Chapter 72
The man's unsightly hair was brushed aside, and the moment she saw his face clearly, Yin Mu felt all the blood in her body rush to her brain. Under the violent impact, she fell back to the ground, her mind in a mess.
How could it be Chen Qinglin? How is it possible?
The onlookers looked at her with curiosity and surprise. The aunt asked, "Girl, do you know this boy?"
Yin Mu looked up in surprise: "I know him."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and started talking.
"What a coincidence, I ran into someone I know."
"That's good."
"I don't know what happened to this guy."
Soon, the ambulance arrived. As the only person who knew the injured person, Yin Mu was pushed by the onlookers to get on the ambulance.
In the ambulance, Yin Mu sat there blankly, as if in a dream.
The doctor conducted some basic examinations on Chen Qinglin and confirmed that he had no external injuries and all his vital signs were normal.
"What's the patient's condition? Was he hit by an electric bike?"
Yin Mu came to his senses after being asked, and said calmly, "The uncle said he didn't hit the car. When he turned the corner, he saw the person lying on the ground. He didn't know what happened."
The doctor was also a little puzzled: "There is indeed no sign of being hit. I don't know why he is unconscious. We need to wait until we get to the hospital for a more detailed examination."
"……Um."
Yin Mu responded, staring at the sleeping Chen Qinglin, hesitantly reached out his hand and touched his face. It was soft and warm, and it was indeed real.
Could this be the mysterious gift that Zhong Mengyuan mentioned? She left herself there, but sent Chen Qinglin back. Is that right?
Yin Mu felt as if her throat was blocked by something. The longing and regret for Zhong Mengyuan surged into her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
When Yin Mu noticed that the nurse opposite was looking at him in surprise, he subconsciously raised his hand to touch his face, only then he realized that he was crying. He turned his head away in panic to hide his emotions.
The kind nurse comforted her: "Don't worry, he will be fine."
Yin Mu wiped the tears from his face with the back of his hand, lowered his head and whispered, "Yeah."
At this moment, she noticed that Chen Qinglin's hand moved, and she couldn't help but raise her voice and shouted: "He moved!"
The nurse was startled and hurried to check on the situation. Sure enough, she saw Chen Qinglin slowly opening his eyes, his eyes full of confusion, and it was obvious that he was not yet conscious.
Yin Mu leaned over and called out nervously and cautiously, "Chen Qinglin?"
Chen Qinglin's eyes moved. When he saw Yin Mu's face clearly, he blinked in confusion, as if he couldn't react for a moment to who was in front of him. Then he struggled to sit up: "Yin Mu."
The nurse hurriedly held him down: "Don't get excited, just lie down quietly."
Yin Mu also tried to appease her: "If you have anything to say, we can talk later. Don't move."
Chen Qinglin calmed down after hearing her say this, but his eyes still followed her: "Are you not hurt?"
Yin Mu pursed his lips and said, "No." He didn't say anything else in front of outsiders.
After the examination, Chen Qinglin was found to be healthy and he refused to stay in the hospital for further observation. Yin Mu knew that he was most likely fine, so he took him out of the hospital.
Chen Qinglin seemed to have a lot of doubts, but didn't know where to start. He looked at Yin Mu hesitantly.
Yin Mu avoided his gaze: "Please accompany me to a place first."
"good."
Yin Mu stopped a taxi on the side of the road and told the driver the address of Zhong Mengyuan's home.
Chen Qinglin heard the unfamiliar address and asked Yin Mu in confusion: "Where is this?"
Yin Mu didn't answer: "You'll know when you go there."
Seeing that she looked worried, Chen Qinglin did not ask any more questions and waited quietly for Yin Mu to reveal the answer to him.
When they arrived at Zhong Mengyuan's house, Yin Mu took Chen Qinglin directly to Zhong Mengyuan's room, opened the door and walked in. He looked back at Chen Qinglin and motioned him to follow in.
The curtains in the room were drawn and it was very dark. I could only see someone lying on the bed, but I couldn't see their face clearly.
Chen Qinglin hesitated for a moment, then walked to the bed with Yin Mu. The next second, he gasped in surprise: "It's Zhong Mengyuan? What's going on?"
Yin Mu pulled out a chair for him to sit down, and then he sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "Do you know where you are?"
Chen Qinglin shook his head: "What do you mean? I don't quite understand what you mean."
Yin Mu lowered his eyelids sadly and said, "This is our world."
Chen Qinglin frowned in confusion: "Your world? What do you mean?"
"Yes, our world." Yin Mu nodded in affirmation and asked him, "What is your last memory?"
Chen Qinglin recalled, "I remember when the shelf on the top of the studio fell, I rushed over to push you away and was hit on the back. At that time, I could hear you calling my name, but my brain was dizzy and I didn't have the strength to respond. When I was conscious, I heard everyone shouting something, and then more things fell, and then I knew nothing."
Yin Mu took over the conversation: "When I woke up again, I was in the ambulance."
"Yes." Chen Qinglin said, "Why are you acting like nothing happened when you were clearly in the studio? What happened?"
"Speaking of which, this is really a long and incredible story." Yin Mu lowered his head and smiled bitterly, then looked at Chen Qinglin, "Are you mentally prepared?"
Chen Qinglin's back unconsciously straightened a little: "Yeah."
So Yin Mu started talking about the night when he stayed up late to write the manuscript. Chen Qinglin listened carefully and asked questions from time to time. The two of them talked until it was completely dark and almost nothing could be seen in the room.
"That's about it. According to my guess, Meng Yuan must have exchanged herself for you." Yin Mu said calmly, "So she is still in a coma, and I don't know when she will wake up."
"So that's how it is."
