Fate Trading System – Chapter 366

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 25

Has this world become so fantasy already?

Lan Xixi really wanted to make a gesture of cleaning out her ears, to prove that she hadn’t misheard.

Su Xin couldn’t help but laugh, giving Chu Yanxi a light punch.

Insidiously wicked, scaring someone like that.

Chu Yanxi looked at Su Xin innocently. Well, it had to be said sooner or later anyway, it’s the same no matter who says it.

“Let’s go out first. You didn’t mishear.”

“No, you guys, hey…”

Lan Xixi was a little unsure of what to say; the amount of information was a bit much.

Lan Xixi felt she needed to sort things out.

First, very good, Lin Xiaohuan, who had been thick-headed and infatuated with Chu Muyu for five years as if she’d been bewitched, no longer liked Chu Muyu. Everyone is greatly joyous, everyone is greatly joyous!

Second, Lin Xiaohuan has a girlfriend! Very good, very good, worthy of applause!

Finally, Lin Xiaohuan’s girlfriend is Chu Muyu’s mom. What the hell?

Was her brain scrambled from being overly stimulated, so she became stupid?

Could it be some kind of drama like, “I like you and want to be with you, and if I can’t be with you, I’ll become your mom just so we can be a family”?

She can’t be that brain-damaged, right?

And this mother… she doesn’t look that old, nothing like Chu Muyu. She looks quite young, probably only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. How could she have given birth to a twenty-year-old Chu Muyu? Is she just well-maintained?

But no matter how you put it, she’s from the mother’s generation…

“Don’t let your mind run wild with any dog blood plot segments¹. In short, it’s enough that you know about this. We like each other. She isn’t Chu Muyu’s biological mother; she’s actually Chu Muyu’s aunt². Chu Muyu is an illegitimate daughter, though you probably don’t know that. She adopted Chu Muyu, and that’s how it is.”

“Ah…”

Lan Xixi nodded, a bit slow on the uptake.

Although she couldn’t be bothered to sort out the relationships, as long as she grasped the main point that they liked each other, that was enough.

After placing Lan Xixi’s suitcase in the trunk of the taxi, Chu Yanxi opened the car door. Su Xin ducked in first, then she got in, and Lan Xixi sat in the front.

Lan Xixi had more or less come back to her senses. Many thoughts flashed through her mind for a moment, and she was somewhat worried.

On the surface, this pairing indeed didn’t seem suitable. But she had just noticed that when Chu Yanxi opened the car door, her hand was habitually placed above the opening, to prevent Su Xin from hitting her head on the way in.

Although this was a small, habitual action, it was enough to show Chu Yanxi’s care for Su Xin.

Lan Xixi’s heart settled a little. No matter what, as long as she was happy.

Lin Xiaohuan was a stubborn person. Back then, they couldn’t persuade the Lin Xiaohuan who was obsessed with Chu Muyu, so how could they possibly persuade the happy Lin Xiaohuan of today?

This Auntie wasn’t bad; she seemed like an outstanding person with nothing to criticize. It was just the fact that she was Chu Muyu’s adoptive mother that made her not know what to say.

Although Lan Xixi was sitting in the front seat, she still paid attention to the movements in the back from time to time.

If one observed carefully, they could discover the sweet atmosphere emanating from the intimate couple, an unusualness that couldn’t be hidden.

Lan Xixi watched with a hundred flavors in her heart, and in the end, could only let out a sigh.

It wasn’t that it was bad. It was good, of course it was good. At least what she saw upon her return was not an unfortunate person still struggling over the wrong person, but someone who was deeply cherished.

Lan Xixi didn’t know Chu Yanxi, so she couldn’t make any judgments. In any case, as long as it wasn’t Chu Muyu, that was enough.

Lan Xixi was staying in the same hotel as Su Xin and Chu Yanxi. After a short while, she went to meet up with Mu Bai.

When Mu Bai learned of Chu Yanxi’s identity, he almost dropped the bowl in his hands.

“No way… I… Heavens…”
Mu Bai’s hand trembled as he wiped his face, clearly having received a major shock.

