Is it really settled just like that?!
Xin Yu watched the shop assistant carry away the diamonds, still wanting to try and negotiate!
But she was completely led away by Mu Yichuan.
At the door, he seemed to remember something and said to the shop owner, "The shop around the corner is yours!"
"Yes! Mr. Jiu!"
Qin Ya's eyes widened instantly. Mr. Jiu?!
This man was the famous Mr. Jiu!
The man Zhang Wan tried to get close to yesterday?!
Heavens!
That bitch Zhang Wan, she didn't even tell her that Mr. Jiu was such a person!
If only she had known, if only she had known, she would never have been so foolish as to help! "Get out!" After Mu Yichuan and Xin Yu walked away, the shop owner expressionlessly kicked Qin Ya out…
Outside the mall, Xin Yu frowned slightly, looking at the man beside her. "You…you just wanted the shop owner to deal with Qin Ya's husband?"
He didn't answer, his eyes cold. Daring to talk back to his woman, she was practically asking for trouble!
Xin Yu didn't mince words. Since he didn't want to talk, so be it. She straightened up slightly. "Are we going to stay in Nanshi for three more days? Can I go back first?"
"What do you think?" Mu Yichuan's brows furrowed deeply. Why did this woman always want to stay away from him?
"But…I have so many things to do back home, like preparing supplies for military training, and… um…"
Xin Yu stared, watching his lips approach hers, hot and alluring! "I liked you more last night." After a long silence, he released Xin Yu, looking at her flushed face and red lips. Last night, she had been so proactive, even making him, usually so cold and aloof, lose control several times…
Xin Yu bit her lip. How dare he bring that up!
What a shameless bastard who took advantage of her!
This reminded her of Mu Yi'ai, and that she-devil!
"Are you busy these past three days?"
Mu Yichuan looked at Xin Yu with deep, dark eyes. This woman had finally figured it out!
"If you need me, anytime."
Xin Yu wanted to roll her eyes. How could that sound so lewd!
"Teach me again." She had to improve her kung fu and physique so she could get revenge on that damned Mu Yi'ai!
Mu Yichuan raised an eyebrow. Teach her?
He'd be happy to! "Which one do you want to learn?" Mu Yichuan nestled against Xin Yu's shoulder and neck, his warm breath teasing her. "Here? Here, perhaps."
He lifted Xin Yu's hand and touched it, then caressed her lips.
...!
She quickly turned to look at Mu Yichuan. What...what was he saying?!
"I said, I want you to teach me kung fu!" Xin Yu's voice rose a half-octave. "I want to teach Mu Yi—Ai a lesson!"
She pouted slightly, looking at Mu Yichuan with a hint of panic. She was always his sister, but she couldn't always be bullied!
"This...this is a war between women!" Xin Yu raised her head slightly.
Mu Yichuan's face immediately darkened. Teach kung fu?!
"Then what about the 'war' between you and me?" He pulled her into his arms with displeasure.
Xin Yu struggled but couldn't break free, so she quickly changed her expression, "There's no war between us! Besides, haven't you been teaching me all along?!"
After a long silence, he parted his thin lips slightly, "Okay."
Hoo…
"If you work hard enough, I can make you beat Mu Yi'ai in a short time!"
"Really?!" Xin Yu couldn't help but feel excited, her dark eyes sparkling, "If this makes things difficult for you—"
"It won't be difficult, I just have one condition."
Suddenly, Xin Yu felt uneasy, afraid that he had tricked her, "What?"
What did she have to offer in exchange?
Mu Yichuan gently stroked the ring on Xin Yu's ring finger, so perfectly matching her fair hand, picked it up, and kissed it lightly.
Then, looking at her intently, "Learn verbal skills too!"
…!
Wasn't he such a jerk?!
"I'm not learning!" Xin Yu said angrily, she didn't want to be humiliated like this!
If she couldn't beat Mu Yi'ai, she'd resort to underhanded tactics! But things seemed to be spiraling out of her control, especially when facing the evil and powerful Mr. Ninth!
For the past three days, he had dutifully "trained" her, and dutifully "bullied" her...
Finally, the day to return to the capital arrived. Xin Yu slumped weakly in the back seat, closing her eyes to rest. Once back, she was determined to stay as far away from Mu Yichuan as possible.
She felt him sitting beside her, and it seemed there was someone else in the passenger seat, but Xin Yu was too exhausted to even lift her eyelids.
"Open your eyes, look at the earring." Mu Yichuan gently stroked Xin Yu's black hair.
The little woman was truly exhausted, but he didn't regret it at all; these past three days had greatly increased his pleasure level!
"Wow, these earrings are absolutely gorgeous! Xin Xin, look at them!"
Hearing this voice, Xin Yu abruptly opened her eyes, staring intently at Zhang Wan, who had turned around in the passenger seat!
How...how could she be here?
How could she be in Mu Yichuan's car?! For some inexplicable reason, Xin Yu felt as if countless needles were simultaneously attacking her heart, causing a sharp, piercing pain.
"Xin Xin, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhang Wan said, sounding somewhat aggrieved, her beautiful eyes flashing as she secretly glanced at Mu Yichuan. "Mr. Ninth, perhaps I should take a car to the capital myself."
Xin Yu snapped out of her reverie, tilting her head to look at Mu Yichuan. He seemed not to have heard Zhang Wan's words, still admiring the earring.
