Chapter 21
After hearing what Zheng Wei said, Lu Zilin naturally couldn't say no. He smiled and said, "No, you can call me whatever you want. Just be happy."
Zheng Wei smiled and tilted her head to look at him: "Then I will call you Coach Lu from now on?"
"Okay."
Zheng Wei called out, "Coach Lu."
Lu Zilin smiled and replied, "Yeah."
Zheng Wei raised her lips and smiled: "It's okay, I'll call him over and try."
Yin Mu felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this and turned his eyes away silently, thinking that Zheng Wei seemed to have changed her target, and she did so quite quickly. But that was also good, as there was no internal friction at all.
[It's so funny, why does Yin Mu look so disgusted?]
[Zheng Wei's smile is so sweet, I like it.]
[Well, Lu Zilin is better than Zhang Yang at least.]
[Anyway, Zhang Yang only has Zhou Jingyu in his heart, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't want him.]
[Isn't Zhou Jingyu on a date with Zhang Yang and Jiang Nanyu? How's it going?]
…
After a brief discussion among the three, Zheng Wei suggested going to a popular internet restaurant to check in. Yin Mu and Lu Zilin had no objections and reached a consensus with her smoothly.
On the way to the restaurant, Zheng Wei enthusiastically introduced it to them: "Many of my fans have recommended it to me, saying that the environment is great and that they want to shoot some photos, but I was too lazy to go out so I never went."
"Is it delicious?" Yin Mu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Zheng Wei was speechless: "I don't know, I didn't ask."
Yin Mu shook his head helplessly: "Congratulations, you have successfully fallen into the consumption trap."
"Why don't we just try it and find out? Just hearing what others say isn't reliable." Zheng Wei didn't want to admit that she was easily fooled, so she said stubbornly, "If you want to know what a pear tastes like, you have to taste it yourself, right?"
"You're quite reasonable."
Zheng Wei retorted unconvincedly: "I'm just telling the truth, okay?"
"Okay, okay, you're right."
Lu Zilin listened to the two of them talking and interrupted to ask, "What kind of cuisine does this restaurant serve?"
"Who knows?" Zheng Wei said nonchalantly. "It's just an internet-famous restaurant, so there aren't that many different cuisines."
Lu Zilin laughed and said, "Then let us go and identify it ourselves."
When they arrived near the restaurant, Lu Zilin looked for a place to park. Yin Mu and Zheng Wei got out of the car first and waited for him under the shade of a tree.
When they were alone, Yin Mu finally had the chance to ask, "What do you think of Lu Zilin?"
"Hmm?" Zheng Wei glanced sideways at her, her tone brisk. "She's quite good. She's got a nice face and figure, and a good temper. It's easy to get along with her."
"Oh—" Yin Mu bumped into her and joked, "Aren't you thinking about Zhang Yang now?"
"Who's thinking about him?" Zheng Wei rolled her eyes unabashedly. "I hate him so much now, okay? Look at my hands!"
She raised her left hand in front of Yin Mu and showed her the small piece of medical tape on her palm: "Thanks to him, I still have to wear this thing today."
"Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore, but it's itchy." Zheng Wei looked down at her palm and asked worriedly, "Do you think this will leave a scar?"
"It's okay. Don't scratch the scabs, and you won't get scars." Yin Mu comforted Zheng Wei and reminded her, "Bear the itch, and don't scratch."
Zheng Wei pursed her lips: "Yeah."
"Go back and apply some more medicine."
Zheng Wei took Yin Mu's arm, leaned her head on her shoulder, and asked confidently: "I don't want to wipe it myself, help me."
Yin Mu touched her head and said, "Okay..."
[Ah, Zheng Wei is so cute when she acts coquettishly.]
【Hahahaha, love and hate happen in an instant.】
[I wonder what Zhang Yang would think after hearing this.]
[Personally, I feel that Lu Zilin is a high-end version of Zhang Yang.]
[Zhang Yang is too big. Lu Zilin and Zheng Wei are a better match.]
…
Lu Zilin parked the car and strode towards them: "Sorry for the long wait. It's hard to find a parking space."
"It's okay, let's go in." Zheng Wei took Yin Mu's hand and said with a smile, "If I don't eat now, I'm going to starve."
Lu Zilin also cooperated: "That's too bad, you must eat more."
The name of this restaurant is "Weiyang", which sounds like the kind of restaurant that attracts literary and artistic young people. When Yin Mu stepped into the restaurant and saw the overall style, he no longer had any hope for the taste. He could only comfort himself that since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it.
As expected of a popular online restaurant, the waiter seemed accustomed to seeing guests being photographed in various ways. With his signature smile, he led them to a table further back in the restaurant. Fortunately, each table was separated by a vine-covered fence, providing a certain degree of privacy.
Yin Mu pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at the surrounding environment and simply judging: "Not bad."
“It’s worse than I thought,” Zheng Wei said. “The photos they took are better.”
Yin Mu disagreed: "Photos are all retouched and cannot represent the real thing."
Lu Zilin flipped through the menu, handed it to them, and said, "You guys order first and see if there's anything you want to eat."
Yin Mu took the menu and placed it between her and Zheng Wei: "Come on, you're starving."
Zheng Wei pushed her elbow sheepishly: "Just stop talking."
