Chapter 369: Chapter 369 She Ate Me
Mr. An just glanced and then looked away.
He said to Fu Hai, “You’ve mistaken someone else. That’s not my Mimi.”
Fu Hai looked puzzled: “Isn’t it?”
He thought he couldn’t have mistaken her.
Mr. An was very certain and responded, “No, it’s quite late; she must be at school. It might just be someone who looks similar, plus it’s night, that’s why you made a mistake.”
Fu Hai slightly frowned and scratched the back of his head, wondering if he really saw the wrong person.
By this time, An Mi and Wan Muqi had already disappeared into the night.
Even if he wanted to confirm again, he couldn’t.
The next day.
Just as Wan Muqi arrived at the An Family, he ran into Su He.
“Sister-in-law.”
Wan Muqi greeted her.
Su He responded with a hum as a response.
At this moment, both were wondering why Mr. An had called them to the An Family house.
Su He had received a call last night just before going to bed.
Wan Muqi had just escorted An Mi back to school last night when he received a call from Mr. An.
However, Mr. An did not specify the reason, only asking them to come to the An Family home at nine in the morning.
The two walked towards the main gate of the An Family home, filled with curiosity.
Mr. An was already seated in the living room.
Seeing them both, he kindly asked, “Have you eaten breakfast? If not, I’ll ask the housekeeper to prepare some food for you.”
Su He said, “I’ve eaten.”
Wan Muqi said, “Uncle An, no need for the trouble, I’ve already eaten.”
Mr. An nodded, “Well, it’s good that you’ve eaten.”
Su He directly asked, “You called me and Mr. Wan here together, is there something important? It’s not about a will, right? I have told you before; your condition can be managed with proper treatment. You don’t need to worry too much.”
She always spoke straightforwardly, and Mr. An was used to it.
“No, the will has been prepared a long time ago.”
Mr. An honestly answered her.
Then, he looked towards Wan Muqi, asking, “Mu Qi, do you have a girlfriend?”
Upon hearing this, Su He’s eyes unconsciously glanced towards Wan Muqi.
In her mind, she secretly thought if her father knew about the relationship between Mu Qi and An Mi.
She had known about it for a while but had chosen to turn a blind eye.
Wan Muqi and Mr. An looked at each other.
Without evading, he showed no signs of guilt, “Uncle An, yes, I do.”
He answered very honestly.
Mr. An uttered, “Oh, how long has it been? Why haven’t you mentioned it before?”
Wan Muqi replied candidly to Mr. An, “It’s been almost half a year; she’s quite shy.”
Shy?
Mr. An suddenly remembered that whenever An Mi saw Wan Muqi, she used to be very quiet.
Everything had clues; it’s just that he, as a father, was too late to realize.
“How old is she then?” Mr. An continued to ask.
Wan Muqi answered, “She’s still in school.”
As his words fell, the entire living room became silent all of a sudden.
When Wan Muqi spoke, he wasn’t planning to hide it from Mr. An anymore.
The previous few questions from Mr. An had already made it clear; he knew about him and An Mi.
Hiding it was not his style.
He had never intended to hide this relationship from anyone from the beginning to the end.
Wan Muqi then said, “Uncle An, you also know her; it’s An Mi.”
After he finished this sentence, the atmosphere in the living room became even more eerie.
Su He blinked, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say, so she chose to keep silent.
Mr. An took a deep breath.
He really couldn’t understand how these two people from completely different circles ended up together.
Mr. An stated outright, “I think you two are not suitable.”
Wan Muqi was taken aback.
He didn’t expect Mr. An to start with this remark after knowing about the affair.
But his emotion was stable, “Uncle An, may I know the reasons for your opposition?”
Mr. An said, “I know you are a very outstanding and gentlemanly person, but the age gap between you two is too large, as well as the disparity in life experiences. An Mi is still just an ordinary university student. Moreover, the industries, people, and affairs you both engage with are different, what common topics could you possibly have?”
Mr. An spoke in a very tactful manner.
Actually, he doesn’t oppose the age difference.
