My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 325
Chapter 325 On the Same Boat
Jinhuan?
Is that Yin Anran?
All of a sudden, the sound of ringing bells thundered in Mu Yu’s ears.
Didn’t he claim to be tending to Xinyue Estates’ matters? Why is he with Yin Anran?
Given the noiselessness in the call, it was apparent that he wasn’t in public. Regardless, she could hear Yin Anran’s coy words in the background. What if…
Immediately, her face turned pale as she subconsciously dropped her phone onto the bed.
No, no, no… No way!
There’s no way he’d do that! He’d never do this to me!
This must be a misunderstanding! I’m sure of it!
Stop overthinking… Calm down!
Despite her countless self-comforting thoughts, her brain couldn’t stop feeding into her anxiety.
He told me himself that he had fired Yin Anran and assured that he’d cut all ties with her. Why is he with her right now? Not only that, he’s even lying to me just to see her!
What if they’ve been going behind my back all this time, and I’m the one being fooled like a clown?
Moreover, I’m only finding this out by chance!
What if he only had her fired just to shut me up?
If that’s the case, he must’ve gone to see her all this while, claiming he’d be working overtime or meeting guests!
Besides, he’s been returning home pretty late recently.
As she thought things through, Mu Yu couldn’t stop trembling as she felt cold all over in an instant.
She violently shook her head in denial, forcing herself to remain reasonable to get out of her irrational thoughts. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, her mind continued to be perturbed by her paranoia.
At this moment, her phone suddenly rang, and it made her tremble in shock while halting all her thoughts.
Upon shutting her eyes as she took a deep breath, she barely calmed down and grabbed her phone. Despite her efforts to maintain her composure, seeing that it was a call from Qin Jinhuan made her agitated again. Instantly, despair surged in Mu Yu’s heart as her eyes sank, and she felt as though she was suffocating.
Since she was angered by this, she tossed her phone aside and had her back facing the cell phone.
Meanwhile, it seemed as if Qin Jinhuan was challenging her, for he didn’t stop phoning her after seeing how she was reluctant to accept his calls.
Although she was covering her ears, the familiar ringtone easily invaded her eardrums, continuously summoning her attention.
Don’t be so stubborn! Just listen to what he has to say. No matter what happens between him and Yin Anran, you’ll have to face it sooner or later. There’s never an escape in scenarios like this.
After convincing herself, she blinked her teary eyes and took another deep breath before grasping her phone to accept the call. With a dull tone, she then blurted, “Hello.”
It seemed like Qin Jinhuan had sensed her emotion from the bland greeting, so he quickly stated, “Rest well at home, okay, Yu? I’ll explain everything once I get home.”
“You’re not coming back yet?” As the rage she had been suppressing in her heart suddenly got out of control, she let out a furious hiss.
“Things are rather urgent here, but I’m almost finished. Wait for me at home, all right?”
Instead of saying another word, Mu Yu grunted sternly before ending the call.
Even if he has nothing to do with Yin Anran, it’s his fault for lying to me to meet that woman.
Since Mu Yu felt wronged by this, she felt that it was only right for her to express her discontent and contempt as a warning to the man so that he would never cause her such troubles again.
She couldn’t stop tossing and turning on her bed, frustrated.
Typically, she would be studying case files in her notebook in bed. However, given the stunning news, she had lost her mood to do so. At that moment, all she could feel was the tingling vexation from head to toe. Besides, without anyone to vent to, she felt especially bottled up.
To be fair, she wasn’t exactly a hot-tempered or anxious person. Rather, her agitation stemmed from those recent, ever-atrocious cases, including one murder case that had heavily burdened the Qing Tian Group. Moreover, apart from worrying about her grandfather who was hospitalized, her uneasiness was further contributed to by the romantic conflict between Feng Rubing and Rong Jian. Thanks to Qin Jinhuan, the embers in her heart sparked into gigantic flames as well.
