Quite awkward

Chapter 104 Seafood Dinner

That night, Mu Yanqing stayed in the villa for the night.

On Wednesday morning, after breakfast, the two brothers went to the Mu Group together.

After the meeting, Mu Chenan returned to the office and signed the documents. He turned the pen in his hand and remembered to call Qi Yu.

The person who answered the phone was her assistant Xiaohe.

"Mr. Mu, Qi Yu is filming the final scene of the commercial. I'll have her call you back later."

"Um."

At the same time, Mu Yanqing passed the door of the president's office, turned and walked to a corner. He held the mobile phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally pressed the dial button.

Qi Yu, who was on the island, had just finished shooting an advertisement and got her cell phone. When she saw the caller ID, she walked around a group of staff and went to a quiet place to answer the call.

"Hey, big brother."

"Ayu is still on the island?"

"Yeah, I just finished work."

"When will you be back?" This was the main purpose of Mu Yanqing making this call.

"I'll be landing in Linjiang around noon tomorrow. Big Brother, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Tomorrow morning, Mu Yanqing will fly to the United States. Their schedules just happen to be different. It seems that he will not have time to meet her when he returns to China this time.

Since they couldn't meet due to some unchangeable reasons, he didn't mention it again.

"Nothing, just asking casually." He felt a little regretful.

When Qi Yu was still a little girl with two pigtails, Mu Yanqing appeared by her side and watched her grow into a graceful young lady.

Over the past decade or so, he has never been absent from any festival, big or small, or any important day in her life.

However, since their wedding last year, everything has quietly changed. The contact between the two has become less and less, and they have begun to keep their distance from each other, intentionally or unintentionally, as if they are developing into a relationship that is not familiar to them.

Mu Yanqing was powerless to do anything about the current situation and could only silently endure the unspeakable pain in his heart. He cared about his marriage and did not want to ignore Qi Yu, but he ultimately chose his wife between the two.

That year, Qi Yugang went to high school and entered an unfamiliar environment. On the day of reporting to school, she held his sleeve tightly. Seeing that her peers who were dressed beautifully were accompanied by their parents, she carefully observed her surroundings, not wanting others to notice her differences. She envied others for having a complete family, but she only had a brother with no blood relationship.

After sending Qi Yu to the classroom, Mu Yanqing walked to a secluded corner of the school under a magnolia tree and felt sad and guilty. He had tried so hard to give her all his love and care, but he still couldn't let her grow up happily like her normal peers. He felt useless and guilty towards Uncle Qi.

He was still very young at that time and didn't know who to ask for advice. No one in his family could understand him and even accused him of affecting his life for a little girl. This put him under tremendous mental pressure, but he never thought about changing his decision.

He continued to buy beautiful clothes for Qi Yu, regularly transferred pocket money to her card, and often took her out to broaden her horizons, which made him feel a little relieved.

Qi Yu was always so sensible that it made people feel distressed. After she became an adult, she insisted on being independent. Without discussing it with him, she decided to move out of the back building of the Mu family on her own. Later, she lived in a dormitory at the university for four years, and she never complained about anything.

At that time, he rented a nice house near the film school so that she could stay there at any time. However, a semester passed and she never went there once.

After careful consideration, Mu Yanqing decided to respect her wishes and later gave up the house.

But he didn't reduce the frequency of seeing her. Whenever he was free, he would go to the film school to see her. Sometimes he would take her to high-end restaurants to eat and help her improve her meals, and sometimes he would buy her a few bags of snacks to take home and share with her roommates. He was always very considerate and secretly worried that she would be bullied or ignored on her own.

But fortunately, with him often appearing in her life, no one dared to do anything to her.

The only time was when a male classmate confessed his love to Qi Yu. After being rejected by her, he became angry and spread rumors that she was being kept by a man. He also swore that he often saw several different luxury cars coming to the school to pick her up.

Qi Yu was young and didn't know how to respond, feeling incredibly wronged. But Mu Yanqing showed no mercy and reported the incident to the police. The male student was administratively detained for spreading rumors, and he then hired a lawyer to gather evidence and sue the student. He also pressured the school to expel the morally corrupt student, determined to ensure that those who hurt Qi Yu received the most severe punishment.

At this moment, Mu Yanqing stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and walked out of his memories. He could only sigh. He silently advised himself to accept the current situation calmly and try not to interfere with Qi Yu's free life in the future.

