The moment she heard this, Xi Xiaye could not help but be stumped. She gasped. "You're so daring! The documents after that were data that everyone got from detailed analysis, but you changed it by yourself. Wouldn't all our hard work from before be...?"

"Every choice we make is a gamble. I'm willing to go with my gut feeling, but naturally, all of your hard work won't go to waste either," Mu Yuchen responded mysteriously, his gaze subconsciously looking at Qi Lei. Xi Xiaye was startled as she followed his gaze and looked over too. Indeed, she saw Qi Lei's handsome face that had darkened!

"You were guarding it against him?"

Xi Xiaye then came to a realization. She thought about the document from before. Indeed, if they had used that, then...

Because of the fact that he could be so calm with such high stakes, she could not help but admire him.

After the announcement of the bidders, there were soon congratulatory wishes. Even Xi Mushan smiled and nodded at them from up front.

Next up, there were several other project tenders that continued. Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye listened intensely, privately taking note of certain companies.

When the tender meeting ended, it was already close to noon, and it was time for a break.

Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye waited until almost everyone left before they got up to pack up. They still had to discuss the concrete matters in the afternoon, so the husband and wife decided to go straight to Imperial Sky Hotel which was not far away for lunch. It was easy to get to and it was in the city centre.

"Master, Missus, I've already gotten them to prepare the dishes. Miss Lingshi is at the Mu residence, not the club."

Xi Xiaye was initially going to call Mu Lingshi along too.

Mu Yuchen nodded as he took over the documents in Xi Xiaye's hand and handed it to Li Si to arrange. Then, he took Xi Xiaye's hand and said softly, "Just let them send it straight to the room. Let's go."

Mu Yuchen had an exclusive suite for himself over there.

"Yes, Master!"

With this response, the husband and wife vanished out of the door.

However, just as they walked out of the meeting hall and turned at a corner on the way to the elevator, they bumped into Qi Lei who was waiting at the walkway!

Mu Yuchen slowed down as he glanced up slightly and indifferently at Qi Lei who was leaning against the wall. His still eyes were shifting with a mixed light. It looked vaguely sharp with a dim light.

Xi Xiaye could feel his fingers that were interlocked with hers tighten. When she looked up at him, she noticed that he seemed quiet. His eyes squinted and he was watching Qi Lei calmly. You could not tell if he felt anything else.

"Long time no see, Master Mu!"

Leaning against the wall, Qi Lei grinned with a demonic charm. He leisurely pulled up his sleeve a little and caressed the cufflinks on them before he flicked his fingers. "I was wondering how much longer were you planning on hiding. How is it? Have the nightmares been difficult to get rid of these past few years? Have you been dreaming of your life being commanded?"

When Qi Lei said this, Mu Yuchen's handsome face turned frigid. A cold light flashed through his narrowed eyes. Moments after that, he chuckled calmly, "Second Master Qi? Long time no see. Don't you know that I've never believed in the supernatural?"

Qi Lei instantly raised his brows, lifting a hand to brush his brows, yet his gaze that swept across Mu Yuchen was cold as ice. He could not help but laugh. "It looks like you have a clear conscience and no guilt at all. Your little sister... Oh no, it should be your cousin, whom I've met. With such a huge scar on her face, she's considered ruined. Gee, how could you be this calm?"

"Why wouldn't I be calm? Back then it was your brother, Qi Feng that provoked me first. I gave them a chance eight years ago, but they didn't want it themselves. You knew very well what the Gu family was planning. They wanted to plot against me, Mu Yuchen, so I had to make them pay a price," Mu Yuchen answered calmly. His still eyes were condensed with silence, making him unfathomable.

"How vicious of you, Mu Yuchen!" Qi Lei's eyes flashed with a crisp light as his gaze fixated on Mu Yuchen's handsome face.

Mu Yuchen did not object and smiled nonchalantly. "Vicious? If I had trampled on all of you, and you let me succeed, would you all be willing? I would never have provoked anyone. Years ago, for Lingtian's sake, I was willing to let your brother, Qi Feng, be with Gu Lingsha. The Gu family had given up Gu Lingsha to collaborate with the Qi family. When the deed was done, you'd have disposed of me. Aren't you guys the vicious ones?"

