The Tycoon's Enchanted Mermaid-Chapter 113 - : Move Everything Out

Chapter 113: Chapter 113: Move Everything Out

At last, Ah Da mustered up the courage and fiercely issued a warning, if he ever kissed someone else, he would not be allowed to kiss her again.

She had expected Qin Yu to think she was making an unreasonable fuss, but to her surprise, he looked very happy, even… satisfied?

She still couldn’t figure it out even after getting into the car.

Did he… agree or not?

She gripped her cell phone, sneaking glances at the man sitting next to her. He was leaning back in his seat, with his lips pressed into a straight line, eyes closed, appearing to be in poor spirits.

Today, she had seen with her own eyes how busy he really was at work.

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Ah Da reined in her jumbled thoughts and quietly tried to gather a thread of Spiritual Power to hold his hand, but just as she approached, he caught her hand in his.

It seemed he knew what she was trying to do and declined.

“No need.”

Ah Da looked at him, “But you look very tired.”

Qin Yu just pinched her hand, without speaking.

They quietly returned to the Wuqiong Water Pavilion, where Song Ma had already prepared dinner. After eating, Qin Yu pulled her upstairs to stand in front of the incense burner, asking her to take out all the antiques she had collected.

Ah Da looked up at Qin Yu, her big round eyes blinking, filled with confusion:

“You want me to take everything out?”

Qin Yu sat down on the sofa and said, “Didn’t Wei Lan say that your Jade Ring and incense burner might both be things from Xiling?”

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It dawned on Ah Da, “You think my little treasure trove is also something left by that what’s-its-name Xiling?”

Qin Yu nodded, “That’s just one reason, do you remember what Master Ting Chan said?”

The remnants of soul fragments in the objects.

Did Qin Yu think her little treasure trove contained the missing pieces of her soul? Ah Da wanted to say probably not, but seeing how persistent Qin Yu was, she decided to let him see for himself.

“Alright, I understand.”

After saying that, she dived into the incense burner. Looking at the piles of pots and jars in the corner and the pearls scattered all over the floor, Ah Da was relieved that she was full of Spiritual Power; otherwise, moving them one by one would exhaust her.

As each item fell to the floor, Qin Yu’s initially indifferent composure started to crumble towards the end.

Who would’ve thought that Ah Da would toss out over a thousand items from the incense burner: wine cups, jade stones, inkstones, Bronze Swords, and some strange items with unnameable origins, big and small, all sorts and varieties. If one didn’t know they were antiques, one might think she had gathered a heap of junk metal.

Piled layer upon layer, the Jade alone formed a mound. The colors were pure, the texture of the Jade exquisite, all of exceptional quality.

Did she empty out an Imperial Palace, or an Earth Tomb?

No wonder she had insisted from the start on selling the incense burner to repay him. Now it seemed, she had been telling the truth.

Qin Yu covered his forehead and laughed helplessly.

He couldn’t imagine what Wei Lan and the antique masters would think if they saw this scene.

They probably would go mad.

After Ah Da struggled to toss out the last chest of gold, she wondered whether she should also throw out the chest, which was quite beautiful with rubies inlaid on its corners.

Hmm, this should be quite valuable too.

Ah Da patted the chest with satisfaction.

Qin Yu, looking at the now impossible-to-navigate room, tapped the incense burner to pause her for a moment, or perhaps to move things elsewhere.

Ah Da’s small head poked out from the openwork lid of the incense burner, her eyes round and large, “Only a few big wooden chests are left, you want to see them? I’ll throw them out if you want to see.”

Saying so, Ah Da looked around, speaking frankly, “There’s just no place to put them, shall we put them on the sofa?”

Qin Yu flicked her forehead and spread his hands, “Let’s forget about the chest, come out.”

“Oh.” Ah Da jumped into his hand and waited for Qin Yu to set her down on the sofa before returning to her normal size.

“Finally done moving.”

