Chapter 73
After Yin's mother cleaned up the room, Yin's father also came back. He was surprised to see Chen Qinglin. After learning that the other party was Yin Mu's friend and would stay at home temporarily, he politely welcomed him and the two had a pleasant chat.
Yin Mu felt guilty after all, so he huddled in a corner of the sofa and listened to their conversation, not daring to make a sound, trying hard to minimize his presence.
As the time grew late, Yin's mother urged them to go to bed and led Chen Qinglin to the guest room: "Change the sheets and quilt covers to clean ones. Wear Xiao Mu's father's pajamas for now. The pants may be a little short, so you can make do with them. We'll buy new ones another day. I've prepared all the toiletries for you. Put them on the washing machine in the bathroom. You can use the gray towel, it's also new."
"Thank you, Auntie. I'm sorry for your trouble."
"Don't be polite. Xiao Mu's friends are our guests. Just treat them like you're at home. Don't be restrained." Mother Yin said with a smile, "Take a shower and go to bed early. What do you want to eat tomorrow morning? I'll prepare it."
"I can do it, you don't have to worry about me." Chen Qinglin said seriously, "I will definitely settle myself as soon as possible and not cause any trouble to you and uncle."
"It's okay, it's just a matter of an extra set of bowls and chopsticks. It's fine if you want to stay longer," Yin's mother joked. "But I'll be starting school in a few days, so you and Xiaomu will have to take care of yourselves."
"I can cook, I'll help you."
"Huh? Really? That's great. Not many young people these days can cook." Mother Yin said, looking at Yin Mu, "Xiao Mu, you should learn from them."
Yin Mu responded perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, study."
Mother Yin poked her forehead and scolded her, "You child."
Yin Mu pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Okay, it's getting late. I'm going to bed first." Mother Yin pulled Yin Mu out, "Let's go, Xiao Mu, don't disturb Qing Lin's rest."
Yin Mu broke free from her hand: "Hey, just go to sleep first, I have something important to say to Chen Qinglin."
Yin's mother couldn't do anything about her, so she reminded her to go to bed early, turned around and left the room without closing the door.
Yin Mu leaned against the door, and only when he saw that Yin's mother had indeed returned to her room did he feel relieved: "I'm sorry, my mother always likes to nag."
"No." Chen Qinglin shook his head. "Your parents are very nice people. I can't remember the last time I was cared for like this by my elders."
Yin Mu thought of his parents who had died early and he had no relatives now. He felt very bad and comforted him: "If you want, you can stay at my house for a longer time."
Chen Qinglin stared straight into her eyes: "Do you mind?"
"I..." Yin Mu looked away embarrassedly and whispered, "If I minded, I would leave you alone and never bring you home."
After not hearing Chen Qinglin speak for a while, Yin Mu looked up in confusion, and saw Chen Qinglin still looking at her with that indescribable look. When their eyes met, she suddenly didn't know what to say, and stammered, "You, why are you looking at me?"
Chen Qinglin whispered, "I want to say, it's great to see you again."
Yin Mu was silent, and so was she. She had thought it was just a chance encounter and that nothing good would come of it, so she had even restrained her heartbeat. However, she had never expected that Zhong Mengyuan would rather risk himself to fulfill her wish this time.
Thinking of Zhong Mengyuan, Yin Mu began to feel uncomfortable again, his eyes were sore, and he quickly turned his head away to hide his emotions.
"Yin Mu."
"Um?"
Chen Qinglin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I hug you?"
Yin Mu looked at him in surprise.
Chen Qinglin just thought she was unwilling and lowered his eyes sadly: "Forget it, this request is too difficult-"
Before he finished speaking, Yin Mu took a step forward and hugged him with open arms.
Chen Qinglin's body stiffened, and then he raised his hands to hug her back.
Yin Mu patted his back gently: "It's okay, everything will be fine, Meng Yuan will come back." Her voice was very soft. She was talking to Chen Qinglin, but she was also trying her best to convince herself.
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a while. Yin Muxian released his hand and smiled at Chen Qinglin, "Okay, go take a shower and get some rest. Tomorrow I'll take you around and buy you some things you need."
Chen Qinglin responded softly: "Okay."
The next day, Yin Mu woke up earlier than usual. She yawned and wanted to go to the bathroom to wash up. As soon as she left the room, she heard voices coming from the kitchen. She stood there for two seconds, then slowly realized that it was Chen Qinglin.
He was still there, not disappearing the moment he woke up. When Yin Mu thought of this, a secret joy arose spontaneously.
Yin's mother happened to come out of the kitchen, probably wanting to wake her up. Seeing her, she smiled and said, "The sun is rising from the west today. Why are you up so early?"
Yin Mu pursed his lips and didn't answer.
"Now that you're up, go brush your teeth and wash your face. Dinner will be ready soon."
"oh……"
Yin's father had some work to take care of, so he went to the company early, and only the three of them had breakfast together.
Mother Yin said, "Xiao Mu, after dinner, take Qinglin out for a walk. See if there's anything he needs and buy yourself some new clothes."
Yin Mu absentmindedly stirred the hot porridge in his bowl and casually replied, "Will you reimburse me?"
