Chapter 56

Yin Mu took a long nap. When she opened her eyes again, it was dark. She was stunned for two seconds before she reacted. Then she was shocked and sat up abruptly, turning her head to look at Zhong Mengyuan.

Zhong Mengyuan changed her position and curled up to sleep soundly. Yin Mu was about to reach out to wake her up, but then he changed his mind and thought that since he didn't have to do anything tomorrow, it would be fine to let her sleep until tomorrow. So he relaxed again and sat there in a daze to relieve the dizziness caused by sleeping too long.

Perhaps because she made too much noise when she sat up, Zhong Mengyuan drowsily turned over, opened her eyes, and mumbled, "What time is it?"

Yin Mu touched his phone: "Seven thirty."

"Oh." Zhong Mengyuan didn't care, "You slept for a long time, when did you wake up?

"I just woke up too, it's already dark."

"It's dark, who cares." Zhong Mengyuan squirmed and turned over, lying on the sofa, her face pressed against her folded hands, and asked, "Are you hungry? Are we still eating?"

Yin Mu opened WeChat, and the chat box with Chen Qinglin was silent. The other party hadn't said a word to her. She couldn't explain what she felt in her heart. She was lost in thought on the phone and didn't pay attention to what Zhong Mengyuan said.

Zhong Mengyuan nudged her thigh in confusion: "What are you daydreaming about? I'm asking you a question."

Yin Mu came back to his senses and looked up blankly: "What?"

Zhong Mengyuan rolled her eyes: "I asked you if you are hungry."

"Oh... I'm not hungry. How about you? Are you still having dinner?"

"I'm not hungry either, so I won't eat. I'll get up early and have breakfast tomorrow so I can take a shower and go to bed early today."

Yin Mu forced a smile: "Yeah, okay."

Zhong Mengyuan thought she was very strange and asked, "Are you okay? Are you out of your mind?"

"It's okay." Yin Mu lowered his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Did Chen Qinglin add you alone?"

"Huh?" Zhong Mengyuan blinked, as if realizing something, and took the phone to check. "No, why would he add me? We're not that familiar with each other. - Why, did he add you?"

“I added it, but I didn’t say a word.”

"Hmm..." Zhong Mengyuan held up his chin and asked her, "Then what should he say? Or, is there anything you want him to say?"

Yin Mu didn't know what she wanted to hear from him, but not saying anything really made her feel awkward. She stammered, "You should at least say hello."

Zhong Mengyuan didn't respond immediately. He stared at her thoughtfully and said, "Yin Mu, I think you are a little bit trapped."

Yin Mu refused to admit it: "No, it's just a matter of politeness."

"You're deceiving yourself." Zhong Mengyuan summarized it succinctly, not giving her a chance to defend herself. He continued, "Wake up! Don't put yourself in this situation just for Chen Qinglin. Don't let love get you involved."

"I'm not in love." Yin Mu denied sullenly, "I know everything, so stop scolding me."

She took one last look at WeChat and hid the dialog box with Chen Qinglin.

The program crew acted at an astonishing speed. Taking advantage of the remaining heat from the live broadcast, they released the promotional photos the next night, and also released some behind-the-scenes footage of the filming process one after another, which served as a warm-up and promotion for the edited version that would soon be released on the platform.

To be fair, this set of promotional photos was taken at a very high level. In addition, they had been together for several days during the shooting, and there was a different spark between them. It was a completely different feeling from shooting with strangers.

Under the high-frequency bombardment, topics related to "Summer Sonata" quickly became a hot search, and Yin Mu naturally saw it as well. However, when she looked at herself in the photo, she always felt inexplicably ashamed, and she didn't dare to look at it carefully and quickly swiped past it.

Zhong Mengyuan's attitude towards this is completely different. He not only looks at it, but also saves it to look at it, enlarges it to look at it carefully, studies his own and other people's makeup, and shares his experience with Yin Mu.

Yin Mu listened to her pointing and complaining, "You've been looking at it for a long time, aren't you tired of it?"

"How can I get bored? It's very interesting. It's also fun to read the comments." After studying the makeup enough, Zhong Mengyuan clicked on the comments section and excitedly pulled Yin Mu to read it together.

Yin Mu couldn't persuade her and was forced to take a few glances at the comment section. He saw that the comment section was very lively with all kinds of comments.

[The photographer hired by the production team is amazing! Every photo looks great!]

[Wow, if I had known this show would be so visually stunning, I would have watched it live.]

[For those who are ahead, it is your blessing that you did not follow the live broadcast. ]

[Sigh, who could have imagined this would end like this? (Splits open)]

[As someone who has experienced this, I advise everyone to just look at their face, otherwise you may end up with a heart attack.]

…

Zhong Mengyuan laughed out loud when he saw this: "I can see someone is suffering. Maybe all the couples they were obsessed with are BE."

Yin Mu shook his head helplessly: "Is it really okay for you to gloat over other people's misfortunes like this?"

Zhong Mengyuan said innocently, "It's not my fault, and no one confessed to me."

“…”

"But you know what, this trick will probably work," Zhong Mengyuan analyzed seriously. "Look, the eyes in the photo are strained, but in reality, they're all going their separate ways. Doesn't that instantly create a lot of suspense? It's definitely going to attract a whole new audience. —Yeah, the edited version has a good chance of getting a lot of views."

