Plastic Couple, Recycle the Trash

/Mind reader x says one thing but means another

Yin Qianhan, a good-for-nothing cultivator, had been accustomed to cold shoulders from every sect since childhood. Then the Immortal Lord of Medicine took her in, and at last she had a safe haven.

But this kindness hadn't fallen from the sky. The Immortal Lord of Medicine gave her a task: get close to Jing Wuding, the beloved darling of the immortal sect.

It was no easy feat for someone everyone disliked to approach someone everyone adored, but fortunately Yin Qianhan had a secret superpower: she could read minds.

Using mind reading, Yin Qianhan prepared thoroughly. In front of all the immortal children in the sect, she presented the darling with the Immortal Lord of Medicine's latest golden core, her face full of hopeful anticipation.

Amid the cheers, Jing Wuding blushed furiously and slapped the golden core she had offered him away.

"I'd never like a good-for-nothing like you! Don't give me things!"

Yin Qianhan was baffled. She had clearly heard how delighted he was inside.

After being rejected 108 times, Yin Qianhan gazed at the small mountain of gifts beside her and wondered if her mind-reading ability simply didn't work on Jing Wuding.

He was clearly so excited inside, so why did he always look angry enough to hit her?

Yin Qianhan had had enough. She'd given him so many wonderful things, and still couldn't get so much as a smile from him.

Fine, she'd give up. No more gifts from now on.

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Lately, Jing Wuding felt as if something was missing.

He counted on his fingers and realized Yin Qianhan hadn't come to see him in three days. She hadn't even shown up on his birthday.

In the splendid hall, the immortal children celebrated that he had finally escaped the good-for-nothing's pursuit and could now focus on cultivation and look forward to a bright future, surely ascending to immortality soon.

Amid the noisy festivities, Jing Wuding felt gloomy and couldn't bring himself to be happy. Claiming he was unwell, he left early in low spirits.

The next day, the immortal sect was abuzz. The Clairvoyant and Clairaudient spread the latest gossip in vivid detail.

Jing Wuding, who had wanted to return to his bedroom early the previous day, had never come back that night. Apparently, he had emerged from a side room in the Immortal Medicine Hall at dawn.

Meanwhile, in a hidden cave behind the rockery by the immortal lake,

Yin Qianhan nervously swore to Jing Wuding,

"I really didn't do it this time. There's nothing between us. Last night, you only came to get hangover medicine... Mmph!"

Before she could finish, he silenced her, swallowing the rest of her words.

When the kiss ended, he gazed at her, his eyes dark and his breath cool and clear. "There's nothing between us?"

Yin Qianhan stood frozen, opening her mouth but unable to speak.

He reached out and lightly touched the corner of her lips with a fingertip, one brow arched. "There is now."

Theme: There is love in the immortal realm, too