The atmosphere was inexplicably melancholic, and Su Ruanruan sobbed a few times, "Brother Mubai..."
She gently stroked Mu Bai's face, then suddenly pinched his cheek hard with her thumb and forefinger.
"Hiss..." Mu Bai's fair face instantly turned red.
"What do you mean you can't live alone? I don't want you to think that way. Life doesn't stop just because someone is gone. You still have a teacher who appreciates you, friends who share your joys and sorrows, books you can never finish reading, roads you can never finish traveling, and scenery you can never see again."
"It was not easy for your mother to raise you alone. Even on her deathbed, she probably wanted you to live well."
"Human life has its ups and downs, its joys and sorrows. Even if I am no longer here, you must be my eyes, seeing all things in the world for me, experiencing the hardships and joys of humanity."
"If the opposite is true, I will do the same!"
Su Ruanruan stroked Mu Bai's lips with her fingertips, pressed her forehead against his, and gazed at his eyes, which were filled with clear starlight, with her captivating almond-shaped eyes.
She stared at him for a few moments, then hooked her arm around his belt and pulled him closer. Her soft lips landed on Mu Bai's fair earlobe, and she gently bit it into her mouth.
Su Ruanruan only stopped teasing Mu Bai when she heard his disordered breathing.
Looking at his flushed cheeks and ripe, shrimp-like ears, Su Ruanruan planted another kiss on his soft lips.
"Brother Mu Bai, love yourself before loving others, and never wrong yourself."
Under Mu Bai's shocked gaze, Su Ruanruan changed the subject.
"Brother Mu Bai, I want to go home with you..."
"Okay, I'll take you home."
Mu Bai took Su Ruanruan to bid farewell to Bai Bai.
Just then, Bai Bai came out of prison, his face ashen, looking quite unpleasant.
His expression softened when he met Su Ruanruan's gentle gaze.
She sighed softly, "My daughter is so naughty, I'm really sorry."
"What happened today was my presumption, and I have no one to blame but myself. I had hoped to get to know Miss Bai, but I never expected her to hold such a deep prejudice against me, even accusing me of stepping on her hand..."
"If I had held back then, she wouldn't have said those things."
“I know Miss Bai is kind-hearted and quick-tempered, but she has no bad intentions. It is all my fault. Please do not punish Miss Bai, sir.”
"She was already in a bad mood because she was locked up in jail."
Bai Bai pursed his lips; he knew Ruan Ruan would never step on her.
She was so badly injured that even speaking a few words would aggravate her shoulder wound, so how could she possibly hurt Baiyun?
That rebellious daughter actually tried to defend herself; she's utterly lawless.
Mu Bai's gentle eyes immediately looked over, a hint of worry in them. Could Ruan Ruan already know what he was doing at the academy?
Su Ruanruan knew what he was thinking, and smiled faintly, "Lord Bai, I've troubled you these past two days, so I won't bother you any longer. If there are any new developments in the Zhou Butcher case, or if a court hearing is required, I'm ready to come at any time."
Although Bai Bai was reluctant to part with her, he had no excuse to keep her here.
They wanted to send Su Ruanruan back in their own sedan chair, but they refused.
Su Ruanruan's wound was a little sore, but not to that extent. If others saw her like this at this critical moment, they might say that Bai Bai was biased towards her.
As they left the government office, Mu Bai insisted on holding her hand. The two walked slowly, as Mu Bai was afraid that walking too fast would aggravate the injury on her shoulder.
Shops lined both sides of the street, and the streets were teeming with people, with vendors' shouts rising and falling.
Some sharp-eyed people in the crowd recognized Su Ruanruan, their eyes filled with pity and disdain.
The whispers were neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to reach Su Ruanruan's ears.
Some cursed her for being shameless, while others felt sorry for Mu Bai.
Some even say she bewitched Mu Bai, which is why she lured such a fine young man away.
A needle tip may be small, but it hurts the most; the tongue may have no bones, but it wounds the deepest!
Mu Bai stopped and glanced at them. Just as he was about to speak, Su Ruanruan tugged at his sleeve.
"Ignore them, Brother Mu Bai."
"Don't worry about what they think. They have mouths, we can't just stop them from speaking."
Su Ruanruan smiled at Mu Bai, completely ignoring the comments from others, and continued walking forward.
"Ruanruan, when you went to the prison today, did Miss Bai say anything to you?"
Su Ruanruan knew that Mu Bai was afraid Bai Yun would reveal that he had been bullied at the academy, and that she would worry about him if she found out.
"What? I only heard from the maid that her young lady got into a fight with me and was arrested by Lord Bai and locked up in jail."
Su Ruanruan gritted her teeth and said, "I originally wanted to visit her out of kindness, but I didn't expect that she would find out about me being captured by Butcher Zhou, curse me for not dying, and even insult me, falsely accusing me of stepping on her hand..."
"Brother Mu Bai, she's so fierce and domineering. I don't like her, so please don't like her either, okay?"
Mu Bai said in a panic, "No, no... no, I didn't, I don't like her, how could I like her?"
Seeing Mu Bai trying so hard to defend himself, looking so helpless, Su Ruanruan's eyes curved into a smile.
After returning to the courtyard and settling Su Ruanruan in, Mu Bai went to prepare lunch.
The vegetables were bought before he picked up Su Ruanruan; he was truly short of money now.
He looked up at the somewhat old house, where he had lived for over a decade. It held so many memories for him.
The mimosa tree in the yard was planted when he was a child, and it has grown so big in the blink of an eye.
I really don't want to leave, and I don't know how much longer I can stay here.
He wanted to give Ruan Ruan a better life, but instead he made her suffer so much.
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