Chapter 37: Extremely Jealous

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Chapter 37: Extremely Jealous

Mu Yanxiao only stayed at the First Hospital for one day. The next day, he packed up all his belongings and returned to his own garden “farmhouse.”

Dr. Ouyang Ming, who was also the hospital director, was extremely dissatisfied with this, but he still didn’t stop Mu Yanxiao from leaving. What gave Ouyang Ming some relief, however, was that the shard of glass in Mu Yanxiao’s brain had finally stabilized again. It was no longer as unstable as when he had first arrived.

In a fairly good mood, Mu Yanxiao told Ouyang Ming that it was all thanks to the guinea pig in his arms, Linlin. Ouyang Ming’s response was particularly blunt, “Was this guinea pig given an injection?”

“However, Young Master, I still need to apologize for what happened with Lu Yuan. It was an oversight on the hospital’s part. It absolutely won’t happen again.”

Mu Yanxiao nodded. He himself had let his guard down regarding this matter. He had already had Mu Two investigate Lu Yuan’s background, and the result was “perfectly normal.” However, it was precisely this result that led Mu Yanxiao and Mu One, Mu Two, Mu Three, and Mu Four to conclude that Lu Yuan was definitely not ordinary.

Mu Two and Mu Three continued their joint investigation into Lu Yuan. Meanwhile, on the way back, Mu One read aloud to his boss about the half of the Zheng and Chen families’ legitimate assets that had been seized.

“Get Linlin’s card replaced, then deposit ten million into it.”

That was the only thing Young Master Mu said after listening to Mu One’s report. Although Mu One and Mu Two had already come up with their own ideas about Linlin’s identity, hearing their boss say this still gave them a slight shock to the heart. At this moment, Lin You, the guinea pig who had taken his painkillers, twitched his round ears when he heard his blind master’s words. He quickly tugged at Mu Yanxiao’s clothes with both paws, indicating that he had something to say!

Mu Yanxiao lowered his head and obediently held out his right hand in front of Lin You the guinea pig.

[This lord doesn’t want money… I want an amusement park!]

Mu Yanxiao’s hand paused after Lin You finished writing, then he clenched his palm.

And then?

Then there was nothing more.

Lin You, “!!” What the hell is that reaction?! How dare you ignore this lord?!

In a fit of rage, Lin You the guinea pig stretched out his paws and frantically scratched at his blind master’s expensive shirt. The scraping sound made Mu Two and Mu Five twitch at the corners of their mouths.

Just as Lin You was about to resort to his two big front teeth in his frustration, Mu Yanxiao finally sighed and said to him, “Even if I gave you those things, you wouldn’t be able to manage them, and your current condition is unstable. It’s better to just give you money directly. If that’s not enough, I can save a batch of gold bars for you.”

“Anything is fine, but we’re definitely not getting the amusement park anymore. Okay?”

Lin You fell silent. The slight tremor in Mu Yanxiao’s voice left him unsure how to respond. After a while, he reluctantly tugged at the already frayed shirt, then stretched out his little paws to find his blind master’s hand and began scratching:

[Forget it. Anyway, this lord isn’t greedy or lustful! Hmm, money is nothing but an external possession! How about we spend all day tomorrow sunbathing?]

Mu Yanxiao felt the light, ticklish scratches, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly. “Okay.”

For the next two and a half days, Lin You the guinea pig lived an incredibly blissful life, like a pig. Actually, not quite that pig-like. Every day, all he had to do was sleep beside his blind master at night, wake up on his soft cushion the next morning, and then spend the entire day cuddling with his blind master while listening to storytelling and joke collections together.

Life passed peacefully and happily, so much so that Lin You even forgot that he had once again reached the end of his life in the midst of this tranquility. That was until the afternoon of the third day, when Mu Yanxiao’s farmhouse welcomed a special guest.

The visitor was a tall, burly man. His fierce-looking beard, raised straight eyebrows, and prominent hooked nose made him look every bit like a bandit leader.

Elder Mu had come with this special guest.

“Grandpa? What brings you here? And with another guest?”

Mu Yanxiao heard the conversation coming from ahead. One of the voices belonged to his grandfather.

When Elder Mu heard Mu Yanxiao speak, the body that had been greeting Lin Xuandi automatically turned toward his eldest grandson. “Yanxiao!”

“How are you? Does your head hurt? Grandpa was wrong before. I shouldn’t have said those things about your parrot. This time, Grandpa found you another cat. Don’t worry, this cat is said to be very healthy and will definitely stay with you for a long time.”

Elder Mu rattled off this long speech before Mu Yanxiao could say anything. The others didn’t seem to think much of it, but Mu Yanxiao himself felt a little guilty.

“I’m sorry, Grandpa. I was in a bad mood at the time and spoke too harshly.”

Elder Mu felt relieved and quickly replied, “Not at all, not at all. You didn’t say anything harsh. Alright, come see the new pet Grandpa found for you. It’s a particularly beautiful and majestic cat!”

Mu Yanxiao, who was truly blind, “…” Don’t tell me it’s beautiful, and don’t tell me it’s cute. Could you say something like “feels good to touch” or “high intelligence” instead? At least I can touch and experience those two things.

After saying this, Grandfather Mu seemed to realize what he had just said. He looked at his eldest grandson’s expression, and when he saw that it hadn’t changed much, he cleared his throat and solemnly introduced the person behind him who had brought the cat.

