CHAPTER 125: CHAPTER 125: WHY ARE YOU ANGRY?

"Hmm!" Mu Beiting didn’t have the anger Ye Anxin expected; instead, he readily agreed with a simple response.

"Uncle, did you really agree?" Ye Anxin blinked in disbelief, feeling that Mu Beiting agreed too easily, making her doubt her hearing.

"Hmm!" Mu Beiting responded firmly again.

"Great, Uncle, you are amazing!" Ye Anxin was so happy she almost jumped up!

After being with Mu Beiting for so long, she had never seen him so agreeable! Before, no matter what she wanted, it took a lot of coaxing.

"Then, Uncle, I’m hanging up now!" Ye Anxin cheerfully prepared to hang up, but then Mu Beiting’s voice suddenly changed, "Wait!"

Ye Anxin put her phone back to her ear and asked, "Is there anything else, Uncle?"

Mu Beiting’s voice came through with a hint of displeasure, "Is that all?"

Ye Anxin blinked in confusion, not immediately understanding what Mu Beiting meant.

Ye Anxin didn’t say anything, but she could clearly sense Mu Beiting’s increasingly cold aura on the other end.

Is Uncle angry again?

Did she do something wrong?

Ye Anxin blinked blankly, thought for a moment, and tentatively asked, "Uncle, do you want to come too?"

"No way!" Mu Beiting refused without hesitation.

Seeing Mu Beiting’s firm refusal, Ye Anxin didn’t think much of it and gently coaxed, "Then I’ll bring back a birthday cake for you tonight, okay?"

"...!" Mu Beiting remained silent on the other end of the call!

Ye Anxin added, "Uncle, I’ll hang up now, and call you later!"

"Whatever...!" Mu Beiting’s voice grew colder, void of warmth.

If it were before, when Ye Anxin said she was hanging up, Mu Beiting would usualy respond with a simple ’Hmm,’ but today he said ’Whatever!’

This indicated to her that he really was angry, in a bad mood, and didn’t want the call to end.

"Uncle, are you upset?" Although she phrased it as a question, her tone was full of certainty.

"...!" Mu Beiting pursed his lips but didn’t speak.

"Uncle, did I upset you again?" Ye Anxin wracked her brains but couldn’t think of anything she said that might have annoyed him! Everything seemed fine at first?

"...!" Mu Beiting still remained silent.

Seeing him stay silent, Ye Anxin grew more anxious!

As Ye Anxin was feeling uneasy, Ling Yueyue’s impatient voice sounded from outside the restroom, "Anxin, are you done yet? How much longer?"

Ye Anxin stretched her neck to glance outside the restroom and pleaded, "Uncle, Yueyue is waiting for me outside, I really can’t talk much longer, I’ll hang up now!"

"If you want to hang up, then hang up!" Mu Beiting unknowingly tightened his grip on the phone.

"I’ll hang up then, talk later, bye!" Ye Anxin quickly tossed out a goodbye and hung up before Mu Beiting could react.

Just after she hung up, Ling Yueyue pushed open the restroom door and came in, catching Ye Anxin slipping her phone into her pocket. "I mean, Anxin, why didn’t you go outside to take the call? Making calls in the restroom, don’t you find it uncomfortable?"

Ye Anxin smiled sheepishly and made up a reason, "I got the call suddenly and answered it without thinking!"

"Alright, let’s go! You said today’s your aunt’s birthday, if we don’t leave now, we’ll be late! At lunch, I specially bought a birthday gift for your aunt and plan to give it to her personally!" Ling Yueyue rolled her eyes, hooked Ye Anxin’s arm, and led her out of the restroom.

"Hmm!" Ye Anxin replied absentmindedly, her mind entirely occupied with thoughts about Mu Beiting during the recent call.

No matter how hard she thought, she couldn’t fathom why Mu Beiting was angry. What did she say wrong?

Was he upset that she didn’t invite him to her mother’s birthday?

No... that can’t be...

Uncle’s always been quite averse to her family, hasn’t he? Last time they unexpectedly met her dad at the hotel, he didn’t even greet them!

He must really dislike her family! If so, he probably isn’t mad about that?

If it’s not about this, then what could it be?

Ever since realizing Mu Beiting was angry, Ye Anxin had been apprehensive, her mind and heart entirely consumed with thoughts of Mu Beiting.

If today weren’t her mother’s birthday, she’d probably immediately go find Uncle and talk things through with him!

But...

It seems she can only wait until after celebrating her mother’s birthday to address it!

As Ye Anxin sat on the bus with Ling Yueyue carrying the cake they had picked up, Ling Yueyue noticed Ye Anxin’s odd behavior and asked with concern, "Anxin, what’s up with you? Are you feeling unwell? Why do I feel like you’re distracted?"

"No, I’m fine!" To avoid letting Ling Yueyue notice anything amiss, Ye Anxin quickly shook her head, trying hard to temporarily push Mu Beiting out of her mind.

Ling Yueyue said worriedly, "If your aunt sees you like this, she’ll surely be worried!"

Ye Anxin nodded with a smile, "I know! Don’t worry, I’ll take care!"

"Hmm!" Ling Yueyue nodded.

The two took over an hour on the bus before they arrived at the apartment Ye Anxin’s parents had temporarily rented.

Ye Anxin’s mother, busy in the kitchen, heard the door open and quickly came out, "Anxin, you finally made it back, sit down for a bit, the food’ll be ready soon!"

Ling Yueyue popped out from behind Ye Anxin, calling sweetly, "Auntie!"

"Ah, Yueyue’s here too, come in and sit, I’ll pour you a cup of water!" Saying that, Ye Anxin’s mother led Ling Yueyue to sit on the sofa in the living room, poured her a cup of water, and handed it over with both hands.

Ling Yueyue hurriedly accepted it with both hands, "Auntie, you shouldn’t be so considerate, nor treat me like a guest. Let’s keep things like before, or I’ll feel uptight and uncomfortable!"

Ye Anxin’s mother laughed and nodded, "Alright, alright, then you keep Anxin company, I’ll go finish cooking, it’ll be ready soon!"

"Mom, since it’s your birthday today, I should be the one cooking!" Saying that, Ye Anxin was about to take off Ye Anxin’s mother’s apron, but Ye Anxin’s mother dodged, "Oh dear, no need! You should just sit! How can I let you cook?"

Ye Anxin pretended to pout, "Mom, if you keep this up, I’ll get upset?"

Ye Anxin’s mother paused, looked at Ye Anxin in distress for a moment, then reluctantly took off the apron and handed it to Ye Anxin.

Ye Anxin began tying the apron while asking, "Where’s Dad?"

Ye Anxin’s mother furrowed her brows and replied helplessly, "Your Dad went out after lunch, saying he was inviting an important guest! Mysterious as ever, who knows who this ’important guest’ he mentioned is?"

"Important guest? Since when did Dad know someone important?" Ye Anxin teasingly tossed out the remark without seriously pondering who the important guest might be, then went into the kitchen wearing the apron.