Didn't get any bargains, instead ended up losing out.
As she kept thinking about it, Su Ye closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.
What on earth was she thinking last night?
She should've just run away and let it be. If he got taken advantage of, so what? He's a grown man, what's there to be afraid of?
Does she really think she's some precious flower that needs to be coddled?
As she kept thinking, Su Ye thought about the rare flowers in her own back garden.
Her eyes shot open.
"Xing, take two guards and come with me to the backyard. Dig up all the flowers in the garden and sell them."
Those flowers should be worth a tidy sum.
Xing immediately nodded when she heard the order,
"Yes, Miss."
Su Ye rolled up her sleeves and made her way to the backyard.
But…
The blazing sun was high in the sky.
Su Ye stood on the stone path in her own back garden, staring at a large stretch of barren earth, silent.
Three seconds later, she turned her head to look at Xing.
"Where are the flowers? Sold already?"
Xing was also stunned by the question and shook her head,
"Miss, you treasure these flowers the most. Without your orders, no one would dare sell them."
Hearing this, Su Ye turned back once again to gaze at the bare garden.
She bent down to take a closer look at the soil, vaguely finding the remains of flower roots and stems.
Each one next to the other—it looked like the flowers weren't uprooted by anyone, they all just withered overnight.
This vast garden only had one flower bud standing tall in the center.
Xing noticed Su Ye didn't seem too happy and hurried to comfort her,
"Miss, look, there's still one left. This one's your favorite—the one you planted yourself that night."
Su Ye's gaze fell on the flower.
She stepped onto the soil, walking over one step at a time.
This was the very vine that had made a contract with her that day.
Oh, but looking at it now, growing so straight and about to bloom, maybe it wasn't a vine after all.
This thing reached about to her waist.
The stem was thick, about as big as her arm.
Black stem, deep purple leaves.
The flower bud itself looked pitch black and gloomy.
She could already imagine how ugly it would be when it finally bloomed.
Su Ye stared at it for a moment.
It seemed to sense her presence.
It wobbled its head, nudging its flower bud against the back of her hand to show affection.
Su Ye reached out and patted it as well.
The moment she did, it seemed quite happy—its deep purple leaves wiggled with joy.
Because of their contract, Su Ye could clearly feel its joyful mood.
Looking at it, Su Ye muttered to herself,
"Don't tell me you thought all the other flowers I raised were prettier than you, got super jealous, and bullied them all to death?"
The flower bud, which had been nuzzling her hand, suddenly bumped her hand with its bud as soon as it heard that.
Immediately, it turned away, facing elsewhere.
As if accusing her of slander.
Su Ye eyed this extremely human-like plant, raising her brow.
Are we sure this is a plant and not a person? How come it understands human speech and even knows how to get angry??
Isn't this plant a bit too humanized?
Xing, standing on the stone path, saw that her Miss was just standing inside.
So she thought about joining in to serve her.
But the moment she set foot into the dirt—
A deep purple vine instantly wrapped around her foot.
With a crack, she was yanked downward hard.
Xing was so scared she screamed out,
"Ah!"
Su Ye turned around.
And found Xing and the two guards, their lower legs all buried in soil.