CHAPTER 120: CHAPTER 121: SECRET

Yu Yue touched his full belly and walked over, asking as he did:

"Brother, Xingxing, are you two going out?"

He looked at the pitch-black outside and continued:

"It’s so late and cold, why are you going out?"

Yu Xiaozhe didn’t want to bother with Yu Yue, this third wheel, so it was up to Ruan Xingwen to answer him.

"I left something at the old house, need to go back and get it."

"What is it, is it important? If it’s not urgent, why not go tomorrow?"

Zhang He put down her bowl and chopsticks and also came over. But she was heading for Yu Yue.

"Oh sister, sister, I’m sorry, let go!"

Zhang He grabbed Yu Yue’s ear and dragged him to the single sofa, looking down at Yu Yue who was thrown onto the sofa, she said:

"Why are you so nosy? Just watch some drama and fill your missing brain cells after eating."

Yu Yue, having his ear pulled and being mocked as a fool, naturally felt both aggrieved and frustrated.

"Well, it’s true, it’s so late and cold, why go out, isn’t staying in to date the same!"

Yu Yue added in his heart: I can also watch the fun, how nice!

The way Zhang He looked at Yu Yue was even more like looking at a fool,

"I remember your house isn’t by the sea, why do you care so much? Too free? How people date, what’s it to you? Maybe they’re going out in the cold to hug or something?"

Yu Yue’s eyes widened, showing a shocked expression, could it really be like this?!

He’s just ignorant and inexperienced!

"Ahem, brother, Xingxing, you two go ahead, stay out a while longer!"

The implication being they should hug more outside.

Ruan Xingwen, ears turning red, hurriedly waved his hand to explain:

"You all misunderstood, I just want to borrow Brother Ze’s car to go back to the old house to get something, not what you’re thinking!"

Hearing it was just to borrow a car, Yu Xiaozhe’s arms, which were crossed over his chest, instantly lowered, and he interjected placidly:

"You’ve been drinking, you can’t drive."

Ruan Xingwen paused the hand he raised in a hurry.

"I’ll take you."

Ruan Xingwen hesitated for a moment and then said:

"Brother Ze, you’ve been drinking too..."

The usually confident man was momentarily dumbfounded by his own mistake.

But Yu Xiaozhe quickly reacted, taking out his phone, "I’ll call a driver to take you."

"No need, Brother Ze, I’ll take a taxi instead." Ruan Xingwen brushed back his hair and laughed somewhat sheepishly:

"I just forgot I drank, was only thinking about being in a hurry, hehe."

He reached for Yu Xiaozhe’s coat and put it on.

A bit too big, but very warm.

Yu Xiaozhe watched Ruan Xingwen wearing his oversized coat, feeling a sense of satisfaction he hadn’t felt in his previous twenty-eight years.

Both being adults, they understood the meaning behind each other’s actions.

The concern and care Yu Xiaozhe normally showed, Ruan Xingwen accepting his coat, all indicated their feelings for each other.

Seeing this scene, Zhang He also breathed a sigh of relief, showing a relaxed expression.

Luckily, Ruan Xingwen had feelings for Old Yu too, otherwise, she really wouldn’t know how to handle the situation between them.

Now, it was all right, she just needed to pay attention to when these two ancestors couldn’t help but announce their relationship.

No, she should have press releases ready from tomorrow onward, in case these two can’t hold back their passionate feelings.

Actually, Zhang He preparing all this now was a bit premature.

After all, Ruan Xingwen had just confirmed his feelings, and he and Yu Xiaozhe had only shared their feelings, but hadn’t explicitly gotten together yet.

The two at the door had no idea that in Zhang He’s mind they had long been labeled as a "troublemaking" couple.

They were still discussing whether to call a cab or a driver.

The silent guardian, Li Mu, spoke:

"I haven’t been drinking, I’ll take you."

He spoke of "you" in the plural, not singular.

Yu Xiaozhe immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay."

Who would’ve thought that someone who always stayed quiet was the decision-maker here.

"Then, then let’s go, thank you very much."

Li Mu shook his head expressionlessly, "No need, I’m Li Mu."

"Uh? I know your name, thank you."

Zhang He walked from the sofa to the door to clarify what Li Mu meant by his earlier words, "Little Mu meant you don’t need to be polite."

"Uh, okay, I’ll remember that, then I’ll call you Brother Mu next time."

Li Mu nodded and reached out to Yu Xiaozhe, "Keys."

"In the drawer, take them yourself."

The two unexpectedly spoke little but communicated flawlessly and succinctly.

Ruan Xingwen looked at Yu Xiaozhe, then at Li Mu, and finally at the seasoned Zhang He.

Zhang He, with the air of someone knowledgeable, patted Ruan Xingwen on the shoulder, "Xingxing, you’ll eventually realize there’s another kind of person who can communicate effortlessly without speaking, and that’s these two."

Yu Yue, unwilling to be left out, chimed in from behind:

"Yeah, they can live and work without talking normally, sorting out everything, just feel sorry for their future partners, after all, who can stand being with a statue all day."

The instigating intent of that remark was clear to Ruan Xingwen.

The intended recipients understood even better.

Immediately, Yu Yue felt four pairs of eyes, like knives, cutting into him.

"Hmph!"

Yu Yue glared back fiercely. Now he understood, they’re all bullying him! When Ah Kai returns, he’s definitely going to bully back!

He wasn’t afraid of them!

He shouted confidently in his heart. If it weren’t for the fact that Yu Yue didn’t know when he had unknowingly hid behind Andy, it would have been more convincing.

The two statues withdrew their gaze and looked at their respective loved ones.

Zhang He, who understood everyone else’s feelings, was oblivious to her own.

She knew about Li Mu’s kindness toward her, but she thought Li Mu had a slight older sister complex.

...

As for what Zhang He truly thought, who could say for sure?

With a casual flick of her long hair over her shoulder, Zhang He asked somewhat inexplicably,

"Why are you looking at me?"

Li Mu: "Join us?"

Zhang He lightly tapped her delicate chin with her slender finger, thinking,

"Sure, just in time to discuss the audition tomorrow."

Seeing her agree, Li Mu naturally took Zhang He’s coat and bag from the coat rack and handed them to the already approaching Zhang He.

"Thanks, Little Mu, so considerate～"

Zhang He, in turn, lightly pinched Li Mu’s seemingly hard yet actually soft face.

Then she bowed her head to fasten the coat’s buttons.

This coat was great, except the buttons were hard to fasten.

So, everyone except Zhang He saw a frozen, dumbfounded Li Mu, with tightly pressed lips and blushing cheeks.

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Love, unaware when it started, becomes deep and unwavering.

We always seem to be like this, unaware when we start liking someone, only to realize our feelings are deeply rooted.

Love always comes quietly～～～