Chapter 14, The 14th Beam of Light: "Give me a chance tonight."...
Song Xingyun really didn't expect him to ask her this question, so her first reaction when she heard it was to be stunned.
Although the man in front of her had no expression on his face, she didn't think he had asked the question casually, especially after she had praised Ying Qi...
Sensing Yu Mushang's silence, Yu's heart sank even further. "It seems this question is difficult to answer."
Song Xingyun seemed to detect a hint of disappointment in his tone. She wasn't sure if she was mistaken, but she still assumed her sixth sense was accurate.
Although she knew he couldn't see, Song Xingyun still shook her head quickly several times. "No, no, it's not difficult to answer at all. It's just that the boss has too many good qualities, and I don't know where to start."
Yu Mushang clearly didn't quite believe her "pretty words" and remained expressionless. He wanted to see how she would "make things up."
Song Xingyun did not look away from those hazy eyes. "I have said from the beginning that the boss is a very kind person. Although you are sometimes very sharp-tongued, you are actually a very warm person at heart."
"He is a very remarkable person. Despite being in darkness, he is still determined to bring light to those who are also born in darkness and to let them touch the light. No one can surpass him in this respect."
If Yu Mushang could see, he would surely have seen the light of "adoration" that shone in her eyes when she said those words.
Yu Mushang's focus remained on her first sentence. She had said something similar when they met at Villa No. 9, and at the time he said she was seeing things and didn't ask any further questions. Today, however, he became interested and asked, "Why do you think I'm a kind-hearted person?"
Song Xingyun was truly stumped by his question. She thought to herself: I can't possibly acknowledge him right here, can I? What if he doesn't remember me? Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?
She had no choice but to make something up on the spot: "I heard from Ying Qi that you do charity work!" At this moment, Ying Qi, who was driving, sneezed twice in a row.
Song Xingyun continued, "Plus, you've taken such good care of Bai Sui, so you must be a very loving person."
At this point, Song Xingyun changed the subject and suddenly probed, "However, Bai Sui and Chang Ming really look alike. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were brothers!"
As she spoke, she kept observing Yu Mushang's expression.
The person opposite had already lowered their head and was about to continue eating. "I guess all Labrador Retrievers look like this."
Song Xingyun didn't give up. "Did you adopt Bai Sui? How old is he this year? Does he have any other brothers or sisters?"
She asked several questions at once, then belatedly realized it was a bit inappropriate and added jokingly, "I'm just curious... such a coincidence of living to be a hundred years old, maybe we're distant relatives..."
Her words brought Yu Mushang's thoughts back to seven years ago...
He suddenly stopped eating, which made Song Xingyun a little nervous. He said, "I delivered Bai Sui. It's seven years old now. Its mother gave birth to quintuplets, but only it and its brother survived."
When Song Xingyun heard that only two had survived, a pang of sorrow swept through her heart. "The little brother... Bai Sui certainly looked like the eldest brother." She paused for several seconds before asking, "Then... what about its little brother?"
Yu Mushang took a sip of soup before lowering his eyes and slowly saying, "He was adopted by someone else."
“Then…” Song Xingyun wanted to ask more, but Yu Mushang was clearly getting impatient.
People are more curious than I am, even a hundred-year-old.
Thinking of this, he put on a refusal-to-communicate expression, "I heard that you should talk less while eating, otherwise you'll easily get indigestion. If I get indigestion, then Assistant Song will have to take responsibility again."
Song Xingyun: ?
She immediately fell silent. She hadn't even finished paying off the debt from Yu Mushang's back injury yet, and she couldn't afford to add to his burden of indigestion. That wouldn't be appropriate.
Hearing that the person on the other end had fallen silent, Yu Mushang grew increasingly resentful. "Assistant Song, are you really afraid I'll hold you responsible?" he said sarcastically.
Song Xingyun: ...
Men are indeed unfathomable; they're so hard to please.
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During her lunch break, Song Xingyun tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, her mind filled with the conversation she had with Yu Mushang at the dinner table.
Finally, she gave up her lunch break, got up and went to the sunroom in the small garden, where she saw two Labrador Retrievers who had just had a hearty meal playing ball together. "You two are having such a good time!"
Upon seeing Song Xingyun appear, Changming and Baisui rushed towards her together, and her small body almost couldn't withstand the impact of the two big guys. "You two have really made me experience the life of having two children. I'm just short of calling you 'Mom'."
Although they look very similar, Song Xingyun can still tell them apart at a glance.
She grasped one of Longevity's front paws and placed it on Hundred-Year-Old's front paw. "Although your name comes first, if I'm not mistaken, you're the younger brother. You should call Hundred-Year-Old Brother."
Changming clearly didn't understand, and called out to her in a daze. Song Xingyun knew it couldn't understand, but she didn't know what was wrong with the writing today, so she kept repeating to it, "Call me brother."
Yu Mushang, who had just finished work and was planning to sit in the sunroom, heard her diligently teaching inside before he even stepped inside.
Song Xingyun was deeply immersed in the teachings, repeating them several times, when suddenly a man's voice came from behind her, "Assistant Song, instead of taking a nap at noon, you're here making things difficult for a dog?"
