My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 172

Chapter 172 A Bunch of Jerks
On the back passenger seat, there was only Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan. She didn’t even have to think to know that the hand was Qin Jinhuan’s.

At that moment, she felt her mind exploding. What would he think of her if he found out that she was reading the obscene text from Jiang Wenwen?

No! I definitely cannot allow him to find out! If not, I’ll be embarrassed to death.

Seeing that he had picked her phone up from the carpet, she didn’t have the time to think before grabbing it back from him. She swiftly avoided his gaze, closed the chatbox, exited the WeChat app, and shoved her phone back into her pocket. Her moves flowed naturally, and it only took her three seconds before she flashed an exaggerated smile at him. His hand froze in mid-air, and he looked taken aback.

“I was chatting with Wenwen.” She grinned and changed the topic. “Did you call me just now?”

Although her phone was lit up when it fell onto the carpet, it was upside down when he picked it up. Moreover, her reaction was swift. She concluded that he definitely had not read the text on the screen and therefore randomly threw an excuse to disguise her accident.

Mu Yu thought that she had acted quite well, but she did not know that she had been betrayed by her blushing cheeks and her darting gaze.

Qin Jinhuan stared directly at her for about ten seconds before slowly pulling his hand back and wiping off the shock on his face. He muttered, “Get out of the car.”

“Huh?” She turned around and realized that they had arrived at the entrance to their home. Also, she noticed that he remained seated and asked him carefully, “Aren’t you coming?”

“I’m going back to the company.”

She took a quick look at her watch and attempted to change his mind, asking, “It’s already some time past 11 am, so why don’t you have lunch at home before returning to the company?”

“Get out!” He suddenly raised his voice and cut her off, which shook her and made her feel bitter. However, she dared not express her dismay and instead left the car with a perturbed mood.

Seconds after she left the car, she heard him impatiently ordering Huang Bo to start the car. Huang Bo hurriedly closed her door, jogged back to the car, started the engine as soon as possible, and sped away, leaving her standing blankly alone.

Judging by his attitude just now, he must have had a profound misunderstanding about her relationship with Xin Yihan. She needed to find a way to clear up the misunderstanding before his tea session with Xin Yihan; she dared not be too optimistic about the fate of Xin Yihan and Yong Yi Industry.

But did she really have to resort to Jiang Wenwen’s solution?

Mu Yu slipped her hand into her pocket and clutched the phone. When her eyes swept past the lines of that embarrassing text, she immediately felt ashamed, but her heart was pumping uncontrollably at the thought of it.

Ever since she reconciled with Qin Jinhuan, he had wanted to remove the pillow between them. She was well aware of that and the fact that he did not force it on her because he cared about her feelings. To be honest, she had been persuading herself to accept him at the right timing. However, too many incidents had happened lately, and she naturally gave herself an excuse to avoid facing the issue of intimacy that she had been dodging.

Why don’t I just take this opportunity to do it with him?

Gosh, Mu Yu, those are two separate matters! Why do you have to treat them as one? Are you dumb? Don’t listen to Jiang Wenwen. With your relationship with Qin Jinhuan, you just have to explain to him nicely, and he will definitely believe in you!

“Yu?” She felt that someone tapped on her arm, so she immediately jumped back in shock with her phone tightly held in her hand. Then, she lifted her gaze to check.

“What? What happened?”

Grandpa? She secretly let out a relieved sigh and explained with a wide grin, “Grandpa, I’m fine! I was thinking about the cases.”

“You mean the two murder cases? Aren’t those cases closed? Why are you still going over them?”

“To sum up lessons for the future,” she hugged Qin Xiaozhi’s arm and replied with a smile. In secret, she reminded herself to delete the raunchy texts from Jiang Wenwen as soon as possible to prevent anyone from reading them by accident.

“What a diligent girl. Cough, cough.”

“Grandpa, what’s wrong? Let me bring you into the room.” Mu Yu hurriedly supported him to return to the room. He waved with a smile. “It’s not a big deal. Don’t worry. Just some winter sickness due to old age.”

“I’ll call Lei Zhi to check on you.”

Yu Zhongguang, who had run over after hearing Qin Xiaozhi’s coughing, supported the old man and immediately responded, “Dr. Lei has come for Old Master’s checkup. He just left.”

“Oh, has he taken his medicine then?” Mu Yu asked Yu Zhongguang and supported Qin Xiaozhi to sit on the chair. “He has been taking medicine for days, but it’s not very effective.” Yu Zhongguang sighed.

“Taking medicine for a few days?” Didn’t that mean Grandpa was sick for days?

Her gaze toward Qin Xiaozhi was filled with guilt. “Grandpa, I’m sorry. I’ve been neglecting you. I…”

“Silly girl. Why are you looking at me like that? It’s not serious. Cough… Cough…”

“Grandpa, don’t talk. Drink some water to soothe your throat.” She gently patted Qin Xiaozhi on his back, and with the other hand, she received a glass of water from Li Xianglan, passing it to the old man.

Qin Xiaozhi took a few sips of the warm water. When his coughing was alleviated, he noticed that she still looked worried, therefore he comforted her with a smile, “Don’t worry. I’m fine. I’ll survive this winter.”

His remark made her eyes welled up in tears. A lump formed at her throat before she replied in a sobbing voice, “Grandpa, you’ll not only survive this winter but the next winter and the one after.”

Qin Xiaozhi realized that he had given her the wrong idea and laughed out loud. However, the laughing prompted him to couch again. Mu Yu immediately started patting his back.

“Yu.” After he composed himself, he touched her hand and sighed, explaining, “I’m old now. My passing is just a matter of time…”

“No, Grandpa, there are many hundred-year-olds around nowadays. Compared to them, you’re considered very young.”

