Chapter 72, The 72nd Beam of Light (End)
Ying Qi couldn't sleep soundly, so he went to Villa No. 9 early in the morning. But when he arrived, there was no one there. In the end, he only found a note left by Yu Mushang on the bedside table: "I'm going out for a walk by myself. Call me if you need anything. You'd better be okay."
Ying Qi frowned when she saw the last sentence. "Does this mean that even if something really happens, you shouldn't call?" But then she thought that Yu Mushang's vision was fine now, and besides, his lenses had been readjusted yesterday when he was discharged from the hospital, so Ying Qi wasn't so worried anymore.
He yawned, and with the mindset that he should be an even better workhorse when the boss wasn't around, he started the car and headed towards the Yu Group.
At that moment, a luxury van stopped at the entrance of Changle Town. The door opened, and a man with long legs stepped out. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, held a smart white cane, and had his usual Bluetooth headset in his ear. He remained standing there until the car drove away.
Who else could this be but Yu Mushang?
"What a handsome young man!" An older woman pulling a small cart passed by and couldn't help but praise him, but the next second she said with pity, "Can't you see? Young man, do you need any help? Why did your family let you come out alone?"
The old woman muttered, "Another unfortunate child. The same goes for that pretty girl I met last time. Sigh."
Pretty girl?
Yu Mushang, who had originally intended to pretend to be deaf and mute, inexplicably connected these four words with Song Xingyun upon hearing them. He turned his head slightly and asked, "May I ask which day you met this girl? What did she look like?"
The older woman, thinking the handsome young man wouldn't pay her any attention, was about to leave when she heard his question. She looked him up and down warily. "Are you here to find someone? Are you a kidnapper?"
Yu Mushang could see clearly now, and he also noticed the old woman's wariness. He took out the photo of the two of them taken in the sunflower field from his breast pocket and handed it over. "Excuse me, is this the young lady? I'm here to find someone. She is my girlfriend." He admitted frankly.
The middle-aged woman leaned over for a look. "Hey, it really is this young girl." She looked at the person in the photo, who was smiling brightly. Yu Mushang didn't seem like a bad person, so she lowered her guard. "Did you hurt that young girl's feelings? She cried for a long time in the car that day. It broke my heart to see her like that. Young people should cherish the people in front of them."
I cried for a long time...
Yu Mushang's expression darkened considerably, and the old lady noticed it too. She thought that it was better to destroy ten temples than to ruin one marriage. This young man was handsome and had a good temperament, so he must be a good catch. It was just a pity that he was blind. "I haven't seen her since we parted at the station that day. I don't know if she's still in town."
Yu Mushang said it was nothing, "Then can you tell me which direction to go from No. 520 Changle Town?" As he spoke, he touched his white cane with a sad expression.
The woman felt sorry for him because of his expression. She thought for a moment, then took his cane and led him in a different direction. "Number 520 seems to be the Chang Le Hotel. Just keep walking straight in this direction and you'll get there. You can ask a few more people for directions along the way so you don't get lost."
"If that girl hasn't left yet, you two are destined to meet. Maybe you'll bump into each other on the street. Good luck, young man."
"mom!"
After the old woman finished speaking, she heard someone calling her from not far away, "My daughter is here, young man, I'm leaving now." Seeing the person, Yu Mushang followed the direction the old woman pointed and stepped into Changle Town.
A mother and daughter, arm in arm, were chatting and laughing not far away. "Who were you talking to just now?"
Hearing her daughter ask, the woman turned and pointed to the man who had already walked away, "Nobody, just a young man asking for directions. He's looking for his girlfriend, and he's quite handsome."
The girl looked in the direction she was pointing and exclaimed, "Wow, that back view looks so familiar."
The older woman asked in confusion, "Familiar? You think all handsome guys look familiar, right? When are you going to bring one back for me to see? You'll be twenty-six after the New Year, and I'm getting anxious."
The girl stopped listening and muttered to herself, "How come he's like our boss... Wait, our boss doesn't have a girlfriend. I must have been watching too much news about him lately." As soon as she finished speaking, her ear was grabbed. "Ouch, ouch, ouch, Mom! All I want to do right now is make money, not date men."
