You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?-Chapter 50 - A Brain in Love Must Dig for Wild Vegetables
Fu Rongjing’s steps came to an abrupt halt.
He naturally understood the meaning behind Ji Mu's words.
The underlying threat in his tone made it clear that this was no joke.
If he was reckless enough to approach Ruan Qingqing again, he wouldn't fare any better than Situ Yan.
From what little he knew of Ji Mu, Fu Rongjing was certain that Ji Mu would absolutely follow through on his threat.
But...
To give up on Ruan Qingqing just like that...
Fu Rongjing clenched his fists.
For someone who had always lived life on easy mode, this level of humiliation was unbearable.
But with Ji Mu—this immovable, unreasonable force—standing in his way, the raging fire in his heart was suddenly doused in ice-cold reality, snuffing out what little resistance remained.
Besides, truthfully, he lacked the courage to resist.
After a long moment of hesitation, Fu Rongjing exhaled, slowly loosening his clenched fists. His posture slumped ever so slightly.
From a distance, his desolate figure resembled a stray dog with a broken spine.
And with that, the main and secondary male leads were officially out of the picture.
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Outside the window, the morning sunlight was blinding, but the corridor it illuminated remained peaceful.
Ji Mu, feeling cheerful, stood up and stretched lazily, rolling his shoulders.
With two troublesome characters eliminated, he could breathe easy until the next batch of problematic male leads showed up.
"Mu Mu, " a soft voice called out, Ruan Qingqing's tone light as she spoke. "Thank you for what you just did."
"There's no need to thank me."
Ji Mu crossed his arms, looking half-asleep.
"If you don't want to deal with people like him, why bother interacting with him?"
"I..."
"What, too polite to shut him down?"
"Not exactly," Ruan Qingqing shook her head before explaining. "Back when I was being bullied, Fu Rongjing helped me a few times."
Although his approach had been awkward, the help he gave had been genuine. Emotionally and logically, she couldn't selfishly ignore him just because of her personal reasons.
"I guess... It's out of gratitude."
Ruan Qingqing pursed her lips, her petite figure exuding an elegant charm, appearing pure and graceful.
"Don't let these irrelevant moral obligations bind you, silly goose." Ji Mu, seeing her slipping into another self-imposed corner, corrected her train of thought once again. "The debt of gratitude you owe him has long since been eroded by his persistent harassment and manipulative behavior."
Ruan Qingqing lowered her gaze, her long, curled eyelashes casting a fan-shaped shadow.
"I know..."
She understood everything Ji Mu said, but… Compared to the darkness of being bullied in her past, what did this really amount to?
"It's just a small grievance, that's all…"
Her whisper was barely audible, but the boy beside her heard it anyway.
"Grievance? For what?" Ji Mu leaned lazily against the windowsill, legs crossed, and spoke calmly. "Just be happy and leave the rest to karma."
Ruan Qingqing stared at him, the depths of her eyes stirring under her lashes like the surface of a lake rippling beneath the moonlight.
The weather in Linxia wasn't particularly warm.
Yet, the morning breeze still carried a lingering coolness.
In the distance, the morning light painted the blue sky with rich layers. Ji Mu stood with his back to the sun, his shirt collar fluttering lightly in the breeze, carrying the fresh scent of soap.
"Silly goose, you don't owe anyone anything."
So...
Owe no one anything...
Does this mean that I should also be a bit braver, too?
Ruan Qingqing murmured the thought silently to herself.
Something deep inside her was shifting, certain unspoken feelings slowly taking form, settling into the quietest corners of her heart.
Like drops of burning candle wax, melting into unfamiliar shapes, solidifying into something new.
She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, her lips curving into a soft, radiant smile.
"Mm, I understand."
Her smile was breathtaking.
But from the sidelines, the system scratched its cheek, feeling a faint sense of unease.
Something felt a bit wrong...
Just a moment ago, the way she had looked at Ji Mu bore an inexplicable resemblance to her obsessive, pathological gaze from her past life after she had gone dark.
Its tiny face scrunched up in concern as it flapped its wings and flew around Ruan Qingqing a few times to confirm.
Strangely enough, it didn't find anything unusual.
No matter how you looked at her, the girl seemed soft and gentle, like a harmless little lamb.
Hmm...
Could it be that watching too many movies lately had caused it to hallucinate?
The system muttered to itself.
After some thought, it concluded that this was probably the cause of the problem.
Damn it! Those damn movies have really messed with its head!
The system fumed.
It decided to watch some more movies later to counteract the effects with more of the same!
…
"Mu Mu, you have no plans this weekend, right?"
On the other side, Ruan Qingqing glanced up at him, hesitantly tugging at his sleeve, and asked softly, a little unsure, "Didn't you say last week..."
