《Mr. Shen Has Had a Crush on Me for a Long Time》 Chapter 1 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After a night of heavy rain in Jingchuan City, the cleansed sky had turned clear. A few soft, white clouds floated in the azure heavens. Mu Qingyu supported her chin with her hand as she watched the pedestrians on the road from inside a high-end French restaurant. Her almond-shaped eyes were curved upwards as gentleness oozed from within. As a child who grew up in the south, she was as frail as a delicate flower. She wore a light yellow dress, and her exposed calves were as fair and tender as lotus roots. The pearl necklace on her neck made her look elegant and dainty. The waiter at the side couldn¡¯t help but sneak a glance at Mu Qingyu. The girl lowered her head and glanced at her phone. She frowned slightly and raised her hand. ¡°Bill, please.¡± The waiter¡¯s heart was in turmoil. It had been more than an hour since she had agreed to meet with the Shen family. Mu Qingyu wasn¡¯t surprised that the bad-tempered man had rejected her. Everyone in Yan City knew Shen Jingmo as the ¡°King of Pigeons¡± who stood up his dates. Mu Qingyu had already expected that her trip would be a waste of time. The chauffeur at home was on leave today, so she called Didi. She was absent-minded as she thought about the message her aunt had sent her before she left. The Shen family¡¯s heir, Shen Jingmo, was famous in Yan City for being unruly and eccentric. He had been against his family since he was young. He gave up his inheritance of hundreds of millions of assets and insisted on following his uncle to the army. No one had expected that he would really make a name for himself. If he had not injured his leg during training and had no choice but to retire, it was hard to say how long he could have stayed in the army and where he could have gone. Shen Jingmo was 28 years old this year, and there was a three-year age difference between him and Mu Qingyu. Other men at this age would, more or less, have some experience in love, especially the wealthy young masters in Yan City. They probably had countless women in their lives, and some had already fathered children before high school. However, Shen Jingmo was different. Not to mention the women around him, even the military dogs he had in the army were all male. There were so many affluent and powerful ladies who wanted to have a relationship with him, but he never gave them a chance. He was exceptionally unreasonable. After he retired from the army, Shen Jingmo took over the Shen family¡¯s company. He taught himself finance while managing the business. For someone like him, his unreasonableness made him more mysterious. However, if one were to get close to him, one would quickly discover his biggest shortcoming¡ªhis bad temper. He was easily angered, and he could be cold and emotionless. That was why he was still single at his age. Although he wasn¡¯t bothered, his parents were extremely anxious. They were well-acquainted with their son¡¯s conduct. Since Shen Jingmo disregarded the matter, they could only help him as his parents. Ever since he left the army the year before last, his parents had been looking for a partner for him. In the end, this guy stood up ten girls out of ten blind dates. He didn¡¯t care whether they were rich, powerful, or beautiful. Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would show up, but at the end of the date, the girls would be left crying. These good girls were basically the children of family friends. Countless times, his parents had to help him coax and apologize with a gentle voice. After a year of blind dates, he still did not have a single woman by his side. Mu Qingyu felt that she was just an ordinary person. She wouldn¡¯t be any different from the other girls. Hence, she was not surprised that Shen Jingmo would not make an exception for her. Nevertheless, her wish to help her family through the marriage could only be dashed. In the end, she had no choice. She had already done her part by waiting for more than an hour. She did not feel any burden when she left. Simultaneously, there was almost no one present in a quiet and uninhabited bay in Las Vegas, which had been abandoned for a long time. Occasionally, seagulls would fly over and caw, causing ripples to appear on the calm sea. This beautiful scene was really too pleasing to the eye. Unfortunately, this peaceful scenery was soon broken by a roar. A speedboat suddenly appeared like a wild beast in the sea, and the whistling sound was mixed with the occasional terrifying gunshot. Behind the beast, a 16-story luxury cruise ship sailed on the sea at a steady pace. The cruise ship¡¯s name was Deepsea, and there were four golden letters at the bottom of the hull¡ªShen. The sign indicated the ownership of the Shen family from Yan City over the property. The air on the cruise ship mingled with the smell of cigarettes and wine, and the music was deafening. Men and women were dancing to their hearts¡¯ content while immersed in an extravagant and absurd party. In the conference room on the top floor, it was eerily quiet that it made one¡¯s nerves tense. On the sofa by the window, a voluptuous woman knelt at the feet of a big-bellied foreigner while serving him meticulously, not daring to slack off in the slightest. Chapter 2 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation This foreigner was called ¡®Scorpion¡¯ and was the seller of this deal. Scorpion was in a good mood with beauty by his side and good wine in his throat. He mumbled in a foreign language. The man sitting opposite him had a standard Asian face¨Ca high nose bridge and thin lips. His eagle-like sharp eyes exuded coldness that made people not dare to approach him. All the beautiful women in the room secretly stared at him, but no one dared to go forward and provoke him. ¡°Pfft!¡± The man with gold-rimmed glasses next to him couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°I told you to learn more about culture, but you insisted on going home to raise pigs. Look at you now. You don¡¯t even know what they¡¯re talking about when you¡¯re talking about business. Are you dumbfounded?¡± He dared to laugh out loud, but the translator was so nervous that his hands shook, and his expression did not dare to relax. He said he didn¡¯t expect Young Master Shen to come in person. He was a little scared. The translator worked seriously. It was all useless saliva. Shen Jingmo sneered and asked him if he plans to give him the batch of goods he promised him. Yu Yang glanced at the foreigner opposite him and smiled indifferently. ¡°I think he¡¯s not going to admit it. Your First Uncle only verbally agreed with them before, so they probably thought that even if they went over their word and quit. We could not do anything to them.¡± The translator conveyed both parties ¡®intentions to the other party honestly. It was similar to Yu Yang¡¯s guess. Scorpion stammered when he mentioned the batch of goods and could not give a reason. ¡°Young Master Shen, I¡¯m afraid we¡¯ll have to return empty-handed this time. Second Master Shen probably couldn¡¯t do anything about this troublemaker, and it just happened that Shen Jingmo had asked him for this order¡­¡± Scorpion played the fool and did not mention a word about the deal. It was nothing more than taking advantage of the people at the top to give them a warning, but Shen Jingmo was more challenging to talk to than the elders of the Shen family. He was a complete lunatic¡­ Yu Yang chuckled in a low voice, his meaning unclear. Shen Jingmo glanced at his childhood friend, who always talked about him on various occasions, and ignored him. There was a soft sound in the air. Scorpion looked at the black object pressed against his head in disbelief. He put down the glass and raised his hands above his head, but he still mumbled, fast and anxious. No one present had expected Shen Jingmo to be so rude as to take out the wooden warehouse. His movements were too fast. Scorpion¡¯s bodyguards could not even react in time. He still held the half-burnt cigarette between the fingers of the other hand, and the hand in front of him was so nonchalant ready to take his head at any time. Shen Jingmo could guess what the foreigner explained without an interpreter. He threw his phone at the other party and said, ¡°Let his superior explain to me.¡± The interpreter was just an ordinary employee. Although he had received many orders from foreigners with Shen Jingmo, it was his first time seeing such a big scene. And he was so scared he couldn¡¯t stop the tremble. ¡°Tell him to save his mind. Our people have surrounded this place. If he doesn¡¯t believe us, he can try and see who can save him.¡± The blatant threat dumbfounded Scorpion. After the interpreter conveyed Shen Jingmo¡¯s words to him word for word, he even called for help a few times. He hoped to get lucky. However, the ear-splitting music below covered all the sounds. And no one knew what had happened on the top floor of the cruise ship. Scorpion starkly gave up on that thought. The deep sea in the night still cruised on the sea. However, the speedboat that a staff escorted had left. And they had happily and smoothly closed a deal. At the card table, Yu Yang frowned and looked at the man who threw the cards with a cigarette in his mouth. ¡°I say, don¡¯t go too far, kid.¡± He had already won 12 rounds in a row, and everyone at the table had lost interest. Shen Jingmo unsurprisingly won again. Yu Yang threw the cards in his hand on the table and pulled Young Master Shen away, in case these people would never play with them again. Chapter 3 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wine glasses intertwined on the dance floor, and ambiguous atmospheres mixed up. It made men and women in the crowd get intoxicated with overwhelming pleasure. Two men in the private room were unaffected. Yu Yang ordered two high-degree drinks and knocked on the table. ¡°Are you unhappy?¡± The two had grown up together. The dog-headed military counselor Yu Yang could tell at a glance that Shen Jingmo¡¯s mind had gone wrong again. ¡°Let me guess¡­¡± Yu Yang¡¯s peach-shaped eyes under the glasses curved up when he saw that Shen Jingmo did not respond. He smiled maliciously. ¡°Ever since you left the army, your family had searched for girls for you to go on blind dates. Does your mother force you to get married?¡± The man had his head lowered at first, but when he heard this, he looked at Yu Yang with a murderous gaze. ¡°Next time, I¡¯ll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks if you link your mother to forcing you.¡± Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t say whether his guess was right or wrong, so Yu Yang guessed that he was right. He laughed out loud. ¡°Are you still Young Master Shen unafraid of anything? It¡¯s just a marriage. Why are you hiding? Besides, even if you can hide from the first day of the new year, can you hide from the fifteenth day? Aunt Wu will get the news in two days. Do you still plan to stay in Deepsea?¡± However, Deepsea was already on its way back. ¡°If you really can¡¯t do it, you can take the initiative to contact a few women and see if you can find a suitable one who is willing to fake a marriage with you. After all, you have completed your mission once the wedding is over. After that, you can have some fun and no longer have to be nagged at.¡± Yu Yang said indifferently. The young masters of Yan City did this when they were of age, so he was already used to it. They could get married as long as they were suitable in all aspects. They honestly do not consider feelings. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re still thinking about that little cotton ball?¡± Yu Yang suddenly thought of something and asked carefully. The others didn¡¯t know, but only Yu Yang knew that the usually arrogant and chill Young Master Shen had someone marked in his heart. Shen Jingmo ignored him and pressed on his phone with his slender fingers. He deliberately had turned off his phone for a long time. ¡®I¡¯ll just keep quiet.¡¯ Yu Yang recalled when Shen Jingmo first mentioned little cotton to him while he looked at the countless WeChat messages that flooded in as soon as he turned on his phone. It seemed when he was 16 or 17 years old. Was it during the second year or the first year¡­? All sorts of WeChat messages constantly buzzed in his phone. His mother, Mrs. Wu, bombarded his chat box with one at the top of the list aside from the group messages. The most recent one was [Shen Jingmo, you¡¯re outrageous. You¡¯ve been away for more than a month. But it doesn¡¯t matter. I can still help you get married even if you are not here. I have a big heart who doesn¡¯t hold a grudge against a small dog and find you a girl who can match you in all aspects and go around in circles.] Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t know the girl who accompanied him eight times and took turns with his mother, but he didn¡¯t look up. He rubbed his throbbing temples and closed the chat box. Therefore, he missed a few pieces of information about this girl in the middle¨Cthe young lady¡¯s name is Mu Qingyu. She was from the Mu family in Jingchuan. [I¡¯ve met her once, and she¡¯s gentle and pretty. Only she can tolerate your dog temper. Don¡¯t be silly. Come back and finish the ceremony!] Yu Yang accidentally glanced at the last sentence on the screen. Even though he was well-informed, it still shocked him. ¡®Aunt Wu¡­ You¡¯ve arranged marriage?¡¯ He still sailed on the sea, and he suddenly had a wife. ¡°Aunt Wu is even more badass than you. Your whole family is ruthless, honestly.¡± Yu Yang said very sincerely. ¡°She¡¯s just an ignorant little girl.¡± Before Shen could finish his sentence, Yang kicked him hard. ¡°Just accept your fate, Young Master Shen. It¡¯s useless no matter where you run to now!¡± A few minutes later, all the young masters in Yan City¡¯s upper-class circle knew that the inkman Shen Jingmo traveled the seas and that marriage had fallen from the sky. For a moment, the initially quiet group chat became lively. And red uniformly filled Shen Jingmo¡¯s phone screen. It was unknown if they had discussed it beforehand, but the cover of all the red packets had the words [wishing Young Master Shen a happy marriage] written on it! As for whether he was happy or not, only Shen Jingmo himself knew. He was sluggish to open the red packets in the group, so Yu Yang snatched his phone and helped him collect them one by one. His balance quickly increased by more than 100,000 Yuan. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to invite these brothers to your wedding!¡± He grinned. Shen Jingmo couldn¡¯t take it anymore. ¡®One more word, and I¡¯ll arrange for everyone to eat at your table first.¡¯ No matter how far he ran, he could not escape from her. Deepsea would return to the nine regions sea in half a month or less. He would have nowhere to hide when he returned home. Chapter 4 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The man nonchalantly stubbed out the cigarette in his hand. His aura was heavy and cold. It caused women to peek at him and involuntarily avoid his gaze. This man appeared scary when he was quiet. What¡¯s the use of having good looks? It was like it wrote ¡°unreasonable¡± all over his face, and no woman dared to approach him. Yu Yang sighed helplessly and saw that Shen Jingmo helplessly replied to the messages. The dim light illuminated the side of his face, and the bottom of his eyes was a perpetual chill. ****** ¡°In her room.¡± Uncle Chen took a few steps forward and added in a low voice. ¡°Madam, Little Miss hasn¡¯t come downstairs for the whole day. She hasn¡¯t even eaten. It won¡¯t help. Her body won¡¯t make it if she doesn¡¯t eat. Ask her to come down and have something to eat. I want to talk to her about her marriage with Shen Jingmo.¡± Madam Mu¡¯s voice was soft and slow, and her tone was neither fast nor slow, with a gentleness unique to Southerners. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll ask Aunt Xu to get her.¡± Uncle Chen went to the kitchen to call for someone. Madam mu placed her bag on the coffee table and started to worry about how she should tell Mu Qingyu about this. ¡°Little Aunt.¡± Mu Qingyu walked down the stairs with light steps and a bright smile. ¡°You¡¯re finally back!¡± ¡°Uncle Chen said you stayed in your room the whole day and didn¡¯t even eat. What happened?¡± Madam Mu put on a stern look, but her tone softened again. ¡°You¡¯re still so young. You don¡¯t have to worry about the company¡¯s affairs. If your eldest brother and sister-in-law knew you would marry that condescending Young Master Shen for our family, they would disagree no matter what¡­¡± All these years, Madam Mu had almost granted her every request. She was afraid Mu Qingyu would fall if she held her in her hands and spoiled her as she grew up. Mu Qingyu honestly couldn¡¯t explain her stomach ached after she ate the other night. Her stomach had been in pain for the whole day, so she wanted to empty it to clear her stomach. In her aunt¡¯s understanding, she was so worried about the marriage that she couldn¡¯t even eat. Mu Qingyu hurriedly explained. ¡°It¡¯s not like that. Little Aunt, I¡¯m willing to marry him.¡± Her biological parents died in a car accident when she was five. The second Mu couple had treated her as their own for the past twenty years. Now that the company was in trouble, she needed to help the family. Moreover, Mu Qingyu had originally planned to remain single for the rest of her life. However, the Shen family¡¯s search for marriage emphasized that it was only a marriage of convenience. After marriage, they would still go their separate ways. Both parties would not interfere with each other, and they did not have to be responsible for this marriage. It would be best if the other party did not like her. Wouldn¡¯t such a married life be wonderful? Mu Qingyu thought so, but her little aunt wasn¡¯t as open-minded as her. Anyone would be worried if the child they had raised from a young age were to suddenly marry into a stranger¡¯s family. However, Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t show up at all yesterday, so the marriage should have been canceled. The next second, she heard Madam Mu say, ¡°Madam Shen asked me out for tea this afternoon. We discussed your marriage.¡± Astonishment engulfed Mu Qingyu¡¯s face. ¡°But¡­ We haven¡¯t even met!¡± ¡®Why did the parents of both sides seem to be riding on a rocket?¡¯ They had accelerated the progress to this extent. ¡°Mrs. Shen likes you so much that you probably don¡¯t remember. She even played with you when you were young.¡± Said Madam Mu. When they were young, the Shen couple and Mu Qingyu¡¯s biological parents were good friends for many years. Back then, after the Mu family¡¯s first wife and husband passed away in an accident, Mrs. Shen was depressed for a long time. She had seen Mu Qingyu when she was young. She didn¡¯t cry or throw a tantrum. She was a fair and pure baby with a pair of big eyes that blinked. Her heart had softened into a mess. However, most of the Shen family¡¯s business was in Yan City and maple leaf nation. After the Mu family¡¯s second son became the head of the family and returned to Jingchuan City, the two families did not interact much. She didn¡¯t expect that after so many years, the two families would have met again¡­ Mrs. Shen¡¯s heart truly ached for her good friend¡¯s child. Mu Qingyu was gentle and soft, and she knew her well. And she once saw something in her son¡¯s room¡­ Chapter 5 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Clever people all knew the Shen family today did not need to rely on marriage alliance to gain benefits. Although it involved a lot of help on the surface. Why didn¡¯t the Shen family didn¡¯t force Young Master Shen to marry a woman with a prominent family background? It was because there was no need. Shen¡¯s family business had become an indestructible business empire through generations of hard work. Any so-called prominent family was not worth mentioning in front of them. If he had to find someone of equal social status¡­ ¡°I¡¯m afraid we won¡¯t be able to find one.¡± However, just because they didn¡¯t force him didn¡¯t mean their son¡¯s marriage was not a priority. Young Master Shen probably had long planned to remain a bachelor for the rest of his life if one looked at his frivolous appearance. Mrs. Shen could let him do whatever he wanted except single blessedness! Madam Shen was a ruthless person. She immediately decided to arrange the marriage when she met with Madam Mu and discovered Mu Qingyu was willing. ¡°Anyway, that kid¡¯s household register and identity card were all in her hands. When he returns, she could have cooked the raw rice. They would develop feelings for each other with a soft and delicate wife at home. Mrs. Shen encountered Qingyu many times. There was nothing to pick whether her looks or character. To marry such a good child like Qingyu as his wife would be a fortune to her family¡¯s little brat! He better not be ungrateful! There were many rumors regarding the Shen family¡¯s young master in the outside world. Madam Mu was unwilling to let Mu Qingyu marry such an insufferably arrogant young master. However, Mu Qingyu¡¯s attitude was firm, and the company was on the verge of collapse. Thus, she could only agree. Madam Mu blamed herself for being useless and could only watch her young girl marry into an unfamiliar family. The Shen family¡¯s power was strong. It was not something their Mu family could fight. However, she met Mrs. Shen that day and could finally relax sparingly. The First Lady of Yan City was intelligent and elegant. She didn¡¯t look down on others when she spoke. It made people feel like they bathed in the spring breeze. In addition, she could not fake the feelings she revealed when they discussed the marriage¡­ ¡®Perhaps, the marriage wouldn¡¯t ruin Qingyu.¡¯ Madam Mu told Mu Qingyu everything that happened that day. Eventually, she said, ¡°Shen Jingmo isn¡¯t in the country now. I¡¯ve asked someone to find out. Although he has a temper, his family is strict, and he¡¯s not someone who would mess around. Don¡¯t just swallow your anger if he bullies you after the wedding. His mother promised me today that as long as you marry him, she will treat you like her daughter. You can ask your Aunt Wu to back you up if he dares you badly. Mrs. Shen is a competent woman. You¡¯ll learn a lot from her after you marry into her family.¡± Madam Mu advised her earnestly. ¡°Qingyu, although I didn¡¯t give birth to you, I¡¯ve always treated you as my child all these years. Other than Qingfeng, you¡¯re my only child. I have dreamed of you on our side until we leave this life. Just stay at home and be our daughter¡­ However, things didn¡¯t go according to my wishes¡­¡± As Madam mu spoke, she couldn¡¯t hold back her tears, and they fell. It¡¯s us, the elders, who are incapable. We even made you worry about this family¡­ Mu Qingfeng was the only child of the second branch of the Mu family. He had been in poor health since he was young and had to rely on expensive medicine to maintain his life. She could only watch as her child waited for death at home if the Mu family were to fall. ¡°Aunt, don¡¯t cry.