Chapter 819: Isn’t It Them?

Chapter 819: Isn’t It Them?

Lin Nuo had no idea what his mother was on about, claiming he had let down two young ladies.

To be honest, he had never let anyone down.

Most of the time, he was just saving people. Any arrangements for marriage were made beforehand; if they agreed on getting married later, at least they needed to survive first, right?

By that logic, he was being quite responsible, okay? Otherwise, he would just be playing around with women and tossing them aside.

Besides, telling a villain that he had let down a young lady? Isn’t that totally fitting the villain trope?!

Lin Nuo was still utterly confused and asked:

“Which two are you talking about?”

“Which two? You should know very well.”

Lin Nuo: ?

Are you just playing a guessing game here? How am I supposed to know?!

Is this a trap?

Seeing Xiao Hanmo standing behind Liu Shuqin and Ling Meng, he wondered if these two had stirred up some trouble.

Ling Meng was quite sensible and had always followed the rules. And Liu Shuqin? She knew when to speak and what to say, never making unreasonable claims like he had let them down.

So, it must be his mother’s wild assumptions.

After all, the only ladies he had spoken about marrying were Ruo’er and Qin Shili; Su Kexin was more of a ‘pretend couple’ situation, so that probably hadn’t gotten out.

Who knows? Maybe it just spread.

Could it be that he had to choose between these three?

Given the obvious situation with him and Qin Shili getting allegedly engaged, that ruled her out, leaving Ruo’er and Su Kexin.

Well, this whole ‘letting down’ thing is ridiculous. Ruo’er, without a doubt, belonged to him—he had bought the rights! As for Su Kexin, saying the villain let down the protagonist? Now that’s just absurd.

There were no other options; it was just those two.

“Are you saying, Su Kexin and Ruo’er?”

Too bad for him, his guess hit a landmine.

Qin Shili, along with Liu Shuqin and Ling Meng, were conveniently avoided mentioning.

You could say it was a perfect dodge.

This angered Xiao Hanmo to no end.

What’s even more infuriating is that Ruo’er and Su Kexin, one a maid and the other a little girl Xiao Hanmo had hoped for, both of them were sensible and obedient.

Honestly, she liked them quite a bit.

But now, this was about making them feel somehow wronged!

Xiao Hanmo was furious:

“Nuo’er, how can you have more? Just tell me, how many have you let down? I’m a woman too, and I understand their feelings. You must face the music alone, but as your mother, it is my failure in teaching you. We should…”

“What the heck? I was just speculating! What else is there? Aren’t those two a perfect match for your idea?”

Lin Nuo had three question marks pop up over his head—totally bewildered.

Liu Shuqin and Ling Meng were equally shocked that Lin Nuo had mentioned two ladies again.

Liu Shuqin knew who they were, but Ling Meng only knew of Su Kexin. Who was Ruo’er? What did she look like? What was her relationship with Lin Nuo?

No clue at all, she was completely in the dark and feeling more anxious.

It seemed that her master had been living it up at the Xuanyun Sect, surrounded by a bunch of beautiful ladies.

Who knows how many secrets he had hidden and how many more there were!

“No! It’s not those two, it’s these two ladies!”

Xiao Hanmo was extremely agitated, looking like she couldn’t believe her son was this foolish.

He had already made commitments to others and had forgotten about them? That was just unacceptable!

“Them?”

Lin Nuo was taken aback. Wait, I ruled them out first, and yet they really are the answer?

How can ruling out the correct answer make sense?!

Was someone reporting him?

Honestly, deep down, he had treated them well. How did he let them down? And without kids, did he need to get married on the spot to not let them down?

Women are just complicated.

“What did they say? How have I let them down?!?”

Lin Nuo, looking completely lost, asked—this was slander, this was defamation!

“They just told me you promised them a lifelong commitment! Those girls are in their prime; if you’ve made a promise, hurry up and give them a title! Don’t drag it out. Get married and settle down.”

“Wait, wait, wait, lifelong commitment?!”

The more Lin Nuo listened, the more he felt something wasn’t right. A lifelong commitment? What does that mean? Like something out of a fantasy series? Swearing eternal love, making promises of mountains and seas, and then gallivanting all over?

Yuck, if that’s the style, this villain role must have a lot of drama!

“What did you two tell my mom?”

Lin Nuo turned to Liu Shuqin and Ling Meng, who were at a loss for words.

After all, Lin Nuo had told them not to mention this to his mother—anything about marrying; she was especially sensitive.

And now, it was evident they had let something slip, otherwise, how would they have turned this into talk of letting someone down and settling down?

“Junior Martial Brother, you didn’t let me down! I misunderstood your meaning, and then Auntie misunderstood mine too! I apologize. I genuinely like you, Junior Martial Brother, but as for your feelings towards me, I’m not sure. Sigh, I might have been too one-sided.”

Liu Shuqin had a self-reproachful tone apologizing, but really, she just hoped Lin Nuo would make some promise in front of Xiao Hanmo.

Indeed, if Qin Shili could say such things, he hadn’t denied it. She wasn’t willing to back down and surely wanted a promise too.

Even if it was just something he casually mentioned.

After all, it was their affection for him that led to this.

“Master, I can overlook your earlier secrecy; I was willingly deceived. But, were you even serious about letting me follow you? Perhaps I misunderstood. You wanted me as just a servant? But I have always thought you were someone worth entrusting my life to! If I truly misunderstood, let’s clarify this now and part ways.”

Ling Meng was not going to back down either, delivering a surface-level apology while really pushing Lin Nuo to clarify his stance, especially in front of Xiao Hanmo.

This was crucial, letting her future mother-in-law know was incredibly important.

“Both of you, come here.”

Lin Nuo pulled them to the side. This needed to be fixed internally first; otherwise, things would just get more absurd in front of Xiao Hanmo.

He brought them over, signaling for Xiao Hanmo to not come closer. Now the three were in a corner, staring at each other.

“What’s up with you two? Trying to stir trouble on purpose?”

“Master, what does she mean? She told Auntie that we have a lifelong commitment, and I just repeated that. Master, our paths are different—how can you allow her to say such things? She isn’t even one of us!”

Ling Meng was getting quite heated; she didn’t say it openly, but Lin Nuo knew what she meant. How could an evil sect leader get entangled with a cultivator? That’s just unreasonable!

“It wasn’t like this before, but now it is.” Lin Nuo cleared his throat and said.