The Yellow-Haired Villain in Soaring Phoenix’s Novels Also Desires Happiness

Chapter 65, Glasses

In the kitchen, the only sound was the rushing water.

Tears continuously slid down the girl’s cheeks, her shy face resembling a ripe apple.

Like pear blossoms in the rain, she was heart-wrenching to behold.

Seeing Shali like this, Mu’en couldn’t help but feel his heart race a beat faster.

“Mu’en, can you think about it a little more? Is that okay?”

Shali clenched her fingers, nervously asking again.

Like invisible ripples spreading out, Mu’en’s thoughts began to waver.

Look at how cute Shali is.

So virtuous.

She can also make delicious snacks and meals.

Her figure is top-notch too.

If we became partners, it would definitely be perfect.

So, why not just…

“Bang—”

A crisp sound suddenly echoed.

It startled Shali, who instinctively took a step back, looking at Mu’en in surprise.

“What the hell kind of scumbag am I!”

Mu’en suddenly slapped himself awake, gritting his teeth and saying, “Eating from the bowl while looking at the pot? No way, even if I’m a scumbag, I have to be a principled one.”

A man without principles, how is that different from a playboy who thinks with his lower body?

Am I really the kind of vulgar creature that covets someone else’s body?

“So, I’m sorry, Shari, but I can’t agree to that.”

Mu En sincerely rejected her once more, but this time he lowered his attitude even further, his tone becoming gentler.

In just two short minutes, being rejected twice by the same person was an incredibly cruel outcome for a girl who had mustered up her courage.

Mu En felt so ashamed that he wished he could find a sack to hide in and take a beating.

Why did you have to be so handsome? If you were just a little more ordinary, wouldn’t you have avoided this situation?

“Is… is that how it is?”

Upon hearing Mu En’s final answer, Shari immediately showed an expression of immense sadness.

She took a deep breath, as if trying to pull back all her tears, but they just kept flowing uncontrollably.

“No… it’s not Mu En’s fault, I was just being presumptuous.”

Like a female loser in a drama unable to accept the rejection, Shari forced out a smile that looked worse than crying and slowly stepped back.

Then, she turned and ran.

But she almost collided with a soft embrace.

“Oh my, look what I’ve stumbled upon!”

Senior Anna appeared at the doorway without Mu En noticing and playfully scolded him:

“Truly, you’re something else, junior. In just a few minutes, you’ve already broken another girl’s heart?”

“If I had agreed, that would have been called being a scumbag, okay?” Mu En smiled bitterly, seemingly having anticipated the senior’s appearance.

“True.”

Senior Anna nodded, then lowered her head, taking out a handkerchief to gently wipe Shari’s tears away. During the process, a glimmer passed through her hand:

“Don’t be upset, junior. We shouldn’t stoop to the level of a scumbag.”

“Hey! You still think of me as a scumbag, huh!”

“Hmm?”

However, Senior Anna didn’t pay attention to Mu En’s retort. While helping Shari wipe her tears, she seemed to discover something, slightly surprised:

“Shari, you’re so cute, why do you have to hide behind those ugly black-rimmed glasses? Girls should pay more attention to their appearance; who knows, the outcome might be different for some scumbags.”

“Hey! Senior!”

“I know a shop that specializes in custom women’s glasses. Do you want me to introduce you to it?”

As she spoke, Anna reached out to take Shari’s black-rimmed glasses, wanting to help her wipe the tears that had completely blurred them.

Smack.

Shari suddenly grabbed her hand.

Lowering her head, her expression was unclear.

“No need, Senior, I appreciate your kindness.”

“But…”

Anna looked at Shari’s hand, frowning slightly.

But before she could say anything, Shari suddenly rushed past her and ran into the kitchen, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Amid the rhythmic sound of chopping vegetables, Shari, with a choked voice, said softly:

“I’m sorry, please don’t mind me, let me be alone for a while.”

Soon after, uncontrollable sobs could be heard from inside, sounding extremely sorrowful.

“Junior, you really are quite the sinner, aren’t you?”

Listening to the crying from inside, Anna sighed and shot a meaningful glance at Mu En.

Mu En remained silent, only managing a bitter smile.

“Then how about we leave for now?”

Mu En tentatively suggested.

Though it felt irresponsible to just walk away like this, staying here would only add to the awkwardness.

It would be better to let Shari be alone in peace.

“Alright.” Anna nodded as well.

After all, the goal had been achieved.

However, just before they were about to leave, she couldn’t help but take a deep look at the tightly closed kitchen door.

“Something feels… a bit off.”

Her gaze flicked to her wrist, where Shari had grabbed her earlier, leaving a red mark.

“Junior.”

“Hmm?”

“Is Shari’s martial arts skill very strong?”

“I’m not sure, she’s always been quite inconspicuous, but since she’s also taking martial arts classes, she shouldn’t be too weak, right?”

“I see…”

Anna withdrew her gaze, no longer thinking too much.

Because the sad look Shari had just now seemed too genuine to be mere acting.

It was probably just her overthinking things.

……

……

After Mu En and Anna left, Shali continued to hide in the kitchen, crying.

Tears flowed and flowed, as if they would never run dry.

She was so sad.

Clearly, she liked Mu En so much, but in the end, why was she still rejected by him?

Was it because she wasn’t good-looking?

Indeed, compared to that woman in a maid outfit and Senior Anna, her appearance was hardly remarkable.

Not beautiful, lacking in style, and always wearing those ugly black-framed glasses.

Mu En definitely wouldn’t like her.

“Ah, right.”

Mentioning the black-framed glasses, Shali seemed to remember something.

“I almost forgot, when there are no outsiders, I have to take off my glasses.”

So, she removed the pair of glasses that had been soaked with tears, nearly completely blurred, making it hard to see the way.

Her crying abruptly stopped.

Like an invisible darkness spreading, the atmosphere around her suddenly changed, cold as night.

Through the already filled sink, she stared at herself.

Staring at that… as if she had become a different person, revealing a strange smile.

“Ah, why did it fail?”

“Clearly, the last mental suggestion was very successful; otherwise, Mu En wouldn’t have stumbled upon this place.”

“What a pity, after all, he is the son of a duke. If I could control him, it would greatly help the plan.”

“However…”

Shali was not disheartened; instead, she excitedly grinned widely.

That smile was extremely eerie, the corners of her mouth nearly reaching her ears, like… a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

“This is truly a case of hitting the mark by mistake. I had searched for so long without results, and almost got caught by that silver-haired woman…”

She gazed at her hands, and thinking of the soft, pale hands she had just touched, she couldn’t help but clasp her hands together in prayer:

“Indeed, great moon, is it you who is guiding me?”

“Since that’s the case, I will surely live up to your expectations and bring your lost divine offspring to your presence.”

“Don’t you think so, Father?”

In the corner of the kitchen, the silent man repeatedly raised the knife in his hand, then let it fall.

Like a machine, he repeated the same action.

And on the cutting board in front of him, a twisted shadow silently struggled, then was chopped into pieces like fish or meat.

He grabbed a piece and put it into his mouth.

Chewing.

It was merely a shadow of nothingness, yet it produced a sound as if flesh and bone were being crushed.

After a moment, he grinned, revealing his blackened teeth.

“Delicious.”