Chapter 79 (End)

Yin Mu almost suspected that he was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes hard and slapped his face.

Zhong Mengyuan looked at him and laughed: "What are you doing?"

"Is it really you?! I must be dreaming."

Zhong Mengyuan shrugged and stretched out his right hand: "It's genuine. Here, let me give you a touch."

Hearing this, Yin Mu reached out, grabbed her hand, and squeezed it hard. It was real, it was the real Zhong Mengyuan.

Zhong Mengyuan gasped in pain, shook his hands, and complained dissatisfiedly: "Hey, hey, hey, you really came, it hurts, okay!"

Yin Mu didn't refute, but his eyes turned red.

Seeing her like this, Zhong Mengyuan felt very uncomfortable, but pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Okay, okay, it doesn't hurt that much. I was just teasing you. Don't cry. If your uncle and aunt see you, you won't be able to explain yourself."

Yin Mu hummed in a depressed tone.

Zhong Mengyuan patted her shoulder soothingly: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go in first. Are your uncle and aunt home?"

"At home, my mother has been talking about you from time to time these days. Now it's good, she can rest assured." Yin Mu pulled Zhong Mengyuan into the house and shouted louder, "Mom, look who's here?"

"Huh? Who is it?" Yin's mother responded and walked out of the kitchen.

Zhong Mengyuan smiled and held the flowers in front of Yin's mother: "Auntie, I'm here to eat for free."

Mother Yin was surprised and delighted to see that it was Zhong Mengyuan who came. She grabbed her hand and said, "Oh, you're finally back. Will you leave again?"

Zhong Mengyuan didn't know how Yin Mu told Yin's mother where he was going. He glanced at her and said with a smile, "I'm not leaving. No matter what, I'm not leaving."

At this time, Yin's father also came out after hearing the sound. He was very happy to see Zhong Mengyuan. He exchanged a few words with her and asked about her work situation. Zhong Mengyuan also patiently answered one by one, and her story was quite decent.

Yin's mother turned to Yin's father and said, "Hurry up and go to the supermarket to see if there are any small yellow croakers left. Mengyuan loves to eat this. I'll make it for her."

Father Yin agreed: "Okay, I'll go now."

Over the years, Zhong Mengyuan was used to eating and drinking at Yin Mu's house, so she didn't bother with them and thanked them generously: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, for your trouble!"

"You're welcome."

Mother Yin returned to the kitchen to continue cooking. Zhong Mengyuan followed her in obediently to help. Seeing that she had already prepared quite a few dishes, she asked curiously, "Are there any guests coming today? Then isn't it unfortunate that I've arrived at such a bad time?"

"No, guests are not as important as our dreams coming true." Yin's mother said, "Xiao Mu's friend is coming back from out of town today and wants to have dinner at our house. - Oh, by the way, do you know that boy? His name is Chen Qinglin."

"Friend? Chen Qinglin?" Zhong Mengyuan raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Yin Mu, who had come to the kitchen after putting the flowers away. Seeing that Yin Mu looked a little unnatural, he couldn't help but laugh to himself, "We know each other, very well. What was he doing?"

"They said they were filming some short drama, but I don't understand."

"oh--"

When the dishes were almost ready, Yin's mother drove Zhong Mengyuan out of the kitchen and asked her and Yin Mu to go play.

Yin Mu had a lot of questions in his mind and couldn't wait to pull Zhong Mengyuan to his room to ask her where she went after he and Chen Qinglin left, what happened, and why she took so long to come back.

"It's nothing, actually. I just did a few more missions and came back after they were all completed." Zhong Mengyuan said lightly, "It's not an interesting story. If you want to hear it, I'll tell you slowly later."

Yin Mu was worried: "Is it really over? I hope you won't be suddenly taken away again in the future."

Zhong Mengyuan nodded affirmatively: "It's all over, I'm 100% sure."

Yin Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great."

Zhong Mengyuan raised the corner of her mouth: "Let's not talk about me first, let's talk about you and Chen Qinglin. How about this gift I gave you? Isn't it great? Do you like it?"

