THIP Chapter 53 V1

About thirty minutes later.

Mu Liuyin came downstairs after getting herself together. Gu Changran was already sitting at the dining table, waiting for her.

Sitting down next to Gu Changran, Mu Liuyin asked as if nothing had happened, “Why didn’t you knock?”

Gu Changran spoke softly, “I thought you were still asleep, so I just wanted to check in… That’s why I didn’t knock.”

The two of them tacitly ignored what had just happened when Gu Changran opened Mu Liuyin’s bedroom door earlier.

Mu Liuyin cleared her throat and said, “Next time I get drunk, I’ll just have the butler take me to my room.”

Thinking about how her drunken state had been seen by sixteen-year-old Gu Changran, Mu Liuyin still felt a bit embarrassed.

“I understand,” Gu Changran smiled slightly. “It’s Saturday today. Can you take me to the amusement park?”

“Why the sudden interest in an amusement park?” Mu Liuyin was a little puzzled.

She remembered Gu Changran had always been a quiet person, not the type to enjoy noisy crowds.

“I just heard some classmates talking about their childhood memories,” Gu Changran said, her long, thick lashes lowering slightly. There was a trace of sadness in her voice. “But it’s okay if you’re too busy.”

Gu Changran had grown up in an orphanage. Hearing other kids talk about childhoods spent with their parents must have made her feel envious. Mu Liuyin felt a pang of pity in her heart and said, “How about we go after breakfast?”

Gu Changran’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she nodded happily.

After breakfast, Mu Liuyin drove Gu Changran to the city’s largest amusement park.

Since it was the weekend, the park was fairly crowded.

Besides parents bringing their kids, there were also a lot of young couples.

Still not entirely used to being in crowded places, Gu Changran clung tightly to Mu Liuyin’s hand, as if afraid of being left behind.

At sixteen, Gu Changran was already about 5’4”, and though Mu Liuyin’s current body was technically thirty-one, her handsome features made her look like someone in her twenties.

Walking hand in hand, the two of them looked less like siblings and more like a couple.

It was Gu Changran’s first time at an amusement park. Her eyes sparkled as she looked around, overwhelmed by all the options and not sure what to try first.

“Let’s ride the roller coaster!” she suddenly pointed excitedly at a nearby attraction.

Mu Liuyin hesitated. She had ridden a roller coaster once in the real world, but she had always been terrified of thrill rides. After that one time, she swore never to do it again.

But looking into Gu Changran’s clear, expectant eyes, she just couldn’t bring herself to say no. Clenching her teeth and forcing a smile, she said, “Okay.”

Inside, Mu Liuyin was screaming: QAQ—oh no, I’m so scared!!!

They bought tickets and lined up.

As the roller coaster started, Gu Changran suddenly felt her wrist being gripped tightly by Mu Liuyin.

She turned her head and saw Mu Liuyin’s eyes shut tight, her face pale—she was terrified.

Gu Changran struggled not to laugh. She never imagined that someone as strong and composed as Mu Liuyin could be afraid of roller coasters.

She gently covered Mu Liuyin’s cold hand with her own and thought silently, Don’t be scared, I’m here with you, big brother.

By the time the ride was over, Mu Liuyin’s legs were wobbly, and she looked pale. She barely managed to stand upright, clearly struggling to maintain her image.

Meanwhile, Gu Changran leaned weakly against her, looking like she had just survived a disaster. She said, “Big brother, I don’t like these kinds of rides… they’re too intense.”

Mu Liuyin didn’t notice the fleeting smile in Gu Changran’s eyes as she said it, and nodded seriously in agreement.

After that, they avoided all the intense rides.

As evening approached, they drove home.

Gu Changran had a happy smile on her face the entire time.

Back at the Gu residence, she quietly followed Mu Liuyin into her room.

Just as Mu Liuyin was about to ask what she wanted, Gu Changran suddenly hugged her tightly with a bright smile and said, “Big brother, I had such a great time today.”

Mu Liuyin patted her silky black hair and smiled, “I had a great time too.”

But Gu Changran held her tighter. Her voice trembled with a hint of sadness, “Big brother, I already talked to Brother Luo… I’m going back to the Luo family after the high school entrance exams.”

Mu Liuyin frowned slightly. “Are they forcing you to go back?”

“No,” Gu Changran replied, “I chose to.”

“Then why are you crying?” Mu Liuyin said, half amused and half helpless.

Gu Changran mumbled, “I don’t want to leave you.”

“Silly girl,” Mu Liuyin said with a chuckle, “Even if you go back to the Luo family, you can still come see me.”

Gu Changran softly replied, “Mm.”

The real reason she asked to go to the amusement park wasn’t just what she had said earlier. Gu Changran simply wanted to leave a stronger imprint of herself in Mu Liuyin’s memory.

So that even if she died someday, he would still remember her.

And after they returned from the amusement park, Gu Changran never made another request of Mu Liuyin before the exams.

Just one day after the exams ended, she moved into the Luo family household.

Mu Liuyin was a bit surprised that she went back so quickly, but didn’t press the issue.

However, after returning to the Luo family, Gu Changran neither changed her last name nor allowed them to announce that she had been found.

And on her very first day at the Luo residence, Gu Changran made a special request to her biological brother, Luo Chen.

She hoped Luo Chen could help find a matching heart for Bai Qi.

“Changran, you already know?” Luo Chen asked in surprise.

Gu Changran silently nodded.