Yin Muchen heard what they said and curled the corners of his lips into a smile. He had a bright smile, but at the same time, it seemed as if he was really elated, as his strong, handsome-looking brows were lifted slightly.
At this moment, Liu Caizhe said, “Uncle, Aunty, since the matters have been settled, then we will not stop you from going to rest. Should I prepare a car to send both of you off?”
“There is no need, no need. We have a car. Muchen, we will not be bothering you anymore. Bye bye.” Both of them walked out happily.
They left. The door of the study was closed. Liu Caizhe placed the documents onto the table, smiled, and said, “Muchen, you agreed way too fast and coolly just now. If there is a first time, there would be a second time in the future. Aren’t you afraid that this couple will treat you like an abyss?”
“Yeah…” Yin Muchen flicked the ashes of the cigarette and snorted nonchalantly. “What is there to be afraid of? It’s only a small sum of money. I am still young; I will earn the money back.”
Liu Caizhe listened to his lazy tone and could not guess what he was thinking inside his mind. He was emotional as he said, “This couple has such a good life. You are not even their biological son. Even if you are their biological son, you are also a president of a company, part of the upper class society in T City, but those words sounded so sour that I wanted to vomit listening to them. Their gazes really looked as if they were on the brink of lifting the ashtray in front of you and smashing it in your face. The aura of deceit is way too strong.”
Yin Muchen did not say anything. He was smoking. His handsome features were hidden in the smoke, and it made him look even more attractive without any emotions on his face.
Liu Caizhe observed his expression before he bent his body down to joke, “Although this Yin family has done many bad things, this Young Miss is good. I don’t know if this couple would want to make use of this daughter to gain relations with other wealthy families.”
Yin Muchen’s hand that he used to hold his cigarette froze for a moment. He lifted his eyebrows up to look at Liu Caizhe. “You are interested?”
Liu Caizhe noticed his demeanor, and he admitted defeat. “I am not interested. I am just afraid… Some people would have intentions that they should not have.”
Yin Muchen looked at Liu Caizhe with his dark eyes. Liu Caizhe had an underlying meaning in his smile. Yin Muchen understood. He took a last puff of the cigarette before he stubbed in the ashtray. He said two words: “Go work!”
By the time they completed their work, it was already 11pm. Yin Muchen went back to his own bedroom. He took a shower and walked out of the washroom.
His hair was moist. He had a red silk robe on. The robe’s strap was tied casually, exposing half of his large chest. Those small beads of moisture were still on his sun-kissed skin. His muscles were sculpted and firm. His waist was slim. Through the gaps of the robe, his six pack abs could be seen clearly.
The 25-year-old man was young, as if every cell in his body had healthy hormones in the prime of his youth.
He walked to the side of the window. He had a cigarette in his mouth. He held the lighter in his right hand but did not light the cigarette up. His posture was lazy as he leaned on the wall. He played with the lighter as he looked at the brightly lit skyscrapers outside the window at the same time.
He did not know what he was thinking about. Maybe he was not thinking about anything at all. It was quiet at night, and he probably felt a little…bored.
The lights in the room made his shadow look even longer. He obviously had come out on top, but he still felt…lonely.
There was a part of his heart that was empty.
At this moment, a cry rang out in his ears. His tall, lanky figure paused for a moment. His right hand took the cigarette out of his mouth, and he threw the lighter and cigarette onto the bed before he turned around.
The girl’s bedroom was beside his. He opened the door and went in. There was an amber lamp in the room, and the small girl, who was lying on the bed, was crying.
Yin Muchen stepped forward. There was such a tiny bundle on the large, soft bed. Even her small head could not be seen. She covered her entire body with her blanket. He stretched his hand out to lift the blankets covering her face up. The girl was covered up in the blanket as she sobbed.
“It hurts…woo woo… pain…” She was dressed in a sleeveless nightgown. Her small, fair hand was covering the spot where she had been hurt.
Yin Muchen’s gaze turned dark. He’s seen the part before. That stall owner had been too harsh. She was so tender, and she just started to mature. How could she be able to withstand the pain?
“Shuiling.” He kneeled down on the bed with one knee, lightly patting her small face with his large, defined hand. “Does it hurt very bad?”
Yin Shuiling did not wake up. She was still sleeping, and it was only the pain coming from her chest that made her feel uncomfortable.
The tears in her eyes got heavier and heavier. Even her small nose turned red. She looked extremely pitiful as she said, “Woo woo…Older Brother…it hurts…”
Yin Muchen pursed his thin lips together. His dark eyes had a sparkling glow in them/ A few seconds later, he lifted her blankets up and slept beside her.
The girl’s back was facing him. He did not plaster himself against her. He maintained some distance. With his left hand, he lightly pulled her small waist over, and he weaved through her skirt…
Yin Shuiling, who was in slumber, was extremely fearful, and she was in unease. “I don’t want it!” She used both of her small hands to swat his large palm away.
Yin Muchen lifted his eyebrows up after she resisted him. His handsome body went over, and he bent down by her ear as he gently coaxed her, “Shuiling, don’t be afraid. It is Older Brother here… It would not hurt after a while.”
He did not know whether it was because of his voice or it was the scent of his body that made her feel familiar, but Yin Shuiling, who had been struggling, slowly became quiet. The girl was very shy. She still did not know that they could not be doing this, but she was still unable to accept it inside her heart. She had not done anything like this in her life, but this person was Older Brother…
She was unable to reject and did not know how to reject.
So she curled herself up in a tiny bundle and buried her small face entirely into the soft pillow.
