CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 437: NO, STOP

"Brother Junyang, I know Instructor Mu is doing this for my own good. It’s true that I’m too stupid, always making him worry about me.

He’s right, he can’t always keep me by his side, nor can he always be there for me. He said it well, relying on someone is not as good as relying on myself. So I’ve decided to go back to Nan’an. It’s really not because I’m angry with him; I just want to learn to rely on myself.

You know, I’ve severed ties with the An Family. I’m truly on my own now. Instructor Mu is teaching me to grow up, so I need to be independent, to grow, to become someone who doesn’t always get despised by Instructor Mu."

As An Ran spoke, she made a cheering gesture, looking full of energy.

Lin Junyang twitched his mouth. Boss Mu can’t be with you all the time because he has missions to complete. As a soldier, he understands Mu Xingfeng’s mindset even more.

He wants you to grow up so you can protect yourself. If leaving him is truly necessary for your growth, then what’s the point of that growth to Boss Mu?

"Tuzi, calm down, calm down. You need to calm down first. I think you misunderstood Second Brother. He never meant what you think. He loves you so much, how could he despise you?" Lin Junyang said.

"Love me?" It was the first time An Ran had heard someone describe her relationship with Mu Xingfeng this way.

Was it love? They were nominally boyfriend and girlfriend, so how could there be love?

"Yes, think about it. Back in Pingxi, even when you were drugged, Second Brother didn’t touch you and insisted on taking you to the hospital. That shows how much he cares about you. In the Imperial City, I’ve never seen him like this. From childhood till now, he’s always had a cold face with everyone. Even my sister, who chased him for twenty years, never saw him smile. But with you, tsk tsk, I don’t even need to say more.

From my observation, you two haven’t done it yet, right?"

Actually, it wasn’t that he really observed, but Brother mentioned that every morning during their run, he would see Second Brother with Tuzi training early. With Second Brother’s insane stamina, if he had done anything to Tuzi, would she still be able to get up in the morning?

Listening to Lin Junyang, An Ran thought about how each time Mu Xingfeng kissed her, he would end up suppressing his desire. Her face turned bright red, and she wished she could find a hole to hide in.

Lin Junyang teased her, "Really no? I knew it. Boss Mu’s love for you is definitely true love."

An Ran lifted her head, looking at him blankly. How did not touching her become true love?

Seeing her dazed look, Lin Junyang finally understood how such a cold person like Second Brother fell for her.

Her alabaster-like skin tinged with a shy blush, her cherry-like lips turning red without any makeup, and especially those big eyes, innocent and clear like a deep pond reflecting the stars, making it hard not to get lost in them.

Especially now, her dazed look was the most endearing, bringing out a man’s protective instinct and the urge to ravish her.

No, stop, she’s Second Sister-in-law, don’t get sidetracked.

Lin Junyang cleared his throat and continued to talk to An Ran, silently marveling at this divine assistance.

"Tuzi, you know, for a man, there are only two types of women he doesn’t want to touch easily. One is he’s not interested at all, and the other is he loves her too much and cares too much to bear it. From my observation, Second Brother is definitely the latter."