminded himself that she was a detective, and overacting might expose him, so he decided to leave it at that.

Actually, Jiang Siming had been waiting for Li Shengxue's affection level to rise; as soon as it reached seventy or more, he'd… *hehehe*.

Sadly, though her affection level was increasing, even with the base 30 points, it was just a bit over 50.

A score of fifty-plus showed some favorable feelings, but not enough to support any bold moves. Jiang Siming didn't want to risk a disastrous outcome by pushing his luck.

If he forced it and ended up making her dislike him, that 50 points of affection would vanish.

Why was her affection so hard to increase? Sister Xuan could handle it easily.

Jiang Siming was puzzled; logically, how could her affection level only increase by 20 points?

Could it be because he didn't win against her?

A lightbulb went off in Jiang Siming's head; this was probably the biggest reason.

Since Li Shengxue loved to spar, she must be a martial arts enthusiast. Being a detective, she was likely looking for a man who could conquer her.

Jiang Siming had just been beaten after trying to take advantage, so naturally, he hadn't caught her eye.

However, gaining over 20 points of affection was unprecedented; Li Shengxue had never had feelings for any man before. The ice-cold police flower wasn't just a nickname.

That she had this much affection for Jiang Siming, the "defeated opponent," was something she probably didn't even believe herself.

Thinking about this, Jiang Siming couldn't help but feel that he had outsmarted himself, losing the bigger prize while picking up a sesame seed.

If he had won against her, he might have gained even more affection, perhaps 40 or 50 points. Adding that to the base value could easily have pushed him past the 70 or 80-point mark.

At that point, he could have done whatever he wanted without sneaking around like this!

The more he thought about it, the more he felt he was at a loss. Jiang Siming pinched his thigh in punishment!

He wanted to continue sparring with Li Shengxue, but she refused to agree, knowing he was injured.

"Let's do it next time, Mr. Jiang. I can see that you were holding back earlier. When you've healed, we'll have another match. Since you're fine now, Shengxue won't bother you any longer; I still have patrols to do. I'll be going now."

Once Li Shengxue left, Jiang Siming lay on the sofa, frustrated and pounded on the cushions a few times, grumbling about how angry he was.

To make up for his losses, he immediately called for his new car, a Brabus G800, which he had gotten while in London.

It was a powerful, dominating vehicle, even more imposing than a Mercedes G-Class. After hitting the road, Jiang Siming arrived at Little Sister's apartment in just twenty minutes.

*Knock, knock!*

He knocked on the door, and soon a woman who was not Little Sister opened it.

This woman was Little Sister's best friend, and she naturally knew about Jiang Siming's relationship with Little Sister, which is why she let him in.

"Where's Daidai?"

"She's still asleep in her room. I have to go to work. If you need to talk to her, you can do it yourself."

After saying this, Little Sister's friend left the apartment with no worries, leaving Jiang Siming alone.

He felt like luck was on his side!

Jiang Siming chuckled; his earlier frustration about missing Li Shengxue faded away.

He entered Little Sister's room, which was unlocked, and pushed the door open.

Little Sister was cuddling a cartoon bear and sleeping soundly, completely unaware of the figure that had pounced on her.

Startled awake from her dream, she almost cried out in shock.

The subsequent events, of course, became **intense**, with the 'angry' Jiang Siming being quite frightening.

By the end of the morning, Little Sister hadn't done anything but scream...