When you wake up, the object becomes an old aunt

Ruan Qiuchi's tone was gentle, his eyes were serious, and his eyes remained on Lin Mu's face.

Lin Mu and Ruan Qiuchi looked at each other, and suddenly turned their faces away, not daring to look at Ruan Qiuchi, his eyes seemed to be sprinkled with salt, and the pain was unbearable.

She has never personally experienced that kind of despair. At this moment, even the verbal comfort seems to be powerless. She has a lot to say to Ruan Qiuchi, but at this moment she can't say a word, she can only hug her tightly. Ruan Qiuchi.

Ruan Qiuchi stretched out her hand to wrap her in his arms, feeling her chest getting wet, it was Lin Mu who was crying quietly, she raised her hand and patted it gently.

Lin Mu gradually calmed down.

Ruan Qiuchi kissed Lin Mu's thin hair, with a small arc on the corner of his lips, and said with a light smile, "Why have you become like water recently, always crying, I was the one who loved to cry before."

She used to love to cry, but she only loved to cry in front of Lin Mu, because only Lin Mu gave her warmth. When facing harsh criticism and difficulties, she could bear it with a cold face, but when she got a little warmth, she was always the easiest to be moved that person.

Lin Mu didn't speak, Ruan Qiuchi's touch made her seem to only know how to cry at this moment.

"First of all, we need to cut the fish into thin slices, marinate it with salt, pepper, and cooking wine for 10 minutes, and thicken it with gorgon powder..."

When Ruan Qiuchi walked into the kitchen, Lin Mu was wearing an apron and was learning new dishes from online videos.

She was holding a kitchen knife, but she was a little distracted.

Ruan Qiuchi reminded: "Don't cut your hands."

Lin Mu withdrew his mind: "Yes."

Ruan Qiuchi adjusted the position of the tablet playing the video, took out the plate, put it next to the cutting board, and watched Lin Mu slice the fish into thin slices.

"Could it be that Sister Sun's cooking is not to your liking? Sister Sun knows other cuisines. I can ask her to try other dishes next time. You don't have to do it."

"No, Sister Sun's cooking is delicious, but you have lost weight recently. I saw that this fish soup is very popular on the Internet, so I want to try it out." Lin Mu said as he took out the last piece of fish, "Ah Ruan, pass me the cooking wine."

Ruan Qiuchi responded, and then Lin Mu heard the sound of glass falling to the ground.

Ruan Qiuchi was holding chopsticks and cooking wine in both hands. The fingers of the right hand holding the chopsticks suddenly became weak. She should have put down the chopsticks, but she chose to throw away the cooking wine in her left hand. Even Ruan Qiuchi was a little stunned.

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment: "It's okay, it's okay, you go out and sit, and I'll do the cleaning."

Ruan Qiuchi's expression was a little heavy, and she stood motionless. Her judgment had gone wrong again. This was not the first time something went wrong.

Lin Mu didn't care about the cooking wine that was gradually scattered, and comforted: "It's just a bottle dropped, it's not a big problem, don't think too much about it."

Ruan Qiuchi nodded slightly: "Maybe."

Entering winter, the weather is getting colder and colder. Lin Mu put on winter clothes when he went out. Ruan Qiuchi personally wrapped a scarf around her, touched her thigh, frowned slightly and said, "You didn't wear long johns?"

Lin Mu put his arms around Ruan Qiuchi and said with a smile: "These jeans are fleece, and they are too clumsy to wear."

Ruan Qiuchi checked her up and down to confirm that she was indeed wearing thick clothes, and kissed Lin Mu lightly: "Be careful, come back early."

Lin Mu supported Ruan Qiuchi's shoulder, pressed the tip of his tongue in, and gradually deepened the kiss. After kissing, he said with a smile: "Next year, I will guard you every step of the way."

Ruan Qiuchi responded, "Yes."

In fact, since the last communication, she can feel Lin Mu's panic. Lin Mu is worried that her physical condition will deteriorate, and she is also worried that she will choose to do stupid things after the condition deteriorates.

After watching Lin Mu leave, Ruan Qiuchi lowered his head and gently stroked his lips, reopened the notepad, and checked what he had to do today.

At noon, while his memory was clear, Ruan Qiuchi had just finished writing a chapter and was about to eat when he received a WeChat message from Han Yushu.

Han Yushu: "I'll show you your girlfriend."

Before Ruan Qiuchi replied, Han Yushu directly sent a photo, in which not only Lin Mu was alone, but also a woman in black leather, but Ruan Qiuchi could only see Lin Mu.

Lin Mu was sitting in front of the easel, his eyes were calm, he was drawing with a paintbrush in his hand, with no expression on his face, no joy could be seen.

Ruan Qiuchi didn't see any problem, only saw that Lin Mu didn't smile, and asked, "Has she eaten yet?"

Han Yushu: "Ask her yourself, I don't dare to talk to her recently."

Ruan Qiuchi: "What's wrong with her, or is there some misunderstanding between you?"

