Deviant: No Longer Human

"Wait… is that Wang Xueying? The new beautiful research assistant?" another gasped.

The gossip spread like wildfire.

The women inside couldn't help but listen more intently, their minds already spinning with wild imaginations.

Some exchanged glances, their whispers growing as they speculated about the nature of the scene before them.

Instantly, they began weaving elaborate scenarios in their minds.

The way Wang Xueying had shouted, the restrained cry in her voice—it didn't take long for them to jump to conclusions.

"Do you think that guy is the one who got her pregnant and then ran away?" one whispered eagerly, her eyes glued to Wang Xiao. "Now he's back after all this time!"

Another nodded, eyes sparkling. "It's like a scene out of a novel! He must've escaped responsibility back then, and now, look! He's returned to confront her."

Wang Xiao could feel the weight of their gazes from inside the café, their eyes filled with intrigue and scandal.

The embarrassment settled over him like a dark cloud. 'Great… now they think I'm some deadbeat who ran off after knocking her up.'

As he looked at the amused, knowing glances being exchanged by the women inside, he could practically see their thoughts.

His face darkened.

Meanwhile, Wang Xueying, still seething and struggling under his grip, tried to bite his hand again, her muffled curses vibrating against his palm.

But Wang Xiao held firm, desperately trying to silence her before she made things even worse.

'This wasn't how I planned things at all,' Wang Xiao thought bitterly, the absurdity of the situation sinking in.

Wang Xiao glanced at Wang Xueying, who was biting into his hand like an angry cat, her eyes blazing with the kind of fury that felt like it spanned seven lifetimes of resentment.

She struggled against him, her glare sharp and fierce, as if she hadn't eaten in days and now wanted nothing more than to tear him apart.

But Wang Xiao, undeterred, began dragging her away like a kidnapper.

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Wang Xueying fought back with everything she had, twisting, pushing, and throwing weak punches, yet he held her firmly, pulling her along without slowing down.

"Mmphhh!" Her muffled protests grew more desperate, her eyes wide with confusion and panic.

There was something in her expression—a flicker of realization that began to creep in.

'Why is he here?' she thought, her heart pounding. 'Wasn't he supposed to be drugged?'

Tears welled up in her eyes from the strain of her struggling.

Her breath came in ragged gasps as a terrifying thought crossed her mind—He's out of amnesia!

This realization hit her like a thunderbolt, fueling her fight to a new level.

She thrashed even more violently, her body shaking with fear and desperation.

The fact that he wasn't under the effects of the drug, that he had seen through her plan didn't matter anymore.

Wang Xiao, however, simply tightened his grip, dragging her toward a secluded area.

He didn't stop until they were far enough from prying eyes, somewhere he could deal with her without interruption.

Meanwhile, inside the café, the researchers and staff stared out the window in a state of confusion and disbelief.

A few exchanged worried glances, unsure of what they had just witnessed.

"Should we call security?" one of them asked, their voice tinged with concern.

"Leave it," someone else said with a dismissive wave of their hand. "It's probably just a lover's quarrel. They'll fight fiercely like this, and the moment you call for help, they'll turn around and blame 'you' for interfering."

Another researcher nodded in agreement. "Yeah, youngsters these days… they fight like this all the time. It's probably nothing."

After a brief discussion, they all seemed to reach a consensus—best to stay out of it.

They went back to their work, deciding it was none of their business, while occasionally casting curious glances toward the window.

Outside, Wang Xiao continued to drag Wang Xueying, her resistance gradually fading as exhaustion overtook her.

Tears still streaked down her face, but her strength was waning.

He didn't stop, his expression calm but determined.

He had no intention of letting her go, not until they had settled things.

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After dragging Wang Xueying beneath the shelter of a secluded maple tree on the student campus, Wang Xiao glanced around to make sure they were alone.

The nearby trees, their amber leaves fluttering like dying flames, stood spaced apart, creating small pockets of privacy.

A bench stood in front of him, and the long boundary of bushes behind the trees stretched tall, enough to hide secrets and sins alike.

In the quiet, he knew three pairs of lovers hidden in the shade, but his focus remained on the furious girl he had just dragged there.

Without another word, Wang Xiao leaned against the tree, crossing his arms as Wang Xueying, eyes swollen and red, glared at him with the intensity of a cornered tiger.

Her face was flushed, her breaths ragged, as if the rage within her was eating her alive.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked, eyeing her swollen red eyes, her face flushed with both anger and something else.

She glared at him with such gaze that he could practically feel her rage vibrating in the air.

He didn't understand why she was looking at him so dangerously.

Then, in the blink of an eye, he found his answer.

BAM!

"Ow—!"

Wang Xueying sprang to her feet, her small fist flying straight toward his face with surprising strength, aimed to knock him out cold.

Wang Xiao dodged at the last moment, his body tilting just enough for her punch to miss him and slam into the tree behind him.

The force of her blow reverberated through the bark, and Wang Xueying immediately yelped in pain, clutching her hand.

Leaves rained down around them like golden petals, rustling softly in the cool breeze, but the atmosphere between them was anything but serene.

From the nearby maple trees came astonished gasps, as those hidden couples, temporarily distracted from their "activities," assumed the brother beneath the fourth tree must be 'quite mighty.'

Wang Xiao was speechless, watching his sister cry in pain and fume in anger simultaneously, her face a strange mix of rage and tears.

'Even Seraphina isn't this violent,' he thought, unable to suppress a faint smirk.

Well, if it had been Seraphina, she wouldn't have bothered trying to punch him.

She would have cursed the whole ocean by now, drowning him in a sea of insults.

Seraphina knew words could cut deeper than fists, and she'd 'grumble' them with deadly precision.

But Wang Xueying?

Wang Xiao stood frozen for a moment, speechless.

His sister's fury was like a wild storm, her body trembling with frustration, her cheeks stained with tears that she stubbornly tried to hold back.

Her eyes, like the rippling surface of a storm-tossed lake, were brimming with unshed tears, glistening under the pale autumn light.

"You... you bastard!" she seethed, her voice trembling as she clutched her aching hand. Tears finally broke free, streaming down her flushed cheeks, like spring rain falling from cherry blossoms. "What kind of brother drags his sister out like this?"

Wang Xiao's eyes softened slightly, but he didn't move from his spot. "One who's trying to figure out why his sister is drugging him," he said, his voice calm, yet beneath it lay a sharp, unspoken question. "Care to explain that?"

"!"

Wang Xueying's breathing hitched, her shoulders shaking as more tears welled up in her eyes.

"You were supposed to be asleep, drugged, and out of my life for a while! Why are you even awake?!" Her voice rose, choking on the flood of emotions pouring from her. "And why are you suddenly talking like nothing ever happened?"

She wiped her tears furiously, but they kept coming, falling faster, like petals shedding from a wilted lotus.

In that moment, her tough exterior collapsed.

Why now?

Why did he have to gain his memories back right now? she thought bitterly, her heart a storm of confusion.

Wang Xiao's expression shifted, his eyes narrowing as he pieced together her words. 'She really thought I'd be out cold.'