Chapter 127 My Roommate Broke Up

Yu Yan's face was pale, and she remained silent for a long time.

She didn't even dare to look Shao Muyan in the eye.

Shao Muyan couldn't bear to see Yu Yan like this. Even though his heart was pounding and his emotions were so intense that he wanted to burst out all at once, he forcibly suppressed them, not wanting to make things difficult for her.

"I'll move it."

Shao Muyan's words made Yu Yan suddenly look up: "Uncle Yan..."

"Since you brought this up, it must be because living with me makes you uncomfortable, then it's my problem."

Shao Muyan's face was calm, yet gentle, showing great tolerance. "This is your home, a familiar environment, and it's safe for you to live here. As a man, it's convenient for me to live anywhere."

Hearing this made Yu Yan feel even worse than if she had been slapped in the face. How could Uncle Yan possibly make her feel uncomfortable?

It was so comfortable, so incredibly comfortable, that she felt like she was losing control. She had to put on the brakes before things spiraled out of control!

But she didn't intend to make Shao Muyan leave.

Yu Yan stood up. "No, it's my problem. If anyone should leave, it should be me."

Shao Muyan looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

I……

Yu Yan was speechless for a moment, but she wanted to say: My problem is too big.

"Uncle Yan, please let me have my way this once."

With a stubborn look on her face, Yu Yan negotiated with Shao Muyan: "Since I returned to China, I have caused you too much trouble, but you have never held it against me and have always helped and taken care of me. I can't keep troubling you, that would be too unreasonable."

Shao Muyan's heart sank.

The more respectful and polite she is, the further away she is from him.

After three months of getting to know each other, the distance we had finally narrowed has vanished as quickly as before.

Shao Muyan was also wondering: Where exactly did things go wrong?

But as I said before, no matter where the problem lies, it must be because he didn't do a good job and caused trouble for Yu Yan, otherwise she wouldn't want to break up with him.

"You feel like I'm taking care of you, but I feel like you're the one taking care of me."

Shao Muyan interrupted Yu Yan's gratitude and guilt, and calmly said to her, "The time I spent living with you during this period was the most comfortable time I've had in the past thirty years. I should thank you."

Yu Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't say a word.

Shao Muyan knew that if he continued talking, he wouldn't know how to end the conversation tonight. He glanced down at the time and said, "It's really getting late. Are you in a hurry? Should I move tomorrow or do it now...?"

Yu Yan quickly replied, "No rush!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted not wanting to bite off his own tongue. "No, what I meant was, I'm moving tomorrow."

No matter who moves, someone has to move out.

Yu Yan had made up her mind not to live with him anymore.

Shao Muyan smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, revealing a hint of hurt. "Don't argue with me, or I won't have the face to stay the night. It's settled then. I'll move tomorrow. I don't have much stuff, so I can move quickly."

Yu Yan: "Uncle Yan..."

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. You've just recovered from a serious illness, so don't worry too much and get some rest."

Shao Muyan didn't talk to her anymore, and even maintained a gentle and composed demeanor throughout, giving her a great deal of face.

As the two of them walked upstairs, Yu Yan felt that the stairs were much steeper than before, and every step felt particularly heavy.

Neither of them slept well that night.

Yu Yan tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Her mind was filled with a cacophony of sounds, like a dance hall.

She didn't know what had happened to her. She was clearly being spineless and felt like she couldn't control herself, wanting to run away, but in the end, it seemed like she was trying to chase Uncle Yan away.

Their emotional intelligence and IQ are both incredibly low.

Yu Yan covered her face with the blanket, burying her head in the sand like an ostrich, as if she was ready to give up entirely.

I didn't sleep a wink all night.

Yu Yan stayed awake until dawn. When she heard rustling noises downstairs, she looked at the alarm clock and saw it was 5:30. She jumped out of bed.

After a quick wash, I went downstairs.

As soon as she stepped off the stairs, she saw a suitcase and a travel bag placed near the door in the living room. Yu Yan paused, and Shao Muyan's voice came from the kitchen: "Getting up so early? Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Yu Yan couldn't tell that she couldn't sleep.

