372: Chapter 372 You're really something!

Qin Lin reached out to wipe away her tears, but she took a step back.

"Don't touch me."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was very cold.

Qin Lin withdrew his hand and looked at her.

Murong Xue turned and ran off, her footsteps echoing in the corridor.

Qin Lin stood in the corridor, watching her back disappear around the corner of the stairs.

Murong Xue ran back to her room, closed the door, leaned against it, and slid down to the floor.

She hugged her knees and buried her face in them.

She recalled the look in her mother's eyes when she looked at Qin Lin, and the look in Qin Lin's eyes when he looked at her mother.

She wasn't a fool; she had seen it long ago, but she hadn't wanted to believe it.

Now, she had no choice but to believe it.

She cried for a while, wiped away her tears, and stood up.

She walked to the mirror and looked at herself; her eyes were red, her nose was red, like a little rabbit.

She took a deep breath, opened the door, and walked out.

Murong Wan was sitting by the window reading a book, and looked up when she heard the knock.

"Come in."

The door opened, Murong Xue walked in, and closed the door.

Murong Wan looked at her daughter; her eyes were red, clearly having been crying.

Murong Wan's heart sank.

"Xue'er, what's wrong?"

Murong Xue walked up to her and sat down opposite her.

She looked into her mother's eyes; there was a light in them, not of guilt, but of worry.

Murong Xue took a deep breath.

"Mother, I know about you and Qin Lin."

Murong Wan's hand trembled, and the book in her hand fell to the floor. She didn't pick it up, but looked at her daughter.

"Xue'er, Mother..."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Murong Xue's voice was trembling.

"Why did you keep it from me?"

Murong Wan's tears fell.

"Xue'er, I'm sorry. Mother didn't mean to keep it from you; Mother was afraid to tell you. Mother was afraid you would be Life Qi, afraid you would hate Mother, afraid you would think Mother was shameless."

Murong Xue watched her mother cry, and her heart ached.

She stood up, walked over, knelt in front of her mother, and held her mother's hands.

"Mother, I don't blame you."

Murong Wan was stunned, looking at her daughter.

She hugged her daughter and burst into tears.

Murong Xue cried too.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried for a long time.

Murong Xue raised her head from her mother's embrace and wiped away her tears.

"Mother, I don't object. As long as Mother is happy, I don't object."

Murong Wan looked at her daughter, and tears flowed down again.

"Xue'er, thank you."

Murong Xue smiled and reached out to wipe the tears from her mother's face.

"Mother, don't cry anymore. If you keep crying, you won't be pretty."

Murong Wan laughed through her tears and reached out to flick her daughter on the forehead.

"You."

Qin Lin stood in the corridor, looking at the door of Murong Wan's room.

He didn't know what had happened inside, but he could hear the crying.

He leaned against the wall and reached out to touch the white crystal stone in his pocket; it was warm and not glowing.

He waited for a while, then the door opened.

Murong Xue walked out, saw Qin Lin, and paused.

Qin Lin looked at her; her eyes were red.

"Is your mother okay?"

Murong Xue looked at him and was silent for a moment.

"She's fine, she's resting now."

Qin Lin nodded.

Murong Xue walked past him, stopped after a few steps, and didn't look back.

"Qin Lin, you come here for a moment."

Qin Lin followed her to the end of the corridor.

Murong Xue turned around to look at him, arms crossed.

"Qin Lin, I don't object to you two being together, but you cannot abandon me."

Qin Lin looked at her.

"I won't."

Murong Xue lowered her head to look at her feet, her toes curling.

"Then you come to my room tonight."

She turned and left after saying that.

Qin Lin watched her back, the corners of his mouth curling up.

In the evening, Qin Lin went to Murong Xue's room.

Murong Xue was wearing that white nightgown, her hair loose, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Seeing Qin Lin enter, she patted the spot beside her.

Qin Lin walked over and sat down beside her.

"Qin Lin."

"Hmm."

"How does it feel when you are with my mother?"

Murong Xue's voice was very soft.

Qin Lin thought for a moment.

"Your mother is very gentle."

Murong Xue lowered her head.

Qin Lin reached out and took her hand.

"I will treat her well."

Murong Xue looked at him, was silent for a moment, and then leaned on his shoulder.

"Qin Lin, do you know, I never thought this situation would happen."

Qin Lin reached out and put his arm around her shoulders.

"I didn't think so either."

Murong Xue smiled.

"You're lying, you must have thought about it. You're the type who likes taboos. Don't think I don't know there are several other couples like this on The Ark."

Qin Lin didn't deny it.

The two leaned by the window, looking at the starry sky outside.

Murong Xue fell asleep leaning on his shoulder, her breathing even.

Qin Lin didn't move, letting her sleep.

After a long time, the door opened.

Murong Wan walked in and saw her daughter asleep on Qin Lin's shoulder, and paused.

Qin Lin looked at her, the corners of his mouth curling up.

"She's asleep."

Murong Wan walked over and sat down on the other side of Qin Lin, looking at her daughter's face.

"She was like this when she was little; she would fall asleep on my shoulder when she was tired from playing."

Qin Lin reached out and put his arm around Murong Wan's shoulders, and the three of them leaned together.

The starry sky outside was slowly rotating.

Murong Wan leaned on Qin Lin's shoulder and closed her eyes.

To Qin Lin's left was Murong Xue, and to his right was Murong Wan.

He felt he was the happiest person in the world.

The next morning, when Qin Lin woke up, neither Murong Xue nor Murong Wan were on the bed.

He got up, washed, got dressed, and walked out of the room.

In the corridor, Han Qing happened to pass by, holding a stack of medical records.

She saw Qin Lin coming out of Murong Xue's room and slowed her pace.

"You were in Murong Xue's room last night?"

Qin Lin nodded.

"Hmm."

Han Qing looked at him.

"And what about Murong Wan?"

Qin Lin remained calm.

"In her own room."

Han Qing sighed and patted his shoulder.

"You're really something."

She walked away.

Qin Lin stood in the corridor, watching her back, the corners of his mouth curling up.

He turned his head to look in the direction of Murong Wan's room; the door was closed.

He thought of the scene of the three of them leaning together last night, and his heart felt warm.

In the afternoon, Qin Lin went to find Su Han.

Su Han was sitting by the window Cultivating, and opened her eyes when she heard the knock.

"Come in."

Qin Lin walked in and sat down opposite her.

Su Han looked at him; the corners of his mouth were curled up, and he was in a good mood.

"You are very happy today," Su Han said.

Qin Lin nodded.

"Hmm, the weather is good today."

Su Han glanced out the window; outside was a gray-black sky, with no sun, no clouds, only the energy of the rifts flowing.

She didn't expose him.

"What did you come to see me for?"

Qin Lin thought for a moment.

"Nothing, I just wanted to chat with you."

Su Han looked at him and was silent for a moment.

"What do you want to chat about?"

"Let's chat about your past in the Central Region."

Su Han was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"In the past in the Central Region, I would Cultivate alone, eat alone, and sleep alone. No friends, no family. People asked me to team up for missions, I refused. People wanted to become my Dao Companion, I refused. People wanted to take me as a disciple, I also refused. I was just alone."