Seven years

Chapter 9 Thank you for the lunch
Seeing the servants at home busily busy, Li Yanzhen asked her brother, "What day is today?"

Li Binghuan shook his head, saw his father coming out of the study, stepped forward and asked, "Dad, is anyone at home coming?"

Li Zeyu was so happy that he raised his head and smiled and said, "Today, I called Mu Xue here so that we can arrange your marriage."

"Dad, are brother and sister Mu Xue getting married?" Li Yanzhen seemed more excited than she was getting married.

Li Binghuan frowned, he thought for a while, and said, "Dad, I can understand your feelings, but I think we can handle the matter of marriage on our own, and...Mu Xue hasn't agreed to marry me yet."

Li Zeyu's face immediately sank, and he said angrily: "What do you mean she hasn't agreed to marry you? My son is a handsome young talent, what's not worthy of him? Besides, Mu Xue was originally the daughter-in-law of our Li family , do you still need her to agree? How long will you procrastinate? No, I don’t worry, you must listen to me. "

"Dad, just listen to me. I will discuss it with Mu Xue. If you do something like this, I'm afraid it will cause trouble." Li Binghuan persuaded his father.

At this time, Li Yanzhen also fell to her brother's side, and said to help: "Yes, Dad, although I really want to see my brother and sister Mu Xue get married early, but you can't deprive my brother of the right to propose marriage, can you? Woman I am looking forward to things like marriage proposals, and when they really get married, sister Mu Xue will blame him when she thinks that her brother married him without even asking."

Li Zeyu thought for a while, and said to the servants: "Don't be too busy, just leave."

"Thank you, Dad." Li Binghuan said to his father, and made a gesture of thanks to his sister.

Mu Xue was sitting in front of the dressing table applying lotion in front of the mirror, when she heard her mother calling her to answer the phone in the living room.She patted her cheek and walked over to answer the phone. Li Binghuan's voice came from inside: "I called you a few times, why didn't you answer?"

"Oh, I left my mobile phone with a friend and forgot to take it." Mu Xue said lightly.

"That's right, I thought you were angry." Li Binghuan said cautiously.

"No, how could it be?" Mu Xue chuckled, "By the way, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Well, I want to tell you that we can meet in another place." Li Binghuan said the address, and seeing that Mu Xue didn't ask any further questions, he hung up the phone.

According to the address he gave, it was in a high-end French restaurant. Li Binghuan was sitting by the window, and when he saw that she had arrived, he stood up and opened the seat for her in a gentlemanly manner.

"Thank you." Mu Xue said with a smile. Seeing that he was the only one, she asked, "Didn't uncle say he wanted to see me? Why didn't you see him?"

"No, I want to see you." Li Binghuan looked directly at her when he spoke.

Mu Xue lowered her eyes in embarrassment after being stared at by him, but she finally felt relieved, took a sip of coffee, and said with a smile, "Don't we meet every day? What's so good about seeing each other?"

"But today is the weekend, I can't meet at the company, so I have to find a reason to ask you out." Li Binghuan said casually.But Mu Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, just now he heard that his father wanted to see her to arrange their marriage, she was really scared, she didn't think about what to do for a while, until she heard what he said, she relaxed her vigilance, but He is also really, let's meet when we meet, why do you move your father out.

Li Binghuan didn't notice her careful thinking. At this time, the waiter brought up the set meal he had ordered before. His was medium-rare T-bone, eight ounces, and Mu Xue's was five-ounce filet, well-done.Li Binghuan knows Mu Xue's hobbies and eating habits like the palm of his hand.For example, she never eats any meat with a little bit of rawness, coffee only loves latte, does not like too sweet drinks, likes matcha cakes, does not eat seafood except fresh shrimp and squid, and hates anything with strawberry flavor.He memorizes the information of his favorite idol like a hardcore fan.Li Binghuan cut Mu Xue's filet and put it in front of her before cutting his own.

Mu Xue thanked him, took a bite and said, "You asked me out today just for dinner?"

The movements in Li Binghuan's hands paused, and his eyes subconsciously fell on his suit pocket. Soon, he looked at Mu Xue and said with a smile, "Eat first, we'll talk after eating."

Mu Xue put the knife and fork aside, and wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin, "Okay, I'm done eating, you go ahead."

"How many mouthfuls have you just eaten?" Li Binghuan coaxed her, "I'm going to be hungry later, good boy, let's eat first."

"No," Mu Xue said unhappily, "I can't eat at all if you're like this, okay? If you have something to say, say it first, it's almost suffocating me!"

Li Binghuan was also anxious, and muttered in a low voice: "Aren't I worried that you won't be able to eat more after I tell you?"

"What?" Mu Xue didn't hear clearly, but she had a bad feeling in her heart, she said, "Then don't say it."

When Gu Yan woke up, he realized that it was already afternoon. He rubbed his head, feeling uncomfortable.I got up and went to the kitchen to drink a glass of water. When I walked into the bedroom, I saw the lady's purse next to the bed.The memory of last night came back to his consciousness little by little. He thought it was just a dream, but it turned out that she really came.

