Chapter 84 A Chill Running Down Her Spine
Qin Muchen watched her for two seconds and swallowed the cucumber slices in his mouth before he continued to do whatever he was doing.
Su Ziyue stood in front of the sink and carefully rubbed her hand twice behind her back. Her fingers felt numb as if they were electrocuted, making her flustered.
When she was being distracted, Qin Muchen’s voice sounded again. “Are you hungry?”
She turned her head and saw the side profile of Qin Muchen who was focused on cutting meat. He looked especially elegant in the greasy kitchen.
However, Su Ziyue kept mum.
“The breakfast reserved for you is on the table. Bring it over and warm it up. You should eat it to fill up your stomach.” Qin Muchen put the cut meat on the plate.
Holding the handle of the knife with his long fingers, he placed the kitchen knife flat on the cutting board. The blade was scraped forward, thereafter his other hand neatly pushed the sliced meat onto the knife before he placed it onto the plate.
His actions were neat and skillful, reminding Su Ziyue of a cooking show that she had watched before. The chef’s chopping skills were so good that it gave Su Ziyue the urge to learn how to cook.
“I’m busy now. You go and heat it yourself.” Qin Muchen noticed that she was still standing there, so he reminded her, thinking that she didn’t want to do it by herself.
Su Ziyue shook her head quickly. “I’m not very hungry. I will wait until you’re done cooking to eat.”
Qin Muchen glanced at her, put the washed vegetables aside, sorted out the ingredients, and then said to her, “You can go out now. I’m already done here.”
Su Ziyue had no choice but to turn around and go out.
After lunch, Bai Jingshu left.
Then, Qin Muchen sent Su Ziyue back to her small apartment to pack her things.
After the car stopped, Su Ziyue turned to look at him. “I’ll just go up by myself. You can wait for me here.”
“Let’s go up together.” Qin Muchen opened the car door from the other side and got out of the car. He then walked over to Su Ziyue.
Su Ziyue couldn’t bring herself to refuse him, so she had no choice but to follow him upstairs.
Perhaps because she knew that Qin Muchen didn’t have that kind of feelings for her anymore, so she dared not act presumptuously in front of Qin Muchen now.
She would unconsciously mind her words and actions.
Just as the two got out of the elevator one after the other, they saw Li Jingqi walking toward them looking like she was about to go out.
She first saw Su Ziyue, who was walking in front, then snorted and was about to say something to her. Then, she saw Qin Muchen behind her.
Thinking of Qin Muchen’s merciless words last time, Li Jingqi’s face couldn’t help but soured.
She recalled seeing Su Ziyue coming back in the middle of the night wearing a man’s clothes a few days ago, and an idea came into her mind.
“Where did you go? Did you just come back?” Li Jingqi took the initiative to greet Su Ziyue, and then looked at Qin Muchen while pretending to be surprised. “Your husband is also back?”
However, Su Ziyue and Qin Muchen ignored her.
But Li Jingqi seemed to be totally unaware of their cold attitude. “It’s great that your husband is back, lest no one opens the door and pours a glass of water for you when you come back in the middle of the night. Singles like us don’t go out at night…”
Su Ziyue frowned. She knew that Li Jingqi was talking about that incident.
She just ignored what Li Jingqi said and turned her head to look at Qin Muchen. When she saw that he looked calm, she was relieved.
For some reason, she was afraid that he would misunderstand.
Qin Muchen didn’t even take a glance at Li Jingqi. He took two steps forward and grabbed Su Ziyue’s hand, thereafter he walked forward with her.
Seeing that they just ignored her even after she said so many things, Li Jingqi’s expression darkened.
Not giving up, she turned around and said loudly to Qin Muchen, “Two weeks ago, your wife came back in the middle of the night wearing a man’s clothes. She cheated on you!”
Thinking that she had won, she raised her chin, waiting for Qin Muchen to shake off Su Ziyue’s hand and have a big fight with her.
Indeed, Qin Muchen stopped in his tracks when he heard this.
Two weeks ago?
Was it the day when he took her to Cloud Bay for the first time?
Not knowing what he was thinking, Su Ziyue wanted to explain to him but felt that it would be pointless for her to do so.
Qin Muchen looked back at Li Jingqi with a delighted look in his eyes. “It doesn’t matter if she cheated on me. At least she’s still by my side now.”
After that, he turned to Su Ziyue and smiled softly.
Su Ziyue was stunned by his smile for a moment, and she felt a chill running down her spine.
When Li Jingqi heard what Qin Muchen said, her eyes were filled with disbelief and she could only point at Qin Muchen speechlessly.
She only managed to say two words after a long while, “You’re nuts!”
Just then, another elevator arrived at their floor, and Li Jingqi stepped into it with frustration.
Qin Muchen then took Su Ziyue to the door of her apartment. Seeing that she still hadn’t recovered from the shock, he squeezed her hand and said, “Open the door.”
“Oh.” Su Ziyue regained her senses and drew her hand from his wide palm, then looked for the key in her bag.
She didn’t go home for just one night, but she felt as if a lifetime had passed.
“Go and pack your things.”
As soon as he entered the door, Qin Muchen reminded her and sat down on the sofa.
Su Ziyue hurriedly poured him a glass of water before turning around to pack her things.
She couldn’t help but look back at Qin Muchen quietly, the words he just said echoing in her mind.
It doesn’t matter if she cheated on me. At least she’s still by my side now.
She felt that Qin Muchen was not that generous, at least not generous enough to easily forgive her for cheating.
Su Ziyue simply packed up some clothes and daily necessities before walking into the hall. “Let’s go.”
Qin Muchen turned his head and glanced at her. When his eyes fell on the suitcase in her hand, he frowned. “You only have one suitcase?”
“This is enough. Plus, you’re quite free on the weekends…” Su Ziyue’s voice trailed off under his gaze.
In fact, in her opinion, it was definitely too much for her to move there just to look after a puppy, but he was her lifesaver, so he had the final say.
Qin Mu glanced at her and fell silent. He got up and took the suitcase from her before walking outside.
“It’s not heavy. I can take it myself.” Su Ziyue quickly grabbed it.
Qin Muchen just stayed silent and strode outside with his long legs. He walked fast and impatiently, so Su Ziyue had to run while dragging her suitcase to catch up to him.
The suitcase was a bit big and contained a lot of things. It didn’t feel heavy when she was dragging it, but she had a hard time putting the suitcase into the trunk when she got downstairs.
It was very heavy.
However, Qin Muchen had already gotten into the car.
Should she ask him for help?
But she just said that it was not heavy.
Qin Muchen sat in the driver’s seat and looked at Su Ziyue in the rearview mirror. When he saw that she still refused to ask for his help when she was struggling so much with the suitcase, his face slightly soured.
Since she didn’t ask him for help, he wouldn’t help her. He even shouted toward the back of the car, “Hurry up!”
