give me joy

Chapter 11 Caramel Pudding
(1) lights

Her tears dripped on the back of his hand, which quickly turned from hot to cold.He quickly felt it, hugged her tighter, and whispered: "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"

As he spoke, he raised his finger to wipe her face lightly, but unexpectedly, her tears fell even more fiercely, wetting the back of his hand.

He was a little helpless, turned her body around, and lowered his head to kiss her eyes.

"Don't cry, darling..."

But just when his lips barely touched her eyelashes, she broke free.

While sobbing, Yu Mi wiped his face clean with his sleeve two or three times, looked up at him, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"

Although the wet eyes made her questioning unintimidating, the accusation in her tone was true.Shi Jin was puzzled: "Of course I came to see you. You haven't responded to my messages for so many days, and your phone has been turned off. I also want to ask why?"

information?what's the message?
It doesn't matter, anyway, it's already like this, why does he still come to see her?Is it to see how embarrassed she is?

"You...why do you still send me text messages and call me? Who do you think you are..."

In her imagination, this should be a cold questioning sentence, but when she opened her mouth, coupled with her trembling voice, it sounded pitiful no matter what, like a wronged little daughter-in-law.

Shi Jin frowned and reminded her, "I'm your boyfriend."

If you are wronged, it should be him, right?Since she came back from Japan, she hasn't even sent him a punctuation mark. Although not seeing each other has indeed reduced the chance of being discovered by the paparazzi, but as a man who just got a girlfriend, he is also very upset, okay?
Yu Mi digested the word "boyfriend" for a while.

Why can he still say these three words as if nothing had happened?Did he think she was still a fool who didn't know anything?
Filled with sadness and grievances, she suddenly turned into anger. She couldn't help pushing him, and said angrily, "I don't have a boyfriend!"

With her height and strength, of course she couldn't push him.Shi Jin took her palm and frowned: "It seems that there is some misunderstanding between us, let's go upstairs first."

"do not want!"

She refused, and struggled awkwardly, until a smiling voice came from behind: "Oh, what about the young couple arguing?"

Yu Mi's movements froze immediately, and she turned her head to see the aunt opposite was pushing a bicycle and standing behind her, with a clear smile of "I see" on her face, and she even saw faint excitement in that look.

No, Auntie is not what you think...

Unaware of the turmoil in her heart, the aunt turned her head and greeted Shi Jin kindly: "The young man is here again today?"

How did they know each other?
Shi Jin smiled very softly, and said obediently and politely: "Hello, Auntie."

His voice matched his appearance so seamlessly, seeing Auntie's expression made her heart melt, she reached out and patted Yu Mi's shoulder: "I said Mimi, what's the misunderstanding, please make it clear I see that the young man comes to the building every day to wait for you. He is really sincere. Just give him a chance, okay? Auntie is waiting for your wedding candy."

Wait... What is "Happy Candy"?This speed is too fast, auntie, this is the Great Leap Forward!

"No, Auntie..."

Yu Mi was thinking about how to correct the misunderstanding, but Shi Jin beside her stretched out her arms, put her arms around her shoulders, and smiled at her auntie: "Thank you, auntie, I will work hard!"

"Okay, okay." Auntie parked the car and walked towards the elevator, "Mimi, let's go up together, if you have something to say when you go home, huh?"

The matter has come to this point, no amount of dissatisfaction is easy to break out, Yu Mi bit her lip depressedly, let Shi Jin hold hands, and followed her aunt into the elevator.

As soon as the door of the neighbor's house was closed, Yu Mi stopped taking out the keys, and there was silence in the corridor.

Shi Jin leaned against the wall at the door, looking down at her: "So, you won't even let me in the house?"

Yu Mi tightly held the key in her hand. After she calmed down, her heart was full of entanglements that she couldn't explain clearly.

Don't want to see him?No, on the contrary, she wanted to see him, wanted to... wanted to...

There are many things I want to ask, and many results I want to hear from him.Even though Jian Xingyu's conjecture had been acquiesced, he still wanted to know if he had even a little sincerity towards her?
She shook her head slowly, bit her lip, and inserted the key into the lock.

"Please come in."

Because tiramisu was fostered at Zhou Xiaomei's house, there was no familiar figure pounced on it when the lights were turned on.But I haven't come back for two or three days, the house seems to be covered with a layer of dust, and even the air seems to have a musty smell.

Yu Mi opened the curtains in the living room, and just about to open the window to let in some air, Shi Jin held down her hand, and he quickly pulled her behind him, and quickly closed the curtains tightly.

Yu Mi became even more depressed, and pushed his back: "What are you doing? I want to open the window!"

He refused categorically: "We will drive after I leave."

"?" Is it so shameful?
"Someone asked someone from the media to stare at me. I don't want to implicate you. It's better to be safe." His tone was tinged with anger and helplessness, and he couldn't help but take her hand, far away from the window, on the sofa. Sit down on the other end.

Yu Mi immediately understood what he meant, and immediately remembered the noble lady whom she had just met an hour ago, and couldn't help but ask, "Is that your mother, Ms. Bai?"

Shi Jin suddenly turned his head, squinted his eyes slightly, stared at her for two seconds, and then said softly "Oh", "You already know."

Yu Mi nodded, with so much entertainment news, it's hard to pretend not to know.

He looked at her expression, and he had a little understanding in his heart: "So, this is why you don't answer the phone or text message, claiming that you have nothing to do with me?"

