I don't want to be your wife.

"Hmm?" Things had clearly taken Song Jiuyao by surprise from the very beginning. "Su Mu shouldn't be the type to give up so easily, right? Aren't you going to try to salvage your reputation?"

"Can we salvage this? There's nothing we can salvage now. Just like you said, even you can only keep them from spreading the news for the time being. Faced with such irrefutable evidence, what can I do?"

Besides, I'm not originally from here. After I finish the college entrance exam and graduate from university, I'll probably go back to my hometown, a small county, to take over my mother's job and maybe learn my father's skills while I'm at it.

Su Mumu's attitude was a bit unexpected for Song Jiuyao, because Su Mumu was considered a model student at school, and Su Mumu, who had recently become Qin Feng's advisor, didn't seem like someone who would be defeated by setbacks.

Under Song Jiuyao's deliberate investigation, the relationship between Su Mu and Su Mumu could not be hidden at all. In Song Jiuyao's view, Su Mumu's identity was just to hide herself and to make it easier to get married in the future.

"Why, Su Mu? In my opinion, you're not that kind of person. I can help you." Song Jiuyao tried to encourage Su Mumu, but this kind of thing didn't seem to be her forte.

"Mumu, I've come to see you~" At this moment, Lin Xiuyun pushed open the door of 201, holding what looked like freshly baked cookies in her hand.

Chapter 108 Song Jiuyao's Purpose

"I've been learning all morning and finally made some pretty good cookies! Come and try them!" Lin Xiuyun, wearing gloves, carried the baking tray over and headed straight for the living room in room 201.

"Oh? We have guests? That's perfect. Try them all, they taste great!" Lin Xiuyun also sat on the sofa, with a baking tray full of cookies placed on the coffee table, along with the gloves she had brought.

"Why are you here?" Su Mumu instinctively sensed that Lin Xiuyun's timing was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, since she didn't know that Lin Xiuyun had gone to school yesterday.

"Hey, Mu Mu, how come you're in such a good mood?" Lin Xiujun was pleasantly surprised. It was rare to see Su Mu Mu today, and she happened to be able to talk to her. Song Jiuyao must be a lucky star.

Su Mumu was speechless. She was pretending to be sad, so how did Lin Xiuyun expose her as soon as he came over?

Without knowing what Song Jiuyao was planning to do, Su Mumu probably wouldn't be able to leave on her own without first extricating herself from the situation.

"Well, since you've decided to give up, there's no point in being sad about it anymore." Su Mumu's refusal to help was quite clear.

"You can't give up, Mu Mu, you absolutely can't give up. If you just give up because you can't solve the problem, wouldn't that be just like me back then?"

You saved me from the rooftop, so I can't let you give up on me. At worst, I'll find another path, or accept reality. Aren't I living a good life now?

Lin Xiuyun stood up and looked at Su Mumu, leaning forward and looking down at her, which startled Su Mumu.

"But I never intended to continue this path in the first place. I planned to leave after the college entrance examination. It's just a little early now."

Su Mumu was almost moved by Lin Xiuyun, but momentary enthusiasm couldn't solve the problem. This wasn't a novel where the protagonist could solve everything just by charging forward with faith.

“Decisions can be changed, can’t they? If you’re satisfied with your current life, why not make a change?” Song Jiuyao seemed to have found a way and spoke up to comfort Su Mumu.

"Making changes is not an easy thing. Besides the people I know now, I have even more burdens to bear. I can't give up my previous life because of my current life."

In Su Mumu's view, no matter how wonderful her life is now, it cannot be a reason for her to abandon her parents. This is not due to any feudal ideas, but simply her own choice.

"And what burdens can't you abandon? Your parents? I can find a way..."

“No, I don’t want you to have contact with my parents. I’ve been willful for three years, and I don’t want them to have to bear more burdens for me again.”

Su Mumu interrupted Song Jiuyao. Although she hadn't seen her parents for almost three years, Su Mumu still didn't feel that her parents had given up on her. Thinking back to when she was little, from learning to speak to reading and writing, until she left home, she had always grown up under her parents' protection. Su Mumu didn't want her parents to suffer the strange looks from relatives because of her willfulness.

