His Beloved Treasure

Qin Mu realized it was a blended family.

But it seemed quite harmonious.

”Pretty good!”

Qin Mu responded, not wanting to go inside and smell smoke anyway, she just third-wheeled them: ”So, do you like Li Yu?”

”Wow! You could tell?”

Li Man looked at her incredulously, somewhat admiringly.

”When my husband liked me back then, he was pretty much like you.”

Qin Mu looked at her and suddenly remembered the times when Mu Yichen followed her around. She acted oblivious like Li Yu, and Mu Yichen would deliberately act cool.

”Uh! Your husband is so cute!”

Li Man’s lips twitched, not expecting such a compliment.

”He’s okay, just a bit childish.”

Qin Mu gave a serious evaluation, then felt unhappy again, why bring up Mu Yichen?

”Her husband is Mu Yichen.”

Li Yu saw Li Man was already fantasizing about Qin Mu’s husband, so he introduced him.

Li Man...

”Your husband is Mu Yichen? That diamond bachelor? A handsome man who is 188 cm tall?”

Qin Mu...

”Ah, I didn’t mean anything by it, just didn’t come back to my senses just now, wow! You’re so cool!”

Li Man was quite lively, those big eyes especially spirited.

Qin Mu didn’t know what to say, what’s so cool about that?

”Honestly, liking a big star is probably the same as liking a big CEO, dealing with someone important like your husband must be tough too, right?”

Li Man curiously asked, completely ignoring Li Yu.

”Really tough.”

Qin Mu thought about their recent situations and had to admit this fact.

The two women didn’t expect to get along so well; Li Yu later stood alone smoking at the restroom entrance, while the two of them got engrossed in their chat inside.

Actually, it was just about not wanting to mingle with all sorts of messy people.

If one’s significant other enjoyed it, it would be fine, but if neither liked it, then such socializing was meaningless.

Honestly, Li Man also didn’t expect Li Yu would come to accompany her, but he seemed impatient the whole time.

Li Man is a behind-the-scenes worker; she purposely told Li Yu that a producer tried to harass her, however, she thought Li Yu wouldn’t care.

It was her first time in Rongcheng; she thought that might be why Li Yu came to accompany her.

Mu Yichen stayed inside for a long time and didn’t see Qin Mu return, so he came out as well.

He saw Li Yu at the restroom entrance.

Li Yu also looked up and saw him; the two men exchanged glances and then just stood at a distance from each other.

”Qin Mu is with my sister inside.”

Li Yu explained.

Mu Yichen didn’t speak but leaned against the wall opposite to Li Yu and lit another cigarette.

Li Yu noticed Mu Yichen seemed to really like smoking, but as an outsider, he couldn’t say much, just quietly waited for the two women to finish.

The two women came out arm in arm, and as they looked up, they saw Mu Yichen and Li Yu together, both blinked simultaneously.

”This is... Mu Yichen?”

Li Man whispered the last three words, turning her head to match lips with Qin Mu.

Qin Mu slightly smiled: ”That’s the living Mr. Mu.”

Mu Yichen frowned, what did she mean by ’the living Mr. Mu’?

”Wow! Totally handsome!”

Li Man’s eyes nearly popped out, Li Yu stepped forward: ”Since you’re done talking, let’s go.”

Li Yu grabbed Li Man’s wrist and dragged her outside.

”Qin Mu, let’s WeChat when we’re free.”

Li Man still turned her head to bid farewell to Qin Mu while being dragged away.

Qin Mu smiled and watched her being led away by Li Yu, then looked up at Mu Yichen: ”Why did you come out too?”

”Shouldn’t I be asking Mrs. Mu that? Why didn’t you go inside?”

”You shouldn’t have brought me here.”

Qin Mu also leaned against the wall, arms crossed over her chest, looking up at Mu Yichen.

Mu Yichen squinted at her, his gaze somewhat seductive, took a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled a plume of white smoke.

”Since you really don’t like hearing them talk about JY, why bring me here? You know these people would pick words they think you’d like to hear, and since you don’t want to hear it, why bring me along?”

Why?

Mu Yichen lowered his eyes, scoffed, and put the cigarette back to his mouth.

What else could he do?

Qin Mu saw his demeanor and chose not to tell her, so she stood and left first.

Mu Yichen immediately took a fierce drag on his cigarette then chased after her.

Qin Mu hadn’t regained her composure when suddenly he grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of him, the next moment she was aggressively hoisted up by him.

Qin Mu’s stomach seemed fllattened against his shoulder and it hurt for a moment.

Mu Yichen carried her upstairs.

He randomly picked a vacant guest room and flung her in.

”Want to know why?”

”Can you stop this, Mu Yichen, please?”

Qin Mu couldn’t help but sharply retort when she was thrown onto the bed.

”Then how do you expect me to act, huh?”

Mu Yichen went up to her and grasped her chin, asking her.

”I hope you calm down and think about our relationship. Even if it’s tranquil as water, I don’t want to keep clashing with you every day, constantly at odds.”

Qin Mu held her chin high proudly, though forcibly so, her eyes filled with pride and defiance.

”Tranquil as water?”

Mu Yichen laughed, then his other hand crept under her skirt.

”Don’t you love me anymore? Want me to swear? Want me to swear that I’ll only be loyal to you in this lifetime, or be struck by lightning otherwise? Would that make you trust me?”

Qin Mu suddenly felt extremely sad, tears inexplicably welling up.

She didn’t like this side of him.

She liked the Mu Yichen who loved her, who was tender, trusting, and supportive.

She didn’t like this dominating, suspicious, and unreasonable Mu Yichen at this moment.

Could they ever return to those best days when they both enjoyed each other’s company, seeing no one else?

She suddenly missed it dearly.

Her hand uncontrollably reached up to touch his face.

”Who said I don’t trust you?”

Mu Yichen removed her hand from his face, held it aside, his dark eyes directly penetrating her misty eyes.

”Then what are you doing now?”

Qin Mu asked him.

The room was so big, yet it couldn’t make her feel at ease anymore.

Even though their hearts were only so close, feeling his strong heartbeat made her anxious.

”Don’t you know what I’m doing?”

Mu Yichen frowned, she was acting so aggrieved.

”I don’t know! But you reminded me of that night, Christmas Eve in Paris, Mu Yichen, is this how you show your love?”

Qin Mu asked him in a hoarse voice.

Mu Yichen suddenly became irritable and bit down hard on her lips.

When he moved away from her lips, her lips were already bleeding from his bite.

But she didn’t even cry out.

”I don’t want your love like this. If you can’t love me properly, let’s just end it.”

”End it?”

”Yes! Are you happy recently? Why are we still together? As if, love is just for venting, couldn’t you find anyone for that?”

Qin Mu continued questioning him.

Mu Yichen’s chest suddenly filled with roaring turmoil.

”Qin Mu, say that again.”

Mu Yichen suddenly propped himself up with his arms, lifting his body away from hers, his dark eyes glaring straight at her, as if his gaze was saying, dare to speak another word of nonsense and I will tear you in half.

”If it’s just for venting, darling, anyone will do the same.”

This time, it wasn’t a question, but an assertion.

As if, she had experienced it, that assertion.

”Is that so? I haven’t felt that, seems I need to experience it first.”

He suddenly let out a snort of laughter, then looked at her seriously and tenderly.

Qin Mu’s heart was torn in half, and not for the first time.

His gaze, his voice, his leaving, all were sharp tools tearing her apart.

But after he left, her body suddenly felt very light.