Feeling upset was inevitable; after all, although Song Qiao had once thought of getting a divorce, she had never expected things to turn out this way. She simply wanted to leave here quietly.
The push from Lu Jingchen, along with the words he said, made her feel not only hurt, but also for a mont, as if the two of them had really reached the end of the road.
After returning to Mu Mansion, Song Qiao went straight back to her room. Elder Mu had already gone to Beijing with Chu Munan’s grandfather yesterday to see the house. If it was satisfactory, they would probably move there directly in the near future.
Although Song Qiao had so reservations earlier, after today’s events, she had gotten rid of all her doubts.
Watching Song Qiao go back to her room, Chu Munan did not imdiately follow her but stood in the living room on the first floor.
At this mont, Mu Mansion was sparsely staffed with only a few servants. Zhang Ma had been taking care of Elder Mu for over a decade, so now that Elder Mu had sowhat recovered but due to his age, still had so minor health issues, she too went with him to Beijing.
Mu Shinian’s facial expression was unreadable, a trace of indifference on his young face. The dumb and silly Erha dog was wagging its tail at his feet, hoping for a pat.
Thinking that the Erha dog was a gift from Lu Yulin, and despite having a good relationship with him like brothers, Mu Shinian’s impression of Lu Jingchen – especially after seeing how he treated his cousin in the hospital – had montarily made him despise Lu Yulin as well.
Disliking Lu Yulin naturally led him to start disliking the Erha dog he received from Lu Yulin.
Mu Shinian’s expression turned a bit unpleasant. He wanted to kick the Erha dog away that was incessantly wagging its tail at his feet, but he had been taught since childhood by Elder Mu to be considerate and now hesitated, worried that if he kicked too hard and caused the dog internal injuries, what would he do?
But at this mont, he really didn’t want to see the dog and found it extrely annoying.
Seemingly understanding what was going through Mu Shinian’s mind, Chu Munan glanced at the comically endearing Erha dog and called over a servant, saying, "Take it away."
The servant hesitated at first because the young master really liked this Husky and usually played with it every ti he ca back. But when she looked at Mu Shinian, she imdiately understood what was going on and took the Husky’s leash to lead it away.
The Husky initially did not want to leave, and the servant had to pull it quite hard. The Husky kept trying to nuzzle against Mu Shinian, but when the servant brought out a bone toy, the Husky obediently followed.
Standing there, Mu Shinian watched the Husky leave with the servant and finally couldn’t help but curse, "Stupid dog is a stupid dog."
Hmph! No at for it tonight.
It wasn’t until the Erha was led away by the servant that Mu Shinian turned his attention to Chu Munan, who was about to go to the restroom, and rapidly stepped forward to block his path.
Chu Munan stopped in his tracks, looking down at Mu Shinian, his eyebrows slightly raised as he asked, "What? Is there sothing you need?"
Mu Shinian locked eyes with the man’s profound gaze and suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable, glancing away, but then wondered why he felt uncomfortable and looked back at him. His lips moved slightly, he hesitated for a mont, but eventually he asked directly, "I want to ask you, do you like my cousin?"
Chu Munan was taken aback, not expecting him to ask this question. For a mont, he didn’t know how to properly respond.
But after seriously considering it, he eventually nodded, "Yes, I like your cousin. Do you have a problem with that?"
Mu Shinian was stunned for a mont, completely not expecting Chu Munan’s affirmative answer, leaving him feeling at a loss for words.
Thinking about how sad his cousin was crying in the car earlier, his heart felt sore, and his eyes unexpectedly reddened, his lips pursed without imdiately replying to Chu Munan.
Seeing Mu Shinian’s eyes redden as if he was about to cry, Chu Munan imdiately beca a bit flustered. He placed his hand on top of Mu Shinian’s head and rubbed his hair, his tone carrying a trace of amusent, "You’re not going to cry just because your cousin did, right? Don’t do that. It wasn’t easy for to cheer up your cousin, and I won’t comfort you if you cry. After all, you are a man, not a woman, and as a man, you can’t just cry easily."
Hearing Chu Munan’s words, Mu Shinian felt both angry and stifled, shaking off his hand and protesting, "I didn’t want to cry, it’s... it’s just so sand got into my eye..."
Chu Munan looked at his pretense of toughness and couldn’t help but find it funny, yet also felt a twinge of sadness. He didn’t continue to rub his hair but put his hand down and spoke in a gentle voice, "Alright, you didn’t cry. You are now a man, and in the future, you have to protect your cousin well."
