Chapter 156 Ask Clearly

Hearing the name Wang Xiaoya, Chu Muyun's expression grew even darker, and his grip tightened abruptly.

"Why are you asking about this?"

The moment the words left Chu Muyun's mouth, Zhang Kai exclaimed, "No way! You two actually know each other?"

"When did I say we know each other?"

Zhang Kai wore a look of knowing the truth. "If you didn't know her, you would have just said so. Why would you ask so much?"

Remembering that Bai Chenxi had said something very similar not long ago, Chu Muyun couldn't help but say, "All of you seem to understand me quite well."

With his mind entirely focused on gossip, Zhang Kai didn't dwell on it. Instead, he grinned mischievously and said, "Want to know how I found out you two know each other?"

Without answering, Chu Muyun simply opened the door.

"She commented on your Weibo post last night, and the wording clearly shows things between you two aren't simple," Zhang Kai said as he already had Weibo open on his phone, shoving it in front of Chu Muyun.

Chu Muyun glanced at it and said, "Are you done talking? If you're done, get out!"

"Don't you need to reply to this? She's at least sending you blessings, and leaving her hanging doesn't look very good."

"No need." Seeing Chu Muyun's cold face, Zhang Kai knew his decision was final.

Zhang Kai tried to reason with him: "Why don't you reconsider? If you don't reply, there's no telling what the netizens will say about you!"

Yet Chu Muyun remained completely indifferent. "Let them say whatever they want. Ignore it."

Right at that moment, Bai Chenxi rushed over. Chu Muyun immediately opened the door and pulled Bai Chenxi inside, prompting Zhang Kai to complain inwardly about how blatant his double standards were.

"Chu Muyun, I have something to ask you."

"Have a seat and talk slowly."

Chu Muyun led Bai Chenxi toward the sofa, casting an accidental glance at Zhang Kai who was standing off to the side.

Zhang Kai: I get it. I'll just leave, shall I? Quietly stepping back outside, Zhang Kai made sure to close the door behind them.

"What's wrong? Where did you just run from?" Chu Muyun watched as Bai Chenxi sat down, still panting heavily. This didn't look like she had just come from across the hall.

"Downstairs."

"You were planning to leave without even telling me." A layer of disappointment crept onto Chu Muyun's face.

Instinctively, Bai Chenxi hated seeing that expression on his face.

"No, that's why I specially ran back up here."

With an aggrieved tone, Chu Muyun said, "You only remembered me right as you were about to leave."

"No, I specifically came to say goodbye to you."

Bai Chenxi opened her eyes wide and looked at Chu Muyun: Look into my sincere gaze and believe me!

Chu Muyun reached out and covered Bai Chenxi's eyes. "Alright, goodbyes are said. I'll walk you down."

Chu Muyun pulled Bai Chenxi's hand, wanting to leave, but she remained seated without moving an inch.

"Actually, I still have one small question."

Chu Muyun sat back down. He knew she wouldn't come looking for him unless there was a catch.

After hesitating for a long time, Bai Chenxi finally spoke up: "What is your relationship with Wang Xiaoya?"

Chu Muyun looked at Bai Chenxi in slight surprise, as if finding it hard to believe she would ask this.

Noticing his gaze, Bai Chenxi continued, "I'm just curious, after all, I am your nominal girlfriend now. If you have any romantic developments, I need to know about them. Otherwise, if someone asks and I say the wrong thing, wouldn't that be awkward..."

Watching Bai Chenxi's eyes darting around as she frantically searched for excuses, Chu Muyun felt a warmth spread through his chest. Actually, she cared too, didn't she?

While Bai Chenxi was still racking her brain for excuses, she was suddenly pulled into an embrace by Chu Muyun.

"Don't move. Let me hold you for a moment." Chu Muyun's words made Bai Chenxi freeze.

She was already heartbroken enough to need comforting, and paired with the way he looked when listening to Wang Xiaoya's song earlier, Bai Chenxi's imagination ran wild once again. Could this be heartbreak?!

