They planned to have dinner at the Mu Residence before heading back, but when they were done packing up, Mu Yuchen's phone started ringing .
It was a call from the Provincial Government Department about something urgent, and they wanted Mu Yuchen to go over for dinner .
Mu Yuchen wanted to decline, but Xi Xiaye asked him to go . At the same time, she wanted him to deliver the things to Mu Lingshi as well . She had already loaded them into the car this morning . Coincidentally, her drop-off place was on the way to his destination .
“Leave me at the junction ahead . You can bring the people with you,” Mu Yuchen spoke up as they arrived at an entertainment club and he unbuckled his safety belt .
“It's okay . You should bring them . Don't appear alone in public . They are supposed to follow you anyway . ”
There was another car with the bodyguards following them behind .
Things had not been really peaceful lately . Since Ah Mo and Li Si insisted, Mu Yuchen would bring the bodyguards with him whenever he went out just to avoid similar incidents like the one in City B from happening again . He also planned to get a female bodyguard for Xi Xiaye . Ah Mo was recruiting for this position and the bodyguard would soon be ready when he got back .
The car arrived at the entrance and stopped just when Xi Xiaye said, “It's alright . I'll just stay there for a while . I'll be back to fetch you at around 9 . 30 pm . ”
“Be careful on your own . Is your phone fully charged?”
Xi Xiaye could be pretty forgetful, so it was not uncommon for her to have her battery dead .
She searched through her bag and grabbed her phone . The battery icon showed a full bar, but after just a glance, the man took it from her and handed her his phone . “Let it charge in the car and be careful . ”
He swiftly got out of the car and went into the building . The bodyguards went with him as well .
Xi Xiaye started the car again after his figure vanished inside and she continued forward .
The sky turned dark when she arrived at Ah Mo and Mu Lingshi's villa . The world seemed depressingly gray .
The villas here were pretty high-class while the environment around there was peaceful and calm . The street lamps started to light up as the sky turned dark, so it still felt like day time with all the bright lights around .
“Sister-in-law!” Mu Lingshi came up to Xi Xiaye as she just parked her car .
Xi Xiaye picked the bags beside the trunk up and opened the door . “Have you been waiting for long?”
“It's alright . We just finished dinner between the two of us . Let's have a barbeque . My friend came back from north-western China and brought me some beef steaks which tastes pretty amazing . Try them later and bring some back for my brother . ”
Mu Lingshi took the bags from Xi Xiaye . After stealing a glance inside, she looked at her gratefully . “You brought them all here?”
Xi Xiaye closed the door and locked the car . “Mmm, we just came over from the Mu Residence . We wanted to have dinner with Grandfather and Grandmother, but your brother had a sudden appointment nearby, so I dropped by . I've never really been to your place . I almost got lost on my way here even with the GPS system . ”
“The land around here is only starting to get developed, but the views at night are great . How about we take a stroll around after dinner? It's only 7 p . m . now . We can head out at around 8 p . m . since it's too hot during the day . It's much better at night . ”
“Let's head in now . I have to pick your brother up later . I'm not sure if I can make time for it . ”
It had been some time since Xi Xiaye last visited a night market . Su Nan always asked her out to visit one before she got married, but now that Su Nan was pregnant and married, they spent less time with each other . Most nights, she would just watch TV or some sports matches with Mu Yuchen after dinner . Otherwise, they would be busy working until late at night before heading to bed .
“Sister-in-law, I notice that you and my brother prefer to always stay at home . You two rarely go out . Recently, a pretty decent band is playing at the club with some dancers, both street and pole dance . This is all in the midnight show . Are you guys interested?” Mu Lingshi shot Xi Xiaye a glance as she whispered beside her ear .
Xi Xiaye raised her eyebrows and looked at Mu Lingshi .
A smile appeared on Mu Lingshi's face . “Don't look at me like that . While my brother is a good man, you have to think of something to keep that passion and freshness alive for him . We're both women . There's no need to be shy about it . ”
She chuckled when she saw Xi Xiaye blushing . Sometimes, she felt the little girl in her sister-in-law was oddly similar to Mu Yuchen's old man personality . No wonder they matched each other so well .
“You little brat, you sure do know a lot, huh? What about you and Ah Mo?” Xi Xiaye shot her a look before walking into the villa with a grin .
“I'm serious here . You have the assets, so why waste it?” Mu Lingshi caught up with her and said in a serious tone .
“It'd be a miracle if your brother doesn't think of me as crazy . You'd better save that up for Ah Mo . ”
“Sister-in-law, do you listen to everything my brother says at home?”
“Of course not! He listens to my orders!”
He said it himself — she was in charge at home .
Mu Lingshi loved steamboat or barbeque, especially with one or two good friends and a few iced whiskeys, top-grade lamb, secret-sauce beef steaks, and some pumpkin porridge, which were all of her favorites .
“That pen is really beautiful and unique . ”
At the dining table, Xi Xiaye put a beef steak on Mu Lingshi's plate as she glanced at the girl who was rummaging through her bag .
Mu Lingshi was stunned for a moment . She then picked the box up and opened it .
“Mmm, this is the only gift Mother left for Lingtian . There's nothing else . ”
Holding the exquisite pen in her hand, she could feel the chill of the metal through her fingertips . That temperature and weight felt like it was passed from several centuries before . It was very distant, as if it were a dream-like daze .
Chapter end
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