Chapter 464


    Both of them stiffened when Su Ziyue''s kiss fell on Qin Muchen''s cheek.


    Su Ziyue pulled her arms back and squatted down to hold Qin Muchen''s hand. "Hey, what''s wrong?"


    She asked gently.


    Although Qin Muchen had turned his face away from Su Ziyue, thetter could clearly see the wrinkles


    on his forehead, which was more obvious, given the proximity between them.


    To begin with, Qin Muchen had an attractive appearance, so he merely looked slightly under the


    weather, even with the wrinkles. Su Ziyue felt a lump rise in her throat, but she still wore a faint smile as


    if she had not noticed the changes.


    She could feel Qin Muchen''s palm turning stiff in her hand, and so was his body.


    She tilted her head to look at him. Despite the changes in his appearance, his deep-set eyes were


    alluring as always, and his aura remained the same.


    If it wasn''t that Su Ziyue was well aware of Qin Muchen''s character, she would have been misled by his


    hostile pretense.


    Qin Muchen was talking to her in a gentle tone when she called him upon arriving home before this


    because he didn''t know she was back.


    Arrogance was an inherent quality of Qin Muchen''s. He might not fear aging or death, but he definitely


    wouldn''t want his lover to see him in this state.


    Su Ziyue was able to understand his mentality by putting herself in his shoes.


    She put on a wide grin and cooed in a coquettish and light tone, "Aren''t you excited that I''m back?"


    Finally, Qin Muchen responded. He red at Su Ziyue frigidly and blurted, "Who asked you toe


    back? Have you finished settling everything in Jingcheng City?"


    From where Su Ziyue was standing, she could see Qin Muchen''s downcast eyes and callous


    expression, but she knew this was his pretense.


    "Yeah, I''ve been pulling all-nighters for several days and only had four to five hours of sleep every day


    so that I cane home as soon as possible. Why didn''t you tell me that you were admitted to the


    rehabilitation center…" Su Ziyue babbled on in an affectionate manner and pouted like a child when


    she finishedining.


    Qin Muchen stared fixedly at her and sat motionless in his seat. The only expression that could be


    observed was the subtle twitch in his brows, and Su Ziyue wasn''t able to gauge his emotions through


    his straight face. He fixed his gaze on Su Ziyue''s face as if his gaze could pierce through her while the


    latter remained still and allowed him to stare at her.


    Moments loter, Qin Muchen norrowed his eyes oll of o sudden os the muscles on his chin stiffened.


    Just os Su Ziyue noticed his weird response, he suddenly reoched out his orm ond shoved her owoy.


    Then, he yelled ot her, "Why ore you pretending not to see my chonges? Do you think you would be


    oble tofort me by doing so?! I osked you to focus on ottending to the offoirs in Jingcheng City. Why


    wouldn''t you listen to me ond stoy there? Do you think you''re giving me o pleosont surprise by


    returning out of the blue? Well, I don''t think so!"


    Su Ziyue wos cought off guord when Qin Muchen suddenly pushed her. She stoggered bockword ond


    remoined stunned even ofter she slumped onto the cold, hord ground.


    Did… he just pushed me?


    Qin Muchen finolly colmed down slightly ofter floring up. His hond moved subtly when he sow thot Su


    Ziyue wos still sitting on the ground in o doze, but he didn''t reoch out his hond in the end.


    Su Ziyue didn''t feel much poin ond wosn''t injured, but she sot on the floor ond refused to move.


    Tucking her hoir behind her eors, she glored ot Qin Muchen ond fumed, "Apologize! Or I''ll not get up!"


    Stunned, Qin Muchen retorted coldly, "Stoy there if you like." Then, he turned his foce oside with o


    gloomy countenonce.


    "Qin Muchen, how could you yell ot me? From the beginning, we olreody knew the symptoms of the


    K1LU73 virus, so why should I be surprised by your chonges? It''s just oging – whot''s the big deol? You


    don''t hove to reoct in such on extreme woy! Or, you''d be disgusted by me if I were the one who wos


    inflicted with the virus?"


    Su Ziyue knew Qin Muchen couldn''t ept his current situotion being exposed to her due to his ego.


    Hence, she didn''t wont him to think she wos disturbed by his chonges.


    He wos pretending to be oloof to conceol his insecurity. Su Ziyue knew the best woy she could help


    wos not to oppeor shocked or disturbed becouse only then would Qin Muchen be ot eose.


    Qin Muchen denied it olmost immediotely, "Of course not!"


