Quite awkward

Chapter 131 "Chen An, A Yu doesn't like you."

The designated driver was driving in front, Mu Chenan leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes to rest, Qi Yu took out his mobile phone from his coat pocket and checked the unread messages in the past few hours.

In addition to some messages in the crew group chat, at ten o'clock in the evening, the eldest brother sent her a voice message.

Since she didn't have any headphones, she turned down the volume and put the phone to her ear to listen to the voice message.

"Ayu, are you home after your work? What time does your flight arrive in Yunnan and Guizhou tomorrow? I should be free to pick you up at the airport."

Judging from the sound, the eldest brother seemed to be climbing the stairs, and his voice was a little breathless.

At this time in the early morning, Qi Yu did not reply directly, but turned off the phone. He turned his head inadvertently and noticed that Mu Chenan beside him opened his eyes and looked straight ahead, as if thinking about something.

The carriage was so quiet that he might have heard the voice clearly just now.

Qi Yu didn't care much about his thoughts. She wrapped her coat tightly around her and turned to look out the car window.

There were few vehicles on the road, and the journey, which was originally expected to take half an hour, was shortened by seven or eight minutes.

Mu Chenan asked the designated driver to drive into the underground parking lot of the apartment. Qi Yu was confused for a moment, but did not say anything.

After the designated driver parked the car steadily in the parking space, he got out and left.

"The designated driver just left like that? Then how are you going to get back?" Qi Yu tilted her head and asked with pretended concern. She had already predicted it in her mind.

Mu Chenan said as a matter of course: "It's so late, of course I should stay at your house."

“No, absolutely not.”

"Why not? When our relationship was still innocent, you took the initiative to let me stay. Don't you remember? At that time, your eyes were cautious, and you said, 'Second brother, I just want you to have a good rest.' I don't have any other intentions today. Can't I just sleep on the sofa in your house for one night?"

Qi Yu never gave in. With her cheeks puffed up, she refused bluntly, "Of course not!"

"No, forget it. I'll sleep in the car tonight. You get out."

Qi Yu did what he said and never wastes time talking to him.

But after she closed the car door, the door on the other side opened and Mu Chenan got out of the car with a cold expression, no longer in his teasing attitude.

"I'll take you upstairs."

Qi Yu paused, looked back at him, and was too lazy to care about him anymore.

The two walked into the same elevator one after the other, and they remained silent as the car rose.

After getting out of the elevator, Mu Chenan followed closely behind Qi Yu, walked around a corner, and went to the side door at the end of the corridor.

Not long after, Qi Yu stopped in front of her door and leaned over to remind him, "It's delivered. You should leave now."

"it is good."

Mu Chenan turned around and left decisively without staying any longer.

Seeing him leave, Qi Yu entered the password, opened the door and turned on the light in the entrance hall. She pressed it twice but there was no response. She was slightly stunned and felt bad. Maybe he hadn't been home for too long and forgot to pay the electricity bill, causing the power outage.

When she first rented the house, Xu Yan said that she could only pay the water and electricity bills at the property management downstairs, but now there is only a security guard downstairs, and the property management is closed in the middle of the night, so she has to spend the night in the dark.

On the other side, when Mu Chenan passed the corner, he glanced sideways and found that the door of Qi Yu's house was wide open and had not been closed for a long time.

He frowned slightly, and without hesitation, walked over again to check the situation.

When he reached the door, he found that the room was pitch black, with only a figure moving in the small living room, busy with something.

"Qi Yu, what's wrong?"

Qi Yu opened the door to use the light from the corridor to put away the suitcase spread out on the ground to prevent himself from tripping and falling.

She didn't expect Muchenan to come back.

By the time she reacted, he had already walked in and took a few steps to her side. Seeing this, he had some guesses in his mind.

“The power is out?”

"Um."

"How about coming back to the villa with me? It's comfortable there."

"Need not."

"Oh, I'm leaving now. Remember to close the door tightly."

Qi Yu's attitude was cold and distant, and Mu Chenan didn't want to continue to make himself bored and stay here unwillingly. This was not his style.

She is willing to grope in the dark, so why not let her do it?

There is a saying that goes, "When it rains, it pours."

The next moment, Qi Yu cried out in pain and fell to the ground, feeling frustrated and depressed.

She had just taken off her high heels after entering the door, and couldn't find her slippers for a while, so she simply walked barefoot on the ground. However, when she was groping in the dark, she suddenly stepped on something.

