Chapter 316
Bai Jingshu finally came back to his senses after he smashed the bottle. He would’ve never had the
guts to snatch away the alcohol from Qin Muchen under normal circumstances. When he looked up
and took a closer look at Qin Muchen, he couldn’t help being stunned. Shocked, Bai Jingshu looked at
Qin Muchen, who had bloodshot eyes, while stammering, “W-What’s the matter? You’re scaring me!”
Then, he sat down beside Qin Muchen, carefully observing his expression.
Hearing this, Qin Muchen replied softly, “Jingshu, ask Nan Chuan to bring some more alcohol over. I
want to continue drinking.”
Since he wishes to drink, I’ll just let him be. I bet he has no courage to go back to meet Su Ziyue if he’s
not drunk. He finally understood what happened between the two as well as why Su Ziyue despised
him so. After all, he had murdered an innocent life, and there was no way for him to bring the innocent
child back to life again.
Bai Jingshu had never seen Qin Muchen in such a desperate state. He felt that the current Qin Muchen
was more terrifying than when he was angry. Not daring to continue probing the matter any further, he
got up and went to look for Nan Chuan to get a drink for him.
The moment Bai Jingshu went out, Qin Muchen’s phone rang. He looked at the familiar number
disyed on the phone and hesitated for a long time before picking it up.
“Are you off work yet? What do you want to eat tonight? Mypany is actually quite close to the
supermarket, so l’ll go straight to the supermarket to buy some food before going home.” Su Ziyue’s
voice sounded through the phone, sounding a touch more gentle than usual.
Qin Muchen’s hand, which was hanging by his side, slowly tightened for a moment before rxing
again. He then swallowed nervously before he said, “Just make anything you wish. My food preference
is simr to yours anyway.”
Hearing this, Su Ziyue chuckled lightly. “Alright, I’ll cook today’s dinner and wait for you toe back. If
you don’t finish eating my cooking today, I swear I won’t cook anymore in the future.”
Meanwhile, Su Ziyue had reached the parking lot. Before Qin Muchen had the chance to speak again,
she said, “I''m going to drive now. Be sure to work hard so that you cane home early tonight.” With
that, she hung up the phone.
At this moment, Bai Jingshu happened to walk in with two bottles of strong liquor in his hand. He put
the liquor in front of Qin Muchen and said, “Go ahead.”
Then, Qin Muchen took out two tissues in silence and wiped off the alcohol previously spilled on his
body. Turning his head to look at Bai Jingshu, he had returned to his usual calmness as he said, “No
thanks.”
Hearing this, Bai Jingshu was speechless. He was the one who had insisted on drinking just now, and
now he doesn’t want to anymore?
Reading his mind, Qin Muchen added, “She’s waiting for me to go home for dinner, and I don’t want her
to wait too long. She will definitely be furious if I go home reeking of alcohol.” With that, he turned
around and went out, leaving behind a confused Bai Jingshu.
…
Before long, Su Ziyue returned home after buying groceries. She knew Qin Muchen had returned when
she saw the leather shoes at the door. After she went in and saw that no one was in the hall, she
walked to the stairs and yelled, “Qin Muchen?”
With a creak, one of the doors upstairs was pushed open. The next moment, Qin Muchen’s figure
appeared in the corridor. He was wearing casual clothes, and his hair was slightly damp. It was obvious
that he had juste out of the shower.
When Su Ziyue saw him, she smiled and said, “Why did youe back so early? I thought you would
be busy for a while.” While talking, she walked toward the kitchen with the groceries in her hand.
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Then, Qin Muchen came down from upstairs and followed her into the kitchen. Su Ziyue was cing
the vegetables in the refrigerator. After she put two carrots into the refrigerator, she heard Qin Muchen
say behind her, “You used to hate eating carrots.” With this, Qin Muchen took over the other vegetables
she was holding and put them in the refrigerator one by one.
Su Ziyue’s tone eased a lot after hearing his words. “Carrots contain a lot of vitamins. Plus, I’m starting
to like them after eating them a few times.” She also learned at that time that people would forget many
things at their lowest and saddest point in life. When one was sad, one wouldn’t care about avoiding
the things or food one hated.
Hearing this, Qin Muchen didn’t reply to her and silently continued putting the vegetables into the
refrigerator.
…
The dinner was cooked by Su Ziyue. When she was cooking, Qin Muchen and Beef waited by the side.
Su Ziyue nced at Beef and threw a piece of freshly cooked meat to it, thereafter Beef jumped up to
catch it. Then, she turned around and found that Qin Muchen was staring straight at her. She
tentatively said, “Do you want some too?”
She thought that Qin Muchen’s expression would sour, but Qin Muchen just replied, “Yes.”
Su Ziyue was slightly surprised. She didn’t dare to throw it directly to him just like how she fed Beef,
and instead picked it up with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. She asked him in excitement, “How is
it?” Although she herself felt that her cooking was not bad, she was still a little worried and unsure of
herself in front of Qin Muchen.
Qin Muchen smiled and said, “It’s delicious.”
Surprise shed in Su Ziyue’s eyes. She felt that something was off with Qin Muchen today.
…
After dinner was ready, the two sat at the dinner table. Then, Su Ziyue asked him tentatively, “Did
something happen to you at thepany today?”
Qin Muchen’s hand, which was reaching for the dishes with his chopsticks, paused as he said quietly,
“No.”
It seemed like today was just a normal day at the office for him. Hearing this, Su Ziyue didn’t press him,
but she still felt that something was off about him. The whole night, Qin Muchen agreed with whatever
she said.
When she woke up in the middle of the night, she found that Qin Muchen was not next to her in bed.
She guessed that Qin Muchen must be in the study, so she went to look for him. It turned out that the
man was smoking in the study.
When she arrived at the study, she could smell the suffocating smell of cigarettes wafting out from
inside. She raised her hand and hesitated for a moment before turning around and going back to the
bedroom. She knew that even though she and Qin Muchen had reconciled on the surface, she still
minded what had happened in the past. At least, she couldn’t calmly talk to him about the incident two
years ago. She couldn’t and didn’t want to talk about it. She didn’t want to tear apart the wounds in her
heart again, so she dared not ask nor mention about the incident again.
After a long time, Qin Muchen returned to the bedroom when Su Ziyue was about to fall asleep.
Vaguely, she heard the sound of the water running in the bathroom. After a while, she felt the area of
the bed next to her sink down. It was Qin Muchen.
His body leaned over and pressed against her body. His body was a bit cold to touch, so Su Ziyue
shrank reflexively. Sensing this, he immediately released her. Then, he asked her in a soft voice,
“You’re awake?”
“Yeah… Where did you go?” Su Ziyue replied in a daze. She couldn’t smell the scent of cigarettes on
his body, so he must have taken a shower just now.
Qin Muchen’s voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of waking her up. “I went to settle some urgent
and important documents.”
Su Ziyue fell silent. She had a feeling that Qin Muchen was hiding something from her. Otherwise, he
wouldn’t go smoking in the middle of the night.
Qin Muchen’s voice then sounded by her ears again. “You should rest now. It’s still early, so you can
sleep for a few more hours.” When he hugged her again, he sped his hands together and pressed
them to her lower abdomen, perhaps intentionally.
Feeling sensitive to his touch, Su Ziyue stretched out her hand to take his hand away, but gave up after
hearing his even breathing by her ear.