A sour sensation welled up in Bai Chenxi's chest, making her feel slightly like crying. Sure enough, Chu Muyun's sorrow had rubbed off on her.

"Bai Chenxi, you know what? I'm very happy."

What? Happy? Have you lost your mind from grief?

"Happy that you got jealous for me, happy that you ran over to clear things up with me instead of jumping to conclusions without a word."

After letting him finish his long speech, Bai Chenxi said, "I wasn't jealous. Did you... misunderstand something?"

Refusing to listen to her explanation, Chu Muyun assumed everything Bai Chenxi said now was just an excuse. After all, girls had thin skin; he could understand that.

"I didn't misunderstand. You were definitely jealous."

Seeing that reasoning wasn't getting through to Chu Muyun, Bai Chenxi made one last struggle.

"I really wasn't jealous. I just wanted to know what kind of relationship you two actually have."

Compliance dripping from his tone, Chu Muyun nodded. "Fine, you weren't jealous."

Despite his words, Bai Chenxi felt his tone was entirely that of someone humoring a child.

In a wonderful mood knowing that Bai Chenxi was jealous, Chu Muyun didn't wait for her to ask a second time and simply confessed on his own.

"Wang... Xiaoya and I just knew each other from the past. There's really nothing between us."

A look of utter disbelief covered Bai Chenxi's face. "Really?"

"Really, I promise. There is absolutely nothing resembling the kind of romantic relationship you're imagining between us."

A fiery blush rushed to Bai Chenxi's face. "Who imagined anything? I didn't imagine anything."

Chuckling with great delight, Chu Muyun said, "Alright, you didn't imagine anything. It was all in my head."

"That's more like it," Bai Chenxi muttered.

"Chenxi, promise me. The next time there's any misunderstanding, don't let your imagination run wild—come straight to me and ask."

Still putting up a strong defense, Bai Chenxi mumbled, "I didn't let my imagination run wild."

"No wild imagination, yet your dark circles are this big? You didn't sleep well last night at all, did you?" Heartache pierced through Chu Muyun as he looked at her.

The moment she heard that, Bai Chenxi wanted to cover her face with her hands, but Chu Muyun caught her wrists instead. "Don't ever keep things to yourself and overthink again. If you have any questions, come ask me. For you, I'm always free."

Releasing her hands, Chu Muyun watched as Bai Chenxi immediately covered her face.

"It's fine. You look pretty to me no matter what." Chu Muyun still assumed she was fussing over her dark circles.

Was that even an issue for Bai Chenxi? She simply felt her face burning up furiously. Had Chu Muyun attended some kind of speed-learning academy for sweet talk?

From beside her, Chu Muyun murmured, "Is there any version of you I haven't seen before? Caring this much about your appearance now—could it be that you've fallen for me?"

Hearing this, Bai Chenxi dropped her hands. "How is that possible?"

Watching her reaction, Chu Muyun momentarily lost his train of thought. With Bai Chenxi's entire face flushed crimson, he finally realized she wasn't worried about her dark circles at all; she was just blushing from shyness.

With a soft cough, Chu Muyun averted his gaze and dropped the subject. If he pushed any further, his little girl might just die of embarrassment and anger.

Right at that moment, Bai Chenxi's phone rang. Glancing at the screen, she said, "It's Sister Wang urging me. I have to go."

Standing up as well, Chu Muyun said, "Let's go. I'll walk you down."

"There's no need for that!" Bai Chenxi refused without a second thought.

Looking at her, Chu Muyun asked, "Do I not even get the chance to walk my own girlfriend down?"

That occurred to Bai Chenxi as well. She kept forgetting she was his nominal girlfriend.

With a trace of awkwardness, she muttered, "Oh! Alright then. I just didn't want to trouble you."

"Trouble doesn't apply when it comes to a girlfriend."

Bai Chenxi: This guy definitely took private lessons behind my back.