After eating some pastries for a while, Mu Anxiao glanced at Ajhu, who was still staring at her, and asked, "Why are you looking at me? Aren't you eating?" As she spoke, she pointed to the pastries in her bundle.
Ajhu smiled, "Watching you eat. I'm already full. But speaking of which, I really didn't expect you to agree to make that poison to harm immortals." She picked up her teacup and took a sip of water. "Aren't you afraid that if you succeed, some immortal will retaliate against you?" After finishing, she put down the teacup and gave Mu Anxiao a fawning smile.
Mu Anxiao remained standing in place, looking at Ajhu without revealing her thoughts, and smiled, saying, "Retaliate against me? The poison I make, no matter who uses it, will cause them to die without anyone noticing. So I'm not worried about this at all." As she spoke, she popped the last bite of pastry into her mouth. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"You're very busy," Ajhu suddenly said, then fixed her gaze on Mu Anxiao's face.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao smiled sheepishly at Ajhu, who was feigning ignorance, and said, "No, you know I was beaten. Just now, the woman in the kitchen gave me a bottle of medicine, but I didn't think it was useful, so I thought I'd find our family doctor to take a look. Honestly," she said bashfully, "I'm really in a lot of pain right now."
"It hurts a lot," Ajhu said as if she had found a solution. She went around to Mu Anxiao's side and casually took her arm. "Cao Gen, I'll tell you a secret. I'm actually very good at applying medicine to others. If you don't mind, I'll apply it for you." As she spoke, she met Mu Anxiao's eyes.
However, Mu Anxiao had always felt that Ajhu disliked her unusually, so even if Ajhu was following Ouyang Ye's orders, she wouldn't do anything out of line. Who knew that she had oversimplified everything. Looking at Ajhu, Mu Anxiao put on a troubled expression. "This wouldn't be good," she said, pushing away Ajhu's hand.
Seeing this, Ajhu became displeased. "Are you going to refuse me? Didn't you say," she fixed her gaze intently on Mu Anxiao's face, "that you liked me? Now I'm offering to apply medicine for you, and you're getting shy." As she spoke, she covered her mouth and smiled.
Mu Anxiao felt truly uncomfortable seeing Ajhu like this. "Liking is one thing, but I can't accept you acting like this. Besides, you know I'm considered a young master from a noble family. I like you because you never paid attention to me. Honestly," her mind was in a mess, and she started talking nonsense, "I really don't like you when you act like this. Because there are so many women like you who touch me like this, and I feel uncomfortable when I see them. If you continue like this, I won't like you anymore." She didn't know why she said these things, but as soon as they left her lips, she felt a lot better.
Immediately after Mu Anxiao finished speaking, Ajhu let go of her hand and said stiffly, "I'm not what you think. I don't like you." She took a step back.
Mu Anxiao deliberately said, "You're not going to apply medicine for me anymore." She wanted to tease Ajhu. "What, you're shy after I said that."
Ajhu averted her gaze and said with disgust, "Who wants to apply medicine for you? Your injuries have nothing to do with me. I don't want these pastries either, you can take them." As she spoke, she turned and re-wrapped the pastries, putting them back into her bundle.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao smiled faintly. "I'm going to find a doctor now, and carrying these pastries is troublesome. If you don't like them, just throw them away." After speaking, she turned around.
Then, Ajhu paused, quickly turned to look at Mu Anxiao, and asked, "Cao Gen, aren't you curious why I was acting like that just now?" As she asked, her gaze towards Mu Anxiao showed a trace of curiosity.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao thought that since Ajhu had asked the question, if she left without a word, Ajhu might tell Ouyang Ye everything she had done. If Ouyang Ye became suspicious, things would get troublesome. Therefore, to avoid creating trouble for herself, she turned to look at Ajhu. "Why were you acting like that? Are you perhaps testing how deeply I like you?" she asked, smiling deliberately.
Seeing this, Ajhu's disgust towards Mu Anxiao grew even stronger. Then, on impulse, she blurted out, "The master told me to test you. If the master hadn't said so, I wouldn't even look at you. You..." She frowned and continued, "Don't be so narcissistic, it's disgusting."
"Likewise," Mu Anxiao said, frowning slightly. "You mean, the boss doesn't trust me." As she spoke, she deliberately showed a disappointed expression in front of Ajhu.
Hearing this, Ajhu instantly realized she had let slip a secret. Then, her eyes darted around, and she said, "Cao Gen, I don't know what the master is thinking, but what I've told you," she said with a cautious expression, "can you promise not to tell the master? I don't want to die."
"No," Mu Anxiao feigned ignorance, looking at Ajhu with a frown. "Your expression keeps changing, what does that mean? I don't quite understand. Do you mean the boss told you not to tell me?" She stared intently at Ajhu's face.
Ajhu became flustered. "In short, just pretend this never happened. Don't tell the master anything, or I'll die. Do you understand, Cao Gen?" As she spoke, she began to act imperious.
Seeing Ajhu like this, Mu Anxiao let out a cold laugh. "Is this how you beg me? Think about it," she narrowed her eyes. "If the boss finds out that your mouth is this long, what do you think his reaction will be? He won't really kill you, will he? Oh dear, then I won't be able to marry you. No, you don't like me, so that's irrelevant. If that's the case, I'll be going now." She deliberately intended to scare Ajhu before turning around.
Hearing this, Ajhu quickly said, "I was wrong. What do you want me to do so you won't expose me to the boss?" She was unwilling to make a promise to marry 'Cao Gen'.
Mu Anxiao coldly laughed. "So you're scared now? But speaking of which," she tilted her head slightly, "aren't you going to pledge yourself to me?" After she spoke, she turned her head to look at Ajhu.
Seeing this, Ajhu shouted furiously, "You bastard!" Then, she casually picked up the fruit knife on the table and continued, "If you dare to have any more inappropriate thoughts about me, I'll die for you to see."
"One of you dies, and there will be more like you. I don't care," Mu Anxiao said deliberately, then pointed to the fruit knife in Ajhu's hand. "However, you can't die like this. If you die like this, the general will come after me, and I'll be in trouble. So, put it down quickly." She became serious.