“Eat your food properly. Why is the reaction so big from both of you?”

Mu Bai swallowed. That’s because you don’t know what a huge bomb you just dropped!

“I need to digest this properly. Let me calm down, calm down.”

Lan Xixi looked at Mu Bai with an understanding gaze. Her reaction had been the same at the beginning, simply unbelievable.

Su Xin nodded, letting him calm down, and even picked up a piece of a dish Chu Yanxi liked with her chopsticks for her, receiving a smile from Chu Yanxi in return.

By the time Mu Bai had more or less calmed down, he picked up his bowl and chopsticks and continued eating. In truth, he didn’t want to eat at all right now; he just wanted to grab Su Xin by the collar and roar, What the hell is going on, explain it to me clearly ahhhhhh!

How did you suddenly wake up and stop liking Chu Muyu, and how did you get together with her mom, and why isn’t her mom on her side, and what the hell is this about an illegitimate daughter, what’s the family situation, how is the relationship progressing, explain it all, one by one!

But with Chu Yanxi sitting there, casting a single glance over, Mu Bai backed down. Not to be trifled with, not to be trifled with. Better to just eat.

When they were about to finish eating, Chu Yanxi stood up and whispered to Su Xin that she was going to the restroom.

In the private room, there were only the three good friends, reunited after a long separation. Looking at the two pairs of eyes filled with curiosity, Su Xin very calmly wiped her lips.

“I know what you want to ask. I have it all figured out. Chu Muyu is in the past; there’s no need to bring her up at all. I am serious with her, and she likes me more than I like her³.”

“Don’t worry about me being scammed or anything. What do I have that’s worth scamming? And there’s no playing around either; she is a very good person.”

Whatever Mu Bai and Lan Xixi asked, Su Xin answered.

Chu Yanxi wasn’t actually just going to the restroom; she wanted to give the three good friends some space to ask the questions they wanted to ask and to talk. Su Xin understood her meaning and also knew that after this time, there might not be another chance to interact with the original host’s two friends like this. It was better to explain things early and say a proper goodbye.

Only when Mu Bai and Lan Xixi’s curiosity was more or less satisfied did Su Xin speak.

“Actually, I’m sick. I probably don’t have much longer to live.”

“What?”

Mu Bai shot up with a swoosh, not even caring that he had knocked over a water cup.

Water poured out of the cup, flowed across the table, and finally dripped onto the floor, bit by bit.

The atmosphere instantly dropped to a freezing point.

“My parents don’t know about this. She knows. My illness can’t be cured; I’m aware of that in my heart.”

“So this time, Xixi, I think it’s especially good that you could come back. At least I can say a proper goodbye to you all.”

“I know you have a lot you want to say and ask, but regarding this, I don’t have much to say either. I will spend the remaining time with her. But when it’s almost that time, I will come back. Although I know that dying by my parents’ side, or on the road, is very bastardly and heartless, I don’t want to pass away by her side, making my parents think it’s related to her, or for them to blame her.”

“Call it selfish if you want, but I don’t want her to see me when I leave, and I don’t want her to attend my funeral.”

Su Xin said this with a placid expression, but saying it made her a little sad herself.

Mu Bai and Lan Xixi looked at each other and opened their mouths, but neither said a word.

At this moment, they didn’t need to speak. It was enough to just quietly listen to their cherished friend vent.

“I want her memories to forever be of the happy and sweet times we had together, but the time we had together was too short, far too short. And the time we met was not good.”

Actually, it wasn’t late. For Su Xin, it was already quite early since she had arrived in this world.

“When I got together with her, I had already explained it clearly to her, and she accepted it. Actually, it would have been better if we had never met. Then she wouldn’t be sad in the future.”

“We don’t regret being together. She doesn’t, and neither do I. Things like feelings and fate, you really can’t say for sure. Who knew it would just come so suddenly.”

Su Xin took a sip of her drink. It was ice-cold, which also calmed her down quite a bit.

