A Promise in a Thought 108

Chapter 108

The bustling city streets were teeming with people. Those walking alone were focused on the path ahead, while those in groups were engrossed in conversation and laughter. Some would also pay attention to the surrounding buildings and eye-catching scenes.

But such an embrace would not interest many people. No one stopped to watch or even approached to disturb them.

Bo Muyu’s face was streaked with tears, and she didn’t care about anything else. Jiang Chenyin had not only looked at her as she used to, called her name, but had also walked towards her, approached her. But last year, when she had confessed her feelings, Jiang Chenyin hadn’t even turned around.

She had always felt that Jiang Chenyin didn’t want her anymore, that they could never go back to the past. She didn’t even dare to think deeply about the possibility of Jiang Chenyin seeing her.

Thinking of this, she felt even more wronged, and her whole body trembled as she cried, her tears soaking the collar of Jiang Chenyin’s clothes.

Jiang Chenyin tightened her arms around Bo Muyu, her heart aching, but at this moment, it was finally no longer empty. She listened to the crying in her ear with red eyes, her mind recalling Bo Muyu’s confession behind her last year, the scene she had witnessed when she had followed her a while ago, and Bo Muyu’s plea for her not to be disgusted before the Spring Festival.

Her lips moved, and one hand trembled as she stroked Bo Muyu’s long hair, murmuring in a low, gentle voice, “Muyu, I’m here. I’ve come…”

Her words made Bo Muyu unable to hold back her emotions even more. Her tears soaked Jiang Chenyin’s collar, and she was crying so hard she couldn’t even speak properly, constantly sobbing and calling her, “Auntie Yin… I thought you wouldn’t come…”

“I’m here. I’m right here,” Jiang Chenyin replied in a timely manner, letting go of her a little and gently wiping away her tears with one hand. “It’s not convenient to talk here. Come with me first. I’ll take you back. Give me your car keys. I’ll have someone drive your car back before you go to work tomorrow.”

Hearing this, Bo Muyu finally realized that they were still on the street. She quickly suppressed her sobs and then quickly wiped away her tears. But the intense crying from just now made her sniffle, and her eyes were red, completely devoid of the calm and composed look she had had during dinner.

She had not yet come to terms with the fact that Jiang Chenyin was willing to see her, and she had already arranged the next steps in a few words. Should she follow? What would Jiang Chenyin say to her? That this man tonight was very good?

Only then did she calm down a little, biting her lower lip and not moving.

“Come with me,” Jiang Chenyin said again, her gaze focused and soft.

Bo Muyu still bit her lip, her eyes slightly lowered, the wetness on her eyelashes looking pitiful under the streetlights.

Jiang Chenyin waited patiently for her answer, and the hand that had just wiped away her tears reached down to take hers.

After a moment, Bo Muyu nodded slightly. The warmth in her palm made her greedy. She couldn’t retreat anymore. She couldn’t even run away when they were so far apart. She couldn’t resist such warmth, even a little bit was enough to make her eyelashes wet with tears.

Jiang Chenyin squeezed her hand and was about to leave when a male voice suddenly came from nearby, “Miss Bo?”

Jiang Chenyin’s brow furrowed slightly, and she discreetly sized up the newcomer. It was the man Bo Muyu had been on a blind date with just now. For some reason, he had turned back and was now walking towards them.

Bo Muyu lowered her head and wiped her eyes again, took a deep breath, and then her expression returned to a placid one. She turned and replied in a voice that was still a little nasal, “Mr. Wei.”

The man first nodded and smiled at Jiang Chenyin, then said to Bo Muyu, “I left something in the restroom at the restaurant, so I came back. I didn’t expect you to still be here.”

“Mmm, I was just about to leave,” Bo Muyu paused, glanced at the composed Jiang Chenyin, and then introduced them succinctly, “I ran into a friend and we talked for a bit.”

With Jiang Chenyin present, Bo Muyu’s mind was in such a mess that it was difficult for her to even maintain a superficial appearance. These few cold words made the atmosphere drop to a freezing point.

But it was a simple introduction of their relationship. The man took the opportunity to extend his hand and greet Jiang Chenyin, “Hello.” As he took a closer look, he was taken aback. “I seem to have seen you somewhere before. You look a little familiar.”

Jiang Chenyin smiled politely and shook his hand. “The streetlights are a bit dim. It’s easy to have an illusion.”

Bo Muyu looked at the hands that had been shaken and then quickly released, a hint of an indescribable feeling in her heart. Jiang Chenyin’s attitude towards this man was not clear, and he had also been invited by Ye Xialan. So should the two of them really be alone?

Before Bo Muyu could finish her struggle, Jiang Chenyin’s words held a hint of an unwillingness to talk much. “I’m sorry. We were just about to go somewhere else. We have friends waiting.”

The man understood her meaning and said his goodbyes.

Jiang Chenyin let out a light sigh of relief and took Bo Muyu’s hand again.

They went to the parking lot together, and Bo Muyu got into Jiang Chenyin’s car. She sat in the passenger seat, and as she used to do when she had something on her mind, she subconsciously picked at her seatbelt with her fingers. To be sitting in this car again, the situation was completely different from the last time. She secretly glanced at Jiang Chenyin.

The scene from just now flashed in her mind. Jiang Chenyin’s bright eyes were like autumn water, without the coldness and distance she had expected. At this moment, she suddenly had an illusion, as if they had gone back to the past, back to the time before she had revealed her feelings.

Bo Muyu was taken aback for a moment, her closed eyes’ eyelashes trembling slightly, her fingertips, picking at the seatbelt, turning white.

Jiang Chenyin drove the car to Bo Muyu’s residential complex and parked in the garage. The air in the car seemed to have suddenly frozen.

