Quite awkward

Chapter 142 Red Scar

The next day.

Qi Yu couldn't sleep until five in the morning and was woken up by the ringing of her cell phone in the morning. She saw that it was Mu Yanqing calling and jumped up to answer it.

"Ayu, I'm in the elevator downstairs from your house."

She got out of bed, put on her slippers, ran to the door, and unlocked the door through the video doorbell.

"Brother, you can get on the elevator now."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Yu rubbed her hair, opened the door so he could come in later, and then ran back to her room to wash up.

Mu Yanqing walked into the house, put the cake on the dining table, looked inside, and didn't see Qi Yu, so he pulled out a chair and sat down to wait.

After a while, Qi Yu changed into a round-neck light brown sweater and a pair of black straight jeans, tied up her hair with a clip, and came out to say hello.

"Brother, why are you here so early?"

"I suddenly returned home to Linjiang and was a little sleepy, so I came to see you early."

Qi Yu understood.

When she saw the cake box on the table, her eyebrows raised and her expression was delighted.

“Thanks for the cake, can I have it now?”

Mu Yanqing forgot to answer her. His eyes were focused on a dark red mark on Qi Yu's neck. His brows gradually furrowed tightly. He wanted to ask directly, but was afraid of accidentally offending her.

Qi Yu felt confused. She followed his gaze, lowered her head and glanced at herself randomly, but found nothing unusual.

“Brother, what’s wrong?”

Mu Yanqing's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help wanting to dispel the doubts in his heart, and asked very seriously: "Did Chen An come here last night?"

Qi Yu looked up, suppressed his nervousness, pretended to be calm, and suddenly smiled.

"Second brother hasn't been here. After you left last night, I started cleaning the kitchen. Later, my assistant Xiao He came over around 11pm, and then I went to bed."

Qi Yu intended to tell him everything she had done after he left last night, just to dispel his suspicion as soon as possible.

But after saying these words, she was actually very unsure in her heart, wondering what her brother had discovered.

Mu Yanqing pursed his lips, supported himself on the dining table and stood up, his breathing slightly unstable.

"Ayu, can you tell me what's wrong with your neck?"

He was married, so he knew very well what it was, but he really couldn't believe that he would see ambiguous kiss marks on Qi Yu's body.

neck?

Qi Yu suddenly came back to her senses and remembered that Mu Chenan kissed her here last night.

Then her heart suddenly sank. Her slender white fingers scratched her neck randomly. She felt guilty for a moment, but quickly explained calmly, "Is it a red mark? It must be a slight allergy. I was wearing a new set of pajamas last night, and I guess the material is not suitable for me."

After she finished speaking, her explanation sounded a bit forced, but fortunately, she remained calm and did not show any panic reaction.

His eyes swept over the red mark again. Mu Yanqing actually didn't quite believe her words. His doubts remained, but he didn't continue asking.

"Does Chen An often look for you?"

"I didn't look for him often. We seldom met."

"Ayu, if he does anything bad to you, you must tell me and I will teach him a lesson."

Qi Yu grinned and laughed dryly: "What bad things can my second brother do to me? Are you thinking too much?"

Mu Yanqing slowly shook his head and sat down again.

He didn't want to mention openly that Mu Chenan liked Qi Yu. He felt that there was no need to do so, and that it would only increase both of their embarrassment and troubles.

But when he learned that Mu Chenan showed up for no reason that day and enthusiastically helped Qi Yu move, he felt inexplicably uneasy and didn't feel very secure, so he decided to take advantage of the weekend to go back to Linjiang.

Actually, I just came back to see her, it’s nothing serious.

“Eat cake.”

He opened the cake box.

The chocolate-glazed cake has a rich flavor, and is topped with hazelnut chocolate and chocolate egg rolls, with the words "Happy 24th Birthday Qi Yu" written in white cream.

After the thrilling interrogation just now, no matter how big the surprise was, Qi Yu's heart was calm and could not cause too many waves.

Skipping the process of lighting candles and making a wish, Qi Yu divided the cake into two pieces and handed them to the man opposite with a faint smile on her lips.

Mu Yanqing didn't like desserts, but he didn't refuse. He picked up a piece of cake and put it in his mouth. It tasted sweet and greasy. Only girls would like such food more.

