His Beloved Treasure

The woman with no makeup left on her face after her bath looked at herself in the mirror and ended up with nothing but a resigned chuckle.

How many years have they been entangled?

What was she still afraid of?

The gloominess in her eyes suddenly became sharp, and then she walked out with insouciant grace.

Oh!

But what she hadn’t expected was that he wasn’t in bed; the bed was empty.

But there he was, standing at the doorway!

He leaned against the door frame, smoking a cigarette, and when he heard her, his devilish eyes glanced her way.

Qin Mu subconsciously touched her long hair, laughing awkwardly, ”Slept already!”

Mu Yichen didn’t speak, but her words ’slept already’ left him feeling rather uncomfortable inside.

Slept already meant what?

Did it mean she intended to sleep with him, or by herself?

Or was she planning just to brush it off?

Last night he had said those things, yet she hadn’t shown any reaction.

After he left last night, he didn’t return for the whole night, and still, she showed no reaction.

This was hardly the response of a married woman, but she was utterly unflappable, as if he were just the man she shared her days with, as if he wasn’t the man she loved at all.

Yes!

He suddenly realized that he wasn’t the man she loved!

His gaze turned cold at the thought, and his emotions began to grow indifferent.

He stared intently at the woman who got into bed and covered herself with the blanket.

Was she intending just to muddle through?

If that was the case!

Qin Mu heard a clatter and subconsciously climbed up again, but he was already gone.

The only thing left in the room that belonged to him was the scent of the brand of cigarettes he habitually smoked.

Qin Mu sat on the bed in an awkward pose, staring blankly at the door for a long time.

Was he planning on not coming home tonight again?

She was so angry she couldn’t help but sigh softly, before lying down again, before her anger got the best of her, telling herself, ”Don’t get angry, don’t get angry, it’s the man you chose!”

Qin Mu wondered if perhaps in their past life they were a couple very much in love, which was why this life was filled with so many obstacles!

But why still be lovers in this life?

He surely wouldn’t return tonight, Qin Mu thought, and after a moment, she climbed out of bed, put on her slippers, and went to her daughter’s room.

It was as she was about to climb into bed in her daughter’s room that she noticed the slippers on her feet were the ones they had chosen together; she wanted dark grey, but he assertively picked light blue.

Afterward, she fell asleep in bed, cuddling Huanhuan.

She slept well that night, despite the worried expression on her face.

The next day, Qin Mu rose early to cook breakfast. For some reason, she managed to make porridge really well, it was almost identical in taste to what Mr. Mu prepared.

Then with a bit more care, hmm, today’s ham slices were also very pretty.

Huanhuan sat at the dining table watching her, a look of dejection on her little face.

”What’s wrong? Doesn’t mom’s breakfast taste good?”

”Where’s daddy?”

Huanhuan shook her head and asked with her tender voice, pausing between each word.

Listening to her, Qin Mu couldn’t help but laugh: If only I knew!

After saying that, Qin Mu pulled out a chair and ate with her daughter.

Qin Mu was terrible at frying sunny-side-up eggs, so she simply boiled them instead!

She peeled the eggshell and placed the slippery egg on her daughter’s plate.

Huanhuan was visibly reluctant to eat the boiled egg, her eyes seemingly saying that daddy’s fried eggs were tastier, and that boiled eggs had no flavor and were hard to eat.

Of course, Qin Mu could tell Huanhuan didn’t like it, but she was actually quite used to her daughter’s silence regarding the breakfast she made.

She too had fried sunny-side-up eggs before, yet she hadn’t heard this little girl call them tasty.

After breakfast, the mother and daughter hurried off to work. Huanhuan was quite accustomed to going to work with Qin Mu, and even seemed to enjoy it.

Although she missed her father a bit, he was there last night, so why wasn’t he there this morning?

As soon as the mother and daughter reached the basement level and stepped out of the elevator, Mu Yichen’s car returned.

”Daddy!”

Upon hearing the sound, Huanhuan turned to look, then saw her father’s car and immediately began to dance with joy.

Qin Mu...

Was this really her daughter? Why wasn’t she that happy when she saw her?

After Mu Yichen parked the car, he got out, his well-defined features perfect and flawless, yet completely cold.

”Daddy, daddy...”

Huanhuan waved her beautiful little hands, calling out to him.

Mu Yichen chuckled softly and walked over to lift her out of Qin Mu’s arms.

”Are you going to work with daddy today?”

”Yeah!”

Mu Yichen asked gently, and Huanhuan nodded her head vigorously in agreement.

Qin Mu watched father and daughter, not saying a word, just licking her lips a bit helplessly, and then said, ”I...”