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Marry Me Quick Chapter 22-- Please Settle the Bill Before Leaving

At the Public Relations Department, the department head clapped his hands twice to motion to everyone to quiet down. “Please stay silent for a while, everyone. Let me introduce Miss Su Ziyue, our new member right now.”

As soon as he finished his sentence, the department staff began discussing among themselves in low voices. “If I’m not mistaken, the Chairman’s granddaughter is called by that name, isn’t it?”

“She is Su Ziyue; there can be no mistake about it. I saw her visiting the company once when I just entered the company several years ago…”

The Public Relations Department’s manager said sternly, “Keep quiet! Whoever makes any sound again will have his or her next month’s bonus deducted!”

The entire Public Relations Department immediately fell silent as no one dared make any sound.

Su Ziyue was impressed by the department head’s imposing manner as she stood next to him.

She stepped forward and curled her lips slightly before saying in an indifferent tone, “Hello, everyone. I am Su Ziyue. I hope to be receiving all your guidance in the future.”

Su Yige stepped forward right after Su Ziyue and gently placed her hand on the latter’s shoulder. She said in a cheerful tone, “Those who have worked in the Su Group for quite some time might know Ziyue as well, but she’s coming to the company this time to gain some experience by working as an intern. She even expressly chose to work at the Public Relations Department, despite the heavier workload. She’ll be happy to go through the ups and downs in the department with all of you.”

Su Ziyue’s smile gradually vanished. Without saying a word, she cast a sidelong glance at Su Yige with a half-smile on her face.

Su Yige’s smile changed when she turned to look at Su Ziyue. There was a trace of malice in her expression, but she said in a contrastingly gentle voice, “Everyone, please look after this younger cousin of mine since she is quite immature. However, don’t hold back from assigning jobs to her simply because she is my younger cousin. Otherwise, it will be awkward for me as well.”

The Public Relations Department’s manager replied with a smile, “Be rest assured, Director Su.”

“I shall rest assured with the word from you.” Su Yige looked at the department manager with a smile before turning to look at Su Ziyue. “Ziyue, learn hard in the Public Relations Department. Don’t let Grandpa and me down.”

Su Ziyue curled her lips into a smile. “I won’t let you down, of course.”

Su Yige found the confident smile on Su Ziyue’s face bitterly offensive to her eyes.

She had tried countless ways over so many years to crush Su Ziyue and reduce the latter to an insignificant person. However, whenever she felt that she was a step away from achieving her objective, Su Ziyue would unexpectedly bounce back and become more resilient.

However, she would never let go of any opportunity this time. With the Su Group under her control, destroying Su Ziyue would be a piece of cake.

After Su Yige left, the Public Relations Department’s manager personally led Su Ziyue to her seat before handing her a pile of documents.

“Read these documents first to understand what we’re doing lately. Feel free to ask me or any colleague if there’s anything that you don’t understand,” instructed the department manager before turning around to leave.

Su Yige gulped as she flipped through the thick pile of documents in front of her. What a thick pile, she thought to herself.

She had not finished reading the documents when it was lunchtime.

She twisted her neck while feeling an ache in her neck.

Only when she looked around did she realize that there were only two to three people left in the office.

Since she was indeed a little hungry as well, she picked up her handbag, went out of the company building and chose the nearest restaurant to have lunch.

As soon as she walked into the restaurant, she saw Su Yige and Su Youcheng having a meal together. The atmosphere between them was harmonious as they exchanged words with each other from time to time.

A look of envy flashed across Su Ziyue’s eyes, but it lasted only for a moment.

She strode toward the two of them. Su Yige noticed her presence first, thus she asked, “Ziyue, are you here to have lunch too?”

“That’s right. I’m surprised that you and Grandpa are here as well,” said Su Ziyue before turning to look at Su Youcheng. “May I sit here, Grandpa?”

Su Youcheng looked a little displeased ever since Su Ziyue showed up. With so many people watching them, however, he could only nod his head. “What’s the point of asking me? Sit down if you want!”

Su Ziyue couldn’t care less about Su Youcheng’s attitude. Since they hated her and ostracized her, she would spite them so that none of them would be left at peace.

She called the waitress over and ordered food on her own.

Su Youcheng was vexed by the sight of this granddaughter of his. Since he happened to have finished eating his lunch, he got up and left the restaurant.

Su Yige wanted to leave as well, but as a person who valued her reputation more than anything else, she couldn’t leave Su Ziyue alone in the restaurant. Therefore, she could only stay back, albeit reluctantly.

Su Ziyue glanced at her with a smirk, saying, “Leave if you want to, but please settle the bill before leaving.”

Su Yige said sarcastically, “Are you not going to come home now? You didn’t really fall in love with that penniless man, didn’t you?”

Suddenly, Su Ziyue looked up and smiled at Su Yige before casually picking up a piece of dessert. Then, with an innocent smile, she forcibly stuffed the piece of dessert in Su Yige’s mouth before the latter could shut her mouth. She said icily, “That’s none of your business. Shut your stinky mouth!”

Some staff from the Su Group witnessed the scene from one side and said, “Little did I expect the pair of cousins to be so close to each other!”

Su Yige forced the piece of dessert down with a stiffened face, yet she had to smile at Su Ziyue until her face seemed to have permanently frozen.

Unable to stay in the restaurant any longer, she finally stood up and got ready to leave.

Not forgetting to provoke Su Yige even further, Su Ziyue shouted like a spoiled child, “Yige, thank you for settling the bill. I’ll buy you a meal some other day!”

Su Yige staggered and nearly fell to the floor. She walked to the cashier and took out a stack of cash from her handbag, saying, “Keep the change.”

As soon as Su Yige’s figure disappeared from Su Ziyue’s sight, the smile on Su Ziyue’s face vanished. She looked at the tableful of dishes, but she had lost her appetite.

Suddenly, she missed the food that Qin Muchen prepared for her.

Right when the thought occurred to her, the screen of her cell phone, which was placed aside, lit up.

Su Ziyue took the cell phone to see the word ‘Hubby’ on the screen. She felt warmth in her heart at once; after hesitating for a moment, she answered the phone.

Qin Muchen asked immediately, “Have you eaten lunch?”

Su Ziyue’s mood inexplicably improved when she heard his voice. She said indifferently, “I have just finished eating.”

“How is your first day of working in the company?”

“It’s so-so.”

“I’ll pick you up from work tonight,” Qin Muchen said; it was a clear statement, not a question.

“No…”

“I still have matters to attend to, so I’ll be hanging up first. See you tonight.”

Then, he really hung up on her.

Su Ziyue glared at the phone screen. Didn’t he say that he loved her and wanted to spend the rest of his life with her? How dare he hang up on her before she did?

However, she had to spend another four hours before getting off work. For some reason, the four hours felt a little too long to her.

Su Ziyue was bleary-eyed after reading pages of closely printed text for the whole day.

When she walked to the company entrance, she saw a group of people gathered around to look at something.

She followed their gazes and saw Qin Muchen, who was leaning against his car.

Detecting her gaze, he lifted his head to look around and pinpointed her location before giving her a wave.

Su Ziyue stood still in place. He really came to pick me up, she thought to herself.

She took a few steps forward and saw that the car he drove was the limited edition Rolls-Royce which she had accidentally scraped the paint off.

“Are you tired from working?” Qin Muchen took the initiative and walked up to her as he thought that she was walking too slowly.

Just then, another car stopped at one side. As the car door opened, Gong Zeyang stepped out of the car; both he and Su Ziyue were startled when their eyes met.

Marry Me Quick Chapter 23--You Must Not Favor an Outsider

Gong Zeyang was startled for a moment when he saw Su Ziyue before he tried to walk up to her.

“It’s nice to meet you again, Mr. Gong,” said Qin Muchen suddenly as he stopped Gong Zeyang in his tracks.

Gong Zeyang’s expression changed when he saw Qin Muchen. Upon seeing the car behind Qin Muchen, he looked even more morose.

Su Ziyue glanced pensively at Gong Zeyang’s car, which was also a Rolls-Royce, but it was not the same model as the one Qin Muchen was driving.

Qin Muchen’s car belonged to a global collector’s version that was pre-sold in limited numbers, whereas Gong Zeyang’s car could be picked up at any car dealership. Also, there was a difference of a few million in price between their cars.

Gong Zeyang turned to look at Su Ziyue with a darkened expression. “Ziyue.”