Ah Da’s eyes glistened as she looked at Qin Yu, as if to say, see, these are all my treasures, pretty impressive, huh.

Qin Yu rested his hand on her head, a trace of helplessness in his eyes, “Where did all this stuff come from?”

Ah Da smiled, her eyes curling into crescents, “I don’t remember, but they’ve always been by my side. In the past, they were in the incense burner; I would take them out to play with when I was bored.”

“Do you know? When you knock them together, they emit different sounds.”

Ah Da shared this with him, full of enthusiasm.

Qin Yu’s fingers touched her soft hair, listening to her talk openly and laugh about her pastime, he felt as if he saw a little girl, all alone, sitting in front of a pile of cold, unfeeling objects, talking to herself and amusing herself.

No wonder she had cried herself to sleep in the storeroom, her eyes red, pleading not to be locked up and admitting her fear of the dark.

“If you tell me, I will know.”

Qin Yu’s voice suddenly grew deeper. Ah Da put away her smile, thinking he was saddened by the lack of soul fragments in these objects. On impulse, she flung herself into his embrace, hugging his lean waist, patting his back to comfort him.

“It’s okay, we will definitely find them.”

It was like a cloud crashing into his arms; Qin Yu was stunned, a warmth spreading through his chest. He embraced her, not offering an explanation, his voice rough with emotion as he gave a low “hmm.”

Sensing his mood had become somber, although the arms holding her gradually tightened, she didn’t resist.

“Don’t sleep in the incense burner anymore.”

Qin Yu suddenly whispered in her ear.

“Eh?” Ah Da, looking puzzled and silly, pressed against his chest, looking up and asking, “Then… where should I sleep?”

“Anywhere is fine.” Qin Yu released her, his fingertips gently tracing her brows and eyes as he spoke indifferently.

Ah Da hesitated, “But didn’t you say before…” The condition for lighting the incense was that she stayed in his room, right?

“It’s not necessary any longer.”

After Qin Yu finished speaking, he gave her a deep look, stood up, walked past the antiques on the floor, and headed to the window to make a phone call.

Ah Da was completely stunned.

It seemed like after the comfort, his mood had turned even worse.

Was he about to kick her out?

For a moment, Ah Da felt an indescribable sense of loss, feeling abandoned once again. Although she had initially longed to leave this place, now that she got her wish, she felt unhappy.

After Qin Yu finished his phone call to Lingcheng Mountain, he turned around to see the little girl sitting on the couch, eyes red-rimmed, looking as if two clear springs welled up in her eyes, watching him with pitiful helplessness.

Qin Yu’s heart constricted. He returned to the sofa and with a tissue, he wiped around her eyes, “Why are you crying?”

The little girl pouted her lips, not speaking, just hanging her head and silently wallowing in her sadness.

“You can also take the incense burner.”

Thinking she had misunderstood that he didn’t want her to be with the incense burner and incense anymore, Qin Yu softly added.

But as soon as he spoke, tears could no longer be withheld from the little girl’s eyes, pitter-pattering down in a shower, mid-air converting to crystals and tumbling to rest by his feet.

Qin Yu frowned.

Unable to control her emotions, Ah Da threw all caution to the wind.

“Fine, I’ll go, it’s not as if I’m in your way.”

When Qin Yu heard her words, he well understood the reason for those tear-soaked eyes and couldn’t help but let out a chortle of laughter.

Seeing him laugh, Ah Da’s heart grew more furious. Why was it always him making the decisions? Initially, he had coerced and enticed her to stay in his room, and now suddenly he wanted her to leave without any warning.

To hell with Qin Yu.

She wouldn’t bother with him ever again.

Ah Da glared fiercely at him, getting up to run, but unexpectedly her wrist was strong grabbed and pulled into an embrace.

With a “snap,”

Ah Da finally quieted down.

“Are you still throwing a fit?”

Qin Yu asked.

Ah Da stared blankly ahead, feeling numbed by the sensation on her bottom, and still with tears clinging to her eyelashes.