His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 1482: Chapter 417: Five Million (2)

People who gain wealth too easily often seem so greedy.

”Should I call Chen Shao?”

”Go ahead, don’t let him worry about me. Also, please take care to protect me closely lately!”

Qin Mu felt a bit gloomy but still managed a smile.

”Don’t worry, we’re right around here.”

The older bodyguard appeared very steady, and his voice was deep.

Qin Mu nodded: ”I’ll go in first. You’ve worked hard!”

Qin Mu turned around and entered while the bodyguard took out his phone and called Mu Yichen: ”The young mistress is now dining with the ladies in the banquet hall. We’re standing guard at the entrance.”

Upon returning to her seat, as soon as Qin Mu sat down, Helian Hao asked her, ”Who was looking for you?”

”Someone irrelevant but quite troublesome!”

Qin Mu frowned, lowered her eyes, and looked at the palm prints in her hand.

Helian Hao couldn’t help but frown too, finding the remark puzzling.

Feng Fanghua was chatting with Jing Feng’s mother and occasionally with the others. Upon sensing her daughter-in-law’s return, she turned her head: ”What happened? Did you become unhappy after going out for a bit?”

Everyone curiously looked over at her, their eyes filled with a certain concern.

”No, just a slight pain in my lower abdomen earlier!”

Qin Mu responded softly.

The ladies who had been speaking poorly of Feng Fanghua also sighed in relief.

”Mrs. Mu looks quite young, doesn’t she? Has she reached thirty yet?”

A daughter of a wealthy lady observed Qin Mu for a while and, seeing her a bit dispirited, finally spoke up.

Qin Mu...

Helian Hao...

Feng Fanghua couldn’t help but glance at her daughter-in-law again, who indeed seemed just in her early twenties.

”Still a few years to go! I didn’t know my face looked so old! How old is this young lady? Looks even younger, not yet an adult perhaps?”

Qin Mu hated others mentioning her age and couldn’t help but snap back.

”What? Oh! I’m twenty-four! Mrs. Mu is really skilled at conversation!”

The girl blushed, thinking Qin Mu was complimenting her.

”Really? Looking at this young lady’s figure, one might mistakenly think she was underage!”

Qin Mu meticulously observed the girl’s chest, her soft remark making the girl’s face flush deeply.

”Oh dear! Xiaoyang, speak appropriately with Mrs. Mu; you two should be about the same age.”

The girl’s mother, seeing Qin Mu’s sharp gaze and difficult demeanor, quickly grabbed her daughter, urging gently.

”Oh! Really? Sorry, I haven’t been seeing clearly lately!”

”I’ve also been having some trouble seeing clearly lately!”

Qin Mu smiled lightly, turning the remark back; who couldn’t do that?

Helian Hao’s mother-in-law remained silent, but Helian Hao’s mother said, ”You kids, we watched you grow up and you’re all about the same age.”

Helian Hao wasn’t sitting with her mother, but she discreetly winked at her in gratitude now.

”Yes, time flies, you’re all in your twenties, and Xiaohao and Mumu are married with kids. But I must be fair; our Xiaohao and Mumu are just as good as any of you!”

Helian Hao’s mother-in-law finally had enough fun and was ready to give a summary.

Qin Mu didn’t speak further, just exchanged a glance with Helian Hao, and both couldn’t help but smile.

Later, the main organizer of the event took the stage to speak, and everyone quieted down again.

By the end of the event, it was already two o’clock.

Qin Mu received a message from Mu Yichen: ”Come upstairs!”

Qin Mu...

Qin Mu and Feng Fanghua were heading to the elevator when Feng Fanghua noticed she was walking slowly and then saw Qin Mu looking down at her phone. Hearing that her son had arrived, she told Qin Mu: ”Is it that boy calling you? If you want to go, go ahead!”

”No need, I’ll accompany you home!”

Qin Mu looked at the wealthy ladies waiting for the elevator in front, recalling their words at the table behind Feng Fanghua, still angry. So she thought it best to accompany Feng Fanghua the whole way.

”Oh dear! Why keep me company, an old lady? If you don’t go upstairs, tonight that boy will blame it on me.”

Somehow, throughout the afternoon, Feng Fanghua felt Qin Mu was defending her, and her heart unavoidably softened, making her speak more kindly to Qin Mu.

”Then I’ll see you downstairs! After you enter the car, I’ll come back!”