Zhaozhao, who had finally sorted out the key points of the whole matter, suddenly felt enlightened. She looked up at Song Yao with bright eyes and said, "Thank you, cousin. I get it."
Song Yao looked at her excited look, completely confused. What did this silly girl figure out? Why was she so happy... Song Yao herself had no idea what was going on. It was so strange. This girl always daydreamed about things that didn't exist. However, seeing that Zhaozhao was no longer as depressed as before and had become visibly more radiant, Song Yao finally let out a sigh of relief. Now she could finally talk about the real matter.
She took out the Matchmaker Stone from her pocket and placed it in front of Zhaozhao. Zhaozhao looked at the stone in front of her, puzzled. This stone looked very familiar. It seemed to be exactly the same as the one Lu Chukong had taken out for her to hit before.
"What is this, cousin? I seem to have seen it with Lu Chukong."
Song Yao cleared her throat. Of course you've seen it, she thought. It was me who told Lu Chukong to take this stone to you. If you hadn't seen it, Lu Chukong would have been dead meat!
"This is the Matchmaker Stone. The one you saw with Lu Chukong was this one."
"Matchmaker Stone?" Zhaozhao repeated it softly, then asked, "What's it for?" She lay in Song Yao's arms like a child.
Song Yao thought to herself that she was living the life of a babysitter at such a young age. She sighed helplessly. Seeing that the "kid" in her arms was dressed thinly, she turned around and took a blanket draped over the armrest of the sofa and covered her with it.
"The Matchmaker Stone, just by its name, you can guess. It's used to measure one's marriage fate."
Zhaozhao's eyes lit up as if she had heard something interesting. She excitedly looked up at Song Yao and exclaimed, "Measure marriage fate? What does that mean? Does it mean it can tell who you'll end up with in the future?"
Song Yao nodded. "Yes."
Hearing this, Zhaozhao became even more excited. "So, cousin, did you use it to measure someone's marriage fate? Whose did you measure? Yours? Who did you find out? Is it Lu Chukong?!"
By some wild guess, a suspicious blush appeared on Song Yao's face. She covered Zhaozhao's mouth in annoyance. "Shut up. Don't talk anymore. You're so noisy. Now be quiet and listen to me."
Seeing the blush on her cousin's face, Zhaozhao immediately showed an expression of "I understand everything". She wisely chose to keep quiet and didn't expose her.
Song Yao tried hard to ignore her uneasiness and shook off the image of a certain man that popped up in her mind. She said seriously, "I did use it to measure, but it was yours."
"Mine?"
"Yes, yours. I measured the marriage fate between you and Su Yuan."
Hearing this, Zhaozhao suddenly fell silent. She kept backing away, out of Song Yao's embrace. She no longer clung to her and just sat quietly on one side, leaving only her back to Song Yao.
"Hey, come on!" Song Yao was both angry and amused. "Fine, if you don't want to know, I won't tell you."
Zhaozhao moved slowly and turned around. She looked at Song Yao hesitantly, using her eyes to plead. Her pitiful look softened Song Yao's heart.
This little rascal knew that she was a softie and was getting more and more skilled at acting cute. But what could Song Yao do? She had no choice but to spoil her own sister.
"Come closer and I'll tell you." This was Song Yao's last bit of stubbornness.
Hearing this, Zhaozhao moved forward two centimeters. Song Yao looked at the short distance and clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction. "I'm not going to eat you. Why are you sitting so far away? Do you actually not want to know?"
"No." Zhaozhao shook her head, looking very conflicted. After a while, she finally spoke again. "I'm a bit scared. What was that saying... I'm afraid that Su Yuan and I won't have a good ending?"
Song Yao was completely speechless. She couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed Zhaozhao and made her sit beside her. She flicked Zhaozhao on the head. "I told you to study with Teacher Liu. Where did all your learning go? Is this how you use this idiom?"
This flick hurt a bit. Zhaozhao rubbed her head and muttered discontentedly, "Then how should it be used?"
"You two are in love. You're happy. You're destined to be together! A perfect match! Okay?"
"Really?"
"Really." Song Yao was too lazy to talk to her. Suddenly, she felt a bit sour in her heart. Zhaozhao was so happy just hearing that they were a perfect match. It seemed that in this silly girl's heart, her position was still not as important as Su Yuan's. Song Yao didn't want to talk.
"Cousin, you're the best. Thank you!" Zhaozhao hugged Song Yao's neck and let out a cheer. She was extremely happy.
Song Yao felt a bit bitter in her heart. "Do you really like Su Yuan that much? You're so happy..."
Zhaozhao grinned and was very honest. "Yes, I do. Su Yuan is always worried about this and that, which sometimes makes me lack confidence. But since the Matchmaker Stone says that we're destined to be together, we will definitely be happy, right, cousin?"
"Yes." Song Yao stroked her hair and explained her purpose today. "You know, I've always been against you being with Su Yuan. Many times, I even thought about breaking you two up. Although it seems that you two aren't even together now and I don't even need to do anything... As your sister, I'm really afraid that you'll get hurt in your relationship, just like I did with that scumbag. Girls are easily taken advantage of in relationships, so I always want to find a better one for you. In my opinion, Su Yuan is not a good match for you. He has too much power and is involved in too many things. Over the years, many people and demons have regarded him as a thorn in their side."
Song Yao paused for a moment and then continued, "But since you like him so much, I'm willing to give him a chance to take care of you. Now that the Matchmaker Stone has shown that you two have an unbreakable fate, I have no reason to object anymore. But remember, if he treats you badly after you're together, no matter how noble his status is, you must come back and tell cousin. I'll avenge you."
Zhaozhao was so touched by her cousin's words that her eyes were filled with tears. She hugged Song Yao tightly and buried her head in her shoulder, rubbing it back and forth.
Song Yao was a bit overwhelmed by this enthusiasm. She pretended to be disgusted and pushed Zhaozhao's shoulder. "Get up quickly. Don't wipe your tears and snot on my clothes. It's so dirty."
"No, no..." Zhaozhao hugged her even tighter like a child. "Cousin, I'm so lucky."
She was so lucky to be picked up by Master Fu and taken to Wutong Mountain; so lucky to meet her caring senior brothers and sisters and the companions on Wutong Mountain; so lucky to meet a cousin like Song Yao who always thought about her after she left the mountain; so lucky to have a Su Yuan who was willing to sacrifice his life for her...
She was so lucky and so happy. How could she bear to let down the expectations of those who were good to her?
She wanted to live a good life. She wanted to live, no matter whether the Heavenly Dao allowed it or not.