Chapter 44: Big Achievement
The moment Yin Youting saw Qin Muxuan, his eyes were filled with excitement. Still, he managed to control his emotion and handed Qin Muxuan the menu, saying,
“What do you want to drink? A cup of mocha with sugar as before?”
Qin Muxuan gave a wry smile. She didn’t realize that Yin Youting still remembered her taste for coffee. However, time had passed and she no longer liked the lightly sweet flavor. Now, she preferred pure black coffee. Qin Muxuan called the waiter over and ordered a cup of black coffee. Seeing that, Yin Youting said with an awkward look,
“Xuan, you have changed.”
“Everyone changes. Youting, I only came here today to make things clear with you. I need to make a break with you. After all, I should have done this five years ago…”
Hearing that, Yin Youting showed a painful look in his eyes and interrupted her,
“Xuan, I have never given up looking for you over the past five years, but it was like you have vanished in this world. Do you know what kind of nightmares I had at night? I dreamed that you were bullied but no one could protect you. Every time I think of that, I just wish I could rush to you immediately. Last time when we were in the hospital, Gu Zijin said that you are his woman, he even…”
Qin Muxuan felt a lump in her throat, thinking, ‘How were you able to find me?’ This man would never imagine that the lady of the Qin Family had once abandoned all her dignity and pride and lived in a slum during her pregnancy in order to escape from those debt collectors. He would never know how hard it had been for her to raise a child by herself. At that time, she had to do menial jobs every day. However, she felt it really not necessary to tell him all of these. Everything had changed since that night.
She was no longer that noble lady from Qin Family and she felt herself not deserving Yin Youting anymore!
“Yin Youting, listen to me. We broke up with each other five years ago and I want nothing to do with you in the future.”
Yin Youting gave a wry smile, saying,
“So you came here today to put everything frankly and make a thorough break with me. You don’t want me to disturb you anymore, is that right?”
“Yes!”
Before the coffee was served to her, she felt that it was time for her to leave. If she stayed longer, she would only give Yin Youting false hope. Then she took her purse and stood up. However, Yin Youting also stood up right away and hugged her from behind. Qin Muxuan smelt slight mint scent from the man while hearing him saying seriously,
“Xuan, I can marry you. I know your dad has committed suicide and your stepmother has remarried. You must have lived a difficult life over these years. I am the one you can always rely on. You don’t need to make any compromises if you are with me. Also, if you are afraid that Gu Zijin will take revenge on us, I can go back to my family and take over my family business.”
Qin Muxuan bit her lips and then said coldly,
“What about my child? You don’t mind the child that I have with Gu Zijin?”
As she expected, Yin Youting’s body went stiff after he heard that. But he spoke immediately,
“I can accept that child for you.”
Qin Muxuan felt bitter inwardly. What a tempting offer! She couldn’t even think of a reason to refuse him. However, her remaining dignity and pride didn’t allow her to agree. She didn’t want to be with Yin Youting when her status was lower than his. What was more, the tough life she had during those five years had already worn down her feelings toward him and destroyed the possibility of them being together again. She didn’t want to hurt him.
“Youting, let go of me. It really is over between us.”
Yin Youting closed his eyes and swallowed hard, saying,
“Xuan, there really isn’t any chance for us to be together again? I can not accept this. We were even about to get married at that time… You told me by yourself that you would be with me forever.”
“Yin Youting! We are both adults now. When I said those things to you, I was only eighteen and didn’t understand anything. So, you should forget those words.”
Qin Muxuan pushed Yin Youting away with misty eyes. However, the tears in her eyes still didn’t drop. If he had found her earlier, everything would have been different, but there was no if in this world.
When she was hugged by Yin Youting, she even felt guilty as if she was cheating on Gu Zijin. She assumed that if Gu Zijin had been there, he would have definitely flown into a rage.
This time Qin Muxuan didn’t linger and walked out of the cafe straightly with her purse. Yin Youting stood there, his fair and gorgeous face full of sadness. The waiter beside him asked gingerly,
“Sir, your coffee…”
Yin Youting left a banknote and strode out right away.
On the other side of the road, Yan Yuxiao glanced over the photos that she had just taken with her phone smilingly in the van. She didn’t expect that Qin Muxuan and that man would be so close that they had even hugged each other. However, Yan Yuxiao was very satisfied with her big achievement this time. Her assistant didn’t know what Yan Yuxiao was happy for but had a slight feeling that it might have something to do with the people in the cafe according to the direction Yan Yuxiao was looking at.
“Yuxiao, are we still going to the wrap party?”
Yan Yuxiao showed an evil smile and said,
“Of course not. Let’s go to Gu’s Family right away.”
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Elderly Lady Gu had already known that Yan Yuxiao would come on the phone, so she had asked Nanny Chen to cook a table of dishes. Lately, Yan Yuxiao didn’t come over so frequently but Qin Muxuan always stayed at home, which made Elderly Lady Gu quite annoyed. Now that Yan Yuxiao came, Elderly Lady Gu finally felt pleased.
As Yan Yuxiao walked into the living room, she handed the fruit she brought over to Nanny Chen. Elderly Lady Gu called Yan Yuxiao over with a smile and dragged the latter to her, saying,
“My girl, it’s not easy to act in a TV play. You don’t have to buy things for us so often.”
“It’s my duty to do so, grandma, I just hope you won’t find me bothersome.”
Elderly Lady Gu sighed, saying,
“I wish you could come every day. You see, Zijin is completely captivated by Qin Muxuan. Not only did she sleep in Zijin’s room, but she even cast a bone between Zijin and me. Now even Xiaobai isn’t that close to me.”
Hearing that, Yan Yuxiao frowned with a sympathetic look. Then she held Elderly Lady Gu’s hand and said,
“Grandma, I have something to tell you. I know that Zijin doesn’t like me, but I can not let Qin Muxuan harm him… On my way to work today, I saw…”
Yan Yuxiao suddenly paused with a hesitant look. Seeing her like this, Elderly Lady Gu got a bit anxious,
“My good girl, you can tell grandma everything.”
“Grandma… you can check it by yourself…”
Yan Yuxiao took out her phone and opened the album. As Elderly Lady Gu saw the photos in the album, the smile on her face gradually faded away and was replaced by a grim look…
‘No wonder Qin Muxuan asked for a day off and went out today without telling anyone. So she had a date with another man!’ Elderly Lady Gu thought. She had witnessed how nicely Gu Zijin treated Qin Muxuan these days. It never occurred to her that Qin Muxuan would cheat on Gu Zijin!