Hearing the "buzz buzz buzz," she picked up her phone with trembling hands.
"Hello!"
"Chu Yunying, I've been discovered. Don't meet me for the next while, and you should also avoid Mu Jiuchen yourself. This man is too terrifying. I don't even know how he managed to track me."
Chu Yunying: "..."
"If even you can't deal with him, who else can?"
Chu Yunying detested this feeling of powerlessness.
"Our boss can deal with him, but the timing isn't right. Just wait a bit longer. We'll help you. Wait for my news, it won't be long."
"Okay!" Chu Yunying's voice still trembled.
The other party heard it and asked with a laugh, "Yingying, are you scared? Your voice is trembling so much?" There was a hint of mockery in his voice.
Chu Yunying took a deep breath and steadied her voice, "I just saw Mu Jiuchen bringing his daughter back. What do you think? Of course I'm scared?"
"Haha... No wonder they say women are made of water. A little thing can scare you into a puddle."
Chu Yunying: "..."
She looked at her trembling hands. In this world, only Mu Jiuchen could make her this afraid.
"I'm hanging up." She quickly hung up the phone, her eyes hardening.
Mu Jiuchen, Jiang Nuan, the panic and fear you've caused me, I will repay you one day.
After composing herself, she was about to drive away when she heard a woman mention Mu Jiuchen's name.
"Is Mu Jiuchen still upstairs?"
"Yes, Miss. He left for a while and just returned. The family of four is having dinner now," Lin Mu said in a low voice.
"Mmm! I'll ask to meet him again tomorrow, here. If he still doesn't want to meet, then the cooperation is off. We'll find another partner."
After Jiang Siyu finished speaking, she turned and walked away.
Chu Yunying looked thoughtfully at the woman's retreating back. What kind of cooperation project was she planning with Mu Jiuchen?
And who was this woman?
She definitely had to come and see tomorrow.
...
After the family of four, Mu Jiuchen and Jiang Nuan, finished dinner, they went to the Lu family's home.
Jin Yan and Lu Chens thought were overjoyed to see their grandson and granddaughter.
"Yunyun, Grandma hasn't seen you in almost two months. Is our little princess doing well?" Jin Yan couldn't help but kiss the little girl's fair and tender cheek.
Jiang Siyun had always been good at pleasing people. She looked at her grandmother with her big, watery eyes and said sweetly, "Grandma, I think about you every day, especially your braised chicken legs."
Even though the little girl missed the braised chicken legs more, Jin Yan was still very happy.
She pinched her granddaughter's pink and tender cheek, "Grandma will make them for you first thing tomorrow."
Lu Chens also hugged Jiang Yukuo and said, imitating his wife, "Kuo Bao, do you miss Grandpa?"
Jiang Yukuo's voice was crisp, "Yes!"
"Grandpa misses you too." Lu Jin Yue happily pinched Jiang Yukuo's little face. Oh my, how could a boy have such good skin.
Lu Jincheng, Lu Jinyue, Lu Jinyan, and Yu Han were also present. Watching this harmonious scene, everyone smiled happily.
The family chatted until very late. Jiang Nuan, as always, reported good news and not bad news, so she didn't tell them about Yunyun's incident tonight.
Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiuchen did not leave that night and stayed in the small building at the back.
After the children had all fallen asleep, Jiang Nuan returned to her room to bathe.
When she came out of the bath, she didn't see Mu Jiuchen. She saw his broad back on the balcony. Even through the curtains, he looked imposing. She walked over and heard Mu Jiuchen on the phone.
"I understand. I'll go to Yu Shi Fu tomorrow."
"Sir! What if Jiang Siyu doesn't agree to the cooperation?"
Mu Jiuchen squinted his eyes as he looked at the night view not far away, his voice low and deep, "It doesn't matter if she doesn't agree. Our cooperation isn't solely dependent on her. Jiang Siyu is playing hard to get, simply wanting us to concede a little more."
"But I, Mu Jiuchen, don't do business at a loss. Business is difficult nowadays. She just wants me to think highly of her."
"Okay, Sir. I'll reply to her then."
"Mmm..." Mu Jiuchen hung up the phone.
He turned around and saw Jiang Nuan behind him.
He smiled tenderly, looking at her in only a bathrobe, her straight legs alluring.
He pulled her into his arms, and the ambiguous atmosphere instantly intensified, the hormonal aura becoming more intoxicating.
Everywhere Mu Jiuchen's large hands touched, there was softness.
She was indeed like water, soft enough to make him unable to stop.
Mu Jiuchen quickly swept her up, his voice low, "Wife, I missed you!"
Jiang Nuan wrapped her arms around his neck, her cheeks flushed, "Did my comatose days delay your business deals?"
She had heard him on the phone earlier.
Mu Jiuchen frowned, shook his head, and said possessively, "Don't think like that. To me, you are the most important. Money can always be earned, and I'm not short of money. You are the most important."
These words warmed Jiang Nuan to her very core.
Jiang Nuan smiled and actively kissed his lips. The kiss made Mu Jiuchen fall deeply into it, unable to extricate himself.
On the luxurious curtains, bulging physiques rose and fell, the remaining rationality drowned by the waves of desire.
The next day, when Jiang Nuan woke up, she didn't see Mu Jiuchen.
Looking at the familiar environment, she was momentarily disoriented.
She moved her body slightly, feeling sore and aching all over.
Jiang Nuan always wanted to kick Mu Jiuchen off the bed. This man was fine at first, but later on, he was completely unrestrained and acted willfully.
She looked around the room, but Mu Jiuchen was nowhere to be seen.
She saw a sticky note on the bedside table and picked it up.
[Wife, I've gone to the company. Rest well when you wake up. I tired you out last night. Sorry, I'll bring you a gift when I get back tonight.]
Jiang Nuan: "..."
Thinking of the scenes from last night, her entire face flushed. Looking at the messy bed, she couldn't bear to look.
She got up to bathe, trying to calm her anger.
He's bringing her a gift? She didn't care. She would be happy if he bothered her less twice tonight.
As soon as Jiang Nuan entered the bathroom, she received a message from Yun Xia.
[Nuannuan, do you have that medicine? The kind that makes men soft. I can't stand Li Qingshuo anymore. Every day he's strenuously showing off his manly prowess.]
Jiang Nuan: "..."
So her good friend had the same problem.
Jiang Nuan stood there, smiling faintly, and replied.
[Yes, but it's very harmful to the body. Do you still want to give it to Li Qingshuo?]
Yun Xia: [It's very harmful to the body, so let's forget it. Anyway, I enjoy the process. It's just that I'm too tired afterward and want to have a big fight with him.]
Yun Xia couldn't help but complain.
Jiang Nuan smiled and shook her head slightly, just like her.
...
Mu Corporation Branch, top-floor office.
Mu Jiuchen, dressed in a light gray suit, sat in a swivel chair, appearing more sharp than ever. He leaned lazily against the chair, his gaze fixed darkly on the man in front of him.
The atmosphere in the office was tense and oppressive.
"The maritime transport incident happened three days ago. Why didn't you report it?"