Yin Mu turned his head away embarrassedly, but when he thought about how worried he had been these days, resentment surged up again: "You still say! You kept such a big thing from me. What if you can't come back? How can I live with peace of mind in the future?"

"If I tell you, you'll definitely disagree," Zhong Mengyuan said. "Look, at least the results are good now. No one lost anything."

Yin Mu said nothing, just stared at her quietly.

Zhong Mengyuan touched his nose guiltily and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, I admit my mistake. It was indeed my fault for hiding it from you. I will pay more attention next time."

"snort."

"Hey." Zhong Mengyuan bumped her shoulder and asked gossipingly, "It's been so many days, how come you and Chen Qinglin are still just friends? This doesn't make sense."

Yin Mu glared at her again: "Yeah, why do you say that?"

Zhong Mengyuan coughed twice and quickly changed the subject.

When lunch was almost ready, there was another knock on the door. Yin Mu was helping to set the table and thought it must be Chen Qinglin, so he went to open the door.

Zhong Mengyuan actively rushed ahead of her: "I'll go open it!"

"ha?"

Zhong Mengyuan winked at her: "I want to see if this guy's expression will be more interesting when he sees me."

"...I think you're a little bored."

Zhong Mengyuan stood in front of the door, put on a serious look, and reached out to open the door.

Chen Qinglin was looking at his phone with his head down. When he heard the door open, he looked up and his expression was dazed for a moment.

Zhong Mengyuan tilted her head and raised her hand to greet him: "Long time no see, are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

Chen Qinglin seemed to have not yet recovered from his shock and replied blankly: "Yeah."

Yin Mu held his forehead helplessly and said to Chen Qinglin: "Come in first, we'll talk later."

That being said, Yin's father and mother were both at the table, and the three of them didn't have much chance to communicate directly. When their eyes met, there was a tacit understanding between them.

After lunch, Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin cleaned up the table. Zhong Mengyuan also came in for a "visit" and told Chen Qinglin about the current situation.

As he was talking, Yin Mu suddenly thought of a question: "Hey, that's not right. Now that we are all back, where are we in that world?"

"There's no problem with the two of us. Let's go back to our respective places. As for Chen Qinglin, just disappear."

"Disappear? What do you mean?"

"It's just a physical disappearance." Zhong Mengyuan didn't take it seriously. "With so many people in the world, it's normal for one or two to disappear. Isn't there a legend about the disappearance of gods?"

"What you said actually makes sense."

"Yeah, but—" Zhong Mengyuan looked at Chen Qinglin, "I let you disappear like that, you won't blame me, will you?"

"No." Chen Qinglin shook his head and said calmly and formally, "I have nothing to miss there. It's a good thing for me to be able to come back with Yin Mu. I am very grateful to you."

Zhong Mengyuan couldn't stand this heavy atmosphere and joked, "Oh? Then should you treat me to a few more meals?"

Chen Qinglin nodded: "Sure."

"Then let you rest today, and the first meal will be tomorrow?"

Chen Qinglin still responded: "Okay, tomorrow."

In the afternoon, Yin Mu saw that Chen Qinglin was obviously tired, so he asked him to go home and rest first.

Mother Yin looked at the time and said hurriedly, "Oh, I was so busy chatting with you that I forgot the time. Let Xiao Mu's father take you home."

Yin Mu said, "Doesn't my dad have a job? I can go there."

"You? Forget it. I'm worried about you driving so recklessly."

"How could I be reckless? I was driving very carefully." Yin Mu was unconvinced. "It was Meng Yuan who was reckless, okay? You are the one who should be blamed."

Zhong Mengyuan was studying the oranges on the fruit bowl to see which one was sweeter. She looked up when she heard the voice. "Huh? Why are you bringing me along again? Do you want me to deliver it?"

After some arguing, Chen Qinglin still insisted on taking a taxi back by himself, so Yin's mother asked Yin Mu and Zhong Mengyuan to take him to the entrance of the community to take a taxi.