The thing was as sharp as a knife, and the pain spread from the soles of her feet upwards.

Mu Chenan had not walked far away yet. When he heard the voice, he stopped and let out a deep breath. After only a few seconds, he turned around decisively and returned to Qi Yu's side.

Without saying much, he bent down, picked her up from the ground, and gently placed her on the sofa.

He took out his cell phone from his pocket, turned on the flashlight, and shone the light on Qi Yu's face. He found tears in her eyes.

"Feeling wronged?"

“It hurts…”

It hurt so much that tears came to my eyes.

In fact, she also felt aggrieved that she was always plagued by bad luck.

Mu Chenan frowned and squatted down to look at her feet.

There was actually a small crack, and he reached out and touched it gently. Qi Yu felt pain and itchiness, and retracted his foot in response.

“Don’t touch it!”

He lowered his head and noticed the blood on his fingertips. Then he turned around in the light and searched carefully on the ground, finally finding the pull ring of a can of beverage.

He picked up the ring and held it in front of her.

"This is the culprit that caused your injury."

“Well, throw it away.”

This pull ring was a piece of garbage that accidentally fell to the ground when she and Xiaohe were eating takeout at noon. She didn't notice it at all at the time, but it accidentally caused her to get injured.

Fortunately, the wound was not deep and the blood had coagulated after a while, so there should be no need for bandaging and disinfection.

After throwing away the pull ring, Mu Chen sat on the edge of the sofa, grabbed her ankle, and rubbed the skin carefully. He said helplessly: "Qi Yu, when you are so pitiful, can't I stay with you?"

Qi Yu retracted her legs but couldn't escape his control. She remained silent.

"Qi Yu, don't be so defensive with me. I want to take care of you, too. Are you sleepy now? Do you want to wash up before going to bed?"

Although he was asking her, one could hear the deep fatigue in Mu Chenan's voice.

She finally spoke: "You stay and sleep on the sofa. I'll go wash up by myself. I don't need your help."

"Okay, thank you."

Mu Chenan thanked her politely and stood up to find her slippers. Qi Yu sat up from the sofa, put on her slippers, used her mobile phone to light the room, and slowly walked towards the bathroom.

After a while, she came out of the bathroom again and shouted to Mu Chenan, "Second brother, can you do me a favor?"

Mu Chenan quickly came over and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Qi Yu calmly turned around and turned her back to him.

"Help me unbutton my shirt."

This dress skirt has a closed button design and an invisible design. It can also serve as a decoration and make the effect more three-dimensional, so whether putting it on or taking it off, you need the help of another person.

Qi Yu held up her cell phone, and the light shone down from her shoulder. It was the first time for Muchan to do such a delicate job. He took a horse stance, bent down and unbuttoned her back one by one.

After unbuttoning all his clothes, Mu Chenan stood up straight and said "OK".

Qi Yu kept pressing her chest to prevent her skirt from falling down her body, and she went into the bathroom again.

There is no electricity, which also means there is no hot water. I can only wash my face and brush my teeth with cold water, simply wipe my body with a towel, and change into clean clothes.

Qi Yu walked out cautiously and passed through the living room. He found that Mu Chenan had already lain down and fallen asleep. His long legs had nowhere to rest and his posture was extremely casual.

She unconsciously slowed down her steps and went up the stairs to sleep.

……

The next morning.

Qi Yu didn't sleep for a few hours. After waking up, he went downstairs and saw that the living room was empty. He guessed that Mu Chenan had left silently before dawn.

She sat on the sofa and rubbed her face. It had been a chaotic night.

-

In the evening, Mu Yanqing picked up Qi Yu at the airport. He saw that her lips were very pale, there was a faint dark blue under her eyes, and her face looked a little haggard.

His first question was, "Didn't you sleep well last night? You look very tired."

Qi Yu nodded in acknowledgment.

"Brother, I'm not going to eat. I just want to go back to the dormitory and sleep."

Mu Yanqing quickly agreed to her request and took the suitcase from her hand, mistakenly thinking that she was so tired from work.

"You're the only one in the dormitory, remember to close the door tightly." Mu Yanqing thought about it and still felt that it was not appropriate. He made a slightly forceful decision: "You stay in the hotel tonight. I'll get a room next door to keep you company."

Although that floor was full of crew members, Qi Yu still felt scared living alone in that dormitory because Ling Xue hadn't returned.

In fact, she didn't need any companionship when staying in the hotel, and she really didn't have the energy to argue with her eldest brother. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded in agreement.