The mother and daughter went to the market, bickering and arguing.
Yu Mushang did not take out his phone; he remained completely blind and relied on the navigation system in his smart white cane to reach the entrance of the Chang Le Hotel.
He walked to the front desk, took out his ID card, and said, "One double room."
The receptionist was stunned by Yu Mushang's face. After a few seconds, she came to her senses and apologized, "The king-size bed rooms are all gone. We only have VIP rooms available. You see..." This is the most expensive room type here, and the receptionist was afraid she wouldn't be able to keep this handsome guy.
To everyone's surprise, the handsome guy readily agreed, "Let's open one room."
"Okay." The receptionist quickly completed the process and handed him the room key. "Here's your room key, please take it."
Seeing Yu Mushang fumble around for a moment, the receptionist realized that he seemed to be blind. "Sir, would you like to be taken back to your room?"
Yu Mushang shook his head, "No need, thank you."
Then he turned and headed towards the elevator. Although he was using a white cane, the receptionist was still puzzled. "Can he see or not?"
Yu Mushang had just entered when Song Xingyun stepped in right behind him. The receptionist greeted her with a smile, "Miss Song."
Song Xingyun went to the front desk and handed her the breakfast she had brought along the way, saying, "I bought too much."
She thought she could have a good night's sleep after dealing with Zhong Shichao's matter, but she woke up early today. She dreamed of Yu Mushang and that he came to find her. She was simply startled awake.
Unable to fall back asleep after waking up, she got up and went to the morning market. She ate her fill before returning. She had been staying at the Chang Le Hotel for quite some time, and the front desk had helped her with many room issues. Since they were girls of similar age, they had become quite familiar with each other over time.
Upon seeing the breakfast, the receptionist was quite polite. "Thank you, Ms. Song. How did you know I was starving? This night shift is inhuman. I was just thinking that I was going to faint from hunger if the replacement didn't arrive soon."
Song Xingyun stood at the front of the stage and smiled, "Take a bite quickly, I'll cover for you." There was nothing to do back in her room, so she decided to chat here for a while.
While eating, the receptionist told her about the different types of guests she had served that night. "You meet all kinds of people when you work at the front desk." As she spoke, she thought of Yu Mushang. "Just a few minutes before you arrived, I checked in a new guy. I've seen handsome guys before, but I've never seen anyone this handsome."
Song Xingyun glanced at the elevator lobby and casually echoed, "Is he really that handsome?"
The receptionist nodded and pointed at her, "You're beautiful and he's handsome. I don't think anyone in this town can 'compare' to him except you right now. That handsome guy lives next door to you. You'll know what I mean by handsome when you run into him!"
"Okay, okay." Song Xingyun was a little tired from standing for so long, so she yawned. "You continue eating, I'm going back to take a nap, I got up too early this morning."
After saying goodbye, she headed towards the elevator. As the elevator descended, she stared blankly at the tips of her shoes. A dozen seconds later, "Ding!"
As the elevator doors opened, Song Xingyun raised her eyes slightly, and a pair of familiar shoes came into view, along with a white cane standing upright next to them.
Song Xingyun's breath hitched, and she stiffly looked up. The person from her midnight dreams was standing right in front of her. She pinched her thigh to make sure this wasn't a dream.
Yu Mushang stood just a step away from her.
How could he be here? Why isn't Ying Qi with him? Is he here to arrest her? Song Xingyun was filled with questions.
Little did she know that her appearance, her expression, and her little gestures were all being observed by the man at a certain moment, and Yu Mushang clenched his hand tightly behind his back.
The elevator alarm sounded as the doors were about to close, but neither of them moved. Finally, Yu Mushang spoke up first, asking, "Is anyone outside?"
Song Xingyun then came to her senses, and the elevator doors began to close at that moment.
When it was only a palm's width away, Yu Mushang saw a slender hand reach in, and the elevator door sensed the obstruction and opened again.
