Meng Po Gave Her a Bowl of Soup (GL) - Chapter 29

“Look up, I have something to ask you.”

Although Song Wanyue’s tone was gentle, it carried undeniable authority. Xu Ruying remained silent for a while before lifting her head. Her pale, reddened eyes were especially pitiful.

If it were before, Wanyue would have gently cradled her face and kissed her eyes tenderly, protecting and caring for her, making sure Mingyu would never cry.

It’s often said that the eyes are the windows to the soul.

That saying was true. Xu Ruying’s eyes were the most like Xiao Mingyu’s, especially in expression.

Even if Song Wanyue’s heart was cold, it would instantly become warm.

Xu Ruying felt that in her eyes was a kind of pity. Her pride surged, and her expression became more stern. “What is it?”

Hmph.

She had forgotten.

She was no longer Xiao Mingyu; she was Xu Ruying, a big boss worth millions. In front of Wanyue, she couldn’t appear too weak.

What was the point of her pitiable eyes?

She didn’t need them.

A gentle breeze brushed her face.

Song Wanyue’s dark eyes were fixed on hers. “Why are you crying?”

Xu Ruying: “…”

A single sentence, a sharp blade, shattered the aura of an assertive boss she had just mustered.

Due to the cloudy weather, moisture in the air made Xu Ruying’s face feel like it was quickly freezing. If she didn’t act tougher, it might crack. She stood up, clasped her hands behind her back, and said lightly, “It’s because of work.”

Life inevitably has moments of weakness. She was busy with numerous tasks.

Was she supposed to explain this to a sheltered teacher?

Song Wanyue nodded thoughtfully. “Xiao He said you go to the company daily to check on something.”

Xu Ruying: !!!

That Xiao He—she was supposed to help Wanyue with something at home, not create trouble!

Seeing Xu Ruying’s sudden change in expression, Song Wanyue smiled slightly, gazing at her intently. “Since you’re unwilling to tell the truth, I have something to say to you.”

Her voice was always soft, but underlying it was firmness.

Xu Ruying looked at her and nodded, understanding that Wanyue must have grievances during this time and that she was entitled to say something critical.

Song Wanyue’s hair was slightly disheveled by the wind. She wrapped her shawl tighter and looked at Xu Ruying with teary eyes. “In my lifetime, the only person I have ever loved is Xiao Mingyu.”

The sudden confession made Xu Ruying’s heart race. Her eyes, which had just stopped crying, began to ache again. Song Wanyue fixed her gaze on Xu Ruying’s eyes and said, “You are very kind to me, and I am grateful, but you are not Mingyu.”

She knew Xiao Mingyu too well to allow her to back down.

What she worried about, Song Wanyue would decisively cut off.

“This world has many kinds of emotions, and love is just one of them. I am very grateful and cherish you, do you understand?”

Song Wanyue looked into Xu Ruying’s eyes. Xu Ruying turned her head away, clenching her fists tightly, and nodded, “Of course.”

She had been too cautious before.

Indeed, this was her Wanyue; how could she fall for someone else in such a short time?

Song Wanyue really knew how to comfort people.

Xu Ruying was somewhat calmed by her soothing words and even responded, “Do you think I’m very similar to your Mingyu?”

This was starting to make excuses for herself.

“Not at all.” Mentioning Mingyu, Song Wanyue’s tone softened, and a warm smile flashed in her eyes. “My Mingyu is an attacker, not someone who is easily influenced.”

Xu Ruying turned her head, puzzled. What kind of essential difference was there? Was Mingyu’s appearance significantly more dazzling than hers? Or was Mingyu’s aura so outstanding that it couldn’t be compared to hers?

Song Wanyue smiled slightly at her. “My Mingyu is an attacker, not someone who is easily affected.”

Xu Ruying: “…………”

Forget it. She knew it all along.

