Forced love, an inescapable fate

Just as the two of them slumped on the stools in an ungraceful manner, a person walked in from outside the door.

The person who came walked slowly and gracefully, with a calm demeanor. It was Su Minsheng. He was carrying a lunch box and his smile was so refreshing that it made people feel like they were in the spring breeze.

"Ari."

Mu Qingli and Wanyue heard the voice and hurriedly stood up. Seeing that it was Su Minsheng, Mu Qingli was stunned, then smiled and said, "Brother Su, why are you here? Come in and sit down."

When Wanyue saw the person coming, she just smiled meaningfully and then went about other things with a tactful look.

Su Minsheng curled the corners of his lips and spoke in a gentle tone.

"I'm sorry. I should have come to help you today, but a few patients came to the clinic and I was a bit busy for a while, so I didn't have time to come and congratulate you. Congratulations, you must be exhausted today. I thought you probably haven't eaten yet, so I brought you some food."

Looking at the food box that Su Minsheng handed to her, Mu Qingli's heart suddenly warmed. She didn't expect that he would bring her food after only knowing her for a few days.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: He is really a wonderful person, kind and warm.

I saw a smile in her eyes and she looked up and smiled.

"Thank you, Brother Su. You are so thoughtful. I am really hungry now after smelling the food. I won't be polite then."

"Come on, eat. I don't know what you like to eat, and I'm not very good at cooking, so I bought some food from the restaurant in town. Just fill your stomach first."

"okay."

After opening the lunch box, there were a few light side dishes inside, which smelled quite fragrant. Mu Qingli invited Wanyue to eat together.

Every time Su Minsheng saw Wanyue, he would think of what happened that night, but the expression on his face was only slightly unnatural for a moment and soon returned to normal.

"Miss Wanyue, come join us. Ah Li, you guys eat first. Is there anything else you need my help with?"

Mu Qingli felt embarrassed to have eaten someone else's meal, so how could she have the nerve to trouble him again?

"No need, Brother Su, you can sit down too. It's just right for you to try our fruit tea. Actually, we have almost cleaned up. No need to bother."

"Well, if you need anything in the future, just let me know. I'll do my best to help you."

Mu Qingli smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Well, I'll be polite if you need me."

By the time they finished their meal and packed up everything, it was already dark.

Su Minsheng originally wanted to send Mu Qingli back, but when he saw Wanyue beside her, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Ali, then you should hurry home. It's already late. Be careful on the road."

"Well, I'm sorry to bother you, Brother Su today. You should go back and rest early."

"it is good."

On the way back, Mu Qingli and Wan Yue roughly checked today's income as they walked.

"Miss, today we collected a total of twenty taels of silver. After deducting the ten taels of cost, we made a net profit of ten taels. This exceeded our expectations."

Mu Qingli didn't know much about the conversion of silver and other currencies, so she handed over all the accounting to Wanyue. After listening to Wanyue's calculations, she knew that although it was hard work today, the income was indeed considerable. You know, ten taels of silver is the total expenses of an ordinary family for almost two or three years nowadays. If you calculate it this way, it is indeed a lot of money.

Although it is a bit hard, it is indeed rewarding.

The two felt that all the physical fatigue disappeared. They smiled at each other and saw the self-evident joy in each other's eyes.

"Wanyue, thank you for your hard work today. If our store's business can continue to be stable, I will find another helper. It's really a bit too much for the two of us. When we make money, we will move to a bigger yard. That way, you won't have to live in the study, and Mr. Bai won't have to sleep in the woodshed. I always feel a little wronged by you."

Wan Yue smiled and shook her head. "Miss, don't feel wronged. This is already very good. I don't care much about these things. Mr. Bai should be the same. He is a man of the world. He must have lived in the open air in the past. Living in a woodshed is considered good. So you don't have to feel guilty. Besides, you are already very capable. I have never seen a woman like you."

Mu Qingli felt a little embarrassed by Wan Yue's praise, but she could also feel that what she said was sincere.

With a smile in her eyes, she took Wanyue's arm.

"I'm sure my brother will be very happy to know this. Once I have money, I can completely remove the poison in his body, and he won't have to suffer so much. The future is promising. I have never been so optimistic about the future. Now everything is developing in the future. Wanyue, I am really happy. I am happy to meet you."

Hearing the joy and anticipation in Mu Qingli's tone, Wanyue felt a little uncomfortable. She knew the ins and outs of the matter. She was originally sent to monitor Mu Qingli, but after spending some time together, she was moved by Mu Qingli's sincerity and kindness.

And the "brother" that Mu Qingli mentioned, her master, the Sixth Prince of Jing Kingdom, the young master of the Dark Guard Camp, was just using her from beginning to end. Wan Yue couldn't imagine that if one day Mu Qingli knew the truth, how would she accept that the person she treated sincerely had been deceiving and using her from beginning to end.

Wanyue was a little absent-minded for the rest of the journey. Mu Qingli felt that her mood seemed to have suddenly dropped. He was a little confused. She was obviously in high spirits like himself just now, so how could she suddenly become listless? He thought that she was too tired today and therefore felt unwell.

"Wanyue, what's wrong? Are you too tired today?"

"No, girl, I'm not tired. I just envy the relationship between you and the young master. You two don't have the same surname, so you shouldn't be siblings. But I see that the girl seems to treat the young master better than her own brother, and I feel a little emotional for a moment."

Mu Qingli smiled. "Although we are not biological siblings, I treat him as my own brother in my heart. To be honest, before we came to Dongli Town, we had a very difficult life. We lived under the roof of others, our dignity was trampled upon, and we lived a humble and pitiful life. Even having enough to eat was a luxury. So when I saw you fainted from hunger at the door of the courtyard that day, I thought of us not long ago, so I rescued you. My younger brother has suffered a lot, and we have experienced life and death together. In fact, in some ways, he and I are very similar. He was abandoned by his family, and I don't have any family here at all. My younger brother is my only family, so he is probably the one who has supported my belief in living a good life along the way."

This was the first time that Mu Qingli revealed her true feelings to someone, and she felt much more comfortable after speaking it out.