Hearing her mention it, Ji Mu remembered. "You mean the private lessons at my place, right?"
"Mm..."
A little embarrassed, Ruan Qingqing curled her toes inside her shoes. "If it's too much trouble, we can forget about it."
…That sounded pitiful.
Seeing how careful she was being, Ji Mu sighed. "I don't go back on my promises that easily."
Relax, buddy. With our relationship, there's no way I'd bail on you.
"How about tomorrow? It's Saturday."
To keep her from overthinking it, he made a firm promise: "You set the time; I'm available whenever."
Ruan Qingqing averted her gaze, mumbling, "O-Okay... sure..."
Why was she still acting all shy after agreeing?
Ji Mu raised a brow.
Whatever. Women's hearts were like needles at the bottom of the sea, too much effort to figure out.
He turned around and leaned halfway out of the window, watching the couples downstairs holding hands, kissing, and hugging. With a sigh, he started a new topic.
"There seems to be a lot of people falling in love lately."
Spring truly was the season of increased hormonal activity.
This remark piqued Ruan Qingqing's interest.
"Could it be that Mu Mu wants to fall in love as well?"
Ji Mu, still resting against the windowsill, gave a lazy shrug.
"Not really."
Love? Not even dogs would bother with that.
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"I'm not interested in that."
"Huh?"
Ruan Qingqing was surprised.
Thinking about Ji Mu's personality, she began to speculate, "Is it because you find it too troublesome, Mu Mu?"
"Maybe."
Ji Mu neither confirmed nor denied.
"That's true... After all, there are so many things to consider in a relationship," Ruan Qingqing murmured, quietly listing some examples.
"If one person in the relationship has a strong sense of possessiveness, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble for the other person."
"Possessiveness?"
Ji Mu thought differently. "Everyone has it to some extent. For example, the worst case for me was the feeling that everyone's money should be mine."
Hearing this, Ruan Qingqing's fingers twitched slightly against her skirt.
"So… being possessive or not isn't really that big of a deal."
She swallowed, not even realizing the slight nervousness in her tone. "Mu Mu, you don't really mind, do you?"
Ji Mu frowned slightly.
What kind of question was that? More importantly, why would he care? He didn't even date.
"What's with the sudden interest? Silly goose, are you interested in dating? You sound pretty worried about it."
"No, no..."
Catching herself, Ruan Qingqing's cheeks flushed. She quickly shook her head.
"I don't care about that kind of thing, and I definitely don't want to date."
Ji Mu could easily tell that she was just being stubborn.
"Don't be so sure. Just because you don't want to now doesn't mean you won't want to in the future."
As the heroine of a romance novel, if she didn't experience a sweet love story from beginning to end, this world would be doomed.
"Someday, you'll meet someone you'll want to spend the rest of your life with."
Sooner or later, it was inevitable.
He wondered who the lucky person would be that the stupid goose would choose.
To be honest, he was quite curious.
The certainty in his voice made Ruan Qingqing pout.
"What if I never meet anyone?"
That's not possible, sis. Even if you really don't meet anyone, heaven will intervene as a last resort.
Seeing her unconvinced expression, Ji Mu was amused and decided to make a joke.
"In that case, I'll just give myself to you. How's that sound?"
Unexpectedly, this remark left the girl stunned.
Her pale cheeks quickly turned as red as a steamed crab, and her ears burned a bright crimson.
"I... I... you..."
Ruan Qingqing stammered incoherently, struggling to form words, when a gray jacket was suddenly tossed into her arms.
"I've just offered myself to you, so it's not too much to ask you to hold my jacket, right?"
Hands in his pockets, Ji Mu walked casually toward the stairs.
"Let’s head back to class."
Ruan Qingqing stood frozen, wide-eyed, watching his tall, slender figure disappear down the hall.
It felt like she still hadn’t fully processed what had just happened.
[Host, your joke went too far this time. Didn't you see how red you made that poor girl's face?]
The system couldn't stand it any longer and popped up with a serious tone.
[Host, you have to know your limits.]
[The heroine is still in her man-hating phase, so take it easy.]
"I got it," Ji Mu drawled lazily.
Time to get back to class and take a nap. So sleepy… =_=
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Meanwhile, in the corridor, Ruan Qingqing lowered her head, staring at the jacket now resting in her arms.
The lingering warmth of the jacket pressed against her fingertips, and the faint scent of detergent wafted from the fabric, interwoven with Ji Mu's barely-there personal scent.
The scent wasn't strong, just enough to linger.
But it was enough to make her face burn even hotter.
Her heart pounded wildly, like a startled deer frozen in the headlights.
Before she could stop herself, she brought the jacket closer to her face and took a deep breath. Her clear, fox-like eyes turned hazy.
"So fragrant..."
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