Chapter 48 Do you want to come up the mountain with me?
Tu Yao woke up in her own bed.
She stared at the ceiling above her head, her eyes wide open; she was still alive.
I touched my hair; it was smooth and silky.
She took out her phone and saw that Tu Chaoxi had sent her a message an hour ago, pointing out how quickly she had caused trouble.
—Make sure to close the doors and windows tightly when you go to sleep at night.
Tu Yao thought for a moment and then made a phone call.
Tu Chaoxi had just finished filming today's advertisement and immediately answered the call.
"Tu Xiaomao, what's going on? Why are you picking on someone? Anyone with a short temper will hold a grudge against you. I have an advertisement to shoot and can't come back for the time being. How about we send someone to pick you up and let you hide here?"
Tu Chaoxi was extremely worried. In just a few days, his sister had become a troublemaker, specifically targeting a madman who had set fire to the place.
Tu Yao shook her head: "No need, he doesn't hate me that much anymore. He just helped me clean the splinters out of my hair."
"But he might not want to talk to me tomorrow."
You'll feel annoyed, regretful, and want to escape even more.
"But I will take the initiative to go to him."
Tu Chaoxi: ?
"...Come on, Tu Xiaomao, let's have a chat. The time before last, you splashed a basin of water on him, and he helped you carry bricks for two hours. The last time you splashed him, he helped you set fire to the wheat field. This time, your wolfhound friend kicked him into the water, and he cleaned a head full of sawdust off you. You've splashed him three times in total, and each time you repay evil with kindness."
"Oh no, Tu Xiaomao, I think there's something really wrong with his head."
"Don't look for him anymore, just let him go."
Unlike the previous two times when Tu Yao reported to him, this time Tu Chaoxi finally attracted strong attention.
He quickly grabbed a tablet and flipped through the recordings from the past two days.
Pressing the pause button reveals a shot of Nan Ke facing the camera.
Tu Chaoxi was stunned for a moment.
He had heard Tu Yao talk about Nan Ke several times, but this was the first time he had seen Nan Ke's face clearly.
Gentle, naturally smiling eyebrows and eyes, a straight nose, and thin, upturned lips.
...Surprisingly, it looks somewhat familiar.
Tu Chaoxi exited the app again, typed the two characters "Nan Ke" and clicked search.
Thanks to his self-disclosure on his very first day here, he has recently become famous on the internet.
Many people felt that he had a powerful background, since he was still able to appear on TV despite having plagiarism accusations and setting his house on fire. So they started digging into his backing.
But the results that were uncovered were quite shocking.
This 21-year-old student from Yenching Conservatory of Music does not have a strong social background; in fact, he was once an orphan.
He was later adopted by a painter couple, but two years ago, with their passing, he became an orphan again.
This shows that he couldn't possibly be a resource-seeking individual seeking refuge from disaster.
Twenty-one years old, an orphan, adopted at the age of eleven.
When all this information came together, Tu Chaoxi was suddenly stunned.
Looking back at that face, a fleeting, elusive message flashed through his mind.
The screen automatically turned off after being idle for too long, revealing his somewhat confused face.
The next second, Tu Chaoxi's head suddenly went "boom"!
...
After an unknown amount of time, Tu Chaoxi spoke again, her voice strained, "...Tu Xiaomao."
"Will you promise me something?"
Tu Yao replied without hesitation, "Okay."
Tu Chaoxi smiled and said, "...You agreed without even asking."
He rubbed his face and continued, "That Nan Ke... be nicer to him, treat him like you treat me, okay? I take back what I just said. Keep him here, no matter what, keep him here. I'll come back as soon as possible."
"Please...please don't let him lose it again."
He spoke incoherently, but Tu Yao replied without hesitation, "Okay."
Tu Chaoxi's voice choked up slightly, "...Our little Mao is so good."
After hanging up the phone, he couldn't hold back any longer and covered his slightly reddened eyes.
He had been searching for his two younger brothers for years, but to no avail. He understood that the fact that his two brothers refused to show themselves despite his fame across the country was largely intentional.
Just like he did at the beginning, Nan Ke must also harbor resentment towards Tu Yao from back then.
After watching the recording for a while, Tu Chaoxi laughed again with red eyes.
...Yet, just like him now, his old wounds are being healed little by little by Tu Yao.
Thinking of something, he called the director again.
On the other end of the phone, Tu Yao hung up, yawned, and lay back down on the bed.