Nonetheless, she was aware that her over-dramatic reaction wouldn’t solve a thing. Thus, after writhing in bed for a while, she got up and went to the bathroom to give herself a splash of cold water on her face. After her rather ferocious wash up, she noticed that her agitation remained unaffected and decided to take a cold bath instead. As her hot head came into contact with the icy water, she eventually calmed down. After she finished, she climbed into bed and waited for Qin Jinhuan to return home in silence.
As she peered at the ceiling with her eyes wide open, the image of Qin Jinhuan’s chiseled face appeared on the surface. While he was affectionately staring back at her, she could see her own reflection in his eyes while his tender voice, a sound for sore ears, reverberated in her ears. That was the face she adored the most, and it was the timbre of her utmost favorite.
In that moment, she understood that her feelings for him were deeper than ever.
What about the other way around, though? Does he feel the same? Are his feelings for me fading already?
No, you shouldn’t be doubting him! You’re just desecrating his feelings for you! Do you not feel how well he’s been treating you, you heartless, heartless one?!
As his sweet-talking voice in her mind diminished, her incessant questions took its place.
You’re not sensitive and nor are you nitpicky, Mu Yu! What’s wrong with you today? Huan’s not even home to explain himself, so why are you aggravating yourself with such nonsense? His plate is already full with his own burdens. Why are you still trying to overfill it?
Okay, let’s stop. No Huan, no cases. Just close your eyes, rest, and wait for him to come back. He’ll definitely provide a good explanation!
In order to eliminate her distress, she crawled over to the radio and looped some soothing music before lying back on the bed to get some shut-eye while immersing herself into the music.
Perhaps it was her zealous motor nerves acting up or the melodious tunes taking effect, but she eventually cooled down. With that, her drowsiness started to kick in.
As she was falling asleep, Qin Jinhuan returned home. Although he barely made any noise opening the door, Mu Yu jolted awake. Normally, she would have immediately rolled out of bed and welcomed him home with a smile, but this time, she chose to close her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
“Yu?”
After closing the door, Qin Jinhuan attempted to call her softly. Seeing how there was no response in the room, instead of putting his briefcase aside and taking off his coat as usual, he paced swiftly to the bedroom. Upon reaching the bed, he placed the briefcase at the bedside as he lowered his body to look at her.
Mu Yu sensed his gaze falling upon her face, and she felt rather uncomfortable by it. Nevertheless, her eyes remained shut. She then turned her body away with her back coldly facing him.
Since Qin Jinhuan knew that she hadn’t fallen asleep yet, he quickly reached out his hand and lay beside her, apologetically whispering into her ear as he did so, “It’s my fault for letting Anran return to the company, Yu, but I’m here to explain.”
In an instant, Mu Yu sat up with her back straightened as she interrogated, “You let her back into Qing Tian? Didn’t you already fire her?”
“I never allowed her to return all this while. She’ll only be back for a few days, and I didn’t let her back without reason.”
“What’s the reason?”
“Somebody tried to persuade the property owners to collectively pull out their funds from Xinyue Estates, and they even caused a stampede. Right now, we’re cleaning up the mess and trying our best to get things in control while still fulfilling the other property owners’ wishes to get them out of the withdrawal.”
“And how is that related to Yin Anran’s return to Qing Tian?”
“Let me continue. Remember how we were going to hold the meeting with the property owners this morning? Well, Grandpa suddenly got sick, so I had to rush to the hospital and ended up missing the meeting. Then, someone took the chance to stir some trouble and caused a turmoil in the company. When things were going out of hand even for Chenyu and the rest, Anran came forth and gave a wonderful speech, comforting the property owners and convincing them not to pull out their investment. Hence, she put a stop to the disturbance. Unfortunately, the property owners didn’t put too much trust in Chenyu; they only wanted to deal with Anran. So, in order to pacify them, the company decided to let Anran back to work and put her in charge of Xinyue Estates’ affairs.”
Upon picking up the praise Qin Jinhuan had for Yin Anran in his words, Mu Yu disgruntledly scoffed and said, “To think that Qing Tian only hires exceptional individuals. Guess that’s all bull, huh.”
