Reincarnated as a Poor Little Green Tea, Am I Destined to Be Bullied? - Volume 1 Chapter 86

Chapter 86: Such Loyalty!

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So… how did things suddenly turn out like this?

Lin Yueye’s face turned ashen as she looked at Xia Mujin beside her, who was pale-faced, holding the cremation urn, her hands shaking like a small motor.

Say, sister…

I know you’re sad and heartbroken, and what you’re holding must be quite heavy.

But please hold it more steadily! If your shaking causes it to drop, I’ll be scattered to the winds!

The situation was like this.

At Xia Qinyang’s insistence, the task of burying the cremation urn was given to Xia Mujin.

She obviously couldn’t do it alone. Although Xia Qinyang was decisive in wanting Mujin to overcome her psychological demons here, he wouldn’t use his own son’s ashes as a bargaining chip.

So, someone needed to be beside her to support her, or at least watch carefully to ensure nothing unfortunate would happen.

If he went himself, it would defeat the purpose, and Su Shuolan was currently also unstable, so the most suitable person would have to be Luo Yahan, who grew up with the siblings. Although not a member of the Xia family, she was most qualified for this task. Having her send off Muqing would also make Xia Qinyang feel more at ease.

But what he never expected was…

Yahan actually declined this proposal.

What surprised Xia Qinyang even more was that she instead recommended Lin Yueye, who had just met the Xia family for the first time.

—— She might have more right to this than I do.

Do you know how shocked and confused Xia Qinyang was when he heard this, how complicated his feelings were?

She has more right than you?

Originally, Xia Qinyang wanted to tactfully get her to change her mind, but Luo Yahan spoke firmly, saying that since Lin Yueye and Xia Mujin could become friends, there must be a bond between them that you don’t know about. After all, when had Xia Mujin ever said anyone could be her friend before?

This simple logic left Xia Qinyang speechless.

The staff reminded them again that there was a proper time for burying the cremation urn, it couldn’t be after 12:30, and time was very tight now.

Plus, Xia Qinyang certainly couldn’t openly refuse Lin Yueye’s help. Yahan had recommended her in front of so many people, if he rejected her outright, wouldn’t that be humiliating Mujin’s friend? This was her first visit, and there might be future matters requiring her help. Making someone lose face at this moment wasn’t a wise move.

To be honest, Xia Qinyang’s mind was quite chaotic now. Seeing Muqing’s cremation urn, how much of his composure could really remain?

Just like when he had risked everything to continue running the struggling company back then.

This time, he gritted his teeth and made a tough decision, treating it as making the best of a bad situation.

—— You go ahead!

And so, little Yueye stood beside Xia Mujin, supporting the other end of the cremation urn, her face ashen.

Touching this cold, solid box, Lin Yueye felt a chill in her heart, but since she had been entrusted with this great responsibility, she had to do it well.

But one good thing was that this box must be made of purple sandalwood, right? It felt quite expensive. In her previous life, she had never used such a luxurious item, this could be considered moving up in the world.

“Let’s… let’s go, Classmate Mujin, time is running out.”

“Mm… sorry.”

“It’s okay, Teacher Luo didn’t recommend me on purpose, she must have just misspoken.”

“Sorry.”

“?”

Oh my.

Was that sorry meant for me?

It really was.

She was mumbling “sorry” to the urn, whether she was speaking to the ashes inside or to Lin Yueye, it was all the same, who could tell the difference?

But fortunately, she had started moving along with Lin Yueye’s steps, both hands holding the bottom of the box, shuffling towards the burial pit.

They walked very slowly, with Lin Yueye carefully guiding her. The dozen or so meters felt like a thousand-mile journey.

The relatives weren’t idle either. Under the staff’s guidance, they were burning incense and placing their offerings on the altar, all of this was to send off Xia Muqing, following local customs and rituals.

The cat Yuebing had made itself invisible, its four short legs pattering along with the two of them, right under the cremation urn.

【Lin Yueye, walk forward boldly! I am your last insurance, don’t worry, even if this box falls, I won’t let it hit my head even if it hits the ground!】

Oh, thank you, Yuebing, you’re really…

Huh?

Didn’t you say that backwards?!

The burial pit was getting closer.

It wasn’t far to begin with.

Just like Ling Qingyue’s life, when he woke up, he was in the orphanage. After leaving the orphanage, he just drifted aimlessly for some years, faced people’s cold stares, not knowing his past, unable to see his future.

He had once been full of ambition, thinking that even if he knew nothing, he had to make something of himself.

But sadly, life is short, and his path was just that long. In the end, he still couldn’t walk beyond the orphanage’s walls.

Being buried… is good too.

He didn’t get far, but he was tired.

“He really left…”

“……”

Lin Yueye felt cold inside as she heard Xia Mujin’s murmur and looked at her increasingly bloodless face.

That face wore a bitter smile, and what was reflected in her eyes wasn’t the cremation urn, but rather the blue sky and green grass of some year past, a birthday cake, the courtyard swing, and the spring day they had promised to go for an outing.

“Didn’t you say you would come back…”

I did come back, you just don’t know it.

“You told me to close my eyes… sleep for a while, and when I opened them, you would be back.”

But that sleep has lasted more than ten springs, summers, autumns, and winters, countless sunrises and sunsets.

Lin Yueye’s vision became blurry.

She knew she was lamenting her own life.

But besides that…

Hearing Xia Mujin’s whispers, something seemed to be gnawing at her heart, causing piercing pain.

“Liar… never came back…”

“Classmate Mujin…?”

They were already standing in front of the burial pit.

They had stopped.

All that was left was to bend down and place the box inside, and everything would be over.

But hearing the words Xia Mujin suddenly muttered, Lin Yueye suddenly had a bad premonition.

Visibly, Xia Mujin’s eyes suddenly became red, and her breathing almost stopped.

In the distance, Luo Yahan, who had been following them, suddenly widened her eyes and ran towards them.

“Oh no…! Lin Yueye! Quickly stop her from…!”

“Brother… are you in here…?”

“?!”

Don’t try to open that lock on the lid!

As the staff member by the burial pit almost shouted to stop her, and Xia Mujin showed no sign of stopping…

Lin Yueye panicked too, she forcefully tried to grab the cremation urn back to make her come to her senses, but Xia Mujin’s eyes suddenly became dark, as if remembering some year when someone tried to take away her important family member, and this time she didn’t want to give an inch.

But in this tug-of-war… balance became very hard to maintain.

The two forces collided, causing the box between them to lose its balance point and fall straight down!

Oh no…!

I can’t die with regrets, can I?!

Lin Yueye tried to catch it again in mid-air but missed, and it looked like it would continue falling with no chance of recovery.

Just as Xia Mujin suddenly came to her senses in horror and Lin Yueye watched in anguish…

【I’ll catch it!】

—— Bang!

The cremation urn returned to Lin Yueye’s hands.

The crowd couldn’t see the invisible cat below.

In their eyes, it was Lin Yueye who, with incredibly agile movements and miraculous reflexes, reacted three times to save the box.

And they would never know that the cat, hit by the hard box, lay prostrate on the ground, seeing spinning circles in its eyes, knocked out.

Yuebing…

Such loyalty!