Zhong Mengyuan refused without hesitation: "I won't go. It's just going downstairs. Does it require two people?" Besides, she didn't want to be a light bulb in a tactless manner.

So, Yin Mu was the only one left to see Chen Qinglin off. After entering the elevator, Chen Qinglin asked, "Isn't Zhong Mengyuan going home?"

"She's staying at my house tonight." Yin Mu said casually, "It's okay, don't worry about her."

Chen Qinglin responded expressionlessly: "Oh."

He deserved the coldness, but Yin Mu inexplicably heard a hint of sourness and smiled secretly with his head down.

"Why are you laughing?"

Yin Mu suppressed his laughter: "There's nothing to laugh at."

“…”

After walking out of the unit door, Yin Mu went down the stairs and walked briskly in front: "I haven't gone downstairs today, it's time to go downstairs for a walk."

Chen Qinglin didn't respond. He took two steps and then stopped and said, "Yin Mu, I have something to give you."

Yin Mu turned around and blinked: "Ah? Didn't you already send the specialty?"

"No, I wanted to give it to you alone, but I never had the chance to be alone with you." Chen Qinglin said, taking out a small dark red velvet box from his pocket, holding it in his hand and slowly opening it.

Yin Mu was frightened by his posture and subconsciously took a step back. When he looked carefully again, he saw a bracelet lying quietly on the velvet lining of the same color, with an exquisite and small blue dolphin pendant hanging on it.

Chen Qinglin whispered, "I found it by chance. I felt it was very familiar, so I wanted to buy it for you. It's not expensive, I hope you don't mind."

Yin Mu lowered her eyes to look at the dolphin pendant, thinking of the dolphin ornament with almost the same shape that Chen Qinglin gave her last time. After a while, she stretched out her left hand and said, "Help me put it on."

Chen Qinglin was feeling uneasy when he saw her being silent, but when he heard her say that, he felt relieved and hurriedly took out the bracelet to help her put it on.

Yin Mu raised his wrist and shook it, and the little dolphin also shook, reflecting a faint light.

"It looks great, thank you."

Chen Qinglin shook his head and changed the subject: "The director of the drama we filmed had a very good impression of me and is interested in continuing to work with me."

"Eh? That's a good thing. Why didn't you say it just now to make everyone happy?"

"I want to be the first to tell you." Chen Qinglin said seriously, "Yin Mu, I will work hard and move forward step by step to become a recognized actor."

Yin Mu seemed to have a premonition of something, and his heartbeat began to speed up: "Hmm..."

"So." Chen Qinglin paused for a few seconds, then continued with a determined look, "Are you willing to date me? I'll feel more at ease with you by my side."

His eyes were full of tension and anxiety, as if he was waiting for some fateful judgment.

Yin Mu touched the bracelet on his left hand, not wanting to say anything more about his emotions, and solemnly agreed: "I do."

As if he was afraid he had misheard, Chen Qinglin confirmed: "Really?"

Yin Mu responded directly with action. Seeing that no one was passing by, he tiptoed slightly and gave him a feather-soft kiss on the side of his face.

Chen Qinglin's pupils suddenly shrank, and his gaze followed Yin Mu blankly.

Yin Mu felt a little embarrassed when he looked at her, and turned his head away: "You——"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Qinglin pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, murmuring: "I like you, Yin Mu, very, very much."

Yin Mu put his arm around his waist and whispered, "Me too."

After all, you are my best gift.

She added in her mind.

At this time, on the balcony on the fourth floor, Zhong Mengyuan was leaning on the railing peeling an orange, leisurely watching the confession scene through the glass.

Mother Yin came out of the bedroom and asked, "What are you looking at that makes you laugh so happily?"

Zhong Mengyuan stood up straight: "Nothing. --Auntie, I have a feeling that something good is going to happen soon."

"Oh? Really?"

"yes."

After all, it was a good thing that I brought about, so it’s worth celebrating.

Zhong Mengyuan smiled.