Meet again

"Woo."

A girl with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth woke up from her coma in a daze, her eyelashes trembling.

What came into her sight was an old woodshed. The air was filled with a strong smell of wood and earth, which made her wrinkle her nose.

Then she tried to move her bound body, but of course she couldn't move at all.

Is she...kidnapped?

She tried hard to recall what had happened before, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Because...there was no scene where she was kidnapped alone!

How come she was happily eating snacks one second and here the next?

[Dog system! Are you the one behind this again? ]

The kidnapped person was none other than the real daughter of the Chongde Marquis's Mansion, Mu Wan'er.

She leaned against the wall, stopped struggling, and closed her eyes leisurely while talking to the system.

Anyway, with her identity as the heroine, she will not die until she completes the strategy.

However, when she heard the system's reply, she suddenly opened her eyes, glaring angrily.

[There is a bug in the plot that cannot be fixed at the moment? ! ]

This was a situation she had never encountered in her previous two times of transmigrating into a book.

The previous plots all have a self-healing function, which means that even if she doesn't follow the plot, what is supposed to happen will still happen, such as the darkening of the "evil" female supporting character Mur An Ning.

Even though she tried to stop it twice, she was unable to avoid the sisters becoming enemies.

[So what is my current situation? Please check it for me! ]

She frowned, recalling that there seemed to be only one kidnapping scene in this book, but she was not the only one kidnapped, Mu An Ning was also kidnapped.

It was also that kidnapping that caused Mu An Ning's mentality to become unbalanced, laying the foundation for her subsequent transformation into a dark person.

Because...she, the heroine, was the only one who was rescued, while Mu An Ning was not rescued until she was discovered by government officials.

What made her even more disheartened was that she watched her fiancé save others instead of herself.

Recalling this plot, Mu Wan'er had nothing but complaints.

In the book, the two sisters were thrown into two different corners, and when the male protagonist and the male supporting role pushed the door open, the first person they saw was Mu Wan'er, who was facing the door.

In addition, the light was dim, so they didn't notice that there was another person lying unconscious in the corner.

The first two times she entered the book, the first thing she did after being untied was to try to remind them of Mu An Ning's existence.

However, every time at this time, patrolmen would rush over and force them to leave immediately.

Mu An Ning always woke up from his coma at this time, watching the three people leaving with his own eyes, and his heart felt as if it was being cut into pieces by a cold blade.

Everything is so coincidental, so bloody...

The mechanical sound of the system brought her back to her senses, but when she heard its cold reply, she became even more speechless.

[***Wait for the hero to save me? Then how long do I have to wait? 】

[***Please tell me why I was kidnapped! ]

From her blocked mouth, she kept making howling sounds to express her protest.

The problem is, she has only met the male protagonist once, and she has no impression of it at all!

She really couldn't go on with this sweet and charming story that everyone loved!

Fortunately, in this plot, Mu An Ning left the mansion early and did not experience the kidnapping.

I guess...it won't turn evil.

She really hated this kind of plot. It was obvious that the female lead and the second female lead could get along well with each other, but the supporting female lead had to be made less intelligent to set off the female lead and serve as a contrast to the female lead.

And she was dragged into the book again and again just because she liked the female supporting role. Was it really necessary?

The system immediately noticed her little thought, and a cold mechanical voice warned her not to be happy too soon.

Once a way is found to fix the plot, everything will happen again.

Except for the male and female protagonists, everyone is in a chess game, destined to be manipulated by fate.

*

The bailiff waved his hand to disperse the crowd of onlookers: "Go away, go away!"

Mu An Ning raised his eyes and looked towards the young master, but still could not see the figure of the woman in purple.

"aunt."

"Mother."

A woman in an old dark dress heard the two's voices, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and she walked towards them calmly.

However, when she got closer, the joy on his face turned into worry, and there was a hint of blame in his tone: "Why are you two here?"

Fang Ziweng ran into her arms: "I'm worried about you, mother." He hugged his mother tightly, fearing that she would be taken away again: "I'm glad you're okay, mother!"

Qiao Qingsheng also breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to ask what happened, he heard the woman say, "Who is this girl?"

Aunt Fang's gentle gaze fell on Qiao Qingsheng. Mu An Ning, who had been silent, was distracted for a moment.

She was dressed in a moon-white dress, with a plain satin belt around her waist, and her silky black hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin.

Eyebrows like a crescent moon, eyes like hanging pearls, such a beautiful face actually reminded her of an old friend.

Qiao Qingsheng introduced her in a gentle voice: "Aunt, this is Miss An Ning, who just moved to Liuyin Street recently."

Aunt Fang came back to her senses and nodded thoughtfully, remembering that Fang Ziweng had told her about this.

Mu An Ning smiled sweetly and bowed slightly: "Auntie Fang."

Aunt Fang was a little overwhelmed and said, "Alas, this is the first time I see someone bowing to me, young lady, please get up quickly..." She quickly reached out to support Mu An Ning, and asked with a hint of inquiry in her eyes, "Where are you from, young lady?"

Mu An Ning pursed her red lips, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Her biological parents have passed away, and her adoptive parents should have nothing to do with her in the future.

She is like a fallen leaf, drifting away from the branch, lonely and helpless, with no place to go.

While she was feeling depressed, Qiao Qingsheng beside her seemed to see her embarrassment and suddenly said, "Aunt, you must be tired too." He held her arm and said kindly, "Why don't we go back first? It's not convenient to talk standing in front of the government office."

Aunt Fang was attracted by this and nodded in agreement. She looked at Mu An Ning and said, "Since we are neighbors, Miss An Ning, please come with us."

