“Hello?” Greeted the polite, female voice again when there was no response.

Ascertaining that the phone number belonged to Qin Jinhuan, Jiang Wenwen looked surprised. She gently tugged Mu Yu’s sleeves to calm her down and asked suspiciously, “Where is Young Master Qin?”

“Our boss is currently in a meeting; this is his secretary speaking. Would you like to leave your name so that our boss may contact you later?”

Jiang Wenwen let out a breath and kept silent as she turned toward Mu Yu.

Mu Yu had already recognized Zhi Xiaoyin’s voice and realized that she had made a mistake. She was secretly relieved that she had not reacted impulsively and bared her teeth at Jiang Wenwen as she said, “This is Mu Yu, Secretary Zhi. Please have Huan call me once he is done with his meeting.”

“Madam? Of course. Do you have anything else that you would like me to relay to him?”

“Just tell him I have something important to ask him.”

“Alright, Madam.”

Mu Yu hung up the phone and smiled as she pulled Jiang Wenwen down to sit. She placed a few skewers diligently in front of Wenwen and said, “Don’t worry. Let’s eat while we wait for him.”

Still worried, Jiang Wenwen voiced her concerns. “When Young Master Qin calls back, you must tell him clearly that he needs to do his best to set me up with Zeyu! No—give him a deadly ultimatum. If he can’t set me up with Zeyu, you’ll divorce him instead!”

“Huh?!”

Probably realizing how overly outrageous her request was, Jiang Wenwen hugged her friend and giggled. “Of course, I don’t really want you to get a divorce! Now that you’re pregnant with Young Master Qin’s child, there’s no way he will divorce you. I just want Young Master Qin to feel pressured so that he would try his best to help me; this really is a matter of life and death to me. Yu, please forgive my selfishness to pursue my own happiness. You’re my best friend, so please bear with me a while more. I will definitely repay you and Young Master Qin after this is done!”

Although she was taken aback by her best friend’s behavior, she didn’t say much as she smiled and secretly worried about her friend’s obsession.

It was as though Jiang Wenwen could already foresee her beautiful romance coming true, so she was in a good mood. Although her eyes were still puffy, she had a good appetite and ate the skewers happily. On the contrary, Mu Yu seemed unsettled that even her favorite skewers couldn’t cheer her up.

“Why aren’t you eating, Yu?” Surprised, Jiang Wenwen looked at her and asked, “Don’t you like eating skewers the most?”

Not wanting to add to her mental load, Mu Yu smiled and made up an excuse. “I don’t have a good appetite today.”

“Oops! I forgot that you’re pregnant! Pregnant women can’t eat spicy skewers!” Jiang Wenwen slapped her forehead in frustration. “It’s all my fault. I didn’t think things through; let’s not eat this anymore. We can…”

Mu Yu pulled her hand and stopped her. “It’s okay. Actually, I… can eat it once in a while.”

She wanted to tell Jiang Wenwen that she wasn’t pregnant, but she was worried that her friend’s straightforwardness might cause a slip-up. If her Grandpa knew the truth and his health deteriorated because of it, Qin Jinhuan would never agree to help set Jiang Wenwen and Wen Zeyu up. After hesitating for a while, she decided to keep it a secret.

“No, no!” Jiang Wenwen glanced out the window and looked at Qi Han as he ate his noodles. “If your grandfather finds out that you’re here eating skewers with me, he’d definitely ask you and Young Master Qin to cut off your ties with me.”

She knew how important the pregnant Mu Yu was to Qin Xiaozhi.

“It’s okay. Qi Han won’t say anything because I’ve already told him not to. Besides, we ordered two different soup bases, so I won’t eat the spicy one.”

“Oh, okay.” Jiang Wenwen eventually sat down, but she was still uneasy. “Even if it’s not spicy, you should eat less of it. In any case, pregnant women should take care of their diet.”

“Alright, I got it. Eat up—the skewers are going to be overcooked.”

Jiang Wenwen nodded and dug in.

