Seeing that it was a call from her mother, Mu Yu couldn’t be bothered with chasing after the car anymore and picked up the call immediately. She answered her mum, smiling apologetically, and the next second, an ear-splitting voice pierced through. “If you don’t arrive at True Love in ten minutes, don’t ever think of bringing Mu into the house!”
“I’m arriving soon, right away!”
Mu Yu hung up the phone while she turned around. Looking at Mu that was injured, she felt sorry and comforted it with a whisper while tying it up again. She rushed to True Love western restaurant’s small parking lot, locked her scooter and walked into the restaurant while wiping away her sweat.
“How dare you stare at me? I’m going to beat you up!”
Mu Yu was shocked by the sudden yell coming from the back. She turned around only to see an old man with grey hair hitting Mu. Taken aback, she hurriedly ran back. “Grandpa, why are you hitting my Mu?” she grabbed the old man and questioned.
“He stared at me! How dare he stare at me?!” The old man pushed her away aggressively and raised his arms against Mu again.
“Sigh! Grandpa.” Mu Yu hastily pulled Mu to her back and smiled apologetically. “He’s not staring at you. That’s just the way he looks at people.”
She could tell that the old man was mentally abnormal.
“He raised his head so high up! He’s obviously not taking me seriously! Let’s see how fully fledged he is!” The old man pulled his sleeves up and stepped forward again in an overbearing manner. “Give way!”
“Grandpa, you misunderstood. He’s…” Before she could finish explaining, the old man picked up a broom and whacked Mu’s leg. Mu Yu rushed forward in panic, hugging the old man and yelling, “You can’t hit him!”
“He won’t be obedient without beating! Go away!” yelled the old man.
“Don’t! Don’t hit Mu!” Mu Yu almost cried.
What bad luck had gotten into Mu today? First, it was a car accident and now he was getting beaten up by someone.
Just as she ran out of solutions, a security guard rushed over, moving Mu secretly and pretending to be scolding, “You rascal, how dare you not listen to your grandfather? Do you need spanking? Face the wall and ponder about your fault!”
“No lunch for you!” The old man finally stopped his anger when he saw Mu turned around to face his back toward him.
“That’s right, he’ll be good after one meal of hunger!” The security quickly played along and changed the topic. “Uncle, let’s leave him standing there. You should go have your lunch first.”
“Eat?” The old man licked his lips, put down the broom and spoke to Mu Yu. “Little missy, I want to eat. I’m hungry.”
“Huh?” Mu Yu was stunned.
She was here for a blind date though.
“Girl, just get him some food, or else he’s going to start hitting your Mu again,” the security guard urged.
Mu Yu took a look at Mu nervously and turned around scrutinizing the old man. Although he looked wretched, he was well dressed; it seemed like he was from a wealthy family. Remembering his reprimands on Mu, she guessed that he was upset by his unscrupulous posterity due to the uneven distribution of wealth. Her compassionate nature rose, and she forgave the old man’s ‘violence’ toward Mu. After showing her gratitude towards the security guard, she guided the old man to the restaurant and went over to the table number her mom mentioned. “Excuse me, are you Mr. Xiao?” she asked cautiously when she saw a tall, thin man looking at the menu.
The tall, thin man’s eyes brightened as he saw her. He got up from his seat immediately and nodded. “I am Xiao Qi, you must be Mu Yu, right? Oh wow, you look prettier in real life!”
“Thank you.” Mu Yu wiped her sweat.
Xiao Qi chivalrously pulled her chair out and asked, “What would you like to have?”
Before Mu Yu spoke, the old man interrupted preemptively, “Steak.”
That was only when Xiao Qi noticed the old man and asked incredulously, “He is—”
“I am grandpa.” The old man sat down boldly.
“Your grandpa?” Xiao Qi felt even weirder. “Who brings their grandfather to a blind date?”
“Nah!” Mu Yu surreptitiously pointed at the old man’s brain and explained vaguely. “He kept mumbling about being hungry and none of his family members were around. I found him pitiful so I brought him here to get some food.”
