His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 2216: Chapter 645: One Year Later (22) Not Married (Third Update)_2

Xi Meng picked up her coffee and took a light sip, composed and unhurried.

”I understand, but I also know something!”

Zhao Huai expressed a sudden interest in talking with her.

Xi Meng raised her eyes, curiously observing him, waiting for him.

”Qiao Yi is treating you better and better not because you gave him two children, but because you’re thoughtful and know how to address issues effectively.”

Zhao Huai’s words left Xi Meng silent, though the smile on her lips lingered for several seconds before fading.

Some things are better left unsaid.

Between husband and wife, things don’t just naturally fall into place.

One must not only learn to compromise but also be smart. It’s not always about saying or doing a lot, but about having the right demeanor at the right time.

”Ah! If only Chen Xiaomei could be so considerate toward me, I’d die content!”

Zhao Huai joked with a smile.

”You better not wish for too much. Xiaomei isn’t naturally like that. You should carefully appease her. Don’t make her unhappy one day; if she gets upset and runs off to Paris to start afresh with Qin Mu, it won’t be easy for you to get her back.”

”Honestly, I’m a bit afraid of that day. Back when we got married, Qin Mu warned me sternly. If Xiaomei really goes to her because of a fight with me, I doubt Qin Mu would let me off easily.”

Xi Meng laughed. Having worked together for so many years, she watched Zhao Huai turn more responsible over time, yet still as amusing as ever: ”Exactly, be cautious as a husband.”

”Hmm! But Mu always wants me to take a trip to Paris for work lately, but we don’t seem to have much going on. What’s his intention?”

Zhao Huai sought Xi Meng’s guidance, but as Xi Meng was pondering, his phone rang. Seeing it was Mu calling, he sighed: ”Mu is calling, I gotta go. We’ll chat later.”

Xi Meng nodded, and after he left, she quickly finished the remaining coffee in her cup and returned to her work station.

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After four in the afternoon, Chen Xiaoyi arrived at the Mu Family, carrying some groceries.

Feng Fanghua and Mu Zihao weren’t home. She saw the old man reading the newspaper in the living room and walked over to greet him softly: ”Grandpa! I’m here!”

The old man lifted his gaze and then replied politely with a smile: ”Miss Chen is here, please make yourself at home, have a seat!”

”I brought some ingredients, promised to cook two dishes for Yichen. If you don’t need my company, I’d like to head to the kitchen.”

When speaking with elders, Chen Xiaoyi knew her boundaries well, behaving like a very filial child.

”It’s rare for you to be so thoughtful, go ahead!”

After hearing this, the old man didn’t show much reaction, but after Chen Xiaoyi left, he sighed in slight discontent.

”Sir, is this Miss Chen really going to be our new young madam?”

The butler came in to fetch something and seeing what happened, asked the old man quietly.

”That’s something only Mu Yichen, that rascal, knows. How would I know? Hmph, but there’s one thing: if they do get married, they cannot live in this old Mu Family house.”

The old man remarked, then set down his newspaper and waved his hand: ”Since Mumu’s gone, I don’t have anyone to play chess with. Sit down and play a couple of games with me.”

”Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?”

The butler worried, fearing others would say he lacked manners if seen.

”What’s there to fear? In this house, besides me, you’re the oldest. I say it’s proper, so it is.”

The old man glanced into the distance, speaking as if deliberately for someone else to hear.

The butler sat down to play chess with him, while the person standing at the corner understood more profoundly.

If she could marry Mu Yichen, moving out wouldn’t be an issue. She could frequently visit to show filial piety to Feng Fanghua, and as long as she did well, the elders wouldn’t have anything to say. If she could soon give the Mu Family a little baby, then her position as a young madam would be secured.

However, despite her hints several times, Mu Yichen seemed oblivious, causing her some anxiety.

She just hoped he could really see everything she was doing for him, and then she’d endure all the chaos, feeling it’s all worthwhile.

After Chengcheng and Huanhuan were picked up and dropped their school bags, they ran towards the kitchen, looking quite hungry: ”Grandma Zhang, Grandpa Chen, we’re so hungry!”

”I want something delicious!”

Chengcheng, following her sister into the kitchen, was startled by the scene inside.

The servants stood aside, watching Chen Xiaoyi cook.

Hearing them speak, Chen Xiaoyi immediately smiled gently: ”You two are back already, why are you so hungry so early?”

”Miss Chen may not know, but children are growing, and the food at school isn’t as good as at home, so it’s easy to feel hungry after school.”