She was silent, shook her head, and nodded again.

He looked directly at her face and tried to explain: "I didn't deliberately hide the matter from you about my family, but I just don't think it's necessary to emphasize it. Bai Wei has passed away. As for Bai Wanyi, she has nothing to do with me."

Is it so bad between these two?Yu Mi couldn't help blurting out: "But she still came to me today because of your affairs..."

"Looking for you?" Shi Jin frowned, his tone suddenly turned cold, and he said angrily, "What did she say? Did she threaten you?"

Yu Mi took a deep breath and stood up abruptly: "Shi Jin, do you think Bai Wei died because of Brother Yu?"

Shi Jin was stunned for a moment, but before he could answer, Yu Mi quickly asked again: "It's not accidental that you came to 'Honey Talk' on Christmas Day, you came to look for Brother Yu, and you approached me for revenge Brother Yu, isn't it?"

Her tone was serious and serious, with a bit of grievance that couldn't be hidden.

Thinking back and forth, Shi Jin immediately understood, and his brows were furrowed a little more.

"Who told you that? Bai Wanyi, or Jian Xingyu?"

"You answer me first, don't you?"

He raised his head—it was rare for such an opportunity. She was standing while he was sitting. The rare angle of looking up made the tears in the corners of her eyes and the dark circles under her eyes more obvious. The little round face was bulging. Angry, or swollen from crying.

After a moment of silence, he reached out and tugged at her arm, and said in a low voice, "Sit down."

Yu Mi stood still.

"Hey, sit down." He tried a little harder, pulled her to sit next to him, held her face with his hands, and wiped the wet corners of her eyes with the pads of his thumbs, wiping away the wetness.

"No matter who said it, do you believe it when he says it? You don't even want to come to me for verification?"

Yu Mi opened her mouth: "I..."

Yes, she didn't think about asking for proof, because she thought that was the truth, and that kind of result was the most reasonable.

The anxiety deeply hidden in her heart matched Jian Xingyu's words - how could Shi Jin really like her?Such a dazzling person, why should he be with her?
unless there is another reason.

She didn't ask for proof, and didn't want to question, she would rather deceive herself.

To him, she was like a light chaser, the closer she got, the more she would be burned.

Facing her silence, Shi Jin was a little annoyed.

"...you never believed me, did you?"

no!Yu Mi shook her head, gathered the corner of her clothes tightly, and said in a low voice, "I...don't believe in myself..."

He froze for a moment, and suddenly, the uneasiness caused by not being able to get in touch, as well as the surprise and anger during the conversation just now, all disappeared in this sentence.

From childhood to adulthood, due to his personality, he rarely cared about other people's feelings.But at this moment, through her misty and bloodshot eyes, he could easily perceive her pain these days.

She must be very sad, and this sadness has something to do with him, because he didn't give her enough confidence.

"Then what if I say all of this is true?"

Yu Mi gasped, and struggled frantically to get away from him, but was held by his waist with his other hand, and pulled him closer.

"I'm sorry, it's not true." He hugged her in time and repeated, "No."

The voice is deep and steady, as thick as a mountain, and as firm as a rock.

She has never seen him look so solemn, from his eyes to his tone, she felt that he was swearing—the voice has emotions, and peeking into the heart through emotions, every word of him is expressing—” Believe me".

She immediately forgot to struggle, and was attracted by those deep eyes.The heart that had been in a hurry and had no place to rest suddenly fell firmly to the ground—it turned out that what she had been waiting for was nothing more than the "no" he said himself.

She folded her hands and covered her lips, as if this was the only way to stop the uncontrollable sobs in her throat.

Hold back, hold back Yu Mi!

But no matter how hard he tried, his eyes were still red, and tears gushed out of his eyes again.

Shi Jin reached out to rub the top of her hair, frowned and muttered: "Don't cry... please. I don't know what to do if you cry..."

Her helpless expression, and a little impatience that she didn't know what to do, made her feel very cute.

He has probably never coaxed a girl before, has he?He is usually so cool, but now he is clumsy like a little boy...

As a result, her tears were still hanging on her face, but the corners of her mouth curled up again.

Love is really inexplicable, it makes people cry and laugh, and makes people ecstatic.

She smiled, and the atmosphere suddenly eased down.

Shi Jin exhaled slowly, sliding his palm down his hair, curling his fingers to wipe her tears little by little: "I will give you reasons to believe me, but the process is a bit long... Do you want to hear it?"

The tone of his whisper was too alluring, she couldn't help being seduced, so she nodded.

"First explain what happened on Christmas Day. That was not the first time I saw you, and the honey talk was not for Jian Xingyu, but for you."

"Ah... ah?"

What's the meaning?Why didn't she remember seeing him at all?It is impossible for a person like him to forget once he has seen it!
"I'm hungry, I haven't had dinner yet." He blinked, "Can we talk after we finish?"

This suspense is left... Is it an inch?

She wasn't going to forgive him yet!
I haven't come back for a few days. There is nothing in the refrigerator except eggs and ham sausage. I can only cook instant noodles.

Fortunately, I brought back the leftover milk from the store. I can cook the caramel while cooking the noodles. I still have light cream and vanilla pods at home, and I can make creme brulee in a while.

Shi Jin was really hungry, she added more bread, and he finished it quickly, there was not even soup left.