¡± Mu Qingyu gently hugged Madam Mu and gently patted her back. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me. The Shen couple and my parents are old acquaintances. It wouldn¡¯t be a disadvantage if I were to marry them, just like what you said. I will marry Young Master Shen of my own free will. So please don¡¯t blame yourself.¡± Even if she married into the Shen family, it would only be a marriage in the name. She could save the Mu family and her elder brother. She was already taking advantage of the Shen family. Chapter 6 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Amidst the midsummer, Mu Qingyu walked out of the plane. She couldn¡¯t open her eyes as the sweltering heat welcomed her. Outside the VIP lane, a low-profile Alpha automobile silently waited. The number plate had eight sixes¡ªrevealing the power and status of the owner. Wu Meixiang looked at the young girl. She appeared stunningly fair, almost transparent under the sun. She couldn¡¯t control her excitement and opened the car door to personally greet Mu Qingyu. The precious bride had finally arrived! Madam Shen had mentioned a few times that she wanted Mu Qingyu to stay in Yan City for a while. It would be a good opportunity for Mu Qingyu to familiarize herself with the living environment. Once Shen Jingmo returned, the two could get to know each other sometime. Madam Shen incessantly urged Mu Qingyu, but she left in a hurry. So she only managed to bring a few clothes that she often wore. Her family would have to deliver the rest of her baggage later. ¡°Qingyu, over here!¡± A clear female voice stood out. Mu Qingyu followed the voice and saw Wu Meixiang while she wore a long dress and brown sunglasses. Wu Meixiang was almost 50 years old, but she maintained herself incredibly well. She looked like a domineering female president in the business world with her exquisite makeup and neat eyeliner. Her future mother-in-law was very excited. She could feel the burning gaze under her sunglasses without even walking close. Mu Qingyu nodded. ¡°Sorry to trouble you, Aunt Wu.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to be polite with me.¡± Wu Meixiang stepped forward and took her hand. She asked the chauffeur to take her things. ¡°Get in the car first. It¡¯s too hot outside.¡± The more Wu Meixiang looked at the young girl, the more she liked her. However, she remembered to ask for her opinion. ¡°Let¡¯s go to Jingmo¡¯s house first and put down your things. Then, can you accompany Aunt back to the old house to stay for a few days?¡± Shen Jingmo lived in the suburbs, an enormous and empty villa area. Aunt Wu would keep Qingyu for a while since Shen Jingmo had not returned yet. Qingyu would be afraid to live in Jingmo¡¯s house alone. She would just return home when the brat arrived. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t have any objections and nodded. ****** Recently, Shen Jingmo dreamt of a cotton-like girl. She was a head shorter than him and had a petite figure. Her chubby face still bore baby fat. Her eyes curved into crescents as she sweetly smiled at him. The girl said in his dream, ¡°This is for you.¡± She placed a pink and tender candy in front of him. Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t mind over the candy but reached out and nastily pinched the little girl¡¯s soft face instead. The pinch made the cotton girl¡¯s little mouth agape and expressed aggrieved. Large tears welled up in her eyes. ¡°Big Brother is bullying me. I gave him candy out of goodwill. Why did he pinch me?¡± It sucked the young girl¡¯s ear, and the soft flesh around her lips was delicate and warm. Shen Jingmo naughtily increased the strength. ¡°Big Brother is a bully¡­¡± He heard the girl sobbing again. And Shen Jingmo opened his eyes. The sky got brighter outside, and seagulls freely flapped their wings and incessantly flew by the window. He threw his pants and bedsheets into the washing machine expressionlessly, then went to the bathroom to shower. In three days at most, Deepsea would sail into the territory of the nine regions. Shen Jingmo¡¯s house was in the quiet suburbs. This famous villa area was called Luming Jiaan. The price per square meter was equivalent to an ordinary white-collar worker¡¯s salary. This place was cold and quiet because the owner did not always stay. Mu Qingyu entered and took a few glances. She felt the house could soon turn hunted from its decorations and unique geographical location. ¡°Ai! Miss Qingyu is here!¡± Nanny Zhang came up to them with a smile in her eyes. Shen He, at that time, sat on the sofa and read a magazine. He also put down his magazine and looked over her arrival. The entire Shen family showed great enthusiasm in their warm welcome toward Mu Qingyu, which made her feel sparingly embarrassed. Wu Meixiang was swift and decisive. No one knew how she did it, but she already held the marriage certificate while the bride and groom didn¡¯t even show their faces. Chapter 7 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation At night, Mu Qingyu lay on her bed and stared at the two red booklets in a daze. She pulled out her phone, took a photo, then posted it on all her social media platforms after she pondered. On Weibo, tens of thousands of users¡¯ custom-tailored notifications simultaneously blared. It created a new blog post upon refreshing the website. [Yuyu V: Photo.JPG] Hundreds of comments flooded the post less than a minute after she posted the photo. [Oh my goodness, am I seeing things? Yuyu married early? I have never even heard she has a boyfriend. Why did she suddenly get married?] [I am hurt. I thought it would be a new update, so I hurriedly opened Weibo, only to see that she had officially announced her marriage!] [Who is this man? I want to fight him!] [Although I do not know who the groom is, I want to declare that the burgeoning hatred from getting your wife snatched is irreconcilable! I hate that stinky man!] [Will there be any new updates from her today?] Less than three hours until 12 o¡¯clock. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t dare to waste any more time after she posted the marriage certificate online. She immediately rushed her draft without stopping. Her phone kept vibrating. But she didn¡¯t need to look to know her editor incessantly rushes her to submit the draft again. Mu Qingyu was a C-list manga artist. Every day, she would only be willing to draw at the last second based on that little bit of self-awareness and conscience. The mangas she drew were not healing and refreshing mangas but comedic and hot-blooded ones. The drawing style was impeccable, and the plot was interesting. Even though her updates were slow, the readers were exceptionally receptive. They were willing to wait for her every day. [Oh my god, our mom is giving out a treat! It¡¯s so sweet! I love you, wifey!] [It¡¯s so good! Congratulations on your wedding, Miss Yuyu! I thought you would take the day off. But you still drew it. Sure enough, you still love us the most. I¡¯m so touched.] [I¡¯m done. I¡¯m going to sleep. Goodnight, wifey!] Mu Qingyu closed her computer and stretched her body before she opened WeChat. As soon as she opened it, apart from dozens of messages from her editor urging her to write, the rest were from her best friend, Tang Xin, who bombarded her with questions. [Mu Qingyu, you better explain to me what¡¯s up with that photo on your Weibo! The location of your post originates from Yan City. Have you already gone to that man¡¯s house? Why so sudden?! Why didn¡¯t you tell me anything?] [I see, then. You won¡¯t say anything, right? I¡¯m flying tomorrow morning, then. I want to see the pig head who will ruin my cute little cabbage! No, I can¡¯t figure it out. Who did you marry? You¡¯re not such an impulsive person.] Mu Qingyu could imagine Tang Xin¡¯s expression on the other end of the phone through the screen. She couldn¡¯t help but laugh. [Calm down. I¡¯ve thought about it carefully. It¡¯s a long story, I¡¯ll tell you when we meet tomorrow. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not being lied to.] Her identity had changed so quickly that even she was still sparingly stunned. Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t even show up for the blind date arranged by Madam Shen 10 days ago. With that, Mu Qingyu assumed Madam Shen would cancel the matter already. She didn¡¯t expect Madam Shen to drag her into obtaining a marriage certificate that day. Even now, Mu Qingyu still felt as if everything was unreal. She touched the two marriage certificates and confirmed it with herself repeatedly. ¡°I¡¯m married? Is this real?¡± Mu Qingyu had already met Shen Jingmo before. She was his high school classmate. When Mu Qingyu was in high school, the Mu family¡¯s second son was so busy with company development that they could not even see his shadow. That was why Old Master Mu had brought her to Yan City to study. Although Shen Jingmo¡¯s grades were excellent at that time, he was an arrogant young man. Everyone considered him famous, but Mu Qingyu had never seen him interact with anyone. Shen Jingmo¡¯s classmates mocked him behind his back for being conceited and pretentious. He stood alone every day and ignored everyone who spoke to him. When Mu Qingyu transferred to Yan City to study, she skipped two grades in a row because of her outstanding performance in math. As for Shen Jingmo, his family thought he was autistic because of his reclusive personality when he was young. He had never attended kindergarten, so he attended school a year later than his peers. Hence, despite being three years apart, they were destined to become classmates somehow. Chapter 8 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu transferred to Shen Jingmo¡¯s class when she was in her second year of high school. She was practically invisible and a nobody in the class. As a result, Shen Jingmo might not have any impression of her, but she had a deep impression of him. Mu Qingyu remembered encountering Shen Jingmo one evening while she was jogging by the river. The young man had a disgruntled expression while helping primary school students deal with the gangsters who collected protection fees outside the school. Thereafter, the man left without changing his expression. In the end, the group of children ran up to stop him and stuffed the money in his hands. Mu Qingyu could still clearly remember Shen Jingmo¡¯s reaction at that time. He was stunned and impatient. It was quite interesting. Mu Qingyu, who was standing at the side, couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. She didn¡¯t know if he had discovered her, but she quickly escaped. Back then, she had thought that although Shen Jingmo looked like he had an unsightly expression and a bad temper, he should still be a kind person. Therefore, when Madam Shen asked them to get married immediately, Mu Qingyu only considered for a second before agreeing. Even if they didn¡¯t love each other after marriage, she could be assured Shen Jingmo would not bully her. Madam Shen informed her that Shen Jingmo would be home in two or three days. Mu Qingyu felt a little worried and didn¡¯t know how to get along with him. Since she had to pick up Tang Xin from the airport tomorrow, Mu Qingyu quickly went to bed after washing up. She didn¡¯t know if it was due to the unfamiliarity of the bed, but she couldn¡¯t sleep well that night. She kept having dreams. In her dream, Mu Qingyu was either bitten on the neck by a blood-sucking beast or Shen Jingmo¡¯s cold but exquisite face would be looming over her. With a gloomy and disgusted expression, Shen Jingmo remarked, ¡°Don¡¯t delude yourself into thinking I will fall in love with you just because you have tried so hard to please my mother. Our family status and backgrounds are worlds apart. What benefits do you think you can bring to the Shen family if I marry you?¡± Thus, when she woke up the next day, Mu Qingyu still felt exhausted. She stretched lazily and felt the soreness all over her body. She vividly recalled her dream last night. Mu Qingyu sighed helplessly. She could foresee her dream turning into reality. Shen Jingmo might be hostile to her. ¡°D*mn, you¡¯re really married to Shen Jingmo?¡± This was the eighth time Tang Xin had asked this question since they met. Mu Qingyu looked at the woman bearing a perfect figure and sighed helplessly, ¡°Eldest Miss, how many times do you want me to repeat myself? I¡¯m really married to him.¡± Tang Xin seemed to be having a great mental struggle in her heart, and her face was red. ¡°I really want to open your head and see which nerve is impaired¡­ Why did you choose Shen Jingmo of all people? He is a lunatic. Isn¡¯t my brother a hundred times gentler than him? Do you want to consider my brother again? You and Shen Jingmo just got married. You two haven¡¯t cultivated any feelings for each other, so you can still change your mind.¡± Tang Xin ranted, ¡°No! Haven¡¯t I constantly reminded you? He is utterly insane. He is not a person you can control. Do you understand? His business trip to Alaska was sensational in the country. Almost everyone in Yan City knew how he secured the business deal. He pointed a gun at the head of the other party and threatened to shoot! Is this something a normal person would do? Besides, you know that he used to be in the special forces, right? With your small body, can you withstand his torment?¡± Mu Qingyu felt helpless. ¡°Even if he doesn¡¯t like me, he wouldn¡¯t beat me up, right? What do you mean by withstanding his torment? That¡¯s too dramatic!¡± ¡°Oh, you don¡¯t know anything at all. Just go out and ask around. Who in Yan City isn¡¯t afraid of Shen Jingmo?¡± Tang Xin irritatedly stirred the milk tea in her cup. Actually, she understood the Mu family¡¯s current situation. If Mu Qingyu wanted to save the Mu family¡¯s company through marriage, then no one was more suitable than Shen Jingmo. Marriage in the upper-class circle was mostly an exchange of interests. Finding true love and getting married thereafter was out of the question. Their marriages were basically arranged by their families, so the children of wealthy families often laughed at themselves for seemingly being trapped in a feudal society. They couldn¡¯t even decide their own marriages. Chapter 9 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not talk about these useless things. Anyway, Shen Jingmo hasn¡¯t returned to the country yet. The Fu family will host a cocktail party the night after tomorrow. Do you want to go with me? You will just be bored if you stay at home. Why don¡¯t you come with me to relax?¡± Was it going to be held the day after tomorrow? But that should be the day when Shen Jingmo would return home¡­ Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t agree immediately. She only said, ¡°Not necessarily. I might have something to do on that day.¡± ¡°Alright, if you have something to do, then go do it. But remember to keep in touch with me! I¡¯m planning to settle down here after I return to China.¡± Tang Xin reached out and pinched the little girl¡¯s fair and clear face. If Shen Jingmo bullies you, you can pack your luggage and come to me. I dare not say anything else, but with my financial resources, I have more than enough to support you for the rest of your life.¡± ****** Two days passed by in a flash. After Mu Qingyu finished drawing the draft, she stretched her wrists. There was still some time before the submission of the manuscript. Mu Qingyu turned her head and picked up the half-completed Su embroidery that was placed on the other side. This was an order she had received from the workshop two months ago. If there were no mishaps, it would probably be completed by next month. However, if the Shen family wanted to hold a wedding during this period of time, Mu Qingyu would have to cooperate with numerous procedures. The completion might get delayed then. As such, Mu Qingyu would have to rush on working on it whenever she had time before the wedding. The lotus flowers on the embroidered cloth were refined and elegant. Each petal was glowing. Perhaps even a gust of wind could blow these petals away. As long as Mu Qingyu picked up a needle, her originally quiet temperament would become even more firm. Her brows remained still. Mu Qingyu embroidered for five to six hours. She only put down the embroidery cloth in her hands once the stars emerged in the sky. She then applied some eye drops to relieve her fatigue. In the next second, she heard Madam Shen gently knocking on the door. ¡°Qingyu, come out and drink some milk.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯m coming!¡± Mu Qingyu agreed and got up to open the door. Based on Madam Shen¡¯s expression, there seemed to be something wrong. Even though her face was physically smiling, Mu Qingyu could see the displeasure in Madam Shen¡¯s eyes. As expected, Madam Shen immediately conveyed, ¡°Shen Jingmo has something to deal with at the company. He won¡¯t be back for the time being. He relayed that there is no need to wait for him.¡± Mu Qingyu wanted to laugh, but she was also touched. Wu Meixiang had always paid attention to her health. It was already nine o¡¯clock in the evening. Under normal circumstances, Wu Meixiang would be going to bed in an hour. However, Wu Meixiang actually made an exception to comfort Mu Qingyu. ¡°That kid from the Fu family seems to be hosting a cocktail party. I heard it¡¯s quite lively. Aunt will take you there to enjoy for a while,¡± Wu Meixiang said. The Fu family? Could it be the Fu family that Tang Xin mentioned two days ago? An hour later, Mu Qingyu looked at the building in front of her. The structure was exactly the same as the one in the photo that Tang Xin sent her. With that, she managed to confirm her guess. In Yan City¡¯s most high-end clubhouse, a man sitting in the corner with his eyes closed seemed out of place with the people around him. Fu Heng dragged Yu Yang to the door and questioned him, ¡°How did you get this ancestor here?¡± ¡°Well, we were on a business trip together. It was a coincidence.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be resting at home after your business trip? What is he doing here?¡± Yu Yang patted Fu Heng on the shoulder. ¡°Please understand. Aunt Wu has been forcing him to get married recently. He doesn¡¯t want to go home, so he came here to escape from reality¡­¡± When Yu Yang said this, Fu Heng suddenly became overly alert. ¡°F*ck, is this for real? I didn¡¯t expect Young Master Shen wouldn¡¯t be able to avoid an arranged marriage!¡± Yu Yang sighed pretentiously. ¡°That¡¯s right. Our Young Master Shen is going to become an emotionless machine in the future!¡± Fu Heng peeked at the man in the room. He was dressed in black while sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed. No one knew what he was thinking about, and half of his face was hidden in the dark. The man was quite handsome, but no one dared to get close to him. Everyone in the circle basically knew about Shen Jingmo¡¯s marriage. They heard that the woman he got married to used to be from a good family, but now, her family had declined. Even though these people dared to gossip about it on WeChat, no one had the guts to approach Shen Jingmo in person. ¡°I have invited a lot of guests today. I know that Uncle Shen is not in a good mood. Go and wake him up. I¡¯ll arrange for a few considerate and sensible sisters to comfort him. I don¡¯t believe that his mood won¡¯t improve.¡± Fu Heng encouraged Yu Yang to be cannon fodder. ¡°If you¡¯re not afraid of death, then go.¡± Yu Yang laughed at Fu Heng. ¡°Besides, with the speed at which Aunt Wu arranged blind dates, what kind of sisters has Young Master Shen not seen? Why would he be interested in those?¡± Chapter 10 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°You can¡¯t do this and that. However, drinking should be fine, right?¡± Fu Heng sighed helplessly. ¡°I¡¯ll go all out today and risk my life to accompany the gentleman. I¡¯ll accompany Young Master Shen to drink as much as he wants today. I won¡¯t leave until we¡¯re drunk!¡± ¡°What are you talking about? Brother Yu, Brother Fu,¡± A young man walked out of the room. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that the business was going well? Why does Young Master Shen look so unhappy today?¡± This bunch of idle young masters were even more gossipy than the village aunties when they chatted. It didn¡¯t take long for a group of people to gather around. ¡°I heard that the girl whom Aunty Wu arranged for him is quite pretty. She should be a gentle southern girl. Young Master Shen is setting his sights too high, isn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°What is the use of being gentle? They haven¡¯t even met each other before! I think this little girl has some skills. She was able to make Aunt Wu acknowledge her as her daughter-in-law so quickly. I think Young Master Shen will have a hard time in the future.¡± Someone gloated at the side. ¡°Can¡¯t you lower your voice? The person involved is still sitting here. Aren¡¯t you afraid of being kicked?!¡± Shen Jingmo slowly opened his eyes and stood up. He had been suffering from insomnia for the past few days while his mood plummeted. Bad memories from the past kept resurfacing. His eyes were bloodshot. The nosy group was making a lot of noise, which annoyed Shen Jingmo to death. He pushed the door of the private room and headed outside to calm down. Various kinds of people attended the party organized by Fu Heng. In addition to some young men who were familiar with each other in the circle, several internet celebrities had mixed in. They did not dare to go upstairs, so they could only stay in the hall on the first floor to look for their prey. A commotion by the fountain caught Shen Jingmo¡¯s attention. Under the dim street light, there seemed to be two people¡ªa man and a woman¡ªquarreling. Shen Jingmo frowned. He was about to leave when he heard a splash. A person had fallen into the water! Shen Jingmo subconsciously looked over and stopped breathing in the next second. The eyes of the little cotton in his dream almost rolled to the sky as she retracted her foot. She was completely different from what Shen Jingmo remembered. Without her obedient appearance, the young girl was confident and unbridled. She sneered at the man in the pool. ¡°My name is Mu Qingyu. If you want to take revenge, you can find me anytime. I¡¯ll be waiting for you.