No. 104 Melon
Night falls quietly
In the Wen family's Lin Yu villa, the maid set the dining table. It was a classic Chinese round table, and it was filled with a wide variety of delicious food.
The second young master of the Wen family, Wen Xuanming, had already returned home from get off work. Fang Yuexin and Wen Xuanming introduced the guests. After a while, Master Wen and Mu Xi also came to the living room.
"Brother Xuanming, you've worked so hard getting off work so late!" When Mu Xi saw Wen Xuanming, she first smiled sweetly and greeted him familiarly.
Wen Xuanming felt a little embarrassed. Even though he and Mu Xi had no feelings for each other, they were almost engaged after all, so it was inevitable that it would be awkward to eat at the same table.
But Mu Xi came with his father, so Wen Xuanming couldn't say anything and could only politely respond, "It's okay, not hard."
"Well, that's enough. We're all here, let's eat!"
After Master Wen took his seat, the other guests followed suit. However, these seats were specially arranged by Aunt Liu. Fang Yuexin and Wen Xuanming sat on Master Wen's left and right, while Mu Xi was unexpectedly arranged next to Wen Xuanming.
So, at the dinner table, the guests saw that Mu Xi became particularly enthusiastic and kept picking up food for Wen Xuanming.
"Brother Xuanming, try this. This abalone is delicious. Eat more."
"Brother Xuanming, this vinegar fish is also very good! Try it."
"Brother Xuanming, let me serve you a bowl of soup. This soup is so fragrant and nutritious! Drink more!"
Fang Yuexin felt a little uncomfortable seeing Mu Xi being so enthusiastic. She originally wanted to show some concern for Wen Xuanming, but in the end she couldn't say anything.
Mr. Wen was very satisfied when he saw this scene.
After all, Mu Xi was the one he chose as Xuan Ming's wife. If Mu Xi had not been young and ignorant at the time and had not been a little resistant to this marriage, it would not be Fang Yuexin's turn now.
Now that Mu Xi has finally realized Xuan Ming's good qualities, it's not impossible for Xuan Ming and Fang Yue Xin to divorce...
Marriages between wealthy families are mostly for profit, and divorces are not uncommon. When the time comes, Fang Yuexin will be compensated, and a grand wedding will be held for Mu Xi and Xuan Ming, and everyone will forget that Xuan Ming was ever married.
Thinking of this, Master Wen became more and more satisfied...
“That’s enough!”
After Mu Xi picked up food for Wen Xuanming countless times, Fang Yueyao was the first one who couldn't sit still. Her sister was a gentle and introverted person, but she was not.
"Muxi, your brother-in-law is not without hands, so why does he need you to help him pick up food like this?"
"I, I just care about Brother Xuanming!" Mu Xi looked at Fang Yueyao aggrievedly, his eyes slightly red, looking extremely pitiful. "When Brother Xuanming and Brother Hongguang came to our house for dinner before, I always picked up food for them!"
As Mu Xi spoke, she lowered her head and wiped away her tears. "Maybe it's because Brother Hongguang is gone, but I still keep my old habits and can't help but give Brother Xuanming more. Sister Yuexin, I'm sorry. You're so generous, you won't mind, right?"
"I..." Fang Yuexin choked. She wanted to say that she cared a lot, but she also knew that since she was married to Wen Xuanming, she didn't seem to have the right to say such things. She could only swallow all the grievances and smiled generously. "It's okay, Xixi. I know you care about Xuanming too."
"As long as Sister Yuexin doesn't mind!" Mu Xi smiled.
"sister!"
Fang Yueyao was so disappointed with her husband that she stomped her feet in anger, threw her chopsticks on the table, and didn't want to eat anymore.
Lin Cha looked at this scene, touched his chin, and rolled his round eyes.
[It's just a green tea, this matter is not easy to deal with]
Everyone looked at Lin Cha instantly, curious about what Lin Cha might have in mind.
——Only Mu Xi continued to care about Wen Xuanming. After all, she was not a member of the Wen family, nor was she adopted, so she could not hear Lin Cha's thoughts.
Lin Cha smiled slyly and whispered something in Fang Yueyao's ear. Fang Yueyao was confused at first, but then her eyes lit up instantly and she kissed Lin Cha on the cheek excitedly.
"Chacha, you're awesome!"
Everyone was curious about what advice Lin Cha had given Fang Yueyao, only Mu Xi was still concentrating on picking up food for Wen Xuanming.
