His Beloved Treasure

It seemed like someone who had nothing to do with this incident quietly, and as silently as possible, continued eating her lunch.

Later, Qin Mingzhu also quietly picked up her chopsticks, but Qin Haiming didn’t. Qin Haiming slowly stood up: ”I’m feeling a little unwell, you all go ahead and eat!”

Only after Qin Mu finished eating did she go to his room, carrying the dishes that the housekeeper had sent her to bring over.

”Are you planning to starve yourself? Just because of that woman who had a child with another man behind your back?”

Qin Mu placed the food on the table beside him and asked.

Qin Haiming didn’t reply, but his breathing seemed a little unsteady.

”I know you’re upset about what I told you over the phone yesterday, but I meant no harm.”

Qin Haiming raised his eyes to look at her, hurt by her indifference.

”I’m only worried that even after my mom’s death, she’ll still have to suffer grievances. If you bury Zhang Rujia in the Qin Family’s cemetery, at most, I’ll just move my mother’s tombstone out. That’s all.”

Qin Mu didn’t want to provoke him further. She even knew she was probably annoying him terribly right now, but some things simply had to be said.

”If you move your mom’s grave out, then in the future, where would I go to apologize to her?”

Qin Haiming’s hoarse voice came, his brows tightly furrowed as he gazed at his daughter. It seemed as if there was a glimmer of tears in his eyes.

Qin Mu was struck with a jolt at his words. When she looked up at him, she couldn’t help but feel her own eyes redden.

”Between father and daughter, we still lack mutual trust! That’s my fault!”

Qin Haiming tried hard to smile as he looked at her, but when he saw the stirring emotions in her eyes, he lowered his head again.

”If what I said just now hurt you, I apologize.”

Qin Mu said, then turned and started walking out.

Qin Haiming looked at her back until she reached the door, then turned back to glance at him once more: ”Don’t forget to eat.”

”Mm.”

Qin Haiming responded softly, watching her leave the room.

Qin Haiming thought, Zhang Rujia, in her final moments, claimed she had loved him. It was probably for Mingzhu’s sake, fearing her daughter would be overlooked by him. That’s why she purposely said such things.

Qin Mu might not fully understand Zhang Rujia, but he did, especially in her later years, as Zhang Rujia’s true nature had been fully revealed by then.

As for Zhang Rujia’s death, the rest could wait for later, but he would still need to investigate the cause thoroughly.

In the afternoon, Qin Mu returned to her studio. Helian Hao happened to have the afternoon off, so she brought some fruit for everyone before heading upstairs to see her.

”How exactly did Qin Mingzhu’s mother die? Was it really a car accident?”

”Mm.”

Qin Mu murmured a response, nodding glumly.

Helian Hao half-perched on the armrest of her sofa, crossing her arms and gazing at Qin Mu behind the desk with her dark eyes. That single ”Mm” from Qin Mu had scared her out of her wits.

”So, what’s the deal with her? Was it an accident?”

Helian Hao pressed further.

”Frankly, I don’t know much about this either. But recently, it’s been uncovered that she had another daughter.”

Qin Mu sighed helplessly, glancing up at Helian Hao after speaking.

Helian Hao...

”A daughter other than Qin Mingzhu, with a man who wasn’t my father.”

Helian Hao...

”You better keep your mouth shut. If this leaks out, both of us will—”

”Get killed! Got it!”

Helian Hao nodded seriously, fully understanding the gravity of the situation.

This wasn’t just some ordinary family scandal. As two of the few people who knew, they certainly couldn’t let a single word slip out.

”Speaking of which, didn’t Mu Yichen investigate that woman before? How did he not discover she had a child?”

”That I don’t know. I saw that girl’s records and guessed she must have been given away from a very young age.”

Helian Hao...

Qin Mu raised her eyes at her: ”Could you not keep making that face?”

”Ever since you returned, my life has gotten more and more exciting.”

Helian Hao couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly as she complained.

Qin Mu...

”Tell me more!”

Helian Hao couldn’t resist her curiosity.

”You didn’t used to be so gossip-hungry.”

Qin Mu could only remind her seriously.

”That’s because you weren’t here before, and I didn’t have a friend to gossip with!”

Gossiping was only fun with your best friend, after all!

Qin Mu couldn’t help but smile at that. Friends...

Their bond was somewhat like family, wasn’t it?

As she thought about it, Qin Mu couldn’t help but look at Helian Hao with a heartwarming gaze. The look made Helian Hao’s skin crawl.

”Ugh! Even Jing Feng doesn’t look at me like this. If you keep staring at me like that, I’m going to strangle you.”

Helian Hao raised an eyebrow, half-smiling but also threatening.

As the two chatted, Qin Mingzhu suddenly sent Qin Mu a message: ”I want to meet that little bitch.”

Qin Mu glanced at her phone and sighed helplessly: ”That girl probably got my number from one of her bosses. She says she wants to see Bian Jingwen, but where am I supposed to find Bian Jingwen for her to meet?”

”To be honest, if this Bian Jingwen is really her sister, do you think the two of them might team up to deal with you someday? Just Qin Mingzhu alone almost destroyed you. If there are two of her—imagine that. Doesn’t it sound terrifying?”

Helian Hao sounded a bit concerned.

Qin Mu sat there, absently nodding her head, her gaze filled with some doubt: ”If it really comes to that, I’m afraid I’ll be done for. This Miss Bian is way smarter than that girl.”

Qin Mu sighed and set her phone down.

”Aren’t you going to reply to her message?”

Helian Hao asked, puzzled.

Qin Mu shook her head slightly: ”That lady’s not someone I can afford to mess with.”

Better to clock out and get off work quickly. If Qin Mingzhu came by again, there’d be no escaping her.

”Let me treat you to coffee.”

Qin Mu shut down her computer, grabbed her bag and phone, and stood up.

Helian Hao followed her out.

But not even an hour after they left, Qin Mingzhu showed up at the studio.