Yu Mi was stirring milk in the kitchen, he stood by the pool washing dishes consciously, and asked by the way, "What flavor is this noodle? I've never eaten it before."

"Malaysian white curry noodles." Yu Mi answered smoothly, "There are purchasing agents, and some imported supermarkets occasionally have them. I like this brand very much. Their Tom Yum Kung noodles are also super delicious. I can try it next time."

"...So you can eat delicious food from all over the world by following you?"

"Okay..." After speaking halfway, she realized that she had been tricked, and turned her head hastily, and saw him leaning against the pool, looking at her quietly with a smile in his eyes.

The spacious kitchen has become a little different from usual because of the addition of one person. Even the ordinary conversations have a kind of smokey atmosphere of the quiet years.

There are thousands of lights outside the window, cold and warm, and this is one of them.

There are many stories in the city, good, bad, earth-shattering, and daily tedious ones. She is in them and she is also experiencing them.

But hey, that's life. (But, that's life.)
Yu Mi put the baked pudding in the refrigerator to cool down, and made tea again. The sweet aroma of grapefruit slowly diffused in the air.

Watching her put the teacup in front of her, Shi Jin asked, "Did you bring it back from Japan this time?"

Yu Mi nodded. In those few days in Kyoto, he accompanied her to Teramachi to buy lupicia Kyoto limited yuzu plum fragrant black tea, and there was a gorgeous maiko head portrait on the iron box.

At that time, he also felt that the tea leaves were made so carefully, and the way of eating and drinking was indeed extensive and profound.

The memories of those few days are so beautiful, she still remembers every detail.

"...I left you a note the day I returned to China, did you receive it?"

"Ah?" What note?
Seeing her expression, Shi Jin understood: "Didn't receive it?"

She reconfirmed that it did not.

"On the night of Jingjin Lake, I received a call from Bai Wanyi. She wanted to auction off Bai Wei's belongings, unless I showed up at Bai Wei's apartment before twelve o'clock the next day. So I bought an early flight ticket, I left before dawn. You were all sleeping at the time, so I left a note at the bar, asking Mr. Saito to pass it to you."

He took a breath and said slowly: "It seems that he didn't give it to you."

Yu Mi was stunned, it didn't make sense, she and Mr. Saito had never met before, why should he hide this matter?

unless……

She couldn't help but think of the Jian Xingyu she saw in the lobby when she went downstairs that day. Mr. Saito said he arrived early, so, did he see it?
Seeing her uncertain expression, Shi Jin asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Yu Mi felt a little flustered, and said "um" absently, but Shi Jin didn't ask any more questions, paused, and continued.

"I met Xiao Ai at the airport, because Director Ouyang Balcony would be there as a mediator that day, so when Xiao Ai asked me to drop by and drive her to Bai Wei's apartment, I didn't think much about it, but I didn't expect to be there the next day. There are photos on the entertainment news."

She nodded silently, thinking of those photos, she still felt prickly, but when she thought of him being calculated by his biological mother, she felt distressed.

Shi Jin reached out and raised her chin so that her eyes could be at his level, and said word by word: "The photo is fake."

"Well." She paused, and couldn't help asking again, "But it's true that she likes you, right?"

"I don't know, I don't care." His tone passed lightly, and he let go of his hand and flicked her forehead lightly, "I prefer that you only pay attention to me, and leave the other things to me."

Bai Wanyi said that she wanted to auction Bai Wei's relics, not just to blackmail Shi Jin back, but she really planned to do so.

In fact, as early as a few years ago, Phantom Star Entertainment under the name of Bai Wanyi had already fallen into financial difficulties due to poor management. Coupled with negative news such as contract disputes with its artists, Bai Wanyi's daily life was very extravagant, resulting in the company's accounts. A huge deficit occurred.

And Bai Wei, the company's biggest cash cow, committed suicide at such a critical time, and the inheritance left to Bai Wanyi in the end was not even enough to make up for a fraction of the shortfall.

With Bai Wei gone, her commercial value also disappeared.If the lack of funds cannot be filled in time, not only Huanxing Entertainment will face bankruptcy, but Bai Wanyi will also be penniless and even thrown into jail.Even if he can escape from prison, he will surely spend the rest of his life with astronomical debts.

How could Bai Wanyi, who was used to living a luxurious life, endure such an ending?
She needs a break, a turnaround, and money.

Bai Wei's relics can undoubtedly bring in a considerable amount of income, and more importantly, she can take advantage of this opportunity to use this inheritance dispute to push Shi Jin to the forefront and appear in full view.

The relationship between her and Shi Jin has always been very distant, and with Bai Wei around before, she never thought about maintaining this parent-child relationship that existed in name only; but now that Bai Wei is gone, Shi Jin is her turning point.

She had tried to convince Shi Jin at Bai Wei's funeral and during the probate period—to let him succeed Bai Wei and join Phantom Star. The opportunity, reason, news point... had already been thought out.

She promised to give him top-notch resources and make him the most topical star in the shortest possible time.This is her best field. She is very confident in her son--the appearance, background, and personality are all fine. As long as he can create topics to attract traffic for a long time, he is already halfway to success, and various benefits will follow. come behind.

In her mind, no one would reject this glamorous life surrounded by thousands of people, which is a win-win situation.

Unexpectedly, Shi Jin refused.

Once, twice... and finally just play missing.

