When they arrived at the small courtyard, Su Ruanruan looked at the tightly closed gate painted in vermilion.
I don't even know if Mu Bai is home.
I knocked gently on the door, but no one came to open it for a long time.
Su Ruanruan was a little disappointed and turned to leave.
In the neighboring yard, a woman came out carrying a wooden basin. Seeing that there were no pedestrians on the road, she splashed the water from washing clothes onto the road.
Upon seeing Su Ruanruan, he was first taken aback, then smiled meaningfully, "What's going on today? Another young lady has come to see the young scholar next door."
She glanced at Su Ruanruan a few more times, then clicked her tongue, "But she's not as pretty as the one who went in earlier."
She didn't say anything more, splashed some water and muttered, "Big butt, easy to give birth to..." before going inside.
Su Ruanruan: ……
Are you being polite?
You said to my face that I'm not as pretty as her? What's wrong with me?
Do you know how fair and delicate my skin is under this disguise?
You're saying I have a big butt?
That's a perky, round, honey-smooth butt, wow?
Su Ruanruan placed her hand on the doorbell again and knocked on it once more.
She naturally knew who the woman was talking about. Yao Yutong had gone in, but she couldn't?!
Why did Mu Bai let the little fox into the house but keep the obedient little white rabbit out?
Ah, a man and a woman alone in a room, what are they doing?
Su Ruanruan herself was unaware that she had increased the force in her hands.
Half an hour later, the door creaked open from the inside.
A head popped out from inside, and Su Ruanruan could see the person's face clearly.
He was also wearing the student uniform of Tianhong Academy, and stood guard at the entrance with a wary expression.
Just like when she met him after leaving Mu Bai's house that day, she acted as if she were some kind of monstrous flood.
This person was none other than Fang Ru, Mu Bai's classmate and good friend at the academy.
What are you doing here?
His tone betrayed his undisguised annoyance.
"What's it to you? This isn't your home, and I'm not here to see you. Who are you? What gives you the right to act like the master of the house and ask me what I'm doing here?"
“I am Mu Bai’s classmate and friend. I have heard of you and know about your past and character.”
"Do you know how many people in the academy laugh at Mu Bai and speak ill of him because you keep pestering him? How much harm do their sarcasm and ridicule cause him? If you really care about him, stay away from him, you troublemaker."
"He was already suffering from a cold, but because you said you liked puppies, he disregarded his own health and risked his life to save the puppy that fell into the river."
"Now that his condition has worsened, are you satisfied?"
"Little puppy"? When did she ever say she liked little puppies?
Besides, the "puppy" she's talking about isn't actually a dog.
But none of that matters.
She heard the words "Mu Bai's cold has worsened".
"I don't understand what you're saying, but you have no right to stop me. Please move aside."
Fang Ru immediately lost his temper, but still tried his best to maintain the basic manners of a scholar. "Mu Bai is being taken care of by Miss Yao, so you don't need to worry about him. Miss Su, please go back!"
Yao Yutong to take care of her? Then she'd be even more worried.
That's not like a weasel bowing to a chicken... no, no.
Isn't that the wolf in sheep's clothing who tricked Little Red Riding Hood?
His face immediately turned completely cold, and his tone was heavy, "This is between him and me, get out of my way!"
Fang Ru blocked the doorway, showing no intention of making way whatsoever.
All he knew was that he couldn't let Mu Bai cloud his judgment.
He simply couldn't see what was so good about this woman.
Before she knew it, Su Ruanruan had an embroidery needle in her hand.
If he doesn't move aside, let him experience the numbness and pain in his arm.
As the two sides reached a stalemate, a faint voice rang out.
"Ruanruan, you go back first. I've caught a cold and I don't want to pass it on to you. I'll come see you after I've fully recovered."
Perhaps hearing Su Ruanruan's voice, Mu Bai came out of the house and leaned against the door frame, like a limp noodle that might slide down at any moment.
Yao Yutong, who came out with him, choked up.
Afraid of infecting Su Ruanruan?
And what about her? This guy really infuriates her.
She subtly shifted her feet, moving a little further away from him.
But looking at Su Ruanruan, who was blocked outside the door, she twitched her lips slightly.
"Brother Mu Bai, let me help you back to lie down. You're still not fully recovered, so you can't be exposed to the wind again."
Mu Bai stepped aside to avoid her help, saying, "Miss Yao, please go back too."
He glanced at the doorway again. "Ruanruan, you should go back now."
For some reason, looking at the weak and powerless boy in front of her who was pushing her away, Su Ruanruan felt a surge of irritation.
She had already taken two steps back; with just a turn, she could leave gracefully.
But just as Fang Ru was about to close the door, she met Mu Bai's misty, watery eyes once again.
A hand blocked the door, and he said, word by word, "Have you thought this through? Once I leave, I'll never come back..."
But Fang Ru was unwilling to give her a chance; it was best if she didn't bother Mu Bai.
He pushed hard, but Su Ruanruan couldn't resist his strength, and the door finally closed.
Su Ruanruan stared at the closed door, kicked a pebble at her feet, and said, "Hmph, you Mu Bai, I'm not going to care about you anymore. Wait till you find out you've been fooled, you'll be crying."
She turned and walked forward, but then she thought about what Mu Bai's classmate had said earlier. When had she ever told Mu Bai that she liked puppies?
In her past life, she did indeed pick up an abandoned puppy at a garbage dump. In it, she seemed to find her own reflection, lonely and helpless.
By then, her father had taken her back to that "home." Every day after school, she would lock herself in her attic room, hold the puppy in her arms, and talk to it about school.
That period was the happiest time for her when she went to that "home".
It is not only your pet, but also your friend and your only family.
One day, she returned from school and had just entered the yard when she heard the puppy let out a pitiful howl.
She frantically ran to the living room, only to find the little one lying on the floor, barely alive.
The father kept calling it a "beast," and even if he killed it, he couldn't vent his hatred.
It was because the little guy scared his other precious daughter.
But she's his daughter too!
From then on, she never kept any pets again, and lived alone ever since...
Thinking of this, Su Ruanruan's eyes welled up with tears.
When she looked up again, a slender figure blocked her way.
Upon seeing the soft, moist depths of her eyes, Mu Bai's heart suddenly ached.
Ruan Ruan cried; she cared about him.
He couldn't help but pull Su Ruanruan into his arms and bury his head in her shoulder and neck.
Her voice was hoarse and pleading, "Ruan Ruan, you're all I have left, please don't leave me."
You're all I have left...
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