Han Yushu: "I don't know. After Double Eleven, Lin Mu seems to be a different person. He used to love to laugh, but now he doesn't laugh much, talks very little, and paints all day long."

Lin Mu used to practice hard before, but he also had time to rest. These days, he kept practicing with the plaster at different angles. If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

Ruan Qiuchi's fingertips paused on the keyboard. She knew a little about Lin Mu's abnormality during this period. Lin Mu was more attached to her, and he was more active in making her exercise and play puzzle games every day.

Han Yushu: "You didn't quarrel, did you?"

Ruan Qiuchi: "No."

Han Yushu: "A new student came to the studio recently. He seems to be very interested in Lin Mu. I thought there was something wrong with your relationship."

Ruan Qiuchi: "No."

Han Yushu: "It's fine if you don't, but that woman is really pretty, with a good figure, and she's a rich woman who is about your age. If you stay at home every day, you must be aware of danger."

Ruan Qiuchi: "Is that the woman in the photo?"

Han Yushu: "Yes, isn't the leather dress very beautiful? And she is very enthusiastic about your family Mumu, so you have to be careful."

Ruan Qiuchi pondered for a moment: "Yes."

Ruan Qiuchi clicked on the photo again, zoomed in and took a closer look. He couldn't see the woman's face in black leather, but only from the side view, she had a high nose and deep eyes, beautifully curved lips, delicate chin, and a slender neck. She was indeed a beautiful woman.

Ruan Qiuchi withdrew and sent a message to Lin Mu.

Ruan Qiuchi: "Have you eaten?"

Lin Mu: "Eat, Ah Ruan, how about you?"

Ruan Qiuchi: "Eat it in a while, Sister Sun did Buddha Jumping Over the Wall today."

Lin Mu: "Then I also want to eat when I come back."

Ruan Qiuchi: "Well, come back early."

Ruan Qiuchi finished his lunch, spread out the yoga mat, did some physical exercises, and then waited at home for Lin Mu to come back.

Lin Mu usually came back after five o'clock, but today he didn't come back at six o'clock. Ruan Qiuchi called, and it took Lin Mu a while to answer.

"Lin Mu." Ruan Qiuchi frowned, and heard some noise on the other end. Lin Mu usually didn't make such noise when taking a taxi or taking the subway.

Lin Mu just said, "I'll be right back."

Ruan Qiuchi still wanted to talk, but Lin Mu had already hung up the phone, as if there was something urgent on the other end, Ruan Qiuchi frowned, waiting anxiously.

It was already 07:30 when Lin Mu appeared at the door of the house. Unlike when she went out, she did not wear the white scarf. Instead, she had a red woolen hat on her head, and the brim of the hat was pulled down low, as if covering half of it. Face.

Ruan Qiuchi glanced over and noticed that Lin Mu dodged subconsciously.

"Why did you come back so late?"

"I went to practice, and I bought grapes when I came here." Lin Mu stretched out his hand, his fingers were red from the cold, and he was holding a white plastic bag in his hand, which contained two bunches of plump purple grapes.

Ruan Qiuchi took it over and smelled a vague smell of disinfectant: "What's wrong with your head?"

Lin Mu tightened his hat subconsciously, and reached out to touch his cheeks, as if trying to cover something, and said, "It's a bit cold, so I bought a hat."

Ruan Qiuchi looked at her gravely, put down the grapes, frowned and said, "Are you injured?"

Lin Mu's eyes dodged, trying to hide, but Ruan Qiuchi had already reached out to her, she could only take off her hat, her forehead was wrapped in a circle of white gauze, the corners of her eyes were slightly swollen, and there were obvious abrasions.

She is usually most afraid of pain.

And Ruan Qiuchi was most afraid of her pain.

Ruan Qiuchi checked her body carefully, and said worriedly, "Has there been a car accident?"

Lin Mu said: "Something happened during the practice, it's just this scratch, don't worry."

Ruan Qiuchi: "What happened?"

Lin Mu said, "I didn't notice that I hit the guardrail."

Ruan Qiuchi asked, "Does it hurt?"

Lin Mu shook his head: "It doesn't hurt."

Ruan Qiuchi didn't speak, Lin Mu looked at Ruan Qiuchi anxiously like a primary school student who made a mistake.

Ruan Qiuchi touched Lin Mu's face, the corners of his eyes were a little swollen, he pressed his fingertips lightly, Lin Mu hissed, and Ruan Qiuchi frowned: "You still say it doesn't hurt?"

Lin Mu lowered his eyebrows and gritted his teeth: "It doesn't hurt."

Ruan Qiuchi and her looked at each other: "You seem to be in a hurry recently, and you still go to practice driving at such a late hour, Lin Mu, you are not a quick-tempered person."

Lin Mu paused and said, "I want to get my driver's license soon."

"Why?" Ruan Qiuchi was a little puzzled, "You were fine when you didn't take the driver's license test before, we just go out and take a taxi, don't worry."

Lin Mu said: "As long as I divide one day into two days, the time will become longer. I want to finish things earlier."

