Quite awkward

Chapter 152 Scumbag

Qi Yudan pursed her lips and hesitated for a few seconds. Between Shen Shuang and Mu Chenan, she bravely chose the former.

It wasn't until she sat down in the seat next to Shen Shuang that Mu Chenan opposite her cast a puzzled look at her.

Qi Yu quickly lowered his head and stared at the exquisite dishes on the table in a daze.

It was just this evasive action that made him see through her actions in an instant.

It turned out that she was deliberately distancing herself from him in front of his parents.

It's really unnecessary.

Even if she chose to sit next to him, the elders would not make any unwarranted guess that there was any special affection between them.

Shortly after breakfast, Qi Yu said goodbye to Mu Luowen and Shen Shuang and prepared to take a taxi home.

"Chen An, drive Qi Yu back." Mu Luowen waved his hand and made arrangements.

In the manor, only security guards remained at their fixed posts, while the housekeeper, servants and drivers were given leave.

"I'm going to the hospital to see my brother. It's not on my way."

Hearing this, Mu Luowen's face darkened. He never expected that he would be rejected so bluntly by his son.

"You're not in a hurry, what's wrong with sending her off?"

Qi Yu thought for a few seconds and quickly replied sensibly: "Uncle, no need to bother. It's very convenient for me to take a taxi at the intersection ahead."

Mu Luowen shook his head at her.

The Mu family manor is one kilometer away from the intersection, and one has to walk there, which is obviously not in line with the Mu family's rules for treating guests.

Seeing this, Shen Shuang hesitated for a moment and supported her son.

"Since we each have our own plans, let's not make things difficult for each other. It's very convenient to take a taxi here anyway."

Qi Yu didn't think too much about it and quickly agreed.

"Yes, it's very convenient. Goodbye, uncle and aunt. I'm leaving now."

After she left alone, Mu Chenan sat on the sofa and answered Zhang Pei's call. The two of them wished each other a happy new year and chatted for a few minutes, looking lazy, casual and nonchalant.

Then he stood up, took the car keys, and told his parents that he was going to the hospital to find his eldest brother.

……

The weather was clear on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but the winter sun did not bring any warmth.

Qi Yu covered half of her face with a scarf, leaving only her eyes exposed, and walked quickly forward against the slightly cold wind.

When she was about one or two hundred meters away from the Mu family manor, she suddenly heard the sound of a car horn behind her. She turned around and saw Mu Chenan in the driver's seat through the front windshield.

He rolled down the window and raised his chin.

"Get in the car and I'll take you there."

With a luxury car and a handsome guy, he looks like a cynical rich young man.

Qi Yu blinked and stood there without moving, not understanding his inexplicable behavior.

Didn’t you say it’s not on the way?

Mu Chenan smiled and explained, "Don't you like to pretend you don't know me? I was just imitating you."

Qi Yu had nothing to say, and she didn't make things difficult for herself. She walked to the passenger seat, opened the door and got in.

"You're so good." He really liked her attitude of not refusing and being obedient.

……

It takes half an hour to drive from the Mu Family Manor to Tangwan Yijing. Qi Yu just said thank you to Mu Chenan after fastening her seat belt. Not long after, she tilted her head and closed her eyes to sleep.

Mu Chenan drove the car seriously and focused, not distracting her so that she could sit quietly and rest beside him.

After arriving at his destination safely, he drove directly into the temporary parking lot in the community.

"Qi Yu, we're here."

Qi Yu opened her eyes sleepily, her head still groping from lack of sleep. She calmed down and fumbled for the handlebars to get out of the car.

Mu Chenan grabbed her wrist, moved closer to her, and said unhappily, "Are you planning to leave like this?"

She hummed lazily.

"Don't leave. Tell me first, what is our relationship now?"

Qi Yu gradually regained consciousness, frowned, thought for a moment, and replied, "It doesn't matter."

Mu Chenan was immediately angered by her and laughed.

"We slept together last night, more than once, and you took the initiative. I don't care, you have to agree to be my girlfriend today."

"Sleeping together doesn't mean anything." Qi Yu acted very calmly, without any shyness on her face.

"Scumbag!"

Muchenan originally thought that after the two of them had spent an intimate and profound night, the grudges between them could be wiped out and their relationship could take a big step forward.

However, her heartless and ungrateful attitude made him feel cold.

Whether in career or life, he always handles things with ease and in moderation.

