Back then, she had liked Ye Jinyu for a long, long time.
However, they were biologically related as uncle and niece. It was impossible between them.
She was struggling painfully in the contradiction of her crush and familial love. She could not extricate herself from it.
However, he brought his girlfriend over.
Qin Mu could not remember what expression she had when Ye Jinyu looked at Ning Tianai. She only knew that she must have looked extremely pathetic.
She pushed aside Ning Tianai in front of her, and her tone was fierce. "Who wants to call her Aunt?"
She ran away from them. She did not want Ye Jinyu to see her cry from her sadness.
Ning Tianai almost fell down after being pushed by her. Ye Jinyu was quick to react and held her.
He coaxed the woman in his embrace in a gentle voice. "Tian Tian is still young. Tian Ai, don't be bothered by it."
A melodious ringtone rang, pulling her back from her thoughts.
Ye Jinyu was talking on the phone. "Yes, I'm already there. I'll go and find you."
She did not need to guess to know that the person on the phone was Ning Tianai.
"Tian Tian, sit here first. I'll go and pick up Tian Tian." Ye Jinyu said as he pushed open the door and alighted.
Qin Mu was in a bad mood. She was even more frustrated as she could not turn on her phone.
She stuffed her phone into her bag, and her gaze followed Ye Jinyu's back.
Ye Jinyu took the bag familiarly from Ning Tianai's hands. He helped her open an umbrella in a gentlemanly and caring manner.
Jealously raged like waves in her heart as her gaze landed on the couple made in heaven for each other.
Ning Tianai was shopping with Chu Rou.
How funny, it was Chu Rou who introduced Ning Tianai to Ye Jinyu back then.
Chu Rou tactfully did not follow them. She waved at them with a smile and left.
Ning Tianai hugged Ye Jinyu, looking at her handsome boyfriend with a gaze filled with affection and sweetness. Her voice was filled with cuteness. "Why did you come so late? I'm exhausted from shopping with Chu Rou!"
"I went to pick Tian Tian up half-way. The traffic was congested." Ye Jinyu pulled open the front passenger seat door. "The wind outside is strong. Go in quickly and warm yourself up."
"Okay!" Ning Tianai tip-toed happily and planted a light kiss on the man's cheek.
This scene landed on Qin Mu's eyes.
Subconsciously, she clinched the straps of her bag tighter. Pain spread from her chest.
After Ning Tianai finished kissing him and was about to get into the car, she was shocked by the person sitting on the front passenger seat.
Her body fell towards Ye Jinyu. "Tian Tian?"
Ye Jinyu had evidently forgotten about Qin Mu. Upon seeing that she was sitting in the front passenger seat, he said hurriedly, "Tian Ai, you can sit behind!"
Qin Mu suddenly remembered Ye Jinyu's gaze, which looked like he was about to say something but stopped himself, when she first climbed into the front passenger seat. So this was the reason.
Everyone said that a man's front passenger seat was the wife's right.
Who was she as a niece?
"There's no need. I'll sit behind!" Qin Mu refused coldly. She alighted the car hurriedly and sat behind.
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For the entire journey, Qin Mu was extremely quiet.
She listened to Ning Tianai talk about her gains from shopping with Chu Rou.
"I heard that father-in-law collects essays. I specially chose a set for him. I don't know if he will like it."
It was Old Master Ye's seventieth birthday today. It was also Ning Tianai's first official meeting with the seniors. Naturally, she had to prepare her present well.
Ye Jinyu consoled her in an adoring manner. "As long as it's gifted by you, my dad will like it."
"Annoying!" Ning Tianai chided him. "What if he doesn't like it?"
Qin Mu, sitting at the back seat, frowned. Could the two of them stop displaying their love in front of her?
The car stopped at the courtyard. Qin Mu followed Ye Jinyu slowly.
She suddenly asked him in a low voice, "Didn't you break up with her?"