Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Childish Words, No Harm Intended
“Uh, big sis, my car has some issues, why don’t you take Mu Qi’s car home?”
As they were leaving, An Rui suddenly mentioned.
An Mi looked up, “What about you?”
An Rui calmly replied, “I’ll wait here for someone to tow it.”
An Mi secretly sighed, and didn’t bother to expose his lie.
An Rui then looked at Wan Muqi and smiled, “Mu Qi, please, then, I’ll entrust my sister to you to take her back home.”
The man gave a grunt in response.
After getting in the car.
Wan Muqi glanced at the time and said, “Should we go to eat first and then I’ll take you home?”
There was a hint of inquiry in his tone.
Upon hearing this, An Mi nodded, “Yeah, sure.”
The two arrived at a restaurant called Sky Garden.
From this hundredth-floor height, one could overlook the CBD of the city.
It felt like looking down on everything from above.
Not long after they sat down, they bumped into Jiang You and Gu Beiyan.
“Oh, what a coincidence.”
Jiang You greeted them with a smile.
Her gaze was too fervent, making An Mi feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The expression and look of Jiang You were like someone watching a drama, “Are you two here on a date?”
An Mi quickly waved her hands and explained, “No, no, Jiang You, please don’t misunderstand.”
Jiang You laughed, “Oh, I’m just kidding, Mimi, don’t be nervous.”
“…”
Thus, what was originally a date for two, turned into a double date for four.
Jiang You and Gu Beiyan didn’t mind how many people were there, as long as there was food.
Among the four present, probably only Wan Muqi cared a bit.
But he couldn’t say much, as it was An Mi who had invited them.
“Mimi, how is your injury?” asked Jiang You.
An Mi replied, “Yeah, much better, but I went for a checkup today and the doctor said I can only remove this cast next week.”
Jiang You indeed felt sorry for her, enduring such pain and almost losing her life. She was nearly scared to death when she heard the news.
However, as they say, the wicked bring trouble upon themselves.
Suddenly looking at Wan Muqi, she said, “Mu Qi, you also bear half the responsibility for Mimi’s injury.”
Facing Jiang You’s words, Wan Muqi did not argue.
What she said was not without reason; he indeed bore half the responsibility.
But An Mi had never thought about it that way.
An Mi replied, “No, Jiang You, it has nothing to do with Mr. Wan; he was the one who handled this lawsuit.”
Jiang You said, “It’s right for him to help you, but that shouldn’t be mixed up.”
“If it wasn’t for him bringing Song Yafei here, why would you have suffered today?”
“That’s why I say he bears half the responsibility.”
“…”
An Mi bit her lip, “But this…”
Jiang You patted her shoulder and said, “Mimi, pitying a man will bring misfortune for a lifetime; don’t just pity him arbitrarily.”
The two gentlemen present were silent, “…”
Jiang You then said, “You see, I don’t pity Beiyan at all.”
An Mi: “…”
She felt something off about that statement’s credibility.
“Listen to me, you can’t go wrong; never show sympathy for men, no matter the time or place.”
Jiang You appeared to be earnestly imparting her experience.
Wan Muqi glanced at Gu Beiyan, indicating that he should manage his companion.
Gu Beiyan raised an eyebrow, indicating he was powerless to intervene.
“…”
During the meal, An Mi learned that Jiang You and Gu Beiyan had set their engagement party for the 20th of the next month.
The two had come out today to try on the outfits for the engagement party.
…
A week later.
An Mi went to the hospital for another check-up, and this time, the cast could be removed.
Once the cast was taken off, she instantly felt revived.
She could finally walk on the ground, feeling a long-lost sense of relief.
This time, being injured and in a wheelchair, she could better understand Yang Jie’s feelings.
The feeling made her heart uneasy, but more than that, she felt sympathy for Yang Jie.
Moreover, she admired Yang Jie for her strength to overcome despair, accept the reality, and face it bravely; it truly took courage.
Doctor Zhu advised, “An Mi, although you can move around now, you shouldn’t engage in intense activities, like running.”
An Mi nodded: “Okay, I understand. Thank you, Doctor Zhu.”
Though she wasn’t a doctor yet, she still understood the basic knowledge and nursing care.
“I want to see Yang Jie,” An Mi said to Wan Muqi after leaving the hospital.
Wan Muqi replied, “Alright, I’ll take you to her.”
He knew why she wanted to see Yang Jie.
Yang Family.
Upon seeing Yang Jie, An Mi immediately hugged her.
Yang Jie was completely taken aback by the hug.
“What… what’s wrong?”
“Nothing, I just wanted to hug you.”
Yang Jie smiled helplessly and gently patted her back.
After hugging for a while, Yang Jie said, “Okay, you should let go now; holding me like this is tiring even my neck out.”
