Chapter 40, The 40th Beam of Light: "Idiot, I recognized you a long time ago..."

"You..." Yu Mushang could hardly believe what he had just heard.

Although Song Xingyun asked this question verbally, it was just a casual inquiry.

Because as soon as she finished speaking, she took action.

When their noses touched again, the man's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and he didn't even dare to breathe too hard. Was she serious?

Before he could stop her, soft lips, fragrant with the scent of wine, pressed against his lips...

They...kissed?

Dizzy and disoriented, Song Xingyun kissed the man's lips, muttering, "Why isn't it soft?"

Yu Mushang: ...

He didn't dare to move an inch.

Song Xingyun's drunkenness completely rendered her immobile. Her lips, which had been pressed against the corner of the man's mouth, moved to the side as she weakly turned her head. Finally, when she kissed the man's earlobe, he forcibly stopped her.

Yu Mushang felt a burning sensation in the areas where she had attacked him, not to mention his particularly sensitive earlobes...

He supported her head, listening to her even breathing against his ear, before daring to exert force again with his other hand, which had been wrapped around her waist the whole time, and his legs moved at the same time.

The person who had passed out on him sat on his lap, burying her head in his neck. Song Xingyun's breathing shifted from his earlobe to his carotid artery, but her breathing rate couldn't keep up with the speed of his heartbeat.

Yu Mushang put one arm around her and gently patted her cheek with the other. "Song Xingyun? Wake up."

No one responded.

Yu Mushang was utterly helpless. "I thought you were going to slap me like you did in the tent. You didn't this time, which is an improvement." He felt childish after he finished speaking, arguing with a drunkard.

Thinking about what this person had done just a few minutes ago, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and pinch her cheek with controlled force. "I'm really defeated by you, you idiot."

He was troubled about how to resolve their current situation. If he carried her back to the room, he wouldn't be able to get his white cane, and they might run into a wall. He couldn't just leave her there and not care whether she lived or died.

Yu Mushang tried to put Song Xingyun's hand on his neck and gave the order, "Hold on tight."

Unfortunately, after three attempts, her hand fell limply to her side, completely ignoring his commands. Yu Mushang gave up on the idea of ​​carrying her with one hand and finally pressed a button on the side of his cane, calling out, "Xiao Ji." He gave the instruction.

Before long, the robot Xiaoji appeared in front of the two and handed the box it was holding to Yu Mushang. Yu Mushang opened it and took out a pair of glasses for the blind and a matching headset.

This is a new product developed by the Yu family, still in the final testing phase. Yu Mushang originally planned to use it to go to the post office, but he didn't expect to use it today. Fortunately, he had already set up the routes in Villa No. 9. He touched the sensor on the mirror frame and said, "Navigate to Bedroom 1."

The indicator light on the assistive glasses flashed, and a mechanical male voice came through the earpiece, "Navigation started..."

Yu Mushang picked the person up in his arms, and before he could finish, he gave Xiaoji a second command: "Take the smart cane and follow."

The man walked steadily, his breathing even, and the woman he was holding nestled against his chest. He could only imagine her docile nature, thinking, "Where has she been eating all this time? She's so light and airy."

Upon hearing this, Song Xingyun naturally couldn't respond. Instead, Xiao Ji offered a "science lesson," explaining, "After food is chewed, it passes through the esophagus and enters the stomach..."

Yu Mushang: ......

"Shut up." He didn't ask it.

Xiao Ji heard the instruction and even judged his emotions by his speech speed. Before shutting up, he reflected his own emotions, saying, "Xiao Ji is wronged, but Xiao Ji won't say it."

Is that a ghost speaking?

Yu Mushang listened to Xiaoji's blatant lies. He would never implant such a program in Xiaoji; it was obviously Ying Qi's doing. He remained silent.

Five minutes later, Yu Mushang carried Song Xingyun to her bedroom door. "Place the smart cane against the bedside table, then go out," he said to Xiaoji.

He was carrying her, intending to gently place her on the bed, when Xiao Ji had already completed its task and left the room. Unexpectedly, just as Song Xingyun's head touched the pillow, the hand that had been loosely resting on Yu Mushang's shoulder suddenly tightened upwards, holding the man tightly. Because of her sudden exertion, Yu Mushang's face was pressed directly against her gently rising and falling chest.

Yu Mushang: ......

When he realized where his face was forced to be buried, he tried to prop himself up with his hands, but Song Xingyun used even more force in return. She even turned over and laid Yu Mushang down on his side on her bed.

