Returning Late

Her eyes twinkled like the stars, and she shrugged. "I'm just curious."

"Do you think that your Mr. Mu is the kind of person who goes to such places?" Mu Yuchen looked at her thoughtfully.

"Then, why did you say that you've seen Xi Xinyi in a nightclub in New York?" She lifted a hand to gather her messy hair as she asked disapprovingly.

"I just said that I seemed to have. It's been so long. How would I remember whether I've been there or if I've seen her?"

"How despicable!"

As she listened to him, Xi Xiaye's beautiful face could not help but flash with a faint ripple, yet her eyes filled with a warm light. She looked down at his large hand that cupped the back of her hand.

"You didn't hurt your shoulder injury, did you?" Mu Yuchen did not bicker with her further. He just asked her softly as he leaned towards her, yet she just turned her head away and looked out the window. She answered plainly, "It's fine!"