The next moment, when Mu Xi reached out to grab the shrimp, Fang Yueyao got there before her at a much faster speed!
Mu Xi paused and felt a little angry.
But it was just a shrimp, there was no need to be angry with Fang Yueyao about it. She quickly gave up the fight with Fang Yueyao and instead picked up another shrimp.
And Fang Yueyao actually picked up the shrimp and put it directly into Wen Xuanming's bowl!
"Brother-in-law, these shrimps are super plump! Try them!"
Wen Xuanming:
Mushi:
Everyone at the scene:
Wen Xuanming could hear Lin Cha's inner thoughts and quickly realized that this was a bad idea Lin Cha had given Fang Yueyao. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only thank him, "Thank you."
"No thanks, no thanks!" Fang Yueyao said proudly, "I picked this up for my sister!"
Wen Xuanming and Fang Yuexin looked at each other, their eyes full of tenderness.
Mu Xi looked at this scene, his face pale. The shrimp in his hand became extremely awkward. He couldn't put it back, nor could he give it to Wen Xuanming. In the end, he could only put it back in his bowl in disappointment.
Mu Xi reached for another piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, but Fang Yueyao was faster and accurately grabbed the ribs Mu Xi was aiming for and put them back into Wen Xuanming's bowl!
"Brother-in-law! These ribs are delicious! Please try them!"
Next, no matter what Mu Xi wanted to pick up, Fang Yueyao would take the lead and throw the dish into Wen Xuanming's bowl!
Before he knew it, the food in the small bowl in front of Wen Xuanming had piled up like a small mountain!
"you!"
Mu Xi was so angry that she could no longer bear it. "Fang Yueyao, what are you doing? What's your relationship with Brother Xuanming? How can you be the one serving food to him?"
"He's my brother-in-law!" Fang Yueyao answered smoothly, "What's wrong with my sister-in-law helping me pick up food for my brother-in-law?"
"This..." Mu Xi was choked.
That's fine.
Why does the sister-in-law pick up food for her brother-in-law?
But then, Lu Yanyan's voice was heard, "It's not appropriate for Yueyao to pick up food for Young Master Wen, but are you appropriate, Miss Wei?"
"After all, she's the younger sister of Master Wen's wife. Who the hell do you think you are?"
Mu Xi's face turned pale.
She grew up with Wen Xuanming, so how could she not be considered a thing?
Apart from growing up together, Mu Xi couldn't say how the two of them were more closely related. He could only shut his mouth unwillingly and swallow the sour spareribs.
Fang Yueyao was extremely happy to see Mu Xi being humiliated.
Master Wen coughed twice and said, "Xixi and Xuanming are childhood sweethearts. She's just concerned about Xuanming. Yuexin, you're the daughter-in-law of our Wen family after all. How can you be so petty? And you let Yueyao cause trouble like this!"
Mr. Wen naturally wouldn't scold Lin Cha and Lu Yanyan, after all, they were guests. But Fang Yuexin and Fang Yueyao were different, after all, they were hosts.
【What's wrong with being petty?】
Lin Cha's inner voice was not polite at all, and she nonchalantly complained about Master Wen and Mu Xi, "If you were a little more tolerant, Mu Xi would be in Master Wen's bed tonight and give birth to a baby for him tomorrow!"
[Oh, maybe Master Wen is planning to use his son to take the throne! Oh, they say the Wen family is a family of scholars, but they do this, having a child out of wedlock. Haha, the scholarly Mu Xi is going to take the throne, and he's not afraid of being embarrassed when he tells others about it!]
"How dare you!"
Master Wen couldn't help but yelled loudly.
Coincidentally, Mu Xi was just thanking Master Wen for his concern, and this roar seemed to be directed at Mu Xi.
"Uncle Wen..."
Mu Xi was so frightened that her voice was shaking. "I'm sorry, I, I really just wanted to show some concern for Brother Mingxuan. I didn't mean to ruin his relationship with Sister Yuexin..."
"Xixi, I'm not talking about you," Master Wen didn't notice this, sighed, and tried to comfort Muxi.
[Who else could Mushi be?]
Lin Cha had no idea that the other person was just scolding her. [Besides her, who else here is coveting someone else's husband?!]
[The mistress is indeed self-aware! She knows when to stop talking about herself after being scolded! In terms of self-awareness, Mu Xi deserves full marks!]
