Quite awkward

Chapter 123 Food Poisoning

The shooting schedule of "Zou Maedan" is very tight. The whole story revolves around the male and female protagonists. Qi Yu and Yan Shen have to go to work every day, but they may not be able to complete the shooting tasks as planned.

The filming location that day was in a regular hospital. Qi Yu performed the role over and over again several times, but Ji Xian was still not satisfied and it did not meet her requirements.

During the break, Qi Yu walked alone to the window at the end of the corridor and thought seriously about how to perform this scene well.

She mumbled her lines, made acting expressions on her face, and was seriously immersed in her own world.

Suddenly, the phone under the script rang. She looked down and saw the caller ID, then immediately raised it to her ear to answer it.

"Ayu, look down."

Qi Yu couldn't help but feel puzzled, and looked down through the window glass as she was told. An extremely familiar figure came into her sight. She was startled and was so surprised that she could hardly stand. She quickly reached out to hold the windowsill.

“Brother.”

Mu Yanqing's eyes were full of surprise. He waved at her, then moved to the stairs and slowly walked up the stairs one step at a time. He happened to meet Qi Yu who was running in a hurry.

He looked her over carefully, shook his head and sighed, "You've lost weight."

The last time they met was at the beginning of this year, when Qi Yu was filming a dating show. At that time, she suddenly caught a severe cold, and he was worried about her health and rushed back from abroad just to see her.

Later, something happened and he began to consciously reduce his contact with her and no longer cared for her as attentively as before. However, when they met again, his first reaction to seeing her was heartache.

He had always wanted Qi Yu to be a flower in a greenhouse, not having to work hard for a living like ordinary people. But now she had lost a lot of weight, and her fair skin, which she was once proud of, had become much darker. She was wearing tattered and tacky clothes. How could he feel good about this?

Qi Yu had already noticed that he was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown under his coat. Seeing that he was about to speak, he interrupted him and asked worriedly, "Brother, why are you in the hospital?"

“Food poisoning, mushrooms were not cooked.”

"Ah?" Qi Yu seemed a little surprised, and was very worried about his physical condition. She immediately asked with concern: "Have you recovered now?"

"My hands and feet are still a little weak, and my head is dizzy. I just went out to stretch my body, and I looked up inadvertently. I stared at you for a long time. After I confirmed it was you, I decided to call you."

He spoke slowly, his voice so weak that he seemed to be barely breathing, giving people the impression that he was seriously ill.

"Is there no one to take care of you? Where is Sister Nianhan?"

Qi Yu felt very uncomfortable when she saw her elder brother, who was once full of vigor and vitality, become so weak now. She had many questions to ask him.

But at this moment, the crew came running to tell her to return to her seat. She nodded hurriedly, tightly grasped Mu Yanqing's sleeve and asked, "Brother, where is your ward? I'll come find you after I finish filming."

“Bed 28 on the third floor.”

When Mu Yanqing saw the staff member wearing a T-shirt, he guessed that Qi Yu was filming. He gave her a reassuring look, then slowly turned around and walked back to the ward.

……

Three hours later, Qi Yu finally finished work. She did not go back with the crew's car, but ran to the door of Mu Yanqing's ward, knocked symbolically, and then pushed the door open impatiently.

"Brother, are you hungry? I'll go buy you some food."

Mu Yanqing sat on the edge of the bed with his hands on both sides and his head down, in a daze. When he saw the person coming, a faint smile appeared on his face.

He said softly, "No, I can't eat anything."

After saying that, he hooked a wooden chair with his foot and carefully invited you: "Ayu, come and sit down."

Qi Yu obediently walked over and sat down.

In the empty ward, there was a lonely man with a thin body and a pale and gloomy face.

After not seeing each other for so long, she was full of doubts and desperately wanted to know what had happened to him to make him like this.

"Brother, do you still have the energy to talk to me?" she asked carefully.

Mu Yanqing let out a breath, curled the corners of his lips and nodded: "Of course."

Qi Yu clenched her hands and asked the question she was concerned about again.

"Where's Sister Nianhan? Why isn't she by your side?"

Mu Yanqing paused for a moment and replied calmly, "She and I are divorced."

After he finished speaking, Qi Yu's heart sank and he was shocked. After he came to his senses, there was obvious panic in his expression.

