By the time Ning Xiaofei finished taking a shower, changed her clothes and went downstairs, Mu Tianye was already sitting at the dining table, stirring a bowl of porridge with a spoon and giving instructions to Zhou Tao.
Seeing her coming downstairs, the man stopped talking, put the porridge in front of her, and then waved to Zhou Tao.
"Okay, let's talk about the rest on the way. Go to the study and take down Xiaofei's things."
Zhou Tao put away his notepad and turned upstairs.
Ning Xiaofei started eating without saying a word, and was still arranging work while eating. She must have been very busy, and she didn't want to waste his time.
"Don't be anxious, eat slowly." Mu Tianye held up his bowl of porridge, "Don't be nervous when you go on stage. Just be yourself and you will definitely make it to the finals."
"Of course." Ning Xiaofei raised her face from the bowl and winked at him, "Famous teachers give birth to great disciples, why don't you tell me who my master is?"
The man was not modest at all, "So, you don't have to worry at all."
To be honest, it would be a lie if he wasn't nervous. After so many days of hard work, just waiting for the outcome tonight, Ning Xiaofei was certainly nervous.
But after talking to him like this, she felt much more relaxed.
After the meal, the two went downstairs together.
Mu Tianye still arranged for the driver to drive the business car and sat in the car seat. Thinking of the madness in the car last night, Ning Xiaofei just lowered her face and did not dare to look into the driver's eyes, for fear that the other party would see something was wrong.
As the car drove outside the studio gate, I could see from a distance that the security cordon had been set up to prevent chaos during this performance.
When Ning Xiaofei saw this, she hurriedly spoke to the driver.
"Just park on the side of the road!"
The driver pulled the car over and Zhou Tao, who was in the passenger seat, immediately jumped out and helped her open the door.
Ning Xiaofei bent down and got out of the car, turned around to say goodbye to Mu Tianye, but when she turned around, she saw the man had already gotten out of the car.
Taking out something from his pocket, Mu Tianye raised his palm and placed the thing in her palm.
"This is a medal I got from participating in a competition at Yale University, and I have carried it with me for almost ten years. Sometimes, when I am indecisive and don't know how to make a decision, I will look for the answer to it. It is my lucky coin." He closed her fingers and held the coin-sized medal in his palm. Mu Tianye patted her little hand gently, "I have to go to City B. If I can't come back in time, let him do it for me." Let me play with you!”
Today was her big day, and he deserved to be by her side.
However, there was an accident at the construction site in City B. The matter of hospitalization had been delayed for several days. Now the matter was very serious. He had to go there in person to deal with it. It was not yet sure whether he could make it back in time in the evening.
The man's tone was apologetic, "I'm sorry, Xiao Fei, I promise I will try my best to come back as soon as possible to watch your game."
"It doesn't matter!" Ning Xiaofei laughed, "It's not the finals. You can just be busy with your business. I will work hard and not embarrass you!"
Raising his hand to help her pull up her clothes that were slightly wrinkled due to the car ride, Mu Tianye held Ning Xiaofei's face and kissed her tenderly on her forehead.
He raised his face and stared at her little face for a moment. He took a breath and spoke solemnly.
"I will definitely come back!"
From "trying his best" just now to "definitely" now, it is self-evident that the man cares about her and is reluctant to let her go.