novelaction Chapter 198 Actually, He Likes You
Chapter 198 Actually, He Likes You
Chapter 198 Actually, He Likes You
The moment Mu Xiaoyu saw Song Bai's name, she felt a wave of helplessness wash over her. She didn't dislike Song Bai; in fact, she admired him greatly because of his character and positive qualities.
But that's all. If she didn't like Li Chenxu, she could continue to be friends with Song Bai, but now, even as ordinary friends, Mu Xiaoyu is unwilling.
However, since Song Bai had just mentioned the class reunion, Mu Xiaoyu thought that Song Bai might be calling about the reunion, so she ultimately answered Song Bai's call.
"Xiaoyu?"
"Um... is there something you need, senior, calling at this hour?"
Upon hearing this, Song Bai chuckled on the other end of the phone and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to talk to you about the class reunion. Are you free the day after tomorrow? Considering everyone's work schedule, we've set the time for 6:30 pm the day after tomorrow."
"At night..."
Upon hearing the word "evening," Mu Xiaoyu immediately felt conflicted. Aside from necessary social engagements, Li Chenxu had now turned down almost all of his other social engagements, spending most of his evenings at home with Mu Xiaoyu, and occasionally the two of them would go for a walk outside.
If she goes out tonight, she has to tell Li Chenxu about this.
Seemingly sensing Mu Xiaoyu's predicament, Song Bai remained silent for a few seconds before softly asking, "Is it inconvenient?"
"I'm not sure yet... Could you give me the location of the gathering first, senior? If I'm free the day after tomorrow, I'll come right away. If I can't come... I'm afraid I'll have to wait until next time..."
"When are you free? We can reschedule the gathering then..."
"no need!"
Almost before Song Bai could finish speaking, Mu Xiaoyu interrupted him. She felt that Song Bai was completely different now, and she wondered if she was just imagining things. But the way Song Bai treated her now seemed... somewhat ambiguous.
Li Chenxu was already very bothered by Song Bai's existence, and with Song Bai's ambiguous attitude now on top of that, Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't dare to have any further involvement with Song Bai.
Song Bai on the other end of the phone seemed somewhat helpless because of Mu Xiaoyu's refusal, but he didn't say anything. He just chuckled helplessly, told Mu Xiaoyu the location of the gathering, and then hung up the phone.
With Song Bai's voice gone, Mu Xiaoyu felt a sense of relief. She could let things take their course with the gathering; if things couldn't be resolved with Li Chenxu, she could simply not go.
So Mu Xiaoyu stopped thinking about it and continued working.
That evening, Mu Xiaoyu received a call from Song Yin. If Mu Xiaoyu didn't know why Song Yin had kept her in suspense before, she would understand after meeting Song Bai.
However, she didn't blame Song Yin. After all, Song Yin probably didn't know what had happened between her and Song Bai back then, and might still want them to be friends...
"Xiaoyu? Have you eaten?"
As usual, Song Yin spoke with poise and confidence, without the slightest hint of awkwardness. Mu Xiaoyu enjoyed spending time with Song Yin and liked her personality, so she put aside Song Bai's affairs and chatted with Song Yin casually.
The casting for the movie has been finalized, and Mu Xiaoyu has made some minor revisions to the script before having a dedicated screenwriter handle it. So, a press conference will likely be held next week to announce the news.
Compared to before, Song Yin is naturally much busier now.
The two chatted for a long time, about work and family matters.
"Xiaoyu, you and my brother..."
Seeing that it was getting late, and estimating that Li Chenxu should be back from his social engagements, Mu Xiaoyu was about to say goodnight to Song Yin and hang up when she suddenly heard Song Yin's question.
She paused for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "What did your senior say to you?"
"No! It's just that after meeting you that day, my brother started acting a bit strange..."
As Song Yin spoke, she sighed, and with a hint of distress, continued, "Xiaoyu, I know there are some things I shouldn't say, but... I really can't bear to see my brother in such pain. You know, back when you and my brother were in school, he liked you. He was even planning to confess to you back then..."
Mu Xiaoyu didn't know what she was feeling when she listened to what Song Yin said. According to Song Yin, Song Bai had fallen in love with her several years ago, back when they were still in school.
However, at that time, due to her family situation, Mu Xiaoyu was very wary of everyone. Even after Song Bai and Mu Xiaoyu became friends, Song Bai still sensed Mu Xiaoyu's wariness.
At that time, Song Bai thought that since there was still time, he could slowly lower Mu Xiaoyu's guard and then confess his feelings to her.
However, before this idea could be put into practice, it was disrupted by someone.
Someone targeted the Song family, forcing Song Bai to leave the country. Before leaving, Song Bai went to see Mu Xiaoyu, but he was injured and fell unconscious on the way. When he woke up again, he was already abroad.
Song Bai's years abroad hadn't been easy. Now that he'd returned, Song Yin and the others thought things would improve after seeing Mu Xiaoyu, but clearly, that wasn't the case…
Song Yin's words greatly surprised Mu Xiaoyu. She never expected that Song Bai would like her.
Back in school, she couldn't see any signs of Song Bai's affection for her. And in these two meetings with Song Bai, Mu Xiaoyu hadn't noticed anything unusual about him either…
Despite her surprise, Mu Xiaoyu had no intention of continuing the conversation with Song Yin.
She got married and still loves Li Chenxu. She doesn't want to let down Li Chenxu's kindness to her, nor does she want to waste the happiness she has finally found.
So she quickly composed herself and said to Song Yin on the other end of the phone in a somewhat serious tone, "Song Yin, I know what you're thinking. I also know how good my senior is... No matter what his feelings for me were, that's all in the past. I'm married now, and I think you should understand."
They're both adults, so Mu Xiaoyu didn't need to spell things out too clearly; she thought Song Yin should understand.
She didn't want to have too much contact with Song Bai, but she also didn't want to lose Song Yin as a good friend.
After all, it's really not easy to find friends in this world who share the same values and interests.
Song Yin was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, then suddenly laughed, saying with a hint of relief, "It's a bit of a pity, but that's how relationships are. Xiaoyu, since you don't like my brother, I won't talk about him anymore. We'll still be friends, right?"