¡± Mu Qingyu¡­ This familiar yet unfamiliar name rolled through the man¡¯s throat as he looked over with an obscure expression. Shen Jingmo had not seen Mu Qingyu for so many years. Compared to before, Mu Qingyu was no longer as naive and ignorant as she was when she was a student, but she could still easily stir up his heart. The farce was still going on by the fountain. The man who was kicked into the water was probably some young master¡¯s son. He was scolding the people on the ground. ¡°Mu Qingyu, right? Wait for me to come up, I¡¯ll definitely kill you!¡± Mu Qingyu curled her lips and smiled sweetly at the man in the pool. ¡°Goodbye, trash¡± After bidding farewell, she lifted her skirt and ran far away. Zhang Yichen wiped the water off his face as he tried to recollect Mu Qingyu in his mind. There was no one with the surname Mu among the prominent families in Yan City nor among the celebrities whom Zhang Yichen knew. However, a number of less popular internet celebrities had sneaked in today¡­ Although Mu Qingyu¡¯s aura didn¡¯t belong to that of an internet celebrity, Zhang Yichen couldn¡¯t think of any other identity that she had. When he first saw this little beauty, she was chatting with the people around her. She looked obedient and gentle, and her breathtaking eyes were like spring water. Zhang Yichen was moved, so he took the initiative to strike up a conversation with her and asked her to come to the fountain. He wanted to have further contact with her¡­ Zhang Yichen thought Mu Qingyu was a harmless little white rabbit, so he didn¡¯t expect her to be so ruthless. Didn¡¯t Mu Qingyu know that the people who came to this party were all wealthy and powerful? She actually dared to treat Zhang Yichen like this! Anyway, since Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t come from a prominent family, then this b*tch who thought she could do whatever she wanted was at his mercy! Zhang Yichen¡¯s eyes were filled with viciousness as he stared in the direction Mu Qingyu left. In the banquet hall, Tang Xin felt bored as she looked at the men and women who were flirting with each other. Mu Qingyu then came in from the back door. ¡°Do you know that person?¡± Tang Xin handed Mu Qingyu a glass of juice. ¡°I don¡¯t know him. I should have realized it long ago.¡± Mu Qingyu was also a little dispirited. ¡°The moment I went out, he started to get all touchy. After I rejected him, he even flew into a rage out of humiliation.¡± ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have let you go with him alone.¡± Tang Xin pinched Mu Qingyu¡¯s face. ¡°You weren¡¯t at a disadvantage, were you? Let¡¯s go upstairs. There won¡¯t be so many people around.¡± Mu Qingyu blinked and replied in a soft voice, ¡°Sister, he even claimed he would find someone to kill me.¡± Mu Qingyu looked immensely aggrieved that people might think that she was the one kicked into the water. Chapter 11 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Aunt Wu, Shen Jingmo said that he had something to do at the company and couldn¡¯t return,¡± Mu Qingyu said. ¡°She¡¯s afraidI¡¯ll be unhappy, so she suggested she take me out to play.¡± ¡°Madam Shen personally sent you here?¡± Tang Xin said, ¡°It seems you are a real daughter-in-law to her.¡± ¡°Aunt Wu is good to me.¡± Mu Qingyu smiled shyly. ¡°This is enough. It was fine as long as the family was harmonious. There was no need to have a husband.¡± The young masters were in high spirits in the private room upstairs. They thought Shen Jingmo was asleep and couldn¡¯t hear them, so they gossiped about him. Unexpectedly, not long after, He pushed the door open from the outside. And the person they gossiped about walked in. He still had that unfriendly look, but everyone could feel a trace of joy in his eyes. ¡°Young Master Shen, you just got out?¡± Fu Heng wasn¡¯t sure if Jingmo had heard the gossip about him, so he quickly changed the topic. ¡°Just now,¡± Shen Jingmo¡¯s tone was light. ¡°It¡¯s too boring. I¡¯m going out for a walk.¡± He spoke much more than usual and seemed in a good mood. ¡°You seem to be in a good mood.¡± Yu Yang leaned closer to him. ¡°You met a female guest that you like?¡± Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t say anything. He casually poured himself a glass of wine and drank half of it in one go before he glanced at Yu Yang. ¡°Let me ask you, what are the chances of two people who haven¡¯t seen each other for ten years being together?¡± ¡°If you haven¡¯t seen each other in ten years?¡± A young master with a beautiful woman around his arm pushed his companion beside him to the side and got closer. ¡°First of all, the premise of being together is that you used to have feelings for each other. Second, even if you had feelings for each other in the past, you last contacted each other ten years ago. Do you know if the other party is married or not? Lastly, even if the other one is still single, you¡¯re already a married man, Young Master Shen.¡± The tense man became even more nervous. He wiped his hands clean and said, ¡°Forget it.¡± He raised his head inadvertently and suddenly saw a familiar pair of eyes outside the room. It was her, the girl he had met at the fountain. A beautiful girl was beside her, and the two walked forward with a smile. Shen Jingmo thought of what that person had just said and finally turned his head away. ¡°Let¡¯s not question whether the young lady is single or married.¡± ¡°Shen Jingmo, you¡¯re already a married man.¡± Shen Jingmo felt increasingly depressed. It was like he could not get close. He drank a few more glasses. The person fell asleep after they sailed for a few days and drank that night. Fu Heng could tell he was in a bad mood, so he handed him a room card. ¡°Go upstairs and rest first. Even if that person is a fairy, we¡¯ll talk tomorrow.¡± Shen Jingmo did not refute. The top floor was specially reserved for distinguished guests to rest in, and this was his first time here. Fu Heng must have given him his room card. It was already good to sleep on a hard bed in the army. Besides, the cleaners came to change the spare items every day. Shen Jingmo was not so particular about it, so he just made do with it for one night. He swiped his card to open the door. But he heard rustling sounds in the room before he could turn on the lights. ¡°Xinxin, why is the house so hot?¡± The girl¡¯s soft and coquettish voice made him freeze on the spot. And then¡­his face instantly turned red. It was her. Shen Jingmo¡¯s slow brain didn¡¯t have time to think about why she was in this room. He walked out and looked at the number on the door again. ¡®That¡¯s right, 305.¡¯ So, he entered the correct room. Shen Jingmo stood at the door. He froze. He got confused about whether to step forward or backward. ¡°It¡¯s so hot¡­¡± The person at the door did not move at all. Mu Qingyu tossed and turned in her blanket. ¡°Xinxin, can you help me turn on the air conditioner¡­¡± Shen Jingmo couldn¡¯t reject her, nor could he turn around and leave. He carefully walked to the entrance, turned on the air conditioner on the wall, and adjusted the temperature to what he thought was more comfortable. Chapter 12 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Get me another glass of water, Xinxin.¡± Mu Qingyu sat up from the bed in a daze and waited for her good friend to enter. The lights were off in the room, and she closed her eyes. The alcohol numbed her nerves, and the fan highlighted her beautiful face with a sex appeal that could make people¡¯s hearts throb. ¡°I¡¯ll go to your house today. Since Shen Jingmo isn¡¯t back yet, I¡¯ll talk to Aunt Wu, and she should agree.¡± Shen Jingmo¡¯s breath froze when he suddenly heard the young lady mention his name. Then, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly flipped through the chat records in his hands. [The young lady¡¯s name is Mu Qingyu.] The phone¡¯s remaining battery couldn¡¯t support it and suddenly turned off. The screen turned black. The words hovered in front of Shen Jingmo¡¯s eyes. He even wondered if his eyes played tricks on him. So, the person sitting on this bed was his wife. Shen Jingmo heard his heart start to beat wildly. The impulse he recently suppressed instantly magnified. He knew his hands shook but couldn¡¯t control his steps. He placed a warm cup of water in Mu Qingyu¡¯s hands. Mu Qingyu hadn¡¯t drunk alcohol for a long time. Today, she chatted happily with Tang Xin and accidentally drank too much. At this moment, she felt a little dizzy. Therefore, she didn¡¯t notice that the person didn¡¯t answer her. She closed her eyes and drank half of the water. Thereafter, she returned to the quilt. She felt that the person beside her had not left. She entered a sweet dream with peace of mind because she was next to her best friend. Her head was heavy, and she had many intermittent dreams. The sleeping beauty had no idea it exposed her beauty to danger. The beast¡¯s eyes were scarlet red. It was ready to move. Shen Jingmo unwillingly gazed at the young lady¡¯s face under the moonlight. His gaze swept across the young lady¡¯s soft and slender body inch by inch. His remaining rationality still struggled to support him, and what was left was endless ecstasy. Mu Qingyu muttered. His breath was light for fear of waking the girl on the bed. A man¡¯s self-control would completely collapse in front of the woman he liked even after he went through the most arduous training in the world. Shen Jingmo wasn¡¯t young anymore. They hadn¡¯t seen each other for ten years, and the feeling of being moved back then had long been settled into a desire and obsession that he hid deep in his heart. The beast pounced on the sleeping white rabbit, and the painful moans seemed to ring some signal. The beast dragged the white rabbit into its territory. Mu Qingyu had a very long dream. She saw Shen Jingmo in her dream, whom she had not seen for a long time. The man¡¯s eyes were sharp and cold, and the ambiguous atmosphere enveloped his entire body. His slightly rough hands continuously rubbed her waist and made her whole body tremble. She was like a person who fell into the deep sea. She hugged his neck tightly as if she held onto the only life-saving straw. ¡°You¡¯re such a bad person¡­ Wuwuwu¡­¡± For some reason, Mu Qingyu felt aggrieved when she saw the man¡¯s familiar yet foreign face in her dream. ¡°Why don¡¯t you come home? Do you hate me that much?¡± It stunned the man. He let go of her helplessly and ran out of the house without looking back. ****** Mu Qingyu moved into Shen Jingmo¡¯s house. Madam Wu would want Shen Jingmo to return to the country. As a mother-in-law, she had to be more sensible and give the young couple time alone. Qingyu was a good child. She didn¡¯t believe her little brat would still be so resistant after the couple shared time. Mu Qingyu naturally didn¡¯t have any objections. Last night, Madam Shen had already arranged for the servants to pack the things up in the old residence. She could just head over there directly after she woke up. Tang Xin left early today. She left a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes for her in the room. The note said she had something urgent that day and asked her to go home when she woke up. Mu Qingyu suddenly recalled the strange dream she had last night. She couldn¡¯t help but cover her burning face. It was too shameful. How could she have had that kind of dream? There was also a set of clothes on the sofa. Somebody prepared all of them according to her size. It seemed no one else came there last night except for Tang Xin. Mu Qingyu took her clothes and went to the bathroom to shower. After she came out, she took a taxi to Luming Jiaan. The people from the housekeeping company had already come over to clean up, and the maids tended flowers and plants. The lifeless villa finally had some color. Madam Wu sent all of these over the other night. ¡°Miss Mu?¡± The person wore a long, grayish-pink dress, and she looked as elegant and quiet as an oil painting. This dress was a high-end design from House D this spring. Tiantian couldn¡¯t suppress without some temperament, so he boldly guessed that this should be the future mistress of this villa. Chapter 13 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu smiled and said, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Mu Qingyu.¡± When she smiled, her eyes curved, and the two dimples at the side of her lips were like a pool of spring water. Her smile captivated Tiantian, and she said very enthusiastically, ¡°Miss Mu, please tell me if you have any other needs! Madam Shen said that you can decorate the villa however you want!¡± Mu Qingyu was new here, so how could she casually point fingers at other people¡¯s villas? She could only wave her hand. ¡°It¡¯s already perfect now. Let¡¯s wait for Shen Jingmo to return first.¡± ¡°Okay. Oh, Madam Shen sent someone to deliver some chicken soup this morning. I¡¯ll heat it for you.¡± Madam Shen and Shen Jingmo liked peace, so they didn¡¯t arrange for too many people to stay in the villa. Tiantian left after she came to clean up. Madam Wu was worried that Mu Qingyu would be afraid to be alone, so she said she would come over to play with her after she was done with her work that day. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. She treated her like a child. They had placed her things in the master¡¯s bedroom on the second floor. The lotus embroidery hung in the study, and they put her clothes in the cloakroom next door. In addition to the few changes of clothes she had brought from Jingchuan, they hung haute couture of various luxury bands in the entire cloakroom. It was the same as when she was with the Mu family. It seemed that madams¡¯ eyes were also surprisingly the same. Mu Qingyu wasn¡¯t hungry after she ate the porridge Tan Xin had left for her in the morning. Thus, she went straight to the study room and started to work. The owner of the embroidery workshop was old Madam Mu. She passed the position to Mu Qingyu as she grew older. The embroidery workshop was a national chain with its headquarters in Jingchuan. The larger branches were in Yan City, Bin City, and Shan City. Mu Qingyu previously worked at the Jingchuan branch. Now that she was in Yan City, she did not have to worry about the business of the embroidery workshop. She could just send the lotus in the rain to the branch in Yan City after she finished it. ¡°Did you go to the banquet the kid from the Fu family organized yesterday?¡± Wu Meixiang asked in surprise, ¡°Qingyu was there too. Didn¡¯t you two meet?¡± ¡°I met her.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you take the initiative to say hello? What was her reaction when she saw you?¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t.¡± Wu Meixiang looked at her son, who would not say a word if he could, and suddenly became angry. ¡°Can you not jump out one word at a time? Will saying a few more words tire you to death? Look at yourself. You don¡¯t even have a smile on your face. If you scare Qingyu away, I¡¯ll teach you a lesson!¡± The eyes of the man that stood beside her were dark and bottomless. No one could tell what he felt. Wu Meixiang couldn¡¯t help but complain. ¡°You still put on such an icy face for people to see¡­¡± ¡°Shen Jingmo??? Don¡¯t go out so often in the future. I¡¯ve already sent your wife to Luming Jiaan. If you don¡¯t behave well this time and anger her away, I¡¯ll ask your father to beat you up.¡± Shen Jingmo turned around and left. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Wu Meixiang quickly caught up with him and shouted. ¡°Do you remember what I told you?! Remember, I still have something to do at the company. I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± He hadn¡¯t thought about how to get in touch with the young girl, and he thought of the girl with a crying voice last night. He couldn¡¯t be too hasty. It wouldn¡¯t be worth it if he scared the young girl. Madam Wu stomped behind him when she heard he would return to the company. ¡°I don¡¯t know who you took after!¡± The newly-wedded couple had yet to meet up until now, and he still didn¡¯t hurry up. Madam Wu had to give in to this blockhead. Shen Jingmo had never thought there would be someone in this world who was even more slow-witted than he was, so his carefulness led him to regret every day for the next month. Mu Qingyu returned to her peaceful life of staying in her room after she attended the Fu family¡¯s banquet. Perhaps, Madam Wu thought that Shen Jingmo would go home to spend time with his new wife after he returned to Yan City, so she did not come over for the rest of the day. She had only heard from others that Shen Jingmo had returned to the country. Perhaps, he hated her. Otherwise, why would he not return home just to avoid her? Chapter 14 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu would feel she was a down-and-out girl her mother betrothed to a young master in ancient times. The other party didn¡¯t like her, but she still shamelessly married him. Furthermore, it wasn¡¯t because of pure love but because of a practical reason. Since Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t want to go home, Mu Qingyu let Tiantian stay over to save her from trouble. Only the two of them were in the villa, so she would chat with Tiantian when she had nothing to do. ¡°Well, I¡¯ve seen a celebrity. But I didn¡¯t meet Shen Jingmo.¡± Mu Qingyu placed the last needle on the leaf of the lotus flower. She has finally completed this lotus in the rain after a long time! ¡°Miss, aren¡¯t you curious about what kind of person the young master is?¡± Tiantian said, ¡°I heard from the people at the old residence that he never smiles. He¡¯s so fierce that it¡¯s scary!¡± Everyone has tacitly acknowledged Shen Jingmo¡¯s bad temper. From Tang Xin, Aunt to Tiantian, everyone knew of his ¡®bad¡¯ reputation. ¡°Why?¡± Mu Qingyu was curious. Although Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t like to talk in high school, no matter how bad his temper was, he wouldn¡¯t burn, kill, pillage, or bully the weak. ¡°How scary could he be? ¡°I can¡¯t explain why.¡± Tiantian frowned slightly. ¡°I¡¯ve met a young master once before. But he didn¡¯t talk to me either. I¡¯m just afraid of him. It¡¯s so strange.¡± A year ago, when Tiantian first arrived, she saw the retired Shen Jingmo. The man was dressed in black and had a sharp look in his eyes. The army had kept all his information confidential. Even the Shen family did not know what he had done all these years. However, on the day he returned, he was like a bloodthirsty demon at night. No one dared to get close to him. In addition, he took over the business empire of the Shen family. He was decisive and ruthless. In less than a year, all the upper-class families in Yan City began to fear his existence. Tiantian looked at Mu Qingyu with pity. ¡°Miss, I really can¡¯t imagine how you two will get along when you live together.¡± Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. She extended her hand and flicked the maid¡¯s forehead. ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. It¡¯s not that scary.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± she said. Tiantian rubbed her head. ¡°We¡¯re already married. We can only make do with it. We can¡¯t just get a divorce.¡± Although Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t take Tiantian¡¯s words seriously, she couldn¡¯t help but dream of Shen Jingmo lying in the same bed with her at night. ¡°Good child¡­¡± The man stared at her red lips. His eyes burned. He suddenly lowered his head and took her lower lip in his mouth. She felt both excited and embarrassed. Other than subconsciously closing her eyes, she could not make reactions. Why was she dreaming of Shen Jingmo again¡­ And it was this kind of dream again. On the bed, the man looked at the young girl who still panted in her sleep after he kissed her. And the desire in his eyes intensified. She thought she was dreaming. Shen Jingmo chuckled and rubbed his fingers on her slightly swollen lips. Finally, he gave her another precious kiss before he went out. Mu Qingyu¡¯s face was slightly red when she woke up the following morning. Her dream the other night seemed stark. And she subconsciously bit her lips. What was wrong with her? She had not even seen him before and had already had this dream twice. One could blame her for believing she had a wet dream. Who would have thought Young Master Shen would sneak into someone¡¯s room in the middle of the night while they were sleeping and sneak into their family? Mu Qingyu couldn¡¯t think of a reason, so she could only get up and wash up. Downstairs, Tiantian had already prepared breakfast and placed it on the table. No one else was in the villa except for the two of them. It seemed Young Master Shen did not come home that day. ¡°Good morning, Miss. The flower tea I made for you, did it work?¡± Mu Qingyu had been suffering from insomnia for the past few days. After Tiantian found out about it, she made her a cup of flower tea to help her sleep. Now, she was eager to hear her feedback. Chapter 15 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°It¡¯s quite beneficial¡­¡± Mu Qingyu was halfway through her sentence. She could fall asleep, but she couldn¡¯t. Furthermore, she kept having strange dreams. ¡°It¡¯s good that it¡¯s beneficial! Then I¡¯ll make it for you today!¡± Tiantian didn¡¯t notice her hesitation. She said excitedly, ¡°Let¡¯s eat first. These dishes are all very famous in Yan City. Take a look and see if they suit your taste.¡± It was difficult to refuse the little maid¡¯s hospitality. Mu Qingyu swallowed the words at the tip of her tongue and reached out to pick up the soy milk on the table. She tried to drink the first mouthful, then held her breath and let it swallow. She looked at the maid with a bitter face. A layer of mist engulfed her clear eyes. Tiantian could see that she wanted to say something but hesitated. ¡°Can¡¯t you accept this smell? ¡°I quite like it.¡± She covered her mouth and secretly laughed after she said that. The soybean milk in Yan City had a unique sour taste because of the fermentation process. It was quite different from ordinary soybean milk. Many people said that it tasted like moldy beans. If one weren¡¯t born and raised in Yan City, one would rarely get used to it. However, Tiantian didn¡¯t expect that it could make people cry. ¡°Aunt Wu said that Shen Jingmo never liked to drink soy milk. Shen Jingmo would always smell like a knockoff. Although he grew up in Yan City.¡± Mu Qingyu said, ¡°It seems like I¡¯m not the only outsider who can¡¯t accept this smell.¡± ¡°Of course, you¡¯re not the only one! Many locals didn¡¯t like soy milk! ¡°I don¡¯t like it either, but it¡¯s a specialty of Yan City, so I wanted you to try it.¡± Tiantian gave her a sly smile. ¡°I remember there¡¯s a shop selling soybean milk at the entrance of our school.¡± Mu Qingyu suddenly remembered. ¡°Jingchuan City?¡± ¡°Not Jingchuan.¡± ¡°I was in Yan City for an experiment.¡± She recalled her school days and couldn¡¯t help but miss them. She was in the same class as Shen Jingmo in high school. However, they completely lost contact after she went abroad. The only thing Mu Qingyu could recall throughout their entire high school was the conversation between them¨C ¡°Shen Jingmo, the teacher is calling for you.