[Oh, she also scored full marks for being a green tea and a mistress! Master Wen likes her and thinks she is better than Yue Xin. Could it be because she is a green tea and a mistress?]
"puff--"
Fang Yueyao and the guests laughed out loud, especially Fang Yueyao, whose eyes turned into crescents.
Lin Cha, you are really my mouth stand-in!
If you can speak, speak more!
Although Mu Xi couldn't hear, Master Wen could hear it! His old face must be so ugly now!
As for Mu Xi, he found that everyone was looking at him with a half-smile in their eyes, and a panic arose in his heart, and he became afraid for no reason.
For the rest of the dinner, Mu Xi stopped serving food to Wen Xuanming and became much quieter. Master Wen also temporarily stopped trying to bring them together because of Lin Cha's unstoppable "mouth" and ate his dinner in anger.
*
After dinner, everyone went to the garden to digest the food.
Master Wen returned to the study, followed closely by Mu Xi.
When the door is closed, the inside and outside become two different worlds.
Mu Xi's eyes were filled with tears. "Uncle Wen, I just like Brother Xuanming. I know that Brother Xuanming is already with Sister Yuexin. I don't want to break them up. I just want to treat him well quietly!"
Mr. Wen leaned on his cane and sighed.
"If our two families had persisted a little longer, this wouldn't have happened!"
The original marriage partner should have been Mu Xi!
Fang Yuexin is the one who took over the magpie's nest!
"That sister Yue Xin and her friends are such troublemakers!" Master Wen frowned. "We should get rid of them and give you more opportunities to spend time together!"
Of course, it would be even better if Fang Yuexin could leave Wen Xuanming temporarily. Being alone together is the best opportunity to cultivate feelings.
Mr. Wen was just curious about whether he could hear Lin Cha's inner thoughts, so he invited the guests to dinner. He didn't expect that he would bring such a disaster upon himself.
"Fortunately, they'll be leaving soon," Master Wen said. "It's getting late, Mu Xi, so you should stay at the Wen family's house for the night!"
Mu Xi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded, "Okay!"
*
The other side
Fang Yuexin, Fang Yueyao, and Wen Xuanming stood at the door of the villa to see off the guests.
Wen Xuanming put his arm around Fang Yuexin's shoulders and made a serious promise to the guests, "I know Yuexin has always loved cats. Don't worry, I'll convince Dad, and this kitten will definitely stay!"
"If Mu Xi acts like a troublemaker again, I'll fight back with an even more green tea-like approach!" Fang Yueyao waved her fist and hugged Lin Cha. "Follow the green tea path and leave them with nowhere to go. That's what you just taught me, Cha Cha! As expected, meeting you will definitely bring good things!"
Lin Cha scratched the back of his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.
After leaving the Wen family, the guests did not return to Qingchuan Village.
It was already nine o'clock in the evening and the journey back was long. Lu Yanyan also had a villa in Linyu Villa. After discussing it, the guests decided to spend the night in Lu Yanyan's villa.
When the group arrived at the villa, the villa's housekeeper had already cleaned up. The guest rooms on the second and third floors were empty and covered with soft mattresses.
"We have to go back to Qingchuan Village tomorrow," Director Yu explained the upcoming itinerary to the guests. "We need to tell Grandma Xia that we still have two cats to give away. If she doesn't mind keeping them, we won't give them away. If she still can't afford them, we'll contact new adopters."
No matter what, we have to send Guangzong and his two babies back to Qingchuan Village first.
Lin Cha squatted down and touched the kitten's head.
There were six kittens in the morning, but only two were left in the evening.
【I wonder if Guangzong will be sad.】
[But those four are all very good adopters! They will definitely treat the kittens very well!]
The guests chose their rooms, washed up, and fell into a deep sleep. They had been running around outside for the past two days, and even though they had not done any farm work, the guests were all tired because they had been active for too long.
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
It should have been a quiet night, with all creatures asleep. Suddenly, a kitten's scream was heard in the darkness.
In the middle of the night, the doorbell of the villa rang. The housekeeper got up and opened the door, only to see Fang Yueyao standing at the door.
"Miss Fang" the housekeeper knew Fang Yueyao, made room for her and welcomed her into the living room. "It's so late, why are you here?"
"Oh no!" Fang Yueyao said anxiously, "The cat the production team gave me tonight is gone!"
