His Beloved Treasure

”Work, of course!”

Qin Mu responded, unconsciously scanning her colleagues and noticing their ambiguous glances; she lowered her head, feeling awkward, and stood up, ”I’ll have to excuse myself for a moment.”

She left the office and only after closing the door did she ask earnestly, ”What’s the matter?”

”Nothing much, just that I was video calling Mom and didn’t see you there.”

He spoke and felt extremely uncomfortable.

But it was true that he wasn’t the type to say such things; he preferred action over words.

If he liked her, of course he’d take action.

”I’m at the studio today, so unless there’s something else, I’m going to hang up.”

Qin Mu, sensing he didn’t really want to chat with her, wondered if he had called just to remind her of his existence?

”Qin Mu, you...”

As Qin Mu was about to hang up, she heard him call her name, so she put the phone back to her ear, ”Hmm?”

”Will it really take half a year to a year for you to come back?”

Upon asking, he felt his heartbeat almost stop.

”Who told you that?”

Qin Mu inquired.

”Who else but Helian Hao! She told me you would be gone that long, so that’s why Mom decided to take her son and daughter to see you there, right?”

”What if it is so?”

Qin Mu thought for a moment, her long lashes drooping then lifting again as she looked at the wallpaper on the opposite wall, leaning gently against the cold wall to chat with him.

”If so, I’ll just wait. I can’t possibly ask you to give up the opportunity to make a name for yourself and come back to be my wife, can I?”

He asked, having just risen to stand by the window, looking out at the dim and indistinct outside, feeling as if his heart was suddenly pricked by a needle.

Because that wasn’t truly what he felt.

”So I should thank you then? Thank you for being so righteous and understanding.”

Qin Mu said.

”This isn’t coming from my heart. You, Qin Mu, even if you don’t understand me that well, should be very clear about how I’d like our relationship to be, more than anyone else.”

He spoke, one hand in his trouser pocket.

”Hmm! I guess I should be very clear indeed, wanting to treat me like a little cat or dog, keeping me within your line of sight! Mu Yi, I really thought you spoiled me a lot before, but then I suddenly realized, that spoiling was just because I was the pet you adopted, right?”

She suddenly let out a light laugh, although it was faint.

Mu Yichen, on the other hand, suddenly felt like swearing. Why did he say that, giving her an excuse to block him?

”Or do you want me to come find you in Paris?”

Mu Yichen finally couldn’t help asking.

If she said yes, no matter the reason, he would certainly fly there overnight.

”No! Don’t come looking for me, it’s better for us to be apart for a while! It’s nice like this!”

Qin Mu thought for a bit and calmly declined him.

Mu Yichen...

”My colleagues are waiting for me. I’ll be busy lately, so don’t call unless it’s necessary! Hanging up!”

After Qin Mu finished speaking, she hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and turned back to the office.

Mu Yichen, however, stood by the window with both hands in his pockets, letting out a wry laugh.

No! It was a scoff!

Scoffing at his own stupidity!

When had she ever asked him to come find her?

It was always him, unable to control himself, who took the initiative.

When you love someone, love is enough!

Why bother with the method?

So troublesome!

He still preferred a bit of roughness, wasn’t she also quite fond of that before?

He yearned for the way she used to obsess over him with her eyes.

Even when she couldn’t stand him yet had to address him as Mu Yi sourly and stick with him, he longed for it to death.

He missed her, her person, and even more, he missed her body.

Half a year?

One year?

No! He definitely couldn’t wait that long.

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And in fact...

Once Qin Mu returned, her colleagues teased her, ”You’re leaving the day after tomorrow, yet you still call every day?”

”Not at all! It’s just occasionally!”

Qin Mu smiled as she replied.

Jian Yan asked in Chinese, ”It seems like there has been no ease in your relationship since I left.”

None knew her better than her master!

The others didn’t quite understand their conversation and just guessed from Qin Mu’s expression that there might be a minor issue between the couple.

However, since they heard that the two were childhood sweethearts, everyone actually had high hopes for them.

Latter on, everyone discussed work again, and they also ordered lunch boxes together at noon.

The fashion show was actually tomorrow.

Qin Mu chuckled when she thought about Helian Hao telling Mu Yichen she would be gone for half a year, thinking to herself that indeed, she had a good sister there.

Helian Hao sent her a message saying, ”Although the injury was fake, your Mu Yi is not really doing so well these days. They say he’s like a walking corpse. The man who used to be precise in his work, he’s finally slipped up, often wandering off.”