His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 2176: Chapter 631: One Year Later (8) Not Sneaking Away_2

Looking down at her son nestled in her arms, hardly moving, she thought, at most, she would just endure Feng Fanghua and Mu Yichen’s sneers and sarcasm. Seeing her son only once a year, can’t she endure this bit of grievance?

It was still drizzling outside; Huanhuan and Chengcheng wanted to eat upstairs and told her to go down herself. Qin Mu then stepped out the door, but as soon as she closed it and looked up, she saw, at the nearby doorway opposite, the person she was most familiar with coming out.

Mu Yichen, upon seeing her, gave her a cold glance and walked toward the stairway himself.

Qin Mu thought it was quite surprising that the two of them could still sit down and have a meal together.

She thought they would only be able to sit together many years later.

She guessed he must have read the letter she left. He clearly knew that even if she couldn’t take the child, she wanted just one word from him that would let her return to Paris with peace of mind, but he just wouldn’t give it to her.

Over the years, when it came to bickering, she couldn’t outdo him; when it came to ruthlessness, could she be more ruthless than him?

However, Qin Mu thought that when it came to silence, maybe he couldn’t surpass her.

Qin Mu followed him downstairs; the old man wasn’t feeling well and didn’t come out to eat, leaving only the two of them in the dining room. The matriarch of the Mu Family gave her a very cold look upon seeing her.

”Dad, Mom!”

Qin Mu called out softly, although now, it was hard for her to even address them, but she had to greet them.

”Sit down and eat!”

Mu Zihao said kindly, allowing Qin Mu to take her seat, and Mu Yichen was already seated.

It was the same seats as before, but it no longer felt like it once did.

Qin Mu could never have imagined that Feng Fanghua would be so quick to find a new partner for Mu Yichen.

Of course, even if she knew, she had no right to be angry, so she sat here without a trace of temper.

”Yichen, tomorrow is Xiaoyi’s birthday. I hear there’s a birthday banquet at your hotel. You send a gift on my behalf.”

Feng Fanghua didn’t acknowledge her, but suddenly spoke to Mu Yichen.

Mu Yichen slightly raised his eyes, glanced at his mother with mostly suppressed indifference: ”Okay!”

Okay?

Listening, Qin Mu felt like a fire was ignited in her heart, but it never blazed to the surface.

She just lowered her head, chewing the food in her mouth slowly and carefully.

Mu Zihao knew Feng Fanghua was deliberately embarrassing Qin Mu, and with his son being so unapproachable, he initiated a conversation with Qin Mu.

”I see after you returned to Paris, your career has been quite successful. You must be very tired, right?”

Mu Yichen asked her with a smile.

Though he didn’t mention her by name, when speaking of these things, Qin Mu naturally raised her eyes with a smile: ”Not too bad!”

In truth, she had a thousand words to say, but with two people here who disliked her, she could only reply with those two words.

”A while ago, friends inquired about you. Ever since JY left Rongcheng, many people in the city got used to wearing your designs and don’t want to wear anyone else’s.”

Mu Zihao continued.

”Is that so? If your friends need anything, just give them my contact information, and I’ll certainly help.”

After hearing this, Qin Mu thought for a moment and responded.

”With your word, I can confidently reply to them!”

Mu Zihao said.

”Why so much talk during a meal?”

Unable to listen any longer, Feng Fanghua looked up at her husband and asked.

”Then let’s eat first!”

Mu Zihao, still in a good temper, continued to smile.

Qin Mu lowered her head to eat again, but it was flavorless. Forcing herself to finish the rice in her bowl, she hardly touched the dishes.

Now in the Mu Family, she found herself becoming hesitant and reserved.

After dinner, Qin Mu went upstairs on the pretense of taking care of Chengcheng, only to hear Feng Fanghua behind her criticize her as insincere, but truly, there was nothing she could do but let it go.

If she were still the well-regarded young mistress of the Mu Family, she might have asked Feng Fanghua why she always claimed to treat her as a daughter yet quickly found another woman for Mu Yichen, but now, it was all just destiny.

At night, Chengcheng fell asleep quite early, probably bored with her company, but Qin Mu didn’t leave Chengcheng’s room either.

Even Huanhuan, also fell asleep in Chengcheng’s room, albeit with her hand still holding Qin Mu’s.

Leaning against the bed, Qin Mu watched the siblings sleep, then picked up her phone, uncertain of what to do tomorrow.

Could these two little ones plot to make her stay?

Qin Mu looked at the siblings, then took out her phone, sent a message to Paris, and then leaned back to try to fall asleep.