Fate Trading System – Chapter 365

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 24

Su Xin dada da¹ happily returned home. When she opened the door, she was hugged a full embrace by Chu Yanxi, who was waiting inside the door.

“How did you run out?”

“I went to find Chu Muyu.”

“What’s wrong?”

Chu Yanxi remembered that she had already withdrawn the people who were following them. After thinking it over and over, she decided to forget it; there was no need to continue having them followed anymore. Her own family’s little girl would be unhappy.

No one would like the feeling of being spied on by being followed all the time.

“Let’s talk again after we go back to the room. It’s so hot standing at the doorway.”

Su Xin used three words and two languages² to clearly explain the matter of her saving someone, making Chu Yanxi’s heart startled and gallbladders trembled³ as she listened.

Her own family’s little girl was so rash. What if that man’s strength was great and she, a single little girl, had no way to subdue him? What if the two of them both suffered disaster?

“Have you been injured? Have you been scared?”

“Not at all, I am very formidable.”

“It’s good that nothing happened. When I turn my head⁴, I will have people lock her up for a few days. She only knows how to stir up trouble.”

Chu Yanxi frowned and pinched her own family’s little girl’s small arms and small legs.

“I have exams in a few days. Have the matters on your side been handled? On the day I finish my exams and the vacation starts, let’s go home, okay?”

This city was still a certain distance from her home. In the past, Lin Xiaohuan would buy tickets in advance, but Su Xin did not. She wanted to see Chu Yanxi’s arrangements before deciding on a time to go home.

“Okay, when the time comes, it will be fine for me to handle it. You just need to follow me, and that will be fine.”

Chu Yanxi rubbed Su Xin’s face, diligently trying to spoil Su Xin into a little princess who didn’t need to worry about anything. Luggage, tickets for going home, and such things—she could handle them.

“Okay.”

There was a bit of a situation on Lan Xixi’s side, so things would be delayed a bit. There was no need for her to fly over to find Su Xin first. Su Xin and she had agreed that Lan Xixi would fly directly home, and at that time, she and Mu Bai would go pick her up.

“Next time, don’t run out by yourself to do such a dangerous thing without even hitting me with one sound of greeting⁵, okay?”

Chu Yanxi kissed Su Xin’s forehead, instructing her thus.

Su Xin nodded her head, indicating that she understood.

Amidst the rising water mist, Su Xin scooped up a handful of her dripping wet hair, pushing it to the front to make it convenient for Chu Yanxi to help scrub her back.

“I bought tea leaves for Paternal Uncle⁶ and jade for Paternal Aunt⁷. Is that okay?”

Chu Yanxi’s voice mingled in the water mist, carrying a somewhat hazy feeling. It was light and floating, hiding a thread of not easily perceived nervousness.

“That’s fine, of course.”

Su Xin rubbed her hair. She didn’t need Chu Yanxi to make the relationship with Lin Xiaohuan’s parents that good anyway. If she were to leave, who knows what the scene would be like.

“What clothes would be more suitable for me to wear that day?”

“Just wear something a bit more casual. Easy to approach people, with a bit of a scholar’s air.”

Chu Yanxi was a bit fierce—not in appearance, of course, but in her aura. The moment she sat down somewhere, the two characters for “big boss” were written on her body.

That was the kind of aura that could only be trained from being in business or politics, not one a teacher could have.

That gentle, refined bearing of a teacher, where one’s belly has poetry and books and one’s spirit naturally becomes magnificent⁸, was truly too incongruous with the disposition on Chu Yanxi’s body.

It was like a tiger forcibly disguising itself as a sheep, but the moment it lifted a paw or hit a yawn, it made people feel that something was not right.

“Don’t worry, this, on the contrary, won’t stump me.”

Chu Yanxi continued to apply a little shower gel on Su Xin’s body, her palm drawing circle circles to work up more foam.

Although she had already washed herself clean in the shower, Su Xin still experienced Chu Yanxi’s newly bought bathtub for a bit.

One could only say, it was not bad, but not as comfortable as the bed.

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Chu Muyu discovered that Lin Xiaohuan had really disappeared from her.

After Lin Xiaohuan ran away that day, she could not see her person again.

She still couldn’t be contacted by any method. Chu Muyu had originally wanted to go to Lin Xiaohuan’s department to find her, but she had no way to do so.

On the second day after parting with Lin Xiaohuan, she received a phone call from her mother.

“I know about yesterday’s matter. I thought you would be obedient.”

Her mother’s voice carried a slight anger, making Chu Muyu a little scared.

“I will send people to watch you. It seems you need to be disciplined a bit.”

Thus, there were people watching Chu Muyu whenever she came and went. She could only be honest and proper, attending class on time, and going shopping or returning home after class. She did not dare to wander around randomly outside.

It wasn’t particularly boring either; after all, she could still play on her phone in class. It wasn’t as if her freedom was restricted.

It was just that Chu Muyu was always flustered in her heart, not because of this, but because of Lin Xiaohuan.

What in the world happened?

If she could meet her again next time, she must ask clearly.

The sunlight on the day the vacation started was exceptionally bright, as if it could melt people on this piece of land from the sun.

Su Xin finished her last subject exam and walked out, carrying her things.

Chu Yanxi’s car was parked at the school gate. They had bought tickets to go home for the next day. Su Xin had already told the original owner’s parents this news over the phone, and she also conveniently mentioned that she would be bringing someone back with her.

When Mother Lin heard, she was scared into a jump, thinking that Su Xin was going to bring a boy back.

Although the child was indeed in university, and a second-year student, already twenty years old and an adult, in the eyes of her family, she was still a child.

