Chapter 73: Selfish Thoughts
Mu Yi did not fully listen to everything he said. She only caught the words “be honest.”
He wanted her to honestly admit she was going to skip her update and stop posting chapters?
What kind of joke was that? How could she just promise to work hard on writing, then stop updating on the very same day?
“Even though I’m really not in great condition right now, I’ll still try my best to write!”
Mu Yi wore an expression that clearly said, “You absolutely have to trust me!”
“Mm…”
Gu Zhiren lowered his eyes and glanced at Mu Yi. He easily saw through the little thoughts in her mind, and a knowing smile slowly appeared on his face.
“Guh…”
Mu Yi seemed to realize her thoughts had been exposed. She pressed her rosy lips together, and her expression gradually became guilty.
“We can talk about that later.”
Gu Zhiren could not help raising an eyebrow. Then he gently closed his eyes and shook his head. Looking at her with warm eyes, he said in a tone that sounded half teasing and half helpless,
“That’s not what I want to talk about right now.”
Mu Yi’s brain froze for a second. Not that? Then what was it?
Her mind started spinning quickly.
Thinking carefully, she had way too many secrets. How was she supposed to know which one he wanted her to confess?
Wait a minute. Didn’t he just say earlier that he would wait until she wanted to tell him herself? So why was he suddenly asking for honesty now? Men really were liars!
Mu Yi puffed up her cheeks angrily.
He said he hated lying, but wasn’t he lying too?
So only officials were allowed to set fires, while ordinary people were not even allowed to light lamps?
How unreasonable!
Just as her cheeks puffed up again, Gu Zhiren lowered his gaze beside her, took out his phone, and slightly pursed his lips.
“What I want to talk about is this.”
He slowly spoke while opening a list of adult web novels saved on his phone. Then, in a smooth yet elegant motion, he turned the screen toward Mu Yi.
“Hm?”
Mu Yi widened her eyes. Looking at the list of novels on the screen, her expression gradually became strange.
This was weird. These titles clearly did not look like normal books. Most likely, they were the kind of adult novels someone could only secretly read alone in their room.
So strange.
Not realizing yet that these were actually her own works, Mu Yi temporarily assumed Gu Zhiren had somehow found these online. The more she thought about it, the stranger it felt.
Seriously...
Why would he suddenly show her this?
At that moment, a bold guess suddenly appeared in Mu Yi’s mind.
Could it be…
Was it possible that he got too immersed in those novel plots? Or maybe some “brother” inside him suddenly woke up, making him want to do some unspeakable things inside this music hall?
And he even wanted her to help him?
[A girl’s hand probably feels much better than your own hand, right?]
He unfastened his belt, grabbed her hand, and forcefully pulled it toward the place deeply connected to the creation of life...
Mu Yi’s scalp went numb.
She admitted she cared about him a tiny little bit, but that kind of thing was absolutely impossible.
She could never accept it!!
How could a macho man’s hand reach toward another brother’s “there”? The way she used to think as a man suddenly exploded inside her mind, filling her heart with resistance and disgust.
“Don’t they look familiar?” Gu Zhiren asked meaningfully.
Eh?
She was still confused.
Then suddenly, a familiar warm flow spread from beneath her body, causing Mu Yi’s entire body to tremble slightly without control.
Thinking about it now, she had assumed she would return home quickly today, so she only used one overnight sanitary pad!
And she did not bring any extras.
Who could have expected so many things to happen afterward, and that Gu Zhiren would even bring her to the music hall? She could not stay here too long. What if blood stained her clothes?
At that point, cleaning up the scene would be one problem, and having no clothes to change into would be another.
There was no way Mu Yi could go home wearing a cosplay outfit.
“Actually, this was what I wanted to talk about that day. Finding out that you secretly wrote so many adult novels surprised me, but at the same time, not really.”
Gu Zhiren noticed something strange in Mu Yi’s expression, but instead of asking directly, he continued speaking.
“Eh…”
Mu Yi raised her head.
“For me, it’s like this. I just don’t know… if Uncle Mu finds out, will he think the same way I do?”
Gu Zhiren tilted his head slightly and turned the phone screen back toward himself. He casually opened one of the documents and frowned while lowering his head to read a few lines, looking just like an old man staring at his phone on the subway.
After that, he could not help pursing his lips and shaking his head. A half-smiling expression appeared on his face as he looked up at Mu Yi.
“It’s normal for boys during puberty to read this kind of stuff. Men liking pretty things isn’t really wrong. But writing it yourself, and writing this much of it… do you really think that’s normal?”
After seeing Mu Yi blush heavily once she understood the truth, Gu Zhiren happily continued questioning her.
She always said strange things to him and did things that seriously tested his patience and made him want to teach her a lesson.
But in the end, after being caught writing adult novels…
She still felt embarrassed.
“Uh… what’s so abnormal about it?! You said it yourself, men liking this kind of thing isn’t wrong. If there aren’t enough stories for me to read, can’t I just write my own to satisfy myself?”
Mu Yi took a light breath. She was panicking inside, and her mind was almost turning into a complete mess. She bit her fingernail, thought for a short moment, then immediately argued back.
“My dad is the best dad in the world. I believe he’ll definitely understand me!”
Full of confidence, she proudly raised her chin and looked at Gu Zhiren with her nose slightly upturned.
“And before you say anything, can you first reflect on your own behavior?”
At this point, Mu Yi patted the clothes bag, tilted her head, and smiled arrogantly.
“Can you really say that when you asked me to wear a nun outfit and record videos for you, you didn’t have even the tiniest selfish thought?”
The moment he heard this, Gu Zhiren already knew what she wanted to say next. He pretended to think seriously for a moment, then shrugged innocently and helplessly while muttering,
“What selfish thought could I possibly have?”
“What selfish thought? Obviously… obviously you’re attracted to my body now.”
Before she could even finish speaking, Mu Yi’s face visibly turned even redder.
She hugged the clothes bag tightly and leaned back defensively.
“You’re attracted to my body, you shameless guy! But let me tell you, I’m a macho man, okay? Don’t fall for me, understand? Nothing will ever come from it. Absolutely nothing!”
“Macho man…”
Gu Zhiren rubbed his hands together and could not help laughing softly. Then he stretched out one hand and lightly pressed a few piano keys.
“But… are you really still a macho man now?”
“Eh!”
Mu Yi almost could not stay seated anymore.
“Of course I am! Not only am I a macho man, I’m also your Brother Mu! Come on, little chubby, call me Brother Mu. Hurry up and say it!”
“Don’t rush.”
Gu Zhiren calmly shook his head.
“Actually, the main reason I honestly brought this up was because I was curious—”
Gu Zhiren casually raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly while rhythmically tapping the piano keys with his fingers.
“Because… back then, you looked really nervous. So I wanted to know what exactly could make you that nervous.”
“Uh…”
How could Mu Yi not understand the hidden meaning in his words? She lightly bit her lips.
But then Gu Zhiren thought for a moment again before changing his tone.
“I already said I won’t force you. I’ll wait for you. Since you still don’t want to tell me, then I’ll wait until you do.”
“Let’s go back to the earlier topic. Can I really see your ten-thousand-word update today?”
Gu Zhiren rested one hand on the piano keys and turned his face slightly, quietly looking at Mu Yi, whose eyes were wide while her cheeks were completely red. He did not push her further.
“What if I say you probably won’t see it, because I’ll most likely skip today’s update? Will you punish me?”