His Beloved Treasure

Chapter 2305: Chapter 665: One Year Later (42)_3

Qin Mingzhu stood there dumbfounded, unable to comprehend a single word. Even after Mu Yichen left with his jacket, she remained frozen, her long eyelashes fluttering ceaselessly as if trying to chase away something.

”Second Miss, what are you daydreaming about?”

The aunt came out of the kitchen, seeing her in a daze, and gently called out to her.

Qin Mingzhu snapped back to reality, blinked her eyes, and then looked at the aunt: ”Aunt, did you see anyone else in our house just now?”

”Someone else? No!”

The aunt was puzzled for a moment and then shook her head.

Qin Mingzhu blinked forcefully, contemplating slapping herself to confirm this wasn’t a dream, but she couldn’t bear to hit herself, so she blinked frantically instead, and hearing the car’s sound, quickly ran to the window. It was Mu Yichen’s car.

Qin Mingzhu’s heart was in her throat, watching at the doorway for a while, then turned to look inside where the aunt was already busy again. She thought to herself, it really was my brother-in-law!

During breakfast, she stared at Qin Mu with a peculiar look, while Qin Mu ate casually. Occasionally, she noticed Qin Mingzhu staring and asked: ”What’s wrong? Just say it if you have something to say!”

”Well, what time did you get home last night? Did you come back alone?”

Qin Mingzhu pondered before cautiously probing, feeling very uncertain.

Qin Mu nodded, ”If it wasn’t me who came back, then who else?”

”Uh!”

Qin Mingzhu instinctively glanced at Wang Huanyu, who chuckled: ”You aren’t trying to say you saw my brother-in-law at home, are you?”

Qin Mingzhu was startled, her mouth agape, and stared in shock at Wang Huanyu because he had guessed her secret.

”How is that possible? I was in the living room watching the news when Qin Mu came home last night. I saw it with my own eyes; she came back alone.”

Wang Huanyu explained for Qin Mu.

Qin Mingzhu...

Once Qin Mu took the kids out, Qin Mingzhu stopped Wang Huanyu, who was headed to work: ”I really saw my brother-in-law!”

”Calm down, just pretend you didn’t see anything!”

Wang Huanyu quietly advised, remarkably calm.

Qin Mingzhu...

”I’m off to work, got a busy day, might come home late; just be good and don’t make trouble at home.”

Wang Huanyu coaxed her before leaving.

Qin Mingzhu remained at the door after he left, still in a daze, feeling like she had fallen into some maze set by someone else.

So, does Wang Huanyu mean he knows Mu Yichen had been at home?

So, Mu Yichen really was there, not brought back by Qin Mu, so Qin Mu truly doesn’t know Mu Yichen came over?

The more Qin Mingzhu thought, the more terrifying it felt. That man sneaked into their home late at night, slept in her sister’s room for a night, and yet her sister knew nothing?

So terrifying!

So terrifying!

So terrifying!

Qin Mingzhu felt increasingly incredulous, wanting to tell Qin Mu, but before she could find her phone, her mother-in-law’s car already entered the house.

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Bookstore.

”What’s wrong with the boss? She’s been sprawled there for nearly the whole morning!”

”Who knows, since she stood there, she’s been like that!”

The two clerks finished their work, standing in the corner whispering about Qin Mingzhu, while Qin Mingzhu remained unaware of anything.

The phone on the cashier’s desk rang, but Qin Mingzhu was still out of sorts, answering mechanically with a slow motion and a feeble voice: ”Hello?”

”I can’t join you for lunch; you handle it yourself!”

Qin Mu said on the phone and then hung up. Qin Mingzhu snapped back a second after she disconnected, looking at the phone in shock. Was it Qin Mu’s call just now? Did she actually say nothing to Qin Mu?

Qin Mingzhu suddenly felt like a traitor, knowing someone had invaded their home and done something to her sister, yet saying nothing to warn her, feeling aggrieved and anxious, and too scared to say anything, filled with panic.

Meanwhile, Qin Mu changed her clothes, ready to go to Mu Yichen’s office with Chengcheng and Huanhuan, surprised to encounter Feng Fanghua’s car with Mu Qingxin inside as soon as she stepped out.

”Hi! Really meeting you guys here. Well, Mom and I were passing by, thought of taking Chengcheng and Huanhuan for lunch.”

Mu Qingxin stepped off the car, trying not to be awkward, forcing out some words to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu glanced at the formidable-looking woman sitting in the car, then lowered her head to look at her son and daughter: ”Today, you two go have lunch with grandma then.”

”Mm!”

Huanhuan and Chengcheng nodded sensibly, wearing nice new jackets before getting on the Mu Family car.