Chapter 73 - Mu Residence
The atmosphere in the car turned heavy. Even Xi Xiaye had no idea how to reply.
“I’m the one getting married and I’m afraid that she might change her mind. Whether we discuss it or not, the end result will be the same.” Mu Yuchen’s calm voice came from the front after a brief moment.
Zhuang Shurong pinched the space between her eyebrows. “Chen, even if you’re not considerate about your parents and grandparents, I feel that you need to respect her family.”
“Mother, my grandpa and mother are pretty open-minded and I’m sure they won’t make things difficult for us. It’s I who…”
Xi Xiaye tried to defend Mu Yuchen, but he interrupted before she could finish her sentence, “That’s enough. We’re already married and that isn’t something we should be thinking of right now.”
Mu Yuchen was a person that placed a heavy focus on the future. He rarely thought about useless matters like looking into whose fault it was that caused past failures.
“Whatever. I can’t intervene your matters anyway, so do as you wish.” Zhuang Shurong seemed to have a headache when she looked at Mu Yuchen. She took a deep breath and leaned back in her seat as she closed her eyes to rest, seeming rather exhausted.
Things did not seem pleasant and Xi Xiaye could tell that Mu Yuchen’s relationship with his parents seemed odd.
It was the distance caused by being too modest with each other.
She looked at Mu Yuchen who was driving and found it uncomfortable when she saw a tint of coldness on his face.
She forced herself not to put too much thought into it. She turned over to Zhuang Shurong who had fallen asleep in exhaustion. For some reason, she saw a shadow of her mother Shen Wenna within her.
In her impression, her mother, Shen Wenna, was a lady that seemed strong and cold on the outside, but deep inside she was…
Zhuang Shurong pulled on her outfit unconsciously. Xi Xiaye silently bent over and pulled a thin blanket out from the drawer in front. She lay it open and covered Zhuang Shurong.
The sudden warmth made Zhuang Shurong open her eyes out of cautiousness.
Xi Xiaye was stunned and she froze, not saying anything and just pointing at the thin blanket. She then looked downwards and continued reading the fashion magazine on her lap.
Zhuang Shurong glanced at Xi Xiaye, her waist-length hair covering her pretty little face like a black waterfall. She seemed like a quiet and gentle girl.
In the end, she did not say anything and continued resting with her eyes closed.
The car traveled swiftly on the broad roads, going straight towards the mansion area in the north. Soon, they arrived before a grand mansion.
“We’re here. Get down,” Mu Yuchen parked the car and told Xi Xiaye in the back before stepping out of the car.
Zhuang Shurong woke up and disembarked quickly as well.
Mu Yuchen was already beside her when Xi Xiaye just came out of the car. He put a hand into his pocket and slung the other over Xi Xiaye’s gaunt shoulder.
Xi Xiaye was stunned by the sudden weight over her shoulder. She glanced at the large hand and then stared at him, just letting him be when his expression seemed indifferent.
The Mu residence was a manor villa. However, it seemed to be quite old with a classic fusion of royal design from China and Europe. The light-colored fence was full of vines and one could see the beautiful house just by standing outside of the fence.
The entrance door was already open. Several servants by the door came and greeted them as they stepped out of the car.
“Madam! Master, Missus, welcome home!”
“Are they back?” Wang Hui’s familiar voice mixed with the servants’ passionate greeting. Before Xi Xiaye could react, his figure emerged from the house and behind him was the ex-chairman of Glory World Corporation, Mu Yinan. He seemed to be in a positive state. The man beside him was the one she had seen at the club the other day who looked very much like Mu Yuchen and seemed elegant. He was Mu Yuchen’s father, Mu Tangchuan.
The three of them stood by the entrance and looked at each other. They then turned to the couple with a smile on their faces.
Zhuang Shurong went to Mu Tangchuan’s side as he glanced at the housekeeper Uncle Fu who quickly went over and took the heavy briefcase from Zhuang Shurong.
“This is Grandfather whom you already know, and you’ve seen Grandmother before as well.” Mu Yuchen’s deep voice reminded Xi Xiaye to greet them.
Xi Xiaye’s face blushed as she bowed slightly and called out, “Hello, Grandfather and Grandmother!”
“Great! You finally brought her back. Look at how obedient this girl is! They look just like us back then, don’t they?” Wang Hui said cheerfully.
Mu Yinan smiled at Xi Xiaye kindly. He was no stranger to her. This young and beautiful girl was always a high performer and he recognized her abilities. He was fond of her personality as well and had longed for her to become his granddaughter-in-law for quite some time.
Now that he saw both of them standing next to each other, he really felt that they were fated to be together and he was very pleased about it. He then commented on his wife’s statement, “Given how you look back then you weren’t even half of what our granddaughter-in-law looks like. With your two pigtails and the way you were unsophisticated with such a scary personality, how can you still claim that you were on the same level as her?”
Mu Yinan seemed to lack the strictness he used to have in the office, shocking Xi Xiaye a little.
Wang Hui was almost triggered, but she endured it as Xi Xiaye was right there. She threw Mu Yinan a warning glare, then she smiled as she handed a red packet to Xi Xiaye. “I forgot about it the last time, so I’m making sure I give it to you this time. You both have to live together happily from now onwards, alright?”
She held Xi Xiaye’s hands gently, making the young girl feel bashful. Xi Xiaye looked at Mu Yuchen and saw him casually raising his brows, so she turned back and nodded. “Thank you, Grandmother. We will.”