Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 37

Not hearing Lin Muhan’s reply, Tan Xiao belatedly looked up, only to see Lin Muhan staring at her expressionlessly, her hand clenched into a fist against her chest.

Such a display scared her so much that she repeatedly shifted her body to the side.

But the sofa wasn’t large to begin with; even if she intended to hide, there was nowhere far to go.

What should she do? What exactly was going on?

Her mind raced at high speed. Just as Lin Muhan was about to completely explode, she finally realized where the problem lay. She raised her hands high, closed her eyes, and blurted out: “I will definitely send you a text message, and then I’ll introduce you to everyone. I’ll let them all know that I have such a beautiful and gentle girlfriend like you.”

This should be fine, right?

She cautiously opened her right eye and saw that Lin Muhan had lowered her hand. Only then did she pat her chest in lingering fear, letting out a long sigh of relief.

If this happened a couple more times, she’d be worried about whether her little life would remain intact.

Fortunately, Mumu’s anger always came quickly and faded just as fast. Just like now, she had already returned to her normal state, showing absolutely no sign of the person who looked ready to hit someone a few seconds ago.

Note to self: In the future, think before replying to avoid this kind of situation as much as possible.

“Do you regret it?” Lin Muhan stared straight at her.

Tan Xiao shook her head hurriedly: “No, I’m just blaming myself. I should have been more careful.”

Lin Muhan wrapped both arms around Tan Xiao’s arm and rested her head on Tan Xiao’s shoulder: “I’m at fault too. I should have reminded you.”

Tan Xiao lowered one hand, turned slightly, and tucked a stray lock of hair behind Lin Muhan’s ear: “Promise me one thing, okay? In the future, if I don’t catch your meaning, give me a verbal reminder. If I still don’t get it after that, then you can get angry, okay?”

Lin Muhan pursed her lips and murmured softly, “You’re just blaming me.” She tightened her hold on Tan Xiao’s arm slightly. “Seeing as your attitude is alright, I’ll reluctantly agree to your request.”

“Mumu is the best,” Tan Xiao praised.

Her Mumu was usually a bit tsundere and loved hearing words of praise. Since her Mumu was so cute, it was only right that she praised her more often.

Sure enough, upon hearing the praise, a smile blossomed on Lin Muhan’s face again.

The weather at the end of October was always somewhat gloomy. It wasn’t even six o’clock yet, but the sky had already darkened, and shortly after, a drizzling rain began to fall.

When the rain ended, the sky cleared up, allowing everyone to see the long-awaited sunlight.

Accompanied by Lin Muhan, Tan Xiao finished recording the data for the experimental vegetables, and the two walked out of the greenhouse one after the other.

They were spotted by students who had come to look after their own graduation theses, and they all revealed ambiguous smiles.

Tan Xiao immediately put on her teacher’s authority. With one sweep of her gaze, the students behaved themselves.

One student, who had just finished her work, used her arm to brush away the stray hairs blocking her vision while looking at Tan Xiao and asking: “Sister Xiao Xiao, I see you always use vegetables for experiments. When are you going to experiment with rice? A while ago, I went home and talked to my mom about pure ecological planting. She kept nagging about when it would be possible to grow high-yield rice without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides.”

This question caught everyone’s attention, including Lin Muhan’s. They all looked at Tan Xiao, waiting for her answer.

Tan Xiao cleared her throat and replied: “Rice will be my ultimate goal. Once I’ve accumulated enough data here, I will start working on rice.”

She stated her plan. What she didn’t say was that rice, unlike these vegetables, has a longer growth cycle and many more variables, which increases the difficulty of a successful experiment.

Previously, in her original world, she had planned to start rice experiments after receiving her undergraduate degree. Unfortunately, heaven didn’t give her that chance and moved her to this place instead.

In the original world, she had a helper to monitor the data with her. Now, here, she was all alone. Even if she worked non-stop, she could hardly manage everything.

“I knew Sister Xiao Xiao definitely had her own plan. Then I’ll be waiting for your good news,” the student smiled.

“Oh, it’s quite lively here.”

The sudden female voice immediately stole everyone’s attention.

Following the source of the sound, they saw a girl in a red coat standing on the road. Although they couldn’t see the girl’s face clearly, it was clear from her aura that she was extraordinary.

This person was Jiang Mo, who had come to the farm to find Tan Xiao.

Recognizing her as Jiang Mo, Lin Muhan’s brow furrowed tightly. What was wrong with the Jiang family? They were coming to the door one after another.

She had only met Jiang Mo twice and couldn’t say she understood her, but she had heard some talk about Jiang Mo in their circles.

To summarize: Jiang Mo was a woman even more “crazy” than Jiang Yue.

The truly terrifying thing about Jiang Mo compared to Jiang Yue wasn’t that her methods were more powerful, but that when Jiang Mo went crazy, she would even harm herself.

The story went that Jiang Mo was once cornered by a group of thugs; she smiled as she picked up a wine bottle from the ground and smashed it against her own head without blinking. Blood flowed down her face and dripped onto the ground, but she didn’t care at all—instead, she laughed even louder.

The thugs, afraid of things escalating, slunk away.

Upon hearing this, Lin Muhan’s first impression was that this person was fierce; the second was that this person was ruthless, capable of inflicting such heavy harm on herself—she ended up needing six stitches afterward.

Being sought out by such a person was never a good thing.

Sensing that Jiang Mo had locked her gaze on Tan Xiao, Lin Muhan felt as if she were facing a great enemy. She stepped forward two paces unobtrusively, shielding Tan Xiao behind her.

This moves amused Jiang Mo, and her bell-like laughter echoed across the land.

This did not deter Jiang Mo. Stepping in her high heels, she completely ignored whether the mud would dirty her long boots and walked straight toward them.

