MHWFYYTMDF Chapter18

Xu Shanshan was a chatterbox. From the moment they left the restaurant all the way until he finished showering and lay in bed at home, the two of them were still chatting on and off.

The topics weren’t just about He Muyan; sometimes they would turn to her as well, such as how her best friend had recently introduced a new boyfriend to her, and she wanted him to help evaluate him.

Song Li looked at the guy’s photo, along with screenshots of their chat history, and replied with a few words.

“Average yet confident.”

Xu Shanshan clearly shared the exact same thought, immediately starting to rant to him volubly.

He was so engrossed in the chat that he didn’t notice He Muyan beside him had already taken off his glasses and put down his book.

He Muyan stared at him for a moment, “Are you chatting with a friend?”

Song Li gasped in surprise and turned his head, feeling a bit awkward, “Yeah, did I disturb you?”

He Muyan looked at his phone and shook his head, “I’m going to sleep.”

“Oh, okay.”

Song Li nodded hurriedly. Fearing that the light from his phone screen would affect him, he immediately ended his chat with Xu Shanshan.

Song Pear: Let’s stop chatting, stop chatting, I’m going to sleep.

Song Pear: Goodnight.jpg

Sparkling Pretty Girl: What? What time is it even?

Sparkling Pretty Girl: I bet you’re not going to sleep; you’re going to take care of business. Smirk.jpg

Song Pear: What business?

Sparkling Pretty Girl: Oh, come on, you’re still playing innocent with me?

Sparkling Pretty Girl: You two are newlyweds and are alone together… dry tinder meets a blazing fire. I get it, I get it.

Song Pear: ……

Song Pear: Just what on earth is going through that head of yours all day, you silly young girl!

Song Pear: Just go to sleep!

Song Li felt a huff of irritation. After setting his phone aside, he reached up to tug the quilt to his chin, unable to stop the warmth spreading across his face.

What nonsense.

They were newlyweds, that much was true, but it wasn’t to the point of blazing fire, right?

Was it really not to that point?

Song Li thought back to the previous few times. The first time had been the night he moved in, when the mood had swept them away and neither of them could hold back. The second had been the night he got drunk, when he’d even unlocked the exclusive privilege of calling him “laogong.” The third time was when he threw a little tantrum, and He Muyan actually seemed to be jealous because Xue Sang called him by his name…

They had only lived together for less than a week, yet they had already done it three times.

And every single time was quite intense as well.

Song Li clutched the quilt. Alright, it really did seem like blazing fire.

He couldn’t think about it anymore, he couldn’t think about it anymore. If he kept thinking, he wouldn’t be able to sleep at all. Song Li reached out to rub his face a couple of times and habitually flipped over.

The moment he lifted his eyes, he saw a pair of eyes gleaming faintly in the dark, staring straight at him.

Song Li gasped in fright, asking in a small voice, “You, you’re not asleep yet?”

He Muyan let out a hoarse “en”.

Song Li swallowed hard, “Did I disturb you? I’m sorry. I was thinking about something just now, got too engrossed and wasn’t paying attention. I…”

“Song Li.”

He Muyan spoke up to interrupt him, “What were you thinking about?”

“I…” Song Li thought to himself, there was no way he could actually say what he had been thinking about just now. That would be too embarrassing.

“Nothing, just chatted with a colleague for a bit and was thinking about what to tell her.”

He Muyan fell silent for a moment, “It was still that Teacher Xu?”

“Ah.” Song Li nodded, “Yeah.”

He Muyan’s tone grew a bit deeper, “You really are very close to her.”

Song Li: ……

Why did he feel like this sentence sounded so familiar? It seemed like he had just asked this exact same thing once tonight at the restaurant.

So, it turned out he wasn’t just flattering himself, He Muyan really did seem to care a lot about this.

Thinking up to this point, Song Li couldn’t control the corners of his mouth again. Taking advantage of the fact that He Muyan couldn’t see in the dark, he allowed his smile to slowly grow wider and wider.

“Is it not good that I’m close to her?”