“You are such a kind girl but you shouldn’t mess with this kind of person. Just in case no one comes for him, he will bilk at your place and rely on you for everything.” Xiao Qi lectured her, sounding experienced. He then stood up and got a waiter. “Get him bread and get him out to eat. Count it on me,” he pointed at the old man and said.
“You go out and eat. Count it on my bill.” the old man said and happily moved Xiao Qi’s cutlery set to place it in front of himself.
“Hey!” Xiao Qi held onto the cutleries and shouted with contempt. “What are you doing?”
Splash!
The old man poured lemonade at Xiao Qi and cried grievously to Mu Yu. “He glared at me!”
“Shit!” Xiao Qi wiped away the lemonade on his face angrily and scolded without caring about his image anymore. “You old man! Go away!”
“He’s still scolding me! I’m going to hit him!” The old man stood up, took the chopsticks and started hitting Xiao Qi.
“Grandpa! No!”
“Damn it! How dare you hit me? I'm gonna get you good now!”
“Mr. Xiao, stop!”
Bang!
“Ouch!”
Swoosh—
Before Mu Yu could react, Xiao Qi was knocked onto the ground and the table was flipped over. Instinctively, she turned her head to see who it was, and at once, she became startled.
It was him!
Qin Jinhuan—who could only see his grandpa, Qin Xiaozhi—quickly pulled him away from Mu Yu and asked in a concerned tone, “Grandpa, are you okay?” That is his grandpa! He is the unfilial grandson? Mu Yu casually rolled her eyes at him. Qin Xiaozhi ignored Qin Jinhuan and tugged on Mu Yu’s arms like a child, looking at her eagerly as he said, “I want to eat steak. I am hungry.”Qin Jinhuan immediately coaxed him. “Grandpa, the steak here is not delicious. After we get back home, I’ll let Aunty Lan—it’s you?!” Mu Yu realized that she was recognized by him, so she stretched out her arm and said, “Return it to me! “ “What?”Due to a crowd that had gathered around them, Mu Yu whispered softly, “The penis.”Qin Jinhuan, being unable to understand her and not wanting to dawdle, turned around and dragged his grandpa away forcefully after seeing that he refused to move.
Oh my god! What happened?Clueless, Mu Yu stood up hurriedly. She couldn’t even be bothered to clean the dust on her body. At that moment, she heard Qin Jinhuan questioning his grandfather. “Grandpa, what are you doing?!”“Tell her to get lost! Now!” Mu Yu took a good look. The one who furiously accused her as a loose woman and chased her away was actually Qin Xiaozhi. Feeling dumbstruck and wronged, she retorted, “Grandpa, aren’t you the one who invited me over? How could you?”“Pooh!” Qin Xiaozhi spitted with fury. “You don’t deserve to call me Grandpa. How shameless of you! Get lost now!” “You…” Tears welled up in Mu Yu’s eyes. Qin Jinhuan stopped being cheeky and said to her, “Please leave first.” As he turned around and forcefully pushed Qin Xiaozhi into the house, he explained to him, “Grandpa, you misunderstood, she is not…” “How dare you defend the b*tch?! Yo
At that moment, the morning sun was just rising, and the entire city was not fully awake. Mu Yu rode on her scooter and rushed to the west woods not far from her home. There was a black car parked at the side. She heard the police siren and thought that it belonged to a colleague living nearby that arrived earlier than her. She stopped her scooter at the side and ran into the woods. The woods were eerily quiet, making people have chills but she wasn’t scared since she knew her colleagues were arriving soon. As she ran, she looked at her surroundings at the same time. When she saw a person lying under the tree not far away, she quickly rushed over. Unexpectedly, a white shadow appeared from the side. She took a few steps back immediately and looked over vigilantly. Qin Jinhuan?! Why is he here? She was very surprised. “It’s you?” Qin Jinhuan was clearly surprised as well. He continued saying, “Don’t come over!”