Father Lin didn’t really want his daughter to be dating while still in school. He just felt they were still a group of children, what did they understand of lovey-dovey things? But if his daughter really brought a partner back, the two mouths⁹ also wouldn’t say anything. It was better for their daughter to be honest with them than to be secretly dating outside. Of course, they would be angry.

Su Xin hurriedly explained that she was bringing a teacher back, and Father Lin and Mother Lin’s attitudes immediately became different.

“Rest well today. Tomorrow’s fire vehicle¹⁰ is at two in the afternoon. It’s fine to go two hours early. Right now, do you want to go eat or go somewhere else?”

“Let’s go home to eat. I don’t want to go anywhere.”

On such a hot day, Su Xin was in no mood to run out and play. It would be fine to eat in the room, then take a bath and be paralyzed in the air-conditioned room playing on her phone. She could also have a watermelon. Why did she need to run outside to be violently exposed to the sun?

“Okay.”

Chu Yanxi always yielded to Su Xin. Whatever she said, went.

The next day, the airplane landed.

Su Xin made a simple introduction. It had to be said that Chu Yanxi was still very reliable. That big boss aura of hers disappeared, and she had even put on a pair of flat-light glasses. She looked refined, with the appearance of an academic big boss, and when she spoke of specialized courses, she was also head-to-head with the Way¹¹.

“I did my homework, you know.”

In Su Xin’s room, Chu Yanxi smiled, full of confidence.

This was a very traditional, very simple, very ordinary four-mouth family, with sons and daughters both complete¹². The atmosphere was not too oppressive. The father looked serious and rigid, and the mother’s smile was kind.

Regarding their idea that “homosexuals all have a sickness,” Su Xin did not want to interfere.

This kind of old-fashioned, erroneous concept was not formed in one morning and one evening¹³. Trying to correct it would only cause a backlash.

“Huanhuan¹⁴, Teacher Chu, come out to eat.”

Mother Lin knocked on the door.

“Coming!”

“Will it be uncomfortable staying here? I’m really sorry, there are no extra rooms. How about this, Huanhuan, you go stay in your older brother’s room, I’ll have your mom tidy it up, and let the Teacher stay in your room.”

“Dad, there’s no need for that much trouble. It’s fine for the Teacher and me to stay in one room. Our relationship is very good.”

“No big, no small¹⁵.”

Father Lin shot Su Xin a glare, just short of pointing at her and lecturing her on great principles like respecting the teacher and valuing the Way¹⁶ and the way of treating guests.

“The Teacher plans to take me to research a topic. I might not be at home this summer vacation.”

Next, it was Chu Yanxi who spoke. Mother Lin was still a bit unwilling, but Father Lin, on the contrary, was very much in agreement.

“You should learn more things. Anyway, there’s nothing to do staying at home. It’s better to go out more to see things and follow along to learn a bit more knowledge. This is a good thing.”

The matter with Father Lin and Mother Lin was very easy to resolve. After staying at home for a few days, Su Xin and Chu Yanxi planned to leave.

But not right now. They just moved out of the house and found a hotel to stay in outside. Su Xin still had to wait for someone.

When Lan Xixi returned to this city, she was still a bit dazed.

Seeing Su Xin, who had come to pick her up from the airport, she was even more surprised.

“Xixi.”

Su Xin walked over and gave her old friend, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, a hug. She almost didn’t dare to recognize her. That chubby girl had long ago shed her previous burden and become very good-looking. Although she couldn’t be called slender, she was of a medium build, and her facial features looked very beautiful.

“Huanhuan, long time no see.”

“Indeed we haven’t seen each other. I didn’t expect you to have changed so much. Why did you never show us photos or video chat with us? This way, I could have known earlier.”

“I just wanted to hold back a big move¹⁷ to give a surprise, you know. I feel that I’m still not good enough right now, but it’s also too late to become even more beautiful to see you all. What about Mu Bai? How come he didn’t come?”

Lan Xixi looked around for a bit but didn’t see her other good friend either.

“Mu Bai is busy and can’t get away. We came to pick you up first, and then we’ll go to Mu Bai’s restaurant together and have him, the boss, personally cook for us. Mu Bai will definitely be amazed when he sees how you look now!”

“Is that so?”

Lan Xixi smiled, a little embarrassed.

Su Xin could observe from her memories that the chubby Lan Xixi back then had very good feelings toward the sunny and cheerful Mu Bai, but she was very self-abasing and had never shown it.

At that time, Mu Bai liked Lin Xiaohuan, Lin Xiaohuan and Lan Xixi were good friends, Lan Xixi had a secret crush on Mu Bai, and both Mu Bai and Lan Xixi knew that Lin Xiaohuan liked Chu Muyu.

The three of them were all about the same. The flowing water has intention, but the fallen flowers are heartless; none of them could obtain the one they liked.

Mu Bai had let it go, Lan Xixi had always hidden it in the bottom of her heart, and Lin Xiaohuan was still persisting.

Looking at Lan Xixi’s current reaction, Su Xin estimated that Lan Xixi should still be interested in Mu Bai.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lan Xixi looked at the very stylish Chu Yanxi. She had noticed her the moment she came out.

“This is?”

“She is my current lover, Chu Yanxi.”

Yes, lover.

“You don’t like Chu Muyu anymore?”

Lan Xixi had a face full of surprise and blurted it out.

Lin Xiaohuan doesn’t like Chu Muyu anymore? This was truly a matter that can be rejoiced in and congratulated.

After saying it, Lan Xixi felt she had misspoken and became a little nervous.

“Mm, I don’t like her anymore.”

“Don’t be nervous, she knows of Chu Muyu.”

“Oh, oh, oh.”

“Hello, I am Chu Yanxi, Huanhuan’s lover, and Chu Muyu’s mother.”

Chu Yanxi smiled.

“…Mother?!”

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