“Did you come to pick your fiancée up? My husband and I still have matters to attend to, so we’ll be leaving first.” Su Ziyue appeared indifferent as she curled her lips into a forced smile.

Qin Muchen wrapped his arm around her waist with an obvious contemptuous look in his eyes. “See you again, Mr. Gong.”

Gong Zeyang looked up and squinted at Qin Muchen. Few people in Yunzhou City would dare to look at him with such a look in their eyes. Therefore, he couldn’t put up with Qin Muchen’s gaze.

Su Ziyue was pretty and he was once attracted to her. However, he had no choice but to give up on her because of her father.

However, he also knew Su Ziyue’s feelings for him.

Even though he had given up on Su Ziyue, it did not mean that he could let some random man overtake his place in her heart.

“Ziyue and I grew up together since we were little, so she is like a younger sister to me. Now that both of you are together, it is only reasonable for us to have dinner together,” said Gong Zeyang with a provoking look in his eyes. Then, he turned to look at Su Ziyue and asked, “Don’t you think so too, Ziyue?”

Su Ziyue snorted inwardly. Treating me as a sister?

She wanted to refuse Gong Zeyang as she could tell from the look in his eyes that he wanted to give Qin Muchen a hard time. Although he suggested having a meal together, she had a feeling that the dinner would be an unhappy one.

Qin Muchen’s gaze fell upon Su Ziyue as he said tenderly, “Ziyue, since your brother-in-law has suggested so, let’s give face to him.”

He stressed the word ‘brother-in-law’ slightly and the rest of his sentence made Gong Zeyang very angry.

This dude, Muchen is way too arrogant, thought Gong Zeyang to himself as he made up his mind to give Qin Muchen some hard time.

“Since our brother-in-law has said so, I have no reason to turn him down as well.” Su Ziyue smiled faintly as she found it quite amusing to address Gong Zeyang as a brother-in-law.

Gong Zeyang’s expression changed upon hearing both Su Ziyue and Qin Muchen addressing him as a brother-in-law.

Su Yige saw the three of them standing at the entrance from afar.

She and Gong Zeyang had made an appointment to have dinner together. She had deliberately asked him to come later precisely because she was worried that he would see Su Ziyue, yet the two of them still ended up meeting each other.

“You have come, Zeyang.” Su Yige smiled as she walked over and held Gong Zeyang’s arm.

Qin Muchen lifted his hand to check the time as he seemed to be in a hurry. “Now that everyone is here, can we go now?”

Su Yige glanced at Qin Muchen as a thoughtful look flashed across her eyes. Could Qin Muchen have truly fallen in love with Su Ziyue after sleeping with her for one night? Otherwise, why would he come to pick Su Ziyue up from work?

“Where are we going?” Su Yige asked Gong Zeyang.

“Ziyue has been back for such a long time, but we haven’t had dinner with her, so I asked them to have dinner together tonight.”

Gong Zeyang had always cared for Su Yige tenderly. To him, Su Yige was the ideal candidate as a wife since she was a gentle and clever lady from a wealthy and influential family.

Su Ziyue turned her head away as she did not want to see the couple across from her making eyes at each other.

It was indeed true that birds of a feather flock together. Su Yige and Gong Zeyang were a perfect match; Su Yige was a b*tch who constantly pretended to be innocent, whereas Gong Zeyang was a hypocrite.

Su Ziyue’s good feelings for Gong Zeyang had gradually vanished ever since she knew that he had prejudices against her because her father was sentenced to prison. Instead, she managed to see Gong Zeyang in his true colors.

Gong Zeyang chose to have dinner at Lumiere Jade House, the money-squandering establishment.

Su Ziyue glanced outside and unfastened her seat belt while saying, “I think that Gong Zeyang is up to no good.”

“That’s why you must stand by me at any time. You must not favor an outsider instead of your husband,” said Qin Muchen as he turned to look at her with a barely perceptible smile dangling from his lips. However, his smile looked insincere, which made Su Ziyue feel that he seemed distant as he seemed to be a little different from usual.

Su Ziyue muttered under her breath, “What’s with that nonsense about favoring an outsider…”

Qin Muchen said nothing more; he got out of the car and opened the car door for her like a perfect gentleman.

Su Yige happened to be getting out of Gong Zeyang’s car at the same time and a look of surprise flashed across her eyes when she noticed Qin Muchen’s car.

Gong Zeyang walked up next to her and was pale in the face when he glanced in the direction she was looking at. He said bitterly, “Let’s go inside.”

Only then did Su Yige look back and realize that Gong Zeyang was already going inside. “Wait for me, Zeyang.”

Gong Zeyang began targeting Qin Muchen at the dining table.

“May I ask where you work, Mr. Qin?” Gong Zeyang was certain that Qin Muchen’s family background wouldn’t be as outstanding as his.

Qin Muchen smiled. “I’m just working in a small company.”

“You’re being humble, Mr. Qin. A person who can drive a car like yours can’t be one who simply works at a small company.” Gong Zeyang narrowed his eyes while scrutinizing Qin Muchen.

“That car is lent to me by a friend.”

A look of satisfaction appeared in Gong Zeyang’s eyes when he heard Qin Muchen’s answer. He had bought his car himself, whereas Qin Muchen’s car was borrowed, even though the car was better than his.

He turned to look at Su Ziyue. To his chagrin, Su Ziyue was concentrating on eating with an unconcerned expression on her face, as though the fact that Qin Muchen’s car was borrowed did not bother her at all.

“I’m full now. Today is my first day at work, so I’m a little tired. I want to go back to have some rest.” Su Ziyue put down her chopsticks and looked up at Gong Zeyang and Su Yige across her.

She had lost her appetite at the sight of both of them. Gong Zeyang had been targeting Qin Muchen simply because he wanted to know that Qin Muchen—who drove a borrowed car—wasn’t as outstanding as he was.

Luckily, Qin Muchen was good-tempered. He did not lose his temper upon being humiliated by Gong Zeyang in such a way, but for some reason, she felt a little sorry for him.

Qin Muchen wouldn’t have needed to suffer such humiliation if he did not marry her.

However, Su Yige thought that Su Ziyue wanted to leave in advance because the latter felt embarrassed. She deliberately urged her to stay by saying, “You’re working in the Public Relations Department, so socializing with clients is a common task you’ll have to do in the future. You should get used to it as quickly as possible.”

“The Public Relations Department? Why did you choose the Public Relations Department out of so many departments in the Su Group?” Gong Zeyang’s face was full of disapproval as the public relations personnel had to accompany their clients in drinking. After thinking for a moment, he added with a frown, “Choose another department tomorrow. You’re still the second-eldest daughter of the Su Group after all. How could you go out to socialize with the clients?”

Su Yige’s expression changed when she heard Gong Zeyang’s words. She simply wanted the two men to know that Su Ziyue had no self-respect because she offered herself to work in the Public Relations Department, yet never did she think that her attempt would backfire.

Gong Zeyang indeed had feelings for Su Ziyue. At the thought of this possibility, Su Yige’s resentment toward Su Ziyue grew a little deeper.

Su Ziyue looked at Su Yige, who was unnerved by her intense gaze. A look of joy appeared in Su Ziyue’s eyes as she said lightheartedly, “Be rest assured, my dear brother-in-law. Yige will teach me about that.”

Marry Me Quick Chapter 24--Uh… I Just Ate That

Su Yige took a glance at Gong Zeyang instinctively before she refuted immediately, “Ziyue, what nonsense are you talking about? You are the one who wants to go to the Public Relations Department; I don’t know anything about public relations, so how am I supposed to teach you that?”

Su Ziyue remained silent and simply smirked at Su Yige enigmatically. She didn’t know whether Gong Zeyang really cared about her or he just pretended to care about her, but she thought it would be great if she could cause some troubles to Su Yige by doing that.

“Since you’re her older cousin and more sensible than her, why can’t you choose a better department for her?” There was a slightly reproachful tone in Gong Zeyang’s words.

Su Yige bit her lips as a look of dejection flickered in her eyes. However, she didn’t cry; she just sounded upset. “Zeyang, it’s Ziyue who wants to go there. I don’t want to disappoint her either…” She didn’t cry but she sounded worried, which made people feel even sorrier for her.

A look of guilt crossed Gong Zeyang’s face. “I didn’t blame you.”

Qin Muchen, who was sitting at the side, stood up suddenly. “Mr. Gong, Ziyue is tired. We’ll take our leave first.” As he finished, he pulled Su Ziyue away and went out, leaving Gong Zeyang at the table, looking really unhappy.

