Fate Trading System – Chapter 367

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 26

“Say a few more sweet words,
If you miss me, take another look,
Show me a little more,
So that I can truly see,
……”

Sunlight shone down, casting light upon the leaves of the trees by the road, projecting mottled, swaying shadows. It was impossible to tell which store was playing such a cheerful, girlish song, but it seemed to make the whole street happy.

Chu Yanxi led Su Xin’s hand as they walked along the road. Su Xin wore a white hat and held a vanilla and matcha swirl ice cream, her eyes darting from side to side as she ate.

Chu Yanxi held the same ice cream in her other hand, her gaze fixed on Su Xin, only glancing at the road distractedly.

Even though she hadn’t put the ice cream in her mouth yet, she felt a lingering sweetness.

“Why are you always looking at me? It’s not like you can eat me.”
Su Xin was very sensitive to being watched. How could she not know that Chu Yanxi’s gaze hadn’t left her for their entire walk?

“Beautiful scenery can be eaten¹.”

Chu Yanxi answered with a light laugh, taking a bite of her own ice cream.

No matter how much she looked, it was never enough.

She couldn’t wait to take another glance, and another glance; she couldn’t bear to look away.

They had come out to have fun together, to go to the places that interested them most, but some places were too crowded. Everyone was out for the holidays, and all you could see was a sea of heads, so they had to give up on the most popular spots. They just wanted to spend their vacation comfortably.

Chu Yanxi had actually been observing her little girl. The young woman looked very healthy, no different from an ordinary person. She could jump and play, eat and sleep; she looked completely healthy, with a rosy complexion and not a trace of the frail, sickly demeanor of someone about to wither away.

But she believed Su Xin wouldn’t lie to her. This sort of thing wasn’t something to joke about.

She had once wanted to draw blood to have it tested, to see if there was truly no hope, but the moment the needle tip touched Su Xin’s hand, before it had even pierced the skin, Su Xin woke up.

Chu Yanxi didn’t know why Su Xin was so sensitive. To prevent her from waking up suddenly, she had even specifically added a little something to the water Su Xin drank.

Su Xin was already very sensitive to this, and Master Fourteen had warned her. Even so, she still drank that cup of water, but she inevitably opened her eyes at that very moment.

They looked at each other, and in the end, it was Su Xin who moved the object away and told Chu Yanxi to come up to bed.

After that, neither of them brought up the topic again.

Of course, a test wouldn’t have revealed anything, because Su Xin’s body wasn’t sick at all right now; it was simply a predestined fact.

Su Xin and Chu Yanxi had a wonderful time, and their camera was filled with photos.

If possible, Su Xin wanted to leave as many beautiful memories for Chu Yanxi as she could.

Time clearly passed at the same rate, but when you were doing something joyful, it always felt so fast.

The two months of summer vacation felt like they had flown by before Su Xin knew it.

Next up were the people and things she had to face.

“Master Fourteen, where is Chu Muyu?”

【Sending address.】

Su Xin thought for a moment, then threw herself onto Chu Yanxi.

She leaned in and whispered into Chu Yanxi’s ear. Mutter mutter. Chu Yanxi stroked her hair, indicating that she understood.

“The servants at home?”

“I’ll handle it.”

“Okay.”

Su Xin gave Chu Yanxi a kiss on the cheek.

It should be ending soon.

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The school season began.

New students walked onto campus filled with anticipation and hope, while returning students skillfully found their way back to their dorms to reunite with their friends.

Chu Muyu finally saw Lin Xiaohuan at this time. She wasn’t standing here by chance; she was deliberately waiting for Lin Xiaohuan.

She hadn’t been able to contact her for the entire summer vacation and had no way of knowing where she had gone.

Chu Muyu borrowed someone else’s social media account and discovered that Lin Xiaohuan had locked her profile and deleted many people as friends. Only then did Chu Muyu feel a little better, as it proved she wasn’t the only one being blocked, but that everyone had been.

Chu Muyu² had originally thought Lin Xiaohuan would be doing well—after all, wasn’t she being nourished by love, living happily with some unknown woman? But when she saw Lin Xiaohuan get out of the car, she felt a sense of dissonance.

The black car drove away quickly. Chu Muyu felt it looked a bit familiar, but she couldn’t remember where she had seen it before.

Su Xin was wearing a shirt and jeans, and her face looked unwell, obviously haggard.

How could this be?

“Lin Xiaohuan.”

Chu Muyu walked closer and called out, but unexpectedly, the girl in front of her didn’t turn around. Instead, she quickened her pace, continuously moving forward as if trying to leave her far behind.

Chu Muyu’s forehead throbbed throbbed. She also sped up. What’s with this person?

“Lin Xiaohuan, what are you running for?”

Chu Muyu’s physical fitness was, after all, quite good. With a burst of speed, she grabbed the clothes of the fleeing Su Xin.

“Is something wrong? If not, then don’t bother me. I still have to go register.”

