33 Chapter 33
◎A person with a heart of stone◎
In this silent and awkward atmosphere, the two of them arrived at the inn in silence all the way.
In the inn, Jiang Jingyun met Su Yuheng who was also going to the city to take the exam. He went up to her and said hello in surprise: "Why are you here? I thought you had already left for the city two days ago."
Su Yuheng was also a little surprised to see Jiang Jingyun here, "Something happened at home before, which delayed us, so we are leaving today."
"That's such a coincidence. Shall we go together later?" He couldn't stand the current atmosphere. They were both silent along the way, but they had to stay in the same room. It was really awkward.
"Okay," Su Yuheng agreed without thinking.
But looking at Jiang Jingyun and the other person, he always felt that the atmosphere between them was weird. He sneaked up to Jiang Jingyun and whispered in his ear, "Did you two have a fight?"
In the past two years, Su Yuheng has often visited Jiangyanlou. Every time he went there, he could see the two of them huddled together, talking and laughing in low voices, and the atmosphere seemed to be something that no one else could fit in. After the Jiang family bought a house in the town, they lived together directly and were inseparable every day. They seemed closer than Jiang Jingyun's brothers.
Jiang Jingyun was afraid that Xiao Muyan might hear him, so he said in a mosquito-like voice: "Nothing, just a little quarrel."
Su Yuheng looked at him suspiciously: "Really?"
Although he was not familiar with Xiao Muyan, he often heard this name from Jiang Jingyun, so he had a certain understanding of this person. "Don't you always say that your brother Xiao is a very good person, who is very kind and friendly to others and never gets angry with anyone?"
"I guess he's just angry because I said he was a good person..." Jiang Jingyun murmured in a low voice.
"Ah? What's so good about this?" Su Yuheng looked puzzled. Was this something strange that was worth getting angry about?
"Oh, don't ask me, it's my fault anyway." Jiang Jingyun didn't want to tell others about what happened between them, so he interrupted Su Yuheng to ask about it, and casually found a topic, "We will be in the capital the day after tomorrow, where do you plan to live then?"
"Oh, I have a relative who lives in the city. He has an extra house that he can lend me." Su Yuheng was too lazy to care about their affairs. Seeing that he didn't want to talk, he just went along with it and said, "The house is quite big. Anyway, there are only two of you, so why don't you live with me?"
"This... isn't a good idea, right?" Jiang Jingyun hesitated. Although he had not specifically inquired about Su Yuheng's family background, judging from his usual dress and conversation, he knew that he was from a wealthy or noble family. He thought that this good friend must be of a high status as well.
Su Yuheng looked indifferent, and his words were usually nonchalant. "What's wrong with this? Anyway, we rented a whole house. It doesn't matter if one person lives in it or several people live in it. What's the difference? Let's just say it!"
Jiang Jingyun agreed. He was unfamiliar with the city, so it would be best to have a safe place to stay. Moreover, if the two of them lived close to each other, they could proofread each other's work and fill in the gaps before the exam. After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed, "Then I'll make some delicious food as compensation."
"I've been waiting for you to say that!" Su Yuheng clapped his hands happily, put his arm around Jiang Jingyun's shoulders, and shared with him the interesting things he had learned recently.
Xiao Muyan watched the two people who were busy with their boredom from the sidelines, and the frustration accumulated in his heart became even heavier.
In fact, after spending these two years together day and night, he could clearly feel that Jiang Jingyun's feelings and dependence on him were real, but he was not sure where this came from.
Xiao Muyan did not regret asking the question on impulse today.
If I just stood there and waited, that person would always stay in his shell and never come out. I just didn't expect the answer would be like that.
Now people avoid him and don't want to get close to him, which makes people feel uncomfortable and helpless.
Xiao Muyan saw that the two people were going to chat for quite a while, so he turned around and left the inn.
Just when Su Yuheng met the two people at the door of the inn, he generously waved his hand, rented a large yard and invited them to live together. The place was spacious, but when he carefully observed the environment, he found that the quilts in the guest room were dirty and damp, and the kitchen was full of rats and insects. The environment was extremely bad.
But this is the only one around here, so if we don’t stay here, we’ll have to sleep in the wilderness at night.
Fortunately, before leaving, Aunt Jiang stuffed two sets of clean bedding into the carriage. She was afraid that Jiang Jingyun would be hungry when he came out, so she stuffed a small boiler and some ingredients into the carriage.
On the way here, he happened to see a few scattered farm houses not far from here, so he planned to ride his horse to take a look. If he could buy some fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat, with Jiang Jingyun's craftsmanship, as long as he had the ingredients, he would definitely be able to turn them into delicious delicacies.
But Xiao Muyan didn’t know that after he left the inn, the person he had been thinking about became distracted as he watched his departing back.
Su Yuheng talked to him for a long time but got no response. He turned around and found him sitting there, staring blankly at the door, not saying a word.
He stretched out his hand and waved it up and down in front of Jiang Jingyun's eyes: "Hey, come back to your senses, the person has been gone for almost a quarter of an hour, and you are still looking. Don't worry, I think something happened and he will be back soon."
Jiang Jingyun blushed a little when his secret was exposed. He squinted at Su Yuheng and retorted without admitting it: "You know it again, maybe I was just enjoying the scenery outside?"