"So you're actually quite satisfied with your current life? If you could, you'd still like to resolve the issues at school, right?" Song Jiuyao guessed at Su Mumu's attitude.

Su Mumu was puzzled. Weren't they just discussing this issue?

"Yes, so what?" Su Mumu was starting to lose track of Song Jiuyao.

"It's nothing. I will still try my best to change your reputation at school, and I'm confident I can resolve this matter this semester, before the annual meeting." Song Jiuyao smiled, a smile of accomplishment on her face.

"Before the annual meeting?" Su Mumu couldn't understand Song Jiuyao's intentions, but there was still almost a month until the annual meeting, which was quite intriguing.

"Yes, I can insert a performance at any time during the annual meeting in my capacity as student council president, so I hope you can participate in this year's annual meeting performance. The audience's reaction will tell you my result. I'll be waiting for your news."

As for Mr. Qin Feng, you'll have to work on your own to achieve your goal. In my opinion, Su Mu isn't so easy to win over.

Song Jiuyao extended her hand to Su Mumu, turning her face slightly to smile at Qin Feng. Su Mumu, puzzled, grabbed Song Jiuyao's outstretched hand and shook it.

"Then we'll be going now. I'll do my best with things at school. I hope you can come then, Vice President Lin. Let's go!"

Song Jiuyao got up, and Lin Yuting followed behind her as always, helping Song Jiuyao change her shoes like a housekeeper. Before Su Mumu could figure out what was going on, the two of them left.

"So what do you mean? I don't understand." In the car, although Lin Yuting left with Song Jiuyao, she obviously didn't understand what Song Jiuyao wanted to do.

"Our purposes are different. I've overcomplicated things. I thought Su Mu hadn't come to school for so long because she was worried about the situation there, but it turns out it's because she'll have to leave sooner or later. But keeping Su Mu here isn't my goal. I just want to do something for the cute little girl."

Song Jiuyao's expression was much better than before, although Lin Yuting's expression showed more doubt.

"No, wait, so you're saying that Goddess Mu Mu was just a joke? You didn't plan to ship her with anyone, and you didn't expect to see Su Mu again in the future?"

Lin Yuting felt that Song Jiuyao was seriously ill, and that her efforts to rally the whole school were just for fun.

"What are you talking about? It's too early to ship them. Didn't I say that Qin Feng is still a ways off from winning Su Mu over? Su Mu has a lot of resistance in her heart right now. With so many concerns, even if they were together, they wouldn't be happy."

Besides, Su Mu's intention is to go home, not to die. If the company he's applying to fails and gets acquired by my family, and Su Mu becomes the company's darling, isn't that perfectly normal?

Lin Yuting raised an eyebrow, seemingly without any problem, but it was surprising to Lin Yuting that Song Jiuyao was unusually attentive to someone.

"Why don't you forcefully pair them up like last time? This isn't like you. You're even considering other people."

"What, are you jealous? Don't worry, you'll always be my little housekeeper. Besides, the situation is different, so we can't look at it that way. Let's drive back, and I'll explain everything to you later."

Song Jiuyao collapsed onto Lin Yuting, landing directly on Lin Yuting's back.

"All you ever do is order me around. If I hadn't lost the election for president, you'd be the one serving me now!"

Although she said it, Lin Yuting still helped Song Jiuyao sit up, fastened her seatbelt, and drove back to school.

Chapter 109 Letting Go

At Qin Feng's house, the three were still in a daze.

"No, why did you leave? Didn't we agree to persuade you... damn it!" As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Xiuyun realized what he had revealed.

"Agreed? Agreed on what? You've met before?" Su Mumu wasn't stupid; she understood as soon as Lin Xiuyun finished speaking.

"I was wondering why you suddenly showed up today. So it was all planned, wasn't it? Qin Feng, what's your role here? Are you in charge of getting the emotional at crucial moments?"

Su Mumu immediately stepped back and leaned against the sofa, watching the two of them warily.

"No, really no, I don't know anything!" Qin Feng seemed upset about being implicated and tried to explain.

Su Mumu thought Qin Feng was not a fool, but Lin Xiujun's example made Su Mumu hesitant to trust Qin Feng so easily, and she still didn't let Qin Feng get closer.

