Fate Trading System – Chapter 357

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 16

Chu Muyu over there was not that calm.

She did not choose to call, but sent a message instead, because she was afraid she would be unable to control her emotions and would explode.

It seemed like they would part on bad terms¹ every time, no matter what purpose or original intention she held.

And communicating this way could keep her from losing control, and also allow her to think about what she wanted to say.

The effect of this seemed much better than before. It seemed that as she became polite and courteous, the person on the other end also could not easily say anything more.

Chu Muyu took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

It will get better.

Su Xin felt like she was living the life of a kept woman².

She wondered how much rent she would have to pay this month to offset the cost of living here and the cost of the Auntie making three meals a day.

She had already been living here for two days. She would wake up in the morning to eat the breakfast the Auntie made, then go to school. Lunch and dinner were both eaten with Chu Yanxi.

It was clear that Chu Yanxi was very busy. After finishing lunch, she would say a few words to her and then leave in a hurry, but she still insisted on coming back for lunch the next day.

Chu Yanxi didn’t make any overly passionate moves of pursuit, but her words would tease Su Xin from time to time, and her meticulous care made one feel very good.

Su Xin looked at the time. There were three classes in total this afternoon, and class would end at five o’clock.

It was already four o’clock; there was still an hour to go.

Some people were taking notes, but most were still playing on their phones.

Su Xin held a pen in her hand, taking notes and occasionally looking at her phone.

Lin Xiaohuan definitely counted as a well-behaved, good student. Online, besides chatting and shopping, she did almost nothing else.

Su Xin’s phone screen suddenly lit up. Su Xin glanced at it; it was a message from Chu Yanxi.

『I have a social engagement tonight, so I won’t be home for dinner. Just let the Auntie make whatever you want to eat. If there’s anything you want, I can bring it back for you when I get home tonight. —Chu Yanxi』

『Understood. No need to bring anything. Take care of yourself.』

Su Xin touched her chin, rolled her eyes, and sent another message.

『The way you nag seems like my mom.』

This was, of course, Su Xin teasing. She didn’t have a mom, so naturally, no one would nag her like that. Lin Xiaohuan’s mother wouldn’t talk like that either. Chu Yanxi’s tone was very much like a big boss.

There was no reply from Chu Yanxi’s side; she had probably gone to get busy.

The old one just left, and the young one arrived.

Su Xin looked at the message from Chu Muyu and the corner of her mouth twitched.

Actually, Chu Yanxi wasn’t old at all, but just as Chu Yanxi liked to tease her and watch her hold back from exploding, she also liked to tease Chu Yanxi verbally like this, as a small counterattack.

Chu Muyu: You should only have three classes today, right? Want to have dinner together?

Chu Muyu must have found out her class schedule from somewhere. This kind of thing was very easy to get, so Chu Muyu knew her schedule.

Su Xin thought for a moment. Since Chu Yanxi wasn’t coming home for dinner today anyway, she might as well go have a meal with Chu Muyu. She had to flaunt herself in her face a little.

Lin Xiaohuan: Okay, then.

Chu Muyu: Then I’ll call you when class is over, and we can decide on a place then.

Lin Xiaohuan: Mm.

Su Xin propped her cheeks with both hands. Her outfit today was quite nice; it was perfectly fine for meeting Chu Muyu.

But there are always some accidents that happen, which Su Xin did not expect.

After class, Su Xin didn’t receive Chu Muyu’s call first, but one from Lin Xiaoge³ instead.

Lin Xiaoge was Lin Xiaohuan’s older brother, three years her senior.

In Lin Xiaohuan’s heart, Lin Xiaoge’s image had always been tall and serious, like a father.

Lin Xiaoge used to be mischievous, but just as Lin Xiaohuan suppressed herself, Lin Xiaoge also suppressed himself, striving to become the “good child” that others spoke of.

Excellent grades, hardworking and motivated, mature and steady.

Lin Xiaohuan was afraid of her dad, but she wasn’t afraid of her Ge⁴.

Her Ge was very good to her. Although they weren’t the type to be clingy and contact each other often, he never forgot to bring her a gift for any holiday.

“Ge? Why are you calling me today?”

“I happened to be here on business. Want to grab a meal together? I might get busy after this.”

Lin Xiaoge was already working.

“Okay.”

Between her older brother and Chu Muyu, Su Xin of course chose the former without hesitation.

As for releasing Chu Muyu’s pigeon⁵? What did that count for? Hadn’t Chu Muyu released Lin Xiaohuan’s pigeons enough times?

“Are you out of class?”

“Class is over.”

“You don’t have evening self-study, right?”

“No.”

“Then I’ll wait for you at your school gate.”

“Okay, I’ll be right out.”

After finishing her call with Lin Xiaoge, Su Xin hung up and called Chu Muyu.

“Hm? I was just about to call you.”

“I might not be able to have dinner with you tonight. My Ge came to see me and he has to leave again soon, so I plan to have a meal with him.”

When Chu Muyu heard the first half, her face darkened, but after hearing the reason, her expression softened again.

“You’re not lying to me, are you?”

“Is there any need for me to lie to you? If I didn’t want to have dinner with you, I could have just not agreed in the first place.”

“Then you’ll have dinner with me tomorrow.”

“Fine.”

Listening to Chu Muyu’s tone, Su Xin couldn’t be bothered to say anything more and just agreed directly.

