Chapter 39
Zheng Wei was also very brave. She went to the second-floor living room and found Chen Qinglin reading a book. She directly dragged him downstairs and wrote on the whiteboard in front of him: "Chen Qinglin, would you like to go to the bar with me to watch a show?"
Chen Qinglin didn't know why she called him down, and his face was full of confusion: "Me?"
"That's you." Zheng Wei nodded vigorously and added, "Mu Mu also wants to join my date."
“…”
【Pretend to be careless.】
[No matter if it's intentional or not, achieving the goal is the most important thing! ]
【Ahhh, I'm starting to feel embarrassed for Yin Mu.】
Help! My toes are so tired.
I really want to give Zheng Wei a copy of "The Art of Speaking."
…
Seeing that Chen Qinglin didn't answer, Zheng Wei knew that he definitely didn't believe her, so she asked again: "Okay? I promise I can convince Mu Mu."
I don't even want to act out my little thoughts.
Chen Qinglin was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled and looked up at Yin Mu who was standing not far away and watching.
Yin Mu's face was full of discomfort. He didn't dare to look directly at Chen Qinglin and turned his head away guiltily.
Chen Qinglin looked away, and seeing her reaction, he knew what was going on. It was clear that Yin Mu didn't want to go, otherwise she could have used her absolute dating rights to invite anyone she wanted. She chose this plan solely to use him to ensure Zheng Wei's wish came true, and it had nothing to do with him personally.
But even so, he couldn't say no.
Chen Qinglin sighed silently and extended his right hand towards Zheng Wei.
Zheng Wei looked down at the slender, beautiful hand, then raised her head blankly: "Huh?"
"Pen."
"Oh." Zheng Wei responded hurriedly and handed him the marker in her hand carefully, fearing that he would draw a cross behind her invitation the next second.
Chen Qinglin unscrewed the pen cap, glanced at Yin Mu from a distance, lowered his eyes and wrote on the whiteboard: "Yes."
Zheng Wei breathed a sigh of relief and smiled broadly: "Thank you! Thank you very much!"
"Forget it, I should thank you." Chen Qinglin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, implying something.
Zheng Wei raised her eyebrows and stretched out her voice: "Oh——"
[Yo yo yo, you appear calm on the surface, but you're actually super happy inside.]
[Wow, Zhong Mengyuan really got the topic right.]
[This question is too simple, I can get it right! ]
Thank you both!
[Yeah, yeah, let’s go to the bar.]
…
Not wanting to disturb other people's date, Yin Mu and the other three did not set out with Zhou Jingyu and Jiang Nanyu. Instead, they had dinner at the villa before going out. Anyway, they only had one destination, which was the bar called "Three Cats" that Jiang Nanyu mentioned.
The location of this bar is a bit out of the way, but the environment inside is quite good, not noisy, and the guests also deliberately control the volume when talking, so it can be considered clean.
Yin Mu felt that he had come to the right place to watch this dating show. It gave him the opportunity to enter a bar he had never been to before and broaden his horizons. Even after sitting in the booth, he was still looking around curiously.
Zheng Wei looked at the drink menu and said, "Are you looking for Zhou Jingyu and Jiang Nanyu? They may not be seated yet."
"No, why would I look for them?" Yin Mu replied, then leaned over to look at the drink list and frowned. "So expensive? Is this holy water?"
"Who cares? You don't have to pay." Zheng Wei didn't care. "Look at what you want to drink."
Yin Mu felt overwhelmed looking at the various wine names and pointed at one at random: "This is it."
"OK."
At that moment, a male singer was singing on the stage, his guitar in his arms, his eyes slightly closed, oblivious to the people around him. He was very young, and judging by his appearance, he must be a college student.
Zheng Wei leaned over to Yin Mu's ear and said, "You sang pretty well, but the lighting was too bright and I couldn't see your face clearly."
Yin Mu smiled and said, "Singers don't rely on their looks to make a living."
"That's not necessarily true." Zheng Wei immediately objected. "Even though it doesn't depend on looks, those with looks are definitely popular. Isn't Su Mu an example?"
"Su Mu doesn't rely solely on his looks. You shouldn't have said that he's strong before."
Zheng Wei waved her hand: "So strength is the foundation, and appearance is the bonus."
“…You have a point.”
"That's right. Who doesn't like good-looking people?" Zheng Wei said confidently, and then asked Chen Qinglin, "Chen Qinglin, don't you agree?"
Chen Qinglin had just taken a sip of wine when he nearly choked: "Why are you asking me?"
"You're the only boy among the three of us. You must understand what boys think."
Chen Qinglin put down his wine glass and said calmly, "People's thoughts cannot be generalized. Personally, I don't like to use appearance as the initial criterion for evaluating a person."
"That's because you already have it, so of course you can talk about it." Zheng Wei seemed determined to challenge him. "Then let me ask you, if there are two girls in front of you, one is very beautiful, the other is ordinary, and you need to borrow someone's phone to make a call, who would your first choice be?"
Chen Qinglin was unmoved and said, "Choose someone with an agreeable face."
Zheng Wei pressed on, "Then how did you tell?"
"You can always tell by your words and actions."