…

Su Ziyue let out a long sigh of relief when they went out of the room. “Let’s not have dinner with them again next time.”

“I thought you were going to splash the red wine directly onto your cousin’s face just now.” Qin Muchen sounded very serious. As he said that, he held Su Ziyue’s hand in his while walking steadily through the corridor toward the elevator.

Without thinking much about it, Su Ziyue replied directly, “I’ll make a bad impression on Gong Zeyang if I did that. That way, I’d fall into Su Yige’s trap.”

All of a sudden, Qin Muchen looked grim. “You really do care about how Gong Zeyang thinks of you, huh?”

Su Ziyue was speechless with Qin Muchen’s sudden change of mood; she had a feeling that she might’ve said something wrong.

At that moment, the doors to the elevator door opened. Qin Muchen released her hand and walked into the elevator by himself immediately.

Looking at her empty hand, Su Ziyue followed behind Qin Muchen and walked into the elevator. She took a sneak peek at the expression on his face cautiously.

The elevator stopped at the ground floor, to which Qin Muchen didn’t look at her the entire ride; it seemed that he was really angry with her. Su Ziyue was thinking about how to explain herself when she saw Nan Chuan’s handsome face.

Su Ziyue greeted him first. “Mr. Nan.”

Nan Chuan studied the couple closely. Then, his lips curved into an enigmatic smile. “Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin.”

Suddenly, Su Ziyue remembered that she hadn’t discussed with Nan Chuan about how she was going to compensate for the wine she broke yesterday; she didn’t expect they would bump into each other again today. Naturally, she felt very awkward meeting him now.

It seemed that Qin Muchen was very angry with Su Ziyue; he simply glanced at Nan Chuan coldly without even saying a word to him, and went out as soon as the elevator reached the ground floor.

Curious about what had happened, Nan Chuan moved closer toward Su Ziyue. “What’s wrong with your Mr. Qin?”

My Mr. Qin… Su Ziyue’s heart skipped a beat. She replied in a low voice, “I think I might have done something to upset him.”

Hearing her words, Nan Chuan goggled at Su Ziyue in an exaggerated manner with his bulging eyes. His jaw almost dropped to the floor as he pointed at her and finally exclaimed two words, “Wow, impressive!”

Su Ziyue was speechless, puzzled by Nan Chuan’s reaction. However, she remembered to ask Nan Chuan about yesterday’s incident. “About that wine, did your boss mention how to settle that?”

“Hmm, about that wine…” Nan Chuan said slowly in an enigmatic way while beaming. “Mr. Qin has settled that already, so maybe you should go and ask him. Mrs. Qin, don’t forget that we’re friends. Come and have fun here more often in the future.” As he finished, he went into the elevator.

Although Su Ziyue was puzzled by Nan Chuan’s unusually warm enthusiasm, she didn’t care much about it.

When she rushed outside of the Lumiere Jade House, she saw that Qin Muchen had opened a car door while leaning beside it, seemingly waiting for her.

Noticing her walking toward him, he said coldly, “Get in.” He then turned around and got into the car from the other side, taking the driver’s seat.

After putting her seatbelt on, Su Ziyue took a deep breath before she asked cautiously, “Mr. Nan said you settled the wine matter. Did you pay them to compensate for the wine?”

Qin Muchen’s voice sounded a bit cold and he didn’t look at her either. “I borrowed it from a friend.”

“Your friend is really nice.” Su Ziyue envied Qin Muchen, who had a kind friend which he could borrow a car and lots of money from. After pondering for a while, she continued, “About the money, I’ll return it as soon as I earn enough money for it.”

“You don’t have to do that.” Qin Muchen started the car engine.

Meanwhile, Gong Zeyang was about to call over a waiter to pay the bill in Lumiere Jade House when a tall, Western gentleman came in instead.

Nan Chuan put on a polite smile on his face. “Mr. Gong, Miss Su, our boss said that the bill is on him—think of it as his treat this time. Please come and have fun here more often in the future.”

“Your boss?” Gong Zeyang exchanged glances with Su Yige. Not a single person in Yunzhou City knew the boss of Lumiere Jade House, let alone Gong Zeyang and Su Yige.

Nan Chuan was beaming with glee. “Mr. Qin and our boss are close friends. So, our boss did this for Mr. Qin’s sake.”

Surprised by his words, Gong Zeyang exclaimed loudly, “Qin Muchen?”

“It is indeed Mr. Qin Muchen. If you have anything else you need, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’ll excuse myself first.” As he finished, Nan Chuan went out of the room.

Both Gong Zeyang and Su Yige were lost in their respective thoughts.

Su Ziyue was oblivious to everything that happened in Lumiere Jade House. Currently, she focused all her attention on Qin Muchen.

Qin Muchen went straight into the bathroom as soon as he reached home.

Standing in front of the large bed that prompted people’s wildest imaginations, Su Ziyue heard as the shower in the bathroom stopped. She then ran toward the kitchen immediately.

When Qin Muchen came out of shower, he noticed that no one was on the bed. Hearing a noise from the kitchen, he turned to see Su Ziyue looking for something and followed her there too.

“What are you doing? Are you still hungry?”

Su Ziyue slowed down what she was doing and replied quietly, “Yeah.”

Hearing her words, Qin Muchen walked over and forced her aside. He took two eggs and some vegetables before boiling some water in a pot. Then, he raised his eyes to look at Su Ziyue and asked, “How about a bowl of noodles with eggs and vegetables?”

Su Ziyue nodded immediately. To be honest, she wasn’t very hungry. Standing by the side, Su Ziyue saw him swiftly crack the eggs while putting the noodles into the pot at the same time. She asked, “Are you still mad at me?”

“Do you think I shouldn’t be mad?” Qin Muchen didn’t even look away from the pot. He was still wearing his bathrobe, and his hair was slightly wet. Holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand, he stared at the pot attentively. He sounded impassive, like he was just asking a simple question casually.

Su Ziyue contemplated him for a few seconds. “I just don’t want Su Yige to always have everything her own way, that’s all.”

“Nonetheless, you don’t have to do it in such a way that even you yourself feel uncomfortable with it. If you don’t like it, you can always fight back openly. If you don’t want to do something, you can reject it straight-forwardly. Everyone has a right to say ‘no’.” As he finished, Qin Muchen put the vegetables into the pot. Soon, a hot bowl of noodles with eggs and vegetables was ready.

“You can come over here and have it now.” Qin Muchen placed the noodles on the dining table and called Su Ziyue to come over.

Su Ziyue was dazed for a moment. It’s true that everyone has a right to say ‘no’, but not everyone can simply say ‘no’ without any consideration for other things.

Su Ziyue wasn’t very hungry in the first place; by the time she finished half of the noodles, she felt so full that she couldn’t finish the whole bowl anymore. However, Qin Muchen was sitting in front and staring at her closely, so she had no choice but to continue eating.

“You’re full already?” Qin Muchen asked suddenly.

“Yeah.” Su Ziyue nodded.

The next minute, the man took the bowl of noodles in front of her away, and then…

Seeing Qin Muchen, who was stuffing his face with noodles, Su Ziyue couldn’t help but say, “Uh… I just ate that.”

Marry Me Quick Chapter 25--Qin Muchen Is Afraid of the Dark

“Yeah.” Qin Muchen mumbled incoherently with his mouth full of noodles.

Sitting opposite him, Su Ziyue blushed in embarrassment. Did he just eat the noodles I had without feeling disgusted by it?

Qin Muchen raised his head and saw the disgusted look on her face. “What kind of expression is that on your face? Even I don’t mind your saliva—don’t tell me you’re disgusted by your own saliva?”

“No.” As she finished, Su Ziyue jumped to her feet and walked toward the bathroom hastily. “I’ll go and take a shower first.”

Standing under the shower, Su Ziyue was still in a daze.

Qin Muchen is really… Does he like me very much?

Suddenly, the bathroom light went out with a click. Warm water that flowed out from the shower gradually lost its warmth and eventually became icy cold.

Although it was summer, Su Ziyue still trembled in the cold; since she was covered in soap, she had no choice but to clean the soap off her body with cold water in the dark.

“Su Ziyue!”

She heard Qin Muchen’s voice from outside of the bathroom.

Su Ziyue hurried up and quickly cleaned the soap off her body. Feeling for her towel in the dark, she tried to rely on muscle memory.

“Is it a blackout?” As she said that, Su Ziyue felt her way to the bathroom door in the dark.

