Listening to the man's reply, Mu Anxiao understood that he intended to leave. So, without further ado, she said, "I understand." Turning her back, she moved away.
However, upon hearing Mu Anxiao's response, the man's brows furrowed. He quickly pulled the door open and shouted, "Stop right there."
Mu Anxiao froze, then slowly turned to face the man in servant's attire. She gave a dry laugh, "Is there something?"
"Why don't you have any perseverance at all?" the man said, pointing at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao wiped her nose with a dirty hand. "No, you said all that. If I keep insisting, it'll just be..." she scratched her cheek, "asking for trouble. Are you stupid?"
"Who are you calling stupid?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao glanced towards a woman who pushed the man aside and stepped out. She blinked and said, "I was just saying, don't be angry."
"I'm someone destined for immortality. Treating me like this, I fear..." The woman walked up to Mu Anxiao, measuring her height with her eyes. "You're quite short."
"Yes, yes, I'm short," Mu Anxiao conceded.
"I won't marry anyone shorter than me," the woman said, peeking at Mu Anxiao, who had deliberately lowered her head.
Mu Anxiao felt very uncomfortable. "Don't worry, the one I'm introducing you to is my junior brother, not me."
"Then that means your junior brother is definitely not as capable as you," the woman provocatively stated, trying to provoke Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao slowly raised her eyes. "My junior brother, of course..." She paused, then lowered her head and mumbled, "is more capable than me."
"No wonder you're short; it's because you lack confidence." The woman pointed at Mu Anxiao's shoulders twice, then withdrew her hand. She glanced at her fingertips, which were stained with sand, and curled her lip. "Ugh, so dirty. Handkerchief."
"Yes, Miss." The man eagerly stepped forward and handed the woman a handkerchief.
The woman took the handkerchief, wiped her fingertips, and then threw the handkerchief onto Mu Anxiao's face. "Wipe it, little shorty."
Mu Anxiao looked at the handkerchief slowly falling to the ground up close. She swallowed and said, "There are dozens of girls who are going to meet my junior brother." She clenched her fist and said, looking up, "They are all girls with destined fortunes."
"What?"
"Young lady, there's always someone better. No matter how beautiful you are, in my eyes, you are the ugliest." Mu Anxiao finished speaking, glared at the man standing behind her, and walked away first.
After Mu Anxiao left, the woman looked at the man beside her with indignation. "That shorty dared to speak to me like that."
"Are you still going?" the man asked timidly.
The woman glanced at the man beside her, clenched her fists, and said, "Yes, why wouldn't I?" With that, she strode in the direction Mu Anxiao had gone.
The man dared not say anything and followed the woman.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao stopped at the bottom of the slope. She saw the man standing in front of the crowd and a smile curved her lips. "He's finally appeared."
"Yes, he's appeared, which makes things convenient for you."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao glared, her lips twitching. She turned to look at Ye Yin, who was standing beside her with his arms crossed, staring at her. She bared her teeth and smiled, "Hello."
"I asked you to come out and help me, but I didn't expect..." Ye Yin pointed at the man, who wasn't looking their way, and narrowed his eyes. "You ended up helping someone else."
"No..." Mu Anxiao sniffled twice. "He said if I didn't help him, he'd turn me into an old woman."