She frowned, completely bewildered as to why Zhang Wan wanted to go to the capital, and even more so, why she was going back with them?
Could it be… that the Zhang family had successfully given Zhang Wan to Mu Yichuan?
Then… what was she then?
"Xin Xin, don't be sad. I'm just going to the capital to take a look." Zhang Wan's tone became increasingly aggrieved, her voice trembling, as if she were afraid of Xin Yu.
"Is that so? The capital is indeed very beautiful." She gave a bitter smile. She hadn't known about what happened over a month ago anyway. If things with Mu Yichuan ended there, that would be for the best.
Why did she feel so bad?
"Really? Where have you been?" Zhang Wan scoffed inwardly. She knew Xin Yu, this taciturn girl, wouldn't explode on the spot. Good, then she had complete control of the situation!
"It's only the beginning of the semester, I haven't been anywhere yet."
"Then let's go together sometime! Like in college, we'll go everywhere together!" Zhang Wan, like a little girl, went from feeling wronged to being unable to hide her excitement.
Xin Yu looked at the rosy-cheeked Zhang Wan. In college, she had countless suitors. Even the proud and noble Mu Yichuan couldn't escape it…
Xin Yu glanced coldly at the earring in the man's hand, then turned to look at him, who remained silent with his eyes closed!
He didn't offer a single explanation?
Truly heartless.
"Xin Xin, after the semester starts, I want to visit your school, okay?" Zhang Wan pleaded, then muttered softly, "I just don't know how far it is from the villa?"
Villa? So she was going to the Nanlong Villa all along!
Xin Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, smiled, and said nothing more.
What else could she say? She was the one who interfered from the start!
The journey was awkward and silent. Xin Yu leaned against the car window, intending to catch up on sleep, but she couldn't fall asleep at all.
She looked at the ever-changing scenery outside, but her mind was filled with the moment her mother left…
Just as despairing as now!
"Ayu, you can do it! You survived all that, nothing can break you! Nothing!" Xin Yu closed her eyes, clenched her fists, and shouted to herself in her heart!
Once they entered the city, Xin Yu quickly said to the driver, "Could you please stop for a moment?"
"What for?" Mu Yichuan's deep, magnetic voice sounded, and his hand reached out.
Xin Yu flinched, lowering her head slightly, and said, "I… I need to buy some things for military training."
"Xin Xin, shall I go with you?" Zhang Wan seized the opportunity to offer herself.
"No need!"
Fortunately, the driver had already stopped. Xin Yu broke free from Mu Yichuan, quickly got out of the car, and ran into the mall.
Tears blurred her vision several times, but she forced them back.
After circling the mall several times, Xin Yu was so lost that she forgot what she wanted to buy, and besides, she couldn't afford it…
"Mu Jian!" Mu Yichuan roared. What was this woman taking so long to buy?!
So she didn't use any servants, and even after working so hard, she still insisted on doing everything herself?!
"Mr. Jiu, Xin Yu isn't in the mall; she's already left." Mu Jian's voice came from the other end of the phone, instantly igniting Mu Yichuan's anger!
"Where did she go?"
"Still investigating."
Bang! Mu Yichuan slammed his phone onto the back seat!
Zhang Wan was startled, then a smile crept onto her lips. This was what she had hoped for, and also what she had expected! "Mr. Jiu," a soft voice rang out, "What happened to Xin Xin? She always disappears, it's so worrying."
Mu Yichuan's dark eyes narrowed slightly, only then remembering there was a woman in the car.
"Take her back to the Nanlong Villa." With that, two men in black approached and took Zhang Wan away.
She glared at the men in black with displeasure, then thought, "I'm already in the capital, winning Mu Yichuan's heart is just a matter of time!"
"Don't rush it, he's already sent me back to the villa!" Zhang Wan encouraged herself silently, then left reluctantly.
Meanwhile, Xin Yu, in the hospital, held Grandpa Qiu Zhi's hand, murmuring, "Grandpa, I feel like I've been abandoned again."
Only her suppressed tears and silence answered her.
"Grandpa, I've never had grandparents since I was little. Please wake up, I'll call you my grandpa, okay?" Xin Yu leaned against the bedside, now reduced to seeking comfort from a stranger.
"Dr. Qiu..." The intern stammered, looking at Qiu Zhi's captivating eyes, explaining Xin Yu's arrival.
"She's in the ICU?" With that, Qiu Zhi went straight downstairs.
Sure enough, he saw Xin Yu; she was wiping her grandfather's body…
After watching for a while, Qiu Zhi took out his phone to call Mu Yichuan.
*Slap!*
A slap landed on his back. Qiu Zhi quickly turned around and saw his grandmother glaring at him fiercely.
"Grandma? What brings you here?" He raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't come! You just stand here like an idiot, not trying to build a relationship, what are you doing with your phone!" Grandma Qiu was exasperated, yet she looked at Xin Yu gently inside.
"You don't know how to fight for it, be careful you don't regret it for the rest of your life!"
Qiu Zhi's lips twitched. His grandmother was practically a magic wand.
How was he supposed to tell her that Xin Yu was Mr. Jiu's woman! "Girl, don't tire yourself out." Grandma Qiu gently patted Xin Yu's hand, then, noticing her swollen eyes, asked in surprise, "Girl, what happened to you?"
Qiu Zhi also looked at Xin Yu with surprise. In his memory, she was a rather stubborn woman; why was she crying like this?