Chapter 68
When Yin Mu walked into the house with the dinner that Zhong Mengyuan had specified, she saw Zhong Mengyuan still lying on the sofa without moving, even her posture was exactly the same as when she left. If the curtains that were originally opened had not been closed, she would really suspect that time had stopped in the house.
Zhong Mengyuan heard her come in and greeted her lazily: "Hey, you're back."
"You've been lying like this all day." Yin Mu put the dinner on the table and opened the curtains first. "The curtains are drawn so tightly, you don't mind the darkness."
Zhong Mengyuan immediately protested: "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? The sun is too bright."
"It's sunset." Yin Mu said speechlessly, "Go wash your hands and come over for dinner. I brought back the fried rice noodles you wanted."
"Okay, I love you the most——"
Yin Mu shook his head helplessly.
Zhong Mengyuan washed his hands, covered his head, and came over. He sat down on the chair and mumbled, "Rabbit, I feel so dizzy. I can't stand up anymore."
Yin Mu said coldly, "You'll feel even more dizzy if you lie down for another day."
"Ah, so heartless."
Yin Mu ignored Zhong Mengyuan's complaints, pushed the takeaway box in front of her, and handed her a pair of chopsticks: "Come with me for a walk downstairs tonight."
"Take a walk? I don't want to go."
"You have to go even if you don't want to. You really can't do this." Yin Mu said, "Before, you were the only one who dragged me out. When did it become my turn to point fingers at you? This is not normal."
"Okay, okay, let's go. Stop nagging me."
Yin Mu smiled: "That's good, eat quickly."
Zhong Mengyuan listlessly picked up a handful of rice noodles with her chopsticks. Before she could even put it in her mouth, she suddenly noticed an unfamiliar paper bag on the corner of the table. She exclaimed, "Hey!" and pointed with the end of her chopsticks, asking, "What's that?"
"Hmm?" Yin Mu looked over and explained casually, "I bought it as a decoration at the wax figure exhibition."
Zhong Mengyuan became interested: "Made of wax? I want to see it."
"Eat first and then watch, don't get greasy on my hands."
Zhong Mengyuan rolled her eyes: "Stingy."
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Zhong Mengyuan ate something, regained some energy, and asked, "Hey, how was the wax figure exhibition? Was it fun?"
"It's fun, very interesting, you really should go with us." Yin Mu sighed, "You said they have the same hands, why are other people's hands so skillful?"
"I want to know too." Zhong Mengyuan sighed, "Anyway, I've been clumsy since I was a child."
Yin Mu echoed sadly: "Me too."
After dinner, Yin Mu supervised Zhong Mengyuan to wash her hands and finally allowed her to look at the ornaments he brought back.
Zhong Mengyuan's eyes lit up when she saw the blue dolphin: "It's so beautiful! You have good taste!"
"Isn't it?" Yin Mu was a little proud of her praise. "I was passing by outside and fell in love with it at first sight."
Zhong Mengyuan held the dolphin and looked at it left and right, reluctant to let go, and looked at Yin Mu eagerly: "I like this, can you give it to me?"
Yin Mu looked embarrassed, but still refused and said, "No."
"Eh—why?" Zhong Mengyuan didn't understand. After all, whenever she saw something she liked from Yin Mu, Yin Mu would generously give it to her.
Yin Mu bit his lip and said, "If you like, I'll take you there tomorrow. You can pick something else and I'll give it to you, okay? This one is really not possible."
Seeing her embarrassment and cautiousness, afraid that she would be unhappy, Zhong Mengyuan understood: "Oh, I understand. It was Chen Qinglin who gave it to you, right?"
"...Yeah." Yin Mu nodded and said, "I originally thought it was too expensive. Although it is beautiful, it is not worth the price. But he insisted on giving it to me, and I really couldn't refuse, so I accepted it..."
"After all, it's a kind gift from someone else, so just accept it." Zhong Mengyuan put the dolphin down, "Well, since it's a gift from someone else, I certainly can't take it away from them."
Yin Mushu sighed: "Do you still want to see the exhibition? There are many amazing works, it will definitely be worth your trip."
Zhong Mengyuan leaned back in his chair and slouched again: "Didn't you say it would take a long time? I'll think about it for a while."
"Well, I see you don't want to move either." Yin Mu put the dolphin back into the box and said, "I have to go into seclusion tonight and may have to stay up all night."
"Oh." Zhong Mengyuan didn't care much and responded casually, saying, "Don't you stay up late every day?"
Yin Mu smiled and said, "Stay up a little longer today."
Zhong Mengyuan became curious and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Yin Mu did not hide it and said, "It's nothing. I was just inspired by the wax figure exhibition and suddenly had an idea. I want to write something."
"Oh? Thinking of writing a new novel?" Zhong Mengyuan stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Speaking of wax figures, horror stories are definitely more appealing."
"I thought so too. It seems we have a tacit understanding." Yin Mu blinked. "I'll show it to you after I finish writing it."
