She ultimately did not stay, leaving Huo Yan with only a proud silhouette.
Huo Yan's eyes were deep and unfathomable. Which side of her was the real her?
One moment they're acting innocent, harmless, timid, and cowardly. But when faced with a dead body beside them, they're remarkably calm and collected.
She tried to appear brave and calm, but her uneasy and cold little hands betrayed her.
However, he knew that this woman was extremely cunning and of questionable character.
Su Ruanruan came out of the restaurant and planned to go to the tofu shop again. When she passed by a wonton shop she often went to, she found Mu Bai sitting there, looking dazed and cute as if all his energy had been drained.
Su Ruanruan pursed her lips. Was he waiting for her?
Whenever he had free time, he would wait for her on her usual route and teach her to read.
Before, he waited for the original owner of the body; now, he waits for her.
"Soft."
When Su Ruanruan appeared in his sight, Mu Bai's dark eyes instantly lit up.
"Ruanruan, what happened to your lips?"
Su Ruanruan touched her broken lips. Damn it, it's all Huo Yan's fault. How can she face anyone now?
"It's nothing, I just accidentally bit myself while eating."
"Oh." Mu Bai lowered his head slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing in his dark eyes beneath his long eyelashes.
"Ruan Ruan, no matter what they say about you, I will never give up on you. I just want to be with you."
“Brother Mu Bai, I’ve told you, I won’t marry you. You’re so wonderful, you’ll definitely find a better girl. We are two different kinds of people. I have a bad reputation, and if I were to follow you, it would only affect your career and make you a laughing stock in other people’s eyes.”
"Wow, I didn't expect you to be so self-aware. I have to applaud your statement."
Baiyun, dressed in a lake-blue dress, walked into the wonton shop with her hands behind her back.
She sat down directly next to Mu Bai, her gaze unabashedly fixed on him.
Feeling stared at so intently, Mu Bai could only move his stool further away from her.
But as he moved, Baiyun followed.
Mu Bai's fair face flushed crimson, and she said angrily, "Miss Bai, please have some self-respect!"
Bai Yun rested her chin on her hand and leaned even closer. "Brother Mu Bai, what can you do to me if I don't respect myself?"
Mu Bai suddenly stood up. "What exactly do you want from me to stop bothering me?"
Bai Yun grinned, "Who told me to like Brother Mu Bai?"
"Miss Bai? Have you seen your father today?"
Bai Yun then turned her gaze to Su Ruanruan, "Stop bringing up my father. I know he wants to marry you as his second wife. He goes to buy you tofu every day, and I'm tired of it."
She scoffed, "What's so great about you, woman? You're not even as good-looking as me, so why do they all like you?"
Su Ruanruan crossed her arms. "Although you are the daughter of a county magistrate, you have no manners whatsoever. Brother Mubai is not someone a plain-looking woman like you can marry. If you truly love him, you should let go. Let him study hard and achieve his dreams in the future."
Bai Yun tightened his grip on the whip. "I can't bring myself to give up my beloved."
Su Ruanruan raised an eyebrow, "If you keep bothering Brother Mu, I'll promise your father I'll become your stepmother and spank you every day!"
"You! I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Baiyun raised the whip in her hand and lashed it out this way.
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