Chapter 52 She Wasn’t Even That Bad

At dawn, Mu Yu was awakened by Qin Jinhuan, and remembered that today was the day they were going for their honeymoon. She rubbed her puffy eyes as she quickly got up to freshen up and change.

She dozed off as soon as she got into the car, as she hadn’t been sleeping well in two days straight. By the time she woke up again, she was shocked to find herself lying on bed.

“Hi.”

She was startled to see Qin Jinhuan lying beside her, smiling at her with a sly look, like he was up to no good. There wasn’t anything between them. Mu Yu was extremely shocked and quickly moved to the other side of the bed, while her hands frantically went under the sheets.

Qin Jinhuan saw through her thoughts with just a glance before looking away in disdain. “Tsk! Your whole body smells of barbecue. I would be surprised if someone’s interested in you.”

“You won’t die from the smell.” Mu Yu responded in dismay, and yet couldn’t refrain herself from sniffing her body.

How could I have barbecue smell all over me? I really doubt his sense of smell.

“Are you saying that you want me to take interest in you?” Qin Jinhuan immediately leaned closer with a playful look as he purposely emphasized on the word ‘interest’.

“Only ghosts would think so.” Mu Yu jumped out of the bed in order to keep a safe distance from him.

Qin Jinhuan didn’t follow up his victory with a hot pursuit, but instead, he pointed at the corner with a faint smile. “There’s a swimsuit there, go ahead and try it on.”

“Try on a swimsuit? I’m sorry, but I don’t know how to swim.” Mu Yu went straight into the bathroom without even looking at it.

“I didn’t tell you to swim.”

“Why do I have to try on the swimsuit if we’re not swimming?”

“To soak in the hot spring.”

“I am allergic to the hot spring water.”

“Allergic to the hot spring water?” Qin Jinhuan chuckled loudly. “Aren’t you just being insecure of your own figure? I don’t mind your curveless figure, so you don’t have to be bothered”

“Are you blind? Me? A curveless figure?” Mu Yu walked to the door of the bathroom and immediately paused to turn around. She couldn’t help but push her chest out.

Although she didn’t have an imposing manner like Dong Wanqing, she still had her own curves.

Qin Jinhuan played along by scanning her figure seriously. “Now that you’ve pushed your chest out, I can finally distinguish your back from your front. Go and try on the swimsuit then.”

“I’m not going to try it on. I don’t like soaking in hot springs.”

To be precise, she didn’t want to wear the swimsuit that he had prepared for her. As far as his virtue was concerned, she could’ve guessed without even thinking how flimsy the swimsuit would be.

“We’re here at West Bay. Won’t it be a shame to not try the hot springs?”

“We’re at West Bay?” Mu Yu was very surprised.

She never asked where they were going to spend their honeymoon, and she had fallen asleep in the car previously. This was why she had no idea where she was.

“Yes.” Qin Jinhuan pointed at the service menu that was resting on the bedside.

When she saw the words ‘West Bay Resort’ printed on it, Mu Yu was puzzled. “Aren’t we going for a honeymoon? If your grandpa knows that we are only in the West Bay, won’t he get suspicious?”

The West Bay was only two to three hundred kilometers away from An City, with only one leisure resort there. Based on the Qin family’s power and wealth, if they were indeed a true couple, wouldn’t they go for a world tour of at least two months? What kind of honeymoon would it be if they were just going to the West Bay?

“Consider it a warm-up period for our honeymoon.”

“I still don’t think it’s appropriate. Why don’t we go back to An City before your grandpa catches on to the situation?”

Qin Jinhuan glanced at her with a curious look. “Are you really afraid of grandpa being suspicious, or are you just afraid of going to the hot springs with me?”

“Why would I be afraid of going to the hot springs with you? I’m just worried that your grandpa will be suspicious! If he got suspicious and tried to kick me out of the Qin manor again, you and your grandpa would get into yet another argument. I think your grandpa is in a better condition these days. It’s better not to trigger him so that he can recover properly” Mu Yu felt that her reasons were valid enough, and she couldn’t resist praising herself in silence.