Under the dark clouds not far away, Xu Ruying looked on with a stern face while a man in white beside her laughed so hard he almost fell off the clouds. “Oh my, there are indeed such talented women in the human world. It’s too adorable; even I can’t help but be fascinated. Xiao Qin said she wants to meet me. Does she dare to see me alone because she’s so brave? Or should I say, full of attacking aura?”

Xu Ruying turned around and looked at Bai(white) Wuchang. “Be quiet.”

Bai Wuchang didn’t stop; instead, he laughed even more joyfully. “I’ve known you for hundreds of years and have never seen you cry like that. How do you describe it in human terms? Feeling wronged?”

Xu Ruying’s forehead twitched. She took a deep breath and raised her hand. With a crack, a lightning bolt struck down. Bai Wuchang nimbly jumped away. “You’re angry out of embarrassment!”

••••

Was it anger out of embarrassment?

Xu Ruying didn’t know, but that day, her junior Qin Xiao had a tragic dream.

In the dream, she was taken by her ancestors to the underworld and subjected to private punishment, receiving twenty lashes. The reason was—disregarding the ancestors’ dignity and being ungrateful.

When Qin Xiao woke up, she weakly touched her sore, throbbing bottom and suddenly raised her middle finger towards the sky, laughing at herself.

What had her sister done this time to enrage her ancestors and cause such turmoil?

To be honest, she was really curious about what her ancestors might look like when they were angry.

••••

Huang Lan was satisfied to see that the two youngsters who had returned from outside were getting along again. She picked up her iPad and got ready to play some card games.

Before starting, she specifically warned Song Wanyue, “Wanyue, don’t team up with Xiao Xu to gang up on me.”

Song Wanyue smiled at her, “I don’t have the time.”

Huang Lan: “…”

Xu Ruying glanced at her and said confidently, “Auntie, I’ve loaded a thousand bucks for you, plenty of beans, so just enjoy yourself.”

Huang Lan: “…”

These two little rascals, as soon as they make up, they team up to drive her crazy, don’t they?

Wanyue indeed had a lot to do.

She was busy asking Xu Ruying to teach her how to cook. Wanyue was still slow at cooking because she was vegetarian. They were both researching new recipes. Even for the simplest dish like Disanxian, Xu Ruying had taught Wanyue many times, but she just couldn’t get it right.

Xu Ruying, hands on her hips, was about to lose her temper when Song Wanyue preempted her by grabbing one of her arms and shaking it, “Why don’t you do it?”

She mischievously winked and went inside to watch Huang Lan play cards.

Xu Ruying sighed, looking at the loosely cut eggplants Wanyue had prepared, feeling a bit distressed.

What to do? After six months, she still can’t cook well. How will she feel reassured in the future?

Wanyue said she was watching Huang Lan play cards, but in reality, she was secretly sending a message to Qin Xiao.

— Comrade Qin Xiao, how is the matter your sister entrusted to you?

Qin Xiao replied quickly but with some hesitation.

— Sister, are you sure you want to meet him?

Song Wanyue didn’t hesitate at all.

— Naturally. If possible, the sooner the better. You decide the time.

A few seconds later, Qin Xiao responded with a single word.

— Okay.

During the meal, the three of them chatted and laughed non-stop.

Huang Lan watched Song Wanyue’s cheerful demeanor with mixed feelings—on one hand, she was pleased, but on the other, she was puzzled as to how she managed to cheer up this wooden block?

Although a mother doesn’t criticize her daughter’s foolishness, Huang Lan had to admit that her daughter was quite different from Wanyue in terms of intelligence and emotional quotient. She didn’t know how they managed to live under the same roof back then.

After washing up, Huang Lan pretended to help by washing a few dishes and asked Xu Ruying, who was in a good mood, “Aren’t you two quarreling anymore?”

Xu Ruying’s hand stiffened, her smile not reaching her eyes. “Auntie, you misunderstand. We’re not quarreling.”