Without getting a reply from Qin Muchen, she opened the bathroom door. The moment she went out of the bathroom, she was startled by a tall dark figure standing outside. She asked hesitantly, “Qin Muchen?”

The dark figure made a move as he held out his hand and pulled her into his embrace.

Su Ziyue only had a towel wrapped around her body; when Qin Muchen pulled her into his embrace harshly, her towel had almost fallen off.

“Let go of me first.” Su Ziyue thumped on his shoulder. It was just a light blow without striking him very hard.

She wasn’t sure how her light blow had managed to trigger Qin Muchen’s sudden changes, but he suddenly lowered his head and moved closer toward her face. He started kissing Su Ziyue fiercely when he felt her lips precisely in the dark.

The couple kissed passionately in front of the bathroom door in the dark, feeling each other’s breath at a close distance.

Su Ziyue noticed something was slightly off with Qin Muchen; she was dazed for a moment before she could finally react. Although she struggled to free herself from his embrace, Qin Muchen was incredibly strong; it was impossible for her to escape.

“Qin Muchen, what happened to you?” Su Ziyue tilted her head to look at him, calling out his name loudly as soon as she got the chance.

Her shout had startled Qin Muchen and he released her immediately.

Before Su Ziyue could relax, she was carried by Qin Muchen in his arms; she could see the white bed vaguely through a ray of dim light shining into the room from outside of the windows.

Qin Muchen threw Su Ziyue on the bed. It wasn’t painful being thrown on the bed, but she was a little scared. She sat up on the bed instantly and asked, “What happened to you exactly, Qin Muchen? Say something!”

Finally, he said something at long last; his voice was cold and slightly hoarse. “I’m going to do what a married couple usually does.”

“You said you weren’t going to force me if I wasn’t ready.” Su Ziyue felt her way toward a corner of the wall.

She could feel Qin Muchen’s breath as he moved closer toward her. “You’ll be ready very soon.”

An idea suddenly flashed through her mind. Su Ziyue bit her lips and asked, “Are you afraid of the dark?”

Almost immediately, the room became quiet

After a long pause, Qin Muchen replied calmly, “No.”

Rubbish! You were fine just now.

“Then, you come over here. I’ll hold you while you sleep; you don’t have to be afraid.” Su Ziyue was relieved. He was clearly afraid of the dark since he hesitated for so long before he replied. His sudden and abrupt change of behavior was due to his phobia for darkness.

“No need, just sleep.” Qin Muchen’s breath was steady and his voice was calm again, as if his sudden abnormality was nothing more than Su Ziyue’s mere illusion.

However, Su Ziyue was not an idiot; she didn’t think that it was just an illusion.

She held out her hand and felt for the cell phone she placed beside the bedhead; she then got out of the bed and found a torchlight. Switching on the torchlight, she placed it beside the bedhead before going back into the bathroom and changed into her pajamas. After getting changed, she came out and noticed the torchlight she placed beside the bedhead was switched off and Qin Muchen was asleep.

Now, Su Ziyue was certain that Qin Muchen was afraid of the dark.

He had actually switched off the torchlight without waiting for her to come out of the bathroom just to prove that he wasn’t afraid of the dark. However, Qin Muchen was a cautious and thoughtful man most of the time. Usually, he would wait for Su Ziyue to come out before switching off the torchlight.

Did he not want to admit it because of his pride?

Su Ziyue got into the bed carefully, trying not to disturb Qin Muchen. She inched toward him slowly before wrapping her arms around his waist.

In fact, Qin Muchen hadn’t fallen asleep yet; it seemed like he didn’t expect Su Ziyue to take the initiative to hug him. He froze for a second before inching to one side, staying further away from her.

Su Ziyue couldn’t help but snicker; the usually calm and autocratic Qin Muchen, who liked to lecture people all the time, was actually afraid of darkness.

He must think that it’s embarrassing if I were to find out about it, so he refused to admit it no matter what.

Su Ziyue found it funny the more she thought about it.

Feeling annoyed and frustrated, Qin Muchen finally bellowed, “Su Ziyue, do you honestly think I can’t do anything to you?”

“No, since you’re afraid of the dark, I thought I could hold you while you sleep. That way, you wouldn’t feel so scared.” There was an obvious mocking tone in Su Ziyue’s words.

Feeling rather annoyed, Qin Muchen gritted his teeth and pulled Su Ziyue into his embrace. “No matter what happens between us during a time like this, everything’s legal. What do you think is on my mind right now?”

Su Ziyue became quiet and dared not utter another word.

After a few seconds, she heard Qin Muchen’s pleasant voice again. “Either that, do you wish to repeat what we did last night?”

Remembering last night’s incident, Su Ziyue replied immediately, “I don’t.”

“Is that so?”

Su Ziyue was speechless. What a pervert!

…

Early next morning, noise from the alarm stirred Su Ziyue from her sleep.

The bed beside her felt a bit cold, and Qin Muchen was nowhere to be found in the room; he must’ve left really early this morning.

After getting ready, Su Ziyue went to the kitchen and looked around; there was no breakfast on the dining table.

It had only been a few days since she and Qin Muchen moved in together. Yet, she was already used to him making breakfast for her every day; it was horrible getting used to certain habits.

After thinking for a while, she knew why Qin Muchen didn’t make breakfast for her today. He was throwing a tantrum because she laughed at him for being afraid of the dark.

Su Ziyue thought about her behavior last night. Fine, I shouldn’t have laughed at him for being scared of the dark. Nonetheless, it’s very funny for a tough guy like him to be actually afraid of the dark; maybe I should treat him to dinner tonight and apologize to him politely.

Finally deciding on what she should do tonight, Su Ziyue went to work at the office.

Upon arriving at the company, the manager walked toward her as soon as she sat down. “Have you finished reading yesterday’s information?”

Su Ziyue took one of the documents placed by the side. “There’s still another document to go, but I’ve finished reading the rest.”

“Try to familiarize yourself with the information over the next two days. There will be a business meeting two days later, and I’ll take you along with me. Try to do your best at the business meeting.” As he finished, the manager of the Public Relations Department left.

Su Ziyue’s heart sank when she remembered what Su Yige had said about the recent business cooperation between Mu Group and Su Group.

She would not let Mu Ninghui go easily. Similarly, Mu Ninghui would not let her off the hook easily too, but she would worry about this later.

Su Ziyue took out her cell phone and texted Qin Muchen. ‘I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.’ Then, she copied and edited the restaurant location before sending it to him.

After a long while, Qin Muchen replied to her message. Su Ziyue opened the message and saw only two words which read ‘I’m busy.’

Marry Me Quick Chapter 26--Su Ziyue, How Dare You

Su Ziyue was dazed when she saw the words ‘I’m busy’ on the screen. She then put her cell phone away. Hmph! Who wants to have dinner with you anyway?

Su Ziyue stuffed her cell phone back into her bag with a sullen look on her face. When it was time to get off work, she was the first one to dash out of the office.

She noticed the house was empty when she reached home; Qin Muchen hadn’t come back yet.

Su Ziyue turned around and took two apples from the fridge, one in each of her hands. She curled up on the sofa comfortably and started eating the apples while watching television.

By the time she finished watching the seven o’clock variety show, she started to feel hungry already. However, Qin Muchen still hadn’t come back yet.

Frustrated, Su Ziyue made a call and ordered food delivery. Before she could clean up after having her dinner, she fell asleep while curled up on the sofa.

Around midnight, she suddenly felt that she was being carried by someone, her body floating mid-way in the air. Startled, she woke up immediately and asked, “Who is it?”

Su Ziyue heard Qin Muchen’s voice coming from above her head before feeling his warm breath on her face. “It’s me.”

Su Ziyue was dazed before she finally came to her senses. Through the light in the room, she could see his face clearly. With a cold look on her face, she struggled to get down. “Put me down.”

“Okay.” Despite his reply, Qin Muchen put her down only when they reached the bedside.

Su Ziyue pursed her lips; she rolled over and wrapped herself in the blanket.

Qin Muchen could tell why Su Ziyue didn’t want to talk to him. Therefore, he sat down by the bed and asked gently, “Are you angry with me?”

Su Ziyue ignored him.

He continued his efforts to cheer Su Ziyue up. “I really had something important to do just now.”

“I don’t care whether you really have something to do or not, just don’t disturb me when I’m sleeping, alright?” Su Ziyue sat up on the bed suddenly and gave him a cold stare before covering herself in the blanket again.