The tip of my nose touched something infinitely soft.

From above came her drunken ramblings, "Long live, don't move around, be good."

Yu Mushang: ?

Her words shattered all the romantic fantasies in the man's mind.

Yu Mushang grabbed her wrist, rolled her over, and finally got up from her chest. But he didn't leave; instead, he pinched her face, with even more force than before. "Do you often hold Changming like this?"

Well, he was right not to let Changming sleep in her room!

Treating him like a dog wasn't what angered him the most; what angered him the most was that she might have held Changming like that. "I'll take away its food tomorrow!" If Ying Qi knew, she would definitely lament that her boss was jealous of the dog again.

Perhaps feeling a slight pain this time, Song Xingyun covered his hand with her own as he groped her face, letting out a soft, aggrieved cry, "It hurts..."

Yu Mushang immediately let go, rubbing the spot he had just lightly pinched with his fingertips. "So delicate, I didn't even use any force." He said this, but in his heart he was sighing. He couldn't even see if it was red.

Little did he know that the person lying on the bed had already slightly opened his eyes and seen his dejected appearance.

Yu Mushang felt the hand that had been pressing against the back of his hand, telling him to stop, withdraw, and felt even more lost. He couldn't hold onto it and could only let it slip away. He even began to wonder if it was really a mistake to bring Song Xingyun in.

In just a second, he dismissed the idea.

Fortunately, he hired her. Although it was tough on him, it eased her anxiety about losing her job, which was a good thing.

Thinking of this, his face was covered with warmth. He opened his lips slightly in surprise and heard Song Xingyun say softly, "Why are you unhappy?"

As she asked the question, she pushed the corner of his mouth with her finger, trying to create an upward curve.

It turned out it hadn't run away; instead, it had landed on his face.

Song Xingyun touched Yu Mushang's cheek, a little anxious, "Smile, I... I like to see you smile, hiccup."

The somewhat tense atmosphere was broken by her hiccup. Yu Mushang felt as if the dark clouds above his head had dispersed. He couldn't help but chuckle, "The drunkard has sobered up?"

Song Xingyun shook her head, "I'm not drunk."

A drunk person will not admit that they are drunk.

Hearing that she spoke the truth after drinking, Yu Mushang, who had planned to put her down and leave as he carried her back to the room, couldn't move this time. He sat on the edge of the bed, letting her touch his face, but he didn't intend to let her touch it for nothing. He asked, "Why do you like to see me smile?"

He thought she would answer "because you're handsome," but he didn't expect to get a different answer: "Because you shine when you smile."

Her hand was still greedily stroking his cheek. "Yu Mushang, have you been very tired all these years? If I had known your situation earlier, I would have come to your side sooner."

Yu Mushang's throat tightened. "Why did you come to my side?"

Without hesitation, Song Xingyun replied, "Because I want to help you. I can be your eyes. You gave me a second life, and I want to repay you. Although I may not be able to do much, I can make you laugh. People who laugh a lot are lucky."

Although Yu Mushang knew she had recognized him long ago, his attention was focused on the word "repayment." His face fell. "I helped you not so you could repay me, so you're only doing this to repay me..."

Before he could finish speaking, her fingers covered his lips. "You are my benefactor, and even more so, my friend. Yes, I'm using the guise of 'repaying a debt of gratitude' to get close to you, and I hope to stay by your side forever so you won't be lonely."

After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "Never mind... You wouldn't understand even if I told you, you didn't recognize me... I might just be one of the people you've helped over the years."

"But you are really good, very good. I hope you are safe and happy."

After she finished speaking, she reached under the pillow, pulled out the maple leaf bell, and put it in his hand. "Here you go. It was in my bag when we first met."

The moment Yu Mushang touched the edges of the maple leaf, he knew what it was. This thing had somehow ended up back in her hands, its original owner. Of course, he remembered who had given it to him. "You... could it be that you recognized me because of this thing?"

Only then did she "pave the way" for him; he dropped a job posting, she sent in her resume, and he hired her...

Was it truly fate that brought them together?

Yu Mushang couldn't describe his feelings at that moment; some things that had puzzled him before suddenly became clear.

Song Xingyun closed her eyes again, yawned, and said softly, "Hmm, what a coincidence, isn't it? It must be that the old swan heard the wish I made that day."

Yu Mushang asked curiously, "What did you promise?"

Song Xingyun rolled over, clutching the blanket. "The rain was so heavy that day. I said, 'Let me get soaked in this rain and then I'll have good luck...' and then... I bumped into you. It really did bring me all the good luck in my life. Isn't that amazing..."

