Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Treat This Like Your Home
“Ms. Mi, whose call is it?”
Before An Mi could speak, Su Yan leaned in and asked.
Among his peers, Su Yan was the youngest.
He has two older female cousins and one older stepsister, with An Mi being the gentlest in character.
It’s not that Su He was fierce, but her dominant personality was too strong, creating an oppressive feeling, making him somewhat wary of her.
Similarly, Su Ning’s character was much like Su He’s, both resolute and aloof, also giving off a sense of dominance.
So out of the three sisters, he was least afraid of An Mi.
Wan Muqi didn’t recognize Su Yan’s voice.
Because to him, Su Yan was a stranger, as they had never met.
An unfamiliar male voice suddenly coming from beside An Mi made his eyebrows immediately furrow.
But An Mi made time to answer Su Yan’s question: “Oh, a friend.”
Upon hearing this, Su Yan casually said: “Your friend is also outside? Why not invite her over as well?”
Su Yan assumed it was her female friend and didn’t think much of it.
An Mi said, “No need, no need, he probably doesn’t have time.”
Bringing Wan Muqi over would be too much.
An Rui, sitting to the side, tilted his head and glanced subtly.
He probably guessed who it was.
“An Mi, who did you go out with?” Wan Muqi asked on the other end of the phone.
An Mi replied, “An Rui and Su Yan, along with Su Heng, the three of them. We’ll head back after dinner.”
Wan Muqi was also unfamiliar with the name Su Yan, but hearing the last name Su, he didn’t think much of it either.
“Did you call for something?” An Mi asked.
Wan Muqi said, “Um, there’s a little matter.”
“What’s the matter?”
“Wanting to see you, does that count as a matter?”
An Mi was taken aback for a moment and didn’t quite know how to respond.
It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to answer; if it weren’t for the presence of An Rui and the others, she would have definitely replied directly with “I miss you too.”
Wan Muqi chuckled, “I’m just teasing you, but missing you is true, and having a matter is also true. Our family’s Mrs. Mu sent me a gift for you to give to you.”
“Ah, is that so, then I’ll call you when I go back later.”
“Okay.”
“Okay, bye.”
An Mi didn’t dare say much and hung up the phone.
Then, she heard Su Yan’s voice again: “Ms. Mi, do you have a boyfriend?”
An Mi subtly lifted her gaze and replied, “Uh, not at the moment.”
She could only lie, because if she said she had a boyfriend, Su Yan would definitely ask who it was.
Su Yan: “You’re so pretty and yet you don’t have a boyfriend?”
He wasn’t just saying this to make her feel good; he genuinely meant it.
“You’re so good-looking, shouldn’t people chasing after you be lining up around our school several times over?” Su Yan was quite talkative and also gossipy, “Haven’t you found someone appealing yet?”
In contrast, An Rui and Su Heng were relatively quiet boys.
An Mi responded to him, phrase by phrase: “Uh, I just haven’t been in the mood for dating recently.”
With his understanding, Su Yan replied, “Oh, I get it, you’re just focused on your studies, but…”
He turned his tone, “In university, just focusing on studies and not having other interests would be too boring, right? Ms. Mi, I think you’re too proper, setting confines for yourself and trapping yourself in them, which is not good for your mental and physical development. You should let yourself go and have a passionate romance to avoid regrets. Otherwise, once you graduate and start working, you wouldn’t have the chance.”
An Mi: “…”
An Rui interjected: “Your reasoning is so thorough, what, you want to have a passionate romance?”
Su Yan said, “I’d like to, really, but alas, I’ve never encountered a girl that gives me that heartfelt feeling.”
“…”
An Rui’s interjection broke the chain of Su Yan’s inquiries towards An Mi.
An Mi obediently remained silent thereafter; she was genuinely a bit afraid of Su Yan, as he was too chatty.
…
By the time the three returned to the school, it was already 8:30 PM.
“Um, you guys head back to the dorm first. I have something to do, so I’ll make a trip to the comprehensive building,” An Mi said to the three of them.
An Rui and Su Heng didn’t find anything odd about her statement.
But Su Yan was different: “Wait, Ms. Mi, it’s so late already, the comprehensive building should be empty, right? Shouldn’t we accompany you instead? It is not safe for a girl alone in such a dim place.”
An Mi said, “No need, I’m used to it, and the school’s security is very strict, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
Su Yan was about to speak when An Rui and Su Heng exchanged glances, each grabbing one of his hands and directly dragging him away.
“Hey, why are you two dragging me along?” Su Yan mumbled, “Don’t you think it’s unsafe for Ms. Mi to walk alone at night?”
Su Heng gave him a look: “It’s still before lights out at school, everywhere is brightly lit, where is this ‘night road’ you’re talking about? Have your eyes been covered with a veil?”
The implication was: Are you blind?
Just as the three of them walked away, An Mi was about to turn and leave.
