Upon hearing this, Mu Nanxun pondered for a long time, then frowned and nodded slightly, "Mm."
"Great! I can stay by Xun-gege's side now!" Xia Bingqing finally smiled.
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Philadelphia, maple-lined waterfront.
It was almost evening, and Yi Yi was busily preparing dinner—hot pot—with Li Ma in the kitchen.
After leaving the press conference today, Yi Yi passed by a hot pot restaurant. She was immediately drawn in by the enticing aroma wafting from inside, her mouth watering. Then, she couldn't move.
Mu Nanxun had to coax her a lot, promising to have hot pot at home that night before Yi Yi agreed to continue. So, tonight's dinner turned out to be hot pot.
Enoki mushrooms, tofu skin, tripe, spicy beef... so many, all of which were recommended by the enthusiastic restaurant owner as "standard hot pot ingredients" for Yi Yi to buy.
Why hasn't Mu Nanxun returned yet?
Yi muttered to herself. The dishes were all prepared, and the base sauce was cooked; all that was left was for someone to come back and start cooking.
After the press conference, Mu Nanxun asked Xiao Fang to take her back first, saying he had to go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation into her kidnapping and would be back soon. But it's already evening, and he still hasn't shown up.
"What, you already miss my brother after only a short time apart?"
Mu Wenya inspected the dishes they had prepared in the kitchen, her tone somewhat teasing.
"No, I'm worried the food won't taste good if it gets cold."
Upon hearing this, Yi Yi's ears burned, and she turned her head away, pretending to wash the dishes.
Li's mother chuckled and immediately saw through her lie, "This child, she can't even tell a lie. We're having hot pot tonight, it'll be cooked as we eat, there's no question of the food getting cold."
Yi Yi: "..." I made a mistake, please don't expose my mistakes.
"Pfft... Never mind, never mind, I won't say anything more about you. If I do, you should fill the sink with water," Mu Wenya said with a soft laugh.
Yi was a little embarrassed. Sure enough, in just a short while, the sink was already more than half full. She quickly turned off the water and stacked the "washed" plates aside.
"By the way, Yi Yi, what about your two friends? Didn't you invite them over for hot pot?"
Mu Wenya changed the subject at the right moment. She was worried that if they continued on that topic, Yi Yi wouldn't dare to stay in the kitchen.
Yi nodded. "I told them after the press conference. Yu'er agreed to come, but Chen Dudu said she had something to do and couldn't make it."
"Oh, then..."
"Young Master is back!"
Yi heard Uncle Zhang's voice in the yard and ran out quickly.
"Why are you in such a hurry? There's no one to compete with her for it," Mu Wenya said with a smile.
She had initially worried that Yi Yi's background was unclear, and that the old man would strongly oppose her being with Nanxun. However, she wasn't worried anymore. After all, Yi Yi was the daughter of the Su family of Rongcheng, a prestigious and cultured family. Their daughter was naturally of high standing. She figured that although the old man would be unhappy with Mu Nanxun's unilateral public annulment of the engagement, he probably wouldn't be too opposed to them being together.
"Miss, I think the young master and Miss Yi are quite a good match, what do you think?" Aunt Li nodded suggestively at Mu Wenya.
"Alright, alright, stop gossiping and hurry up and push me out."
"Okay, sure."
On the other side, Yi ran out excitedly and saw Mu Nanxun supporting Xia Bingqing's hand, slowly walking forward. The smile on her face froze instantly, and her feet felt as if they weighed a ton, making it impossible for her to take another step.
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