Chapter 117 One Should Finish What One Started
Perhaps Bai Jingshu said something to Gu Hanyan, as her attitude was very different from before. She actually no longer deliberately flaunted her close relationship with Qin Muchen in front of Su Ziyue, and instead, her tone sounded like she really envied her.
Since there was a change in Gu Hanyan’s attitude, Su Ziyue could no longer treat her unreasonably as before, because she would appear petty.
“It’s pretty good to have a husband who can cook.” Su Ziyue smiled and looked at Gu Hanyan, testing her. She didn’t believe that a person’s attitude would change so quickly. She must be pretending.
Gu Hanyan’s eyes flickered, but the expression on her face remained unchanged. “You make me want to find a husband who can cook too in the future.”
“You should start looking for one now, Miss Gu. You’re 26 years old, right? From a medical point of view, it is the best time for a woman to have a baby between the age of 23 to 27. It’s the best age range for rapid recovery in body shape and physical fitness.” Su Ziyue continued to smile. She didn’t mean to talk about the matter of age, but she couldn’t help it when faced with a woman who wanted to steal her husband. It’s all because I’m too young.
Gu Hanyan’s chopsticks paused midair for a split second, while she replied with a smile on her face, “I’ve always wanted to find someone who is about my age, so that we will have more common ground.” When she said this, she stole glances at Qin Muchen, but the latter couldn’t tell if it was intentional or not.
Su Ziyue looked down at the bowl in front of her and said nonchalantly, “I thought so before, but I didn’t expect that after I met Qin Muchen, age difference doesn’t seem to be a problem at all.”
Gu Hanyan smiled, but she said nothing.
Qin Muchen took some food for Su Ziyue and said, “Eat more. Didn’t you say you were hungry before this?”
Su Ziyue squinted at him, but she did not expose him in front of others. She was really hungry earlier, but she didn’t tell Qin Muchen. He said so only because he was trying to end this topic. Does he think I embarrassed Gu Hanyan? Su Ziyue chuckled inwardly, then she started to eat silently.
The two women stopped talking, and silence followed, causing the atmosphere to become a little awkward. After the meal, Bai Jingshu felt mentally drained. Therefore, after eating, he didn’t plan to stay any longer. He simply told them, “We shall go now.”
Su Ziyue stood by a side, and looked at Bai Jingshu with a decorous smile. “Goodbye.”
Seeing her odd smile, Bai Jingshu shuddered. “Goodbye, Ziyue.”
“Then… we’ll take our leave.” Gu Hanyan glanced at Qin Muchen, looking hesitant.
“Let me see you out.” After Qin Muchen finished speaking, he walked toward the door with his arm around Su Ziyue’s shoulders.
After walking Bai Jingshu and Gu Hanyan to the door, and watching them get in the car, Su Ziyue and Qin Muchen returned to the house together. As soon as they reached the living room, Su Ziyue shook his hand off and went upstairs on her own.
Qin Muchen knew that she was throwing a tantrum, so he did not get mad at her and simply followed her upstairs. However, as soon as he entered the bedroom, a pillow was thrown toward him. He instinctively caught it, and looked up at Su Ziyue who threw the pillow while he asked, “What are you doing?”
“Let’s sleep in separate rooms.” Su Ziyue glanced at him, then she turned around and climbed onto the bed. Putting her pillow in the middle of the bed, she pulled over the blanket and lay down, as if telling him to get out so that she could sleep.
Qin Muchen walked over with the pillow. “Are you still mad?”
“No.” Su Ziyue turned her head to the side. Let’s see if he’ll be mad if I have a scandal with another man tomorrow. But… I don’t seem to have any celebrity friends.
“Yesterday, Gu Hanyan suddenly returned to China and called me. I asked the secretary to pick her up first, and then invited her to dinner with Jingshu. Jingshu then made me drink with him at night. I drank too much, and it was too late already. Thinking that you should be asleep that time, I didn’t want to come back and wake you up.” After Qin Muchen finished speaking, he tilted his head to look at Su Ziyue, and found that although she was facing away from him, she was listening to him intently, so he added, “She stayed in a hotel, and I stayed in Jingshu’s house.”
“You done?” Su Ziyue finally turned to look at him.
Qin Muchen replied lightly, “Yeah.”
“Then I’m going to sleep. You can go out now.” Su Ziyue pulled the blanket over her head. Although she was buried under the blanket, she was still listening to the noise outside.
She no longer felt mad when she listened to his explanation earlier, but she was a little bit embarrassed. He didn’t come home the whole night. He should have at least given me a call or send me a text or something. If I spare him so easily, would it make him think that I’m too easy-going, and he ends up doing it again? I can’t spoil him like this.
If Qin Muchen knew what she was thinking, he would have to ask her to clarify who was the one who was really spoiling the other person.
Qin Muchen knew her temper, and he even knew she had already believed him when she didn’t kick up a fuss now. Although his little wife was bad-tempered, she was not an unreasonable person. It’s impossible for us to sleep in separate rooms! Qin Muchen threw the pillow onto the armchair aside, then he turned around and went into the bathroom.
Su Ziyue pushed the blanket off herself when she heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom. She glanced at the bathroom and couldn’t help but pout. She knew that with Qin Muchen’s shameless personality, he would definitely not agree to sleep in separate rooms.
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When Qin Muchen came out of the shower, Su Ziyue was already asleep. She probably felt a little hot, as the blanket was pushed off herself for a little. She was sleeping with her head tilted, so her fair neck was very eye-catching.
Qin Muchen silently leaned over and kissed her neck, then he sucked on it, leaving a hickey, before he got onto the bed gently. Su Ziyue seemed to have felt him in her sleep, as she turned over and buried herself into his arms, so he held her soft body with a satisfied expression on his face.
He rested his chin on the top of her head, and suddenly remembered something. He asked her in a low voice, “Liar, did you cook yesterday?”
Su Ziyue was half-awake, and she felt as if a mosquito was buzzing around her ears. Annoyed, she stretched out her hand to get rid of it. Qin Muchen grabbed her moving hand, leaned closer to her lips, and lightly bit them. Then, he lowered his head and kissed her ear. “Speak, dear.” He wanted to know the answer, but he was afraid of waking her up, so his voice was very low. However, he was met with the sound of Su Ziyue’s steady breathing.
Qin Muchen didn’t expect her to tell him the truth. Feeling regretful for not coming back last night, he kept kissing her until there was a spark in his eyes. Yet, Su Ziyue was sleeping so soundly that he couldn’t bear to wake her up.
He sucked on her neck again as if venting his frustration, leaving a deeper mark, causing Su Ziyue to let out an uncomfortable moan. Qin Muchen froze and fell silent for a moment. Grabbing her hand to bring it to somewhere down his body, he said in a self-righteous manner, “One should finish what one started.”