"Um."
After a moment of silence, Chen Qinglin said, "I'm sorry."
"Why are you apologizing?"
"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, things wouldn't have turned out like this." Chen Qinglin whispered, "You really hope that Zhong Mengyuan can come back with you."
"This is not your fault. You are innocent. You have no idea that there are so many hidden secrets." Yin Mu said this not to make Chen Qinglin feel guilty, but to comfort him, "And I believe that even though it's late, Meng Yuan will definitely come back. She said so."
Chen Qinglin placed his hand on the back of Yin Mu's hand and said, "I will wait with you until she comes back."
His palm was dry and warm. Yin Mu lowered his eyes and looked at his hand, feeling his warmth. He felt a sense of relief that someone was finally sharing his heavy secret. After a while, he hummed softly.
At this moment, Yin Mu's phone vibrated. She took two seconds to take out her phone and saw that it was Yin's mother calling. She stood up and said, "I'll take the call."
"good."
Yin Mu walked to the window and answered the phone: "Mom."
"Xiao Mu, where have you been? Why aren't you home so late?" Yin's mother asked with concern, "Do you want me to drive over to pick you up?"
"I, I ran into a friend and accidentally forgot the time." Yin Mu lowered his voice slightly, "I'll be back soon, don't worry."
Mother Yin was relieved: "That's good, tell me when you get in the car."
"Okay, I understand."
Yin Mu hung up the phone and briefly considered how to deal with Chen Qinglin. Chen Qinglin knew no one here, and besides the identity the system had mercifully bestowed upon him, he had nothing. His situation was even worse than his own, and he had to be responsible for him.
Yin Mu made up his mind, held the phone tightly, and said to Chen Qinglin: "Let's go."
Chen Qinglin was staring at Zhong Mengyuan in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking. He looked up blankly when he heard the voice: "Where are you going?"
"Come home with me." Yin Mu pretended to be relaxed. "Since you have nowhere to go, I'll ask you to stay at my house for a few days."
"Is this okay?"
"That's all we can do. We can't let you sleep on the street. After all, it's not very convenient here at Mengyuan. We have to go buy all kinds of daily necessities on the spur of the moment. Time is too tight. Why don't you go to my house first and discuss it another day." Yin Mu analyzed the current situation. "Or, you don't want to go to my house?"
"That's not the case." Chen Qinglin denied, saying, "I'm just afraid of causing trouble for your parents."
"You don't have to worry about that." Yin Mu said, "My parents are very nice people. Just pretend to be my friend from out of town. They will be happy to entertain you."
"...Well, thank you then."
Yin Mu waved his hand: "Stop talking about this, let's go."
"good."
Yin Mu took Chen Qinglin home in a taxi. Yin's father had not returned from a party with friends yet, so Yin's mother was alone at home. When she saw Yin Mu bringing a man home in the middle of the night, her expression immediately changed.
Before she could question him, Yin Mu started to explain: "Mom, this is my friend. He came here to look for a job and encountered some accidents. I want him to stay at our house for a few days, is that okay?"
Mother Yin looked at Chen Qinglin doubtfully: "Are you our Xiao Mu's friend?"
Chen Qinglin replied politely: "Hello, Auntie, I am Yin Mu's friend, my name is Chen Qinglin."
Mother Yin had never heard Yin Mu mention this name before, so she inevitably had some doubts in her heart, but she didn't show it: "Oh, Qinglin, right? Come on, sit down and rest for a while. Xiaomu, go get your friend a glass of water."
Yin Mu agreed and went to the kitchen. While washing the cups, he pricked up his ears to listen to what Yin's mother was talking about with Chen Qinglin, fearing that he would say something he shouldn't.
Fortunately, Yin's mother only asked Chen Qinglin how he knew Yin Mu and where he lived. Yin Mu had thought of all these questions and had prepared the answers with Chen Qinglin in advance. Chen Qinglin answered them one by one according to her instructions and passed the test smoothly.
Perhaps because Chen Qinglin was good-looking and had a polite and measured attitude, Yin's mother quickly let down her guard against him and said, "It's okay. There's a spare room at home anyway, so you can stay there for now. I'll let Xiaomu take you out for a walk during the day."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"You're welcome." Mother Yin said with a smile, "You guys chat, I'll go clean up the guest room. -Xiao Mu, come and help me."
Chen Qinglin stood up and said, "Let me help."
"No, no, just sit down." Yin's mother pushed him to sit down and gave Yin Mu a wink. Yin Mu had no choice but to follow her obediently.
After entering the guest room, Yin's mother opened the cabinet to get clean bedding. Yin Mu knew that the request for help was fake and that he couldn't escape the interrogation anyway, so he just gave up and said, "Okay, just ask whatever you want."
Mother Yin took out the bed sheet and threw it to her: "It's made."
"oh……"
Yin's mother didn't beat around the bush with Yin Mu and asked directly, "Isn't he really your boyfriend?"
Yin Mu's hands trembled, and he said nonchalantly, "Mom, don't make up rumors like this."
"Rumors? Really?"
"Of course." Yin Mu said, "Don't say such things in front of others. It's too much."
Mother Yin smiled and said, "Okay, if you say it's not, then it's not."
Yin Mu muttered softly: "It wasn't like that in the first place."
Mother Yin ignored her and asked, "How many days do you plan to let him stay?"
Yin Mu thought for a while: "Four or five days?" It would be better to help Chen Qinglin rent a house first, and he can find a job slowly. At least he should be able to support himself here.
Mother Yin didn't comment and said, "Please help as much as you can."
It seemed as if he approved of Yin Mu's approach, and Yin Mu breathed a sigh of relief silently.
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