Outside the airport, after they loaded the luggage, Xi Xiaye drove while the siblings sat in the back .
Xi Xiaye rolled steadily out of the carpark . The Mu residence had called to check if they had fetched her . Mu Lingshi answered the phone and spoke for a while before hanging up .
“Right, Bro, previously I told Bro Su Chen to get me a driving license . Has he done it? I heard that in the past two years, it's been quite hard to get a driving license . The new rules have reduced in integrity, but I'm lazy to take the exams . ”
Mu Lingshi saw Xi Xiaye drive skillfully up front and immediately remembered about her driving license .
Mu Yuchen who was browsing on his tablet then looked up at her . He thought about it and asked Xi Xiaye who was driving, “Where did I ask you to keep it the other day?”
“It's in the second drawer on the left of your work desk . I've also helped you keep your cardholder . I'll get it for you tomorrow, Ah Shi!” Xi Xiaye was quick to get used to the term of endearment .
Mu Lingshi nodded and slowly took the sunglasses off to reveal her face . Her scar looked even clearer in the dim space . When Xi Xiaye unexpectedly looked through the rearview mirror, her long eyelashes fluttered a little . Although she looked quite gentle, that scar…
It ruined her beauty…
“I'll go over to Maple Residence tomorrow . You don't have to send it around . Mmm… And about my work…” Mu Lingshi spoke as she turned to Mu Yuchen again .
“Let your sis-in-law arrange it . We still need someone for the entertainment club at Imperial Sky Entertainment City . Previously, it was Ah Mo handling it . I'm letting him handle the development of Movie City and you'll be the perfect substitute . Rest for a few days first, then let your sis-in-law organize things for you . She's more well-versed with matters there,” Mu Yuchen calmly answered, yet there was a light that shifted in his still eyes as he looked at Mu Lingshi .
Mu Lingshi's gaze darkened in that instant too . She sighed and rubbed her temples . “Mmm, I'll go along with your arrangements then . Just don't let me idle around . ”
The instant Mu Lingshi finished, Xi Xiaye smiled and answered her, “You probably won't be free for long . The club's just opened for a short while . A lot of things aren't on track yet . I was going to get an experienced person to manage it for a while, and then let you handle it when everything's on course . Your brother says you're pretty adept at this, so the best person to handle this would be you . ”
When she heard this, Mu Lingshi shrugged and shot a side glance at the expressionless Mu Yuchen . “Sufficiently and reasonably utilizing resources . That's so like my brother . I'm used to it as well . I don't need much rest . Arrange for me to go to work the day after tomorrow . I've rested for a few days earlier when I was there, so I'm not that tired . Just give me a day to adjust tomorrow . There isn't much jetlag to get over anyway . ”
Mu Lingshi was also a workaholic . She was a DJ . In fact, her work of handling the club turned her days and nights upside down, so the time difference here worked out well for her .
“As you wish . If you don't want to stay in the old residence, I did leave you a villa on Ah Mo's side . You can redecorate it according to the Mediterranean style that you like so much . Ah Mo will be overseeing it, so it can probably fit your fancy . Do you want to move over and see how it goes?” Mu Yuchen responded softly, his line of sight never leaving the tablet in front of him .
Once Mu Yuchen said that, Mu Lingshi instantly fell silent again . Her lowered gaze seemed complicated . Then, she suddenly turned to look out the window and did not answer .
The considerably harmonious atmosphere in the car instantly vanished, and gloominess hung in the narrow space, filling it with a suffocating stillness .
Xi Xiaye did not say anything either . She glanced at the two people behind from time to time through the rearview mirror . She saw that Mu Yuchen was expressionless as always while Mu Lingshi looked down . She seemed rather lonely, paired with that scar . She actually looked a little…
Xi Xiaye silently averted her gaze and continued to focus on driving . She wanted to say something, yet she did not know how she could break the ice .
After a pregnant pause, she suddenly heard Mu Lingshi sigh softly, her clear voice colored with a sorrow that she had endured, “Brother, I know you're doing this for my own good, but I hope that you can stay out of whatever's between him and I . Once some things have happened, they can never return to the way it was before . Why do you have to care about it so much?”
“Yes, we can't return to how it was before, but I know very well what you're really thinking . Ah Mo has never given up on you . You should know this better than anyone else . ” Mu Lingshi had just finished when Mu Yuchen's calm voice came through . His eyes that were deep as the ocean suddenly flashed with a cold light as he looked at Mu Lingshi .
Startled, the gleam in Mu Lingshi's eyes twinkled . She could not help but put her hand to her forehead and sigh deeply . She then turned to look out the window again, without uttering another word .
“Go visit Lingtian and Aunty tomorrow . You've been abroad for the past few years . Every year, Ah Mo returns to mourn and offer prayers to them . Yesterday, I noticed that he was at Lingyuan Cemetery, but he didn't go up . I think he wanted to wait for you,” said Mu Yuchen softly as he looked at her .
A mocking, bitter smile suddenly flashed at the corner of her lips . She put her sunglasses on again and muttered coldly, “What's there to mourn about? If they're dead, they're dead…”
“Lingshi!”
Upon Lingshi's brash attitude, Mu Yuchen immediately frowned . His gaze held a gleam of sternness as he silently stared at her .
“I'm just laying the facts out . ” Mu Lingshi lowered her voice now as she just replied with that single sentence .
Xi Xiaye could vaguely understand something . She thought that it should be about Lingtian . When she noticed the iciness between them, she spoke after some thought, “Ah Shi, is there anything you need? There's a supermarket up front . ”
Mu Lingshi then eased a little and looked at Xi Xiaye, shaking her head . “No, thanks . Everything should be prepared back home . ”
The mood was still a little awkward, and the stifled air remained all the way until they reached the Mu residence . The joy of reuniting with the whole family flushed away the bitterness .
Inside the Mu residence, Wang Hui and Zhuang Shurong were pretty much done preparing dinner . When they saw Mu Lingshi, everyone's faces shone with rare happiness .
Wang Hui pulled at Mu Lingshi and started to nag, her eyes filled with deep concern . “It's marvelous that you're back! Rest for a while and just let your brother arrange everything . What's so great about a girl who keeps running abroad? You don't even have anyone to take care of you when you're sick . You are the one who ends up suffering . ”
Chapter end
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