Chapter 188 - My Big Brother Treats His WeChat Moments as A Place to Display His Affection (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Qi Chengzhi found it annoying that Mu Sisi always texted him. What if Song Yu saw those texts and misunderstood?
“Chengzhi.” At that point, a handsome man walked over, smiled, and fist-bumped Qi Chengzhi. “You joker. You never came to see me even after I returned to the country.”
Qi Chengzhi flashed him a plain smile. “If you came back, does this mean that a decision has been made to expand within the country?”
“That’s right.” Mu Huaisheng nodded. “My father has decided to expand all throughout Asia, and naturally, the first step is to go back home.”
Qi Chengzhi nodded. “I’ll introduce you.”
When he was introducing both Yan Beicheng and Han Zhuoli to Mu Huaisheng, Mu Sisi handed her glass over to her brother. Empty-handed at last, she hugged Qi Chengzhi’s arm and looked flirtatiously at him. “Big Brother Chengzhi, I’ve been staying in the US since I was in primary school, and this is the first time I came back after so many years. It’s all very foreign to me here, so you have to bring me around and get me familiarized with this place!”
“Sisi, Chengzhi’s very busy with work and he has his own things to do, too. Don’t bother him,” Mu Huaisheng voiced out his disapproval.
“It’s no big deal, isn’t it? Back in America, I always followed both of you out to have fun.” She scrunched her nose at her elder brother and turned to Qi Chengzhi. “Big Brother Chengzhi, do you still ice-skate?”
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Song Yu, meanwhile, was called over by the old lady to get acquainted with the matriarchs of a few other families.
When the old lady brought Song Yu to visit Grandmother Han previously, Song Yu only got to meet her as well as Grandmother Gui and Grandmother Yan. Many others were still unacquainted, more so those of Xia Wenna’s generation.
Thus, the old lady tasked Xia Wenna with bringing Song Yu around. They went from family to family, and she was introduced to everyone older than her.
Just as the old lady was reveling in her good mood, Grandmother Han’s eyebrows twitched. She pointed at Qi Chengzhi’s direction and said, “Oi, why is your grandson getting really close with that girl over there?”
As soon as the sentence was completed, the old lady turned swiftly. What she saw was a young woman hugging Qi Chengzhi’s arm and clinging intimately to him.
The old lady noticed that the young woman’s attire was not too revealing—at least her breasts were well-covered and not in full display. Nevertheless, she was pressing them vehemently onto Qi Chengzhi’s arm.
The old lady’s gaze sharpened and her temper exploded, leading her to curse out, “Youngsters nowadays are just too thick-skinned. Does she even have any her dignity when she’s throwing herself all over a man!”
In fact, the old lady originally wanted to say, ‘Why not just prostitute yourself then if you’re throwing yourself all over a man?’
Realizing that she was in a public place with so many people, she modified her words and maintained her composure.
After she was done being angry, she turned to look at Song Yu, fearing that the latter might misunderstand and get into an argument with Qi Chengzhi.
“My dear Song Yu, let’s go! Follow me to chase away that little minx. When we get home, I’ll give that little brat a smack!” the old lady exclaimed undauntedly.
Song Yu was speechless.
“Grandma, Chengzhi’s not an idiot. He wouldn’t do something that’ll disappoint me, especially in a situation where I’m here and the entire family is here, too. Maybe it’s someone he’s on good terms with. It wouldn’t be good if he just went away,” assured Song Yu.
His feelings toward her enabled her to trust him a hundred percent, but it still could not stop jealousy from bubbling inside her.
She said all that just to comfort the old lady and prevent someone old like her from fretting too much about her grandson.
Despite that, there was still some anxiety deep down in Song Yu’s heart.
No woman would be happy to see her husband in such close proximity with another woman.
Song Yu had just completed her sentence when she saw Qi Chengzhi take a glass of champagne from the server, thereby breaking free of Mu Sisi.
He held it in his hand without drinking it, and Mu Sisi was no longer able to bother him.
Once he spotted Song Yu and the old lady coming over, the corner of his eye twitched. He shoved the glass to Yan Beicheng and stretched out his hand to Song Yu.
Song Yu looked at his outstretched palm and smiled tenderly, but did not return his gesture. Ignoring it, she walked to the front of the crowd and stood beside him without touching him.
Deep inside her heart, the old lady was already beginning to cry out disaster. Song Yu made light of things when she spoke, but she was clearly still a bit peeved at him.
The elderly lady understood that even though the blame was put wholly on that other woman, Song Yu’s heart could still not be at ease. He was lucky Song Yu did not show her anger at him in public.
Calm and composed, Qi Chengzhi held Song Yu by the waist and pulled her close to him. His warm palm had a tight grip on her, as if afraid that she might escape.
Song Yu had no intention of getting into an argument with him. One look was all she needed to see that the woman in front of her lusted for Qi Chengzhi. If Song Yu kicked up a fuss in public, she would be revealing her weakness in front of that woman.
