Mou Yichen did not speak for a long time as if he had lost his soul and had not heard anything.
Mou Yilin continued speaking herself, "When I was very young, many people envied me very much. They said that I had a smart and handsome brother. At that time, I was very proud as if others praised me. At that time, you were always cool, not good at words, and alone. Even though so many girls were chasing after you, you ignored them. I was wondering what kind of girl my wonderful brother would love when he grew up. When you first brought your cla.s.smates to your birthday party, I was particularly curious because that was the first time you had brought your cla.s.smates home. When you brought Xiao Xi and her female cla.s.smate Xuanxuan in, I looked at them curiously. At that time, Xiao Xi was so ordinary, wearing an extremely big black-rimmed gla.s.ses and ordinary school uniform. I was wondering if this girl was from a poor family because she came to other people"s parties in school uniforms. I thought that the one you liked would be Xuanxuan because she looked prettier than Xiao Xi."
Mou Yilin turned to look at Mou Yichen, who was still staring at the ceiling without any response.
"Later, I went to school to see you and saw you and Xiao Xi studying a math question in the library. At that time, your eyes were full of l.u.s.ter and you listened to Xiao Xi talking about her own opinions. I saw something different in your eyes. It was an affection that you neglected. It was also the time when I saw Xiao Xi in such a way that I realized she was really amazing except for her ordinary appearance. Later, when Xiao Xi was about to graduate, I saw that you were so depressed and thought that you had to be in love. But at that time, I always thought that Xiao Xi was not good enough for you. It was not until I saw Xiao Xi without her gla.s.ses for the first time that I realized she was so beautiful. Xiao Xi was indeed a girl who surprised many people. She was beautiful with a nice personality and was intelligent and talented. I began to expect you and Xiao Xi to be together, but, after so many years in college, Xiao Xi and you were still on two parallel lines and had never intersected with each other. At that moment, I seemed to know that this girl must have no place for you in her heart. If she liked you, she would not wait so many years."
"Though Xiao Xi really deserved to be liked by boys, such girls were often the hardest to pursue. They don"t care about fame or money, and they just follow their hearts. So, let it go, Yichen. Though Xiao Xi is good, she is not yours. You"ll only trouble yourself if you don"t let her go."
Mou Yichen finally seemed to have a reaction. He lightly closed his eyes and opened his mouth. His voice had broken into husky syllables as he spoke, "Sister, but she has lived in my heart, and there has no room for others here."
Mou Yichen pointed to his heart, and two streams of clear tears fell down his face.
Mou Yilin stretched out her hand and took Mou Yichen"s head, letting him lean on her shoulder and stroking his hair gently.
"Yichen, I know how you feel, but some people are destined not to be yours. No matter how hard you try to near her, you are still on two parallel lines, and even if you chase after her fast, you can not meet her either. The only relief for both of you is to let it go."
More tears flowed down Mou Yichen"s cheeks, and he sobbed softly.
Mou Yilin stopped talking and quietly held Mou Yichen"s head, letting him express his grievances through crying. Mou Yilin waited for a long time before speaking again, "Yichen, you can be sad or cry, but, you should know that you are a man, and you have a lot of things to do besides pursuing your love. You take on the future of our family, so, you need to stand up as soon as possible. When you stand up, you may find that there are still more beautiful scenery in front of you, and maybe one day, you will meet someone who you love even more."
Mou Yilin paused for a moment with a hint of hesitation and finally said, "In fact, I know that your amnesia is just a bargaining chip in your pursuit of Xiao Xi. You want to force Xiao Xi with guilt and hope that she can fall in love with you, but, it turns out that your method is stupid."
Mou Yichen was slightly stunned and raised his head to look directly at Mou Yilin. "Sister, you, you know all of this?"
Mou Yilin rubbed Mou Yichen"s head with a chuckle. "I"m your sister, who watched you grow up. How can you escape from my eyes with such little thoughts?"
Mou Yichen was slightly embarra.s.sed and bowed his head.
"Well, take a shower, change your clothes, and go downstairs to have a meal! If you don"t go out, mom will be very angry."
Mou Yichen nodded with a chuckle at Mou Yilin, feeling relieved.
"Yi Chen, cheer up! I think that Xiao Xi definitely doesn"t want to see you like this."
"If Gong Yu can"t make Xiao Xi happy, I"ll bring her back to you no matter what it takes."
Mou Yilin rubbed Mou Yichen"s hair again and chuckled aloud.
Recently, Yun Muxi had been filming on location. It was already evening when she finished her work.
When she arrived at the hospital, it was already dark, and she didn"t know if Niannian would blame her for not seeing her yesterday. Gong Yu followed Yun Muxi like a shadow.
"Can you stop following me?"
"I come to see my daughter. I"m not following you!"
"But you have been following me for a day!"
"Today, I also went to the crew for filming, and now, I came here to see Niannian. We just happened to be on the same road, so, I"m not following you."
Yun Muxi was speechless, and she pushed the door of Niannian"s ward in a sulk.