Song Xingyun froze upon hearing the sound. Yu Mushang always walked silently; she had no idea how much he had overheard. She cleared her throat twice. "I just can't sleep..."
Her tone unconsciously became coquettish, and Yu Mushang's cane slipped a little as soon as it touched the ground...
He steadied himself, strode in, and sat down in the wicker chair in the sunroom. Song Xingyun was exactly one meter away from him. "Can't sleep, so you come and mess with the dog?"
He made a beckoning gesture, and Bai Sui immediately ran to his legs and nuzzled him affectionately.
Song Xingyun's face was scrunched up as she racked her brains trying to figure out how to smooth things over. She kept glancing at the relaxed man, who seemed to be waiting for her answer.
Finally, she started making things up, "Since I was just killing time anyway, I made them become sworn brothers, so that's why I taught Changming to call Baisui Brother. You're not angry, are you? Or do you disagree?"
After listening to her rambling nonsense, Yu Mushang actually laughed, a laugh that stunned Song Xingyun. "You... laughed?"
This was the first time she had ever seen him smile since she met him...
Yu Mushang was also surprised that he had failed to control his expression. He looked a little uncomfortable, but he still maintained his composure. "Assistant Song is quite good at telling jokes."
Upon hearing this, Song Xingyun realized that he had seen through her lies, so she stopped explaining. She wished he knew everything; keeping it a secret was exhausting.
But that didn't stop the man's smile from playing repeatedly in her mind.
At that moment, the wind was blowing in through the half-open window, the gauze curtains were fluttering gently, and the sunlight was shining on Yu Mushang. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was glowing. Song Xingyun, unusually infatuated, said, "You look so beautiful when you smile."
Upon hearing this, Yu Mushang's expression became even more uneasy, fearing that she would say something bold again. "You shouldn't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Song Xingyun abruptly interrupted him, explaining, "I'm not teasing you, it's a genuine compliment. You should smile more; a smile makes you look ten years younger. Your smile can make everyone around you look ten years younger!"
Over the years, in order to live comfortably, Song Xingyun's cheerful and sweet-talking nature has become one of her many virtues.
Yu Mushang rarely heard such words. "You're making me sound more like an old monster."
Seeing that he was unmoved, Song Xingyun started to act listlessly, stroking the dog while muttering under her breath, "Even if he's a monster, he's a young and handsome one..."
The two faced each other in the sunroom, even their postures of petting the dog were very similar. When Ying Qi passed by on his way back, he glanced inside and stopped in time, not daring to disturb the peaceful scene inside.
But he secretly took out his phone and snapped a picture. The two of them looked like they were in a magazine. He sighed inwardly, thinking that his boss would see it someday!
He came quietly and left quietly, leaving the two of them alone.
Song Xingyun thought the topic was over, but unexpectedly, the man looked up and said, "Could praising me be part of Assistant Song bribing me?"
Every time she praised him, he felt it was unreal, but now he can't help but want to verify it repeatedly.
This was the second time today that he had accused her of bribing him, so Song Xingyun stopped pretending and admitted it directly, "Although I really wanted to bribe you, it would be best if my honest words could bribe you."
After saying that, she didn't forget to tell him, "Ying Qi has already told me about your condition in detail, including the doctor's orders."
Yu Mushang was inwardly cursing Ying Qi for being such a blabbermouth, "I heard Assistant Song even tried to throw money at me?"
Song Xingyun's thoughts at this moment were the same as his: Ying Qi really is a big mouth.
"You got injured because of me, so it's only right that I pay your medical bills. It's not like I'm trying to throw money at you, is it? Besides, how could my little bit of money possibly be enough to bribe you..." Her voice trailed off, "Do you want it?"
Yu Mushang leaned back lazily in the wicker chair. "If I asked, Assistant Song would probably have to sign a contract of servitude with me." He gave her a breakdown of the costs. "This is the top-tier private hospital in Beijing. It's not cheap. I even had a full-body checkup, from head to toe, inside and out..."
Song Xingyun couldn't bear to listen anymore.
Yu Mushang sensed the unease in the gasp she made. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and the words he had intended to say to comfort her somehow changed his mind. "Let's see how Assistant Song performs first. Let's put the medical expenses aside for now."
Assistant Song's focus shifted, however, "Although... but what are you laughing at?"
Yu Mushang was much calmer when she discovered him for the second time, and he no longer hid his smile. "Paying so much attention to me? This is easy for people to misunderstand."
He found it quite amusing to tease her.
Song Xingyun stammered, "What misunderstanding? Don't let Ying Qi lead you astray."
Ying Qi is always rambling on and on. Song Xingyun isn't a slow learner, and she's easily influenced. If he keeps rambling on for a while longer, she'll start to be led astray, which would be a big problem.
Song Xingyun quickly changed the subject back to the doctor's orders. She suddenly stood up and approached him, "Boss, I want to discuss something with you."
Yu Mushang sensed her presence and immediately became a little nervous, but his tone remained as indifferent as ever, "Speak."
He had barely finished speaking when he heard Song Xingyun say cautiously, with a hint of pleading, "I'm very capable, so... please give me a chance tonight, okay?"
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