She is anxious to grow up, as if this way she can spend more time with Ruan Qiuchi, she is still accomplishing nothing, painting is a long-term career, and Ruan Qiuchi can't drive now, she wants to get a driver's license sooner.

Ruan Qiuchi looked at her with frowned eyebrows, and suddenly understood her intentions: "You are trying to encourage growth. You are only 23 years old, so you don't need to think about it."

Lin Mu raised his head: "You also think I'm childish and useless now, don't you?"

Ruan Qiuchi hugged her: "I don't think that no one can grow up in one day."

Lin Mu said hoarsely, "Aren't you?"

The more she understood, the more she understood that everything about Ruan Qiuchi originated from her, from her sudden disappearance.

"I'm not, let's eat." Ruan Qiuchi didn't choose to let this topic continue.

During the meal, neither of them spoke, as if they could hear the sound of chewing rice.

Lin Mu suddenly said: "The old lady with dementia passed away, she died yesterday."

Ruan Qiuchi was drinking soup. When he heard the news, he paused and said, "People will die."

People are old, demented, and their dignity is gone, which is almost the same as death.

Lin Mu stared at her: "I will die too."

Ruan Qiuchi's fingers trembled, and the spoon in his hand fell to the ground with a "dang" sound. Lin Mu lowered his head to help her pick it up, and went back to the kitchen for a new one.

Lin Mu didn't want to talk about this, but the time they spend together now seems to be stolen, use less and less, she wants to resist, but there is nothing she can do.

Both were silent, and no one spoke.

"I heard that there is a new classmate in the studio?"

Lin Mu was a little surprised, and didn't know why Ruan Qiuchi's painting style suddenly changed, and said, "Yes."

"I heard that she is a rich woman?"

"I didn't notice, but it seems to be."

"I heard that she is very enthusiastic about you?"

"Are you jealous?" Lin Mu hurriedly explained, "I don't know her well, but she seems to know me, and came to chat with me as soon as she entered the studio."

She was also surprised that the other party seemed to know her, but it might be from acquaintance.

Ruan Qiuchi originally just wanted to divert Lin Mu's attention, but when she said this, he became suspicious in his heart, and repeated: "She knows you?"

Lin Mu himself was also a little confused: "I don't know, but I definitely don't know her."

Ruan Qiuchi was thoughtful: "Actually..."

Lin Mu was inexplicably nervous: "What do you want to say?"

Ruan Qiuchi whispered, "Actually, it would be nice to have someone who can take care of you in the future."

Lin Mu was annoyed for no reason: "It's not that I can't take care of myself, I can take care of myself, and the two of us are living well now, why think about the future?"

Ruan Qiuchi laughed: "Lin Mu, I only want to think about the present, so don't always think about the worst."

Lin Mu didn't speak, she couldn't stop thinking.

"You are only 23 years old now. At 23 years old, you should do what you should do at 23 years old, instead of thinking about things here." Ruan Qiuchi held a pigeon egg and brought it to Lin Mu's mouth.

Lin Mu opened his mouth to hold it, and chewed lightly.

Ruan Qiuchi thought for a while: "Don't be nervous, on the day when I don't even have dignity, I will tell you everything first, and I won't engage in surprise attacks."

Lin Mu has been avoiding this question all the time, but Ruan Qiuchi said it so bluntly now that he felt his head was frozen.

She tried her best to squeeze out a smile, and said in a trembling voice, "You won't forget to remind me then, will you?"

Ruan Qiuchi shook his head: "Don't worry, no."

Lin Mu can only hypnotize himself and stop thinking about these things, but they are walking on the wire rope with their eyes closed, and they may fall into the abyss at any time.

On January 2022, 1, which is December 21 of the lunar calendar, Ruan Qiuchi was half asleep and half awake, and felt a small ant slowly crawling up from her ankle, over her knee, and onto her thigh.

She opened her eyes suddenly, and saw that the quilt on her body moved slightly, then Lin Mu crawled out from under the quilt, and said with a smile, "Ah Ruan, good morning."

Ruan Qiuchi blushed: "Good morning."

Since the last time I had a good talk with Lin Mu, Lin Mu seemed to have returned to the past, becoming the Lin Mu who would happily live in the present.

Lin Mu leaned over regardless, and kissed the corner of Ruan Qiuchi's mouth: "Happy birthday."

"Hmm." Ruan Qiuchi wasn't surprised at all, because after today she will bid farewell to 30 years old, and she will be 40 years old on her next birthday.

Lin Mu leaned over Ruan Qiuchi, touched the quilt with his fingers, hung a long and thin clavicle chain around her neck, and said, "Ah Ruan, I originally wanted to propose to you today, but I don't seem to like marriage very much. the system."

Ruan Qiuchi felt the icy cold touch on his neck, and his lips were still sticky, so he licked his lips: "Well, I don't like it either."

Lin Mu embraced Ruan Qiuchi with great nostalgia, and said in her ear, "I heard that falling in love is a fairy tale, and getting married is the reality. Then I have made up my mind, and I am willing to live in a fairy tale with you for the rest of my life."

Then, like the prince and princess in a fairy tale, the names appear together and disappear together.