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Tiantian stopped doing her chores when she saw Mu Qingyu had changed clothes and curled her hair and asked, ¡°Miss Mu, are you going out?¡± ¡°Mmm, I have something to do!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll take you to the garage!¡± Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t have a driver¡¯s license, but she followed Tiantian to the underground parking lot to look at Shen Jingmo¡¯s luxury car. Shen Jingmo loved cars as much as all the men in the world. The two girls walked to the underground parking lot, and the scene in front shocked them. It was Tiantian¡¯s first time here. She couldn¡¯t help but scream and say excitedly, ¡°Miss Mu, young master said that you can use any of the cars here.¡± ¡°He said that?¡± Mu Qingyu was a little surprised. ¡®Shen Jingmo had been avoiding me so much, yet why would he let me drive all the treasures in the garage as I pleased?¡¯ ¡°Yeah! If you don¡¯t believe me, you can ask Madam!¡± ¡°I believe you, but I don¡¯t have a driver¡¯s license yet, so I¡¯ll have to take a taxi later.¡± Mu Qingyu turned around and looked at the limited edition of the Pagani Wind God. Only 40 units of these exist in the world. She engraved deeply in her mind its invigorating figure. Chapter 16 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Su¡¯s embroidery workshop was in the most prosperous business district of Yan City. It was one of the most famous high-end brands in the circle of well-known families in Yan City. The best embroiderer in the Yan City branch was Peach, who was 35 years old. She heard that almost every customer who came to buy her embroidery was full of praise for her, although they were pricey. Peach Blossom could be considered the front of a branch in Yan City. Mu Qingyu had heard of her back in Jingchuan city. This time, she went there to hand in her embroidery and to learn from this outstanding senior. All the embroiderers in the Su clan¡¯s embroidery workshop had been selected through many rounds, so their skills were exquisite. The items they embroidered were also in short supply, so naturally, there were more and more orders. The embroiderers in the workshop would accept the orders according to their abilities. They would mark the embroiderers¡¯ names after one completed the work and would receive payment only when the customer received the order. Every branch might receive orders from all over the country. One would send a completed embroidery to the nearest workshop to pack and mail the order to the customers. Someone from Jingchuan had requested Mu Qingyu to embroider Yu Zhonghe, and she was very generous. ¡°Young lady, are you going to the Su family to buy clothes?¡± The driver turned around and started a conversation with Mu Qingyu. ¡°I suggest you go to Bright Blossoms on the other side to take a look. The quality of their embroidery is comparable to that of the Su family. Furthermore, the people in their shop are much more enthusiastic than the Su family.¡± ¡°The Su Embroidery Workshop is an old brand. ¡°The quality should be better, right?¡± Mu Qingyu pretended to be nonchalant and asked, ¡°I¡¯m not local. Master, what do you think is not good about concubine Su?¡± The driver smiled. ¡°It¡¯s alright. I haven¡¯t gone to buy anything. The Su family has been in Yan City for years. Back then, many wives and young ladies of rich and powerful families liked to buy clothes there. ¡°There was a time when I even pulled many foreign guests over and took such a long flight just to buy an haute couture piece from the Su family. ¡°After that, the business died down, but it¡¯s in a good location and has a lot of old customers, so it¡¯s still trendy in Yan City. ¡°However, ever since Bright Blossoms had bloomed, it had attracted several young people who liked Su embroidery but did not have a sufficient budget. ¡°Their family¡¯s quality and reputation were good, and they had gradually attracted many madams. Of course, many people knew the price and quality of the goods. The most attractive about Jin¡¯s place was its service. You can shop around if you¡¯ve just arrived and don¡¯t understand. You¡¯ll know after you compare them.¡± Mu Qingyu thanked the driver politely. The distance between the two shops was only one street. Compared to the distinguished atmosphere of Su¡¯s embroidery workshop, the colorful front door did not appear grand. However, it was easy to tell whose business was better at a glance since their shop looked deserted and other shops had an endless stream of customers. ¡°Hey, hey, hey! This woman, don¡¯t you touch the embroidery! If you dirty it, how are we going to sell it!¡± The two shop assistants at the front desk initially whispered to each other, noticed Mu Qingyu¡¯s actions, and one angrily shouted at her. Her voice startled Mu Qingyu. She quickly retracted her hand. She noticed that the name ¡°Peach¡± was embroidered on the lower right corner of the embroidery. She frowned. ¡°One cannot embroider names on the embroidery. Don¡¯t you know that? ¡°This name ruined a good piece of work. Who allowed this to happen?!¡± A shop assistant walked over unhurriedly. When she walked toward Mu Qingyu, she even snorted. ¡°This is the work of our master in our shop. Naturally, she has the right to embroider her name on it. ¡°Excuse me, miss, do you have any requests?¡± ¡°But this isn¡¯t just the work of a single person. It¡¯s also a product sold to customers!¡± Mu Qingyu was indeed infuriated. ¡°Furthermore, only those who have needs can come in and take a look?¡± The shop assistant looked at the woman who spoke softly, even when angry. She guessed that the woman was not from a rich and powerful family. Her expression became increasingly uglier and her tone more forceful. ¡°If you don¡¯t have any needs, please go out and shop. We¡¯re open for business, not for you to stroll around. Also, don¡¯t point at our products. I suggest you go to other stores if you do not have money. Our products are quite expensive, and you can¡¯t afford them.¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu was enraged that she couldn¡¯t respond. Just as she was about to speak again, she saw another customer enter the store. Another shop assistant who was playing with her phone at the front desk suddenly went up to her with a smile. ¡°Miss Zhong, you haven¡¯t been here for a long time!¡± The woman who came in was dressed in luxury haute couture, and the bag in her hand was also a limited edition that could only be bought with a few hundred thousand yuan. After she arrived, everyone in the store rushed forward and asked about her well-being one after another. It was obvious that they were trying to please her. ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, please leave. If you want to buy anything, you can pay directly at the front desk.¡± The shop assistant spoke impatiently before heading to the other customer. The speed at which the assistant¡¯s expression changed made Mu Qingyu commend her skill. That was enough. Mu Qingyu finally understood why the reputation of the Su embroidery workshop increasingly worsened. With the arrogant attitude of these few shop assistants, who would want to patronize the business? They had probably been relying on ¡°big shot¡± customers like the one in front of them for a living. With that, they could still achieve passable annual sales. Apart from being short-sighted, Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t know what to say about them. Did they really think that they could keep their jobs just because they had a few supporters? Did these shop assistants assume they could be so arrogant in front of ordinary customers and drive them away? There was no need to go to Bright Blossoms now. Mu Qingyu sat on the sofa and planned to have a good chat with the person in charge of the shop after the customer left. After Miss Zhong finished her transaction and left, the shop assistants dispersed once again. The shop assistant from earlier saw Mu Qingyu sitting on the sofa and asked her, ¡°Why haven¡¯t you left yet? Are you still clinging to our shop?¡± Mu Qingyu really wanted to imitate her and arrogantly reply, ¡°Ask your manager to come and see me!¡± However, when the words reached her mouth, she couldn¡¯t harden her tone, so she changed back to a friendly tone. ¡°Please call the person in charge of the store here. I have something to see her about.¡± ¡°Why do you want to see our manager?¡± For some reason, the shop assistant had a bad feeling. ¡°She doesn¡¯t have time to meet you. Just tell me what you want to say. I can help you pass the message.¡± The commotion in the main hall finally alerted the people behind. From the lounge, a woman in her 30s pushed open the door and walked out. She looked at Mu Qingyu and said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m the manager of this shop, Peach. May I know why you¡¯re looking for me?¡± ¡°You¡¯re Peach?¡± Was she the lady who was famous in the embroidery circle? Mu Qingyu noticed her pair of delicate hands. Her long nails were painted with bright red nail polish. For an embroideress who had been in the industry for several years, even if there were no calluses on her hands, they would definitely not be as smooth and tender as hers. The most important thing was that Peach even had long nails! Technically, Peach should have been working with needle and thread every day. If her nails were too long, it would definitely affect the work. As an experienced embroiderer, it was impossible for Peach to not know such a simple principle. ¡°Yes, I am Peach. May I ask who you are?¡± Peach quietly sized up the girl before her. The other party had a gentle and indifferent temperament, a small face the size of a palm, and a pair of clear deer-like eyes under her curved eyebrows. There was a shallow dimple on her cheek, which made her lips look even more beautiful. Moreover, the person was not dressed in ordinary clothes. The pair of small leather shoes on the other woman¡¯s feet was a brand that she had never seen before¡­ Peach had met almost all the ladies of the rich and powerful families in Yan City, but she had never seen the other girl before. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t reveal her identity. She only said, ¡°I¡¯m here to hand over my embroidery. ¡°Are you new? No wonder you looked unfamiliar.¡± So it was just an embroiderer. For some reason, Peach subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°I need to follow the process. This order is significantly important, and I have to be responsible for my own work.¡± Mu Qingyu said. ¡°Sure, if you want to follow, then follow.¡± Fiddling with her nails, Peach continued, ¡°Take it out and let me see how good it is.¡± Mu Qingyu took out the ¡®Lotus in the Rain¡¯ from the bag and noticed the greed and surprise that flashed across Peach¡¯s eyes. ¡°Your craftsmanship is really good. I¡¯ll give you more reward this time.¡± Peach said. In her mind, she felt she was generous enough. Chapter 18 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Hearing this, Mu Qingyu couldn¡¯t help but frown. What did Peach mean by giving her more? Excluding the commission fee of the shop, the rest of the money should be the embroiderer¡¯s remuneration. From what Peach remarked, she didn¡¯t intend to give Mu Qingyu the full remuneration?! Mu Qingyu couldn¡¯t figure it out, so she didn¡¯t beat around the bush and directly inquired. Before Peach could say anything, the shop assistant beside her sneered and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you know the rules? Didn¡¯t anyone tell you when you signed the contract? You¡¯ll split the profits at a 30:70 ratio with Sister Peach. If it weren¡¯t for Sister Peach overseeing this shop, do you think you¡¯d be able to get the order on your own?¡± What kind of logic was this? Peach didn¡¯t even need to put in any effort, yet she took away 70% of the profits for no reason. She even shamelessly embroidered her name on the work. As it turned out, she earned her reputation and money through this means. Was this how the embroiderers in Yan City were oppressed? Peach was too shameless! It had been a long time since Mu Qingyu had been furious. She never thought that the branch in Yan City would be completely different from the main branch¡¯s operating system. This Peach Blossom not only deceived the upper and lower classes, but the branch also negligently managed the latter! Su embroidery was a national non-material cultural heritage. Every embroideress took months to stitch up a piece of design that belonged to them. How could they be humiliated by such a person? When Peach saw the collapsing expression of the young woman, she grasped the situation. However, it didn¡¯t matter to her. Which newcomer didn¡¯t have a little temper when they first arrived? In the end, didn¡¯t they all obediently listen? Her sister¡¯s family owned 40% of the shares of the branch in Yan City. Aside from the person in charge of the Su family¡¯s embroidery workshop, her sister was the largest shareholder. That was why Peach, an ordinary embroideress, was able to become the general manager. Peach was a little puzzled, but she didn¡¯t think too much about it and reached out to take the product. Mu Qingyu took back the embroidery, causing Peach¡¯s hand to miss her target. She then looked at Peach with inexplicable displeasure. ¡°What do you mean by this? Hand it over!¡± Peach was getting a little impatient. ¡°Why should I give it to you? Once I do, you will shamelessly embroider your own name in my work. How dare you?¡± ¡°Say that again!¡± Although every employee in the branch of Yan City knew about this, no one had ever been as direct as Mu Qingyu. For a moment, Peach was both angry and embarrassed. ¡°I think you don¡¯t want to earn money anymore, right?¡± Mu Qingyu was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. She took out her phone and called the person in charge of the Jingchuan branch. The other end picked up without missing a beat. ¡°Hello, Little President Mu, what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Yueyue, what¡¯s going on at the Yan City branch? Didn¡¯t our embroidery workshop set a rule that all commission fees shouldn¡¯t exceed 10%? Why can¡¯t I participate in the operation?¡± ¡®Little President Mu¡­ Mu Qingyu¡­¡¯ Suddenly, Peach recalled what her niece, Zhang Jiajia, had told her. ¡°Brother Shen is going to marry someone else! They say it¡¯s Mu Qingyu from Jingchuan! What right does she have?¡± Mu Qingyu from Jingchuan¡­ The head of the main store was from the Mu family! Therefore, the girl in front of him, who seemed to be inexperienced, was actually Shen Jingmo¡¯s wife, who recently got married, and the real person in charge of the Su embroidery workshop! Peach told herself not to panic. While Mu Qingyu was still negotiating with the head of the main store, Peach hurriedly ran to the bathroom and called Zhang Jiajia. ****** It was getting late at the Shen Family Group¡¯s headquarters, but the entire building was still brightly lit. It didn¡¯t feel like it was night at all. In the spacious president¡¯s office, the secretary pushed the door open. ¡°President Shen, this is Miss Mu¡¯s entire schedule for today.¡± The man¡¯s hand was enormous, and his knuckles bent slightly on the paper. ¡°Tell me.¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The personal assistant picked up the paper on the table and recounted the contents to Shen Jingmo. It included the conversation between Mu Qingyu and Tiantian, who had been disgusted by the soybean milk incident and cried in the morning. Shen Jingmo¡¯s eyes were deep in thought after he heard that she still boarded a taxi. The young girl was quite angry today. ¡°President Shen, do you want us to take over Su¡¯s embroidery workshop?¡± The secretary asked. ¡°You still have the mood to meddle in the operation of an embroidery workshop. It seems that the Zhang family has been very idle recently.¡± The sky grew dark. The man stood under the vast floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the city below him. ¡°Then let them get busy.¡± Mu Qingyu, who had just left the Su clan¡¯s embroidery workshop, took a taxi back to Luming Jiaan. Yu Zhonghe had already been packed and sent to the customer, but it would take some time to solve the problem with the branch in Yan City. Apart from the Mu family, almost half of the embroidery workshop was in the Zhang family¡¯s hands. The Mu family had no way of interfering with the branch in Yan City although they had the most shares. They could not compete with the Zhang family, who had been in Yan City for many years. She and Shen Jingmo just got married, and the Mu family¡¯s business slowly returned to life with the Shen family¡¯s help. The Shen family had already helped them so much. If she had to ask them for help over such a trivial matter, then she would really owe the Shen family too much. What could she use to repay Shen Jingmo? Mu Qingyu let out a low sigh and looked at the embroidered cloth before her. She wasn¡¯t in the mood to insert the needle. Under the floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom on the second floor was the small garden of the villa. It was summer now. A large patch of dark red moon bloomed in the corner, like a pleasing painting. Mu Qingyu had a plan in her heart. She would embroider a scented bag for Shen Jingmo, and the design would be this beautiful patch of the moon. His name was well-known. No one would have thought he would one day wear an exquisite little toy with a soft fragrance. Of course, this was a matter for the future. Under the moonlight, the garden was quiet and beautiful. Mu Qingyu held a cup of calming tea and sat cross-legged by the bed. She enjoyed it while she admired the beautiful scenery. The mind-calming tea that Tiantian had brewed for her was indeed effective. She felt sleepy in less than ten minutes. Mu Qingyu still thought about the branch store. She thought of Shen Jingmo, who hid from her, and then of her aunt, uncle, grandpa, and grandma in Jingchuan¡­ She forced herself to go to the bathroom to wash up, and when she returned in a daze, she fell asleep on the soft carpet. The girl and the flower formed a beautiful picture, and the beast that entered by mistake did not stray from his original purpose. He only stood guard at the side. In the Zhang family¡¯s Villa. Zhang Jiajia¡¯s grip on the cup tightened. She gritted her teeth and asked, ¡°That Mu Qingyu dared to refute our Zhang family¡¯s reputation in front of so many people?!¡± Peach sat on the sofa and sighed. She looked weak and gentle but supremely arrogant and despotic when she spoke. ¡°Jiajia, we can¡¯t just watch her take back the embroidery workshop! ¡°She could earn quite a lot of money from the Su clan¡¯s embroidery workshop in a year. Where else could Mu Qingyu find such an easy way to earn money if she took back the embroidery workshop?¡± ¡°That¡¯s good¡­¡± ¡°Wait, I suddenly remembered that my brother mentioned to me last week that there was an arrogant woman at the Fu family¡¯s party who angered him. I think her name is Mu Qingyu!¡± Zhang Jiajia frowned. ¡°It can¡¯t be the same person, right? ¡°The Fu family¡¯s cocktail party isn¡¯t just a place for anyone. Only a few families bear the surname Mu in Yan City. It should be that woman.¡± Peach changed the topic and said, ¡°She must have followed some young master or lady into the room.¡± Chapter 20 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Brother Shen is already in the country for a week now. Even so, he doesn¡¯t go home. He only stays in the company. It seems like he hates that woman.¡± Zhang Jiajia was overjoyed. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, I¡¯ll find an opportunity to call Mu Qingyu out and have fun in a few days. I will make her understand how a wild girl like her from a remote area cannot wedge herself in the social circle of Yan City. Peasants will always be peasants. People like her won¡¯t be able to do much.¡± ****** Although he feared scaring the young girl by rashly going home, Shen Jingmo had been so busy this week that he often forgot to eat. When he finally settled most of the matters, he suddenly realized that half a month had passed. ¡°What has Miss Mu been doing at home recently?¡± ¡°Other than the incident at the embroidery workshop, Miss Mu has been staying at home to embroider and paint. She has an appointment today with the young lady of the Zhang family. She invited her to the gathering of socialites tonight.¡± ¡°Did she agree?¡± ¡°Not yet.¡± The personal secretary looked down at the time on the surface and said, ¡°It¡¯s already 10 o¡¯clock. Madam won¡¯t be able to make it even if she rushes over from Luming Jiaan.¡± Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t speak again. He knew that the young girl had no intention of attending at all. Perhaps Zhang Jiajia¡¯s party was a place that all outsiders would desperately want to affiliate with, but Mu Qingyu was different. Mu Qingyu wouldn¡¯t be interested in such an invitation because she was an introvert. She didn¡¯t like crowded and noisy places¡­ Shen Jingmo recalled when Mu Qingyu first came to Yan City Experimental High School. The teacher then asked the girl to introduce herself briefly to everyone on stage. Mu Qingyu lowered her head and hugged her drawing board. Before she could speak, her face turned red. She mustered up the courage to look up with a layer of mist in her eyes. She introduced her hometown as Jingchuan City in her soft and delicate voice. She was a 14-year-old art student that year. Mu Qingyu looked as young as her age. Her classmates all treated her like a younger sister. As a result, when she transferred and took her first mock examination, she blew everyone¡¯s minds by ranking first in the school. When Mu Qingyu first transferred, she was a loner who didn¡¯t talk to anyone. She wasn¡¯t interested in socialization or didn¡¯t need to take the initiative to socialize. Zhang Yiyi¡¯s and Zhang Jiajia¡¯s siblings had bad blood with Mu Qingyu. Zhang Jiajia might be plotting something against her by inviting Mu Qingyu to the party. Zhang Jiajia harbored evil intentions. She assumed Mu Qingyu would be eager to attend the party. After all, the woman came from another city. If she wanted to join the social circle of Yan City as soon as possible, attending this party was the easiest way. Zhang Jiajia had wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate Mu Qingyu. However, Zhang Jiajia didn¡¯t expect Mu Qingyu to remain indifferent. The latter directly stood Zhang Jiajia up. Shen Jingmo chuckled in a low voice while he felt a little proud. ¡°President Shen, will you head to Luming Jiaan tonight?¡± The personal secretary asked him every day, but he never once replied. The secretary thought it would be the same this time, but Shen Jingmo replied detachedly. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Since the boss decided to go home, the personal secretary had to rush and prepare his clothes with his daily necessities. At 9:30 in the evening, Shen Jingmo parked his car in the underground garage of his villa. It had been a long time since he had returned to this villa. The last time he came, the garden remained desolate. The lack of people was apparent, although cleaners would regularly clean the. On his return, Shen Jingmo noticed that bright red flowers shrouded the corners of the garden. The gardener had trimmed the flowers according to Mu Qingyu¡¯s preferences¡ªmaking the landscape appear vigorous and pleasing. There was a bit of liveliness after people moved into the haunted house. Only one light lit the living room. Shen Jingmo quietly walked into the villa. He planned to sleep in the guest room and get up to pack his things the next day. He turned around. He was about to go upstairs when he suddenly bumped into the young girl who bent over to get water. She wore silk pajamas and shorts. Her slender waist was so narrow Shen Jingmo¡¯s hand could hold it. Her straight, fair legs dangled, and he could not open his eyes. The girl turned her head after she took the water. A man startled her and suddenly appeared behind her. Her dark eyes stared at him, but she did not know what to say. Their eyes met under the dim yellow light. In the end, it was Mu Qingyu who broke the silence. She smiled at him and asked, ¡°Erm, do you want some water?¡± Shen Jingmo looked down at her porcelain and smooth wrist. He took the cup from her hand. ¡°Yes, thank you.¡± Somehow, his mouth and tongue went dry. Chapter 21 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t think Shen Jingmo to return unexpectedly. The atmosphere between them was inexplicably awkward. She handed her cup over in a daze and asked him, ¡°Do you want some water?¡± In the end, he did take the cup away! It was the same Shen Jingmo in her dream. He appeared attractive and abstinent in his suit. Mu Qingyu looked at him with a complicated expression as he drank all the water in his cup. The words of warning were about to come out of her mouth, but she swallowed them down. The two returned to silence after he drank the water. He probably didn¡¯t remember her, so Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t mention that they met in high school and treated it as their first time meeting. ¡°Why did you come back so late?¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± He asked softly. She felt that her words were too ambiguous after she said that. It was like she didn¡¯t want the man to go home. She quickly changed her words. ¡°I wanted to say that you should have told me you were coming so I could prepare.¡± She felt that something was not right after she said that. It was someone else¡¯s house. They could come back whenever they wanted to. Why would he need to tell her? Moreover, the two still have not shared phone numbers, so they couldn¡¯t contact each other even if they wanted to. Mu Qingyu¡¯s expression was a little awkward. She had moved in for so long. But it was until she met this man today that she finally felt she was married. In the days to come, she would be living with Shen Jingmo. The two would meet every day and eat together. Furthermore, they were husband and wife, and it seemed they had to do the things a married couple should do¡­ The girl seemed to ponder on something, and her expression was blank. Shen Jingmo spoke in a deep voice, ¡°I had something to do at the company. I¡¯ll be staying at home from now on.¡± Mu Qingyu withdrew from her thoughts and acknowledged him. Then, she suddenly realized that he was just explaining why he had not returned home for the past few days. Only marriage connected them. There was no relationship between them. He did not need to explain it to her. ¡°Then which room will you be sleeping in?¡± Mu Qingyu subconsciously asked. She occupied the master¡¯s bedroom. She had no reason to refuse if he wanted to stay in the master bedroom with her¡­ ¡°Guest room.¡± ¡°It¡¯s getting late. You should go to bed first.¡± Shen Jingmo could tell that the young girl was nervous and uncomfortable. He took a step back and let her go. Since he was married, it was only a matter of time before he shared a bed with the young girl. He did not want to rush things. Everything had to be increasingly slow. It wouldn¡¯t be too late for him to take the next step after she accepted him. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good. You should rest early too.¡± When she heard he wanted to stay in the guest room, Mu Qingyu subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart. The guest room was on the first floor. Shen Jingmo looked at the young girl¡¯s hand that had suddenly reached out, and for the first time, he felt at a loss. Her hands were white and tender. Although there were a few thin calluses on her fingers, they didn¡¯t affect her beauty. People still couldn¡¯t take their eyes off her. ¡°Mr. Shen, my cup.¡± ¡°Oh¡­here you go.¡± He watched as Mu Qingyu went up the stairs until her figure disappeared from his sight. Not long after, Shen Jingmo stood at the door of the master¡¯s bedroom with a glass of warm water. Mu Qingyu¡¯s mood was a little complicated. Her sleepiness disappeared without a trace after she saw Shen Jingmo. When she heard a knock on the door, she got out of bed, put on her slippers, and went to open the door. The man outside the door wore the same silk pajamas as her. His was black. The third button was buttoned up and revealed his collarbones and strong muscles. His face was cold, and his dark eyes had a charming luster. Mu Qingyu was dumbfounded. What was Shen Jingmo doing? Dressed like this in the middle of the night to look for her.? ¡®Did he think he was a gentleman who would not mess around?¡¯ ¡°Here you go.¡± The man¡¯s voice was low and faint. It immediately pulled mu Qingyu back to her senses. ¡°Oh¡­Thank you.¡± Mu Qingyu received the warm water from him and didn¡¯t dare to look at him. She drank the water in the cup in one gulp. Her mind had been in a mess the whole night and finally calmed down. ¡°Come home with me for dinner tomorrow night.¡± It was a statement, not a tone of discussion. Mu Qingyu obediently replied, ¡°I understand.¡± It had been a while since they got their marriage certificate. But they had not returned to the old house together. Aunt Wu was always concerned about the progress between them. Since she was not busy, she should go home and visit her elders. Chapter 22 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Many relatives will come tomorrow because Grandpa and Grandma are back.¡± Shen Jingmo said. When Mu Qingyu heard that many people would be coming, she immediately became nervous. ¡°Alright, I got it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous. I¡¯m here.¡± That person seemed to have chuckled, but Mu Qingyu wasn¡¯t sure. ¡°I¡¯m going down. You rest.¡± He probably went upstairs to tell her about this. Mu Qingyu held the cup in her hand and waved her other hand. ¡°Good night.¡± Shen Jingmo had used this ordinary-looking glass cup for a long time. He sent it up to someone, and his secretary quickly drove over to deliver a new one. The following day, Mu Qingyu woke up very early because she thought about going back to the old residence with Shen Jingmo for dinner. It was her first time having dinner with his family, so she had to take it seriously. ¡°I had dinner.¡± He meant there was no need for him to wake up so early. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m a little nervous.¡± That was why she had slept intermittently last night and woke up very early this morning¡­ ¡°After eating, go up and sleep for a while. ¡°Something is going on at the company. I¡¯ll be there in a bit.¡± The man felt that his tone was too harsh after he spoke, so he deliberately softened his voice. ¡°Wait for me at home after packing. I¡¯ll come back and pick you up so we can go together.¡± ¡°Alright, thank you.¡± The young girl raised her head and gave him a polite smile. Then, she lowered her head and quietly ate her breakfast. Shen Jingmo was already full. He saw her sit opposite him and pretended to add a bowl of porridge for him. He drank it in small mouthfuls. From time to time, he would glance at the girl opposite him. She ate slowly and elegantly, a little like the little wild cat he had met at the back door of high school. The kitten was as quiet as she was. It never fought for anything. When Shen Jingmo went over to look for it, it would come up and rub against his trousers, gentle and cute. Shen Jingmo¡¯s heart softened. After they finished their breakfast, Mu Qingyu saw a tie on the coffee table and asked, ¡°I know how to tie that one. You want help?¡± The man didn¡¯t say anything and only stepped closer to her. She lowered her head and tidied his tie. She didn¡¯t notice the man fixed his gaze on her from top to bottom. The desire in his eyes grew crazier. The Shen family had treated her well, so she wanted to try her best to learn how to be a good wife. He regretted it the moment he said it. It was the first time they had met, and it was a little too intimate to wear a tie. However, Mu Qingyu heard that Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t like people getting close to him. So, she waited for the man to reject her so that she could break the awkwardness between them. She didn¡¯t expect him to stand there silently. He silently agreed to her suggestion! The maid was relieved when Shen Jingmo left the villa. Mu Qingyu found her cute and teased her. ¡°Why are you so afraid of him? It¡¯s not like he¡¯s going to eat you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say it¡¯s just me¡­ All the people who work for the Shen family are afraid to see him.¡± ¡°When did Young Master come back?¡± Tiantian asked weakly. ¡°When I was preparing breakfast in the dining room this morning, he suddenly appeared without a sound. My soul was almost scared out of my body.¡± ¡°I came back last night. You were already asleep then.¡± Mu Qingyu stretched out her hand and picked up a cherry on the table. She bit into it and said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem to make any sound when he walks. His appearance last night shocked me also.¡± ¡°Miss Mu, since the young master is back. I¡¯m going back to the old mansion!¡± ¡°Aunt Wu said that she doesn¡¯t like it when there are too many people in the house,¡± Tiantian said. ¡°I won¡¯t be here to be a third wheel!¡± Ever since Mu Qingyu moved in, Tiantian had accompanied her. Mu Qingyu had already developed a reliance on her. ¡°What if I can¡¯t bear it if you leave me¡­¡± ¡°Aiya! I wouldn¡¯t be far. I¡¯m just at the old house. I¡¯ll come to see you often in the future! When you¡¯re free, you can come and visit me!¡± She didn¡¯t sleep well the other night. Mu Qingyu went upstairs after breakfast to take a nap. When she woke again, it was already one o ¡®clock in the afternoon. She didn¡¯t know how long dinner would last, so she handed in her manuscript. Her phone on the table vibrated. She picked it up and saw that someone had sent her a friend request. The other party¡¯s profile picture was the blue ocean, and his WeChat name was [MY]. ¡°That¡¯s right. One of the Shen family¡¯s branch companies that Shen Jingmo managed was called MY Group.¡± Chapter 23 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t look at the time when she drew. So she couldn¡¯t know how long the sender had sent this friend request. In the president¡¯s office of MY Group, Shen Jingmo stared at his phone screen with deep eyes. It was like he waited for worth tens of millions of orders. Two minutes later, he raised his head and looked at his secretary. ¡°She rejected my friend request.¡± Li Da was so nervous. Sweat covered his forehead. ¡°No, Madam Mu has not rejected your friend request. She just didn¡¯t accept it for the time being. Maybe she didn¡¯t see it.¡± A CEO pretended to be calm and suddenly looked at the phone screen. This woman had rejected his friend request for so long. He would never take the initiative to greet her! Shen Jingmo secretly made up his mind. Thereafter, the girl in the other dialogue box, who was completely unaware, took the initiative to greet him¡­ [Yiyuyu: Hello, Mr. Shen!] He cupped his fists. Shen Jingmo glanced at it and pretended not to see it. [Yiyuyu: I¡¯m sorry. I was busy with work just now. That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t see it immediately. What about you? Are you done?] Shen Jingmo glanced at the message again and told himself not to reply. The girl on the other dialogue box continued. [Yiyuyu: It¡¯s almost four o¡¯clock. Are you still at work?] Her tone was like a daughter-in-law who obediently waited for her husband to leave work. Shen Jingmo¡¯s slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a sweet feeling filled his heart. But it had been three hours! She was so busy that she couldn¡¯t take the time to look at her phone. How could she not look at her phone for three hours? The air pressure around the man was a little low, and Li Da, who watched from the side, was frightened. Just as he was about to stop breathing, the phone on the table finally rang. Shen Jingmo calmed down for a minute and then typed in the dialog box. [MY: I¡¯ll be home at 5:30.] The young girl in the other dialogue box replied almost instantly. [Yiyuyu: Okay, okay. Someone sent me a set of clothes this afternoon.] [MY: Are you going to wear it to the old house for dinner?] [Yiyuyu: Okay.emoji] Mu Qingyu went to do her makeup and change her clothes. She had just accepted Shen Jingmo¡¯s friend request, and he replied a few minutes after she sent the message. It seemed he was not busy that day. That was good. She didn¡¯t disturb his work nor delay his dinner at the old house. Mu Qingyu giggled by herself. She had no idea a CEO was angry at her for accepting the friend request too late. Lurkers instantly exploded as soon as someone sent the message out. [Human Resources Director: Madam?] [Sales Director: Madam?] [Operation Director: Madam?] Working Secretary laughed at them. ¡°Look at all of you. You¡¯ve never seen the world. All you did was get off work early. What? The boss¡¯s wife?¡± Li Da said, ¡°It¡¯s true that human nature is to repeat, right? How could this group of elites who usually galloped into the business world be so childish?¡± [Front Desk Xiao Guo: @Personal Assistant Li Da, have you seen the Madam? Does she look good?] [Front Desk Xiao Guo: Brother Li, Brother Li. When did the boss get married? He was so secretive¡­] Li Da looked at his boss. He already went downstairs and picked up his phone to type. [Personal Assistant Li Da: He¡¯s secretive. That¡¯s why I don¡¯t know when he got married.] [Working Secretary: Stop gossiping! The boss is about to arrive at the lobby! Don¡¯t let him see you guys playing with your phones!] The boss had already gotten off work and gone home, and Li Da had also left his work happily. When he passed by the secretaries¡¯ office area, he successfully received envious, jealous, and hateful gazes. At Luming Jiaan. Shen Jingmo had arranged for someone to send the dress in the afternoon. It was a high-end dress from a luxury brand that was very popular this year. Everybody knew Shen Jingmo had a distinct taste. Mu Qingyu looked very obedient and fresh after she wore it. One look and one could tell she was the kind of obedient child the elders would like. Shen Jingmo had sent her a message that said he would be there soon and asked her to wait at home. Thus, after Mu Qingyu changed her clothes, she immediately carried her things and sat on the long bench by the entrance. Not long after, she saw a silver-gray car stop. The car window rolled down slowly. It showed the man¡¯s sharp and exquisite side profile and wore a more casual suit than in the morning. The color matched the dress she wore. The man in the formal suit had an indescribable handsomeness. Mu Qingyu sparingly blushed when she saw that her dress matched his. Chapter 24 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡®He was too handsome¡­ How could he be so handsome!¡¯ The chauffeur got out of the car and opened the other door. Mu Qingyu nodded at him and got in. What a gentlemanly head guard¡­ They moved so quickly that Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t react. The car started and slowly drove out of Luming Jiaan. None of them spoke on the way. Shen Jingmo kept his eyes closed as if he was resting, and Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t want to disturb him, so she stayed silent. The temperature in the car was just right. Coupled with the faint fragrance of the person beside her, Mu Qingyu gradually felt sleepy. After some time, she said, ¡°Young Master, Madam, we¡¯re here.¡± The chauffeur stopped the car steadily and reminded them softly. Mu Qingyu instantly sobered up after she heard the sound. She looked at the brightly lit house in front of her. She suddenly felt at a loss. She subconsciously looked at the man beside her, only to find him staring at her. The man gently patted her shoulder as if he could see her embarrassment and said, ¡°Relax, it¡¯ll be fine.¡± Then, she got out of the car absent-mindedly. She realized things were not as she thought. The man took the initiative to hold her hand. Mu Qingyu¡¯s heart started to beat faster at the sight of his rough skin with their fingers intertwined. ¡°Grandpa and Grandma want to see us get along well.¡± The man explained indifferently. Her wildly beating heart instantly calmed down. ¡°Alright.¡± Shen Jingmo felt a bit regretful when he heard Mu Qingyu¡¯s calm reply. The more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make. What was the point of explaining? Wu Meixiang chatted with Madam Shen on the sofa in the Shen family¡¯s old residence. Shen Xiaohui pulled a six-year-old boy from the carpet in the game room. ¡°Shen Jinghe, your brother and sister-in-law should be here now. Go out and welcome them!¡± ¡°Why aren¡¯t you the one going!¡± The little boy pouted unhappily and responded in a sad tone. ¡°I¡¯m just a few pieces away from finishing my puzzle.¡± ¡°Aiya! When can¡¯t we put the puzzle together?¡± ¡°Third Sister-in-law¡¯s first visit is today. Aren¡¯t you curious about what she looks like?¡± Shen Xiaohui said anxiously. ¡°Aiya! Hurry up and get out! Isn¡¯t this a way to show our welcome to our third sister-in-law?¡± Shen Jinghe couldn¡¯t win Shen Xiaohui¡¯s argument, so he could only unwillingly open the door and slip out. On the sofa, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law happened to talk about the young couple. ¡°Isn¡¯t this marriage a little too rushed? Young people nowadays all pursue freedom. It wouldn¡¯t be good if they divorced after they can¡¯t get along.¡± Madam Shen hesitated. ¡°Mom, you also know it has been a year, and we could not find someone suitable for that brat, Shen Jingmo, in all aspects. Besides, didn¡¯t you agree to it back then?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± the resolute Madam Wu said. ¡°What you¡¯re worried about won¡¯t happen.¡± ¡°Your granddaughter-in-law not only looks very lovable. The young girl maintains a good temper.¡± ¡°Oh, right. Jinghe didn¡¯t make you angry during this period, right? His father and I have been too busy recently, so we have no choice but to send him to you.¡± ¡°Look at what you¡¯re saying. As a grandmother, I should take care of your child. Although Jinghe is usually a little mischievous, he¡¯s still sensitive and has never made me angry. Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. Jinghe is fine. The one I¡¯m most worried about right now is still his big brother. Let me tell you¡­¡± The late summer wind was already cold. It broke the quiet atmosphere between the two. Mu Qingyu looked at the exquisite-looking little boy who stood and looked at Shen Jingmo in confusion. The little boy wore well-cut sportswear. He seriously introduced himself. ¡°Hello, Sister-in-law. My name is Shen Jinghe.¡± He was Shen Jingmo¡¯s younger brother. ¡°I¡¯m six years old. I¡¯m about to attend primary school. I¡¯m here to represent the Shen family to welcome you into our big family!¡± Chapter 25 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Shen Jingmo was speechless as his eyes flashed. He lowered his voice and said, ¡°Shen Jinghe, what are you doing?¡± The little boy pretended not to hear his elder brother¡¯s question and gathered his courage to say, ¡°Sister-in-law, you look like a princess from an anime. Can I take a picture with you?¡± Shen Jingmo, who had his wife snatched away, was at a loss for words. He definitely needed to buy more papers for his brother to answer. In the small group chat, the usually quiet people were roused with excitement when Shen Jinghe sent his photo with Mu Qingyu. [Shen Xiaohui: Sister-in-law looks like a high school student. She¡¯s so young! (Puppy smiling.jpg)] [Shen Jingnan: Welcome! Welcome! A warm welcome!] [Shen Jingyu: Is she here? Where is she?] In the room, Wu Meixiang looked at the juniors who came out of the game room and wondered. ¡°What are you all doing out here? They¡¯ll take a while to arrive¡ª¡± Before she could finish her sentence, Wu Meixiang saw her youngest son happily walking in with her other son and daughter-in-law. Her eldest son followed behind with an unhappy expression. The moment Mu Qingyu walked into the living room, she received everyone¡¯s attention. Despite seeing Mu Qingyu¡¯s photo on the phone, the crowd was still incredibly surprised to see her in person. Shen Xiaohui coughed lightly and patted her two brothers who were still in a daze. She stepped forward and greeted, ¡°Hello, Third Sister-in-law. I¡¯m Shen Xiaohui, Shen Jingmo¡¯s cousin. You¡¯re so pretty in person.¡± ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Mu Qingyu. Thank you for your compliment.¡± The little girl, who had never seen such a spectacle before, was already blushing a little. Seeing that his wife was nervous, Shen Jingmo reached out to hold her hand and gently rubbed the back of it. He was seemingly trying to comfort Mu Qingyu. This didn¡¯t escape Wu Meixiang¡¯s eyes. She was simultaneously surprised and secretly happy. The old lady smiled kindly. ¡°Don¡¯t block the door. Let your sister-in-law in.¡± ¡°Grandma.¡± Shen Jingmo nodded slightly, and Mu Qingyu followed suit. ¡°Good, good, good.¡± Previously, Madam Shen had heard from her daughter-in-law that the young couple had no feelings for each other. They hadn¡¯t been living together until now. As it turned out, the young couple¡¯s relationship was clearly going well. Madam Shen pulled Mu Qingyu¡¯s hand and made her sit beside her. She sized up the young lady and found her good in every aspect except for her slight slimness. She said, ¡°The chef made a lot of delicious food today. Qingyu, you should eat more later!¡± After returning to Luming Jiaan, Mu Qingyu starved herself for a while before she finally slimmed down a little. ¡°I was careless.