Chapter 193: The “Innocent” Su Xingmian
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“Thunk!”
Su Xingmian covered her slightly reddened forehead, her little face scrunching up into a ball, full of grievance as she said.
“Fairy Lin, why did you hit me?”
Lin Muyu shook the hand she had just used to flick someone, her tone full of helplessness.
“Tell me, what on earth is going through that little head of yours all day? How are you just like your sister, not thinking straight?”
“I’m not…”
Su Xingmian’s voice instantly dropped, but she still stubbornly defended herself in a small voice.
“I just think the method I mentioned earlier is really feasible…”
“Feasible?”
Lin Muyu took half a step forward, hands on her hips, eyebrows slightly raised, questioning irritably.
“How exactly is it feasible?”
Su Xingmian immediately lifted her head, a pair of clear eyes widening, her tone serious.
“Look, this way, you can have fun, and I can get money. Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?”
“That little head of yours…”
Lin Muyu was amused by her righteous appearance, her fingertip tapping Su Xingmian’s forehead.
“All day long thinking up these bizarre things, how exactly did you come up with all this?”
How does this girl manage to say such absurd things with such a serious expression?
“Before, many people said they wanted to buy me, but my sister told me those people were all bad people and I shouldn’t trust them.”
Su Xingmian pressed her lips together, her tone becoming stubborn, though her eyes were exceptionally determined.
“But Fairy Lin, you’re definitely a good person. If I marry you, there definitely won’t be any danger!”
Only now did Lin Muyu completely understand.
Su Xingmian didn’t understand what getting married actually meant at all. In her eyes, this seemed to be just a transaction that could exchange for safety.
She helplessly sighed, only able to patiently continue explaining.
“Marriage isn’t something you can lump together with buying and selling. Tell me first, do you know what you’d need to do if you really married me?”
“I… I don’t know right now.”
Su Xingmian’s voice weakened somewhat, but the next second she clenched her little fists, her eyes carrying a bit of stubborn seriousness.
“But it’s okay, I can learn! No matter what it is, I can learn it!”
Lin Muyu looked at her studious appearance, only feeling both amused and exasperated.
Don’t use that studious energy in the wrong place!
“When it comes to feelings, it’s about mutual affection.”
She could only slow down her tone, like explaining things to a child, bit by bit educating Su Xingmian who was lacking in knowledge.
“It has to be that you love me and I also love you. Only then can two people truly be together, and feelings can’t be traded with money.”
If money got mixed in, the nature of it would turn into… ahem.
“Then what if… I already love you, do you love me?”
Su Xingmian clearly hadn’t given up, blinking her eyes and pressing the question, her tone carrying some expectation.
Facing such a soft and fluffy little loli’s straightforward confession, she should have been happy, but why did Lin Muyu only feel a headache, and even a bit speechless?
She was silent for a moment, raising her hand to press her throbbing temples, asking helplessly.
“Just tell me, why must you insist on marrying me?”
“Because…”
Su Xingmian’s voice lowered, her eyes also dimmed somewhat, honestly revealing the reason hidden in her heart.
“As long as I marry you, I can survive, and my sister can also get a sum of money, and won’t have to live such a hard life anymore… I’m sorry, Fairy Lin, am I being a bit too selfish?”
By the end, her eyes were slightly reddening.
Only now did Lin Muyu completely understand that this seemingly innocent little loli was actually quite shrewd inside.
She wanted to bind herself to her side, so that the two sisters’ livelihood and medical treatment wouldn’t be a worry anymore.
Although her purpose indeed wasn’t pure, Lin Muyu could still understand.
“Don’t worry.”
Lin Muyu gently patted her shoulder, her tone softening considerably.
“The things I lent your sister before are enough for you two to live on for quite a while. As for the repayment date, I can wait, I’m not in a hurry. And as for your illness… I’ll help you as much as I can.”
She didn’t want to be treated as a bad sister who tricked children, so she could only agree to this for now.
After all, it was just helping out in passing. As long as her conscience was clear, that was fine.
“But…”
Su Xingmian still frowned, lowering her head in distress, her fingers lightly twisting together.
“We have nothing right now, there’s no way to repay you…”
“You, not causing me trouble is already enough repayment!”
Lin Muyu deliberately put on a stern face, pretending to look fierce.
“Okay… okay.”
Su Xingmian indeed immediately fell silent, just slowly standing up, taking small steps to move beside Lin Muyu, stopping her footsteps.
“What’s wrong?”
Lin Muyu looked at her careful appearance, wondering in her heart, asking puzzledly.
“I… I’m a little cold.”
Su Xingmian’s voice carried a tremor, her eyes timid, making a small request.
“Fairy Lin, could you… could you hug me?”
Lin Muyu subconsciously turned her head to look toward the window. The wind outside was indeed blowing, carrying some chill.
She was just about to reach out to close the window when Su Xingmian stopped her.
“Don’t close it, Fairy Lin!”
Su Xingmian quickly grabbed her sleeve, her voice slightly trembling, yet still insisting.
“I still want to look at the scenery outside the window. As long as you hug me, I won’t be cold anymore.”
“…Alright then.”
Lin Muyu looked at those eyes as clear as if they didn’t contain a trace of impurity, and the bit of hesitation in her heart slowly disappeared.
As a cultivator, she wasn’t afraid of cold or heat to begin with, so she didn’t have an extra coat to drape over Su Xingmian.
Besides, such a cute little girl, what bad intentions could she have?
She just wanted to look at the scenery outside the window while staying warm in someone’s embrace.
Just a hug, it’s not like she’d lose anything.
“Thank you, Fairy Lin!”
Su Xingmian immediately smiled, like a little ball of fluff finding a warm nest, naturally nestling into Lin Muyu’s embrace, pressing tightly against her chest.
“So thin…”
Lin Muyu gently wrapped her arms around her, only feeling the person in her arms was as light as a feather.
Although the girl’s body was also soft, holding her felt like holding a chronically malnourished puppy, with almost no weight at all.
“Hehe, Fairy’s embrace is so warm.”
Su Xingmian contentedly nuzzled closer, her little head resting on her shoulder, lifting her head again to look at the scenery outside the window, the corners of her mouth still carrying a sweet smile.
Outside the window was the bustling street and the cold wind.
Inside the room, the two people nestled together, like a gentle and beautiful painting…
……
On the other side, in front of the small house.
Xiao Huo indeed appeared at the door on time with a gray-haired old man, just as Su Xinghe had predicted.
He pointed at the old man beside him, saying to Su Xinghe who came out to greet them.
“Xinghe, this is the city’s famous miracle doctor. Maybe he can cure your sister’s illness.”
Su Xinghe heard these familiar words, and a flash of disappointment quickly passed through the depths of her eyes.
But she still quickly collected her emotions, forcing herself to perk up, squeezing a bit of a smile onto her face.
“That’s really great! But… I don’t have money to pay the consultation fee right now…”
“No money is fine.”
That “miracle doctor” slowly stroked the pale beard on his chin, his eyes lightly sweeping over Su Xinghe, his tone unfathomable as he said.
“As long as… you can take out something of value to exchange, I can treat your sister’s illness!”