The two of them then chatted casually .
However, Xi Xiaye finished her meal quickly and then left just when the waiter brought the food she had ordered for takeaway .
It was 1 p . m . when she arrived back at the office . As break time was not over yet, it was still pretty quiet as Xi Xiaye made her way up to the top floor .
“Director Xi!”
She bumped into Mu Yuchen's secretary at the door .
Xi Xiaye nodded . “Is Chairman Mu inside?”
The secretary smiled . “Yes, he's in there . ”
Xi Xiaye then walked in to see him working hard as she strolled in . The sound of him typing in the quiet space was loud and clear .
She turned over and closed the door . The noise broke his concentration .
Mu Yuchen looked over at the door and saw her coming over . She put the stuff she was carrying down on the table .
She walked towards him and said, “What are you working on? Come and eat . ”
He naturally wrapped his arm around her waist as she came closer . Sitting down on his lap, his deep voice reached her ears . “The numbers submitted by the Finance Department . How are you back so quickly?”
“I brought you lunch…” She then glanced over at the food on the table .
“Still worried that I'm hungry?” He chuckled happily as he tightened his grip slightly on her waist . His unique scent filled up the space around them and her mind went blank for a while . She turned around and saw his warm gaze .
They looked at each other and love filled the air as if something was quickly bringing them closer to each other . She could not control herself as she tilted her head and kissed his lips .
He would never push such a rare initiative from her away, so he went along with her and just let her do whatever she wanted until he felt himself heating up . Struggling, he tried to suppress the building intimacy .
“Xiaye…” He pressed onto the hand on his chest as he said quietly, “Don't go any lower . I can't control myself…”
She narrowed her eyes at him with a cheeky smile . “I thought you could always keep your calm, you pervert . ”
“If I can still keep calm from all that teasing, that'd be really dangerous . ”
He glanced at her . “You really like to tease me lately, should I consider making my stand as the man of the house again?”
She laughed . “It's useless to me . Alright, go and eat first . I've ordered all the most expensive food, but I'm sure it's nothing to someone like Qi Lei . He actually seemed pretty easy to talk to . ”
“He bought you over with just one meal?” He stood up and squinted his eyes at her . “Last night, you said that he's not a gentleman, but after just one meal, you have such a change of perspective on him . I cook for you every day and you've never even complimented me!”
She was surprised . “Mr . Mu, are you being jealous right now?”
“You think a gentleman like me would get jealous over him? Don't you think that'd lower my standards?”
The darkness on his face vanished instantly . She almost forgot this man had a nasty tongue . She just smiled without saying anything as she started browsing through the data on the laptop .
“The land Grandfather left for you is now officially yours . The documents are inside the second drawer on your left . The West Park documents will be done in two days . What are you going to do?” he asked as he sat down on the sofa opposite her .
Xi Xiaye then remembered Xi Jiyang's last words . She hesitated for a moment before saying, “Lawyer Wang called me yesterday and told me he'll head over to West Park this few days . It must be about this . I'll wait for his call before deciding whether I'll go over or not . ”
Xi Xiaye was obviously not really interested in such things . She did not have many fond memories of West Park, but that place was her grandfather and father's home . It had been passed down through the Xi family and it might mean a lot to Xi Jiyang and Xi Mushan, so she should protect it for them .
Xi Xiaye gave it some thought and asked, “Maybe Grandfather left West Park to me because he foresaw something . Mr . Mu, Grandfather is a very smart person . Apart from compensating, don't you think there might be something else?”
“He probably hopes that you can protect West Park . It's also the only thing he can give you . You have to know that the house is worth quite a lot . If Yueying were to fall into a financial crisis, it could be put up to use . ” Mu Yuchen was straightforward about this matter .
Xi Xiaye took a deep breath and sighed, “It will just be an empty house even if I kept it safe . Father has no son . He only has me and Xi Xinyi . The house will be empty once we're married, like Grandpa's house . Fortunately, Mother accompanied Grandpa along the years so that he wouldn't be lonely . I can't ask Father to return to West Park after all this . ”
“Let it be then . If he can accommodate Mother well, he can just stay at the Shen Residence . I know Father is pretty good at chess and likes fishing . He shares the same interest with Grandpa . ”
“Don't you remember that Grandpa almost killed Father the last time? I know how he is . Father will need to put a lot more effort in to be forgiven . ” Xi Xiaye felt a headache coming on .
“Father isn't as weak as you think . He must be well-equipped to climb this high in the political scene . You need to understand him better . ”
“Well, Father did go to the Shen Residence yesterday . Mother said that he's shameless and she couldn't chase him out no matter what . ” Xi Xiaye seemed helpless .
“That's a good thing . A man can't get his woman without being a little shameless . You can expect a positive outcome from them . ”
“What is that!? They are almost 50 years old! I didn't see you being shameless to court me anyway . How did I marry you again?”
Wait, why did these words sound so familiar?
Chapter end
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