The two of them chatted while they ate, but Qin Jinhuan still hadn’t called her back even when they finished their meal. Jiang Wenwen assumed that Qin Jinhuan was still in his meeting and wasn’t bothered by it, but Mu Yu was slowly getting worried.

It was a 20-minute drive from Fraternity Hospital to Qing Tian Building, and it had only been 30 minutes between the time she left Fraternity Hospital and calling Qin Jinhuan. He had rushed over to attend the company meeting without bringing his cell phone, which meant that the meeting was most likely a very important one. Qin Jinhuan didn’t like to have long meetings and preferred to keep things short and simple; for him to not call her back after more than an hour could either indicate that the company had encountered a big problem, or…

After she found an excuse to leave Jiang Wenwen, she dialed Wen Zeyu’s number as she beat around the bush and asked him about the meeting. When she found out that it was just a simple year-end summary meeting and it had adjourned a while ago, she felt a little angry and disappointed.

After giving it some thought, she dialed Qin Jinhuan’s number and demanded to know why he didn’t return her call.

“I had some important matters to deal with.”

He sounded cold and distant, which angered her even more knowing that there was nothing urgent at the company at all. “What’s more important than returning my calls?”

“Weren’t you the one who asked me to fire Yin Anran immediately? She was single-handedly responsible for many things in the company; in order to keep us functioning properly, I have to find someone competent to take over everything as soon as possible,” Qin Jinhuan replied impatiently. “That’s enough—we’ll talk about this later. I’m hanging up.”

“Hey…”

With that, the call ended abruptly. She put her phone back into her pocket angrily.

If he wanted to fire her, he should do it swiftly; if he didn’t want to fire her, he could choose not to. Why did Mu Yu have to endure his stupid tantrum after firing Yin Anran? What was that supposed to mean? He was the one who had promised to fire Yin Anran, and she merely asked him to keep his promise. In the end, it seemed like everything was her fault.

Crazy idiot.

Although she was upset, she was even more worried about Jiang Wenwen—her best friend was still waiting expectantly for her to order Qin Jinhuan around and make her dream love come true. Looking at the situation now, Qin Jinhuan would definitely refuse since he was still mad at her.

“Yu, I haven’t contacted Zeyu for the last three days; I can’t take it anymore. By tomorrow, you have to get Young Master Qin to talk to Zeyu. Even if he doesn’t want to see me, tell him to answer my calls so that I can hear his voice at the very least! Otherwise, I’ll really go crazy! Please help me, Yu!”

Jiang Wenwen’s pleading cries still rang in her ears. Although she felt that her best friend’s behavior was slightly overboard, she thought that it was normal for a woman in love to lose her sanity. So, she didn’t think too much about it and was purely worried about the wellbeing of her best friend.

She wants it done by tomorrow… What am I going to do?

Mu Yu would’ve ignored the matter if it was someone else, but Jiang Wenwen was her best friend who had provided her with the most care and help. She was also the friend who was the most sincere to her; even if she couldn’t help much, Mu Yu decided to try her best at the very least.

Jiang Wenwen had picked the worst timing to talk about something like this. If Mu Yu went to Qin Jinhuan with such a request, he would definitely reject her. Not only would she have brought contempt upon herself, the worst would be Qin Jinhuan not doing anything about it. Meanwhile, Jiang Wenwen would be waiting for him to call Zeyu. How could she explain that to her best friend?

It’s all because of that horrible Yin Anran!

If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have had a falling out with Qin Jinhuan!

Yin Anran…

“We’re home, Young Mistress.”

Qi Han’s voice interrupted Mu Yu’s train of thoughts. With an idea in her mind, she got out of the car hurriedly and went into the house, wanting to head into her room and give Qin Jinhuan a call.

“Yu!”

When Mu Yu passed by the living room, Qin Chengxi ran over and greeted her.

Mu Yu had to stop and greeted her back with a smile. “Aren’t you supposed to be out on a date with Young Master Shang?”

