Mei Ling, with her anger now dissipating, started crying, together with Luo Xin, in Yang Fei's embrace. Well, he had come just for rice in the first place, but things were turning much much better now!
"Hey, hey!" He Ning'er immediately went to separate his mother from Yang Fei. "Mother! I know that you considerati Yang Fei almost as a son but hugging him and crying to him is too much!"
Then she diverted her murderous gaze to Yang Fei. "And you, stay away from my mother! I won't let you take advantage of her just because she's a little bit down!"
"N-No, I w-wasn't t-trying to do that..." Yang Fei said, faking to stutter and to be greatly embarassed. He wanted to say a lot to He Ning'er, but he still had to keep his innocent act on after all.
"Ning'er, d-don't be so mean with him," Mei Ling said, her voice still a little bit shaken because of what had happened. "H-He's just a young and gentle boy and, besides, if it w-weren't for him, we would have never discovered that H-He H-Han was such a-a m-monster..."
"Yes, but maybe that's just one of his schemes! Perhaps he is just like He Han!" He Ning'er exclaimed, not caring one bit of what her mother had just said.
"Ning'e-" Mei Ling started to say something, but she immediately got cut off by Yang Fei. "Don't worry, auntie, it's normal. If I were in her shoes, I would say the same. How can she trust any men after what just happened?"
"Besides, auntie, where are you going to live now? The head village had confiscated every one of He Han's properties, so..." Yang Fei began asking, a plan clear in his mind.
"We're not going to live with you, jackass!" But He Ning'er had to immediately ruin it!
Yang Fei had to find another way to reach that same outcome and, just then, his eyes fell straight on Luo Xin. "No, no, no, I absolutely didn't mean that... even if you wanted, my hut is too small for three people to live in it... I was thinking that maybe you, He Ning'er, could ask for a hut the High Heaven Pavilion and, since you are a pretty talented disciple, they should provide you one if only you explain them your current situation, or..."
"Or maybe Luo Xin can host you two for a while!" Yang Fei said those things, knowing very well that they were all impossible, but only he knew that obviously. Why? Hehe, just keep reading.
"Yeah, that makes sense..." He Ning'er muttered, now feeling a little bit guilty for having been so rude to Yang Fei. He seemed just a kind guy that was simply trying to help them and yet she was shouting at him. When he used to come to their shop as a kid, they would always play together and he had always showed to be gentle, caring for her even if she only got a small scratch, trying to cover it with some leaves as if he was some kind of alchemist. Obviously, they had no effect, but he had always been so happy to help her in someway, that she had always faked to get better. How could a guy like him be like He Han, her father? He Han had only showed good will to her in public, while in the house, he had never ever looked at her for a moment!
"Ehm..." Luo Xin suddenly started saying something, all embarassed. Yang Fei's plan was proceeding steadily! "I would gladly host you two at my house, but... I mean... my house and medical office were also of He Han, I was only on rent there... and if the head village has really taken everything from him, so... well..."
"Oh, don't worry, Miss Xin!" Yang Fei instantly said with a smile on his face, continuing to proceed as for his plan. "We'll surely find a solution to this!"
"M-Miss?" Luo Xin blurted out. Yang Fei had called her for name 'till now', why did he suddenly changed the way he addressed her?
"Yeah, miss. Before I forgot manners because I was too taken in the situation, so forgive me for my lack of my manners."
"N-no, that's absolutely fine... you can keep calling me for name..." Luo Xin said, blushing as she had never been before. What was happening to her? Was that the 'hero saving the princess' syndrome or was she having a crush on someone much younger than her just because he was extremely handsome? She didn't know what was going on with her!
"Hey, you two, this isn't the moment to flirt right now!" He Ning'er called the two of them out.
"Flirting? Why would she, a beautiful girl, flirt with me who have only average looks?" Yang Fei asked dumbfounded, this time not acting. It was really strange that Luo Xin would blush so much just because of an above average guy's words for him. What was going on with her?
"Average looks?" All of the three girls repeated in extreme confusion. "Have you ever looked into a mirror Yang Fei? You're probably the most handsome guy in the entire world!"
"Eh?" Yang Fei was even more dumbfounded now! Did his system just lie at him saying that he had only above average looks? If three girls were saying that he was handsome, he was!
'System, what's your standard of charm?" Yang Fei immediately asked to the system inwardly.
[The system's charm standard is that of an immortal, if the Host has above average looks, it means that he has above average looks among immortals!]
'Oh, fuck! Am I this handsome? How did I not notice this befo-'
"Yang Fei!" He Ning'er called him out. "Let's return to the main point now! Now that I've thought about it, the sect won't give us an exclusive hut, even if I am pretty talented, they give it only to orphans or to exceptionally talented individuals, way more talented than me, and, well, since even the Luo Xin option is impossible, I think that my initial misunderstanding of your thoughts is our only option!"
"Eh? You mean coming living with me?" Yang Fei asked, struggling to keep his facade because off all of the happiness he was feeling. His plans once again worked out as he planned!
"Just don't get strange ideas!"
"Ehm, well, Yang Fei, if you could host me as well, I-I w-would be v-very grateful t-to y-you..." Luo Xin asked, all red and eating her very own words because of the extreme embarrassment that she was feeling into asking that. She, a woman much older than him, was asking him to host her!
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Also, thanks guys! We already reached 500 collections! So... what do you guys think about giving me more power stones and make this masterpiece appear in the ranks? I count on you, guys!