Huo Jinxi threw away the black coat in his hand and answered as he walked in: "In the mansion."
"You came back from the mansion?" Mu Qian turned around and followed him, "You know that grandpa doesn't like to hear and see some things in the mansion, why don't you go home with grandpa?"
The aunt in the kitchen heard the commotion and came out and asked Huo Jinxi if he wanted to eat. Huo Jinxi waved her hand and walked upstairs before answering Mu Qian: "Grandpa will stay in the mansion for a while."
"What?" Mu Qian immediately stretched out her hand to hold Huo Jinxi, "Grandpa's body can't bear it. Can he live happily in the mansion? What if he is stimulated and sent to the hospital again?"
Huo Jinxi stopped and turned to look at her, "Grandpa has never seen anything like that. He is not as fragile as you think."
Mu Qian wanted to say something else, but her aunt suddenly interrupted them: "Qian Qian, let Jin Xi go take a bath and rest first. Do you think he is tired?"
Mu Qian then carefully observed Huo Jinxi's face.
In fact, he has always been energetic and radiant, like an iron man who will never get tired. But now, his eyes are slightly red, which shows that he is really tired.
Mu Qian paused and then said, "Did you not sleep for two days?"
Come to think of it, Cheng Manshu's mood has been extremely unstable these past two days. He has to take care of the company during the day and has to go to the mansion to accompany him at night. Tiredness is inevitable.
"Yeah." Huo Jinxi responded.
"Then I won't bother you." Mu Qian said, "You go up and take a bath and get some sleep."
She pushed Huo Jinxi upstairs, sent him to the second floor, turned around and ran down again, picked up her mobile phone and called Mr. Huo.
Mr. Huo quickly answered the phone.
Mu Qian was slightly relieved when she heard his voice was calm and steady, but she still couldn't help complaining about him returning to the mansion without saying a word.
"Don't worry, grandpa is fine." Mr. Huo said, "Although grandpa is old, who in this family except you dares to look down on me? Even your Aunt Cheng doesn't dare. Grandpa is watching here, she can't do anything about it.
You have to take care of me so that your mood can be more stable."
"It's not you she wants to see." Mu Qian said, "If you go, it will only annoy her more."
"Otherwise? Let Jin Xi stay here day and night?" Mr. Huo sighed, "He has enough things to worry about, and I don't want to see him collapse from exhaustion again. Has he gone back?"
"I'm back." Mu Qian responded, "But you don't plan to come back, do you?"
Mr. Huo said: "The Chinese New Year is coming anyway, so we can celebrate the New Year together at the big house and save them from running around. As for you, you can go wherever you want with Jin Xi, don't worry about me."
After hearing this, Mu Qian curled her lips and whispered for a while: "Let's talk about it then."
…
After Huo Jinxi took a shower and picked up his phone to check the messages, Qi Yuan happened to make a call.
"Mr. Huo, Mrs. Mu... she just asked me to cancel your schedule today, saying she wanted you to have a good rest." Qi Yuan said, "I'm already making arrangements."
Huo Jinxi originally didn't want to take a rest today. Hearing Qi Yuan's words, he paused before speaking: "She took the initiative to call you?"
"Well." Qi Yuan seemed a little unable to handle Huo Jinxi's attitude and continued, "You haven't rested for two days. Today's schedule is not that important. It's easy to reschedule..."
"Yeah." Huo Jinxi responded and hung up the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Qi Yuan held the phone and was still a little confused for a moment - a person who used to have an iron will and never sleep, actually agreed to turn off the official business with these two words?
This is not the Huo Jinxi he knows... This is not the Huo Jinxi he knows...
Qi Yuan was mumbling to himself on the other end of the phone, while Huo Jinxi didn't even bother to take off his bathrobe. He opened the quilt and lay on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
He didn't sleep for long, it was only four o'clock in the afternoon when he woke up.
The sun sets very early in winter, and it is just about to set. The sky is golden, and the bedroom with only half of the curtains is dimly lit. In a trance, I don't know what night it is.
When Huo Jinxi opened his eyes, Mu Qian was carefully pushing the door open and walking in as quietly as a thief.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked in, I met his eyes.
Mu Qian froze for a moment, feeling a little discouraged, "Did I wake you up?"
She left an unfinished book with him. She originally wanted to take it to kill time, but unexpectedly, it still alarmed him——
This person's nerves are too tense and he is destined to be unable to sleep peacefully.
In fact, it was none of her business, but Huo Jinxi did not deny it.
He didn't expect that after waking up from a nap, she would still be at home. After a moment of silence, he said, "Come here."
Mu Qian obediently stepped forward.
Huo Jinxi seemed to have regained his energy, but now he was lying there in a lazy and peaceful posture, without any kind of breath coming out, so Mu Qian was relieved.
After sitting down by the bed, she simply took off her coat. Huo Jinxi opened the quilt and opened his arms to welcome her into his arms.
Mu Qian lay quietly in his arms, feeling his body temperature under the quilt, which was a normal temperature.
Huo Jinxi didn't move or speak. He hugged her quietly and closed his eyes again for a moment.
Such a time and such a gesture are unprecedented between the two of them.
Warm and quiet.
But Mu Qian noticed that Huo Jinxi did not fall asleep again.
Also, it would be a miracle if he could fall asleep.
"How is your mother?" After a moment of silence, Mu Qian asked.
Huo Jinxi still closed his eyes and was silent for a moment before speaking: "It's nothing serious."
"That's good." Mu Qian lay on his chest, stretched out her hand to play with the ties of his bathrobe, paused before adding, "Although her mood has been unstable for a long time, she still has some problems when facing grandpa.
It’s something you’re worried about, right?”
Huo Jinxi only responded: "Yes."
Mu Qian nodded, calmed down, and then said: "By the way, there may be some changes in accompanying Qi Ran to study in the United States."
After hearing these words, Huo Jinxi slowly opened his eyes and gave her a deep look.
"I took over a case from Meng Linsheng and planned to help him investigate." Mu Qian took the lace and drew circles on his chest, "But I was afraid that Qi Ran would be disappointed, so I planned to take him for a short trip.
Traveling, what do you think?"
Huo Jinxi looked at her quietly for a moment, then let go of her and slowly sat up.
So, she did so many things this day just to tell him about this?
Huo Jinxi sat on the edge of the bed, put on his slippers and stood up, then turned to look at her again, "What do I think? Does it matter to you?"