Chapter 1740: Clouds of the Past (4)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Mu Xiaocheng tugged at Mu Yuchen and then turned to look at Xi Xiaye who was hugging him. He blinked as if he could ask Xi Xiaye why her father did not get up to play with him.
Xi Xiaye was amused by his cute appearance. She quickly reached out to pinch his little face and said softly, “Let Daddy sleep a little longer. When he wakes up, I’ll let him play with you again, hmm?”
“Daddy… Daddy… Mommy… I want Daddy…”
After being carried away by Xi Xiaye, Mu Xiaocheng still waved his hand and shouted at Mu Yuchen on the bed, but Mu Yuchen did not hear his son’s call.
Xi Xiaye did not go to work today and stayed home instead.
Mu Yuchen slept until the afternoon. When it was lunchtime, Xi Xiaye saw that he was still sleeping soundly, so she did not wake him up.
It was not until past one in the afternoon that Mu Yuchen woke up amid a strange itch. He subconsciously reached out to grab the thing that was messing around on his face. Instantly, his palm felt a soft, tenderness.
He immediately opened his eyes and saw a cute little face—
It was Mu Xiaocheng who was sprawled on the side of the bed and was touching his face!
When he saw his father open his eyes to look at him, Mu Xiaocheng even gave him a friendly smile. He squinted at Mu Yuchen and said childishly, “Daddy…”
When Mu Yuchen saw this, his heart softened like a puddle of water. He quickly reached out to pick up his son. “Brat! Where’s brother and sister?”
“They… studying…”
In the end, he still did not fully understand what it meant. Mu Xiaocheng could only roughly remember these words.
“Why are you alone? Where’s Aunt Fang?”
“Aunt Fang is on leave. Since I’m home today anyway, I let her go. You’re awake?”
When Mu Yuchen said this, Xi Xiaye’s voice sounded. The father and son subconsciously looked over, then they realized that Xi Xiaye had walked in unknowingly. She was standing by the bed and pulled open the curtains, the bedroom was instantly brightened.
“Mmm, why aren’t you at work today?”
Mu Yuchen sat up with his arms around Mu Xiaocheng.
“I’m staying home to accompany the little guy. You were quite drunk too, so I’m worried. How do you feel now? Why did you drink so much? The moment you came back, you reeked of alcohol. Li Si could only arrange for Zimo to stay at the hotel. I’m afraid he hasn’t woken up yet. There’s still some hangover soup in the kitchen. You should be hungry too. Hurry up and wash up before you eat.”
As Xi Xiaye said this, she walked over to carry Mu Xiaocheng.
“Daddy…”
When Mu Xiaocheng saw Xi Xiaye walking over, he immediately reached out to hug Mu Yuchen.
“Let Daddy take a shower first. Come, come downstairs with Mommy. Mommy will play with you.”
“It’s okay, let’s take a bath together!”
Mu Yuchen smiled faintly and carried him out of bed. “Help us find some clothes. Come take a bath with Daddy.”
“Don’t let him play in the water for too long. It’s easy to catch a cold in this weather. Don’t let the water be too cold!”
Xi Xiaye could not help but nag a bit more, but before she could finish, the father and son had already disappeared at the bathroom door. Of course, Mu Xiaocheng, who was being carried, still reached out to push the door shut.
Xi Xiaye could only shake her head helplessly. She took a deep breath and went to look for clothes for the father and son.
About 20 minutes later, the father and son came out of the bathroom in a refreshed manner. Xi Xiaye quickly brought Mu Xiaocheng to get him to take a nap while Mu Yuchen went downstairs to eat.
The little guy woke up very early in the morning and played for the whole morning, so he fell asleep soon after.
When Xi Xiaye went downstairs, Mu Yuchen had just finished his meal and was sitting on the sofa in the living room, flipping through the newspaper.
“Is Zimo okay?” Xi Xiaye asked with concern.
When Xi Xiaye said this, Mu Yuchen immediately remembered the conversation he had with Zhou Zimo the night before. His handsome face could not help but smile—
He really did not expect Zhou Zimo to have such a past. To think that he and Su Chen had always thought that it was because he missed that person overseas that he was unwilling to open his heart and accept a new relationship.
Qin Su?
She was a pretty good woman, but if she knew how Zhou Zimo treated her, would she let him off so easily? Also, perhaps she knew about this all along, but she did not know if that person was Zhou Zimo, or was she pretending not to know?
However, for Zimo to actually dare to make a move on Qin Su, he must have eaten a bear’s heart and a leopard’s guts!
Qin Su’s background was not simple either. If the matter was exposed, it was hard to guarantee that Qin Yi would not just come over and take Zhou Zimo down.
When he thought about this, Mu Yuchen could not help but get a headache for Zhou Zimo. No wonder this guy did not dare to act rashly. He wanted to know about Qin Su but was also a little…
“Mr. Mu!”
She called out a few times, but the man did not answer, so she reached out to push him.
“Hmm?”
Mu Yuchen then came back to his senses.
“I’m asking you a question. What’s wrong with you? Why are you absent-minded?” Xi Xiaye frowned and asked.
“Nothing. It’s still the same things. His family is pressing me, so I’m feeling a lot of pressure. He asked me to go over and have a few drinks with him. I didn’t pay attention to controlling my intake, so I drank a little too much. Li Si just called, he’s still not awake, but he drank some hangover soup earlier and fell asleep quite soundly.”
Mu Yuchen replied as he reached out to pour her a gla.s.s of water.
“Forced marriage? So stressful?”
Xi Xiaye frowned and asked. She naturally knew how it feels because she had been troubled by this issue before, but then again, had she and Mu Yuchen not met on a blind date back then too?
It was just that they were a little more fated—
They were even in the same company, that of a superior and a subordinate.
“What do you think? Zimo has always been bothered by this matter.”
Mu Yuchen lowered his head and drank a mouthful of water. His gaze was a little profound.
“But this isn’t something that can be rushed. Zimo’s conditions are pretty good. There’s no reason that he can’t meet a woman with good morals, right?”
Xi Xiaye looked at Mu Yuchen with some confusion.
“It’s not that he can’t meet her, but it’s not his fate at all. Not everyone is like us,” Mu Yuchen replied calmly.
He paused for a moment before continuing, “Maybe he’s been thinking about someone.”
“Who’s he thinking about? From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem like it. On Su Chen’s side, Zi Tong is pregnant and Qi Lei is married. Actually, it’s not surprising that he would be so stressed out, his family must be giving him a lot of pressure too.”
Xi Xiaye’s tone sounded a little helpless. “I really don’t know what kind of woman would a person like him likes?”
“There’s no such thing as a standard once you meet the right person. Don’t worry. I think it won’t be too long before he ends his single life too.”
Mu Yuchen said calmly.