Qin Jinhuan explained awkwardly with an unnatural grin, “That is still true. However, apart from Zeyu’s sudden departure, due to the murder cases and Xiang Long Industry’s men continuously pulling the strings, our workers have started to feel on edge. Therefore, the company’s currently in need of manpower. Besides, Anran’s one of the company’s veterans and she handles things rather professionally, so many of Xinyue Estates’ upcoming plans shall depend on her. At the same time, with her return, the others now have someone to look up to, and that’ll allow them some assurance so they can concentrate on work. Furthermore, the board has unanimously given the green light for her return, and I had no reason to reject her at the time, so I could only agree with the majority.”
“Fine. I guess what you said about her return is reasonable, so I’ll let that slide. However, why were you alone with her so late at night? Also, I even heard her insisting on wanting something. What did she want?” As Mu Yu finished her sentence, her anger was getting apparent.
Upon hearing that, Qin Jinhuan was taken aback. “Would you believe me if I told you she merely wanted a reprint of an agreement? Besides, we weren’t alone. There were a number of people in the room, and they simply remained silent because I was answering the phone. Well, if you don’t believe me, you can try asking Weng Yun and Zijun. They were all present.”
“Are you telling the truth?”
“With my life!”
“Since you’re guilt-free, why did you hang up on me when she made a sound?”
“I didn’t do it on purpose, I feared that you’d misunderstand once you hear Anran’s voice. I wanted her to stay a distance away from me, but my fingers slipped and accidentally ended the call.”
“If so, why didn’t you immediately return my call to explain it?”
“Didn’t I call you back?”
“Yeah, but it wasn’t immediately. It had already been so long by then.”
Qin Jinhuan then clarified with a forced smile, “If I had done so, you would have scolded me in the presence of many in the office.”
Since she knew that he just didn’t want to embarrass himself, she didn’t pursue any further. Instead, she quizzed him sternly, “So everything you’ve told me is nothing but the truth?”
“Definitely!” After raising his hand above his head, he assured, “I swear to God, if there’s even one falsehood in my words, I—”
Since Mu Yu was scared that he might say something stupid, she quickly interrupted, “Okay, okay! When did you even learn to swear?”
“Only because I fear that you won’t trust me.” After seeing her calm face, he beamed and went in for a hug as he let out a sigh of relief. After all, between the couple, Yin Anran was nothing but taboo.
“You shouldn’t have kept things from me if you feared so.”
“In truth, I wasn’t planning to hide it from you. You and I were both busy today, and we didn’t have time together, so I decided to explain this to you tonight.”
When she saw how patiently he explained himself, Mu Yu, who wished that everything was just a misunderstanding, had already extinguished her anger. After grabbing his hand, she inquired whether he already had his dinner.
“Nope. I was too busy today, so I didn’t manage to.” Qin Jinhuan made a pitiful face and expressed, “I’m so hungry—in fact, I’m starving, Darling!”
“You’re starving, huh? Do you want some cream pie?”
“Hell yeah!” Swiftly, he shoved her onto the bed and got into a suggestive position.
“Hey! What are you doing?” Mu Yu gripped his arms and asked, “Didn’t you say you were hungry?”
With a devilish smile, he then countered by saying, “I thought you wanted to give me some cream pie.”
When she realized what Qin Jinhuan was hinting at, she pinched him and scolded, “I’ll have you starve to death!”
Despite that, she pushed him away and got up. “Guess I can only refer to them as tarts whenever I’m with you from now on.”
“I’ll go with you, Darling.”
As Qin Jinhuan spoke, he grabbed her hand. Then, the couple went down the staircase.
Right when they reached the landing, they heard a sudden wail from the living room downstairs. They were weirded out by this, and they quickened their steps. Soon, they found Qin Chengxi sobbing. After letting go of Mu Yu’s hand, Qin Jinhuan hurried over to check on his sibling.