Chapter 577

Especially since she had been confined to the Huo residence for this period, she hadn't tidied up the place for several days, and a strange odor had begun to permeate the room.

"It's fine, don't mind it, Senior."

Su Fan smiled and waved his hand.

Yet, a flash of surprise still flickered in his pupils.

The Mu Xiaowan in his memories had been very fond of cleanliness...

"Uh... you rest for a moment, Junior. Let me tidy up."

Greeting Su Fan to sit on the sofa, Mu Xiaowan moved with lightning speed, hurriedly hiding her personal items like her thong and white bra.

Then, she opened all the windows to ensure ventilation, and the strange odor gradually dissipated.

Only then did Mu Xiaowan breathe a slight sigh of relief; she brewed a cup of Pu'er tea and brought it before Su Fan.

"Junior, ( ^)_and~~ drink some tea~~"

"Thank you." Su Fan took a light sip.

Silence~~~

So awkward! What should I say?

Seeing the conversation suddenly hit a dead end.

Mu Xiaowan remained calm on the surface, but her tender feet under the table couldn't help but fidget, her toes awkwardly curling against the floor, almost digging out a three-bedroom apartment...

"Senior, where are your parents? How come you live alone?"

Su Fan placed the teacup back on the coffee table and pretended to ask about Mu Xiaowan's situation casually.

He remembered that Mu Xiaowan was an only child, and her parents had doted on her like the apple of their eye; how could they possibly allow her to live alone in such a remote neighborhood?

Moreover, when he arrived, he had asked about Mu Xiaowan's job, and it turned out she was selling hand-grabbed pancakes at a roadside stall???

Yet she had clearly graduated from a prestigious university with top-tier grades.

Surely she could have found a decent job after graduation?

How did she end up in such a state?!

Su Fan felt a sourness in his heart, unable to describe the feeling, and could only sigh that things had changed and people were no longer the same...

"My parents... they passed away in a car accident three years ago."

Mentioning her parents, Mu Xiaowan's beautiful eyes dimmed instantly.

The reason she had given up on herself and lived such a drifting life.

One of the reasons was the passing of her parents; her world had completely collapsed, and she had been alone ever since.

As for those snobbish relatives, after snatching away the property her parents left behind, they had kicked her out of the house.

Then, after wandering outside for a period...

She had finally pulled herself together, learned a trade from a kind-hearted old woman, and started the roadside stall.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up... I..."

Hearing about Mu Xiaowan's experiences over these years, a flash of heartache crossed Su Fan's eyes, and for a moment, he didn't know how to comfort her.

"It's fine, it's been so many years... I've long since let it go."

Mu Xiaowan took a deep breath and tried to squeeze out a smile.

(*￣︶￣)

Yet this smile looked so sorrowful in Su Fan's eyes.

"If you're sad, you can cry; it's not good to bottle it up inside. I can lend you my shoulder to lean on."

"Hm? No... no need... thank you..."

Looking at Mu Xiaowan's somewhat strange and awkward expression.

Su Fan paused, only then realizing it was inappropriate.

In the woman's eyes, he was a stranger meeting her for the first time, so saying such intimate words was clearly improper.

"You... don't misunderstand, I didn't mean it like that..."

Seeing Su Fan waving his hands repeatedly, panicking as he tried to explain, Mu Xiaowan suddenly laughed out loud, feeling much lighter.

She found it hard to imagine that this flustered man before her was the martial arts expert who had dominated the celebration banquet.

When she was with him before...

She would always involuntarily think of Su Fan's status as an expert and subconsciously feel a bit of fear.

But at this moment, she suddenly realized that he didn't seem as difficult to get along with as she had imagined...

Seeing Mu Xiaowan amused.

Su Fan, though a bit confused, felt a strange sense of relief in his heart.

The next second.

Ignoring Mu Xiaowan's surprised and puzzled gaze, he braced his hands on the floor and did a handstand on the sofa.

"What are you doing? |_?)?????"

Facing the question, Su Fan explained very seriously:

"My Master once told me..."

"A man bleeds but does not cry! Especially a martial artist; crying is the weakest display!"

"If one day, you really can't control your emotions, when you want to cry, just do a handstand! That way, the tears won't flow down!"

"So whenever I have the urge to cry, I do a handstand right on the spot."

"I want to teach you this trick so you won't have to pretend to be strong anymore."

".........."

Looking at Su Fan's upside-down face, Mu Xiaowan was petrified on the spot.

━━∑(￣□￣*|||━━.

You want me, a delicate girl, to learn to do handstands like you?!

And isn't this some cheesy plot from a TV drama?

Are you sure your Master... is a normal person...

Mu Xiaowan's mouth twitched incessantly.

She was completely convinced of one thing: this guy in front of her...

Is absolutely an 84K pure, straight-as-a-rod man!!!!! ===== CHAPTER 578 =====