Chapter 189...Haven't you been with Chi Wu for the past half month?

Midwinter.

The cold wind was howling outside the window, but Mu Jia's villa was warm and cozy.

The room temperature was set very high, and both of them were only wearing thin clothes, but after the meal, beads of sweat still appeared on their foreheads.

The task of cleaning up the dishes naturally fell on Xie Siyan.

Mu Jia curled up on the sofa, watching him roll up his shirt sleeves, revealing his well-defined arms, and standing in front of the sink, carefully washing the dishes. For a moment, she felt a little dazed -

How did they suddenly get to this point?

Clearly, two weeks ago, she had signed the "Contract for Performance of the Continuing Relationship between Man and Woman" with trepidation, fearing that she would anger the moody Mr. Xie. But now, he was peeling potatoes and washing dishes in her house... It seemed as if the two of them had already started living a married life.

Mu Jia still had many questions in his mind, such as what exactly the contract meant...

But at this moment, there was a slight sound of running water coming from the kitchen, and dishes were lightly touching each other, occasionally making crisp sounds.

She looked at Xie Siyan's tall back.

The whole space feels filled with warmth.

On TV, her favorite variety show was coming to an end. The guests were joking with each other and making plans to see each other next week.

Mu Jia's attention was not on the show at all.

She opened her eyes and unconsciously followed Xie Siyan's every move. She saw him put away the dishes neatly and clean the sink.

Mu Jia reached out and patted his face.

"...Xie Siyan?"

She looked up and found that the man who had been busy in the kitchen had walked up to her quietly.

His tall figure against the light cast a shadow on her.

Mu Jia suddenly came back to her senses: "Are you leaving now? Or..." Her voice gradually weakened, and her eyes wandered unconsciously over him.

The clock on the wall showed that it was already half past eight in the evening.

Although it is not too late for city dwellers, the whistling cold wind outside the window and the snowflakes that may float up at the same time are reminders that this is a midwinter night that is not suitable for going out.

Xie Siyan did not answer immediately.

He adjusted his clothes slowly and the water stains on his hands were not dry yet. Xie Siyan rolled up his shirt sleeves again, revealing his well-defined arms.

Mu Jia's eyes fell on his hands. His hands were slender and distinct. That day...

Certain memories came back and my heart skipped a beat.

Before the memory faded away, Xie Siyan said lightly, "It's snowing." He looked out the window. It was pitch black outside, and it seemed that snowflakes were really floating by.

"It's not safe to go back now."

Mu Jia followed his gaze, but couldn't see clearly whether it was really snowing outside.

But since you said so... Mu Jia looked outside again and seemed to really see snow drifting on the balcony outside the glass window.

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Reason told her that since the agreement had been signed and he wanted to stay, it was obvious what would happen; but when she thought about their current delicate relationship and the fact that they had not yet had the opportunity to clarify the matter of Chi Wu, the words came to her lips but she swallowed them back.

Xie Siyan suddenly leaned over, placed his hands on the armrests of the sofa on both sides of her body, trapping her in a small space.

The faint scent of his perfume, mixed with the lemon dishwashing liquid left over from washing the dishes, was unexpectedly pleasant.

"Miss Mu," he said in a low voice with a hint of teasing, "Is your way of entertaining guests to send them home in the snow?"

The tips of Mu Jia's ears instantly turned red as if dripping blood.

She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow under her skin. She didn't dare to look him in the eye. "Xie Siyan, I... I'm not..."

While explaining, she subconsciously turned her head to look out the window, with a bit of doubt, "Is it really snowing?"

Xie Siyan suddenly pinched her chin and forced her to turn her face back.

His Adam's apple rolled, his eyes fixed on her face, and he suddenly asked a question that made Mu Jia freeze instantly.

"Is your period over?"

Mu Jia, "..."

The air froze instantly.

Mu Jia opened her eyes wide, her cheeks visibly flushed. She hadn't expected him to ask so bluntly, and her whole body froze. Then Xie Siyan reached out and touched her lips, "Let me remind you, you signed."

——

Xie Siyan didn't actually stay overnight.

As soon as he finished speaking, his cell phone rang.

Mu Jia stood there in a daze, watching Xie Siyan answer the phone and briefly report the address and house number to the other end of the phone.

It's hers.

"Yes, just wait for me in the alley." He said in a low voice, and after that, his eyes moved away from her face. After hanging up the phone, Xie Siyan had already stood up.

His white fingers picked up the car keys that had been casually placed on the coffee table.

"Just kidding." Xie Siyan pulled a harmless smile and turned to walk towards the entrance. "The driver will be downstairs soon."

Mu Jia forced a smile, her fingers twisting the corners of her clothes unconsciously. She followed Xie Siyan and walked out, "Chi Wu..."

The voice was too soft, and Xie Siyan had already walked out the door.

When they arrived in the yard, Mu Jia realized that it was not an illusion.

He didn't lie.

It's really snowing.

The streetlight in the yard casts a shadow on two figures, overlapping each other. Fine snow drifts down from beside the light and lands on their shoulders.

He didn't lie.

It's really snowing.

Tiny snowflakes fall silently in the deep and quiet night sky.

The street lights in the yard cast a dim glow. Under the light, two figures were seen, one in front and one behind, their shadows overlapping on the snow.

Tiny snowflakes passed through the beam of light and, like countless dancing points of light, gently landed on their shoulders.

Because Mu Jia walked slowly, after a while, a thin layer of snowflakes had accumulated on the shoulders of Xie Siyan's suit.

Mu Jia wrapped his coat tightly around him, followed him in two or three steps, and grabbed his sleeve, "Xie Siyan..."

She exhaled white air from her mouth, "I know about the agreement. I just..." She looked up at the falling snowflakes, and a few crystals soon stained her eyelashes, "...Have you explained it clearly to Chi Wu?"

Mu Jia just stood under the lamp and hesitated for a few seconds.

Finally, she decided to speak out.

She thought that since the agreement stipulated exclusivity, the lawyer should have asked him about his opinion when drafting it.

If she brings it up now, it doesn't really count...

"Chi Wu?" Xie Siyan blinked. In the past half month, a construction project of China Construction in the south had some problems. Funds were misappropriated by a senior executive of China Construction who had been in power in the company for a long time. It involved a dispute over interests, so Xie Siyan had to fly over urgently to deal with it.

Now, that senior executive has returned to Beijing.

After this matter was exposed, although the police were not called to arrest the person, his influence was bound to be affected in the future. It was only because his father's beloved adopted son was involved that he did not take ruthless action.

…

Mu Jia felt a little embarrassed when he stared at her like that, but she lowered her head. This time she didn't choose to let go of his clothes. Instead, she raised her head again and tried to catch his eyes in the falling snow.

"...Haven't you been with Chi Wu for the past half month?"