“Sigh…” Qin Xiaozhi sighed deeply. “Yu, I feel that I have led a failed life. There’s no point living until this age.”

Mu Yu did not expect such a negative comment from him, so she responded frantically, “Grandpa, how could you describe your life as a failure? Back then, you were an influential figure in An City; you dominated the business world and were admired by many. You were so powerful that…”

“I’m referring to my failure in another aspect.” Qin Xiaozhi waved his hand to dismiss her. “A successful career is not proof of a fruitful life.”

“I don’t get it.”

“That’s because you’re still young.” Qin Xiaozhi let out another sigh. “When I was younger, I was too fixated on the pursuit of money and fame. Because of that, I neglected a lot of aspects of life, leading to the early death of my daughter and wife. Now, my son is useless, and my grandson is disobedient.”

“Isn’t Xi an obedient kid?” At this point, Mu Yu dared not bring up Qin Jinhuan due to his long-running conflict with Grandpa. Although he cared about Grandpa in his heart, he never displayed his concern outwardly.

“Xi isn’t obedient. That’s called cowardly. He always looks timid and shows no manliness at all.”

She could hear from Grandpa’s tone that he was displeased at Qin Chengxi. In an attempt to defend Qin Chengxi, she almost let slip, “Xi looks timid because…”

Suddenly, she was reminded that it was exactly Grandpa’s conservative bias toward males that led Qin Wentao and his wife to ban Qin Chengxi from undergoing gender reassignment surgery. Hence, she promptly shut her mouth.

Mu Yu noticed that Grandpa probably did not know about what had happened to Qin Chengxi, who had not undergone gender assignment surgery. She could not guarantee Grandpa’s reaction to the news. It was completely possible that he’d react like Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun. In order to avoid trouble, she decided to drop this topic for the moment.

Just when she was secretly anxious because she didn’t know how to continue the conversation, Qin Xiaozhi, who did not notice anything off, responded, “Well, perhaps it’s because he has authoritative and selfish parents.”

“Uh…” She smiled awkwardly at his comment.

“I know you’re sophisticated and well-mannered. Even though you cannot agree with the actions of your in-laws, you’re unwilling to say anything bad behind their backs.”

The praise falling from the sky had her feel unworthy of it. But she could not find a better response than to laugh dryly.

Qin Xiaozhi was blaming himself, “I’m the root of the problem. It was me who did not raise his father properly. Out of spite against his parents, I’ve never expressed care to Xi. He’s a great kid. After growing up in that environment, he is still kind. If only I could acknowledge his presence earlier and bring him over to be educated under me, he definitely would not turn out like what he is today.”

“Well, Xi…” Mu Yu wanted to say something, but on second thought, she chose silence.

“Sigh. My offspring are disobedient, and my life is hopeless. Living has become a burden now.”

“Old Master, I think your comment is not impartial.” Beside him, Yu Zhongguang could not help but interrupt, “Young Master Wentao has indeed been unfilial to you, but I could tell that Huan and Xi are respectful toward you. Young Master Xi wanted to show his care, but you never gave him the chance to do so. As for Young Master Huan, he looks like he’s in conflict with you on the surface. However, he secretly cares about you and would inquire about your health daily.”

“Do you really think that he genuinely cares for me? He is only interested in the timing of my death,” Qin Xiaozhi cut off Yu Zhongguang coldly.

“Grandpa! That’s a malicious speculation! You’re in the wrong for saying that about Huan,” Mu Yu instantly stood up for Qin Jinhuan.

“A malicious speculation? Don’t think that I’m unaware of his thoughts,” Qin Xiaozhi snorted in disdain. “All these years, he has fought me many times over the issue of his mom.”

“When it comes to his mom, he does hold some grudges against you. However, we have to be fair to him on separate events. I can feel that he truly cares about you. If not, your plan to feign sickness to get him and I together would have been foiled.”

“Hmph! If he really cared about me, he would not have looked on as I fell sick out of desperation for a great-grandson!”

Yu Zhongguang sighed and interjected, “To be honest, Old Master’s respiratory problems, asthma, and coughing are not some winter illness due to old age. Dr. Lei said that it was due to a depressed mood.”

“Well, Huan probably did not know how desperate you are for a great-grandson,” Mu Yu suggested meekly.

“How could he not know? I have clearly talked to him about it on three occasions!” Due to agitation, Qin Xiaozhi started coughing again.

“Grandpa, don’t be mad.” Mu Yu immediately handed him the glass of water. After taking a breath, Qin Xiaozhi continued cussing, “That fool is more difficult than his dad! Despite everything, his dad still gave me two grandsons!”

Mu Yu cowered and asked him softly, “What did Huan reply when you brought up this topic?”

“He told me that he was not planning to have kids any time soon. I asked him what his preferable timing was, and he replied that he would have kids naturally when he wanted to. Isn’t he fooling me around? I think that he purposely wants to irk me!”

“Old Master, Dr. Lei advised you against getting angry. Why don’t I help you back to your room for some rest?” Yu Zhongguang, who looked worried, came up to support Qin Xiaozhi.

“How could I not become agitated when I have a grandson like him? I’d be lucky to survive this winter. What have I done in my past life to deserve this treatment? Sigh…” Even after Qin Xiaozhi walked up the stairs with the help of Yu Zhongguang, his helpless and reluctant sighs still echoed in Mu Yu’s ear.

She was the only one who understood why Qin Jinhuan would reply to Grandpa in that manner. She stared blankly at the empty staircase, deep in her thoughts.

It seems that…

Her thoughts were interrupted by the ringtone of her phone. When she saw that it was a call from Wen Zeyu, she immediately answered it.

“Yu, I have some bad news!”