Transforming Again

Su Yue's matter was settled just like that.

Once blind people reached adulthood and possessed full civil capacity, they could choose not to have a guardian.

As a lawful and independent citizen, no one could force her.

With someone inside the police station helping her apply for an ID card, it would be ready in no more than two days.

Given the situation at Su Yue's aunt's home, everyone unanimously decided that Su Yue would break free from her aunt's control starting today. Though it was somewhat against procedure, Lan Mu refused to let her go back there.

Afterward, the police explained the matter to her aunt. The couple initially kicked up a fuss without letting up, but they were in a police station. What could they do no matter how much they made trouble?

In the end, her aunt cursed angrily, "Ungrateful wretch! I raised you for over ten years for nothing."

"Go, then! If you starve to death, it has nothing to do with me!"

Watching the couple leave while cursing, Lan Mu could not stop shaking his head. They were simply beasts. He had never seen relatives like them.

Next, Lan Mu registered some information. His studio had not officially opened yet, but Ma Xiang could vouch for him, so it was not a problem.

"Ma Xiang, keep an eye on Su Yue's ID card. I'm leaving first," Lan Mu said.

"Of course. I guarantee it'll be done tomorrow."

After saying that, he leaned close to Lan Mu and whispered, "Brother Mu, you're letting Su Yue stay at your place, but don't mess around! Tang Jing definitely wasn't just talking. When a tough girl goes crazy, you might not even be able to beat her."

"Get lost! What are you thinking? I genuinely want to help her. What do you think I'm after?"

Lan Mu rolled his eyes at Fatty Ma and added, "Oh right, I don't have a car. Drive us home in the police car?"

"Sure, no problem."

After that, Lan Mu took Su Yue, and Ma Xiang drove them back to his rented apartment.

However, while Ma Xiang went to get the car, Lan Mu ran into a problem. Su Yue's cane had been lost, so walking was inconvenient for her.

Lan Mu said, "Hold onto my shoulder? We only need to walk to the intersection. My friend will drive us."

Su Yue smiled faintly and reached out until she found Lan Mu, gently grasping the hem of his clothes.

Thus, Su Yue stayed hidden behind Lan Mu, following him step by step.

The two got into the police car and soon arrived at Lan Mu's home.

Ma Xiang escorted them all the way upstairs. When he saw Lan Mu's room, he said speechlessly, "No way, Brother Mu, you're still living in this place? This is the Lan Cheng Studio you were talking about?"

"Cough, cough!" Lan Mu was a little embarrassed. The apartment he rented had one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom. It had originally been enough for him, but now that there was another girl, things immediately became troublesome.

"It's fine. She can have my room, and I'll sleep in the living room."

Ma Xiang looked at the messy room with disgust. Barely a minute after entering, he said, "Brother Mu, I'm heading out! Get busy!"

"Don't rush off. Help me tidy up the place, then take me to Hualong Market to buy some daily necessities. I also need to go to Hualong Computer City to buy some things. You'll have to help me carry them all," Lan Mu said.

"Damn, seriously? Brother Mu, don't treat me like a laborer! I'm really busy. It's that case I told you about last night. I may have to follow the team to several places! I might even have to work overtime tonight," Ma Xiang hurriedly complained.

When Lan Mu heard that, he did not make things difficult for him and let him leave.

Next, Lan Mu took the things out of the bedroom, preparing to clear it for Su Yue.

Hearing the movement from the side, Su Yue said, "Mr. Lan, shall I help too?"

Lan Mu smiled. "No need. I'm only moving my own things out. This room will be yours from now on."

Come to think of it, Lan Mu even felt a little embarrassed. He had taken everything on himself, yet the place was so small. They had somehow ended up living together, and there was not even any sign of the studio yet.

Lan Mu did not have much stuff. He mainly emptied the wardrobe, piled all his belongings into a corner, and moved them into the living room.

"That should do it. We just need to buy some daily necessities. The living room is fairly big, so fitting in a single bed won't be a problem."

"But that means the studio can't be opened at home. Looks like I'll have to rent a bigger place."

Lan Mu scratched his head and said to Su Yue, "Stay here and get familiar with the place. I'm going out to buy some things."

"I'll come too!" Su Yue seemed unwilling to watch Lan Mu run around doing everything, and she insisted.

Seeing how determined she was, Lan Mu agreed. "All right. There's a supermarket downstairs. We'll familiarize ourselves with the neighborhood first."

So Lan Mu let Su Yue hold onto the hem of his clothes as they went downstairs one behind the other. They began shopping at the supermarket, and he introduced Su Yue to the store clerk.

Then the two went to the nearby Hualong Market and bought a cane and a folding bed.

Today had originally been meant for preparing the studio, but Su Yue had delayed those plans. Seeing that it was already getting late, Lan Mu could only buy some vegetables and head home.

Carrying large and small bags back home, Lan Mu was exhausted. He was drenched in sweat and could barely catch his breath.

The moment he got home, he walked into the bathroom and transformed. When he came back out, he felt refreshed, with no more aching back or sore legs.

"I'd decided not to transform unless necessary, yet I still couldn't resist abusing my ability."

Lan Mu lightly mocked himself, not particularly bothered by it. But when he came out, he saw that Su Yue had already set up the bed and unpacked and sorted everything they had bought.

Though she could not see, she seemed just like an ordinary person through touch alone.

Lan Mu watched silently from the side. Su Yue had already taken out the vegetables and found the induction cooker and rice cooker he had placed in the living room.

Those had been in the apartment for a long time. Since there was no kitchen, Lan Mu occasionally cooked dinner himself, so he had bought them and kept them in the living room.