¡± Shen Jingmo lowered his eyes and spoke. Mu Qingyu was dumbfounded. He seemed to be quite docile at this time. Madam Wu glanced at her son and thought to herself, ¡®Did I just imagine it? In fact, Shen Jingmo and Mu Qingyu already developed feelings for each other, right?¡¯ ¡°Alright, let¡¯s stop chatting. We should eat. Go and get your father and grandfather.¡± Seeing that the food was already on the table, Madam Shen waved her hand. ¡°Sit down, everyone.¡± The three generations of the Shen family¡¯s head did not like to talk. Other than the younger generation who came to the old estate to join in the fun, the other branches were busy and unavailable. However, because there were many children and women around, the table was lively. Other than the fact that Mu Qingyu felt a little nervous when everyone greeted her in the living room, the rest of the time was quite relaxing. Shen Xiaohui was a cheerful sister while Shen Jinghe was always acting cute with everyone. As a result, the atmosphere was greatly harmonious. After dinner, the other juniors returned to their own homes. Luming Jiaan was too far away from the old residence, so Shen Jingmo and Mu Qingyu were left behind. After the children left, the originally bustling old residence suddenly became much quieter. The guest room had already been tidied up. The three men went to the study room to discuss matters regarding the corporation¡¯s development while Mu Qingyu went back to her room. Chapter 26 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation It wasn¡¯t even 11 in the evening yet, and the elders were already asleep. Mu Qingyu was lying on the bed alone. After watching a variety show, she prepared to rest. Just as she was about to turn off the lights, she saw Shen Jingmo push the door open and enter. Mu Qingyu was stunned and retracted her hand. At this point, Mu Qingyu suddenly realized that the two of them tonight¡­ Were they going to sleep in the same room? ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°You¡­¡± The two of them opened their mouths in unison and simultaneously shut them. ¡°You go first,¡± Mu Qingyu bit her lower lip and hid under the blanket. Only her little head was exposed. She then tried to probe, ¡°Are we going to sleep in the same room tonight?¡± Only the bedside lamp was on, and the room was sparingly dim. However, Shen Jingmo could still clearly see the little girl¡¯s eyelashes trembling uneasily. ¡°Yes.¡± He replied in a deep voice. Looking at his wife¡¯s red face, Shen Jingmo¡¯s own face also felt inexplicably hot. He quickly added, ¡°I¡¯ll sleep on the sofa.¡± Without waiting for Mu Qingyu to reply, he continued, ¡°You sleep first. I¡¯ll go take a shower.¡± He could not guarantee that he would not be impulsive when a man and a woman of similar age were alone in a room, and the other party was someone he had liked for 10 years. That was why he told Mu Qingyu to go to bed early. If she went to bed early, he wouldn¡¯t be able to daydream. ¡°Alright,¡± Mu Qingyu said. The little girl responded softly and thoughtfully left a light on for him. He didn¡¯t know how long it would take for her to fall asleep, so the man, who usually only needed 10 minutes to take a shower, spent more than an hour in the bathroom. When Shen Jingmo came out, the dim yellow bedside lamp was still lit. The person on the bed had her back to him, and she seemed to have fallen asleep. Shen Jingmo heaved a sigh of relief, but he also felt a faint sense of loss. He tempered his movements, turned off the light on the bed, and took a blanket to the sofa. The bed in the guest room was massive, and it could accommodate four people rolling on the bed at the same time. Since Mu Qingyu occupied the bed alone, it felt a bit too much¡­ Mu Qingyu looked at Shen Jingmo, who was curled up on the small sofa. The more she looked at him, the more she felt that his position was extremely uncomfortable. Hence, her heart softened, and she called out, ¡°Shen Jingmo¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± The person¡¯s voice was a little muffled. ¡°Are you suffering from insomnia?¡± ¡°No, I just feel a little guilty.¡± Mu Qingyu¡¯s tone was sincere. ¡°Come and sleep on the bed. This bed is quite spacious.¡± Shen Jingmo was also a little surprised. ¡°Are you sure you want me to sleep next to you?¡± ¡°Mhm¡­ I¡¯m sure.¡± Mu Qingyu was a little shy. The man¡¯s breath quickly reached her, and Mu Qingyu shifted to the side. She left more than half of the space for him. Seeing that the little girl was about to fall off the bed, Shen Jingmo reached out in time and pulled her back. ¡°Don¡¯t be so scared¡­ I won¡¯t touch you, so go to sleep.¡± Mu Qingyu was initially shocked by his actions. However, after hearing his words, she hurriedly explained, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of you! I just¡­ I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t be able to sleep.¡± The more she spoke, the softer her voice became. ¡°I can sleep.¡± ¡°I know.¡± There was a large gap in between, and the two of them slept in their respective positions for the night. In the beginning, Mu Qingyu felt a little awkward because of the unfamiliar breathing beside her. However, she only stayed up for 10 minutes longer than usual before unconsciously closing her eyes. On the other hand, the man lying on the other side looked at the little girl who was sleeping soundly under the moonlight, and an uncontrollable joy welled up in his heart. The man¡¯s invasive gaze traced the girl¡¯s side profile inch by inch. No matter how he looked, he felt that it was not enough. After the little beauty succumbed to sleep, she unconsciously turned over again. The two of them faced each other. When Shen Jingmo saw Mu Qingyu¡¯s pink and tender dainty face, he was ecstatic. ¡°Go to sleep, good girl.¡± The man stuck his head out and kissed his darling. Chapter 27 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When Mu Qingyu opened her eyes the next morning, she was alone in the room as Shen Jingmo had already left. Mu Qingyu got up and sat in a daze. The dividing line in the middle of the bed consisting of a blanket was still intact. It seemed that the two of them had a pleasant sleep last night. Mu Qingyu took out her phone and looked at the time. It was only seven o¡¯clock. Shen Jingmo was up so early. ¡°You¡¯re up so early?¡± The man raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked a little surprised. ¡°Good morning, my pretty sister-in-law!¡± Shen Jinghe grinned and poked his head out from behind. Even a child is up so early! Mu Qingyu was ashamed of her inferiority! ¡°Good morning!¡± ¡°Actually, you don¡¯t have to be in a hurry to get up.¡± Shen Jinghe walked into the room with a box of milk in his hand. ¡°Mom and Grandma usually start working at eight. You can sleep a little longer.¡± Mu Qingyu couldn¡¯t sleep well in another bed, so she shook her head and went into the bathroom to wash up. On the other hand, Shen Jingmo went to Shen Jinghe¡¯s room to shower. In the afternoon, Shen Jingmo had just finished a conference call and said, ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll take Qingyu home first.¡± Mu Qingyu was sitting on the sofa with Shen Jinghe. They were playing a game called ¡®King¡¯. When the little boy heard Shen Jingmo¡¯s words, he said excitedly, ¡°I also want to go to your house!¡± Madam Wu knocked Shen Jinghe on the head. ¡°Don¡¯t join in the fun!¡± ¡°No, I still have to play with my sister-in-law!¡± Shen Jinghe pursed his lips. He was reluctant to part with this friend he just made. The two of them cooperated very well when playing ¡®King¡¯. Mu Qingyu was a talented support. She had saved Shen Jinghe from the enemy¡¯s encirclement numerous times and helped him annihilate the enemy. The two of them played games the entire morning and had a few stars added to their ranks. Shen Jinghe tugged at the corner of his adept support¡¯s clothes and refused to let go. As soon as Shen Jinghe made a remark, the five adults present were all shocked. Father Shen and Mother Shen were silent. Wu Meixiang hit Shen Jinghe on the butt. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡± Shen Jinghe covered his butt with his hand and shouted, ¡°I¡¯m not talking nonsense! I know how to read! I saw the marriage agreement! Even after you¡¯re married, you can still play the games you want!¡± The crowd looked at the young couple in front of them awkwardly. Mu Qingyu, who had been silent all this while, suddenly laughed. ¡°Of course, you can play with me. But I can¡¯t just leave your brother alone!¡± The little girl spoke with curved eyes. Shen Jingmo was stunned and looked up at Mu Qingyu. ¡°Will you be obedient? Once I am free, I¡¯ll play with you often, alright?¡± The little girl bent down and softly consoled the naughty child who was throwing a tantrum. She easily resolved this awkward disaster. ¡°When will you be free then?¡± Shen Jinghe tugged at Mu Qingyu¡¯s clothes and said reluctantly, ¡°Don¡¯t forget to come and play with me whenever you¡¯re free¡­¡± ¡°Sure~¡± On the way back, Mu Qingyu noticed that Shen Jingmo wasn¡¯t in a good mood. Although he usually didn¡¯t like to talk, she felt that he was particularly unhappy today. The atmosphere around the man was gravely tense, and the already silent atmosphere became even more depressing. His dissatisfaction began with the remark that married couple could still pursue their wants after marriage. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t know how to gauge his mood, so she followed her guess and asked tentatively, ¡°Mr. Shen, I¡¯ve seen the marriage agreement, and I remember its contents.¡± Shen Jingmo¡¯s deep eyes swept over Mu Qingu. The girl was deeply sincere. ¡°Our marriage didn¡¯t have any emotional foundation. We are only connected through the agreement. However, you don¡¯t have to worry. My social relationships are not messy. I definitely won¡¯t cause you any trouble. I have no right to interfere with your life. But I want to ask you one thing. If you¡¯re going to date another girl, can you not let Grandma know? No matter what, we should be more harmonious on the surface, alright?¡± Chapter 28 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Shen Jingmo was furious. Was he such a person in her heart? Why couldn¡¯t she say something soft to win his heart over? Instead, she talked about their marriage seriously. She had no feelings at all! How did she know? Mu Qingyu used this seemingly polite but heartless tone to describe a husband and wife who appeared harmonious on the surface but shattered on the inside. How clear-headed she was. So, the little distance they had managed to shorten in the past two days was all his own doing! ¡°Mu Qingyu, you¡¯re overthinking. What do you think you can bring to the Shen family?¡± The man slammed the door and left. The girl remained alone in the car. ¡°What benefits could I bring to the Shen family if I marry over?¡± Mu Qingyu had once dreamed that Shen Jingmo had said this to her, and now, it had really happened. She smiled bitterly. If he didn¡¯t want to cooperate, then so be it. Why was he so fierce? Shen Jingmo¡¯s words reminded her again about this unequal marriage. He was right! She had enjoyed advantages by marrying into the Shen family. What right did she have to make any requests? Mu Qingyu took a deep breath and alighted. This seemingly harmonious marriage had too many hidden problems. Shen Jingmo had not returned home for a month, and her life had been carefree for a while, so she had forgotten that marriage was a matter between two people. They had only been together for two days, but they already had a conflict. She also suddenly understood why no one wanted Shen Jingmo. Mu Qingyu hesitated for a while and decided not to go home. She turned around and walked out of the gate. She stopped a taxi at the community gate. She was ready to find Tang Xin. [Yiyuyu: Xinxin, are you busy? Can I come and play with you?] The other party replied in a second. [Xinxin: I¡¯m at the company. Come to the Satellite Plaza to find me. I have a meeting in five minutes, about forty minutes. I¡¯ll arrange for someone to bring you in. Wait for me in the office for a while. I¡¯ll take you out to play after work.] [Yiyuyu: Honey, I love you.] The satellite plaza is in the city where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. It was only a street away from MY Group¡¯s headquarters. As night fell, traffic and lights flooded the streets. The bustling Yan City made Mu Qingyu feel an inexplicable sense of loss. She recalled the first day she transferred from Jingchuan City to Yan City. She didn¡¯t belong there. The vast capital city was bustling no matter where she went. She was the only one who was alone. After all, Mu Qingyu was just a fragile young girl. Her eyes were sore, and she wanted to go back to Jingchuan. But Jingchuan was two to three thousand kilometers away. It wasn¡¯t even six o¡¯clock yet, and there was still more than an hour before work. It brightly lit the Satellite Building. The girl at the front desk looked at the time occasionally and counted down silently in her heart. She looked forward to getting off work. Someone suddenly pushed the door open. ¡®Who would come at this time?¡¯ She subconsciously looked over, and a young girl with bright eyes and white teeth walked in. She looked to be about 21 or 22 years old. Her skin was as fair as snow, and her eyes were as beautiful as a painting. As a member of the same sex, she couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. She was so obedient. She thought to herself. ¡°Hello, who are you looking for¡­?¡± The front desk lady subconsciously lowered her voice. However, another person interrupted her before she could finish her sentence. ¡°Madam Mu! President Tang is in a meeting and asked me to pick you up.¡± Secretary Chen, who usually only worked in the president¡¯s office, came forward and nodded respectfully. Mu Qingyu smiled at the lady at the front desk before she followed Secretary Chen upstairs. Secretary Chen had long heard that Mu Qingyu had some social anxiety. He was worried she would attract too much attention from his colleagues if he brought her up. Thus, he simply brought her to the president¡¯s private elevator. Chapter 29 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation On the 16th floor, they tightly shut the meeting room¡¯s door. Outside the president¡¯s office was the office area for the secretaries. Secretary Chen walked her into the office and nodded slightly. ¡°Madam Mu, please rest here for a while. President Tang will probably end the meeting in half an hour.¡± Mu Qingyu sat down obediently and thanked Secretary Chen politely. On the leather sofa was a floral blanket that she often used. And on the desk was a photo frame of her and Tang Xin in middle school. Tang Xin said there was peach-flavored ice cream in the refrigerator, but before she went to get it, Secretary Chen brought it in. Mu Qingyu was speechless. She was flattered and felt she was the white moonlight in the overbearing CEO¡¯s novels, and Tang Xin was that CEO. When she returned from her meeting, Tang Xin saw Mu Qingyu sitting at her desk and drawing comics. She didn¡¯t disturb her and went to the balcony to smoke a cigarette to relax. Mu Qingyu waited for her when Tang Xin returned from cigarette smoke. Tang Xin unbuttoned her shirt sleeves and rolled them up. She sat on the sofa and asked, ¡°Why did you come out to see me so late? Did Shen Jingmo bully you?¡± Mu Qingyu, who had already calmed down a lot, couldn¡¯t help but feel wronged again when she heard Tang Xin¡¯s gentle voice. Mu Qingyu hugged Tang Xin and said in a muffled voice, ¡°No, I just missed you.¡± Tang Xin looked at Mu Qingyu while she sniffed around her body like a little kitten and couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°What are you doing? Did you hug another sister behind my back?¡± Mu Qingyu sat up straight and ate a mouthful of ice cream. ¡°I want to eat roasted meat! Roasted meat that¡¯s sizzling with the oil!¡± ¡°Sure, there¡¯s one nearby. Let¡¯s go.¡± It was how Tang Xin and Mu Qingyu got along. When they were happy, they would go to a restaurant to celebrate. When sad, they also go to a restaurant to comfort each other. Whether windy or rainy, as long as the two were together, they would just eat and fill their stomachs. Mu Qingyu forgot about her sadness and went to eat meat with her friend. She didn¡¯t know that a CEO locked himself in his room and sulked. ****** Shen Jingmo regretted his words the moment they left his mouth. He remorsefully got off the car and left. He didn¡¯t have the face to apologize to anyone. After he realized that Mu Qingyu had left, he locked himself in his room and pondered for two hours. Night had fallen outside, and the entire villa was quiet. One could only hear his breathing. Mu Qingyu was out for almost three hours and hadn¡¯t returned. She must be angry with him. Shen Jingmo was angry at himself for not knowing how to speak. He would be mad at those hurtful words if it were him. Moreover, Mu Qingyu was still a young girl. She came from her hometown to Yan City, which was unfamiliar to her, just to marry him. She had no one to rely on here, and his words hurt her heart. She must be intensely upset. Shen Jingmo couldn¡¯t help but slap himself. The longer he stayed in the dark room, the more regret he felt. However, Mu Qingyu must be extremely angry right now. He didn¡¯t dare to take the initiative to look for the little girl, afraid she would be even sadder if she saw him. Shen Jingmo wanted to look for her, but he suddenly realized he knew nothing about her and had no idea where she might have gone. It was so dark outside. Would a young lady like her encounter danger? Would other men with bad intentions abduct her? The more the man thought about it, the more uneasy he became. His heart beat wildly, and the scarlet color in his eyes became increasingly distinct. Until the darkness fully embraced the sky. The room was so dark that one couldn¡¯t even see their fingers. Alone in the room, Shen Jingmo¡¯s breathing suddenly quickened. Aside from his family, almost no one knew that a group had kidnapped Shen Jingmo when he was young. The kidnappers threw him into an abandoned factory in the suburbs and locked him up for 30 hours or more. After dark, the active beasts roared around the factory, and Shen Jingmo, who was less than ten years old, had a high fever inside. The kidnappers worked for someone else. To get what their employer wanted from the Shen family, they even used other means to threaten the young Jingmo. They forced him to cry hysterically on the phone. The young Jingmo suffered from post-traumatic trauma following his rescue. He couldn¡¯t stay alone in a dark and enclosed environment. Otherwise, he would become extremely violent and dangerous, like a bloodthirsty monster. Chapter 30 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Boss, Mu Qingyu is out.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t let her return to the villa tonight.¡± Li Da was a little confused after he received the message. He needed to find out what the president was up to. Could it be¡­the president had a girlfriend at home? No, no, no, it was impossible. The president had never bothered with any other woman other than his wife! The president said that Madam had gone out, but it was already 11 o¡¯clock, and she was still not back at the villa. Could it be the two had a conflict? But even if they had a conflict, they didn¡¯t have to go so far! She had married from afar, and now, he drove her out. It was a little too much. The two had different work and rest habits, and if they didn¡¯t accommodate each other, they might not have met. As Mu Qingyu thought about this, she didn¡¯t notice another text message on her phone. She pushed the car door open and got out after she waved goodbye to Tang Xin. It was already past 11 o¡¯clock, and Shen Jingmo was probably asleep. She shouldn¡¯t wake him up! She should walk lightly and doesn¡¯t make any noise. The villa was tranquil in the middle of the night. After the young maid returned to the old residence, only Shen Jingmo and her were at home. Mu Qingyu sighed. She wondered if Shen Jingmo had also gone out to relax. She curiously pushed the door of the guest room open. She wanted to see if the man was there. However, a figure rushed out of the room like a beast just as she pushed the door open. He grabbed her neck and forced her to the wall. Mu Qingyu was so frightened that a layer of mist covered her eyes. How could this person be so vengeful? Wasn¡¯t it just a quarrel? There was no need to silence her! The man¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, and two of the buttons on his shirt had come off by himself. His strong arms strangled the girl¡¯s fragile neck. The little white rabbit in the cheetah¡¯s hands breathed increasingly unsteadily. And finally, he let out a small moan with a sobbing tone. Shen Jingmo used all his strength to regain his rationality. The man who had once killed a wolf with one punch tried his best to restrain himself and gradually relaxed his hands. ¡°Who allowed you to come back?¡± The man growled. He didn¡¯t seem to have any patience. He looked at the little girl with an invasive gaze, like a cheetah that had caught its prey. There was a strange beauty to the girl¡¯s red and teary eyes when his eyes met them. ¡°Do you know that if I lose control, I might take your little life?¡± The man¡¯s sudden rage frightened Mu Qingyu, and she didn¡¯t move. She couldn¡¯t see Shen Jingmo¡¯s expression in the dark, but she could sense that the man¡¯s current state was abnormal. She didn¡¯t know why he was so angry. She didn¡¯t do anything overboard. Her long eyelashes were full of tears. Although she had tried her best to hold it back, she still felt someone wronged her. ¡°I just wanted to come back and coax you¡­ I told you not to be angry¡­¡± These words startled the man. He let go of the hand on her neck and turned to support himself against the wall. He had brushed shoulders with death countless times when he joined the army. He thought he would have to face everything alone, whether it was the army¡¯s encirclement and suppression mission or the darkness in reality. In his entire life, at his most vulnerable and helpless moment, there were only two times when someone had reached out to him. The first time was in the sanatorium. The chubby little girl reached out and put a pink-wrapped candy in his hand. ¡°Brother, this is for you.¡± Another time was during this moment. The girl cried in the dark and trembled. But she still mustered the courage to say, ¡°I want to coax you.¡± It was like fate had decided on the same girl who had saved him from the darkness twice. Fortunately, everything she did in the future would be related to him. Chapter 31 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Mu Qingyu stretched out her hand to support Shen Jingmo. She prevented him from further sliding down. In the next second, she sniffled and said, ¡°Alright, I forgive you.