Chapter 521: Criminal Motive? (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Before Xiaye could react, the man continued to explain, “The first one to us is the most impossible. As for the second one, your husband can see through those thoughts of yours. As for the third… that’s not even an issue. Was there a time when you didn’t pa.s.s out from being too satisfied?”
“Enough, stop talking! b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You’re the one satisfied! Not me!”
Before he could finish, Xiaye had already turned red, yet he continued to use such a calm and serious tone. He spoke so casually, and many images flashed through her mind, making her feel embarra.s.sed, yet this fellow did not look affected at all.
“Missus, I realize that you’ve learned how to lie to me.”
“I did not…”
“Whether you did or not, we’ll know once we try!”
“Argh! What are you trying to do?”
“Proving whether you’ve lied to me.”
“You’ve tricked me again, you shark!”
…
The next morning.
Xi Xiaye pitifully curled up in her blanket. Both her hands pulled onto the blanket and covered herself tightly. The warm and comfortable bedroom was not too hot, yet there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead and her whole body was soft. All her energy had been depleted by him, and she has not yet recovered until now.
He had already gotten out of bed and finished washing up before he returned to his reserved and elegant gentleman appearance as if that man who had been a beast not too long ago was not him.
Xiaye felt like he seemed to be quite eager about this recently. Earlier, he had even extorted a confession from her. How could she stand his teasing? She almost answered everything he asked. After that, she had even very embarra.s.singly wept.
The memories swiftly flashed past her mind again. The more Xiaye thought about it, the more she found it embarra.s.sing. She wanted to dig a hole to hide in as she pulled her blanket up to cover her face. Suddenly, she felt the s.p.a.ce beside her sink in, and instantly, she knew who it was.
If it were in the past, she definitely would not believe it, but ever since she got together with him, Xi Xiaye did not feel like Xi Xiaye anymore. No, rather, Xi Xiaye felt more and more like Xi Xiaye now. She no longer had to carefully try to please or deal with anyone, and she could do whatever she wanted. She no longer needed to deliberately conceal all of her emotions.
“Okay, get up and have breakfast. Ji Zitong and the rest of them are on the way over. It’s been so many times now. Why are you still so shy?”
He had already picked out the clothes for her. As he reached out to pat her little head, he flashed a smile. His dark eyes held a warmth of doting that was hard to conceal. He reached out to pull the blanket away from her.
She glared at him angrily. “You’re the one who’s shy!”
“No, you!”
He grinned and set the clothes aside on the bed. “Apologies. It was I who didn’t know how to control myself.”
When he said this, he felt helpless too. Every time it happened, he only wanted more. He simply wished he could make them one!
As for Qi Lei or Han Yifeng, he admitted that he was a little upset with Han Yifeng. After all, she did like Han Yifeng before and had even done so many foolish things that made him unhappy. However, now, he did not feel anything anymore because he believed that the happiness he could give her was nothing these two could measure up to.
He wanted her to like him, admire him, and feel like she could never leave him. He wished that wherever she went, she could only return to his side in the end.
This feeling was actually quite incredulous. In the past 30 years or so, he had journeyed all over in his military career, sank and swam in politics, and struggled in business. Amidst these storms, he was used to the change in human relationships and the hypocrisy of the world. With such cold apathy, he had never experienced any love. The reason he had chosen her was merely that he wanted to break free of his life then, and only because he did not find her repelling, yet who would have thought that after they got married, this thing called love would begin to sprout?
It turned out that some people were not unmoved, and not inherently reserved and apathetic. They have only yet to meet the right person within the chaos of these worldly affairs.
When she heard this, she then peeked out from underneath and silently watched him. She thought about it then said, “I’ll go look for Qi Lei and hold a press conference right away to clarify this.”
“You don’t have to worry about it. Your husband has a great plan! I just need to let you suffer for a few days, Missus. It’s quite bad out there. Can you hold up under the pressure?”
He contemplated, then combed through her beautiful long hair with his fingers.
Upon hearing this, she immediately nodded and quietly lowered her gaze. “As long as you believe me, I don’t care about other people. It’s not like I haven’t faced such criticisms before. I’m used to it.”
He felt his heart ache at these words as he did not forget the things she had been through. He quickly reached out to hug her shoulders and planted a kiss on her forehead. “Mr. Mu and Missus Mu are very much in love. How can we let them slander us recklessly?”
“Do you have a plan?” She looked at him, puzzled as her vision was faintly blur.
“Mmm, don’t ask. You’ve got me. Just be calm.” He smiled mysteriously and did not say much to her.
She shot him a look from the side with a sigh and covered his eyes to turn his head around. Then, she picked the sleeping gown from the side up to put on. She held the clothes that he had picked for her and swiftly got down from the bed to run to the bathroom.
Mu Yuchen turned to see that she had already vanished into the bathroom. He then smiled with a heartwarming light in his eyes. After a while, he got up and tidied the bed.
He changed the new bedsheets and was about to bring the dirty sheets to the bathroom when he heard a dry heaving sound from inside. His expression changed and he quickly went in to see Xiaye vomiting miserably by the sink. It was all acid regurgitation…
“How are you?”
He anxiously walked over and frowned as he held her. Immediately, he realized that she looked quite pale.
Xi Xiaye washed her face, rinsed her mouth, and then held her chest and shook her head. “I’m fine, It’s probably my old illness.”
Obviously, Mu Yuchen knew what the so-called old illness was. He knew that she had slight gastric when they had just gotten married. She had been like this for a few mornings too, that was why he had to align her three meals. Even the tea was changed to Pu Er tea which was good for her gastric.
“Wasn’t it better? You haven’t been eating well these two days. Eat more later.”
…
Breakfast was plain. It was Chinese porridge with some side dishes, and Xi Xiaye ate quite a lot of it.
A short while after breakfast, the doorbell rang. It was Ji Zitong and the rest waiting at the door.
The husband and wife quickly tidied up and left the house.
“Chairman Mu, Director Xi, good morning!”
Ji Zitong wore a black gender-neutral tuxedo today, appearing very capable and energetic.