"What?" Zheng Wei was not satisfied with Chen Qinglin's answer and wanted to ask more questions. Yin Mu stopped her: "Stop talking, Zheng Wei. Everyone has different ideas. We should seek common ground while reserving differences."
"What's the talk of seeking common ground while reserving differences?" Zheng Wei muttered unconvincedly. "The fact is, this society values appearance. People with good looks will inevitably have an advantage."
Chen Qinglin denied: "Not really. Sometimes it's not an advantage, but a shackle and pain."
His tone was so serious that Zheng Wei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and looked at Yin Mu in confusion.
Yin Mu didn't know whether Chen Qinglin had had any similar experience, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zheng Wei was honest. Driven by curiosity, she got straight to the point and asked, "Could it be that you've really suffered because of your face? Not really."
Hearing her question, Chen Qinglin's expression changed visibly. Yin Mu's heart skipped a beat and he quietly poked Zheng Wei with his elbow, signaling her to stop talking.
Even if Zheng Wei was slow-witted, she noticed the change in atmosphere and tactfully shut her mouth.
Yin Mu quickly added: "Zheng Wei didn't mean anything else, don't think too much."
Chen Qinglin pursed his lips and said "hmm" softly.
As luck would have it, Yin Mu saw Jiang Nanyu walking towards the stage and quickly used him to change the subject: "Look, is Jiang Nanyu going to perform too?"
Her words successfully attracted Zheng Wei's attention. Zheng Wei looked in the direction of her finger: "It's him! But when did he arrange this?"
Yin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he has a good relationship with the boss. After all, he explained it to us clearly before."
"It's possible." Zheng Wei nodded, holding her chin, her eyes following Jiang Nanyu, and putting what happened just now behind her.
Yin Mu raised his glass to drink and took the opportunity to steal a glance at Chen Qinglin. He saw that he was holding the glass with his brows lowered, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. He exuded a very strange aura.
Seeing Chen Qinglin like this, Yin Mu couldn't tell what he felt. He just felt very uncomfortable. He looked at him intently and forgot to look away.
Perhaps Chen Qinglin noticed it, and turned his head to look at her with a calm look in his eyes.
Yin Mu was stunned and stared at him blankly.
At this time, Zheng Wei poked Yin Mu and said excitedly: "Mu Mu, look, Jiang Nanyu is really going to perform!"
Yin Mu calmed down, raised the corner of his mouth, and responded to her words: "Really? Then it seems that it was specially prepared for Zhou Jingyu."
"How come this is actually a bit romantic?" Zheng Wei's tone was full of envy. "Why hasn't anyone been so thoughtful as to prepare such a performance just for me?"
Yin Mu comforted her: "Okay, there will be some in the future."
Zheng Wei pouted in frustration, "Not much hope."
Yin Mu smiled and patted her leg, without saying anything else, and turned his head absent-mindedly to watch Jiang Nanyu's performance.
Halfway through the performance, Chen Qinglin leaned over and whispered to Yin Mu, "Yin Mu, I'm going to go out for some fresh air. I'll be back soon."
Yin Mu turned around and got up and left before saying anything.
Zheng Wei caught a glimpse of his back and asked in surprise, "What is Chen Qinglin doing there?"
"He said he wanted to go out for some fresh air."
"Oh..." Zheng Wei responded, then hesitated for a moment. Then, with a rare moment of attentiveness, she asked with some guilt, "Does he dislike places like this and force himself to come with us?"
Yin Mu shook his head: "I don't know."
"Then let's sit for a while and then go back."
Yin Mu also felt that there was nothing particularly interesting about this bar, so he nodded in agreement. After thinking about it, he said, "I'll go out and see Chen Qinglin. You wait here for us and don't run around."
"I know."
Yin Mu stood up, touched Zheng Wei's head soothingly, and followed Chen Qinglin out in the direction he left.
[Although it's hard to see clearly in the dark, I can still be considered to be wandering around the bar.]
[Huh? Yin Mu and Chen Qinglin, why did you two sneak out again?]
[What's going on?! The camera should be following, why isn't it following?!]
[I found that Jiang Nanyu is a bar singer, and her singing is much better now.]
[Jiang Nanyu's reaction to Zhou Jingyu's incredibly thick arrow is so heartbreaking.]
…
The side Chen Qinglin came out from was the back door of the bar, facing a narrow alley. There were several large trash cans next to the door. Employees and guests often came out here to smoke a cigarette or chat.
Yin Mu stood at the back door and looked around. She didn't see Chen Qinglin, so she hesitated for a moment and decided to look to the left. She walked along the alley and turned the corner, and suddenly heard an unfamiliar male voice talking.
"I haven't heard from you in a while. What have you been busy with recently?"
From the sound of his voice, I could tell that he was a young man. There was a smile on his face as he spoke, and he seemed to be quite familiar with the person he was talking to.
Yin Mu just thought they were old friends catching up, and didn't want to show up to spoil the conversation. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the other person replied, "There's nothing to be busy about."
His response was cold and indifferent, but it nailed Yin Mu's feet to the ground.
That was clearly Chen Qinglin's voice. Did he meet someone he knew? Who was it?
Yin Mu swallowed, unable to contain his curiosity. Like a thief, he tiptoed to the wall, breathed softly, and listened nervously.
"What a shame," the man sighed. "If you weren't so stubborn, you would have found a better path."
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