He Muyan paused for a moment, then suddenly reached out to stroke his face, his voice very deep, “Not good.”

Song Li couldn’t help but firmly grip the area over his heart beneath the quilt, barely managing to ignore its overly intense beating frequency.

“Wh-Why?”

Good grief, only the ghost knew why he still had the courage to keep pressing.

Song Li heard him let out a soft laugh by his ear, and immediately following that, his entire body was pulled into a scalding embrace.

As he was dazed and wanting to sleep, he still thought muddily to himself, that made four times, truly living up to the description of blazing fire.

The next day, He Muyan was still the first to get out of bed. Song Li didn’t wake up very late either, and he even felt like his body wasn’t as sore and uncomfortable as the previous few times.

Oh my god, was this the kind of thing one could actually get used to over time? His body was far too easy to train.

Song Li’s face flushed red as he looked down to fasten his buttons.

He Muyan dressed faster than him and called out to him while standing in front of the full-length mirror.

“Come here.”

Song Li walked over obediently, looking up at him in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Holding a tie in his hand, He Muyan looked down at him, “Do you know how to tie a tie?”

Song Li glanced at the tie in his hand. His brain hadn’t caught up with his mouth as he replied, “I guess so. I’ve tied one a few times before.”

Unlike He Muyan, he didn’t have many opportunities to wear formal attire normally.

He Muyan nodded and handed the tie to him， “Tie it for me.”

“Ah?” Song Li froze, subconsciously waving his hands to refuse， “I can’t do it, it definitely won’t look good.”

“It’s fine.” He Muyan still insisted, “I want you to tie it for me.”

Looking into his eyes, Song Li knew he was serious. He took the tie and stared at it for a moment.

Only after the words left his mouth did it dawn on him that helping someone tie their tie, such an intimate thing usually reserved for family, felt a little too sweet.

Comforting himself with that thought, he happily took the job.

He Muyan was taller than him, so he deliberately lowered his head to make it easier for him to reach.

Song Li looped the tie around the back of his neck before starting to tie it with extreme caution and seriousness.

He had only ever tied one for himself before, and the angle and technique were quite different from doing it for someone else. He tried for quite a while without figuring it out, looking up at He Muyan with some anxiety.

He Muyan, however, remained calm and unhurried. He took Song Li’s hand and guided it through a slight loop, “Like this.”

Realization dawned upon Song Li, and he immediately continued tying it.

Although the process was a bit difficult, he managed to tie it successfully in the end.

Song Li let out an exhale, “All done.”

However, he stared at it for a moment longer and spoke with a bit of frustration, “I really didn’t tie it well. Let’s untie it and have you do it over.”

“No need.” He Muyan moved Song Li’s hands away before turning to look closely in the mirror.

Song Li carefully watched his expression and couldn’t help asking, “It’s not really okay, right?”

He Muyan nodded, “It’s not really okay.”

Song Li drooped his brows, “I told you I didn’t know how to tie it. Let’s untie it and do it over.”

“No need.” He Muyan adjusted his collar, “This is fine.”

Song Li: ?

You were the one who said it didn’t look good, and now you’re the one refusing to let me retie it. So what exactly do you want?

President He’s mind is truly hard to fathom.

With these thoughts running through his mind, Song Li followed He Muyan downstairs. Li Xiu was already waiting below, standing straight as he greeted them, “Good morning, Boss, Mr. Song.”

“Good morning.” Song Li smiled and waved his hand at him: “You’re here so early today.”

“The Boss has an important meeting this morning, so we need to go to the company early to prepare.”

Li Xiu replied with a smile, but when he looked up and caught sight of He Muyan behind him, his expression shifted slightly, “Boss, today’s meeting is really important.”

He Muyan nodded, “I know.”

Li Xiu said with a serious face, “For such an important meeting, appearing untidy will leave a bad impression on everyone.”

Seeing that Li Xiu’s gaze remained fixed on the tie on He Muyan’s chest as he spoke, Song Li understood instantly and wanted to explain to him in embarrassment.

