Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 26

Since when did you become so devoid of romantic sensibility?” Su Hanwei shook her head slightly. She stood up, walked to the sofa, and sat down. Picking up the kettle on the coffee table, she poured a glass of water, set it aside, and then began pouring another for herself.

Lin Muhan walked over to where the water glass was placed and sat down. She picked up the glass and, while drinking, turned to look out the window. “You can consider my previous life as having been spent in vain; now, I have found my direction in life.” She turned back with a faint smile and looked at Su Han. “Naturally, I can no longer afford to waste time.”

A flash of surprise crossed Su Han’s eyes, but within two blinks of an eye, her gaze returned to its usual calm.

She leaned over, took a document out of the coffee table drawer, and handed it to Lin Muhan. “Take a look.”

Lin Muhan took it and began to examine it closely. The content written on it was very simple: if Tan Xiao wanted to successfully obtain the inheritance rights to the farm, she still had to make up for the farm’s losses over the past few years.

This deficit was almost identical to the amount Su Han had paid on Tan Xiao’s behalf. This meant that, at the earliest, Tan Xiao would need another six months before she could become the owner of Anxin Farm, and during that time, she had no right to sell it.

Su Han caught her expression and smiled. “So, you’re feeling heartache for her now.”

Lin Muhan’s face turned slightly red, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural. “If I admit I feel heartache, would you rescind the order?” She tilted her head back and drained the water in her glass in one gulp, then stood up. “I will relay this to Tan Xiao. It’s just another six months; it’s not a problem.” With that, she stepped toward the exit.

“Have you truly made up your mind? It has to be her?” Su Han asked.

Although she had come to understand her own feelings toward Lin Muhan, she still felt a sense of displeasure, as if her own “prized cabbage” was being rooted up by a pig. Setting that aside, the current Tan Xiao was simply not a match for Lin Muhan.

At the very least, Lin Muhan would not be able to pass the hurdle of her father, Uncle Lin.

Lin Muhan paused in her tracks and nodded. “At least for now, yes.” She let out a sigh. “However, at the moment, it’s still just unrequited love on my part.”

These words completely broke Su Han’s composure. She had assumed that Tan Xiao and Lin Muhan were already dating; she never expected that the two hadn’t even confirmed a relationship yet.

Furthermore, the one taking the initiative was actually Lin Muhan.

“If you dare laugh at me, I’ll break off our friendship,” Lin Muhan threatened.

Su Han looked at Lin Muhan’s back, her expression filled with a bit more helplessness. “Then should I wish for your wish to be fulfilled soon?”

“No need for your blessing, it definitely will be.” After saying that, Lin Muhan started walking again, raising a hand to wave. “Let’s get together another day.”

Su Han withdrew her gaze and looked out the window. She pondered for a long while, unable to figure out what kind of magic Tan Xiao possessed that could actually make the playgirl Lin Muhan settle down.

Having known Lin Muhan for many years, she understood her temperament somewhat. Naturally, she could see that Tan Xiao was different to Lin Muhan. Previously, Lin Muhan had frequented nightspots, changing the people by her side one after another; it had all been just for fun. It was precisely because of this that the moment she saw Lin Muhan defending Tan Xiao, she knew Lin Muhan had fallen hard.

After leaving Huangtian International, Lin Muhan returned to the small courtyard of the farm.

As soon as she got out of the car, she heard an extraordinary commotion in the yard. Walking into the courtyard, she saw a group of people forming a circle. In the center was none other than Tan Xiao.

“Tan Xiao, just let us into your greenhouse. I’m really curious.”

“Exactly! Look, I traveled hundreds of miles just to buy the vegetables you grow. You can’t let us go back empty-handed!”

“As long as you agree to this request, I promise to protect you whenever internet trolls attack you in the future.”

“Tan Xiao, let me tell you a secret: your half-sister is actually working as a farmhand right here on this farm.”

Tan Xiao, who was feeling dizzy from the noise, regained some focus upon hearing those words.

Her half-sister was actually at the farm?

This news not only shocked her but also greatly surprised everyone present, including Lin Muhan.

The impression of Huang Mengyao’s shamelessness was so deep that one couldn’t help but suspect the sister would be just as shameless and ill-intentioned.

Everyone chimed in one after another, reminding Tan Xiao to be careful.

Tan Xiao snapped out of it and raised her hands high, raising her voice as much as possible. “Thank you for your kindness; I will keep it in mind. But I really cannot let you into the greenhouse right now. The vegetables inside are still in the experimental stage. I hope everyone can understand.”

“Then if the experiment is successful, will they all be put into cultivation?”

Tan Xiao nodded. “Yes.”

“Alright, you must succeed early. We’re still waiting to eat your pesticide-free vegetables.”

As soon as these words landed, everyone began to speak up, either urging Tan Xiao to hurry or asking her to remember to notify them.

To send these people away as quickly as possible, Tan Xiao agreed to everything one by one.

She caught sight of Lin Muhan standing aside with her arms crossed and immediately shot her a look, signaling for Lin Muhan to help her, as she truly couldn’t handle it anymore.

Lin Muhan turned her head away, but after a moment, she still spoke up: “If you want to eat other vegetables sooner, it’s best not to disrupt her schedule.” She glanced at her watch. “At this hour, she should be going to compile data. If she’s late, she’ll start slacking off again.”

