CHAPTER 161: CHAPTER 158: WHATEVER TYPE YOU LIKE, I’LL BE YOUR MAN

Forgive him?

Yun Ran was almost amused by his ’naive’ thinking.

She half-squinted her starry eyes, looking at him coolly, "Do I look like I’m forgiving you?"

Nangong Mo looked serious for a moment, and although he didn’t really want to admit it...

"...Not really."

"Ha!"

[You know it too!]

"The fact that I haven’t beaten you to death is already a massive act of kindness!"

"Then you might as well just kill me."

Yun Ran: "What?!"

[What kind of request is that?!]

The man glanced at her, then silently added his own condition.

"As long as you are willing to forgive me."

Yun Ran was slightly speechless, "Is forgiving you that important?"

"Important."

Looking at his serious face, Yun Ran’s gaze shifted, and she curled her lips into a light smile, "Killing you is so boring! I want to spend your silver and go find all kinds of handsome men. Now that’s fun!"

Nangong Mo: "..."

Fun?

Doesn’t this dead girl realize this is murder to the heart?!

The man’s handsome face turned a bit dark, and there was a hint of resentment.

"No way! I am the handsome man."

Yun Ran mercilessly rolled her eyes at him.

"What you say doesn’t count~! I’m going to find lots and lots of handsome men~~ Gentle ones, enchanting ones, domineering ones, charming ones~ All kinds~"

Nangong Mo: "!"

"It’s quality, not quantity! One handsome man is enough! I, Nangong, am a match for hundreds, a man of many faces. Whatever type you like, I can be."

Yun Ran: "..."

[Is this even possible?!]

[If he wasn’t born so good-looking! This kind of confidence would have gotten him beaten to death countless times!]

"I’ve seriously thought about it, and I can’t abandon the whole forest for you, this one herb?"

"So, I decisively choose the myriad of handsome men!"

Upon hearing this, the man squinted his eyes, his expression eerie, "Lin Wanyue, are you saying you don’t want me anymore?"

Yun Ran stifled a laugh and nodded fairly seriously, "Seems like it!"

"Have you thought about leaving?"

"Well, I’m considering it..."

The man’s expression dimmed slightly, he looked down at his own leg, and his long, curled eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his handsome face, looking particularly sorrowful.

Yun Ran’s breath caught, did she go too far? He... seems to be sad?

"Actually, my leg..." not crippled.

But Yun Ran misunderstood, afraid he’d recall sad moments and fall into painful memories, so she didn’t let him finish.

"You don’t have to worry about your leg, since I said I’d heal you, I’ll definitely heal you."

"Rest assured, I won’t leave you until your leg is healed."

"?!"

The man’s expression froze, he looked up at her, his gaze cross-sectional, emotions tangled.

So she’s saying, once his leg is healed she’ll leave?

In other words, she’ll leave right away if she knows his leg isn’t crippled?

Luckily! He hadn’t said anything yet!

Yun Ran took in his subtle shifts in expression, belatedly sensing something might be wrong?

She frowned and looked at him, "By the way, what were you about to say?"

"No... I didn’t want to say anything."

Yun Ran tilted her head slightly, her face full of suspicion, "Really? By the way, could it be that your leg is faked as well?"

Nangong Mo: "..."

"No, it’s not, I didn’t do that, how could it be?"

Yun Ran showed doubt, "Really?"

"Really!"

The man nodded, his face as firm as iron, "Who would fake being lame and sit in a wheelchair all day? Either you’d need a special affection for wheelchairs or have something seriously wrong in the head, and I’m not like that!"

"..."

Yun Ran looked at him, sensing he was just short of swearing to the heavens.

"But... why do I find it so hard to believe?"

Nangong Mo: "..."

"If you don’t believe it, you can check for yourself, aren’t you good with needles? Just poke around."

"Get all your seven-inch needles, nine-inch needles, and poke at will."

"If there are not enough needles, I can have some made."

Yun Ran: "..."

How did his talk turn proper acupuncture into something that seems like torture interrogation?!

Just then, the man somehow found a seven-inch long silver needle and handed it to her.

"Lin Wanyue, if you don’t believe it, you can poke and see now."

Yun Ran: "..."

She looked up at the sky, utterly speechless and with tears choking: What kind of person is this?

"Alright, you win! I believe you, isn’t that enough!"

Upon hearing her words, the man’s eyes brightened, "So you’re not going to leave, right?"

Yun Ran looked at him rather helplessly, "Yes! I’m not leaving."

"But you have to tell me, what were you about to say about your leg?"

Nangong Mo: "..."

Saying I’m not crippled!

Was preparing to confess to you!

But now I don’t dare to say!

"I was trying to say, when my leg was injured that year, it was really bad, even though someone saved me, that Divine Doctor also said, the chance of recovery was slim. I might never recover fully."

"Coincidentally, you were mad at me too, wanting to start a new relationship and abandon your husband, seeking a new lover and flying away. So I thought, since I’m a cripple anyhow, I might as well painfully grant you your wish."

Yun Ran: "..."

Listening to his monologue, Yun Ran was speechless, unable to respond, feeling embarrassed.

[Is this a confession? Or is he taking the opportunity to accuse her?!]

[How is he making her sound like this?]

[Why do his words change flavor as soon as they come out of his mouth?]

Just as she was speechless, another strand of enchanting voice drifted into her ears.

"Lin Wanyue, if you despise me being a cripple, a cripple who may never recover, even though I’m reluctant, heart-aching, pained to death, and feel life is worse than death, I’ll still grant you and Shen Mubai your happiness."

Yun Ran: "?!..."

[This dog of a man was clearly sent by heaven to beat her!]

[He’s made himself sound so pitiful, and if she starts something new and then abandons him, she feels like she’ll be struck by lightning!]

"Lin Wanyue, I..."

"Nangong Mo, just shut up!"

"Who said they despise you for being a cripple?"

"What does any of this have to do with Shen Mubai?"

"Shen Mubai has been beaten so bad he can’t get out of bed, okay?"

The man raised his eyes, gazing at Yun Ran with an eerie look, his voice like a sinister breeze at midnight carrying a bit of resentful chill.

"You even know Shen Mubai can’t get out of bed from the beating, you truly care about him."

Yun Ran: "???"

This shows she cares about Shen Mubai?!

"I’ve never seen you care about me this much."

"The dramas are right, no matter how good the new lover is, they can’t compare to an old flame."

"In your heart, I’m nowhere near as important as Shen Mubai. As soon as he’s hurt, you’re worried, but even though I remain crippled, you’re still thinking of leaving."

Yun Ran: "..."

She feels like she’s undergoing a tribulation, a heavenly tribulation!

Thunder rolling overhead, making her feel embarrassed and at a loss!

[Her third senior brother used to say, girls love to make unreasonable fusses and want to be coaxed, but that’s completely untrue!]

[This dog of a man is the most fastidious, most teasing, most unreasonable person she’s ever seen!]

[What did she do to deserve this?]