Su Xin said without turning around, her small face pale and her voice a bit hoarse.

“Why are you getting weirder and weirder? You could speak properly before, so why are you running the moment you see me? Am I a flood and a fierce beast³? This is school, what are you so worried about? I’m not going to eat you. Besides, you saved my life. You’re my benefactor now. I don’t even have time to repay you, so how could I possibly do anything bad to you? So why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost⁴?”

Chu Muyu gently tugged the corner of Su Xin’s clothes, leading her towards a nearby corner to avoid the attention of the bustling crowd on the main path.

“I don’t need you to repay me. Can you let go now?”

“Can’t you just look up at me when you talk?”

Chu Muyu said with dissatisfaction, using both hands to hold Su Xin’s head and make her look up.

But this one look startled Chu Muyu.

“What happened to you? Were you bullied?”

The young woman’s face was pale, her eyes were slightly red, and she looked utterly exhausted. What was more terrifying were the faint marks under her clothes that couldn’t be completely hidden.

A lump formed in Chu Muyu’s throat, and a deep sense of unease settled in her heart.

This didn’t look like someone in the throes of a passionate love affair at all.

No matter how you looked at it, a relationship wouldn’t turn someone into such a ghostly wreck, right?

But Lin Xiaohuan probably hasn’t broken up with that woman. If she had, she wouldn’t have arrived in such an unknown luxury car.

“It has nothing to do with you. Have you had enough of looking? If so, let go.”

“Why do you look as if you can’t get away fast enough⁵? Did something really happen? Did that woman bully you? If someone is bullying you, just say it! I’ll definitely stick up for you. Even if I can’t do it, you know—you’ve been to my house—my mom can. I can ask my mom to help you. I’ll make sure you’re not entangled with her anymore. Do you know what you look like right now?”

“Like… being toyed with by an old woman… understand?”

Chu Muyu had only glanced roughly at the marks on Su Xin’s body, but the sight made her qi and blood surge⁶.

Su Xin’s body trembled; she looked deeply humiliated.

Actually, Su Xin thought Chu Muyu was quite perceptive. This was precisely the persona she was trying to create.

“What happened to your hand?”

Chu Muyu’s sharp eyes then spotted the scar on Su Xin’s hand, which was partially hidden by a slightly displaced accessory.

“I already said it has nothing to do with you! What happens to me is none of your business!”

And you want to call your mom for help? The marks on my body were made by your mom, okay.

Su Xin struggled to pull her hand back, but it was held firmly.

“Are you sick, Chu Muyu? Can’t you understand human words?”

Chu Muyu ignored Su Xin’s struggles and ripped the covering away.

Presented before her eyes was a deep and long scar, silently revealing its owner’s despair at that moment.

“Lin Xiaohuan, you…”

Chu Muyu didn’t let go; instead, her grip tightened.

“Dammit, what the fuck happened to you? You tell laozi⁷! Did that person force you? You even tried to commit suicide? Are you fucking crazy?”

“Chu Muyu, how many times do I have to repeat myself? It’s none of your business! I don’t want your help! If you really want what’s best for me, then I’m begging you, please don’t appear in front of me again. Please, can you do that?”

Su Xin’s voice was tinged with sobs, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. She looked on the verge of collapse, and she struggled with much more force, making it impossible for Chu Muyu to hold on.

“Calm down! Why are you so certain that I would harm you?”

Chu Muyu was a little hurt too. Her intentions were good. Seeing Lin Xiaohuan in a relationship with someone else made her feel miserable, unhappy, and jealous, but she still wanted Lin Xiaohuan to be happy. But now, it was obvious that Lin Xiaohuan had been pushed to a breaking point, covered in wounds. How could she possibly ignore it?

“You wouldn’t understand. If you want what’s best for both of us, then stay away from me.”

“How can I understand if you don’t tell me?”

Su Xin’s lips moved, but she just shook her head. She wiped the tears from her face and walked away without looking back.

Chu Muyu stood rooted to the spot, completely unable to understand.

Although she could be considered a child of a wealthy family and knew her family was powerful, she was just an insignificant person and had no access to the core of it. Therefore, she was completely ignorant of certain people and matters in the city, let alone how to investigate who Lin Xiaohuan was with.

No, I absolutely cannot just sit and watch without getting involved. I have to pull Lin Xiaohuan out of that unknown sea of bitterness⁸. Then Lin Xiaohuan can be free again.

Another thing that confused Chu Muyu was, why did she say “for the good of both of us, so don’t meet”?

Could it be that the person Lin Xiaohuan is with has a grudge against me?

That’s impossible, right? The people I hang out with are all students. Even if there were conflicts, they wouldn’t be like this.

Chu Muyu planned to go back and ask her mother, hoping her mother would be willing to meddle in this affair.

But Chu Muyu never expected that she would find out who that person was before she even had a chance to ask.

Sitting at the dining table, she watched the person leaning obediently beside Chu Yanxi and tightened her grip on her chopsticks.

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