Yin Muchen saw her looking shy and afraid. Her tiny face was buried inside the pillows. He did not know if she could breathe with her face in this position. He propped his right arm up and said, “Shui…”
He barely opened his mouth and realized his own voice was extremely hoarse. His throat felt as if it were wood that had been lit on fire. The corners of his eyes felt hot, and blood was probably rushing through his body.
He wanted to comfort her to help her relieve some of the pain, but these words…could not be used to fool a young girl like her.
Actually, he wanted to make use of the fact that she was a young girl to bully her, and also made use of…how she addressed him as “Older Brother”.
He was totally shameless.
He knew that he was shameless. He knew this fact ever since he was 18 years old.
Those seven years in America, he had women; he was a mature and normal man. He had biological needs.
He did not have an official girlfriend. He did not have a woman in his heart who was irreplaceable. He was very normal in this aspect. Those women made use of his handsome looks and wealth, and he got the carefree joy of youth, so both parties got what they wanted.
He did not plan to be a monk and be free of sin. Being a gentleman did not suit him, and to be honest, he was a poor chap who came from a working class family. He was the son of a “thief.” He did not hold any high expectations for himself.
He led a carefree life, but he had times when he was also at a loss.
Just like now, facing the small girl in his embrace, he looked at the scary reaction of his own body; he did not know what to do.
This was the small girl whom he met when he was 18 years old. He did not know what to do with her.
He closed his eyes, swallowed his saliva, and could not stop doing so. She had a brand of shower gel that she always used. It was the brand that he’d prepared for her, and he was familiar with this scent, but at this moment, he could not take this kind of fragrance.
He did not dare to wake her up, so he gently buried his head near the hair by her cheek. After he buried himself there, he did not want to come back out. Her entire body was both soft and tender, and he was totally mesmerized with this fragrance.
Actually, the reaction his body had for her was not that simple. Even though they did not hug one another, just by burying his head in her hair, he felt his empty, hollow heart immediately fill up.
This kind of feeling was so alien to him.
The next dawn, Yin Shuiling slowly opened her eyes.
She sat up and kneaded her hands into small fists as she rubbed her eyes. She had a good night of rest last night. She thought that she would have a nightmare, but she did not even have one single dream.
She lifted the blankets. Her small, snow-white feet landed on the carpet as she wanted to put on her shoes, but she thought of something suddenly. Her small tender face was already crimson red.
Last night, it seemed that…Older Brother had touched her…
She was flustered as she cast her gaze downwards to look at herself. Her clothes were all intact. The place that hurt actually did not hurt anymore, and everything was normal.
Could it have been her imagination then?
“Aiya!” Yin Shuiling used her small hand to cup her small face that was burning hot. How could she be so…shameless to actually dream that Older Brother…
But, where was Older Brother?
Yin Shuiling put on her slippers as she ran outside in a flash. She opened the door and went downstairs. She was in a good mood as she coyly asked, “Older Brother, Older Brother, where are you?”
There was someone in the kitchen. She hopped to the side of the door. She placed her small, fair hand on the door frame, and she snuck her small head out. She had a smile on her face as she said, “Older Brother.”
Yin Muchen was dressed in a thin light-grey v-neck sweater. He matched it with a pair of black trousers. He placed one of his hands in his pockets as he stood before the glass counter, and he held a large glass of water in his right hand.
The sunshine outside the window was very bright. The rays of sunshine spewed onto his handsome, defined face, and there was a blurry yet beautiful glow on it.
After hearing her speak, he slowly turned his gaze sideways. The thing that came into his line of vision first was the girl’s tiny, exquisite, and attractive face. Because she’d just gotten out of bed, her snow-white skin had a layer of light red. So did her small nose and her small, cherry-like lips, and she had yet to change out of her pink nightgown. She looked just like a tiny angel.
Yin Muchen put the glass of water down as he curled the corners of his lips up. “Shuiling, you are awake?”
“Yeah!” Yin Shuiling nodded her head forcefully as she walked into the kitchen. She looked at the man with her moist eyes. “Older Brother, where is my small plane?”
“It’s in Older Brother’s room. Older Brother has already asked someone to fix it. You go and grab it later.” As he spoke, Yin Muchen caressed her small head, then said, “It’s fine if the plane is spoilt. If you really want to play with it, you can give Older Brother a call. In the future, don’t run off/ There are many bad people on earth. It is very dangerous to do so.”
“Oh, I already know.” Her parents had told her the exactly same thing already. She would not do it again in the future, but, “Older Brother, the plane is ruined. Aren’t you upset?”
Listening to Older Brother’s tone, he seemed casual and nonchalant.
“Yeah.” Yin Muchen snorted out. He said, “Older Brother is over that age now, so I am not upset.”
When he was 18 years old, he treated that airplane so preciously because the moment he looked at the plane, he would feel as if he had seen his parents, but now, he did not need it anymore.
The only thing he needed now was the truth.
Where did his mother go?
“Shuiling, how did the plane get ruined yesterday?”
Yin Shuiling cast her small head down as she used her small hand to hold onto the nightgown on her body. She softly said, “I accidentally damaged it.”
Yin Muchen scanned her nightgown that she was tugging on tightly, he squinted his eyes as he smiled and said, “Where did the injury on your waist come from then? Did you actually fall down together when you dropped the plane?”
Yin Shuiling was not a great liar. She did not dare to lift her head up to look Older Brother’s in the eye. She could only nod her head in a blur. “Yeah, that’s right, I fell when I dropped the plane.” As she spoke, she was taken aback. “Older Brother, how did you know that I have an injury on my waist?”