"Can I refuse?"
"Do you think you can say no to dad"s instructions?"
"But he promised not to force me, right?"
"That"s because you still don"t know much about this old fox. If he did this, there must be a reason to do so, but we don"t know his next move."
But Murong Ye did not know that Murong Qingtian was accommodating Yun Muxi this time and he did not have any ulterior motives. He called them back for dinner because he was lonely after Niannian left and he wanted them back to enliven the atmosphere.
Despite her hesitation, Yun Muxi decided to come over for dinner. After all, it was just a dinner and if she made Murong Qingtian furious, she could not bear the consequences.
The three people came to the old house of the Murong family. As soon as they entered the door, Murong Qingtian couldn"t wait to run to Niannain. Murong Qingtian picked up her and asked kindly, "Niannian, do you miss grandpa after going back? Grandpa has also collected a lot of toys for you and I will take you to see."
Murong Ye was surprised to see his father speaking in such kind tone. This was not the successful father he knew.
Yun Muxi walked in and sat on the sofa. She picked up her mobile phone to look at the news randomly.
In the past, Yun Muxi did not pay attention to entertainment news. She just wanted to see if today"s news was really suppressed. She found that the Internet was clean and all the news about her and Gong Yu were gone. She could not help but look at Murong Ye. It seemed that this brother is really smart and both his efficiency and means are amazing.
Murong Ye noticed Yun Muxi and reached out hands to stroke her head. It seemed that his action became more and more familiar. He seemed to adapt to having such a sister quickly, and he even enjoyed it and he really wanted to pamper her. Thinking of this, he could not help but say this again, "Xiao Xi, don"t you want to go back to the Murong family?"
Yun Muxi paused for a while and said, "No, I just want to continue my life quietly."
Murong Ye felt a bit disappointed and he continued to say, "But you will have an elder brother and a father who love you and you will have a family to depend on, isn"t it good? Why are you so repulsive?"
Yun Muxi lowered her eyes and said, "But I don"t think this is a good thing!"
Murong Ye sighed reluctantly. Yun Muxi"s stubbornness was really unusual. He had never had the patience to comfort others and it was really rare for him to communicate with Yun Muxi like this.
At this time, Niannian ran downstairs and said to Yun Muxi excitedly, "Mommy, grandpa sent me a limited edition of Disney Princess. They are so beautiful! There are so many beautiful skirts, I like them very much. And grandpa also said that if you like it, they can take me to Disney in the United States and say that we can go on holiday with our family. Grandpa said that as long as mommy agrees, we can leave at any time, when can we leave?"
Yun Muxi raised his brow and looked up at Murong Qingtian on the stairs. She turned to Niannia and said, "Niannia, we are not a family, so I am afraid it is not suitable. Waiting for mommy later. I will play with you if I have the time, OK?"
Niannian turned around and looked at Murong Qingtian and said, "But grandfather said that if I like it, I can treat him and Uncle Murong as my family. I think they are very good at me and I like them very much and I"m willing to think of them as family members. And I have never gone out. You used to have no time to take me to go out to play and I really want to go."
Yun Muxi"s face turned red. Indeed, she hadn"t travelled with Niannian over the past several years. She lacked the time and money to do so. Yun Muxi brought up Niannian on her own. Although their life was not difficult and they had enough food and clothes, she had no spare money to take Niannian to play.
Murong Ye whispered, "Niannian, where do you want to go? Let us take you there, OK?"
With her head on one side, Niannian thought seriously, and then she answered, "I want to go to Disney. I heard that there are many princesses. I want to go to the beach. I heard that the beach is very fun. Many of our cla.s.s children have been to the beach. They said that there are seas, beaches, and small crabs on the beach. Sometimes if they are lucky, they will see the star fish. All of them agree that the sea is beautiful, so I want to see the sea."
Listening to her words, Yun Muxi felt that she owed Niannian a lot. Niannian was so considerate that she did not talk about these topics and she also ignored her daughter"s desire, but in fact, Niannian was dreaming of travelling.
Murong Qingtian walked to the side of Niannian and said, "OK! Then we will go to the beach!"
With her head on one side, Niannian looked at Yun Muxi and her eyes were full of hope and bright light. Yun Muxi was a little moved, but there was still some hesitation in her heart.
Murong Ye opened his mouth and persuaded, "She is looking forward to it! We have a private island and its layout is good. We can play with you and Niannian there. We have a lot of things to handle in recent days and it"s a good opportunity for us to relax."
Murong Qingtian persuaded in time and said, "Children at her age just want to go out and play with others, so we should travel with her more frequently!"