After Su Yue felt over the stove, pots, bowls, and utensils, she smiled faintly and began washing rice and cooking.

After putting the rice into the rice cooker, she began her miraculous cooking.

Once she had touched everything once, it was as though she had memorized their positions. Every step afterward was like that of a normal person. She accurately placed the vegetables into the pan and added every seasoning without mistake. She even knew that, without a range hood, cooking fumes would fill the living room, so she stood and walked to the window to open it.

Her entire routine had a rhythm uniquely her own, leaving Lan Mu staring in amazement.

He could not help but sigh. "They say practice makes perfect. How many times must you have done this to be so skilled?"

Soon, she had prepared the meal by herself and placed it on a small coffee table. Su Yue also knew there was no refrigerator in the house, so she had made very little food—just enough for the two of them to finish in one meal, with nothing left over.

"Mr. Lan, please have dinner." Su Yue accurately placed a pair of chopsticks on Lan Mu's bowl as she spoke.

"Oh! Oh, okay." Lan Mu sat down and said, "You should sit too."

It was the first time Lan Mu had eaten food cooked by a woman in his own home, and he felt a little awkward. Searching for something to say, he said, "Well, you're really amazing."

Su Yue smiled calmly. "I force myself to remember the location of everything around me. As long as I truly remember it, it's no different from seeing."

Lan Mu understood what she meant. He could only say that she had an inner eye, or perhaps an extraordinarily good sense of spatial positioning.

At the same time, Lan Mu knew that he could no longer leave things lying around carelessly. Once he disrupted Su Yue's familiarity with the room, it could make things inconvenient for her.

"Don't worry. If I move anything in the future, I'll definitely tell you."

Su Yue's eyes were already closed, and when she smiled, her brows curved gently. "Mr. Lan, that won't be necessary. I'll notice it myself."

Lan Mu was moved by Su Yue's smile. It was too pure, like a reflection of her soul, naturally expressing the clean joy within her heart.

So much so that Lan Mu could not help saying, "I'm only twenty-five too. You don't have to call me Mr. Lan. Call me Brother Mu from now on, just like the others do."

Su Yue nodded gently. "Understood, Brother Mu."

The two quickly finished dinner. Su Yue insisted on washing the dishes and cleaning up herself.

Lan Mu nearly walked straight into the bedroom, then suddenly remembered that he had given the room to Su Yue. He rubbed his nose and looked at the folding bed set up in the corner of the living room.

After finishing everything, Su Yue sat calmly in a chair, her hands resting on her thighs.

Out of habit, Lan Mu lay down on the bed and opened his laptop. Then he suddenly saw Su Yue sitting there with nothing to do and immediately said awkwardly, "Um, do you want to use the computer?"

The moment he said it, Lan Mu wanted to slap himself. What a stupid question! Sure enough, Su Yue shook her head.

Lan Mu hurriedly asked, "Then what do you usually do when you have nothing to do?"

Su Yue replied calmly, "After I finish tidying up like this, I sit in a chair waiting for instructions. If my aunt's family needs something, they make me do it. If they don't, I just sit nearby and listen while they watch television."

"Brother Mu, do what you need to do. You don't need to worry about me."

Lan Mu felt a little embarrassed. He did not have a television, and he usually did not watch it either. He would rather browse aimlessly online than watch television, since he found it uninteresting.

Now that he heard Su Yue say that, listening to television was probably her only form of entertainment.

"You can watch television on a computer too. Do you want to watch... uh, listen to something?"

Su Yue said awkwardly, "I don't know... I'll listen to whatever there is..."

Lan Mu searched online for the latest TV dramas. When he saw that they were either palace intrigue dramas or dramas about the War of Resistance against Japan, he imagined Su Yue seriously listening to them and shuddered.

So he found a funny sitcom online, one about young people sharing an apartment.

After clicking the playlist to autoplay, Lan Mu handed the computer to her.

"It's all set. It'll automatically play the next episode. If you don't want to listen anymore, just close the laptop."

"Thank you, Brother Mu." Su Yue happily pursed her lips and hugged the laptop as though it were some precious treasure as she walked toward the bedroom.

Before she could enter the room, though, the charging cable tugged her back.

Lan Mu helped her unplug the charger, accompanied her into the room, and plugged it in before saying, "A laptop won't last long without charging. This computer will stay in your room from now on. I'm going to buy another one tomorrow."

Su Yue let out a small sound. "Then I won't use it."

"Use it. I really do need to buy a new one tomorrow. I'll need a better computer later to process video files. I was originally going to buy one today."

Lan Mu left the room. Only after hearing the sound of the TV drama from the bedroom did he finally lie down on his new bed in relief.

He lay there playing with his phone. A few hours later, he began to feel sleepy and fell asleep directly.

However, while asleep, he had a dream.

He felt as though he were standing in an endless expanse of space, surrounded by countless spheres of light like stars filling the sky.

Suddenly, one sphere of light entered his body, and he immediately felt his entire body shudder.

That sensation of trembling woke him from his dream. When he rolled out of bed, it was already the middle of the night.

Moonlight streamed in through the window. He could even sense that the moonlight shining on his face was moving and could be touched.

He reached out and actually grabbed a handful of moonlight!

He hurriedly pushed open the window, and a wave of air that he found intensely repulsive rushed into his lungs.

Feeling uncomfortable, he willed it, and the moonlight in his hand scattered across the living room like a swarm of fireflies. The air seemed to be purified in an instant, becoming fresh.

As he carefully sensed himself, it felt somewhat like transforming into the White-haired Lion. All five of his senses had greatly improved, and he even possessed a Sixth Sense.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear the trees by the roadside greeting him.