Huang Lan clicked her tongue. She was old but not blind. “You two took so long just to buy some garlic?”

Speaking of which, Xu Ruying seemed to recall something. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she awkwardly brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear and smiled. “We just chatted a bit in the small park over there.”

Oh.

Huang Lan understood now. The reason Xiao Xu was so happy had to be related to their chat. These two had left her, a hungry old woman, at home while they strolled the streets. “What were you chatting about that made you so happy?”

Hearing this, Xu Ruying recalled the scene from earlier, her face warming. Although the content had nothing to do with her current identity, she couldn’t help but feel her heart flutter and her lips curl up.

Unable to withstand Huang Lan’s repeated questioning, Xu Ruying bit her lip and said, “Do you really want to know, Auntie?”

Huang Lan nodded eagerly. Of course, she wanted to hear how Wanyue had managed to coaxed her.

Xu Ruying cleared her throat, suppressing her inner delight and trying not to show it: “She said that her greatest love will always be her Mingyu.”

Huang Lan: “…”

The dog food bag had been opened.

Xu Ruying’s lips curved into a big smile: “Basically, she meant that she can only love her and won’t like anyone else.”

Huang Lan: “…”

Dog food was spilled everywhere.

Xu Ruying couldn’t help but blush, “What kind of outstanding person is Mingyu to make Wanyue love her so deeply and obsessively?”

Huang Lan: “…”

Ugh.

Dog food made her want to vomit.

After taking care of the mother and daughter, Xu Ruying glanced at the time, realizing it was very late. She gave a brief explanation, put on her coat, and prepared to go home.

Although… since her chat with Huang Lan had opened her heart a lot, and Wanyue’s words had helped her feel at ease, she was still an outsider. Since the host hadn’t said anything, she had no reason to stay as a sister.

Song Wanyue was munching on seeds and reading, looking as if she had finished all her chores and was free to relax.

And Huang Lan?

She was furiously scrolling through her screen, fiercely poking at something deep. Xu Ruying guessed that Huang Lan was probably having a heated argument with someone.

As her reluctant gaze swept around the room, Xu Ruying touched her pocket and was startled. She touched it again and asked in confusion, “Where are my keys?”

Her house keys were clearly in her pocket earlier—how could they be missing?

She had left in a hurry earlier and wasn’t wearing any clothes, so they shouldn’t have fallen out.

Huang Lan looked up from her busy work and said, “How can someone as big as you lose their keys?”

Song Wanyue also chimed in, “Yes, did you leave them somewhere because you’re so forgetful?”

Forgetful?

Wasn’t that Wanyue’s exclusive term?

Xu Ruying wasn’t that kind of person. She searched her pockets again but still didn’t find them, and a hint of delight surfaced in her heart.

She wasn’t worried; there was nothing valuable in the house across, and the safe was very reliable. Whoever wanted to steal could steal. The main thing was, without keys, she probably had no place to go, so she might need to be taken in for the night.

With her worries gone, could she use the “sisterly bond” to see her Wanyue and enjoy the long-missed starlight and moonlight?

Thinking of this, Xu Ruying’s lips involuntarily curled up. To show that she had truly lost her keys and was genuinely homeless, she searched her pockets one more time and raised her voice, “My keys are really missing!”

The loud voice not only caught Wanyue and Huang Lan’s attention but also drew the attention of the Xiao Yueyue in the doghouse, who was gnawing on a bone. It lifted its furry head, stared at Xu Ruying with its grape-like eyes, and seemed to ponder the word “keys.” Seeing its owner so anxious, it immediately wiggled its butt and used its front paws to dig out the hidden keys from the doghouse. It carried them in its mouth, trotted over to Xu Ruying, and dropped the keys at her feet with a “plop,” then wagged its tail in a spinning motion, waiting for praise.

Huang Lan: “…”

Song Wanyue: “…”

Xu Ruying: “…”