Chapter 38 Spring Day 38

Xia Xiaoman snorted softly, stretched out her hand to hold Fu Yin's arm and curled her lips: "Sister Fu Yin, tell me yourself, is Mr. Lin a hundred times better than Xu Muzhou?"

Fu Yin shrugged, not wanting to get involved in the fight between the two. However, seeing as how they seemed to be on good terms, he smiled softly and replied, "Alright, both of you stop arguing."

"Have you reorganized the latest press releases? I don't think you've slacked off while I was gone?"

Xia Xiaoman scratched his head and laughed innocently: "How could I be lazy? We have already sorted out the manuscript and are just waiting for you to come back and review it."

Fu Yin couldn't help but feel relieved. When she was a reporter, she had to do a lot of things herself. Now the TV station asked her to come back and take over Lan Tian's former position, which was considered a compensation for her.

Fu Yin returned to the office to pack up her things. Xia Xiaoman entered the office attentively, came up to her side, and asked curiously, "Sister Fu Yin, when are you and Mr. Lin planning to hold your engagement party?"

Fu Yin was stunned for a moment, her cherry lips slightly pursed. She had never asked Lin Xu about this matter.

They had just started dating, so Lin Xu might not have thought that far.

She wanted to give the two of them some space, have a good relationship, and then seriously consider marriage.

What's more, now that Xu Ning and Lin Jianye have both been sent in, Lin Xu will still feel somewhat unbalanced.

No matter what, they were his parents who had raised him for more than twenty years, even if they had really done something wrong.

Fu Yin sighed inwardly that even she still felt a little grateful to Xu Ning, let alone Lin Xu.

She wanted to slowly walk into his world and see what it was like.

After all these years, she didn't seem to fully understand Lin Xu. Apart from knowing his preferences and daily activities, she didn't know anything else.

His personality is also very calm, and what she wants to do most now is to help Lin Xu get out of this matter.

"I haven't thought about it yet. It shouldn't be so soon."

"Then I want to be the maid of honor. Although we haven't known each other for a long time, I have already regarded you as my best friend in my heart."

Fu Yin chuckled softly, but she really hadn't decided yet about marrying Lin Xu. It still depended on what Lin Xu thought.

She blinked her eyelashes in thought for a while, then quickly changed the subject: "Okay, let's get the job done first. I haven't thought about that much yet."

Fu Yin cleaned up the office and started working seriously in the afternoon.

In the evening, there were two knocks on the door. Fu Yin looked up and found that it was Xu Muzhou standing outside.

Fu Yin raised his eyelashes slightly, looked in the direction of Xu Muzhou, cleared his throat and called him in.

Xu Muzhou pushed open the office door and walked straight to her, placing several documents on the table: "I have checked these press releases."

"We're going out to pick things tomorrow. Xiaoman and I will go."

"Don't you want me to join you?"

Now that she has become the main person in charge, she naturally no longer has to do the work of conducting external interviews. There are other more tedious tasks to do in the TV station.

"It's okay, we can do it on our own. You've only just secured this position."

Xu Muzhou shook his head slightly, emotions surging in his dark eyes, and his gaze at her gradually became hotter.

Fu Yin sensed something. Xu Muzhou had done a lot behind the scenes during this period, but they would only be friends from beginning to end.

"Muzhou, thank you."

"What's wrong?" Xu Muzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, pretending not to care, but he could also understand the meaning of Fu Yin's words.

"For taking care of me during this time."

Fu Yin's voice was very soft, but one sentence created distance between him and Xu Muzhou.

"I have to sit at the main table at the wedding. I'm giving up my seat anyway."

Xu Muzhou teased, a hint of loss flashed across his eyes, and then he turned and walked out of the office.

Fu Yin pursed her lips, turned her head and saw the bouquet of flowers on the table, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The phone vibrated twice. It was a text message from Lin Xu, saying that he would pick her up after get off work.

Fu Yin was in a good mood, his fingers tapping on the keyboard, and he quickly replied to the message.

When it was time to get off work, Fu Yin took his bag and went downstairs. When he walked out of the building, he saw a black Land Rover parked outside.

Lin Xu leaned against the side of the car, one hand in his pocket, and greeted her with the other hand.

Fu Yin was still holding flowers in her hands, and she hurriedly threw herself into his arms in her high heels.

The weather is getting cooler and it is already late autumn. The fallen leaves on the trees are drifting down, and the afterglow of the setting sun casts a golden glow.

The sunlight shone on his face with gentle warmth.

Fu Yin leaned in the man's arms, feeling Lin Xu's hand gently holding her waist, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"How does it feel to just be back at work at the TV station?"

"The station has reinstated my previous job. Lan Tian's office has become mine, and I will be the channel director."

"Then congratulations to Director Fu."

Lin Xu's voice was soft, he gently rubbed her head, love welling up in his eyes.

When Xia Xiaoman and Xu Muzhou came out of the TV station, they saw the two of them hugging each other affectionately.

"Sister Fu Yin and President Lin are a perfect match. What did I say today? You don't stand a chance."

