Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yin Shaojieâs gaze became heavy and there was an indescribable emotion in his eyes.
Mu Xiaoxiao sat cross-legged on the sofa, looking like an attentive primary school student who was waiting for him to give an explanation.
âThis incident is a little complicated. Iâll tell you about it slowlyâ¦â Yin Shaojieâs voice was grave.
In a concise manner he told her why Su Lin was mentally unsound and how it was related to him.
Mu Xiaoxiao was shocked. âHow did this happen⦠Su Lin was actuallyâ¦â
Raped? As a girl, she couldnât imagine what would happen if something like that happened to her.
Mu Xiaoxiaoâs heart tightened involuntarily, and she felt sympathetic towards Su Lin.
âNo wonder she became mentally ill. She must have encountered something scary. Itâs just that⦠Why do you say that this incident is related to you?
Yin Shaojieâs expression was serious. He reached out and held her little hand, wrapping it in his huge ones tightly as he placed it in front of him.
âThereâs something I want to tell you. Can you not be angry at me? I wasnât trying to hide it from you.â
âWhat is it? Tell me about it honestly.â Mu Xiaoxiaoâs heart was lifted by his attitude. She couldnât promise not to be angry because she still didnât know what it was. However, if it challenged her limits she couldnât guarantee that she wouldnât be angry.
So⦠Did he do something that was unforgivable to her?
Yin Shaojie looked into her eyes and said, âSu Lin thinks⦠that Iâve dated her for a few days, but that isnât true. I only accompanied her for a few days because of some reasons. I thought that she would understand my attitude, know that I didnât like her, and give up. But I had never imagined that⦠the opposite would happen.
âYou⦠dated her before?â Mu Xiaoxiaoâs expression was frozen.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Perhaps it was because she had guessed so before, but she didnât feel like it was something that she couldnât accept without difficulty. It didnât challenge her limits, at least.
âIt doesnât count as dating!â Yin Shaojie denied this stubbornly. âAnyway, can you believe me? I had never thought about dating her, even if I had⦠fooled around in the past. You know the reason for that too, right? I could dump those girls whenever I wanted, but Su Lin can be considered a friend that I know and I donât even like her. How could I have dated her? Xiaoxiao, you wonât be angry, right?â
âIâm not angry.â Mu Xiaoxiao blinked. She felt like laughing at his anxiety from trying to clarify his actions.
âYouâre really not angry?â Yin Shaojie stared fixedly into her eyes, as though he was trying to see through her.
Mu Xiaoxiao nodded and took his hand into hers. âIâm really not angry. What happened next? Continue the story.â
Upon seeing that she didnât pursue the reasons for it, Yin Shaojie let out a sigh of relief and proceeded to tell her about Uncle Suâs request.
This time, Mu Xiaoxiao was silent, and her face didnât look very happy.
âWhat did you say? Did you agree?â
She felt a little frustrated.
Even though he wasnât the direct cause of Su Lin becoming like this, he was still partially responsible for it. Also, this was a request from an elder, and she knew that with Yin Shaojieâs personality he wouldnât reject him flatly.
Howeverâ¦
She didnât like it!
Why should her man pretend to be together with Su Lin? Why should he pacify another woman like that? She didnât want that to happen!
Even though Mu Xiaoxiao knew that this was only being done as a last resort, she was still unhappy about this.