Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 22

Skin like congealed fat, a waist supples enough to be held in a single hand, a perfect S-curve, and towering snowy peaks—every single detail stimulated Tan Xiao’s senses.

Belatedly, she turned her head away, her ears and face burning hot. The hands supporting her on the bed trembled faintly, and her breathing grew erratic.

Reason told her to get up and leave immediately, but her body refused to obey her commands. Instead, it seemed to have a downward inclination.

Lying on the bed, Lin Muhan had already shed her panic.

She shifted her eyes slightly and caught sight of Tan Xiao’s neck, which was more exquisite and beautiful than any white porcelain long-necked vase she had ever seen. She couldn’t resist reaching out to stroke it.

Just as she expected, the texture was exceptionally delicate and smooth.

The moment she felt the touch, Tan Xiao’s entire body went stiff. She didn’t dare move an inch. Her throat was incredibly dry, causing her to swallow involuntarily.

“Tan Tan, you’re very nervous right now,” Lin Muhan said, appearing to have discovered a new world, her eyes shimmering with a smile.

Having been seen through, Tan Xiao felt overwhelmed with shame. She tried to rise, but Lin Muhan suddenly raised her hand and pulled her back. Despite her quick reflexes, Tan Xiao’s face still landed softly against Lin Muhan’s twin peaks.

That soft sensation, the enchanting scent of roses, and the muffled groan stimulated her senses once more.

In that moment, she finally understood what “fragrant and soft” truly felt like; it was silently drawing her in, beckoning her to sink and indulge.

But she still had to get up and leave. She was afraid she would crush Lin Muhan—this soul-snatching enchantress—especially since the enchantress was still injured.

The pain in her buttocks made it impossible for Lin Muhan to keep acting up. Her fox-like eyes brimmed with faint glimmers of tears as she looked at Tan Xiao pitifully.

Tan Xiao turned her head away and awkwardly reached out to pull the bath towel over Lin Muhan to cover her charms.

“I… I’ll give you your clothes. Can you manage on your own?”

Lin Muhan rolled over until she was lying face down, which made her feel a bit more comfortable. With a sobbing tone, she said, “I can’t.” She endured her shyness and added, “You… how about you help me rub it, with the ointment.”

Tan Xiao froze on the spot, unable to speak for a long time.

“Hurry up,” Lin Muhan urged.

Coming back to her senses, Tan Xiao suggested, “I think it’s better to go to the hospital, just in case you injured a bone—”

“If I had actually injured a bone, it wouldn’t feel this easy,” Lin Muhan interrupted. When it came to her own health, she had no reason to lie to Tan Xiao.

Hearing her say this, Tan Xiao felt it made a certain amount of sense.

However, she didn’t apply the medicine to Lin Muhan immediately. Instead, she turned and went to the wardrobe to take down Lin Muhan’s pajamas. After stealthily and carefully helping Lin Muhan dress, she returned to her own room to get the specific ointment for bruises and injuries before returning to Lin Muhan’s bedside.

“It needs to be rubbed in for the medicinal effect to be maximized. Endure it for a bit,” she warned.

Only after hearing Lin Muhan’s soft “Mhm” did she try out the techniques she had learned online, lightly pressing down on Lin Muhan’s buttocks. As she pressed, she checked on Lin Muhan’s feelings. After confirming that the bone wasn’t injured, she began to spray the medicine.

She had used that medicine before; after spraying and rubbing it in, it would produce a tingling sensation, and once the skin fully absorbed it, there would be a slight burning heat.

When she had fallen before, applying it to herself didn’t feel like much, but now that she was using it on Lin Muhan, every time she rubbed, Lin Muhan would let out a small “humming” sound.

She told herself to stay focused and not let her mind wander. Only then did she get through those difficult dozens of seconds.

After finishing the application and helping Lin Muhan put on her undies and pajama pants, Tan Xiao felt her face was burning hot, as if it had been cooked through.

Not wanting Lin Muhan to see her embarrassment, she turned to bolt away, but Lin Muhan called out to stop her.

“Tan Tan, you haven’t answered my question yet.”

The string in Tan Xiao’s heart tightened instantly. What question? Asking her to take responsibility?

Seeing her hesitate to speak, Lin Muhan frowned slightly. “You’ve looked, and you’ve touched. Are you planning to play foul and back out now?”

Tan Xiao: “…”

Why did she feel like she was being cast as a heartbreaker?

She shook her head rapidly. “I’m not, I…” Her eyes darted around. “Don’t worry, from now on I will be responsible for your daily life and meals until you recover.” That counts as taking responsibility, right?

She didn’t say that last sentence out loud.

Lin Muhan gave a cold huff and turned her head away, refusing to look at her.

Seeing her like this, Tan Xiao didn’t know whether to stay or go, and she stood there frozen.

“You said it, no backing out.” Lin Muhan’s voice sounded a bit muffled.

