Chapter 67, The 67th Beam of Light: "Who's outside!"
"Breakfast is here!" The loud voice had just rang out when the two of them turned their heads toward the source of the sound. Who else could it be but Ying Qi?
Although Yu Mushang was blind, Ying Qi had normal vision. Song Xingyun was afraid that he would see her red eyes, so she pretended to be calm and patted Yu Mushang's hand, which was still holding her, "I'll go back to my room to tidy up first."
Since she said that, Yu Mushang naturally let go and said, "Get ready and come out for breakfast."
"Okay." Song Xingyun replied, turned her back to Ying Qi, stood up, and ran towards the room.
"Hey, why did you run off?" Ying Qi asked, looking at Song Xingyun whose feet seemed to have been greased. "But if I had known Assistant Song would be back so early, I wouldn't have come so soon!"
Yu Mushang recalled their interrupted conversation and gritted his teeth, "I should have kept you out of the gates of Villa No. 9."
Ying Qi expressed his innocence.
Yu Mushang got up, picked up his smart cane, and went back inside to tidy himself up. As he walked, he muttered to himself, "It's okay, there will be plenty of opportunities to tell her the good news, no rush."
What he didn't expect was that, due to the launch of the new blind-aid product of the Yu Group, the three people in Villa No. 9 were so busy that even sleeping became a luxury. Yu Mushang also hadn't found an opportunity to tell Song Xingyun that he had already set a date for the surgery with Samir's team.
Time flew by and a month later.
"The first toast is to us who have been working hard for a month!" Ying Qi raised his glass first, and before Song Xingyun and Yu Mushang could refuse, he clinked glasses with theirs.
Song Xingyun: ......
"You didn't learn any of the boss's other good qualities, but you did learn how to be domineering."
Yu Mushang snorted coldly, "They just use it on whoever they want."
Ying Qi laughed heartily, "Why do I smell a hint of vinegar coming from the boss's wine glass? Assistant Song, can you smell it?"
Yu Mushang: ......
"Come on, a second toast to those of us who successfully created both the glasses and the robot for the blind!" Ying Qi didn't hold back and clinked glasses repeatedly.
Without lingering, he downed his drink and quickly refilled his glass. "The third glass is to 'The Lighthouse in the Blind Sea' for exceeding its first round of sales targets."
Song Xingyun drank the cup willingly, but her gaze never left Yu Mushang's face across from her.
It's time, she thought.
"After sharing the good news, there's also bad news. The posts accusing Assistant Song of plagiarism have resurfaced and are even more popular than before. This is going to be very troublesome." Ying Qi said to Song Xingyun, her face showing concern.
Surprisingly, Song Xingyun remained calm, saying, "This time, I want to try to handle it myself first."
“But…” Ying Qi was about to say something when Yu Mushang interrupted her, “Contact Ying Qi immediately if you need any help.”
“Okay.” Song Xingyun naturally agreed first.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Ying Qi didn't say anything more. He just needed to be ready to serve at any time.
Halfway through the celebratory meal, the doorbell of Villa No. 9 rang. Ying Qi was eating in a hurry and was startled by the doorbell, even biting her tongue. "Ouch... who would ring the doorbell so late at night?"
Song Xingyun and Yu Mushang both stopped eating until Ying Qi reluctantly led the "guest" in.
"Excuse me, did I disturb your meal?" Bai Shuyan's voice was very clear, and there was no hint of "apology" in her words.
Another "uninvited guest" appeared. Song Xingyun looked away. This was her first meeting with Bai Shuyan since their last meal together. She was in no mood to deal with it, so she picked up her chopsticks again, hoping to distract herself with the food.
"What's the matter?" Yu Mushang asked succinctly.
Just like the first few times she came back, Bai Shuyan held up the documents in her hand and said, "I have a document that I would like to ask President Yu to review." As she said this, her gaze swept over the profile of Song Xingyun, who was looking down and not saying a word.
Upon hearing the word "document," Song Xingyun unconsciously tightened her grip on her chopsticks, her fingertips even turning white from the force.
Yu Mushang took the document, touched only the first sentence, and then stopped. "Let's talk in my office."
Song Xingyun was somewhat surprised to see Yu Mushang get up so readily. Based on her understanding of Yu Mushang from her interactions with him over this period of time, she knew that the documents Bai Shuyan held must be of interest to him.
What could it be?
For a moment, only she and Ying Qi remained at the dining table. Every two bites of food Ying Qi would take a glance in the direction of Yu Mushang's office. Even Song Xingyun was unsettled by his frequent large movements. "Why don't you go squat outside the boss's door and listen?"
Ying Qi put down her chopsticks. "How can you not be worried at all? That's a woman who's eyeing the boss."
"What kind of documents need to be reviewed so late at night? Tsk."
"Assistant Song, are you really not going to eavesdrop?"
Song Xingyun: ......
She pursed her lips, losing her appetite, and simply put down her chopsticks. "I'm full and tired. I absolutely did not mean to eavesdrop. I just want to go back to my room to rest." After saying that, she stood up, her eyes warning Ying Qi not to talk nonsense.
Ying Qi wasn't so easily silenced by a single look. He grinned smugly and said, "Right, right, you were just passing by the boss's office on your way back to your room. What you heard was accidental, definitely not intentional eavesdropping."
