“I’ve mentioned it to Grandpa.”
Mu Xichen continued to drive on steadily.
He turned to glance at Li Beinian for a moment when he said this.
Immediately, she looked a little more relieved, but very quickly, asked again, “And what did Grandpa say?”
What did he say?
Mu Xichen tried to recall.
He had made a video call to Grandpa on that day. The man was elderly and wasn’t too dexterous when handling a smartphone.
He squinted to look at Mu Xichen for a bit before asking, “Ah Chen, is that a joke?”
The man replied, “No, it’s not.”
When Old Master Mo heard this, he didn’t seem to react too violently, but said after some time, “Bring her home and we’ll take a look.”
He didn’t approve, nor disapprove.
Bring her home and we’ll take a look.
Old Master Mo was a man who tended to leave some room in his actions and speech.
And that was how he was, even when it came to his favorite grandson’s marriage.
Mu Xichen turned to study Li Beinian’s nervous and curious expression as he pulled the car to a stop. Then, he said, “We’re home.”
She sat up straight. Indeed. They were home.
Tai Chen Prefecture wasn’t too far from the city center, the view it offered and position alone was nothing less than excellent.
Only, why had they come to Tai Chen Prefecture?
Widening her eyes, Li Beinian was about to ask, but Mu Xichen had already gotten out of the car.
She quickly got out of the car as well and persisted. “You haven’t told me, what did Grandpa say?”
Mu Xichen unlocked the door and walked into the house with Li Beinian tottering after him, asking anxiously, “Was he unhappy? Did you tell him what I do for a living?”
“I only told him that I got married.”
Mu Xichen suddenly turned around, causing Li Beinian to almost ram into him.
However, he extended his hands and took her straight into his embrace.
With one arm encircling her waist and the other hand pressed up against her, he lowered his head. With his forehead resting against her face, he said, “Grandpa knows what I’m like. He didn’t ask too much.”
Their faces were so close that as Mu Xichen spoke, their breaths intermingled.
Although this was by no means the first time they were so physically close, it still made Li Beinian feel uneasy.
She could feel her face burning, and she sounded awkward as she asked, “What if Grandpa doesn’t like me?”
That was what worried her the most.
She only had to look to Old Master Li for a clue to how the minds of elderly folks worked.
Even though Old Master Li liked Mu Xichen, he would still create all sorts of barriers for the man.
There was absolutely no guarantee that Old Master Mo wasn’t the same.
Recalling how Old Master Li treated Mu Xichen made Li Beinian extremely nervous.
“That won’t happen.” Mu Xichen looked into her eyes as he held her in his arms. They were pretty eyes, deep and as though the moonlight was mounted within them. “I have a higher standard than Grandpa.”
She smiled in response to his answer, but that faded quickly as she said with disdain, “Nobody praises themselves as you do.”
“I was praising you too, didn’t you notice?”
Pouting, she replied, “No.”
He smiled and lowered his head to peck her lips, whispering, “How unintelligent is that?”
“Go away.” She shook his hand off and pushed him away.
Unexpectedly, he stepped aside readily.
Li Beinian shot him a look and glanced around the living room. She asked curiously, “Why are we here?”
“This is our home,” Mu Xichen replied as he walked further into the house. “It’s going to become an abandoned house if we stay away from it any longer.”
“Geez, you think it will become an abandoned house so easily? As though we’re not coming back here ever again.”
Mu Xichen unbuttoned his shirt and walked towards the stairs. Placing a hand on the stair railing, his eyes were ablaze as he looked at her and said, “The weather is so fine today. Shall we swim?”