But as soon as she turned around, she bumped right into a firm and warm embrace.
An Mi was startled and took a step back.
But the next second, a light and familiar scent hit her.
Wan Muqi stretched his hand around her slender waist and pulled her back into his arms, pressing tightly together.
“How come you make no sound when you walk?” An Mi’s hands pushed against his chest as she looked up and glared at him, “You scared me to death.”
Wan Muqi looked down at her, “Then let me make it up to you.”
After saying that, he quickly lowered his head and gently kissed her red lips.
Even as he pulled away, he deliberately bit her lip gently with his teeth.
An Mi: “…Are you sure this is your compensation, and not your selfish desire?”
Wan Muqi: “Both.”
“Damn!”
Not far under the big banyan tree, several people were lurking in the shadows sneakily.
Su Yan hid behind the trunk, poking out his head, his jaw dropped from shock.
“Didn’t Ms. Mi say she doesn’t have a boyfriend? They are hugging and even kissed, if he’s not her boyfriend, then who is?”
An Rui and Su Heng were calm because they had already known.
Initially, they had walked halfway when this rascal suddenly broke free and ran back here like a shot.
“Who is that guy?” asked Su Yan.
But no one answered him.
He looked up at the two people standing behind him, “Did you guys know about this all along?”
The two shook their heads simultaneously and said in unison, “Just found out.”
“Then why are you so calm?”
“What’s so strange about it?” countered Su Heng.
Su Yan said, “But that man is wearing a suit, even wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looks like a decadent scholar; clearly, he’s not a student. Could Ms. Mi be deceived?”
Su Heng didn’t want to talk to him anymore.
“Have you seen enough? If you have, let’s go back quickly.”
Having said that, he directly reached out and grabbed the back of his collar, pulling him away.
An Mi didn’t notice them, but the man in front of her had noticed them a long time ago.
“Right, you said Aunt Ling has something for me, what is it?” An Mi asked.
She looked at his empty hands, holding nothing.
“Where’s the thing?”
“It’s in my car, it’s a bit big.”
An Mi raised her eyebrows slightly, a puzzled look on her face, “Ah?”
The two reached the parking spot.
Wan Muqi opened the trunk, and a box as big as a twenty-four-inch suitcase appeared in front of them.
An Mi was stunned, it was indeed quite big.
She asked, “What’s this?”
Wan Muqi said, “Don’t know, I haven’t looked.”
“Shall I open it?” she said.
“Yeah, go ahead.”
An Mi took a step forward, and the moment she opened it, she was stunned.
Then, her ears started to feel a bit hot.
She mentally prepared herself, turned her body to face Wan Muqi standing behind her, and pointed at the contents of the box: “Are you sure this is from Aunt Ling?”
Wan Muqi didn’t know what it was, he took a step forward.
When he saw what was inside the box, he too was stunned.
This…
The next second, he reached out and closed the box.
“Probably grabbed the wrong one,” he cleared his throat and said.
The box was filled with sexy clothes and some erotic attire.
It was obvious that these were not meant for An Mi.
More coincidentally, Wan Muqi’s phone rang at this moment.
He took it out and saw that it was a call from Ms. Mu.
An Mi saw it too, but remained silent.
Just as he picked up the phone to his ear, Mrs. Wan’s urgent voice came through: “Hello, son, did you not deliver that box to Mimi?”
A hint of helplessness flickered through Wan Muqi’s deep, dark eyes: “It’s still in my car, what’s up?”
Mrs. Wan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, “The housekeeper took the wrong box, we have two that look exactly the same. The one you took isn’t the one I was sending to Mimi, bring it back when you have time.”
Wan Muqi responded flatly, “Okay, got it.”
From start to finish, neither mother nor son mentioned what was in the box.
After he hung up the phone, An Mi finally dared to speak: “What did Aunt Ling say?”
Wan Muqi glanced at her and noticed that she didn’t seem embarrassed.
“She said the housekeeper took the wrong one and asked me to send it back.”
“Oh.”
An Mi didn’t know what else to say.
“Then you should go back, I’ll head back to my dorm.”
“Are you coming home with me tonight?”
“Huh?”
Wan Muqi saw her surprised expression, “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you. I have to come to school in the morning anyway, it’s on the way.”
“…Is this alright?”
Although it wasn’t An Mi’s first time visiting his house, it would be her first time spending the night.
The man raised an eyebrow, “Are you afraid of me?”
An Mi shook her head: “Not really, I’m just concerned…”
She still trusted him completely when it came to his character.
“Concerned about what?” he asked.
An Mi pondered for a bit, in reality, there wasn’t much to worry about.
After thinking for a moment, “Alright, let’s go. But I need to go back and get a change of clothes.”
Having said that, she turned to leave.
But the next second, he grabbed her wrist.
He said, “No need to get it.”
“…”
Xizi Bay.
This is a high-end luxury residential area.