“Why? Is it because of me, because I…”

Because her love for the eldest brother was known to everyone, which affected their originally loving relationship?

Mu Yanqing's eyes darkened slightly, and he interrupted her guess with an unhappy expression.

"Ayu, of course it's not because of you. It's because I can't give Nianhan enough sense of security. I'm not a competent husband. The main responsibility lies with me."

Hearing this answer, Qi Yu bit her lip lightly. She still felt uneasy, but reluctantly believed his explanation.

"Why are you in Yunnan and Guizhou? Shouldn't you be in the United States?"

Mu Yanqing slowly told her about his experiences over the past month.

While still in the United States, he received an email from a university in Yunnan and Guizhou, inviting him to give lectures and conduct research. After careful consideration, he abandoned his Antarctic expedition plans, accepted the university's invitation, and returned to teaching, devoting himself to educating students.

Just one week after arriving, he met a group of lively and studious students. After class, they asked him to go out to dinner with them, but he was the only one who was caught in the trap.

The specific situation was that he accidentally picked up a piece of mushroom that had been stuck to the edge of the pot while eating. Because the mushroom had not been fully stir-fried, there were still toxins in it. After eating it, it caused food poisoning, so he was admitted to the hospital.

"Then, how long will it take for you to recover?"

After knowing what happened, Qi Yu was most worried about his health.

“Maybe I’ll have to stay in the hospital for a few more days.”

"You are alone, why don't you hire a nurse? You are the eldest son of the Mu family!"

Qi Yu had always been well taken care of by Mu Yanqing, but why couldn't he take good care of himself when he came to him?

"I don't like strangers around. Look, I got myself a single room for quietness. It's pretty good there." Mu Yanqing explained calmly.

Qi Yu pursed her lips and her eyes gradually turned red.

"Brother, I hope you get better soon."

"Yes, I will, Ayu, don't worry about me, don't let me affect your work."

Qi Yu sniffed, sighed, stood up, took the kettle, and went out to get some hot water for him. A few minutes later, she came back and poured hot water into his glass and let it cool.

"Brother, remember to take your medicine on time and get enough rest. It's windy outside, so don't wander around anymore. I'm afraid you'll catch a cold. I'll go buy some food later. You should eat something to replenish your energy, and..."

Mu Yanqing smiled helplessly, knowing that she was concerned about him, but he was an adult man and was fully capable of taking care of himself.

"Ayu, why are you so nagging? I get it. I'll do as you say. But you don't have to go out to buy food. I have the restaurant's phone number and can have food delivered anytime."

Qi Yu asked for his phone number. She ate while he drank porridge. While waiting, she went downstairs to buy some lemonade and fruit. She heard that these foods would help his recovery.

Seeing her busying around and unable to stop even if he called her, Mu Yanqing simply lay down to rest and wait for the delivery person to come. He didn't want to trouble a little girl, so he set up the small table himself, opened the packaging, picked up the spoon, lowered his head and ate in small bites.

Qi Yu had been filming for a whole day and was actually very hungry. She sat beside the hospital bed, holding her lunch box, scooping up rice with chopsticks, eating quickly, wiping her mouth, and bringing out the things she had just bought.

"I just saw that the fruit shop still has pomegranates for sale. They are bright red and look very sweet. I bought one for you to try. I put it in the bag."

"okay."

She sat down again and said slowly, "Brother, I still remember when I was little you gave me a pomegranate. I didn't know what kind of fruit it was, and I didn't know how to eat it. Then you broke it open and let me eat the fruit inside... I always ate it very slowly, savoring the pomegranate seeds one by one."

Mu Yanqing didn't expect that she would remember this little thing so clearly, and the details she described also reminded him of some scenes from the past.

At that time, she had just moved into the back building of the Mu family. She was a little girl who always lowered her head, shrunk her neck, and shrugged her shoulders. She was very unconfident and could be described as timid.

He did not force her to adapt to the environment as quickly as possible, but brought something new every day to make her happy. Sometimes it was a toy she had never seen before, sometimes it was food she had never eaten, and sometimes it was comic books and cartoons that elementary school students liked.

One day he happened to see a few pomegranates on the coffee table at home. Without thinking much, he picked up a pomegranate and ran to the back building to find her.

