After Transmigrating as the "Green Tea" Fake Heiress, I Got My Happy Ending with the Real Heiress - Chapter 33

Chapter 33

After dinner, Sister Luo, the driver, proactively offered to leave and rent a room in the town down the mountain, returning the next morning.

“Just send the bill to my WeChat after you check in. I’ll reimburse you,” Wen Yun said as she saw her off.

Sister Luo smiled back, not refusing. She opened the car door, got in, fastened her seatbelt, and then turned to tease: “Have fun, little bosses!”

The luxury car slowly drove out of sight. Wen Yun stretched, relieving the stiffness in her arms and neck from doing homework, and asked Ruan Yu, “Where should we go to see the stars tonight?”

It was near the end of the lunar month tonight. The moon was only a thin sliver and didn’t give off much light, making it a good time for stargazing.

“There’s a temple on the mountain, and a large platform in front of it,” Ruan Yu said. “When Grandpa was still healthy, he often went there in the morning to practice Tai Chi. It’s very open, good for stargazing, and there’s a path that goes straight to our home.”

Wen Yun keenly noticed she said “our home” instead of “my home.” Whether intentional or unintentional, this small change lifted her spirits a bit. “Okay, let’s go there. Should we bring two small stools?”

“No need, there are stone benches and tables there,” Ruan Yu shook her head. “If you need wooden stools, I can borrow them from the monks at the temple. Grandma and I often go to the temple to worship Buddha, and they all recognize me.”

“That’s great. Let’s go home, put on some repellent, and then head out,” Wen Yun said, taking Ruan Yu’s wrist and walking toward the house.

In the evening, people had moved stools and chairs outside on the threshing ground and in front of their homes to cool off and chat. Wen Yun deliberately did this for them to see, letting them know that Ruan Yu was not unloved after being brought home; quite the opposite, she was being well taken care of by the fake daughter who had switched places with her.

“Did you memorize the way?” Ruan Yu asked curiously.

“There are only a few paths, it’s easy to remember,” Wen Yun laughed. “The routes are much simpler than our school’s.”

They walked for a bit, and Wen Yun suddenly felt a warmth in her palm. She looked down and saw the girl had proactively turned her hand and clasped hers.

Oh-ho, it seemed the protagonist understood her intentions too.

So they walked home hand-in-hand, leaving the surprised or jealous stares and murmurs of the bystanders behind them.

Once home, before Ruan Yu could ask Grandma Ruan for mosquito repellent, Wen Yun pulled her back to the bedroom and took out the ready-made enhanced cooling balm from her bag. “Use this. It has no side effects and works really well.”

She opened the cooling balm as she spoke. The smell of mint and camphor rushed out, almost making her sneeze.

Ruan Yu took it, dabbed a little on her fingertip, and rubbed it onto the areas prone to bites. The cool sensation stimulated her nerves, and the warmth that followed soothed her anxiety.

The allergic reaction on the day of the birthday celebration had genuinely left her with some psychological trauma. With many trees on the mountain and it being night, she was truly afraid she might suddenly have an allergic reaction and cause trouble for this person.

Wen Yun applied some too. After applying it, she tucked the cooling balm into her pocket and silently put it into the system space.

After greeting the two elders, they followed the flat dirt path along the fields toward the temple.

The monks in the temple were still performing evening recitations. Even before they got close, they could hear the chanting and the sound of the wooden fish. The light from inside the temple illuminated the platform like daylight.

“…Can we even see the stars here?” Wen Yun couldn’t help but frown at the sight.

Just like in the city where stars are hard to see, strong ground lighting is not conducive to viewing the night sky.

“It’s okay. The ‘evening practice’ will be over soon,” Ruan Yu smiled, pulling her to sit on the stone bench. She looked up at the sky. “When I was little, there were still a lot of people in the village. At night, especially in the summer, many people would gather here to chat and cool off, only going home to sleep late at night.”

“Isn’t Buddhism a place for spiritual cultivation?” Wen Yun was puzzled. “Why would so many people gather here to chat?”

“Maybe the monks in the countryside don’t mind these things,” Ruan Yu said. “I can’t explain it clearly, I just know that it happens.”

The autumn mountain breeze brought a pleasant coolness, and the faint scent of sandalwood drifted into their noses.

They hadn’t been sitting long when they heard the temple doors open. Groups of monks left, and the lights inside the temple were extinguished layer by layer. Finally, only one old monk walked out and slowly closed the door.

Once all the lights were off, Wen Yun instinctively looked up at the night sky. The stars were brilliant and twinkling. She opened the star map app on her phone and aimed it at the sky. She could even see the constellations displaying one by one on the screen.

“This must be the closest stargazing spot for ordinary people, right?” she said. “It’s wonderful. The view is much wider than in the city, and the edge of the night sky is completely dark, unlike in the city where it’s just another patch of light in the distance.”

“Do you like it here very much?” the girl next to her asked.

“I do,” Wen Yun nodded without hesitation. “But for now, it’s limited to the scenery, and the people and dogs I care about.”

No matter how beautiful the scenery, if the people are malicious, it’s best never to encounter it.

Since the original novel didn’t include this part of the plot, Wen Yun wasn’t sure how much of a role the original owner’s rich daughter status played. This trip to the countryside truly felt like coming home; the warmth far outweighed the annoyance.

Ruan Yu smiled and was about to speak when she suddenly heard a familiar voice nearby: “Patron Ruan, it’s been a while.”

“Abbot Huiheng!” Ruan Yu quickly stood up, smiling as she greeted the old monk holding a flashlight. She apologized, “I’m in my senior year of high school this semester, and my studies are busy, so I haven’t had much chance to come back.”