She looked up at him in a half-smirk.
It used to be Qi Chengzhi who gave her that look all the time. The role reversal prompted Qi Chengzhi to pinch her waist slightly.
Ever since Song Yu’s presence, his eyes never looked at anyone else. He lowered his head and asked, “Are you tired from standing so long?”
Although Song Yu did not want him to look bad, she was in no mood to entertain him.
Luckily, the old lady opened her mouth in exasperation, “Little brat. Your extremely old grandmother has been standing with your wife for the same amount of time. Why didn’t you ask me whether I’m tired?”
Then, the old lady turned to Mu Sisi and said, “My grandson spoils his wife too much, hehehe!”
Song Yu knew that the old lady—now thoroughly irked—was trying to hint at Mu Sisi that Qi Chengzhi had a good relationship with his wife.
Song Yu could not help but smile and marvel at how adorable the old lady was. She felt that she never needed to worry about being bullied or wronged, as long as the old lady was there.
On the other hand, Mu Sisi was shocked, with her expression turning sour in a flash.
She subsequently straightened her back and put on a cute smile. “You’re Big Brother Chengzhi’s grandmother, right? Nice to meet you. I’m Mu Sisi and this is my brother, Mu Huaisheng.”
The old lady smiled, albeit not genuinely, and said, “Okay.” Mu Sisi then turned to Qi Chengzhi and asked, “Big Brother Chengzhi, this is?”
“Let me introduce her.” Qi Chengzhi hugged Song Yu even tighter. “This is my wife, Song Yu. We registered our marriage a few days ago. The wedding will be next month, and since both of you have returned to the country, do join.”
Mu Sisi felt her blood drain out of her body. Her feet and legs ran cold. Without drawing too much attention to her actions, she held Mu Huaisheng’s arm to prevent herself from collapsing.
“Your wife?” Mu Sisi asked. Then, she remembered something. “The other day you posted the picture of a marriage certificate on your WeChat Moments. That’s yours?”
She then continued, “I thought that was your friend’s.”
She always thought he would not get married, because he treated everyone coldly during his university days in America. Campus girls were not the only ones that liked him. Others, whom he encountered in his daily life, also liked him.
Those American-born women were usually much more open-minded, and they would confess their liking of him without the slightest hesitation. Regardless, Qi Chengzhi never even looked at them.
Back then, Mu Sisi was the only odd girl out who could approach him.
At that time though, she was still in junior high, and it was only because of Mu Huaisheng that she got to know Qi Chengzhi.
For whatever reason, she was the only girl who could get close to Qi Chengzhi. Perhaps it was because she was the only one who had the opportunity to do so.
It was not entirely accurate to say that Qi Chengzhi was very close to her during that period. He always maintained an invisible distance, and no matter how she tried to come close to him, it seemed as though she could never get him. It was almost as if there was a red tape cordoning her off from reaching him.
Nevertheless, she made use of her position as his friend’s sister to get near him. She would use every given opportunity to engage in physical contact with him.
She did, however, think about the possibility that he might meet other women while she still had to continue her studies.
Mu Huaisheng kept in touch with Qi Chengzhi during that span of time, so Mu Sisi frequently asked her brother about Qi Chengzhi. She was constantly aware of the fact that Qi Chengzhi never had a girlfriend for all those years, not even a fun fling.
She always regarded him as someone whose standards were so high that no woman could even enter into his thoughts.
In that respect, she was rather self-confident. She was young and beautiful, while her father was the founder of a fashion brand that encompassed everything from cosmetics to luxury goods. He may be Chinese, but he still succeeded to get himself into America’s upper-class society. When Mu Sisi was nineteen, she even participated in New York’s International Debutante Ball, treating it as her coming-of-age ceremony. Amongst those debutantes who attended the ball at that time, she was the sole person with Chinese ethnicity.
In terms of status and background, she would surely be a cut above everyone else present during the birthday celebration!
Her family’s decision to expand their products across Asia came at just the right time, and they were in the process of discussing cooperation with Wu Feng. Since Mu Sisi studied fashion design, she intended to work as a fashion designer for her family’s company after completing her studies.
With another month to go before she graduated, she immediately followed Mu Huaisheng home when she knew that he was going back to the country.
For many years prior, Qi Chengzhi never used WeChat, but she used it frequently to chat with her primary schoolmates. Many of them added each other there. Suddenly, near the end of last year, she noticed another person in her address book. It was Qi Chengzhi, and she added him immediately without any hesitation.
She tried messaging him on WeChat but never received any reply. It was the same with her texts.
That day, when she saw him post the marriage certificate on his Moments, she felt a sudden thump in her heart, which apparently stopped when she laid eyes on that photo.
She did in fact wonder if Qi Chengzhi had gotten married after not seeing him for so many years.