Chapter 519: She Likes You

Anyway, Han Ruochen was the kind of disciple that Old Master Xu had wished to accept since he was young. A woman who knew the sea like the back of her hand, Old Master Xu had to admit that he had never imagined that there would be a day when he would find such a treasure. "Ruochen, you were of great help to master earlier. If you had not pointed out the defects and flaws in the map, I am afraid the Shen family would have pushed the blame on my head later on."

Having said that, Old Master Xu handed her the remuneration that he had collected from the National Trade Department and handed it to Han Ruochen. "Here you go— this is the reward that we owe you for the channel that you have opened."

Han Ruochen looked at the envelope and had no idea what to do. She was so anxious that she wanted to scratch her head. She had not thought about acknowledging a master, and she had no idea what kind of master this old man was. Before she could even think about everything clearly, she ended up gaining a master. Now that the old man had become her master, was she even supposed to take the money he was handing to her? No matter how she looked at it, it seemed a bit inappropriate.

Zhai Muchen was seemingly oblivious to Han Ruochen’s complex feelings. He took the envelope that Old Master Xu was handing to her and tucked it into her hands. "Thank your master."

Han Ruochen: "..." ??

When did she accept this old man as her master? Though Han Ruochen was feeling more and more confused, she still pursed her lips and nodded. "Thank you, Master Xu."

"Don’t mention it. We will be one family in the future." Old Master Xu waved his hand, smiling like a cunning fox. Though he did not say anything, the corners of his eyes were curved up with a sense of cunning. He looked like a deep and scheming old fox.

"Old master, it is late. I will take Ruochen back home now." Zhai Muchen no longer wanted to stay behind now that he had achieved the purpose of his visit.

"Aye, you want to go back?" Old Master Xu was not happy; he wanted to watch more of Zhai Muchen’s path to chasing a woman. If this brat left now, how was he supposed to watch the show starring Zhai Muchen? However, he had no reason to stop them either. He nodded and agreed. "You are right, my disciple is so beautiful and young—what if some bad guy tries to kidnap her? You must bring my little disciple to her house safely. If she loses even a strand of her hair, I promise that I will hunt you down."

Old Master Xu immediately took on the role of the old master and gave Zhai Muchen an implicit warning. His disciple was still an unmarried young woman—with him by his sister, Zhai Muchen could forget about eating Han Ruochen clean like an immoral wolf. So what if she did not have someone to back her up in her family? She still had him, her old master. He would protect her from all the bad guys.

Zhai Muchen glanced at the old man. He did not say anything and simply stretched his long legs and stood up. "Ruochen, let’s go."

"Oh." Han Ruochen behaved like a little wife. She stood up from the couch and then followed Zhai Muchen. However, before leaving, she bowed in front of Old Master Xu. "Goodbye, Old Master."

Till this moment, Han Ruochen could not fathom how in the world she ended up getting a master. And what kind of master was he? Speaking of a master, what would he even teach her?

Han Ruochen had a bunch of questions that she wanted to ask, but she swallowed them back because she trusted Zhai Muchen. Although her heart was filled with confusion, she persisted and endured without asking too many questions.

Seeing Han Ruochen follow Zhai Muchen silently, Old Master Xu shook his head.

Fortunately, Zhai Muchen was not a bad guy. Otherwise, the naive little disciple would have ended up being sold and even helped Zhai Muchen count the money. But at the thought of how Zhai Muchen looked at Han Ruochen and how much Han Ruochen trusted him, Old Master Xu could not help but clutch his head in worry. It seemed like the meek and tender little disciple he had taken in would be carried away by the big, bad wolf very soon.

However, he could not say anything because this big, bad wolf was the one who brought her in.

Gosh! This was such a troublesome matter.

"Ruochen, wait for me here. I will bring the jeep over."

"Oh, alright." Before Han Ruochen could ask Zhai Muchen who Old Master Xu was, Zhai Muchen had steered away from the topic. Han Ruochen had nothing to do and could only wait for Zhai Muchen to drive the jeep over.

However, before Zhai Muchen could come looking for her, Shen Lingxue marched over; she was supposed to leave the Xu mansion, but it seemed like she was waiting for Han Ruochen. "Are you happy? Are you complacent now?"

Before she could say anything, Shen Lingxue pressed on. "What is your relationship with Brother Zhai? I have never seen you at the Zhai family."

"I am not from the Zhai family." Of course she was not from the Zhai family, so how could Shen Lingxue see her at the Zhai mansion? She blinked her eyes and stared at the woman who was breathing harshly. "Do you like Brother Muchen? Don’t you think you are too young?"

Han Ruochen did not mean anything harsh. She was just telling the truth. Zhai Muchen was older than her by three to five years, and she was closer to her thirties than she was to her twenties. If Shen Lingxue was younger than her, then she was very much young compared to Zhai Muchen.

Shen Lingxue: "..."

Shen Lingxue: !!!