Chapter 1597: Qixi Festival (2)
It was already past midnight, and the wind after midnight seemed to be more refreshing than before.
The Tanshan Villa area, which was hidden under the dim lights, also fell into silence.
‘Cough cough—’
A light cough was heard, and the cool breeze seemed to be accompanied by a faint smell of tobacco.
By the railing of the rooftop, Dongfang Gan was leaning against the railing. There was a half-lit cigarette between his fingers on his right hand. When the wind blew, the tip of the cigarette flickered intermittently. Looking at it, he felt a little lonely.
After hesitating for a long time, Dongfang Gan still did not call Liuyun, even though he was burning with anxiety.
However, it seemed that even so, he could not change anything because he still believed that his daughter was not such a reckless person. Therefore, it was better to wait for the child to explain herself.
What he needed to do now was to understand Qi Lei’s situation clearly. He must not let his daughter suffer.
He would see what the child would say when she returned tomorrow, and he would see how it goes.
Dongfang Gan could only tell himself this. Even though his heart was heavy, it did not seem to be of any use. Dongfang Liuyun was a very independent person, she had always had high expectations of herself. When he thought of that, Dongfang Gan felt slightly better.
“Director Gan, it’s so late. Why aren’t you resting?”
After a while, an aged voice was suddenly heard from behind. Dongfang Gan turned his head and saw the butler’s figure.
“I was thinking about something. Why aren’t you sleeping?”
Dongfang Gan pointed at the chair beside him and gestured for him to sit down.
The butler only shook his head, “I got up to take a look and realized that the lights were still on. I came up to take a look. Are you worried about Miss?”
Dongfang Gan glanced at him and thought for a while, but he didn’t say anything.
“There is no one else who can make President Gan so worried. Miss is already so old and has her own ideas. President Gan should let go of her appropriately.”
“All these years, I haven’t really restrained her, so how can I let go? It’s just that I feel that this place—”
Dongfang Gan exhaled a mouthful of smoke and suddenly pointed at his chest. He sighed and said, “This place is empty. She’s my only daughter. ”
“President Gan… ”
“Alright, let’s not talk about it anymore. Rest early. Tomorrow is the Qixi Festival and Liuyun will be back. Remember to instruct the family to prepare some things tomorrow. If there are any problems, just tell me directly. I will also be home.”
Dongfang Gan did not seem to want to say anything more. He put out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray beside him and immediately turned around to leave.
“Okay, President Gan!” The butler replied, then he could only watch as he walked in.
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“Father, you can go back to sleep now. You don’t have to wait for me to fall asleep. Sister and brother are already asleep anyway.”
Inside Mu Zirui’s room at Maple Residence, Mu Yuchen was holding a storybook and telling him a story.
“It’s okay. Father won’t read it to you anymore. You should go to sleep. It’s too late today, tomorrow we’re going back home for the holidays, you have to wake up early.”
Mu Yuchen raised his hand to pat Mu Zirui’s little head.
“Oh, goodnight then, father!”
“Goodnight! ”
After the father and son said goodnight, Mu Zirui closed his eyes tiredly. Not long after, he fell asleep as well.
After a while, Mu Yuchen got up, turned off the lights, and left the room.
“Asleep?”
He had just returned to his room when he saw Xi Xiaye come out of the study room. Her beige nightgown was tied loosely.
“Mmm, I’ve played with them all night, I’m worn out. Let’s rest early.”
He turned around and closed the door, then went straight to the bedroom.
“You’ve been watching them for a few days and it really seems to have worn you out.” Xi Xiaye chuckled and followed him.
He went straight to the bed and laid down, “You think it’d be easy? I’ve already gotten Li Si to get a few more bodyguards and servants. In the future, we don’t have to do everything ourselves. The children will have to get used to being on their own sooner or later.”
“Make the arrangements. I won’t object this time.” Xi Xiaye thought about it and agreed. She walked over, “Take off your clothes. I’ll ma.s.sage your back for you.”
When he heard this, he turned sideways and wrapped his long arm around her waist, pulling her directly into bed, “Don’t busy yourself, it’s already past midnight, rest early. You still have to wake up early tomorrow. Otherwise, let’s do something else?”
“What do you mean by something else?”
She raised her beautiful brows and looked at him under the light.
“I’ll tell you with actual actions.”
When he said this, his body also attacked her, yet she reached out and grabbed his hand. “I’m really tired too. Rest early.”
“Just once. I’ll make up for the rest later.”
When he was in the mood, how could he hold it in? He did not care whether she was willing or not. As he said this, before Xi Xiaye could react, she had already been stripped clean. In the end, there was no need to guess. She was a fool to believe him!
After two rounds of battle, she was so tired that she could not open her eyes. She panted slightly and looked at him. He was leaning on his arm with one hand around her waist.
“Hey, Mr. Mu, what’s your horoscope?” She asked while panting.
He glanced at her and did not think much of it. “I don’t know. I don’t believe in that either.”
“Su Nan said that Scorpio men are l.u.s.tful. You must be a Scorpio… I’m really worried that you will become a l.u.s.tful and bald little old man when you get older in the future!” She panted for a moment and continued.
“What kind of stupid theory is this? What does a person’s personality have to do with this horoscope? If human nature is really so easy to a.n.a.lyze, the police won’t have to work so hard to solve cases. Besides, your man can’t be that horoscope! And he won’t be bald!”
“I don’t believe it. I’ll look into your horoscope tomorrow.”
“By the way, it’s late this month. I should head over to the movies and television base to take a look. Try to minimize your schedule to the middle of the month. Since it’s summer vacation now, let’s bring Weiwei over. We can take the chance to see how Ah Shi and Ah Mo are doing. Ah Shi even called me two days ago. She has a headache and can’t take care of her child. She’s crying nonstop, unlike Xiao Cheng who’s easy to take care of,” Xi Xiaye simply combed her messy hair as she spoke.
“He’s a child, what can you expect him to know? Get a few more experienced confinement nurses.”
“Mmm, but she sent me a photo of Xiao Ye. He looks quite similar to Ah Mo, let me show you.”
As she spoke, she did not wait for him to reply. Instead, she propped herself and slowly got up. She reached out to grab a nightgown and put it on. Then, she reached for her phone and took it. Very quickly, she found a photo from her alb.u.m—