“You don’t need to care about me so much. Think about it, I’m going to leave anyway. Before, I had to go to school every day, but now I can be with you every day. Isn’t that better?”

And Lin Xiuyun too, if I leave Qin Feng, won't you have a chance? Even though I'll leave, we can still be friends, right? Think about it, it's a win-win situation for everyone, so why are you all planning to oppose it?"

Su Mumu curled up in the corner of the sofa, her face showing no sadness, but rather a sense of relief and indifference.

"But you won't be happy with that, will you?"

The pressure fell on Qin Feng. It seemed that apart from bringing Su Mumu out of school, Qin Feng had no involvement in any of these events. As Su Mumu's potential boyfriend, Qin Feng felt that he couldn't continue like this.

"Maybe I can be a little extreme. I don't care what you plan to do. Even if we can't be together in the end, it doesn't matter. I won't let you have any regrets in the remaining six months. Believe me, why should my Mumu need someone else to help her out of this predicament? I can do it too."

"Me too! Even though I have nothing right now, I'll do anything for Mu Mu if she needs me!"

"What are you guys doing? I finally made up my mind, but you keep dragging me down the wrong path. Aren't you guys awful?!"

Su Mumu laughed, but then burst into tears and threw herself into Qin Feng's arms.

"I'm so reluctant to leave too. I want to stay in school. I wish it could be like before, when people call me 'Brother Mu' when I walk around school, and when people compliment me on my looks at comic conventions. It's just a hobby, right? Why? Why!"

Qin Feng didn't speak, but gently patted Su Mumu's back. This was the first time Qin Feng had seen Su Mumu like this. Normally, Su Mumu would remain calm no matter how big the setback, but she was actually so affected by something.

"Leave the rest to me, okay? It must be tiring to live independently for three years. Before, you had no one to rely on and had to bear everything on your own. Now, leave it to me."

Today is the first day that Su Mumu has slept in a bed since the incident. While crying, Su Mumu slowly fell asleep in Qin Feng's arms. Lin Xiujun also returned to 203 at the right time. Now, only the sleeping Su Mumu and Qin Feng, who is cleaning up the mess, are left at home.

"Sigh, I need to work harder. I should go see Xiang Yangxuan tomorrow. As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it. Maybe we can find a breakthrough there."

Qin Feng was clearing away the dishes while trying to prepare his own dinner.

"Hey, why is all the egg stuck to it? Isn't this a non-stick pan? Is it too dry? Should we add some more?"

Qin Feng experimented with adding seasonings little by little, simply frying two eggs, turning off the heat three times, tasting the saltiness, and eating half a bowl of the dish. He even burned quite a bit of the chili peppers, but—

"It's edible, just with a slightly burnt taste. By the way, how come Mumu can cook so many dishes? Is it a girl's talent? Mumu is only eighteen years old."

One egg was clearly not enough for a dinner, so Qin Feng opened the refrigerator again.

"Do I not know how to cook other dishes? Should I search for recipes online? Will that cause any problems?"

Qin Feng found some chili peppers in the refrigerator and a potato in the kitchen. He decided to make hot and sour shredded potatoes!

"So? Where do I put the peeler?" Qin Feng looked at the tidy kitchen, constantly worrying.

Having a virtuous and capable sister at home is one of the downsides. She keeps everything perfectly tidy, and now Qin Feng is looking for something but is afraid of messing up the kitchen, yet he can't find where it is.

"I'll do it. The kitchen isn't suitable for people like you," Su Mumu's voice came from outside.

"Why are you up so early? Go back to sleep. I'll take care of things today. We can just order takeout later." Qin Feng threw down the potatoes he was holding and went over to help Su Mumu.

Su Mumu shook her head. "You're all so concerned about my affairs, I can't possibly run away by myself, so I might as well join in your antics."

Su Mumu seemed to be in much better condition, which immediately eased Qin Feng's worries.

"Then let's cook together. I don't want to eat takeout every day after you leave." Qin Feng smiled and pulled Su Mumu into the kitchen. "Let's start by preparing the potatoes!"

