OBS Chapter 36 Chu Li
Chapter 36 Chu Li
As the saying goes, there's nothing a hot pot meal can't solve. If one meal isn't enough, have another!
Lu Jinyan felt that this statement made a lot of sense. For example, right now, the atmosphere between the three of them was very harmonious, and even Mo Xuan, who usually had a stern face, showed a rare hint of happiness.
Lu Jinyan sighed. If she had known that this little snake was so easily satisfied, she should have cooked hot pot for it sooner. But then she thought about it and realized that something was wrong. Mo Xuan was a snake before, so he couldn't eat hot pot with them.
If she actually cooked it, she was afraid Mo Xuan might accidentally fall into the pot, resulting in a snake hotpot. The thought was too much for her to bear.
In short, all three of them enjoyed the meal. In the afternoon, Mo Xuan continued reading in the courtyard, while Lu Jinyan took Chu Chu to help out at Uncle Mu's restaurant. The restaurant was scheduled to open soon, so they were short-staffed. It just so happened that the two of them had nothing to do at home.
After all, half of this restaurant will belong to her in the future, and as a part-owner, she still has to do more.
Busy times always pass quickly, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye. In these three days, with the help of the Mandarin Duck Stone, Lu Jinyan finally managed to raise her favorability rating to 82. Strangely enough, although Mo Xuan had been getting along very well with them these past few days, he hadn't increased his favorability rating.
Lu Jinyan was a little puzzled, but before she could figure it out, an uninvited guest arrived at her home.
Rather than being an uninvited guest, it was more accurate to say that what she feared had finally happened.
After receiving Mo Xuan's message, Chu Li rushed over without stopping. In order not to be discovered by the young master, he deliberately took a long detour, otherwise he should have arrived long ago.
After confirming several times that he hadn't come to the wrong place, Chu Li was also a little puzzled. He had clearly been here before, but he hadn't sensed any trace of the owner's presence.
But this was indeed the place where his master had sent him a message a few days ago. With a nervous heart, Chu Li knocked on Lu Jinyan's door.
Lu Jinyan was watering the flowers in the yard, with Chu Chu helping her. When they heard the knock on the door, they were both startled. They had been living here for more than three months, and apart from Aunt Chun and Uncle Mu, no one had ever come.
At this time, Uncle Mu and Aunt Chun should be busy, right? Could something have happened? Lu Jinyan quickly handed the kettle to Chu Chu and ran to open the door.
When the door opened, an unfamiliar face came into view. Lu Jinyan looked puzzled; she was 100% certain that she didn't recognize him.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
"Don't be afraid, young lady. My name is Chu Li, and I'm here to see my master." Chu Li's tone softened unconsciously when she saw the excessively beautiful face in front of her.
"Your master? Who is your master?" Lu Jinyan asked warily, as if she were ready to close the door at any moment.
"My master's name is Mo Xuan. A few days ago, he sent a message asking me to come here to find him." Chu Li answered while searching the area. There was indeed his master's presence here, and it was very strong. His master must be here.
"You're one of Mo Xuan's people?" Lu Jinyan frowned. See? Just what I feared! She hadn't even maxed out her favorability rating yet, and he'd already shown up. This was really bad...
"Yes, may I ask if my master is here? May I come in?" Chu Li looked at the wary girl in front of him and wondered why his master didn't like to interact with women.
Apart from two cooks, there wasn't a single woman in the manor. Even his mount was male. Any woman who tried to get close to him was driven away. This time, however, he actually moved into a woman's house!
Could it be that the owner was with her for the entire month or so that he disappeared?
"He's not here, he's gone out. Come in and wait for him!" Lu Jinyan's expression wasn't good. She opened the door, let Chu Li in, and then closed it again.
"Thank you, Miss!" Chu Li bowed respectfully and then went into the house. Chu Chu was watering the flowers with a watering can when she was startled to see Lu Jinyan bring in a strange man.
"Yanyan, he is..."
"His name is Chu Li, and he's here to see Mo Xuan. Chu Chu, could you go and brew a pot of tea for him?" Lu Jinyan's expression hadn't improved since she saw Chu Li.
After she finished speaking, she took the watering can from Chu Chu's hand and continued watering the flowers.
"System, system, come out quickly! Something terrible has happened!"
"Host, can you please stop being so dramatic? I was just about to go back to sleep when you woke me up!" the system grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"What are you sleeping for? It's work time, and you're actually slacking off by sleeping. Be careful, or I'll report you. Besides, our mission is about to fail, and you still have the mood to sleep?" Lu Jinyan said irritably.
"What mission is going to fail?" As soon as the system heard about missions, she immediately stopped arguing.
"See that man? His name is Chu Li, he's Mo Xuan's subordinate, he's here to see Mo Xuan!" Lu Jinyan felt like the sky was falling.
"So fast! Come on, Mo Xuan's injuries are almost fully healed now, and he really has no reason to stay any longer!" The system's nonchalant attitude surprised Lu Jinyan.
"Commander, listen to what you just said! Is that even human language? Mo Xuan is gone, what about our mission? You're acting so strange today. Aren't you usually the most enthusiastic? Why do you seem so indifferent?"
"Host, we can't say that. I was constantly reminding you to hurry up and do the tasks. And what did you do? You found me annoying and even locked me up. Now look what's happened? He's about to leave, and you're only worried now?" The system rolled its eyes. Was it her fault?
She had reminded her more than once, but she just didn't seem to care. Now she's in a hurry?
"I... okay, okay, it's all my fault. Now is not the time to talk about this. System, please think of something quickly, if he leaves, we won't be able to complete the mission!"
Lu Jinyan was so anxious she was almost crying. She hadn't expected Mo Xuan to leave so soon. She remembered that the system had said that refusing or failing to complete a mission would result in being eliminated!
Good heavens, this can't be fair! She's just started a new life, hasn't even had a chance to have fun, hasn't had a chance to date any handsome men, hasn't fulfilled her dream of having two women on each side. If it's all wiped out like this, it'll be such a loss...
"Hmm... there is a way, it just depends on whether you're willing to do it," the system said to Lu Jinyan while yawning.
"Tell me what method you want! I'm willing to try anything to complete the mission!" Heaven knows how much she regrets not having tried a little harder back then.