Chapter 499
Ziyue suppressed her worry and turned to nce at Muchen. Seeing his calm countenance, she
reckoned he had not perceived Yuchuan''s intention, so she retracted her gaze.
The truth was, Muchen understood Yuchuan''s meaning, but he had his own thoughts.
"Which area of Yunzhou City would you like to stay at? I can prepare the house and servants for you.
Just let me know once you make up your mind. I''ll get the things ready."
After saying that, Muchen didn''t bother to observe Yuchuan''s reaction but lowered his head and said to
Zixi, "Zixi, say goodbye to great-Grandpa."
Zixi squeaked obediently, "Goodbye, great-Grandpa."
"We shall head off first, Grandpa." Ziyue echoed.
Although Yuchuan was displeased, he did not show his emotions in front of Muchen. He waved his
hand in frustration and croaked, "Alright, go ahead."
With that, Muchen led Ziyue and Zixi away.
…
Because Muchen had drunk some wine, the driver drove the car on the way back.
Zixi didn''t nap today, so he dozed off quickly after getting into the car. When they arrived at the
residence, Muchen walked at the front and carried Zixi in his arms while Ziyue followed him at the back.
Both remained silent as they walked into the house.
After entering the house, Muchen put Zixi to bed upstairs while Ziyue waited for him in the living room
as she needed to talk to him.
After sitting on the couch, Ziyue dismissed the servants and waited for Muchen alone in the living room.
When Muchen came downstairs and noticed the servants were not around, he knew Ziyue wanted to
talk to him.
He walked over and asked, "Did Grandpa give you a hard time?"
"What if I say yes?" Ziyue crossed her arms and stared at Muchen with a hard look.
Muchen was startled when he heard the response.
"He is advanced in age and is getting more short-tempered. Don''t take his words to heart."
"Mm-hmm." The awkward conversation made the atmosphere rather tense.
"Besides…" Muchen paused for a while before continuing, "He more or less feels guilty toward you, so
he won''t harm you anymore. Even if he has those intentions, I won''t let those things happen again." His
tone became firmer toward the end of his sentence.
Ziyue was amused by Muchen''sment. Yuchuan feels guilty toward me? That sounds unbelievable!
He wouldn''t have said those words to me if that were true.
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Ziyue didn''t know why Muchen would have that impression. She only knew that Yuchuan didn''t have to
go after her now because he could directly go after Zixi if he wanted to attack her.
After pondering it, Ziyue asked, "If he wants to take Zixi away, will you agree?"
Muchen was stunned for a moment before denying it resolutely. "No, he won''t raise such a request."
"Are you so certain?" Ziyue looked at Muchen with a straight face and continued, "He''s been wanting to
control you all these while but to no avail. Isn''t it normal if he switches his target to your son?"
Even Ziyue was taken aback by her spection. She had no idea how forceful Yuchuan could be, but
the more she thought about it, the more she reckoned Yuchuan would do such things.
"He won''t. Don''t worry about the unnecessary things." Muchen''s answer was as firm as before.
Ziyue was more assured upon receiving his affirmative response.
"What happened between you and Shichu today?" Ziyue had been mulling over the incident the entire
day but couldn''t figure out why they fought. It couldn''t possibly be because of me.
Muchen lifted his eyes and nced at Ziyue. Perceiving her calmness, he hesitated for a second and
mumbled, "There was a small misunderstanding."
At that moment, he was certain that Shichu was the team leader of K7 Pharmaceutical Team, but he
didn''t have evidence. Besides, Ziyue had known Shichu since they were young, so thetter was an
important person to her. If he told Ziyue about the matter before obtaining sufficient evidence, Ziyue
would definitely not believe it. In fact, he thought that even if he found reliable evidence, Ziyue might
still not believe him.
"A small misunderstanding? If that was true, you wouldn''t have red up and roughed him up." Ziyue
didn''t buy Muchen''s words because he was clearly blinding her.
For some reason, Muchen was provoked. He sneered suddenly and blurted, "You know I''m a hot-
tempered person. So what''s so strange with me beating him up?"
Initially, Ziyue wanted to understand what exactly happened between Muchen and Shichu. However,
seeing Muchen''s attitude, she didn''t know how to carry on the conversation.
Lowering her head, she adjusted her emotions before heaving a deep sigh. She lifted her head to ask
him, "Is there anything else you''d like to talk to me about? If not, I''m going to bed."
Ziyue hadn''t been upied that day, yet she felt exhausted. In fact, she asked Muchen about the
incident, hoping he would mention something about the banquet. But s, the oue was
disappointing because Muchen didn''t say anything about it.
He gazed at Ziyue with a concerned look and hummed, "Go ahead."
Before he finished saying that, Ziyue stood up and headed to the staircase. She felt strange and
distressed by Muchen''s recent behavior.
Muchen was keeping things away from her, reminding her of the early days of their marriage.
At that time, Ziyue''s understanding of him was merely what he presented himself to her. If he intended
to hide something from Ziyue, she could never figure it out, even if she racked her brain.
It felt as if there was an invisible barrier between the couple.
…
Ziyue felt sulky after returning to the bedroom. Sitting beside the bed, she stared at Zixi, who was fast
asleep and reached out her hand to touch the boy''s long eyshes. Then, she carried him to the
nursery opposite the master room.
She was ufortable with Muchen''s doings, so she wasn''t keen to sleep with him and would rather
sleep with Zixi in the nursery.
When Muchen returned to the master room with a bottle of cold spray, he realized the room was empty.
His heart sank, and his expression changed at once, but he was reminded of something a secondter
and calmed down quickly.