CHAPTER 124: CHAPTER 124: HEAVY HEARTS

"Anxin...!" Mu Beiting turned to his side, looking down at her sleeping face, and called her name tentatively.

It was the first time he called her name, and it sounded so intimate!

"Mmm...!" In her drowsy state, Ye Anxin seemed to hear someone, muttering a response, holding Mu Beiting tighter, and her right leg draped over his abdomen seemed to feel something strange. She rubbed it with her calf but instead of smoothing out that bulge, it seemed to grow larger.

"Mmm...!" After some effort, the sleeping Ye Anxin found that no matter how hard she tried, that thing seemed to have rooted there, and she just couldn’t smooth it out.

Annoyed, Ye Anxin simply reached out and grabbed it, pulling it hard, trying to pull it away!

As soon as her hand grasped it, she heard a deep, muffled grunt beside her ear. The sound seemed to carry a trace of pain and inexplicable excitement.

Hearing this sound, Ye Anxin’s movement paused for a moment. Just as she was about to remove her hand, it was held by a pair of strong hands.

Ye Anxin moved slightly, wanting to break free, but found that the hands holding hers tightened slightly, guiding her in a slow and rhythmic motion.

Vaguely, she seemed to hear a familiar yet strange panting sound near her ear.

Ye Anxin did not wake up even as the motion became faster and more frequent, her lips curled into a sweet smile, still sleeping soundly.

Finally, after some effort, Ye Anxin’s hand was finally free!

Mu Beiting gently removed her body from on top of him, took the tissues from the bedside table, wiped the liquid off her hand, then cleaned the accidental spill on the sheets. Only then did he lie back beside her, lifted her head to rest on his arm, held her in his arms, and went back to sleep with her.

That night, both Mu Beiting and Ye Anxin slept exceptionally deeply!

Ye Anxin practically slept until dawn, and when she opened her eyes, Mu Beiting was nowhere to be seen beside her.

Recalling the scenes of yesterday with Mu Beiting, Ye Anxin couldn’t help but smile.

Filled with happiness, Ye Anxin jumped out of the car, got ready as quickly as possible, changed into the new clothes Mu Beiting had bought her the day before, and happily went downstairs.

In the dining room, Ye Anxin saw the butler instructing the servants, and quickly asked with a smile, "Butler, where’s uncle? Did he go jogging or to the office?"

The butler answered truthfully, "Sir went to the office! Pete came very early to pick him up!"

"Oh! Then I am off to school!" Ye Anxin nodded and was about to go upstairs to get her books, but the butler stopped her, "Madam, Sir said to have breakfast first and then he will send a car to take you!"

"Alright!" Since it was Mu Beiting’s arrangement, Ye Anxin readily agreed.

After breakfast, Ye Anxin took her book and got into the car the butler had arranged.

As soon as she got in the car, her phone suddenly rang! Ye Anxin took out her phone and realized it was an alarm she had set long ago.

It turns out today is her mother’s birthday! A long time ago, she set a reminder on her phone for fear she might forget. Every year at this time, she would buy a birthday cake to celebrate her mother’s birthday at home.

Thinking of this, Ye Anxin quickly instructed the driver, "Please go to the nearest cake shop to my school first!"

"Yes!" The driver nodded and followed Ye Anxin’s instructions, taking her to a cake shop on the right of the school first.

"You can return after I order the cake. I’ll go to school on my own since it’s not far, just a few minutes’ walk!" she said, and after the driver nodded in agreement, she got out of the car.

After ordering the cake, Ye Anxin headed directly to school.

Before she even reached the school gate, she saw Ling Yueyue also heading to school from a distance.

Ye Anxin quickly caught up, hooked her arm around Yueyue’s shoulder, and smiled, "Finally, I’ve caught you! Tell me, why didn’t you come to class last Friday?"

Ling Yueyue, lost in thought, was startled by the sudden appearance of Ye Anxin, looking at her in shock for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.

Ye Anxin looked at her amused, "What’s wrong? Seeing me like you’ve seen a ghost? Did I scare you?"

"Anxin, why... why are you here?" Ling Yueyue’s eyes flickered with guilt, wavering and not daring to look at Ye Anxin.

Seeing her expression, Ye Anxin gradually sensed something was wrong, let go of her shoulder, touched her forehead, and asked with concern, "Yueyue, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ling Yueyue shook her head vigorously, stammering in denial, "No... no, I’m fine!"

Ye Anxin raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing her, "Are you really okay?"

Under Ye Anxin’s probing gaze, Ling Yueyue suddenly felt a pang of guilt, biting her lip, keeping her head down, not making a sound.

"Yueyue, what really happened? We’re best friends, tell me if something’s wrong. If I can help, I absolutely will!" Never seeing Ling Yueyue like this, Ye Anxin grew even more anxious.

Ling Yueyue hung her head, closed her eyes, taking deep breaths repeatedly. After a while, she lifted her head resolutely, opened her eyes, gave Ye Anxin a firm pat on the arm, and with a smile said, "I’m really fine. It’s just that my mom called the other day saying she was a bit unwell. I was worried, so I was a bit out of it!"

Ye Anxin, taking it seriously, promptly asked with concern, "Is Aunt okay? Should we bring her to Jin City for a check-up?"

Ling Yueyue nodded, "She’s fine now. Don’t worry, if she doesn’t feel well, I’ll bring her for a check-up!"

Ye Anxin said seriously, "If there’s anything I can help with, just let me know!"

"Got it, between us, when have I ever been formal with you! Let’s go, it’s almost class time, don’t want to be late! It’s Li Lin’s class today!" Ling Yueyue said with a deliberately light-hearted laugh, pulling Ye Anxin to run slightly as they entered the school.

The whole day, Ye Anxin kept an eye on Ling Yueyue, afraid she had other worries.

It turned out she was overthinking! The whole day, Ling Yueyue returned to her former tomboy self, showing no trace of the heavy-hearted morning.

Gradually, Ye Anxin put it to the back of her mind, not dwelling on it.

After school, Ye Anxin went to the bathroom and made a call to Mu Beiting.

The call connected after a few rings.

Ye Anxin was the first to speak, "Uncle...!"

"Hmm!" Mu Beiting’s deep voice came from the other end of the phone.

Ye Anxin thought for a while before saying, "Uncle, today is my mom’s birthday, I want to go home to celebrate with her! So, I won’t be home for dinner tonight!" After speaking, she held her breath, quietly waiting for Mu Beiting’s reply.