GPS translations

Chasing You and I’m Home Chapter5

The entrance hall of Chuanyu Renjia has brilliant lights. Guan Xiaoxiao stands alone in the waiting area, looking at the menu. Her waist is slender and her skin is white. She is quite beautiful, which causes countless male passers-by to look at her.

 

Guan Xiao notices the situation and steps up to hold his sister, just in time to break the idea of the first warrior who wants to come forward to chat up.

 

Although one can probably call him a good brother, unfortunately the younger sister is not grateful.

 

Guan Xiaoxiao skillfully gets rid of her brother, approaching Mu Kang as soon as she sees him and asks, "I heard you have a soulmate?"

 

Guan Xiao: "..."

 

The tone in Guan Xiaoxiao’s question is about to break through the sky: "Your soulmate is not me?"

 

Mu Kang: "..."

 

"Who's the bastard?" she continually asks.

 

‘Bastard’ Lin Yan: "..."

 

Mu Kang reaches out, trying to introduce Lin to Guan Xiaoxiao, but Lin Yan slightly steps back.

 

Mu Kang looks back slightly surprised for not catchingonto him. Lin Yan stands behind with a dark expression, like a total outsider.

 

Guan Xiao recognizes Lin Yan immediately. Her beautiful eyes widen and she stammers, "Lin, Lin, Lin ..."

 

And she still can’t manage to say out the name.

 

Guan Xiao once again holds his sister in his arms and says, "Conductor Lin, I'm sorry, this is my little sister, Guan Xiaoxiao."

 

Guan Xiaoxiao understands the causes and effects as soon as she turns her eyes. She scolds herself for being silly. Her attitude turns 180 degrees. "I’ve heard a lot about you, Conductor Lin. Pleasure to meet you."

 

Lin Yan says with a smile, "My pleasure."

 

Mu Kang says helplessly, "Can we go to dinner? Lin has been in charge all day long.”

 

Guan Xiaoxiao sincerely apologizes to Lin Yan: "Sorry, conductor Lin."

 

Lin Yan waves his hand: "It's all right. Let’s have dinner."

 

Mu Kang turns around and takes Lin Yan to find a seat. Guan Xiaoxiao leans against her brother and whispers, "Why didn't you tell me the soulmate is Lin Yan earlier?"

 

"I don't even know where you’ve heard of it." Guan Xiao also lowers his voice. "Once you come up, you ask for crime straight up. It's really so you."

 

"I thought it was a bitch." Guan Xiaoxiao is really regretful now, "The misunderstanding will be great. MayI still have the chance to collaborate with Lin Yan in the future?"

 

Guan Xiao looks at his sister in a complicated mood. "What misunderstanding?"

 

Guan Xiaoxiao is puzzled: "Misunderstanding ... is the bitch Lin Yan?”

 

Guan Xiao blurts out, "Why can't the bitch be Lin Yan?"

 

Guan Xiaoxiao's expression is that of someone who is caring for the mentally handicapped: "Brother, Lin Yan is a man and Mu Kang is straight."

 

Guan Xiao does not know whether to affirm or deny it, so he says vaguely, "Well, haha, uh."

 

The hree people in the other car arrive after a few minutes. Everyone is seated. On Mu Kang's left is Li Zhongyuan, and on his right is Guan Xiaoxiao.

 

Mu Kang gets up to give Guan Xiaoxiao a bowl of soup.

 

Surprisingly, he speaks to her with a look of patience.

 

Guan Xiaoxiao asks Mu Kang, "Next month, at my solo concert, will you play?"

 

Mu Kang: “Okay.”

 

"Josephine said I had made great progress." Guan Xiaoxiao says.

 

Mu Kang: “I have to listen first.”

 

Guan Xiaoxiao: "After a while?"

 

"Little princess, don't disturb the neighbors so late." Mu Kang cheers with her, "Can you sing after daybreak?"

 

Their conversation is full of familiarity over the years. They surely are childhood sweethearts.

 

Lin Yan looks at all this and his hands holding thechopsticks tremble slightly.

 

The hand which was strictly trained to hold the baton, which can be lifted in mid-air for eight hours without moving.

 

Did I just think too much myself? Lin Yan thinks, drinking up a cup of wine. His heart is overwhelmed with disappointment, his mouth full of the bitter taste of pepper.

 

Li Zhongyuan suddenly says, "They are not boyfriends and girlfriends."

 

Lin Yan raises his glass and looks at him in surprise.

 

Li Zhongyuan doesn't look at Lin Yan. He buries his head in the soup and says, "At least ... not yet."

