âI have hands,â he said. âIf I have needs, I can solve it myself.â
Yan Su had no idea how to respond to that. She thought, Alright, that is very reasonable. If all men in this world were like him, the world would be a safer place for women.
Mo Liuxi walked in, put the crabs on the table, and said, âKeep them. These are genuine Yangcheng Lake large crabs. The harvest is no good this year. I asked a friend of mine to get me these. Most of those that you find on markets are fake. Itâs hard to find genuine ones.â
Yan Su curved her lips downward. It sounded like she needed to thank him for the genuine Yangcheng Lake large crabs.
Mo Liuxi looked around. He saw the introduction of the new film on the table and picked it up.
âDonât touch it,â Yan Su hurriedly said.
âIs this Li Mingâs new film?â Mo Liuxi raised his eyebrows and opened the file. âItâs a simple introduction. Why do you have this?â
Since he was already holding the file, Yan Su had no choice but to explain. âEveryone wants to sing the theme song for Director Liâs new movie. Weâre competing. The singer who writes the best lyrics gets to do the theme song. If it goes well, that singer can also do the interlude songs.â
âDo you have any inspiration?â Mo Liuxi asked while turning the page.
âNo...â Yan Su sighed. âThe introduction is too simple. I can tell what exactly Director Li wants. I plan to watch his old films tonight.â
âWatch his âNo Return,ââ Mo Liuxi said.
Yan Su was a little confused at first. She then recalled that Mo Liuxi was a director. She heard that he was pretty good.
âLi Mingâs works often involved love stories, but, in fact, he himself is not interested in love stories. He values the affection between families more.â Mo Liuxi turned and said, âIf you wrote a song about love, he wouldnât be touched.â
Yan Suâs brain worked really fast at that moment. âIf this new film isnât about love, it wonât be about family affection and friendship either. Heâs trying to talk about human nature and betrayal.â
âYeah, human nature.â Mo Liuxi nodded. âYou can start from that.â
âThere are rarely lyrics like that nowadays,â Yan Su said.
âIt depends on how you will show the theme vividly. Iâm not a singer,â Mo Liuxi said.
He put his hands in his pockets and left.
Yan Su spent a long time thinking. She finally found âNo Returnâ online and watched it until 1 a.m. The movie even made her cry.
Before going to bed, she grasped some faint inspiration. She started writing that night. Around 4 a.m., she huddled on the couch and fell asleep.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
She was awoken by the sound of knocking on the door. She drowsily answered the door and saw Mo Liuxi standing there.
Seeing her, Mo Liuxi was stunned a little. It was the first time he saw her in such awful shape. Her hair was messy, and there were sofa marks on her face. Her eyes were half-closed, and her white pajama top nearly fell off her left shoulder, exposing her pretty shoulder bones and smooth skin.
Looking at her, he felt that his throat suddenly became a little dry. He blinked and asked in a deep voice, âWhereâs my congee?â
âCongee?â Yan Su paused for a few seconds and suddenly woke up. âOh my, I overslept. What time is it?â
âTen to eight.â Noticing the dark circles under her eyes, Mo Liuxi frowned and asked, âWhen did you go to bed?â
âI donât remember. About 4 a.m.â Yan Su rubbed her eyes and said, âI forgot to make the congee. Itâs too late now.â