The housekeeper woke up the guests one by one. The guests sat in the living room, rubbing their sleepy eyes and listening to Fang Yueyao's explanation. Only then did they learn that the cat sent to the Wen family was missing.
"Where can such a small cat run to?" Liu Mingqian frowned. "More importantly, the cat Fang Yuexin adopted is a black cat, right?"
It's hard to find a black cat at night!
"I don't know..." Fang Yueyao said anxiously. "Maybe the door wasn't locked, and the kitten ran out. By the time we noticed, it was gone. My sister and brother-in-law have mobilized everyone in the family to look for it, even Mu Xi has been dispatched... I figured the eldest daughter would be staying here tonight, so I came to ask for your help."
Lu Yanyan glanced at Guangzong and said firmly, "We must look for it together. Such a small cat cannot be left outside."
What's more, they also have Lincha, so the possibility of finding it is very high.
The guests immediately changed their clothes, stood up, and scattered to look for the kitten.
Lu Yanyan tied a leash to Guangzong, hoping the mother cat could find the kittens with it. But the key was Lin Cha. Everyone pretended to look for the cat, but in reality, they were all waiting for Lin Cha to activate the "Eating Melon" system and find the cat.
*
At this time, Fang Yuexin and Wen Xuanming were also looking for the cat in the community.
Because the cat's fur color was too concealing, everyone had to scatter and search separately.
Wen Xuanming walked on the small path in the community. The greenery in Linyu Villa was excellent, like a huge garden, dotted with several expensive villas. Walking in it, sometimes it felt like walking into a dense forest.
As we walked deeper into the community, the vegetation became denser. Wen Xuanming instinctively felt that cats would come to such secluded places, which would make them feel safer.
"ah--"
Suddenly, a girl's scream came from the front. Wen Xuanming immediately went forward with a flashlight. From a distance, he saw a girl sitting on a big rock by the roadside. Her left ankle was slightly swollen, and her flashlight had fallen to the ground.
Mushi
"Brother Xuanming..." Mu Xi saw that the person coming was Wen Xuanming, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly lowered his head in grievance, "I'm so useless, I think I sprained it."
Wen Xuanming remained silent and said nothing.
He knew that Mu Xi had been thinking about him recently and cared about him excessively. As an adult man, he naturally knew what this meant, and his sense of morality made him take the initiative to distance himself from Mu Xi.
"I don't know how to treat illnesses. I'll go get someone to check you out."
He turned and left.
Mu Xi suddenly grabbed Wen Xuanming's sleeve, his fingertips white and his shoulders trembling. "Brother Xuanming! Don't leave me here alone, I'm scared!"
Wen Xuanming wanted to shake off Mu Xi's hand, but she was only holding his sleeve. This would seem very unkind, so he could only say helplessly, "I'm going out to call someone to treat you. You can't stay here forever!"
"It's so late, the family doctor must have gone to bed. Brother Mingxuan, can't you carry me out? It's really dark in here!" Mu Xi's eyes were gleaming with tears, and her voice became hesitant. "You and Brother Hongguang used to hold me like this! Why can't you do that now that I've grown up? Do you dislike me..."
Hearing this, Wen Xuanming felt that he couldn't go on any longer. He decisively shook off Mu Xi's hand and said, "Mu Xi, even though we were once engaged, I'm already married."
"I, I know!" Mu Xi said pitifully, "I'm really just in so much pain. I want to hurry back to the villa and apply some painkillers. Brother Mingxuan, can't you help me... I'm really in so much pain..."
Wen Xuanming was also a little conflicted. He really felt that it was not a good idea to leave a girl in such a dense forest, but if he really carried her out, Fang Yuexin would be unhappy, and he didn't want to make Yuexin unhappy.
He finally took out his cell phone and planned to ask the housekeeper to bring security and send them back to the villa. He would stay here during this time, and nothing would happen to Mu Xi.
Wen Xuanming took out his cell phone, and at that moment, Mu Xi suddenly stumbled and fell into Wen Xuanming's arms!
Wen Xuanming was shocked: "Muxi! Muxi!"
But at this time, Mu Xi's face was pale and he was unconscious. Wen Xuanming had no choice but to pick up Mu Xi and rush to the villa.
*
Beside a hedge in the Royal Garden Villa
Lin Cha reached out and fished out a pitch-black kitten from under a dark hedge.
