Chapter 48 – Autistic Young Master VS Ruthless Boss (23)
Upon hearing Mu Jin’s words, 003 immediately obediently retreated into the sea of knowledge, wisely opting for a quiet stance like a tortoise. He decided to follow Mu Jin’s arrangements.
Mu Jin knew that the man might be secretly watching him from somewhere, and he wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity.
So, after dinner, he sat next to the table for a while, then suddenly showed a smile. Looking around the room, he shouted loudly, “Come on, we’re all grown-ups. Don’t play these jokes, Leng Xiao, come out! I can see you!”
However, no matter how he shouted, the man naturally wouldn’t appear in front of him.
At this moment, Leng Xiao had just taken a large amount of medicinal treatment. He locked himself in the basement of the old Leng family mansion. He didn’t allow anyone to disturb him, secretly watching Mu Jin in the villa through monitors.
The external matters were all handled by Yan Ze, the person he trusted most in the mercenary group. He had already taken care of most of the affairs of the Leng family before, but now he had an additional task, arranging personnel to stay close to Mu Jin.
On the one hand, this ensured Mu Jin’s safety, and on the other hand, it allowed Mu Jin to continue receiving messages from his sister at any time even when he left home.
However, Leng Xiao’s considerations were thorough, but the personnel guarding near the villa didn’t have a chance to activate. Because since Leng Xiao left, Mu Jin hadn’t left the villa at all.
Because Leng Xiao stored a lot of food in the refrigerator, Mu Jin wasn’t worried about his meals while staying at home. He spent a calm three days inside.
During these three days, Mu Jin ate his meals on time, worked online every day, but he no longer worked in his room. He sat on the sofa in the living room where he could see the main entrance.
Usually, after writing some code, he would stare at the doorway for a while. Even at night, he hardly slept and just stayed there, seemingly waiting for Leng Xiao to return.
Watching the little guy torture his body day and night, Leng Xiao couldn’t help but worry. Even though Mu Jin didn’t cry or show any extreme reactions, not sleeping like this for an extended period would undoubtedly lead to significant problems.
Soon, the man couldn’t bear it anymore. He quickly had Yan Ze call Mu Yaqin and asked the female lead to come to the villa to check on Mu Jin’s condition.
After hearing the news, Mu Yaqin was also shocked. Although she complained in her heart that Leng Xiao knew about his own condition but still selfishly wanted to leave a place for himself in her brother’s heart, she had to admit that this man truly loved Mu Jin deeply. Sighing, if Leng Xiao’s health hadn’t deteriorated, he and Mu Jin would surely be the happiest couple.
Mu Yaqin sighed deeply and entered the room, intending to comfort Mu Jin properly. However, as soon as she was about to speak, Mu Jin, acting as if nothing was wrong, smiled and went to the kitchen to wash some fruits.
He placed the fruit plate on the table and cheerfully teased the female lead, “Sister, why did you suddenly think of visiting me? Is it because you miss me too much? Don’t worry, we’re living well; there’s no need to worry.”
Mu Yaqin paused for a moment after hearing Mu Jin’s words. Seeing his eyes were reddened, showing that he hadn’t slept for a long time, she pain
fully held Mu Jin’s hand. After hesitating for a while, she finally spoke, “Xiao Jin, Leng Xiao…”
“Oh, by the way, sister, how are you and Old A recently? I heard about it; he’s pursuing you now. Sister, do you want to be with him? Actually, I think Old A is a good person.”
“Suddenly, I remembered that there are some delicious gummies you specially gave me in the refrigerator. Leng Xiao doesn’t let me eat too much because he’s afraid I’ll get cavities. Since he’s not here, I’ll go get them now, and we can eat together!”
Mu Jin seemed to deliberately interrupt Mu Yaqin’s words, chattering with her to liven up the atmosphere. The more he did so, the more the female lead could feel his unease and anxiety.
Finally, Mu Yaqin couldn’t stand it anymore, interrupting Mu Jin and preventing him from continuing his self-destructive narrative. She shouted loudly, “Enough, Mu Jin, Leng Xiao has already left!”
Upon hearing Mu Yaqin’s words, Mu Jin seemed to freeze in place.
Struggling to maintain the upward curve of his lips, he finally pressed it down. Lowering his head, tears fell silently, and he silently wept. Soon, this quiet weeping turned into a loud wail.
Mu Jin covered his face with both hands, sitting on the sofa, crying and choking as he said, “I know, I know he left. But why did you have to say it so cruelly?”
“Did I do something wrong? Or does he not like me anymore? If there’s anything wrong with me, he can tell me, and I can change. Why did he have to leave? He clearly said he would be with me forever!”