However, when comparing An Mi to Wan Muqi, An Mi is like a little bunny that has yet to experience the world, while Wan Muqi is already a sly old fox.
Therefore, if the two of them were together, An Mi would inevitably be the one at a disadvantage.
Wan Muqi naturally understood the implicit meaning in Mr. An’s words.
“Uncle An, I know what you’re worried about. Rest assured, before An Mi graduates, we will not do anything inappropriate, and I will respect her choices and decisions.”
“She is the first girl I’ve ever liked and also the last. In this lifetime, I want to marry only her.”
Wan Muqi stared intently at Mr. An across from him and said very earnestly.
Mr. An was momentarily at a loss for words.
He looked towards Su He, “What do you think?”
Su He was originally just a bystander, but suddenly the topic fell on her.
She coughed lightly and said, “I choose not to get involved in this matter; An Mi is already twenty years old. She has the ability to judge for herself and the right to make her own choices. If we interfere too much, it would be a hassle for her. As long as she is safe and sound, that’s enough.”
“You don’t have to worry too much about this matter, Mr. An. Although An Mi hasn’t entered society yet, she understands what she needs to. Moreover, considering her identity, who would dare to bully her?”
Her last statement was directed at Wan Muqi, “Right, Mr. Wan?”
When Wan Muqi met her gaze, he felt somewhat uneasy, “Yes, Sister-in-law is right.”
She remained composed throughout, which only meant she had known all along.
The matter between Wan Muqi and An Mi was actually known only to very few people from the beginning to the end.
An Rui happened to be at home today. He was planning to go downstairs, but just as he exited his room, he heard the conversation downstairs.
He had also known about An Mi and Wan Muqi’s situation early on.
Upon hearing his father’s opposition, he immediately took out his phone and sent a message to An Mi.
At that moment, An Mi was in class and didn’t see the message he sent on WeChat.
An Rui was quite satisfied with Wan Muqi as a brother-in-law.
Two brothers-in-law, one a king of the business world, the other a king of the legal world, couldn’t be more perfect.
Mr. An had called Su He back, thinking she was on the same side as him.
But now, she said she wouldn’t interfere in this matter.
Just then, the housekeeper came over with Mr. An’s medicine.
“Master, it’s time for your medicine.”
Mr. An still felt a bit uncomfortable, “Just leave it here, I’ll take it later.”
Wan Muqi could also see that Mr. An still disagreed with the matter.
He had no choice but to seek help with his eyes, looking towards Su He.
Su He slightly shrugged her shoulders, indicating she was powerless.
In the end, Mr. An looked at Wan Muqi and said, “I hope that during this time, you guys won’t see each other.”
Wan Muqi could only agree with him: “Okay, I understand, Uncle An.”
Mr. An waved his hand, “I have nothing else to say, you can go back first.”
When leaving, Su He reminded him: “Remember to take your medicine on time, and if you feel unwell, go to the hospital immediately; don’t delay.”
Mr. An obediently replied, “Okay, I know.”
Su He then looked towards the housekeeper and said, “Uncle Sheng, I’ll have to trouble you to take extra care of my father.”
Mr. An was taken aback.
The housekeeper nodded, “Don’t worry, Miss.”
After Su He left, Mr. An came back to his senses.
He looked at the housekeeper and asked, “Ah Sheng, what did Susu just call me? Did she call me dad?”
The housekeeper knew why he was so excited, “Yes, Master, the Miss indeed did.”
Suddenly, Mr. An felt a warmth in his eyes.
“After so many years, I thought I would never hear her call me that again.”
At this moment, he almost felt tears welling up in his eyes.
“Master, actually, you really don’t have to worry about these three children now. An Mi and An Rui have grown up, and the Miss even more so; there’s really no need for concern. What you should do now is to enjoy your life. Your children are happy, and you have grandchildren.”
“And with the Miss around, An Mi and An Rui will definitely be fine. You know, the Miss cares about her siblings more than anyone else.”
The housekeeper had listened to the entire conversation in the living room.
