Zi Wu really hated herself for not being able to control her mouth and blurting everything out.
"Hey, business people are always watching and listening, so they naturally know these things. But don't worry, I didn't tell her about you selling your house."
Hearing this, Mu Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head, "Please don't tell Ruan Ruan these unimportant things, shopkeeper. I'm overjoyed that Ruan Ruan escaped death and woke up, how could I regret it?"
"You seem quite infatuated with her, but let me ask you, what are you to her?" Zi Wu raised an eyebrow.
Mu Bai froze for a moment. Who was he to Ruan Ruan?
He didn't know either...
"Aren't you afraid that she'll find out you don't have the property deed anymore, and that she'll leave you because she thinks you're poor?"
After a long silence, Mu Bai said, "No one knows what will happen in the future. If Ruan Ruan really doesn't want me anymore, I won't blame her. As long as she is safe and happy, that's all that matters."
Mu Bai didn't want to discuss his private matters with Ruan Ruan with outsiders, not even Ruan Ruan's shopkeeper.
He bowed and said, "I'll be leaving now. I'll give the IOU to the shopkeeper later. Thank you for your timely help. If I ever make something of myself, I will repay your great kindness today."
Zi Wu sidestepped his bow.
Mu Bai is her mistress's man, and she cannot accept such a grand gesture.
She quickly waved her hand, "No problem, no problem, I have something to do, I'll be going now."
The last word had barely faded when the person was already more than ten feet away.
When Mu Bai returned to the room, Su Ruanruan was already asleep on the soft couch. He quietly sat down beside her, his fingertips gently tracing her features.
Looking at the bruises on her face, a wave of intense pain washed over me.
Ultimately, he failed to protect Ruan Ruan.
"Brother Mu Bai..."
Mu Bai looked up and saw that Su Ruanruan had woken up at some point, and she was looking at his reddened eyes again.
He quickly turned his head away, avoiding her gaze.
Su Ruanruan sat up, reached out, and touched his stubble-covered face and chin.
"Brother Mu Bai, why are you so good to me?"
"Ruanruan is also very good to me." Mu Bai looked up, suppressing his sadness, and forced a smile before turning to look at Su Ruanruan.
“My father’s family was very prominent. My mother was just one of his concubines. The mistress would always bring people to abuse my mother and me. My mother could not bear the humiliation, so she took me and left for a distant place, eventually settling here in the west.”
"My mother and I depended on each other for survival. She treated me very well, was kind to everyone, and was gentle and refined..."
"Unfortunately, my mother did not live long."
Mu Bai pressed Su Ruanruan's palm against his face, his voice low and hoarse, "Ruanruan, you're all I have left."
"If something happens to you, how can I live on my own?"
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