Emotional and reasoning failed, and coupled with the imminent funding problem, Bai Wanyi received a call from Jian Xingyu when Bai Wanyi was in a state of anxiety.

It was this phone call that made her decide not to give Shi Jin the time to take the initiative to choose.

Not active, can also be passive.In this respect, Bai Wanyi is very familiar with it.

She personally provided a lot of information about Shi Jin, disclosed his identity, and released the so-called scandal photos before the heat disappeared, accompanied by enough eye-catching reports.

The purpose is simple, if Shi Jin finally enters the circle as she wishes, this wave will be the best warm-up, at worst, there will be another announcement to refute the rumors, and another promotion can be done; if he still disagrees, she will also I can take this opportunity to establish an image of a loving mother in front of the public, to gain attention for the upcoming inheritance case, and to create momentum for the company's new movie by the way.

For Bai Wanyi, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, dealing with these is a trivial matter, but for Shi Jin, who has never been a public figure and never wants to be a public figure, the concentration of headlines caught people off guard and seriously affected his life. Life.

Since the information was exposed, he has received countless strange phone calls, text messages, and Weibo private messages in a day.Some are familiar, some are not, and some even curse out of nowhere.

It's strange, he's always been indifferent, and he never gets close to people, but after he became famous overnight, those people who are usually only casual acquaintances suddenly seem to be his best friends, except for expressing "sincere care" from all angles , There are even some people who accept certain "interviews" from the media for the first time, and they look very familiar, but in fact, he can't even remember who the other party is.

There are strange people haunting the places he frequents, and passers-by will secretly take pictures of him with their mobile phones while walking on the road.The radio station informed him that he didn't have to go to work for the time being, because not only were there reporters staying on the station, but also the media kept calling in to ask about his details, which caused a lot of trouble for his colleagues in their work.

It was so annoying that he had no choice but to shut down the phone once and for all.

In the next few days, he was busy meeting with lawyers, dealing with the real estate left by Bai Wei, fighting for Bai Wei's relics with Bai Wanyi, plus the people who seemed to be paparazzi appearing around from time to time... just dealing with these, it occupied him almost all the time.

During this period, it's not that he didn't call Yu Mi, but either no one answered or the phone was turned off, and there was no response to the text messages and WeChat messages he sent.

Yu Mi was a little stunned, thinking of his cell phone that hadn't been charged yet.

Shi Jin found out the WeChat message sent after the scandal, and Yu Mi took it to read it. The content was not long, and it was to tell her not to think too much when she read the news, but to trust him. We will talk about the details after returning to China.

Looking at the time it was sent, Yu Mi's heart skipped a beat...

At that time, she was squatting on the corner of the street crying heartbreakingly.

The mobile phone... should have been in the store at the time.Later, when he returned to the hotel in a daze, he vaguely remembered that Jian Xingyu returned it to her.

So before that, did he keep the phone?
She didn't receive the note or WeChat, and he was there at the time.

Will it... have something to do with him?

She didn't dare to go any further.

That person is one of the people she trusts the most, and it still is so far.

Seeing her expression, Shi Jin also guessed a little bit, but he didn't say anything. He just stretched out his hand to her and said softly, "Now, can I give you a hug?"

Yu Mi raised her head to meet his clear gaze, and with a slight movement of her body, he was stretched out and hugged him.

He gently pressed her into his arms, the petite body and the familiar sweet aroma of milk and chocolate made his tiredness and irritability these days slowly disappear.

Who, what did it do, what does it matter?
At least for now, she is in his arms.

After a while, he said in a low voice: "Jian Xingyu abandoned my sister in order to gain the family's approval. I really hated him all the time."

Yu Mi's back stiffened.

Shi Jin gently stroked her back, pulled her away a short distance, and stared at her: "Do you think that I approached you to take revenge on Jian Xingyu?"

"...Isn't it?"

"Jian Xingyu thinks so?" He chuckled, with a bit of disdain in his laughter, "He's too self-righteous."

"But you..."

"No but." He interrupted her, thought for a moment, and said slowly, "I said that I have known you for a long time. On Christmas Eve, I came to see you, not because of Jian Xingyu, nor because of Bai Wei, Just because—you are you, and I want to see you."

(2) my girl

The first time Shi Jin saw Yu Mi was in Bai Wei's mobile phone, about half a year ago.

At that time, Bai Wei's depression had been diagnosed, and the doctor told her to take medicine on time and pay attention to rest, but the busy schedule did not allow her to stop to catch her breath, and often even forgot to take medicine.

To make matters worse, Chen Jiaqi, who has always been in a semi-public state with her, suddenly started dating the wealthy daughter arranged by the family, and hinted to her that he will be engaged soon, so it is best not to meet in the near future.As for the relationship between the two, it can be turned underground, or it can be continued after he gets married.

These words were told by Bai Wei to Shi Jin. Although there were only a few words, based on Shi Jin's understanding of her, that bastard Chen Jiaqi must have said even more exaggerated things to her.

In fact, in the past few years, he and Bai Wei didn't meet much, most of the time they just called and texted.She would come to him when she was in a particularly bad mood, and she would show up in the middle of the night, drunk, and after scolding the person who made her angry, she quietly left before dawn.

She was very afraid that the media would expose his existence, and she told him more than once: "Rumors are terrible, like the sharpest knife, which can stab people all over the body inadvertently."