Only then did An Mi release her.
Looking at her legs, Yang Jie asked, “How is your recovery going?”
An Mi replied, “It’s almost there.”
Yang Jie said, “Remember, injuries to bones and muscles take a hundred days to heal. Although you’ve removed the cast, you should still be careful not to develop any complications, or you’ll suffer when you get older.”
“Alright, will do,” An Mi agreed.
Only then did An Mi notice that Father Yang and Yang Mu were not home.
“Where are uncle and auntie?”
Today is a weekend, and at this time, the elderly should be at home.
Yang Jie explained, “My grandpa is feeling unwell, so they went to the hospital.”
Hearing this, An Mi asked, “What happened to Grandpa Yang? Do you need any help?”
“My dad said it’s his old problem, high blood pressure, but it shouldn’t be serious.”
“That’s good to hear. Let me know if you need any help.”
“Sure, I will,” Yang Jie acknowledged.
Then Yang Jie added, “Mimi, be more careful when you go out in the future; we can’t have something like this happen again.”
At that time, she had not known about An Mi’s injury; she discovered it only after seeing a familiar figure in the news.
If she hadn’t found out herself, An Mi definitely wouldn’t have told her.
“I don’t want to see you end up like me,” Yang Jie said.
Seeing her fall down the escalator in the video made her heart jump to her throat.
Falling from such a high escalator, Yang Jie was genuinely afraid that she might get seriously injured.
An Mi held her hand and said, “Don’t worry, it won’t happen again. I’ve said before, I will be your legs from now on, so naturally, I won’t let anything happen to them.”
Yang Jie remarked, “By the way, I can go to school next semester.”
Previously, she had been enrolled in a dance academy, but after her injury, she switched her major to design.
Although she hadn’t attended classes at school, she had been taking online classes at home and participating in every semester’s examination.
So, she had always been considered a sophomore.
“Really?”
“Yeah, my dad has confirmed it with the school.”
“That’s great, now I can visit you every day.”
Yang Jie smiled, “With your busy schedule, are you sure you’ll have time to visit me?”
An Mi ended up staying at Yang Jie’s house for half a day.
She completely forgot about someone.
Wan Muqi had driven her there and had been waiting ever since without leaving.
He had been waiting in the car all this time.
An Mi didn’t leave until after Yang Jie had taken a nap.
When she went downstairs and saw that familiar Cayenne, she was completely stunned.
“My heavens, how could I have forgotten about him?”
She hurriedly jogged over.
But just a few steps into her run, the man in the distance got out of the car and shouted, “Don’t run, walk slowly.”
Only then did An Mi stop.
When she approached the man, before she could speak, she was scolded: “An Mi, did you just forget everything the doctor said this morning?”
An Mi bit her lower lip, “No, I just…”
Wan Muqi: “Don’t make excuses, unless you want to stay in that wheelchair, you keep running.”
An Mi: “…”
Of course, she didn’t want that.
Why so sudden and fierce…
“Oh, I won’t run anymore.” But her attitude in admitting fault was still acceptable.
Wan Muqi wasn’t really trying to be fierce with her, he was just worried.
An Mi looked up at him and asked, “Have you been here all this time?”
Wan Muqi “mmm-hmmed” in response.
An Mi blinked, and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I forgot to tell you, I got carried away chatting with Yang Jie and lost track of time.”
And forgot about you too, that phrase, she dared not say.
Even without her saying it, Wan Muqi knew.
“Have you had lunch?” An Mi quickly asked.
Wan Muqi: “No.”
At this, An Mi felt even more guilty; she had made him wait for hours, and on an empty stomach too.
“Then, shall we go grab something to eat?” An Mi said, “My treat.”
…
Suddenly, it was the next month.
On the 18th of the month, An Mi took two days off from school, as Jiang You and Gu Beiyan’s engagement party was on an island, and they needed to head over early.
In the afternoon of the 19th, An Mi went to the island with Su He and others.
After landing on the island, she learned that the island was called Chilan Island, and everything on it belonged to her brother-in-law.
She had always known that Jiang Yan was wealthy, but she hadn’t expected him to be wealthy enough to own a private island.
“Little auntie, I’ll take you somewhere fun.”
Upon arriving on the island, Su Baobao was thrilled and started wandering around with An Mi.
An Mi also liked the place a lot, especially in the evening when the sea breeze blew in from the sea, it felt very comforting.
What really amazed her was the sunset that filled the sky, breathtakingly beautiful.
Flocks of birds flew under a setting sun, the autumn water merged with the sky.
That’s how she felt at that moment.
It was truly beautiful, and she wanted to capture it, but then she realized she didn’t bring her phone.
Her phone was in her bag, and her bag was left in her room for the night.
Suddenly, a long and veiny strong hand appeared in front of her.