Yun Muxi was hesitating and Murong Qingtian continued decisively, "Well, that"s the decision! Ye, you make arrangement and we will set off tomorrow!"
Murong Ye said quickly, "OK, I"m gonna to arrange."
Yun Muxi was a little confused and she stopped the conversation by saying, "Wait! Tomorrow? I haven"t decided yet."
Murong Qingtian glanced at Yun Muxi with a serious look. Then he turned into a kindly grandfather and put Niannian into his arms, "There is nothing to decide. We just go out to play and if my baby Niannian wants to go, we will go. It"s not a big deal and there is nothing to hesitate. Is that right? Niannian?"
Yun Muxi could not adapt to Murong Qingtian"s bossy att.i.tudes. When her father and mother were alive, the family was very democratic. Mom and dad would considerate her opinions and she could make her own decisions in many things. So she could not accept Murong Qingtian"s style, but Murong Ye has completely adapted to this. Noticing Yun Muxi was gonna to fight for her point of view, he walked forward and stopped her, "Since Niannian wants to go, don"t let her down and you can take the opportunity to relax."
Murong Ye was worried about Yun Muxi. The doctor said that her body had basically recovered, but he was not sure about the psychological shadow. Although she was still normal on the surface, her mental problems were the most serious.
Yun Muxi could not agree reluctantly and it seemed that she had no right to deny this thing.
Meal was ready and Niannian took Yun Muxi to the restaurant like a small master. While walking, she made introduction to her mother, "Mommy, do you see this big bottle? Grandpa said this is an ancient bottle and it was made thousands of years ago and it"s very famous. Mommy, the painting in grandpa"s family is also painted by a particularly amazing person. Mommy, grandpa"s restaurant has a long table, bigger than our kindergarten table. Mommy, the chops in grandpa"s family are especially delicious, just as delicious as the chops cooked by you. There is the big lobster, which I have never eaten before..."
They finally arrived at the restaurant between Niannian"s nagging. As she had said, the restaurant can accommodate 20 or 30 people, and the dishes are already on the table. The variety of dishes made Yun Muxi swallow. "There are so many dishes! It"s like the emperor"s meal displayed in the television."
She looked back at Murong Ye doubtfully, "This surely cannot be the dinner for four of us?"
Murong Ye chuckled and said, "Father doesn"t know what you like so he asked the cook to do all kinds of dishes."
Murong Qingtian looked at Murong Ye deeply with surprise. His son was indifferent from a young age, and even he felt that his son was too uninviting. Now, seeing that Murong Ye talked to Yun Muxi with great patience and smile, he found that the coldness of his son became less apparent. The impact of Yun Muxi and Niannian on this family should not be underestimated! It seemed that they must speed up the pace and persuade Yun Muxi to return to this family as soon as possible.
They all sat down. Murong Qingtian sat in the main position, the left one is Niannian, followed by Yun Muxi, the right one is Murong Ye. On the table, Yun Muxi was uneasy because there were too many dishes on this table, and such hospitality made her very uncomfortable.
Murong Qingtian picked up the chopsticks first and he said, "We are all family and you can make yourself at home. We are lonely living here and Xiao Xi and Nianian liven us up."
Yun Muxi asked in confusion, "They said there are many people in Murong family and it"s a big family. Is that true?"
Murong Ye looked up at Murong Qingtian, and then explained to Yun Muxi, "My father is too serious and too bossy to people, so uncles and aunts are afraid of coming over here. They all live in the small villas behind here. Although we live very close, we did not visit each other very often, except for holidays."
Murong Qingtian stared at Murong Ye and said with dissatisfaction, "I"m not bossy at all and they are good-for-nothing!"
Murong Ye seemed to have garnered enough courage today and he retorted and said, "They are not good-for-nothing and you are so demanding. Without your pressure, all of them are virtuous and talented person. But you always criticize them as useless with a cold face, so that n.o.body dares to come over here for dinner."
Murong Qingtian finally broke out, and his voice was full of arrogance and dignity, "Murong Ye, you have eaten bear heart and leopard gall today, is it?"
Murong Ye did not dare to say things any more and he lowered his head and ate silently.
Yun Muxi and Niannian realized that Murong Qingtian was really angry, which terrified them. They looked down and ate their own meal and there was no more words. The atmosphere that was originally harmonious suddenly cooled down, and they ate silently over the left time.
Murong Qingtian stood up after finishing his meal and he said, "Stay here after the meal and we will set up in tomorrow morning."
He left after saying these words, leaving the three people looking at each other in dismay.