His Beloved Treasure

”Let’s go!”

Mu Yichen gave a cold glance at the self-righteous woman who spoke without thinking and, turning, wrapped his arm around Qin Mu and headed outside.

At this moment, Qin Haiming no longer tried to keep them. He had hoped that their visit on the second day of the New Year would pass without incident, but he had still harbored a sliver of hope until that moment, when he realized just how rare such luck was.

Zhang Rujia helped him sit down on the sofa and asked worriedly, ”What evidence do they actually have to prove it was Mingzhu’s classmate? I’ve asked Mingzhu, and she assured me she didn’t do it.”

”Do you really trust your daughter that much?”

Qin Haiming frowned and asked her, a touch of annoyance in his voice.

”If I don’t trust my own daughter, should I trust someone else’s daughter?”

Zhang Rujia stubbornly retorted, letting go of his arm and turning her face away, refusing to look at him.

”This matter most likely involves Mingzhu, Ru Jia. If I cover for her again and Qin Mu doesn’t act, Mu Yichen will not let Mingzhu off the hook,” Qin Haiming reasoned, his gaze dropping and hand moving from his chest to his knee, entreating Zhang Rujia earnestly.

Zhang Rujia listened quietly, then turned back to look at him, compelled to ask, ”What does that mean? There has to be evidence for accusations, right? Just because they say it was our daughter, does that mean it really was? I don’t know about others, but I know my own daughter. She wouldn’t dare sneak out before dawn, let alone to a graveyard.”

”I’m afraid Mu Yichen already has some evidence, and if it really was Mingzhu who did this, then what she did was indeed too much. If I don’t punish her now, she will certainly make even more grave mistakes in the future.”

Qin Haiming understood this in his heart and, looking at Zhang Rujia, said, ”If you trust me, leave this issue to me. Just remember, Mingzhu is our daughter. I wouldn’t harm her, and everything I’m doing is for her own good.”

Zhang Rujia looked at him, hesitating to agree.

Qin Haiming continued to watch her, knowing all too well how fiercely Zhang Rujia protected their daughter, but being blind to the reality now would only hurt Qin Mingzhu.

”Call Mingzhu and tell her to come home.”

Qin Haiming instructed wearily.

”Husband, have you checked? Are you sure it was Mingzhu who did it?”

”She went out again that night, what else could she have been doing if not that? Just because I prepared a guest room for Mumu, just because Mumu came over for dinner, just because I scolded her a few words. You know what our daughter is like, or do you think I don’t?”

After Qin Mu had asked him that morning, he had instinctively thought of Qin Mingzhu’s demeanor before she left that night. He should not have argued with Qin Mingzhu, maybe then the desecration of Mumu’s mother’s tombstone would not have happened, nor today’s misfortune.

”But... she personally assured me, she said she didn’t.”

”Ru Jia!”

Qin Haiming called out to her again.

Zhang Rujia stopped making excuses, as her heart also sensed something. Moreover, at this point, it was probably no longer about admitting or denying it.

Halfway there, Mu Yichen received a phone call and then drove straight towards the direction of the graveyard with Qin Mu.

Qin Mu looked back at him with surprise as they headed toward the graveyard, ”We’re going there now?”

”Yeah! The gravestone I ordered a few days ago has been delivered!”

Qin Mu looked at him incredulously, having thought she would need to handle this herself.

But then...

Mu Yichen turned to glance at her, pressed down on her head as her eyes welled with tears, then focused back on driving, saying nonchalantly, ”Don’t be too moved.”

Qin Mu looked at him, then sighed helplessly, leaning against his shoulder and embracing his arm: ”Qin Haiming probably has an idea in mind; he just wants to protect Qin Mingzhu.”

”So what do you plan to do?” Mu Yichen asked.

Leaning on his shoulder and enjoying the moment, Qin Mu looked at the somewhat harsh light outside: ”Since Qin Haiming wants to protect his calf, I insist that Qin Mingzhu pay a price.”

Inside her, a stubborn thread pulled at all her weaknesses, turning them into the greatest anger.

”Yeah! It’s been a year since your return; it’s time to show your hand.”

”I’m thinking of revealing my identity to the whole city, what do you think?”

”You mean the matter of being Mrs. Mu? I’m all for it.”

Qin Mu...

Mu Yichen saw her sudden panic and unconsciously smiled, shaking his head: ”Let Wen Runuan help you!”

Upon hearing this, Qin Mu understood his intention and immediately nodded: ”Alright!”