This remark drew everyone’s attention, and they looked at each other, half-believing and half-doubting.

Seeing this, she pushed a bit harder: “Don’t disbelieve it. She’s definitely the type who won’t stand if she can sit, and won’t sit if she can lie down. Every night, without fail, she goes to sleep at ten sharp. Once she doesn’t sleep well, she’s bound to slack off the next day. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have to wait; she would have succeeded in her experiment last time.”

Preferring to believe it rather than risk it, someone finally took the lead and walked out of the courtyard for the sake of that bite of food.

With one following another, the people surrounding Tan Xiao were soon all gone.

With no one surrounding her, Tan Xiao immediately let out a long sigh of relief and said to Lin Muhan, “Thank you.”

What answered her was a light snort from Lin Muhan. Did she think she hadn’t seen it? Just now, several people were very close to Tan Xiao. Usually, whenever she got close to Tan Xiao, Tan Xiao would avoid her like the plague.

She bypassed Tan Xiao and headed upstairs, not even giving the contract in her bag to Tan Xiao.

Watching her departing back, Tan Xiao was a bit bewildered. Was she angry?

Was work not going well, or had she quarreled with her family again?

After thinking it over, she followed her up and said hesitantly, “Unpleasantness is the norm in life; you shouldn’t take it too—”

Lin Muhan stopped in her tracks, turned to stare at Tan Xiao, and interrupted, “You are cursing me.”

Tan Xiao’s head shook like a rattle as she denied it. “I am not.”

Lin Muhan snorted again, her high heels clicking as she went to the second-floor living room and sat on the sofa. Seeing that Tan Xiao not only didn’t follow but actually wanted to return to her room, she knit her brows slightly. “Come here.”

As a fellow girl, Tan Xiao naturally knew that one should not provoke a girl in the heat of anger.

Thus, she withdrew her step, turned toward the sofa, and sat down opposite Lin Muhan.

As soon as she sat down, Lin Muhan moved over to her side. She even pressed a bent leg against Tan Xiao’s abdomen and leaned over, hooking Tan Xiao’s chin with her hand to force her to look at her.

“Don’t you dislike people being close to you? They were practically throwing themselves at you; why didn’t I see you pushing them away?” Lin Muhan said through gritted teeth, looking very much like she would kill her if the response wasn’t satisfactory.

The pressure on her abdomen made Tan Xiao’s body feel heavy. Her mouth opened involuntarily, and she instinctively shrank her head back, her eyes flickering. It wasn’t that she had a guilty conscience, but Lin Muhan’s gaze was so terrifying that it made her shudder.

Her dodging seemed to anger Lin Muhan, who actually increased the strength of the hand gripping her chin.

She let out a sigh, filled with helplessness and a sense of being wronged. “I… I wished I could grow a pair of wings and fly away immediately, but the conditions didn’t allow for it.”

She didn’t know when those people had started crouching in the yard. When she returned from the fields, she was surrounded; she had tried several times to find a way to escape but hadn’t succeeded.

“Don’t you have a mouth? Can’t you call for someone?” Lin Muhan felt incredibly sour inside. If she had come back any later, those people might have taken all the advantages.

Tan Xiao shrank her body again and whispered, “There was no one.”

If there had been anyone, those people wouldn’t have had the chance to ambush her in the yard.

For the first time, Lin Muhan felt the powerlessness of punching a bale of cotton, but she didn’t let go of Tan Xiao. “Su Han wants you to make up for the farm’s losses over these past few years.”

Tan Xiao’s eyebrows rose slightly as she asked seriously, “How much money?”

“About the same as the breach of contract damages you owe.” Noticing that the chin she was pinching had already turned red, Lin Muhan immediately released Tan Xiao’s chin, withdrew her leg, and sat closely beside her.

So that meant another six months of working for free?

Although she had prepared herself beforehand, at this moment, Tan Xiao couldn’t help but inwardly complain about the villainous capitalists who just kept shearing her fleece.

Complaints aside, she didn’t forget the main point and followed up: “After this, I can get the inheritance rights?”

Lin Muhan nodded. “Yes.” She reached out and lightly patted Tan Xiao’s shoulder. “You can also think of ways to increase the farm’s revenue; that way, money can actually enter your pocket.”

Tan Xiao’s mouth twitched slightly. “I’ll try my best.”

Judging by the growth, this batch of experimental vegetables should meet her expectations. Nevertheless, she didn’t plan to put them into cultivation immediately.

The reason was simple: the temperature in Binhai during the second half of the year was not suitable.

“How do you plan to handle that matter with your sister?” Lin Muhan turned her head to look at Tan Xiao, asking with concern.

If they hadn’t heard that person today, neither she nor Tan Xiao would have known that an enemy had quietly entered their camp.

Her intuition told her that Huang Wenxia finding her way here likely had something to do with that sister.

If this person had been open and honest from the beginning, it wouldn’t have come to this. Now that this business with Huang Wenxia had happened, they had to be on guard.

Lin Muhan: You still dare to let other dogs get close to you? Are you looking for death?

Tan Xiao (curled up, hands raised high): I didn’t! They were the ones forcing themselves on me!

Lin Muhan: You still dared to let them force themselves?

Tan Xiao (shaking her head repeatedly): I will definitely defend my purity to the death!