Chapter 5, Fifth Beam of Light: "It was so nice to meet you."
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Song Xingyun could hear each word clearly, but why couldn't she understand them when they were put together?
"Hey, no..."
Ying Qi actually picked up his pizza box and ran away. Before leaving, he was worried that Song Xingyun would feel uncomfortable, so he said, "Don't mind me, just treat this place like your own home." He even dramatically wiped away a tear, but unfortunately, no one paid any attention.
The dining table suddenly fell silent. Yu Mushang was eating slowly and elegantly, as if the words he had just spoken were a hallucination of Song Xingyun.
She looked at him quietly for a long time before hesitating and then speaking, "Ying Qi is just talking nonsense, don't take it seriously."
Yu Mushang gave a soft "hmm," and said, "He was too noisy; it's good that he left."
Song Xingyun breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason, fearing that Yu Mushang would misunderstand her.
Ying Qi, who was carrying a pizza box and about to return, heard Yu Mushang say that he had decided to go bother Xiao Ji.
After the meal, Yu Mushang had indeed eaten quite a lot, and Song Xingyun felt a sense of accomplishment: "Doesn't this prove that when you said 'not bad,' you weren't just being polite, and when I said 'my cooking skills are good,' I wasn't just bragging?"
Yu Mushang sat listening to her words, which were interspersed with the sounds of clearing the dishes. "I never lie, and you should have even more confidence in me."
He noticed that the person opposite him paused in their movements, then said, "There are plenty of dishes and utensils, just let the dishwasher work."
Song Xingyun hummed in response. She wasn't stopping to rest because there were too many dishes and chopsticks; it was just that what he had said earlier sounded too familiar to her.
He once wrote in a letter: "You should have more confidence."
Over the years, she read his letters repeatedly, and eventually she could recite them by heart with her eyes closed. It would be strange if she couldn't remember them. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask, "Is this how you always encourage people?"
The man's hand, which was stroking his cane, paused almost imperceptibly for 0.3 seconds. "Is this considered encouragement?"
Song Xingyun wasn't worried about being "exposed" at all, presumably because he couldn't remember the details. But she still felt very lucky, and she was smiling brightly at the moment. "It's a huge encouragement for me, thank you."
Saying "thank you" to him in person was a way of saying it to him.
As expected, people who have lost their sight have more sensitive hearing. Yu Mushang sensed the emotion in her tone, "You are very happy."
Song Xingyun turned around, holding the bowls and chopsticks in her hands, and said without any attempt to hide her feelings, "Yes, I'm very happy to have met you." She spoke from the heart.
Whether it was because she had a natural affinity for him, or because the meal they were having together had made her feel relaxed, she seemed to have forgotten that he was still her boss.
She was examining the dishwasher in the kitchen not far away, muttering to herself. Yu Mushang then snapped out of his reverie from her previous statement and murmured, "As long as you're happy."
Watching the dishwasher start up normally, Song Xingyun clapped her hands and exclaimed, "I'm a genius!" She had never used such a high-end gadget before.
Yu Mushang got up at some point, and his soft words drifted in as he passed the kitchen door behind her, "You can take the IQ test again."
Song Xingyun: ...
She chased after him, calling out, "Boss, you'll have no friends if you keep talking like that."
Yu Mushang, however, didn't care. "I don't need friends."
Song Xingyun noticed a hint of childishness in him and quickly tried to comfort him, "You need to! From today onwards, I'm your friend!"
"From today onwards, I am your friend."
One sentence brought Yu Mushang's thoughts back to many years ago, when someone had said the same thing to him.
Song Xingyun followed him back to the sofa where he had sat when she first saw him earlier that day. "Do you like sitting here?" The afternoon sun was shining brightly outside, so she went over and pulled the curtains up a bit, blocking most of the sunlight that had been streaming in unreservedly.
Yu Mushang did not answer, but said only, "You can go and rest for a while. Ying Qi will take you to your room."
Upon hearing this, Song Xingyun suddenly remembered that she had applied for an assistant job that required living in the house, and her face instantly showed some difficulty, "Tonight..."
Yu Mushang understood, "Ying Qi should have told you that living in the house isn't mandatory, it's just that sometimes when you're debugging some R&D parameters, it might end quite late, which isn't safe."
He is not incapable of taking care of himself. The more important job of hiring this life assistant is to assist him with his work. After all, Ying Qi also has to help him handle group matters, so it is difficult for him to be in two places at once.
After confirming, Song Xingyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "The public security is very good now. In my previous job, it was common to work all night, so..."
Yu Mushang naturally understood what she meant. "The room will still be reserved for you. You can make your own arrangements." After thinking for a moment, he added, "You don't need to stay up all night here."