Yu Mushang watched as the man, his eyes greedily fixed on her, walked step by step toward her side. She leaned against him, her gaze never leaving his body or face.
Song Xingyun originally wanted to escape, but because of what Yu Mushang said, she wanted to take advantage of the fact that he "couldn't see" her. She was also glad that she hadn't imported her photo into the program when the smart cane was upgraded, so that neither he nor the cane would recognize her. She greedily wanted to stay by his side a little longer, even if it was just for a little while.
Song Xingyun, you really have a love-struck brain! She mentally berated herself, but he actually looked just as good in those glasses as she had imagined.
She never got to see the frame made after she designed it, so why not let it go now and make up for the regret?
She was so engrossed in watching that she didn't notice the elevator had been stuck on the first floor. No one pressed the button, so Yu Mushang had to call out to remind her, "Which floor?" He tried to keep his voice as emotionless as possible, and he had dug deep marks into his palms behind his back, afraid that he might lose control and grab her at any moment.
Song Xingyun opened her mouth slightly, not daring to make a sound, and quickly pressed the button for the floor where her room was located.
Hearing the sound, Yu Mushang spoke up again, "Could you help me press the fifth floor?"
Five? Song Xingyun then realized that there was no Braille on the elevator buttons. No wonder he went up and then came down; he probably went to the wrong floor. "Hmm," she said, only uttering a single sound so as not to be recognized.
The fifth floor was actually the same floor as her, but Yu Mushang saw her "obediently" press the button for the fifth floor again, as if she wanted to let him hear it, or as if she was hiding something.
"Ding! We've arrived at the fifth floor." Song Xingyun quickly switched sides and pressed the elevator's open button, making a loud noise to remind him that he could leave.
Seeing Yu Mushang leave without showing any expression, Song Xingyun silently counted to ten in the elevator, thinking that he should be far away by now, before lightly stepping out of the elevator. Just as she was about to marvel at how well the carpet in the corridor could reduce the sound of footsteps, she bumped into Yu Mushang again, who was "turning back".
Her body told her the truth: her heart was racing and her legs went weak.
Just as her knees buckled, the man swiftly pulled her back, looking puzzled. "The kind person who pressed the elevator button for me up ahead?"
Song Xingyun could only hum in agreement again, silently thanking him in her heart. Otherwise, she would have fallen flat on her face in front of him, and even though she "knew" he couldn't see it, she would still feel very embarrassed.
Yu Mushang released her but didn't leave immediately, only asking, "Are you mute?"
Song Xingyun: ?
"Fine, as long as he doesn't recognize me, I'll just stay mute." With that thought, she hummed in agreement.
Yu Mushang found it somewhat amusing, but he also wanted to see who would lose their temper first. "I can't see. Can you take me to room 520?"
Song Xingyun was startled again. 520? That's next door... Could he be the handsome guy who checked in today?
He's undeniably handsome, breathtakingly so.
“Hmm.” Song Xingyun didn’t dare touch him, so she picked up his cane and changed direction. Yu Mushang smiled inwardly, remembering that the kind old lady had also given him directions in the same way. No wonder they were from the same place.
Song Xingyun was filled with anxiety, constantly reminding herself not to give herself away. But in that one second of distraction, the man was already about to crash into the wall at the corner of the corridor. "Watch out!"
Her beautiful eyes widened.
She spoke up.
She's finished.
She prayed that he wouldn't notice.
But when she looked up, she saw a man with his brows furrowed tightly. He said, "You're not mute? You can speak."
Song Xingyun felt like crying but had no tears left. She quickly released his wrist, which she had grabbed to "save" him, and turned to run away without explaining.
But he caught her precisely and pulled her into his arms. "Why are you running?"
"Why are you running?" He had said that to her before.
But did he recognize her or not? If he didn't, how could he have such contact with a stranger? Didn't he hate being touched by others? Song Xingyun felt a dull pain in her chest.
But the next second, the man said, "Song Xingyun, why are you running?"
