His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 1695: Chapter 473: The Beginning and the End (19)

Wang Huanyu nodded: ”Let’s have a few more drinks later and celebrate together!”

Mu Yichen nodded, though there was a perfunctory look in his eyes.

Mu Yichen thought, what does it have to do with me? Then, instinctively, he glanced at his wife, only to see Qin Mu holding Qin Mingzhu’s hand and looking left and right, her eyes unable to move away from Qin Mingzhu at all. She really did seem like a caring older sister.

”Hurry inside, getting sick while pregnant is the worst!”

Qin Mu held Qin Mingzhu’s hand, worried she’d catch a cold.

Mu Yichen furrowed his brows slightly as he watched the two women walk in first, completely forgetting about the men, a scene he found very unpromising.

This woman always remembers him belatedly.

Sure enough, just as he was complaining, Qin Mu and Qin Mingzhu reached the door and turned to look outside, searching for his figure.

”Come inside, it’s cold out!”

Qin Mu said, and then ignored him again.

Mu Yichen, for some reason, let out a slight, uncomfortable hum.

”Since last time we were here, you two have been upset with each other, not reconciled yet?”

Wang Huanyu questioned.

”Hmph! Yes!”

Mu Yichen replied somewhat indifferently, actually more despairing and resentful. After speaking, he slowly walked inside.

Wang Huanyu followed behind him: ”Then it must be because Qin Mu truly admires her mentor. Such a big mistake is indeed a headache for a man.”

Mu Yichen instinctively turned his head to look at him: ”Why would you think that? I mean, why do you believe Qin Mu admires Jian Yan?”

”Ah? If not, why haven’t you reconciled with her for so long? Even Mingzhu knows you can’t live without Qin Mu in this lifetime.”

Wang Huanyu puzzled for a moment, then continued to express his thoughts.

Hearing this, Mu Yichen frowned again at the end. He truly didn’t believe he couldn’t live without Qin Mu; he thought he didn’t want to leave her. Why should he leave Qin Mu?

”If she only has a student-mentor relationship with Jian Yan, by being upset with her at such a crucial moment, aren’t you making things difficult for yourself? She will surely resent you in her heart.”

Wang Huanyu said again when they reached the door.

”I didn’t know Mr. Wang knew so much about relationships.”

Mu Yichen, unhappy, suddenly called Wang Huanyu ”Mr. Wang” in a rather distant manner.

Knowing he shouldn’t say more, Wang Huanyu kept his mouth shut.

However, Wang Huanyu felt that a woman like Qin Mu, who is so discerning, truly deserves a man who loves her well and shouldn’t be troubled constantly.

”Hehe! It was unexpected. After going home, I felt something was off. I went to the hospital, only to discover I was pregnant!”

Now, Qin Mingzhu is cherished in her husband’s family, truly spoiled to the point of being lightheaded. Usually, she just eats and drinks; there’s nothing else. Now that Qin Mu is taking it so seriously, she becomes even more precious.

Qin Mu, seeing her so pampered, felt a bit sorry for her for the first time.

A few days ago, Qin Mingzhu messaged her saying she missed their mother. Qin Mu wondered then why she suddenly thought of Zhang Rujia; was it because of the New Year? Now she knows it was because of the pregnancy.

Women seem especially to miss their mothers during pregnancy, but they all no longer have mothers.

”No wonder you’ve become so rounded after not seeing you for a while, turns out you’re pregnant! I really want to know if the little one in your tummy is a princess or a prince soon.”

Qin Mu gently asked, looking at her belly, as if chatting with the little one inside.

”Huanyu, Mingyu, and I all hope it’s a girl. I also want a daughter as adorable as Huanhuan, but it seems the elders still want a boy, especially my father-in-law.”

Qin Mingzhu whispered to her, as if afraid Wang Huanyu would hear.

Qin Mu glanced at Qin Mingzhu, just as the two men came over and sat down. She didn’t say anything more, only said: ”Whether a son or daughter, your brother-in-law and I will give them a big red envelope.”

”Hehe, why give a big red envelope! We’re all family, but I heard brother-in-law invested in a prime land in the capital. If he builds properties there, hehe, can you reserve one for me?”

Qin Mingzhu whispered, only occasionally daring to meet Mu Yichen’s eyes, as she felt he was particularly cold today. She dared not say a word to him at such a time, fearing he’d crush her like an ant.

”Ask your sister then!”

Mu Yichen lifted his eyes for a moment but looked at Qin Mu.

In his mind, if their relationship improves by then, he would give it without a second thought, but if things remain as they are now, he’d have to extract some benefit from Qin Mu.

”Okay!”

Qin Mingzhu assumed Mu Yichen agreed and quickly replied, feeling quite delighted.

Wang Huanyu sighed inwardly, thinking his wife was so naive, puzzled as to why she always wanted a property outside.

Could it be that Qin Mingzhu still wants to move out of the Wang Family and live separately with him?

Wang Huanyu’s expression gradually turned grave.

Auntie promptly brought fruit and tea. Seeing her favorite seedless grapes, Qin Mingzhu immediately picked one up, but not before saying, ”Dad always thinks of me!”

Qin Mu, watching her relish the grapes, recalled how they used to fight back and forth. She had the restaurant kitchen prepare kiwi for Qin Mingzhu to eat, and both were allergic to kiwi. She was astonished by their shared trait then; now, though no longer surprised, her heart felt heavy.

Half-siblings, really not so distant.

”At home, isn’t it just buying whatever you want to eat?”

Wang Huanyu asked her.

”It’s not the same! What you ask for and what you’re given are distinct, not to mention it’s from Dad. It shows that no matter what I become, whose wife I become, Dad loves me and remembers what I like to eat. You have no idea how precious this feeling is.”

Qin Mingzhu explained to Wang Huanyu.

Even someone as brazen and carefree as Qin Mingzhu understood the value of love, making Qin Mu suddenly feel gratified.

Mu Yichen looked at her for a long time, making half her face burn with heat. She glanced at him, seeing his deep gaze as if it wanted to draw her into his eyes.

Qin Mu’s heart quietly rippled! She wondered what he was thinking and was curious if he’d thought over what she asked.

He said he would think about it, and Qin Mu held great hope, always feeling he would agree.

But who could say for sure?

Mu Yichen might intentionally refuse because he guessed she was betting on him agreeing.

But if she went to Paris alone, there would surely be another rift growing secretly between them.

She was terrified of cracks forming between them!

Since their last breakup more than half a year ago, she never wanted such a thing to happen again.

But she never managed to control their relationship, where Mu Yichen was always the dominant one.

Qin Mu glanced at him again, then dared not look anymore; in his eyes, she suddenly found a hint of hostility.

What was he thinking?

Her mind was preoccupied with what he was thinking, hardly able to catch any of Qin Mingzhu’s chatter.

”Qin Mu, Qin Mu, I’m asking you...”