Love's Exile 37 Dreams have gone down the drain!

  The dream has gone up in smoke!

  Ning Zhiyun felt disappointed and frustrated as her hopes of getting her mother to speak up were dashed. She couldn't express the emotions swirling inside her, so she just fell silent for a while, no longer pleading with anyone. After a long time, she finally stood up, expressionless, and spoke to Zhuang Yufei.

  "Mom, I'm tired, going to sleep first. Goodnight!"

  ……

  The next morning at 10 o'clock, Ning Zhiyun drove her red Mini Cooper to the "old place" she and Ou Chufan had agreed on.

  This is a residential house located in the northern suburbs of T City, with an age of about 20 years. It was recently purchased by Ou Chu Fan and has been where Ning Zhi Yun has been staying during the day lately.

  Ning Zhiyun stopped the car outside the wooden fence, got out of the car and stood beside it, gazing at the newly renovated small courtyard. The original courtyard had been abandoned by its previous owner for many years and was overgrown with weeds. A few days ago, Ou Chufan had hired a few gardeners to renovate the courtyard.

  Now, the originally shabby fence has been repaired and painted a bright grass green. The courtyard overgrown with weeds is now carefully trimmed into a small garden with a sense of rhythm.

  Ning Zhiyun pushed open the gate, stepped onto the stone path, and on both sides of the path were blooming delicate purple butterfly orchids. When he arrived in front of the house, Ning Zhiyun stopped and gazed towards the pavilion on the west side of the house. That pavilion was particularly liked by Ning Zhiyun; originally around it was a patch of barren land, but now all sorts of colorful fragrant lilies were planted around the pavilion, wafting waves of fragrance that made Ning Zhiyun's spirit involuntarily tremble with delight.

  Ning Zhiyuan was about to lift his foot and head towards the pavilion when the door of the house creaked open, and a smiling face peeked out from the gap.

  "Xiao Yun, how much longer are you going to sightsee in the garden? Aren't you coming in yet? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

  The man was Qu Chu Fan, and as soon as Ning Zhi Yan's car stopped, he stood in front of the window, gazing at her. He saw her slowly walking into the courtyard, then hesitating at the door, so he had to personally go out to greet her with good hospitality.

  Ning Zhiyun stopped in his tracks: "Fang Ge, good morning!"

  Qu Chu Fan opened the door wide and stepped aside to let Ning Zhiyan in, raising an eyebrow and smiling at him.

  "Miss Ning, it's already 10 o'clock, still early."

  Ning Zhiyun coughed unnaturally twice, scratched her head, and felt a little embarrassed for herself to cover up her true identity for several years. Suddenly, her gaze was attracted by something, and Qu Chu Fan followed her gaze to look over.

  "Hehe, this big sister is still quite romantic at this hour. After finishing the cleaning, she actually went to the courtyard and picked a bunch of flowers. How's that? The garden looks pretty good after tidying up, doesn't it?"

  Qu Chu Fan was explaining a bit redundantly, the gaze of the beauty beside him fell on that bunch of lilies covered with dew drops, his gaze, however, somewhat uncontrollably and unscrupulously glanced sideways at the beauty.

  She was seen today with two braids, wearing a simple and elegant Korean-style dress that fit her slender figure perfectly. She stood next to Qu Chu Fan, just reaching his ear, possibly because they were standing too close, or perhaps because all his senses were heightened by her presence. He clearly felt the soft, gentle breaths she took, which seemed to caress his ear and neck with an almost imperceptible touch.

  I don't know if it's because he sensed his undisguised gaze, but Ning Zhiyun turned around to face him, meeting the scorching hot eyes that he couldn't hide in time. Ning Zhiyun couldn't help but feel puzzled, thinking that Ou Chu had become a bit strange lately, whether it was what he said or this unbridled gaze, completely different from the carefree and playful Qu Chu who used to live life on his own terms.

  "The garden is very beautiful, and at this hour, it's really quite romantic."

  It was a simple compliment, but it made Qu Chu Fan's eyebrows rise with joy, and he took her hand in his.

  "Xiao Yun, come with me, I'll show you something!"

  He pulled her past the living room, Ning Zhiyan's usual contact with her was limited to occasionally rubbing her head, this time she was dragged by him, a bit unaccustomed, wanting to break free, but couldn't struggle out of his grasp.

  She had no choice but to let him lead her past the living room, only to see the empty hall she had seen a few days ago set up as a small stage, with various musical instruments arranged in an orderly fashion on it. At first glance, it was a complete band setup.

  "This set of instruments has just been transported back from Europe. Tomorrow, gather all the members of your band and have them get familiar with each other!"

  Qu Chu Fan was a bit excited and even personally went abroad for this set of clothes. Of course, Ning Zhi Yun didn't know about these things.

  Ning Zhiyun looked at him with an excited face, and her heart couldn't bear it, starting to hesitate about how to bring up last night's matter. Ou Chufan saw her silence and thought she was just too happy and confused, unable to react for a moment. So he let go of her hand, supported her shoulder, and pushed her onto the stage.

  "Xiao Yun, go try out that guitar now. It was custom-made for you by a famous master at my request!"

  Ning Zhiyun silently stepped out, feeling as if his feet were filled with lead and weighed a thousand pounds. He was passively pushed onto the stage by Ou Xufan and then pressed into sitting on the stool, passively receiving the guitar handed to him.

  Lowering his head, he lightly plucked the strings, and the pleasant, smooth sound poured out like a clear brook flowing swiftly from the mountains.

  "How's that? How's that? Not bad, right?" Qu Chu Fan looked like a little kid, with an expectant smile on his face, eagerly waiting for the answer from the little princess who was about to receive the gift.

  Ning Zhiyun's emotions were complex, and she raised her long eyelashes. Underneath them, her black pupils shone brightly. The man in her eyes, with his eager and expectant gaze, made it even harder for her to say the words that were already difficult for her to express.

  "Van Gogh, thank you! This guitar tone is excellent, it's the best guitar I've ever used!"

  This thank you is sincere. This voice of thank you made Qu Chufan's smile even deeper.

  "Xiao Yun, I believe that with this guitar and your ethereal, peerless good voice, you'll definitely become a star overnight!"

  Qu Chu Fan was usually a keen observer, his ability to read people's expressions and colors was super good, but at this time he was clearly blinded by joy, completely unaware of Ning Zhiyun's abnormality.

  Ning Zhiyun felt even more distressed upon hearing this, she was not one to give up easily, and the struggle with her parents would not end so simply. But Ou Chufan was an outsider, she couldn't drag him into her troubles.

  Thinking of this, Ning Zhiyan mustered up the courage to face his joyful eyes. Even if he couldn't bear to shatter the joy in his eyes, it was an unavoidable move under the current circumstances.

  Sticking out his little tongue to lick his lips, he said in a low and difficult voice.

  "Brother Fang, about the thing we've been preparing for, it might be ruined! My parents don't agree, they say if I become a singer, they absolutely won't let me release an album!"