She said that she was not afraid. She came from the rain of bullets since she was a child, and she had heavy armor on her body: "But Xiao An, you can't, your temper is not smooth enough, and you will hurt others and yourself. It's better to be an ordinary person, and you can be with whoever you like People live freely and freely, so they can take good care of her."

However, no matter how strong her armor is, it will slowly wear away in front of countless gossip and no privacy shots.

Shi Jin felt that she was not in the right state, so he called her and wanted her to leave Chen Jiaqi completely.But she told him that her love had withered when she was in London: "Whether it's Chen Jiaqi or any other man, as long as he can love me, it doesn't matter whether he gets married or not."

She doesn't need love, she just needs to be loved.

He had heard of Bai Wei's first love, but he didn't know much about it, but this person obviously had a profound impact on her future. He also thought about whether he should find this person, maybe it would help Bai Wei's condition.

But before he took action, Bai Wei reunited with his first love.

She was very excited in those few days and said that she would start again with him.

She hasn't been this happy for a long time, like a child who is about to celebrate Lunar New Year's Day, waiting with the most joyful heart for her own mysterious gift.

She is in good condition, and he is very happy for her. After all, if she can have hope in her life, her condition may improve.

Shi Jin originally thought that this matter was a sure thing, and few men in this world could refuse a woman like Bai Wei, but it turned out that he was wrong.In less than a week, she passed out drunk at his house, crying bitterly.

Her love ended before it started again.The person she loved fell in love with someone else, and her self-esteem made her choose to stay away.

In her mobile phone, he saw a photo, in which Jian Xingyu, Yu Mi, and "Honey Talk" were in the photo.

It was the first time he saw her.

Hearing what he said, Yu Mi was a little stunned.

"Bai Wei has seen me too?"

"Yes." Shi Jin breathed lightly, "But, although I hate Jian Xingyu, it doesn't mean that I will blame him for all the results, let alone you. You don't know anything, I It’s not like I’m going to take my anger out on you.”

"Then... why did you come to me?"

"Probably because..." He smiled, "I'm attracted to you."

Since then, Bai Wei has become more and more emotional.In the past, she could at least control her words and deeds in public, but in the next few months, she was often exposed to negative news such as being cold-faced throughout the press conference, swearing at fans, and crying suddenly during interviews, which led to There are also more and more keyboard warriors attacking her, openly posting hundreds of insults on her Weibo and ins, forcing her to close the comments in the end.

In terms of illness, she has a tendency to give up on herself.If she was just too busy and forgot to take the medicine before, now she deliberately doesn't take it. While maintaining an underground lover relationship with Chen Jiaqi, she has various scandals at the same time, and she doesn't take it to heart at all.

She called Shi Jin and said, "I want to be the most beautiful lunatic in the world."

Shi Jin was very worried, but he also knew that worrying was useless.She often didn't answer the phone or text messages. For this reason, he even contacted Bai Wanyi, who was a stranger, but with little success.He can't be with her every day, can't force her to take medicine and rest.They were relatives, and she once pulled him back when he was almost going astray, but this time, he couldn't do anything, which made him extremely frustrated.

He thought of that photo—the man in the photo, the straw that broke the camel's back.

He quickly found out the address of "Honey Talk", as well as Jian Xingyu's background, including the past of the two in London many years ago.

Many times, he sat in the coffee shop of the building opposite "Honey Talk", looking at this inconspicuous shop and its inconspicuous boss through the glass and the street.

At first, it was like this.

He just wanted to know why Jian Xingyu gave up on Bai Wei to fall in love with such an ordinary-looking little girl.

Until, those inadvertent gazes gradually turned into a habit that I couldn't explain clearly.

He didn't elaborate on those mental journeys, but Yu Mi couldn't help being stunned after listening, and said after a while, "So you... have been spying on me?"

Shi Jin almost spit out his mouth full of tea.

"That's not the point!" He put down his teacup and stared at her helplessly, "Do you understand what I'm talking about?"

Yu Mi pursed her lips, and finally revealed a smile: "I should understand."

"Then you... believe me?"

He asked a little cautiously, and Yu Mi answered seriously.

"I don't know. Give me a moment."

After all, her trust in Jian Xingyu was not formed overnight. When the two people's words contradicted each other, it was difficult for her to make a judgment immediately, let alone make a choice.

But she knew that the anxiety and uneasiness, sadness and pain these days had all disappeared because of his appearance.

Once the whole person is completely relaxed, fatigue and exhaustion will occupy every corner of the body, and even the truth is not important right now.

Right now, she just wants to sleep well.

Shi Jin breathed out lightly, thought for a while, and asked, "Then you, are you still my girlfriend?"

The drowsy Yu Mi was startled by this question, and his face quickly turned red.

She lowered her head and didn't speak for a long time, but Shi Jin smiled, wrapped her palm around her neck and gently rubbed it, and said in a low voice, "I see."

His tone made her a little annoyed, and she struggled slightly: "You know what?"

He didn't answer, he hugged her into his arms again, put his chin on top of her head, and said in a low voice: "Hey, don't move, let me hold you for a while."

"..."

For a few minutes, she nestled quietly on his chest, with only the sound of a strong heartbeat and long breathing in her ears.

After a long time, he opened his mouth in a low voice: "I may not be able to come to see you often these days. If Bai Wanyi doesn't let the news down, the media will keep staring at me. I don't want to get you involved and be caught by those guys Keep an eye on it, your life will definitely be uneasy. But I will definitely find a way to solve this matter, so...give me some time."

