His Beloved Treasure

”Hmm, she must be pretty busy. Right, since my scare was just a false alarm, you should head back too. You’ve gotten thinner from all the recent stress.”

”I’ll wait until you’re discharged before I leave. Now that Xiaomei is also sick, it would be too heartless of me to just walk away with the child. People would think I’m ungrateful if they found out.”

Jian Yan could only sigh helplessly, ”Then do as you wish!”

When he said this, his eyes were already on Huanhuan. Huanhuan was about to suck on her fingers, but when she saw him looking at her, she immediately stopped and shyly hid in her mother’s embrace.

Qin Mu lowered her head, ”Huanhuan really likes you a lot!”

”Hmm!”

Jian Yan responded, his gaze involuntarily shifting towards Qin Mu.

Later, Qin Mu also fell asleep on the couch; Huanhuan played with her toys by herself. Jian Yan woke up after a short sleep and then saw the woman lightly sleeping on the sofa.

During this period, she was probably the most exhausted person. Even though Secretary Xi had been helping her take care of him, he could see that she never really let go of her worries.

That’s also why he had always understood why Secretary Xi was there but never exposed it, because he also wanted to give her some more time to rest. But now, Secretary Xi had been sent away by her...

Now that he was feeling better, he thought he would recover quickly. They were teacher and student; he didn’t know if they’d ever have another chance to be together alone in such peaceful solitude. At some point, his gaze lingered on her sleeping face for a long time.

He suddenly remembered the line, ”Yearning is but a baseless word; don’t let tears stain your letter to the flowers.”

In the end, he and she could only have a teacher-student relationship!

He had no intention of disrupting her stable life; he only hoped he could remain as philosophical in the future.

Mumu, as your teacher, I...

In the end, he didn’t even dare to let his thoughts stray any further.

Before returning to Rongcheng, Qin Mu stopped by the apartment and instructed Xiaomei to stay there, telling her to call her for anything. Xiaomei nodded incessantly.

”If I were to stay, then what about Rongcheng...”

Xiaomei asked worriedly.

”For now, Yang Qianxi is filling in for you. Just stay here and do what you want to do.”

Qin Mu thought that was probably all she could do to help Xiaomei.

”Alright, if they can’t handle it over there, or if Yang Qianxi proves unreliable, just call me. I’ll definitely come and help you.”

Qin Mu smiled. After Huanhuan fell asleep, she and Xiaomei curled up on the couch, drinking and chatting. When Xiaomei talked about the initial feelings she developed for Jian Yan, Qin Mu quietly listened.

Qin Mu and her daughter took an early flight back to their home country the next day, and it was also on that morning that Mu Yichen flew from Australia to Paris.

Just hearing from Secretary Xi that Qin Mu had found out everything, he knew she must be angry, because otherwise she would have at least called him. So, he decided to fly and meet her to explain, but he didn’t expect...

After flying for over thirty hours and finally arriving, he did not see the person he wanted to see. Jian Yan was already able to walk around; Xiaomei was keeping him company in the ward when they saw him push the door and enter.

The weariness on his face made him look like he’d been beaten up. Xiaomei sat quietly by their side as the two of them talked. There were many things she felt she shouldn’t be hearing, but she heard them all and maintained her silence throughout.

Only then did she find out that Mu Yichen had long known about Jian Yan’s deep love for Qin Mu, and that Jian Yan was also aware of the reason Secretary Xi had followed. Although both men had cold expressions on their faces, there was no intention to fight; they simply sat on the couch, each stubborn in their views, evidently both tired.

It was only after returning to Rongcheng that Qin Mu learned about what happened during her absence. Seeing that everyone was afraid of being blamed by her, she didn’t say much.

That night, when Wen Runuan and Helian Hao found out she was back, they immediately arranged to meet her in a private room at AM Chinese Restaurant. After hearing that Jian Yan was fine, both were relieved and then started talking about the gossip storm in Rongcheng.

”Indeed, we did some things together that you might not approve of, but watching others talk about your romance with Jian Yan and accusing you of using Mu Yi to gain a foothold in Rongcheng, such scandalous rumors, we had to act.”

As her best friend, Helian Hao spoke straightforwardly and shared endlessly.

Qin Mu actually felt very grateful in her heart for her friend’s candid mention of seeking media help to counter those rumors, but she just maintained her composure on the surface.

”Besides, Xiaohao and I did it together, including the later online story about you and Yi. So, if you’re angry, don’t just blame Xiaohao; I was involved too!”