Quite awkward

Chapter 124 Discharge

There is a tall ginkgo tree standing outside the ward. The sunlight shines through the dense leaves into the room, which often makes people think it is dusk.

Mu Yanqing's condition gradually improved, and he was finally able to be discharged and return to his residence to continue recuperating. Qi Yu only had a few night scenes today, so she was free during the day, so she rushed to the hospital early in the morning to help.

The two left the hospital together and then took a taxi to the teacher's dormitory of a key university.

After getting off the car, Mu Yanqing led the way and Qi Yu followed him up to the fourth floor.

He took out the key and opened the door. He went into the house to put down his things. When he turned around and saw Qi Yu standing motionless at the entrance, he guessed her hesitation.

"Ayu, just come in. No need to take off your shoes. This is just a place for you to stay, not my home. Please feel free to do as you please."

Qi Yu turned around and closed the door, then walked into the living room but didn't see any chairs, so she ended up sitting side by side with him on the long fabric sofa.

She looked around, seeing the mottled walls, old furniture, and cobwebbed ceiling. She couldn't help but ask, "Brother, why did you agree to teach here? I feel like your place isn't even as good as my dorm."

Mu Yanqing laughed softly and looked up at the indoor environment. Compared with his private house in Linjiang, as she said, the conditions here are indeed not so good.

"Because I'm doing what I want to do, I've never felt that this place is bad. For me, living here for a while is also a way to relax. I just didn't expect to meet you here."

After listening to what he said, Qi Yu felt inferior to him. She only saw the surface of things and thought that she would never be able to reach his level of transcendence of the world.

It was obvious that with his abilities, he could make a lot of money, but he insisted on being himself and chose to shine in the field he was most familiar with and loved, which made her admire him very much.

At noon, considering that Qi Yu is now a female celebrity, Mu Yanqing went downstairs to a restaurant outside the community and packed two bowls of beef noodles.

There was no dining table here, so Qi Yu occupied his desk to eat noodles, and he could only put the takeaway box on the coffee table and eat while bending over.

After finishing her meal, her cell phone suddenly rang. She deliberately avoided Mu Yanqing, pushed the door open and walked into the bedroom to answer the call.

"Hello, Brother Zhang Pei."

"Qi Yu, how do you feel about filming there? Are you able to adapt?"

“Everything is fine.”

"That's good, that's good. Your second brother knows he was wrong and just contacted me to ask me to reinstate your job."

The truth of this statement is half true and half false. Mu Chenan is not a man who will reflect on himself and admit his mistakes. She concluded that this was a lie made up by Zhang Pei with good intentions.

She murmured, "Okay."

Zhang Pei continued, "Some time ago, there was a facial mask promotion that wanted to work with you. I asked them to send the product to you. You just put on the mask, take a few selfies and post them on Weibo. The money you can make from this promotion is higher than your current salary for this movie."

Qi Yu held the phone, thinking that this promotion might be instructed by Mu Chenan. She felt mixed emotions, but then she thought, only a fool would not make money.

"I understand. I will cooperate with you. Thank you, Brother Zhang Pei."

After hanging up the phone, she walked out of the bedroom.

Mu Yanqing was originally reading a book. When he heard footsteps, he looked up and asked, "Is it about work?"

“Well, the company arranged a new job for me.”

He nodded slightly, then suddenly asked, "Shouldn't you go back?"

Qi Yu's expression froze slightly. She didn't expect her brother to urge her to go back. She explained, "Brother, I have a sense of time. Today's filming is in the evening, so I can stay here for a while."

He closed the book and said calmly, "Ayu, you are a female celebrity now. Although you wear a mask when you go out, it is inevitable that someone will recognize you. Don't come to me in the future. If you are photographed, it will reflect badly on you."

In the past few days, Qi Yu was worried about Mu Yanqing's physical condition and was afraid that he would feel lonely, so she insisted on going to the hospital to visit him every day.

Mu Yanqing had told her several times not to come again, but she didn't listen and was only worried about his health after suffering from food poisoning.

She knew in her heart that he was doing this for her own good.

Qi Yu is often recognized by passers-by in Linjiang, a big city, but here, the locals don’t care about celebrities at all and just focus on doing their own things.