His voice was as deep and melodious as a cello, like a lullaby.Leaning on his shoulder, Yu Mi was overwhelmed by deep tiredness, gave a vague "um" and gave up struggling completely.

Shi Jin continued: "During these times, you can think, distinguish, and choose. This is your freedom, but I will not let you go. This is also my freedom. Do you understand?"

She was silent for a moment, then gave a soft "hmm" again.

He hugged her a little tighter.

"What you have to do is to believe in me, and even more in yourself."

I am not as good as you think, but you are much better than yourself...

His lips fell on her cheek, kissed away the tear stains little by little, and then rolled and fell on her lips, sucking gently, as if this could transfer courage and confidence to her.

His girl can make delicious cakes and make delicious tea, she has a sweet smile, she is the best girl in the world.

(3) rumors
In the haze, Yu Mi seemed to hear a knock on the door.

When I opened my eyes, the curtains were drawn tightly, with only a little light peeking out from underneath.She looked at the alarm clock beside the bed, it was almost eleven o'clock at noon.

sleep so long?
She rubbed her cheeks and began to think about last night—how she fell asleep, she couldn't quite remember.The only thing I still remember is that Shi Jin kissed her for a long time, intermittently, his lips were soft and hot, lingering around her lips and neck all the time.But I was really sleepy at the time, and I just felt itchy...

Wait, she seems to have said "Don't make trouble with Tiramisu"...

She began to blush belatedly and feel weak all over.She could still fall asleep at that time, she too... admired herself a lot.

She covered her hot cheeks and started looking for the phone.Do you want to apologize to Shi Jin for this kind of thing?
But what to say?
——Sorry, I fell asleep last night, how about continuing tonight...?

It seems... I can't say it, or I can just say good afternoon.

While struggling, she turned on the phone, and was immediately stunned by the [-] missed calls on the screen.

Before he could open it, there was a deafening knock on the door.

She was so frightened that she almost dropped the phone.The rapid knocking on the door didn't stop for a moment, she gathered herself together, wrapped up her big pajamas and came out to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Zhou Xiaomei rushed in like a gust of wind, and closed the door like a gust of wind again.The tiramisu in her arms jumped down with a "meow", and ran to Yu Mi's feet and rubbed it happily to express her longing for the long-lost.

Yu Mi picked up the tiramisu, and looked suspiciously at Zhou Xiaomei who was still leaning on the cat's eye to observe the outside.

"Xiaomei, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with the pick-up list in the store?"

Otherwise, she should be busy receiving customers who came to the store at this time.

Zhou Xiaomei turned her head, looked at her and said, "There is an accident in the store, but it's not about the list."

An ominous premonition suddenly rose in Yu Mi's heart: "What's the matter?"

Zhou Xiaomei breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Early this morning, a lot of strange media reporters gathered in front of our store. At first, I thought it was some kind of food exploration program to make a Valentine's Day special. No, they are all here to look for you."

"Ah...ah?" Yu Mi was stunned, "Looking for me?"

"Yes! They are all people from the entertainment media, and there are also independent reporters who gossip through the revolving door. They have nothing to do with food shows. When I said you were not here, they asked me and Pangpang to ask questions. Wow, then They are so good at clichés that they can’t be driven away like brown sugar. They even went to interview the customers who came to the bill of lading and the clerks in the store next door, scaring all the customers away, and it was a mess..."

Yu Mi was terrified when he heard it, and suddenly remembered what Shi Jin said last night - "Being targeted by those guys will definitely make your life uneasy."

What he was worried about had already happened!

Bai Wanyi's threat still rings in my ears - "Although I personally can't do anything to you, I still have quite a few friends in the media."

But why seek her?She is simply an insignificant person, even if she is on the news and becomes Shi Jin's "another rumored girlfriend", apart from affecting Shi Jin, what good will it do for Bai Wanyi?
Her head was a little swollen just after waking up, she rushed into the bathroom and poured two handfuls of cold water on her face, grabbed the padded jacket and put it on indiscriminately, and said to Zhou Xiaomei: "Let Pangpang hold on for a while, I'll go over right away!"

"Don't, don't go! Brother Yu has taken special care of you, telling you to stay at home and not go out..."

Before Zhou Xiaomei could finish her sentence, Yu Mi's cell phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and hurriedly picked it up.

The call was from Mama Yu.

"Mimi, some strangers came to our house this morning, saying that they are from some entertainment network, and wanted to interview us about you, but your father refused. I just saw that they were still at the door, Did something happen to you? What the hell..."

Before he could finish speaking, Father Yu snatched the phone: "Mimi, that boyfriend you brought home last time... Is there something wrong with your male friend? Those reporters keep asking about him, you have to be careful ah!"

Even her family members have been harassed, these pervasive paparazzi are too unscrupulous!
Yu Mi was in a state of confusion, said a few casual words to deal with her parents, put away her mobile phone and walked out, and saw Zhou Xiaomei blocking the door with the attitude of one man guarding the door.

Suddenly flashed back to what Zhou Xiaomei had said before answering the phone:
"You just said... Brother Yu asked you to stop me from going out?"