Without turning her head, Song Xingyun put the phone to her ear and pretended to make a call, "Hey, Wenwen, Secretary Ying said she hasn't seen you in a long time and misses you terribly..."
Ying Qi was so startled by her words that she almost fell off her chair. "No, I was wrong."
Song Xingyun gave a haughty "humph," but when she walked to the office area, her heart started racing. Ying Qi was right; Yu Mushang's office was the only place she could pass through on her way back to her room. Therefore, the closer she got, the more nervous she became, afraid that she might actually hear something.
She really intended to go straight back to her room, but for some reason, the door to Yu Mushang's office wasn't closed properly. Song Xingyun even suspected that Bai Shuyan had done it on purpose.
She intended to simply walk past, but the conversation coming from under the door stopped her in her tracks, because she overheard that "old story".
“You know perfectly well that her father is the culprit who caused your parents’ death and your loss of sight, so why won’t you accept me? I can help you make sure she never appears in this city again.”
"You want to get revenge on her, don't you?"
"Is it right?"
It was Bai Shuyan's voice.
Song Xingyun stopped unconsciously. Originally, she felt utterly hopeless, but a glimmer of hope was rekindled in her heart. However, the next second, that hope was extinguished by the male voice.
She heard him say, "Bai Shuyan, knowing too much won't do you any good."
"My plans don't require you to reveal a single detail to her."
Upon hearing this, Song Xingyun didn't need to prepare at all; her tears immediately burst forth. She covered her mouth tightly, tiptoed away, and only started running after turning into the corridor.
He admitted it.
She heard him admit to his "revenge plan" with her own ears.
She could pretend to be naive when things weren't discussed openly, but now she could no longer convince herself to keep pretending.
Song Xingyun opened the door and quickly closed it. She slumped against the door and let herself slide down. She looked at the room, which was gradually returning to the way it was when she first moved in. Her eyes were empty and her mind was wandering.
"Who's outside?" Yu Mushang suddenly asked warily, pointing towards the doorway.
Bai Shuyan frowned and strode over to open the door, only to be startled by Changming lying outside. Her face paled, and she quickly slammed the office door shut again. "It's just a dog."
The long-lived creature, which was locked outside, cried out twice.
Upon hearing her description, Yu Mushang's face showed no good expression. "I'll say it again: I don't know where you got all this information from. From tonight onwards, keep it to yourself. If she finds out even a little bit beforehand, the Bai family won't exist anymore."
"I'll talk to her about some things myself, so you don't need to worry about it."
"If there's nothing else, Miss Bai, you may leave. In the future, unless it's for official business, please do not step into Villa No. 9 again."
These were the words Bai Shuyan had heard Yu Mushang say the most since they reunited. She didn't understand why not only had her plan failed, but she had also been blacklisted by Yu Mushang at Villa No. 9, and was even being threatened by him using the Bai family as leverage.
Should we keep her completely in the dark? It's too late.
She, who was usually calm and confident, was unusually angry for a moment. "Yu Mushang, have you been playing the lover for so long that you've started to believe it yourself? Fine, then I'll see if your love will be stronger than gold, or if she'll run away everywhere."
Bai Shuyan stormed off in a huff.
Ying Qi almost bumped into her, but Bai Shuyan didn't even glance at him. He touched his chin, thinking of Yu Mushang's sharp tongue towards outsiders, "Did the boss poison Miss Bai in order to reject her?" This was the first time he had seen Bai Shuyan like this.
But he didn't dare ask, and pretended he hadn't seen it.
Ying Qi knocked on Yu Mushang's office door, "Boss."
Yu Mushang, who was inside, had calmed down a bit. He called Ying Qi in and asked as his first question, "Where is she?"
Ying Qi answered truthfully, "After Assistant Song finished eating, he said he was a little tired and went back to his room to rest."
Yu Mushang nodded. Ying Qi noticed a date circled on the calendar on Yu Mushang's desk—the day after tomorrow—and reminded him, "Boss, your surgery is coming up soon. We've made all the arrangements. As for Assistant Song..."
“I will tell her myself.” Yu Mushang pressed his temples, not expecting that this “good news” would be shelved for so long.
Having spent a long time by Yu Mushang's side, Ying Qi had gotten into the habit of asking him, "If there are any changes, should we contact Samir's team to reschedule the surgery?"
Yu Mushang ran his hand along the Braille email printed on the table. “No matter what changes, the original plan remains unchanged. If we miss this opportunity, Samir’s next surgery will be next year.” He used to be able to sit still and wait, but now he no longer wanted to wait, and couldn’t wait any longer.
For some unknown reason, his expression turned sinister and ruthless.
"Received," Ying Qi replied and left.
That night, Yu Mushang knocked on Song Xingyun's door, but there was no answer. He remembered that Ying Qi had said that she had gone to her room to rest after dinner and was probably asleep by now.
Since she had stayed up all month after catching a cold, her health was indeed not very good. Yu Mushang did not insist on disturbing her, but simply said softly to the door, "Good night."
Little did they know, the room had been restored to its original state; the dressing table and wardrobe were spotless, and the room was completely empty...
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