"Mu Yuchen, don't forget that Shasha is..."

"Is what? Did you think that I would be a fool? Or did all of you overestimate Gu Lingsha?" Mu Yuchen smiled naturally, playing it down as he looked at Qi Lei. Then, he held Xi Xiaye's hand and walked over.

"But if it weren't for you, they would've been fine. Mu Lingtian wouldn't have died, and Mu Lingshi wouldn't have been disfigured all because you said that you'd look into it and not let go, Mu Yuchen!"

Seeing Mu Yuchen pass by, Qi Lei turned around and quickly ran up. His eyes were hidden with surging emotions, and his gaze bright as lightning!

"In fact, did you know that Shasha was already... All of these weren't her real intentions!"

"Weren't her real intentions? If I'd just ended you, and then said it wasn't my real intention, how would you feel? Second Master Qi, I'm sure you aren't someone that naive. You've been around in the business field for so many years now. Don't you know that someone like me would only see the outcome and not care about the process?"

Qi Lei was stunned. He looked at Mu Yuchen gloomily and did not answer.

Mu Yuchen still confidently looked at him, then continued walking ahead with Xi Xiaye, ignoring him.

Xi Xiaye just let him pull her away, without saying anything at all. She was just confused.

Gu Lingsha?

This should be that woman he had mentioned before!

He pulled her into the elevator, feeling dazed. Downstairs, when they walked out of the office building, Xi Xiaye finally could not help but long to ask him about it. However, unexpectedly, she just looked up when she saw that the two leaders were chatting with Xi Mushan downstairs.

Xi Mushan quickly noticed Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye, so he said to the two people before him, "Let's just do that first. If there are any issues, just call my office." The two of them very quickly nodded and left.

"Xiaye, Ah Chen!" Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye had just walked down the stairs when Xi Mushan waved to them.

Xi Xiaye nodded, pulling herself free from Mu Yuchen's hand, and walked two steps ahead. She calmly answered, "Father."

Behind her, Mu Yuchen greeted as well, "Father."

Xi Mushan nodded while Li Si and the others behind Mu Yuchen greeted him as well.

"How is it? You guys got the project! Everyone's very satisfied with the capability of your company. Don't let us down," Mu Yuchen said quietly.

"Don't worry. We'll do our best since we got it," Xi Xiaye answered.

"It was a close win against Qi Kai this time, but well, you guys got it in the end." There was a slight softness in Xi Mushan's words as his usually serious expression relaxed and there was an unexplainable emotion in his eyes. No one could tell whether it was kindness or concern.

Mu Yuchen looked at the sky. The sun was dazzling as he said quietly, "It's lunch. We've made preparations at Imperial Sky Hotel. Father should go over with us as well."

Xi Mushan waved his hand and smiled. "I won't go with you guys then. I promised to visit the South River with a few others. They're probably waiting for me now. You guys can go ahead without me."

Xi Mushan turned away slightly and waved at his secretary Ah Hui, who quickly drove the car over.

Xi Xiaye then nodded. "Okay then, take care, Father."

"If you're free, come home sometime. Your grandfather hasn't been feeling well the past few days. He was put on drips yesterday. You can give me a call first before going back. Alright, I'll be leaving now!"

Xi Mushan then went into his car.

Thud!

The door closed and the car swiftly went away.

"Get into the car!" Mu Yuchen said gently after a while. Xi Xiaye came back to her senses. Li Si and the others were already there with the car.

...

It was not that far away between the building and Imperial Sky Hotel; it was just about ten minutes away.

When they arrived at the room, the hotel manager had the dishes ready, after they had lunch, Xi Xiaye laid down on the sofa to watch television, while Mu Yuchen spoke to Vice President Zhang Lan on the phone.

"We'll head back to the Mu Residence tonight. We have to tell them about the wedding. You need to get some rest in the next few days. Think about where you'd like to take our wedding photos. Li Si has already found a photographer for us."

He went to her after hanging up on the phone call. Sitting beside her, he wrapped his arms around her waist and made her lie down on his lap.

"So quickly? I haven't even picked a wedding dress..."