“Actually, having said so much to you all, besides explaining the whole story, I also hope you can keep it from my parents. You know how much they dislike this matter. I don’t want them to still be angry about this after I’m gone. And also because…”

Su Xin paused for a moment, her gaze falling upon her two good friends.

“I want to introduce her to you, to let her know that after I am gone, there are still people in this world who know me and can prove that I loved her very much.”

Lan Xixi wiped her tears with the back of her hand, only to find that she couldn’t wipe them all away.

“Alright, alright, be happy. I didn’t want to be such a downer at a time like this, it’s just that I’m running out of time.”

Fate is just that magical.

No one knows what kind of person they will meet in the next second. It’s just that at the right time, you meet that person, and you naturally get together.

Happiness is clearly something that brings so much joy, yet sometimes it makes people weep uncontrollably.

Su Xin patted Mu Bai and Lan Xixi on their shoulders, telling them to cheer up.

Separated by a wall.

Chu Yanxi stood expressionlessly by the door, her head tilted up, gazing at the ceiling.

Her eyes were a little red, yet she tried hard to restrain herself.

It’s very good, very good, all of this… is very good.

Being able to be together was already her greatest fortune. She probably didn’t have any extra luck to let the little girl stay by her side for a little longer.

This was already quite good. At just the right time, she loved her, and she loved her back.

One must learn to be content. Only with contentment comes constant joy.

Chu Yanxi thought this in her heart, yet she couldn’t help but feel unwilling.

She was just a very greedy person. Having obtained love from the little girl, she was now attempting to demand forever.

When the four of them went out together, their relationships suddenly seemed to become much better. Everything seemed harmonious, and everyone smiled happily. No one brought up any unpleasant topics; they only spoke of happy things.

If time could be frozen, then please, it must be at the happiest moment.

They didn’t gather for long before Su Xin and Chu Yanxi had to fly to another place to spend their vacation. No matter how busy the shop was, Mu Bai insisted on rushing over to see them off at the airport.

Lan Xixi and Mu Bai looked at Su Xin, reluctant to part, and fought back their sorrow.

Mu Bai wanted to smoke, but then thought the place wasn’t appropriate. He habitually touched his pocket again, only to find that he had dressed up nicely today and hadn’t brought those things with him.

Lan Xixi scuffed the ground with the tip of her shoe, and in the end, only said one sentence.

“You two… have to be well.”

“Mhm, of course.”

Su Xin nodded, swinging her hand that was intertwined with Chu Yanxi’s. Her entire being overflowed with happiness, without a trace of gloom to be seen.

Only when the two figures had disappeared from sight did Lan Xixi look at Mu Bai beside her.

This person had become more mature and steady. His smile was still bright, but something was clearly different.

The things were not the same, and the people were not the same. Having seen him, she had no regrets left in her heart.

Mu Bai already had a girlfriend, and their relationship was stable.

Those feelings from several years ago that she had so carefully hidden away no longer needed to be spoken. It was fine to just bury them as a secret.

A weight lifted from Lan Xixi’s heart, and she felt that she wasn’t so tired anymore.

She no longer needed to prove anything. Whether she was beautiful or ugly, Mu Bai’s attitude towards her remained the same. They were very good friends, and his gaze was the same as in the past, unmixed with anything else.

Many feelings don’t need to be said out loud, because sometimes they won’t necessarily become regrets.

There are so many kinds of love in this world. Some people’s love blossoms and bears fruit, some people’s withers and fades, some turns to dust and is blown away by the wind, and some become stars, twinkling with light.

“I just came back to see you all. I’ll be leaving soon too.”

“You’re leaving too.”

Mu Bai was a little wistful.

“There is no banquet under heaven that does not end, after all⁴.”

A friend comes from afar, and to afar they go again.

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The author has something to say:

The lantern market in the rain wishes to sleep, it has already been desolate for several years
It seems an old friend lightly knocks, once again to stew pear blossoms in snow
Can it melt away the half-life of wind and snow you’ve traveled through

——《Pear Blossoms Stewed in Snow》 (Táng Lí Jiān Xuě)⁵

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