Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Helping Others is the Right Thing to Do Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Helping Others is the Right Thing to Do Bai Yu, although he agreed unwillingly, had a dark expression on his face the whole time, to the point that even Bai Ye didn’t dare to speak.
He put the rice into the pot and added water without washing it, then immediately covered the pot and started the fire.
“Bai Ye, go check on Xixi, and make sure she’s not being bullied.”
Bai Yu was still somewhat angry, so naturally, he wasn’t going to check on the group pet and Moh Li.
The group pet used warm water to wash their faces, of course starting with that boy. Upon seeing him, she felt they were so pitiful and determined to save them, her movements were very gentle.
Suddenly, the boy’s hand moved.
The group pet was startled and pulled back her hand. The boy’s long eyelashes fluttered, and then, with difficulty, he opened his eyes.
He’s waking up…
The group pet suddenly felt nervous. How would she speak to him in a moment?
Besides her two brothers, she had never interacted with boys before. What to do, what to do?
As he opened his eyes, they were especially bright like the stars in the night sky. At that moment, it seemed as though everything else around them lost its color.
“You’re awake…”
The group pet was particularly nervous, what a beautiful young man.
“Who are you? Where is this? I think I was bitten by a snake. Where is my brother?”
The boy instinctively looked for someone, and his gaze finally relaxed when he saw the doll-faced individual beside him.
“Did you save us? Thank you so much.”
In his hazy memory, it seemed like a girl had saved him?
The boy’s lips curved up in a gentle smile, and the group pet’s face turned bright red instantly.
“I…it was my brother who brought you back. When I saw you unconscious, it was also my brother who found doctors for you. You’re all okay now.”
The group pet lifted her head and looked at the boy with courage and openness,
“My name is Xixi, and you?”
Her hand was gripping the towel tightly, suddenly feeling nervous and unsure if he would tell her his name.
“I’m Ouyang, and this is my cousin Moh Li. We came here looking for herbs but were bitten by a snake. Thank you for saving us; I don’t know how to express my gratitude.”
As he spoke, Ouyang took out his wallet from his bag, pulled out a few hundred yuan, and tried to give it to the group pet,
The group pet stepped back, glaring fiercely at Ouyang. She trembled with anger.
“What do you mean by this? I saved you because it was the right thing to do, you don’t need to repay me. I understand the joy of helping others. If you insist on this, I will think you are mocking me.”
The group pet stubbornly stared at Ouyang, clearly distressed.
Just then, the voice of Bai Ye came from outside.
“Xixi…”
“I need to step out.” The group pet lost her previous warmth, and her tone became somewhat cold,
Ouyang furrowed his brows. It seemed the girl was angry, unlike those who only cared about his money.
If Bai Zhi were here, she’d probably say something like, ‘Oh, the destined encounter of the hero and heroine, everything the female lead says is special.’
Idiocy…
At this time, Moh Li also slowly opened his eyes and saw Ouyang beside him, staring blankly with a faint smile.
Heh…
Ouyang turned around and immediately smiled upon seeing Moh Li awake.
“Cousin, you’re awake. We were bitten by a snake, but this young lady and her brother saved us. How should we thank them?”
Moh Li wanted to say, if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have been bitten.
The situation at the time was Ouyang got bitten, and as Moh Li was about to kill the snake, Ouyang suddenly grabbed it and threw it to the side, hitting Moh Li’s foot.
The reason was to protect small animals. At that time, Moh Li nearly swore,
“Protect my ass. You’ve already been bitten. If it was venomous, you’d be dead now, still talking about protecting animals. Why not go guard the world?”
The words ‘to protect’ simply didn’t exist in Moh Li’s eyes.
Hearing no response from Moh Li, Ouyang sighed. Ever since his cousin arrived at their house, he never spoke; no one knew what was up with him. He was exceedingly morose. Despite his cute appearance, he was standoffish to everyone.
“Give me money.”
And he had already given it. As for the girl…
Moh Li actually woke up earlier but didn’t open his eyes.
You see, this world is full of unseen filth.
When she clearly saved them on the street, she could, not outright admit it but also not explain, letting this fool walk into a trap.
But what did it have to do with him?
“I thought about it, but Xixi righteously refused me. She’s not the type that loves money. She’s genuinely kind.”
Ouyang’s gaze softened considerably as he said this.
“Tch…”
Not wanting money, huh? Sounds good to say. People who want money are easy to deal with. After that, you’re clear, like that woman.
This… was clearly intent on continuing to entangle, clutching at the life-saving favor. Hasn’t he seen enough of this?
Or maybe that eyesore saw through it, demanding money on the spot, so everyone would be strangers afterward, no further ties.
And she actually took all that money without feeling it was too much? Now it left him with only one hundred yuan.
If it were the past, maybe he would have found such a sum contemptible—what could one hundred yuan do? It couldn’t buy a pair of shoes, let alone a piece of clothing. But now…
Everything was merely in the past. Now he was nothing more than a cousin crashing at the Ouyang family’s place, nothing more.
Truly hard-hearted, eh?
A hint of indecipherable light flashed in Moh Li’s eyes and then quickly faded, returning to indifference as if the emotion just then hadn’t belonged to him.
“Oh.”
Moh Li simply responded indifferently, then began to close his eyes to rest.
Watching this Moh Li infuriated Ouyang. The others had saved them, and all he said was ‘oh’?
The group pet soon arrived, carrying a bowl of porridge. Bai Ye followed, holding another bowl of porridge.
“You must be hungry. Have some porridge. You can only eat light foods for now. Tomorrow, I’ll stew some soup for you.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu’s face darkened. Stew soup with what?
Why should Xixi be so kind to them?
“Okay, thank you. But we’re leaving tomorrow. We’re very grateful for this time, and we’ll surely repay you upon our return.”
Ouyang looked sincerely at the three siblings. He, Ouyang, was never an ingrate. He would definitely come back to thank them.
“We’ve already said it’s unnecessary. Just eat up and get some rest.”
The group pet quickly left after saying this, as if running away.
Ouyang brought over the bowl of porridge, took a sniff, and felt there was a peculiar taste. He had never eaten this kind of porridge before; it was somewhat hard to swallow.
But Moh Li just took it and began to eat immediately.
As long as it was food, there was nothing he couldn’t eat. If one couldn’t, they were either being finicky or not really hungry.
And he was hungry. In the past, he wouldn’t have given such porridge a second glance, but later, he came to understand what reality was.
Anyway, Ouyang would repay the debt. What was there for him to fear?
Seeing Moh Li eat so quickly, Ouyang thought it might be tasty. After taking a sip, he frowned; it wasn’t good at all.