She averted her gaze away from the television screen towards him. At the same time, she picked a grape and put it into his mouth.

He was startled for a moment as he raised his eyebrows. Then, he looked downward at her and opened his mouth. "I don't want it anymore."

After eating a grape, he grabbed the handkerchief on the table and wiped his mouth. "The designer will come and get our sizes soon. We'll just make several sets. For now, let's just make the outfits for our wedding day."

"It's just a few days of vacation. I don't want to go very far. Actually, we could just take the wedding photos at home. The sceneries at Maple Residence are pretty beautiful. We'll go to the other places during our honeymoon. What do you think? We can always retake another set in the future if we want to."

She gave it some thought before voicing out her opinion because she did not want to make things troublesome.

"We can enjoy a few days of extra holiday by then." He smiled as he ran his fingers through her long hair, a pleasant scent lingering around his nose. Her scent was absolutely mesmerizing.

"I don't want to. I've decided that we'll take the photos around the Grand Waves Villa area. The scenery there is pretty, and getting our photos near our home feels quite intimate. Mmm... We'll pick a day with glorious weather, and get a set of sunset-themed wedding photos."

It was still about time. He had been pretty busy lately and he should be relaxing at home during the holidays. They still had plenty of chances to travel anyway.

He saw her determined face and just nodded. "Up to you then. We'll get some extra sets done when we're on our honeymoon."

She nodded as she grabbed her phone. "Then, I'll call Grandmother now. We can get off work earlier today. Shall we go back earlier and make everyone dinner?" Her eyes brightened up as she gazed at him for permission. Her eyes were like the stars in the sky.

He laughed. "Are you sure we're going to make dinner, and not just me?"

Glaring at him, Xi Xiaye rolled her eyes at him. "I can at least help out, right? And I'm doing this for your sake. Your grandparents and parents care about us so much. What's wrong with us doing something for them? Shouldn't we be grateful for what they do for us?"

"Yes, Missus!" Mu Yuchen chuckled again. He could feel her gentleness and sensitivity. She always protected these things so carefully, and she cared a lot about relationship with family.

As she suddenly remembered something, she looked at him with complexity in her eyes. "Right, I also..."

"Do you want to go back to visit your grandfather?" He could guess what she thought just by looking at her. It felt like he could always see right through her.

Xi Xiaye turned her head over and looked back at the television screen. "I'm a little uneasy. Either way, I should head back and take a look."

She had actually listened to what Xi Mushan said just now. "Can you come with me? I don't want to be alone..."

She would surely bump into Deng Wenwen and the others if she went back. She did not want to see their faces and just want to meet Xi Jiyang and Xi Jishan only. Now, since they were having their wedding soon, she should not make Mu Yuchen feel like a secret lover.

She looked at him and said quietly, "I'll get Li Si to prepare some gifts in a few days. We'll visit them this weekend. At the same time, we'll inform Father of our wedding, okay?"

A beautiful smile appeared on her face and she nodded before calling the Mu Residence.

When the Mu Residence received the call from Xi Xiaye and knew that they were coming back home, Wang Hui was overjoyed, especially when she heard Xi Xiaye say Mu Yuchen was going to cook. A wide smile appeared on her face.

Naturally, Wang Hui knew Mu Yuchen's personality. He was quiet even at home and had always used a distant tone when talking to them. Therefore, of course, she would be thrilled when Xi Xiaye told her he would be cooking for the whole family.

She quickly asked the chauffeur to get ready after she hung up on the call. She wanted to get the ingredients herself. Rousing Mu Yinan up, the two of them went out together.

They even called Mu Tangchuan and Zhuang Shurong, informing them to head back earlier tonight.

On the way towards a supermarket near the Mu Residence, the old couple got down from the car halfway. Wang Hui noticed that the weather was pretty great, so she wanted to take a stroll. Mu Yinan went with her.

They walked side by side under the warm sun.

"Hey, don't you think there're some huge changes happening to Chen Er lately? I heard from Lingshi that his mood is much better than before now. At least he smiles from time to time, so I guess he has finally let it go," Wang Hui suddenly said quietly as they were strolling. There was some disappointment in her voice. "I hope the kids can really get past it. Look at Ah Mo and Lingshi. I'm so worried about them!"

