Chapter 516 - You Two Are Incomparable (2)
Having been so well-protected by Mu Yuchen, Xi Xiaye obviously did not know that there was an uproar outside right now. Everyone was talking about her scandal with Qi Lei. Almost all the headlines of the huge papers published this news. Even Wang Hui and Mu Yinan saw it!
“What’s this? How did this happen?” Wang Hui only found out about this when she went out for a stroll in the afternoon.
Mu Yinan who sat on the sofa frowned, he flipped through to read this news too, his expression had darkened, but he could remain some degree of calm, while Wang Hui paced back and forth anxiously.
“Xiaye probably wouldn’t do this, but where did these pictures come from then? Isn’t…isn’t this nonsense?”
Wang Hui was deeply worried as she slapped the newspaper in her hand. She said with a slight headache, “Where did this scandal come from all of a sudden? What affair? This is rubbish! What actually happened? It’s the Qi family again! Bloody hell, why won’t the people from Qi family ever leave us alone!? Do they think that they haven’t tormented us enough all these years? They have to stick a foot in everything! And this Qi Lei, when did he get to know Xiaye? It must be some trap again! They’ve never known their place, and now I’m afraid Xiaye’s going to be implicated too! None of the Qi family are good people!”
“Okay, okay! Don’t get so worked up. This matter hasn’t been clarified yet, has it? We can’t just believe the hearsay of these newspapers and magazines? Let’s call the children and ask them what’s going on. You call Ah Rong and Tangchuan to give them a heads-up too. Tell them to get a hold of themselves and not listen to what others say! Dampen any problems first. We’ll discuss when they get back tonight! I think there’s something fishy about this. This doesn’t benefit Qi Lei in any way either. We’ll see how things go first!”
Mu Yinan was someone who had been through a lot. He had seen things like these happen plenty of times, thus naturally he could calmly evaluate this now as he spoke calmly to Wang Hui.
Wang Hui then tossed the newspaper in her hand aside before picking up her pace and walking upstairs. “I’ll go get my phone right now.”
Mu Yinan, who had already picked up his phone, nodded as he placidly called Mu Yuchen.
When the phone rang, Mu Yuchen was currently observing the stock market at his desk in the study room while Xi Xiaye was standing by the bookshelf and picking some books to read.
“Chen Er?” The call had just gotten through when Mu Yinan’s aged voice came through from the other end.
“Grandfather?” Mu Yuchen immediately frowned. He could already guess what this call was about.
Indeed, the moment Mu Yuchen finished, Mu Yinan asked solemnly from the other end, “I’m sure you’ve seen the newspapers today. What’s going on? Your grandmother’s been worried the entire afternoon.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Yuchen could not help but look up at Xi Xiaye who was focused on flipping through a book before he said, “Xiaye, go check on the soup in the kitchen. You can turn off the stove now.”
Xi Xiaye did not pay much attention and nodded, swiftly closing the book and putting it back before she walked out.
He was worried that she would let her imagination run wild, so he had even taken her phone away with some excuse. He was waiting to observe how things went for the next two days. It was quite easy to resolve this matter, but he wanted to find out the other person’s intentions. Mainly, he wanted to see Qi Lei’s situation on the other end and what they planned to do, so it would not be too late to tell her after things had gotten under control.
“It’s nothing. It’s just someone’s little tricks, so don’t worry. I’ve already informed Grandpa. Meanwhile, keep calm and just pretend nothing happened,” Mu Yuchen answered calmly.
“Whose tricks? You’ve got to explain this to us! You have to find a way to resolve this. It’s now the talk of the town. What nonsense is this?” Mu Yinan was obviously more than a little worried.
“Xiaye has been having a fever for the past two days. There was a dispute at the club yesterday, so she went over. When she was on the way back, she fainted halfway. Qi Lei passed by and saved her,” Mu Yuchen spoke indifferently as he closed his laptop and walked to the window. “I’ll settle this matter. Trust me, I’ll clarify things as soon as possible. Xiaye doesn’t know about this yet, so all of you don’t have to ask her anything either. She was unconscious from the fever yesterday.”
“Find out who the person is. Who is using such a scheme? This is taboo to your grandmother! Don’t become someone else’s pawn. If it’s just purely by accident, I won’t say much, but if it’s intentional, then I’m afraid they are planning to stir up trouble. This isn’t a small matter and you must handle it well! Do they really think we’re fools, that we’d believe this little trick? Do we look so gullible?”
Mu Yinan was not someone to go up against because he could quickly figure things out.
“Mmm, I got it, Grandfather.”
“Chen Er, tell me the truth. Does this have anything to do with you? Why do I keep hearing that you and Xiaye have been meeting with mishaps recently? Earlier, Xiaye was even blocked in the tunnel. What was that about?” Mu Yinan could not help but ask.
He had probably heard about it from Ah Mo, so now…
When he brought this up, Mu Yuchen felt some frustration rise. He held his forehead with a hand. “I’ll explain these things to you later on. Don’t worry, Grandfather.”
He could hear Mu Yuchen’s warning tone. He thought about it, then decided to cut this conversation short. “Okay then, you have your own thoughts, so I won’t interfere much, but you must watch out for yourself. Things have been getting too odd recently. I’m worried that…”
“Mmm, I know.” Mu Yuchen did not let him continue and just hung up like that.
Night crept closer. Xi Xiaye was carried away by a whim tonight. Suddenly, she wanted to personally cook something while Mu Yuchen looked on favorably. He just told her that he was going out for a bit, and would come back for dinner with her. She went along and started to get busy in the kitchen while Mu Yuchen left the house.
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Night time in City Z was magnificent and enchanting. With the brilliant colors of the city, it was monstrous and multicolored akin to an illusion.
Inside the underground carpark near Yueying Culture Media Company.
The patter of clear and rhythmic footsteps was heard. Under the dim lights, a figure with an evident baby bump slowly appeared.
She donned a white cotton dress with a handbag in her hand.
It was Xi Xinyi who was going home late!
She had been busy in the office till late recently.
She walked towards her own car and was about to open the door when a strong light suddenly shone from across. It was so bright that she almost could not open her eyes!