Xi Xiaye brought Mu Yuchen over to a hotpot shop near the New Era Plaza .
There was quite a crowd inside the shop . The couple sat in a corner . Looking outside the window beside them, they could see the big public square under the New Era Plaza .
She had quite an appetite that day . Most of the food they ordered went into her stomach while Mu Yuchen did not really eat much . Instead, he kept adding the ingredients into the pot for her .
Xi Xiaye picked up a slice of lotus root and put it into her bowl . She suddenly looked at the man opposite her who lowered his head while drinking some tea . He had hardly touched his chopsticks . “Do you not like it? I didn't really see you eat anything . ”
She scooped up a bunch of food and put them into his bowl .
“You eat yours . I want to see how much of a fight you can put up,” Mu Yuchen stopped her hand and replied, glancing at the empty plate .
Xi Xiaye looked over at what he was staring at . It seemed that her enormous appetite shocked the man .
“It's not like you've never seen it before…” She retracted her hand and lowered her head .
“What expression is that? I'm not dissing you . It's a blessing to be able to eat . Anyway, you're too skinny . You might be able to show more of your charming points if you eat a little more . ” Mu Yuchen glanced over at her, then he grabbed some tissues and handed them to her .
“Don't you guys like slender figures?” Xi Xiaye took the tissues from him and wiped her mouth daintily . She raised her glass as she looked at him . “About what happened today, do you think we were being mean?”
Mu Yuchen raised his eyebrows as her words reached his ears . He looked at her without replying .
She frowned and gulped down some alcohol as a cold smile appeared on her face, “Actually, I don't mind being even meaner…”
She suddenly laughed cheekily . “Mr . Mu, I thought you'd cancel the contract with her angrily and kick her out of Glory World . ”
Mu Yuchen laughed when he saw the glitter in her eyes . He put his glass down and said, “You wish! Do you think I'm a dictator who'd fire people without any reason?”
“You generously used $20 million to mock her . You probably wouldn't care about paying $10 million to terminate the contract,” Xi Xiaye pointed out .
“That's enough . Your IQ is tough to look at . You're her superior now . Isn't it easy to give her a hard time at any moment?” He said it so easily with a cold light in his eyes . Xi Xiaye was slightly stunned .
Was that the right thing to tell anyone else?
“You… are way meaner!” Xi Xiaye replied after a while . She suddenly had a premonition . Birds of a feather flocked together . Being with this man for long would definitely corrupt her mind…
There was a huge crowd outside when they left the hotpot shop . It was just a few days before the New Year's Eve and large lanterns were hung around the New Era Plaza . The whole place was brimming with festivity .
Xi Xiaye felt a little bloated from all the food she just ate, so Mu Yuchen suggested walking around the plaza . Thinking about it, they had never taken walks together at night before .
In the plaza, Mu Yuchen casually put his arm over Xi Xiaye's shoulder as the two of them slowly walked past the dim streetlights . The wind blew past them and Mu Yuchen's windbreaker was now slung over Xi Xiaye's shoulder .
“The New Year is coming soon . Don't we need to prepare some gifts? The Mu Residence…”
After a while, Xi Xiaye suddenly stopped walking and looked at him doubtfully, she did not forget about the fact that she was married into the Mu family . Wang Hui had even called her this morning and asked her how she was doing .
“We'll go back for a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve . We'll go back to Maple Residence two days after that . ”
When Mu Yuchen turned over to see her deep in thought, he laughed . “What now? Are you thinking about how to put up a good image in front of my parents and grandparents?”
“I always have an impressionable image to them, alright?”
Xi Xiaye glanced at him with a light in her eyes . “Moreover, I'm trying so hard to fit in, yet you never even praised me and there's no reward of any kind either . ”
He was really tall, so she still had to raise her head slightly to talk to him comfortably even when she wore heels . Sometimes, she could even feel a slight pressure on her .
Mu Yuchen was a little flustered when he heard her . His grip on her shoulder tightened slightly as he spoke in a gentle tone, “Okay, thank you for your hard work, Missus . How'd you like me to reward you? You're not a high school girl anymore . Why would you need a reward as an encouragement? Aren't you a self-proclaimed new era strong woman? Yet, you're worried about small things like these . ”
Mu Yuchen did not know that Xi Xiaye acted that way because she felt that the people from the Mu family were treating her very well, especially Wang Hui . She would call her from time to time to check up on her . Such attention gave her an indescribable sense of warmth .
She wanted to keep this warmth inside her .
For some reason, when Xi Xiaye saw his indifferent eyes, she blurted out a question . “Mu Yuchen, do you rarely communicate with your family? I feel that your relationship with them… is kind of… weak…”
Xi Xiaye's words stunned Mu Yuchen . She was looking at him in the eye and she caught the subtle glimpse of darkness, but it swiftly returned to normal .
“Mmm, I rarely stayed at home the past few years . ”
As he was talking, his arms over her shoulder pushed her forward slightly . “I went to a boarding school since I was young . My parents were busy with work and we hardly got to chat with each other . They are very strict with their children, including Ling… Lingshi . While our family is quite well-off, I don't exactly have a relaxed life . ”
“Lingshi?” Xi Xiaye quickly caught the key point and she asked doubtfully .
“Mmm, Lingshi…she'll only return after the New Year . She's sweet . I guess you'll like her,” Mu Yuchen replied neutrally .
“Don't your parents… only have one son?”Xi Xiaye asked .
Chapter end
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