He Muyan, however, spoke up a step ahead of him, “Li Xiu, you talk too much.”

Li Xiu froze. After taking one look at his boss’s expression, then at the visibly uncomfortable Song Li beside him, it all clicked into place. With a smile on his face, he stepped aside and stopped speaking.

Song Li was so embarrassed that his face felt like it was burning.

He Muyan, however, didn’t seem to feel a thing. He turned around, looked down at him, and said, “I’m a bit pressed for time, so I’ll be heading out soon. Will you have breakfast on your own?”

Song Li nodded hurriedly, “Sure, sure. You two drive safely on the road.”

He Muyan smiled before reaching out to touch his ear.

Li Xiu, who was beside them, kept his eyes lowered while chanting in his mind: I see no evil; I see no evil.*

Long after He Muyan and the others had left, Song Li still hadn’t come back to his senses from the gesture of He Muyan touching his ear just moments ago.

He raised his hand to cover his slightly warm ear, his face completely red.

He Muyan is seriously so enchanting.

He simply ate breakfast by himself, then drove to school. The weather was nice today, but it was nothing more than another routine and ordinary day.

While having lunch at the cafeteria at noon, he suddenly received a phone call from his mother. Song Li was a bit surprised. Ever since that time last month when he was forced on a blind date, this was the first time his mother had contacted him.

By the looks of it, she had probably lost quite a lot at mahjong again recently and was unhappy.

Song Li smiled and picked up the call.

Mother Song’s voice was still as loud and spirited as ever, full of energy. The moment Song Li heard her lively tone, he felt relieved; judging from her voice, her condition seemed to be quite good.

After chatting about some dull family matters and their recent situations, Song Li answered whatever she asked. Just when he thought this call today was simply because his Imperial Mother had suddenly remembered she still had a son and had spared some time to express her regards, he hadn’t expected the conversation on the other end to suddenly take a turn as she asked amiably, “How have things been going with that blind date from last time?”

Song Li actually couldn’t remember what that person looked like at all, so he replied perfunctorily, “We weren’t really compatible, we haven’t talked in a long time.”

“Is that so? It’s fine, this just means the fate hasn’t arrived yet. A forced melon isn’t sweet, so if you don’t want to talk, we won’t talk. How can someone else’s forced matchmaking be as good as getting to know someone on your own? Feelings come first, Mom understands it all, haha.”

Hearing that final awkward, forced laugh, Song Li could completely picture the insincere, strained expression his mother must have been wearing on the other end of the phone. The hair on his back couldn’t help but stand up as he swallowed hard, “Mom, do you have something you want to say to me?”

The other side fell silent for a few seconds. When she spoke again, a storm was already brewing, “You brat can actually tell your old mother has words behind her words, huh? So, you’re not stupid. Not only are you not stupid, but you’ve also even grown capable, haven’t you! You can even pull off something like getting married secretly! Do you really think there’s no one left in this family?!”

Hearing her words, Song Li’s heart sank, and he tried his best to soothe her emotions gently, “Mom, don’t be angry so soon, I can explain this matter to you…”

“Explain? You definitely need to explain! Come back home tomorrow and clarify this matter to me face-to-face!”

With that said, she hung up the phone with a sharp click.

Listening to the busy tone by his ear, Song Li sighed.

Right after the call was hung up, he received several WeChat messages sent by Xue Sang.

Today is Also a Day Full of Gloom: Ge! My dear brother! Something terrible happened!

Today is Also a Day Full of Gloom: Your mom suddenly came to your place to see you today. Seeing that I was here, she chatted with me for a bit. As we chatted, I accidentally let slip the matter of you getting married secretly orz

Today is Also a Day Full of Gloom: I really didn’t do it on purpose qaq, it was Auntie who set me up!

Today is Also a Day Full of Gloom: I could tell from her expression that something was off. She would definitely come after you to demand an explanation, so make sure you’re prepared beforehand!

Looking at these few messages, Song Li typed a cold reply to him: It’s too late!