After hearing Mu Jinyu's explanation,
Gu Xiyan looked at Wen Rou in the kitchen with a complex expression in her eyes.
Seeing her gentle and serene face, intent and serious as she cooked, and then thinking about her background, Gu Xiyan regretted her own immature behavior earlier.
'Just now, if I had pressured Mu Jinyu to tell her that she was just his nanny, she must have felt terrible, right?!'
Gu Xiyan thought to herself silently.
Although she still couldn't figure out if there was any other relationship between Wen Rou and Mu Jinyu,
at this moment, she no longer wanted to pursue it.
After all, she and Mu Jinyu have no relationship other than a fake boyfriend-girlfriend setup, what right did she have to ask Wen Rou to leave?
Mu Jinyu, noticing Gu Xiyan had calmed down, also seemed a bit embarrassed and guilty, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Then, he sighed, "She is just like you, I feel sorry for her, and I was afraid something might happen to her in that shabby rental, so I let her stay here for a while."
"Hmph." When Gu Xiyan heard this, she snorted lightly, looked at him contemptuously, and said, "I think it's clearly more dangerous for her to live here than alone!"
"What do you take me for?" Mu Jinyu said, speechless.
"You're just a big lecher, seeing the poor little lady and deliberately plotting ways to deceive her back here; what evil intentions are you harboring in your heart, as if I don't know?"
Gu Xiyan looked disdainfully at Mu Jinyu, then made up her mind and said, "I don't care, starting today, I'm going to live with you guys, and I won't let your schemes succeed."
Mu Jinyu was exasperated and said speechlessly, "All I did was a good deed; do you have to label it like that?"
However, deep down, he wasn't really opposed to it, because he also knew that Gu Xiyan was just looking for an excuse to stay.
And since Gu Xiyan had decided not to leave and could get along with Wen Rou peacefully, he let her label him however she wanted.
As soon as they finished talking,
Wen Rou in the kitchen also had the late-night snack ready.
Then, she carried out two bowls of clear noodle soup on a tray.
Walking to the living room, she first set the tray on the coffee table, then moved the bowls of clear noodle soup one by one from the tray to the coffee table and placed the chopsticks beside them. She then looked up at Gu Xiyan and smiled, "I'm not skilled at cooking, but eat a little to help the alcohol, so you won't feel too bad when you wake up tomorrow…"
"Thank you,"
Gu Xiyan said with a complex expression as she looked at Wen Rou, thanking her and then hesitated for a moment. Her pretty face slightly flushed, she then took a deep breath and said, "About earlier, I'm sorry…"
"It's alright, I am indeed just Little Mu's nanny, and perhaps a friend. I'm grateful that you don't mind my staying here."
Wen Rou smiled.
Hearing this, Gu Xiyan realized Wen Rou had misunderstood her relationship with Mu Jinyu and hurriedly said, "You misunderstood; I have nothing to do with this guy. I just ran away from home earlier and had nowhere to stay, so he let me stay here just for tonight."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Upon hearing this, Wen Rou showed an enlightened expression.
But internally, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. How could a noble and elegant woman like Gu Xiyan casually stay at someone else's place for a night?
Gu Xiyan continued earnestly explaining, "Earlier, I thought you were his girlfriend, so I didn't want to disturb you, which is why I was about to leave. It turns out we are pretty much in the same situation."
"Slurp, slurp!"
While the two women were chatting with different thoughts, Mu Jinyu had already finished the clear soup noodles placed in front of him.
Finished.
He stood up, stretched lazily, and said, "It's getting late, hurry and finish the late-night snack, and then go take a bath and sleep."
Speaking, Mu Jinyu glanced at the neat black business attire on Gu Xiyan, and said, "You didn't bring a change of clothes, and you can't buy any now, so just wear Wen Rou's pajamas for tonight."
After speaking, he no longer cared about them and shook his head, "I'm going to take a bath first, I smell like alcohol!"
Mu Jinyu returned to his room, grabbed a change of clothes, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Gu Xiyan looked at her business attire, considering her cleanliness obsession, which required her to bathe every day and her discomfort with wearing someone else's clothes, she hesitantly looked towards Wen Rou.
Before she could speak, Wen Rou had already understood her intentions and said with a gentle smile, "I just bought a few sets of clothes a few days ago, and I haven't worn them yet. You can wear them first, they might not fit perfectly, but tomorrow I'll go shopping with you."
Gu Xiyan hesitated, but then nodded and said, "Then... thank you..."
"It's no trouble, hurry up and eat," Wen Rou said with a smile.
Gu Xiyan was starving by now, having not eaten dinner and having drunk a lot of alcohol. At that moment, smelling the enticing aroma of the noodles, she felt her stomach spasming with hunger.
"Thank you." Gu Xiyan thanked Wen Rou again, then picked up her chopsticks, picked up the bowl, and, not caring about maintaining a ladylike image, began to slurp her food eagerly.
When Mu Jinyu came out after his shower.
He saw Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou sitting together, chatting and laughing, as close as real sisters.
Mu Jinyu smiled and said, "Alright, stop chatting, it's getting late, you should hurry and take a bath, Wen Rou has to work tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiyan reluctantly stopped chatting with Wen Rou, then glared at Mu Jinyu with a snort, upset that he interrupted their conversation, and then walked toward the bathroom with the clothes Wen Rou had just given her.
Mu Jinyu shook his head helplessly, seeing her in pity today, he decided not to argue with her.
Walking into the living room and sitting on the sofa, Mu Jinyu was thinking about how to arrange their sleeping arrangements for the night.
Wen Rou sat beside him and lifted her delicate hand to massage him.
Mu Jinyu turned and looked at her, apologized with a smile, and said, "Aren't you going to blame me for not telling you and just bringing someone home unexpectedly?"
In his heart, Mu Jinyu truly didn't consider Wen Rou as a maid but as a cohabiting roommate and friend. That's why he felt guilty about not asking Wen Rou's opinion before directly bringing Gu Xiyan home.
"Why would I blame you? This is your home after all," Wen Rou said with a gentle smile, "You don't need to feel embarrassed."
Mu Jinyu did not dwell on this topic and sighed, "What do you think, how should we arrange for her to sleep tonight?"
Wen Rou suggested, "Should she sleep with me?"
This apartment was a two-bedroom, and if Mu Jinyu didn't want to give up his room to Gu Xiyan and sleep on the sofa, then two people would need to share a room.
Mu Jinyu shook his head, expressing doubt, "That kind of person, she might not be used to sleeping with someone else."
"Then I'll sleep on the sofa tonight," Wen Rou said with a smile.
Mu Jinyu suddenly looked up, his eyes sparkling at Wen Rou.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Wen Rou thought Mu Jinyu was angry and said somewhat nervously.
Mu Jinyu pursed his lips and suggested, "Why don't we squeeze into one bed?"