She's not a very smart person, nor is she very powerful right now, so she needs her brother's help to keep the people she wants to keep.
So the next morning, when Nan Ke asked the director if she wanted to leave, she was immediately refused.
The director looked troubled: "No, it won't work. Not only have you only been filming for less than two days, but even if you wanted to leave, you can't leave today. The car broke down."
Nan Ke glanced at the two vans at the village entrance and frowned slightly: "Did something go wrong?"
The director nodded affirmatively: "It's broken. It won't be fixed until the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Nan Ke suppressed her doubts and nodded with a smile: "Okay."
A staff member watching Nan Ke's retreating figure couldn't help but whisper, "Director, why didn't you agree to let him leave?"
This person also has a lot of dirt on him, and the cameras following him are trying to avoid him like the plague.
Besides, the car doesn't seem to be broken...
The director is exhausted. You should ask Tu Chaoxi about that. Tu Chaoxi suddenly called him last night, saying that he must keep Nan Ke here before he comes back.
If necessary, the car can be broken down.
At worst, he can come back and compensate.
The director silently scratched his head, keeping an eye on Tu Yao and Nan Ke, making one request after another, treating him like he was no outsider, like a turtle in a wishing well.
"Oh, right."
The director suddenly remembered something and called him back, "Teacher Tu asked me to pass on a message to you yesterday, saying that after watching the recordings of the past two days, he would appreciate it if you could continue to take care of Xiao Mao."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Ke's back stiffened.
He almost fled in panic, frantically taking out his phone to ask Chen Shu.
"What do you mean I'm troubled to continue taking care of her? Did I ever do anything to her before...?"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Shu sighed: "Let me give you my perspective as a viewer."
“It’s only been three days, and you first helped her move bricks late at night without holding a grudge, then you helped her set fire to her wheat field, and yesterday you even spent an hour picking sawdust for her. Isn’t this taking care of her?”
"Can……"
Nan Ke clenched his fists and tried to calmly retort, "But I have a reason. I just wanted to start that fire."
"I understand, I understand."
Chen Shu said with some helplessness: "But don't you think it's amazing? From the perspective of an audience member, you are taking care of Tu Xiaomao, but from the perspective of a doctor and patient, she seems to be healing you in her own way."
Nanke was speechless for a moment.
Chen Shu sighed deeply on the other end of the phone, "Nan Ke, your sister seems to have a natural ability to do things that I couldn't do in ten years."
"I think, could you try not to run away?"
He carefully advised, "Treat her like a newborn sister, approach her and accept her."
Nan Ke fell silent for a long time before curving her lips into a smile: "...Do you mean you want me to become the second Tu Chaoxi?"
Let go of past hatred and start anew.
Chen Shu sighed again: "In my eyes, you already are."
Nan Ke's lips stiffened.
"Little sister! Where are you going? The live stream is about to start!"
Wen Yu's voice suddenly came from behind.
Nan Ke subconsciously looked up and saw Tu Yao across from him. She was wearing a bright yellow floral dress and carrying a basket as she walked into the mountains.
Hearing Wen Yu call her, she quickly turned around and walked over, patting the straw hat on her head, "I'm going to the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs, I'll be right back when I'm done."
Just as she finished speaking, a rustling sound came from the bushes nearby, and Wolf Fang darted out again, circling around Tu Yao.
After wandering around for a while, he spotted Nan Ke precisely, confirmed that she was still there, and then continued to nuzzle Tu Yao.
Wen Yu glanced awkwardly at Nan Ke, who was holding up her phone.
"The dog is here again. It seems to really like the little sister."
Tu Yao patted the dog's head. The herbs she sent last time should have been very effective, which is why Wolf Fang had time to come over.
So she has to dig some more so that Wolf Fang can take them away.
Nan Ke lowered her eyes, gripped her phone tightly, and forced herself to look away from Tu Yao.
Is he already one...?
But he didn't look at Tu Yao. Instead, Tu Yao walked up to him and extended her hand with a smile.
"Can you come with me?"
Nan Ke: "...Where to?"
Tu Yao pointed to the mountain with a calm expression: "The herbs I'm looking for today all grow at the very back of the mountain."
In an instant, Nan Ke's gaze sharpened.
Her voice trembled uncontrollably, "...What did you say?"
Tu Yao said patiently, "I said there are many herbs on the mountain, and I would like you to help me pick them."
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