When he called out that name, Song Xingyun's first reaction was that she was hallucinating. She looked up at him blankly and met his eyes. She saw herself in his eyes. His gaze focused, and it seemed that he was different from before.
"You've mistaken me for someone else." She tried to deny it.
But the man gripped her even tighter. "Still not admitting it?" He cupped her face and kissed her precisely, forcefully and urgently, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
Just then, the elevator doors opened, and the receptionist stepped out. She turned her head and saw the two of them kissing passionately. After a moment of shock, she looked on with a gossipy expression and said, "I didn't see anything. You two carry on, you two carry on."
Song Xingyun kept waving at her, but all she got in return was a thumbs-up gesture from the receptionist...
Whether from despair or pain, Song Xingyun's tears flowed freely. Yu Mushang, having tasted the bitterness, calmed down and gently withdrew, his forehead touching hers. He cupped her face with his fingers, wiping away her tears with his fingertips, and then touched her eyes. Song Xingyun's eyelashes trembled, and her heart trembled as she heard him say, "Such beautiful eyes, you're not allowed to shed tears."
Unexpectedly, she cried even harder, unable to stop. Yu Mushang's face was filled with panic. "Don't cry, I was wrong, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you like that..."
Song Xingyun paused for a second upon hearing his apology, then hiccuped and sniffled. Looking at his eyes, which had regained their brightness, she stammered, "You... how did you recognize me?" She was certain that he could really see her. She was only scared for a second before being completely filled with happiness for him.
Yu Mushang placed her hand on his chest, letting her feel the accelerated heartbeat he experienced when he felt her. "From the second you rushed into my arms, eyes grew here." Not this second, but a second long, long ago.
"Don't leave me again, star."
"I miss you so much."
Song Xingyun sniffed. "You shouldn't have come. What are you doing here? We've already broken up. There's no future for us. Did you come to get revenge on me? Well, you've found me. I accept it."
Yu Mushang's face turned pale. "What nonsense are you spouting? First, who said we broke up? I don't agree. Second, I missed you, so I came to find you. Who said I wanted to take revenge on you? Are you an idiot, Song Xingyun?"
Song Xingyun's eyes were filled with confusion. "It's not about getting revenge on me... but my father, your parents, they..." She couldn't finish her sentence. "I overheard what you and Bai Shuyan said in the office that day. Getting revenge on me, not letting me know—didn't you say that? You admitted it yourself..."
She cried again after she finished speaking, feeling both sad and scared.
Yu Mushang's heart was breaking. He picked her up and carried her to room 520. "What are you going to do?" Song Xingyun suddenly jumped up and hugged his neck tightly. Her voice trembled as she asked this question.
Yu Mushang hugged her with one arm, took out the room key with the other to open the door, and didn't forget to reply to her, "Didn't you say I came here to get revenge on you?"
"Click!" The door opened, and the next second, Song Xingyun was pinned against the door and kissed by him.
Song Xingyun said no, but her body betrayed her. She clung to him tightly, as if it were the last time. Her mouth ached, her body went limp, and finally, she was pressed into the soft bed by the man's body.
The two people intertwined on the bed followed their instincts, displaying their desire for each other to the fullest extent. The man's hands were full of softness, and she, like a kitten, scratched his back muscles again and again.
But at the last moment, Yu Mushang stopped the car. He stepped back a little and looked at the person he had been longing for in his arms, looking dazed. He couldn't help but kiss her lips heavily again. "If you keep looking at me like that, I'm really going to take revenge on you."
Song Xingyun looked at him blankly until her eyes regained their clarity.
So that's the kind of revenge he meant. Her face burned. "You...you pervert!" She grabbed the blanket and rolled herself up, leaving only her rosy cheeks showing. She looked at him timidly.
Yu Mushang pinched her soft cheek and pretended to be angry, saying, "Don't be afraid of me."
Song Xingyun muttered, "Then don't do anything that scares people..."
"Haven't seen you for a while, and you dare to talk back to the boss now." Yu Mushang chuckled, then was choked by Song Xingyun's retort, "This time you won't say he's my boyfriend."
Yu Mushang: ......
