C16 (1/2)

Xiao Jia Yu received a call from Mu Chen at noon the next day. The moment the call was picked up, she asked, ”Jia Yu, how was your final exam?”

Xiao Jiayu quickly smiled, ”As a top student, everything is going well for me.”

Mu Chen smiled and said, ”This morning, I saw the trailer He Xiyuan sent me. Although you rarely appear, you're still quite stunning.”

Xiao Jia Yu deliberately replied with a question, ”What has shocked you to such an extent?”

Mu Chen also cooperated with her and gave her a way out as he said with a smile, ”Your appearance has really astounded me.”

However, Xiao Jia Yu pretended to be angry as she replied: ”I hope that what I want to amaze you with is my acting skills.” However, it was already quite good for a supporting role like her to appear in the trailer. It was unrealistic to expect others to be able to see her acting skills.

Mu Chen hurriedly said, ”The acting skills that you mentioned just now will be known after I take a look at it.”

Xiao Jia Yu laughed, but only took his words as a joke: ”Director Mu, even if you are really rich, there is no need to do such a rich and overbearing thing right?”

Mu Chen replied matter-of-factly, ”I'm just supporting the box office for the movies that our company invests in.”

Xiao Jia Yu did not care about the truth of his words and recalled her previous plans. Since he took the initiative to call her, she did not hesitate to open her mouth and say: ”You see, when are you free, let's eat together. I have not been able to find an opportunity to formally thank you for the things that happened at the City.” Although his method was simple and crude, it was indeed useful.

Mu Chen said in amusement, ”My appearance seems to be tarnishing your reputation. No matter how you look at it, you were the one who suffered the loss. Let me treat this meal as an apology.” He then said, ”I remember the last time you said you wanted to see Sha Sha, she was recently in the imperial capital. Let's arrange a place to eat on Sunday night, and I'll bring the little guy along with us when the time comes.”

”Alright, I haven't seen her for almost a year. I really like her.” Xiao Jia Yu hurriedly responded with a smile.

Mu Chen could not help but laugh as well. ”That little girl sure has a sweet mouth. No matter who it is, they would be completely tricked by her. I never thought that you would also be infected by her bewitching soup.”

Xiao Jiayu did not continue to tease him. The two of them agreed that they would meet up when the time came and hung up the phone.

On Sunday afternoon, Xiao Jia Yu left early. Mu Chen told her to go to the top floor of a shopping mall in the Fourth Ring Road. When she arrived at the top floor, she discovered that there was a large indoor skating rink there. When she thought of Ning Zhiheng, who had been brought along by Mu Chen today, she instantly understood why he had arranged to meet her here.

Xiao Jia Yu walked around the skating rink for less than half a circle before she saw Ning Zhi Heng, who was being pulled along by Mu Chen as he skated. From the looks of it, the little girl wasn't completely slippery. It was unknown if it was due to her being timid or Mu Chen's fear of her falling, that was why he held her hand the entire time. Xiao Jia Yu looked at Mu Chen from afar. Her expression was very gentle, yet it also carried an obvious pampering expression. Her originally handsome face was even more attractive, allowing her to see his other side.

Last time, when Mu Chen had brought Ning Zhiheng out to skate, the little girl had just learned a little bit before throwing his hand away and playing with it herself. Not long after, she had fallen and even her pants were torn at the knees. This time, Ning Zhiheng wanted to skate again. Mu Chen could not endure her pestering, but he did not dare to throw his hand away. He did not want her other knee to be the same as last time.

”Uncle, try to let me slide a little bit more by myself. Follow behind me, and then I'll keep gliding along the side. That way, even if I fall and you don't hold me, I'll be able to grab onto the fence.” Ning Zhiheng eagerly tried to slip away on her own as she tried to reason with Mu Chen instead.

Mu Chen looked at this mischievous thing and replied with a rare lack of compromise, ”I can't let you let go of my hand this time. Otherwise, I'll be scolded to death by your grandma and grandpa when I go back. Do you want uncle to be scolded like last time?”

Ning Zhiheng thought about it seriously for a while, eventually shaking her head.

When he looked up, he saw Xiao Jia Yu standing outside the fence not far away. She was wearing a long red sweater and a rabbit fur hat. She looked furry, but she was also young. When Mu Chen saw her, he straightforwardly held the little rabbit, Ning Zhiheng, in his arms and glided over to Xiao Jia Yu's side.

Seeing Mu Chen glide in front of her, Xiao Jia Yu looked at Ning Zhi Heng, who was in his arms, before pulling her hand and greeting him with a smile. ”Sha Sha, do you remember who I am?”

Ning Zhiheng tilted her head and thought for a while, but she still wore a puzzled look on her face.

Xiao Jia Yu patiently gave her a hint: ”You came to my house last year during the new year.”

Ning Zhiheng's large eyes instantly lit up as she smiled and said, ”I remember now. You're Auntie Xiao, the daughter of Grandpa Xiao.” As she said that, she suddenly hugged Mu Chen's neck shyly, as though she was too embarrassed to meet him.

Even Mu Chen didn't know what she was doing. A palm patted the back of her head as he asked, ”Sha Sha, what are you doing?”

Ning Zhiheng raised her head again to look at Xiao Jia Yu, then narrowed her eyes and chuckled twice. ”I saw auntie so beautiful just now. I thought you were Uncle's aunt, but I didn't expect you to be Auntie Xiao.”

He was afraid that Xiao Jia Yu would misunderstand something, so he hurriedly opened his mouth and explained: ”Jia Yu, don't listen to her blabbering. It's my sister, she got married and has two children, and she started worrying about other siblings' marriages all day long. She didn't even open the door when she spoke, so Sha Sha must have listened to her jokes and remembered them.”

Xiao Jia Yu suddenly laughed when she heard his words. ”I never expected big sister Qing Ying to be so fun behind the scenes. I never expected that your Boss Mu would also lack a girlfriend.”

Mu Chen lowered his head to look at Ning Zhiheng, who was still proudly in his arms. On his face, a line was clearly written: Look at what you've done.

Ning Zhiheng whispered in his ear, ”Uncle, I like Auntie Xiao.”