Chapter 14 Overalls Doll
"It's going to the study," Lin Muci immediately found a perfect opportunity to divert attention. "Cats are very curious, so it's best to put away any dangerous items or things you don't want it to touch."
"Well, there aren't any dangerous items in my study, just books," Gu Chaoyu followed and invited naturally, "Let's go take a look together?"
"good."
Lin Muci wanted nothing more than to follow Gu Chaoyu into the study.
Gu Chaoyu's study was just as he'd imagined: clean, bright, and filled with the faint aroma of ink and herbs. An entire wall was covered in floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, each filled with a wide variety of books, ranging from heavy tomes on traditional Chinese medicine and the latest medical journals to investment and financial management books and literary classics.
[The top student's study room... is indeed different.]
[Looking at my own doghouse again... Never mind, I won't look at it anymore. Comparing people will make you sick, and comparing things will make you throw them away.]
The orange cat obviously had no interest in these books. It sniffed under the bookshelf and was finally attracted by a small ornament next to Gu Chaoyu's desk.
It was a handmade clay figurine, a little boy in overalls, grinning goofily, holding a shapeless sun. The workmanship was crude, even a little crooked, the workmanship clearly a child's.
The orange cat stretched out its claws, curiously trying to fiddle with the doll.
“Don’t touch!”
Lin Muci and Gu Chaoyu spoke almost at the same time.
Lin Muci was afraid that the cat would damage the thing. After all, it looked like a very important souvenir.
Gu Chaoyu was afraid that the "token of love" he had been longing for for so many years would be destroyed by a "substitute cat".
Lin Muci quickly picked up the cat, patted its back gently, and said soothingly, "Don't be naughty."
Then he looked up at Gu Chaoyu. Gu Chaoyu's gaze fell on the doll with a gentle expression.
[He seems to treasure this little doll very much...]
Who is this figurine? Could it be him as a child? He's quite cute.
[Wait... this little doll, why does it look familiar? ]
Something seemed to be triggered deep in Lin Muci's memory. He seemed to have... also pinched a similar object.
It was during a craft class in elementary school, when the teacher was teaching them how to sculpt figures out of clay. The figure he was sculpting was his best friend, the little boy who was always quiet and seldom smiled, but who would silently share half of her snacks with him.
He still remembered that he made a pair of overalls for the little boy because his mother said that boys wearing overalls were the cutest.
A vague name flashed through Lin Muci's mind.
What’s it called?
He couldn't recall. His childhood memories were like washed-out photos, with only patches of color left.
"Did you make this when you were a child?" Lin Muci asked curiously while holding the cat.
Gu Chaoyu picked up the doll and gently stroked its head with his fingertips, his voice filled with nostalgia: "I didn't make it. It was given to me by a very important person."
[A very important person?]
Lin Muci's heart sank inexplicably.
【What kind of important person is this? 】
[Is it family? Or... friends?]
[Is it... a female friend? ]
He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and felt sad.
Gu Chaoyu heard his little thoughts clearly, and the smile on his lips deepened.
[It seems my wife has forgotten. What a fool! This very important person is you, isn't it?]
[The more you look at your jealous wife, the cuter she becomes! ]
[Unfortunately, now is not the right time. After being absent for so many years, I need to get to know my wife better, behave well in front of him, and slowly integrate into his life so that he can no longer live without me! Otherwise, now... ]
He didn't explain much, just put the doll back in its place and turned to look at Lin Muci.
"It's getting late," Gu Chaoyu looked at his watch, "Do you want to stay for dinner? I still have some food in the fridge."
"Ah? No... no thanks!" Lin Muci was taken aback by the suggestion and waved his hands quickly, "I... I have to finish my manuscript tonight, and my editor is pushing me hard!"
【Stay for dinner?!】
[A single man and a single woman having dinner together...isn't this progressing too fast?]
"No, no, my heart can't take it anymore. I've received too much information today. I need to go back and digest it."
"Is that so?" Gu Chaoyu showed a hint of just the right amount of disappointment. "Well, work is more important."
"Then I'll go back first. Cat... Cat, if you have any questions, you can message me at any time." After Lin Muci finished speaking, he hugged the cat and walked out of the study as if escaping.
Gu Chaoyu followed him and saw him to the door.
Lin Muci was about to say goodbye.
Gu Chaoyu spoke first,
"It seems to like you holding it."
"Ah?" Lin Muci was stunned and realized that he was still holding an orange in his arms.
Gu Chaoyu took a step forward, stood in front of him, and looked down at him.
"So, in order to help it adapt to its new home as quickly as possible, you can come over and hug it more often."
His voice paused and he added.
"I'm always welcome."
......
Lin Muci walked back to his home almost at the same time. The moment he closed the door, he seemed to have lost all his strength and slid down the door panel to sit on the ground.
He hugged his knees and buried his face in them, but the tips of his ears looked like ripe peaches.
Everything that just happened at Gu Chaoyu's house was replayed frame by frame in his mind like a slow-motion movie.
Gu Chaoyu's low voice, warm breath, the big hand on his back, and the meaningful words "It's very well behaved".
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Lin Muci screamed wildly in his heart.
[He definitely did it on purpose! Absolutely!]
[What about not standing firmly, what about needing help, are all excuses! ]
[And that "you're always welcome"! What kind of lewd language is that! Is that something a proper neighbor would say?!]
What on earth does he want to do?
Lin Mu, the actor-Ci, was completely defeated at this moment. He felt like a shrimp thrown into boiling water, cooked from the inside out.
He took out his cell phone and opened the chat box with Zhou Yang with trembling fingers.
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