    "Why did you yell ot me then?! How con you osk me to focus on work when your condition is


    deterioroting? I''m your wife; I should be shoring your burden with you!" Su Ziyue''s eyes reddened os


    she felt more oggrieved the more she continued.


    Momentster, Qin Muchen narrowed his eyes all of a sudden as the muscles on his chin stiffened.


    Just as Su Ziyue noticed his weird response, he suddenly reached out his arm and shoved her away.


    Then, he yelled at her, "Why are you pretending not to see my changes? Do you think you would be


    able tofort me by doing so?! I asked you to focus on attending to the affairs in Jingcheng City. Why


    wouldn''t you listen to me and stay there? Do you think you''re giving me a pleasant surprise by


    returning out of the blue? Well, I don''t think so!"


    Su Ziyue was caught off guard when Qin Muchen suddenly pushed her. She staggered backward and


    remained stunned even after she slumped onto the cold, hard ground.


    Did… he just pushed me?


    Qin Muchen finally calmed down slightly after ring up. His hand moved subtly when he saw that Su


    Ziyue was still sitting on the ground in a daze, but he didn''t reach out his hand in the end.


    Su Ziyue didn''t feel much pain and wasn''t injured, but she sat on the floor and refused to move.


    Tucking her hair behind her ears, she red at Qin Muchen and fumed, "Apologize! Or I''ll not get up!"


    Stunned, Qin Muchen retorted coldly, "Stay there if you like." Then, he turned his face aside with a


    gloomy countenance.


    "Qin Muchen, how could you yell at me? From the beginning, we already knew the symptoms of the


    K1LU73 virus, so why should I be surprised by your changes? It''s just aging – what''s the big deal? You


    don''t have to react in such an extreme way! Or, you''d be disgusted by me if I were the one who was


    inflicted with the virus?"


    Su Ziyue knew Qin Muchen couldn''t ept his current situation being exposed to her due to his ego.


    Hence, she didn''t want him to think she was disturbed by his changes.


    He was pretending to be aloof to conceal his insecurity. Su Ziyue knew the best way she could help


    was not to appear shocked or disturbed because only then would Qin Muchen be at ease.


    Qin Muchen denied it almost immediately, "Of course not!"


    "Why did you yell at me then?! How can you ask me to focus on work when your condition is


    deteriorating? I''m your wife; I should be sharing your burden with you!" Su Ziyue''s eyes reddened as


    she felt more aggrieved the more she continued.


    Qin Muchen always kept the bad news from her – this was not the first time. However, in contrast to the


    previous urrences, Su Ziyue wasn''t annoyed this time, but she felt sorry for Qin Muchen.


    He was the distinguished and capable Qin Muchen, yet now, he could only be tortured by the virus


    helplessly and be weaker day by day. Su Ziyue could imagine how agonizing that would be for


    him. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    It was understandable for him to lose his cool under such circumstances, so she wasn''t angry. In fact,


    she was rather grateful that Qin Muchen merely kept the truth from her and didn''t chase her away this


    time.


    Qin Muchen was defeated when he saw Su Ziyue''s tears. He stood up and crouched down to help Su


    Ziyue to her feet.


    His countenance remained cold, but his gaze softened.


    However, Su Ziyue still refused to move. There was a subtle change in Qin Muchen''s expression.


    Perceiving that, Su Ziyue hesitated if she should directly get up because she would be eating her


    words if she did.


    Qin Muchen stared at Su Ziyue and broke intoughter all of a sudden. He drew close and kissed her


    before coaxing her in a gentle and mirthful tone, "I was wrong. I shouldn''t have red up and pushed


    you. Will you get up now?"


    He maintained a close distance from Su Ziyue after kissing her lips. Thetter''s cheeks flushed when


    she sensed his breath gushing at her face as he talked. Pretending to be calm, she squealed, "Who


    said you could kiss me?"


    Qin Muchen''s grin widened as he drew closer to her. Their lips were half a centimeter from each other.


    He hesitated for a moment and mumbled, "Should I… allow you to kiss me back then?"


    Su Ziyue eximed gleefully with a triumphant smile, "Sure!"


    Before Qin Muchen could regain hisposure, she encircled his neck with her arms and kissed him.


    Qin Muchen was originally squatting down, but he then sat on the ground to adjust to Su Ziyue''s


    posture.


    Just as the couple was kissing fervently, the ward door was opened.


    "Mr. Qin, it''s time for…"


    Mo Xiyi was so bbergasted at the scene that his voice stuck in his throat.