His Beloved Treasure-Chapter 1688 - 471: The Beginning and the End (17)
"I’m going!"
Mu Yichen went to the kitchen to cook dumplings.
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"He always worries that I’ll mess up cooking the dumplings!"
Qin Mu sat on the sofa chatting with Qin Haiming, feeling a bit uninterested, she thought, am I really that bad?
"But I think he’s worried about the dumplings hurting you!"
Qin Haiming smiled, offering a different perspective.
Qin Mu instinctively glanced at him: "Really?"
"Yes!"
Qin Haiming replied, then sighed lightly.
"Are you two still giving each other the cold shoulder?"
Qin Haiming softly asked his daughter.
Qin Mu remained silent.
"The fact that he came back with you to celebrate New Year with me shows that his heart isn’t elsewhere."
Qin Haiming somewhat comforted his daughter with an explanation.
Qin Mu thought carefully, deep down she understood everything; it’s just that sometimes they both end up being headstrong.
"I know!"
Qin Mu replied softly, instinctively glancing inside again.
This year, due to environmental protection, there weren’t any fireworks in the city; it was so quiet that if you didn’t know it was a holiday, you wouldn’t feel it at all.
Yet people’s faces all seemed to have "New Year" written on them, forcing themselves to smile, and those who couldn’t, pretended like everything was fine.
Qin Haiming looked into Qin Mu’s eyes and felt that her mood was somewhat hurt, remembering her crying at the cemetery, his heart ached again. But this time, he chose to remain silent, refraining from preaching too much to the couple, after all, his own marriage was a failure.
The younger generation gave him face; no one brought up his marriage to him, but he understood it all too well himself.
The food was already prepared, the dumplings were cooked, and the three of them sat at the dining table.
Qin Haiming looked at the two of them there; he couldn’t help but smile a little, feeling very content.
They say a married daughter is like spilled water, but ever since he had his car accident, Qin Mu put aside past grudges and reconciled with him, and she would come to accompany him for New Year.
"Dad, Happy New Year!"
Mu Yichen raised his glass.
"Yes! Happy New Year!"
Qin Haiming raised his glass, looking at the couple, and then the three of them drank a toast together.
Qin Mu then took the wine bottle and helped pour more wine, anyway Feng Fanghua said they wouldn’t have to go home later; they could stay here and keep Qin Haiming company for New Year’s Eve.
Mu Yichen watched as Qin Mu refilled his glass, he slightly looked up at her, then without showing any emotion, continued chatting with Qin Haiming.
At around eleven, light snow began to fall outside, Mu Yichen and Qin Haiming somehow ended up discussing real estate, and the conversation went on endlessly, while Qin Mu stood by the window watching the night outside.
The snow fell slowly, uncertain of how long it would last.
She didn’t miss the children; even the melancholy in her heart gradually faded.
It seemed like this New Year would turn out fine.
As for Jian Yan, she had already let go!
However, she needed to accompany Xiao Wei during her delivery, unsure of how to explain it to Mu Yichen, especially since the last time, Mu Yichen firmly stated she couldn’t leave Rongcheng.
Qin Mu wondered, should she lie to him? Just say she was going on a business trip?
But then felt it was unnecessary, because once the lies were exposed, it would be even scarier. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
She didn’t want their relationship to be full of lies.
Qin Mu instinctively turned around, looking towards the dining area.
Perhaps he would suddenly agree tomorrow?
Xiao Wei hadn’t called her repeatedly in the past couple of days, Qin Mu didn’t know what Xiao Wei was thinking now, whether she really had accepted the fact that he left, and was ready for the birth as she said on WeChat.
Later, Qin Haiming and Mu Yichen were playing chess in the living room, the TV was broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala, Qin Mu sat beside Qin Haiming watching his game, thinking he would lose to Mu Yichen, she wanted to remind him, but hesitated fearing Mu Yichen might not be happy, so she glanced up at Mu Yichen.
It’s New Year, why make the elder lose at chess?
But then she thought she was overthinking it, so she pressed many emotions down, just being a quiet observer.
Mu Yichen really did intend for Qin Haiming to lose; because some things cannot be said directly, but it doesn’t mean they cannot be acted upon.
Perhaps now as a father, he’s become more composed, but his nature was still boyish.
Around two or three in the morning, they headed home, the roads covered with a thin layer of white, Qin Mu quietly drove while Mu Yichen sat beside her lightly dozing.
Qin Mu noticed the tiredness under his eyes, thinking he must really be sleepy.