After ordering the food, Zheng Wei stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
"I'll go with you." Yin Mu said, and was about to stand up, but Zheng Wei held her shoulders and stopped her, "No need, you sit down, I'll be back soon."
Only Yin Mu and Lu Zilin were left, and for a moment, neither of them spoke.
Lu Zilin stroked the cup in his hand and looked at Yin Mu with an almost scrutinizing gaze.
Yin Mu felt a little uncomfortable, but since he was not sure whether the other party was looking at him, he didn't dare to say anything rashly. He picked up the lemonade and took a sip to cover up, then pretended to look around, trying his best to ignore Lu Zilin's gaze.
Lu Zilin supported his face with one hand and asked, "Yin Mu, do you know?"
Yin Mu turned to look at him: "Huh? Know what?"
Lu Zilin put his hand down, leaned back in his chair, and said calmly, "When people are embarrassed, they pretend to be busy."
“…”
Lu Zilin added, "You don't hate me, do you? You didn't talk to me much today."
"How could that be? Why would I hate you?" Yin Mu denied it and made an excuse, "I just don't talk much to people I don't know well."
"That's good." Lu Zilin nodded. "If you hate me, I'll be sad."
Yin Mu frowned: "Huh?"
"Why do you look like that?" Lu Zilin laughed and asked, "Do you know why I chose you two today?"
Yin Mu couldn't help but think of the physical contact Lu Zilin made when he taught her archery the day before, and her brows frowned even tighter. At that time, he really did it on purpose.
She simply said, "I don't know, and I don't want to know."
Lu Zilin was about to say something else when Zheng Wei came back, and he stopped talking as if nothing had happened.
Zheng Wei didn't notice the unusual atmosphere between them, so she sat down and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Lu Zilin smiled and shook his head: "Nothing, just chatting."
[Ah? Lu Zilin, are you worthy of Zheng Wei?!]
[Is it so straightforward, Lu Zilin? ]
[Lu Zilin, stay away from Yin Mu! Don't make Zheng Wei sad!]
[Ahhh Lu Zilin, why did you treat Zheng Wei like this! ]
[Help! I'm starting to feel bad for Zheng Wei.]
…
The dishes were served one after another. The portions were not large, but the presentation was exquisite, and it was obvious that a lot of thought was put into the appearance.
Zheng Wei took a bite of the pepper and numbing fish, which was said to be the signature dish, and frowned slightly: "The taste is just average. Mumu, try it and give it a fair evaluation."
Yin Mu was in a complicated mood at the moment. He suppressed his chaotic thoughts and pretended to be relaxed: "I can't be fair. I don't like the taste of pepper."
Zheng Wei said seriously, "Then I'll give it a biased review. I'll post a video later to show my fans how to weed it out."
Yin Mu was amused by her and relaxed a little. He focused his attention on Zheng Wei and tried hard to ignore Lu Zilin's existence. He did not have any direct communication with him throughout the meal.
After lunch, the three of them took a walk around the area and then headed home.
They returned to the villa, and the living room was empty. Yin Mu thought Zhong Mengyuan hadn't come back yet, and was a little disappointed. He said to Zheng Wei, "I'm going back to my room to wash my face."
Zheng Wei immediately said, "I want to go too." She looked at Lu Zilin, "Coach Lu, you..."
Lu Zilin responded sympathetically: "Everyone is tired, go back to the room and rest, we'll see you at dinner."
"See you later."
Yin Mu and Zheng Wei went up to the third floor and were about to return to their rooms when they suddenly noticed that Zhong Mengyuan's door was not closed tightly and was ajar. But she remembered clearly that when she and Zhong Mengyuan went downstairs that morning, Zhong Mengyuan had clearly closed the door.
Could it be that Zhong Mengyuan has returned?
Yin Mu hesitated for a moment, and waited for Zheng Wei to return to her room and close the door before walking to the door of Zhong Mengyuan's room and knocking gently. The moment her hand landed on the door, it opened from the inside.
Yin Mu was startled, and the next second he saw Zhong Mengyuan's smiling face. He was suddenly surprised and happy: "You are here, when did you come back?"
Zhong Mengyuan pulled her into his room, closed the door and locked it: "We just got back, and I left the door open on purpose, thinking that you would hear the sound when you went upstairs."
Yin Mu looked at the familiar face in front of him, feeling touched and relieved, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Zhong Mengyuan pinched her face with a mixture of disgust and amusement: "What are you doing? Do you still want to cry? Stop it."
Yin Mu wiped away the tears that had not flowed: "I originally had a lot of questions to ask you, but when I saw you, I couldn't ask anything."
"Then take your time to think about it. When you have an idea, you can ask."
Yin Mu frowned uneasily: "But you won't suddenly disappear one day, will you?"
A trace of guilt flashed across Zhong Mengyuan's brow, but he quickly concealed it and said casually, "As far as I know, I won't disappear before you disappear."
Yin Mu blinked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
"you guess?"
Yin Mu tried to understand the current situation, but he had no idea. He said in despair, "I won't guess! If I could guess, I would have been gone long ago!"
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to guess, then don't guess." Zhong Mengyuan compromised and pulled her to the small sofa, pressing her to sit down. He then sat on the ground in front of her, tilting his head slightly, and said seriously, "I'm here to accompany you. I will accompany you until you leave."
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