Su Mohuan quickly put the banana in her mouth and ran over to help Shen Muqing up. "Qingqing (chewed a couple of times), are you alright?" Her indistinct words were muffled by the sound of the flowing river.
Shen Muqing helped Su Mohuan up, saying, "Huanhuan, what made you so upset that you had to jump into the river? Ouch, it hurts so much! And what are you chewing on?"
"Qingqing, you misunderstood. I came here for a walk by the river. I was drinking wine." Su Mohuan said awkwardly, helping Shen Muqing to sit down on a bench nearby.
After sitting down, Su Mohuan noticed that Shen Muqing's leg was red, but thankfully there was no bleeding. Su Mohuan's mood, which had just calmed down, began to sink again. She choked up and said, "Qingqing, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have fallen. I'm so useless."
Shen Muqing couldn't bear to see a beautiful woman cry, so he pretended not to be in pain and forced a smile, saying, "It's nothing, it's not your fault, it's not like you threw the banana peel."
Speaking of this, Su Mohuan lowered her head, her ears turning red as she hesitated whether to confess to Shen Muqing that it was actually she who threw it.
As it turned out, Shen Muqing thought she was still heartbroken and decided to cut to the chase: "Did your parents and your boyfriend have a falling out tonight?"
Su Mohuan nodded, her face full of sadness.
"Is it because of the bride price? Your boyfriend isn't willing to give it?"
Su Mohuan nodded and then shook her head, "He said he wanted to give it to me after we got married."
Upon hearing this, Shen Muqing was so angry she almost laughed. "So you agree that your parents didn't agree, huh?"
"How did you know?" Su Mohuan asked in surprise.
“Huanhuan, you’ve been too well protected by your parents. You’re so naive.” Shen Muqing continued, “Your boyfriend is not a good person at all. He’s shameless to say such things.”
“But he said he would give me a good life and that he would work hard,” Su Mohuan retorted.
Shen Muqing hooked Su Mohuan's chin with his finger and said seriously, "Huanhuan, don't you know that men's words are the least reliable? Men's words are all lies to ghosts."
Su Mohuan looked incredulous: "That's impossible. I've been dating Xu Che for four years. He wouldn't lie to me."
"Men love to deceive naive little rabbits like you."
Seeing that Su Mohuan still didn't believe him, he said, "Here's what you do: pretend to tell your boyfriend that your parents agree to you being together, then find an excuse to move into his house. That way you'll get a general idea of what kind of person he is."
"Is this really okay? It's not right to lie."
“Honey, this is a white lie, it’s not considered lying.”
After thinking for a long time, Su Mohuan finally agreed: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Good girl, call him now and ask him to come pick you up."
An hour later, Xu Che got out of the taxi and excitedly hugged Su Mohuan: "Huanhuan, is it true? Your parents really agreed?"
Su Mohuan nodded, and Xu Che hugged her and spun her around: "That's great, Huanhuan, we can finally be together."
Shen Muqing stood aside watching the young couple flaunt their affection, smiling on the surface but inwardly seething.
"Ache, this is my good friend Shen Muqing, and Qingqing, this is my boyfriend, Xu Che," Su Mohuan introduced the two of them.
Shen Muqing sized up Xu Che, who didn't seem like someone with the aura of a male lead. How could someone like him be the male lead? The system must be blind.
The two nodded to each other as a greeting. Shen Muqing said, "Huanhuan, it's too late, you should go back first. I'll be going back later too."
Su Mohuan looked at Shen Muqing's knees with concern: "Qingqing, why don't I take you home first?"
"No need, I can just take a taxi myself."
Seeing Shen Muqing's insistence, Su Mohuan had no choice but to give up.
Watching the taxi leave, Shen Muqing was left alone and felt rather lonely.
Shen Muqing shivered from the wind and started calling a car on her phone.
A garment, still warm from body heat and exuding the unique fragrance of a man, was draped over Shen Muqing, and a deep, pleasant voice whispered in her ear: "Qingqing, it's so late, you won't be able to get a taxi."
Shen Muqing turned around stiffly, only to relax when she saw it was Gu Yanchuan. She then asked in confusion, "Mr. Gu, what are you doing here?"
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"Haha, what a coincidence! Mr. Gu, could I ask you for a favor?"
Gu Yanchuan approached, his masculine aura enveloping Shen Muqing. He frowned and asked, "What happened to your knee?"
Shen Muqing shook her leg and said nonchalantly, "I just tripped and fell, it's nothing."
Seeing that Gu Yanchuan was still staring intently at his injured knee, Shen Muqing felt a little awkward: "President Gu?"
Without saying a word, Gu Yanchuan picked up Shen Muqing and carried her to his car.
The sudden action left Shen Muqing clinging tightly to Gu Yanchuan's neck, afraid of falling. The pleasant, cool fragrance filled her nostrils, causing her to unconsciously sniff it several more times.
Shen Muqing had no idea that she would subconsciously feel that wherever Gu Yanchuan was, it was a safe place.
The car stopped downstairs at a building that felt both familiar and unfamiliar. Shen Muqing said softly, "Mr. Gu, my home isn't here."
"I know." He completely ignored Shen Muqing's resistance, which could hardly be called resistance.
The glass of the upstairs apartment reflected a scene like this: a woman sitting on a sofa and a man kneeling on one knee.
"Ouch, that hurts! Be gentle!"
"Endure the pain."
After disinfecting, Gu Yanchuan stood up and instructed, "Don't get it wet for the next few days."
Sitting on the sofa, Shen Muqing could feel the man's tender care and carefulness towards her. She was somewhat lost in thought: She wasn't the original owner of this body; Gu Yanchuan liked the original Shen Muqing, didn't he?
"Sleep here tonight." Gu Yanchuan's tone left no room for refusal.
Shen Muqing immediately wrapped his coat around her, her eyes filled with wariness: "No, I refuse."
Gu Yanchuan was charmed by her actions and chuckled, "Qingqing, isn't it a bit too late to be on guard against me now?" As he spoke, he leaned down and approached Shen Muqing.
Shen Muqing turned her head away, her face slightly flushed: "You...you're shameless."
"Yes, I'm shameless." The man smiled as he accepted Shen Muqing's accusation, then picked her up and carried her into the inner room.
He put it down, then closed the door and went out.
After a night of turmoil, Shen Muqing was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.
The night was silent. The door to the master bedroom slowly opened, and the man looked at the woman's sleeping face. Endless longing enveloped him, and he slowly leaned down to kiss her.
The movements were slow yet urgent. The sleeping woman seemed to be suffocating, letting out soft moans before the man slowly withdrew.
"Qingqing, I miss you so much."
A hoarse, lustful voice rang out in the quiet room, a mixture of joy at the reunion and a touch of pain.
Shen Muqing had no idea what happened after she fell asleep and was still sleeping comfortably on the big bed.
The door to the master bedroom didn't close until the sky slowly began to lighten.
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