Chapter 166 - Master Nine's Panic
Yin Jiujin frowned when he heard Yin Wuzhan's words, and his expression clearly darkened.
Hearing Yan Jinyu's voice, he slowly suppressed his anger. He put down the teacup and walked towards Yan Jinyu. His gaze landed on the cake she was holding.
The cake was not big. Even with the cream on it, it was only 15 centimeters in diameter.
The fruits on the cake were very exquisite. Other than the fruits, the cake also had the tiny words "Happy 25th Brother Nine" on it that were written with chocolate.
Yin Jiujin's heart softened.
The young lady was really fast. He had only left the kitchen for less than 10 minutes, but she had already made the baked cake like this.
It was unknown how much she had trained herself to do things so quickly.
"Shall I hold it instead?"
"No, I'll hold it myself. Shall we go to the dining room?"
Yin Jiujin nodded.
After taking two steps, Yan Jinyu suddenly turned back. "Oh right, what were you guys talking about just now?"
Yan Jinyu didn't hear much. Probably because she was worried that she would hear it, Yin Wuzhan deliberately lowered his voice when he said this. She only heard a few vague words when she walked out of the kitchen. This was still thanks to her sharp hearing.
She wasn't usually someone who was very curious. She would ask because Yin Wuzhan's words were clearly directed at Yin Jiujin.
She couldn't ignore anything that concerned Yin Jiujin and what the Yin Family said about him.
She was worried that Yin Jiujin would be in a bad mood because of the Yin Family again. After all, she had clearly sensed the change in Yin Jiujin's mood at that instant. If his mood became bad, and she didn't know anything, she wouldn't be able to comfort him even if she wanted to.
Hence, she had to find out what they were talking about.
"No…"
Qin Jianjia panicked and was about to say "nothing" when Yin Jiujin interrupted her. "It's an unimportant person. Others might have misunderstood that she's related to me."
Yin Jiujin spoke frankly. He even frowned deeply when he mentioned that person.
"A woman?" Yan Jinyu raised her eyebrows.
"Mm-hm."
"Don't overthink. She's not someone important."
"Brother Nine doesn't like that person?" Perhaps, it was even disgust?
She could tell from Yin Jiujin's subtle change in expression.
"The definition of 'like' or 'dislike' could only be used on someone who matters." In other words, that person was not even qualified to have his "dislike".
Now, Yan Jinyu could confirm that Yin Jiujin really hated that woman.
However, the word "hate" was not used on someone who didn't matter.
In short, that woman was definitely involved with Yin Jiujin.
Tsk, it was really annoying to use the words "involved" on Yin Jiujin and another woman.
Even if it wasn't a good relationship.
Seeing the smile in her eyes disappear, Yin Jiujin, who hadn't felt anything, suddenly felt his heart constricted. He hurriedly held onto her shoulders and made her look at him.
"Little Yu, that's really not someone important. Don't you trust me?"
Yan Jinyu narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Of course, I believe you." However, even though she believed him, she was still unhappy.
"Have some cake first. It's your birthday today, so let's not talk about this."
"I…"
Before Yin Jiujin could explain, he saw her turn around and walk to the dining room with the cake. He was extremely flustered.
He quickly chased after her.
He looked so flustered that everyone in the living room was shocked.
They had never seen Jin'er so flustered since he was young.
Never!
Even back then, when they had contradicted his thoughts, other than frowning in anger, he didn't show any signs of panic when he reminded them three times, or rather, pleaded with them three times.
But now…
Yan Jinyu had just placed the cake on the dining table when Yin Jiujin immediately grabbed her wrist. "Girl, I only have you. There's no one else."
The grip on her wrist was a little strong, and Yan Jinyu felt a little pain. When she heard his words and saw the intense panic on his face, Yan Jinyu's heart suddenly felt a little heavy.
It was stifling.
Yin Jiujin, Master Nine, who could scare everyone just by mentioning his name. Even she had been a little wary of him previously.
Why would he be so flustered over such a small matter?
She didn't say that she didn't believe him. She was simply unhappy that there was such a woman involved with him.
And the reason why he looked so flustered was all because of her.
It was only because he cared about her.
"Of course I believe you."
"But you…"
"I'm simply unhappy. Brother Nine, since she's an unimportant person, you shouldn't even hate her."
Yin Jiujin's brows suddenly frowned deeply when he heard this, and his eyes were filled with a dark gleam. Obviously, he was already on the verge of rage.
She didn't know what he was thinking.
He reached out and pulled Yan Jinyu into his embrace. The darkness in his eyes dissipated a little.
"She's an unimportant person. I didn't even look at her, let alone have any emotions on her."