“That is a good thing. For young people, learning is the most important thing,” Abbot Huiheng nodded. He then looked at Wen Yun, and after a few glances, his brow furrowed slightly. “And this is…”

“Hello, I am Patron Ruan’s… distant relative, Wen Yun,” Wen Yun stood up and introduced herself.

The old monk seemed to recall something and said with sudden understanding, “So it is Patron Wen. I have heard the elders of Patron Ruan mention you. I apologize for my rudeness just now. Your physiognomy is quite unique, which this old monk has never seen before, and I couldn’t help but look at you more closely.”

Wen Yun’s heart skipped a beat, but she laughed it off: “It’s fine, I don’t mind.”

She wasn’t the original owner, so of course her physiognomy would be unique.

“However, this old monk observes that Patron is a person of great fortune, often helped by benefactors in times of crisis. Thus, you mostly act as you please and follow your heart, so I feel compelled to offer an additional word of caution,” Abbot Huiheng continued. “Patron must remember that ‘blessing and misfortune are intertwined.’ Do not get involved in karma that is not intrinsically yours. Withdrawing in time is the wise choice. Otherwise, you may fall into a sea of suffering, with endless hardships.”

Wen Yun was stunned and instinctively asked, “What do you mean by ‘karma that is not intrinsically yours’?”

“The simplest example is getting involved in the affairs of others,” Abbot Huiheng said. “However, what Patron is about to experience is not such a simple matter, so this old monk cannot make a definitive conclusion, only a slight reminder.”

For a split second, Wen Yun suddenly wanted to ask him if choosing to take care of the protagonist in every possible way after arriving in this world, without being forced by the system, counted as getting involved in karma that was not intrinsically hers.

Because she could have chosen to enjoy her own life, not provoke the protagonist, and live quietly. But precisely because of the anger and sympathy she felt after reading the novel, as soon as she transmigrated, she began to take care of the protagonist in a retaliatory manner, confronting any character who treated the protagonist poorly.

Even now, she was doing the same.

She thought for a moment and asked, “If I have already become entangled in this kind of karma, how can I break free?”

“If this old monk is not mistaken, Patron should still have one chance to withdraw,” Abbot Huiheng said. “As for when that will be and what the opportunity is, I cannot see it. Patron must observe and realize it yourself.”

With that, he performed a palm-to-palm salute. “It is late. This old monk will not disturb the two Patrons’ pleasure any further.”

After the old monk left, Wen Yun had just sat back down when she felt Ruan Yu tightly hold her hand.

“Although Abbot Huiheng is an elder, you don’t have to listen to him!” Ruan Yu said quietly. “Destiny is in our own hands. You do what you want to do. As long as you believe it’s the right thing, do it. Don’t let yourself have any regrets!”

“Mm, I know,” Wen Yun smiled, comforting her. “After all, man proposes, God disposes.”

Even if she came back again, she would probably still choose to be kind to the protagonist.

It might have started out as just a means of survival, but with the increase in time spent together, she couldn’t help but develop a selfish reason.

She had no attachments left in her original world. Although she was equally rootless in this world, her body was still very young, she had family and friends, and an unlimited future.

She had always lived a carefree life and rarely told anyone about her loneliness, but deep down, she longed for a companion to discuss, share, work hard, and live life with.

Regarding this world, the only character she initially identified with was the protagonist. Now that she had met more characters, the only person who made her feel like they “could live life together” was still the protagonist.

She didn’t really care about the reasons for their compatibility; she only cared about the feeling the other person gave her.

If the feeling was comfortable, she wouldn’t mind giving all her enthusiasm and goodwill to the other person.

By the time they finished stargazing and returned home, it was time to wash up.

This time, Wen Yun didn’t insist on showering with Ruan Yu. While Ruan Yu was in the bathroom, she moved the chair to the side of the bed as a barrier. Since she wasn’t doing homework tonight, she might as well set it up now so she wouldn’t be too lazy to move it later when she was tired.

The Ruan family’s bathroom was simple, but the equipment and toiletries were complete, and the light was a bright, cool white. Wen Yun didn’t mind this environment; in fact, she found it a little familiar when she went in to bathe.

However, as soon as she returned to the bedroom, she smelled a strong scent of cooling oil. The girl on the bed, wearing a white nightgown, was holding a bottle of the oil in one hand and struggling to reach her own back with the other.

Wen Yun quickly rushed over. She reached into the pocket of the clothes she had changed out of, materialized the cooling balm from the system warehouse, and asked as she held it, “Were you bitten by a mosquito?”

“Mm… I was bitten while showering,” Ruan Yu said awkwardly, her voice involuntarily softening. “The mosquitoes in the countryside are very vicious. I thought I could tolerate it, but it’s getting itchier and itchier…”

“You haven’t applied it yet, have you?” Wen Yun asked.

The scent of cooling oil is very strong and easily spreads. Just opening it and rubbing a little on your hand can make the whole room reek.

The scent would dissipate, but Wen Yun was mainly worried that the cooling oil might irritate Ruan Yu’s recently allergic skin. The cooling balm she had exchanged from the system was safer and more reliable.

“Not yet, the mosquito bite is in an awkward spot to reach,” Ruan Yu’s voice grew softer.

“Should I take a look then?” Wen Yun stepped onto the bed and moved behind her. “Let me apply the cooling balm for you. The scent of the cooling balm is a little fainter.”

“Okay…” Ruan Yu obediently capped the cooling oil and placed it on the bedside table.

She had just straightened up when she felt a sudden coolness on her back.

That person’s hand reached under her shirt. The fingertips were cool, slowly soothing the unbearable itch caused by the mosquito venom.

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