Mu Jin sobbed, and on the other side, Leng Xiao, locked in the basement, felt an overwhelming heartache seeing the one he loved most in such distress. Seeing the young man so heartbroken because of him, he almost wished he could stab himself to death.
However, he was afraid of not having a soul after death, not being able to see his most beloved person again. So, even if he struggled to breathe, he kept himself trapped here, just hoping to catch a glimpse of Mu Jin, even for a moment.
003 in Mu Jin’s sea of knowledge, seeing Mu Jin like this, was completely conquered by his host’s superb acting skills. If he hadn’t known that Mu Jin had already seen through everything and that everything he did was just a show for the man, 003 would almost believe Mu Jin’s performance was genuine.
Unable to help but marvel internally, his host was indeed the ultimate drama queen!
While Mu Jin cried and argued with 003 in his sea of knowledge, “Why do you think I’m just acting? I am genuinely upset, okay? He just left without a word, and he won’t let me be sad?”
003, upon hearing this, suddenly felt that Mu Jin had a point, and a sense of sympathy arose for his host.
This outburst of tears seemed like a turning point. Mu Yaqin’s words seemed to force Mu Jin to accept this reality.
After crying for a while, Mu Jin quietly fell asleep. The female lead, watching Mu Jin’s peaceful sleeping face, sighed in relief, thinking that after this emotional release, his condition might improve.
However, in the following days, the female lead realized she was terribly wrong. Soon, she noticed that Mu Jin was becoming more and more silent. Although he no longer waited by the door, he refused to leave the villa.
Mu Jin transferred most of the food prepared by Leng Xiao for him from the fridge to the freezer. He abandoned his work in the online team, and life seemed to return to the time when he lived with Leng Xiao in the Mu family.
Every morning, Mu Jin would wake up and take some food prepared by Leng Xiao from the refrigerator, cherishing every bite. Then he would go back to his room and stare at his phone.
After lunch, he would go to the garden in the backyard of the villa to take care of the flowers and plants. In the evening, he would curl up in bed with the clothes Leng Xiao left behind, as if the man had never left.
Seeing Mu Jin like this, Mu Yaqin was extremely worried. She tried to spend as much time as possible with Mu Jin during this period. She had explained to him why Leng Xiao had to leave, but it seemed that nothing she said or did made a difference.
Watching her brother, who had just become lively and cheerful, fall into silence once again within a short week, Mu Jin seemed to have closed himself off.
Although Mu Yaqin talked to him, and he occasionally responded, most of the time, he just sat there, neither crying nor laughing. Devoid of joy and sorrow, he seemed like an exquisite puppet.
Leng Xiao, who had been watching all this through monitors, felt his heart being fiercely squeezed. He had thought of countless consequences, imagined that Mu Jin would hate him, resent him, or even forget him. But he had never expected his little guy to fall back into a state of self-isolation.
Mu Yaqin was also helpless. She wanted to bring Mu Jin back to the old Mu family mansion and personally take care of him. However, Mu Jin refused to leave. He only ate the food Leng Xiao left for him, taking every bite with great care. As a result, his body was gradually becoming emaciated.
Even though Mu Jin’s diet had been relatively abundant, after two weeks, the remaining food was almost depleted. At this point, Mu Jin insisted on eating only one meal a day, stubbornly refusing to touch other food.
Although Mu Yaqin was extremely anxious, even the food she made for Mu Jin was rejected. Now it seemed that he was only reluctantly sustaining his life.
The female lead had always known that Leng Xiao’s departure would surely make Mu Jin sad, but she had not expected it to cause such a severe blow to him.
Despite understanding that Leng Xiao left for Mu Jin’s safety, she couldn’t tolerate Mu Jin’s condition deteriorating further.
Someone had to solve this problem. Soon, Mu Yaqin decided to find Leng Xiao because only this man had the hope of completely healing her brother. However, Leng Xiao seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and no one could find him.
Even if the female lead couldn’t find Leng Xiao, the man himself couldn’t sit still. Seeing his most cherished little guy in such a state, how could he not be sad and distressed?
So, on a quiet afternoon when no one was around, Leng Xiao returned to their home. Seeing Mu Jin sitting on a garden bench, staring blankly at him, Leng Xiao walked towards him step by step, completely unable to suppress the surging longing in his heart.
The little guy in front of him stared at him dumbly, as if unable to believe that he had truly returned. Tentatively reaching out his hand, wanting to touch but not daring to, as if afraid that everything he saw was just a dream.
Seeing this, Leng Xiao felt a sour bitterness in his heart. Taking the initiative, he held Mu Jin’s hand and placed it on his own cheek, softly saying, “Xiao Jin, I’m back.”