 

As he eats, he tells Lin Yan a story about a girl chasing a dream.

 

Guan Xiaoxiao likes Mu Kang. This crush began on the day when Mu Kang showed his musical talent. He played a melody to her. The handsome teenager had starry eyes and showed only a vague arrogance of a genius.

 

Since then, Mu Kang has become the obsession of Guan Xiaoxiao.

 

Because of Mu Kang saying, "You are not good enough", she traveled overseas to learn from Josephine and only wished to get Mu Kang's approval one day.

 

Her mood was determined and her conditions were perfect.

 

She did not intend to give Mu Kang any chance to refuse.

 

Lin Yan grins bitterly: "What a good girl."

 

When he says this, he does not change his tone at all, andhe has no intention to hide his mood.

 

It's naked jealousy. The noise and excitement at the table could not soothe his sorrow.

 

At this moment of drunkenness and each having their own thoughts, the people observer Li Zhongyuan finally gets to know Lin Yan in close proximity as he wished.

 

So sincere and direct.

 

He is surprised, but somehow he thinks that is the case.

 

Li Zhongyuan takes a sip of wine and looks at Mu Kang, who has no idea of his happiness. He feels that the soulmate thing is probably going to be over.

 

"Stupid Mu." Li Zhongyuan suddenly says to Mu Kang.

 

Mu Kang squints at him. "Why?"

 

Li Zhongyuan: "No rehearsal tomorrow."

 

Mu Kang: “I know.”

 

Li Zhongyuan: "Is there anything else to be changed in L’exil et le Royaume?"

 

Mu Kang thinks for a moment, "Probably no. A-Yan?"

 

Lin Yan: "No need to change it."

 

"Let's go out for a walk then." Li Zhongyuan says in a definite tone.

 

Lu Xifeng: "Movies?"

 

Qiu Liming kicks him.

 

Lu Xifeng: "?

 

Qiu Liming warns him in a low voice: "Who Hardbonewants to ask is Lin Yan."

 

Everyone at the table looks at Lin Yan eagerly, expecting a fancy place’s name to pop out of his mouth.

 

Lin Yan is unaware, talking with Guan Xiaoxiao, "I haven't seen Josephine for a long time. Is she okay?"

 

Guan Xiao politely answers, "Thank you for your concern. Everything is fine."

 

Lin Yan: “She seldom accepts students. Miss Guan must be her favorite one, right?”

 

Guan Xiaoxiao's eyes show dignified pride, which makesher more attractive: "You are making fun of me. Myteacher is still young."

 

"The last time I saw Josephine, I was making dumplings at Carlös' house." Lin Yan says with nostalgia, "Josephine likes making dumplings very much."

 

Guan Xiaoxiao: "..."

 

She looks at her brother for help: What the hell?

 

Guan Xiao's face is lifeless: What are they making?

 

Mu Kang thinks to himself: Is A-Yan kidding?

 

Lu Xifeng wonders: Making ... dumplings? Lin refers to dumplings?

 

Li Zhongyuan is frightened: Was Lin Zhi driven mad by Mu Kang?

 

At the moment, Chief Qiu steadily and accurately asksthe key question: "... What kind of dumplings?

 

"Italian dumplings." Lin Yan finds that everyone is looking at him with a "what are you talking about" expression and quickly explains, "Ravioli. Josephine is Italian."

 

Oh, yeah, of course. Li Zhongyuan puts his heart back to where it should be.

 

"Ravioli is not delicious, thick skin, little meat, a milky taste." Lu Xifeng says.

 

"It's Italian home cooking, and poor people in the South can afford it." Mu Kang says.

 

"Josephine was born in the south." Guan Xiaoxiao says, "She planted two lemon trees at the door of her home. It was very hard to raise them in North America and she insisted to."

 

Guan Xiao remembers, "She planted the dried lemon slices you sent back last year?"

 

"Yes," Guan Xiaoxiao dryly, "I was forced to do so."

 

Guan Xiao says, "It's not so good, to tell the truth."

 

Guan Xiaoxiao says with a bitter face, "You won’t make it better by telling lies."

 

Everyone laughs. Guan Xiaoxiao exaggerated a sigh, pointing to Mu Kang: "I've had such a hard time and you don't even know the pain."

 

Mu Kang applauds her pretentiously.

 

Lin Yan's smile fades and he silently adds wine to himself.

 

"A-Yan." Mu Kang thinks for a moment and suggests, "Let's make Chinese dumplings tomorrow?"

 

Lu Xifeng responds quickly to interrupt, "To your house?"