“Lawyer Lin, right?” Jiang Mo stopped, one hand in her pocket. “Don’t be so nervous. I’m not here to snatch your girlfriend. I just want to borrow your girlfriend for a bit. After I’m done using her, I’ll return her to you completely intact.”

The deep indifference and trickery in those eyes made Tan Xiao extremely uncomfortable; it felt as if she were this person’s property.

“I’m sorry, I won’t lend her,” Lin Muhan refused directly.

This must be the funniest joke she had heard all year—someone actually asking to borrow someone else’s girlfriend to their face.

How could a normal person do such a thing?

The conversation between the two was overheard by the students nearby who hadn’t left yet. They all pricked up their ears, unwilling to miss this juicy gossip.

Unable to withstand Tan Xiao’s sharp gaze, however, they could only shrink back and leave reluctantly.

With the students gone, only she, Lin Muhan, and that unsettling girl remained. The atmosphere fell into a stagnant tension.

“Don’t be in such a hurry to refuse,” Jiang Mo raised a hand to brush her short hair, which reached just below her chin, her lips curling slightly. “I know about the grievance you have with Jiang Yue. Coincidentally, I have quite a few accounts to settle with her myself.” She extended a finger, pointing at Tan Xiao, who was peeking her head out. “As long as you lend her to me for a while, you can vent all the anger in your heart. No matter how you calculate it, this deal isn’t a loss.”

Meeting Jiang Mo’s gaze, Tan Xiao immediately pulled her head back and hid behind Lin Muhan.

Could someone tell her where this girl, who was radiating such malevolence, came from?

And talking about “borrowing” her.

She wasn’t an object that could be borrowed.

Lin Muhan released her full aura and said coldly, “Eldest Miss Jiang is mistaken. We indeed have some friction with the Junior President Jiang, but it hasn’t reached a life-or-death point. Therefore, we outsiders will not meddle in your family affairs.”

She’s actually Jiang Yue’s older sister.

No wonder she’s so perverted, Tan Xiao thought to herself.

“It’s meaningless for you to say that. After all, those targeted by my dear younger sister usually lose a layer of skin even if they don’t die. Right now, it’s only because Little Su-Su is protecting you that my sister has some scruples. But don’t forget, Little Su-Su isn’t omnipotent. If she becomes too busy to take care of herself, how can she find the time to protect you?” Jiang Mo considerately analyzed the stakes involved.

Tan Xiao slowly stepped out from behind Lin Muhan and took over the conversation: “In Eldest Miss Jiang’s eyes, are Mumu and I just ants that can be crushed at any time?”

Jiang Mo covered her mouth with her hand, indicating she hadn’t said that.

Tan Xiao curled her lips, her eyes cold: “Then you might be disappointed. Even without Su Han, that Jiang Yue cannot touch us for the time being.”

She had already been nominated by an international organization, and relevant departments had taken notice of her. Between two evils, one chooses the lesser; even if Huatai truly “covered the sky with one hand,” it couldn’t contend with national institutions.

“I like this confidence,” Jiang Mo leaned forward slightly, closing the distance between them. “I’m starting to like you more and more.”

Without waiting for Tan Xiao’s reply, she turned to leave, saying, “I have always cherished the people I’m interested in. Moreover, even if a deal isn’t made, the friendship remains. I won’t let Jiang Yue touch you.” She raised a hand and waved. “See you next time.”

Things were becoming more and more interesting. She had to go back and properly investigate what Tan Xiao’s trump card actually was.

If it really was what she suspected, things would be even more fun.

Until Jiang Mo completely disappeared from their sight, neither Tan Xiao nor Lin Muhan lowered their guard.

“I’d rather face Jiang Yue than this person,” Tan Xiao muttered softly.

Lin Muhan nudged her elbow: “How did you get targeted by her? What have you been doing behind my back?”

Tan Xiao spread her hands innocently: “I’m in the fields every day; I haven’t done anything.”

“If she comes looking for you again next time, call me,” Lin Muhan warned. She hadn’t forgotten that Jiang Mo came to “borrow” someone.

With Tan Xiao’s small frame, if she were borrowed by Jiang Mo and thrown into a pack of wolves, could she even survive?

However, Tan Xiao’s reaction just now had made her feel incredibly at ease.

She faintly guessed that the reason Tan Xiao was so keen on those research projects was mostly to protect her.

Thinking of something, she took out her phone and dialed Su Han: “Did you send that person here?”

Jiang Mo had repeatedly mentioned Su Han just now; this matter must be related to her.

“Who? Jiang Mo?”

“It really was you,” Lin Muhan said through gritted teeth. “Give me a logical reason.”

“She said she needed someone to marry. I didn’t agree, so she set her sights on Tan Xiao. It’s as simple as that,” Su Han didn’t hide anything; there was no need to.

“It’s not unfair for Tan Xiao to be dragged into this.”

Lin Muhan turned to look at the confused Tan Xiao and pressed: “What do you mean?”

“Don’t panic. If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Mo won’t have time to bother with Tan Xiao for the foreseeable future. Oh, I met with your father today; he wants you to find some time to go back and get together.”

Lin Muhan hung up the call, her brow furrowed. What did Su Han mean? Her intuition told her that something she didn’t know about must have happened.

But Tan Xiao had always been at the farm; it should have been impossible for her to have any interaction with Jiang Mo.

Tan Xiao stepped forward and used her hand to gently smooth out Lin Muhan’s furrowed brow: “Don’t think about it anymore. Whether it’s Jiang Yue or her sister, neither can harm you or me.”

If she weren’t a player in this game herself, she would actually be quite curious to see which of those two tigers would win the fight.