At first glance, it seemed as if there was nothing in Lin Cha's hand, but upon closer inspection, he saw a big yellow and black eye blinking.
From that black little coal ball came the cat grandma’s “meow” sound.
"Finally found you, little one!" Lin Cha rubbed the little black cat's round head. "It took me so long to find you!"
"Okay, now that the cat has been found, let's return it to the Wen family. It's time for us to rest." Liu Mingqian called the guests over, and everyone walked towards the Wen family together.
Fang Yueyao pulled out her phone. "I'm going to call my sister. She didn't know the cat was found. She's probably still blaming herself and looking everywhere for it!"
The guests had already reached the Wen family villa. Fang Yueyao had just dialed her phone when she heard Liu Mingqian's voice, "No need to look for her. Look, your sister is right up ahead!"
Fang Yueyao looked in the direction Liu Mingqian pointed and saw Fang Yuexin standing not far from the guests. She seemed to have discovered something and stood there stupidly, not moving at all.
The guests were about to greet her when they saw Fang Yuexin's expression change. Following her gaze, they saw Wen Xuanming holding Mu Xi with a worried look as they hurried towards the Wen family villa.
Fang Yuexin's face turned pale, and a hint of sadness flashed between her eyebrows.
Fang Yueyao was so angry that she wanted to step forward to stop Wen Xuanming. The next second, she heard Lin Cha's doubtful voice -
[Wen Xuanming is holding two people at the same time, isn't he tired?]
Guests:
Holding two at the same time
Wen Xuanming is just holding Mu Xi, so where did the two come from?
Haunted
Then, they heard Lin Cha's sudden realization again.
[Oh, I made a mistake. It's only been a month! She's not showing any signs of pregnancy, and you can't tell. No wonder Wen Xuanming didn't feel anything when he held her!]
The guests were even more shocked and looked at Mu Xi.
Muxi is pregnant!
It’s still a month! Whose child is it?
*
It was already past eleven o'clock when we returned to the villa. The noise we made looking for the cat was so loud that even Master Wen woke up.
In the villa courtyard, Mu Xi had already woken up, and the family doctor was bandaging her. Master Wen scolded Fang Yuexin rudely, "If you hadn't insisted on raising this little guy, would Mu Xi have been hurt? Can't you be more honest and save us the Wen family some trouble?"
The guests were digesting Lin Cha's recent revelations, and even Fang Yueyao didn't notice Mr. Wen's criticism.
Only Lin Cha curled his lips in disdain.
[Wasn't this the cat that Master Wen threw out? And he's still here deliberately acting weird. Fang Yuexin is so funny!]
All guests:!!!
It turned out that Mr. Wen deliberately lost the cat
But remembering the scene in the community where Wen Xuanming was holding Mu Xi, the guests suddenly realized that this was a design to give Wen Xuanming and Mu Xi a chance to be alone together!
Master Wen really likes this Mu Xi!
Wen Xuanming and Fang Yuexin's faces turned pale, especially Wen Xuanming. He remembered Mu Xi's foot injury and realized that this was his father's plan. He couldn't imagine that his father would go to such lengths to separate him and Fang Yuexin!
Master Wen was startled for a moment.
His crutch was leaning heavily on the ground and his face was pale.
He never expected that these guests would actually find the little black cat and actually know that he was the one who arranged all this!
But knowing it, knowing it, he just wanted to bring Wen Xuanming and Mu Xi together, so what!
It is impossible for Hongguang to marry and have children. Muxi is the best daughter-in-law in his mind...
[Alas, if Master Wen knew that Mu Xi was pregnant, would he still try so hard to match her up with Wen Xuanming?]
[Of course not. Who would be willing to raise someone else's child?]
Mr. Wen:
Pregnant
Who is pregnant
Mushi
How is that possible!!!!
Mu Xi is the daughter of his old friend, the Mu family. She was well-educated since childhood! How could she do such a thing?
But soon, Lin Cha gave an explanation——
[However, if she wasn't pregnant and the father of the child couldn't marry Mu Xi, how could Mu Xi want to be with Wen Xuanming?]
She didn't like Wen Xuanming in the past, and she doesn't really like him now. She just wants to find a suitable father so that her child can be born with a legitimate reason.
Poor Mr. Wen! He thought he was right to bring Mu Xi and Wen Xuanming together, but who knew that he was actually cheating on his son?
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