CHAPTER 376: CHAPTER 376: AH LIE CARES FOR OTHERS

Mu Yunlie left, and the Nangong couple exchanged a conspiratorial glance.

Nangong Jie asked, "Will this really work? Once Ah Lie gets there, if he sees it’s Yan Qianyi, might he just turn around and leave?"

"Don’t worry, he won’t," Nangong Xiaoxue confidently said. "Ah Lie is more compassionate than you. It’s dark outside and so cold; even if he is still angry on the inside, he would never have the heart to leave Qianyi alone on the roadside fixing a car."

Nangong Jie nodded, "Then that’s good."

Nangong Xiaoxue said, "Since you’ve already approved of Qianyi, you should just tell them both directly later."

Nangong Jie’s eyes flickered, and he quickly took a sip of tea, "I... I didn’t say I approved of her."

"Then why do you hope they reconcile?"

"Because you hope for it. I care about your feelings. You blame me for not being compassionate, but isn’t this because I care about you?" Nangong Jie explained.

In fact, he just didn’t want to admit it.

After all, he had strongly objected before and even met with Yan Qianyi alone, offering her money to leave Ah Lie.

Now, for him to openly contradict his previous attitude would be a blow to his pride.

He had never done anything to lose face in his life.

"Cut it out, stop trying to paint yourself in a good light. If you really considered my feelings, you wouldn’t have been so firmly against it from the start. Perhaps the reason Qianyi insists on breaking up with Ah Lie is because of what you told her when you met her alone."

"Don’t wrong me, their breakup definitely has nothing to do with me!" Nangong Jie angrily turned his face away, "If it really was because of me, why would she treat me? Anyway, it has nothing to do with me; don’t make me take the blame."

"Fine, fine, keep on being stubborn."

Nangong Xiaoxue no longer pressed Nangong Jie.

She knew he was just too proud to admit it.

As long as he no longer opposed their relationship, that was good enough.

Mu Yunlie followed the address given by the GPS to a desolate highway and recognized Yan Qianyi from a distance.

Even under the night sky, her pink sports car was strikingly noticeable.

Mu Yunlie immediately pressed the brakes upon seeing Yan Qianyi busy fixing her car at the front of the vehicle. He quickly realized he’d fallen into his grandparents’ trap.

But what surprised him was that his grandfather would actually conspire with his grandmother to deceive him.

Wasn’t his grandfather opposed to him being with Yan Qianyi?

He should be happy now that they were apart; why had he suddenly changed his mind?

Perhaps it was because, during this time Yan Qianyi had been treating his grandfather, through their interactions, his grandfather discovered her charming qualities.

She indeed had that charm.

When he first met her, he had unwittingly lost his heart to her.

That’s why previously, he never took his grandfather’s opposition to heart.

Because he believed that as long as his grandfather spent more time with her, he would see her good qualities and accept her.

But now, even if his grandfather had accepted her, it was meaningless.

From inside the car, Mu Yunlie watched Yan Qianyi, hesitating whether to approach.

Yan Qianyi felt the glare of car lights from nearby and turned to look.

The oncoming vehicle had its high beams on. The bright light made it impossible for her to see both the car and the person inside, blinded by the glaring lights.

Nangong Xiaoxue had said someone would be there to pick her up shortly, so she guessed the car parked ahead must belong to someone from the Nangong family.

Thus, Yan Qianyi waved her hands toward the light.

Inside the car, as Mu Yunlie watched her gestures, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Seeing her smiling face and waving hands, Mu Yunlie suddenly felt as if he could see a light of hope.

He no longer hesitated, releasing the brake and moving closer to her.

When Mu Yunlie’s car stopped in front of Yan Qianyi, the polite smile on her face gradually stiffened.

"How could it be you..."

Yan Qianyi was dumbfounded, only then recognizing the person as Mu Yunlie.

Nangong Xiaoxue certainly hadn’t mentioned having Mu Yunlie come to pick her up.

She was even unaware that Mu Yunlie was at the Nangong Family tonight.

As soon as Mu Yunlie got out of the car, he heard Yan Qianyi’s astonished voice.

Looking up, he met her somewhat surprised gaze.

He suddenly realized that she had been facing the light and couldn’t see him at all.

So, she wasn’t waving at him or smiling at him just now.

Mu Yunlie suddenly felt an unprecedented awkwardness, accompanied by a sudden hollow feeling of loss in his heart.

But no matter what, he couldn’t just leave her helplessly stranded on a deserted highway.

"Get in the car, I’ll have someone come fix yours in a bit," Mu Yunlie said, then turned back and sat down in the car without looking at Yan Qianyi again.

Yan Qianyi also felt a bit embarrassed, hesitating where she stood.

Seeing that she hadn’t gotten into the car after a while, Mu Yunlie said, "Don’t misunderstand, Doctor Yan, I won’t bother you. You saved my grandfather, and you came to treat him tonight. Out of gratitude, it’s my duty to pick you up. Plus, I had no idea it was you before I came."

Looking at Mu Yunlie’s cold profile through the car window, Yan Qianyi felt the night wind get colder.

He was clearly within reach right in front of her.

Yet she felt as if he were very far away from her.

Like the distant peak of a snowy mountain, just looking from afar made it seem insurmountable, enabling one to feel that bone-chilling cold.

So, he meant that if he had known the person to pick up was her, he wouldn’t have come himself, right?

It must have been arranged by Nangong Xiaoxue.

Yan Qianyi bit her lip, no longer hesitant, and turned to get her things from the car.

The car couldn’t be fixed now, and she had no other options.

After grabbing her things, Yan Qianyi opened the rear door and sat inside.

Mu Yunlie cast a cold glance at her through the rearview mirror.

Heh, she really treated him as a driver.

He turned the car around, heading towards the Nangong Family.

Yan Qianyi rubbed her hands together, which had turned red from the cold.

She didn’t know if it was because Mu Yunlie’s car didn’t have the heating on, or if his presence was just too cold, but she felt colder sitting in the car now than when she stood in the chilly night wind.

The interior of the car was very quiet, neither of them speaking.

Mu Yunlie heard the sound of her rubbing her hands and silently turned on the car’s heater.

Slowly feeling the warmth, Yan Qianyi’s whole body relaxed, and she leaned back in her seat, unknowingly falling asleep.

Lately, she had been busy with alchemy, and being pregnant, she tended to fall asleep as soon as she quieted down.

When they arrived at the Nangong Family, Mu Yunlie stopped the car and looked through the rearview mirror, only to find she had already fallen asleep.

He slightly furrowed his brows.

His heart had been clenched all the way here.

How detached was she to be able to fall asleep so quickly under these circumstances?

Was it because she didn’t take him seriously at all in her heart?

Mu Yunlie turned back to look at her sleeping face, intending to wake her, when he suddenly noticed her brows were slightly furrowed.