The two remained silent.
No one knew where to begin, and in the end, Yu Mushang pulled her, blanket and all, into his arms. "Are you wondering how my eyes can see again?"
Song Xingyun nodded.
"Are you trying to ask what the truth of what happened back then really is?"
Song Xingyun's pupils contracted slightly, then she nodded.
"I'll explain it to you little by little, okay?" Yu Mushang coaxed her, which made Song Xingyun's eyes well up with tears again. She choked up and said, "Okay."
"The car accident that year was the result of our choices. We happened to be caught in the biggest snowstorm that day, it was very sudden."
"At that time, there was another school bus full of children on the road besides us. We were joking that if they had left a little later, they might have received a notice of school suspension. The main road was very long, straight and empty. You could see a car coming from a distance. The traffic lights were also not far apart."
“I saw it first. The small truck loaded with goods ran a red light and drove recklessly toward us. Because it was going so fast, the tires were slipping. It showed no sign of stopping. Your dad figured it was because of the slippery road due to the snow and the possibility that its brakes had malfunctioned.”
"Finally, faced with a choice between our lives and the lives of a school bus full of children, we chose to temporarily block the road in front of the school bus..."
Yu Mushang spoke succinctly, pausing to glance down at Song Xingyun, “We sacrificed three people and my eyes, but we saved all the children on the bus.”
“No one hesitated. Even at the last moment, they were still saying, no matter who survives, we must not forget you, we must take care of you, we must take care of me.”
"Who knew I'd be the one who survived in the end."
"Stars, there is no right or wrong. They are all heroes in my heart, and you are the person I want to take care of for the rest of my life."
Song Xingyun no longer knew which sentence she heard and began to cry silently. Yu Mushang continued, "When I was unconscious, the collateral branches of the Yu family tried to take control of the company and reported the facts of the accident in a false way. They probably thought I would die too, but I didn't. I wiped out those lurking 'wolves' one by one. But too much time had passed since the accident, and we could no longer correct the reports. So we chose to try to remove the reports, but they were still preserved by people with ulterior motives, causing your father to be misunderstood. It was my fault. I didn't do things thoroughly enough."
“I was afraid you'd be sad, and I just wanted you to live a happy life. Let the past be the past, but I didn't expect you to find out and misunderstand. Your father is a really good person; I call him Uncle Huazhang. I also know he has a beautiful daughter named Xingxing. Uncle always praises you in front of us for being beautiful and for your talent in drawing…”
Song Xingyun's voice choked with emotion, "Why didn't you tell me sooner? You shouldn't have kept it from me..."
"Yes, I was wrong." Yu Mushang admitted his mistake quickly. "Now that you know, can you forgive me? I won't do it again next time. Let's face things together from now on, okay? Xingxing."
Song Xingyun did not answer, but asked in return, "Seven years ago, why didn't you come to me directly, but instead chose to quietly support me?"
Yu Mushang hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm afraid you won't accept it, and I'm also afraid that my appearance will scare you..."
If Song Xingyun asked further, she would surely discover another secret, but Yu Mushang's expression made her unable to ask any more. It was a miracle that such a promising young man had not given up on life when he lost his sight at the height of his youth.
“Your eyes… I saw the news about your car accident, I’m sorry.” Song Xingyun shuddered as she thought of that nightmare again.
“It’s all in the past. Didn’t I turn misfortune into blessing and not go blind anymore?” Yu Mushang then told her in detail about the surgery he had with Samir’s team after the car accident. “I originally wanted to tell you the good news about the surgery as soon as possible, but I didn’t have time, and I didn’t expect it to happen earlier than planned.”
Song Xingyun felt even more guilty. "I was too stupid and cowardly. I only listened to others and didn't dare to ask you on my own initiative."
Yu Mushang's expression turned serious as he recalled what Bai Shuyan had told him. "The Bai family is just tired of sitting in that position."
Song Xingyun reached her arms out from under the covers and hugged him, "Don't be angry..."