Am I her good luck?

Yu Mushang's emotions were like a rollercoaster. "Really?"

But she didn't answer him again; she lost consciousness again.

Yu Mushang only began to correct her after she fell asleep, saying, "I have sponsored many people, but you are the first."

"Idiot, I recognized you a long time ago."

"Also, that rainy day wasn't the first time we met."

*

"Boss?" Yu Mushang's thoughts were interrupted by Ying Qi.

He frowned. "You'd better have something really wrong."

Having followed Yu Mushang for so many years, Ying Qi immediately realized that his timing was inappropriate, but since he was already there, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Um, the small machine program seems to have an error." After saying that, he immediately absolved himself of any responsibility, "It wasn't me."

"How exactly do you report the error?" Yu Mushang asked calmly.

Ying Qi's eyes flashed with gossip. "It kept talking nonsense, saying that you... stayed in Assistant Song's room all night, and it guarded the door all night..." He finished speaking and then thought it was impossible. "So, I just told him to turn off the phone and rest. I can't damage the boss's reputation."

Yu Mushang: ......

How could he raise such a bunch of gossipy people? Even the robots are so gossipy. He asked, "What time is it?"

Ying Qi gave him a time, and Yu Mushang was surprised that an hour had passed while he was resting with his eyes closed.

Yu Mushang got up, picked up his smart cane, and walked outside.

Ying Qi followed up, "So, boss, you really stayed in Assistant Song's room all night?" Afraid that Yu Mushang would also knock him unconscious and "force him to shut down," he quickly explained his hard work, "I cleaned up a whole table when I came in this morning."

Anyone who didn't know better would think that table was covered with something unspeakable.

Yu Mushang snorted coldly, not answering his first question, "Two empty wine bottles, empty wine glasses, and empty plates, how much table can they take up?"

Seeing that he still agreed, Ying Qi grew bolder and said, "So..."

Yu Mushang said frankly, "Song Xingyun drank it." He was someone who almost never touched alcohol, but last night he took a small sip from the cup that Song Xingyun poured, which could be considered a break from his abstinence.

"If you want cleaning fees, ask Song Xingyun." Such cold and heartless words.

Ying Qi's eyes practically screamed "scumbag" when she looked at Yu Mushang. He had completely forgotten her after just one night and wouldn't even pay for Assistant Song's cleaning service.

Yu Mushang had no idea what Ying Qi was thinking about him. When he walked into the hall, he heard the sound of two Labrador Retrievers playing outside. Coupled with his previous recollection, Yu Mushang suddenly stopped and asked an unrelated question, "Did they eat canned food today?"

Although Ying Qi found it strange, she still obediently replied, "Not yet. They usually eat canned food in the afternoon, afternoon tea. It's almost time."

Unexpectedly, Yu Mushang's next words were, "The longevity pot today is cancelled."

Yingqi: ?

"What did Longevity do to you? Did it bite you?"

Yu Mushang: ......

"Do you know what happens to people who know too much throughout history?"

Ying Qi immediately protected her neck.

At this moment, Song Xingyun and Wen Ying also got up from their lunch break and were walking outside.

Yu Mushang asked Ying Qi to bring the small machine over, and he prepared to delete its records from last night and then restart it.

Upon seeing this, Ying Qi's mouth dropped open. "Destroy the body and cover up the evidence? Could it be that Xiao Ji's nonsense is true?"

Yu Mushang pursed his lips, "What exactly do you want to ask?"

"Will you answer any question?" Ying Qi thought to herself that she might have really been killed in her past life because of curiosity.

Yu Mushang was probably annoyed by his pestering and knew what this gossip star wanted to ask, so he couldn't help but blurt it out, "Yes, last night Song Xingyun and I were alone in a room together all night. Do you have any other questions?"

Ying Qi was shocked by the unexpected truth. "Boss, your innocence..."

Yu Mushang pressed the restart button on the small machine before replying, "My innocence is gone, but hers is still intact, okay?"

Song Xingyun, who had just entered the lobby, froze on the spot as if struck by lightning upon hearing this conversation. Ying Qi's loud voice was still shouting, "What! Assistant Song...!"

Song Xingyun was still hoping that Yu Mushang would say he was joking.

Unexpectedly, the newly started miniature machine spoke up, "The boss wasn't lying, I can testify, Assistant Song dragged the boss to the bed..."

Yu Mushang: ?

"Didn't I tell you to forget? Why didn't the memory bar delete successfully?"