Zhou Xiaomei nodded: "I couldn't get through to your phone in the morning, so I contacted Brother Yu. Brother Yu also looked very anxious, and told me to stop you from going out. Oh, by the way, don't you want to check the Weibo official account or something? , it's best to turn off the phone..."

She was also a little uneasy as she spoke: "What is it that is so serious? Is it related to Shi Jin? I thought about it, and the only one who can make us unknown people have such a relationship with the entertainment industry is 'Bai Wei' Brother Yu'. But even Brother Yu is so nervous, even if he wants to be on the news, he should appear on the financial page, right?"

These words were like a ray of light, illuminating everything that Yu Mi couldn't figure out.

Bai Wanyi wasn't targeting her, nor was it entirely for Shi Jin. Her target was Jian Xingyu.

In other words, it was the Yunzhou Group behind Jian Xingyu.

Shi Jin, Jian Xingyu, Bai Wei, and her... If the media with ulterior motives made a big fuss about this relationship, it might not be her who would be most affected, but Jian Xingyu.

Whether it's on his personal image or his future career, this kind of impact is definitely negative!
She calmed down, went back to her room, first sent a few messages to Shi Jin, and then started browsing various websites.

——Bai Wanyi just came here yesterday, and a reporter came to her door today. She must have been prepared, and she should release a draft soon.

Sure enough, at twelve o'clock, a certain influential entertainment media first released the "exclusive news".

The content was similar to Yu Mi's expectations. The news mentioned that Shi Jin and his "ex-girlfriend" were inseparable, and it was revealed that the "ex-girlfriend" had an unusual relationship with Jian Xingyu, the new vice president of Asia of Yunzhou Group. resume, so it is logical to bring this matter to the late superstar Bai Wei.

Thousands of words are eloquently written. Although vague expressions such as "maybe" and "maybe" are used in many places, it does not affect the ups and downs of the plot.

In the photos accompanying the picture, there are actual pictures and promotional photos of "Honey Talk", photos of her and Jian Xingyu working together, and photos of Jian Xingyu and Bai Wei in London. These are not hard to find.But the last two photos marked as "real hammer" made Yu Mi feel shuddering——

One is a distant photo of her and Jian Xingyu embracing in the shop of "Honey Talk";

The other is a screenshot of the elevator surveillance of her residence. The person standing side by side with her in the elevator and standing intimately is Shi Jin.

The time of these two photos was last night.

Although her face was covered with mosaics, it was better than nothing. Neither Shi Jin nor Jian Xingyu had a mosaic, nor did her shop.

A chill ran down Yu Mi's back, his hands and feet felt weak, and he could hardly even hold his cell phone for a while.

Gossip seems to have grown feet, and soon, the entertainment pages of portal websites, Weibo and WeChat self-media, and marketing accounts have reprinted and published various analysis articles.

Even though the official media knew about the ambiguity, the articles on the self-media and marketing accounts used explosive headlines without exception, and the content was written in such a way as to attract people's attention. They forcibly wrote this relationship as a complicated and confusing love-hate relationship between rich and powerful families.

The most indispensable thing in this world is the people who eat melons. All kinds of comments quickly spread in the major forums. I don’t know if there are trolls who deliberately set the rhythm, or the popular articles themselves are written with malicious intentions. In short, everyone Some of the comments were pointed at the most unremarkable person in the incident——Yu Mi.

[Uncle Lori Loves]: What's the situation with this girl?The legendary green tea?

[-Ghost Lantern sama-]: The young master of Yunzhou is quite handsome, but unfortunately he is blind. This girl can't compare with Bai Wei at all, or is it that rich people change their tastes to seek novelty?

[Sweet Cookie 8899]: Upstairs, there is a word called "Scheming Biao", do you understand?
[Nian Wei in this life]: I beg some shameless people to stop rubbing Wei Wei's heat, okay?Let her go to heaven quietly, okay?It's your ex and your younger brother, I advise you to be kind!
[Time is clear and shallow, years are like songs]: Refuse, refuse, refuse!How could the Time God, who I've been in love with for three years, like such a girl!Don't tear down my Shi Xiao CP! [crying] [crying] [crying]
……

Zhou Xiaomei flicked through the comments, but she couldn't go on. Throwing her phone away, she couldn't help but swear: "These people have such rich imaginations, why don't they write novels?"

As he spoke, he turned around and saw Yu Mi was holding the phone, his eyes could be described as "sluggish".

"Don't look at it, it hurts your eyes and hurts your mind!" She walked over and took Yu Mi's cell phone away, and was about to turn it off, when a call came in, she glanced at the incoming call, Shi Jin.

Yu Mi picked up the phone, and the voice on the other end showed a rare nervousness: "Mimi, have you seen everything?"

"Ah."

"I'm sorry." After all, she was involved, even if it wasn't his fault.

After a few seconds of silence, he whispered again: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

His voice was soft and firm, conveying silent power.Yu Mi nodded involuntarily, only to realize that he couldn't see, so she said softly, "I'm fine."

In fact, she has something to do. As a house girl who avoids communicating with strangers as much as possible, she suddenly became a headline figure overnight and received countless inexplicable accusations. Her depressed and helpless mood almost made her mentally unbalanced.

Those who attacked her and slandered her hid behind countless networks with blurred faces, and only needed a keyboard to spread the deepest malice, while she had only one person, one pair of hands, nowhere to justify, let alone clarify.

In the Internet age, she was as insignificant as an ant in front of powerful gossip and could only be crushed.