……

After hanging up the phone with Mu Yanqing, Qi Yu remembered that Xiao He had just reminded her to check the call logs. Someone was looking for her and told her to remember to call back.

She stood on the soft sand, with the endless blue ocean in front of her, staring down at her phone waiting for the other party to answer.

After a while, the man's familiar voice fell into her ears through the electricity.

"When will you return to Linjiang?" Mu Chenan asked her directly without beating around the bush.

Two people asked Qi Yu when she would return to Linjiang. She didn't think too much and told them the truth.

"Tomorrow at noon."

"Didn't your assistant say the commercial had already been filmed?"

"Rest for the night and come back tomorrow."

It is now four o'clock in the afternoon. Qi Yu plans to go back to the hotel to take a shower, and then go out with Xiao He to eat at the famous local seafood stall.

Muchenan didn't intend to give her this opportunity, so he made careful arrangements for her.

"Rebook your flight and return to Linjiang tonight. I'll arrange for a driver to pick you up after you land."

Qi Yu didn't say anything for a while. He felt that time was too tight and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't open his mouth.

The next second, the man on the phone suddenly asked in a gentle voice: "Qi Yu, what would you like to eat for supper tonight?"

"Let's have a seafood feast." She was feeling a little resentful and not in a very good mood.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."

……

A few minutes later, Mu Yanqing pushed open the door of the president's office and asked seriously, "Have you seen my watch at home, the gold Audemars Piguet?"

Mu Chenan threw his phone on the table, recalled carefully, and shook his head: "I don't have any impression."

"Maybe it's in the room of the old house. I'll go back and look for it tonight."

After Mu Yanqing made up his mind, he no longer worried about the matter. He went out and went downstairs to inspect various departments.

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seaside.

Xiao He was packing her things when Qi Yu came over and said very embarrassedly, "My second brother asked me to go back today, Xiao He, we can't go to the seafood stall together."

Xiao He paused, straightened up, and sighed helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. I'll book a new flight now."

Qi Yu nodded, picked up his backpack and took a car back to the hotel with Xiao He. The two packed their luggage as quickly as possible and finally arrived at the airport within the valid time and caught the plane back to Linjiang on time.

……

At Linjiang Airport, there were few pedestrians and the time displayed on the electronic screen was 23:38 on Wednesday evening.

Qi Yu and Xiao He each dragged a suitcase to meet the driver.

After getting in the car, the driver sent Xiao He first and then Qi Yu.

Xiao He shared an apartment with her colleagues near the company. It took her half an hour to drive from the airport to her home. When they arrived at the gate of the designated community, Qi Yu got out of the car to help her with her luggage, and then waved goodbye to her.

The driver had already turned the car around, and Qi Yu got on again, already knowing exactly where this trip was going.

……

Greentown Peony Garden.

The suitcase was placed at the elevator entrance on the first floor. Qi Yu walked quickly to the restaurant, and the whole space was filled with fragrance.

The chefs brought fresh ingredients to the villa to prepare a seafood feast. They had just finished the final finishing work. Chen Yang smiled and nodded at her, then quietly left the villa with these people.

On the table were three ways to prepare king crab, Typhoon Shelter Baby Blue Dragon, Garlic Vermicelli Oysters, Stir-fried Spicy Squid, and Wasabi Prawns...

After deciding to return to Linjiang in the afternoon, she rushed back to the hotel to pack her luggage and go to the airport.

This time she and Xiao He took a budget airline, and the in-flight meal consisted of only a small French baguette, a bag of biscuits, and a box of soy milk.

Xiao He was very hungry and finished all the food in a few gulps. Qi Yu only drank the soy milk and gave the bread and biscuits to her.

It was almost one in the morning. Qi Yu was hungry and sleepy. Seeing the delicious food on the table, he immediately sat down and started eating.

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Mu Chenan came downstairs and appeared in the restaurant. He pulled a chair next to Qi Yu and sat down. Seeing that she was eating hurriedly, he considerately helped her tuck a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Second brother." She swallowed the crab meat and did not forget to greet him.

"Is it tasty?"

She nodded contentedly and asked him if he wanted some too.

Seeing how deliciously she was eating, Mu Chenan also picked up his chopsticks and tasted some.

In the evening, the Mu family, father and son, attended a business dinner attended by many bigwigs from all walks of life.

During the meal, Mu Chenan drank some wine. After the meal, he went home to take a shower and sleep. He just woke up.

This seafood dinner was arranged by Chen Yang. The chef was an excellent cook and he did a good job in the task.