His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 1318: Chapter 265: Jiang Zhiyuan’s Proposal (Part 2)

She was frozen, and after slowly climbing up, she looked at the luxury watch on her wrist; it was almost four o’clock.

A bit exhausted, she sat up; her whole body seemed completely cold. She wanted to turn off the air conditioning but worried that if she turned it off, she’d be hot to death in just a few minutes.

Her eyes felt uncomfortable as if sand had gotten in; she shrank into herself, hugging herself, squinting as she turned to look out the window. Outside, it was dim, and the window was streaked as if by raindrops.

The rain streaked across with too much force.

Qin Mu couldn’t help but think that if it hit her face, it would definitely hurt.

Her phone rang on the table; Helian Hao was calling. She held it to her ear and said hello, her voice very hoarse.

”Why does your voice sound weird? Have you caught a cold?”

”Just got chilled by the air conditioning. Is something up?”

Qin Mu looked dazedly at the ring on her finger.

”Isn’t Jiang Zhiyuan proposing tonight? But now it’s suddenly pouring rain, looks like it’ll rain into the night; are we still going?”

”Let’s go! I heard he got the hotel staff to help set up the venue, and someone to pick up An Nan and cheer on Brother Yuan.”

”Alright, if you go, I’ll go! But you better wear more clothes quickly, or it won’t be worth it if you really catch a cold.”

”Okay!”

Agreeing, Qin Mu hung up the call and stood up, a bit dejectedly walking to the window. The raindrops kept hitting the window in long streaks, as if carving lines into her heart.

Wondering if the wind would blow her umbrella away when she went downstairs later, the phone rang again from the sofa. She grabbed her tousled hair to answer it.

It was Mr. Mu.

After that unpleasant conversation last night, they hadn’t greeted each other today. He had gone out early with Jing Feng and Qiao Yi to hike; at this moment...

Could he be trapped on the mountain?

Qin Mu, answering the phone, couldn’t help but look out the window again, thinking about the wind and rain; it was so strong, could the three of them withstand it, even if they were all robust?

”Hello?”

Qin Mu answered.

”Have you left your dad’s place?”

Mu Yichen asked, driving on the way back.

”Yeah! And you guys? Still on the mountain?”

”I’ve just left Qiao Yi’s place; I’m closer to the apartment, so I’m heading home to change clothes. I’ll pick you up tonight?”

”Huh? I’m at the apartment too!”

Mu Yichen drove into the underground parking at the apartment, listening to the barely audible voice from inside.

Suddenly, the sound of rain seemed to disappear, listening to the voice on the other side, it contained...loneliness?

”We’ll talk later then!”

The rain was too heavy. After he hung up the phone, he saw her car parked outside in the parking lot; he had no choice but to park his own car in the adjacent underground parking lot.

Qin Mu, hearing him hang up, held the phone with one hand, looking around the room.

A coffee cup, a cushion on the armrest of the sofa, made it seem a bit messy.

But she wasn’t in the mood to tidy up, slowly dragging herself to the door to open it for him.

Conveniently, as she opened the door, he arrived, looking dry and fresh; it seemed the car was parked in the underground parking.

”Why’d you suddenly come here?”

”The weather turned bad as I got here, so I came over.”

Qin Mu spoke casually, and after he entered, she closed the door and followed him in.

Mu Yichen sat down at the coffee table, noticing the cushion beside him and the coffee on the table, not looking like she’d just arrived.

”What time did you get back?”

Mu Yichen asked.

Qin Mu sat down next to him, curling her legs on the sofa, looking at him, ”I forgot, around three o’clock.”

Mu Yichen didn’t say anything, glancing again at the air conditioner by the window.

”What time did you all get back?”

Qin Mu looked up at him, curious, not wanting him asking about this and that.

”Got back before noon, had lunch at a wild game place at the foot of the mountain.”

Mu Yichen replied honestly.

”And then?”

Qin Mu thought, finished hiking so early? Why did you come back so late?

”Then Old Qiao dragged me to his house for tea.”

Mu Yichen answered honestly.

”Oh!”

So that’s how it was, Qin Mu thought, guessing it wasn’t that you didn’t want to see me.

Mu Yichen looked at her uninspired demeanor, quietly watching her, thinking he knew she was a bit upset because of what he said yesterday, though the person who had the right to be displeased was the one still holding back.