Originally, I didn't think that pomegranate, a common fruit, was anything new, but when little Qi Yu saw the pomegranate, he was confused and looked up to ask him what it was.

He said it was fruit and could be eaten.

After she ate the fruit inside, she jumped up and down excitedly.

It’s so sweet, she likes to eat it slowly, one by one.

This is just an insignificant little thing in the long memory. When I talk about it suddenly, I feel a sense of warmth at this moment.

Mu Yanqing only drank half a bowl of porridge. He no longer had an appetite. After clearing the food, he half-lay on the bed, tilted his head slightly, looked at Qi Yu, and said seriously: "Ayu, I have never had any requirements for you. I just hope that you can live a happy life. I understand you and know that you must not be in a happy state now. I can also see that your filming work is very tiring. I will only stay here for two or three months. When we return to Linjiang, I will take you to choose a house. Pick one you like. In case your career suddenly becomes unstable in the future, at least you still have a home."

Qi Yu instinctively refused: "Brother, I can earn enough money to buy a house myself, I really don't need you to buy it for me."

"I'm single now, so don't worry too much. Whatever I spend on you is my own money, and I do it willingly." Mu Yanqing emphasized.

Hearing this, she was suddenly stunned, remembering that a long time ago, Mu Chenan had told her that her eldest brother wanted to help her buy a house, and she had rejected him on the grounds of "marital property".

I didn't expect that he would convey every detail to my eldest brother.

Qi Yu was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

"Brother, I..."

Mu Yanqing suddenly said to her in a serious tone: "Ayu, this is what I want to do. Please don't refuse me. Besides, didn't you say I'm the eldest son of the Mu family? It's just buying an apartment. It won't cost much for me."

Qi Yu pressed her eyebrows and didn't say anything else, thinking that he was still sick.

That night, the nurse did not come to chase anyone away, but Mu Yanqing urged Qi Yu several times to go back early so as not to delay her work the next day.

Before leaving, Qi Yu sighed and gave him some careful instructions. Finally, he said, "Brother, I'll come see you tomorrow."

"Okay, now we're there, give me some news. I can't sleep peacefully until I hear from you."

-

Linjiang.

When Mu Chenan got home from get off work, he went back to his room to take a shower.

When he was taking clothes from the cloakroom, he saw women's clothes hanging in the closet on the other side. He walked over and opened the closet, smelled a pleasant soapy scent, raised his hand to touch the fabric of the clothes, and then closed the closet door with his knees expressionlessly.

It was a nuisance to leave these things here, but he didn't clean them up quickly.

Qi Yu repeatedly insisted on breaking up with him, which made him feel very unhappy. In the end, he finally agreed to her request because he was too angry to bear it anymore.

But will he let her go?

of course not.

But seeing that she was thousands of miles away and had to get up early and go to bed late every day to film, he was kind-hearted and didn't want to affect her work mood, so he made his final reply.

Forget it, don't bother with her, just think of it as a loss-making deal.

This was my first time being a sponsor, but I unknowingly lost my heart to a woman I once hated. Isn’t that a loss?

Mu Chenan knew his own heart and was willing to face it. He tried to make amends, but it was completely ineffective on Qi Yu.

When she suddenly brought up the idea of ending it this time, he felt quite innocent.

Putting aside their past conflicts, hasn't he been good enough to her in the six months that they have been in a relationship?

Help her clear the obstacles in the entertainment industry, support her acting career, and find opportunities for her to make money...

Sometimes he couldn't understand what she was thinking, he only knew that she had responded to him passionately in bed last month.

Responding to his kiss, giving back her feelings, leaving an ambiguous mark on him once again.

Mu Chenan walked to the bed, opened the bedside table to look for something, and saw a few boxes of condoms that had been opened but not used.

This time he was looking for a cigarette case and a lighter

He closed the drawer and turned to the other side. He took a cigarette and lay down on the single sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, with smoke rising from between his fingers.

A moment later, he sent the female director a message for the first time, asking her how long it would take to complete the film.

The female director always responds quickly to investors and answers carefully, saying that based on the current progress, it will probably take more than a month.

Mu Chenan put out the cigarette, his face tense and a little worried. This also meant that he would not be able to see Qi Yu for more than a month.

Forget it, let her be free for a few days.