While eating the cake, the conversation between the two returned to normal and they talked about some miscellaneous trivial matters. Mu Yanqing also mentioned that the next time he would return to Linjiang would be at the end of January when the school was on winter vacation, and he would have a short vacation.

"Ayu, is there any place you'd like to travel to? We don't have to spend the Spring Festival in the country."

Qi Yu understood what he meant. She had never thought about going on vacation alone with him, so she subconsciously refused: "No, I don't want to go out for fun for the time being."

Mu Yanqing did not insist and respected her idea. He waited until the holiday actually came before arranging activities for that period.

After finishing the cake, some time passed and it was almost noon. Qi Yu went to the kitchen to cook two bowls of noodles.

Green vegetables with poached eggs, garnished with chopped green onions and chili oil, are full of color, aroma and taste.

Mu Yanqing was also surprised by her improvement in cooking skills and asked casually with a smile, "Am I the first person to taste the noodles you made?"

After the words fell, Qi Yu was stunned.

She had once made exactly the same noodles for Muchenan in that big villa.

He disliked the taste at the time, but he still finished the noodles. Afterwards, he made an agreement with her that he would cook for her next time when his aunt was on holiday.

But before he could fulfill his promise, she asked for a breakup.

Qi Yu pushed the noodles in her bowl and could only bring up her good friend to cover up the lie. She said in a flat voice, "I worked for Xiang Wei in Beicheng before."

Mu Yanqing didn't care about this, but encouraged her to cook more at home and eat less takeout.

Qi Yu responded obediently.

Her previous apartment didn't have a kitchen and was located in a business district, so she usually relied on takeout to fill her stomach.

The kitchen in her new home is very large and fully equipped with kitchen appliances. There is a large supermarket right at her doorstep, so she naturally chooses to cook at home often.

After eating the noodles, Mu Yanqing did not stay long. He needed to go back to his private residence to get his luggage, and then ask someone to take him to the airport to catch a flight.

Before leaving, he stood at the entrance, looked back, and gave Qi Yu a few more instructions out of concern.

"Ayu, it only takes me three hours to fly from Yunnan and Guizhou to Linjiang. If you encounter any problems, you can tell me directly. I will help you at any time."

Qi Yu kept hearing this sentence over and over again, and her ears were almost callused. She suddenly felt rebellious.

"Brother, just focus on your work. I'm almost 24 years old and can handle any problem myself. I don't want to bother you. Just live your life well and we'll see each other during your winter break."

Her words were so flawless that there was no room for rebuttal.

Mu Yanqing smiled, with a hint of doting in his eyes. He looked into her sparkling eyes and sighed softly, "Ayu has grown up. I'm very happy."

-

When Mu Yanqing stepped into the elevator and disappeared from Qi Yu's sight, she quickly closed the door and ran into the bathroom to check the kiss mark on her neck.

From the time she went to bed last night to the time she woke up today, she hadn't noticed this detail, but she didn't expect her eldest brother to notice her abnormality at first sight.

I was just cooking noodles in the kitchen when I hurriedly opened the camera on my phone to check.

At this moment, taking a closer look in the clear mirror, I found that the red mark was very obvious and it was hard to ignore.

It’s actually normal for the eldest brother to have the shocked and serious reaction just now.

However, faced with this situation, she could only cover up the truth with lies again and again.

Qi Yu raised her hand and her index finger touched the red mark on her neck. For no reason, the scene at that time came to her mind.

When the man did this, his heavy breathing revealed a sense of repression. He was always sexy and obsessed, giving a feeling of being willing to sink.

Those ambiguous actions repeatedly beat her heart, tortured her body, made her lose the ability to think, and forced her to submit herself through temptation and guidance.

Qi Yu rubbed the red mark with his fingers, but it had the opposite effect.

She sighed, placed her hands on the sink, and looked at herself in the mirror.

Her eyes were swollen and she looked listless, and she suddenly felt much uglier.

Could it be that because she had a quarrel with Mu Chenan last night, negative emotions were surging in her heart, making it difficult for her to change her mood calmly, so all the adverse effects were reflected on her face.

Qi Yu bent down, scooped up a handful of water and washed her face, no longer caring about what she looked like.

It doesn't matter if she is ugly, she doesn't need to go out recently anyway.

-

After leaving Tangwan Yijing, Mu Yanqing did not go directly back to his private residence, but drove to the Mu Group.