"Brother, do you think I'm so famous that everyone knows me? That's not an exaggeration."

Mu Yanqing didn't understand all the twists and turns, and seeing that she didn't take it that seriously, he let out a helpless smile: "I'm not as weak as you think. You don't have to come over again. When I'm free, I'll go watch you filming."

Qi Yu smiled and nodded, then described to him the exciting plot of the movie "Zou Ma Deng" with great enthusiasm.

After just a few days together, the two gradually regained their former relationship, but there was still some distance between them, and each of them was careful to maintain the proper balance.

She didn't stay long, thinking of letting him take a nap.

Qi Yu picked up her bag and said goodbye, and Mu Yanqing stood up to see her off.

He opened the door, but unexpectedly, one of his female students was standing outside.

The female student has a ponytail, wears natural light makeup on her face, wears a comfortable pullover sweatshirt with loose wide-leg pants, and carries a practical backpack. This is a typical outfit for a female college student.

"Professor Mu." The female student looked timid, but she squatted silently at the door of a man's residence, which was a particularly bold and rude action.

Mu Yanqing's face darkened immediately, and he used his body to block Qi Yu who was standing behind him.

"Professor Mu, I have a question to ask you." The female student mustered up the courage to look up at him and said, her eyes full of anticipation.

He declined gently: "I'm still on sick leave. You can come to my office tomorrow."

The female student caught a glimpse of the hem of the woman's skirt in the room and suddenly lost her focus.

Professor Mu had just arrived here and his resounding reputation had spread throughout the entire college. He was friendly and open-minded, and even when students asked about his relationship status, he told them the truth, saying that he had just divorced.

After learning that he was single, the female student inevitably developed admiration for this outstanding professor and quietly planted a secret seed in her heart.

She had just learned in the group that Professor Mu would be back to school to teach tomorrow, so she sneaked to the teacher's dormitory to see with her own eyes how his body had recovered.

The result almost turned into an embarrassing situation, but fortunately she reacted in time and found an excuse to ask a question.

She didn't care about being treated coldly by Professor Mu, but was more concerned about why other women appeared in his residence.

After a while, the female student tactfully went downstairs and left.

Mu Yanqing closed the door tightly and asked Qi Yu to wait a while before leaving.

She sat down again, thought for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Brother, does that female student like you?"

At this moment, Mu Yanqing was bending over to boil a pot of water for tea. When he heard this question, he said lightly, "It's not love. Girls of this age are too naive and not mature enough. It's easy for them to develop an inexplicable affection for older men. They can't judge whether such feelings are correct. They just act on impulse."

He comes from a wealthy family. Although he has different pursuits from other rich kids and is always humble and polite with high cultivation, when examining problems, he still unconsciously thinks and judges with a haughty attitude.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu's face changed slightly, his eyes drooped, and his mood became a little subtle and indescribable.

That's how he thought of her before.

Then, Mu Yanqing suddenly realized that something was wrong. He quickly stood up and looked at her, explaining in a panic and helpless manner: "Ayu, I'm not talking about you."

She stood up, put on her bag, and walked over. She emphasized with a serious face, "Brother, my love for you has caused you a lot of trouble before. I feel very guilty. This experience has gradually made me rational and mature. I no longer have feelings for you a long time ago. You don't have to worry."

Her idea was to talk it out directly and not dwell on the past so as not to affect their current normal relationship.

Although there was an obvious urgency in her words that made her sound angry, what she wanted to express was in her words.

Mu Yanqing's heart tightened, and his eyes were filled with sadness and regret.

He always has two sets of standards for his behavior towards others and Qi Yu.

He has high expectations of others.

As for Qi Yu, he would try his best to tolerate everything about her. Whether it was her little thoughts or small mistakes, he would think that this was normal and there was no need to blame her. Instead, he would try his best to take care of her emotions.

He just casually mentioned the existence of this phenomenon around him and did not intend to tell her, but it seemed that he still messed up things.

After Qi Yu finished speaking, she turned around and opened the door to leave. Mu Yanqing chased her to the door, but only saw her back as she hurried down the stairs. He punched the white wall with his fist and immediately became upset.

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The next afternoon, Qi Yu finally completed the shooting of a very challenging shot. During the intermission, she walked to the side to check her mobile phone and found that her eldest brother had called her ten minutes ago.