Shao Muyan's tone was as usual, but the dark circles under his eyes couldn't be hidden. Yu Yan's heart clenched, filled with indescribable guilt.

Not hearing her response, Shao Muyan continued, "I cooked some wontons, they'll be ready in a bit."

Yu Yan subconsciously wanted to go into the kitchen and say, "Let me help you," but her legs felt like they were made of lead, and she couldn't take a single step.

She couldn't help but wonder: What exactly is she doing?

What did Uncle Yan do to wrong her that he has to bear these inexplicable emotions of hers?

Just because he treats her well and takes care of her and protects her in every way, does that give her the right to bully him with impunity?

Then what's the difference between her and the Xiang family?

They're all ingrates, always bullying their own kind!

Yu Yan stood there silently, as if being punished.

A hiss suddenly came from the kitchen, and Yu Yan was startled, rushing into the kitchen like an arrow released from a bow. "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Shao Muyan said he was fine, but his index finger was clearly burned and turned red.

"Let me see." Yu Yan grabbed his wrist, looked at the blisters on his index finger, frowned heavily, and placed Shao Muyan's hand under the tap. "Rinse it first, I'll go get you some burn ointment."

She rushed off to find the first-aid kit.

Shao Muyan stared at the spot she was holding, his expression unreadable.

My heart, which had been cold all night, warmed up again.

This child is still too soft-hearted.

...

Sitting in the living room, Yu Yan carefully applied burn ointment to Shao Muyan's burns.

Seeing that she looked tense, Shao Muyan gently reassured her, "It's okay, it was just a little burn. My pain receptors aren't very sensitive, so I didn't feel any pain."

Yu Yan looked up and gave him a light glare.

Shao Muyan: "..."

"We are all mortal beings, how could we not feel pain?"

Yu Yan's voice was muffled and shallow, "I'm not Yunyun, I'm not that easy to fool."

Shao Muyan chuckled upon hearing this, "No, Yunyun is just as smart as you, neither of them are easy to fool."

Shao Yun was like a little heater, making people feel warm and cozy. Yu Yan and Shao Muyan's faces became much more natural.

Actually, they used to get along very well.

After a moment of silence, Yu Yan suddenly spoke up: "Uncle Yan, I'm sorry."

Shao Muyan looked up at her and smiled gently: "It wasn't you who burned me, why are you apologizing?"

Yu Yan met his eyes, her heart brimming with words, yet she couldn't utter a single one.

Because everyone knows that once something is said, it can't be taken back.

In the adult world, it's all about testing each other and tacit understanding.

After dinner, the two of them tidied up and went to work as usual.

This time, however, Shao Muyan had an extra suitcase and a travel bag in his trunk.

On the way, Yu Yan spoke to Shao Muyan with great difficulty, saying, "I've seen the videos and photos my senior sister sent of the old professor's house. It's quite clean. I had it professionally cleaned. Would you like to go and take a look?"

Shao Muyan was silent for two seconds, and Yu Yan was prepared to be rejected, but Shao Muyan nodded: "Okay."

So the two of them went to see the house first.

The key wasn't with Yu Yan, so Yu Yan called Cheng Yun, who also lived in the family dormitory building.

A short while later, Cheng Yun replied that the old professor said he happened to be nearby and would bring it over to them.

Yu Yan and Shao Muyan stood at the door of their house waiting, with their suitcases and travel bags at their feet.

Shao Muyan appeared calm and composed, but Yu Yan couldn't even lift her head, and several times she wished she could drag her suitcase and travel bag back.

The elevator opened with a "ding," and an old man with a white beard, leaning on a cane, stepped out. Yu Yan and Shao Muyan were both startled when they saw him and quickly bowed to greet him, "Elder Mu!"

This elder was Principal Mu's father, implying that the old man was a few years older than him.

Old Mu had difficulty walking, so Shao Muyan and Yu Yan quickly stepped forward to help him, one on each side.

The old man looked left and right, "Why are you two kids trying to live in my house? Did Old Yu kick you out?"

Shao Muyan said, "It's my residence."

"Oh?" Old Mu glanced at Shao Muyan, then looked at Yu Yan. "You two had a fight? You kicked him out?"

"..."