She turned her head and saw Wan Muqi, whom she didn’t realize had appeared behind her.
“How did you know I was here?”
“If you want to know, you naturally find out.”
An Mi blinked, staring at him intently.
“Didn’t you want to take a picture?” Wan Muqi spoke up: “Here’s a phone, go ahead.”
An Mi: “How did you know I wanted to take a picture?”
She hadn’t spoken a word just now.
Wan Muqi curved his lips slightly: “Guess it’s a kind of telepathy.”
“Little auntie, Uncle Wan, shall I take a photo for you?”
Suddenly, Su Baobao’s voice rang in their ears.
“Don’t think I’m too small, I’m really good at taking pictures,” the little guy then said.
Wan Muqi raised his hand to touch his little head, “Let’s see how good Uncle Wan thinks your photography skills are.”
With that, he handed the phone over to him.
Before An Mi could say anything, her shoulder was embraced by the man.
“…”
Su Baobao held the phone and backed away, then knelt on the beach.
He was very serious about finding the right angle.
His little mouth intermittently said:
“Little auntie, give us a smile.”
“Little auntie, come a little closer.”
“Little auntie, lean your head slightly on Uncle Wan’s shoulder.”
“Little auntie, Uncle Wan, try a different pose, this one doesn’t look good…”
“Uncle Wan, wrap your arms around little auntie’s waist…”
“…”
An Mi was bombarded with the little one’s repeating “Auntie… Auntie…”
Each time it was different.
Not only did her smile stiffen, but she herself felt stiff all over.
“Baby, have you taken the photo?”
An Mi couldn’t hold back and asked.
Several minutes had passed, right?
That would have been enough time to take dozens of photos.
Su Baobao: “Auntie, this is the last one, I’ll be done soon.”
For a moment, An Mi felt like Su Baobao was doing it on purpose.
“Oh, finally.”
The little one abruptly stood up and trotted over.
“Here, auntie, look, are you satisfied?”
An Mi had no desire to look right now; she directly passed her phone to Wan Muqi.
Then, she playfully tapped the little guy’s forehead.
Su Baobao stuck out his tongue.
“Auntie, Uncle Wan, I think you two are a perfect match.”
An Mi: “…”
Su Baobao thought she didn’t believe him, “Really.” He said earnestly: “If you don’t believe me, you should look at the photos I took, they really look perfect together.”
“You little rascal, do you even know what ‘perfect match’ means?” An Mi said with an exasperated face.
Su Baobao nodded, “I know, just like my mommy and daddy, they are a perfect match, then they got married, and then they had me.”
“Auntie, will you and Uncle Wan get married and have a baby?”
“…”
My goodness!
An Mi instantly felt so embarrassingly exposed!
She quickly pulled the little guy closer and covered his mouth to prevent him from saying more shocking things.
She looked up at the silent man, awkwardly chuckling, “Um, Mr. Wan, kids say the darndest things, sorry, he’s just talking nonsense, don’t mind him.”
Wan Muqi’s lips curled slightly in a spring-like smile, “I don’t mind, in fact, I’m quite eager to make it a reality.”
His words were quite straightforward.
An Mi is not slow-witted but she chose not to understand.
“Um, I just remembered I have something else to do, we should get going.”
With that, she quickly picked up Su Baobao and ran off.
Halfway through, Su Baobao asked, “Auntie, are you feeling shy?”
An Mi: “Not at all, you’re overthinking it.”
“Then why are you running?” Su Baobao reached out and touched her ears: “Your ears are so red, auntie. And your face, it’s red too.”
“…”
In the evening.
A few people gathered together.
Jiang Yan has a private villa on this island.
These days, everyone is staying here.
The room next to An Mi’s happens to be Wan Muqi’s.
An Mi had just finished taking a bath, changed into clean clothes, and was ready to go downstairs for dinner.
Just as she opened the door, the door next to hers also opened.
She instinctively glanced over, and their eyes met.
Seeing him, An Mi immediately thought of the remarks Su Baobao made on the beach in the evening.
“Xixi took some photos, I will send them to you later.” Wan Muqi took the initiative to speak: “Also, this little guy’s photography skills are pretty good.”
An Mi blinked, “Oh, sure.”
The man scanned her once and then said, “The nights on the island are a bit chilly, it’s better not to wear a skirt out.”
An Mi was wearing a floral strapless long dress; she thought it was quite hot on the island and that wearing this would be cooler.
She had specifically chosen this outfit upon hearing about the trip to the island.
“It’s not cold, I feel quite comfortable this way,” An Mi said.
Wan Muqi added, “You should wear a coat when you go back, plus there are a lot of mosquitoes outside.”
The dining area is in the villa’s garden, which is outdoor.
An Mi didn’t really want to wear a coat, “There shouldn’t be mosquitoes, right?”
“…”