Chapter 249: Heard that the person you have a crush on is already married?
On the way, the three of them bantered back and forth, and when the car stopped at the hotel entrance, Wu Yuchen picked up her bag and thanked Yuan Chengmo, finally smiling and saying, "Please safely send this drunkard home."
"Alright. Get some rest early."
"Mhm."
Wu Yuchen got out of the car, and Yuan Chengmo glanced at Qin Muni, who had fallen asleep, unable to resist the sleepiness, just as they were about to reach the hotel.
A tender smile unconsciously spread across his lips, and then he withdrew his gaze, stepped on the gas, and drove away.
Perhaps wanting to spend more time with Qin Muni, even though she was sleeping now, Yuan Chengmo deliberately took the long way to Fanluo Residence.
An hour later, the car finally stopped steadily in the underground parking lot of Fanluo Residence, and he gently called the sleeping Qin Muni awake.
Qin Muni opened her sleepy eyes, glanced out the car window, and mumbled softly, "Home already?"
"What, do you want me to take you for a drive?"
"Never mind, I’m a bit sleepy."
Yuan Chengmo unbuckled his seatbelt, reached to the back seat for Qin Muni’s bag, and handed it back to her.
"Let’s go, I’ll walk you upstairs."
"Mhm."
Qin Muni unbuckled her seatbelt and slowly got out of the car, with Yuan Chengmo walking beside her, extending a hand to support her.
"Senior."
"Mhm?"
"I heard the person you have a crush on is already married?"
A trace of surprise and panic swiftly crossed Yuan Chengmo’s face. He glanced at Qin Muni and saw that besides pure curiosity, there were no other emotions on her face. He guessed that perhaps the two people at the nightclub earlier had said something about him.
Thinking about it... she probably hasn’t guessed who that person is yet.
He withdrew his gaze, looked ahead, and calmly answered, "She’s single now."
"Single? Then why don’t you pursue her?"
"I’m pursuing her."
"Go for it, Senior. When pursuing a girl, you can’t be shy; you have to be a bit shameless."
They stood in front of the elevator, and after a few seconds, Yuan Chengmo spoke somewhat helplessly, "She doesn’t know I like her yet."
Qin Muni was a bit surprised and guessed, "You haven’t expressed your feelings to her yet?"
A bitter smile lifted at the corner of Yuan Chengmo’s lips, and he nodded, "Mhm."
"Why not?"
Qin Muni had always thought that if you like someone, you should directly and clearly say it and pursue it with actions.
An unspoken crush is more painful than a bold confession. If she had to choose, she would choose the latter, just like how she had once pursued Xu Yisen without looking back.
Yuan Chengmo pondered deeply about the reasons he hadn’t confessed his feelings to her over the years, eventually concluding, "Afraid of being rejected."
The elevator arrived, and he supported Qin Muni as they walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the fifteenth floor.
Qin Muni lifted her sleepy eyes to look at Yuan Chengmo. Jin Yong’s description in "The Book and the Sword": ’A gentleman of refined manners, gentle like jade,’ seemed to be tailored for Yuan Chengmo.
He was like a piece of exquisite white jade, smooth and delicate, with a luster like oil, unique in quality, making one adore him.
She couldn’t understand which woman could say no to such an outstanding him.
"Senior, you’re so remarkable, who could bear to reject you?"
"Really?" Yuan Chengmo turned his head to meet her eyes, and in his deep black pupils, a faint trace of grievance emerged, like a little puppy abandoned by its owner, making him quite endearing.
Qin Muni couldn’t help but smile, amused by his sorrowful gaze. She turned her gaze back to the elevator door in front of her.