However, when it comes to love, meeting this woman is like having a silk thread that can never be untangled, tightly wrapped around his heart, causing him to be frustrated and in pain time and time again.

He stared at Qi Yu's calm profile, and even had a little suspicion that she used last night as an outlet to release her emotional pressure. After having fun, she actually started to pull up her pants and ignore him.

It's too much!

Mu Chenan was extremely angry. For a moment, he was helpless against the woman in front of him and could only curse her as a scumbag.

Qi Yu didn't want to be labeled a scumbag, so she sat up straight, turned her head, and stammered back, "You, you're not a good person either!"

"I want to be responsible for you." He showed an innocent look and found an excuse that sounded very legitimate and decent.

"Don't be responsible, just think of it as me sleeping with you."

This time her thoughts were clear, and one sentence allowed her to seize the upper hand.

At this moment, his head was swollen and painful, and he almost had a heart attack.

This time I felt even more uncomfortable than the last time I had a conflict with her.

He no longer looked at her, his hands on the steering wheel, extremely annoyed. He took a deep breath and uttered three words coldly.

“Get out of the car!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yu quickly opened the car door and disappeared.

Mu Chenan put one hand on his forehead, feeling sad.

After all, Qi Yu is now independent and confident, and her career is going smoothly. She is no longer the weak and vulnerable woman who relied on him for help.

Besides, the man in her heart is not herself.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to make her give up her love for the eldest brother and consciously throw herself into his arms.

But this is extremely difficult.

He sighed repeatedly in the closed carriage, thinking over and over again, but couldn't find any suitable way out.

-

Even though it is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the hospital is crowded today.

Mu Chenan met Mu Yanqing outside the intensive care unit.

"Brother, how is Xu Nianhan's father?"

"The person has been rescued, but he can't wake up yet." Mu Yanqing spoke with a weak voice, and it was obvious that his mental state was very bad.

He had been busy arranging some matters since last night and had not slept all night. There was a blue stubble on his chin and he looked tired and sleepy.

Mu Chenan sat beside him and kindly advised: "Family members can't enter the intensive care unit anyway, so go back and take a shower and have a good sleep, and come back later."

Mu Yanqing also felt that his body was a little bit exhausted. He rubbed his face and said, "I booked a plane for Nianhan to return home. She should be able to arrive here tonight."

"An excellent ex-husband!" Mu Chenan praised sincerely.

Mu Yanqing rolled his eyes at him speechlessly and explained, "Nianhan is not in the country, her mother is not in good health, and her father has suddenly fallen ill. She can only rely on me, and I can't just stand by and watch."

Mu Chenan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Since you can't let go of your ex-wife's family, you might as well take this opportunity to remarry.

But he knew that his elder brother would not like to hear this.

He straightened his expression and casually said, "You can take my car back."

Driving while tired is not an option.

Mu Yanqing hesitated for a moment and decided to leave his car at the hospital. He nodded and said, "Then you can take me back tonight."

"it is good."

-

The two brothers returned to the Mu family's old house.

Mu Yanqing went straight back to his room to take a shower and rest. After sleeping for a few hours, he got up, went downstairs and called Mu Chenan to take him to the hospital.

Dinner was about an hour away, and Shen Shuang planned to cook a few dishes herself, so she gently urged him to stay: "Yan Qing, let's eat first. Today is Chinese New Year, and I had several guests coming to visit, but I turned them down. I just want our family of four to have a good meal together."

Mu Yanqing shook his head and made an excuse that he had something urgent to do.

Shen Shuang showed a disappointed look, then turned to Mu Chenan and said seriously: "Come back immediately after sending your brother off. It's New Year's Day, and you are not allowed to stay outside."

Mu Chenan curled his lips, knowing that his mother was indirectly blaming his elder brother.

"must."

……

Mu Chenan came out of the hospital and parked the car on the side of the road. He got out of the car, went to a convenience store to buy a pack of cigarettes, and then quickly returned to the car.

Just as he started the car, a familiar car suddenly drove past him.

he wondered.

How did brother get out of the hospital?

Who is he going to meet?

In fact, the answer is obvious.

Despite this, he was driven by his inner desire, stepped on the accelerator, and accelerated to catch up.

More than 20 minutes later, Mu Yanqing's black Bentley drove into Tangwan Yijing Community.

Mu Chenan took advantage of the time when he was parking the car and called him directly.

"Brother, I just saw you driving away from the hospital on the side of the road. Weren't you going to visit the patient? Why did you leave suddenly?"