Qin Chengxi hugged her as she smiled embarrassingly. “We’ve already had lunch together. Where’s your friend, Yu? Grandpa told me to buy lots of snacks and wait for you guys here.”

She looked over to see what Qin Chengxi was pointing at and caught sight of a large bag resting on the coffee table. Mu Yu felt touched as she glanced around and replied, “She had something to do, so she didn’t come over.”

Qin Chengxi understood what she meant and hastily explained, “Grandpa is a little tired, so he went back to his room to rest. Since your friend is not here, let’s eat it together.”

However, Mu Yu just wanted to quickly get back to her room and call Qin Jinhuan. She laughed and said, “I don’t really like to eat snacks, so you can keep them.”

“No way—I want to eat it with my sister-in-law.” Qin Chengxi carried the bag as she smiled and hugged Mu Yu. “Yu, I haven’t talked to you for a long time. I just want to talk to you.”

Mu Yu hesitated. “Can we talk later at night? I’m a little tired right now.”

Qin Chengxi lowered her head in frustration. “My Daddy and Mommy are picking me up tonight; I’m going to stay over at their place tonight.”

Mu Yu tensed up. “Why do they want to pick you up?”

“Don’t worry, Yu. They just want to discuss my marriage with Shang Qi; it has already been approved by Grandpa. Now that I’ve had my surgery and I’m recovering well, they’ve accepted the reality and have promised not to do anything to me. I’m just a little nervous.”

“What are you nervous about?”

Qin Chengxi glanced around uncomfortably and whispered in her ear, “I’m nervous about being a bride. Yu, can we go and talk in your room? I’m scared that Aunty Lan and the others might hear about it and laugh at me.”

Mu Yu sighed in relief as she smiled and nodded. Then, they walked back to her room together.

Qin Chengxi brought the bag of snacks onto her big bed and picked up a few pillows as she adjusted it and lay down comfortably.

After Mu Yu switched on the television and placed a trash bin by the side of the bed, she plopped down next to Qin Chengxi.

“Try this soft candy, Yu—it’s really tasty.” Qin Chengxi brought the peeled candy to Mu Yu’s mouth.

Although Mu Yu didn’t really like to eat candies, she didn’t refuse Qin Chengxi’s nice gesture as she smiled and opened her mouth.

“Yu, it must be hard carrying a baby inside of you, right? Do you know whether you’re carrying a boy or a girl?” asked Qin Chengxi as she continued to feed Mu Yu while staring curiously at her belly.

Mu Yu touched her belly and laughed. “Whether it’s a boy or a girl, they’d still need to call you Aunty; Shang Qi will be their uncle.”

“Aww, naughty Yu—you’re always making fun of me.” Qin Chengxi blushed as she pouted.

“I’m just stating the truth.” Mu Yu chuckled as she picked up a beautifully wrapped candy. When she was about to peel it open, Qin Chengxi snatched it over and handed her another piece of candy. “This soft candy is tastier. Since it’s so sweet, you should eat more of it. To be honest, I don’t want to get married so soon because I still want to continue studying, Yu. Besides, Shang Qi and Grandpa have already agreed to it, but I still have to do the work of Mommy and Daddy when I go back tonight. Yu, which school do you think is better for me to study at?”

“Hmm, I’m not quite sure about that.”

“Could you help me ask my brother later tonight?”

“Sure,” replied Mu Yu. With that, she ate the candies that Qin Chengxi had peeled for her.

“I still have to go and pack my things, Yu. Remember to help me ask my brother about it later,” said Qin Chengxi as she put the candy wrappers she had peeled off earlier into a small bag.

Mu Yu knew that she liked to collect candy wrappers. Even though she felt that it was quite quirky, she didn’t say anything more as she sent her out of the door before taking out her phone to call Qin Jinhuan.

Meanwhile, Qin Chengxi locked the door behind her when she got back to her room and took out her cell phone—her phone had been engaged in a call the entire time, and the caller was her mother, Dong Yueyun.