The sword of words hurts people invisible, even if it is as dazzling as Bai Wei, it cannot be spared.

Not to mention her.

"Mimi, listen to me, don't go out these two days, don't answer calls you don't know, don't pay attention to comments on the Internet. Give yourself a vacation, rest well, and leave other things to me." He said slowly, coldly A calm voice came from the other end of the phone, carrying a reassuring force.

"I see."

"Believe me!"

He seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he only said these three words, and then fell silent for a moment, his tone becoming extremely gentle, as if whispering in his ear——

"wait for me."

Her heart trembled slightly, and she answered involuntarily, "Yeah!"

After hanging up the phone and glancing at herself in the mirror, Yu Mi realized that she hadn't washed up after getting up for so long, so she hurriedly threw the hot phone aside, reached out to brush her messy hair, and walked into the bathroom.

In the middle of brushing my teeth, I suddenly heard Zhou Xiaomei's voice from the living room: "Wow, what is this?"

Yu Mi poked her head out and saw Zhou Xiaomei standing beside the open refrigerator, she didn't care about her mouth full of toothpaste foam, and hurried over.I haven't been back for a few days. Could it be that the ingredients stored before are broken?

But, following Zhou Xiaomei's fingers, she was stunned.

She remembered that the box was obviously for the creme brulee that was made last night, but now, the pudding was gone, replaced by a small crystal box in the shape of a very cute little bear, with a note pressed underneath it.

Before she could recover, Zhou Xiaomei pulled out the note and read with a smile, "Let me see what was written... I took the pudding, and put away the return gift. Happy Valentine's Day! I will give it to you in person someday." put on..."

Before she finished speaking, the note was snatched by Yu Mi. Seeing the blush on her face, Zhou Xiaomei suddenly understood: "...Shi Jin?"

Although in those few days in Japan, everyone could see that something happened between her and Shi Jin, but Yu Mi himself did not explain anything. As for the reconciliation, it only happened last night, so seeing the sudden turn of events, Zhou Xiaomei couldn't help being a little surprised.

Yu Mi gave a soft "hmm" and opened the box.

It's a clavicle chain.

Thin rose gold chain, the pendant is a small strawberry cake, each strawberry is a small ruby, delicate and lovely.

"Wow!" Zhou Xiaomei couldn't help being envious, "This suits you very well! Master Shi has a good eye, and if he doesn't sing, he's already a blockbuster."

Yu Mi didn't quite hear what she was saying, she just looked at the necklace in her hand over and over again, seeing the tiny shimmers flickering between her fingers, and the corners of her mouth crazily raised.

In the afternoon, things began to ferment gradually and intensified.

After Yunzhou Group, Baicheng Pictures was also involved.During the relationship between Chen Jiaqi and Bai Wei, various photos of nightclub dating, cheating young models were exposed, and there was even a recording instructing a certain director to use the cheating partner to participate in the movie No.

If someone stirs up a storm, someone will stir up a storm.In the evening, all kinds of leaking posts popped up, many people claiming to be classmates of the parties in elementary school, middle school and college, as well as "Yumi's customer", "Shi Jin's colleague", "Bai Wei and Jian Xingyu's friends when they were in London" …They are called Mr. X and Ms. Y. They talk about some irrelevant details to the media, and then they are exaggerated or even speculated by the writers of the article. They are paired with a curious title and become a sharp weapon to gain traffic, clicks and attention.

Yu Mi doesn't know about other people's affairs, but about her own...even she herself is hearing about it for the first time.

After reading too much sarcasm and malicious smears between the lines, Yu Mi became a little numb.If it wasn't for her name written in those articles, even she herself would think that the heroine of this incident is simply a flourishing white lotus, the best among scheming women.

There are also people who stand on her side, calling for rational treatment, or simply praise her for her skills based on the wrong script, and live a life that many women envy but can't do... But such people are not beaten into "water". "Army", that is, being chased dozens of floors and scolding the street, and the speech is almost invisible.

As the person involved, she is insignificant, but she is completely different from what others have said about her. What else can she do except keep silent and avoid?
After Zhou Xiaomei had lunch with her, she hurried back to the shop.Because of the chaos in the morning, many customers did not get the gift boxes on time, and were interviewed by inexplicable people. Many people have asked for refunds and refunds.

In such a situation, dine-in is definitely not possible. According to Zhou Xiaomei's opinion, it is better to have a three-day holiday first, and then we can talk about it after this period.

But after this time?Can people just forget about it?Even if I forget, how long will it take?

Can her "sweet words", the original intention of sweet life, be maintained?
A deep sense of powerlessness enveloped her whole body, Yu Mi turned off her phone, and sank herself into the soft sofa.The clock on the wall pointed to twelve o'clock, and the day passed in such a muddle.

She was dazed for a while, then took out the crystal box from her pocket, and took out the necklace.

The strawberry cake dangled in front of his eyes, and the ruby ​​shone with tiny bits of light, just like his starry eyes when he smiled.

"Happy Valentine's Day!"

she said softly.

I haven't prepared any gifts, and it's too late to prepare them now.She never thought that he could come back to her, let alone that such a dramatic turn would suddenly occur after a good relationship... And right now, this little strawberry cake is probably the only one in her heart... The warmth and the only sweetness.

This is truly the worst Valentine's Day of my life.

(End of this chapter)