307: Chapter 87 Azi's Mother

After Meng Li and his party left, A Zhu and A Bi, following Meng Li's arrangements, took over the management of Manda Mountain Villa and Canhe Village respectively.

For convenience, A Zhu simply moved into Manda Mountain Villa for the time being and brought Mu Wanqing along to help. Originally, she wanted to bring A Zi, but A Zi didn't want to manage things and only wanted to play. Additionally, Ruan Xingzhu needed someone to pay attention to her dressing changes, so A Zhu dropped the idea and instead brought Mu Wanqing, who was looking for something to do out of boredom.

Thus, usually only A Bi, A Zi, and Ruan Xingzhu remained at Canhe Village.

A Bi had to manage Canhe Village and didn't have much time to play with A Zi, so the latter could only seek out Ruan Xingzhu.

Ruan Xingzhu was idle and felt guilty toward A Zi, so naturally, she wouldn't refuse.

The two hit it off immediately, their relationship quickly grew closer, and their bond deepened rapidly.

During this process, Ruan Xingzhu used the last dose of medicine, and it was time to remove the gauze.

On this day, A Zhu, A Bi, A Zi, and Mu Wanqing gathered in Ruan Xingzhu's room, driven by either concern or curiosity.

Ruan Xingzhu closed her eyes nervously.

A Zi skillfully helped her remove the gauze from her face.

Soon, a gorgeous yet elegant, flawless face was revealed before the girls.

Mu Wanqing clicked her tongue in wonder: "There's not a single scar left."

A Bi covered her lips and chuckled: "When the Young Master takes action, it is naturally foolproof."

A Zi carefully examined Ruan Xingzhu's face and couldn't help but praise: "Mom, you're so beautiful."

A Zhu took the bronze mirror from the dressing table, placed it in front of Ruan Xingzhu, and said: "Mom, open your eyes and see, there really isn't a single scar."

Ruan Xingzhu opened her eyes, looked at her restored face in the mirror, looked left and right, then covered her mouth and wept with joy.

"It's true! Those scars are really all gone!"

After a moment, she recovered from her excitement.

Having seen the results and satisfied their curiosity, A Bi and Mu Wanqing said a few words of congratulation and took their leave.

Seeing that everything went smoothly, A Zhu felt relieved and didn't stay long either.

She still had things to deal with at Manda Mountain Villa, so she told A Zi to keep Ruan Xingzhu company and left.

Soon, only A Zi and Ruan Xingzhu were left in the room.

Seeing this, A Zi's eyes darted around, and she pulled Ruan Xingzhu's hand to take credit: "Mom, your successful recovery this time, besides Master Young Master and my sister, I have the greatest merit. So, you have to thank me properly."

Ruan Xingzhu glanced at her and nodded: "Mhm, Mom knows."

Hearing this, A Zi immediately pushed her luck: "Then how do you plan to thank me, Mom?"

Ruan Xingzhu was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously: "How do you want Mom to thank you?"

A Zi held up three fingers and said: "It's simple, you promise me three things."

"Which three things?" Ruan Xingzhu asked with interest.

A Zi bent down two fingers: "The first thing, you stay here to accompany me and sister, and you're not allowed to leave."

Ruan Xingzhu was taken aback; she hadn't thought about this.

Her thought was to return to live at Xiao Jing Lake after the scars were removed, just like before.

A Zi asking her to stay at Canhe Village now undoubtedly went against her plans.

Seeing her silence, A Zi seemed to understand something, and her expression changed: "Are you thinking of going to find that bastard man?"

Ruan Xingzhu shook her head: "No, Mom just wants to go back to live at Xiao Jing Lake."

This was the truth; as for going to find Duan Zhengchun...

She really hadn't thought about it.

Although Ruan Xingzhu was a hopeless romantic, her personality was rather passive, unlike the assertive and competitive Qin Hongmian, Li Qingluo, and Gan Baobao. Therefore, after knowing that Duan Zhengchun couldn't give her a formal status, she didn't actively fight for it but instead lived in seclusion in their former love nest, seeking her own peace.