 

Qiu Liming kicks him again.

 

Lu Xifeng couldn't take so much care of it: "Does aunt cook?"

 

Qiu Liming slightly collapses and thinks: I can't hold the situation anymore. Someone help me to stun this fool.

 

Mu Kang: “Let me ask.”

 

Lu Xifeng nods like a hen pecking rice: "Ask, yeah, ask."

 

Mu Kang: “A-Yan?”

 

Lin Yan: “As you like.”

 

Li Zhongyuan says to Mu Kang, "Ask first."

 

Mu Kang thinks seriously about it like deciding a life event to take and consults Guan Xiao and Qiu Liming, "Could you go without companion?"

 

Guan Xiao immediately says, "OK."

 

Qiu Liming does not hesitate: "No problem."

 

Mu Kang takes out his cell phone and sends a message to Mrs. Mu in a rare and unusually correct manner.

 

Apart from Lin Yan, everyone looks at Mu Kang in a tense atmosphere.

 

Lin Yan is confused like in the middle of a fog.

 

- Mu Kang: Enlightening the Queen Mother. Tomorrow,everyone wants to come and join you.

 

Three minutes later Mrs. Mu answers.

 

- Queen Mother: How many is your “everyone”?

- Mu Kang: Seven.

- Queen Mother: Don't. There are too many people. Annoying.

- Mu Kang: Guan Xiaoxiao is back.

- Queen Mother: Take her out to eat.

 

It seems that he still needs to use the trump card, Mu Kang thinks. He wanted to leave a surprise.

- Mu Kang: Lin Yan is coming.

- Mu Kang: To make dumplings.

 

There is a minute of silence.

 

- Queen Mother: THE Lin Yan?

- Mu Kang: Yes.

- Queen Mother: When will you come?

- Mu Kang: Three or four o'clock.

- Queen Mother: I see.

 

Mu Kang withdraws from the dialog page and calmly declares, "Yes."

 

Everyone is greatly relieved. Lu Xifeng laughs and says, "Hahahaha, great. Come and have a drink."

 

Guan Xiao: "Lin, a toast to you."

 

Qiu Liming raises his glass after him: "Thanks to Lin."

 

Li Zhongyuan echoed, "Thanks to Lin for everything."

 

Lin Yan inexplicably accepts three glasses of wine. Guan Xiaoxiao cannot laugh harder: "Lin, just ignore them."

 

"It really is thanks to you though." Mu Kang says to Lin Yan, "My mother's cooking is fascinating, but she seldom cooks. She doesn’t cook when there are too many people. It’s annoying to her."

 

Lin Yan says quickly, "Don't bother her then."

 

"It's all right." Mu Kang casually says, "She's a fan of yours. She had said that she wants to see you several times already."

 

"Ah." Lin Yan is stunned. "Really?"

 

Mu Kang lifts the bottle to him and says, "This time, I'll take you straight home."

 

It's a bit ambiguous. People who don’t thinks more don't care. People who think more would think more than what they heard though.

 

Guan Xiao coughed, choking on his wine. Guan Xiaoxiao pats her brother on the back. "Can you drink slowly?"

 

Lin Yan shows a smile to Mu Kang: "Thank you very much then."

 

He has a beautiful face, clear eyes and white skin. Although he is a king on the command podium, when he comes down from it, he is like a young man who knowsnothing about the world and is easy to bully. Moreover, because of the alcohol or the atmosphere, his face is a little red, which makes people have the illusion that "Lin is bullied".

 

Li Zhongyuan thinks to himself: Well, well.

 

A meal contains so much. After the dinner, Guan Xiaoxiao and Mu Kang make an appointment to practice singing in the piano room the next morning and then goes home with Guan Xiao.

 

Qiu Liming and Lu Xifeng go to Li Zhongyuan's residence to play games, leaving Mu Kang and Lin Yan to go back to school first.

 

In the deep winter, there are few pedestrians on campus. They walk side by side through bare white wax trees and chatted about each other. The cold wind disperses the lingering sense brought by wine and also cools Lin Yan's warm heart.

 

He thinks of the warm and bright Guan Xiaoxiao and his heart sinks slowly.

 

What to do?, he thinks bitterly.

 

Coming to the fork, Mu Kang is planning to go back to the piano room and then chat about L’exil et le Royaume, but Lin Yan says, "I'm a little tired."

 

"Take a rest then." Mu Kang also can tell Lin Yan's fatigue and immediately says, "Let’s talk again tomorrow."

"OK." The dim street lamp glimmers in Lin Yan's clear eyes. He says softly, "Good night."

TBC