She also knew that she had woken up several times at night and found the light in the study still on. She knew he was working overtime, as there were so many things to deal with in his company. Her heart ached again, and she felt a bit sorry for the man in front of her.
She swore that she would be good to him for this lifetime. If one lifetime was not enough, she would spend countless lifetimes doing so.
"What are you doing, clenching your fists there?" Mu Yijie stood up, rubbing his eyes and looking at her.
She rushed forward, took his hand, and led him towards the bedroom.
"Nothing. You should have a good rest tomorrow. Just handle the company's affairs casually. Look at you. You're so busy every day and still accompany us. It really makes me feel bad."
"So, I'm giving you a day off tomorrow. Hehe."
Mu Yijie looked at her with amusement: "I'm your employer, not the other way around."
"Come on, I'm just saying that. Don't be so picky. Remember to handle the company's affairs tomorrow and then have a good rest."
Mu Yijie thought about the increasing number of things in the company in recent days. He really didn't have much time to deal with them. Since they were just going to inspect the goods tomorrow, it would be okay to just send a few people along.
Early the next morning, seeing the two people sitting on the sofa, she couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
"Why are you here?"
Ye Sen was reading the newspaper and mercilessly speaking ill of Mu Yijie.
"You should ask your employer who exploits laborers. He's holding on to us and told us to keep an eye on you today."
Ye Lin ran to her side, took her hand, and led her towards the dining room: "Hehe, we're going with you today. Sorry for the intrusion."
"Have breakfast first. Where's Cruz?"
Yong Shanling looked at the delicious food on the table, swallowed her saliva, and didn't want to seem too hungry. She replied to his question painfully.
"Maybe he's still asleep. Should I go wake him up? Right, the food will taste bad if it gets cold."
Ye Lin seemed to see her eagerness and couldn't help laughing.
"You eat first. I'll go wake him up."
Just as he was about to touch her head, she dodged. The two of them felt a bit awkward.
She scratched her face and said awkwardly, "I'm not used to others touching me."
Ye Lin looked at his hand hanging in the air and slowly retracted it. His heart was full of bitterness, but he still maintained a smile, though it looked so weak.
"It's my fault. You look a bit like the little rabbit in my family. I couldn't help myself."
Hearing his words, she immediately understood and the awkwardness disappeared.
"No wonder. Uncle Shu also said I'm like a little white rabbit."
"Um, I'll go have breakfast first."
"Okay."
Maybe she turned around in time, and the last forced smile on his face disappeared completely.
"Yes, she only has Mu Yijie in her heart. I'm not worthy of her." Despair invaded his whole body again. He walked numbly towards Cruz's room.
Cruz, who woke up groggily, saw the delicious food on the table and immediately became sober. He joined her.
While eating, her words were a bit unclear.
"Um, um, where did you buy this? It's so delicious!"
Ye Lin was drinking milk and looking at her happy face. His heart felt a bit warm. Maybe it was good to just look at her like this.
"Um... I made it myself."
As soon as he said this, she was a bit surprised. She swallowed the food, took a sip of milk, and started her daily flattery.
"Really! You're so amazing! If I could eat this every day, I'd be so happy!"
Ye Lin propped his chin with his hand and looked at her without any disguise.
"If you want, you can have it for a lifetime."
As soon as the words fell, there was an unprecedented silence on the table. Ye Sen was already stunned in his seat. He never expected that his younger brother, who he thought would give up, would still express his love to Yong Shanling.
And the pastry in Cruz's hand had already fallen on the table, and he forgot to chew the food in his mouth.
His heart was in a complete mess: "Ye Lin, this is too explicit. Is this a declaration of war against Mu Yijie? Wow, it's so exciting early in the morning. Hurry up, I want to see more!"
Yong Shanling was a bit distressed: "Um... although I'd like to, you're not a chef, so I can't hire you. And we're friends. How can I trouble you to make breakfast for me every day? But I can ask Uncle Shu to learn from you."
At the end, she laughed, thinking it was a good idea.
The expressions on the faces of the three people next to her were different. Cruz thought her words were even more shocking than Ye Lin's.
"This, this, this. Is this girl stupid? She can't even tell. And even when she can't tell, she can still smile and give the good - guy card. She's really amazing. I'm impressed."
Ye Sen was concerned about his injured younger brother, but he still felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.
"Although my younger brother is not particularly outstanding, how can he be worse than Mu Yijie? Yong Shanling is really blind. But this method of knowing there's a tiger on the mountain but still going there won't work."
After hearing her words, Ye Lin didn't have a smile on his face, but his heart didn't hurt as much as the first time. Maybe he was already used to her rejection, and his heart was starting to feel a bit numb...
After having a full meal, she didn't seem to notice anything wrong with the three people and seemed a bit heartless.
In the car, Yong Shanling was chatting with Mu Yijie on her phone and didn't care about the three people next to her. Ye Sen was driving, and Ye Lin was looking out of the window, not knowing what he was thinking. The quiet atmosphere made Cruz feel even more embarrassed.
He glanced at her. She seemed to be wearing earphones, pretending to look at the scenery, but her eyes were always on Ye Lin.
"What do you see in this silly girl? She's so heartless."
Ye Lin came back to his senses slightly after hearing his words: "Maybe it's her simplicity and kindness. I don't know. If love could be explained, half of the problems in the world would be solved."
"I just felt it vaguely. Every time she gets close, my heart starts pounding. But every time I hear her reject me, my heart feels like it can't breathe. It hurts so much."
Hearing Ye Lin's words, Ye Sen felt a bit ashamed. He realized that he hadn't faced his brother's feelings seriously and had casually denied his earnestness.
Cruz was a bit shocked: "After so many failures, shouldn't you give up?"
Ye Lin shrugged and seemed to have regained his usual dandy look. Looking at the smiling girl in the rear - view mirror, there was infinite tenderness in his eyes.
"Who knows? Maybe one day, I'll succeed..."
The two people in the front didn't know that Cruz was holding a phone in his hand, which showed that the call was in progress. The call was made by Yong Shanling.
After getting out of the car, she was a bit confused because of the words just now. She always thought they were good friends, but Ye Lin's words just now made her unable to see clearly what their relationship really was.
Seeing her standing still on the spot, Cruz thought that another person was lost. He didn't know whether the call just now was right or wrong.
Ye Lin walked towards her with a smile, took her hand, and was about to move forward. At the moment when he touched her, she thought about shaking off his hand, but at that moment, she was scared.