"You know where I am because of the location tracking app that was installed on my phone during the test?" She thought and thought that this was the only way he could find her so quickly. She never expected that it would happen so unexpectedly.
Yu Mushang admitted, "Yes."
Song Xingyun could only admire how quickly his mind worked; he had come up with that program so fast. She then asked, "Did you also send me that compressed file full of evidence?"
Yu Mushang hadn't expected this, but she had guessed it anyway, since he had specifically used a new email address. However, there was no need to hide it from her. "Yes, how come you..."
Song Xingyun knew what he wanted to ask. "You like to add a 'y' suffix to the filenames of your emails, and the woman who testified was someone we met together. Have you been preparing this evidence for a long time?"
Yu Mushang praised her for being clever, "It was just a small favor. You said you wanted to handle it yourself, but I didn't have time to send it to you before you left. However, I didn't help much. Our Xingxing overturned the case for themselves. That's great."
The two snuggled together and talked, recounting everything that had happened during their separation, down to the fact that they had both encountered the same kind old lady. "So thirsty, so hungry."
They had already talked about lunch, and now they could go out for dinner. Yu Mushang wrapped her up tightly before taking her out. In the elevator, Song Xingyun stepped on him, "Don't you want your cane anymore?" They only found the "abandoned" cane at the elevator entrance when they came out of the room.
Yu Mushang squeezed her palm. "You don't need it anymore."
Song Xingyun's eyes were swollen from crying for so long, and her voice was hoarse. "You're still pretending to be blind and lying to me."
Yu Mushang put her hand into his pocket. "You pretended to be mute and lied to me too. We're even now."
Song Xingyun: ......
Thinking about her clumsy performance in front of him, she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself. "Don't mention it again!"
"Okay, whatever you say."
The two bumped into the receptionist as soon as they stepped out of the elevator. Her eyes darted over them twice before she finally pointed at Yu Mushang and said, "Handsome, you're not blind after all!"
Song Xingyun didn't know how to explain it to her, "Actually, we know each other."
Yu Mushang replied, "She is my girlfriend who ran away from home."
Song Xingyun: ......
She gave him an elbow strike. "It's a long story. I'll tell you the details another time."
The two walked hand in hand on the road in Changle Town. Song Xingyun kept looking at him. Yu Mushang touched his face and asked, "Do I have money on my face?"
Song Xingyun was amused by his words and chimed in, "Yes, aren't you just a walking ATM?" After a few seconds of pause, she added, "It just feels unreal to be walking here with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Mushang pulled her over with a strong force, lowered his head and kissed her lips. Not satisfied, he even gave her a light bite. Song Xingyun slapped him, "Are you a dog?"
Yu Mushang laughed, "Does it hurt? If it hurts, it's not a dream."
Song Xingyun buried her face in his coat, her voice muffled as she said, "I never want to be separated from you again."
"good."
"You look really good in these glasses. I'm such a good designer."
When Yu Mushang learned that the frame he had chosen was made by her, he simply said, "It's destined that we are meant to be."
The two walked a few more steps when suddenly two voices came from in front of them.
"boss?"
"A young lady? A handsome young man?"
The girl asked the middle-aged woman next to her, "Mom, you don't mean to call my boss 'handsome young man,' do you?"
Song Xingyun and Yu Mushang never expected that the people they met by chance would have such a connection.
After learning more, it turned out that the woman's daughter was also a member of the Yu Group.
"My God, boss, you can see it?" The girl immediately covered her mouth after saying that.
Yu Mushang nodded calmly, "Don't spread this around for now."
His demeanor was already cold, and his words were even colder. Song Xingyun could tell that the mother and daughter were a little scared, so she quickly added, "Keep it a secret for us, okay? He didn't mean anything by it, he wasn't threatening you."
The girl nodded quickly several times. Yu Mushang frowned. Was he really that scary? Perhaps out of a desire to make amends and express gratitude, he softened his tone and said, "After the New Year, submit your resume to Secretary Ying. Yu's Group will give you proper training."
After the two had walked away, the girl slapped her own face. "Mom, am I dreaming? Did you hear that? My boss is going to promote me?"