"Okay, I'm waiting for your masterpiece. Now I finally have plenty of time to read your novel."
"Okay! I'll go sort out my thoughts first." Yin Mu stood up, propping himself up on the dining table, and instructed Zhong Mengyuan, "Clean up the table, and we'll go downstairs for a walk later."
"...How come you still remember it?"
Yin Mu turned around and smiled: "I haven't reached the stage of Alzheimer's disease yet."
Zhong Mengyuan waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I got it. Go back to your business."
Chen Qinglin has completed the contract termination procedures with the company and is now a free man. It is not known what his plans for the future are, but judging from his words, it is impossible for him to give up his acting career so easily.
Yin Mu could imagine what it felt like to have a dream shattered, so even though he didn't know if he had the ability to help him, he still wanted to try his best and give it his all.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Yin Mu sat at his desk, staring at the blank document and the simple handwritten outline for a while, then carefully typed the first word.
Perhaps because she put too much pressure on herself, her work did not start very smoothly, and she felt a little constrained. She stayed up most of the night and only finished writing the beginning part. She was not very satisfied with it, but she was reluctant to delete it, so she simply put it aside and went to sleep.
For the next few days, Yin Mu locked herself in her room and only came out when Zhong Mengyuan called her to eat.
There seemed to be a delicate balance between the two of them. When one fell into chaos, the other would always be sober, and there would not be a situation where both of them were in darkness at the same time.
Zhong Mengyuan didn't mention Zhou Jingyu to Yin Mu again, so Yin Mu temporarily put the matter behind him. However, he didn't know that Zhong Mengyuan had already changed her mind and gave up the plan they had made before.
That night, Yin Mu was thirsty and came out to get some water. In the living room, Zhong Mengyuan was curled up on the sofa watching TV. She heard a familiar voice from the TV, and she walked over to see that it was indeed "Summer Sonata" again.
"Why are you still watching?" Yin Mu frowned, unable to understand how Zhong Mengyuan could continue watching.
Zhong Mengyuan waved her hand: "Don't argue, this is the last episode."
Yin Mu filled his cup with water and walked over. He placed the cup on the coffee table and sat down next to Zhong Mengyuan. "Huh? Is this the last episode?"
"That's right. This mysterious update frequency is simply torturing the audience." Zhong Mengyuan complained, "I think they don't want to do it for the third season."
"This thing is planning a third season?"
Zhong Mengyuan shrugged. "Who knows? Wasn't this season also criticized when it came out?"
"Well..." Yin Mu said sincerely, "but we are indeed quite obscure and unlucky."
Zhong Mengyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife." Yin Mu said seriously. However, the program in front of her reminded her of the plan she had forgotten. She reached out and slapped Zhong Mengyuan's thigh twice. "No, Mengyuan! I've been so busy lately that I forgot. The program has already aired its final episode, but we haven't talked to Zhou Jingyu yet! What should we do?"
Zhong Mengyuan's eyelids twitched, and he said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. It's too late anyway. I can just think of other plans."
Yin Mu asked anxiously, "But, will there be another better opportunity later?"
"There will always be a time." Zhong Mengyuan acted as calmly as possible to comfort her. "Now that things have come to this, there's no need to rush. Let's just let it go for now. Besides, aren't you still working on what you wanted to do? Go ahead and do your thing first. - How's the progress now?"
Yin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Probably one third."
"Yeah." Zhong Mengyuan nodded. "Come on, I'm still waiting."
Yin Mu pursed his lips: "I know, I will try my best."
Zhong Mengyuan curled the corners of her mouth and pointed at the TV: "Look, the confession has begun."
Yin Muke didn't have the courage to watch it again. He picked up the water cup on the coffee table and said, "You can take your time to read it. I'm leaving now." Then he ran away.
Zhong Mengyuan looked at her back, turned back and continued watching TV. The smile on his face disappeared and his eyes were gloomy.
Yin Mu returned to his desk and sat down. Just as he was about to continue working, his cell phone vibrated.
It was a message from Chen Qinglin. He heard from Yin Mu that she was busy recently, so in order not to disturb her, he would only chat with her occasionally at night.
Chen Qinglin said: "I received a job opportunity."
Yin Mu couldn't help but smile when he saw the good news: "Congratulations! What's the job?"
"It's an advertisement for a small brand. They said they watched the show and thought my image would be a good match for their brand, so they wanted to invite me to try it out."
"That's great! There will definitely be more good opportunities in the future!" Yin Mu encouraged him, "I will definitely buy products to support you and bring Meng Yuan along."
"real?"
"Keep your word and do what you say!" Yin Mu vowed, "So you have to work hard and don't let me down."
"I will, thank you."
It was clearly a bland and boring reply, but Yin Mu could imagine the serious look on his face as he replied to the message. She smiled, put down her phone, and clenched her fist to encourage the two of them: "Okay, this is a good start, keep it up."
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