Mu An Ning smiled and said hello softly, and inadvertently looked up at the young man who rescued her.

The sunlight shone on his dark and light green robe, instantly casting a layer of light on his clear and handsome features.

The young man suddenly turned his head and saw the girl looking at him with her eyes smiling. He was slightly startled, then responded with a shy smile.

For some reason, seeing her broken face just now, he actually developed a desire to protect her that had nothing to do with love between men and women.

When he was a child, he wanted to have a sister who was like a delicate flower and needed to be cared for.

Unexpectedly, his sister's personality was completely opposite to what he had imagined, but... she was also very likable.

I just wonder...how is she now?

As they walked, Fang Ziweng suddenly asked curiously, "Mother, what happened just now?" He grabbed the woman's sleeve and said, "I thought I would never see you again!"

Qiao Qingsheng tapped the child's head gently and scolded him in a gentle voice: "What are you talking about!"

Fang Ziweng quickly covered his head and said, "Cousin, why did you hit me?" He ran to the other side of the woman and complained, "Mother, you don't care about him!"

Aunt Fang was amused, and she reached out to hold back Fang Ziweng who was trying to fight back: "Alright, alright." Her face darkened slightly, and she sighed: "This matter has to start from seven days ago."

"At first, there was only one man who said he felt unwell after eating at our Zuiyuelou restaurant."

"There were many troublemakers in the building in the past, so the shopkeeper didn't take it seriously and only gave him some medical expenses, as if it was money spent on disaster relief."

"Unexpectedly, within half a day, more and more men came into the building, all of them vomiting and having diarrhea, and the doctors we invited were helpless."

"The shopkeeper had no choice but to give each of them a sum of money as medicine to recuperate." Her slightly hunched body trembled, and there was a hint of panic in her tone: "I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect that there would be a murder case..."

Mu An Ning frowned and said thoughtfully, "Has the murderer been brought to justice now?"

Aunt Fang shook her head, her brows tightly wrinkled into a "川" shape: "The government has ordered that Zuiyuelou cannot be opened until the murderer is found."

Qiao Qingsheng saw the worry in Aunt Fang's eyes and smiled to comfort her, "Aunt, you can take advantage of these few days to rest."

Aunt Fang chuckled, "I stay at home every day, you two brothers, please don't think I'm annoying." She relaxed her brows and said, "The shopkeeper is kind-hearted. Even if the shop is closed, he will still pay the wages as usual."

Mu An Ning raised her eyebrows and asked, "Auntie Fang, is the shopkeeper of Zuiyuelou the young woman from the government office before?"

Hearing Aunt Fang's description, the woman was not simple, but she did not seem like a bad person.

Aunt Fang nodded slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes: "Why are you asking about our shopkeeper, young lady?"

Mu An Ning's eyebrows moved slightly: "I'm just a little curious." She added: "It seems that she was the only one who didn't come out just now."

Aunt Fang sighed again: "The shopkeeper guaranteed it with his own life. This matter has nothing to do with us cooks." She lowered her eyes and said: "After the interrogation, the county magistrate released us, but only invited her in for tea..."

Mu An Ning nodded. This shopkeeper was indeed a man who valued friendship and loyalty.

But why did Zhixian leave her alone?

She wanted to ask something else, but they had already arrived at Fang's house without realizing it.

Qiao Qingsheng stopped and said, "Aunt, Ziweng, you two go in first."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Fang looked at the two of them meaningfully, then smiled and asked Fang Ziweng to say goodbye to Mu Anning.

Qiao Qingsheng turned to look at the beautiful girl and said hesitantly, "Miss An Ning, why don't I walk you a little further? It's really not safe for a girl like you to go back alone."

Mu An Ning felt warm in her heart when she heard his caring words, but she shook her head: "Brother Fang, don't bother."

As the palace examination is approaching, his time should be extremely precious now.

It's only a quarter of an hour's journey, so it should be fine for her to walk alone.

"Can..."

Seeing that Qiao Qingsheng wanted to say something, she smiled and looked at the bustling street: "This street is crowded with people. It's only a quarter of an hour's walk. Brother Fang, don't worry."

She was about to say goodbye when she suddenly remembered that she had a gift yet to give. She smiled and said, "Brother Fang, I brought some small things for Ziweng when I came to visit." As she spoke, she took out the things she had bought from the stall from her sleeve and said, "And this handkerchief. Please give it to Aunt Fang."

Qiao Qingsheng awkwardly stretched out his hand to refuse: "Miss, this is too much..."

Mu An Ning smiled and put the things into his hands: "They are just some small items, Brother Fang, please accept them. An Ning will take his leave."

Qiao Qingsheng had no choice but to take it. Looking at the slender figure gradually disappearing into the bustling crowd, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

I don't know whose family she is from. She is obviously of the same age as his sister, yet she is so sensible.

He lowered his eyes to hide the sadness in them.

*

As Mu An Ning walked, he felt something strange for some reason and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

When she finally arrived at the house, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She was about to push the door open, but was suddenly blocked by a tall figure.

Her slender white fingertips curled slightly, her feathery eyelashes trembled involuntarily, her shoulders visibly straightened for a moment, and she clearly felt a drop of cold sweat sliding down her back into her robes.

In broad daylight, could there really be some bad guy out there?

She immediately felt a surge of regret. If she had known this would happen, she would not have rejected Qiao Qingsheng's kindness...

As her heart was pounding and she dared not look back, a familiar, slightly hoarse voice sounded softly in her ears, like a feather gently brushing her heart.

"Mu An Ning... you really made it easy for this prince to find you."