Gu Yan took the bag in his hand and played with it repeatedly, imagining how she was holding the bag, as if he could feel the warmth she left behind, although it is impolite to go through someone else's bag without their consent, but he still couldn't help it. Stay curious and open it up.In addition to mobile phones, power supplies, wallets, and tissues, there is nothing superfluous.For a stylish woman's bag, it is too simple.Seeing that the indicator light of the mobile phone kept flashing green, and there were missed calls and unread text messages on the screen, but they could not be read after the screen was locked. Gu Yan tried a few random patterns but failed to open it. I opened a small box and actually unlocked the screen lock. Sure enough, it was useless to think too complicated. How to do it as simple as possible.Gu Yan couldn't help laughing, it really was her style.Checking the incoming call reminder, there are two contacts calling, namely "Uncle" and "Bing Huan". Seeing the word "Bing Huan", Gu Yan felt a little unhappy. When he opened the text message, it was indeed from him: " Mu Xue, why didn't you answer the phone? Are you angry? I'm sorry, I didn't know that Dad asked you to come home today. I have already persuaded him. Don't take it to heart. You also know that he is old and wants to see us hurry up. Marriage is also understandable. Where are you now? I have something to tell you personally, can we meet?"

marry……

Gu Yan's eyes were stung by these two words, he read this text message over and over again, are they going to get married?But he remembered that Mu Xue said that she and Li Binghuan were not boyfriend and girlfriend, and even if they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, they were going to get married?At this moment, Gu Yan is not sure whether Mu Xue has feelings for Li Binghuan, are they really just pure friendship?He has no way to imagine that a marriage without a foundation of love can be established, but what does this have to do with him, Gu Yan?What was he to her?he does not know.He only knows that Li Binghuan's status and wealth are beyond his reach, and he can give Mu Xue far more than he can give.Perhaps, if Mu Xue chooses him, it will be a good destination.

Gu Yan's mind is in a mess, he just wants to find Mu Xue quickly and ask him clearly, the remaining sliver of rationality forces him to calm down as much as possible, he needs to think about it, and figure out the relationship between the three of them.

The two finished their meal with their own thoughts on their minds. Mu Xue didn't want to stay in such an atmosphere any longer. She got up and said, "Thank you for your lunch. Let's talk about next time if you have anything to do. I'm going back."

"Mu Xue." Li Binghuan also stood up and grabbed her hand, "I have something to tell you, and I must say it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a box from his suit pocket and knelt down on one knee in front of her.Mu Xue was stunned by his actions. Others in the restaurant cast envious glances at her, but she said to him embarrassingly: "What are you doing? Get up quickly."

"I'm proposing to you." Li Binghuan stared at her sincerely with his face up. Her reaction just now undoubtedly stabbed him in the heart, but he still mustered up the courage to open the box, and a huge diamond shone brightly. "I've been preparing this ring for a long time, waiting for this day to come, and it's also waiting for its owner. So, please don't make us wait any longer, okay?"

Gu Yan thought about it left and right, his thoughts were constantly being cut and confused, he couldn't think about it anymore, he just wanted to find Mu Xue now, he wanted to see her right away!Gu Yan quickly changed his clothes, washed his face and brushed his teeth as quickly as possible, took his leather bag and keys, and closed the door of the apartment.

The car drove forward and finally stopped in front of Mu Xue's house.Gu Yan got out of the car in a hurry, but saw an elderly but still beautiful woman standing at the door of her house arguing with a shabby-looking man, maybe she was too angry, she almost fainted while holding her forehead, Gu Yan When she was about to fall, he quickly stepped forward to hold her. He knew this woman, Mu Xue's mother, Mu Shuting. "Auntie, are you okay?"

Mu Shuting didn't react, she only knew that someone was steadying herself, she squinted her eyes and shook her head.

"Mom—!" At this time, Mu Xue just came back, and ran over in panic the moment she saw her mother collapsed. After running over, she saw Gu Yan. She was startled, and many thoughts flashed across her mind, but she had no time left now. Gu Ji, she took her mother from Gu Yan's hands, pacified her, and asked worriedly: "Is there any discomfort? Why did you faint? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Mu Shuting took a few deep breaths, and now she felt better. She comforted her daughter and said, "I'm fine, don't make a fuss."

After confirming that her mother was really fine, she felt relieved: "It's fine, it's not allowed to do this in the future." Mu Xue turned her attention to the man who was the culprit who had been silent during this period, and she wanted to see who put it on her. Her mother was so angry, however, when she saw the man's face, she froze.

Time seemed to stop at this moment, and after a few seconds, Mu Xue turned her head and said to Gu Yan, "Please take care of her."

"Okay." Gu Yan agreed.

Mu Xue said to Mu Shuting again: "Mom, you go in with Gu Yan first."

Mu Shuting looked at her daughter worriedly, and then at the man, then nodded and followed Gu Yan back home.Mu Xue looked at the man and said coldly, "Come with me."

After entering the door, Mu Shuting turned her attention to the person next to her. She looked up and down carefully, and when she sat down on the sofa, she asked, "Are you Gu Yan?"