Xia Xiaoman looked at it with an expression of disdain, and turned to Xu Muzhou beside him without forgetting to complain.

Xu Muzhou's heart sank. In fact, he had already let it go. If Fu Yin could be happy, it didn't matter even if the person next to her was not him.

"Want to go for a drink together? I'll just begrudgingly keep you company, poor little thing."

Xia Xiaoman blinked, her gaze slowly falling on Xu Muzhou. Seeing that he was still staring at Fu Yin, the smile on her lips gradually faded.

She nudged Xu Muzhou's arm with her elbow, coughed twice, and forced a smile: "My time is very precious. I'm giving it to you for free tonight, so just be happy."

"Okay, Miss Xia, let's go."

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Back in the car, Fu Yin put the flowers on the back seat, and Lin Xu put his hands on the steering wheel, but did not move for a long time.

"The flowers were sent by Xiaoman and the others to celebrate my return to the TV station."

Fu Yin saw the man's burning gaze and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and replied in a very soft tone.

Lin Xu nodded lightly, stepped on the accelerator and drove out.

Fu Yin always felt something was strange.

"Take you somewhere."

Lin Xu's eyes were dark, and he gradually increased the speed of the car, speaking in a neutral tone.

Fu Yin looked at him suspiciously: "Where are you going?"

"You'll know when you get there."

Lin Xu kept it a secret, and Fu Yin didn't ask any further questions. He turned his gaze to the car window, feeling a little tired, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Then I'll take a nap first. I feel too tired lately."

Fu Yin's voice was very shallow and the volume was getting weaker and weaker.

Lin Xu adjusted the temperature in the car to a comfortable level and played soothing music.

Fu Yin closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep soon after.

When I woke up again, the car had stopped.

It was drizzling outside, and the water drops hitting the car windows made a crackling sound.

Fu Yin was in a daze. He rubbed his temples and frowned slightly.

She looked out the car window and found that the two had returned to the Lin family.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Thinking about the unpleasant ending of her last visit, she had no intention of returning here.

"Xu Ning embezzled a huge amount of Lin's funds, and this villa will be taken away soon."

"When I asked someone to sort it out last time, I found that there were still a lot of your things in there, so I brought you here to take them away."

Fu Yin's eyelashes drooped as she stared at the desolate villa for a long time. She thought that this was where she had lived for eleven years, so she just regarded it as a farewell.

After getting off the car, the two walked into the villa.

The things inside have basically been cleaned out and a lot of furniture has been moved out.

But there were still some photos and miscellaneous items left. Fu Yin walked in and saw the photo album of himself and Lin Xu on the cabinet.

Fu Yin opened the photo album and saw the yellowed photos inside, and couldn't help but think of their past.

The villa seemed to be filled with the figures of the two people in the past.

In fact, she still couldn't bear to let go of these memories. When she turned to the end of the photo, Fu Yin saw that there was a layer on the last page.

She had never noticed before that there was a mezzanine inside, and it was a little bulging, as if there was something inside.

Fu Yin opened the compartment, pulled out the things inside, and found that they were several photos.

The girl in the photo looks very similar to her. If I'm not mistaken, the girl in the photo is Lin Pianpian.

Her pair of doe-like eyes sparkled with light, and when she smiled, two dimples appeared slightly. Her round face had some childish baby fat, making her look like a porcelain doll.

The small and tall nose bridge is the most similar thing about them. There is a photo that happened to be a picture of Lin Pianpian's profile. If you don't look closely, you would think it is herself.

"Is this Pianpian?"

Fu Yin asked in a very soft voice.

Lin Xu stood beside the woman, lowered his eyes to look at the photo in her hand, and hummed softly.

"She's as pretty as you."

"She's much cuter than me."

Fu Yin smiled with curved lips.

This is the first time Lin Xu responded to matters concerning Lin Pianpian.

Is he also ready to reveal the scars of the past in front of her?

Lin Xu took Fu Yin's hand and sat down on the sofa beside him. He picked up the photos, all of which were taken by him for Lin Pianpian.

Lin Pianpian was still very pampered at that time. She took dozens of photos before she was satisfied with one or two. The only regret was that the two of them did not take a photo together.

"I didn't tell you about Pian Pian before because I was afraid you would mind."

"I don't want you to think that my feelings for you are caused by my guilt towards Pian Pian."

"As for Pianpian, I have always treated her as my biological sister."

He knew that he was an adopted son, but he wanted to become Lin Pianpian's real family.

When he first came to the Lin family, he didn't adapt well and was unfamiliar with everything here.

Lin Pianpian is only one year younger than him, but she always pretends to be mature and takes care of him.

He was not a talkative person, and Lin Pianpian did not disturb him. She just sat beside him obediently and pulled him to play with her toys.

From elementary school to high school, they have always been in the same class, going to and from school together. Lin Pianpian always follows behind him and tries hard to get into his heart.

"Then...how did she die?"

"Because of me, but not entirely because of me."

"If she hadn't fallen in love with me, she wouldn't have died."

"Xu Ning and Lin Jianye wouldn't be harsh on her. Girls have to save face. After being discovered, Xu Ning slapped her and she ran away."