Chapter 9 Mind your own hands
"No need, aunt! Mo... Mo Chen works overtime at night. If he doesn't come back, I'll have to go home and move things later. I can just eat at my parents' house in the evening. No need to bother!"
"No! Did Director Lin just say that he doesn't work overtime?" Before she finished speaking, the cleaning lady smiled and seemed to understand again. She moved closer to Xu Jiayu and said, "Madam, Director Lin likes sweet things. I have some in the refrigerator." You can make sweet and sour short ribs from the short ribs we brought over, just remember to add more sugar!”
"There is also the rice wine I brought here today. The alcohol content of the home-brewed wine is not high. You newlyweds can have a drink!"
The cleaning aunt gave me a lot of advice, and before leaving, she even said, "Have a baby soon."
Where is this cleaning lady?
Clearly closer than relatives!
Xu Jiayu didn't know whether Lin Mochen would come back, so he sent a message.
Surprisingly, Lin Mochen responded quickly.
Lin Mochen: Auntie is gone?
Xu Jiayu: Let’s go. Are you working overtime?
Lin Mochen: No.
After two brief words, the dark profile frame returned to its former calm.
She checked the time and prepared to have a sumptuous dinner to thank Dr. Lin for taking her in. After all, it would not be easy to find a suitable house for a while.
Sweet and sour short ribs, steamed prawns, yam and fungus, Xu Jiayu is talented in cooking, but except for a few specialties, the taste of other dishes depends on the recipes found that day.
However, the quality of the food is excellent.
She also bought fire dumplings and shrimp sesame cakes from downstairs. The shops selling fire dumplings and shrimp sesame cakes are all old shops, and the smell is familiar in her memory.
Xu Jiayu ate sesame seed cakes while walking back. When he went downstairs, he saw Lin Mochen's black Audi with the license plate from City S.
"Dr. Lin!"
She raised the sesame cakes to Lin Mochen, "Would you like fire dumplings and shrimp sesame cakes?"
Xu Jiayu wore a simple white dress, with long hair casually scattered on her shoulders, a pair of almond-shaped eyes, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
Her smile is like the sunset, neither dazzling nor hot, but people can't help but be attracted to it. At this moment, time seemed to have stopped, and the whole world was immersed in her smile.
Under the sunset, she became the most moving presence in this scene.
Lin Mochen's heart trembled, and he quickly looked away, frowning habitually, "Has Auntie entered the study?"
"No! No! I watched it myself!"
Seeing that Lin Mochen didn't answer, Xu Jiayu muttered angrily, and the two of them entered the elevator one after another.
"Oh! Xiao Lin is back? This is... your wife? Hey, is she Xiao Xu from the sixth floor?"
Xu Jiayu's skin was fair, and his face and neck immediately turned red.
Lin Mochen coughed twice, frowned, and nodded.
"Oh! That's great! Just now I heard your Aunt Liu say that you are married. I didn't believe it. As soon as I saw it was Xiao Xu, I knew it was true. You are not..."
"Auntie!"
Lin Mochen interrupted the neighbor's aunt and coughed twice, "Auntie, we're here on the first floor."
"Ouch! Look at my memory. It's rare for you to get off work on time. Go home and have a good rest!"
The aunties upstairs were all old acquaintances who knew each other well. After a few words, the already awkward two people became even more awkward.
"Well, if you don't like these, I also cooked the food. Aunt Liu said that there are short ribs in the refrigerator that she brought last time. By the way! Is Aunt Liu really just the cleaning aunt?"
Lin Mochen turned his head, frowned slightly, crossed his arms and looked at Xu Jiayu.
"Uh... well... I don't want to inquire into your private life, but I see that Aunt Liu cares about you very much and doesn't speak like a stranger."
"The mother of a colleague."
A colleague’s mother?
Xu Jiayu wanted to ask further, but the elevator had already reached the twelfth floor, and Lin Mochen walked out first.
The moment he opened the door, the aroma of food hit him. Xu Jiayu looked at Lin Mochen proudly, waiting for praise.
But Lin Mochen acted as if he hadn't heard anything, changed into slippers and ran straight to his room.
"Ha! There is nothing in the room. Are you so anxious?" "What did you say?"
Lin Mochen stopped and looked at Xu Jiayu, "Have you entered my room?"
"It's you who said no one is allowed to enter the study! I have to find out where the study is, right? And your study is so hidden, isn't it just some books? There aren't anything valuable, right?"
"Xu Jiayu! You..."
Lin Mochen rubbed his eyebrows vigorously, "Xu Jiayu, I don't want others to step into my personal space without permission. If you want to continue living here, just mind your own hands!"
"Bang—"
The loud slamming of the door startled Xu Jiayu. Looking at the closed door in front of her, her nose became sore and tears burst into her eyes uncontrollably.
Lin Mochen's accusations and questions stung her self-esteem.
She took a deep breath, tried to stay calm, and turned back to her room. After a while, she changed her clothes, picked up her suitcase, and left.
As soon as Lin Mochen entered the study room, he saw the photo album opened on the desk.
In the photo, the girl smiles like a flower and wears a colorful floral skirt, looking like a peacock with its tail open.
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The little boy next to him held the girl's hand and smiled broadly.
Lin Mochen looked up, and his stern face was reflected in the mirror. As the little boy grew up, he no longer liked to smile.
He tried to move the corners of his mouth, but the appearance in the mirror reminded him of a word - smiling but not smiling.
Even he himself had forgotten when the laughing and playful little boy disappeared.
Lin Mochen frowned, washed his face, and walked out of the room.
After all, he was the one who proposed the marriage. Was what he said just now going too far?
The living room was unusually quiet, and the delicious food on the table was missing?
Looking at the trash can, Lin Mochen took a deep breath and knocked on Xu Jiayu's door.
"Xu Jiayu."
"Xu Jiayu?"
There was no response from the second bedroom.
"Okay, I didn't make it clear that I shouldn't lose my temper with you."
Lin Mochen pursed his lips, but there was still no sound in the second bedroom.
He subconsciously turned the door handle, only to hear a "click" and the door opened.
The bed was neatly made, as if no one had ever lived there. There was no sign of Xu Jiayu, and even the suitcase was missing.
He took out his mobile phone and dialed Xu Jiayu's number.
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"This girl is still so willful!"
It was already dark outside the window, and his eyes glanced at the thermos bucket on the corner of the table. Could it be that she had gone home?
This is the first time Lin Mochen has been to the sixth floor after moving back.
I haven't been here for more than ten years, and the front door of Xu's house looks a lot dilapidated. The cardboard boxes piled randomly at the door are as high as half a person.
"Who are you? Why are you standing in front of my house?"
A little boy with a flat head carrying a schoolbag appeared in front of him, with a key tied on a rope around his neck.
Xu Jiayu seemed to have a string on his neck back then.
"My mother said that having a key to your home makes you feel at ease." The girl said proudly, raising her round face.
Lin Mochen took two steps back and looked at the house number, "Isn't this Xu Jiayu's house?"
"Who are you? Why are you looking for my sister?" The little boy looked bored and said angrily.
(End of chapter)