"Yes." Gu Yan stood up and said a complete belated hello: "Hi Auntie, long time no see."

"Yeah, how long has it been since I saw you!" Mu Shuting was very happy to see him, and quickly said, "You sit too."

Gu Yan sat down according to her words, and still asked worriedly: "Auntie, are you really okay? Do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup?"

Mu Shuting has almost recovered, she waved her hand: "It's okay, don't take it to heart, this child Mu Xue was just frightened by my illness before, so now even if I cough lightly, she will make a big fuss , I’m actually fine.”

She must have had a hard time when her mother was ill. I don’t know if there was no one around her, and she was the only one who endured all this alone.Gu Yan seemed to see Mu Xue's anxious and busy appearance, and his heart ached.

Mu Shuting smiled and said, "I didn't expect that we would meet again. Mu Xue didn't mention you to me. No wonder she's been acting weird these days. Oh, by the way, when did you meet?"

While thinking about what Mu Shuting said, Gu Yan said, "It just so happens that I'm also in TOD, so I saw you."

"It turned out to be like this." Only then did Mu Shuting realize that the guests had forgotten to pour water, she got up and said, "Look at my memory, I'll go and pour you some water."

Gu Yan quickly stood up, "No need, Auntie, I'm not thirsty, you can sit down."

Mu Shuting didn't listen, she just poured water for him, Gu Yan took it and thanked him.The two chatted for a while, but Mu Xue still didn't come back.Mu Shuting asked: "Gu Yan, did you come to see Mu Xue for something?"

"En." Gu Yan nodded.

"I'm afraid you have to wait a little longer." Mu Shuting smiled faintly. If you look carefully, you will find that Mu Xue not only looks like her mother, but also looks like she was carved out of a mold when she smiles.

"It's okay." Originally, he came to find Mu Xue in a hurry, but who would have expected such a thing to happen, if it wasn't for Mu Shuting's question, he would have almost forgotten his original intention of coming to Mu Xue, thinking that the man just now could cause Mu Xue Such a big reaction from mother and daughter must be related to each other. He asked cautiously: "I don't know if it's offensive to ask like this. That person just now..."

Mu Shuting's smile faded, her brows furrowed, and she fell into deep thought.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked more." Gu Yan said apologetically.

Mu Shuting suddenly smiled, "It's okay, I was just thinking about how to tell you. The man you met just now is Mu Xue's biological father, Su Qi. When we were young, we loved each other very much. He will continue to be so happy, but after a few years, his temperament changed drastically, and he abandoned our mother and daughter when Mu Xue was nine years old. I thought we would never see each other again in this life, but who knew that he suddenly came to our door today."

Sure enough, it was as he expected, but he didn't expect that when Mu Xue was so young, she would experience the hurt that she shouldn't have suffered, the pain that she wanted to forget, but because of the reappearance of her father, she would have to face it again.Gu Yan was speechless for a moment, so he could only smile awkwardly.

In a nearby coffee shop, Mu Xue and Su Qi sat facing each other in a hidden corner. Su Qi looked at Mu Xue who was drinking coffee with his head down, and carefully called her name: "... Xue."

Mu Xue seemed to be hit by something in her heart, she raised her head and looked at him, her eyes were as cold as ice, "Please call me Mu Xue, we haven't reached a relationship that can be called that, right?"

Su Qi said with a look of embarrassment: "You... still can't forgive me?"

Mu Xue bit her lips, "Since you abandoned our mother and daughter, you have disappeared from my life. There is nothing to forgive or not forgive. I don't know the reason you came here, and I don't want to know. Please don't do it again. appeared before us."

Su Qi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I regret it, I did something wrong..."

Mu Xue's heart softened suddenly, she looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a vicissitudes of life, he was much older, and his gray hair far surpassed those of his age, who would have thought that a man in shabby clothes would be the hottest fashion trend at the moment What about the designer's father?Mu Xue was thinking like this, and suddenly felt her hand being grabbed.

"Son, I really know I was wrong. Can you forgive me? Can you forgive me? Huh?" Su Qi held Mu Xue's hand tightly with both hands, his eyes opened wide, "Now only you can save me, They said that if I don’t pay back the money, my legs will be broken! Even if you hate me, no matter what, I’m your biological father! Find a way to return the money to you, Xue..."

Almost deceived by his pretending to repent sincerely, Mu Xue waved his hand away even more angrily, "I knew you came after my money, isn't it enough for you to take away so much money from the family? What about that?" What about the woman? Isn't she very rich and loves you? Why doesn't she save you with money? "

"Don't mention it! She is a liar, she cheated me of all my money!" The remorse Su Qi showed when he said this must be true.

Mu Xue raised the corner of her mouth and returned what he just said: "To us mother and daughter, you are also a liar! A heinous liar!"

Su Qi froze for a moment, feeling like he was slapping himself in the face.

Mu Xue said without hesitation: "You don't want to get a penny from me."

After all, he put a banknote on the table as payment, and left the coffee shop.

(End of this chapter)