Entering the room, she saw Murong Qingtian read a story for Niannian. Murong Ye seemed to be very busy these days and hardly had time to visit Niannian, so, Murong Qingtian took his place and looked after Niannian in the hospital.
Yun Muxi looked at Murong Qingtian and seemed to pluck up her courage to call Murong Qingtian "father".
Murong Qingtian was slightly dazed. He seemed to think that he had misheard or heard something wrong. He looked up at Yun Muxi for a long time.
After hearing Yun Muxi call Murong Qingtian father, Niannian suddenly remembered what Yun Muxi had said to her. She raised her head and called Murong Qingtian sweetly, "Grandpa."
Murong Qingtian was really no longer calm this time. He held Niannian up and asked excitedly, "Niannian, what did you just call me?"
"Grandpa! Mommy said that you were her father, so I should call you grandpa."
Murong Qingtian raised his head to look at Yun Muxi. He was so excited that his lips trembled slightly and his eyes were wet.
Yun Muxi looked at Murong Qingtian and said faintly, "Father, I have talked about it with brother. I know that you all really love Niannian and me and also expect us to return to Murong Family, but, I haven"t prepared for this and have no courage to change my life now. Therefore, I still hope that you can respect my personal wishes and let me live the life I want."
Hearing she call him father, Murong Qingtian was in extreme excitement, so, he would promise her whatever she asked, let alone allowing her not to return to Murong Family. Even she asked him to hand over the Murong Family to her, he would also say yes and did what he was told without hesitation.
Murong Qingtian tried to calm down for a while before he excitedly said, "All right, you can do as you please. we won"t force you."
Yun Muxi walked to Niannian"s bed and softly said, "Honey, I"m sorry that I was too busy to accompany you these two days. Were you obedient? Did you feel uncomfortable?"
Niannian broke loose from Murong Qingtian"s arms and plunged into Yun Muxi"s arms. She left a sweet kiss on Yun Muxi"s face before answering, "I did well these days, and I felt good. Mommy, don"t forget to have your meals and take a rest even if you"re busy."
Yun Muxi nodded and held Niannian in her arms sweetly.
When Niannian looked up and saw Gong Yu stand aside, she gave him a bright smile and said, "Daddy, I"m happy that you also came to see me. I still want you to raise me up."
Gong Yu went up to her and rubbed her hair. "Okay. If you like it, I"ll lift you high every day."
After saying that, he held Niannian up, let her sit on his neck, and started running around the room.
Although Murong Qingtian had already known from Murong Ye that Gong Yu was Niannian"d father, he was still surprised when seeing them together. He could not help but look at Yun Muxi and asked, "Gong Yu..."
Yun Muxi glanced at Gong Yu and Niannian, who were playing happily, and nodded. "Yes, he is Niannian"s father."
"Then, when do you plan to get married?"
Murong Qingtian"s words gave her a headache. "Why did everybody ask me this question when they heard that Gong Yu was Niannian"s father?"
Although Gong Yu was playing with Niannian aside, when he heard the question, he could not help but listen to them carefully.
"I, I have no intention of getting married."
"Xiao Xi, although you are only 23 years old and still young, after all, Niannian is no longer a small baby. You can start to consider your personal matters, and having a complete family is also good for Niannian"s growth."
"Father, I still want to make my own decision. Don"t worry about it."
"But, it"s hard for you to raise a child alone."
"I don"t want to discuss this with you, especially in front of Niannian."
Murong Qingtian saw Yun Muxi"s determined face and looked at Gong Yu, and he dared not to say anything. After all, he had just made some progress in his relationship with Yun Muxi, but, it was not yet the right time for him to discipline her.
Disappointment flashed within Gong Yu"s eyes.
Murong Qingtian checked the time and said, "It"s getting late. Since you are here now, I"ll go back first, and I"ll come to see Niannian again tomorrow."
"Well, then be careful when you go back."
After Murong Qingtian left, there were only three people left in the ward. The atmosphere seemed to be a little strange. Yun Muxi folded Niannian"s clothes on the sofa while Gong Yu accompanied Niannian and played with her happily for a while.
Finally, feeling a little tired, Niannian rested on the bed and asked Yun Muxi to read her a story.
After hearing two stories, Niannian fell asleep. Yun Muxi gently wrapped her in a quilt. She got up and saw Gong Yu sit on the sofa while holding his chin and looking at them. She coughed softly and said, "Well, Niannian already slept. I"ll be here with her tonight. You go home first."
There were two beds in the ward. One of them was the one which Gong Yu had slept on before. It had been empty since Gong Yu was discharged from hospital, so, Yun Muxi could sleep on it.
"I don"t want to go home. I also want to accompany Niannian here," Gong Yu said like a spoiled child.
Yun Muxi was dazed for a while as she was not adapted to see Gong Yu behave like that.
"But there is no place for you to sleep. The sofa is too small for you to sleep on it."
"We can sleep together on this empty bed!"
"No, we can"t!"
"Why not? It"s seemed that we haven"t slept before!"