The expression on Qin Muchen’s face changed slightly. As expected by Su Ziyue, he kept quiet without saying another word. He turned around and went to the living room to clean up the food delivery container eaten by Su Ziyue before going into the bathroom.

Su Ziyue pulled the blanket down from her face slowly when she heard the door being closed; she felt very hot covering her head with a blanket in the middle of summer.

Earlier on, she had noticed there were no cigarette or alcohol smells on Qin Muchen. In fact, he smelt rather fresh; it seemed like he wasn’t the type to go out and fool around.

…

The next morning, the person beside Su Ziyue was already gone by the time she woke up.

When she walked into the dining room, she noticed that breakfast had been prepared, and the sullen look on her face faded away gradually.

She sat down at the table and started having her breakfast; she couldn’t tell how she felt at the moment.

Yesterday, he didn’t make breakfast for me. Was it because he was mad at me? Moreover, he came back so late last night—where did he go? What did he do?

Su Ziyue soon realized that she barely knew Qin Muchen at all when she thought about this. However, he knew her family and background very well; he even began to get used to her habits.

Should I find out more about Qin Muchen?

She kept pondering over this. By the time she reached office, she was still thinking about this question.

As soon as she sat down, she heard her colleagues beside her chatting in low voices.

“My boyfriend didn’t come home last night. I wonder if he’s dating another girl behind my back.”

“Just ask him, and then you’ll know.”

“How am I supposed to ask him something like that? Oh man, it really bothers me very much! I didn’t dare to call him and ask either. It’s not like you don’t know he’s…”

“In that case, why don’t you tail him instead?”

Tail him? Su Ziyue was dazed when she heard that. Is it really necessary to tail a guy if a girl wants to know his whereabouts? With that being said, it would be difficult for me to ask him personally as well.

“What are you guys talking about? Who are you guys tailing?”

Suddenly, a clear, cheerful voice of a girl interrupted the colleagues. Su Ziyue automatically raised her head to look at the girl who had spoken just now and saw a familiar figure.

“You’re back, An Xia!”

“I just came back yesterday. What are you guys talking about at work today? Who are you going to tail? Is your boyfriend dating another girl behind your back?”

“Oh, he won’t do that…”

As the girls chatted along, they began to tease and joke around with each other.

As for Su Ziyue, she was in a daze while staring at the girl whom her colleagues addressed as An Xia. All of a sudden, she lowered her head nervously.

An Xia was her best friend during high school; she was also Su Ziyue’s only friend.

However…

…

For the entire day, Su Ziyue remained in her seat without moving around in the office; she was in a bit of a daze too.

When it was about time to clock off, it rained all of a sudden.

Su Ziyue didn’t bring an umbrella with her. She frowned and was about to run out of the building directly when someone next to her passed an umbrella to her. “I have two umbrellas; I can lend you one, and you can return it to me tomorrow.”

Su Ziyue froze there without moving an inch. The voice belonged to An Xia; Su Ziyue had recognized her voice when she was talking in the office this afternoon.

“Eh? Why aren’t you saying anything? You don’t want it?” As she said that, An Xia turned to look at Su Ziyue’s face. Then, she was dazed too. She asked hesitantly, “Zi… Ziyue?”

“You’ve got the wrong person,” Su Ziyue replied in a panic before turning around and dashing into the rain.

An Xia chased after her immediately. She finally caught up with Su Ziyue after chasing for quite some distance on the street. Grasping Su Ziyue’s collar with one of her hands, An Xia growled, “Su Ziyue, if you’re so brave, don’t call me and don’t come back from overseas either! Damn! I’m so tired from all the running and chasing…”

Su Ziyue was soaking wet being drenched in the rain; her face had become slightly pale as well. Realizing that she couldn’t run away anymore, she simply stared at An Xia without saying a word.

An Xia glared at her angrily. “Say something! Have you gone mute after staying overseas for so many years?”

Su Ziyue lowered her head and stared at her shoes. She said quietly, “I’m sorry…”

“You…”

An Xia lost her temper the moment she heard that. She was about to scold Su Ziyue fiercely when a person pulled her aside suddenly. She didn’t see it coming at all; if she hadn’t held onto the fence beside her in time, she would have fallen down on the ground.

“What happened? Are you hurt?”

An Xia was being dragged away from Su Ziyue; Qin Muchen appeared in front of her, holding an umbrella in his hand. He studied An Xia carefully with a hostile look in his eyes.

“What are you doing? Step aside and mind your own business!”

Su Ziyue noticed Qin Muchen’s hostility toward An Xia too, so she pushed him away immediately.

Qin Muchen looked grim. “I’d need to take care of you if you catch a cold for being in the rain; do you still think this has nothing to do with me?”

“I…” Su Ziyue became quiet when she noticed the grim look on his face.

…

In a café, Su Ziyue and An Xia—who already changed into clean and dry clothes—were currently sitting face to face across the table. Qin Muchen stayed in his car outside; he didn’t go in.

Su Ziyue stirred the coffee in front of her nervously. “How have you been all these—”

An Xia interrupted her and shouted resentfully, “What do you care about?”

“Four years have passed, and yet, you’re still so unladylike,” Su Ziyue said in a low voice.

“You’re aware that four years have passed, huh? Goddammit! We promised to go to the same college back then. I only found out that you were f*cking out of the country when school started…” Although An Xia sounded angry and harsh, her eyes were reddened with tears.

“I’m sorry…” Su Ziyue was just as sad as An Xia when she thought about the incident which happened that year. “Back then, my grandfather insisted on sending me overseas, and I didn’t have time to call you…”

Truthfully, she didn’t dare to call An Xia. That was because she didn’t want to drag her one and only true friend—who always treated her nicely from the bottom of her heart—into the mess she was in.

“If everyone can just apologize when they do something wrong, we wouldn’t need the police anymore, would we?” An Xia gave her a death stare. “Su Ziyue, how dare you didn’t call me even after you came back!”

Marry Me Quick Chapter 27-- Going Home

“Aren’t you clear whether I have guts or not…”

Su Ziyue only realized what she had said after she spoke. An Xia looked at her in surprise and asked, “Where did you learn this word from?”

While speaking, she raised her head and glanced outside the floor-to-ceiling window. Landing her gaze on the Rolls-Royce, she said teasingly, “Did you learn it from that man?”

Su Ziyue knew that she was talking about Qin Muchen. Due to her and Qin Muchen’s complicated relationship, she felt her face flush at once. “Pfft, that’s not the case.”

An Xia did not believe Su Ziyue’s words at all upon sensing her unease. Hence, she folded her arms, tilted her head and fixed her gaze on Su Ziyue. “I’m now giving you a chance to temporarily obtain my forgiveness. Of course, you can ignore me too; after all, someone probably never considered me as her friend since she’d just gone overseas without saying a word that year.”

With that, An Xia turned her gaze outside the window, looking disappointed.

Su Ziyue was startled. Although she became hesitant upon thinking about what had happened in the past, this feeling of uneasiness could not be compared to losing her only true friend.

“We… got our marriage certificate, but…”

Su Ziyue briefly told An Xia about the incidents that happened after she had returned to the country.

Even though the coffee in front of An Xia had turned cold, she still took a gulp of it after listening to Su Ziyue’s story and snorted. “Su Yige is such a b*tch. Your Grandpa is also…”

Su Ziyue just shook her head as she had no comments about Su Youcheng and Su Yige.

…

Even though night had fallen, it was still raining when they walked out of the café.

Su Ziyue looked at An Xia worriedly and said, “Let us drive you back.”

Not wanting to trouble Su Ziyue, An Xia waved her hand dismissively. “It’s already late, and we still need to work tomorrow. Since I live nearby, I can just take a cab back. The both of you should go back early too, because the rain is still quite heavy. I’ll leave first.”

Being an impatient and short-tempered person, An Xia disliked beating around the bush and just got into an approaching cab and left.

Su Ziyue did not even have the chance to stop her. By the time she realized what was happening, Qin Muchen had already walked up to her while holding an umbrella. “Let’s go.”

Su Ziyue was in a good mood after meeting her best friend again. If it had not gotten late, she would have wanted to stay longer with An Xia. Perhaps, true friends were someone you could be with comfortably no matter what happened over the years.

Looking at the direction where An Xia had gone, Su Ziyue responded distractedly, “Mm.”

Then, she just let Qin Muchen bring her to where the car was parked.