It is well-founded and cannot be refuted.

Yin Mu was infected by her, and even began to suspect that the director had considered this in advance and deliberately left the filming process in the edited version, so as to leave some sweet material for the audience who were shattered after watching the live broadcast, so that they would not be hit hard by reality. As for himself, the culprit...

"Okay, I foresee myself being scolded."

Zhong Mengyuan patted her shoulder and said, "You've already taken the money, so just take the scolding if you want."

Yin Mu slumped his shoulders: "That's so easy for you to say."

Zhong Mengyuan shrugged nonchalantly and asked, "Oh, by the way, I didn't notice just now. Did the official Weibo say when the edited version will be broadcast?"

"It will start this Friday and will be broadcast for ten consecutive episodes."

"Oh, that's quite generous." Zhong Mengyuan was a little surprised. "The editing team will probably have to work overtime non-stop to catch up. How pitiful."

Yin Mu smiled: "Why, is this the sympathy that comes from working people?"

"That's right." Zhong Mengyuan sighed, "By the way, speaking of work, do you think I should find a job first?"

Yin Mu's eyes widened: "You workaholic, are you crazy? You just had a good rest for a day. It's still not too late to think about this problem in a few days."

"I'm just worried that we'll be stuck here for too long," Zhong Mengyuan said. "You're a freelancer anyway, so anything's fine with you. But I can't. I'll get sick if I'm idle for too long."

“…”

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Okay, okay, don't worry. I just didn't expect that work could wear down such a good person like this." Yin Mu quickly stroked her hair, thought for a moment, and suggested, "By the way, we can go on a trip. I've asked you out several times before, but you always stood me up because of work. You must have time now, right?"

"Travel?" Zhong Mengyuan narrowed her eyes. "Well, that's a good idea. Where should we go?"

"East, south, west, north, anywhere is fine." Yin Mu did what he said, picked up his phone and started searching for travel guides, "I'll first search the surrounding cities to see if there are any places worth visiting."

The two people studied for a while and quickly decided on their destination - an ancient town that was an hour and a half away by high-speed rail. They then went their separate ways to buy tickets and book hotels.

Yin Mu quickly bought a ticket for the next morning and sent a screenshot to Zhong Mengyuan: "Tickets secured."

"Great, then let's look at hotels." Zhong Mengyuan stretched comfortably. "It seems that not working is not bad after all. At least it's free."

"Yeah." Yin Mu said with a smile, "Let's pack our luggage later and go to bed, so as not to worry tomorrow morning."

"OK--"

The next day, Yin Mu and Zhong Mengyuan woke up early to catch the high-speed train. Since it was summer vacation, many tourists were traveling, and they were lucky enough to buy tickets for two adjacent seats. After putting their luggage away, they settled down comfortably.

Zhong Mengyuan's ticket was by the window, but she let Yin Mu sit inside and she sat on the outside.

Yin Mu suddenly thought of something in the past and said, "Do you remember? When we were in junior high school and we swapped seats, you always gave me the inner seat."

Zhong Mengyuan casually replied, "It's convenient to get in and out from outside, and since you like the seat inside, I'll give it to you."

Yin Mu laughed: "Weren't the two rows between us joined at that time? The boy next to me even asked me why I always sat next to him instead of you."

"Huh? Is that true?" Zhong Mengyuan tilted his head and recalled, "I don't remember."

"Yes." Yin Mu nodded vigorously. "Later I realized that he must like you, so he dislikes me so much."

Zhong Mengyuan disagreed: "I think you think too much."

Yin Mu smiled slightly and didn't argue with her about this issue. He said with emotion: "Anyway, now I think about my childhood, it's quite interesting."

"It's been so many years without me noticing." Zhong Mengyuan joked, "Back then, I never thought our ill-fated relationship would last this long."

"Hate it, what a bad fate." Yin Mu slapped Zhong Mengyuan, leaned against her, and sighed softly, "It's really hard to say what the fate between people is."

Zhong Mengyuan glanced at her sideways: "Are you thinking about Chen Qinglin again?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Zhong Mengyuan snorted, but didn't expose her lie. After a while, she asked again, "Do you still remember the new colleague in our company? I told you about him."

"Hmm... that handsome little brother?"

"Yes, that's him. I wanted to introduce him to you, but you said you were too lazy to meet him." Zhong Mengyuan said seriously, "You should think about it again. He's a really nice guy."

Yin Mu laughed dryly: "If it's so good, how could it be my turn?"

"Look, you're looking down on yourself again." Zhong Mengyuan said disapprovingly, and then advised her earnestly, "As the saying goes, you can't hang yourself on a crooked tree. What's more, Chen Qinglin is still a non-existent tree. You——"

"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll consider it." Seeing that she was about to start another long speech, Yin Mu quickly interrupted her, "Let's not talk about such heavy issues at such a happy moment. What's more, it's still unknown whether we can go back safely."

Zhong Mengyuan knew she was avoiding the question and couldn't do anything about it, so she shook her head and said, "Okay, I'll tell you in a few days."