“This is Mr. Lin Xuandi. Well, his family is a famous breeding family. They raise all sorts of clever pets. Yanxiao, the parrot from last time was brought by his family. Come say hello.”

Mu Yanxiao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Linlin seemed to have said he was captured? So, in that case, are the Lin Family high-level poachers who specialize in poaching in the Qinling Mountains?! With that thought, Mu Yanxiao’s aura instantly intensified. His deep eyes fixed sharply on Lin Xuandi.

Lin Xuandi raised an eyebrow.

Although this kid was blind and couldn’t see, his gaze and aura were pretty impressive. He seemed to have quite a bit of the style Lin Xuandi himself had possessed in his younger days. Even his good looks were similar! But even if you were as handsome as the devil and looked just like me, do you know you’d be in big trouble for glaring at me like that?!

“Hey, Elder Mu, your kid’s glaring at me! And I even came all the way to deliver a pet for him. He’s so fierce. He doesn’t abuse his pets, does he?”

As he spoke, Lin Xuandi glanced toward Mu Yanxiao’s arms. There sat a guinea pig with brown-spotted white fur. Without even thinking, Lin Xuandi knew that this guinea pig was his eccentric son.

“Tsk, this guinea pig looks really stupid. He’s probably about to kick the bucket, isn’t he?” Lin Xuandi met those little black-bean eyes, his expression radiating maximum sarcasm.

Meanwhile, Young Master Lin You desperately wanted to play dead! Play dead! Why had his bandit father come here? Dad, does your wife know you’re here mocking your son?! And do those evil spirits you’re supposed to beat three times a day know? You’re neglecting your duties, you know that? So you’d better hurry back. Stop gloating, okay?

“Hehe.”

“Hehe.” That was Lin Xuandi’s only response to his son.

“If you continue to be disrespectful to my Linlin, you can leave with the cat you’re holding.” Just as Lin Xuandi was getting into the swing of mocking his son, Mu Yanxiao suddenly spoke coldly.

Lin Xuandi’s lips twitched violently. “Your Linlin?”

Mu Yanxiao’s expression was as cold as water. “So what if he is? I won’t allow anyone to hurt my Linlin, whether verbally or physically.”

Lin Xuandi fell silent for a moment, then scoffed, his expression changing from cheerful to sharp. “You’ll protect him? If that’s the case, what happened to all those injuries on him? He won’t survive past this afternoon. Is this how you protect him? If that’s the case, don’t even bother telling me to leave. I’d rather take this cat back and raise him myself until he dies than let him get hurt again!”

Mu Yanxiao had been struck right where it hurt, and his expression darkened.

“A poacher from the Qinling Mountains, and you have the nerve to say that to me?”

Lin Xuandi immediately let out a scoff. “What did you say? Who’s a poacher?! Kid, you want a beating? Let me tell you, I’ve been displeased with you for a long time! Believe me, I’ll strike you with a bolt of heavenly lightning and scatter your soul!”

Mu Yanxiao was now equally furious. “Try it if you dare. Let’s see who kills whom first!”

In an instant, the atmosphere in the farmhouse became tense.

Grandfather Mu quickly stepped in front of Lin Xuandi. “Oh dear, Young Lin, Yanxiao recently lost his favorite parrot, and his emotions are still unstable. You can’t hold it against a child like him. Ahem, just leave the cat here. You haven’t been out of the mountains in a long time, have you? Come on, let this old man take you out for a good meal!”

Meanwhile, Lin You was frantically squirming in his blind master’s arms.

Damn it, blind master! It’s one thing that you’re blind. That’s an external physical problem we can’t solve right now. But you can’t be stupid! That’s my dad! You’ll be seeing each other all the time later (?), and you’ll be in big trouble if you act this tough now, you know?!

After much difficulty, Mu Yanxiao kept a straight face and placed his hand beneath Lin You’s little paw. Lin You immediately began scratching away.

[This guy is my neighbor. I’ve seen him before! I might need his help later! Why are you being so fierce?! Also, that cat he brought is my next body. Are you planning to let me wander around as a ghost after I die?!]

[Apologize! Show weakness! Bow your head!]

“Squeak squeak squeak!” Damn it, I’m telling you, you’d better be careful about getting beaten three times a day after you recognize my dad!

Mu Yanxiao was a little dizzy from the sheer amount of information. When he finally came to his senses, his expression cracked.

He had just been acting incredibly badass, threatening to see who would kill whom first, and now… Young Master Mu felt as though he had experienced the malice of the entire world.

“Hmph! Kid! What are you looking at?! You still can’t see what I look like!” Lin Xuandi noticed Mu Yanxiao’s gaze settle on him again and angrily added another remark.

Damn it, I gave you my son, and he’s risking his life for you. Now that I’m here, how dare you try to win his favor right in front of me?! Wife, I really want to just strike this guy with lightning. He looks like he has no good intentions toward our son.

Mu Yanxiao froze after being shouted at by Lin Xuandi. He then took a deep breath with all the self-control he could muster and uttered, “Where do you want to eat? It’s on me.”

Lin Xuandi, “…” You actually changed your attitude by a hundred and eighty degrees? That eccentric son of mine must have told you something. But do you really think this Lord Lin can be appeased with just one meal?!

“…Three tables of a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast. I’ll pack them up and take them home, and then I won’t hold it against you!” Hmph!

The entire Mu Family, “…”

Young Master Lin You, “…” What a foodie! This lord doesn’t know you!!

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