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± He responded. Shen Jingmo was grateful she didn¡¯t stay mad, and more importantly, Mu Qingyu had saved him from danger time and time again. ¡°Are you uncomfortable? Do you need to see a doctor? Shall I bring you to the hospital?¡± Mu Qingyu asked. Shen Jingmo shook his head and silently released the girl¡¯s warm and soft body. Mu Qingyu was actually almost scared to death by Shen Jingmo, but she still forced herself to stay strong. She only spoke to him slowly after confirming he was in a better mood. In the darkness, the two of them stared at each other in silence for a long time. In the end, Mu Qingyu broke the silence, ¡°You¡­are you feeling better?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine now.¡± ¡°Then, I¡¯ll go back to my room?¡± Shen Jingmo stared at her for a long time before agreeing. The man was left alone in the empty hall. Under the hazy moonlight, Shen Jingmo looked like a defeated lion. His scarlet-red eyes hadn¡¯t improved, and he looked pathetic and pitiful. Shen Jingmo saw with his own eyes the fear in the eyes of the little girl who was pretending to be calm. Many times, he could see the exact same expression in the eyes of numerous people. When he was carrying out various missions, Shen Jingmo had seen terror and hatred in the eyes of countless people. They cursed and swore at him for being an out-and-out lunatic. For a long time, after he returned to Yan City, Shen Jingmo had hidden a dagger under his pillow. His life looked bright and glamorous on paper, but in fact, he was out of place with everyone else. No matter how hard he tried to portray himself as an ordinary person, it was really difficult for Shen Jingmo to integrate into society again. And just now, Shen Jingmo had almost killed his wife by mistake. Now, even Mu Qingyu was afraid of him¡­ Shen Jingmo no longer had the strength to think about why Mu Qingyu would appear in the villa tonight. All kinds of complicated emotions filled his heart. Right now, his mind was filled with the young lady standing in front of him pitifully with tears in her eyes while remarking, ¡°I wanted to come back and coax you.¡± Mu Qingyu said that she wanted to coax him, but Shen Jingmo was the one who said those disgraceful words. Even so, she still took the initiative to come back to him. However, Shen Jingmo had hurt her once again. She would probably never talk to him again, right? In the master bedroom upstairs, the fear in Mu Qingyu¡¯s eyes had yet to completely fade. Shen Jingmo had really frightened her. She didn¡¯t know what Shen Jingmo had gone through or why he had become like that in the dark. There were strong calluses on the web between his thumb and forefinger when he was strangling her neck. Those were the marks left behind by years of weapon practice. Just a second before Shen Jingmo let go, Mu Qingyu thought that she was going to die in this villa tonight. Mu Qingyu went to the bathroom in her room to wash her face. When she raised her head to look, the eyes of the little girl in the mirror were red. Even her nose was flushed from crying. Her skin was soft and delicate. Shen Jingmo had used a lot of strength just now, and there was a mark on her neck. Mu Qingyu sniffled. Her perception of him had changed. After Tiantian returned to the old mansion, she had to make breakfast by herself. Mu Qingyu opened the pot lid and realized there was still seafood porridge, glutinous rice, and steamed wheat in the pot. The amount was just enough for her to fill her stomach. That person silently prepared breakfast for her and left the villa. Mu Qingyu¡¯s feelings were a little complicated. She lowered her head to taste the congee and found that it tasted pretty good. When she was clearing the dishes, her phone rang. It was a call from Zhao Yue. Mu Qingyu picked up the call. Yueyue asked, ¡°Qingyu, are you free now?¡± ¡°I am, so go ahead.¡± ¡°I have investigated the embroidery workshop in Yan City and reported it to the main family. The actual situation is like this.¡± Zhao Yue told Mu Qingyu everything, ¡°The embroidery workshop¡¯s shares were previously sold to different companies. However, the Zhang family took advantage of our inattention and bought over all the companies that had these shares. As a result, 40% of the shares were all held by the Zhang family.¡± Chapter 32 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°The Zhang family has an awkward position in the upper-class circle of Yan City. They can¡¯t squeeze into the elites, but they¡¯re more powerful than ordinary wealthy people. The Su embroidery workshop was a springboard for them to enter the upper-class circle. However, when the embroidery workshop was at its peak in Yan City, the Zhang family was still lurking somewhere! Now, they actually dared to put their hands into the embroidery workshop!¡± ¡°But you also know that the Mu family¡¯s current situation is not very optimistic. Ever since six years ago, a mysterious force has been secretly targeting our Mu family. Otherwise, even if Little Uncle wasn¡¯t good at doing business, we wouldn¡¯t have declined so quickly with the wealth that our Mu family has accumulated for many years.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know who they are, but they are extremely ruthless. They seem to loathe us. And the most terrifying thing is that they thoroughly know everything about the Mu family¡¯s treasures.¡± Only the Mu family should be aware of this. Zhao Yue was a child that Old Master Mu had adopted from a welfare home. Over the years, Zhao Yue learned a lot under Old Master Mu¡¯s guidance. Although she was a little older than Mu Qingyu, she was already able to take charge of the business world by herself. The force that attacked the Mu family¡¯s business came from overseas. The Mu family had only been running their own group honestly all these years. They had not been involved in any overseas business. Therefore, they wouldn¡¯t be able to figure out the identity of the mastermind behind the mysterious force. They could only watch as the business that their family had accumulated for many years was swallowed up by the other party bit by bit. If it wasn¡¯t for Mu Qingyu¡¯s marriage to the Shen family, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to keep their main branch, let alone their branch in Yan City. On the other end of the phone, Zhao Yue was still talking. ¡°Qingyu, I won¡¯t beat around the bush with you. The headquarters of the embroidery workshop is in Jingchuan. It¡¯s already difficult for us to control the branch in Yan City. Grandma has also become popular these days, but we already owe the Shen family too much. We don¡¯t know how to pay them back¡­ If you and Shen Jingmo only considered marriage because you had a great relationship, many things would be much easier to do.¡± But now, Mu Qingyu was living under someone else¡¯s roof, and the Mu family couldn¡¯t even take care of themselves. There were major problems with the operations of the headquarters. No matter how anxious their grandmother was, she could not deal with the branch. She couldn¡¯t possibly force Mu Qingyu to beg the Shen family to help her take back the branch, right? Not to mention that the Mu family¡¯s eldest branch pampered Mu Qingyu like a princess when they were alive, even when her youngest uncle and aunt raised her, they never let her suffer a bit. The marriage alliance had already made Mu Qingyu suffer a lot. How could they let her give up her last dignity for such a thing? Mu Qingyu wasn¡¯t a fool. She understood the meaning behind Zhao Yue¡¯s words. She let out a deep sigh and muttered, ¡°I understand. Now that things had come to this, there was no other way.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not talk about this anymore.¡± Zhao Yue had always been on good terms with Mu Qingyu. After Mu Qingyu married into Yan City for so long, she only had time to care about Mu Qingyu¡¯s current situation. ¡°How are you getting along with Shen Jingmo? He didn¡¯t bully you, right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s pretty good. He didn¡¯t bully me.¡± The Mu family was already in a mess. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t want them to worry about her anymore, so she lied with her swollen eyes. ¡°Madam Shen is an old friend of my parents, so she has always been kind to me. A few days ago, Shen Jingmo took me to the old residence to have a meal with the rest of the Shen family. They¡¯re all very good to me.¡± However, Shen Jingmo himself did not seem to like her that much. ¡°How did you know?¡± Mu Qingyu asked after a long pause. ¡°Last week, Little Uncle and Little Aunt were at home talking about your marriage with Shen Jingmo. I heard it.¡± Ever since Mu Qingyu took the initiative to propose a marriage to the Shen family, Mu Qingfeng was the most depressed person in the entire family. He felt that he was to blame for everything. If it wasn¡¯t for him, his sister wouldn¡¯t have to marry so far away. On the surface, Mu Qingyu said that she was doing this for their corporation. Despite knowing the actual reason, everyone just kept their mouths shut. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that her brother had to spend money like water every day due to his illness, Mu Qingyu wouldn¡¯t have gone to the extent of arranging a marriage no matter how much the Mu Family Corporation declined. Chapter 33 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation More than half of the Shen family¡¯s assets were in Maple Leaf Country. It was the only place where they had the best doctors and the most advanced medical equipment in the world. Mu Qingfeng¡¯s illness required those conditions the most. However, the Mu family¡¯s influence couldn¡¯t extend overseas. But if Mu Qingyu married Shen Jingmo, everything would be solved. Mu Qingfeng had been suffering from heart disease since his conception. At a young age, the doctor restricted him from running around or having intense emotions. Before his heart disease struck at the age of six, he was the most promising successor of the Mu family. At MY Group¡¯s headquarters, Li Da dejectedly looked at the pile of documents on the table, then looked up and complained, ¡°I¡¯m just a personal assistant! Please, I beg you to let me go!¡± A few department leaders stood opposite Li Da. They didn¡¯t forget to cheer him on while leaving pleasant remarks. ¡°Assistant Li, you know our president the best. He¡¯s not in a good mood today, so we won¡¯t go in and get scolded. It¡¯s been hard on you!¡± ¡°Brother Li, the people will remember everything you¡¯ve done for us!¡± ¡°Brother Li! I¡¯m willing to be your slave for the rest of my life!¡± This crowd knew he was too embarrassed to refuse, so one by one, they flattered him! Li Da secretly gritted his teeth, but there was nothing else he could do. A few days ago, the president¡¯s mood was inexplicably good. He got off work early and went home every day, so this crowd also relaxed a lot. After Shen Jingmo sent Mu Qingyu a text message last night, the other party ignored him. Li Da guessed that the two of them might have had a conflict. In the morning, the cold man further confirmed Li Da¡¯s guess. The first thing Shen Jingmo did when he came to the company was to call for a meeting with all the high-level executives. The proposals that these people had submitted, including Li Da, were all criticized by President Shen. All of them had to be returned and revised. Not to mention them, even Li da, who was just a personal assistant, was terrified. Shen Jingmo¡¯s expression was as chilling as ever, but the ashtray on his table was filled with cigarette butts, which further solidified Li Da¡¯s conjectures. Li Da choked and coughed repeatedly. After he went in, he first placed the documents on the table and then went to open the window for ventilation. Before Li Da could speak, Shen Jingmo suddenly spoke. The man¡¯s voice was low. Li Da, who had been with Shen Jingmo for two years, had never seen him in such a miserable state. ¡°Li Da, how do you usually coax your girlfriend when she¡¯s unhappy?¡± Li Da¡¯s face was full of doubt. What did he just say? Miss Mu looked so gentle and easy to talk to. What exactly did Shen Jingmo do to anger her? And¡­with President Shen¡¯s cold and indifferent personality, he could actually lose his composure in the company because of a woman¡­ Didn¡¯t the TV series say that it could cure all diseases? A girl of Miss Mu¡¯s age shouldn¡¯t have any resistance to beautiful clothes and bags, right? Shen Jingmo was speechless. He regretted asking Li Da. What could a single man like him know? Li Da noticed the dissatisfaction in his employer¡¯s eyes and suddenly reacted. ¡°By the way, Miss Mu doesn¡¯t seem to like noisy environments, nor does she like shopping in the mall. If she didn¡¯t like shopping malls, it meant that she didn¡¯t like clothes and bags, and she was likely not interested in beautiful jewelry¡­¡± What she liked¡­ Shen Jingmo took out a stack of documents from the drawer and slapped it in front of Li Da. Li Da picked it up and read, ¡°Zhang Group Acquisition Plan.¡± ¡®What the hell!!!¡¯ Li Da asked weakly, ¡°Boss, this¡­ Is this Miss Mu¡¯s wish?¡± ¡°Not really. I wanted to do that.¡± Shen Jingmo knew that Mu Qingyu cared a lot about the embroidery workshop and that she was quite angry with the Zhang family when she went to the embroidery workshop in Yan City a few days ago. He thought that he might as well give her the embroidery workshop in Yan City. Would Mu Qingyu be happier? Chapter 34 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°I¡¯ll call Secretary Liu in,¡± Li Da nodded and said respectfully. Secretary Liu was Shen Jingmo¡¯s work secretary, and he was the one who pushed for most of the company¡¯s plans. Shen Jingmo nodded, but he still rubbed his temples helplessly. Mu Qingyu had no idea that Shen Jingmo had decided to destroy the Zhang family just to make her happy. She was bored at home, so after four hours of embroidery, her eyes felt uncomfortable. She decided to put down the needle and went to the back garden for a walk. In fact, she worked on a small sachet for Shen Jingmo. The early morning of the month was actually the most breathtaking. The delicate and beautiful flowers still had dewdrops on them. They appeared even more charming. Mu Qingyu liked to be alone. When she was a child, she could count the number of flowers she picked under a tree for two to three hours. Mu Qingyu stayed in the garden for the entire afternoon. She didn¡¯t know if Shen Jingmo would return to the villa tonight, so she deliberately avoided him and went upstairs early. She made sure to close the door behind her. She had a rather spoiled and prideful attitude. Mu Qingyu only heard movement in the courtyard late at night. She lowered her head to look at the time. It was almost 12 o¡¯clock when Shen Jingmo returned. She had just handed in her manuscript. Relying on the fact that the master bedroom was on the second floor, Mu Qingyu leaned against the glass window and looked down. The man pushed the door open and got out of the car. He was dressed in a well-ironed suit. Under the moonlight, there was a different kind of wild contrast between his self-restraint and coldness. He was clearly a thug in a suit. Just as Mu Qingyu was lost in her thoughts, the person downstairs seemed to have sensed something and suddenly raised his head¡­ Mu Qingyu was so frightened that she took two steps back and hid behind the curtain. After hiding, she couldn¡¯t help but laugh. She found it useless. She simply closed the curtains and stopped looking. In the courtyard, Shen Jingmo looked at the frightened little girl and began to regret everything that had happened last night. He leaned against the car and didn¡¯t rush to get in. He slowly smoked a cigarette and waited for the wind to blow away the scent of smoke before entering the house. The moon in the corner of the courtyard swayed slightly with the wind. It was as if it was laughing at someone¡¯s cowardice. ¡°Where¡¯s Zhang Yiyi?¡± Father Zhang¡¯s face was extremely pale. Such a major thing had happened at the company. What was the president doing? If someone hadn¡¯t told him tonight, he wouldn¡¯t have known that he would have to live on the streets! After not visiting the company for half a month, he was clueless about the company¡¯s financial standing! All he knew was to go to bars and pick up girls. This son of his was a rotten wood that couldn¡¯t be carved! He was completely hopeless! ¡°He¡­ I think he went to discuss business¡­¡± Mother Zhang said uneasily. ¡°Business! Business! I have never seen him close a deal!¡± Father Zhang¡¯s anger suddenly exploded. ¡°Has he ever made a single cent of the Zhang family¡¯s revenue in the company?! It¡¯s all because of you that he has become like this!¡± Mother Zhang didn¡¯t dare to say another word. She lowered her head and stood aside. Father Zhang noticed his daughter lying lazily on the sofa. He remembered that several of his business partners were shrewd businesswomen. Then, he looked at Zhang Jiajia, who was spoiled and only knew how to eat, drink, and play. He was even angrier. ¡°All I know every day is that you are all ruining the family business that I¡¯ve worked so hard to save! What else do you know?¡± ¡°Dad, are you crazy? I didn¡¯t do anything wrong. Why are you scolding me?!¡± Zhang Jiajia was triggered as well. ¡°Can you stop venting your anger on me? Do I owe you anything?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with venting it on you? You owe me! You¡¯ve been causing trouble for me every day. Tell me how many times I have cleaned up for you! You¡¯re already so big, but you haven¡¯t improved at all! You¡¯re about to lose your home, yet you¡¯re still here unrepentant! I¡¯ll immediately arrange a marriage for you!¡± ¡°And you, look at the excellent children you¡¯ve raised! The company is already taken away, but you¡¯re still here!¡± Father Zhang was so angry that he spoke without thinking it through. The sentence finally woke up the two ignorant and brainless women in the living room. ¡°What did you say?¡± Mother Zhang¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°How did the company close down? Wasn¡¯t it still fine yesterday?¡± What had happened? Chapter 35 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Father Zhang scratched his head tiredly and fretfully. ¡°How would I know?! I don¡¯t know who¡¯s doing this behind our backs. But since this afternoon, the company¡¯s stock price has plummeted, and the shareholders have sold all their shares¡­ After that, a nameless small company took over.¡± He held a board meeting that night, and many shareholders made excuses that they had something to do at home and did not attend. He asked his confidant and found out that the shareholders who did not come sold their shares to the same company almost simultaneously! And Father Zhang needed to find out who the other party was. Which noble faction they had offended? Why would they want to destroy them? Zhang Jiajia was also dumbfounded. If the company closed down¡­ How could she survive in the upper-class circle then? ¡°Dad¡­ Who did this? Did our family offend someone?¡± The Zhang family lived in fear and trepidation in the upper-class circle every day. So how could they dare to offend those aristocratic families? Moreover, she used the embroidery workshop to please many young ladies and madams of wealthy families. ¡°So, who could be the person behind this?¡± ¡°Young Master Shen, did the Zhang family make you unhappy?¡± Yu Yang raised his eyebrows in a high-class club and said, ¡°Don¡¯t say it wasn¡¯t you. No one else could destroy an influential family overnight in Yan City.¡± Fu Heng and the others also rushed over. ¡°This morning, Zhang Yiyi was still in my clubhouse with women on both sides. I heard that his father broke his leg last night! How did Zhang Yichen offend you?¡± Shen Jingmo frowned. ¡°Who¡¯s Zhang Yichen?¡± He didn¡¯t know the person. Fu Heng held his breath and didn¡¯t look into Shen Jingmo¡¯s eyes. Shen Jingmo had long forgotten about this matter. He calmly said, ¡°Then he deserves it.¡± The woman bullied his girl in the embroidery workshop, and the man even wanted to seduce his wife. The Zhang family did not fall for anything. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not talk about that.¡± ¡°Young Master Shen, do you have any thoughts about the land in the South City?¡± ¡°I want to¡­¡± Fu Heng had a bit of a friendship with him, and he had also helped him a few times by accident, so Shen Jingmo said generously, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you to South City to look at the project tomorrow.¡± ¡°Thank you, Master Shen!¡± ****** ¡°Qingyu, have you considered it? Just take it as going out for a walk. Otherwise, you¡¯ll just be cooped up at home every day.¡± Madam Wu looked at Mu Qingyu and asked. ¡°Please Date Me!¡± was a love variety show that was now very popular online. The festival team also wanted to invite indifferent couples to participate in addition to the celebrity guests. Madam Wu was anxious to see her son and daughter-in-law¡¯s marriage for three months without any progress. It wasn¡¯t that she was in a hurry to hold a grandson, but the two didn¡¯t even have the intention to make their marriage public. It was undeniable that they didn¡¯t have feelings for each other. She didn¡¯t know how the young couple usually got along with each other when they didn¡¯t live with her, but she could roughly guess. Madam Wu¡¯s classmates all had grandchildren. She gazed at the cute babies with envy. She had no choice. Her son was a piece of wood that one couldn¡¯t wake up. As his mother, she could only worry more. It just happened that an entertainment company under MY Group had invested in a love show called ¡°Please Date Me!¡± Madam Wu quickly planned to send the young couple to learn how to be in a relationship! Mu Qingyu had yet to react when she heard this news. She sipped the coffee in her cup and felt inexplicably nervous. ¡°That¡­ Can I think about it?¡± Chapter 36 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Qingyu, listen to Mom. Don¡¯t worry. This program will only record for three months, and you don¡¯t have to record every day. There won¡¯t be any messy scripts, other than the first episode, which they will broadcast live.¡± Madam Wu¡¯s mouth was dry from trying to persuade her. ¡°Shen Jingmo, that kid, is a blockhead.¡± ¡°The earth can spin without anyone, so don¡¯t worry! Mom could handle him. You two, take this opportunity to relax and take a break. Just take it as going out to play. Don¡¯t be stressed!¡± Wu Meixiang was all smiles and agreed. Mu Qingyu nodded absent-mindedly. ¡°Alright¡­¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll get the director to contact you later, and you can talk about the particulars.