The woman thought for a moment, "That seems to be the idea."
The girl immediately hugged her mother, saying, "Good people are rewarded, Mom, I'm so lucky to have you!"
That night, the first snow of the year fell. Yu Mushang looked at the person sleeping soundly beside him and, without childishly shaking her awake, whispered in her ear, "Even if we don't share the snow together, we can still grow old together."
But fearing she would get angry if she got up, he still braved the cold to go out and take pictures of the first snowfall for her.
*
After everything was settled, Song Xingyun took Yu Mushang to the graves of Song Huazhang and his wife to pay their respects. She then showed him her family's old house and finally picked up Tang Huanxian. After much persuasion, she finally convinced him to go back with them to spend the New Year.
During the pre-New Year's cleaning, Song Xingyun helped Yu Mushang pack away old things and joked, "I hope I don't discover any more secrets?"
Yu Mushang, who was also organizing, replied, "You can look for it."
A moment later, Song Xingyun found an old childhood photo in a metal box. Yu Mushang in the photo was only twelve or thirteen years old, and his face was already quite handsome. He was making a "V" sign at the camera. Song Xingyun pointed in surprise at the person squatting behind him drawing, "You...we..." The person drawing was actually her.
Song Xingyun recalled that one year Song Huazhang returned in a hurry, bringing a little boy with him, saying he was a friend's child. She was busy painting and didn't pay much attention. They left after a while. She never expected that the little boy from back then was actually Yu Mushang...
Seeing her shocked expression, the man rushed over, pushed her down onto the sofa, and kissed her passionately on the lips. "I recognized you a long time ago."
“But my baby only recognized me now, so he should be punished.”
Song Xingyun was dizzy from his kiss. When she came to her senses, she bit his tongue and joked, "You didn't have a crush on me back then, did you?"
To everyone's surprise, the man readily admitted without hesitation, "Yes."
Song Xingyun stared at him, then finally rolled over and tackled him to the ground. "Yu Mushang, you actually have a crush on someone! You're cheating!"
Outside, the ground was covered in white snow; inside, the room was enchanting...
*
New Year's Eve, Villa No. 9
"Happy New Year!" Everyone at the table raised their glasses at the same time. Tang Huanxian and Uncle Lin, the two older men, sat in the main seats, while Song Xingyun and Yu Mushang sat facing each other, and Ying Qi sat alone opposite them.
"Something feels missing," he said, pouring himself a glass of wine.
Tang Huanxian was no longer as reserved as when he first arrived, and now he dared to say a few words, "Xiao Ying, you still haven't won over that girl?"
Yingqi: ......
"Uncle Tang, let's talk about something happy during the New Year, like wishing our boss and Assistant Song a happy marriage and many children soon."
Uncle Lin kicked him under the table, "You rascal, you're usually so clever, how come you're so oblivious when it comes to relationships? You can drive away the girl you've already got."
While Yu Mushang was in Changle Town, Ying Qi ran into Wen Ying at the club. She had ordered ten male models to dance in front of her. He quickly signed the contract and rushed over to "watch the show," only to be kicked out in the end.
Since that day, he has discovered that he has been poisoned by a drug called "Wen Ying". He has been turned away for a month and has no energy to even worry about when Yu Mushang will return. Now, during the New Year, he is drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
"Why did you start drinking without waiting for me?" A loud female voice rang out from outside the restaurant.
Ying Qi turned around abruptly and met Wen Ying's gaze as she carried a handful of gifts. He quickly stood up and took the things from her hands, saying, "How can you carry so many heavy things with such a small frame?"
Wen Ying pouted, "Mind your own business!"
Yingqi: ......
Everyone else at the table looked like they were watching a melon seed, but Song Xingyun raised an eyebrow at Yu Mushang, her eyes saying, "Finally, I get to eat someone else's melon seed."
Wen Ying had eaten with her father at the Wen family home before coming here. She couldn't eat anymore, but she could still drink a little. She was outgoing and cheerful, and she and Tang Huan chatted enthusiastically about Chang Le Town.
