Chapter 131

Chapter 131 Pushing His Luck

Situ Hai was finally relieved after receiving the much needed reassurance from Mu Xia.

He queried further, "Did Young Master Ye say anything else?"

Right when Mu Xia was about to answer, Situ Hai's phone rang.

He took a glance at it and quickly picked up the call. "Hello, Mr. Chan? Continuing the collaboration? Oh, how wonderful, thank you very much! Yes, even if we have any disagreement in the future, we should communicate more effectively. Sure, you go ahead."

After hanging up, Situ Hai stared at Mu Xia approvingly. "That's my daughter, smart and capable! The other party has confirmed their willingness to collaborate with us."

Mu Xia flashed a faint smile. 「Am I not smart and capable? I have to promise to make a dumpling feast for Sijue, in exchange for that business opportunity.」

Right when she wanted to respond to him, Mu Xinyue came out, all smiles. "I've heard… Shan Shan, thanks for saving my family."

Mu Xia scrutinized Mu Xinyue's expression and realized that she was truly glad. It did not look like she was faking it.

「Seems like Xinyue's plot is going well so far. She's probably waiting to see how I'll fall from the throne and into a quagmire.」

Mu Xia pretended not to suspect anything and smiled sheepishly.

The next moment, Mu Xinyue held Mu Xia's hand. "I've asked the kitchen to make some herbal soup for you. My heart aches seeing you so tired. Go and drink it while it's hot. Besides nourishing your body, it has other advantages too."

「I guess the other benefit of the soup is to boost fertility, especially at this so-called critical moment.」

Mu Xia studied Mu Xinyue's every gesture. She must be scheming something huge this time.

Situ Hai was pleased to see how polite and courteous Mu Xinyue was.

「Maybe I shouldn't sleep in the study room and neglected Xinyue. No matter how misbehaved Qingshan is, it's got nothing to do with Xinyue. I shouldn't have blamed it on her.」

"Go ahead and finish your soup. Don't waste Xinyue's effort. We'll catch up thereafter," Situ Hai advised.

As he spoke, he held Mu Xinyue's hand like a loving couple.

If it was in the past, Mu Xia would have turned sour seeing such a scene. That was because she felt so sorry for her mother. Conversely, there was no negative emotions felt by her now. She could even smile sweetly at them. "Sure, I'll drink it now."

「This couple deserves to be with each other, or they will harm more people. Then again, Mu Xinyue might not want to be locked down with just one man…」

With her own thoughts playing in her mind, Mu Xia strode toward the kitchen and drank the herbal soup.

Mu Xinyue was not a fool to do something nasty to the soup which others knew was served by her.

However, to be safe, Mu Xia smelled the soup first. The herbs would be nutritious enough to supplement her body's needs after receiving acupuncture treatments.

When she was done, Situ Hai asked to see her.

He requested for all the maids to leave the room, keeping only Mu Xinyue by his side. Chuckling, he asked, "Last night… did Young Master Ye promise you anything?"

Mu Xia nodded. "He did mention that Ye Group won't terminate our projects."

Situ Hai was rather frustrated. "No, I'm not asking about this. Besides this… is there anything else? Did he promise to marry you?"

A mocking look flitted past Mu Xia's eyes. 「Given an inch, he's trying to take a mile.」