"Let's make fries. We might as well have a midnight snack tonight. We need to get back into shape tomorrow, so let's just stay up all night tonight."

Su Mumu picked up her phone and used a mobile app to buy some things that could be made into a late-night snack, and also some KFC or McDonald's.

"Figured out?"

"Yeah, I've figured it out. These past three years have been a period of my own recklessness. If I can't even make the most of the opportunities I create for myself, then what time will I have left to experience my youth?"

So, before I leave my fantasy and return to reality, let me rely on you a little more, and strive a little harder.

Su Mumu smiled from the bottom of her heart. She would think about the future later. If she wanted to experience school life, then she should experience it. If she wanted to cherish her friends, she shouldn't continue to be sad. Being complacent wasn't necessarily a bad thing, was it?

"Can you drink? How can you have a late-night snack without drinking? I'll go ask Mihan to buy some, and maybe some skewers too. We're staying up late, and we're not happy. After a hangover, we'll forget everything."

Qin Feng's past ten years were also filled with unspeakable sorrow. Whenever he felt he couldn't go on, alcohol was indeed a good thing to calm him down. Once he was drunk, all his troubles disappeared.

"Just so you know, men lose their sexual function when they're drunk, so don't even think about trying to take advantage of me while I'm drunk and get me into bed!"

Su Mumu's tone was serious, but Qin Feng knew she was just joking.

"One case of Tsingtao beer, I'll drink two, you drink one, whoever can't finish it is a loser."

"Who do you think you are? We'll split it in half, but you'll definitely be the first to fall."

They're all eloquent, but who really knows what's going on?

(I've been having some writer's block lately, so the update is a bit late. There will probably be a second update later.)

Chapter 110 After the Hangover

Sunlight streamed in through the window, and Ilulu, unusually, ran from 203 to 201.

"Meow~ (What's this? Group sex?)"

What appeared before Ilulu was a scene that could not even be described as tragic.

Su Mumu and Qin Feng were lying on the ground, their clothes disheveled, with dried water stains on their bodies. The coffee table and the floor were littered with trash, with leftover and uneaten food piled up together. Su Mumu's head was resting on Qin Feng's chest, with some unidentified liquid still on the corner of her mouth.

"Meow. (Let's go. There's nowhere to even put our feet down here. It's good that these two aren't dead.)"

Ilu jumped out of the window again and left 201.

"Hmm~" In the end, Qin Feng, who was pinned down by Su Mumu, woke up first. After sleeping on the cold floor all night, the aftereffects of his hangover kicked in.

"Ah! My head hurts so much!" Qin Feng's head was throbbing, and his struggle woke up Su Mumu, who was sleeping on top of him.

"What's wrong—ah, my head hurts!" Su Mumu was also suffering from a severe hangover, and a ferocious expression appeared on her delicate face.

The wailing and howling in the middle of the day quickly attracted Mi Han's attention.

"What happened? We've been robbed?"

Mi Han was shocked by the state of the room as soon as she opened the door. It was rare to see Su Mumu, who was always so tidy, leave the living room so dirty.

"Lin Xiuyun, come help! These two almost drank themselves to death here." Mi Han carried Qin Feng on his back, helplessly facing Su Mumu, who was also half-conscious and complaining of a headache, and could only call for help.

"Is drinking really that terrible?"

Lin Xiujun was clearly not spared from being shocked either; the scene of Su Mumu sitting on the ground, holding her head, screaming and shaking was rather frightening.

"Stop talking, just get them to the hospital first. Hope nothing bad happens. How can you be so reckless? One is a minor, and the other is just an adult. Aren't you afraid of something happening if they drink so much?"

"I'm an adult! Don't say I'm not!" Even though she was still not fully conscious, Su Mumu continued to argue, "I want more—ah, it hurts!"

"Alright, alright, you're an adult now. Be good, let's go to the hospital first, and you can drink later, okay?" Lin Xiuyun comforted Su Mumu, while rolling her eyes at Mi Han.

After a lot of effort, they finally got both of them to the hospital.

"Isn't this Su Mumu? And that other guy... Qin Feng, what happened to be in the hospital again?" The receptionist was surprised to recognize Su Mumu and Qin Feng as well.