“The Second Miss isn’t young anymore, it’s just a blink of an eye and she’s already twenty. If she can find a man who loves and cherishes her, that would be great too. Mr. Wan is considered one of our own, he and the older son-in-law are good friends, both well-known figures. Though he’s a bit older than the Second Miss, at least his character wouldn’t be too bad, and the Wan Family also has a clear family background. As long as he loves and cherishes the Second Miss, age is not a problem. Besides, men are like flowers at thirty, the more mature a man is, the more stable.”
“So, Master, don’t overthink this, just take your medicine quickly.”
The housekeeper urged once again.
When An Mi saw the WeChat from An Rui two hours later, she immediately called Wan Muqi.
But he didn’t pick up.
At that moment, she felt panic.
Just as she was about to place the second call, Wan Muqi returned her call.
“Hello, An Mi, what’s up?”
Wan Muqi had just gone to the restroom, and he had left his phone on the desk outside in the office, so he hadn’t answered her call.
“Where are you right now?” An Mi asked.
Wan Muqi was sitting on a large armchair, looking up briefly at the azure sky outside.
He replied, “I’m at the law firm. There’s no school today, so I came back. You’ll have to take care of lunch and dinner by yourself today, I might be too busy to join you these few days.”
He didn’t mention his visit to the An Family at all throughout the conversation.
Upon hearing this, An Mi’s brow furrowed slightly. “Are you really that busy?”
The man chuckled softly: “Yes, I’m really busy. How could I lie to you?”
Since he didn’t say anything, she didn’t press him further.
“Alright, you may be busy, but remember to eat on time.”
An Mi knew that once he was busy, he tended to forget to eat.
“Okay, got it. A knight cannot disregard the little princess’s orders.”
When An Mi heard the words “little princess,” her ears still felt hot.
After chatting for a while, someone called out to Wan Muqi on his end.
An Mi then said, “Go on with your work, I have class in a bit too.”
Wan Muqi responded with a grunt, “Go ahead.”
In the following days, An Mi did not see Wan Muqi.
This was the first time they had gone more than three days without seeing each other since they got together.
Not only had they not seen each other, they hadn’t even made a phone call.
They only chatted briefly on WeChat, and then Wan Muqi got busy again.
He seemed to be really busy lately.
Moreover, he apparently had not been attending classes at school either.
Even Chen Jin couldn’t help asking her, “Mimi, did you and Mr. Wan have a fight?”
Otherwise, she hadn’t seen Wan Muqi come to look for An Mi these past few days.
An Mi was somewhat distracted, “No, his law firm took on a case recently, so he’s been busy.”
She found out about this from seeing a friend’s story on his assistant’s social media.
Although An Mi said this, she still felt somewhat uneasy.
Ever since her dad had talked to him, he had been acting like this. It felt too coincidental to be merely a coincidence.
Was he deliberately avoiding her?
No, overthinking things wouldn’t solve anything.
In the afternoon, she called Su He.
“Sister, do you have time right now?”
Su He had just left the research institute, “Yes, what’s up?”
An Mi bit her lip and asked, “Sister, do you know about Mr. Wan and me?”
Upon hearing this, Su He also knew why she had called her.
“Hmm, I know.”
“Did dad say something to Mr. Wan?”
An Mi didn’t dare to ask Mr. An directly, fearing that it would make him angry.
His health wasn’t very good recently, and she didn’t want to add to his worries.
After a moment of silence, Su He said, “He didn’t really say anything, just asked you two not to meet for a while.”
With that sentence, her confusion over the past several days was resolved.
An Mi asked cautiously, “Sister, do you also disapprove of us being together?”
Su He: “I don’t disapprove, as long as you think he’s the right one.”
An Mi: “Sister, thank you.”
As Su He was opening the car door, she smiled and said, “Silly girl, why are you being so formal with me.”
Just after she finished speaking to her, Su He saw a familiar figure standing outside the car window.
“I still have something to take care of, I’ll stop talking now. Call me if you need anything.”
“Oh, okay.”
After hanging up, An Mi left the school.
She hailed a taxi at the school gate and headed straight for Xizi Bay.
Meanwhile, Su He was looking at the person standing in front of her, frowning and asking, “Why are you here?”
It was none other than Ye Jiuqing, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time.