Hearing her answer, A Zi's expression softened slightly, and she then said: "What's the point of going back there? You'd be all alone, how boring. It's better to stay here. There's me and sister here, and Master Young Master and the others, it's so lively."

"If you want to go boating and fishing like before, there's a lake here too, and it's much bigger than Xiao Jing Lake."

"So, Mom, will you stay here, please?"

As she spoke, she buried her face in Ruan Xingzhu's bosom and nuzzled.

Seeing A Zi acting spoiled, Ruan Xingzhu found it a bit funny, but also felt a warmth she hadn't experienced before.

Then, she lowered her eyes and thought about it, feeling somewhat tempted.

Although Ruan Xingzhu liked the peace of living in seclusion alone, humans are social creatures after all. She used to feel lonely, especially in the Early Stage after Duan Zhengchun stayed for a while and left. However, because she had a relationship to lean on and knew Duan Zhengchun would come again, she didn't feel it was much.

Now that Duan Zhengchun was paralyzed, the probability of him going to Xiao Jing Lake to find her was extremely low.

And she couldn't bring herself to go to Dali to find Duan Zhengchun out of loneliness.

First, it was her personality; second, she had no formal status; and third, there was Dao Baifeng in Dali.

Thus, if she went back this time, she would likely live alone for a long time, if not forever.

Thinking this way, Ruan Xingzhu felt it was a bit hard to accept, and instead thought of the time spent with A Zi these days and A Zhu's frequent care. Although it wasn't as sweet as being with Duan Zhengchun, it had a kind of warmth and happiness she hadn't experienced before, far better than living alone.

Therefore, her thought of returning to Xiao Jing Lake wavered even more.

Seeing this, A Zi went further: "Even if you're sentimental and can't bear to leave that place, it has already been exposed. If you go back to live alone, what if that bastard man's enemies come knocking again?"

"Do you want to be disfigured again?"

Ruan Xingzhu was startled and completely abandoned the idea of returning to Xiao Jing Lake, but staying at Canhe Village...

"This Canhe Village belongs to Young Master Murong. It might be inconvenient for Mom to stay here."

A Zi said: "What's inconvenient? Haven't you been living well these days? Usually, only sister and I live in this Listening Fragrance Pavilion, there's no one else."

"I'll go talk to Master Young Master. He and Mistress dote on me the most; there won't be any problem."

"This... alright then." Ruan Xingzhu relented.

"Then I'll come over to sleep with you tonight." A Zi pushed her luck.

Ruan Xingzhu laughed: "How can a big girl like you sleep with her mother?"

"But I've never slept with Mom since I was a child." A Zi lowered her eyes, her tone lonely.

Ruan Xingzhu was speechless, a sense of guilt welled up, and she softened: "It's Mom's fault. You can come if you want."

"Hehe, I knew Mom was the best." A Zi immediately turned from sorrow to joy.

Ruan Xingzhu was both annoyed and amused; she pinched her face and said nothing.

...

Night.

As soon as the lights were out, A Zi pounced into Ruan Xingzhu's arms, touching here and there.

Ruan Xingzhu felt uncomfortable and blushed slightly: "A Zi, don't let your hands wander..."

Before she could finish, her whole body stiffened, and then she said in annoyance: "A Zi!?"

A Zi said faintly: "Mom, I haven't eaten since I was a child."

Ruan Xingzhu's heart was filled with a mix of guilt and shame, her cheeks burning: "But I don't have any now."

"I don't believe it." A Zi questioned and began to verify the facts.

"You..." Just as Ruan Xingzhu was about to say something, A Zi, having finished her simple verification, withdrew her hand.

Ruan Xingzhu couldn't help but sigh in relief, but before she could finish that sigh, A Zi had a new move.

This time, she once again Breakthrough Ruan Xingzhu's limit. She was so angry she wanted to scold her, but before the words could come out, A Zi looked up and blocked her mouth.

Ruan Xingzhu: (ΩДΩ)!

...

"A Zi, you're... too much!"

A Zi wasn't afraid at all, instead, she said in a tone of taking credit: "Mom, I'm doing this for your own good. That bastard man is paralyzed now; even if he can recover later, he'll probably be powerless."

Ruan Xingzhu fell silent...