"Then listen to what Big Brother says. I'll pay for both rooms."

Mu Yanqing didn't like her dividing things too clearly. This time it was his initiative to make the request, so he should have been the one to pay.

"Let's go first."

When they arrived at the hotel, Mu Yanqing paid the bill first. Glancing at Qi Yu's surprised look, he caressed her head lovingly and said with a smile, "It's not easy for you to make money. You should save it yourself. Big Brother has money, so you won't feel bad about spending it."

Now Qi Yu was not used to this kind of intimacy, so she moved sideways to avoid his hand.

Her elder brother never gave her the chance to spend money, and she had no other choice.

Now that they were at the hotel, the two decided to go to the restaurant for a buffet.

There are fresh seafood, tempting barbecue, authentic Chinese food, and a variety of desserts and drinks. There are many choices and you can get whatever you want.

The two of them just ate something simple and then returned to the room.

Before Qi Yu entered the room, Mu Yanqing gently told her to have a good sleep and that if anything happened, she could always send him a message or call him.

Qi Yu smiled faintly at him.

"Good night, big brother. You should also go to bed early."

"Well, come on in."

-

A few days ago, Mu Yanqing assigned an assignment to his students. The students completed the assignment one after another and sent it to him via email for correction.

Since he didn't bring a computer, he could only use his mobile phone to check emails in the hotel room.

He carefully reviewed each assignment, picked out the problems, and typed responses to each student on his mobile phone, providing guidance and suggestions.

Late at night, Mu Yanqing put down his phone, tilted his head back and rubbed the bridge of his nose. Suddenly, a message popped up on his phone. The branch in the United States invited him to participate in a video conference.

He frowned and wanted to refuse, but paused, thinking that he might have missed some questions before leaving, and finally clicked to answer.

In a multi-person meeting, one scene focuses on Muchenan, who is wearing pajamas and the background should be the study room at home.

The meeting lasted for more than 40 minutes. The new executive from the United States had many questions for Mu Yanqing, and he was speaking in English the whole time.

Mu Chenan supported his face with his hands and focused his gaze on a screen. He clicked on the zoom button and easily recognized that his elder brother was currently in the hotel room.

He was full of doubts, so as soon as the video conference ended, he immediately initiated a private video call.

Mu Yanqing hadn't put down his phone yet and quickly picked it up.

The two brothers rarely use the video function. They usually talk on the phone. Seeing each other on the screen, they feel a little awkward.

"Why are you in the hotel?" Mu Chenan lowered his eyes and asked quickly.

Mu Yanqing interpreted his annoyed expression and laughed in silence.

“What do you think I’m doing?”

"Where's Qi Yu? Did you go to the airport to pick her up?"

"Ayu is sleeping in the room next to mine."

Hearing this answer, Mu Chenan frowned deeply, his tone revealing obvious displeasure: "Why did you take her to the hotel? Doesn't she have a place to stay?"

"She was alone in the dormitory tonight. I was worried she would be scared, so I booked a room for her."

With Mu Yanqing's honest and steady personality, he is not good at fooling people, and in the end he told the truth.

Mu Chenan's taut mouth corners relaxed, but his expression still showed a strong sense of dissatisfaction. He sneered coldly, "You are very considerate and take care of her in every possible way."

The jealousy from the other side was so strong that Mu Yanqing couldn't ignore it. He held up his phone and looked at the person on the screen, saying seriously, "Ayu has always been my responsibility."

"Brother, if Qi Yuzhen was your responsibility, you would never have left her to me to take care of. The reason why I care about her now is also the result of your own actions."

Mu Chenan mercilessly exposed his brother's hypocrisy.

After a long time, Mu Yanqing's expression did not change, and he did not respond to his words. Instead, he stated a fact lightly.

"Chen An, A Yu doesn't like you."

Mu Chenan closed his eyes deeply, feeling a sense of depression in his chest.

This sentence was like a slap in the face, hitting him hard.

Qi Yu had never been attracted to him, let alone liked him. This was an ironclad fact.

Mu Yanqing was very shrewd and had a firm grasp of the most crucial link in this relationship. All of Mu Chenan's words seemed pale and powerless.

His possessive desire for Qi Yu became stronger and stronger, and he gradually fell deeper and deeper into this relationship.

But it was all in vain, Qi Yu's heart was not with him.

He was too stingy to express himself in the past and missed the best opportunity to express his love to Qi Yu. Now he could only watch his elder brother act like a winner and stab him in the heart with sharp words.