Ye Jiuqing replied, “It’s a long story, let me get in the car and I’ll explain slowly.”
After saying this, he moved to the other side of the car, opened the door, and got in.
Su He: “…”
Ah Gui, who had been following him, also opened the passenger door and got inside.
He also politely nodded to Fei Xu in the driver’s seat.
Su He turned her head to look at Ye Jiuqing sitting beside her. “What on earth are you up to? You had your own comfortable places, why run here?”
Ye Jiuqing frankly confessed, “I’m hiding from someone, your people.”
Su He raised her eyebrows slightly and said, “Are you avoiding Ella?”
She guessed right on the mark.
Ye Jiuqing pursed his lips and remained silent.
His silence was a tacit agreement to her words.
“Why would you avoid her? You’re such a grown man, she won’t eat you up!”
Su He said helplessly.
Mentioning this issue made Ye Jiuqing feel quite bitter.
The next second, Su He heard him say in an especially aggrieved tone: “She already ate me up.”
“What?”
Su He didn’t immediately grasp the meaning behind his words.
But looking at his bewitching face and the particularly aggrieved expression, a tinted thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
It couldn’t be what she was thinking, right?
“Don’t ask, if you ask, it means exactly what you think it means.” Ye Jiuqing glanced at her.
Su He: “…When did Ella become so fierce?”
At this moment, she heard a huge piece of gossip, feeling inexplicably excited.
Ye Jiuqing didn’t want to answer her, “I’m going to stay at your house recently.”
He said this very assertively.
He wasn’t asking for her opinion but informing her: I will stay at your house.
“…”
Meanwhile, An Mi reached the entrance gate of Xizi Bay, where the same old guard was still on duty.
“Young lady, why didn’t you come back with Mr. Wan?” the gatekeeper asked with a smile.
An Mi quickly caught on to the key point, “Uncle, did my boyfriend come back?”
Seeing that she was unaware of Mr. Wan’s return, the guard assumed the young couple might have had a fight.
“Yes, about an hour ago, I saw him return.” The uncle said warmly, “It’s normal for couples to have little arguments now and then. Just go home and make up. But remember, as a girl, you shouldn’t always be accommodating to men, and you need to find the right balance; just make sure you don’t disadvantage yourself.”
While speaking, he helped her open the gate.
An Mi didn’t expect the uncle would say these things: “Thank you, Uncle.”
An Mi headed straight for Wan Muqi’s building.
Before going up, she made a phone call.
This time, he picked up.
“Mr. Wan, where are you?”
“Mmm, still busy at the law firm. What’s up?”
Upon hearing his reply, An Mi frowned slightly, her eyes slightly tearful, and her nose a bit sour.
But she held back.
“Have you eaten yet?”
“Mmm, I have. What about you?”
An Mi said somewhat petulantly, “Oh, I haven’t eaten.”
Wan Muqi looked up at the time and frowned.
“Why haven’t you eaten?”
“Not hungry.”
“What’s wrong, not feeling well? Where are you now?”
Wan Muqi had already stood up and walked to the hall.
An Mi said, “I’m not feeling unwell; I’m in the dorm. Look, if you’re busy, go ahead. I’ll just grab something to eat later.”
After saying this, she hung up the phone first.
Because she felt that if she continued talking, she would cry.
Wan Muqi listened to the call being hung up, his expression somewhat solemn.
He was just about to call back when Xiao Si’s call came in.
He didn’t want to answer, so he hung up.
But the next second, he called again.
“You better have something urgent to say!”
Xiao Si chuckled with a tsk: “Did you swallow an explosive?”
While talking, he glanced at An Mi squatting not far away.
“Speaking of which, aren’t you at home? Why not invite Ms. An Mi up for a sit, instead of making her squat alone miserably downstairs?”
He had just gone downstairs to the property management to pick some things up, returned, and then saw An Mi standing in front of the elevator.
He didn’t go in but found a tree to hide behind.
He thought An Mi was going to take the elevator, but after her call, she turned and came back out.
Then, she squatted down beside the greenery outside.
As soon as Wan Muqi heard his words, he immediately hung up his call.