Su Yuheng snorted coldly. If they had just met, she might have believed Jiang Jingyun's lies. We have been together for nearly three years now, how could I not be clear about this man's character?
If money were to fall from the sky, Jiang Jingyun would run away faster than anyone else. But if he were invited to enjoy some romantic scene, he would just say he was bored and had something to do and would wait until next time.
The whole person is extremely boring.
Su Yuheng sneered at his stubbornness and poked his shoulder with a finger: "Seeing how distraught you are, I am too lazy to expose you. If you really can't do it, just go and apologize. I don't think you are a petty person. Maybe this matter will be over."
Jiang Jingyun muttered in a low voice: "You don't understand, this is not a question of whether to apologize or not..."
"What else could the problem be?" Su Yuheng was puzzled. "Does he have to be beaten again? Hiss, Xiao Muyan doesn't look like such a cruel person, does he?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Jingyun rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Brother Xiao is not that kind of person. If you keep talking nonsense, I will be angry!"
"Okay, okay, okay. You can't say anything and you don't want to apologize. Just keep being in the deadlock. I don't want to bother with you." Su Yuheng spread his hands, indicating that he would give up interfering in their affairs.
As they were talking, they saw the protagonist of the topic walk in from the door, carrying a bunch of things in his hands, and the two of them shut up instantly.
While Jiang Jingyun was still hesitating whether to go forward, Su Yuheng had already walked over and started talking to him in a familiar manner: "Where did you get so many things?"
Xiao Muyan looked up at the person standing still behind him, feeling a little disappointed, but still politely answered Su Yuheng's question: "It's a small village about a few miles away from here. The food in the inn is not very clean. I was afraid that Jingyun would get an upset stomach, so I went to buy some fresh food and planned to cook it myself."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's very thoughtful." Su Yuheng smacked his lips, looked at Jiang Jingyun who was pretending to be dead with a teasing look in his eyes, and said casually, "The food here is really not that good. I'll send someone to buy some back later. Let's eat together in the evening."
This time Xiao Muyan did not nod, but looked at Jiang Jingyun first, asking what he meant with his eyes.
"Well... okay." Jiang Jingyun agreed and stepped forward to extend his hand to help take some things, but Xiao Muyan dodged him unexpectedly.
Just as I was in a daze, I heard an explanation in my ear, "It's not heavy, I can carry it myself. You've been using the pen a lot recently, so don't tire your hands."
"Oh." Jiang Jingyun rubbed his empty hands and responded awkwardly.
"Tsk," Su Yuheng still couldn't stand his friend's stupidity, so he ordered his follower to take the things away, and asked clearly whether he was planning to make a pot, and then had someone wash it and bring it up.
This time, Xiao Muyan gave the things away readily, and carefully instructed them to use as little of the inn's things as possible. He was relieved only when he saw the other party nodded in agreement.
For a moment, there were only three people sitting in the lobby of the inn, and the atmosphere seemed a little too silent and awkward.
Xiao Muyan thought that since he was the only one staying here, they would feel embarrassed to continue discussing schoolwork, so he wanted to get up and go back to the guest room.
Unexpectedly, one person moved faster.
Su Yuheng stood up suddenly and muttered nonsense, "I'm so hungry. I'll go urge them. Why haven't they finished cooking for so long? You guys continue chatting first..." Then he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Only two people were left there, staring at each other in silence.
"......" Jiang Jingyun felt that this was not going to work, so he took the initiative to break the deadlock and looked at the person opposite him, "Brother Xiao, about what happened at noon..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Muyan interrupted him: "I just asked casually, don't take it to heart."
"Oh," Jiang Jingyun glanced at Xiao Muyan's face and asked cautiously, "Are you still angry?"
"I'm not angry."
"Oh, then..." He touched his nose and wanted to continue asking.
Before he could even ask, Xiao Muyan asked back, "Do you care about my thoughts?"
"......" Jiang Jingyun's breathing stagnated. Is this guy only good at hitting straight balls? Why does he always catch people off guard?
There was silence again.
Xiao Muyan thought that he was going to avoid talking about it again and didn't want to force him, so he stood up and wanted to leave.
Seeing the loneliness in the other person's eyes when he turned around, Jiang Jingyun suddenly felt a little panicked. He reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say.
Xiao Muyan stood there quietly, without urging anyone.
After a long while, a low voice came from the other side: "How could I not care? Do I look so hard-hearted…"
Hearing these words, the depression that Xiao Muyan had accumulated in his heart seemed to be swept away, and he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Jiang Jingyun didn't hear any response. When he looked up, he saw an extremely handsome face, looking down at him tenderly, with an obvious smile on his lips. He was stunned for a moment.
Xiao Muyan looked at his dazed face, and his smile deepened. He changed the subject in a good mood: "Mr. Su is not familiar with worldly affairs, so he probably can't understand the miscellaneous matters in the kitchen. I'd better go and take a look."
"...You understand, but you don't understand that much." Jiang Jingyun complained in his heart. The restaurant has been open for more than two years, and Xiao Muyan has not learned a single thing. His cooking skills are still as bad as before. He sighed and stood up, "Let's go and take a look together."
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