His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 2171: Chapter 629: One Year Later (6) – What a Coincidence_3

Her network was always a notch below Mu Yichen’s.

When it really came down to it in court, Qin Mu actually felt a bit apprehensive.

So, if it could be settled privately, it should be.

In the morning, Qin Mu didn’t go to the store but went directly to Mu Yichen’s office building; they really needed to have a proper talk today.

Today, she didn’t burst in but asked Xi Meng to report first.

”Mr. Mu, someone is looking for you!”

Xi Meng glanced outside and couldn’t help but smile.

Mu Yichen heard her voice, and when he looked up, he already knew who it was.

He felt an impulse to say he was busy.

”Let her in!”

But within three seconds, he told her to let her in.

”Please!”

Xi Meng stepped away from the door; Qin Mu nodded and walked in, the door closed behind her.

Qin Mu was still wearing the clothes from yesterday, she came in a hurry, didn’t bring any, and didn’t go to the city center, so she hadn’t changed.

She just hoped to resolve the issues today so she could return to Paris.

Mu Yichen didn’t look up at her; Qin Mu saw he seemed very busy, so she didn’t disturb him and walked gently to the sofa to sit down. Seeing that he was still signing documents, she looked down to casually flip through the magazine that had arrived today.

It was a fashion magazine—weren’t his office’s magazines usually finance-related?

But she didn’t think much, just casually turned a page.

There was an article about her in the Rongcheng magazine?

Qin Mu was puzzled; she had no idea. But carefully reading the text, she couldn’t help but glance at Mu Yichen.

He didn’t ask for the magazine because he knew she was in it, did he?

No, no, no, definitely not! Mr. Mu is such a cold person, he wouldn’t do anything so childish... childish...

Qin Mu lowered her head again, Xi Meng came in with a cup of coffee. Mu Yichen asked her to take out the signed documents, then asked Xi Meng, ”What time is the meeting?”

”Ten o’clock!”

Xi Meng instinctively glanced at Qin Mu, thinking the meeting would be canceled since Qin Mu had come, but now she felt she might have been wrong?

”Hmm! You can go out now!”

Mu Yichen nodded, then turned to look at Qin Mu; Qin Mu was also looking at him. She smiled softly when she saw him looking at her, then lowered her head to sip her coffee gently.

”What brings you here today?”

Mu Yichen asked indifferently, with a businesslike demeanor.

Qin Mu recalled the disappointed and disgusted look he gave her last night, finished her sip of coffee slowly before looking up.

”Of course, it’s about Chengcheng!”

”Chengcheng...”

Mu Yichen pondered something, ultimately leaving his words unsaid, just looking up at her, ”You haven’t met Huanhuan yet, if you’re free at noon today, let’s have lunch together?”

”I have an appointment the day after tomorrow, if...”

”If you want to leave, you can go. Since you’re busy, you don’t need to worry so much about their sibling matters. If there’s something I don’t know about, just call me; there’s no need for you to make this long trip.”

Just a moment ago everything was fine, suddenly he turned cold again, not even looking at her.

Qin Mu couldn’t grasp his temper at the moment and could only keep her patience, ”Or maybe this trip was indeed a mistake. As far as I can see, Miss Chen seems nice enough, perhaps as you said, Chengcheng only tricked me into coming back.”

She put down the coffee cup, shouldered her bag, and stood up.

Mu Yichen remained seated, holding a pen with both hands, his sharp gaze locked onto her eyes, leaving her almost unable to move.

”It’s a rare thing indeed to see a mother not care for her child, but one as hypocritical as you is even rarer. Yesterday you stormed into my office, full of accusations, and today you’re telling me you made a mistake coming back? You find Miss Chen nice? Since when was your judgment ever spot-on?”

Mu Yichen was relentless in his criticism.

Qin Mu felt that in front of him, she was someone who could do nothing right, her dignity destroyed in moments.

”Mr. Mu is still the same as ever, speaking so sharply, so harshly!”

Qin Mu said through gritted teeth as she reached the latter part of her sentence, her voice naturally lowering.

Mu Yichen observed her being so angered, but he just smiled, ”Thank you for the compliment!”

Qin Mu was so enraged that she immediately turned to glare at him, wishing she could bore holes into his eyes with daggers, so he wouldn’t always look at her so mystically for no good reason.

But ultimately, she couldn’t do it, so she turned around and said, ”If you plan to marry Chen Xiaoyi, then give me their siblings.”

”Does Miss Qin mean she is sure she won’t remarry?”

Mu Yichen didn’t give her an answer but instead asked her this.

”I certainly won’t remarry!”

Qin Mu immediately retorted, only realizing afterward that she may have said something she shouldn’t have, and bit her lip, standing there silently, engaging in a stare-down with him.

Mu Yichen, however, didn’t avert his eyes, standing calmly from behind his desk.

Qin Mu watched as he walked out from behind the desk, her body involuntarily stiffening a bit.

But as he got closer, Qin Mu’s legs weakened, making her step back.

”Why won’t you remarry? Too scared after I hurt you?”

Mu Yichen was beside her, whispering in her ear with a low, enticing voice.

Qin Mu only felt his warm breath linger at her ear, leaving her at a loss for what to do, but his words made her feel ashamed.

She forced herself to look up at him, and the words were nearly squeezed out from between her teeth, ”You think too highly of yourself!”

Mu Yichen saw the hatred in her eyes and stepped back slightly, turning his gaze to the outside scenery, ”I don’t think I’ve ever said I’d marry another woman. Qin Mu, maybe I overestimated my place in your heart, but haven’t you also underestimated me a bit?”

His sudden seriousness, with each deep word, pierced into her bones, as if an anesthetic finally stirred a slight sensation into her nerves.

Why did her heart seem to ache a little?

”Tonight, visit the Mu Mansion; Grandpa wants to see you!”

Mu Yichen watched the scenery for a moment, his tightly knit brows relaxing slightly as he softly mentioned, then looked at her profile.

Qin Mu only felt troubled; she turned around, sat down on the sofa, and buried her head in her hands as if hugging herself, her breathing becoming laborious.

Some questions were emerging, choking her throat uncomfortably, yet a voice inside warned her not to speak, not to ask, not to argue anymore!