Is it mature?
Shen Lanxin lowered her head thoughtfully, recalling the first time they met. The boy, wearing a helmet and a yellow robe, handed her a bag in the dim light and gave her a bright smile.
"Remember to leave a good review!
After that, Shen Lanxin, who had never used a food delivery app before, searched online for tutorials on how to leave positive reviews for the first time, and then gradually left positive reviews for the boy.
She didn't know whether Mu Liuyun was mature or not, but she thought the boy was very dazzling.
Old Man Mu didn't notice Shen Lanxin's expression; his gaze was gentle as he looked towards the doorway.
Old Man Mu is usually quite unreliable, but whenever Mu Liuyun is involved, his expression always softens involuntarily.
He didn't really like talking about Mu Liuyun with others. Before meeting Chu Yaqin, he had only confided about Mu Liuyun at his lover's grave.
Although Shen Lanxin's expression remained unchanged no matter what she said, Old Man Mu, who had lived for decades, had a hunch that she was similar to Chu Yaqin and was someone who would genuinely care for Mu Liuyun.
"Yes, that child doesn't look like someone his age. He looks more like a middle-aged person in his thirties or forties. He has lost his passion for life, but he has a strong sense of responsibility."
"To be honest, old man, there were quite a few children in the orphanage at the time. If it weren't for Xiaoyun, I probably wouldn't have been able to make it through."
"He is willing to sacrifice himself for others. For example, a few days ago, he cooked a bowl of noodles, but when his sister wanted to eat it, he gave her the bowl with lots of extra ingredients without hesitation, while he just made himself a regular bowl of instant noodles."
"Only in front of me, the old man, can he act like a child and joke around with me. Girl, do you know why I'm saying all this, hmm?"
Old Man Mu, who had been looking sentimental, was taken aback when he saw Shen Lanxin in front of him take out a notebook and quickly write something down.
After leaning forward to see what Chen Lanxin had written, Old Man Mu burst into laughter: "Oh dear, those who like my Xiaoyun are all interesting girls."
Shen Lanxin didn't know what the old man was talking about. She just nodded slightly and stared intently at him, as if waiting for him to continue telling her about Mu Liuyun.
“You are more patient than that girl. Fine, then I will tell you more about Xiaoyun’s childhood.”
As he spoke, Old Man Mu took out a photo album from his packed luggage. Just by looking at the cover, you could tell that the album was over ten years old.
This photo album records what the children in the orphanage looked like when they were young. However, since most of the children were just passing through, most of the album consists of photos of Mu Liuyun and Mu Xiaoxi.
“When Xiaoyun was little, he didn’t like taking pictures. Xiaoxi always had to beg him to appear in front of the camera.”
As he spoke, Old Man Mu opened the photo album, spread it out in front of Shen Lanxin, and chose to ignore Shen Lanxin, who had somehow taken out her phone and started snapping photos.
In almost all the photos, Mu Liuyun has a gentle smile. Only in a few photos with Old Man Mu does Mu Liuyun have a sour face and her mouth is pursed like Suneo's.
"Tell me, this child is so good-looking, why doesn't he like taking pictures?"
Looking at Mu Liuyun's sour face in the photo, Old Man Mu also pursed his lips and imitated his action.
"So cute."
"ah?"
Old Man Mu was startled and looked up at Shen Lanxin. He found that Shen Lanxin was staring intently at Mu Liuyun's photo, with tears welling up in her eyes. He couldn't help but complain to himself.
Although I'm happy that someone likes Xiaoyun, I feel a little strange about both Chu Yaqin and Shen Lanxin.
Is this good luck or bad luck?
Will Xiaoyun be completely taken advantage of?
Little did he know that Shen Lanxin, who stood before him, and Chu Yaqin, who moved in next door, had done everything they had done, except for what they hadn't yet done.
"Cough cough."
Old Man Mu coughed twice to interrupt Shen Lanxin's attention, lest the girl do something even more indecent in front of him in front of Mu Liuyun: "Girl, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I can't really interfere in this matter."
"Oh, I see. Thank you, Grandpa."
Shen Lanxin looked visibly disappointed. Old Man Mu raised an eyebrow and then said, "But I know Xiaoyun. She's basically a little arrogant. As long as you're a bit assertive, she'll willingly let you lead her by the nose."
"Powerful?"
Shen Lanxin frowned, as if she was recalling something.
Logically speaking, her behavior towards Mu Liuyun in the reward room should be considered quite assertive, right?
So, the reason Xiaoyun fell for her was because of their time together in the reward room!
With this in mind, Shen Lanxin decided that she must build a hidden reward room in her office.
"Grandpa, can you tell me more about Xiaoyun when she was little?"
Shen Lanxin was unaware that Old Man Mu had given Chu Yaqin similar advice before, and instead took Old Man Mu's words as a shot in the arm.
"Yes, once, when Xiaoyun was ten years old, I took her to the public bathhouse."
Old Man Mu had only spoken halfway when the front door was suddenly pushed open, and Mu Liuyun appeared in the living room, accompanied by hurried footsteps.
There were beads of sweat on his forehead, but his expression was very calm. He looked at Old Man Mu and Shen Lanxin with a surprised look: "Oh, Lanxin, what are you doing in my house? Grandpa, you really are something, not even offering a glass of water to our guests."
Mu Liuyun lay at the door for a long time, but because it was not dark yet and the nearby construction site was still repairing the road, making a lot of noise, he could not hear what Old Man Mu and Shen Lanxin were talking about.
Just now, when everything suddenly quieted down, Mu Liuyun finally heard the words "Go to the bathhouse to take a bath".
Upon hearing these five words, Mu Liuyun knew he could no longer remain hidden. He had to act immediately. With that, he pushed open the door and entered, pretending nothing had happened to interrupt the old man's speech with another topic.
"That's right, Xiao Yunzi, go and pour Miss Chen a glass of water for me."
Mu Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief at Old Man Mu's words; he wouldn't have to face those embarrassing incidents anymore. But before he could agree, Old Man Mu's voice started speaking again from behind.
"Let him go get some water, and we'll continue."
"No, Grandpa, aren't you going abroad with Uncle Chu? Won't that delay our flight?"
"It's alright, your Uncle Chu has prepared a private jet."
"Hmm... But Grandpa, don't you think it's a bit inappropriate for you to tell these stories while I'm standing here?"
"What's wrong with it? It's not like it's happened once or twice."
And so, regardless of Mu Liuyun's overt and covert hints, Old Man Mu still told her the story of how, when Mu Liuyun was a child, she went to the men's bathhouse and was mistaken for a girl because she was wrapped in a bath towel. She was then forcibly sent to the women's bathhouse and eventually ran home with her face flushed and still wrapped in a bath towel.
After Old Man Mu finished telling the story, Mu Liuyun's cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes were filled with resentment, making her look just like the pitiful Lin Daiyu. At that moment, the person sitting next to her was Shen Lanxin, whose aloof nature prevented her from using this incident to bully Mu Liuyun.
If it were Chu Yaqin sitting here right now, Mu Liuyun would probably have been teased like a little apple long ago.
Compared to Mu Liuyun's myriad thoughts, Shen Lanxin's idea was simple: she just wanted to see Mu Liuyun standing in the pool wearing a bathrobe.
"Hmm, let's take Xiaoyun to the hot springs sometime."
Shen Lanxin, who had never been to a hot spring before, suddenly added a hot spring trip to her plans for the future.
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