“So you really care about me and grandpa.” Qin Jinhuan laughed again. “But you can be rest assured. My main purpose of bringing you here is not to enjoy the hot spring, but to settle some business matters.”

“What kind of business in West Bay needs you, CEO Qin, to come and discuss in person?”

“It’s not the business here. It’s the business in Ning City.”

West Bay was positioned between An City and Ning City.

“Oh. Then when will you go to Ning City for the business discussion?”

“This afternoon.”

“Oh.” Something flashed in Mu Yu’s mind as she stretched her back lazily and yawned. “I’m still a little sleepy. I want to sleep for a little longer. I’ll go to the hot springs later.”

“Turns out you really want to sleep with me?”

“Oh please! I just want to sleep on the bed.” Mu Yu finished talking and ignored him. She placed a pillow between them, and lay down with her back facing him.

After all, she just didn’t want to go to the hot springs and get harassed by him with all types of excuses under that kind of atmosphere.

Of course, what made her more concerned was the infinite magnification of his gentle act when he harassed her. She was afraid that she couldn’t resist it.

He was just teasing her for fun, but her heart would take it seriously!

That was why she must be on guard to protect her own heart.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes and forced herself to fall asleep.

Qin Jinhuan saw that she was sleeping ‘soundly’ so he didn’t say anything more. He got up and walked to the desk to switch on his computer. While he was waiting for the computer to start up, he couldn’t help but turn his head to look at her again. There were traces of joy that subconsciously filled his eyes.

It was fortunate that he realized the problem in time and got Jiang Wenwen to explain to Mu Yu. He even tried to please her parents in front of her, so that she would let go of all the harsh feelings toward him and resumed the way they used to get along before this.

He really liked the way he got along with her. It was relaxed and unrestrained.

The kind of happiness that comes from the heart.

Ever since his mother passed away, this was the first time he regained such happiness.

“You better be honest with me. Have you fallen for Doctor Mu?” Last night, when Rong Jian sent the grilled skewers to him, he tried to question him again in a serious manner, as if he was interrogating a criminal.

“I’m just caring for your subordinate on your behalf. She hadn’t eaten much this evening. I’m afraid she won’t be able to provide you with any useful clues if she’s too hungry.”

“Don’t play dumb with me.” He avoided his question with a light answer, which made Rong Jian very displeased. “I’m warning you. If you love her, you’d better love her right, but if you don’t, then don’t start anything. Doctor Mu is an innocent little girl, she…”

“She is an innocent little girl, and I am an innocent boy. We are a perfect match.” He grabbed the bag of skewers and ignored Rong Jian’s fusses and glares as he left, whistling happily.

Perfect match.

Thinking of these two words, the joy in his eyes became even more apparent.

Grandpa hadn’t been ill recently, which obviously meant that his condition had been brought under control. After he officially signs the Phoenix Gully Project, he would then carefully consider whether he and Little Mayo were the perfect match. If they were, he would get into high gear and steal Little Mayo’s heart. After all, it seemed like An Ran would be returning soon.

Thinking of An Ran, he was suddenly down with a headache.

Forget about it. I’ll figure it out after dealing with that project. After all, the project is the most important thing right now.

After he calmed, he got into serious mode, and dealt with work on his computer.

Meanwhile, Mu Yu initially intended to feign sleep, but she didn’t expect to actually fall asleep. She only woke up when Qin Jinhuan woke her up for mealtime. After they finished eating, Qin Jinhuan asked Cheng Xiang to stay, and exhorted Mu Yu a little, before bringing Huang Bo and Bian Zijun with him to Ning City.

As soon as Qin Jinhuan left, Mu Yu felt relieved. She wandered around the West Bay Resort, and saw a lot of people going to the hot springs. Her heart itched right away, as she deemed it a pity if she didn’t try the hot springs, since she was already there. She went into the room to get her bag. When reaching for her bag, she accidentally touched the swimsuit bag Qin Jinhuan talked about. Out of curiosity, she opened the bag, and saw a conservative swimsuit. She was shocked, and suddenly felt that Qin Jinhuan wasn’t obnoxious after all.

