deadly mantra

Chapter 174: Past the age of expecting a response

Ji Fanyin happily ran to another box.

When I opened it, my dear, there were shining white pearl jewelry inside.

These should be given to her and Concubine Luo Zi.

Ji Fanyin casually picked up a string of pearl bracelets, wrapped it around her thin white wrist a few times, raised it, and asked Shui Qingchen:
"How's it going? Chenchen, does it look good on me?"

Shui Qingchen walked to her side, lowered his head and looked at her carefully, and said as if chatting:
"Generally, you should wear something better."

"better one?"

Ji Fanyin raised his eyebrows slightly, remembering the boxes of rare treasures he had when he was a child, shrugged his shoulders, and said in frustration:

"I have seen better ones, but unfortunately, I can't let Chenchen see them."

She raised her chin proudly, put her hands on her hips, raised her eyebrows, looked at Shui Qingchen and said:
"You won't believe it when I tell you. When I was a child, I was very popular. I have never seen any kind of treasures. Even the ones sent by the Good Knife Alliance today are not qualified to enter my threshold."

Shui Qingchen's eyes filled with tenderness, he stroked Ji Fanyin's head and asked with a smile:
"Oh? Then what kind of thing is enough to get through to you?"

Ji Fanyin pursed her lips, her expression was full of energy, and her whole person exuded a dazzling light:

"Ha! When I was a child, there was a mysterious man who would send me a lot of things every year. My mother said that the mysterious man was my patron saint, but this man is very interesting. When I was a child, he always gave me clothes and gadgets. Son, I saw that thing on the street later, but the workmanship is hundreds of times more exquisite than the ones on the street. There are also clothes, a beautiful skirt, and matching jewelry, all available."

Even she herself found it incredible:

"It ranges from treasures that have been passed down for hundreds of years to exquisite stockings. What's even more amazing is that the size of the clothes he sent is as if they were tailor-made for me, but..."

Her expression changed, and she lowered her face in frustration.

Shui Qingchen's happy mood also sank:
"But what?" Ji Fanyin sighed longly:
"I probably couldn't keep those things."

"Failed to keep it?" Shui Qingchen was a little surprised: "What does it mean to have failed to keep it?"

Ji Fanyin's black crystal eyes rolled slightly. Although she was a little regretful, she didn't complain much about it:
"Before I was kicked out, I had a half-sister at home. My mother felt sorry for her motherlessness, so she gave half of my things to her."

It was only half, but Shui Qingchen could still accept it, so he asked:
"What about the other half?"

Ji Fanyin shrugged slightly and said casually:
"Half of it was given to her by my mother on her own initiative, and the other half was taken away by her on her own initiative."

Shui Qingchen's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he was stunned for a while. He couldn't help laughing, and patted Ji Fanyin's head twice with his big hand. His gentle voice was like an oath, and he said every word:
"From now on, I will help Xiaoyin guard it."

Ji Fanyin rolled his eyes and looked at Shui Qingchen strangely.

What does he mean by that?
Should he help her keep the things the mysterious man gave her, or help her keep her mother's love?
Ji Fanyin pondered for a while, felt the need to explain, and said:
"Dust dust."

"Huh?" Shui Qingchen's eyes were focused and he listened to her carefully.

Ji Fanyin held the hand above her head and said with a smile:

"When I was a child, I fought for it, but every time it was my mother who was sad. I saw her crying secretly. Later, I decided not to fight for it.

As long as she doesn't do too much, it's okay to give her those extraneous things.

Later, I had passed the age where I expected my mother to respond to me, so those things didn't matter anymore. "

Shui Qingchen felt sad for a while, held her little hand and asked:
"What if it's something I gave you?"

(End of this chapter)