40. A flirtatious glance is given to a blind man.

The next morning, Mu Jia woke up and looked around. Her heart skipped a beat. Her first thought was, why was she in Chu Chiyi's house again?

Picking up the phone from the bedside table, I was shocked to find that the unlock screen was overflowing with messages and calls.

She is currently on vacation, which is definitely unusual.

Unlocking her phone, she discovered that those who contacted her were mostly friends she had hung out with the previous night.

She sat up in bed and it took her a full half hour to piece together the whole story of what happened last night.

Mu Jia eventually discovered through a link forwarded by someone else that this matter had even become a trending topic in the local area...

Indeed, in the courtyard of a club where men and women gather, two expensive cars collided, and the parties involved were a classic combination of two men and one woman. How could this not make bored media and enthusiastic onlookers speculate wildly?

After figuring out the whole story, she quickly called Xiao Yu. Only after hearing that the other party and the car were not seriously injured and that the two parties had reached a settlement at the police station last night did she feel a little relieved.

She put down the phone, took a few deep breaths, and then reached out to open the bedroom door.

Seeing Chu Chiyi sitting nonchalantly in the living room, with her favorite milk oatmeal porridge and steamed buns on the dining table...

People are less likely to lose their temper when they are in a state of extreme speechlessness.

She stared at him for two seconds, then spoke softly, "What happened last night? Were you planning a premeditated murder? To drag us all down with you?"

There was no obvious anger in her voice; it even carried a hint of calm.

Unexpectedly, the other party was also quite assertive and had a well-founded argument: "He was suspected of intending to drive under the influence of alcohol, and as a legal professional, I had a responsibility to stop him."

Moreover, he could be absolutely certain that the angle, speed, and location of the impact would not have resulted in any casualties.

Mu Jia suddenly fell silent, looking at him with a questioning gaze, as if she were studying those vague political questions that gave her the biggest headache in high school: "Chu Chiyi, what exactly are you thinking?"

Chu Chiyi actually seemed to have thought about it seriously for a moment, and realized that he didn't really know either. He only knew that under the circumstances last night, it was impossible for him to really take her away.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Mu Jia picked up her bag and walked towards the door.

Mu Jia's reply was heartbreaking: "Go see the victims you deliberately caused the accident to hit."

In the afternoon, Lu Siming accompanied Chu Chiyi to the car repair shop.

His car isn't domestically made, and it's been modified, so most 4S shops can't repair it.

Fortunately, the modified vehicle had better impact resistance, so the damage was not too serious; only the front bumper was completely tilted.

Amidst the roar of metal welding, Lu Siming asked him, "How did you do this?"

Chu Chiyi's expression remained unchanged. "It's nothing, I just accidentally bumped into the flower bed."

What's wrong with this car?

“It’s definitely cool,” he finally found the right adjective, “but it’s a bit… a bit cartoonish?”

Chu Chiyi suddenly smiled.

Lu Siming was completely bewildered: "What are you laughing at?"

He said, "You're right, because this car is actually from an animated film."

"ah?"

That was the summer Mu Jia returned to China after graduating with her master's degree. They went to see a movie together.

I watched the Conan movie. Mu Jia is a loyal Conan fan; she has watched almost every single one of the more than 1,000 episodes of the anime.

The movie they were watching opened with a long, adrenaline-pumping car chase that lasted for several minutes. As Mu Jia watched, she couldn't help but keep praising how cool one of the main characters was driving his sports car.

A few days after watching the movie, he happened to catch a glimpse of her phone wallpaper, which was a screenshot of the character driving in the movie.

I couldn't help but tease her, "You like it that much?"

He looked at her with sparkling eyes: "Because he's really handsome! Don't you think so?"

The following month, he changed his car to a Nissan Ford GT500, the same model seen in the movie.

To be honest, although he did earn quite a lot, he had only been working for a little over a year at that time, so the top-of-the-line version of this car almost used up all the cash he had at the time.

Lu Siming was stunned when he heard this: "You mean, you changed your car just because of an animated film?"

He nodded, a smile unconsciously playing on his lips again: "Aren't we quite interesting, aren't we?"

“Indeed,” Lu Siming nodded, “it’s quite a madness.”

