Chapter 54

It seemed like it was about to end, but Zhou Jingyu suddenly did this. For a moment, everyone was stunned and looked at her in shock and suspicion.

Meng Meng hadn't anticipated this situation. Glancing in the direction of the director, he saw him motioning for Zhou Jingyu to speak. He then said, "Then please come to the podium and speak."

Zhou Jingyu stood up and walked over confidently, extending her right hand to Meng Meng.

Meng Meng was even more puzzled. He reached out his hand and shook hers, then asked tentatively, "Why didn't you say anything just now? Are you hesitating?"

"Of course I'm hesitant. After all, the outcome is uncertain." Zhou Jingyu didn't hold back, explaining clearly, "But as the saying goes, brave people enjoy the world first. Sometimes you just have to speak up, don't you?"

When Yin Mu heard her say these words, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable and couldn't help but frown.

"Then I'll give the rest of the time to you." Meng Meng smiled and asked, "Who is this lucky male guest who will make you brave?"

Zhou Jingyu looked straight at Chen Qinglin, raised her finger and pointed, saying, "Chen Qinglin."

Yin Mu shuddered and looked up in surprise.

[Hmm? What's going on?]

[She really can't forget Chen Qinglin! ]

[Is this okay? Didn’t I just reject Jiang Nanyu…]

[It's a personal choice, nothing wrong with that. Besides, it's not like Chen Qinglin couldn't refuse.]

【Ah, Jiangnan must have collapsed in the rain. 】

…

There was nothing wrong with Zhou Jingyu's behavior. Even if Chen Qinglin didn't care, he could only stand up and walk to her to listen to what she had to say first.

Yin Mu's eyes followed Chen Qinglin and he clenched his fists nervously.

Zhou Jingyu didn't say anything right away. Instead, she looked Chen Qinglin up and down, as if examining something. After a few minutes, she said, "Chen Qinglin, I've actually liked you since the first time I saw you. After we were introduced to each other, I realized we were in the same industry, and I felt even closer to you. But you were always cold and indifferent to me, so I had to suppress my feelings. Now, we're about to part ways, and I'm unwilling to accept this. I want to fight for it again."

She paused here and said, "Chen Qinglin, since Yin Mu rejected you, can you consider me? Besides, we are both actors. I think I may be more suitable for you than her. What do you think?"

When Yin Mu heard that she actually mentioned him, he felt even more complicated. He tried hard to keep his back straight and not let himself show any special emotions.

Chen Qinglin didn't react much, and said calmly: "Thank you for your love, but I'm sorry, I don't think we are more suitable."

"Don't reject me so quickly." Zhou Jingyu remained unmoved, still smiling. "Think about it carefully. There's no need to rush to answer me right away."

Chen Qinglin seemed to have noticed something as well. He looked at Zhou Jingyu suspiciously, but still insisted, "No, my answer is very clear."

"Okay." Zhou Jingyu sighed slightly disappointedly and turned to Meng Meng and said, "Then I have nothing to say for now."

"Oh..." Meng Meng replied in a daze, then came to his senses and put on a professional smile, "Unfortunately, Zhou Jingyu's confession also failed. Please return to your seats first."

[Emm, this is so strange.]

【No, is that right? Can anyone tell me what happened? 】

[Even Meng Meng was completely confused.]

[Okay, everyone is BE this time.]

[Why does it feel like I'm heading in an indescribable direction, with no return.]

…

Yin Mu felt completely lost in a fog. He said goodbye to everyone in the livestream room and the livestream ended. Everything was in a state of confusion. He asked Zhong Mengyuan, "Mengyuan, are you sure our storyline is okay? Can we go back now?"

Zhong Mengyuan frowned, no longer relaxed: "Something doesn't seem right."

Yin Mu hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

Before Zhong Mengyuan could answer, Zheng Wei caught up from behind, took Yin Mu's arm, and said reluctantly: "We are actually about to separate. Please keep in touch when you go back."

Yin Mu forced a smile: "Of course, keep in touch."

Zheng Wei asked again: "How are you going to get back later?"

Zhong Mengyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I drove here and will take her back on the way."

"Hey, you two are going together," Zheng Wei said with envy, "If only I hadn't driven here, I could have ridden in Meng Yuan's car."

Zhong Mengyuan patted her head gently: "I will definitely do it next time."

Yin Mu and Zhong Mengyuan went back to their room, quickly packed their luggage and prepared to go back together. When leaving the villa, Yin Mu accidentally caught a glimpse of Chen Qinglin and Zhou Jingyu talking about something under the grape trellis in the corner, and he slowed down his pace unconsciously.

Zhong Mengyuan also noticed her gaze, followed her gaze, and pulled Yin Mu's wrist: "Let's go."

Yin Mu lowered his eyes, said "hmm", and followed Zhong Mengyuan.

The two arrived at where Zhong Mengyuan parked the car and put the suitcase in the trunk. Zhong Mengyuan threw the car keys to Yin Mu and said, "You drive."

Yin Mu was not prepared and hurriedly took the key: "I drive? But I can only drive a few times a year, aren't you afraid?"