"When did you develop this problem?" Yin's mother said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'll reimburse you. Buy whatever you want. When you come back, ask your dad to report it. Just say I told you to."
"real?"
"Really? Why would I lie to you?"
"Okay." Yin Mu had originally planned to go out, and what he said to Yin's mother was nothing more than a joke. After breakfast, he went out with Chen Qinglin.
Yin's mother had just thrown the clothes Chen Qinglin wore yesterday into the washing machine, and temporarily found two pieces of Yin's father's clothes for him. They were a dark blue short-sleeved shirt and casual shorts, ordinary middle-aged clothes, which were all supported by Chen Qinglin's face and body.
Yin Mu couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "When you put on my dad's clothes, I suddenly feel like you are not yourself anymore."
Chen Qinglin himself also felt awkward: "I have never worn shorts like this."
"Well, it's definitely not your style." Yin Mu smiled and patted his back. "It's okay, just pick out a few new ones according to your preferences."
Chen Qinglin was now penniless and could only rely on Yin Mu temporarily. He couldn't help but show a bit of shame on his face: "I will definitely return it all to you in the future."
Yin Mu waved his hand: "My dad paid, so you can thank him if you want. Besides, even if my dad doesn't care, I still have this little money, so it won't be a problem to support you in the short term."
Chen Qinglin keenly grasped the key words: "You support me?"
Yin Mu was speechless for a moment. She was used to saying to Zhong Mengyuan that you support me and I support you, so she just blurted it out without thinking much about it.
"Well……"
"Um?"
Yin Mu frowned and pretended to be angry: "I just want you to be more polite! Don't overthink it."
Chen Qinglin raised the corners of his mouth slightly and apologized graciously: "Sorry, it's my fault."
Yin Mu glared at him and quickened his pace: "Hurry up, it's so hot outside."
The mall they were going to was accessible by bus. Yin Mu found it too much trouble to find a parking space and was too lazy to drive, so she chose to take the bus. The bus was nearly full, with only a few empty seats at the back. Yin Mu walked over and sat down in the window seat, and Chen Qinglin followed and sat to her side.
Yin Mu lowered his head and browsed his phone for a while, then felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. He put down his phone and looked at Chen Qinglin. He saw that he was sitting upright, looking out the car window in a daze.
"What are you looking at?"
"Hmm?" Chen Qinglin heard her question and turned to look at her, his expression somewhat gloomy. "I was thinking, no matter where you are, every city seems to be more or less the same, with similar streets, similar buildings, and similar people. It's hard to tell where you are."
"Well... I was like that too." Yin Mu put his arm on the edge of the car window, tilted his head to look at him, and asked, "Are you scared?"
"I'm not scared, just a little uneasy." Chen Qinglin replied, then asked her, "What about you?"
"I?"
"Well, were you scared when you first arrived in that strange world?"
Yin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'm not too scared of the environment, but I'm very worried and anxious."
Chen Qinglin understood: "Because I want to be on the show?"
"Yeah, after all, I had no experience like this, so I was afraid of getting scolded." Yin Mu said, "To be honest, at that time I really considered just paying the penalty and quitting the show, but I didn't expect the penalty to be so high. I really couldn't bear to do that."
Chen Qinglin smiled and said, "I'm so lucky! If you had the same aura as when you said you would support me, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet you."
Yin Mu blushed: "That was a slip of the tongue, don't mention it again!"
Chen Qinglin obediently put his fingers to his lips and made a zippering motion.
Yin Mu sighed softly: "Now think about it, if I really quit the show, how will things develop?"
"Only God knows."
"That's right." Yin Mu shrugged: "Now that things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything more."
"right."
Yin Mu took a deep breath and looked at Chen Qinglin: "So, try to move forward. You can start over and choose what you want to do. That's good, isn't it?"
Chen Qinglin nodded seriously: "You are right."
Yin Mu turned his face away, in order to hide his embarrassment, and said: "Anyway, I will help you, you can tell me if you need anything."
Chen Qinglin was silent for a long time, then said, "Yin Mu, I have a question for you."
"What's the problem?"
“…”
Yin Mu blinked: "What?"
Chen Qinglin hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't ask: "Forget it, let's talk about it later."
Yin Mu frowned in dissatisfaction: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. What's the point of hesitating? I hate it most when people try to be mysterious like this."
"I'm afraid you'll be angry."
"You're just making me more angry by keeping me in suspense like this!"
Chen Qinglin sighed helplessly: "Okay, don't be angry, I'll tell you what I mean."
"you say."
Chen Qinglin hesitated for a long time and said, "Actually, I've asked you this question before, but you didn't give me an answer and kept avoiding it. I didn't understand it then. Now I understand your situation and your difficulties, so I want to ask you again." He paused, looked straight into Yin Mu's eyes, and asked, "What am I to you?"
Yin Mu's throat choked, and she suddenly felt like she was shooting herself in the foot. She swallowed hard and spoke awkwardly, "Are you asking this suddenly because you don't feel safe here?"
Chen Qinglin asked back: "Then will you help me gain a sense of security?"
Yin Mu said vaguely: "Am I not doing this?"
Chen Qinglin lowered his eyelids and said in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "But I'm too greedy. I want more than just this. What should I do?"
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