"Let the children work out their issues. Do you think they'll listen to your nagging? They can solve their own problems. I've never even seen you worrying about me."

Mu Yinan stared at her and said, "I think we're getting really old and we don't know how the kids think. In their words, our thoughts are outdated. There's just too much of a barrier between us, right?"

"Think about it. Times were much simpler back then. I like you, you like me, then I ask for an engagement, and that's it. We get used to things after going through it after a while. Who cares that much about love?"

He glanced at his old wife and she shot him a cold stare. "I'm going to make this clear. I only married you because you seemed okay. You swore that you'd love me with all your life! What's this barrier now? I don't think we have any issues communicating with our children. I know perfectly what they are thinking about."

"Nonsense! How could I have said something like that? You were dreaming, weren't you?"

Mu Yinan was not going to admit it, but he blushed a little. "However, don't you think Xiaye is really a superb granddaughter-in-law? I've been keeping an eye on her when you mentioned that she's the granddaughter of an old comrade of yours. Luckily, she didn't let us down. I knew all along that she'd be great!"

"Sure, sure whatever. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't have been so many issues in this family. Remember that you caused the problem with the Gu family, and Ah Rong almost went against yo. Don't you cause any trouble again. If Chen Er hadn't been there for you, we'd have been done for!"

Wang Hui sighed, "Now, I'm just worried about Ah Mo and Lingshi. Just when can they let go of the past?"

"About Ah Shi, it's going to be difficult for her to overcome Lingtian's incident..."

Mu Yinan's gray eyebrows frowned as an indescribable gloom appeared in his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, Wang Hui stopped him. "Let's not talk about these things anymore. Let's go!"

Mu Yinan halted his steps. He raised his head and as expected, he saw Wang Hui's clouded expression, he felt heartache and a terrible feeling welled up inside him.

...

It was evening and the sun was hanging on the west side of the sky. The whole city was brightened by the warm light, and everything was peaceful along with the evening breeze.

A car was driving towards the Mu Residence. When they arrived home, Wang Hui had already ordered the servants to get the ingredients prepared. They were just waiting for them to show off their skills.

Xi Xiaye was washing her hands when she saw Wang Hui still in the kitchen. She gently pushed her out as she nagged, "Grandmother, go relax with Grandfather. I'll help Ah Chen out here."

"I can help out too. Are you guys really okay? There are so many dishes!" Wang Hui sounded worried.

"Don't worry and leave it to us. He does it most of the time at Maple Residence. It's still pretty early. You can go have some tea or play chess with Grandfather."

"Oh..."

After she finally sent Wang Hui out, she turned around and saw the man was already preparing the steaks. Xi Xiaye watched quietly beside him and noticed that it was quite a pleasant scene to look upon.

The man turned around and looked at her as he spoke quietly, "What are you looking at? Do I have flowers growing out of my head? Get me two plates."

With a smile, she said, "Actually, I think you're much more attractive than flowers, Mr. Mu. You're a good househusband."

"You only realize that now? You've eaten so many of my meals before up until now. This is really tough for me."

Mu Yuchen squinted his eyes at her before going back to cooking.

"I just don't want to compliment you too much. By the way, as I predicted, the music fountain and outdoor lighting decorations for the South River project have been handed over to Qi Kai, what should we do? We probably have to deal with them in the future."

Xi Xiaye was suddenly reminded of what happened this afternoon when talking to the government personnel.

"What else can we do? They should be the ones who are worried, not us. They'll need us to verify their work after their done. Don't you think they should be the ones who are anxious?"

He was pretty calm, but she...

"Don't you think Qi Lei is really weird? He looks like he's hiding a lot. I don't like to deal with people like him." She grabbed two plates from the cupboard when she spoke, handing them over.

"There's me to watch over it, isn't there? What can he do anyway? If you don't like him, just don't get involved with him then. Let your subordinates do it."

"You act like it's none of your business. I'm the one worrying here..." She stared at him.

"Just be yourself and face any changes as they come. Don't panic. There will always be a solution to every problem. You strain yourself too much, and in the end, you'll be the only one who suffers."