On the contrary, Ying Qi was unusually quiet, drinking one glass of wine after another by himself. By the end of the meal, he was quite drunk.
"Let's go set off fireworks!" Song Xingyun and Wen Ying ran ahead.
The two elderly people, who are sensitive to the cold, watched from inside the sunroom window as four young people set off fireworks outside. "The children have all grown up, and we've grown old too."
Tang Huanxian looked satisfied. "Yes, they'll be happy and relieved to see this from heaven."
Villa No. 9 was located in a suburban area where there were no regulations prohibiting fireworks. Song Xingyun lost count of how many fireworks exploded above her head. "So beautiful."
She leaned against Yu Mushang, who wrapped her up from behind, saying, "You're so beautiful too."
Song Xingyun scolded him for being glib, and Yu Mushang took the opportunity to steal a kiss from her, saying, "Let me show you what it means to be glib."
On the other side, Ying Qi was so dizzy that he could see double when trying to light the fireworks, and he couldn't get them to light. Wen Ying was getting anxious watching from behind and rushed up to snatch the lighter from his hand. "You have such a low alcohol tolerance and you still drink so much. You're so drunk that you're seeing things. I'm afraid you'll point the fireworks at yourself and blow them into the sky!"
Ying Qi didn't notice and was pushed so hard that he sat on his bottom in the snow. He fell but was still grinning foolishly. "Were you worried about me?"
Wen Ying turned her head and saw his silly look. She pursed her lips and said, "Don't flatter yourself." She ran to light the fireworks in the distance before running back. The man was still grinning at her. She kicked him and said, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"
Ying Qi laughed, "Get closer so I can see if she's a beauty."
Wen Ying looked at him suspiciously, and actually squatted down in front of him. "If you can't tell she's a beauty this time, you'll donate your eyes!"
To her surprise, Ying Qi, who was still sitting on the snow, grabbed her hand. She, who was squatting, lost her balance and fell on top of him, knocking him to the ground. "You! Get up!"
She immediately tried to get up, but his large hand encircled her waist. He said, "Don't get up."
Just as Wen Ying was about to scold him for being crazy, the fireworks in the sky and Ying Qi's words exploded in his ears at the same time, "Wen Ying, I like you, do you still like me?"
Taken aback by his question, Wen Ying's hand trembled, and she lost her balance, her upper body pressing against his. Further up, her lips met his... Her eyes widened as the man held the back of her head; the unexpected kiss turned into a passionate chase...
Song Xingyun turned her head and saw the explosive scene. Before she could take a closer look, Yu Mushang blocked her eyes with his large hand. "Are you envious?"
"We can too."
Song Xingyun: ......
"No way, it's freezing cold in the snow."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Yu Mushang picked her up and said, "It's cold in the snow, let's go to the warm bed!"
Song Xingyun kicked her legs wildly, "Yu Mushang, put me down."
"I won't let go!"
That night, on the big bed,
"What do you want?" Song Xingyun asked, rubbing her aching back, feigning pitifulness.
Yu Mushang lay on top of her, kissing her shoulder blade, "I want to put what you drew into practice..."
Song Xingyun, remembering the drawing he had pulled out and publicly executed that day, covered her face, "I won't..."
But Yu Mushang, who always listened to her, refused in bed, saying, "No, you want it."
As their emotions reached their peak, sobs filled the room. Yu Mushang, nestled in the warmth, was reluctant to leave. He showered her cheeks and ears with soft kisses and said gently, "Xingxing, shall we start a family too?"
Song Xingyun could only nod, "Okay."
The next second, a cool ring encircled her slender fingers, and the man kissed that spot reverently. "Once you've agreed, you can never run away again."
"I love you......"
The End
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Author's Note: Hooray! My first book is finally finished! [cheering emoji] Completion is more important than perfection. Thank you to all my lovely readers who have been with me every day (I can see all your support in the comments, so touching!). I'll work even harder on my next book, striving for improvement with each one! Thank you all again (bows). If fate allows, see you in the next book! [kissing emoji]
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