Su Ziyue was still immersed in joy even after she had gotten in the car. Uncontrollably, the corner of her lips curled into a grin and her eyes lit up in excitement.

As Qin Muchen sat on the driver’s seat, he paused for a while upon seeing her expression. Since knowing Su Ziyue, this was his first time seeing her being so happy.

“Is she a good friend of yours?” Qin Muchen asked while leaning over to help fasten her seatbelt.

At that moment, Su Ziyue forgot the conflict between her and Qin Muchen and looked at him smilingly. “Yeah…”

When Qin Muchen looked at Su Ziyue smiling from the bottom of her heart, he straightened up and leaned closer to her on impulse. Then, he placed a soft kiss on her lips while holding her chin with one hand.

Su Ziyue’s smile vanished and she widened her eyes in shock. “W-What are you doing!”

“Okay, don’t be angry anymore. Why don’t I treat you to a meal?” A smile touched the corners of Qin Muchen’s mouth and he pinched her cheek as though he was teasing a child.

Sulkily, Su Ziyue turned her head and patted his hand away. “Who cares!”

Was he treating her to a meal because he thought that she was still angry with what happened yesterday? She couldn’t be bothered with it.

Qin Muchen remained smiling while he turned the key under the steering wheel to start the engine. “I care.”

At once, Su Ziyue turned her head back to look at Qin Muchen. She could not help but be in awe with Qin Muchen’s attractive face; among all the people whom she had met in her life, it could be said that she had never seen anyone more handsome than him.

When Qin Muchen was not smiling, his face would naturally seem cold and make people feel distant from him even when he was doing nothing.

This was what Su Ziyue was feeling now.

“Why aren’t you talking?” Qin Muchen suddenly turned his gaze toward her as he did not hear her say anything even after a while. With a glint of amusement in his eyes, he curled his lips into a smile and said, “Haven’t you seen me enough after being together with me every day?”

Although Su Ziyue still felt distant from him, his smile had dissipated some of that feeling; if everything he did previously was to make her feel that he liked her, she became doubtful about it now.

Su Ziyue stared at him for a while and turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window, not speaking a word.

Although Qin Muchen looked thoughtful after seeing her reaction, the smile was still on his lips. “I’ll let you see me enough once we get home. Let’s have dinner first.”

…

It was already 10pm by the time they walked out from the restaurant, but the rain still had not stopped yet.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew across Su Ziyue who was wearing a sleeveless dress, making her feel so cold that her face became pale and she wrapped her arms around herself. Then, she felt something warm on her shoulders.

She turned her gaze to Qin Muchen, who was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt today. As he had rolled up the sleeves to show his muscular forearms, this made him look exceptionally elegant.

The black umbrella in his hand opened after he gently pressed a button with his thumb. While holding the umbrella over their heads, he put his other hand around Su Ziyue’s shoulders and pulled her into his arms, saying in a bright voice, “Let’s go.”

Being much shorter than Qin Muchen and a petite woman, almost the entirety of Su Ziyue’s body fell into his when she was pulled closer to him. His broad chest seems to give people a great sense of security.

Su Ziyue was startled by her own thought.

Subconsciously, she raised her head to look at him. Upon noticing that his other shoulder had been soaked by rain, she finally realized that he had actually tilted the umbrella to her side.

This considerate gesture further got rid of the doubt and denial which had previously popped into her mind.

Not only did she have a bad reputation, but she was also not favored by the Su Family. Although she knew that she could be considered as beautiful, there were many beautiful women around too. Therefore, she could not find any other reason for Qin Muchen’s kind treatment except that he had feelings for her.

Su Ziyue was pondering on this question throughout their journey home.

“Was that restaurant’s food drugged? You were in trance all the way home, and you still look like it even until now.

Qin Muchen’s voice made Su Ziyue come back to her senses.

“I’m going to take a shower now.” As Su Ziyue still could not figure out the reason, she did not bother to speak and opened the wardrobe to take her clothes.

Thump. Little did she know that Qin Muchen would just close the wardrobe the moment when she opened it. His sudden action shocked Su Ziyue, making her lean against the wardrobe subconsciously.

Stretching his hands over Su Ziyue’s shoulders, Qin Muchen placed his hands on the wardrobe to encircle her, not give her a chance to escape. With a pair of darkened eyes, he looked as though he was reading her mind. “Tell me. What are you thinking…”

Su Ziyue was flustered and she denied before he could finish speaking. “Anyway, I’m not thinking about you!”

Marry Me Quick Chapter 28--You Will Not Be Able to Sleep if the Lights Are On

Qin Muchen gave Su Ziyue a profound smile. “Oh? You weren’t thinking about me.”

“…” There was a flicker of embarrassment on Su Ziyue’s face. At this moment, she really wanted to bury herself in a hole as she had given herself away by saying such words; it would be absurd if he believed her.

All of a sudden, there was a glint in her eyes, and she looked up at him fearlessly. “It’s true that I’m thinking about you.”

“What are you thinking about me?” Qin Muchen arched his eyebrow and looked surprised.

“I’m thinking why a man like you is afraid of darkness.” Su Ziyue put on a bright smile and looked at him challengingly.

Qin Muchen’s face darkened. Although there was no expression on his face, Su Ziyue felt that he must be clenching his teeth angrily now.

“It’s late. I’m going to take a shower now.” Su Ziyue blinked innocently at him and started sinking to the floor. She sneaked out when her head was no longer blocked by Qin Muchen’s hands.

There was still a smile on Su Ziyue’s face when she locked the bathroom; it was satisfying to see Qin Muchen being defeated.

Outside the bathroom, Qin Muchen took a glance at the bathroom door and felt slightly relieved.

…

By the time Su Ziyue got out of the bathroom, Qin Muchen was watching TV on the couch. The TV was on a drama channel that aired soap operas.

If she had not been staying with Qin Muchen for a while and had been sure that he was straight, she really would have mistaken him as a sissy.

Upon hearing sounds behind him, Qin Muchen said without looking back, “You’re done.”

Being impressed by his ability to multitask, Su Ziyue responded unwillingly and turned around, getting into the bed and covering herself with the blanket.

After a while, the TV was turned off and running water could be heard from the bathroom.

Su Ziyue closed her eyes, but she did not feel sleepy at all.

The sound of the running water stopped in a moment. Then, she felt someone pulling her blanket. Despite her grabbing it reflexively, the person who was pulling the blanket was being persistent as well.

When Su Ziyue’s blanket was pulled away, she sat up impatiently. “Qin Muchen, are you done…”

She was lost for words upon seeing the hairdryer in Qin Muchen’s hand.

Qin Muchen said calmly as though he did not hear her anger, “You can sleep after drying your hair.”

Su Ziyue turned her head awkwardly when she saw him not being fussed.

Meanwhile, Qin Muchen did not give her a chance to reject him too. Plugging in the hairdryer, he then patted on the bedside. “Come and lie here so that you can drape your hair down the bed.”

Upon seeing his calm expression, Su Ziyue bit her tongue to stop her rejection from tumbling out and lay on the bedside obediently.

As a big hand that would only belong to a man fiddled with her hair, Su Ziyue had a weird feeling and grabbed the blanket before her nervously.

As Qin Muchen was sitting beside the bed now, she could see his face once she looked up. This made Su Ziyue uncomfortable and she kept darting her eyes, not knowing where to look.

When her hair finally became dry, she was already feeling drowsy.

The humming sound of the hairdryer disappeared when it was turned off. However, Qin Muchen still remained in the same place.

Su Ziyue saw Qin Muchen’s dark eyes the moment when she looked up. Feeling her face burning, she looked along the direction of his gaze and saw the wide-opened collar of her pajamas.

Just when she was about to scold Qin Muchen, he leaned in close to her and kissed her forehead. “Go to sleep.”

At once, Su Ziyue became dumbfounded; the place where he had kissed was burning hot.

Even after Qin Muchen put the hair dryer back and lay on the bed, she could still feel the hotness from her face.

Upon seeing Qin Muchen—who was actually afraid of darkness—reaching out to turn off the lights, she stopped him without thinking. “You don’t need to turn off the bedside lamp.”

Qin Muchen’s hand paused midair, but he still turned off the lights in the end. In the dark, Su Ziyue could not see his expression but could only hear his soothing voice. “I was just not used to sudden darkness that day. You won’t be able to sleep if the lights are on.”

It seemed like he knew what she had been thinking about.