"She disgusts me." When Yin Jiujin said this, he buried his face in Yan Jinyu's neck. He actually gave her a sense of grievance.
Yan Jinyu's heart softened. "Huh?"
"I don't want to talk about it. It makes me feel sick just thinking about it."
Yan Jinyu suddenly smiled, "If you don't want to say it, then don't. Shall we eat cake?"
Yin Jiujin let go and stared at her. "You're not angry anymore?"
"I'm not angry. I'm just unhappy that someone has taken up so much of your emotions." Yan Jinyu was a little helpless.
However, she could tell that Yin Jiujin was really different from before.
He was too emotional and not as stable as before.
Upon hearing her words, Yin Jiujin's nausea due to remembering Yu Qingwan, dissipated a little.
She didn't even want to share his disgust with others. The young lady's possessiveness…
He was very satisfied.
Since Yan Jinyu had realized that Yin Jiujin was different today, Yin Jiujin naturally realized it too. He didn't know the reason either. However, he didn't hate this feeling, so he followed his heart.
"Try the cake I made for you."
Looking at the cake on the table, Yan Jinyu felt that she was still missing something. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She turned back and called, "Aunt Cheng."
Aunt Cheng wasn't far away. When she heard the shout, she hurriedly walked over, "Miss Yu, do you need anything?"
"Yes, are there any candles in the house?"
"Yes, I'll get it."
After a while, Aunt Cheng brought over the candles and Yan Jinyu took two candles from her. After all, the cake wasn't big. "Thank you, Aunt Cheng."
Yan Jinyu put the candle on the cake.
At this moment, the four people in the living room also stood up and walked towards the dining room.
They only dared to come over after they were certain that there was no estrangement between Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin because of the woman they had suddenly mentioned.
The two of them looked at the four people walking over at the same time.
Yan Jinyu was fine, but Yin Jiujin frowned slightly, especially when his gaze swept past Yin Wuzhan.
If he hadn't mentioned the woman in the Lingering Garden for no reason, nothing would have happened.
Fortunately, the young lady trusted him. Otherwise…
Yin Wuzhan knew that he had almost done something wrong out of kindness, so he looked a little embarrassed.
He really should not doubt his son's character.
At the end of the day, it was all because he had heard some rumors. As the saying goes, "weakness lends wings to rumors''. There should be some basis for someone to dare to spread Jin'er's gossip.
He was also reminding him to prevent the two of them from getting into a conflict because of that person. Who knew that Yan Jinyu would hear it?
He had clearly planned everything. She should not have heard him at that distance.
Could it be that young people nowadays had better hearing?
Min Qinglan pursed her lips and looked at them. In the end, her gaze landed on Yan Jinyu.
She said nothing.
No matter how silly she was, she could tell that Yan Jinyu was no longer just a little special in her son's heart. Instead, Yan Jinyu's importance had completely exceeded her understanding!
Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin retracted their gazes and lit the candles.
"Brother Nine, blow out the candles and make a wish." As for singing a birthday song? It didn't match her dignity as the number one killer…
Just as she thought that, she met Yin Jiujin's gaze.
"You're not going to sing for me?"
"…" Yan Jinyu. She missed that cold and distant Brother Nine.
She couldn't stand being stared at by him like this, Yan Jinyu finally opened her mouth slowly. "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you…" Her voice was very pleasant. It was the same feeling she gave people when she looked at her. It was very clean.
The corners of Yin Jiujin's lips curled up slightly.
There were six people at the dining table, but the two of them made them feel like they were alone.
Qin Jianjia wanted to sing the birthday song together with Yan Jinyu, but her voice suddenly froze.
She felt that she would feel uneasy if she ruined such a warm atmosphere between the two of them.
Also, she actually felt that the four of them were like four big third wheels!
Actually, it wasn't only Qin Jianjia who had this feeling. The other three people also had this feeling.
"Brother Nine, you don't want to make a wish?" After singing, Yan Jinyu saw that Yin Jiujin was still staring at her. He didn't have any intention of making a wish.
"Do you believe in something as illusory as wishing?"
Yan Jinyu shook her head decisively without thinking.
Of course not. She had always only believed in herself. If she could get what she wanted just by making a wish, why would she have experienced so much in the past?
However, on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, in order not to ruin the atmosphere… or rather, to not affect Yan Jinyun's mood for her birthday, she closed her eyes with Yan Jinyun when she lit the cake and candles on Mount Jing's birthday.
Of course, she only acted like she made a wish. Actually, her mind was blank at that time.
"That's it."
"I've always only believed in myself. I'll get whatever I want."
The four Yin Family members fell silent after hearing his words.
Only Yan Jinyu looked at him and smiled very brightly.
There were actually many similarities between them.