Mu Shinian paused, his head involuntarily bowing slightly, unclear what he was thinking.
When nature calls, Chu Munan had wanted to go to the restroom before, but seeing that Mu Shinian had sothing to say to him, he waited a mont. He didn’t expect Mu Shinian to beat around the bush and now felt an urgent need to go, saying, "If you still have sothing to say to , wait until I’ve been to the restroom... um, I drank too much water this morning, and nature calls."
Having said that, without waiting for a reaction from Mu Shinian, he walked past him towards the restroom.
Mu Shinian, "..." I was actually just about to say sothing.
By the ti Chu Munan ca out of the washroom, he found Mu Shinian still standing there.
When Mu Shinian heard the sound, she imdiately turned around to face him, and without waiting for him to react, she said, "Will you be good to my cousin? Even better than my current cousin-in-law is to her? I... I don’t really like my current cousin-in-law anymore; he yells at my cousin and even pushes her..."
...
It wasn’t until dinner ti that Song Qiao ca out of her room.
In the living room on the first floor, two people and a dog were sitting on the sofa watching the sci-fi movie playing in front of them, but Song Qiao couldn’t shake the feeling that the two of them and the dog kept glancing over at the staircase, and their movents were eerily synchronized.
After spending the afternoon in her room, she had been given plenty of ti to think, so her mood at the mont was no longer as impulsive and sad as before.
"Miss, you’ve co downstairs," the servant was the first to notice her and exclaid with surprise upon seeing her descent.
Song Qiao nodded at the servant and then instructed, "Go prepare dinner; I’m hungry."
The servant imdiately acknowledged with a yes and hastily withdrew.
At this mont, upon hearing the servant’s voice, Chu Munan and Mu Shinian had already stood up and looked toward her, even the Husky lying next to Mu Shinian stood up and wagged its tail at her.
Chu Munan probably would have let the silly, adorable Husky rush over to her if he hadn’t been holding onto its leash.
After finding out about her pregnancy, Chu Munan was even more attentive than most, forbidding her from doing many things that pregnant won shouldn’t do, and even went online to research whether pregnant won could be around dogs. Although he read so people saying it’s fine, he also saw others saying it’s not, so he simply prohibited Song Qiao from getting close to the Husky.
And Mu Shinian, whether he noticed sothing or not, also wouldn’t let the Husky approach her.
Seeing Chu Munan and Mu Shinian, even though neither of them spoke, she still saw concern in their eyes.
Forcing a smile, she walked down the stairs and said to Chu Munan, "Chu Munan, I want to eat so waterlon."
Chu Munan paused, then imdiately replied, "Okay, I’ll go cut so waterlon for you right now. Wait here."
Song Qiao nodded.
As the man left, he didn’t forget to drag the reluctant Husky with him, afraid that if he left, the dumb dog would directly pounce on Song Qiao.
The Husky naturally resisted, but Chu Munan didn’t care whether it wanted to or not, which led to the Husky whimpering in a very aggrieved tone.
After Chu Munan and the Husky left, Song Qiao walked over and sat down on the sofa next to Mu Shinian, then patted the space beside her to signal for him to sit as well.
Mu Shinian was always well-behaved and very obedient to Song Qiao, naturally not hesitating in the least.
Once Mu Shinian sat down, Song Qiao looked at him and unexpectedly asked, "Shinian, I’m planning to go abroad. Do you want to go with your cousin?"
Mu Shinian paused, his eyes suddenly widened as if he couldn’t quite grasp the situation.
Song Qiao knew that suddenly ntioning this would definitely catch him off-guard and quickly said, "Shinian, if you don’t want to go abroad with your cousin, you can choose to live in Beijing with grandfather, or if you wish to stay in An City, that’s also possible... but your cousin doesn’t want you to be alone here."
However, after Song Qiao finished speaking, Mu Shinian asked in return, "Cousin, are you going to divorce your husband?"
This ti it was Song Qiao who was taken aback. She was sure she hadn’t ntioned this to Mu Shinian, but then she thought about the incidents at the hospital which Mu Shinian must have seen, and suddenly it seed understandable.
She didn’t conceal anything from Mu Shinian and nodded, affirming with a hum, "My marriage with your cousin-in-law has indeed co to an end."
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