Mu Yanqing didn't expect him to be so sharp-eyed.

The facts were before his eyes. He said half-truthfully, "Ayu asked me to come over and help her finish a meal of dumplings."

After Mu Chenan got the definite answer, he slapped the steering wheel in frustration and anger. His cold eyes were covered with a deep dark color again, and he felt extremely ridiculous in his heart.

This woman, Qi Yu, always has a way of using a sharp knife to torture his heart time and time again.

Although he looked down on this meal of dumplings, he didn't want to let his elder brother eat it easily.

"Mom cooked for me today, but you lied and said you had something urgent to do. Brother, today is Chinese New Year. Can't you tell the difference between the important and the unimportant?"

How could Mu Yanqing on the other end of the phone not hear Mu Chenan's deliberate blame, but his attitude seemed calm and nonchalant.

"Chen An, are you afraid that A Yu and I will be alone together?"

Just by exchanging two or three sentences, he could tell what the other person was thinking.

Just this light sentence devastated Mu Chenan.

He pretended to be calm and denied it, saying, "You think too much. I didn't do that."

"Maybe. I'll hang up first. Ayu is still waiting for me upstairs." Mu Yanqing's tone was calm and natural. He didn't take the matter to heart at all.

-

Qi Yu had no chance to sleep last night. She used the daytime to catch up on some sleep and finally managed to recover some of her energy.

An hour ago, my brother sent a message saying that he was coming over, but he didn't say what he was going to do specifically.

Seeing that it was almost dinner time, she wondered if she should prepare a few hearty dishes to entertain the first guest of the New Year.

Qi Yu asked him what he wanted to eat?

Mu Yanqing replied that it was not necessary to trouble him and he would leave after a while.

She thought about it and decided to let him eat dumplings with her.

He had no objection to this, but instead showed anticipation.

……

Mu Yanqing got off the elevator and Qi Yu was waiting at the door to greet him.

“Happy New Year, big brother!”

He smiled and took out a red envelope from the inner pocket of his coat, with the words "May all your wishes come true" printed on it.

"Here, this is your New Year's money."

A Yu laughed, waved her hand, and pushed the red envelope back very directly.

"Brother, I'm already 24 years old. I shouldn't accept New Year's money anymore."

Seeing that she refused to accept it, Mu Yanqing placed the red envelope on the sofa after entering the room. He also sat down and said earnestly: "You will always be a child in my eyes. Even if you get married and have children in the future, I want to give you New Year's money on behalf of Uncle Qi."

Hearing him mention his father, Ah Yu didn't hesitate any longer. She glanced at the thick red envelope and said calmly, "Thank you, big brother."

She knew that her elder brother had to go to the hospital soon, so she didn't chat with him for long and ran to the kitchen to cook dumplings.

After cooking, two plates of dumplings were placed on the table, served with red oil dipping sauce and aged vinegar. Although it was a very simple and plain dinner, the two felt very satisfied.

Mu Yanqing put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, stood up and left.

Qi Yu sent him to the door, waved goodbye, and reminded him to remember to get some rest.

Inadvertently, my eyes met his gentle and smiling gaze.

Mu Yanqing smiled gently: "Thank you for your concern, Ah Yu. I understand."

-

Mu Yanqing returned to the hospital, went into the doctor's office and talked with the attending physician for a while. He learned that the sequelae of Xu Nianhan's father's illness were quite serious and he would need his family's careful and patient care for the rest of his life.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still frightened by the doctor's words.

He began to worry about Xu Nianhan's physical and mental state.

She is a woman whose emotions are easily out of control. When her loved one suddenly becomes seriously ill and falls into a coma, she definitely needs the company and comfort of people around her, otherwise she will not be able to get out of this predicament on her own.

Mu Yanqing sat alone on a chair in the hospital corridor and waited until late at night. Xu Nianhan came over exhausted, pulling a suitcase.

The two finally met each other several months after their divorce, and her father was ill. The moment she saw him, tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Yan Qing." She called him with sobs.

"Nianhan, thank you for your hard work along the way."

Mu Yanqing waved for her to sit down first, and then slowly explained to her in detail her father's current condition.

When she learned that her father might not be able to take care of himself in the future, or even speak to express his wishes, this cruel reality instantly shattered the mental defenses she had built with hope.

Xu Nianhan's tears fell, her crying was suppressed and heartbreaking.

Mu Yanqing naturally wanted to comfort her, but her father's condition now was the best outcome of timely rescue.

"Nianhan, be strong."