CHAPTER 144: CHAPTER 144: FEAR OF LOSING AND GAINING

Yan Qinghan touched his nose, his eyes flickered guiltily, and he smiled awkwardly, "Haha... um... wasn’t that because I was afraid the little sister-in-law would be sad! So... I decided to comfort her for you! I didn’t expect the little sister-in-law to be quite smart and immediately doubted that I wasn’t you! So... to make her believe, I had to..." Yan Qinghan wanted to continue explaining, but upon seeing Mu Beiting’s face that looked worse than a septic tank, he was taken aback, realizing things weren’t looking good.

Sure enough, before he could finish his words, Mu Beiting’s thin lips were tightly pressed, and he leisurely walked towards him step by step.

Even though Mu Beiting appeared calm, Yan Qinghan felt he was brimming with murderous intent! He was sure, if he stayed a minute longer, he’d end up being killed and disposed of with no trace left.

Thinking of this, Yan Qinghan wouldn’t dare stay any longer! Just as Mu Beiting was about to approach, he tucked his tail and dashed away swiftly.

"Well, I have something to do, gotta go, catch you later!" Yan Qinghan hurriedly left a message and then slammed the door shut, disappearing from Mu Beiting’s presidential suite.

Mu Beiting glanced coldly at the tightly closed door, pursed his lips, sat down on the sofa in the hall holding his phone, and focused intently on the screen.

After about five minutes, his phone rang! As soon as it rang for half a tone, Mu Beiting immediately connected the call.

"Uncle!" As soon as the call connected, Ye Anxin’s sweet voice came through from the other side.

Mu Beiting replied indifferently, "Mm!"

"Uncle, I just called you, why didn’t you answer?" Ye Anxin asked calmly, without any accusation or anger.

"Was bathing!" Mu Beiting responded simply, as was his usual straightforward nature.

"Bathing? Then who sent me that text? It couldn’t be...?" Ye Anxin couldn’t bring herself to continue! Thinking about the content of the text just now, she felt so embarrassed she wanted to find a hole to hide in.

"Mm!" Mu Beiting knew she had guessed it, nodding lightly in response.

"Ah... how could this be, I knew it couldn’t be Uncle!" Ye Anxin exclaimed in disbelief.

She thought to herself! Given Uncle’s character, how could those flowery and sweet words have come from him! She had suspected it wasn’t Uncle who sent the text at the time! Looks like she guessed right! It really was that bored Yan Qinghan.

Mu Beiting was silent for a while, suddenly asking, "Where are you now?"

Ye Anxin answered naturally, "At the hospital! Didn’t you say I should stay at the hospital, Uncle?"

"Mm!" Mu Beiting nodded satisfactorily, not speaking further.

"Uncle, I miss you! When are you coming back?" Ye Anxin tightly gripped her phone, nervously sweating in her palms as she said this.

Mu Beiting’s eyes moved slightly, his voice raspy as he replied, "Tomorrow!"

Ye Anxin blinked her eyes, eagerly asking, "Uncle, do you miss me?"

Mu Beiting did not answer, falling into a deliberate silence.

Ye Anxin could hardly conceal her disappointment, though feeling down, she still managed a slight smile, touched her head, and made an excuse for herself, "Oh, I was just asking, Uncle, don’t take it to heart!"

Mu Beiting still didn’t answer.

Ye Anxin thought Mu Beiting was angry, and since she was feeling sad herself, she had no mood to comfort him, just said, "Uncle, I’m tired, need to rest now! I’ll hang up first!"

"...!" Mu Beiting remained silent for a long time, finally murmuring softly, "Mm."

As soon as the phone hung up, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Mu Beiting put down the phone on the coffee table, unhurriedly walked to the door, opened it.

Outside, Su Yuexin was wearing a pink short-sleeved dress, holding a matching bag standing at the door, smiling slightly at him, gently calling, "Beiting...!"

.........

On the other side in Jin City, after finishing the call with Mu Beiting, Ye Anxin removed the phone from her ear, absentmindedly hung up, lowered her head, stared at the phone screen in a daze.

Ling Yueyue came out from the bathroom and saw Ye Anxin looking distracted, couldn’t help but ask, "Anxin, what’s wrong with you? I just took a bath, and you look troubled already?"

Ye Anxin tightly clutched the phone in her palm, shook her head, "Nothing!"

Ling Yueyue sat on the bed, vigorously slapped Ye Anxin’s shoulder, "Missing your uncle? If you miss him, give him a call! I’m telling you, women shouldn’t be too reserved, if you like him, go for it! As they say, the distance between a woman chasing a man is just a veil, once you take the initiative, it’d be easy!"

Ye Anxin looked up at her, asked back, "Do you think Uncle is easy to chase?"

"...!" Ling Yueyue was speechless, scratched her head, laughed foolishly, embarrassedly replied, "Others maybe, but your uncle, well, that’s hard to say! Look at his ice-cold face, always so distant, approaching him feels like freezing! Someone of his stature, if easy to chase, would’ve been chased away long ago, wouldn’t even reach you!"

"...!" Ye Anxin curled her legs, elbow resting on her knees, supported her chin with one hand, wondered aloud, "Yueyue, why do you think Uncle married me?"

"...?" Ling Yueyue stared at her, blinked, tilted her head running through thoughts, finally shook her head, "How would I know? Your union was too bizarre, you two just grabbed anyone off the street and got a marriage certificate as if it ended there! How am I supposed to analyze that!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Anxin’s eyes darkened slightly, feeling a bit sad, "Su Yuexin was initially Uncle’s personally chosen wife, if she hadn’t fled the marriage, it wouldn’t have been me marrying Uncle! Su Yuexin said that Uncle married me to provoke her, to bring her back."

Seeing her full expression, Ling Yueyue couldn’t help but vigorously slap her on the back of the head, "Hey, Ye Anxin, stop overthinking! What does Su Yuexin matter, don’t forget, you’re now the legitimate Mrs. Mu, Mu Beiting’s certified wife! No matter why Mu Beiting initially married you, the fact that you hold the position of Mrs. Mu proves your capability! Even if Su Yuexin returns, don’t be afraid, even if what she says is true, there’s nothing to fear! You and Mu Beiting are legally protected! Besides, it’s all her one-sided claim, Mu Beiting hasn’t directly told you, don’t believe it! That woman is full of tricks. Mu Beiting, a person who has lived by the marketplace for a decade, can’t see through her nature? So, put your mind at ease, stop overthinking! This is just needless self-infliction, borrowing trouble!"

Ye Anxin blinked, somewhat blankly staring at Ling Yueyue.

"I think it’s because Mu Beiting’s absence is causing this mess! You’ve fallen for him, that’s why you’re feeling insecure when he’s not around!" Ling Yueyue rolled her eyes at her, extended her hand in front of Ye Anxin, "Give me the phone!"