“Why are you here?!” Startled at the appearance of Qin Jinhuan in Rong Jian’s office, Mu Yu frantically scanned her surroundings for any sight of Rong Jian.“Are you surprised?” Qin Jinhuan gave a mystified smile. “Chief Rong specifically made his office available for our date. What a great guy he is…”“Hey! What are you talking about?!” Mu Yu exclaimed exasperatedly. “Who is on a date with you?”“A single guy and girl like you and me in a room alone, if this is not a date, then what is it?”By now, Mu Yu was boiling with anger. Not wanting to engage him further, she turned around and stormed out.“That thing of yours, you don’t want it anymore?”Upon hearing this, Mu Yu made an about turn and marched over to the desk with an outstretched hand. “Hand it over!”“Hand what over?”“That… thing!”“Hahaha!” As though he had heard a hilarious joke, Qin Jinhuan started guffa
After running out of Rong Jian’s office sobbing uncontrollably, it was a moment before Mu Yu realized her public outburst. Scanning her surroundings in panic, she assured herself that her antics had not drawn the attention of any colleagues, before slipping into the toilet. After washing her face, she calmed her emotions down before walking back to the forensic lab.To be honest, she was not expecting herself to cry like that. It just so happened that her already bad mood was compounded by Qin Jinhuan purposely making a fool of herself, leaving her seething with anger and feeling a sense of injustice.Damned that wily old fox!As her hands curled around the plastic appendage in her pocket, she consoled herself with the thought that she would never have to interact with him again, which cheered her up a little. As she entered the forensic lab, she saw Dr. Feng Rubing hard at work. She immediately went over and offered, “Teacher Feng, can I help
The corners of Qin Jinhuan’s lips curled upward. He put his phone away and swaggered out. At the door, he turned around and saw that Mu Yu was still standing motionless. At once, his eyes dimmed. “To pay back money or visit grandpa?” “I have to apply for a leave first.” Mu Yu looked disconcerted. “That’s simple.” Qin Jinhuan signaled for her to catch up. He then dialled Rong Jian’s number and said, “I’m bringing little Mayo back to visit grandpa.” He hung up right after. Along the corridor, some colleagues took a double take. Mu Yu was embarrassed. She blushed and scolded in a low register, “How can you say that?” “Am I not telling the truth?” Qin Jinhuan replied with feigned surprise.Mu Yu was pissed off by the craftiness in his eyes, but there was no reason for her to react. All she could do was to walk away unhappily. “My car is here.” “Please keep your voice down. I’m not deaf.” Ann
Qin Jinhuan? Mu Yu stopped yelling when a closer look revealed that it was him. Pointing at the check in his hands, she put on a straight face and said, “You are right on time. I was just about to go looking for you. Keep the check—that’s repayment for my hundred thousand in debt. The remaining 4.9 million bucks can count as interest. Effective now, we don’t owe each other anymore.” Qin Jinhuan laughed at her speech. “Isn’t it a little too early to say that there is no more debt?” Mu Yu heard the dissent. She instantly looked at him nervously and asked, “What do you mean by that?” Qin Jinhuan waved the check in his hand. “You took advantage of grandpa’s delirium and spurred him into writing this huge check for you. I have both witness and evidence. I can sue you for scam. You are from the public security sector, deliberately breaking the law would be a demerit.” Mu Yu was mind blown. “No, no! I did not instigate a
A glance at the phone caller ID revealed that it was her best friend, Jiang Wenwen. Mu Yu quickly answered the phone and Jiang Wenwen bombarded her with questions. “Mu Yu, do you know that your Brother Yihan is getting married?”Mu Yu had deliberately avoided thinking of this, and her heart sank at her best friend's reminder. As a lump formed in her throat, she forced a smile and replied, “I know. I received an invitation today. Well, how do you know about this?”“I just saw him deliver an invitation to our principal. His publishing firm has business ties with our school. By the way, he gave me an invitation card and invited me to his reception too. Yu, your precious man is getting married, but the bride isn’t you. Aren’t you sad about this?”Jiang Wenwen was a Chinese language teacher at a middle school. “Brother Yihan is getting married. As his sister, I should be giving him my blessings. Why will I be sad?”“Come o