However, if they were having dinner tomorrow, then she would have to give Chu Muyu a “surprise.”

While walking toward the school gate, Su Xin called the cooking Auntie again and told her that she didn’t need to cook today because neither she nor Chu Yanxi would be eating at home.

Lin Xiaoge was standing at the gate, attracting quite a bit of attention.

He was wearing a set of casual clothes and looked very energetic.

He had a medium build and wore a pair of glasses, looking tall, straight, and refined.

“Ge.”

Lin Xiaoge squinted and sized up Su Xin, a little surprised in his heart.

“You look like you’ve changed a lot.”

At the very least, the aura around her had changed. Lin Xiaoge had always cared a lot about his younger sister; although he didn’t show it much on the surface, he was still very observant.

Her hair was cut short, her spirits were better, and her whole person seemed much sunnier, more cheerful, and more confident.

Lin Xiaoge had been worried that his younger sister would still have her previous shy and timid appearance, so he was a little relieved to see that she had changed.

“Mm.”

Su Xin nodded and didn’t say much else.

Lin Xiaohuan was not good with words, even with her own relatives.

“What do you want to eat?”

“Anything’s fine. Let’s go there.”

“Okay.”

A person’s change couldn’t be without reason, so during the meal, Lin Xiaoge started to tap on the side and hit from the flank⁶.

“Are you in a relationship?”

“No.”

Su Xin shook her head.

“Is someone pursuing you?”

“Mm.”

Su Xin hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. Chu Yanxi could be considered a pursuer, she supposed.

The scars on her wrist were covered by Su Xin. She was wearing short sleeves in the summer, which made them hard to hide, so Su Xin wore a light pink decorative item on her wrist, similar to a wristband, which was not conspicuous and could cover them well.

“No wonder you’ve changed. Don’t worry, this is a normal thing. You’re eighteen now anyway, so Mom and Dad won’t say anything.”

Lin Xiaoge thought his younger sister was hesitating. After all, their family upbringing was very strict and had never allowed puppy love. That was why his sister, who was clearly very delicate and pretty, had always been unwilling to dress up, silently shrinking in a corner.

“Mm…”

“Tell your Ge, what kind of boy is he?”

“She… is very nice.”

Su Xin opened her mouth, perfectly mimicking Lin Xiaohuan’s demeanor. She drew out her voice for a moment, two faint blushes appearing on her face, and in the end only managed to stammer out that she was very nice.

“As long as you think it’s suitable. If you get bullied, just tell Ge. You don’t have to let Mom and Dad know, since it’s not a confirmed relationship anyway.”

“I…”

“Haven’t made up your mind yet, have you?”

“Mm.”

“You must keep your eyes wide open⁷. Your older brother doesn’t want you to get hurt.”

“Mm.”

Su Xin responded in a low voice. In front of Lin Xiaoge, she just needed to pretend to be well-behaved. In the eyes of Lin Xiaohuan’s family, Lin Xiaohuan was a very good and obedient person who would absolutely never do anything out of line. It was very easy to play this role; she just had to be silent, silent, and silent again. They would fill in the blanks⁸ with the answers themselves anyway.

After the meal, Lin Xiaoge accompanied Su Xin for a walk for a while, then planned to leave.

He had already finished his business, and it was best to rush back that same night.

Su Xin saw him off, her parting smile perfect and flawless.

Su Xin did not plan to let the family know that Lin Xiaohuan liked girls. After all, Lin Xiaohuan didn’t want her family to know either.

It wasn’t just fear that they would be angry, but also fear that they would be sad.

The summer nights were also stuffy and hot, and the buzzing sound of mosquitoes was rather unpleasant.

Su Xin walked on the road back, looking up at the round moon in the sky.

Master Fourteen, how will I leave? It won’t be that however the original owner left, I have to leave the same way, right?

The more Su Xin thought about it, the more she found it creepy. She really didn’t want to commit suicide by slitting her wrists, or any kind of suicide for that matter.

If she were to merely detach her consciousness, and the body would become as it was when she arrived, then that would feel a bit tragic.

Although that was how it was supposed to be, Su Xin thought of Chu Yanxi.

Su Xin didn’t care how others would react upon seeing it. The original owner died that way anyway, so if others saw it, they saw it. What did their reactions have to do with her? But Chu Yanxi… after all, she was the one who had provoked her.

【No. In the spirit of humanitarianism, the Host does not need to reenact the death scene. Just sleeping will be fine.】

Then what about the body?

【The Host can choose the time of departure. Of course, the gentlest method is to fall asleep and not wake up, dying of organ failure.】

Like that.

This way is probably easier to accept, for anyone.

Su Xin returned home. The house was pitch black; Chu Yanxi probably hadn’t returned from her social engagement yet.

After washing her hair and showering, Su Xin lay in bed playing on her phone. At nearly eleven o’clock, there was a sound from the doorway.

“Yanxi?”

Su Xin turned on the light and looked at the woman being supported in the doorway.

Such a strong smell of alcohol.

“The boss is drunk. I’ll have to trouble you to take care of her tonight.”

“Okay.”

The assistant left, and Su Xin took Chu Yanxi from her. She was a little shorter than Chu Yanxi and just barely managed to support her steadily.

With a drunken tone, Chu Yanxi smilingly said something in her ear that made Su Xin’s face turn red with a whoosh.

The way I nag is like your mom? Then… want to eat milk⁹?

Ahhhhhhh, you old hooligan!

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