What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Gu Yuqiu remained silent.

Lin Mushi thought for a moment and then said, "The winter rain shouldn't last too long. Why don't we find a place to sit down and chat?"

Gu Yuqiu asked, "For example?"

Lin Mushi pondered for a moment, then thought of a very interesting question.

She lowered her hand, tilted her head slightly to look at Gu Yuqiu, and suddenly asked, "Do you like me?"

This question clearly stems from a recent conversation, and she brought it up now, obviously for fun.

"Ok?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled slightly and said, "I think you like me."

Lin Mushi's expression immediately turned serious, and she said, "Don't try to change the subject, I'm not buying it."

Gu Yuqiu found this interesting and said, "What's in it for me if I like you?"

"What?"

Lin Mushi thought to herself that what she was saying was too absurd, and said with a hint of annoyance, "Liking is liking, it's a very simple thing, what does it have to do with any benefits?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "So, does this answer matter?"

Without hesitation, Lin Mushi replied, "Of course it's important. I believe most people feel the same way as me."

Gu Yuqiu's smile deepened as she asked, "Would you care whether an insignificant person likes you or not?"

Lin Mushi thought to herself that the topic was getting way off track, and subconsciously replied, "That person has nothing to do with me, so why should I care about his opinion? Isn't that obvious..."

Her voice stopped abruptly, not because Gu Yuqiu interrupted her, but because she had thought of a problem from her own words.

Gu Yuqiu voiced the question that Lin Mushi had been thinking about.

"Then let's put it another way."

She looked at Lin Mushi, who was tilting her head to look at her, leaned down slightly, lifted the girl's chin with her fingertips, and asked gently, "If you don't like me, why do you care whether I like you or not?"

Chapter 36: I'm Older Than You

The rain kept falling, and the atmosphere wasn't very harmonious.

Lin Mushi opened her eyes wide and looked at Gu Yuqiu, who was so close to her. She subconsciously took two steps back to maintain a safe distance.

She felt the lingering warmth of her fingertips as they left her, then deliberately snorted coldly and asked expressionlessly, "Are you kidding me?!"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "I never joke about this kind of thing."

Lin Mushi didn't believe her at all and said, "Then why did you just ask Su Yan if she liked you?"

"Because I'm very curious about this question."

Gu Yuqiu said calmly, "Su Yan's personality is too proud, and she is used to suppressing her emotions. There is no point in guessing, so I have no choice but to ask her directly."

Lin Mushi chuckled, her voice slightly cold as she said, "You've only met twice, and you're already talking about liking someone? You're quite the player."

Gu Yuqiu asked, "If others like me, why am I considered a womanizer?"

Lin Mushi was stunned.

She remained silent for a long time, carefully considering the issue, and realized that Gu Yuqiu was right, so she had no choice but to apologize helplessly.

Then she asked, "Then why do you think I would like you?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Because you said you liked me, and I'm better looking than you."

Lin Mushi had already thought about this question and said directly, "Of course I like beautiful things, but this liking is obviously unrelated to love; it's a pursuit of beauty."

Gu Yuqiu said, "Because I'm richer than you."

Lin Mushi took a deep breath and said, "Although I like money, I'm not that kind of shallow woman. Don't slander me!"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Because I am stronger than you."

Lin Mushi said angrily, "I admit that, but could you please stop bringing me into your examples?"

Gu Yuqiu blinked and said innocently, "I think this is more intuitive."

It's perfectly normal to use a reference point when giving an example, and no one will object to that.

—Unless the example is yourself.

Therefore, Lin Mushi was really annoyed. She glared at Gu Yuqiu and proudly said something she would never normally say.

"But my breasts are bigger than yours!"

She raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Gu Yuqiu with a defiant gaze, appearing exceptionally proud.

"indeed."

Gu Yuqiu nodded sincerely, his gaze falling on her chest, and he raised his hand to clap, his expression particularly serious.

The sound of applause filled the air, making the rain seem less clear.

Lin Mushi watched her actions, her cheeks flushing red rapidly. She said, embarrassed and indignant, "What are you doing? Can't you do something decent? How can you clap for this?"

As she spoke, she noticed that passersby were watching curiously, seemingly wondering why the applause was so loud. She quickly grabbed Gu Yuqiu's hand to stop the applause from continuing.