An Mi had been here a few times and was quite familiar with it already.
As soon as the car entered through the main gate, she encountered the same security guard uncle.
The security guard also recognized her and greeted her warmly: “Hi, young lady, hello, long time no see.”
An Mi smiled and greeted him back.
The security guard looked at Wan Muqi and also greeted politely: “Hello, Mr. Wan.”
Wan Muqi nodded slightly as a response.
Silently, they made their way to his house.
“Why aren’t you opening the door?”
An Mi watched the man standing motionless at the door.
She didn’t know the code, and surely he couldn’t expect her to open it?
The next second, the man spoke: “The code is your date of birth.”
Upon hearing this, An Mi stared at him, shocked and bewildered.
Then, her heart felt as if it was struck by something, thudding violently several times.
“Why on earth would you change the code to my birth date?”
“It’s easy to remember.”
011212, indeed quite easy to remember.
Then, he added: “I’ll also add your fingerprint.”
Saying which, he began the process, finishing in a few minutes.
An Mi still looked baffled.
Did he mean that his home could be hers to enter anytime from now?
This thought just flashed through her mind when his deep, magnetic voice entered her ears.
“From now on, you can consider this as your home.”
Before she could even react, he had opened the door and pulled her inside.
But they did not head to the master bedroom, instead, they went to the adjacent guest bedroom.
As the door opened, she was stunned.
She remembered that when she entered previously, this room was empty apart from a bed, nothing else.
But now, the room had transformed into a milky-white style, clearly intended for a female.
Moreover, this decorative style was her favorite.
She turned her head to look at him, “What is this?”
Wan Muqi said, “This room is prepared for you. From now on, whenever you’re here, you’ll stay here. Everything is ready, I have had people prepare it.”
An Mi was at a loss for words, momentarily unsure what to say.
The man looked at her, smiled gently, and raised his hand to touch her head: “Okay, it’s getting late, go wash up and sleep early.”
After saying that, he turned around, ready to leave.
An Mi quickly grabbed him.
Her eyes were beautiful, sparkling enchantingly.
“What is it?”
An Mi shook her head, then she held his face with both hands, stood on tiptoes, and her moist red lips kissed his thin lips.
“Good night.”
Before the man could react, she dashed into the room and closed the door behind her.
It wasn’t that she was afraid of him, but that she feared he might not be able to restrain himself.
So it was best to escape first.
Wan Muqi looked at the shut door and smiled helplessly.
Then, he said to the room, “If you need anything, just come find me anytime, my door is not locked.”
An Mi, who was still standing by the door, naturally heard what he said.
But she did not respond to him.
Wan Muqi did not expect her to reply, and he turned around and left.
An Mi wandered around the room, which was a guest room but quite spacious, even larger than her room at An Mansion.
Soon, she discovered that indeed everything was present here, one could say it was fully equipped and quite elaborate.
Clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry, watches, hats, etc…
And even the brands of skincare products she usually used, even sanitary pads… In short, everything you could think of, and even those you couldn’t, were there.
The main point was, she couldn’t possibly be staying here often, yet the preparation was too thorough.
Afterwards, she went to the walk-in closet to find a set of pajamas to bathe and sleep in.
When she saw the underwear, she was stunned for a moment; those were actually her size, this…
She had even been thinking just now about washing her underwear and drying it tonight to wear tomorrow.
But he actually had someone prepare underwear in her size; how did he know?
It wasn’t strange for him to know her clothing sizes outside, but she had never mentioned her inner wear sizes to him, right?
“…”
The next morning, An Mi’s alarm clock rang at seven.
Just after she had freshened up and changed clothes, a man’s voice came from outside the door: “Mimi, are you awake?”
She was currently sitting in a chair putting on socks.
She responded, “I’m awake.”
“Then once you have changed clothes, come out for breakfast.”
“Okay.”
A minute later, An Mi arrived at the dining room and saw two simple yet nutritious and rich breakfasts laid out on the table.
Milk, eggs, sandwiches, as well as crystal dumplings, and a plate of her favorite cherries.
Her appetite in the morning wasn’t big, so this breakfast was already enough for her.
An Mi glanced at him.
Previously there was nothing at his place, but now it was quite fully stocked.
Wan Muqi knew what she meant, he said, “I’ll have Aunt regularly replace the food in the refrigerator, no need to eat takeaway anymore.”
An Mi didn’t stand on ceremony, sitting down to eat right away.
After all, she still had classes at nine.
But just as the two were halfway through eating, the doorbell rang.
An Mi had just taken a sip of milk when she looked up at the man across: “Who could it be this early in the morning?”
Moreover, his place was one household per floor, getting to this floor required a card.
Wan Muqi also didn’t know who it could be.
Typically, few people came to his residence.
At that moment, someone outside shouted, “Wan, open the door!”
An Mi and Wan Muqi exchanged glances.
That voice, was…