When she asked that question, she had indeed been a bit casual and hadn’t really expected Tan Xiao to give in, but hearing Tan Xiao’s answer for real, she still couldn’t stop the disappointment.

Tan Xiao turned back to look at her profile. She opened her mouth, but couldn’t say a single word.

Returning to her own room, she immediately opened her computer and searched again for terms like “Can you return to the original world after entering a book,” but none of them yielded a definitive answer.

She scratched her head in frustration, feeling powerless for the first time.

Unfortunately, mere complaining couldn’t solve any problems. What needed to be done still had to be done; life had to go on.

Having sorted out her thoughts, Tan Xiao still drove Lin Muhan to the hospital in the afternoon to get an X-ray. Only after receiving a clear confirmation from the doctor did the heavy stone weighing on her heart finally lift.

Whether out of her promise to Lin Muhan or her own concern, from then on, she was almost at Lin Muhan’s beck and call.

Lin Muhan wasn’t polite with her either—feeding her, carrying her downstairs on her back, watching movies with her, and even doing her laundry; Tan Xiao did it all.

Consequently, rumors began to spread through the farm that she was going to “marry into” the Lin family.

Regarding rumors, Tan Xiao usually took a cold approach, believing that as long as she ignored them, they would eventually die down.

To her surprise, some brainless person actually filmed a scene of Lin Muhan ordering her around and posted it online. Unsurprisingly, this sparked another heated discussion among netizens.

Is she giving up on selling tomatoes and switching to being a “pretty boy” boy-toy instead?

Sister, wake up! Don’t be fooled by Tan Xiao’s face.

I’ve seen shameless people, but never someone this shameless, actually playing with someone’s feelings.

Sister, I support you ordering her around. Order her around ruthlessly, torment her to death.

Be sure to protect your property and assets; whatever you do, don’t lose your money.

I declare Tan Xiao the biggest clown of the year. What “leaving the circle”? She clearly just seized the opportunity to stay active online. Since she couldn’t sell goods, now she’s leeching off the lawyer sister’s popularity.

A dog can’t stop eating poop; she wants to leech off heat every day. Just give up!

Seeing these comments, Tan Xiao personally felt very wronged.

She swore she had never thought about leeching off any popularity. She just wanted to quietly get her hands on the farm and then achieve her goals.

Lin Muhan, who was resting her head on Tan Xiao’s lap, angrily countered some of the netizens. She then turned and poked Tan Xiao, who had already put down her phone. “Do you dare to give a boss-like rebuttal?”

“Too much trouble.”

“It was fine before, but this time it involves me.” Lin Muhan sat up, crossing her legs on the sofa, and cupped Tan Xiao’s face with both hands. “You must respond.”

Tan Xiao was full of helplessness. “Then how do you want me to respond?”

“Give me your phone, I’ll do it.” Saying so, Lin Muhan reached out her hand.

Tan Xiao didn’t hesitate and handed the phone over to Lin Muhan. She then placed her laptop on her lap and began writing a thesis.

Since she had taken on several ghostwriting jobs for academic papers, many people had come looking for her. To solve her financial shortage, she now spent two hours every day ghostwriting.

The tomatoes in the field were also reaching the end of their harvest. After discussing it with Chen Cuihua, she had stopped taking orders from outside the province, only selling to cities within the province. Even so, orders kept coming in.

While she was pouring her heart and soul into the thesis, Lin Muhan, sitting beside her, had already taken her phone downstairs. She pulled up the order records, blurred out the sensitive information, found Tan Xiao’s Weibo, and posted it online as powerful evidence.

Just as she finished posting, her phone rang.

She looked at it and saw it was actually Su Han calling.

“Regarding that Weibo post by Tan Xiao, have you seen it?”

Lin Muhan gave a soft “Mhm” and replied, “I saw it.”

“Do you need me to find someone to suppress the comments? If Uncle Lin finds out, you…”

She countered, “What do my affairs have to do with him? No need to suppress them, I’ll handle it myself.”

“Is it possible that you really… li-like Tan Xiao?”

She didn’t hesitate and responded directly, “Yes.”

“You two aren’t a good match, and Uncle Lin won’t agree. Withdraw while Uncle Lin hasn’t found out yet. As for Tan Xiao’s side, I’ll handle it.”

“Su Han, do you know that your tone right now sounds exactly like my father’s? It’s very annoying. I’ll say it one more time: I don’t want anyone interfering in my private business.” After saying that, Lin Muhan hung up, thoroughly infuriated by Su Han’s words.

Whether it was a good match or not was for her to decide; what did it have to do with anyone else?

Tan Xiao: Mimi, your heart is so cruel, actually letting Su Han come and steal my wife.

Wu Dou Mi: Serves you right. Who told you to be so indecisive.

Tan Xiao: I dare you not to write it this way.

Wu Dou Mi: …