Chapter 37

Chapter 37

~End of chapter 36

Mu Qing guessed more or less the meaning behind Naduo’s actions. Naduo was obviously talking about her getting pregnant. Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

After spending so many days with each other, she guessed that Naduo was probably Li Mang’s elder sister or some other kind of very close blood relative, which was why their relationship was so close.

But that didn’t mean she could calmly accept Naduo’s good intentions with open arms. Just thinking about what the man had done to her the night before, before early in the morning, carrying in a haste the snakeskin to tell Naduo about it, and then asking her to make a snakeskin skirt for her, she felt embarrassed, her face and her ears turned red, feeling like she had been insulted. If felt as if the snakeskin was a reward in exchange for her flesh, or like he was paying for the service of a prostitute.

Chapter 37

(12.3)

Mu Qing didn’t want to show her feelings in front of Naduo and Youyou. She just smiled and took the snakeskin and the bone needle from Naduo’s hand and gestured a stitching movement. When Naduo saw that she wanted to do it herself, she didn’t insist, and just touched her belly again, as if there was already a little life in there.

Mu Qing went back to the hut, with some resentment remaining in her heart. Her eyes stared at the snakeskin, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt it was piercing her eyes.

During the short moment Naduo was hesitating, Naonao had already made a long cut on the snakeskin, that went from head to tail. Then she dropped the knife, and looked at Mu Qing and Naduo with some satisfaction, before going out with her head held high.

As soon as Naonao left, Naduo sat down on her knees and picked up the snakeskin, which had been torn apart into several pieces, with slightly trembling lips.

Mu Qing actually didn’t like that piece of snakeskin, even if it was destroyed by Naonao, it was of no matter to her. She just couldn’t bear to see Naduo look so sad, so she squatted in front of her, wanting to comfort her with a few words. But when she opened her mouth, she found herself unable to say anything, and could only gently pat her slightly rough hand.

Naduo looked up at her and held her hand. Her mouth kept talking. It seemed like she was the one comforting her instead.

Mu Qing was a little touched. She smiled at her and said, “I’m fine.”

This was the new phrase she had recently learned.

Naduo suddenly picked up the snakeskin pieces and the bone needle from the ground, held them in her hands, quickly said a few words to Mu Qing, and then turned around to go out of the hut.

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