She glanced at Bo Muyu a few times. Bo Muyu was resting with her eyes closed, and her nervousness was not so intense.

Bo Muyu was clearly afraid of being hurt again. She had noticed her action of wanting to retreat when she had called out to her just now. If she hadn’t walked over, perhaps she would have run away. She was a little glad that she had taken the initiative just now.

Just as she was thinking this, Bo Muyu’s eyes opened faintly, blinked, and looked at her.

“You…” Jiang Chenyin’s thoughts deepened, and she turned her head to meet her gaze. “Will you be very busy with work?”

Bo Muyu lowered her head slightly. “It’s okay. I don’t have a script to be produced recently. My senior has asked me to prepare to write a new one.”

Jiang Chenyin followed the topic and asked, “Then have you started writing it?”

Bo Muyu nodded. “I’m about to start. I have some research to do now.”

What else could they talk about? Jiang Chenyin rubbed her face, suddenly feeling that after living for so many years, she actually didn’t know how to start a conversation.

Bo Muyu secretly looked up and saw her rubbing her face. For a moment, she felt her heart melt. She began to think, was Jiang Chenyin wanting to go back to the past? Perhaps after a long period of estrangement, she had started to miss the old relationship of mutual dependence yet also ease and freedom.

This possibility made her both sour and happy.

“That man just now, you don’t have to worry,” Jiang Chenyin suddenly became a little more serious. “I’ll handle it well.”

“Mmm…” Bo Muyu was taken aback for a moment, and her joy suddenly increased a little. Did that mean that she was being considerate of her liking her, so she would help her give false feedback to Ye Xialan?

At least she still remembered that she liked her. Bo Muyu couldn’t help but curve the corners of her lips, hiding this small detail she had noticed in her heart.

Jiang Chenyin paused, then asked again, “I heard you went out to relax a few days ago?”

“Mmm, I came back before I started work,” Bo Muyu said, looking up this time, but her gaze was still a little evasive. “I was just walking around. I mostly just ate a lot.”

Jiang Chenyin narrowed her eyes and let out a soft laugh. The atmosphere eased a lot for a moment.

Bo Muyu suddenly realized that she had just said that she had eaten a lot, and she quickly added, “And I also bought gifts for my parents and friends. I wasn’t just eating all the time.”

Jiang Chenyin’s smile slowly faded, and she asked in a light tone, “You didn’t get me a gift?”

Bo Muyu looked at her in astonishment, her heart fluttering uncontrollably at this sentence. What did this sentence mean? Did she hope that she was thinking of her? Or was she disappointed because she hadn’t thought of her?

Bo Muyu didn’t know how to answer. She silently picked at her seatbelt even harder, and the atmosphere became tense again.

“I’m sorry…” Jiang Chenyin unbuckled her seatbelt, turned her body to face her, and took her wrist. “I shouldn’t have asked that.”

“I’ll get you one next time,” Bo Muyu quickly looked up, bit her lip gently, and said in a low voice, “I’ll definitely get you a gift next time.”

“Okay, then I’ll be waiting,” Jiang Chenyin agreed with a smile, but in her heart, she was overturning her own answer. She had clearly not meant to ask for a gift in such a superficial way.

Bo Muyu struggled against her grip on her wrist. “I have to go back. I have to work tomorrow.”

Jiang Chenyin paused, then said, “I’m going to be filming with Yuxin tomorrow. I promised her before.” She saw Bo Muyu lower her eyes and quickly added, “It’s a supporting role. It won’t take too long.”

At this moment, she deeply regretted having agreed to Lan Yuxin. The possibility of finding a replacement at the last minute was not high. If she had known it would be like this today, she would have absolutely not agreed. To be separated for a period of time right after they had just met, would Bo Muyu think that she had no sincerity at all?

She was so nervous that not only did she not let go, but she also squeezed Bo Muyu’s wrist, squeezing the string of beads she had given her, and she felt a little more at ease.

“I really have to go back. Let’s talk next time,” Bo Muyu said in a low voice, and this time, she slowly but firmly withdrew her hand, not letting Jiang Chenyin hold it anymore.

She unbuckled her seatbelt, got out of the car, and closed the door and left.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would not be able to resist asking Jiang Chenyin, asking about their current relationship, and also asking if she should still let go. She had spent so long accepting that this love had failed before it had even begun, but as soon as she saw Jiang Chenyin, all her efforts were in vain.

She regretted that she had not kept her secret. She wanted to keep their familial love. When this day had the possibility of coming, she had a little bit of a hope.

After her feelings had changed, she could no longer control her desires. To get an inch and want a foot, this would sooner or later force Jiang Chenyin to be unwilling to pay attention to her again.

The hug outside the restaurant just now had been too impulsive. She needed to calm down.

Bo Muyu closed her eyes, sighed inwardly, and quickened her pace.

The sound of a car door closing heavily came from behind her, and Jiang Chenyin chased after her. “Muyu.”

Bo Muyu stopped and turned around, her thoughts complicated. Jiang Chenyin had actually chased after her. Everything tonight had surprised and delighted her, and had also brought some fear and unease.

“I’ll be back soon,” Jiang Chenyin said, taking her hand and gazing at her, her voice warm and soft. “Let’s keep in touch. Tell me everything that happens during this time. You can tell me anything.”

Bo Muyu’s expression froze. Was this really okay?

Jiang Chenyin did not give her any more time to consider and reached out to wipe the still-red corners of her eyes. The last thing she should do now was to let her consider, otherwise everything she had just grasped would be fleeting.

Jiang Chenyin lowered her head slightly, her gaze gentle. “Wait for me to come back.”