His Beloved Treasure

Which type of person do you like?

The leaves on the roadside trees were almost all withered, as if unwilling to fall to the ground but on the verge of doing so, clinging to the branches, not wanting to part from them after living together for several months.

But when the wind blew, some leaves unwillingly fell.

The stronger branches abandoned the leaves.

Huanhuan walked ahead with her little legs, occasionally turning back to see her mom and great-grandfather walking slowly together. Her eyes appeared worried for them, growing more anxious as she saw them leisurely chatting.

”Mom, hurry up and catch up with me!”

Huanhuan stood on higher ground, waving vigorously at them.

Qin Mu and the old man looked up at her, then sped up a bit. The old man said, ”This little girl is quite strong, she might just be a good seedling.”

An image flashed in Qin Mu’s mind immediately.

When they returned, Mu Yichen was already waiting for them at the gate for a long while, dressed casually as he watched his daughter on Qin Mu’s back, while the old man followed slowly behind.

Seeing the sharp-eyed man standing at the gate, Huanhuan whispered into her mom’s ear, ”Mom, let me down, Dad saw us!”

It seemed even the little animals at home knew how much Mr. Mu cherished his wife, so how could little princess Huanhuan not know too?

Qin Mu looked up slightly and then whispered, ”It’s okay, Mom likes carrying Huanhuan.”

”No, Dad will get angry.”

Huanhuan refused immediately, though she too enjoyed being carried by her mom.

Qin Mu had no choice but to squat down slowly and let Huanhuan down, who then ran ahead on her own.

”Mu Chenghuan, slow down, be careful not to fall.”

Qin Mu worriedly watched her little legs run quickly down the hill.

But she also had to wait for the old man to walk together.

Mu Yichen sensed something was off too, so he quickly straightened up and walked forward, but within a few steps, Huanhuan had fallen in front.

She was wearing thick clothes at the time, so it was mostly fine, except her little nose started bleeding, and her palms were scraped.

Even the old man started running, and Qin Mu’s heart ached, almost bringing tears to her eyes as she rushed forward.

Mu Yichen strode over and helped Huanhuan up from the ground, and blood began to drip from her nose immediately.

Huanhuan wiped her uncomfortable nose with a hand, then burst into tears out of fear.

Mu Yichen frowned anxiously, whispering to comfort her by her ear, then carried her and ran back.

Indeed, he ran back, while Qin Mu quickly took out a pack of tissues from her pocket, wiping Huanhuan’s nosebleed and telling the lagging old man, ”Grandpa, take your time, it’s okay!”

The old man, too exhausted to speak, gestured for them to go ahead, pausing to catch his breath, leaning on his knees.

Qin Mu followed the father-daughter pair inside.

As soon as they returned, Feng Fanghua was the one who got angry after the nosebleed stopped. The little nose was cleaned, but it continued to bleed slightly, making Feng Fanghua hug Huanhuan tightly and complain, ”You all, how could you let her run down the slope? When your dad and I take her out, we always hold her hand, afraid she’ll fall. But you didn’t.”

”It wasn’t intentional, please don’t worry.”

Qin Mu sat off to the side, not daring to speak, as Mu Yichen uttered a line.

Feng Fanghua noticed Qin Mu’s tearful eyes, deciding not to say more. She, too, was moved to tears, seeing her little granddaughter hurt, as they had never allowed Huanhuan to fall since she entered the house.

”Grandma, I’m okay!”

Huanhuan lifted her hand to try and touch her grandma’s face, sympathetically trying to cheer her up. But when her hand felt the warmth, it hurt again.

Feng Fanghua gently held Huanhuan’s little hand, ”Does it hurt a lot? Grandma will blow on it to make it better.”

Feng Fanghua softly spoke to Huanhuan, then blew on her hand.

Huanhuan snuggled softly in her grandma’s arms, feeling very touched, her watery eyes no longer filled with grievance.

”Earlier, Qin Mu was worried I would fall and didn’t mind Huanhuan. But as for you, Mu Yichen, why were you just standing at the door? Why didn’t you hurry over to catch our Huanhuan?”

The old man, seated nearby, couldn’t help but speak up for his granddaughter-in-law.

Mu Yichen felt somewhat regretful after hearing that.

”Alright, alright, kids who fall grow up faster. Let’s not make a fuss. Our Huanhuan is so resilient, she’s totally fine now, right, Huanhuan?”

Mu Zihao came over with freshly squeezed juice for Huanhuan, who looked up and upon seeing the juice, beamed and nodded at her grandpa.

Mu Zihao smiled, ”Our Huanhuan is the best!”

”Grandpa is the best too!”

Huanhuan didn’t wag her tail at the compliment but instead restrained her excited mood to praise her dear grandpa.

Qin Mu couldn’t help but smile, thinking how sweet this little girl was with her words.

Feng Fanghua also smiled, gently caressing Huanhuan’s hair.

The small morning accident finally had a ’good ending’; Feng Fanghua called the school to let Huanhuan take a day off, unwilling to let her go to school today, planning to take her later with Mu Zihao.

The old man would go bird-watching with friends, while Mu Yichen took Qin Mu to her studio for work.

As their car arrived at the studio doors, Jian Yan also happened to arrive, noticing Qin Mu exiting Mu Yichen’s car when he heard it arrive.

Mu Yichen glanced at Jian Yan through the passenger window, smiled slightly, and then left.

Jian Yan stood there watching Mu Yichen’s car leave, thinking to himself how this kid no longer put up his guard around him. Before, he would always come out, standing, and jab at him a few times before leaving.

Qin Mu stood alongside Jian Yan, curiously asking as she saw where he was looking, ”What are you looking at?”

”Let’s head inside!”

It was cold, and as he was lightly dressed, he headed in first.

Qin Mu stood there for a few more seconds, wondering what was so intriguing about Mu Yichen’s car.

”Qiu Xiang, come to my office later.”

As Qin Mu entered, she called out to the girl at the desk, engrossed in thinking up new designs.

Qiu Xiang blinked, thinking she had hallucinated, then responded with an ”okay” after realizing.

As Qin Mu ascended, she got a call from Luo Li, inviting her to dinner in the evening. But Qin Mu politely declined, explaining, ”I have a family dinner tonight. If there’s anything, feel free to say it directly, Sister Luo.”

Qin Mu guessed she had something on her mind.

”In that case, never mind if you’re busy. I just wanted to tell you, recently Bian Jingwen has been bringing someone to the office. The foreign guy she brought is quite unfamiliar to me.”

”Really? It could be her boyfriend?”

Qin Mu thought of AD’s nephew.

”Probably not. I’ve seen AD’s nephew in photos, and this guy is taller.”

Luo Li explained, glancing outside the office window. At that moment, Bian Jingwen was arriving at work with that handsome guy, chatting and laughing.

”I could secretly take a picture and send it to you, maybe you can figure it out.”

Luo Li suggested after some thought.

”No need! If Bian Jingwen has ulterior motives, I will still win this game.”

Qin Mu replied confidently and calmly, after a moment of contemplation.

”Since you’re that confident, I won’t go overboard. Let’s have a meal together when you have time.”

”Sure!”

After hanging up, Qin Mu entered the office.

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Evening, AM, a dinner between the Jing Family and the Mu Family.

Qin Mu headed to the hotel alone, meeting the tall foreign guy Luo Li mentioned at the entrance.