Chapter 32: Writer’s Block
If Gu Zhiren saw her computer, wouldn’t her lie be exposed?
Then everything would be over!
Mu Yi ignored the discomfort in her heart and tightened her grip on Gu Zhiren’s big hand. She showed a polite, “professional” smile, with a bit of silly, lovestruck look mixed in.
Of course, she was just pretending.
But Gu Zhiren pulled his hand back without hesitation, as if he had touched a candle flame.
Mu Yi pouted.
She felt like she was being disliked. But when she remembered the introduction she gave him earlier, the disgust in her heart slowly turned into a feeling of secret happiness.
The white-haired girl’s eyes curved like a crescent moon.
As if she was tasting the wine of victory, a proud smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
The moment Gu Zhiren looked at her, she quickly changed her expression, coughed twice as if nothing had happened, and adjusted her sitting posture.
However, Gu Zhiren had already seen everything clearly and did not think it was his imagination.
“Writing needs full focus. If you don’t want me to fail today’s update and then blame you for it, please find a place to sit quietly and don’t make noise.”
Mu Yi puffed her cheeks slightly, frowned a little, and said this.
Hearing that, Gu Zhiren lowered his eyes, glanced toward the sofa, didn’t say anything more, and simply turned around and walked over.
Just as he was about to sit down…
He suddenly noticed a comic book near the table leg. A bit surprised, he glanced at its cover and title.
Thinking it was just an ordinary book, he picked it up, sat down slowly on the sofa, moved his lips silently as if reading the title, and then opened it.
Mu Yi was still on guard against the man behind her as she quickly turned on the computer.
On the screen, the QQ chat window slowly appeared.
She had to close it immediately. She absolutely couldn’t let Gu Zhiren find out that she was still planning to stay up late to play games!
Thinking this, Mu Yi cautiously glanced back.
It would have been better if she didn’t look, but when she did, she was shocked to see that Gu Zhiren was flipping through her comic book “Love in a Cage,” looking calm, as if he were reading a normal book.
Her heart, which had been beating fast, suddenly skipped a beat.
Then, without thinking, she quickly stood up, ran over, and spread her hands to block the content of the comic. When she saw Gu Zhiren’s confused look, she bit her teeth lightly.
“What are you doing?” she asked in a low voice.
“Reading.”
Gu Zhiren glanced at her, then looked back at the comic. But her hands were blocking the pages, so he couldn’t see clearly.
“I know you’re reading. I’m asking why you opened it!”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren raised his gaze slightly, about to say something. But his eyes casually caught sight of the computer screen behind her.
There were chat messages between her and Gu Anran.
And there was also an unsent message, addressed to someone named Little Chubby.
The content was: “Can I come to your birthday party?”
Seeing this, Gu Zhiren fell silent. A trace of loneliness and surprise flashed in his eyes, but quickly disappeared.
Then, he tilted his head slightly on purpose, and a meaningful faint smile appeared on his face.
“Ah…”
Seeing his smile, Mu Yi almost instantly realized something. Her face turned pale.
She hurriedly turned her head back. When she saw what was on the screen, she was shocked.
She didn’t forget the comic in Gu Zhiren’s hand either. She grabbed the comic, ran back, and quickly closed the chat window. But she sat down too fast, and her injured backside started to hurt again.
Holding back the pain, Mu Yi tried to think of a way out of this situation.
Everything had happened too suddenly!
If only there was some kind of medicine for regret… or a time machine…
She felt that Gu Zhiren wouldn’t let her off easily.
Should she just run? But this was her home, where else could she go? And honestly, could she even escape from him?
Sigh…
“Gu Zhiren, about what you just saw…”
“Are you not going to start yet?”
Interrupted suddenly, Mu Yi turned to look at him, blinking in confusion.
Without looking at her, Gu Zhiren lowered his eyes and adjusted his sleeve as usual. “Instead of thinking about how to lie to me, you should write a few more words.”
“……”
Mu Yi turned back, pressed her lips together, and puffed her cheeks, taking a small breath.
“Fine, fine! I’ll start writing now. I’ll start right away!”
That’s what she said.
But right after that, a small chat window from Little Chubby suddenly popped up on the computer screen. It seemed to be an invitation to a birthday party, shaking her determination that she had just made.
It would only take a moment to reply. If she did it quietly, as long as no one noticed…
Thinking this, Mu Yi quickly opened her document, then secretly opened the chat window and dragged it to the bottom of the screen as soon as it appeared.
While she nervously tried to minimize the window…
Behind her, Gu Zhiren was looking at the chat screen on his phone, waiting for her reply.
But she didn’t reply for a long time.
Frowning slightly, he thought for a moment, then carefully looked up at Mu Yi, who was sitting at the computer without moving at all.
What is she hesitating about…
He felt like he knew the answer, but also didn’t.
When he saw her start typing, Gu Zhiren raised his eyebrow and looked down at his phone.
Sun Umbrella: “Since you personally invited me, it wouldn’t be right for me to refuse, right? Don’t forget to send me the invitation.”
After getting the reply he wanted, Gu Zhiren curled his lips a little. He felt both speechless and a bit helpless, not knowing what to say.
With her situation, she still dared to accept the invitation.
After a short silence, he put his phone on the table a bit loudly.
After making Mu Yi’s body tremble, he glanced at her and casually asked,
“Are you writing your story with your mind? It’s been so long, but I haven’t seen you type much.”
“No!”
Mu Yi immediately denied it. She bit her teeth, took a deep breath, and quickly explained, “I… I’m thinking about the plot! Do you think I don’t want to write right away? You’re so strange! Haven’t you heard of writer’s block? Every writer has gone through it.”
She spoke very fast, as if afraid of being interrupted. After finishing, she couldn’t help but swallow.
“Then…”
Gu Zhiren pouted slightly, crossed his fingers, and tapped the back of his hand.
“Have you found a way to solve it? Don’t tell me you plan to stay stuck like this today and then use it as an excuse not to update.”
His rising tone felt like a knife stabbing into Mu Yi’s back, going straight to her heart.
That really hurt.
Mu Yi gently placed her hand on her chest, but the truth was… she really couldn’t write anything right now.
Inspiration isn’t like water in a sponge that you can just squeeze out.