Chapter 1542: Hi, Missus! (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“When and where?” Mu Yuchen sat down by the bed and looked up at the mother and son whilst his eyes contained faint tenderness.
“3 p.m. near the International Exhibition Centre, so I came here to let you know. Tonight, you can go home with our son first. I don’t think I’ll be able to leave so soon, later on I’ll just get them to send me over.”
“Let’s go together. It’s on the way anyway. Later, I’ll finish work early. I just have one more doc.u.ment to look through. Watch our son first. I’ll be done soon.”
He reached out to pat his son’s little head as he turned to plant a light kiss on her forehead. Then, he smiled and left the resting lounge while Xi Xiaye just smiled through pursed lips and put their son on the large bed.
Mu Xiaocheng might have gotten tired from playing around, especially since it was the afternoon, so he had just lain down to play when he fell asleep. His milk bottle was tossed aside too.
As Xi Xiaye watched the little guy sleep silently, her gaze was as gentle as water.
The little fellow seemed to be growing up now, and his face was beginning to resemble Mu Yuchen’s more and more. She hoped that when he grew up, he could be like his father. That way, they would worry less.
“Son, your father’s hoping you can grow up quick too, so hurry up and grow up, alright?”
Mu Xiaocheng who was sound asleep did not know what his mother was muttering beside his ears. His little hands stretched out cutely and changed into a different position before he fell asleep again, and the smile on Xi Xiaye only grew ever more dazzling.
It would be nice if they had another daughter…
She inhaled and covered him with a thin blanket before she quietly left the room.
Outside, Mu Yuchen had just sat back down on his chair.
Xi Xiaye did not bother him either. She walked quietly to the bookshelf behind him and took a book out to flip through. She had just looked through several pages when she suddenly called out to him softly, “Mr. Mu?”
“Mmm?” the man answered quickly though he did not stop what he was doing.
“I received Xi Xinyi’s call earlier. She roughly brought up to me about how things have been in recent times. She seems to have seen her child for quite a few times, but Han Yifeng was as cold as ice to her. I wonder if she can take it.”
Xi Xiaye suddenly recalled that when she came over earlier, Xi Xinyi had called her from America.
“Didn’t she want to see her child from before? That way, at least she gets her wish. What are you worried about? Some things can’t be rushed, and she’s no stranger to these relations.h.i.+p matters. She might even know more about it than you do. You just need to relax,” he comforted softly.
Upon hearing that, Xi Xiaye could not help but feel relieved. “I’m not worried. It’s just that she suddenly called me today and I wanted to tell you about it. She said that Han Yifeng is being super cold to her right now. He does let her meet their son, but he won’t even say more than a word to her. I’m afraid she won’t be able to get Han Yifeng back anymore.”
At this point, she paused. After a while, she continued, “When you men want to be cruel, you can really be quite…”
He swiftly signed on one corner of the doc.u.ment, closed it, and looked up to her as he said, “That’s just Han Yifeng, not other men. When have I ever been mean to you? Alright, let’s not talk about these things anymore. Leave their problems up to them. If Han Yifeng’s feelings for her from before were deep enough, I think it’s not impossible for them to get back together, but communication is important. Xi Xinyi has experienced so many low points. If she can come to a realization herself, that’d be great, and if she doesn’t, well, we’ve done our best.”
“You’re right. Forget it. Let them struggle at it themselves,” she said plainly and flipped a page of the book while he watched her lost in thought.
“What are you looking at?” Noticing that his gaze stayed on her face for a long while, she looked at him, slightly puzzled.
His lips flashed a curve as he chuckled and reached out to her. “You seem much better mentally than before, and you look great too.”
“Well, of course. Those medicinal concoctions were health supplements. All of you have been urging me to drink them. I can feel that my clothes are tighter now. Look, I’m going to be 30 soon. If my figure changes anymore, I’m going to embarra.s.s you.”
She frowned and reached out to circle his shoulders and leaned close.
“That’s good then. I’ll just pretend like I’m bringing a penguin out with me. That should turn many heads.” He smiled and held her head while he held her by the waist too.
“You’re the penguin! You’re the penguin!” She rolled her eyes at him, breathed in, and then suddenly her tone calmed down again.
She gave it some thought then said, “Actually, to be honest, Mr. Mu, I should be quite grateful that you’ve been loyal to me from start to finish, and you’ve never seemed annoyed at me. You know, many couples can’t be the way they used to be after marriage. Life brings up so many problems and often causes conflict between them and even change their dynamics. Even Su Nan and Ruan Heng sometimes have these problems too while we…”
“Realistic relations.h.i.+ps cannot escape the impediment of life. I should be grateful that there isn’t a hierarchy in our relations.h.i.+p, and I should be grateful that we are in tune with our views. Every time we face unhappiness, you always consider me first.”
As Xi Xiaye said this, she felt very touched. How lucky was she to have met Mu Yuchen?
“To go against your own woman isn’t what wise men do. That would just be like going against yourself. Of course, the prerequisite would be that the man already sees the woman as their own. Take us for example, Madam Mu. If I were to go against you, who will be the one on the losing end in the end?” he said this and then glanced at her meaningfully. She paused, and her beautiful little face instantly flushed crimson.
“Missus, you should be grateful for such a self-aware man like me.”
“Will we always be this way then? Like this till the end of time?”
“This is a huge undertaking. I can’t be sure, but we should be able to stand the test of time.”
Upon hearing that, Xi Xiaye chuckled softly and could not help but put her hands around his neck to pull him down. With a loving gaze, she gently planted a kiss before softly muttering by his ear, “Good job, Mr. Mu. You’ve made me quite happy today. We can play a game of Your Majesty and the empress tonight, hmm?”
“Really?”
When she said that, his dark eyes squinted and he quickly held her by her slender wrist.