The woman wore a simple villager outfit, appearing to be 16–18 years old. She wasn’t a pretty lass, but a soothing aura surrounded her, bestowing her with a unique charm.
"Mulan, li-listen to what I have to s-say..."
Gu Changsheng stuttered hesitantly.
"Then explain, explain to me what was so important that didn’t allow you to come have dinner with me?!"
The woman, Dong Mulan, fumed in anger. She knew too well that this b*stard of a man had just forgotten and nothing else, but she still wanted to see what excuses he was going to make.
"This... I-i... yes, I remember, I... F-forgot..."
He said cheekily, which was answered by another smack of the spatula, and he yet again dodged it by moving his head slightly sideways.
"You...!!!"
Dong Mulan was almost exploding in anger. To think she had put on that much effort for a dinner with THIS b*stard of a man.
Unforgivable!
Truly unforgivable!!
Seeing that the volcano was on the verge of exploding, he stopped playing the fool and hugged Dong Mulan tightly.
Startled, she couldn’t retreat in time. Now in his embrace, she struggled fiercely but couldn’t break free.
"Let g-mphh!!!"
She scolded, but her lips were sealed midway, causing her hands to smack his shoulder to no avail.
After a few minutes, their lips parted, causing a thin line of saliva that represented the ordeal.
"Huff~ Don’t think, Huff~ just bec-mmpphhh!!!"
Yet again, this beast of a man just didn’t know how to care for a delicate young lady like her, sealing her lips again before she could even finish speaking.
Slowly, the arms originally struggling against his shoulder ceased and coiled around his neck, and her neck that was trying to retreat advanced instead.
After another few minutes, their union ceased.
"Calmed down?"
Gu Changsheng let her take a breath, then asked calmly.
Dong Mulan: "Hmphh..."
"Sorry, Mulan, I didn’t mean to annoy you, it’s just that... I wanted to give you a return gift, and in preparation for that, I didn’t even feel the passage of time."
Gu Changsheng, seeing the little lass still holding her temper, lied COUGH told the ’half-truth’ earnestly.
He was preparing a gift for Mulan, but the system came, and in the excitement, he forgot about it.
Dong Mulan’s glaring eyes softened as her right hand came forward. A soft whisper came out of her mouth.
"Gift..."
Gu Changsheng (ಥ﹏ಥ): "..."
Little fairy, have mercy!!
He became a little nervous, knowing full well that he couldn’t give another excuse.
If only he could open her brain and see just how it works this way.
Just as he was complaining, a system panel popped up, acquiring all his attention.
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『Name』: Dong Mulan
『Cultivation』: 1st Stage of Body Refinement Realm
『Talent』: None
『Fate』: Blue
『Fortunous Encounters』:
1. When walking down the road from the mountainside on a rather rainy day, she finds a bag filled with gold coins.
2. One of the cultivators who takes shelter here temporarily gives her a Qi Cultivation technique, seeing her silly appearance.
3. One Morning...
...
6. Deep in the mountains, she finds a miraculous spiritual plant but gives it to the cultivator as a return gift.
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Watching the panel surprised him, especially the parts about cultivators taking shelter here and her finding a rare spiritual plant.
That’s a spiritual plant!! And she just gave it away.
Even though it hadn’t happened yet and was most likely a thing of the future, this made him agree with the cultivator’s point that Mulan was a bit silly.
It was at this moment that he realized an extra map function had at some point appeared. When he opened it, he found all of her fortunate encounters being marked here in different colors.
Most were white and yellow, but only the opportunity involving the spiritual plant was a glaring red.
Seeing this, an idea took shape in his head.
Looking at that rosy face filled with expectation, he finally found a perfect ’gift’ for her.
"Let’s go get your gift, I have hidden it in a secret spot."
Saying that, Gu Changsheng grabbed her hand and led her into the mountains behind the village.
Dong Mulan was at first surprised, but didn’t think much of it, simply following him.
Instead, she started guessing what gift he was going to give her this time, a cotton doll like last time or something else, anticipation building up in her heart.
...
After a few minutes of walking, they arrived near a tall tree. Confirming the location, they went around it and found the old, worn bag beneath one of the roots.
Taking it out, he dusted the dirt off and handed it to her.
"This is the gift?? I don’t want it, I have a better purse right here."
She exclaimed, not showing a bit of liking for the worn-out bag, pointing to the pink cloth bag hanging by her waist, which Gu Changsheng had gifted her himself.
Helpless, he opened the cloth bag, showing her the gold coins inside.
"This old bag isn’t the gift, the contents inside are."
Seeing the old bag was filled with gold coins, Dong Mulan was stunned, then abruptly snatched the cloth bag, counting a total of 20 gold coins inside. She started jumping around, happily saying,
"With this much money, we can finally marry, yay!!"
Hearing her cause of happiness, his eyes softened, a warm feeling filling his heart.
He also wanted to marry her but rejected the idea, thinking it was too early. He wanted her to develop well, so he waited.
Now, it feels like the day they become one will be soon.
"Let’s go. There’s something I need up the mountains."
Ruffling her hair gently, he told her to follow him, which she happily did.
The little lass’s mood flipped 180 degrees, now hopping around in joy, resembling a silly rabbit.
If only she knew, what he gave as a gift was hers all along.
This beast of a man who took advantage of her, truly unforgivable.