Chapter 63: Lin Chujiu, I Am Very Disappointed in You

Although all his words were compliments directed at her, unearned favors only made her feel deeply guilty and ill at ease.

Mo Yu leaned in with a low smile, approaching Lin Chuyi's ear, and murmured, "How could that be? I know that Yi is a very kind-hearted person."

Lin Chuyi's delicate face flushed red once again in defeat. Why, oh why did she feel that Big Brother Mo's smile was so utterly wicked...

By the time she snapped out of Mo Yu's wicked vortex, he had already returned to sit on the opposite side.

Recalling what he had just said, Lin Chuyi instantly felt as though she had been played for a fool. Why on earth did she suddenly regret saving this dark-bellied fellow?

Could time flow backward, please...

Because she had been completely mesmerized and enchanted by Mo Yu just moments before, she naturally missed the announcement made by her own father that she and Mo Yu would also be participating.

After the first round concluded, there would be a half-hour intermission before the second round commenced. Since every single male participant had successfully answered the riddles posed by the maidens in the opening round, not a single person was eliminated.

Naturally, in Lin Chuyi's view, this outcome was only to be expected. Since those young women had traveled from afar to attend this festival solely to seek a desirable husband, how could they possibly bear to let anyone be eliminated so easily?

At this moment, she had completely failed to realize that she herself had already unwittingly become one of those participating maidens.

"Eldest Sister, Little Jiu took all your silver and buried it in the dirt."

Lin Chuyi was relaxing comfortably on a chaise lounge when, upon hearing Lin Jiuyue's words, she sprang up from the chair in a flurry of agitation.

Because she moved too hastily, she accidentally banged her knee. Wearing a painful expression as she looked at Lin Jiuyue, who had run over to support her, she stammered, "Jiuyue, what did you just say? Little Jiu buried what of mine?"

Startled by her eldest sister's fierce expression, Lin Jiuyue was momentarily struck dumb and even forgot what she had intended to say.

Seeing that she remained silent, Lin Chuyi grew deathly anxious. "Quickly, take me there!"

Finally recovering her wits, Lin Jiuyue grabbed Lin Chuyi and rushed outside, completely forgetting to greet Mo Yu whom they passed along the way.

Mo Yu stared thoughtfully at the two figures running joyfully ahead.

"Jiuyue, Yi!" Lin Qiyue called out from behind.

Unfortunately, the two of them were entirely focused on running forward and did not even bother to look back.

"What is going on here?" Mo Sang muttered with wide-eyed confusion.

Lin Qiyue shot him a fierce glare before turning her gaze to Mo Yu, saying, "Big Brother Mo, let's follow them and see."

Mo Yu gave a soft grunt of assent, and the three of them immediately quickened their pace to catch up.

Ordinarily, Mo Sang would never have set foot inside the Lin residence, but having stubbornly decided to take Mo Yu as his master, he had clung shamelessly to him the moment he saw him heading toward the Lin estate, refusing to leave no matter how harshly Lin Qiyue tried to drive him away.

Just as Lin Chuyi rushed to the foothills behind the Lin residence in Cilin, she spotted a tiny figure squatting beside a large tree. Next to him lay a red cloth pouch, and his little hands were currently holding a silver ingot, poised to drop it into a small pit in the ground.

Lin Chuyi was nearly scared out of her wits. "Little Jiu, stop! Stop right now!"

Shouting in desperate anxiety, Lin Chuyi bolted forward. Upon seeing the several silver ingots already resting inside the small pit, a wave of profound heartbreak washed over her.

"Eldest Sister." Startled by the shout, Lin Chuyiang blinked in surprise, yet still managed to lift a cheerful smile.

Taking a few deep breaths to steady herself, Lin Chuyi said, "Little Jiu, do you know what these are? This is silver. Do you know what silver is? It is the very foundation that keeps our entire family alive and well. How have I taught you since you were little? Your duty is to study diligently so that one day you can be just like Father, helping countless people who are in need. How can you be so unmindful? Why would you play with silver? Eldest Sister is deeply disappointed in you."

"Eldest Sister, Little Jiu is still young," Lin Jiuyue said with a pang of sympathy, pulling the little boy into her arms.

Lin Chuyi felt the pinch of sympathy too, but she could not afford to soften her stance. "He is already five years old and still so oblivious. I truly am disappointed in you, Lin Chuyiang."