Two people separated by a coffee table, Helian Hao spoke to her angrily for the first time.
"But, why did you sign? If you just didn’t sign, wouldn’t that have solved it?"
Qin Mu wanted to save some face for her husband.
"Me, sign? I did absolutely nothing from beginning to end, all the signatures were done by Jing Jian himself."
He was not as gentle as Mu Yichen.
"All I did was go through the process with him, I accompanied him for a photo, and he didn’t need me for anything else. Do you understand how I feel? It’s like being kidnapped and forced to get this certificate with him."
Helian Hao rarely lost his temper .
"Then, where is the certificate?"
"The certificate? Jing Feng took it away, saying that all important things in the family would be kept by him."
After Helian Hao finished speaking, he clasped his head with both hands, practically going crazy.
She had no idea he was so thorough in his actions, so domineeringly placing a woman together with himself on a certificate—wasn’t that knowingly breaking the law?
"Mumu, what should I do now? He said he would come later to help me move my things."
Qin Mu now believed it must have been taught by Mu Yichen, coming from the same mold as him.
"You really love him, don’t you? Jing Feng."
Helian Hao looked up at her, at first, wanting to retort and, in the end, became a bit deflated and lowered his head again.
"Then just move in with him—it’s better than being alone and lonely, right?"
"That doesn’t sound like you at all."
Helian Hao couldn’t help but complain.
"Then what should I say?"
"Shouldn’t you be scolding him on my behalf, and tell me to keep fighting him until the end, to never let it be easy for him?"
"But think about when I first came back, wasn’t I with Mu Yichen already? Why should I keep two people who love each other apart?"
Helian Hao involuntarily looked up at her when he heard this.
"Is there a problem?"
Qin Mu asked curiously.
"Mumu, when will you finally admit that you really love him?"
Why, when they were talking about Jing Feng, did the conversation suddenly turn to her and Mu Yichen?
"The reason I’m living with him is because I know that even if I lived on my own, he wouldn’t let me get my way. You and Jing Feng are the same; you’ve been together since childhood, you understand each other best, what you want and like. You’ve already made others happy and yourself miserable by not getting married on time because of Jing Qing. On other matters, do you really have to be so serious?"
Helian Hao just watched as Qin Mu rattled on, feeling that Qin Mu had really changed.
She was so cold when she came back, but now, it’s as if...
She had grown more spirited.
Actually, Helian Hao thought this change was quite good.
So, she suddenly smiled, a smile tinged with complex emotions, which made the woman opposite her inexplicably nervous.
"Forget it, I often work overtime anyway. Even if I move in, we won’t be able to see each other every day."
Qin Mu kept her head down and didn’t speak, thinking to herself, not see each other every day? You’re dreaming, my dear Xiaohao.
The two of them cooked a serving of Italian pasta. Qin Mu found Xiaohao’s dishes to be truly beautiful. Xiaohao could also cook very well; even a simple pasta dish became extravagant in her hands. Remembering Feng Fanghua’s disdainful look when she criticized her own cooking, Qin Mu couldn’t help but feel a desire to laugh.
Why could she make a garment so beautifully but couldn’t manage to cook a decent meal?
Often she would end up scorching even the fried rice.
Latter, when she got back home, she found her family eating bird’s nest soup. As soon as she sat down, the maid served her a bowl, and Feng Fanghua held her bowl and asked, "What’s going on with you two? Not coming home for dinner."
Qin Mu only then noticed that Mu Yichen was also absent, but she quickly guessed what Mu Yichen was up to—certainly out having drinks with Jing Feng, and maybe tonight several men would thoroughly enjoy a few drinks together. After all, this was a major celebration, and no matter how steady Jing Feng usually was, he would definitely be elated right now.
Yet she didn’t know whether it was appropriate to speak of it, so she just replied with a smile, "Xiaohao wasn’t feeling happy and asked me to chat for a while."
Qin Mu understated it.
"Why was Xiaohao unhappy? Oh, was it because she couldn’t get married to Jing Feng?"
"Uh, it’s about work."
Qin Mu suddenly found she was quite smooth at lying.
"Oh, but Xiaohao seems like a good girl, a bit solitary, but I have a good feeling about her. At least she’s not like Xiaoqing, who appears gentle and sensible, but the things she does really shock me."