Song Xingyun hummed in agreement several times. The two remained silent for a while, but Ying Qi didn't show up until she received the message, looked up, and said, "Ying Qi said there's something at the company that needs to be dealt with... I don't need to rest..."
But as soon as she finished speaking, the man stood up and said, "I'll take you there."
Song Xingyun opened her mouth in surprise, then waved her hand, "No need, no need." But seeing his insistence on taking a nap by herself, she came up with another idea, "Does the little machine also have a navigation function? Or..."
But Yu Mushang didn't stop. "He won't."
Song Xingyun had no doubts and had no choice but to follow. The small machine that had received Ying Qi's instructions remotely heard its boss's words as soon as it got close, and it very consciously turned around and hid.
Song Xingyun's gaze followed Yu Mushang, so she naturally didn't notice the small mishap that had occurred. Looking at the man's back, if it weren't for the strong presence of his white cane, she would have suspected he had regained his sight. When her attention returned and she saw the suddenly appearing staircase, her heart tightened. "Careful!" Song Xingyun reached out to steady him, but seeing that he accurately stepped onto the stairs, she realized she had indeed worried unnecessarily. In fact, because of her sudden support, Yu Mushang's body became slightly unsteady, and she secretly regretted it, "I'm sorry."
Yu Mushang felt the hand that had been gripping his arm withdraw, and pursed his lips, "It's nothing."
As they walked further, Song Xingyun even received a reminder from him, "Watch out for the steps." She was starting to doubt whether she was the one who had gone blind.
She couldn't help but speak up after a while, "You're very familiar with this place. I was just confused because I was worried about you."
Yu Mushang raised a hand and pointed to the earphone he had somehow put on, "It gives me hints." He then tapped his white cane, "They are good partners."
Song Xingyun had already recognized it as the one she had bumped into that day, but she was too flustered to notice the faint light flashing on the side of the cane. She remembered the information she had found about him before, "How amazing, is this the smart cane?"
Yu Mushang deliberately slowed his pace. "Well, you can be very curious about it, because you're already part of the team that's upgrading it."
Song Xingyun smiled, "Boss, what you said makes me not want to rest anymore. I wish I could help right away." After all, it's a major event that benefits society.
Yu Mushang's smile softened slightly, "No rush, you have a more important task ahead of you."
Song Xingyun wanted to ask more questions, but he had already stopped in front of a door. "You've arrived at your room."
So fast?
Song Xingyun watched him push open the door, then stepped aside, "Come in."
She obediently went inside for a visit, while Yu Mushang didn't take another step, but waited at the door, very gentlemanly and well-mannered.
A moment later, Song Xingyun inside the room heard him ask her, "You should remember the way you came, right?"
Song Xingyun: ?
She immediately recalled his sarcastic remarks about her IQ test, and before she could even remember the route, she craned her neck and exclaimed, "Of course!"
Yu Mushang nodded without any doubt, "Let's rest."
He left after he finished speaking, leaving Song Xingyun standing there, still not having reacted. When she chased after him, she found that he could no longer be seen even from outside. "Is this the advantage of having long legs?"
But the next second she smacked her head, "Waaah, I was so busy talking on the way here, I really didn't remember anything, what am I going to do?"
She was so confident before, if Yu Mushang finds out she was faking it, wouldn't she be incredibly embarrassed?
Song Xingyun decided to rest before trying to find her way out on her own. "I refuse to believe that my big, bright eyes won't be able to find my way back."
Then she closed and locked the door. Perhaps because she had eaten a lot for lunch, she felt a little dizzy. In addition, she had drunk alcohol last night and got up early this morning. She, who had said she could skip her lunch break, went to sleep as soon as she lay down.
Yu Mushang returned to his room. He stood in front of the safe, skillfully pressed the combination lock, and the safe door was quickly opened.
He pulled out a thick stack of envelopes, ranging from plain white to colorful and gaudy, which made it easy to discern the sender's gender and mindset.
Afraid of disrupting the order, he picked up the top envelope, opened it, and took out the Braille version that he had written himself according to the contents of the letter. He "read" it with his hand until his fingertips stopped at the signature, where her name was.
He didn't reply to the letter, and as he wished, she never wrote again. After a year of no contact, he finally realized today, "We still met, Song Xingyun."
*
Song Xingyun was woken up by the alarm clock. Her head was still a little groggy, but she didn't dare to stay in bed. She got up, washed her face in the bathroom, and then left the room.
But after taking only two steps, they stopped at a fork in the road. "Should we go this way or that way...?"
In the end, she chose to trust her sixth sense: "This place is big, and it looks like a road leading outside."
But as I walked, the road became increasingly unfamiliar, and it started to resemble my neighborhood more and more.
After realizing she had gone the wrong way, Song Xingyun immediately decided to turn back. But as soon as she turned around, she bumped into a firm, bare chest...
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