Chapter 354: Still Calling Me Young Master?
Mu Qiqi’s face looked horrible when she reached home. With her stomach empty from all the vomiting before, how was she supposed to look lively?
She had intended to rest for a bit since Sheng Xiao wouldn’t be at home, and her complexion just might turn for the better. But how could she had known that he didn’t go to Huang Yao at all?
And when Sheng Xiao saw that pale face of hers, he immediately appeared upset. “Come here…”
“No. I really smell today, more so than any day before.” Mu Qiqi refused, clutching herself. “I’ll have to bathe first.”
“The perfume tailored for you has arrived. It’s in the bathroom, but first… come here.” Sheng Xiao retorted while holding back his temper.
Helpless, Mu Qiqi walked up and sat beside him.
Sheng Xiao pulled her into his arms, lifting her chin to observe her carefully. “Did you throw up?”
“Yeah.” Mu Qiqi nodded, promptly softening and leaning into his chest. “It’s so disgusting. That man we saw today must have been dead for twenty days—the corpse rotted to the point of bloating.”
“Oh you.” Sheng Xiao felt a jab in his heart.
He knew what the job of forensic doctors entails and what they had to face, which meant that vomiting like that was common. Even so, he had no idea when his little one would really get used to it.
Or was he supposed to find her coming home pale every day from all the heaving?
Giving her a brief hug, Sheng Xiao then patted her head. “Go bath. I’ll have Aunt Wu cook you something good for your stomach.”
“But the smell must be sticking to you too.”
Hence, without further ado, Sheng Xiao put down the papers he was reading and picked her up and headed into the bathroom together to soak in the bath.
Fortunately, the specially tailored perfume eased Mu Qiqi considerably.
“It’s really the good stuff. How nice if all forensic doctors get to enjoy it too?”
“You really don’t know anything. Do you even know how much one bottle costs?” Sheng Xiao couldn’t help pinching her nose.
“Guess the happiness of the rich isn’t something most people could imagine.” Mu Qiqi sighed, lying in the water.
But since her stomach was empty, Sheng Xiao didn’t allow her to keep soaking—wrapping her in a towel, he picked her up again and put her on the bed.
“Why didn’t you go to Huang Yao today?”
“Waiting for Jing Yun to come over and hand over his work.” Sheng Xiao replied while helping her dry her hair. “He is the young master of the Xu family now, and he doesn’t have to visit Huang Yao personally.”
“Sounds like it’s all business now.”
“Is there anyone who never changes? If the environment shifts, you would have to learn to accept it.”
Moreover, hadn’t Mu Qiqi accepted enough things after all she had been through? As the granddaughter of the Shen family and Sheng Xiao’s fiancée, she had her own responsibilities. Never once did she consider herself a crystal that Sheng Xiao doted over—one that would break with the slightest of touch.
“Well, there are no obstacles to Fourth Sister and Jing Yun’s wedding then.”
Then, just a while later, Aunt Wu informed them from outside the door, “Young Master, Young Mistress. Assistant Jing has arrived.”
“Dry yourself. Make sure there’s no drop of water left…” Sheng Xiao handed her the hairdryer while he changed into clean clothes and went downstairs.
Jing Yun had stacks of documents in his hand. Aside from the ones that Sheng Xiao had to read, Jing Yun was supposed to handle the rest.
“Young Master, since Huang Yao had terminated my duties in the first place, there’s no need for procedures.”
“Still calling me young master?” Sheng Xiao said, finding the sight of him clutching stacks of documents funny. “You are a child of a prestigious family. Don’t sell yourself short.”
“You would always be my young master.” Jing Yun replied, maintaining his humble towards Sheng Xiao attitude as usual.
“When are you going to tie up the loose ends with Fourth Sister?”
“I will visit the Sheng family and ask for her hand in two days.” Jing Yun answered. “Then, I will bring Minglan into my family with all pomp and circumstance.”
“Grandpa wouldn’t try anything against you two now, since the outcome is not bad to him. You, on the other hand, should be correcting your attitude—you’re not begging him now.” Sheng Xiao said leisurely.
“I understand…”
“I really shouldn’t have sent Sixth Brother away. I would have liked to see the look on your face.”
At that thought, Sheng Xiao suddenly got the idea for a prank. “Why not bring him back?”
“There’s no need, Young Master.”
“By the way, you have to keep a close eye on your brother. He wouldn’t let you stay in the Xu family for long because you are a time bomb to him.” Sheng Xiao reminded him.
“I understand. I’m already probing into the connection between him and his eldest uncle now.”
“It would be perfect if you could unmask him before you formally return to the Xu family.”
That being said, Xu Yihong wouldn’t be an easy nut to crack.
“Alright, put down those stuff and go home to mind your own business. You have to start all over after returning to the Xu family, just as Huang Yao has no connections with you now. Neither the Sheng family nor you owe each other anything.”
After all, it was true that the Sheng family had raised Jing Yun for years.
Moreover, he had contributed much to the Sheng family.
And Sheng Xiao was putting as if both facts cancel each other out to reduce the burden in Jing Yun’s mind.
“Young Master, could things stay the same between us?”
“What sort of change are you hoping for?” Sheng Xiao asked, lifting a brow. “Oh, right. Treat Fourth Sister well.”
Jing Yun nodded before turning to leave. He was now no longer Jing Yun from before.
Be that as it may, even if Jing Yun personally did not mind, Sheng Xiao still had someone to pass the word indirectly to Sixth Brother about the engagement between Jing Yun and Sheng Minglan, albeit without enlightening him about Jing Yun’s real status.
At the same time, he was transferred back into the country with some random excuse.
Sheng Xiao wanted to see Sixth Brother tell Jing Yun that he’s a dog in the face now!
Meanwhile, the old man was forced to accept facts when he learned that Jing Yun had handed over his duties at Huang Yao, what with Jing Yun being the young master of the family…
***
Soon, it was the weekend.
Grandpa Sheng left the house early in the morning since he had a meeting with the Gu family, and no one knew where he had gone.
He naturally preferred to be discreet over the matter. After all, what hell would be raised if Sheng Xiao found out?
The Gu family was represented by Miss Gu’s mother. Both the old man and she knew that they were on the same page the moment they met at the private room in a hotel.
And Grandpa Sheng was the first to speak, “I trust that you are aware of circumstances surrounding Sheng Xiao presently, Madam Gu. He’s obsessed with this girl who is barely out of her teens, an absolutely scandalous affair.”
“Who in Jianchuan isn’t aware of that?” Mama Gu nodded, showing that she understood the old man’s idea. “That is why we were really surprised when you sought us out.”
“If I may be frank, our Ziling is very troublesome too. She fell so hard for this penniless brat it’s like a matter of life of death, but they finally parted ways a few days ago. I myself was surprised that she agreed to this matter when I mentioned it to her.
“After all, are there any noble ladies of Jianchuan who could reject the Crown Prince’s style?
“That being said, we would like to know when would you handle that fiancée of the Crown Prince…”