After greeting Cheng Xiang, who was guarding the entrance to the room, she gleefully took her swimsuit and room card to the hot spring center.

There were a lot of people soaking in the hot springs. She changed into her swimsuit and went into a pool that had less people in it, before half-lying in it comfortably.

“Yu, is that you?”

There came a familiar female voice from behind. Mu Yu immediately turned around to take a look. When she saw that it was Yin Xiaotian, she was pleasantly surprised.

“Xiaotian? Why are you here?”

“I thought I’d recognized the wrong person.” Yin Xiaotian went into her pool with a smile, and sat down next to her. “A few days ago, I wrote a report to the company and was granted seven days of wedding leave, but Yihan’s company has too many matters to deal with. We couldn’t go far so we decided to come to the West Bay to soak in the hot springs as our short honeymoon trip. You’re here alone?”

“Oh? No, I came here with Huan.” When she heard the name Yihan, Mu Yu’s heart skipped a beat. Afraid of being noticed, she quickly gave out an awkward laugh, and changed the topic. “How can your company be so petty? Only seven days of marriage leave?”

“Well, Yihan doesn’t have time to accompany me anyway. Seven days are enough for me. By the way, where is Mr. Qin? I want to say hello to him.” Yin Xiaotian asked and looked around.

“He went to Ning City to settle some matters. He will be back by night. I’m sure you know he’s always been busy. In fact, he actually made time to accompany me today.”

“Oh.” Yin Xiaotian didn’t press her on with more questions as she smiled and said, “If Yihan knows that you’re here, he will be overjoyed. He and his friend are over there. I’ll go and ask him to come over.”

“Hey, Xiaotian, it’s…” When Mu Yu called out, Yin Xiaotian was already on her feet. She opened her mouth, but did not finish her sentence, as she stared blankly at Yin Xiaotian’s back.

At this moment, her heart was confused. She hoped to see Xin Yihan immediately, but at the same time she hoped that he wouldn’t appear.

As Qin Jinhuan’s face flickered in her mind, she was suddenly overcome with unease.

How can I have two men in my heart?

When have I become such a player?

No, no. I shouldn’t have any feelings for any of these two men! One of them is married, so I can’t like him. And the other is a flirty player, so I can’t afford to fall for him.

Mu Yu, you must keep yourself in check! Don’t…

“Yu, what a coincidence, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

Hearing Xin Yihan’s usual gentle voice, Mu Yu hurriedly snapped out of her thoughts, and forced a smile to greet him, “Yeah, Yihan, what a coincidence.”

“How are you recently?” Xin Yihan sat down beside her with a look of guilt. “There have been too many things going on recently. I don’t even have time to call you.”

“It’s alright, I’m doing fine. What about you and Xiaotian?”

“We’re still the same. She’s busy with work while I’m occupied with matters of the company. Today, we are squeezing some time out for a vacation.” Xin Yihan paused and asked in a soft voice, “Mr. Qin, does he… treat you well?

“He treats me well. In fact, we came here together, but because he had some errands to run, he already left.”

“Oh, then I can be rest assured.” Xin Yihan smiled, and patted her head just like he used to. “You can’t soak in the hot spring for too long. Come, we can go there and have a drink.”

Mu Yu nodded and got up to follow Xin Yihan. She didn’t expect to see Yi Yunzhe standing not far from her, and remembering Qin Jinhuan’s warning, she quickly grabbed Xin Yihan. “Yihan, I need to go to the toilet.”

“Oh, the toilet is over there.”

“I know.” Mu Yu avoided their gazes. She casually rinsed herself, changed her clothes and walked out of there. When she took out her phone to check the time as a habit, she was shocked to find five missed calls from Jiang Wenwen. Shocked, she immediately called her back.

“Yu, you finally returned my calls. Something big happened!”