His Beloved Treasure

He still went to open the door for his daughter first, standing at the doorway in her Snow White pajamas, she looked up at him. All the anger he had been carrying began to dissipate as he picked her up from the floor, because she wasn’t wearing shoes and was stepping on the cold floor.

”Good morning, Daddy!”

Huanhuan said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and they entered their warm bedroom.

”Good morning, my treasure!”

Mu Yichen gently kissed his daughter’s forehead, then walked to the bed and put her down on it.

”Good morning, Mommy!”

As soon as Huanhuan got on the bed, she turned over and snuggled into her mommy’s arms. Qin Mu forced a smile, but her eyes were still on Mu Yichen.

Mu Yichen also looked back at her coldly, then flipped open the quilt and climbed into bed.

The three of them lay under the same quilt, continuing to cherish the warmth together.

Mu Yichen was trying to catch his breath. Qin Mu had already been in a good mood, chatting with her daughter about breakfast. Perhaps it was only because his mood was poor that Mrs. Mu’s mood improved so quickly, right?

Mu Yichen thought: There’s plenty of time today.

Mu Yi made breakfast himself, and after eating, he drove to a meeting alone. As for Qin Mu, she took Huanhuan to the studio.

Christmas seemed to be just around the corner. After arriving at the office, Secretary Xi mentioned this year’s Christmas party, and Mu Yichen asked, ”Which week?”

”Next week!”

Mu Yi immediately looked up at his secretary, who, full of fear, pushed her glasses up on the bridge of her nose.

”Whoever was preparing it in the past years, let them do it again this year. Just partner with AM,” he said indifferently, thinking of the woman who almost drove him mad that morning at just the mention of Christmas.

That woman really liked the holiday. When they were in Paris, she always preferred to stay outside during Christmas, claiming that there was a festive atmosphere.

In fact, back then, all he wanted was to spend a romantic Christmas just the two of them at home! Of course, he still felt the same now.

It was suddenly Christmas again; how should they celebrate this year?

With an extra little one in the mix, Mu Yichen’s expression softened a bit as he thought of his daughter.

”Boss, some colleagues have suggested that we could make this year’s Christmas event into a mixer,” Secretary Xi cautiously interjected, noting his slightly relaxed demeanor.

Looking at her again, Mu Yichen said after a while, ”Just handle it amongst yourselves.”

He didn’t feel it was right to get too involved in such matters. Although he was a married man, there were many single colleagues. The thought suddenly made him feel a lot better.

Ah, superiority can come so unexpectedly.

Qin Mu’s studio was also planning a mixer. When she heard about it, she spread her hands and said, ”As you wish!”

She was only responsible for funding, after all.

”Qinqin, could you book a nice private room for us at AM?”

A colleague asked.

Normally, such tasks would be handled by Xiaomei without involving her, but now Xiaomei was in Paris taking care of Jian Yan. Qin Mu thought for a moment and then shrugged: ”Sure!”

But she didn’t have the contact of AM Restaurant’s management, and besides, she rarely did this kind of thing, so she wasn’t very fluent at it.

Wouldn’t it be better to just speak with Mu Yi directly? A call from him could settle this matter quickly.

But the two of them were currently in a cold war; what to do?

She didn’t want to lower herself to ask for such a small favor from him, not now.

”Lunch together at AM?”

Qin Mu sent a message to Helian Hao as she went up to work.

”Sure, Chinese or Western?”

Helian Hao, who had just finished making rounds and returned to his office, asked.

”Whatever you like!”

Helian Hao, walking towards the door of his office and looking down at his phone, raised an eyebrow unconsciously at the response. He wondered if this woman had something on her mind.

Qin Mu seemed too casual today.

However, after the two arrived at AM for lunch, Qin Mu hadn’t mentioned anything and just let her order. As Helian Hao looked at the menu, she couldn’t help but glance up at Qin Mu, ”Do you have something to tell me?”

Qin Mu’s wandering gaze returned and settled on Helian Hao’s face, his eyes slightly unfocused: No, not really!

”Alright! Maybe I’m just overthinking it!”

Helian Hao sighed helplessly and then started to carefully peruse the menu.

Qin Mu tapped on the table lightly with his hand, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.

After Helian Hao had ordered, she sipped her tea and couldn’t help frowning at Qin Mu’s actions. To her, Qin Mu definitely had something on his mind.

”Here to catch a cheater?”

Helian Hao followed his gaze to a spot, but saw nothing.

Yet, that mention of catching a cheater made Qin Mu stop his tapping. Catch what cheater?

”If not that, why are you looking around all the time?”

Helian Hao asked, curious.

”I’m looking for someone, but it’s not Mu Yichen!”

She wasn’t there to look for Mu Yichen, okay? She wouldn’t bother seeking him out.

But somehow, the mere mention of Mu Yi seemed to summon him, as right after she uttered his name, Mu Yichen appeared in her line of sight.

Still wearing the same crisply-tailored suit from the morning, as though it had just been ironed, neat and dapper, he was accompanied by two beautiful women and an executive.

Qin Mu couldn’t help but give him a few more glances subconsciously, her heart easing slightly because Secretary Xi was there.

But the presence of Secretary Xi reminded her of that incident in Paris.

They had an unsettled score between them, still locked in dispute over the matter of moving out.

Mu Yichen, leading the way, only looked up when he felt a gaze on his face, and his sharp eyes immediately caught sight of his dear wife’s face.

”Excuse me for a moment!”

Just as he was about to walk inside, Mu Yichen suddenly excused himself to the clients and then, hands tucked in his pockets, started walking slowly toward the two women.

Helian Hao was taken aback, thinking, oh no, did my jinx guess something correctly?

Seeing the two women and one man following him, Helian Hao instinctively looked up at Mu Yichen.

”You two are out for a meal together, what about Huanhuan?”

”The butler came to pick her up!”

What could she say?

The Mu family’s butler had arrived at eleven in the morning, very courteously and euphemistically told her that madam planned to have a meal with the little miss and asked for her accommodation.

Was accommodation even needed?

A grandmother having a meal with her granddaughter was such a trivial matter.

She smiled and sent her daughter off in the car, the butler driving away with Huanhuan, destination unknown.

After her indifferent response, Mu Yichen sighed helplessly. As his hand came out of his pocket, he also brought out his phone, which was ringing.

He answered the call and turned slightly, his hand resting gently on the back of Qin Mu’s chair.

Qin Mu felt like chopping his hand off along with the back of the chair, if only she had the courage.

And Helian Hao was completely clueless about what was going on with this couple.

Secretary Xi, on impulse, nodded at Qin Mu, who moved her lips slightly, returning the greeting with her eyes.

The executive’s female companion whispered something in his ear, and he politely nodded at Qin Mu, who smiled awkwardly, feeling obligated to return the gesture.

In the one minute Mu Yichen was on the phone, they had, in a way, ”met.”

After he hung up, he spoke softly, ”Tell the kitchen to add a soup for you. You’re not in a hurry, are you?”

Mu Yichen put away his phone, one hand still resting on the back of Qin Mu’s chair, the other lightly touching the table’s edge, leaning in just enough to envelop Qin Mu in his arms.