He was inches away from her. When he spoke, his breath blew on her face. Mu Nuannuan had signed the share transfer agreement, so by right, she owned Moo Corporation and was the boss. Yet, which boss on Earth would be intimidated by his or her own employee like that? Moo Tingxiao seemed to be enjoying it. Tilting his head, he looked Mu Nuannuan in the eye as if he could see through her. “Tell me, Boss, how do you want me to please you—emotionally or physically? Either way, I’m okay with it.” Moo Tingxiao had a smile on his face, making him look gentler than before. He seemed more like a flirty man than the president of Moo Corporation. Mu Nuannuan chuckled as she put her hand on his chest. “Which do you think I would prefer—emotionally or physically?” He squinted, swallowed hard, and caught her hand that was pressed against his chest. “I think you’d prefer the latter.” While he spoke, his eyes stayed on her, and he curled his lips up like a beast waiting to devour its prey
The little spoon in Mu Nuannuan’s hand slipped and dropped on the table. She looked over at Moo Tingxiao, wide-eyed. She had never seen Moo Tingxiao so obedient. “Can you say that again?” Mu Nuannuan gripped his sleeve and looked at him with her head tilted sideways. He looked back at her, furrowing his brows with impatience. “Say what?” As if her hand was disgusting, he took her hand off his sleeve. In the eyes of others, it would seem as though Moo Tingxiao disliked her touch. However, Mu Nuannuan immediately knew why he did that; Moo Tingxiao was embarrassed. Whenever he did not know how to express himself, he would follow his instincts and evade her eyes. She suddenly felt like she had found a new and correct way to interact with Moo Tingxiao. Gu Zhiyan, who was sitting across from them, could no longer take it. Slamming his chopsticks on the table, he sighed. “Now I know why that rascal, Fu Tingxi didn’t want to come. You guys make me feel like a third wheel. “No
While Mu Nuannuan spoke, she sidestepped Moo Tingxiao and carried Moo Mu upstairs. Moo Tingxiao’s hands were still out as he watched Mu Nuannuan trudge up the stairs. He then pulled back his hands and took a deep breath, seemingly deep in thought. … Mu Nuannuan gently placed Moo Mu on the bed. While Mu Nuannuan helped her to get changed, Moo Mu suddenly jolted up. “Mommy!” she cried out in a panic. “I’m here.” Mu Nuannuan held her hand and kissed her on the cheek. Moo Mu then quickly fell back to sleep again. Mu Nuannuan sat on the bedside, looking at Moo Mu for a while before leaving the room. She walked past the corridor and down the stairs, only to find that Moo Tingxiao was nowhere to be seen. There were merely a few maids in the living room. She looked up toward Moo Tingxiao’s reading room and reckoned that he was probably in his room. Just as she was about to go back upstairs, Moo Tingxiao came back down. He had changed into casual wear, looking less intimidatin
Mu Nuannuan sat in front of the vanity mirror, waiting for her makeup artist, but her mind was somewhere else.The door swung open and Xiao Chuhe dashed in. Seeing that Mu Nuannuan was still roosting there in a dull cotton jacket and her hair was akin to a scarecrow, she chided, “People from the Moo Family have arrived. Why haven’t you gotten changed?”Mu Nuannuan pushed her black-framed glasses back up her nose, her droopy eyes making her look as dumb as she could get. “Mom, do you really want me to marry elder sis’ fiancé?”Thinking that she was flaking on her, Xiao Chuhe freaked out.The escort from the Moo Family was already waiting outside. The slightest mistake could ruin the entire Mu family. She was desperate. Dropping to her knees in front of Mu Nuannuan, Xiao Chuhe quavered, “Nuannuan, I beg you! Your elder sister deserves better. Help her, please!”Mu Nuannuan’s vacant expression became even colder. Xiao Chuhe, her biological mother devoted all of her attention to her s
Moo Tingxiao made it clear that he was emphasizing the word “cripple”, and his low voice was flirtatious. The closer he got to her, the uneasier Mu Nuannuan felt, so she shifted her body to keep a distance. But after she thought about it for a while, she believed him. He could not have come into Moo Tingxiao’s mansion if he was not Moo Tingxiao’s cousin, she figured. “He’s your cousin. Please, stop saying that.” Mu Nuannuan knew what it was like to be derided, hence she sympathized with Moo Tingxiao. His life had to be difficult, considering his circumstances, and the wealth of his family did not help, she thought.Surprised by what the ugly woman said, Moo Tingxiao did a double-take on her.She was wearing a pair of frumpy, black-framed glasses and a long cotton jacket. Her hair was a bird’s nest, and her bangs were so long that they almost covered her eyes. Not only that, the dark spots on her dull face looked particularly disgusting. Undoubtedly, the ugly woman was not his bea
The next morning, Mu Nuannuan woke up with a start. Her head was still leaning against the headboard. The sky outside had lit up, yet Moo Tingxiao had not come back.She felt a little at ease and weighed down at the same time. It was like having a knife hanging over her head and feeling unsure when it was going to come down.…After she washed up, a bodyguard came and led her to the dining hall, which adjoined the kitchen. The minute she stepped in, a tall figure of a man walked out of the kitchen with his breakfast in hand. Seeing that it was “Moo Jiachen”, she immediately turned around, wanting to leave. But the man called out to her, “Good morning, Mrs. Moo!” His voice was magnetic and pleasant with a heavy dose of flirtation.A bodyguard nearby shrugged, wondering if the young master was roleplaying with his wife. However, Mu Nuannuan felt sick just from seeing him. What was this cousin doing staying in Moo Tingxiao’s house all day?“Good morning.” She pushed her glasses up and ma
A black vehicle stopped in front of the Mu Family residence. Just as Mu Nuannuan was about to unbuckle her seat belt, Moo Tingxiao leaned over. He reached out with his long and slender fingers to the release button. He pressed it and released the seat belt with a click. Mu Nuannuan was smitten. Her eyes were unsettled because his face was only inches away from hers. As tranquil as she was, it was too close for comfort. The man had a face that made women’s hearts race.That aside, when the thought of his immodest behavior from yesterday came to mind, Mu Nuannuan collected herself. He was only a vulgar son of a wealthy family who coveted the wife of his cousin. He was an abbreviated piece of nothing, she told herself.So, she looked up and pulled the same trick again: she pushed her glasses up her nose and wore a dumb expression on her face with a retarded look in her eyes. “I’m out.”Moo Tingxiao squinted at her insidiously. Sensing the changes in him, Mu Nuannuan reached for the door,
When Xiao Chuhe heard how the man called her, her face fell, and she shot Mu Nuannuan a glare.Mu Nuannuan bit her lip and thought that Moo Jiachen really enjoyed framing her.Xiao Chuhe dragged Mu Nuannuan into the villa, and once they were in the living room, she shook her daughter’s hand away and stared at her gravely. “Who’s the man calling you Mrs. Moo?”“He’s Moo Tingxiao’s cousin.”Without warning, Xiao Chuhe slapped her in the face. It was quite a heavy blow, causing her ears to ring. “How shameless of you to mess around with your husband’s cousin on the first day of your marriage! Why did you do that? Don’t drag the Mu Family down with you!” Mu Nuannuan touched her face, which was now numb from the slap. She then looked up at Xiao Chuhe. “Have you asked whether it was against my will?” Whenever something happened, her mother would always chide her first without asking why.“One is a cripple, while the other is a healthy man; any person in their right mind would know who to ch