Previously, she always thought that he was angry with her for laughing at him being afraid of darkness. Now that he had said the reason frankly, did it mean that he was no longer angry?

Su Ziyue asked him probingly, “Have you been very busy recently?”

Silence was the only reply she got, and Su Ziyue regretted asking the question. What if Qin Muchen found out that she had actually wanted to ask him about his late return last night? Would he make fun of her?

After a while, Qin Muchen’s muffled sound rang. “There were quite a few urgent jobs to settle in the company yesterday, so that’s why I didn’t have time to make breakfast and came home late too. I should have told you earlier; I didn’t expect that you were waiting for me.”

Su Ziyue felt weird when she heard the latter part of his words. “Who was waiting for you? I was just watching TV when I fell asleep.”

However, Qin Muchen seemed to be certain that she was waiting for him because he continued seriously, “Mm. If I’m coming back late in the future, I’ll let you know so that you don’t have to wait up for me.”

“…”

Su Ziyue was rendered speechless. Although she had a weird feeling, her heart was swelled with warmth.

…

As Su Yige had gone for a business trip, Su Ziyue had been living a peaceful life in the company. During this period of time, she even joined two dinners without any drama arising.

However, Su Ziyue knew that her peaceful days were coming to an end because Su Yige would be back next week.

Since it happened to be a Friday, An Xia went to find her sneakily when it was almost time to leave the office. “Let’s go and have fun after work.”

Su Ziyue was still busy working, so she asked without looking up, “Where to?”

An Xia smiled in an ingratiating manner. “You’ll know once we reach there.”

Due to Qin Muchen’s recent busy schedules, he was not free to pick Su Ziyue up after work. Hence, she was dragged along by An Xia after they had ended their day.

Night fell earlier than usual during late summer.

By the time they got off the cab, the sky was already dark.

“Here’s the place; you must keep me company and have fun tonight.”

As they got down from the cab, An Xia brought Su Ziyue into the pub at once, not even giving her a chance to see the pub’s name properly.

It was already crowded when they entered the pub.

An Xia ordered two bottles of beer and pulled Su Ziyue to the dance floor with her.

As Su Ziyue did not particularly enjoy indulging herself in fun, she rarely went to places such as pubs even when she was overseas. Moreover, pubs in their country were different from the ones abroad. She said hesitantly, “Xia…”

An Xia cut her short. “We finally have the time to relax after working tirelessly every day. Besides, I don’t think you’ll have a lasting relationship with that husband of yours too; there’s no need for you to be so conventional.”

In the end, Su Ziyue did not go to the dance floor; instead, she found a seat nearby to drink her beer. Just as she sat down, she heard an unfamiliar voice from the other side. “We’re here, Young Master Mu.”

Su Ziyue was startled. What were the odds of bumping into Mu Ninghui whenever she was out for fun?

When she looked up at the voice’s direction, she saw a group of people walking over with Mu Ninghui in the middle. Due to the loud music in the pub, she could not really hear their conversation.

Su Ziyue thought about it for a moment and then decided to look for An Xia. However, she saw Mu Ninghui turning his gaze to her direction upon standing up.

Marry Me Quick Chapter 29--She Can Even Treat Herself So Mercilessly

Su Ziyue felt a sense of dread.

Now that Mu Ninghui had seen her, she could no longer go for An Xia, afraid that she might become his next target.

With a wry look on his face, Mu Ninghui cast a glance at her and turned his head to talk to someone.

Bringing the beer bottle with her, Su Ziyue quickly got through the crowd and exited the pub; it was lucky that she had picked a seat near the exit.

She dared not waste any time after coming out of the pub either. As she had seen a cab nearby, she was going to walk there when she heard someone exclaiming behind her, “She’s there!”

Theoretically speaking, according to An Xia’s level of consumption, they should not have met Mu Ninghui because the pub that she picked was not considered high-end in Yunzhou City; what happened today was merely an accident.

The cab drivers nearby were sharp-eyed and did not dare give Su Ziyue a ride when they noticed that the gang was coming at her; some even drove away without a passenger.

Being left with no choice, Su Ziyue could only walk briskly toward another crowded area. Unfortunately, she was blocked soon.

Several men surrounded Su Ziyue in the middle, making her unable to move a single step.

Those men immediately gave way for Mu Ninghui as he walked toward her. There was a malicious smile on Mu Ninghui’s face as he said, “Long time no see, Miss Su.”

Warily, Su Ziyue retreated until she was leaning against the wall. “It hasn’t even been a month; it seems like Young Master Mu doesn’t have a great memory.”

“Hmph!” The smile on Mu Ninghui’s face became even more ferocious upon hearing her words. When he reached out to touch her face, she avoided his hand.

Mu Ninghui’s face darkened further as he snorted. “You have such a hot temper, Miss Su. However, I like it.”

“Unfortunately, I don’t like you.” Not only did she dislike him, but she also felt disgusted whenever she saw his face.

There was an unusual glint in Mu Ninghui’s eyes. “All women talk with their tongue in their cheeks. Once they’re in bed, they enjoy it so much that they don’t even close their legs.”

Remaining silent, Su Ziyue held the beer bottle tightly and concentrated on her surroundings, thinking of a way to escape.

When Mu Ninghui saw the scorn and disdain on Su Ziyue’s face, he lifted his chin and smiled evilly. With a wave of his hand, he said, “Bring her back.”

“Who dares to come over?!” Su Ziyue raised and waved the beer bottle. At this moment, she was so nervous that her palms were sweaty, but she could only hold the beer bottle tightly.

Mu Ninghui’s men had been working for him for a long time; they had helped him bring quite a number of innocent girls back too. Among those girls, all of them had either pleaded with them tearfully or followed them willingly for the sake of Mu Ninghui’s status.

This was their first time meeting a fearless girl who was not crying, but threatening them with a beer bottle instead. Hence, they faltered in their actions.

Seeing his men’s cowardly attitude, Mu Ninghui’s face darkened and he howled furiously, “What are you waiting for?! Bring her back now!”

Su Ziyue gulped and said hoarsely, “Who dares to come over? I’m the Second Young Lady of the Su Family, and my Grandpa is Su Youcheng.”

Upon hearing her words, Mu Ninghui began laughing as though he had heard something funny; the men around him laughed along as well.

“Did you all hear her? She said that she’s the Second Young Lady of the Su Family, the one who fooled around and even had an abortion when she was still a high school student. When I’m finished with her, anyone who likes her can just take her with you…”

Su Ziyue felt disgusted when she heard Mu Ninghui’s words.

Although what he had said was not the truth, she still felt uncomfortable after hearing it.

No girl would like to have a bad reputation and let everyone think of her as a promiscuous person when she was still young; this was all caused by Su Yige.

Suddenly, Su Ziyue felt her phone ringing in her bag. Startled, her instincts told her that it was a call from An Xia. She did not dare to pick her phone up or move an inch.

Smack. Mu Ninghui slapped the head of a man who was standing the closest to him. “Tie her up and bring her to the car. Bring her phone over to me.”

At this moment, the man had already walked toward Su Ziyue and was reaching out to grab her arm. Su Ziyue held the beer bottle tightly in her hands and used it to hit her head with full force.

Blood flowed down at once; under the yellowish streetlights, her fair face was gradually soaked by blood, making her look unusually menacing.

Everyone was shocked by Su Ziyue’s sudden action; Mu Ninghui’s smile froze on his lips as he did not expect that Su Ziyue would treat herself so mercilessly.

Four years ago, he had bumped into Su Ziyue once after hearing the rumors about her fooling around and having an abortion in high school. Although he became interested in her upon seeing her beautiful face, he did not have the chance to take another step because she had gone overseas.

“Mu Ninghui, how do you think my Grandpa will react if I really die here today?” Su Ziyue said in a cold voice. There were still a few pieces of broken glass on her head, making her look as though she would really kill herself if anyone dared to touch her.

“You…” Mu Ninghui’s face hardened and he shot her a fierce glare. As though there was a ball of fury in his heart that he could not vent out, he kicked his man who was standing behind him, making his man moaning in pain.

“All of you are just a bunch of idiots!”

Mu Ninghui was breathing heavily as he was in rage. Despite knowing that Su Ziyue was not favored by the Su Family, he knew that Su Youcheng would not let him off if he really caused Su Ziyue’s death today.

Upon seeing Mu Ninghui venting out his anger by beating his men, Su Ziyue knew that he would not bring any harm to her tonight, making her finally feel relieved.