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± She said. Wu Meixiang left upon feeling satisfied. Mu Qingyu sat alone in the coffee shop. She was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, she took a few more sips of coffee. Mu Qingyu fell into deep thought. Li Da said that Shen Jingmo seemed to have gone on a business trip again. And he couldn¡¯t know when the variety show would start recording. She didn¡¯t want to be the only one going. Mu Qingyu looked at the lunar fragrance pouch she carried and wanted to find a suitable opportunity to give it to him. It had been a month since that incident. ¡®Shen Jingmo shouldn¡¯t still be angry, right? He couldn¡¯t be so petty! I was the one injured!¡¯ ¡°F*ck! Please Date Me!¡± ¡°Finally, it¡¯s a confirmed release? I have been waiting for so long that the flowers are wilting!¡± ¡°Yes, they have confirmed the guest lineup. The popular flower Sui Ran, the top star Shang Ziqian, who has co-starred in the popular Xianxia drama, the international superstar Mu Qing and best actor Xu, and the model couple in the circle, Luo Yang and Pang Xiuli. And finally, there¡¯s a pair of amateurs, the Young Master of MY Group and his wife.¡± ¡°Oh my god, is the love line I have been trying to create finally coming to fruition? I told you Shang Ziqian didn¡¯t look at Sui Ran like an ordinary colleague!¡± ¡°Wait, my friends! Is MY Group¡¯s President the same cold-faced President who had a working portrait? Is he honestly married? Why isn¡¯t there any news about it on the internet?¡± ¡°Hahaha, what kind of joke are you making? He¡¯s a domineering CEO in real life. How could he post something as important as marriage online? But it¡¯s most likely a business marriage. After all, I¡¯ve never heard of him dating before!¡± ¡°A business marriage! The disputes of the rich and powerful! I¡¯m a mutt. I like this kind of setting!¡± In recent years, there had been a trend of love lines at home and abroad. Men, women, old, and young loved to hold their mobile phones and watch people in TV dramas or variety shows fall in love with each other with silly smiles. Therefore, endless streams of love shows are popular in recent years. ¡°Please Date Me!¡± was the most professional, financially stable, and had the most featured guests among all the love dramas. The festival group released a trailer a month ago. The interview between Xiao Hua and the top celebrities, the affectionate look between the international superstars and the best actor, and the tacit understanding between the model couple that had accumulated over time were all things the audience looked forward to. The most talked about topic was still MY President Shen and his wife. There were no interview clips of the two in the trailer, only a photo. A quiet-looking young girl sat in the garden in the morning and admired the flowers. The male protagonist was not in the picture, and the beautiful girl¡¯s expression was somewhat lonely. The topic of the wealthy and powerful was much more popular than the celebrities in the entertainment industry. The people were usually curious and yearned for the candid upper-class circle to fall in love. Chapter 37 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°When is the live stream starting? I can¡¯t wait to lick the screen! I really want to know how wealthy young masters fall in love. If it¡¯s really a business marriage without any feelings, then it¡¯ll be boring.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. I want to see if they¡¯re only a couple on the surface, but the main thing is that Mrs. Shen is too sweet! I love it!¡± ¡°My friends, try to imagine. One is a cold-faced prince who commands the business world, and the other is a delicate little beauty. This couple is too easy to work out. I¡¯m dizzy!¡± In short, this show had never been broadcasted before, but it already had unprecedented buzz and traffic. Even if Shen Jingmo and Mu Qingyu weren¡¯t an amateur couple in the industry, they still managed to gain a large number of fans with their looks, and the anticipation was off the charts. While the internet was in a heated discussion about this program, Mu Qingyu was filming ¡°Please Date Me!¡± Director Gao said, ¡°Mrs. Shen, you¡¯re saying that President Shen is out on a business trip and might not be able to make it to the premiere, right?¡± Since the other party was the biggest investor, the director was deeply respectful. ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Mu Qingyu was a little apologetic. ¡°I hope I didn¡¯t inconvenience you guys.¡± Because Madam Wu promised to take care of Shen Jingmo¡¯s work, Mu Qingyu couldn¡¯t make the decision to talk to him about this matter. So, she was still not sure if Shen Jingmo would come back when the show was broadcast. The director gave a relaxed smile on the other end of the phone. ¡°It¡¯s fine. The first episode is only meant to let the guests get to know each other. The show would be done for two episodes. The livestream will only start after that. It¡¯ll be fine as long as Mr. Shen can return within two weeks.¡± After hanging up, Mu Qingyu looked at the information that Gao Feng had sent her. The popular young flower, Sui Ran, was discovered in a talent show. She looked sweet and cute. The first supporting female role she played after she became eminent was a hit on the internet. She was able to control the vicious supporting female role with ease. After that, she cooperated with several veteran seniors in several films and television works that continued to captivate the audience¡¯s vision. In the past two years, her momentum was like the sun at midday. It was the same for top-class Shang Ziqian. After taking part in a talent show, he became a C-list actor. After that, he took part in numerous films and television works one after another. He was a young and handsome man with excellent singing and dancing skills. He became famous overnight with his own abilities. The fan base of Sui Ran and Shang Ziqian was recently formed, and their force was the strongest. They were like firecrackers that could be lit at any time. No matter who the opponents were, they would find it difficult to win against the fan base. The die-hard fans were an existence that everyone in the industry avoided. On the other hand, Mu Qingyu was familiar with the model couple, Luo Yang and Pang Xiuli. She had watched a lot of their TV shows since she was a child. After having a child, the woman rarely appeared on the big screen, but she would occasionally post vlogs of her cooking and life on social platforms. Her current fan base was not to be underestimated. The last couple was the film emperor, Xu Sirui, and the international superstar, Mu Qing. Xu Sirui was 28 years old this year. He was the youngest film emperor in the history of nine regions to win a grand slam. He had a huge number of fans and a very solid support group. Usually, he almost never had any conflicts with others, but it was all because others did not dare to. As for Mu Qing¡­ Mu Qingyu looked at the eyebrows and eyes of the young woman in the photo. She did not know if she was overthinking it. She found the other woman a little familiar¡­ The name was also¡­ Mu Qing was an Australian from the Kingdom of Nine States. She did not have as many fans in China as the others, but she had fans all over the world. She was young, promising, and had a great international reputation. Because Mu Qing didn¡¯t develop her career in China, there wasn¡¯t much information about her. Mu Qingyu looked through everyone¡¯s information in detail and took note of their faces so that she would be able to recognize them when they appeared on the program. She usually stayed at home most of the time. Although she didn¡¯t pay much attention to celebrity gossip, she could occasionally read all kinds of entertainment news on the internet. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t need to remember the film emperor¡¯s face to know that they were high school classmates. Famous starlets and top celebrities had recently become extremely popular on the internet. Five out of ten short videos were about them, so it was quite easy to be familiar with them. Chapter 38 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation As for that Mu Qing¡­ Mu Qingyu couldn¡¯t pinpoint it. When Mu Qingyu saw her similar features, she felt a little uncomfortable. It was strange. She had never had any contact with the other party, so why would she feel such an inexplicable dislike? Thinking about the deadline the director had just mentioned, Mu Qingyu still decided to ask Madam Wu when Shen Jingmo would return. Don¡¯t ask her why she didn¡¯t contact Shen Jingmo herself. If asked, Mu Qingyu wouldn¡¯t give in! Unless Shen Jingmo took the initiative to contact her, she would not make the first move! The show premiered at the start of the subsequent month. Mu Qingyu looked at the date and saw that there was less than half a month left. She didn¡¯t know if it would delay the progress, but the comic was almost at the end. She might as well use these 10 days to close up and finish her work. At MY Group¡¯s headquarters, Wu Meixiang held the phone in her hand with some displeasure. The busy tone on the other end was heard over and over again, and no one answered. She didn¡¯t know how many calls she had made to Shen Jingmo over the past few days, but who knew that this brat wouldn¡¯t answer a single one?! He had run off to some place to seek peace again! Shen Jingmo had this habit since he was young. Whenever he was unhappy, he would hide and not see anyone. Once he grew up, he learned more reasonable excuses to avoid it. He would shut down all his communication devices and head to a place far away from Yan City and deal with those tricky cases. These people and things were mostly outside of the law. In the Nine States, the Shen family could do nothing to them on the surface. As a former special force soldier of the secret force, Young Master Shen knew too well how to ¡®freeload¡¯ in a legal way. In fact, Madam Wu had seriously prohibited him a long time ago from getting involved. It was because most of the people Shen Jingmo had to personally deal with were desperate scums who had lost their morals while being blinded by greed. It was too risky to come into contact with them. However, this little brat always used the excuse of going on a business trip to do those extremely dangerous things behind her back! Every time he returned, Shen Jingmo would bring back a huge amount of profit and a body full of injuries. This time, when she couldn¡¯t contact him, Wu Meixiang knew that he had put himself in danger again! Nancheng was located on the border of the Nine States, near the dark and chaotic Golden Triangle. The Shen family¡¯s jewelry business had close ties with this place. Before Shen Jingmo left, Wu Meixiang had confirmed with Li Da several times that her son had gone to see the land with the Fu family¡¯s son. However, now that she thought about it, what land in the South City required Shen Jingmo to see it personally? Madam Wu clearly remembered that the Shen family had lost a large number of orders for raw stones half a year ago. At that time, Shen Jingmo¡¯s behavior was ordinary, so she thought that he had forgotten about it. This time, he was probably going there because of this! Madam Wu didn¡¯t say where Shen Jingmo went. She only told Mu Qingyu that he would occasionally have some special business trips that required him to personally handle. She also told Mu Qingyu to try to contact Shen Jingmo. In the living room, Mu Qingyu¡¯s intuition told her that she couldn¡¯t know the truth about these ¡®special¡¯ matters. Since Madam Wu didn¡¯t explain clearly, she tactfully didn¡¯t ask further. However, Shen Jingmo didn¡¯t answer the phone¡­ Mu Qingyu¡¯s brows slightly furrowed as she looked at the name ¡®Mr. Shen¡¯ on her phone screen. She then tried to call him. As expected, the other side did not pick up. Perhaps it was because he was busy. Mu Qingyu didn¡¯t want to disturb him and decided to try calling him again later. At South City. Young Master Shen, who had the habit of turning off his phone, would actually carry an old phone with him. Everyone in this contacts list could not be contacted in public. He had indeed come to Nancheng with Fu Heng, but they parted ways after getting off the plane. Madam Wu was half right. He was indeed here to look at the land. Taking back the order was just a matter of convenience. To Shen Jingmo, the South City was a place he could not be more familiar with. There were many criminal leaders here. In fact, more than half of them had come into contact with him in his previous mission. The heavens were high and the emperor was far away. The hands from the other end of Yan City could not reach here. Arms, drugs, women, gold, silver, and jewelry¡ªthe industrial chain here was complicated and rampant. On the second day of Shen Jingmo¡¯s arrival in South City, Yu Yang followed him over eagerly. He remembered that there seemed to be a transparent peach-colored tourmaline in this batch of raw stones. That raw stone was massive and could be molded into a set of dazzling jewelry after processing. Young Master Shen felt that the peach color matched his little wife¡¯s red lips and white teeth, so he prepared to give her a peach-colored pendant. Chapter 39 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Yang landed in South City at 7:30 p.m. He brought two pieces of news with him. ¡°Young Master Shen, I heard that you have become a popular man in a romantic relationship. Congratulations! Also, do you still remember the Zhang family you destroyed? His youngest daughter, Zhang Jiajia, is looking for you in Yan City!¡± Shen Jingmo was confused. What love interest? Who was Zhang Jiajia? Yu Yang couldn¡¯t help but roll his eyes at his clueless face. ¡°Did you turn off your phone again?¡± At that moment, the two of them were about to look for a rough stone seller. Only Yu Yang¡¯s chattering voice could be heard in the black business car. Shen Jingmo finally remembered the phone he had left in the car for almost half a month without activating it. The car stopped steadily at the entrance of their destination. The purpose of their visit tonight was to examine the raw stones. Shen Jingmo turned on his phone as he pushed the door open and got out of the car. Although the contract had been finalized, he and the few men in black behind him all had wooden bins on their waists in case of any accidents. The two largest raw stone suppliers in South City were Third Master Li from the west of the city and Second Master Chen from the north of the city. On the surface, they both ran several large-scale jewelry chains, but their main source of income was underground. Almost no one in South City dared to provoke them. The status of these two had been earned through real forces from the border. The raw stone order that the Shen family had lost was worth at least tens of millions, and the person who had bought it was Third Master Li. At that time, Shen Jingmo was still floating on the sea in Las Vegas. He had no time to deal with this matter. This time, he came here and happened to bump into the two major jewelers in the west and north of the city fighting for business. The first thing Shen Jingmo did when he received the news was to find Second Old Master Chen. The two of them joined forces, and Third Old Master Li, who had no idea what was going on, was caught unprepared. Shen Jingmo did not help Second Old Master Chen without any consideration. They had already agreed that Second Old Master Chen would help him get back the raw stone order. Now that the matter was settled, Second Old Master Chen specially held a banquet at his house tonight and invited Shen Jingmo to his house in order to show his sincerity. He also ordered his men to find the peach-colored tourmaline that Shen Jingmo had his eyes on from the batch of raw stones. He had been in the jewelry business for many years. After finding the tourmaline, he immediately asked someone to send it to be processed. Second Old Master Chen was extremely famous in South City. Since he dared to invite Shen Jingmo to a banquet, he would not do something behind his back to tarnish his reputation. Tonight¡¯s banquet was most likely just to win over the Shen family of Yan City, so Shen Jingmo brought his mobile phone with him. He was prepared to deal with the things that had happened in Yan City over the past half month. Second Old Master Chen had been in the South City for many years. In addition to his own ability, he also relied on his righteousness and generosity. At that time, Shen Jingmo had acted in time to help him reverse the situation. His long-time rival had suffered a lot this time, so he was in a good mood and invited many of his connections to introduce him to Shen Jingmo. As they toasted each other, Shen Jingmo gave Yu Yang a look. Yu Yang nodded tacitly and accepted the toast from the big shots on his behalf. Shen Jingmo left the room quietly and finally had some time to deal with the messages on his phone. As he had expected, Madam Wu always had the most messages. Shen Jingmo glanced at her briefly and realized that the person he had been thinking about all this time had not sent him a single message. He couldn¡¯t help but feel a little disappointed. Soon, Shen Jingmo¡¯s eyebrows raised slightly. This was the best news he had heard in half a month. Looking at the time, it was less than ten days before the live broadcast. It was a little rushed to return after dealing with the matters in the South City, but it should not take too much time¡­ Shen Jingmo exited WeChat and saw that there were dozens of missed calls. Other than Li Da and Madam Wu, the most recent call was¡­ Was it Mu Qingyu? She had taken the initiative to call him¡­ Was she going to talk about their participation in the show? Shen Jingmo¡¯s heart, which had been calm for a long time, was surging. It had already been more than a month, and the awkwardness between the two of them that night had long been eroded by their longing. He wanted to call Mu Qingyu immediately. But on second thought, it was almost 12 o¡¯clock. She should be asleep by now, right? Chapter 40 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Shen Jingmo was still hesitating when Yu Yang suddenly called him over. Placed in the middle of the banquet hall was a gray stone the size of a watermelon. The top of the stone had been opened. It revealed the dazzling peach-red gem. Even Second Old Master Chen, who had seen countless rare treasures, could not help but praise it, ¡°It¡¯s so beautiful! It¡¯s too breathtaking!¡± The delicate peach-colored gem reflected a gorgeous color under the light. Everyone present subconsciously drew a cold breath. They were impressed by the work of nature. Third Master Chen was happily drinking his white wine when he turned around and inadvertently saw the tall man with his hands in his pockets and a smile on his face. He suddenly had the desire to gossip. ¡°President Shen has good taste. Such a good tourmaline, are you planning to give it to him?¡± While the guests were enjoying themselves, a mobile phone suddenly rang. Shen Jingmo picked it up and looked at the caller ID. He raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded at the host. ¡°Excuse me for a moment.¡± Second Elder Chen nodded, but he could not help but ask curiously, ¡°Is it Mrs. Shen?¡± The man¡¯s expression was normal. ¡°Yes.¡± Although Shen Jingmo still had no expression on his face, the people around him could already see that Young President Shen was in a good mood. As Shen Jingmo walked out, Second Old Master Chen smiled and clinked glasses with Yu Yang. ¡°I didn¡¯t know that President Shen had this side to him. I thought he was the kind of person who didn¡¯t care about anyone and didn¡¯t like to socialize.¡± Yu Yang raised his eyes and mumbled, ¡°He treasures that person a lot!¡± In the month that the two of them had been quarreling, he had been kicked several times by Shen Jingmo for no reason. When had Young Master Shen ever been so cautious? The little girl was cold to him, and he didn¡¯t even dare to approach her carefully, for fear that the little girl would be even angrier when she saw him. After waiting for such a long time, he finally received a call from that person. He probably did not want to stay any longer and had already flown back to Yan City. At Luming Jiaan. Mu Qingyu still didn¡¯t know that Yu Yang had given her the ¡®Expert Dog Trainer¡¯ title. She was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window while holding her phone and scratching. After she finished drawing her manga, the phone that had not been picked up during the day suddenly rang again. She thought of trying to contact him again before she went to bed. This time, the answer she received was no longer the cold male voice. Mu Qingyu unconsciously breathed along with the frequency of the ringtone. After about ten breaths, the other end finally picked up. ¡°Mu Qingyu.¡± The man¡¯s low voice came from the other end of the phone, and no emotion could be heard. Mu Qingyu pouted and turned on the phone¡¯s speaker. She sat on the carpet and replied, ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Is there something you need?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t I still find you if I have nothing to do?¡± The hazy night sky gave the little girl courage, and her tone was mixed with a faint complaint. It made Shen Jingmo¡¯s heart melt. ¡°I didn¡¯t say you can¡¯t.¡± The man¡¯s tone was unprecedentedly gentle. ¡°As long as you want to, you can contact me anytime.¡± Mu Qingyu¡¯s fingers were stroking the carpet. From the tone of that person, it seemed like he had already calmed down. Then, she wouldn¡¯t annoy him even if she said a few more words, right? ¡°Did you see the message Mom sent you? Mom wants us to participate in that romance show. Do you want to go?¡± Mu Qingyu asked. Shen Jingmo nodded on the other end of the phone and laughed at his stupidity. The other party couldn¡¯t see his actions through the phone. He again said, ¡°Mmm.¡± Shen Jingmo could tell that there was a hidden meaning in her words. He then remarked, ¡°I¡¯ll return next week.¡± When she first came to Yan City, Mu Qingyu still referred to Madam Wu as ¡®Aunt¡¯. Now, she had changed to ¡®Mom¡¯. Did this mean that she had already gotten used to being married to him? Was she slowly getting used to living with him? ¡°I know.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± The other end of the phone replied crisply, with the softness that only belonged to Jiangnan¡ªinstantly sweeping away the accumulated frustration in the man¡¯s heart. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll wait for you at home. It¡¯s getting late, so you should rest early too. Good night.¡± ¡°Alright, you should sleep early too.¡± As soon as the call ended, Shen Jingmo turned around and saw Yu Yang with his sneaky expression again.