He took the executive elevator to the floor where the president's office was located, and ran into Chen Yang who was about to go downstairs to do some work.

“Is he in the office?”

Chen Yang closed the folder, shook his head and said, "Mr. Mu hasn't come to the company today. He probably doesn't have plans to work overtime on the weekend."

Mu Yanqing suddenly remembered that today was the weekend.

For the president, overtime is not a necessary option.

He walked back to the elevator and went downstairs with Chen Yang.

Thinking that Chen Yang had been by Mu Chenan's side all these years, serving as his assistant in both work and life, and that he knew his whereabouts to some extent, Mu Yanqing asked casually, "Are you familiar with Ah Yu?"

Chen Yang was slightly startled.

The man next to him is also his immediate superior. If he accidentally says something wrong, it will directly lead to the deterioration of the relationship between the two Presidents Mu.

The central character of this question is Qi Yu, who is the woman that the two Presidents Mu care about the most, so his answer must be cautious.

"Mr. Mu, Miss Qi and I are not particularly close. We only meet two or three times a year at most, and we don't have many opportunities to talk."

"What about him, Mr. Mu, have you been seeing A-Yu often lately?"

"I'm not sure about that. I only know that the group is very busy with work as the end of the year is approaching. Mr. Mu often works overtime at the company and has turned down many gatherings with friends. He probably doesn't have much time to see Miss Qi."

Mu Yanqing didn't get the answer he wanted, so he deliberately patted Chen Yang's shoulder, with a hint of inexplicable yin and yang in his tone.

"My brother found a good assistant."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator door opened and he walked out first, leaving Chen Yang alone in the elevator. He patted his chest but still felt a lingering fear.

Mu Yanqing then drove to Greentown Peony Garden.

The black luxury car stopped at the door and honked twice, but got no response, so he called the owner of the house to ask him to open the door.

Two minutes later, the electric gate slowly opened to both sides. He drove the car directly into the yard, then pushed the door open, got out of the car and went into the house.

Mu Chenan put down the phone he was using to watch the surveillance video and came down from the second floor. Mu Yanqing had just changed his shoes and walked into the living room.

The two brothers finally met this weekend.

"Brother, would you like some tea?"

Mu Yanqing didn't plan to stay long.

"No, I just finished lunch at Ayu's house and suddenly wanted to come see you."

Mu Chenan curled his lips and chuckled.

Is this showing off?

He didn't have a strong enough heart to look at everything calmly, so he avoided the inquiring gaze and walked to the sofa to sit down.

I felt a little relieved that the slap marks on my face disappeared after a night and no one could see any clues.

Mu Yanqing sat on the single sofa and asked, "Where were you when you called me last night?"

"I'm at home too, what's wrong?" Mu Chenan leaned back on the sofa with his hands open, his posture casual and relaxed.

"I suspect you went to Ayu's house last night."

Mu Yanqing directly raised the doubts in his heart and carefully observed the other party's reaction.

Mu Chenan tilted his head, looking very unhappy.

"So what if you've been there? So what if you haven't been there? Big brother, you have no right to interfere."

“Have you ever been there?”

"No!" he replied impatiently.

He swore an oath in front of Qi Yu last night, so he would not leave any room for doubt in his elder brother. He was just talking nonsense just now because he was not used to his elder brother's ulterior motives.

Mu Yanqing was silent for a long time, but finally chose to believe his words and also chose to believe that the red marks on Qi Yu's neck were due to allergies.

He knew very well that he should not have such suspicions, but when he saw the mark that symbolized ambiguity, he almost lost his adult rationality and just wanted to find a comforting answer.

The two brothers regained their harmony and chatted for a while about work. After that, Mu Yanqing had to catch a plane and had to leave in a hurry.

-

Christmas.

The first surprise Qi Yu received was that Xiang Wei came to Linjiang. She originally wanted to go to the airport to pick him up, but Xiang Wei asked for her home address, which saved her the trouble of running back and forth.

After the two met, Qi Yu first took Xiang Wei home. It was almost evening at that time, and after a brief rest, the two decided to go out for dinner together.

Xiang Wei chose a relatively high-end Chinese restaurant, which specializes in Linjiang local cuisine, with flavors mainly fresh, fragrant and spicy.

The restaurant is doing very good business and you have to wait for a table to eat.

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, it was finally their turn to get a seat in the lobby on the first floor.