She quickly called back and learned that her eldest brother was near the crew and wanted to watch her filming.

Qi Yu didn't hesitate and told him the detailed address directly.

After a while, Mu Yanqing parked the car at the foot of the mountain, got out and climbed up the hill to find Qi Yu.

The area was crowded, and Mu Yanqing didn't want to disturb the crew's filming. He stood outside the crew and looked for a long time, and finally saw a girl running towards him with two pigtails.

His brows relaxed and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Ayu."

Qi Yu stopped in front of him, wondering, "Brother, why didn't you tell me you were coming? If I go back to the dormitory, you won't be able to see me."

Mu Yanqing glanced at the crew members coming and going and explained calmly, "I just got out of class and just came here to try my luck. If you weren't here, I would have gone back directly."

"I have one more scene to perform. I can leave after I finish it."

"Okay, I'll take you to dinner later."

Qi Yu led him into the crew area and found a plastic stool for him to sit on. The view from here was just right for him to see her filming later.

"I'm going to be busy now. See you later."

Mu Yanqing nodded, his eyes following Qi Yu's figure as she slowly left.

……

This scene is about the male and female protagonists pretending not to know each other because of a huge misunderstanding, and they keep carefully glancing at each other out of the corner of their eyes.

At this time, the supporting character appeared, the misunderstanding was resolved, and finally the hero and heroine hugged each other and cried.

After work, Qi Yu took off her makeup and changed into her own clothes. She was worried that her hair would be messy after removing the braids, so she decided to keep the hairstyle.

When they got in the car, Mu Yanqing tilted his head to look at her braids, and sighed: "When I first met you, you had two pigtails like this, so cute."

Qi Yu was still young at that time and had long forgotten the scene of her first meeting with him, but she didn't expect that he still remembered it.

While she was lost in thought, Mu Yanqing turned around and took out a bouquet of blue flowers from the back seat and handed it to her.

Qi Yu was slightly stunned, and when she reacted, the bouquet of flowers had already fallen into her arms.

Looking down, she recognized the hydrangeas, grape hyacinths, peony chrysanthemums, and gladioli, as well as some flowers that she thought were very beautiful but that she did not recognize.

But why did her elder brother suddenly send her a bouquet of flowers?

Just as I had doubts in my heart, I heard his warm and gentle voice in my ears.

"It's nothing special. I just happened to be passing by a flower shop and bought a bouquet for you. The flowers are all very fresh. You can keep them in your dorm."

Qi Yu's eyes curved, and he lowered his head to smell the fragrance of the flowers, and said generously: "Thank you, brother, I like it very much."

Mu Yanqing looked at her soft profile, slightly lost in thought.

In fact, he originally bought the bouquet of flowers as an apology gift to her.

However, when the words came to his lips, he still did not mention what happened yesterday again, but changed his words instead.

But judging from the happy expression on her face now, what he did just now was correct.

A black car started and drove towards the city.

"The actor acting with you looks very young too." Mu Yanqing started the conversation casually while driving.

"Yan Shen, he's two years older than me, a nice guy, and very ambitious. He was the one who recommended me for this drama."

Qi Yu suddenly paused and asked him again: "Brother, have you not seen the first TV series I starred in? Yan Shen and I played a couple in the drama. This is our second time working together. But it's normal that you don't know. I know you never pay attention to things in the entertainment industry."

"It's true that I didn't pay much attention to it before, but in the future, I will pay attention to your work." Mu Yanqing said slowly with a faint smile on his face.

More than ten minutes later, the two got out of the car, walked into the elevator together and went upstairs to the restaurant for dinner.

The waiter greeted him warmly and Mu Yanqing asked for a quiet private room.

They walked through the long corridor and went forward to a private room decorated in a neo-Chinese style. They pushed open the double wooden doors and went in one after the other.

Qi Yu felt a little stuffy in the room, so she took off her coat and hung it on the hanger beside her.

Mu Yanqing pushed the hot tea he had just poured to her and reminded her, "Look at the weather forecast. It's going to get colder starting the day after tomorrow. Did you bring any thick clothes?"

"No." Qi Yu pointed to the clothes rack. She only had this windbreaker to keep warm. It seemed to be windproof, but it didn't look warm.