"..."

"However," he became curious again and couldn't help but ask, "what was the girl's reaction after she found out about this?"

"My reaction is similar to yours." Chu Chiyi glanced at him and said calmly, "It's a bit eye-catching, and it would look strange to drive on the road."

Later, he did casually ask Mu Jia what she thought of the car.

But the truth is, perhaps because the actual product differs from the artwork, she couldn't tell it was the same style as in the movie at all...

He was actually a little helpless at the time, but Mu Jia liked many things and changed them so quickly, so many times it was just a casual remark.

But what else could he do? He was used to it...

Why is it that the girl he's always liked is just like this?

She is an outgoing girl. By outgoing, I don't mean the kind of flamboyant, overly noisy behavior in crowds, but rather a natural courage to reach out to the world.

Just like how she once smiled and radiantly reached out her hand to him.

She smiles and reaches out her hand to everyone she meets in this world, so almost no one can resist being attracted to her or not liking her.

She speaks quickly and has many ideas. Throughout her student days, she was consistently the "best debater" in various debate competitions. She has countless ideas in her head and always loves to try new things: new milk tea, new food, new hairstyles, new styles, new paths...

Just like drinking milk tea, she dares to try any flavor, even if nine out of ten times it tastes so bad that people wonder if the owner wants to close the shop, she can always take a sip, frown, and then laugh so hard that she almost chokes.

Unlike him, who never tries new flavors. He would just watch her try them, see her eyes light up for a moment when she took her first puff, and then the light would go out again.

But she never seems to be afraid of disappointment; she has so much patience and kindness towards this world...

Lu Siming was completely baffled by the inexplicable smile that suddenly appeared on Chu Chiyi's face, but he still didn't hold back and once again made a timely and sarcastic comment: "You're just throwing flirtatious glances at a blind man!"

“No, she’s not blind.” Chu Chiyi shook his head. “It’s my fault for not throwing it properly.”

He does bear some responsibility.

When this car left the factory, it was indeed red and white, just like in the movie.

But when he was doing the modifications, for some reason, he suddenly had the paint changed to green.

Perhaps it was because Mu Jia had gone out to eat with a senior student he met during his studies abroad a few times during those days, and he felt uneasy about it, but he didn't have the right to say anything on the surface...

Lu Siming was speechless for a while, then suddenly remembered something: "Haven't you explained everything to her yet?"

"Not yet." He shook his head. "I was planning to say it, but the timing just hasn't been right lately."

"Then create opportunities! You're just too proud, too unwilling to admit it. Sometimes when pursuing a girl, you can't be so concerned about saving face!" Lu Siming was exasperated, seemingly even more anxious than him. "If that doesn't work, just follow her. Wherever she goes, you go. Surely you won't be left without even a few words to say to her?"

Chu Chiyi looked at him with a hint of surprise: "...Okay."

He could go see her again tonight.

Lu Siming glanced at his watch. "Well, I have some things to do tonight, so I won't be able to keep you company. I'll leave the car with you; Ke'er can pick me up later."

"What's wrong?" Chu Chiyi asked casually.

Lu Siming was actually going to Mu Jia's house for dinner tonight.

But seeing Chu Chiyi's deeply troubled state, and considering that one of his former "fangirls" would be having dinner with him tonight, the words that were on the tip of his tongue suddenly caught in his throat...

They may be good brothers, but when it comes to matters of the heart, he avoids Chu Chiyi like the plague, and has secretly rejoiced countless times that he didn't actually have anything going on with Mu Jia back then.

Just because it didn't exist back then doesn't mean it will never exist in the future.

What if Chu Chiyi ultimately fails to win back the heart of his current "mysterious girlfriend," and then, by some accident, turns his attention back to Mu Jia?

Lu Siming is now living in constant fear, worried that the two of them might have some kind of entanglement.

Therefore, to prevent any potential problems, he made an unprecedented lie to Chu Chiyi: "It's nothing, I'm going on a date with Ke'er."

When will the next chapter be updated?

I want to make the story flow more smoothly and give them a more reasonable ending, so updates will be a little slower later on, but I will definitely finish it! Wait for me! Love you.