She had already felt numb from the pain on the top of her head; as gusts of night-wind blew across her, she felt cold and became dazed, seeing multiple shadows before her. If Mu Ninghui and his men stayed any longer, she would soon lose consciousness.

Fortunately, Mu Ninghui and his men left.

Su Ziyue staggered and held the wall beside her to maintain her balance. Shaking her head to clear her mind, she decided that she needed to go to a hospital first.

Bending down, she took out her phone from her bag and saw a missed call on it. She only managed to see that it was from Su Youcheng after narrowing her eyes and looking at it for a while.

She called him back, and Su Youcheng scolded her the moment he picked up the call, “Where were you fooling around just now that you didn’t even have the time to pick up my call?!”

To be honest, Su Youcheng had only called her once. Even if the reason for her missing the call was not because of Mu Ninghui, it was quite normal for people to miss a call or two sometimes.

However, Su Youcheng still scolded her over such a small matter.

She could no longer hear clearly what Su Youcheng was saying afterward.

Although she remained silent all along, Su Youcheng seemed to not mind at all and only told her the purpose of his call, “There’s a family gathering tomorrow. Come if you want to! Doo…”

He had ended the call; Su Ziyue became strengthless and dropped her phone onto the floor. However, she retrieved it and sent a text message to An Xia.

She felt colder and seemed to see Qin Muchen when she blinked.

However, when she reached out to touch him, there was nothing. Disappointment flashed across her face as she realized that it was her hallucination. Why did she think of him? Perhaps, it was because Qin Muchen was the person who had been treating her the best since she was nine years old.

Although he had always teased her, he was willing to marry her; cook for her; endure her bad temperament; and help her dry her hair…

Marry Me Quick Chapter 30--Liar!

Su Ziyue felt her head getting heavier. Wiping off the blood on her face, she got up slowly and walked a few steps.

She wanted to hail a cab to the hospital. As her father was still in jail, the shares were still in other people’s hands; Su Yige had not paid the price yet, so she did not wish to die now.

She really hated them with all her heart.

Although she had done nothing wrong, everyone wanted to bully and frame her up just because she was the Su Family’s second young lady—these people were really unforgivable.

It seemed to start raining because Su Ziyue felt something cool dripping on her body.

A passer-by stopped beside her.

“Miss, miss, what happened to you?”

“She’s bleeding too much. We need to bring her to a hospital…”

“Let me call the…”

Although Su Ziyue wanted to tell them that she was fine and could go to the hospital by herself, she found herself unable to speak and her vision went black. Before she completely lost consciousness, the last word she heard was a familiar voice calling, “Miss Su!”

…

“Beep…”

When Su Ziyue opened her eyes, she saw whiteness everywhere.

As her vision was still blurry, she blinked for a few times and finally realized that she was looking at the ceiling after opening her eyes again; the smell of disinfectant filled her nose.

She was at the hospital now.

“Are you awake?”

A familiar voice rang beside her; it was the voice that she had heard before losing consciousness.

Su Ziyue turned her head and saw Nan Chuan’s face.

“Nan…” Upon saying a word, she felt her throat being terribly painful because it had been so dry as though it was full of sand.

Nan Chuan frowned and there was worry in his ice-blue eyes. Turning around, he poured a cup of water, put in a straw and then brought it to her carefully. “Drink some water first.”

Su Ziyue felt much better after taking a few sips of water, but her voice was still awfully hoarse. “Thank you.”

“You don’t need to thank me. Anyone who encountered this would give a helping hand.” As Nan Chuan turned his gaze to Su Ziyue after putting the cup aside, his brows were still furrowed.

Su Ziyue smiled in response; she had never thought that Nan Chuan would be the one saving her.

However, Nan Chuan had no idea that not everyone would be willing to lend a hand when faced with such issues. If Su Yige had been the one who met her just now, she probably would have given her a few more strikes and hoped that she would just die there.

Fortunately, she met Nan Chuan.

Nan Chuan looked confused for a second upon seeing her smile. “Do you need me to call your family?”

“It’s okay, thank you. I must have brought you many troubles by letting you send me to the hospital.” Su Ziyue shook her head. Nan Chuan’s gesture of sending her to the hospital despite not being her friend had already made her really grateful to him.

Nan Chuan knitted his brows the entire time and asked again, “Wouldn’t you want to contact your husband?”

Qin Muchen…

Su Ziyue paused and shook her head. “I’ll call him later. Please go home first and rest.”

“Okay, I’ll be leaving now. Your phone is here.” Nan Chuan passed her phone, which was beside him, back to her.

Su Ziyue took the phone and looked at him gratefully again.

With a complicated look on his face, Nan Chuan cast a glance at her and then walked out.

Su Ziyue finally began sitting up on the bed when there was nobody in the ward.

After touching the top of her head, she realized that it was fully covered in bandages now. The doctor walked in just as she had just sat up and asked, “How do you feel now?”

“I feel a bit dizzy and painful.”

The doctor was a middle-aged man. When he saw her pale face, he shook his head and said, “If your head had been hit any harder, you would have injured your bones and lost consciousness for a longer time. However, you bled too much, so you’ll need to stay in the hospital under observation for two days.”

As Su Ziyue did not save any strength when she was hitting herself, so she knew that she would be seriously injured. “Thank you, doctor.”

The doctor asked while writing something down, “Why hasn’t your family arrived?”

Su Ziyue was startled by the doctor’s stern gaze. Casting her eyes down, she said guiltily, “They’ll arrive soon.”

Since she only injured her head and could still move and walk around, she did not want to contact Qin Muchen, let alone the Su Family.

The purpose of wanting a family’s companion during sickness was because the family would be concerned and take care of the patient.

Although Qin Muchen would probably be willing to take care of her, she did not wish to let him see her current state; it was always on her mind that Qin Muchen was not her real husband and they did not have a close relationship.

Su Ziyue took a look at the clock after the doctor had left; it was almost 12am.

Despite the ward being at a regular temperature, she still felt a bit cold.

Just when she was going to put her phone back, her phone started vibrating fiercely.

Su Ziyue felt her heart skip a beat; there was only one person who would call her at this hour.

As expected, she saw the words ‘Qin Muchen’ on the caller ID.

After a moment of hesitation, Su Ziyue still picked up the call. Despite having nobody to accompany her now, she only wished to listen to a comforting voice.

“What’s the matter?” Su Ziyue’s voice was still hoarse after regaining consciousness from the coma a few hours ago.

Qin Muchen’s voice was as soothing as usual. “Where are you?”

Su Ziyue leaned back and let her upper body lean against the headboard. She then said in a weak voice, “I’m at An Xia’s place, so I won’t be going back today.”

“An Xia’s place?” Qin Muchen seemed to be doubtful.

“Mm, I’m going to sleep now. Remember to rest early too.”

Upon finishing speaking, Su Ziyue hung up the call and then threw the phone aside. While closing her eyes, she raised her hands to cover them tightly, suppressing the bitter taste in her throat.

As she had gone through harder times, what was there to cry about?

However, she felt upset after hearing Qin Muchen’s voice and became a bit disappointed when her phone did not ring anymore.

Su Ziyue finally felt better after a while. However, her eyes widened in shock when she saw the man at her bedside after putting her hands down and opening her eyes.

“Why are you here?!” Su Ziyue raised her voice in surprise and looked at the person before her in disbelief.

The man who had called her moments ago was now sitting motionlessly at her bedside, fixing his deep gaze on her.

After a moment of silence, Qin Muchen finally spoke, “Liar!”

Despite his voice being as attractive as usual, he sounded distant.

Su Ziyue lowered her head and did not talk back to him for the first time.

Being a petite girl who had her head bandaged now, Su Ziyue looked more pitiful when keeping her head down. Qin Muchen pursed his lips and asked, “Have you eaten anything tonight?”

“No.” Su Ziyue did not dare to lie, but she did not wish to drive him away either.

Qin Muchen stood up and walked outside upon hearing her answer.

Su Ziyue called for him anxiously, “Qin Muchen!”

Upon hearing her call, the man who had reached the door paused and said without looking back, “There’s a shop selling porridge around the clock right opposite the hospital. I’m going there to buy some for you, but it’s okay if you want to leave during this period of time too.”

Although Qin Muchen sounded calm, Su Ziyue had a feeling that he would never care about her again if she really left him again during this period of time.

He walked out after he finished speaking, closing the door behind him.

Su Ziyue looked at the door distractedly. How could she leave? Everyone was greedy for other people’s care.