Zhong Mengyuan didn't take it seriously: "Didn't I accompany you the first time you set out on the road? What are you afraid of?"

"That being said..."

"Alright, stop nagging me. This is just a chance for you to practice," Zhong Mengyuan said, opening the passenger door. "Besides, I have other things to do. What if my multitasking leads to serious consequences?"

"Okay..." Having said that, Yin Mu could only bite the bullet, open the driver's door, get in, and carefully adjust the seat and rearview mirror.

Zhong Mengyuan set up the navigation and said, "Go to my place."

"Oh, okay."

Yin Mu started the car, rubbed his hands nervously, and then asked anxiously, "Are you sure you want me to drive?"

Zhong Mengyuan was annoyed by her questions: "Just drive, a small car accident won't be a big deal."

Yin Mu quickly reached out to cover her mouth: "Pfft, pfft, pfft, you crow mouth, stop talking nonsense."

Zhong Mengyuan pulled her hand away, as if trying to control his irritability: "Okay, let's stop talking and go."

Yin Mu drove carefully, glancing over at Zhong Mengyuan as they drove out of the villa complex. She saw her leaning back in her chair, eyes closed, brow furrowed, wondering what she was thinking. She found it odd; given Zhong Mengyuan's personality, she'd surely have spoken out loud about the minor incident at the end of the show. It was quite unlike her to be so quiet now.

"Dream come true?"

Yin Mu tried to call out, but got no response. He became more and more confused and had to drive in silence.

After a few minutes, Zhong Mengyuan opened his eyes and cursed in a low voice: "Damn this damn system."

Yin Mu quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Mengyuan stretched out his fingers and rubbed his eyebrows, his tone unable to hide his anxiety: "The system is not responding."

"Ah." Yin Mu opened his mouth and asked curiously, "If you call it in your mind, will it answer you?"

"It says this." Zhong Mengyuan put down his hand, turned his head to look at Yin Mu, and said, "Something is not right. We may be in trouble."

Yin Mu asked anxiously, "What's the trouble? Can't we go back?"

Zhong Mengyuan shook her head: "I don't know, but something must be wrong. - Haven't you noticed Zhou Jingyu? There's something wrong with her."

"Are you saying that she suddenly chose to confess her feelings?"

"No." Zhong Mengyuan flatly denied, "I think there's something wrong with her."

"Hmm..." Yin Mu thought for a moment and said, "I suddenly thought of a question."

"Hmm? What?"

"That's right, why don't I have any connection with the system?" Yin Mu asked in confusion, "I'm the one who traveled through the book, right?"

When Zhong Mengyuan heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

Yin Mu didn't realize it, and continued to talk to himself: "Think about it, generally speaking, isn't it the book-traveler who binds to the system and communicates directly with it? There's no one like me who is so confused about everything."

Zhong Mengyuan remained silent.

Yin Mu didn't see her respond for a long time, so he asked in confusion: "Dream come true?"

"Yeah." Zhong Mengyuan responded sullenly, then hesitated for a moment and said, "Yin Mu, I..."

She hesitated, and Yin Mu stared intently at the road conditions, not wanting to be too distracted. He turned into a road with almost no traffic before asking, "What's the matter?"

Zhong Mengyuan gritted her teeth and was about to speak when she heard a noise in her head. She quickly whispered, "Shh, wait a minute." Then she closed her eyes again.

Yin Mu guessed that the broken system had finally responded, so he immediately shut his mouth and kept quiet.

After a long time, Zhong Mengyuan opened his eyes again without saying a word.

Yin Mu didn't know whether she had finished the conversation or not, so he called out cautiously, "Dream fulfilled?"

Zhong Mengyuan said tiredly: "Let's go back first, and talk about it when we get back."

"oh……"

Yin Mu had no idea what was going on, so he just followed the navigation instructions and arrived at the residential complex where Zhong Mengyuan currently lived. He then found a parking space and parked the car.

Zhong Mengyuan was silent all the way. Yin Mu wanted to say something several times to break this extremely torturous silence, but he looked at Zhong Mengyuan's back and swallowed his words back. He comforted himself and thought, okay, okay, I'll let Zhong Mengyuan sort out his thoughts first.

The two people turned left and right in the community and entered an apartment building located in the corner of the community.

The elevator reached the eighteenth floor, and Zhong Mengyuan opened the password door on the left: "Come in."

"Yeah." Yin Mu walked into the entrance and saw Zhong Mengyuan close the door with his backhand. His expression was still serious. He asked worriedly, "Is it serious?"

Zhong Mengyuan shook his head, grabbed Yin Mu's wrist, brought her to the living room, pressed her to sit on the sofa, and sat down next to her. He said solemnly: "Yin Mu, I'm sorry, I want to apologize to you."

Yin Mu was stunned: "Apologize? Why?"

Zhong Mengyuan said with difficulty: "I have been hiding the truth from you."

"Hide the truth from me?" Yin Mu repeated, puzzled. "What do you mean? What did you hide from me?"

Zhong Mengyuan lowered his head and said softly, "I lied to you. In fact, you were dragged into this by me."

Yin Mu suspected that he had heard it wrong and blinked: "Huh?"