Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 40: D-did You Hear Our Conversation?

’It must be master!’ Li Mei thought with a frightened look as she distanced herself from Ye Chen.

At the dinner, Zhen Yunqi had asked why she wasn’t sleeping together with her senior brother, and she arrogantly replied that she didn’t want to sleep with him and never will in the future.

But now she was in his room, and even if she explained the reason for coming here, she felt her master wouldn’t believe her.

With how thin-skinned she was, there was no way she would accept this outcome.

"Senior brother, don’t tell Master that I am here," she requested with a pleading look.

After that, she didn’t wait for his response and got under the bed.

Witnessing all of this, Ye Chen shook his head helplessly.

He didn’t mind if anyone saw them together; after all, they weren’t doing anything improper, not to mention there was no need to explain his relationship with her.

However, he knew that she wouldn’t be able to raise her head in front of Zhen Yunqi for quite a while, so he didn’t stop her.

It’s just his expression was a little strange as he saw her hiding under the bed.

’I hope she won’t be too shocked after discovering her,’ he muttered in his heart without any panic and waited for her to hide completely.

It’s not like he didn’t care about her feelings; it’s just that he was confident that she would not misunderstand, and he was right.

The moment Li Mei discovered Lan Ming, she was shocked; however, except feeling sour about this, she didn’t feel too much.

Her reaction made Lan Ming a little stunned, and she heaved a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that Li Mei would think too much after discovering her, but clearly that was not the case. But even so, she decided to clarify the misunderstanding.

"Sister Mei Mei, I am sorry it was me who came to look for brother Chen. Don’t blame him; it was all my idea," she explained with an apologetic look.

While hearing her, Li Mei didn’t show any surprise.

She had been living with Ye Chen and knew his personality. There was no way he would do something like this in secret.

If not for the fact that she was thin-skinned and embarrassed seeing Master this time, he would’ve probably kept her in his claws.

As for Lan Ming, she guessed that she was afraid of causing misunderstanding, so she hid under the bed.

"Lan Ming, you don’t have to apologize and explain anything to me." She shook her head as a complicated look flashed in her eyes.

This was the world where it was normal for strong men to have seven wives and thirty-six concubines.

Although she felt uncomfortable thinking about this, she didn’t have any intentions to monopolize him.

Moreover, there was something more important than this on her mind.

"D-did you hear our conversation?" She inquired with a timid look.

Even though she knew it was stupid to think that Lan Ming didn’t hear anything, she still hoped it was true and looked at her with hopeful eyes.

Feeling her gaze, Lan Ming was dumbfounded.

’No wonder Brother Chen likes to bully her,’ she muttered inwardly, finding her reaction cute.

Just as she was about to answer, the sound of knocking came again, followed by a sweet, hushed voice.

"Chen’r, are you awake? Can I come in?" Jing Xiao requested with a soft tone that was filled with a hint of anxiousness.

Hearing her voice, both Lan Ming and Li Mei were baffled.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was surprised after knowing it was Jing Xiao who came and not Zhen Yunqi.

Nevertheless, he didn’t delay and replied.

"The door is open; you can come in," he repeated the exact same words for a third time.

Jing Xiao, who was outside the room, heaved a sigh of relief after receiving his answer.

It was night, although it wasn’t late; she feared he might be sleeping, and then all her efforts of sneaking inside would go to waste.

She wanted to hide the fact that she came to see him, especially from her childhood friend; hence, she took the risk of sneaking in.

"Chen’r, you said you could treat me right?" She inquired hurriedly after making her way inside.

Just a while ago she was trying to treat herself, and in that process she had accelerated her condition. Because of this, the pain became a little unbearable, and no matter how hard she tried, she wasn’t able to suppress it.

After a while, her cultivation also started to become unstable, which gave her a sense of crisis.

There was no way she would accept losing her cultivation after all the hard work she had done.

Hence why she came to see him, hoping he could cure her.

Although Ye Chen didn’t know her current condition, he was able to guess from her reaction.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t any problem for him, so he nodded.

"Yes, I can treat you, but you should know it won’t be without any cost," he replied without any nonsense.

Hearing him Jing Xiao wasn’t surprised. She was herself a medicine master and had done things like this.

But of course she was unwilling to agree to it; hence, she displayed a wronged expression on her face.

"Chen’r, I am just a weak little girl. How much money can I have? Can’t you just treat me for free?" She requested with a pleading look.

Watching her like this, Ye Chen rolled his eyes.

Meanwhile, Li Mei and Lan Ming were speechless after hearing this.

They never thought that a dignified sect master would act like this.

Moreover, she didn’t stop here and continued.

"Chen’r, I am not lying. You might not know, but I am just a poor little girl who holds the title of sect master in name. All the money is held by the sect’s upper echelon, and I am just a helpless chess piece."

"I don’t have any powers, and look, even my cultivation is about to disappear. If I were someone important to them, do you think they would let me stay here and not ask me to go back for treatment?" She shouted with grievance and tears in her eyes.

"Chen’r, I know you have always been a kind person who helps others in need. Those scums and despicable people at sects can’t even hold a candle to you. They have cast me away after knowing that I will become useless, but surely you won’t do that to me, right?"

"Even if I have no money and nothing to give you, I believe you will help me, right?" She inquired with a hopeful look while wiping away her tears with a sniff.

Li Mei and Lan Ming weren’t able to see her face, but from the words, they guessed what kind of expression she was having and became amazed at her acting skills.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen remained calm despite whatever expression she gave and didn’t bother to respond.

Anyway, he wasn’t the one who wanted to be treated, and if she was not willing to give him anything, then he won’t treat her.

Watching him like this, Jing Xiao felt at a loss.

She didn’t expect he would be a hard nut to crack.

If not for the fact she wanted treatment from him and didn’t want to be ungrateful, she would’ve used her illusion to make him do whatever she wanted.

"Chen’r, why don’t you say something? Are you upset? Do you need my help?" She asked in a concerned tone, still not giving up on getting a free treatment.

Ye Chen was after all just an eighteen-year-old hairy boy for her, although she felt ashamed of using such tricks on him; she didn’t want her childhood friend’s disciple to profit from her.

So she could only do this.

However, no matter what she said, Ye Chen remained unresponsive, as if he had no interest in her.

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’Am I that unattractive?’ She thought feeling a sense of loss.

It was the first time she had seen anyone not care about her words and beauty.

Moreover, it was also the first time she had been pestering someone other than her father and grandfather.

Yet he remained motionless as if his heart were made of stone.

She was helpless and didn’t know what to do now.

’Don’t tell me I have to make a deal with him,’ she thought with an unwilling look when she felt his gaze on her.

"Xiao Xiao, I hope you are aware of how serious the consequences are if you don’t receive treatment; also, stop with this act; it won’t work on me," Ye Chen stated as he shook his head at her.

Watching him like this, Jing Xiao snorted with a pout.

"What do you want? Let me tell you, I really don’t have too much money," she replied, gritting her silver-white teeth.

In response, Ye Chen smiled and observed her body from top to bottom.

"I am lacking a maid by my side, so why don’t you serve me? I will treat you for free and will also take care of your expenses," he said with a faint chuckle.