Chapter 427: Loss of Reputation (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The long night dragged on.
It was quiet around the Grand Waves Villa area. Inside the warm Maple Residence, Xi Xiaye came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. She saw the man sitting in the living room watching TV while drinking some tea.
“What are you watching?”
She sat down beside him as he poured her a cup of tea and handed her the remote control. “Nothing really interesting.”
“Caitlyn’s new movie is pretty impressive. I heard it did very well at the box office. Want to take a look?” Xi Xiaye then searched for the movie.
“Li Si cleared out West Park. You didn’t really talk to me about it the whole night. Don’t you have anything to say?” Mu Yuchen sipped some tea, then he put his cup down and glanced over at her. His eyes were looking right at her adorable little face.
She looked down at her cup and toyed with it for a little while before letting out a sigh. Turning to face him, she said, “I’ve seen the news. I didn’t know things would escalate this way. Many people say that we’re…”
“Just let them be. People have freedom of speech. We can’t just block their mouths, can we? You worry too much, always being too considerate about everything. That’s why you’re always so restricted.” He put his arm over her shoulder as his tone sounded a little helpless. “Do you think I’m wrong?”
She shook her head and took a deep breath before pursing her lips. “I just feel that compared to your decisiveness, I’m just very inferior. I can only regain a little bit of confidence whenever you stand up to them for my sake.”
She then peered at him with her beautiful eyes. “Mu Yuchen, do you think I’m too weak? Though I’ve been trying to change…”
He laughed and just embraced her in his arms while he ran his fingers through her silky, long hair and chuckled. “Do you think I don’t know you enough by now? You’re not yourself anymore if you change. You are you and you don’t need to change anything. I think you’re fine as you are. It’d be unreal if you become too perfect, understand?”
“No,” she replied seriously.
“You don’t have to understand then. You just have to know that I fell in love with you simply because there’s a feeling. I felt that you were the right person and I married you. The end.”
He smiled as there was a warm light in his eyes. Xi Xiaye felt like she was wrapped in layers of warm light every time she saw him like this. It was as if she would never feel cold anymore even in the middle of the cold rain and strong breeze.
Was she feeling more and more inseparable from him?
She would feel empty if she woke up in the middle of the night and found him not sleeping beside her.
Someone once said many marriages skipped the bonding of love and went straight into a family bond. She did not know if they would be like that, but she did think about it when they first got married. However, she wanted more now…
“Sometimes, I wish I would’ve met you earlier, then… I’d be able to live happier, and I wouldn’t have had to endure everything by myself.”
She sighed. “Of course, Mr. Mu, you are an extraordinary person from head to toe. If you met me earlier, not only would you have had a wonderful childhood, but I’d have made sure all your seasons were memorable.”
“That’d make us childhood friends then. I don’t want to be your childhood friend.”
She rolled her eyes at him.
“Why? I was pretty good looking even back then. Didn’t you say you’d like guys who are good-looking, tall, talented in basketball and are top students? I’m that guy! What’s wrong with being my childhood friend?” Mr. Mu narrowed his eyes at her in doubt.
“We’d know too much about each other, so the mysterious element would be gone.”
“Mysterious? What can you hide about yourself? I can see through you with just a glance. Anyway, Ah Mo and Lingshi went to Los Angeles. Our wedding is getting near. I’ll be heading over to the Shen Residence to officially propose for marriage. You don’t have to go to work next week. Rest up at home and do whatever you have to. I don’t want to see an exhausted bride beside me.” Mu Yuchen was looking forward to his upcoming wedding.
“Bride, huh? Now that I think about it, we’ve been married for several months.”
“Do you think time will wait for you? As for Yueying, you don’t have to worry about anything and you should just leave it to me. Just focus on being my bride, alright?”
“Mmm, so I’ll leave it completely to you then?” She was more than delighted that someone was willing to clean up the mess for her. Most of the things regarding Yueying was handled by Vice President Liu anyway, and she also found out about Chenye Movies and Televisions much later.
“Mmm.”
Xi Xiaye suddenly remembered what Su Nan told her yesterday evening. “By the way, Yue Lingsi’s news on Weibo… Did you…”
“Can’t hide from you, huh? I have something to work on, so I used her. At the same time, I avenged Mother. Do you think I’m despicable?”
He put on a gentle smile. His methods were cruel despite his gentle appearance, but she liked how he was.
“A little, but I…” She suddenly lowered herself and whispered the latter half of the sentence beside his ears, “I like this side of you…”
He smiled and hugged her closely.
On the other end, Yue Lingsi took around an hour to reach the hospital after getting off the plane. She went straight to Deng Wenwen’s room. Despite calling Xi Xinyi several times on the way there, no one picked up.
Slightly uneasy, Yue Lingsi hastened her steps.
As she arrived at Deng Wenwen’s room and was about to head in, the door suddenly opened from inside. She quickly stopped and raised her head.
It was Deng Wenwen’s a.s.sistant!
Why was she here?
Yue Lingsi frowned and glanced at the woman before her suspiciously.
“CEO Yue, you’re finally back! I’ve been calling your phone, but it was switched off!”
The a.s.sistant was slightly relieved to see Yue Lingsi. “Come in quickly, Mrs. Yue. Things are bad! CEO Deng, she…”