Gu Yuqiu didn't struggle and said with a smile, "Isn't this just because I'm happy for you?"

Lin Mushi completely gave up arguing and said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please forgive me. I promise I will never argue with you again."

Gu Yuqiu said, "Hmm?"

Lin Mushi couldn't understand what she was saying, so she looked at her with wide eyes and said pitifully, "What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you tonight."

Gu Yuqiu said, "What if it's something you can't do?"

Lin Mushi replied without hesitation, "I'll go learn right now!"

Gu Yuqiu turned to look at the street and sighed, "But it's raining now, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mushi immediately let go of the umbrella and rushed back into the mall to buy one. Then... she realized she had only bought one umbrella.

"or……"

Lin Mushi felt a little embarrassed and said apologetically, "Wait a moment, I'll run back and buy you another one now?"

Gu Yuqiu shook her head, indicating that it was not necessary.

The two opened their umbrellas and walked into the rain together.

Fortunately, the umbrella was pretty good; as long as the two stood close together, they wouldn't get wet in the rain.

Lin Mushi was a little uncomfortable with the close proximity, so she subconsciously tilted the umbrella towards Gu Yuqiu, and unknowingly her shoulder got wet.

Gu Yuqiu saw it all, but did not stop it.

"Oh, right."

Lin Mushi felt a chill and, looking at the suddenly long journey home, said, "Even if Su Yan really likes you, what's the point?"

Gu Yuqiu asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Mushi said softly, "You don't come from an ordinary family. You'll definitely inherit the family business in the future. How could your parents allow you to be without children?"

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her and said, "You're thinking very far ahead."

Lin Mushi said self-deprecatingly, "Because I'm just an ordinary person."

Gu Yuqiu said, "I don't care what others think, and I don't need parents' orders or matchmakers' words. I just need to know what I like, and children are the least important thing."

Lin Mushi hesitated for a long time before asking, "Do you dislike the opposite sex...?"

As she said this, she recalled every moment they had spent together, confirming that there was nothing strange about those moments; they were all just normal interactions.

—Except for the kiss she received last night.

However, Gu Yuqiu later offered an explanation, which she also agreed with.

"I don't dislike it."

Gu Yuqiu calmly said, "This is a meaningless association."

Lin Mushi wanted to ask something more, but a gust of cold wind blew by, causing her to sneeze angrily at Gu Yuqiu.

She paused slightly, instinctively stopping in her tracks, wondering if she had done something annoying.

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her, looking at the raindrops on the girl's coat shoulder, and said mockingly, "You like to lean the umbrella towards me, regardless of yourself."

Hearing this, Lin Mushi felt a little wronged, thinking to herself, "I did this all for you." She pursed her lips tightly and didn't say anything to explain.

"idiot."

Gu Yuqiu spoke softly, unbuttoned his coat, draped it over the girl's shoulders, and then took out a tissue to wipe away the traces of rain.

Her movements were somewhat clumsy, probably because she hadn't done anything like this for years and had long forgotten how.

Lin Mushi stared blankly at her profile, feeling utterly lost. Her nostrils twitched as she inhaled the faint, fresh scent, remaining silent.

"gone."

Gu Yuqiu's voice reached her ears.

Lin Mushi naturally let go of her hand, handed her the umbrella, and hummed in agreement.

Gu Yuqiu didn't say anything more and just kept walking.

This time, Lin Mushi no longer deliberately kept her distance; the two stood quite close, as if they could feel each other's body temperature.

Lin Mushi asked, "Aren't you cold?"

Gu Yuqiu said calmly, "It would be strange if I felt cold."

Once humans become extraordinary, ordinary illnesses disappear, and they are no longer affected by whether the weather is cold or not.

However... this winter in Xin Chu is indeed too strange. It has a kind of inexplicable cold that ignores ordinary people but chills the extraordinary.

A few days ago, the Special Affairs Bureau specially assigned a number of people to investigate the cause of the abnormal weather.

Thinking about these things, Lin Mushi suddenly woke up and looked at her, saying, "You told me before... that it's been raining a lot lately because of the relics left behind by that person, is that true?"

Gu Yuqiu's voice was calm: "I'm not used to lying."

Hearing this, Lin Mushi felt inexplicably happy and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid I'll tell others?"